Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Chapter 115: The Battle Begins

Jin Qigu's biased support for the Zhao Family, without distinguishing right from wrong, ignited Meng Zhang's anger. He found it frustrating how fickle Jin Qigu could be. Last time they met at Forest Mountain School, Jin Qigu was not like this at all.

Suppressing his anger, Meng Zhang coldly said, "This is a feud between the younger generation and Zhao Family. Senior, you need not concern yourself with it."

"Stay on the sidelines and watch the battle, there's no need to ask about anything else."

"Those who don't know any better won't even appreciate a senior's kindness. Nowadays, young people are simply ignorant of the world. They'll only understand the need to beg for mercy after they've tasted hardship."

Sect Master Ruan Yuan of the Golden Blade Sect spoke harshly.

Meng Zhang didn't bother arguing with them. Their stance was clear; impartiality was out of the question.

"Now that both sides' witnesses are here, you can begin your battle," Ruan Yuan announced.

"Please wait a moment, Senior. One of my witnesses has yet to arrive," Meng Zhang requested.

"Why play tricks? We don't care who you're bringing in. Making us wait for one person," Jin Qigu asked.

"Once this person arrives, Senior will naturally recognize him," Meng Zhang replied casually.

"Don't be so mysterious, it's meaningless," Ruan Yuan said with some disdain.

After a while, when Ruan Yuan was starting to get impatient, a crane's cry came from the sky, and a blue crane flew in from a distance.

The blue crane's speed was extremely fast, and it quickly landed on the hillside. A person stepped down from the crane.

As soon as this person appeared, Zhao Jiudou's expression changed drastically, even showing some panic.

Jin Qigu and Ruan Yuan also had unpleasant expressions.

"Junior Sect Master Meng, I'm sorry for being a step late," the person said.

"No problem, Brother Zhou, your arrival is perfect," Meng Zhang hurriedly greeted Zhou Shengkao.

"Everyone, I apologize for the delay. I was about to leave, but Brother Shan insisted on stopping me, saying there was something he needed to discuss. I chatted with him for a while before coming here," Zhou Shengkao said, nodding to those around him.

"Brother Zhou, it's truly fortunate that you can frequently receive Elder Shan's guidance. Such an opportunity is beyond the reach of many. In comparison, other trivial matters are of no importance," Ruan Yuan said with a smile.

Jin Qigu smiled and said, "If we could receive Elder Shan's guidance regularly, even if it means we'll live a few years less, we'd be willing."

Despite his high status, Zhou Shengkao didn't act haughty. Instead, he warmly chatted with those around him, indicating that his relationship with Shan Ying was not a secret.

Many cultivators gathered around and warmly conversed with Zhou Shengkao. When Zhao Jiudou took the initiative to greet Zhou Shengkao, he responded very coldly and refused to engage with him any further.

Seeing this scene, the surrounding cultivators immediately made judgments.

Zhao Jiudou felt a chill in his heart. After the Zhao Family and others were punished by Twin Success Valley, they were now subjected to such an attitude from Zhou Shengkao. The days ahead for the Zhao Family would be difficult.

After talking for a while, Zhou Shengkao said, "It's getting late; let Taiyi Sect and Zhao Family settle their grievances."

"Let's begin now."

After Zhou Shengkao's announcement, Meng Zhang immediately left and returned to the Taiyi Sect's camp.

Zhao Jiudou suppressed his unease and gathered the Zhao Family cultivators to head towards Taiyi Sect's camp.

Among the Zhao Family cultivators, there were whispers of unease due to Zhou Shengkao's attitude towards them.

"Alright, now is not the time to be lost in thoughts. Focus on the battle at hand, and we can discuss other matters after the fight," Zhao Jiudou reassured them.

Zhao Jiudou was the first to charge toward the front of the formation. With his Refining Qi completion cultivation base, if no one stopped him, he would bring tremendous impact to the First Rank Formation.

Meng Zhang leaped out of the formation and took the initiative to confront Zhao Jiudou.

Blade against blade, battle against battle—this was exactly what Zhao Jiudou wanted.

During their last encounter at the Forest Mountain, they didn't determine a winner. Instead of teaching Meng Zhang a lesson, Zhao Jiudou had inadvertently helped Meng Zhang gain fame.

Today, Zhao Jiudou wanted to use his flying sword to properly teach this lucky kid and restore his reputation.

Their flying swords danced in the air, and then quickly approached each other, launching a series of intense collisions.

Both Meng Zhang and Zhao Jiudou were not true Sword Cultivators; apart from their flying swords, they didn't hesitate to use other magic tools.

Meng Zhang raised his Fire Seal, and several fire snakes formed by Solar True Flame rushed towards Zhao Jiudou.

Zhao Jiudou wielded a stone stick, and the ground condensed into two earthen dragons that directly confronted the fire snakes, engaging in a fierce battle.

Meng Zhang lightly shook the Soul Shocking Bell, but the jade pendant Zhao Jiudou wore spontaneously emitted a warm flow, keeping him alert and unaffected by the bell's sound.

While Meng Zhang and Zhao Jiudou fought fiercely, the others were not idle.

Apart from Zhao Jiudou, the Zhao Family had sent fifteen cultivators to this battle. It wasn't that Zhao Family could only spare this many, but according to Zhao Jiudou's plan, they wanted to defeat Taiyi Sect head-on with an equal number of people to demonstrate Zhao Family's might.

Leading the Zhao Family cultivators was Zhao Dong, who was at the Refining Qi Seventh Level. There were also two Refining Qi late-stage cultivators and the rest were all at the Refining Qi middle-stage.

On Taiyi Sect's side, apart from Tian Zhen and Daoist Clear Spirit at the Refining Qi Sixth Level, Li Xuan, Zhang Zhanlin, and the father-son pair from the Wang family were at the Refining Qi middle-stage. The rest of the disciples were all rookie cultivators at the Refining Qi initial stage.

In the Cultivation World, major forces tried to avoid sending Refining Qi rookies into battle.

Although the numbers were equal between Taiyi Sect and Zhao Family, the difference in cultivation base was vast. The only thing Taiyi Sect could rely on was the First Rank Formation, the Chaotic Sand and Stone Formation.

Although this was their first actual battle, Wen Qiansun was not flustered. He calmly directed the disciples into position and started to control the formation.

Zhao Dong and the others charged towards the formation, and without needing any orders, they unleashed various techniques to attack the formation in front of them.

It was only a First Rank Formation, how much defensive power could it have to withstand their attacks?

After a series of bright talisman lights and a barrage of spells such as Fireball Art, Earth Dragon Art, and Golden Blade Art, the formation was almost completely enveloped.

The flying sand and chaotic stones outside the formation proactively countered these spells.

After a series of loud explosions, the sand dissipated, revealing the situation inside the formation.

The attack didn't stop; even more talismans were released, and an increasing number of spells rained down on the formation from all directions.

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