Archwizard K’s Journey In The Cultivation World

Case 58: Blooming Lotus.

The fight between Mie Xieren and Cao Jian ended in just a few short minutes.

While everybody marveled at the scene where the abbess emerged victorious like a literal goddess of ice, another intense battle took place on the West side of the battlefield.

Here, the sky had forcefully been turned dark, and an ominous, bloody moon hung.

''Hah...!''

BOOM—!!

''Tch!''

Faced against the raging blood tsunami, one that acted almost like lethal acid, a lone man carefully wiped his fingers through his blade. As his eyes lit up and his sword pointed forward, plum blossom petals began to manifest. Behind the man, a majestic plum blossom tree arose, symbolizing his incredible understanding of the martial art.

When he lightly slashed at the tsunami, three giant blades bearing a faint pink shade escaped, surging with unyielding momentum. Incredibly, the two forces canceled each other out, resulting in an explosion that subsequently caused a rain of blood.

''...''

Although it might seem like a stalemate, in reality, the man still had to defend himself against the blood rain, consuming his energy. Here, it was practically the territory of the deadly blood.

The sect leader of Mount Hua - Xianyu Jun, narrowed his eyes. Standing menacingly some distance away from him was a burly man dressed in red—Luo Cai, sect leader of Bloody Moon. His bulging muscles weren't a good indicator of just how vicious and crafty the man was.

In this fight, Xianyu Jun knew he was at an absolute disadvantage, yet he had no option but to engage. For one, he couldn't bring other disciples in—they would just be corpses in minutes. There was no one to blame but himself. After all, only he and Mie Xieren were capable of holding one of these four alone.

''Getting desperate, aren't you?'' Luo Cai taunted.

''Perhaps.'' Xianyu Jun joked.

As the two prepared to go in again, the blood domain was suddenly disturbed. However, the change was so small that Luo Cai barely noticed it.

''!!'' 

When he belatedly looked to the sky, an immensely powerful lightning strike was already coming down his way. He quickly stepped to the side, managing to avoid a portion of the attack.

''Kuh...!''

Stabilizing his consciousness and enduring the tingling pain across his body, Luo Cai gazed nervously at the ground, where a pitch-black crater remained. 

'I didn't sense it at all!'

No, he couldn't sense it. It was the same thing with the woman who conquered the Land of Death recently. These two both used some strange tricks!

 Moreover, an attack of this caliber...

SWISH—!!

''What now...?!''

The man once again ducked to the ground, his survival instinct screaming. When he looked up, a purple rift that seemed like it tore down space itself remained. His whole body shuddered, remembering the nightmare known as the 'sword empress.'

Meanwhile, Xianyu Jun exclaimed with a surprised face. ''You two are...?''

Standing on either side of him were Tian Yun and Yu Chen, who had just come to assist in the fight.

''No time to waste.'' Yu Chen said calmly, her sword flickered a purple light.

On the other side, Tian Yun also wielded her ceremonial sword, which was actually an artifact she obtained directly from the Immortal League. Bearing a golden blade, it helped the use with energy output—a perfect item for someone who primarily used their spells like Tian Yun.

The three nodded at each other once before both Yu Chen and Xianyu Jun sprang forward, plunging directly toward Luo Cai. Manifesting their powers, the two left behind a purple and a pink trail as they went, and that was when Yu Chen abruptly disappeared.

Panicked, Luo Cai quickly deployed numerous defense arrays and held his stance. Before long, he began to clash with Xianyu Jun. The sect leader of Mount Hua, this time with backup, was much more confident, dishing out dangerous moves knowing someone would cover him. Different shades of red filled the scene, and although Luo Cai couldn't be pushed easily, he was still on edge.

''!!''

As if answering his fear, dozens of purple cuts began to appear in the air, and the next moment, he was simultaneously slashed from every direction, leaving him with numerous wounds. This occurrence left Xianyu Jun stunned. 

'So this is the famed Phantom Sword...'

He thought.

Without thinking much, he continued to press, cornering the opponent more and more. Luo Cai, without a method to locate Yu Chen, eventually chose to change his tactic. He determinedly exploded his qi, pushing his opponents back before creating two blood tornados and letting them graze the battlefield.

From then on, the obstacles kept increasing. From spike-like raindrops to muddy, quicksand-like ground—it was much harder to push the burly man. 

''You brought two more to our duel!'' He shouted. ''Don't blame me if I do this!''

With a loud whistle, an army of cultivators clad in red armor entered the battlefield. Their strength was nothing to scoff at, causing Xianyu Jun to narrow his eyes. A drop of sweat trickled down his forehead.

''Hahahahahah! Know the taste of despair, ants—''

BOOM—!!

Before he could finish his sentence, a violent blast of fire hit the army directly, causing hundreds to perish. 

⌈Fire Blast—6★⌋

Yu Chen quietly muttered.

Then, as if to prove her strength to a certain someone, spells of advanced level kept flying out of her hands, some applied directly to her body.

⌈Phantom Mask—6★⌋

⌈Domain—6★⌋

⌈Volcano—6★⌋

⌈Dark Matrix—6★⌋

⌈Serpent Of Shadow—6★⌋

The bloody domain shook as blazing fire and venomous darkness obliterated the red army, plunging them into certain despair. After continuously pushing out dozens of spells, Yu Chen wiped her little sweat and gazed toward the sky, her eyes cocky as though telling someone, 'See this?'

On the other side, Kierra, who was watching by using clairvoyance:

''...''

(꒪⌓꒪)

What the hell.

Kierra thought it was strange that Yu Chen hadn't presented an advanced spell to her in the last nine months for an intimate time, and this was what was going on? More than twenty spells at once?

Just how intense did Yu Chen want this to be?

On the battlefield, Luo Cai's body was drenched with sweat. He gulped once, finally starting to think of a way to escape the situation. Yet, before he could even take a step, he briefly saw something white filled his vision.

''Argh!!''

The next thing he knew, his head was wrapped around by a flying thunder whip, one that zapped so hard he couldn't stay sane for a while. Then, accompanied by loud buzzing noises, nine lightning spears and six light swords surrounded his body.

''Die.'' A certain white-haired sect leader muttered.

Luo Cai let out a painful screech as all of Tian Yun's spells hit him at once, forming a circle of purifying light around his body and nine electric petals spreading evenly outside of said circle. This combined spell made for a beautiful reversed lotus flower pattern, which Tian Yun was exceptionally proud of.

Seizing the chance, Xianyu Jun and Yu Chen jumped in again, this time pouring everything they had into the moment. As colorful energies swayed on the battlefield, the bloody moon hanging in the sky gradually lost its color, returning to its ordinary color before crumbling away—just as its owner was.

THUD—!

''It's over.''

Stabbing her sword into Luo Cai's abdomen, Yu Chen declared. How body, now filled with charred scars and deep slashing wounds, fell onto the ground.