Chapter 607: Bitches Came Back

Soon after, more than a dozen sharp cries came from the Changbai Island. The snowstorm they were sending to the Tongyou Island stopped and the tip of the Changbai Island was revealed. Close to 60 miles of it was closing in on the Tongyou Island.

After the first scream came, Li Yunchao’s enraged cry rang through the air. “Yan Su’er, are you tired of living?! How dare you!”

Soon after, a strange scene happened on the Changbai Island. The protection barrier that covered it started to shrink before turning extremely faint. It was as though the protection barrier would pop at the slightest touch.

Clearly, something happened inside the Changbai Island. From what Li Yunchao was screaming, it was obvious Yan Su’er had her hand in it.

Considering her motives, Shang Xia recalled how she had been secretly meeting with Shang Bo and Yun Jing after he saved her back then. At that moment, it was basically confirmed that Yan Su’er agreed to betray the Changbai Island for the institution.

The only thing Shang Xia didn’t know was if the Tongyou Institution predicted that something like that would happen, or if they were forced to activate Yan Su’er because the situation forced them to.

After some contemplation, Shang Xia felt that the possibility of the latter being true was higher. That was because Yan Su’er wasn’t just representing herself. Her entire race was behind her. Without any confirmation that her race was safe, she wouldn’t have exposed herself.

Yun Jing’s voice rang in Liu Qinglan and Ren Bainian’s minds all of a sudden. “Hurry up and assist Yan Su’er in returning to the Tongyou Island. Remember, do not venture too close to the Changbai Island when doing so!”

Liu Qinglan and Ren Bainian might be a little confused, but they quickly turned into 2 streaks of light that flew above the Tongyou Island while following her instructions.”

The 2 of them quickly discovered something strange. Because of the large commotion Yan Su’er caused, everyone should be clamoring to get her killed. There should have been chaos on the Changbai Island, but it was eerily quiet.

Eventually, another streak of light emerged from the Changbai Island and made its way towards Liu Qinglan and Ren Bainian.

Glancing at each other, Liu Qinglan and Ren Bainian got ready for battle.

It didn’t take long for them to discover 2 figures in the incoming streak of light.

Yan Su’er had an extremely solemn expression as she held a middle-aged woman. The person she was holding clearly didn’t dare to make any sort of resistance.

As Yan Su’er made her way over, she wasn’t focused on Liu Qinglan or Ren Bainian. Instead, she was looking back over her shoulders at the Changbai Island.

As she expected, 8 streaks of light emerged from different directions not too long after she appeared. They charged straight at her and there were at least 5 different streaks of light that were made up of a 3 colored extermination origin or more.

When they finally approached, every one of them started to slow down and they kept a certain distance from Yan Su’er. From the looks of it, it was a standoff. However, they looked like they were afraid to go all out because of some strange reason.

Liu Qinglan and Ren Bainian were shocked, but they immediately made the connection. The person Yan Su’er was holding was definitely someone important. They didn’t hesitate to make their way over to Yan Su’er’s side.

When they regrouped, Yan Su’er’s solemn expression finally let up a little. She sealed the dantian of the lady in her grasp before tossing her to Liu Qinglan. “This is Bai Yunxu, one of the 2 Formation Grandmasters on the Changbai Island. I sneak attacked the other, causing heavy injuries. The Changbai Island wouldn’t dare to act rashly against the Tongyou Island now.”

After hearing her explanation, Liu Qinglan heaved a sigh of relief internally. “Great! Senior Yan is truly extraordinary. This junior really admires you.”

Nodding once, Yan Su’er muttered, “Escort her back to the island. I have something I need to say to all of them.”

Even though Liu Qinglan was a little confused, she replied decisively. “Of course. Senior, please be careful.” After she spoke, she signaled to Ren Bainian. “Let’s go!”

