Chapter Twenty: Soaring into the Heavens

  The fifteenth moon was full, and the sky and earth were a uniform golden yellow. On the round moon, a silver light column extended directly to the human world, forming a very strange scene. This night, all the cultivators with high attainments in the world, as well as all the accomplished spirits, were carefully paying attention to this moment. Under the night sky, on the entire continent of Shen Zhou, countless eyes were gazing at the light column from afar, quietly waiting for what was to come next.

  In mid-air, the silver light pillar tightly wrapped the silver wolf inside, and no one could see what was happening inside. At this time, the light pillar was slowly fading away, slowly gathering together, and finally formed a silver light ball. As time passed, the moon also began to shift slowly, and suddenly, a golden yellow light burst out from the silver light ball in an instant. Only to see the golden light flash, a figure slowly appeared in the moonlight. The person was the one Lu Yun saw that day, and at this moment, he was looking down at his feet with a parting gaze, which instantly conveyed to Lu Yun's heart.

  Lu Yun nodded slightly, her heart silently blessing: "Xiao Tian, congratulations to you, I hope everything goes smoothly. This life, this moment, I will always remember in my heart. No matter when, my heart will always have a piece of sky and earth for you." Lu Yun's eyes showed a hint of joy, smiling as she looked at Xiao Tian on the horizon, her silent blessing was quietly sent out.

  He turned his head slightly and took another look at Lu Yun, then resolutely turned around and stepped towards the sky, flying up step by step. At this moment, all eyes that were paying attention showed a hint of longing. Finally, one of the spiritual beings broke through the difficult barrier and flew up to become an immortal, what an exciting and yearning thing it was.

  In the cave, Xuan Yin Zhenren said in a low voice: "Finally saw the spiritual flying up, it's also a coincidence. From now on, you all just need to work hard, and you can be like it, attain enlightenment and fly up." Li Hongfei and Zhang Aoxue nodded slightly, no one spoke. What they had seen and heard this time gave them great encouragement. They firmly believed that as long as they worked hard, there was hope, just like the howling moon sky wolf, there would definitely be a day when they would attain enlightenment and fly up.

  Lu Yun gazed at the slowly rising Xiao Tian, with inexpressible blessings and joy in his heart. Xiao Tian had finally successfully ascended. However, just as Lu Yun and everyone else thought that Xiao Tian had already succeeded in ascending, two incredibly powerful auras suddenly appeared beside Xiao Tian, crossing mountains and seas in an instant. At this moment, these two shockingly powerful auras instantly suppressed the peaceful atmosphere between heaven and earth.

  His face changed, a furious roar fell from the sky to the ground, and the surroundings were instantly filled with his angry voice. Obviously, at the moment of his last ascension, such an unexpected thing suddenly appeared, which was very infuriating. Looking far away, I saw two flashing light balls of different light, appearing on both sides of Xi Tian, blocking his way out. The two lights were dark red and dark green, both very ominous, obviously not a good thing.

  Lu Yun stood in the cave, his heart suddenly shocked, a cold light bursting from his eyes as he stared fiercely at the two balls of light. Lin Yunfeng, standing beside him, cursed, "Those two things, after a thousand years of cultivation on earth, finally becoming human and achieving enlightenment through flight. They still come to ruin other people's good deeds, truly detestable creatures. I'll go teach them a lesson now, it's infuriating! Rarely do we get to see such a thing, if they ruin it, what's the point of watching?" After speaking, Lin Yunfeng's body flashed with light and he charged straight up towards the top of the cave.

  A loud thud, Lin Yunfeng's body suddenly fell down, straight crashing to the ground, hurting him so much that his mouth was wide open. Lin Yunfeng cursed loudly: "This is ridiculous! This cave can clearly see outside, how did I rush up and hit the stone wall? Damn it, I'm dying from pain, all because of those two guys who suddenly appeared. I won't forgive them."

