Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 611 Join forces
A discerning eye can see that this attack is no small matter; it is likely no less powerful than an attack from a Celestial Immortal at the Upper Realm.

It should be understood that after one's cultivation reaches the Celestial Immortal realm, each realm is a different world, incomparable to the previous realms. The difference between each level is what is meant by "there is a heaven beyond heaven."

The Lesser Completion Realm of Celestial Immortal and the Upper Completion Realm of Celestial Immortal are not the same concept at all.

Most high-level cultivators, after reaching the threshold of the Celestial Immortal realm, stop at the minor achievement stage for life. Further advancement is no longer useful by simply piling up resources, because normal cultivation methods cannot escape the relationship between absorption and time, and the required resources are too enormous.

The sheer power of the attack has greatly alarmed the demons. Some were able to dodge it, while others, though they wanted to, were likely too late.

The white-haired old man with a waist-length hair whose expression changed drastically was the most outstanding among them and one of the two experts at the Celestial Immortal level on this trip. With his cultivation and strength, he could dodge in time, but the others did not have this ability.

He could have dodged but didn't. In a hasty wave of his hand, a beam of light opened up, revealing a mirror like a jade plate. It split into a vast expanse of brilliant, icy light and shadow, chillingly cold, blocking the way for everyone.

"Frost Moon Shield!"

Upon seeing this treasure, the black-clad man, one of the three Celestial Immortals among the men sent out by the Dongsheng Sect, blurted out, "The Frost Moon Shield!"

Another celestial expert in grey robes beside him exclaimed urgently, "He is Ice Owl!"

Although the accompanying group did not have their keen eyesight, many of them knew that "Ice Owl" was a member of the Western Bull Royal Court.

Could it be that all these people who want to kill Li Hongjiu are from the Xiniu Royal Court?
They now understood why these people were so arrogant and unscrupulous. Even knowing that their side was equally powerful, they dared to act without any scruples. It turned out that they were on someone else's turf, and they really had the confidence to do so.

Seeing the old man with white hair reaching his waist use his magical shield, the demons calmed their panicked minds and joined forces to fight back.

boom!
The distorted void wave collided with the brilliant ice-soul light and shadow in an instant, and the light and shadow immediately collapsed. Accompanied by a tremor that shook the heavens and earth, the void at the point of impact even showed signs of twisting and cracking.

The lingering force of the attack caused many of the demons behind to stagger, with many even bleeding from their mouths and noses, their faces filled with terror.

The old man with white hair reaching his waist was alright, but his hair and beard were swaying wildly, and his wide-open eyes were filled with disbelief. The icy light and shadow appeared back in the jade-like mirror.

The men and women of Dongsheng were terrified.

Before the mirror of the inn, Wei Mo, Alan, and the others were all dumbfounded.

Alan suddenly turned around and sent a telepathic message in one direction.

When she looked back at the mirror, she saw that Li Hongjiu had made her move again.

Seeing his attack blocked, Li Hongjiu withdrew his hand. Before the group of demon cultivators could recover, he switched his hand to his back and unleashed another palm strike towards the sky. His calm, rumbling voice seemed to be inviting them to come again!

What Shi Chun could see with his right eye was that the 'ice layer' that was continuously piling up on the vast sea surface was bursting into the sky under the guidance of Li Hongjiu's palm strike.

Many demon cultivators in the air were already terrified. They had been seriously injured by the residual force of the blockade earlier, and they couldn't withstand another blow.

They wanted to fly away, but fearing they wouldn't be able to withstand the spreading aftershocks of the attack without the protection of a master, they quickly moved closer to the old man with waist-length white hair.

Fortunately, the white-haired old man did not disappoint them. He still stood in front of them. When the distorted void wave arrived in an instant, the 'Frosty Moon Shield' in his palm erupted again. The brilliant ice soul light and shadow reappeared for the second time, and a moon disc burst forth to protect them once more.

boom!
Another deafening roar resounded, the space seemed to tremble, and the sky seemed to echo endlessly.

