The Chixiao People's own cultivation was not high. The reason they could slay Immortals relied entirely on this Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Earth Array.
Back in the day, precisely because many Immortals died within this formation, the world came to call it the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant Immortal-Slaying Formation.
"Do you think this Young Lord is a fool? You think a few old relics like them can annihilate Immortals with just some paltry formation? What a colossal joke!"
Li Feng did not believe it.
He was born after the Great Calamity, outstanding from a young age, a heaven-sent prodigy who had become a disciple under the Alliance Chief of the Nine-Hua Alliance. He could be said to have everything he wanted, his arrogant attitude looking down on everyone.
He always believed that the so-called Chixiao People, the so-called Lord Chixiao, were nothing more than a ragtag mob of lowlifes from the three teachings and nine schools. That they ultimately overthrew the Immortal Dynasty had more to do with luck, and naturally, he looked down on them.
"I don't believe Senior Brother's abilities can't break a mere small formation!"
"Ziyang, Wei Xuan, and the others may not have sufficient cultivation to unleash the true power of the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant Immortal-Slaying Formation, but it absolutely cannot be underestimated. After all, this is a formation created by Lord Chixiao."
Dao Venerable Bai Xuan stroked the beard on his chin and spoke cautiously, "If Young Lord Jing Yun wants to break the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant Immortal-Slaying Formation, I'm afraid..."
A thunderous boom echoed.
Jing Yun shot upwards, transforming into a streak of white light that shot straight into the clouds.
He looked somewhat disheveled, his long hair disheveled, his face pale, his expression furious, killing intent churning in his eyes. Soaring into the clouds, he roared angrily and summoned a White-Jade Long Halberd. Simultaneously, layers of radiance erupted from his body—the might of his Treasure Body, the might of his Primordial Spirit, the might of his Legacy, the might of his Grand Profound—all sorts of profound powers wildly evolved. The seventy-two-fold minor-perfection transcendent momentum of Grand Nature erupted, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth.
Above the clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared, wind and rain raged, and the Five Elements underwent further transformations.
"A mere small formation, I refuse to believe I can't break it!"
Jing Yun shouted fiercely. As he raised the White-Jade Long Halberd high with both hands, the rolling dark clouds in the sky churned, and millions of purple-gold lightning bolts crackled wildly, converging into the White-Jade Long Halberd.
At this moment, Jing Yun, holding the White-Jade Long Halberd, looked majestic and awe-inspiring, like a War God descended from the Nine Heavens.
"Senior Brother has finally summoned the White-Jade Long Halberd! He's getting serious now!" Li Feng laughed triumphantly. "Next will be the death hour for these old relics!"
Boom! Crash!
"Break for me!"
Jing Yun's body shone with ten-thousand-zhang radiance, draped in seventy-two chromatic spirits. Holding the White-Jade Long Halberd high with both hands, bearing millions of purple-gold lightning bolts, he charged straight down.
Right at that moment, a white figure flashed past.
As that white figure's slender jade-like hands formed a seal, a faint, gentle radiance shimmered, forming a pure, jade-like water mirror that blocked Jing Yun's White-Jade Long Halberd, laden with millions of purple-gold lightning bolts, mid-air.
Boom!
—A powerful force collided, the shockwaves spreading, crushing and dispersing the spiritual energy within a ten-mile radius in the air.
What no one expected was that Jing Yun's incredibly powerful attack was blocked just like that. Even more unbelievable was that the water mirror conjured by the white figure only trembled slightly, without dispersing.
It was a woman in white.
A stunningly beautiful face that could topple kingdoms.
An ethereal, flawless aura.
It was her.
Immortal Su Hua.
Seeing clearly that the newcomer was Su Hua, everyone present was shocked.
Some were overjoyed, others worried.
Up in the air, when Jing Yun saw Su Hua, he immediately withdrew his attack, took a deep breath, first startled, then displeased. He said in a deep voice, "Immortal Hua, why are you interfering in my affairs?"