  He was given a stern look by the mysterious figure, who bellowed: "You little brat, stop embarrassing me here! You think you can show off and act tough? Don't you see who you're dealing with? Those two men who suddenly appeared - can't you feel their aura? Who do you think you are, anyway? Stop messing around. Legend has it that no matter who wants to ascend to immortality, they must go through many hardships. Especially at the moment of ascension, it's the most dangerous moment in a cultivator's life. From ancient times to now, many people have reached the realm of ascension, but very few have successfully avoided disaster and ascended. This time, Ah Yue Tian Lang's ascension has been too smooth, which goes against reason. Those two men who suddenly appeared are actually the calamity destined for Ah Yue Tian Lang, and it's unavoidable. If he can get through this last hurdle, he can truly ascend to immortality. If not, he'll likely end up with his body and spirit separated, becoming a lonely soul without a physical form. And if his luck is any worse, he might even have both his body and spirit destroyed."

  Lu Yun was shocked upon hearing this, and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes. Looking up at the sky, he thought to himself that he must find an opportunity to shake off the people around him and go help Xiao Tian, lending him a helping hand.

  Lin Yunfeng glanced at Xuan Yin Zhenren and said in a low voice, "Damn it, I didn't think ascending to immortality would be so troublesome, it's really infuriating. We've been standing here with our heads raised for so long, my neck is sore from looking up. I'm not going to look anymore, I'll go out and take a look instead. This place isn't comfortable at all, it's dark and eerie, there's no need to stay here any longer." After finishing speaking, he chuckled and flashed out of sight, disappearing into the distance.

  Xuan Yin Zhenren looked at his back and scolded him harshly, then turned to the other three people and said, "What he said is also right, standing like this for so long is tiring. Let's go too." After finishing speaking, he led the way and left first.

  Lu Yun saw them leave, a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes, and he stood still on the spot, not following. Zhang Aoxue turned back to look at him and asked softly, "Lu Yun, aren't you leaving?"

  Lu Yun gently shook his head, looked at her and said: "Sister Zhang Aoxue, you go first, I'll come later, don't worry about me." Zhang Aoxue looked at him with a glance, in her clear and cold eyes flashed a few unmeasurable deep lights, turned around silently and left.

  In mid-air, Xiao Tian looked at the two men who suddenly appeared, and his heart was filled with extreme anger. He knew in his heart that these two people had come specifically to target him as he ascended to immortality. It is said that ascending to immortality will be filled with tribulations, and he understood this. He had thought it was related to Lu Yun and the others, but now he suddenly realized that he had misjudged, and his true tribulation had only just begun.

  Xi Tian understood that his time was running out and it wasn't suitable to drag on, so he made a move. In an instant, he transformed into three figures, each going in a different direction towards the moon at high speed. Three silver lights appeared simultaneously, shooting off in three directions. At the same moment, the dark red light ball and the dark green light ball suddenly rotated, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded Xi Tian, forming a seal that trapped him inside. The silver light flashed, and Xi Tian's body reappeared not far to the left, but was blocked by a dark green glow.

  He glanced at the round moon in the sky, and a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes. The two balls of light in front of him both carried an unusually eerie aura, making him extremely uncomfortable. Xiao Tian's entire body's power converged on his arms, and he saw two powerful silver light bands suddenly wrapping towards those two balls of light. At the same time, Xiao Tian's body was constantly flashing in mid-air, changing instantly, making it impossible for the enemy to grasp the situation.

  At this time, in the dark red light ball, a gloomy voice said: "Xi Yue Tian Lang, you are destined to not fly in the sky today. You might as well accept your fate and become our captive. Coincidentally, my Yin Xie Blood Banner is missing a soul with cultivation that has reached the flying ascension level. And you just so happen to be the best candidate. So, you should obediently surrender." As soon as the words fell, a blood-red banner suddenly flew out of the dark red light ball and transformed into a massive blood banner dozens of meters in size. In an instant, the sky and earth dimmed, and countless wailing voices of vengeful spirits filled the air, spreading a mixture of resentment and anger that permeated tens of miles around.