The Dong Sheng troops who were watching had already retreated some distance. As they cast spells to resist the aftershocks of the attack, their expressions changed drastically.

The magnificent icy light and shadow were shattered once again. The old man with waist-length white hair desperately cast spells to stabilize himself amidst the howling, twisting winds, while the people behind him either groaned or screamed in agony.

The group of demon cultivators seemed to be gradually blown away by the wind; their clothes, flesh, bones, and blood were visibly and quickly blown away, and their screams soon followed.

Even the Celestial Immortal realm expert who was seriously injured after unleashing the Silver Axe attack earlier couldn't withstand this blow after being injured a second time, and he too vanished into thin air.

In an instant, only the old man with white hair reaching his waist remained among the demons. He was still in good condition. He looked back in fear and then flew away in a flash. Whether it was to escape or avoid, he no longer dared to approach Li Hongjiu easily.

Just as the two groups of survivors vanished into the distance, within a spatial rift on the sea, a shadowy, eerie blood-red eye seemed to flicker, disappearing silently along with the rift itself.

The crack appeared abruptly when Shi Chun was in a state of extreme fear and despair.

Due to the angle and distance, and because everyone's attention was focused on the fighting when it appeared, no one noticed the appearance of the crack, and its disappearance was also silent and unnoticed.

Inside the inn room, a woman shrouded in a black cloak had appeared out of nowhere. Her head was covered by a hood, and her face was veiled in black gauze, revealing only her eyes. She happened to see the scene of the attack reflected in the mirror, and her eyes showed surprise.

Others may not know who she is, but Alan knows at a glance that the person who came is the Empress. Since the Empress did not want people to see her appearance, she did not show any obvious politeness in front of everyone.

Seeing that the demon cultivators he had sent had been reduced to only one by Li Hongjiu in the blink of an eye, Alan was also deeply disturbed. He simply couldn't believe that the other party was only at the Human Immortal realm. How could this be? He had to confirm it again. Meanwhile, in the sky above, the Dong Sheng group, gathered together, looked at each other, unsure of what to do. With that bastard Shi Chun hiding behind Li Hongjiu, how were they supposed to capture anyone?

No one dared to step forward easily, nor did they dare to retreat lightly. They knew that the situation was being monitored by a celestial camera, and if they were not allowed to retreat, who would dare to retreat?

Seeing Li Hongjiu standing proudly, as if asking who would dare to step forward, Shi Chun, whose initial surprise turned to joy, was now overjoyed.

The feeling of escaping death is unimaginable to outsiders. Overwhelmed with emotion, he raised the black banner and waved it wildly, clearly indicating his intention to show off to everyone: Come on, if you dare, come and hit me again.

Of course, at this crucial moment, how could one not cling to a powerful figure? He didn't forget to flatter Li Hongjiu, saying, "Brother Jiu, I never expected you to be so secretive!"

He had another complaint he didn't say: "If you're so capable, why didn't you help me before? You actually wanted to abandon me and run away. Is this something a brother would do?"

Li Hongjiu looked around and, seeing that no one dared to approach, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then, glancing around, she said indifferently, "If you didn't have some ability to protect yourself, do you think you could easily trick me into coming down the mountain?"

Shi Chun didn't like hearing this, but now was the time to rely on others, so how could he let any discord be confirmed? He quickly said, "Brother Jiu, I swear to God, I didn't lie to you, really I didn't!"

Although the people in the air had retreated, they hadn't left and were still watching them intently. Li Hongjiu didn't want to multitask and didn't bother arguing with them, so she remained vigilant about her surroundings.

In the distance, Wu Jinliang, who was flying swiftly on the wind, suddenly landed and hid, peeking out from the grass and trees furtively. He had been startled to the ground by the loud fighting noise coming from afar.

He had received a message from Shi Chun earlier, but when he tried to send another message without receiving a reply, he realized something was wrong and made a special trip to see what was going on. However, before he even reached the beach, he was startled to hear a sound in the distance that seemed as if the sky had collapsed...

