Chapter 1070 The appearance of Ji Cheng
Facing the accusations of their former companions, the three messengers, Zhou, Wei, and Huang, remained calm and composed.
Knowing the personality of the other party, they chose not to try to persuade with words.
Instead, they took action directly, intending to take down these two messengers first before speaking!
"No need for idle talk, let's see the real deal under our hands!"
Huang took the lead, and with a loud shout, a golden light shot out from the fierce and evil eyes of the two heads, freezing Chu and Shen in place.
At the same time, Zhou and Wei, the two messengers, also made their moves.
Above the head of Messenger Zhou, the reflection of her personal small world suddenly appeared. It was as if everyone had been drawn into that mysterious and dreamy world, standing at the top of a skyscraper illuminated by different colored lights.
Her clothing also transformed into a black metal battle armor that had never been seen before, similar in appearance to the celestial armor of Tianyang's incarnation.
Twenty-four cold and sharp flying swords spread out behind Zhou.
With a flick of her mind, the flying swords instantly tore through the sky, shooting towards Chu and Shen.
The speed and sharpness of the flying swords were such that they seemed to be able to break through space itself, leaving behind dark rifts. Like black dragons, they roared and howled.
After releasing the flying swords, the twenty-four swords behind Zhou did not disappear.
They just turned into shadows.
After all twenty-four swords completed their simultaneous attack, the first flying sword once again transitioned from a shadow to a solid form.
And so it was another round of simultaneous attacks by the flying swords! Endless, eternal!
Apart from the destructive power of the flying swords themselves, Li Fan, who had laid down the array to block the battlefield and was secretly watching the battle, faintly observed traces of changes in the flow of time from these rounds of flying sword attacks!
Li Fan had experienced this feeling outside of the Source Dao Province and the Immortal Ruins. There was no mistaking it!
Although the change in the flow of time was barely perceptible, it still existed. This indicated that Messenger Zhou had also comprehended the rules of time!
Compared to Zhou, the attacks of Messenger Zhou Wei had a hint of clumsiness.
With every movement, he continuously waved black light horizontally and vertically. The interwoven lines formed a prison. The prison seemed to carry the weight of the world. The movements and reaction speeds of the enemies were all delayed to varying degrees. And as the prisons layered on top of each other, the slowing effect became more apparent.
Messenger Huang was not about to be left behind either.
His emaciated body approached Chu and Shen, choosing the most direct method of close combat. Each punch and kick seemed to carry infinite power, leaving the two messengers struggling to defend themselves.
It had to be said that as messengers, Chu and Shen were indeed not weak.
Chu's body was covered with a constant, endless white light that could dissolve all attacks.
Shen, on the other hand, was skilled in using a feather duster, which could transform into various weapons to fight against the enemy.
These two individuals were not beneath any of the joint path cultivators.
But the strength of the messengers was more or less evenly matched. With the three of them outnumbering their opponents two to one, and with Li Fan using array to hinder them...
So, the outcome of this battle was not in doubt.
It took a full seven days to subdue the two messengers.
Even though they were defeated, they still refused to accept it, "If you have the guts, just kill us!"
Messenger Zhou gave Chu a contemptuous look, "Do you think that by leaving the Messenger Council, I have truly forgotten everything about the messengers?"
"With the life-saving prohibition of the Celestial Ancestor in place, even if we can kill you, we will be marked."
At this point, Wei slowly explained, "Brothers, you've misunderstood. We had no choice but to do this for a reason."
He then went on to explain in detail the reasons for the subtle possession of Messenger Mo Ru Bin by the Supreme Law Master of the Xuantian Teaching.
"I have verified it personally," he emphasized again.
Chu coldly snorted, full of disbelief, "Absurd! With the strength of messengers like us, and under the protection of the life-saving prohibition of the Celestial Ancestor, how could it be possible to be possessed without a trace?"
Shen, on the other hand, was somewhat uncertain. Thinking back to the abnormalities before the Messenger Council of the Alliance of Immortals, he seemed lost in thought.
Messenger Zhou sneered, "You don't have to believe it. After all, useless people like you can't expect much. You just wait. When Jia
(real name is Hé Jiāng. Yeah, this was hard to translate. Maybe say something like "when he comes to us, we will clarify everything to him, and then launch the [Oath of the Messenger]. At that time, everything will be revealed!"
Hearing the name of [Oath of the Messenger], both Shen and Chu fell silent instantly.
They understood the weight of this term.
There was no doubt that anyone who dared to initiate the trial of the Oath of the Messenger was not a person of ill intentions.
"Could it be..."
The two looked at each other, falling into silence.
Li Fan was quietly watching the quarrel between the messengers without speaking.
The sudden disappearance of the two messengers who had come to investigate the sinking incident was a major event that shook the entire Alliance of Immortals.
An emergency meeting of the Messenger Council was called to discuss countermeasures.
Although several members, including Messenger Feng, opposed the idea, the vast majority of the council still believed that this matter should be reported to Messenger Ji immediately.
Majority rule.
Eventually, Messenger Ji, in the Elemental Origin Realm, was also alerted.
Looking at the gathered investigations about the sinking incident, Ji nodded, "I already had a vague sense of this before. There are many strange insects suddenly appearing underground in the Xuanhuang Realm. They can produce a special aura that triggers the desire for killing in the hearts of cultivators, which was the cause of the slaughter in the Xuanhuang Realm before."
"Not only did they change the nature of the Xuanhuang Realm cultivators, but now they are also destroying the foundation of the Xuanhuang Realm."
Ji looked at the messengers who were afraid to come in person due to their fear of his "Everything is like me" characteristic, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
He sent out a white light, "I have found a way to exterminate these insects. Just follow through."
"As for the disappearance of Shen and Chu..."
"I will go in person."
With that, Messenger Ji's figure disappeared from the Elemental Origin Realm, and his voice echoed for a long time.
...
After assisting in capturing the two messengers, Li Fan found an excuse to temporarily separate from the three messengers.
His original body returned to the Spiritwood Realm to lay low, leaving behind his Immortal Puppet in the outside world.
The warnings that occasionally floated in his mind told him that the arrival of Messenger Ji was not far off.
Sure enough, just one day later, Ji followed the trail and found his way to Li Fan's location.
"It's actually you?"
Seeing that the culprit causing the disturbance in the Xuanhuang Realm was his former companion, even Ji, with his psychological resilience, couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face.
"It was just a tactic to force you to show up. We had no choice," even the usually arrogant Huang spoke with a much gentler attitude towards Ji.
Messenger Zhou spoke without shame, expressing her thoughts openly.
(End of this chapter).