They started to bring Bai Yunxu back to the Tongyou Island and along their way, they heard Li Yunchao questioning Yan Su’er behind them. “Yan Su’er, are you planning to forsake your race? Don’t forget your identity. You’re a cultivator of the Azure Spiritual World. Your foundations are on the Liao Continent!”

Soon after, Yan Su’er’s indifferent voice rang through the air. “This old lady stayed behind precisely because of this. I need to make things clear so that we won’t have any misunderstandings.”

“Misunderstandings?!” Li Yunchao snorted in anger. “You ambushed Zheng Yunqiao, causing a good half of our grand formation to stop operating. You call this a misunderstanding?!”

Yan Su’er’s expression didn’t change in the slightest as she gave her reply, “Brother Li, do you think that if I really go all out, Zheng Yunqiao will only suffer injuries of this level? It might not seem light, but it’s not too serious either. Moreover, your protection formation merely slowed down, it didn’t shatter. I didn’t destroy the core of the formation either.”

“How dare you! If you had the guts to do something like that, do you think I would have allowed you to leave the island alive?!” Li Yunchao growled.

Giving him a slight nod, Yan Su’er continued, “Brother Li is someone who speaks reason. That’s the reason why I chose to stay behind to explain myself. I hope Brother Li can inform the Changbai Sect to not make things difficult for the other members of my race.”

Boiling with rage at that point, Li Yunchao released an angry chuckle. “Hah?! Do you still remember that you’re the patriarch of your race?! Hehe, why should I do as you say? Do you think we will let the members of your race off after your betrayal today? Even if you have Junior Sister Bai as your hostage, and I truly hope you can let her live, but it’s a shame. Her life alone isn’t enough to ensure the safety of your race!”

Without a single ripple in her emotions, Yan Su’er grunted once before she carried on, “Well, a single Bai Yunxu definitely isn’t enough. What if I add on every single cultivator your Changbai Sect sent to the battlefield between the two worlds?”

“What are you saying?!” Li Yunchao couldn’t control his aura as it expanded violently to cause layers of snow to fly at Yan Su’er. “Yan Su’er, you deserve to die! I’m not underestimating you right now, but unless the four races of the Liao Continent chose to turn against us, your Swallow Race wouldn’t be able to take our members down even if you colluded with the Tongyou Institution. More than a third of the cultivators we sent to the battlefield between the two worlds have cultivation in the Martial Intent Realm. We also have 2 junior brothers in the Martial Extermination Realm to lead them!”

The snowstorm that was eventually swept up started to fly at Yan Su’er. Despite being at risk of being swallowed whole, she simply drew a casual line beneath her feet using the staff in her hands.

Thump…

A deep thud rang through the void. Layers of space ripple started to spread with her in the center, destroying the snowstorm coming her way.

“You…” Li Yunchao didn’t expect her to nullify the move he had been charging up for some time.

He wasn’t the only one in shock. Experts from the Changbai Sect around him stared at Yan Su’er’s elderly hunchbacked figure in shock.

“You… You have also entered the grand completion stage?!” Li Yunchao seemed to be asking her a question, but he already reached his conclusion.

As an expert at the large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm from the Changbai Sect, Li Yunchao had never been able to take the step to enter the grand completion stage. Even so, he had a deep understanding of what the realm entails.

A solemn light flashed through Yan Su’er’s eyes after hearing his question and she eventually replied in an extremely indifferent tone, “If not for the help of the Tongyou Institution, I would have died after taking this final step.”

Now that the experts of the Changbai Sect had become a lot quieter due to her revelation of strength, she continued, “It seems like all of you should understand what I plan to do. I sent my granddaughter back previously in order to implement the plan. The disciples of your Changbai Sect should have already been captured by the Tongyou Institution by now. The core strength of my race should have also entered the Azure Origin World with my granddaughter leading the way. The lives of your disciples and Bai Yunxu will be the bargaining chip my race will use to keep themselves safe.”

