The palm strike blasted outwards in all directions, yet it isolated Qin Fujun within the range of the palm, intending to repel others and protect Qin Fujun.
The force of his sleeve waving through the air was enough to shatter the webbing of Yu Qing’s thumb gripping the sword from the rebounding arrows, let alone the might of such a direct frontal strike.
Before the attacking force even arrived, a suffocating sense of oppression had already pressed down upon him. Yu Qing, feeling as though he were in a raging storm, found it hard to move for a moment. His hand gripping the sword was still trembling, as the lingering might of the previous strike had not yet been digested by his body.
Yu Qing watched helplessly as a gale capable of blowing him away swept towards him, yet he could only stand there foolishly and endure it.
Nan Zhu, Mu Aotie, and Baili Xin would not just stand by. They all reached out, but they were suppressed by the overwhelming might and found it hard to step forward. They could not even stand steadily, let alone have the ability to rush up and lend a hand.
Huan Yushan, sneering as he reached out with a clawing hand, did not deliver a killing blow. He did not want to kill them just yet. There were still many things he needed to confirm with them, such as what exactly was going on with this immortal mansion, how they had entered, and many other related matters that required these living captives.
Moreover, he himself was already severely injured and needed Qin Fujun as an assistant.
Yu Qing thought it was all over and assumed he was about to be blown away or severely injured by the protective qi. However, he found that this thought seemed a bit long, and he even had time to wonder why he had not been blown away yet. While he was startled and doubtful, he noticed that the blowing gale seemed to have suddenly vanished, as if it had been blown away by some unknown wind from an unknown direction. His vision blurred, and Huan Yushan was already right in front of him. The single arm reaching for Qin Fujun was only a palm’s distance away, but it suddenly stopped at this moment. Yu Qing saw a hand suddenly dart out from the side and grab Huan Yushan’s wrist.
Glancing at it, he felt that this hand was obviously much more beautiful than Huan Yushan’s. It was more slender and fairer, looking like a woman’s hand.
But the speed was too fast, so fast that he could barely see it clearly.
Another figure flashed before his eyes, and then Huan Yushan was sent flying. The figures of a man and a woman flashed past him. Huan Yushan was dragged away, pulled by a woman’s figure towards the higher tree roots ahead. He saw the woman wave her hand and actually tear off Huan Yushan’s remaining single arm from his shoulder.
At this moment, everyone saw the frozen scene. Qin Fujun’s eyes were wide with fury, while the others were instantly stunned.
Having lost both arms, Huan Yushan swayed and staggered on the tree roots, looking at the woman before him in disbelief.
Yu Qing could not help but look back at the side and rear, finding that Xiang Lanxuan, who was in that position just now, was indeed gone. Looking back at Huan Yushan, he saw Xiang Lanxuan standing right in front of Huan Yushan.
She was still holding the severed arm in her hand, with a half smile on her face, as if she were playing with a toy.
What on earth? Yu Qing was a bit dazed.
The Bee King frowned.
In the end, Xiang Lanxuan still threw the old man’s arm away, tossing it at Huan Yushan’s feet. She sneered, “Huan Yushan, your Kunling Mountain sect is truly bold to dare to oppose the Daye Bureau!”
Whether these words frightened others was unknown, but Yu Qing was suddenly startled and shivered in secret.
He did not know if it was this woman last night. If it was, doing that kind of thing to the Grand Executor of the Daye Bureau, he dared not imagine the consequences. He feared it would be a fate worse than death.
Having stabilised his figure, Huan Yushan’s eyes were full of disbelief. He had realised it as soon as they exchanged blows. The opponent’s force was well rounded, as if she was not injured at all. But it was impossible for her not to be injured. He shook his head and said, “You have recovered? Impossible. You have old injuries, and you were personally injured by me. I know your injuries well. It is impossible to recover so quickly.”
Xiang Lanxuan did not want to argue with him about why she had recovered so quickly. She snorted coldly, “No rush. Once we go to the Daye Bureau, we will have plenty of time to chat slowly.”
“Go to the Daye Bureau?” Huan Yushan retorted, then burst into laughter. His beard and hair trembled, and his laughter was filled with strong mockery, as if saying, do you think I would go to the Daye Bureau with you?