  On the other side, a black flag flew out of the dark green light ball. As soon as the black flag appeared, the originally clear moonlight was instantly shrouded in a layer of eerie and evil aura, forming a stark contrast with the red blood banner, enveloping the sky in a strange space.

  Xiao Tian's heart was filled with shock and anger, his current self had already refined his body. The appearance he had now was actually formed by the condensation of his primordial spirit. Having lost his physical body, Xiao Tian was now even weaker than before. At this moment, facing that ominous and evil blood banner and terrifying soul-summoning flag, it was extremely dangerous, almost impossible to survive. Xiao Tian steeled himself, let out a furious roar, and his body instantly dissipated. In this instant, he executed a spatial leap, attempting to traverse this strange space and quickly escape, in order to complete his ascension.

  In mid-air, two cold laughs rang out. The entire space was suddenly enveloped in a dark red and green glow. Everything around became blurry in an instant, and outsiders couldn't see the scene inside at all. In mid-air, silver light flickered occasionally, followed by several shocking screams and angry roars. Obviously, Xiao Tian was trapped between the Blood Banner and the Soul-Calling Flag, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break through the spatial seal that was specifically designed to deal with souls and divine spirits. Every time he came into contact with the red and green glow, his body would be invaded by the evil aura, causing him great harm.

  Lu Yun stood in the cave, waiting for others to leave. He was thinking about how to help Xiao Tian. At this time, he saw red and green lights alternating in the sky, and couldn't see Xiao Tian's figure at all. The angry roars and mournful cries deeply stimulated Lu Yun's heart. A cold light burst out of Lu Yun's eyes, a large amount of silver light surrounded his body, and his figure disappeared instantly.

  In mid-air, Lu Yun suddenly appeared in that eerie and mysterious spatial boundary. The surroundings were filled with a red and green glow, making it impossible to see Xiao Tian's figure clearly. With a thought, Lu Yun instantly detected Xiao Tian's location. At the same time, he also discovered that Xiao Tian's aura was extremely weak at this moment, apparently injured by the eerie energy of the surrounding boundary. Lu Yun split his divine thought into three threads to explore the surroundings and investigate this layer of boundary. The result shocked him to the extreme. This layer of boundary actually contained a power that corroded everything, just like the Ghost Sect's Soul Annihilation Technique, specifically targeting souls and spirits.

  Lu Yun's body suddenly appeared beside Xiao Tian, a silver light burst out of Lu Yun's hand and gently enveloped Xiao Tian. Lu Yun said: "Xiao Tian, don't panic, I'm here to help you. Your primordial spirit is damaged, your cultivation has greatly decreased, you temporarily recover your primordial spirit here. The spiritual energy contained in this silver light ball all comes from the spiritual energy of the You Yue Cave Heaven, remember to absorb it with all your might. I'll go break open this seal for you, remember to take advantage of the opportunity to escape and ascend immediately, I'll hold them off. Be careful yourself."

  "Ah, Lü Yun, is that you? Thank you. My true body has already been refined, and this spiritual body cannot break through this layer of space. If you can just open up a small gap for me, I'll have the chance to escape. Time is running out, there's only about 100 breaths left, if it's any later, it will be too late. At that time, I'll be forever stuck in this form, wandering the heavens and earth as a lone spirit."

  Lu Yun's face changed upon hearing the words. A hundred breaths' time was too short, and with each breath being a single breath, his own time was limited. Lu Yun shouted loudly: "Be careful, I'm going to try my best! You be careful!" As soon as he finished speaking, the divine sword suddenly burst out with dazzling red light, a dragon-shaped flame that instantly appeared amidst the alternating red and green glow. A thunderous roar shook the sky, accompanied by an overbearing and powerful aura, wildly slashing and sweeping at high speed towards the surrounding seals.

