Wayfarer

Chapter 770: Fighting on All Fronts

Yuan Wudi arrived at Yongding with a group of his Golden Immortal subordinates in the blink of an eye.

He glanced at the quiet, peaceful city below him and drew a golden staff, one of the Boundless Immortal relics that Saint Chi Hai had loaned him for his rescue. With this relic in his possession, Yuan Wudi had grown even stronger than before.

"What are your orders, Vice Commander?" one of his subordinates asked.

"Strike immediately. Don't give them a chance to prepare, or for Xiao Nanfeng to draw on imperial might. Charge!" Yuan Wudi shouted.

"Understood!" a group of cultivators replied.

Yuan Wudi smashed his staff down on Yongding's defensive formation. The power of a Boundless Immortal with an accompanying relic was incredible. The earth rumbled as mountains in the vicinity of Yongding began to shake and crumble. A frightening wave of energy terrorized the people of the city.

"Another assault? Why are there so many Boundless Immortals causing trouble in Yongding lately?!"

"It's Yuan Wudi again, and he seems to have grown even stronger than before! Run!"

"We can't stay here anymore. Run!"

The spies stationed at Yongding screamed in panic as they attempted to flee.

As Yuan Wudi's staff landed, an unopened fan shot into the air and grew larger as it ascended. Soon, it was the size of a small mountain.

The fan and staff struck each other in mid-air in an explosion of astonishing force.

Yongding was surrounded by defensive formations supported by 361 beams of starlight that rained down from the air. Those within were protected; those outside were sent flying by the wave of energy.

"Ah, save us! Let us back inside the city!"

The cultivators who had just fled from Yongding made a fuss, but they were ignored entirely. They could only defend against the shockwaves to the best of their ability.

High in the air, Yuan Wudi frowned. "Yang Chuan? What are you doing here?"

Yang Chuan stepped out of the defensive formations around Yongding. He smirked. "Yuan Wudi, did you have fun beheading me? It's time for me to do the same to you."

Yuan Wudi scowled. Xiao Nanfeng invoking his imperial might would be troublesome enough, but with Yang Chuan in the mix as well...

He shook his head. Lou Yujing had tasked him with attacking Yongding, and he couldn't leave unless he was in mortal danger. What's more, he was far stronger with a Boundless Immortal weapon. As long as Xiao Nanfeng didn't show himself, he could defend against Yang Chuan.

"Come at me, then!" Yuan Wudi shouted.

He raised his staff as Yang Chuan raised his fan. The two cultivators began to fight once again.

"Everyone, take down Yongding!" Yuan Wudi roared.

Blue Lantern sniffed disdainfully from within the imperial palace at Yongding. Did a group of Golden Immortals think they could break through his defenses? What a joke.

He deftly manipulated the formations as the Golden Immortals made a fool of themselves outside Yongding.

Yang Chuan revealed his fearsome strength that had made him the Southern Aspect of the Imperial Court. Though Yuan Wudi had a Boundless Immortal relic, he was still easily overcome by Yang Chuan.

Back in Hongyue's capital, Lou Yujing and Tu Jiuniang listened to their subordinates' reports.

"The Demon Child has intuited how to control his seventh-grade lotus? Is Li Qianjun crazy? Why did he insist on agitating the Demon Child when he could easily have won without any effort?!" Tu Jiuniang fumed.

The subordinate didn't dare respond.

Lou Yujing frowned. "Yang Chuan was waiting for Yuan Wudi in Yongding? Xiao Nanfeng really did plan for everything."

"Husband, the situation doesn't look good for us. What should we do now?"

"Xiao Nanfeng is skilled enough to figure out what we're up to. He must be attacking now because he's worried that a delay would be disadvantageous to him," Lou Yujing declared.

"Does that mean we're going to lose out?"

"No. We still have the advantage in strength at the moment."

"Do you intend to strike directly, Husband?" Tu Jiuniang frowned in worry.

Lou Yujing nodded. "I'll have to. Li Qianjun and Yuan Wudi might have Boundless Immortal relics of their own, but they won't last for long."

"But..."

"Don't worry. My main body has almost finished attuning to the charm of heavenly law, and I'll have good news for you soon. Accompany my main body while I head over there to check out the situation with this avatar."

Tu Jiuniang bit her lip and nodded.

Lou Yujing stood up, black smoke surrounding his body. Clearly, this was his ancestral zombie avatar.

He shot into the sky and vanished over the horizon, moving as fast as lightning. Before long, he arrived outside Taixu.

He hovered in the air as he observed the battlefield below.