In the air, the white-haired old man, who had moved a little further away, had shifted his gaze from Li Hongjiu. His nostrils flared as if he were sniffing something, and his eyes looked around in surprise. He seemed to have just caught a whiff of the powerful aura of some great demon that had not been concealed, but he couldn't see anything no matter how he looked around.

I tried to smell it again, but I couldn't tell if the scent had dissipated or if it was just my imagination.

Whether it was just his imagination or not, he could deal with it later. He hadn't seen it yet, but he still had important business to attend to, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain himself when he got back. His gaze returned to Li Hongjiu on the sea. With this long-term perspective, it was hard not to notice the unusual waves on the sea.

After observing for a while, he flashed and flew to the front of the Dong Sheng group. He raised his chin at the square-faced leader who had been accidentally injured and still needed to be supported, and asked, "When you saw Li Hongjiu leave from the whirlwind, you didn't stop her. If I'm not mistaken, when you made that grab earlier, were you trying to grab someone else?"

The somewhat weak, square-faced leader was not intimidated by him and replied, "So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?"

The old man with white hair reaching his waist said, "My goal is to kill Li Hongjiu. If you want to capture someone else, then we can cooperate."

The square-faced leader scoffed, "Cooperation? All your men are dead. Can you withstand Li Hongjiu's attack? Do you even dare to come closer?"

The white-haired old man turned and pointed at Li Hongjiu on the distant sea. "He couldn't possibly have such powerful cultivation. Could it be that none of you could see the abnormality in the sea waves? If he really had such powerful cultivation, why wouldn't he pursue us after using a killing move? I've heard that he once used a skill to borrow force against force when he was in the high martial arts realm. We just witnessed it firsthand. Now he's neither pursuing us nor leaving the sea. Is he fearless or afraid to leave? Could the strange phenomenon on the sea be related to his method of borrowing force?"

Upon hearing this, everyone stared intently at the sea for a moment, having already noticed the anomaly, and now they all seemed to be deep in thought.

The white-haired old man continued to offer his advice: "I think it's highly likely. If we can gather four experts to cut off the seawater from all four directions, severing its connection with the vast surrounding ocean, we can surely test its depth."

The square-faced man thought for a moment and said, "I am seriously injured and no longer have the strength to cut off and hold off an entire sea area on my own."

The white-haired old man glanced at everyone and asked, "You're not the only one at the Celestial Immortal realm, are you?"

The square-faced man glanced at his two accomplices on either side of him, "And these two too."

The white-haired old man said, "With me included, that's enough. We can cut through the triangle. If the result matches our guess, given their strength, they're doomed. Then we can each get what we want. What do you all think?"

Seeing that they were still hesitating and considering, he hurriedly urged, "Opportunity knocks but once!"

The two groups of people in front of the inn's mirror image saw the two groups in the mirror image coming together and realized that they were about to join forces, so they all waited and saw what would happen.

Soon, Shi Chun, who was on the sea, also noticed something was wrong and reminded him, "Brother Jiu, they seem to be joining forces. Can we hold them off?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than three people shot out of the group and into the sea. Among them was the old man with white hair. The three of them went in three different directions and landed on the sea, trapping them in the middle from a distance.

"Hmph, you've got something going on!"

The elderly man with waist-length white hair, whose feet could not directly touch the sea surface, snorted coldly.
The three people, falling from three different directions, were all stopped by a resilient force that seemed to be hidden beneath the surface of the sea.

boom!
The white-haired old man, with hair reaching his waist, made the first move, blasting through the obstructing force with a single palm strike. It wasn't too strenuous; targeting a single point, the resistance at that point couldn't stop him at all, and he easily burrowed into the sea below.

As soon as the person entered the sea, without the slightest hesitation, he swiftly cleaved down with his palm, truly splitting the waves and creating a spectacular sight in an instant.

A white line cut through the waves and instantly carved a deep trench in the sea, which was five or six miles deep. The wet landforms in the sea were also crushed and sprayed away along the way.

(End of this chapter)