  Lu Yun's right hand held a sword, with a crimson sword aura wrapped around the dragon soul's strongest fierce fire true yuan, instantly slashing away. The countless vengeful spirits and resentful souls in space were all reduced to ashes under the fierce fire true yuan. In mid-air, a thunderous roar shook the sky. The powerful true yuan energy wave caused the entire spatial boundary to tremble violently. The red blood banner and black summoning flag in the air were rapidly expanding and contracting.

  In the dark red light ball, a gloomy and stern roar came. "Where did this little hairy head come from, dare to ruin my good deeds? Look at me not taking you together." In the dark green light ball, a voice said: "Boss, the sword in that kid's hand is a good thing, after we clean them up, I want that sword." "Good, it's yours. Now let's take action!"

  Lu Yun was shocked in his heart, he had used all his strength to strike, yet he hadn't broken through this barrier, it was truly unexpected. Thinking that time was running out, Lu Yun didn't have the luxury of thinking too much, and launched another attack. Suddenly, a cyan light appeared around Lu Yun's body, with a few strands of pale golden light mixed in. Lu Yun's hands were flat, his body standing still in mid-air, the Ruyi Heart Soul Sword on top of his head spinning while emitting a faint cyan glow.

  Lu Yun's eyes burst with a surge of green light, and he let out a loud roar. The divine sword on his head stopped spinning and stood upright in the air. From a distance, all that could be seen was a column of green light shooting up into the sky, rapidly growing larger and longer. A clear and ethereal aura, accompanied by a thread of majestic and powerful energy, suddenly descended. It was as if a heavenly sword had been unsheathed, carrying with it an air of tearing through the heavens and splitting the earth, fiercely striking that layer of spatial seal.

  At the same moment, the blood banner and the soul flag in mid-air both burst forth with a brilliant light, layer upon layer of red and green radiance piling up like waves, ceaselessly accumulating and making the seal even more solid. A crimson glow shot out from the dark red orb, precisely hitting the seal and merging with it tightly. The dark green orb on the other side also made the same move. Instantly, a rare sight appeared in mid-air.

  Only two balls of red and green light, separated by a hundred feet, were visible. Between the two balls of light, a beam of alternating red and green light formed a spatial boundary with a diameter of tens of feet. Due to the light, everything within the boundary was blurry and unclear, and nothing could be seen from the outside. At this time, the moon had gradually shifted, slowly crossing the middle sky and falling towards another direction.

  Lu Yun this time, exerted the tyrannical and astonishing Taoist ultimate skill - Tai Xuan Lie Tian Dao! Only to see the cyan light like a long rainbow in the sky, heavily striking that layer of boundary, instantly, at the intersection of the cyan light and the boundary, a dark red gloomy glow was emitted, which was in full contact with Lu Yun's sword aura. The light flashed, two different glows disappeared simultaneously, on the entire boundary, a dark green glow flowed incessantly, looking very mysterious.

  Lu Yun's body was knocked back several zhang, his face filled with shock. He turned his head to glance at Xiao Tian, but there was no time left now. Two attacks had already consumed fifty breaths of time for Lu Yun, and the remaining time only allowed him one last chance. Xiao Tian let out a soft sigh and said: "Lu Yun, you've also done your best. Although both times didn't break through this seal, my heart is satisfied. Meeting you in this life has been my greatest gain. You should leave now. These two guys... I think they might actually be the rumored Five Great Evil Demons of the Cultivation Realm. Their cultivation has already surpassed five hundred years; you won't be able to break their seal."

  Lu Yun looked at Xiao Tian, seeing the loss and unwillingness in his eyes. Lu Yun's eyes flashed with an unusual light, and he said softly: "Time is running out, I still have a last chance to strike. This time, you must be careful of yourself, remember to beware of the thunderbolt in the sky. At that time, I'm afraid I won't have time to bid farewell to you, take care of yourself. Be prepared, I'm going to start, keep a distance from me!"