The Demon Child was still fighting against Li Qianjun. He grew stronger the longer the fight progressed; swords raged around him and surged toward Li Qianjun like a tsunami. Li Qianjun was forced back time and again.

"Impossible. How can you be growing stronger?!" Li Qianjun yelled.

"Die, Li Qianjun!" the Demon Child howled.

A burst of energy sent Li Qianjun flying. Li Qianjun was gradually being suppressed, and the situation was growing less and less favorable to him.

Eventually, streaks of blood appeared over Li Qianjun's body as he became wounded by the Demon Child's sword technique.

Just as the Demon Child was about to finish off Li Qianjun, Lou Yujing descended from the heavens, brimming with killing intent.

Ye Sanshui noticed him, batted aside the Taiqing burial pagoda, and rushed into the air. "Lou Yujing, I've been waiting for you. Die!"

Lou Yujing glared at Ye Sanshui, who was also in an ancestral zombie's body.

The two ancestral zombies shot toward one another. Their fists met in an incredible explosion of fire and wind. Ye Sanshui was sent plummeting to the ground like a meteor. A huge pit formed where he crash-landed.

Ye Sanshui clambered up in shock. "How could you be so much stronger than I am?!"

Lou Yujing stared coldly at Ye Sanshui. "I'm not strong. You're just weak."

"These ancestral zombie bodies are limited in strength. Could you have combined two of them together?" Ye Sanshui exclaimed.

"Indeed. But rather than combine two, why not three? Ye Sanshui, you won't get away today." Lou Yujing smirked.

He shot forward in a beam of light as he headed straight toward Ye Sanshui, moving so rapidly that Ye Sanshui was caught off-guard. He could only hastily raise a hand in defense, but Lou Yujing was even faster. He sent Ye Sanshui flying, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood in the air. Lou Yujing gave chase, caught him, and revealed two bloody fangs. He made to bite at Ye Sanshui, only for a golden flash of light to cause him to reel back.

The Divine Emperor's bell escaped with Ye Sanshui.

Ye Sanshui spat out another mouthful of blood as he landed on the ground. The Divine Emperor appeared before him, her long hair fluttering in the wind, her aura billowing, her bell revolving around her.

"Be careful. He's very strong," Ye Sanshui warned.

"Don't worry. Leave it to me."

Lou Yujing narrowed his eyes. "You left Shenfeng's capital unguarded and came here yourself?"

"You fled quickly during our last fight. I'd like to see you try that again," the Divine Emperor replied coolly.

"Run? I deliberately lost to you to scheme against Chi Hai. Aren't you aware? You won't be so lucky this time. I'm far stronger than you are!" Lou Yujing said coldly.

Lou Yujing charged toward the Divine Emperor.

The Divine Emperor's bell tolled as a wave of golden sound enveloped her. As she punched forward, the two cultivators' fists met in an overwhelming explosion.

Neither seemed able to overcome the other easily.

"Ye Sanshui, go help the Demon Child. Hurry!" the Divine Emperor commanded.

"Understood!" Ye Sanshui shot into the air.

Li Qianjun, wielding both a Boundless Immortal sword and the Taiqing burial pagoda, was finally able to defend against the Demon Child properly. Before the tide of the battle could turn, however, Ye Sanshui had rushed over. He and the Demon Child together suppressed Li Qianjun.

"Bastard!" Lou Yujing tried to help Li Qianjun, only to see the Divine Emperor ringing her bell. Waves of sound accompanied her fist. "I'm your opponent."

The two cultivators continued to fight intensely. The void rippled and shuddered around them as the fighting grew fiercer and fiercer.

Back in Hongyue's capital, Tu Jiuniang fretted as she glanced at her subordinate. "What did you say?"

"We don't know how His Majesty's fight against the Divine Emperor is going, but Li Qianjun and Yuan Wudi are both struggling badly. They may not be able to last for long."

Tu Jiuniang grimaced. "What now?"

The doors to the hall behind her suddenly slammed open. Everyone turned to see Lou Yujing's main body emerge in a flash of red light.

"Husband, why have you emerged?" Tu Jiuniang asked in worry.

Lou Yujing frowned. "If I don't, they're all going to die."

Yuan Wudi and Li Qianjun weren't the only ones in danger. Once both of them perished, they would target his ancestral zombie avatar next.

"Husband, have you finished attuning to the charm of heavenly law?" Tu Jiuniang asked in worry.

Lou Yujing took a deep breath. "Not entirely, but I can wield enough of its strength. Come. I'll help you regain your Boundless Immortal cultivation for now."