Li Yunchao knew that if everything Yan Su’er said was true, the Changbai Sect would have suffered a massive loss. They weren’t just defeated. They were placed at an absolute disadvantage. They didn’t even have anything they could use to negotiate with the other party.

Li Yunchao’s countenance turned extremely colorful. His face flickered between green and white and he couldn’t even say the final few words to maintain his reputation.

Noticing his reaction, Yan Su’er didn’t plan on staying any longer. She turned and made her way over to the Tongyou Island.

At the same time, the Tongyou Island was quickly pulling away from the Changbai Island. They started to venture away from the belt of land fragments and into the vast expense.

Li Yunchao stared at the Tongyou Island as they made their way away and his expression turned extremely ugly. The other experts who came along with him had no idea what to say.

Signaling to each other with their eyes, Pan Yunbi was eventually pushed to step forward. She carefully approached Li Yunchao and she stammered, “Senior Brother Yun, this… What should we do next?”

“What should we do next?! How would I know? Why don’t all of you tell me what we should do next?” Li Yunchao finally found an outlet to vent his frustrations. After suffering the huge loss in front of Yan Su’er, the humiliation that followed caused anger to burn in his heart. He swept his gaze across those present and snapped, “What the hell are all of you looking at me for?! The grand formation isn’t completely shattered. Why aren’t we making full use of our time to restore it? Junior Brother Zheng Yunqiao’s injuries aren’t too serious. Can’t someone help him to restore himself to his peak state as soon as possible? Other than Zheng Yunqiao and Bai Yunxu, is there anyone else on the island who knows anything about formations? Even if they’re rank three or rank two Formation Masters, it’s better than nothing!”

No one would dare to poke the bear at the moment. All of them saw how Li Yunchao suffered in front of Yan Su’er and all of them couldn’t help but sympathize with him. They turned to carry out his instructions.

“Wait, come back!” Li Yunchao called everyone back in a soft voice. The rage that he experienced earlier was nowhere to be seen as he regained his calm. “Tell Junior Brother Zheng Yunqiao that he can slow down the restoration of the grand formation. He just has to ensure that the commotion we cause is minimal. The most important thing is still to ensure Martial Uncle Shen’s smooth breakthrough to the Martial Dipper Realm.”

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

After receiving his order, everyone turned to return to the Changbai Island.

Only then did Li Yunchao slowly turn back to stare in the direction where the Tongyou Institution left.

“Tongyou Institution… Heh…”

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On the Tongyou Island, Yun Jing left her formation node after Liu Qinglan and Ren Bainian brought Formation Grandmaster Bai Yunxu back. She went to personally welcome Yan Su’er.

Not too many emotions could be seen on Yan Su’er’s face after she met Yun Jing. She simply nodded once and said, “I have done as instructed!”

“Elder Yan, there’s no need to act like this. You saved our island and all of us have noticed your contributions.” Yun Jing smiled.

Despite Yun Jing’s reaction, Yan Su’er remained firm. “There’s no need to praise my actions. We have been fighting for the past 20 or so years and we understand each other more than we know ourselves. I refuse to believe that you guys don’t have anything else planned in case I didn’t make a move. Moreover, if you guys decide to take things seriously, Deputy Patriarch Shang just has to make a move to ensure that the Tongyou Island remains perfectly alright.”

“Of course, if Shang Bo had made a move, they would have achieved their goal. They might not have retrieved their Nine Blossom Jade Formation Disc, and they wouldn’t have been able to obtain any world origin. However, they would definitely sever his chance to enter the Martial Dipper Realm. If that were to happen, the Changbai Sect would have won regardless.” Yan Su’er concluded.

With a soft chuckle, Yun Jing didn’t confirm nor deny whatever she said. She replied, “We’re not out of the woods yet. We still need Elder Yan’s assistance for whatever is to come.”

“Since things have progressed up to this point, I have no reason to shirk my duties. My attachment to them won’t affect anything either.” Yan Su’er replied.

