Chapter 398: Chapter 397: Lively Night_1

“What do you mean I can’t suppress the marital fate on Ba the Second! And what is this backlash?!”

Qiu Jin’an felt a bad premonition as if there was some secret about this boxing technique that he wasn’t aware of.

Meng Jingzhou felt like he was in deep trouble, so he explained, “Let’s take me as an example. I can cast the Single Curse Fist on a Golden Core Stage cultivator or even a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator under the right circumstances, but I can’t do this to a cultivator in the Divinity Transformation Stage. Why is that? Because cultivators in the Divinity Transformation Stage are stronger than me. I can’t beat them, nor can I suppress them.”

“Moreover, if I use the technique on a Golden Core Stage cultivator, but their love connection is with someone in the Divinity Transformation Stage, I still can’t use it. This would be equivalent to me using my technique on a cultivator in the Divinity Transformation Stage!”

Meng Jingzhou thought of Li Haoran, whose other love connection was Su Yiren, a cultivator with Great Power. If he used his technique on Li Haoran, Li wouldn’t be affected, but Meng himself would face a backlash!

Qiu Jin’an stared blankly and retorted, “Rubbish! As the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sect, how could I fail to suppress a person like Ba the Second!”

Meng Jingzhou remained silent. Seeing the look on Meng’s face, Qiu Jin’an felt as if he had been doused with cold water. He understood Meng’s intention—while he could suppress Ba the Second, he couldn’t suppress the other person connected to him through the marital fate.

Qiu Jin’an, who was no stranger to risks, repressed his present unease, forced himself to calm down, and asked, “So what is this backlash?”

“The backlash will result in one losing their connection with females for a certain period in the future. They won’t be able to interact with any woman, and under various coincidences, they will be distanced from females. It might also happen that in some circumstances, females will distance themselves from him.”

“You should know about the compass, right? Two poles repel each other.”

Qiu Jin’an was taken aback. This backlash effect seemed too harsh.

“Has this backlash happened to you?”

“No.”

“Then how can you confirm the genuineness of the backlash effect?”

“Eldest Senior Sister said.”

Qiu Jin’an’s final glimmer of hope was extinguished.

Uncle Ba’s experience in the martial world wasn’t much less than that of Qiu Jin’an’s. Though Ba spent most of his time living a quasi-retired life at the entrance of the medicinal garden nowadays, back in the day, he had made a big name for himself in the martial world.

Having quickly understood Meng Jingzhou’s situation, he said, “The Five Elements Rotating Spirit Possession Technique from the Five Elements Sect? The only one who could use this technique with martial nephew Meng against me must be Qiu Jin’an!”

He used to think that Shangguan Yu, who spent most of his time with Qiu Jin’an, was not very fond of Qiu. Now he found Qiu more agreeable than ever.

“Little Qiu, why carry such resentment against me? I misunderstood you in the past. Now that the misunderstanding between us has been cleared, we should maintain harmony.”

“Moreover, as the Sect Leader of the Five Elements Sect representing the ideals of the Five Elements Sect, treating me this way could easily give outsiders the impression that our Seek Dao Sect and your Five Elements Sect are in a bad relationship.”

Uncle Ba appeared to be a benevolent old father reconciling with a rebellious son.

“Ba the Second, go to hell!”

Enraged, Qiu Jin’an ejected himself out of Meng Jingzhou’s body, tossed him to the side, rolled up his sleeves, and began to fight.

Ba the Second brought his hands together, rotating them in opposite directions for half a circle, and from under his feet grew numerous dark vines. These vines could absorb the spiritual essence of cultivators. As a cultivator got entangled, their spiritual essence would disappear rapidly, leaving them weak and unable to resist.

“Wood Element Enemy Trapping Formation?”

Qiu Jin’an recognized the technique being used on him instantly and sneered. He had been ambushed by this formation technique since childhood. How could he let Ba the Second succeed this time?

“Come on!”

Radiating blinding light, he flashed a five-colored luminous spiral in his palm so dazzling that others had to look away. When Meng Jingzhou restored his vision, he saw Sect Leader Qiu, holding a five-colored luminous spiral, lightly sweeping it around. The dark vines, as if having been bitten back, lost their vitality, slumped, and died.

