Mo Tiange had never minded relying on the Void Heaven Realm. Since she was fortunate enough to obtain such a heaven-defying treasure as the Void Heaven Realm, and since others couldn't take it from her, of course she should make the most of it.
All along, with this backup, she had far fewer worries than others when facing danger.
But she never imagined that one day she would actually be unable to enter the Void Heaven Realm!
Watching the scene before her where Elder Qingxi was also entangled by Death Qi, cold sweat dripped down her back. Without the Void Heaven Realm, she would have to think of another way to escape, but given the current situation, she absolutely could not defeat Ren Yufeng.
"Senior Sister!" Xia Qing stumbled out of the alchemy room. There was also bloodstains on her chest; it seemed she had been injured by the shockwaves of their battle earlier.
Wei Haolan had already fainted by now. She had been injured twice in a row by spiritual energy shockwaves. The first time she bore the brunt of it, and the second time, although the Four Symbols Hundred Flowers Array around her weakened the pressure and Mo Tiange happened to have activated the White Silk Kerchief, otherwise, she might have already lost her life.
Mo Tiange raised her head, anxiously watching the scene before her.
Elders Qingyi and Qingmiao were severely injured, entangled by Death Qi. Elder Qingxi was now fighting Ren Yufeng alone and was already at a disadvantage.
Ren Yufeng seemed to be enjoying the pleasure of a cat toying with a mouse. He could clearly defeat Elder Qingxi quickly, yet he remained unhurried, watching Elder Qingxi struggle to hold on, his eyes revealing cruel delight.
"Two Senior Sisters!" Elder Qingxi suddenly called out, a resolute expression appearing on her face.
Elders Qingyi and Qingmiao looked up, only to see Elder Qingxi discard her flower basket magical treasure, stack her palms together, force out a bright spiritual light from her entire body, and shout, "Take them and go!"
Mo Tiange still didn't understand what was happening when she saw expressions of deep sorrow flash across the faces of Elders Qingyi and Qingmiao: "Junior Sister..."
Elder Qingxi's face was cold and stern, her gaze resolute, clearly having made a decision. The spiritual light on her body grew brighter and brighter, almost blinding.
But Ren Yufeng threw back his head and laughed wildly: "Want to self-detonate your Golden Core? How naive!"
A strange smile appeared on Elder Qingxi's face: "Is that so?"
Before Ren Yufeng could figure it out, he saw the spiritual light suddenly explode, enveloping his entire person. Even his Death Qi was firmly entangled.
Elders Qingyi and Qingmiao acted decisively, shouting, "Go!" As they spoke, each grabbed a disciple and swiftly fled outward.
Naturally, they grabbed Wei Haolan and Xia Qing. After all, Mo Tiange was an outsider.
But Mo Tiange had already seized this instant to activate the Earth-Escaping Ruler—
This Earth-Escaping Ruler was something she had pilfered from the Cloud Mist Sect's main hall back when she was fleeing the Cloud Mist Sect. The Qiankun Cloud Silk Armor had also been handed to her at the same time. These two items were useless to Qin Xi, so he had casually given them to her.
The Earth-Escaping Ruler could teleport several hundred or even a thousand li, completely randomly. Mo Tiange rarely used it. First, when facing Foundation Establishment cultivators, she didn't need to flee, but if it were Core Formation cultivators or above, several hundred to a thousand li wasn't that far a distance. Second, she didn't know where she would teleport to; it could be a dangerous place. Third, it consumed too much spiritual energy and was difficult to activate; it was better to just enter the Void Heaven Realm directly.
But today's situation left her no choice but to use it. She couldn't enter the Void Heaven Realm, her spiritual energy was still intact, and they were within the Bixuan Pavilion's sect grounds. Presumably, there weren't any dangers nearby, and even if there were, they couldn't be more dangerous than Ren Yufeng.
The Earth-Escaping Ruler activated successfully. As the light dissipated, Mo Tiange opened her eyes.
Before her, a floating pagoda hung high in the air—it was the Virtue-Attaining Pagoda.