Xiang Lanxuan’s expression changed slightly. Realising something, she stared coldly at her opponent.
Huan Yushan’s laughter gradually became bleak, and he finally let out a long sigh to the sky. “Human calculation is no match for heaven’s will! Oh heaven, why won’t you give my Kunling Mountain a way out?”
Xiang Lanxuan seized the opportunity. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, her figure suddenly turned into an illusion and she grabbed him, capturing him in an instant and urgently casting a spell to restrain him. However, a large amount of fresh blood welled up from Huan Yushan’s mouth. Along with a mocking look in his eyes, his eyes slowly closed.
After urgently casting a spell to investigate, Xiang Lanxuan’s expression was not very good.
He had dared to injure her, and she had not yet vented her anger. Naturally, she would not let Huan Yushan die easily. However, she no longer had the chance to torture him. Knowing that with his current injuries he was no match for her, Huan Yushan had already taken the first step to cast a spell and shatter his own heart to commit suicide.
His suicide was clean and neat.
But it also angered Xiang Lanxuan. She waved her sleeve and threw him into the air ahead. With a sweep of her hand, an arrow flew out of Baili Xin’s quiver with a swoosh, shooting towards him and carrying the falling Huan Yushan away, nailing him to the divine tree. Below was the raging fire that Huan Yushan himself had ordered to be lit. Now it was burning the giant tree, and it was also burning himself.
Qin Fujun shed tears like a spring once more. She was both sad and confused, not understanding why the sect had to do this and why they had to make everyone run in here to die.
Yu Qing also let go of her, allowing her to fall to the ground and lean against it. For the time being, there was no need to use her to threaten anyone. Who could they threaten here?
They also dared not release the restrictions on her body.
The few senior and junior brothers also dared not run. The key was that they could not escape. The gap in cultivation was too great. Right under the nose of such a powerful figure, the surrounding tree roots were also very solid. There was no external force to rely on and no environment to utilise. How could they possibly escape? Running blindly was courting death.
Fortunately, Xiang Lanxuan did not treat them as a current priority. Instead, she flashed to the front of the Bee King.
Surprisingly, Xiang Zhen, holding his sword, actually blocked the way in front of the Bee King. He confronted Xiang Lanxuan fearlessly, clearly intending to risk his life to protect the Bee King. Seeing this scene, the few brothers were speechless. Nan Zhu muttered, “Did he get some benefit from the Bee King?”
Xiang Lanxuan looked Xiang Zhen up and down. “You dare to block me?”
Xiang Zhen did not know how to answer. He only knew that there were things one should do and things one should not do.
The Bee King smiled with gratification, glad that he had not misjudged the man. Then he turned to look at Yu Qing and asked, “Little Beard, look at her state yourself. Is this the state of being severely injured and restrained by you as you claimed? I almost thought you were on the same side. It is one thing for you to play me, but to play yourself too. I have truly never seen someone so ruthless.”
His tone was full of mockery. He was truly convinced. This guy actually dared to hold such a dangerous person in his hand and dangle her around like a toy.
With such a dangerous person, did he not cast a spell to check her injuries? He actually did not even know her injuries had healed. Earlier, he had brazenly pinched this woman and asked him to check, so confident and open, and he had actually been fooled by him. What a joke!
These words made Yu Qing very embarrassed too. It was not that he had not checked Xiang Lanxuan’s injuries. She was injured so badly, how was he supposed to know she could recover so quickly?
Xiang Lanxuan saw his embarrassment and a hint of a half smile flashed across the corners of her mouth.
The Bee King turned back to look at her and asked, “Did you eat the honey?”
Hearing these words, Xiang Zhen suddenly realised. He was the first to react, because he had also entered this immortal mansion with old injuries. After eating the honey here, his old injuries had actually healed overnight, and the Bee King had also said that the honey here was a good thing for healing wounds.
Xiang Lanxuan showed a slightly thoughtful expression. She had suddenly found her injuries completely healed overnight before and had suspected it was the effect of the honey, but she had not dared to be sure. Now she naturally had a clear idea in her mind.
There were some things she did not want to mention much. Instead, she asked, “Does the King not feel he owes me some explanation?”
The Bee King said, “You had better organise people to put out the fire first.”
