Chapter 778: Who dares to stop, die (Part 5)
“Grandson!” Cao Hong finally reacted. He no longer cared about revenge and chased after him like a stray dog, carefully intercepting his grandson’s body with his spiritual sense.
“My heavens, with one strike, he instantly killed the arrogant Cao Guang. Among the younger generation, besides the legendary Saintess of the Hua Rong Sect, who else can do this? It seems she is indeed Jiang Ling!”
“Cao Guang is a cultivator in the mid-Divine Ability Mirror stage. Then what is Cheng Hong Ling’s cultivation level? Late Divine Ability Mirror? Or Heavenly Punishment Realm?”
“She doesn’t have any immortal bloodline, so how did she cultivate?”
“You ask me, who am I supposed to ask? If I knew, I would be the one beating Cao Guang right now.”
Several cultivators exclaimed.
“Don’t get too happy too soon, Cheng Hong Ling. This is not the Evergreen Convention. If you beat the younger generation, will the elders let it slide? No matter how strong she is, can she beat an old monster like Cao Hong?”
“That’s right. Cao Hong came here today specifically to cause trouble. And she, on the other hand, poured oil on the fire. Now there’s no possibility of reconciliation. Not only will the Hong Hua Sect be in trouble, but the Hua Rong Sect will also be implicated!”
“Don’t forget the Shuiyu Valley. Qi Huang is the Grand Elder of the Shuiyu Valley!”
“Haha, the Shuiyu Valley is truly unlucky. They might once again be suppressed by immortal might. I remember last time it was because of this Cheng Hong Ling. What a jinx!”
The cultivators nearby said with schadenfreude.
However, the people from the Hong Hua Sect and Shuiyu Valley did not show any fear, as they had absolute trust in Qi Huang. After all, she had created too many miracles.
Meanwhile, Cao Hong was checking his grandson’s injuries, his old face gradually turning ferocious.
Cao Guang’s injuries were extremely severe. His entire chest cavity was deformed, more than ten ribs were broken, and his internal organs were ruptured, causing severe internal bleeding. Although it wouldn’t immediately cost him his life, he wouldn’t be able to get out of bed in the short term.
“I got into bed.”
“I’m sorry, grandson! She must have sprinkled Heaven-Concealing Water on herself. My spiritual sense couldn’t lock onto her, so I couldn’t save you in time.”
Cao Hong said with great guilt.
“No… *cough cough*… Grandfather… I am useless… I disgraced you and the Cao family.”
Cao Guang apologized with difficulty, gasping for breath.
“It’s okay… it’s okay… The Path of Cultivation is extremely long. Don’t dwell on temporary failures. We can always fight back later.”
Cao Hong consoled him while taking out the best healing medicine for his grandson.
“Can I really fight back? She’s just… just too strong!”
Cao Guang asked somewhat dejectedly, his dao heart clearly shattered.
“You can! You absolutely can! You rest first, and leave the rest to me.”
Cao Hong said with a clear conscience, then placed his grandson in the Storage Ring.
Only then did Cao Hong find time. He stared intently at Cheng Hong Ling, his eyes filled with killing intent: “You dare to attack so brazenly, aren’t you afraid that my grandson had the Immortal Tablet protecting him?”
Cheng Hong Ling did not reply. She had of course considered this. But since she had a clone whose spiritual sense had reached the Human Immortal realm, what was there to fear?
“You brought him here specifically for tempering. If he still had the Immortal Tablet protecting him, then what would be the meaning of defeating an opponent?”
Qi Huang below spoke unhurriedly.
“So that’s how it is. You are quite cunning.”
Cao Hong smiled sinisterly and then said to Cheng Hong Ling, “I am really curious about how strong you are now!”
“What? Do you want to try too?”
Cheng Hong Ling retorted fearlessly.
“Alliance Leader Cao, victory and defeat are common in warfare. You are a senior, and younger generations are sparring. You wouldn’t attack a junior, would you?”
Qin Quan below quickly smoothed things over.
Cao Hong was naturally not foolish enough to retaliate at this moment. As the Deputy Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance, he had to think carefully before acting.
Since the sparring had concluded, it was time to continue discussing official matters. I’ll say it again: Immediately hand over the Golden Life Flower Seeds and the tree to the Immortal Alliance.
Cao Hong changed the subject.
“What if we don’t agree?”
Qi Huang retorted calmly.
“Don’t agree? Alliance Leader Lu’s decree is very clear: if you don’t agree, you will be killed without mercy. Neither the buyer nor the seller will escape.”
Cao Hong’s eyes flashed with ferocity as he stirred.
“Then I will also tell you, whoever dares to stop this Immortal Elder from distributing the Golden Life Flower Seeds today, dies!”
Qi Huang countered.
“I am really curious where you get your confidence from? Is it the lingering Hua Rong Sect? Or your own meager strength?”