Although the Bixuan Pavilion covered a vast area, if she had teleported a thousand li, she should have been outside the sect. It seemed this time she had only teleported several hundred li.
Time was pressing. Mo Tiange was about to flee immediately when she paused, turning her head to look back the way she came.
She saw Elders Qingyi and Qingmiao, each grabbing Wei Haolan and Xia Qing, fleeing in this direction.
The two elders were startled to see Mo Tiange standing here: "Little Friend Ye, how did you..." The speed of Core Formation cultivators was already astonishing. Just moments ago, Mo Tiange had been left behind by them. How had she arrived here in an instant?
Before she could answer, Elder Qingyi said, "No time. Let's go inside first."
Elder Qingmiao nodded. The two performed a series of hand seals, opening the pagoda's Teleportation Array.
Elder Qingyi turned her head and said, "Little Friend Ye, since you've also escaped, why not also take shelter in the pagoda?"
Mo Tiange was just thinking that no matter how fast her escape speed was, it couldn't surpass Ren Yufeng's. Hearing this, she immediately nodded: "Thank you, Elders."
The five stepped onto the Teleportation Array. Light flashed, and they entered the pagoda.
Elder Qingmiao hesitated for a moment and said, "What about the other disciples?"
Elder Qingyi's gaze was pained as she shook her head: "It's too late. Their escape speed is too slow. By the time they enter the pagoda, that Demonic Cultivator would have long since caught up."
Hearing this, Elder Qingmiao gritted her teeth, raised her palm, gathered a beam of spiritual light, and closed the Teleportation Array.
Once the Teleportation Array was closed, the two elders set down the two juniors and exchanged bitter smiles. By closing the Teleportation Array, they had effectively abandoned the Bixuan Pavilion's thousand-plus disciples.
Xia Qing looked up, anxiously asking, "Two Martial Aunts, what about Martial Aunt Qingxi?"
Hearing the question, Elder Qingmiao sighed, her expression downcast: "Your Martial Aunt Qingxi used a blood-restriction secret technique to entangle that Demonic Cultivator. She certainly won't survive."
Xia Qing was stunned for a moment upon hearing this: "Then... then can she kill that Demonic Cultivator?"
Elder Qingyi shook her head: "That Demonic Cultivator's divine abilities are bizarre and treacherous, and he possesses Death Qi. Your Martial Aunt Qingxi can probably only entangle him for a while; she can't kill him."
Xia Qing bit her lip: "In that case, then our Bixuan Pavilion..."
Elder Qingyi closed her eyes, her voice trembling: "We can't afford to care anymore... Those disciples... it's up to their own fortune..."
Elder Qingmiao sighed deeply, her gaze distant: "The Bixuan Pavilion's foundation of several thousand years... I'm afraid it will be destroyed in our hands..."
After a long silence, Elder Qingyi finally revealed a determined expression: "Enough. Let's heal our injuries first. If the sect is destroyed, we can rebuild it."
Elder Qingmiao was silent for a while before nodding: "Senior Sister is right. We can't let Junior Sister Qingxi's sacrifice be in vain."
Wei Haolan's injuries were severe, the two elders' injuries were also not light, and only Xia Qing's injuries were relatively minor.
The five went up to the third floor. Elder Qingyi looked at Mo Tiange, who was following silently behind, and said, "Little Friend Ye, as you can see, we are now old, weak, sick, and injured. We can't look after you. Please make yourself at home, just don't trigger the restrictions in this pagoda."
Mo Tiange hesitated for a moment and asked, "Senior Qingyi, is this pagoda safe?"
"This pagoda was established by our founding ancestor, Perfected One Bishui. It has layer upon layer of restrictions. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't breach it. No matter how powerful that Demonic Cultivator is, he's only at the Core Formation stage. I reckon he won't have a way."
Mo Tiange felt slightly reassured. Thinking of the countless Bixuan Pavilion disciples outside, she also sighed. Although she had always kept to herself, the possibility of over a thousand people dying like this was not a happy matter. Especially since Ren Yufeng had come to Linhai with her.
