Chapter 1584: Attacking in Turns
When the cultivators of the Blood Lantern Sect saw that Master Wei had reached the final pass, the clamor grew even louder.
The Bright Flame Sect was not a subordinate sect of their Blood Lantern Sect, so they didn’t really care whether the other party could pass or not.
In fact, many disciples thought it would be best if the Bright Flame Sect succeeded. Without comparison, there would be no harm.
In the area where the Bright Flame Sect was located, the disciples were even more excited. Many of them stood up, craning their necks, their fists clenched tightly.
Their bodies trembled, and their faces had turned crimson!
The Bright Flame Sect had been preparing for too long to raise their sect’s rank. Now, the grand elder was about to break through the pass in one strike.
Soon, they would become a powerful third-rate sect. How could this not make the cultivators of the Bright Flame Sect extremely excited?
At this moment, none of the cultivators present wanted to look at the Broken Army Sect’s side anymore. That Li Yan was still struggling at the three-hundred-zhang mark just now.
No matter how strong this person was, could he be stronger than their sect’s grand elder?
Ren Yanyu’s beautiful eyes also stared at the lamp cover with a hint of melancholy, a sigh escaping her red lips.
‘They’ve succeeded!’
Mu Guyue remained silent, but she was searching for Li Yan’s figure. Mu Guyue felt that Li Yan could also succeed.
The feeling Li Yan always gave her was that he either didn’t act, or once he did, he never failed.
Even in a desperate situation like finding a way out of the “Earth-True Domain,” which in Mu Guyue’s eyes was an impossible task, a hopeless dead end that had already driven her to despair.
But after Li Yan had only said a word to her before, when she saw him again, he had actually succeeded.
In Mu Guyue’s opinion, that was what you call a miracle! What did the scene before her count for?
Inside the lamp’s cover, just as Master Wei sensed the flame giant sword get stuck in the opponent’s head, his expression changed dramatically.
The magical power in his body burst forth like a flood, frantically driving it. The flame giant sword surged with fiery waves, and this space, at this moment, had turned into a heaven-devouring sea of fire.
“Roar!”
The crocodile-shaped demonic beast also reacted. After the immense pain, it once again let out a sky-shaking roar. It fiercely raised a giant claw and struck at the flame giant sword embedded in its head.
And almost at the same time, three figures, as fast as lightning, carrying a monstrous momentum, pounced towards Master Wei.
From the emergence of the crocodile-shaped demonic beast, to Master Wei’s immediate attack, to the crocodile-shaped demonic beast’s counterattack, and the pounce of the demonic beasts from below.
If not for the raging flames that were stirred up all around, the entire sequence of events would have felt as if the three parties had acted simultaneously, their afterimages converging in an instant.
A bitter taste filled Master Wei’s mouth. Although his secret art’s effect still had over a dozen breaths left, it was no longer of any use!
The opportunity he could have delayed for had been fleeting. Even if the secret art still had power left, the great demon guarding the pass had already reacted.
Moreover, he was simply no match for four ferocious demonic beasts of the same rank.
In an instant, an object appeared in Master Wei’s hand. It was the Evasion Talisman!
Three figures attacked like lightning, but they passed right through an afterimage.
The crocodile-shaped demonic beast also swung its claw and hit empty air. The flame giant sword embedded in its head suddenly disappeared…
Outside the northern base of the Blood Pagoda Lamp, a spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared. Before the astonished eyes of the crowd, a figure appeared out of thin air on the ground.
As soon as the figure appeared, it didn’t even pause for a moment. Its body extended and shot directly towards the direction of the Bright Flame Sect.
Wu Gouzi’s brow twitched. He could sense that the appearing Master Wei’s aura was still very strong, but how did it end up like this?
The moment Master Wei launched his final strike and the flames billowed, the few Void Refining cultivators still saw that Master Wei’s strike had not gone all the way through…
‘His strategy was not wrong, and he indeed managed to pull away from the three demonic beasts. But in the final strike, why did that pass-guarding demonic beast also suddenly erupt with its full power, causing Master Wei’s strike to be ineffective?’
At this moment, Wu Gouzi also felt that something was not right.
One person and four beasts had instantly stirred up the world. The sea of fire there had already turned into a raging inferno. Without his divine will connection, he also did not notice the abnormal aura in the sea of fire.
“It’s a bit of a pity. To fall at the last hurdle!”
The beautiful Elder Fang from the Pure Yang Hall parted her red lips and shook her head slightly.
She and another elder had been responsible for screening and evaluating the information from the Bright Flame Sect, so she could be considered very familiar with Master Wei.
From the bottom of her heart, she had hoped that the Bright Flame Sect would succeed, but unfortunately, they had failed at the brink of success.
“His calculations had some errors, but he was still very formidable!” the handsome and bewitching Elder Zhou said faintly.
