At the moment he picked up the girl from the narrow corner of the room, Huan Cheng stood on the ruins and suddenly turned towards the city center, in the direction of the inn where Situ Xiuneng was staying—trying to see it from afar, but was blocked by tall buildings.
Why look there?
Because he felt that this disaster must be related to the Hundred Sects Alliance.
Also, besides the Hundred Sects Alliance, in the region of East Lake, no one dared cause a commotion in Cangwu City.
He, a humble Profound Realm, naturally couldn't punish them or do what a City Lord should do. But he trusted Wen Ping would seek justice for Cangwu City.
No matter what big figure came from the Hundred Sects Alliance.
...
In the city.
"What's going on?"
When the loud noise came, Situ Xiuneng walked out of the house, not yet able to ask Murong Qing and others outside about what happened, when he saw the surging crowd continually crossing the street before him.
With one glance, at least a thousand people.
Thousands of people, speaking in bits and pieces, the noise was as thunderous as the sound of rain in the night, streaming into his ears. It gave Situ Xiuneng a feeling that it seemed Cangwu City was facing a catastrophe.
However, clearly, this was impossible. In East Lake, though the Demon Race was stronger than the Human Race, Cangwu City was backed by the Immortal Sect that could destroy the Dragon God Sect, making it safer than anywhere else in East Lake. To say, even cities guarded by Four-star Influences like Xuanse Lake are not as safe as Cangwu City.
But the feasibility of demons attacking the city was denied, so what exactly caused these people to panic and disorder?
Situ Xiuneng frowned in doubt, leaping up to stand on the inn's eaves, gazing into the direction the loud sound came from, and immediately saw the abrupt, dazzling red glow at the edge of the night city. Situ Xiuneng quickly released perception, directly sweeping across Cangwu City, past the ruins at the city's edge, directly towards the center of the battle.
The aftershocks from the Mountain Suppression Realm, and everything occurring at the moment, immediately fed back into his mind, as if he was standing there. He then understood what was happening.
Many Mountain Suppression Realm forces were fighting outside the city!
When curiously wanting to see which side's forces were involved, a familiar aura surged into his mind.
Situ Xiuneng exclaimed, "Lu Ming!"
Only then did he realize what that dazzling red light in the sky was.
It was Vein Technique—Thousand Leaps!
"Damn it!" Situ Xiuneng cursed silently, suddenly moving, swiftly heading towards the outskirts where the battle was occurring, while looking towards Yunlan Mountain. "It's the critical moment for peace talks, is Lu Ming seeking death?"
He had no time now to think about Lu Ming acting on his own. This mistake could be punished later. He now just hoped Lu Ming wasn't targeting the Immortal Sect. If so, the situation would be better. Otherwise, how the situation would unfold today was uncertain.
Because now, anything could trigger a chain reaction!
The Immortal Sect could destroy the Dragon God Sect; if they directly killed Lu Ming...
Thinking of this, Situ Xiuneng immediately quickened his steps.
At this moment, as the perception was retracting, it suddenly swept over the sky above Yunlan Mountain, sensing two auras continuously falling. One aura was very familiar, elusive, unclear—precisely that of the Immortal Sect Sect Leader Wen Ping encountered earlier.
And the other aura was very unfamiliar.
But this aura was obviously not as mysterious as Wen Ping's—this person was definitely a Mountain Suppression Upper Realm expert!
He had tried many ways to meet the power behind the Immortal Sect during his last visit to Yunlan Mountain but was unsuccessful. Yet he unexpectedly saw such figures under these circumstances today. This indicated that this matter was likely related to the Immortal Sect.
Situ Xiuneng's heart grew worried, immediately hastening his steps towards outside the city.
What you fear always comes!
...
Meanwhile, the fire walls formed between each fire column in the Thousand Leaps·Second Mechanism Realm were now rippling like emerald waves, spreading outward from the center of the fire walls, with the flames no longer rising.
Following this, each fire wall suddenly extended a huge Fire Vine. Looking around, at least twenty or thirty vines. Each Fire Vine, after emerging from the fire wall, seemed to grow eyes as they directly charged towards the two of Luan Yue.
Both in front and behind!
The two of Luan Yue had no choice but to fight head-on.
Seeing this, the two quickly leaned back to back, entrusting each other's backs to the most trusted ally. Amid the vibrations of the Meridian Gate, the two continually performed Vein Techniques against the attacking Fire Vines. But no matter what Vein Technique was blasted out, it would be scattered by the Fire Vines.
"What should we do, our Vein Technique can barely fend off the Fire Vines?" Hei Shan, as a Mountain Suppression Realm expert, looked extremely grim seeing his Vein Technique being scattered by several Fire Vines.
Luan Yue, whilst constantly releasing Vein Techniques, whispered a warning, "Even so, don't stop, use all your strength to quickly deploy Vein Techniques."
Luan Yue and Hei Shan cultivated high-grade Vein Techniques, and their cultivation realm was not low either. But facing the Fire Vines of the Second Mechanism Realm was like facing attacks from dozens of Mountain Suppression Realm forces simultaneously, making their resistance truly feeble.
The most lethal thing was that they could only blast out their Vein Techniques one by one, as singular attacks. But School Vein Skill can be stacked and complement each other. It remains perpetually strong under the augmentation of the Meridian Gate.
Luan Yue and Hei Shan continually released high-grade Vein Techniques, and although the Meridian Gate could continuously absorb Vein Qi to condense Vein Techniques, it would more quickly exhaust Spiritual Power. In contrast, the opponent maintained balanced consumption, allowing them to fight for ten years without issue.
Luan Yue and Hei Shan knew this was enough to be fatal, but currently, the First Extreme Realm and the Second Mechanism Realm of Thousand Leaps had already been deployed. The two complemented each other, making defense and attack nearly invincible. So all they could do was continuously release Vein Techniques, exhausting power to fend off the Fire Vines, first ensuring the two wouldn't be separated.
Once separated, neither would have protection behind their backs, and the Fire Vines would continuously attack their unseen rear. The outcome could likely be determined in an instant, unable to wait for the Immortal Sect's intervention.
At that point, perseverance becomes a luxury.
Immortality is already a longing.
Lu Ming, a battle-hardened warrior, could easily see through their scheming. He kept verbally interfering to distract the two, saying, "Don't resist stubbornly. Even if I use ordinary Vein Techniques, neither of you are my match, let alone School Vein Skill. Close the Meridian Gate and surrender; Lord Situ Xiuneng may spare your lives."
Besides the verbal interference, the Fire Vines also continuously attacked the gaps on both sides of the two, areas less smooth for defending.
The initial one or two root disturbances didn't have much effect.