Chapter 822: Yiyun, Yi Shen Pt.2

Yiyun of the Eternal Palace was a second element Martial Dipper Realm expert.

Yishen of the Eternal Palace was also a second element Martial Dipper Realm expert.

Perhaps due to the lesson they learned during the battle against the Spirit Abundance World back then, the Martial Dipper Realm experts sent by the Elysiums were in the second element Martial Dipper Realm at the very least.

The only difference between Yiyun and Yishen was that one of Yishen’s Fate Dipper Clones was destroyed back then. He hadn’t restored his cultivation ever since the battle.

From that fact alone, one could see that even in the Elysiums, Origin Dippers wasn’t something one could obtain anytime they liked. Especially those that suited them. To go one step further, it would be even more difficult to find one that could reduce the chance of one's fate dippers from going out of control.

He might be at the second layer of the Martial Dipper Realm, but Yishen was an expert with experience as a third layer Martial Dipper Realm expert. His cultivation realm might have dropped, but he still possessed formidable combat prowess.

Unfortunately, they failed to ambush Shang Xia earlier. Instead of retreating immediately, Shang Xia stared at them from a distance.

“Are you 2 really going to make things difficult for me?” Shang Xia’s gaze shifted from Yishen to Yiyun and his tone became chilly. “Fellow cultivators, I believe you know the best chance for you to stop me has passed. Also, even if you work together, you won’t be able to keep me here.”

Yiyun’s eyes spun around slightly, but she soon broke out in laughter., “Hall Master Shang, you seem to be extremely confident. Martial Uncle Yishen and I aren’t willing to force the situation into a stalemate and make things awkward. As long as you answer one of my questions, you can leave. How about it?”

Shang Xia sneered in response, “If Elder Yishen successfully ambushed me earlier, I’m afraid you won’t be saying this right now...”

“Heh...” Yiyun laughed and didn’t deny what he said. Instead, she asked another question. “Hall Master Shang, you seem to be in a rush. Where are you going? Could Kou Chongxue be hiding in the Celestial Remains? Are you in a rush to meet up with him?”

Shang Xia’s expression changed slightly and he gasped, “So... Both of you are still playing for time.”

As soon as the words left his lips, Yiyun and Yishen made their move at the same time.

“Hehe... Looks like Hall Master Shang figured it out. It’s a shame it’s too late!”

As soon as the bell that was thrown by Yiyun flew over, loud chimes filled the air. It could not only affect one’s divine will, but the sound waves also affected the space around them, causing strong spatial fluctuations to crash into Shang Xia.

At the same time, Yishen rushed over at a frightening speed. He avoided the spatial fluctuations from time to time by stopping abruptly. Even so, he still closed in on Shang Xia at a frightening pace.

Their cooperation was impeccable, and they attacked Shang Xia with a frightening intent to kill.

“I heard that Hall Master Shang’s control over space is truly extraordinary. I wonder if you can escape from us?” Amidst the chaotic ringing of the bell, Elder Yiyun’s voice transmitted into Shang Xia’s ears without the slightest disturbance.

The bell continued to ring and the soundwaves continued to cause the space to fold and rush at Shang Xia. The sound seemed to possess the power to weaken his opponent’s combat abilities.

All their methods were pretty amazing, but against Shang Xia, they were completely useless.

It was especially the case for the soundwaves that were supposed to weaken him. With Shang Xia’s Five Element Origin that was perfectly balanced, its foundation was incomparably solid.

Actually, Shang Xia’s inner qi was stirred slightly when Yiyun tossed her bell earlier. However, the instability was quickly quashed by his Five Element Dipper Qi.

Of course, Shang Xia didn’t show how casually he could deal with it. He gritted his teeth and acted as though he was having a hard time resisting the sound waves. He even made his Fate Dipper Protection Barrier tremble slightly. He seemed extremely ‘unstable’ as Yiyun’s sinister chuckle filled the air. The barrier around him would grow stronger and weaker from time to time, and to others, Shang Xia seemed completely out of it. He looked like he was forcing himself to withstand the spatial fluctuations around him.