“Five-Colored Bright Wheel!”

Ba the Second found himself in a tricky situation. He was proficient in wood attributes and array techniques, but how could he match Qiu Jin’an’s accomplishment in the Five Elements technique? This was like chopping off one of his arms.

Qiu Jin’an had become the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sects by relying on absolute power!

“Ba the Second, take this!”

𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The Five-Colored Bright Wheel rotated rapidly, striking towards Ba the Second, who transformed his two arms into robust tree branches to hold back the wheel, causing sparks to fly.

“Qiu Jin’an, you dared to secretly sneak into our Seek Dao Sect and abduct my apprentice!” The voice of the Third Elder echoed loudly, resembling the roars of a Buddhist Lion, shaking the heavens and the earth, and could be heard clearly on all nine peaks of the Seek Dao Sect.

Upon hearing the Third Elder’s voice, numerous disciples looked excited, knowing that there was going to be a show.

“Give me twenty skewers to go!”

“I’ll take thirty beef skewers with extra chili, also to go!”

The disciples, holding various snacks, rushed to the medicinal garden.

Lu Yang was in the Five Centers Toward Heaven position, with his two swords, Green Peak and Dark Moon, floating on either side of him like the righteous protectors of divinities, safeguarding their master.

Having exited the closure, his eyes were filled with confusion: “What happened? Has someone invaded the Seek Dao Sect?”

Lu Yang wondered who would be so bold as to cause a ruckus in the Seek Dao Sect. Could it be a drunkard?

“Wait, the fact that someone dares to sneak into the Seek Dao Sect means they have a trump card on hand. Maybe they want to launch an attack from within and outside to break the Sect’s defenses all at once!” Lu Yang quickly realized that things were definitely not as simple as they seemed. To make things worse, Eldest Senior Sister was not at the Sect.

“Is this a crisis of Sect extermination?!”

Lu Yang envisioned a scene in his mind: The Seek Dao Sect being breached, disciples being displaced, him leading the few remaining disciples, using fake identities to survive, preserving the last spark of the Seek Dao Sect. Above their cover would be the bombardment of enemy magic skills, and they would be living precariously…

He took hold of the Green Peak Sword and came down from the mountain. Seeing his Senior Brothers and Sisters passing by with their food, he stopped.

“Maybe, I should grab something to eat too.”

The Third Elder stood in the high sky with an air of righteousness, looking down at Qiu Jin’an and Ba the Second.

With the arrival of the Third Elder, the other elders in the Sect also flew out one after another – the Fourth Elder, the Seventh Elder, the Eighth Elder…

“What’s going on? Why has Qiu Jin’an come?” The Seventh Elder couldn’t figure it out. He had been studying pill formulas and was called out by the Third Elder’s shout.

“These two have been quarreling since childhood. It’s not the first time, so why make a fuss?” The Fourth Elder sneered and said nonchalantly.

“Whom should we help?” The Seventh Elder looked at Ba the Second and Qiu Jin’an, who were fiercely fighting below, caught in a dilemma.

Normally, they should be helping Second Martial Brother to fight the outsider Qiu Jin’an. But seeing as the Second Martial Brother was shamelessly courting Shangguan Yu right now, he deserved a bit of a beating as well.

Kudos to the Third Elder for making the decision.

He said in a solemn voice, “Since we don’t know whom to side with, let’s just beat up both!”

“Great idea!” The four elders reached an agreement instantaneously. They unleashed their magic power and charged down.

Qiu Jin’an’s expression changed. The other party had the advantage of numbers. If he dragged this out, there wouldn’t be a good result. It was better to retreat first!

Ba the Second’s expression changed too. There was something fishy about the attitude of these four martial nephews. It didn’t seem like they were targeting Qiu Jin’an.

At the entrance of the Seek Dao Sect, deep within the bamboo forest, the River Spirit was watching the brightly lit depths of the Seek Dao Sect, wearing a look of anticipation for the spectacle unfolding.