Chapter 34: Unexpected Change (Part 2)

  Walking up to Xuan Yu Zhen Ren, looking at the black light pillar, Lu Yun asked: "How much of Ye Hun's words can be believed? He came here, is it just to show off to us? I think he may have other purposes, maybe he is waiting for an opportunity or looking for something. Speaking of which, our six institutes are holding a martial arts conference here, they should also have some awareness, why did he choose to appear here? Is he not afraid that we will join forces to destroy him, is he so confident? There must be more to this."

  Xuan Yu Zhen Ren's expression changed slightly as he said, "Not bad, your analysis is correct. If he only wanted to show off his power, then his goal has been achieved and he should have left by now. But he hasn't left, which means he has other intentions. And the fact that he chose Tai Xuan Mountain also suggests that there's a reason behind it. Perhaps there's something on this mountain that he needs, so he won't leave until he gets it. Now, we need to figure out his purpose and think of ways to eliminate him or drive him away." After finishing speaking, he looked at the other five leaders, his gaze sweeping across Li Chang Chun's face.

  Li Changchun's face changed slightly, his eyes flickering constantly as he stared at the black lotus, silent. Beside him, Ruyuanchi's master, Haoyun, spoke up: "We want to get information out of him, it's probably not very realistic. I think we should find a way to drive him away and deal with him later when we come up with a plan. Although we can't eliminate the black lotus for now, driving him away shouldn't be a problem."

  Fa Guo looked at Li Changchun and said in a low voice, "Alright, let's temporarily drive him away for now. It's better to avoid leaving him here as a troublemaker, making everyone uneasy. Ben Yi, you take my place and make sure to use your full strength in one strike." As soon as he finished speaking, the Seven Xuan True Person of Dao Garden and the Xuan Yu True Person of Yi Garden instructed their disciples to take action. Dao Garden had Wu Wang take action, while Yi Garden had Lu Yun take action. The other three leaders' faces turned slightly cold, and they instantly moved forward a few feet.

  Only to see, Li Changchun took the Tianling Divine Sword from Wudeng's hand, and Yu Wushuang also used Cangyue's Xiao Yue Divine Sword. Only Lu Yun did not use the Ziyin Divine Sword, but instead used his own Ru Yi Xin Hun Sword. Ben held a string of golden Buddhist beads in one hand, and Wuwang was using a sword that emitted a radiant glow, which seemed extraordinary as well. The scholar Haoyun from the Confucian Academy stood with empty hands, quietly gazing into the distance.

  Li Changchun let out a soft whistle, and the six figures shot out at the same time, targeting the black light pillar. Under the night sky, various lights intertwined in mid-air, forming a heavenly net that would soon envelop the black light pillar. The Tianling Divine Sword in Li Changchun's hand and the Xiao Yue Divine Sword in Yu Wushuang's hand shone with the most magnificent light, striking the black light pillar fiercely. Lu Yun chose differently from everyone else; he alone attacked one of the nine lotus flowers under the black lotus.

  Just as everyone's attention was focused on the fight above, Lu Yun had already appeared beside the lotus flower. Lu Yun had seen Cang Yue attack this thing before and knew it was very evil. He wanted to use his true yuan cultivation to eliminate it, but that would not be easy. So Lu Yun did not approach it like Cang Yue did, instead choosing to get close to it, planning to use another method to eliminate it. Lu Yun's left hand slowly approached the black lotus flower, his palm containing a cluster of nearly imperceptible black light.

  When Lu Yun's left hand touched the black demonic energy, he suddenly cast out the Ghost Sect's "Soul Transformation Great Technique". Since the Ghost Sect's Soul Transformation Great Technique was also black in color, under the cover of the black demonic energy, none of the people from the Six Institutes noticed anything unusual about Lu Yun. As soon as Lu Yun's left hand cast out the Soul Transformation Great Technique, the black lotus flower suddenly underwent a violent shock, and the entire lotus flower composed of black demonic energy let out a mournful cry, instantly disappearing without a trace under Lu Yun's Soul Transformation Great Technique. Those demonic energies were transformed into faint smoke in Lu Yun's hands, vanishing without a trace.