While he was resisting the pressure, Yishen was still pressing closer. He raised his hand and pushed his palm forward. A figure of a palm appeared in mid air and slammed into the protection barrier around Shang Xia.

With a soft sizzling sound, the flickering Fate Dipper Protection Barrier around Shang Xia started to corrode slightly. The palm strike seemed extremely effective when wearing down one’s protection barrier and Shang Xia revealed an expression like he was struggling. From the looks of it, the protection barrier around him would shatter with a second palm.

A semi-frozen smile appeared on Yishen’s face. His figure flashed across the air and he appeared in a completely different direction. At the same time, he pulled even closer to Shang Xia.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

No one who entered the Celestial Remains was foolish. They were basically sure Kou Chongxue was the person who barged into the Celestial Remains back then. Now that the Origin Holy Artifact made an appearance, anyone with half a brain would realize that Kou Chongxue was the largest suspect.

Since that was the case, Yiyun and Yishen wouldn’t let Shang Xia get his way easily now that they caught him alone before he met up with Kou Chongxue.

Seeing as Yishen’s second palm was about to arrive, the dim Fate Dipper Protection Barrier around Shang Xia released rays of brilliant light. Not only did the spatial fluctuations no longer affect him, but the chaos around him was forcefully suppressed.

Fuck! This brat was faking it!

Elder Yishen couldn’t care less about the flabbergasted Yiyun as his rich battle experience told him that danger was approaching.

He didn’t care about unleashing the Dipper Breaking Palm which was a special skill created by the Eternal Palace to shatter their opponent’s Fate Dipper Protection Barrier as he turned around to run.

It was a shame Shang Xia wasn’t going to let her go easily after baiting his opponent over.

With his Five Element Dipper Qi rushing through his body, Shang Xia formed a seal with his hands. “Trap!”

Earth Element Dipper Qi descended and Yishen felt as though a mountain had descended on him. He found it hard to fly an extra inch.

Yiyun also realized something was wrong and she exclaimed loudly while trying to restrain Shang Xia’s divine will.

The bell that had been chiming the whole time no longer rang normally. It split into 3 different bells and one of them released a loud blast. Space shattered because of trembling and Shang Xia’s second Five Element Seal was shattered. The second bell flew straight at him and arrived above his head. The third bell flew over to Yishen to protect him.

To that, Shang Xia revealed a sneer.

You’re busy protecting your companion, but who’s going to protect you?!

The energy flowing through Shang Xia stagnated, but it started to flow in reverse the next second.

A needle made from Five Element Dipper Qi shot at Elder Yiyun at a frightening speed.

A five colored light ring appeared above Shang Xia’s head and stalled the second bell. In fact, it also stopped the powerful soundwave from the first bell.

“Watch out!” Elder Yishen, who managed to escape with the help of the third bell, yelled. Before he caught his breath, Shang Xia made his move. He only had time to yell a warning.

However, how could his yell be faster than Shang Xia’s Five Element Divine Needle?

Yiyun was clearly unable to retrieve her bell in time, but she was still confident he would be able to block it.

His Fate Dipper Protection Barrier appeared instinctively, and he roused his dipper qi and pushed them into his fingers. Facing the incoming needle, his fingers shot out one one by one, in an attempt to stop it.

A Martial Dipper Realm expert who came from an Elysium with rich heritage like the Eternal Palace had all sorts of inheritances. Their foundations were strong, and they weren’t lacking in rank five techniques.

Yishen trained in the Dipper Breaking Palm, and Yiyun practiced the Buddha’s Melody.

The flying needle was battered by the soundwaves that were created and melodious chimes rang through the air.

Unfortunately, the needle barely dimmed. However, the speed of the needle wasn’t affected in the slightest.