“With Elder Yan’s assistance, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem! I hope you can assist me in controlling the Nine Blossom Jade Formation Disc.” Yun Jing smiled.

Finally, a look of surprise flashed in Yan Su’er’s eyes. She gasped. “You’re daring alright. You even dare to arrange for me to protect your core region. Aren’t you afraid that I will work together with Bai Yunxu at the critical moment to kidnap your Formation Grandmaster? If I’m not wrong, Shang Bo should be cultivating right under the Nine Blossom Jade Formation Disc, right?”

A minute change appeared on Yun Jing’s countenance but she chuckled heartily the next moment. “As they say, we won’t use anyone we don’t trust. We won’t doubt anyone we deploy either. Elder Yan, you will only be able to fully make use of your cultivation and combat strength here. Since our institution agreed to accept the Swallow Race, there’s no point in suspecting each other!”

Yan Su’er gave Yun Jing a deep stare before muttering softly, “Alright!”

With Yan Su’er and Yun Jing protecting the most important formation nodes on the Tongyou Island, Ren Bainian also quickly received his order. He was to coordinate with Liu Qinglan and defend other important formation nodes.

It was also then that the Tongyou Island seemed to have passed through another formless barrier.

When they finally got rid of the sticky feeling that came after, they felt as though the world was spinning around them. They were eventually thrown into a new region of space.

No… Something wasn’t right…

Looking at the stars flickering in the distance, everyone on the Tongyou Island seemed to have reached the same conclusion. They returned to the vast sea of stars.

At that moment, Shang Xia discovered something. He jerked his head and turned to look in a certain direction.

In a space devoid of anything previously, countless land fragments started to gather. They smashed into each other and began fusion. Eventually, they turned into a giant mass…

The creation of a new celestial body had begun. Eventually, it would be reborn in the vast sea of stars!

The thought barely flashed through his mind when he felt a strong gust sweeping through the Tongyou Island. His Crimson Soul Tablet also started to pound rapidly in his sea of consciousness to give him a warning.

What’s going on?!

Shang Xia turned to look all around him as he extended his divine perception to its limit. He tried to find the source of the gust while giving Yun Jing and the others a warning.

Before he could say anything, Yun Jing’s panicky voice rang through the air. “Activate Empty Mountain right now! Hurry! Everyone, pour your inner qi into the grand formation, don’t be stingy with it!”

A bad feeling filled Shang Xia’s heart. He stared in a certain direction in the void and saw a giant pillar of light extending towards them.

When the light flooded his vision, the spatial film appeared around the Tongyou Island again. They once again entered a pocket of separate space before they were swallowed entirely by the pillar of light.

They might be unaffected by the beam of light, but Shang Xia felt that the beam of light passed through him earlier. He was truly terrified as his heart pounded in fear.

“Who?! Is that the Northern Sea Mystic Sect?! Great Observation Sect? Or is that the Changbai Sect?”

“It can’t be the Changbai Sect…”

“It’s the Spirit Abundance World!”

Everyone threw random guesses out.

“Is it really them?”

“Why would they set their sights on us?”

“What was that pillar of light? Why the hell did it feel more powerful than the ball of frosty qi from the Northern Sea Island?”

Yun Jing couldn’t be bothered with their discussion at the moment. Her gaze was locked onto the space in the distance as she instructed Chu Jia, “Cancel the use immediately. We have to leave this state right now!”

“Why?” Chu Jia questioned. “We can still maintain this state for an hour. Moreover, this is the last time we can use this move. Why aren’t we making full use of it?”

Yun Jing growled, “The Spirit Abundance World isn’t the Northern Sea Mystic Sect. They might have already discovered the intricacies of our move. Some people are already trying to surround our location!”

“We have to contact Patriarch Kou and Deputy Patriarch Ji immediately. Only with their help would we be able to get rid of those from the Spirit Abundance World and return to our Azure Origin World!” Yun Jing completed her explanation.