  Just as Lu Yun was casting the Soul Transformation Great Technique, a black lotus platform suddenly appeared above. A black light wave burst out and instantly pushed back the five attackers. At the moment when the five strong men were about to launch another attack, the man in black, Ye Hun, let out a thunderous roar, and the black lotus, along with him, instantly appeared in front of Lu Yun.

  The dark soul glared at Lu Yun with a furious expression, coldly shouting: "It's you! What kind of person are you? Why can you eliminate my Black Lotus Illusionary Body? This is impossible! I will kill you to avenge my damaged Black Lotus Illusionary Body. You're dead!" As soon as he finished speaking, the black lotus platform suddenly expanded instantly and violently enveloped Lu Yun underneath it. This sudden move shocked everyone present, with Xuan Yu Zhen Ren and Ao Xue's expressions changing drastically as they rushed towards the black lotus platform to rescue Lu Yun.

  At the same time, Li Changchun and five others reappeared above the Night Soul's head, launching a fierce attack once again. A five-colored light enveloped a red glow, striking the Night Soul in an instant. The Night Soul let out a cold laugh as a black protective shield suddenly burst forth from the lotus platform beneath it, shielding itself. Meanwhile, two strange black lotus flowers appeared silently before the two lights, blocking their attack.

  A loud noise, and the black-clad man's body shook violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The dark lotus under him dimmed for an instant before returning to its original state. Below the dark lotus, due to Lu Yun destroying one of the lotus flowers, it looked somewhat unstable at this moment. The entire lotus platform was shaking, and Ye Soul's situation didn't seem good either. After the loud noise, Benyi from the Bodhi Academy had his Buddhist beads shining with dazzling golden light, countless Buddhist spells slowly forming a seal in mid-air, enveloping Ye Soul within. Wuwang from the Dao Garden had his treasured sword emitting a blue glow, a series of sword lights gathering into a layer of sword aura that was rapidly closing in on Ye Soul.

  Ye Hun's face turned ferocious, his body straightened, and he spat out a mouthful of pure blood into the air. At the same time, his hands drew a strange trajectory in front of his chest, finally merging together to collide with the mouthful of pure blood. In the night sky, a thunderous clap shook the heavens, a blood-colored light wave burst forth from Ye Hun's body, shooting out in all directions with an aura of dark evil and malevolence, carrying the momentum of shattering mountains and splitting peaks towards his opponent.

  For a moment, only the dazzling light in mid-air was seen, with five colors and ten colors, very beautiful. Benyi and Wuwang were both shocked by the powerful attack, and instantly broke through Ye Hun's strange secret method. The strong air, hitting the protective true energy of the two, immediately shook them back several feet. Similarly, the others also suffered from this wave of attacks, all being forced to retreat several feet.

  However, the forceful strike also left Ye Hun severely injured. He suddenly looked limp and glanced at everyone with a hint of resentment before his body, along with the black lotus, vanished instantly. Everything happened so abruptly that no one expected it to end this quickly. Just as the black lotus disappeared, Lu Yun's body appeared in mid-air. Looking at Lu Yun's face, he was also slightly pale, clearly having been trapped by the black lotus and feeling quite uncomfortable.

  He returned to the shore, Lu Yun looked at everyone else and found that no one was in a good mood. Although no one was injured, looking at everyone's panting appearance, it was clear that driving away the Night Soul had also cost them a lot of effort. Xuan Yu Zhenren and Ao Xue looked at him, both revealing a smile, rejoicing at his safety.

  "Now, although we've driven away the Night Soul and severely injured it, we've also expended a considerable amount of energy. Moreover, this time, nearly one-third of the high-ranking cultivators in the entire cultivation world have paid such a great price to drive it away. In the future, if large numbers of demons and ghosts appear, I'm afraid we'll truly be unable to cope."