After some thought, she took out a jade vial from her bosom: "Two Seniors, this is a secret healing medicine my master bestowed upon me before I left. It might be of help to you. Since you allowed me to take shelter in the pagoda, consider this my repayment."
Elder Qingyi nodded and accepted it: "Thank you."
With a great enemy at hand, no one had any other thoughts. Apart from Xia Qing looking after Wei Haolan, the others each began healing their injuries.
Mo Tiange's injuries were also not light. Most importantly, she carried Death Qi on her body. If the Death Qi couldn't be removed, she couldn't enter the Void Heaven Realm. Just thinking about this gave her a headache.
Helpless, she could only find a corner to heal her injuries first. Since the two elders understood Death Qi, they might have a way. For now, she could only focus on healing.
Not long after, spiritual energy fluctuations came from the Teleportation Array. Mo Tiange opened her eyes, startled.
Xia Qing cried out, "Senior Brother Tang? How are you here?"
Appearing on the Teleportation Array was precisely Tang Shen. He was also looking at the people before him in surprise.
"Shen'er," Elder Qingyi called out, "have you been here all along?"
Tang Shen nodded: "My great-grandmother said I was immature last time, so she had me reflect here for a month..." Last time, presumably, was when he proposed to Mo Tiange to leave with her.
Seeing that each of them was injured, Tang Shen grew somewhat panicked: "Two Elders, what happened?"
Elder Qingmiao sighed and said, "Shen'er, this is also your fortune. At least your great-grandmother's sacrifice wasn't in vain."
Tang Shen was stunned: "Elder, what do you mean..."
Xia Qing wiped her eyes and said in a low voice, "Senior Brother Tang, while we were refining pills, Senior Brother Shangguan colluded with a Demonic Cultivator and injured the three elders. Elder Qingxi used a blood-restriction secret technique to let us escape..."
Tang Shen felt as if struck by lightning: "Blood-restriction secret technique..."
Xia Qing wiped her tears, sobbing and nodding: "That Demonic Cultivator is truly formidable. We... we can only take shelter in the pagoda. Right now, Senior Sister Sect Leader is severely injured, and the two elders aren't much better off... The other disciples, we can't afford to care about them anymore..."
These few short sentences made Tang Shen understand the current situation. His face instantly turned deathly pale: "How could this be..."
Just moments ago, he was still Elder Qingxi's beloved great-grandson, and the Bixuan Pavilion was still the dominant sect in Linhai. In an instant, he had lost his great-grandmother, and the sect was facing an unprecedented disaster.
"Then... what about my mother? My aunts? And... and..."
Elder Qingyi let out a long sigh: "Shen'er, accept your loss and adapt to the change. We truly can't afford to care... Your great-grandmother used the blood-restriction technique, but she probably can only entangle that Demonic Cultivator for a while. We simply had no time to dismiss the disciples..."
Xia Qing said in a low voice, "Just now, the two elders already told the disciples to flee in all directions. It's up to each person's fortune..."
Tang Shen staggered, unable to stand steady, and fell to the ground: "They... they..."
Before Tang Shen could finish, a voice already rang out from outside: "Two old hags, why aren't you caring about your disciples anymore? You think hiding in a pagoda means I can't do anything? Hmph!"
Mo Tiange's expression changed. She stood up and walked to the small window by the pagoda wall.
She saw Ren Yufeng enveloped in black aura, his arrogance reaching the heavens: "Not coming out? I'll kill all your disciples!"
Elder Qingyi shook her head: "No need to pay him any mind. Going out would just be us throwing our lives away for nothing."
Ren Yufeng was still shouting outside: "What, you won't come out and see your junior sister? She foolishly tried to kill me, so I killed her. I even dismembered her body, hahahaha..."
Hearing this, Tang Shen was greatly shaken. Trembling, he ran over and looked through the window. Sure enough, he saw Ren Yufeng holding a head in his hand—it was Elder Qingxi!
"Great-grandmother..." Tang Shen let out a mournful cry, closed his eyes, and with a thud, collapsed to the ground.
"Fellow Daoist Tang!"