As soon as she did, the layer of spatial film around the Tongyou Island dissipated.

“Prepare for battle!”

The instant the Tongyou Island returned to their original position, there were at least 3 high-level Martial Extermination Realm experts who attacked the Tongyou Island from different directions.

Liu Qinglan, Ren Bainian, and the others quickly made their move to prevent the experts from succeeding.

It didn’t take long for 3 other streaks of light to appear without warning. They seem to have been lying in ambush for quite some time as they approached the Tongyou Island from the gaps in their protection.

Everyone who was approaching the Tongyou Island at the moment had cultivation level in the third layer of the Martial Extermination Realm or above. The 3 experts who appeared at the end were even in the large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm.

Yun Jing and Yan Su’er also rose into the air to make their move. However, the way they took action was completely different from Liu Qinglan and the others. Liu Qinglan and the rest were using the protection barrier’s assistance to deal with their opponents. Yun Jing and Yan Su’er flew into space directly to stop the experts at the large completion stage.

The moment cultivators in the Martial Extermination Realm fought without holding anything back, they would cause a massive disturbance that could spread for tens of miles.

When Yun Jing and Yan Su’er approached their opponents one of them swung his sleeves to reveal a streak of light that shot in the direction of the Tongyou Island.

They tried to stop it, but they were quickly obstructed by the 3 experts at the large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm. They couldn’t pull away in a short period of time and Yun Jing had no choice but to yell, “Stop that thing!”

She might not know what they threw at the Tongyou Island, but she knew that there was no way she could allow that to land.

Unfortunately, every single expert who could fight was locked in combat at the moment. Almost everyone was stretched to their limits and they had to face a strong offensive from their enemies. They couldn’t stop it even if they wanted to.

Since the Tongyou Island’s core region was still protected by their grand formation, everyone could only hope that it was enough to stop whatever they threw.

However, it was evident that the experts of the Spirit Abundance World came prepared. The item they tossed at the Tongyou Island was definitely no ordinary object.

Splitting up into multiple streaks of light, they made quick work of the protection barrier as they tore through it without much resistance.

Seeing as the 3 remaining rays were about to land on the island, Shang Xia raised his Spirit Extermination Gourd. He poured whatever energy he recovered into it and revealed the existence of the tiny green sword.

Despite being at that juncture, Shang Xia started to hesitate. He didn’t know if it would be worth it to use the life-saving trump card given to him by Kou Chongxue on whatever it was.

Before he could reach a decision, a terrifying aura emerged from the core region of the Tongyou Island. It erupted like a supervolcano and it shattered the protection barrier with the sheer force of its appearance. Even the stars in the distance trembled slightly.

A mere trace of the aura caused space to shake. The stars shook in its wake.

Only when one stepped into the Martial Dipper Realm would their divine perception undergo another transformation would they be able to cause something like that!

In other words, at that instant, Shang Bo had broken through the bottleneck of the Martial Dipper Realm and had set one foot through the gates of becoming one!

With a sudden burst of happiness filling his heart, Shang Xia’s attention was turned away from those streaks of light. As such, he didn’t release Kou Chongxue’s sword strike.

In that split second, he lost his chance to obstruct them. Those lights landed in different spots of the Tongyou Island and entered deep into the ground.

Luckily, because of Shang Bo’s aura that emerged, space was completely twisted and the direction of those streaks of lights were affected. They were forced to land some 200 odd miles away from their originally planned location.

They were originally aimed at the inner sector of the Tongyou Island. Because of what happened, they landed in the middle sector instead, 700 miles away from the core region.

“Shang Xia, what the hell are you doing?!” Yun Jing roared in exasperation while fighting her opponent.

Unfortunately, Shang Xia couldn’t be bothered with her yells at that time. Because of Shang Bo’s revelation of his aura, the Nine Blossom Jade Formation Disc failed to control the world origin it contained. A huge amount burst forth and was drawn over to Shang Xia by his Crimson Soul Tablet.