"Young Lord Jing Yun, your White-Jade Long Halberd's power is immense, drawing upon millions of purple-gold lightning from above. Its might is extraordinary and could harm many innocent people."
Su Hua didn't say much more, descending from the air.
The Wind-Cloud Branch Hall had long since become a pile of ruins during the fight. Only the garden protected by the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Earth Array remained intact.
Ziyang, Wei Xuan, and the other Chixiao People stood resolutely above the garden. Though each looked battered and disheveled, they were merely disheveled. Their Blood-Fiery Aura burned fiercer and fiercer, the Dragon-Elephant Spirit grew more violent the more blood it drank, and the Chixiao People fought more and more ferociously.
"Sister Hua!"
Little Jin'er ran out, throwing herself into Su Hua's arms. Whether from fright or something else, the little girl immediately started crying upon seeing Su Hua. "Wah... Sister Hua, you finally came... Wah... Jin'er is so scared..."
"Be good, Jin'er, don't be afraid," Su Hua comforted Little Jin'er with a smile.
"Sister Hua, these bad people... they... they all slandered Big Brother as an Evil Demon, they want to snatch the Soul-Link Bracelet Big Brother gave Jin'er..."
"Don't worry, they won't."
"Immortal Hua."
Jing Yun's voice came from mid-air. "I came today precisely for this matter. I hope you will not interfere."
"Jin'er is my little sister," Su Hua said, wiping Jin'er's tears. "Her affairs are my affairs. Whoever wants to harm her, I will be the first to disagree."
Su Hua's words left everyone present stunned, as if they hadn't expected her to say such a thing.
"Immortal Hua, please do not misunderstand," Dao Venerable Bai Xuan said from not far away. "Young Lord Jing Yun has no intention of harming the little girl. He merely wishes to borrow the Soul-Link Bracelet. The Immortal should know that the Evil Demon Gu Qingfeng has killed many people. He must receive the punishment he deserves."
"Immortal! Huo Dong died tragically at the hands of that Evil Demon Gu Qingfeng! He was the Heir Apparent Disciple of our Yuqing Sect, the future hope of our Yuqing Sect! If we do not find that Evil Demon today, how can our Yuqing Sect face our ancestors!"
The Sect Head of the Yuqing Sect stepped forward and said, "We have no intention of making things difficult for the little girl. We only wish for her to hand over the Soul-Link Bracelet. We implore the Immortal, for the sake of the million disciples of our Yuqing Sect, not to interfere in this matter."
Following that, the leaders of the Zishan Sect, Yuanying Sect, Qixing Sect, the Murong Family, and the Wang He Family all stepped forward one after another, pleading with the Immortal not to interfere.
Facing Su Hua, the only thing they could do was plead.
Su Hua was an Immortal renowned throughout the world, also an emissary of the Immortal Dynasty. No one dared to provoke her. Not only did these leaders of various major sects not dare, even the so-called Kings Above and the so-called Great Virtue Dao Venerables present would not dare to act presumptuously before Su Hua. They were all people of the Immortal Dynasty, and precisely because they were, they knew how formidable Su Hua's status was.
"Don't you slander Big Brother! My Big Brother is not an Evil Demon at all!" Little Jin'er defended Gu Qingfeng. "Sister Hua, Big Brother is not an Evil Demon at all... It was those people who wanted to kill Big Brother, and Big Brother only killed them in return."
Su Hua did not respond.
Whether Gu Qingfeng was an Evil Demon or not, she did not know.
But one thing she knew: whether Gu Qingfeng was an Evil Demon or not was fundamentally unimportant. Having killed so many Heir Apparent Disciples, even if he wasn't an Evil Demon, these sects would not let him go. This was not a question of whether he was an Evil Demon or not, nor a question of whether the killings were justified. Even if the killings were completely justified, even if the reasons for killing were utterly sufficient, it would all be futile.