After saying this, Cao Hong’s figure suddenly disappeared from his spot, leaving behind only a sword shadow that cut through space and moved towards Cheng Hong Ling.
Cheng Hong Ling casually drew her sword. Profound Ice wrapped around the sword’s edge, freezing the air in its path and rapidly spreading outwards to form a dark blue domain.
As Cao Hong’s sword shadow entered the domain, its speed suddenly decreased!
*Whoosh…*
With a piercing metallic wail, Cao Hong’s treasure sword was instantly damaged. Pieces of metal mixed with profound ice shot out, creating ripples of space that spread outwards.
“Ah…”
The civilians below were terrified and fled in all directions.
Qi Huang’s spiritual sense emerged from her body, easily compressing these power fluctuations within a certain range.
“To reach the Heavenly Punishment Realm at such a young age, how did you cultivate?”
Cao Hong roared in unwillingness, his body erupting with flames, evaporating the Profound Ice True Qi, and his figure disappeared from his spot again.
*Hmph!*
Profound Ice spread outwards, hanging in the sky.
Cao Hong, not to be outdone, was engulfed in flames, with high temperatures spreading outwards, causing the air to visibly distort wherever it passed.
Although Cheng Hong Ling’s cultivation was a level lower, she performed the Wave Butterfly body technique in mid-air, and her speed was actually no less than Cao Hong’s.
“*Ching ching ching…*”
Two figures continuously entangled in the air. Every collision erupted with dazzling light and accompanied by terrifying energy explosions, agitating the surrounding world.
“Ah…”
Many among the millions of onlookers were hit by the residual waves, turning to ashes. The rest screamed and scattered like birds and beasts.
“How about it? Shall I, your husband, make a move and kill him instantly?”
Qi Huang transmitted her thoughts to Cheng Hong Ling.
“You’d better not interfere. It’s rare to encounter an evenly matched opponent. I need to seize this opportunity to train. I don’t get many chances to fight by your side, my sword is almost rusting.”
Cheng Hong Ling replied calmly.
Fearing that her lover would be displeased, Qi Huang could only abandon the idea and carefully protected the Hong Hua Sect and the nearby Shuiyu Valley, doing the dirty work.
“Wow, when did Junior Sister Hong Ling become so powerful? She can actually hold her own against the Deputy Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance!”
“That’s right. If she’s already so powerful, then Junior Sister Qi Huang must be even more powerful!”
“With such junior sisters, why should I cultivate? I might as well learn to flatter them.”
Ruan Lingyu and the other four sisters jumped excitedly.
“To be able to fight the Deputy Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance like this, no wonder she dared to defy them!”
The onlookers thought as they ran.
Jin Xue and others were not surprised, because in the Tencel Valley Treasure Land, Qi Huang had already displayed terrifying strength. Therefore, it was reasonable for her main body to be so powerful.
“Stop gawking, everyone. Distribute the Golden Life Flower Seeds!”
Qi Huang immediately ordered her disciples.
The disciples received the order and busied themselves distributing the Golden Life Flower Seeds.
Cao Hong wanted to stop them, but he couldn’t break free from Cheng Hong Ling. Therefore, he could only order his subordinates on the ground.
“How dare you!”
The people from the Immortal Alliance received the order and charged forward to stop them.
The civilians buying the Golden Life Flower were greatly alarmed and flocked towards the elders of the Hong Hua Sect!
“I said, whoever dares to stop me, dies!”
Qi Huang narrowed her beautiful eyes. Her spiritual sense crushed forward, directly crushing those dozens of Immortal Alliance elders and disciples into meat paste, leaving no souls behind.
“Everyone, go ahead and buy. I guarantee you won’t be in any danger.”
Qi Huang then reassured them.
Seeing Qi Huang’s dominance, the civilians’ hearts were greatly settled. They took out silver taels to exchange for the Golden Life Flower Seeds, and some even immediately had their children eat them, for fear of future trouble.
Others also reacted and had their children eat them.
Thus, the younger generation throughout Huang Tian Prefecture all took the Golden Life Flower Seeds. In just over ten years, they would all grow into tall and handsome men and fair and beautiful ladies!
Although due to genetic factors, their appearance could not surpass most cultivators, they would definitely be stronger than ninety percent of ordinary people.
“You Hong Hua Sect actually dare to defy the Immortal Alliance, wait for your sect to be destroyed!”
Seeing that the situation was beyond his control, Cao Hong fled like a stray dog.
“Are you running away already?”
Cheng Hong Ling said, still not satisfied.
“If you want to continue fighting, it’s not that hard?”
Qi Huang’s lips curled slightly. Her spiritual sense emerged from her body, crossing dozens of miles, directly pinning Cao Hong down. Then she dragged him back by force, saying, “Why are you running? As the Deputy Alliance Leader of the dignified Immortal Alliance, don’t you have any professional ethics? Keep fighting!”