  Lu Yun's eyes flashed with a cold light, and the Heart Soul Sword on his head automatically flew to the side. He saw Lu Yun clenching his fists tightly, then suddenly releasing them, and two clusters of light appeared in his palms. These two clusters of light were different from those Lu Yun usually used, surrounded by flashing electric lights, containing a shocking thunderclap. Lu Yun slowly retracted his palms, and the two clusters of light, about the size of an inch, floated lightly on his chest, merging into one instantly. At the same time, a flash of lightning appeared around Lu Yun's body, enveloping him in a mysterious sphere of light, with countless thunderbolts flashing around, shining with a dazzling glow that was blinding to behold.

  Lu Yun's hands were raised, and his eyes suddenly turned dark and terrifying. The light ball between his hands had grown larger, becoming a three-foot-diameter sphere that flashed with electric sparks and emitted thunderous sounds. From within the sphere, a hint of an aura of destruction and chaos was transmitted, along with a strong and fierce energy that was rapidly bursting forth, filling the entire space.

  Lu Yun let out a loud roar, and his hands suddenly shot up. The light ball in his hand flew into the air, instantly transforming into a massive light ball dozens of meters in diameter, with countless sparks flashing with dazzling brilliance, emitting a crackling thunderous sound. At the same moment, under the bright moonlight, a sudden clap of thunder burst forth at the horizon, and countless divine lightning bolts from the nine heavens struck down without any warning signs.

  The thunderbolt, accompanied by a force that shook everything, struck the light sphere in mid-air, and the lightning was immediately absorbed. The light sphere compressed rapidly, shrinking several times with each strike, until it finally transformed into an electric light ball about three feet in size before exploding instantly. A strong beam of light pierced through, causing temporary blindness. At the same time, a destructive force radiated outward from the small sphere, destroying everything in its path.

  This powerful force immediately collided with the binding power of that spatial seal, and in an instant, a deafening thunderclap shook the air as the seal shattered. The mighty true energy flow, imbued with the power of thunder and lightning, instantly annihilated all the dark spirits and malevolent entities surrounding it. The blood banner and the soul-summoning flag were incinerated into ashes in this apocalyptic force. The two dark red and dark green orbs suddenly let out a terrifying wail, like the howling of ghosts and wolves, and vanished without a trace, fleeing far away.

  Lu Yun gazed at the two clusters of light that had retreated into the distance, a hint of cold smile playing on his lips. He was extremely satisfied with this attack in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel that the power of this technique was truly astonishing. As he looked up at the sky, Lu Yun's eyes shone with a hint of arrogance, quietly revealing a hint of inner thoughts.

  At the same moment, a soft whistle pierced the air as his body broke through the silver light sphere that Lu Yun had cast around him, shooting towards the horizon like lightning. With a gentle turn of his head, a silent gratitude and farewell was conveyed to Lu Yun's eyes. Lu Yun stood still in mid-air, smiling and waving goodbye with a blessing gaze that accompanied him as he disappeared into the distance.

  His body in the moonlight, gradually emitted a faint golden light, and a halo slowly appeared around him, enveloping him inside. In the night sky, a silhouette of a silver wolf dozens of meters tall faintly emerged behind Xiao Tian, with the two shadows cleverly overlapping each other. In an instant, a flash of silver light, everything disappeared without a trace. In mid-air, an object emitting a faint glow slowly floated down in the night wind, landing right beside Lu Yun.

  Lu Yun took it with his right hand, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a piece of silk. The silk had a subtle sheen, embroidered with a silver giant wolf, its head thrown back in a long howl, with a full moon hanging high in the air, surrounded by a halo of silver moonlight, hazy yet beautiful. Lu Yun looked at the silk in his hand, and a faint smile appeared on his face as he gently tucked it into his bosom, his body falling back to the ground.

  Looking into the distance, four figures with different auras rushed towards this side. Lu smiled and his body instantly disappeared into the night. In the night wind, there were several gasps of surprise, several sighs of regret, several questions, and several shocks, all drifting away with the night wind.