  Li Changchun looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "If I'm not mistaken, this Night Soul is definitely one of the top figures in the Hundred Beasts Demon Domain. The fact that he can appear with Hei Lian shows that his identity is not simple. This time, if he didn't have Hei Lian's protection, he would absolutely not be able to leave Tai Xuan Mountain alive. If we're talking about real abilities, there are many people here who aren't weaker than him. The main reason is that his Hei Lian is an indestructible body, and with Hei Lian around, we can't do anything to him. He can rely on Hei Lian to move freely through the Seven Realms, which makes it difficult for us to deal with him for now. As for the future, if a large number of demons and ghosts appear, although there will be many, they won't be difficult to handle, so everyone doesn't need to worry too much about this."

  Master Fa Guo said in a deep voice, "Tonight's battle has caused great damage to the six disciples present. Tomorrow's competition may be unfair for them. I think it would be better if everyone returns now and rests well before dawn. The competition will not have any problems then. What do you all think?"

  Hao Yun, a resident of the Confucian Academy, said: "I think it's better this way. Since there are only twelve people competing this time, let's just set the competition for this afternoon. This way, they can also get some more rest and recover their depleted true yuan. As for what happened here, I'll trouble Brother Changchun to send someone to keep an eye on things at all times. This competition cannot be terminated because of this matter; we must continue."

  Everyone heard the words and expressed their agreement with his proposal. Li Changchun glanced at everyone, saying in a low voice: "This is also good, for the sake of fairly and reasonably selecting this year's top six, we will delay for half a day, which is necessary. Now, let's go back, I'll immediately send my disciples to carefully observe the movements of that demon, as soon as there's any situation, they will report back." After finishing speaking, he led Swordless Dust and left first.

  Looking at the rolling eastward flow of the Yellow River, Lu Yun said softly: "This time's Liu Yuan martial arts conference may not be so smooth. Judging from the current situation, the competition is already secondary, but everyone is still vying for that ranking. Perhaps one day, someone will regret this match, won't they?"

  Zhang Aoxue looked at him and said softly, "Many things can't be taken too seriously. You're not saying you want to pursue happiness? Having too many thoughts in your mind makes it hard to be happy. The things that happen here are bound to happen sooner or later, and many things will eventually have to be faced. Before facing them, you should grasp the happiness of the moment."

  Xuanyu Zhenren looked at the two, his eyes revealing a hint of contemplation, as if he had sensed something. Seeing that everyone else had left, Xuanyu Zhenren spoke up: "We should also head back. You two still have to compete, and you need to go back and cultivate your zhenyuan in order to handle this competition. As for the matter of Hei Lian, let's put it aside for now. Let's go." After finishing speaking, his figure flashed and he disappeared into the night.

  Lu Yun turned around and took a glance at the Yellow River, letting out a soft sigh. The row of mysterious holes from last night, which could produce strange sounds and shoot out powerful blasts, were all destroyed in this battle. From then on, those strange sounds would never be heard again.

  Looking at Ao Xue, Lu Yun said softly: "From now on, Ye Yue Jian will disappear from the banks of the Yellow River. Except for us two, no one else can learn it. Even if we say it out loud in the future, I'm afraid no one will believe it. That's good too, let's just consider it our own secret between each other."

  She gazed at him, her slightly raised clothes fluttering in the night wind like a celestial being. With a faint smile, a hint of tender face revealed, Ao Xue said softly: "Night Moon Cut, Night Moon Fate, coincidentally learned, and suddenly it's all just clouds and smoke. When I woke up from my dream, I returned to where I came from, the night moon is like water, and the dusty fate is like a dream." As soon as she finished speaking, her figure flickered, and she slowly rose up, like a flower fairy in the wind, drifting away into the distance.

  Lu Yun looked at the back of Ao Xue, carefully savoring her words. The first part referred to that night when Yue Jian was cut off, a chance encounter that came and went in an instant. But what about the second part? "Dream awakening, coming road", what did this imply? "Dust fate like a dream" also hid something, but what was it?

  Looking up at the night sky, Lu Yun thought to himself, what would his life be like in the end? Would he really be cursed by the heavens? If so, then he would make the world change for him, and all things would become more wonderful because of him.

  Under the moonlight, a solitary figure stands still by the Yellow River, gazing coldly at the sky. In the gentle breeze, an unyielding and proud aura drifts in the night sky. Who is it that roars at the heavens, who is it that disrespects the gods? Who is it in that windy night?