Yiyun was no longer as confident as before when she saw how ineffective her ability was against Shang Xia. He wanted to unleash Buddha’s Melody again, the needle pierced a hole through her Fate Dipper Protection Barrier and sank into her shoulder.

Grunting softly, she eventually destroyed the needle in her body. However, a strange dipper qi started to spread through her body. She tried to suppress it with her dipper qi, but her attempts were futile.

In the next second, she felt her upper half turning numb and the feeling spread across the half of her body.

Fortunately, she was a Martial Dipper Realm expert at the end of the day. She recalled her bells earlier when she felt danger. She felt the dipper qi in her body being obstructed, but after causing half her body to go numb, it lost the rest of its power.

Yishen made a large loop around to arrive beside Yiyun, and a trace of wariness appeared in his eyes when he looked at Shang Xia again.

Shang Xia merely snorted softly while staring at the void behind them.

The next second, the Five Element Ring above him started to spin rapidly. The space around the 3 of them started to solidify and it turned into a stable spatial tunnel. A spatial gate was created and after Shang Xia stepped into it, he disappeared.

He might have left, but Yishen wasn’t feeling relaxed in the slightest. He turned around and stared at the void behind him and yelled, “Who...?!”

A figure was revealed tens of miles away and to prevent any misunderstandings, the figure didn’t approach the 2.

“Jiu Qi? Why are you here?” Yishen felt a trace of annoyance rising in his heart when he saw the expert from the Divine Capital Sect. “Why are you here?!”

Jiu Qi’s glance didn’t move away from Yiyun who revealed a pained look and he snorted, “It’s nothing much. I felt a familiar aura here and I decided to head over to take a look. I hope you don’t misunderstand.”

Yishen sneered, “Are you here to watch us make a fool of ourselves?”

Jiu Qi’s expression didn’t change and he shook his head and sighed, “I wasn’t able to help Elder Yiyun when I arrived. I apologize.”

However, a soft chortle left his lips and he didn’t say anymore.

Whether or not he was able to arrive in time to help wasn’t something they could determine. However, it wasn’t time for them to care about things like that at the moment.

“So, why are you here?” Yishen growled.

Sweeping his gaze across Yishen and Yiyun, Jiu Qi muttered, “Elder Yiyun isn’t exactly in the best of shape right now and I wonder if you need my help?”

“No, we don’t.” Yishen rejected immediately. However, he realized he shouldn’t act so rudely to an expert of the Divine Capital Sect and he added, “Many thanks for your good intentions...”

Nodding, Jiu Qi muttered, “Since that’s the case, I’ll take my leave now. Please take care of yourself.”

When he was done, his gaze lingered on the spot where Shang Xia disappeared earlier before he left. He vanished the next moment.

After Yishen could no longer feel Jiu Qi’s aura, he finally relaxed. However, he tensed up again and felt a little worried after seeing the pain Yiyun was in. He asked softly, “How are you?”

Struggling to keep her eyes open, Yiyun muttered, “I’m not doing great. Martial Uncle, I’m afraid I’m going to be a burden now...”

Yishen’s expression changed and he asked, “What if you separated a Fate Dipper Clone?”

One’s cultivation realm would drop after separating a Fate Dipper Clone, and their combat strength would be greatly diminished. However, it would allow one to transfer all their injuries to the clone and restore themselves to their peak state.

Yiyun forced a smile. “No... it won’t work. Unless I sever my shoulder, this won’t go away.”

“How can this be?!” Yishen gasped.

“Looks like we kicked an iron board this time...” Yiyun groaned while enduring the pain she felt. The constant clash of her dipper qi and the strange energy in her body left behind by Shang Xia. Her expression turned sinister and she sneered, “His dipper qi is extremely scary, and I can tell that he’s walking down a unique path of cultivation in the Aure Ascension World. He definitely hiding something!”