At this time, in the plaza, the cultivators, upon seeing Master Wei’s figure flash and appear outside the lamp, and then fly quickly towards his own sect with undiminished momentum, were instantly befuddled.
“Did… did he succeed?”
“Probably… probably not, right? Why was there no announcement?”
“But Master Wei’s aura is perfectly fine! If he couldn’t win, he should have either come out injured or continued to fight. Could it be that someone attempting the trial would voluntarily admit defeat?”
“But if he succeeded, shouldn’t he have flown out from the top of the lamp cover? Why did he appear at the base?”
“Was it because he was too fast?”
For a time, various discussions, which had not yet subsided from Master Wei’s last strike, once again rang out.
However, most people knew that Master Wei had likely failed, because none of the Void Refining cultivators above had announced the result.
But Master Wei’s current state of aura was what puzzled people.
With a flash, Master Wei arrived at the location of the Bright Flame Sect. He immediately waved his hand, and a restriction instantly enveloped all the Spirit Transformation cultivators.
“What happened?” Han Zhumei immediately asked, while the others also stared at Master Wei.
“A miscalculation at the end. I was entangled by four late-stage fifth-rank demonic beasts…”
Master Wei immediately began to explain. After just a few sentences, his body suddenly swayed.
His originally strong aura began to weaken rapidly, like a deflating balloon, and blood flowed from his mouth and nose.
He had already taken out a medicinal pill in his hand. Raising his hand, he directly swallowed it, wiped away the blood, and continued to speak to the others.
He first briefly explained the reason for his failure, and then began to quickly narrate his entire process of breaking through the trial…
As he described, his face grew paler and paler. This was the backlash from the secret art. Even after swallowing the medicinal pill, he needed to refine it as soon as possible.
When Han Zhumei and the others saw Master Wei’s state upon his return, they guessed that he had likely used a secret art, which was the last resort for every person attempting the trial.
Fortunately, Master Wei only suffered from the backlash and his life was not in danger. He still put the sect’s major affairs first.
They knew that after Master Wei finished explaining, he would have to immediately recuperate, so it was best to ask all questions at this time.
So after Master Wei’s quick explanation, a few others asked about some related details they felt were vague, and Master Wei also quickly answered them one by one.
Then he immediately asked about the situation on the Broken Army Sect’s side. He had entered early and come out late, so he didn’t know the situation over there.
Only then did he learn that Shangguan Tianque had already failed and that the second person had now entered. He then asked about the height Shangguan Tianque had ascended to, the duration, and so on.
Just then, a Spirit Transformation cultivator let out a cry of surprise.
“That person’s speed is also very fast!”
The few of them had only been talking for less than a hundred breaths when that Spirit Transformation cultivator inadvertently looked up and saw the scene inside the Blood Pagoda Lamp, which was like a revolving lantern.
The blurry figure shrouded in flames, ascending all the way, had actually reached the six-hundred-zhang mark in the short time since Master Wei’s return. The other party’s speed was also quite fast.
At this moment, whether on the plaza or the high platform, most cultivators were looking towards the Bright Flame Sect, wanting to confirm the final situation on Master Wei’s side.
As long as the restriction was removed and someone continued to fly towards the Blood Pagoda Lamp, the answer would be clear.
So in such a short period of time, not many people paid attention to Li Yan. Upon hearing this, Master Wei and the others also looked over.
After confirming the situation on Li Yan’s side, Master Wei immediately said, “If there are no problems, then let’s proceed as just suggested. Let Elder Yu go! She, like Shangguan Tianque, possesses both fire and wood spirit roots and can use the life force of wood to supplement the consumed blood. But her cultivation is much higher than Shangguan Tianque’s. Based on Shangguan Tianque’s result, Elder Yu has a better chance. The main thing is to control the direction of the fire sea there.”
After asking about the situation on the Broken Army Sect’s side and combining it with his own recent experience, knowing Shangguan Tianque’s proficient cultivation methods, he accurately guessed the method Shangguan Tianque had used to pass the trial before.
Master Wei immediately arranged for the mid-stage Spirit Transformation elderly woman surnamed Yu to attempt the trial. This person was also extremely proficient in the art of alchemy.
Her spirit root aptitude was the same as Shangguan Tianque’s, but Elder Yu’s cultivation was higher. She was already at the peak of the Mid-stage Spirit Transformation, just a step away from entering the Late-stage Spirit Transformation.
She was the number one person below him and Han Zhumei. In terms of spirit root attributes, she was the most suitable candidate at this moment.
A few breaths later, a figure flew out from the Bright Flame Sect’s side. It was the old woman. She went straight to Wu Gouzi.
After whispering a sentence there, Wu Gouzi flicked out an object with his hand, which the old woman caught. She then turned and quickly flew away.
When they saw this scene, everyone in the plaza was certain that the Bright Flame Sect had also failed to pass the trial. Master Wei had actually failed as well.