The Bee King smiled with gratification, glad that he had not misjudged the man. Then he turned to look at Yu Qing and asked, “Little Beard, look at her state yourself. Is this the state of being severely injured and restrained by you as you claimed? I almost thought you were on the same side. It is one thing for you to play me, but to play yourself too. I have truly never seen someone so ruthless.”
His tone was full of mockery. He was truly convinced. This guy actually dared to hold such a dangerous person in his hand and dangle her around like a toy.
With such a dangerous person, did he not cast a spell to check her injuries? He actually did not even know her injuries had healed. Earlier, he had brazenly pinched this woman and asked him to check, so confident and open, and he had actually been fooled by him. What a joke!
These words made Yu Qing very embarrassed too. It was not that he had not checked Xiang Lanxuan’s injuries. She was injured so badly, how was he supposed to know she could recover so quickly?
Xiang Lanxuan saw his embarrassment and a hint of a half smile flashed across the corners of her mouth.
The Bee King turned back to look at her and asked, “Did you eat the honey?”
Hearing these words, Xiang Zhen suddenly realised. He was the first to react, because he had also entered this immortal mansion with old injuries. After eating the honey here, his old injuries had actually healed overnight, and the Bee King had also said that the honey here was a good thing for healing wounds.
Xiang Lanxuan showed a slightly thoughtful expression. She had suddenly found her injuries completely healed overnight before and had suspected it was the effect of the honey, but she had not dared to be sure. Now she naturally had a clear idea in her mind.
There were some things she did not want to mention much. Instead, she asked, “Does the King not feel he owes me some explanation?”
The Bee King said, “You had better organise people to put out the fire first.”
Xiang Lanxuan said in surprise, “Are you ordering me around? Do you think you still have the qualification to order me around?”
The Bee King said calmly, “This tree has grown for millions of years and has become the spiritual root of this realm. Do you know the consequences of destroying the spiritual root of a realm? The weather and phenomena of heaven and earth will change abnormally, which will alarm the immortal realm. Once the people from the immortal realm are attracted to investigate, it will no longer be a matter of me ordering you around. Whatever Kunling Mountain, whatever Daye Bureau, all will be mere ants. If you think you can bear this consequence, you can let the fire continue to burn.”
Hearing these words, everyone looked up in unison and looked at the incomparably giant divine tree reaching to the sky once more. A new layer of shock arose in their hearts. This was actually the spiritual root of a realm?
Although they did not understand what the spiritual root of a realm exactly was, it sounded extremely extraordinary just by hearing it.
No one knew if these words were true or false, but no one dared to take the risk. Xiang Lanxuan immediately shouted to Yu Qing and the others, “Why are you still standing there? Regardless of whether it is true or false, go and put out the fire.”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
“Alright, alright.”
The few senior and junior brothers felt as if they had been granted a great pardon. They nodded and bowed in agreement. After turning around, their eyes flashed wildly and collided with each other. Everyone understood the meaning themselves. Nan Zhu also pulled Baili Xin, signaling her to walk faster.
How could they miss this opportunity to escape that was actively delivered to their door?
Yu Qing turned his head and saw Qin Fujun leaning on the ground. He was instantly troubled. Should he take her away together?
The problem was that she was not easy to take along. If he really wanted to take her, he would have to release the restrictions on Qin Fujun’s body. If the restrictions were released, would this woman listen to him?
If he did not release them, what was the point of carrying a person while putting out a fire? Anyone could see there was a problem at a glance.
Nan Zhu turned his head and saw him still dawdling. He quickly tugged at his sleeve. However, Xiang Lanxuan was not a fool either. Seeing the commotion of this group mobilising together, she immediately said, “Why are so many people going? Do you want to escape? Leave one behind as a hostage!” She raised her hand and pointed. Without accident, she unceremoniously pointed directly at Yu Qing. The few senior and junior brothers instantly froze there. In the end, the arm could not twist the thigh.
They could only leave Yu Qing behind.
Yu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. That was fine too. At least he did not have to make a choice. However, he gave Nan Zhu and the others a look, signaling them to run if they could and not to worry about him.
Nan Zhu and the other two had no choice but to run off to put out the fire in dismay. Rushing to where the fire started, they continuously cast spells and blasted out strong pressure to extinguish the flames.
After watching the fire extinguishing commotion for a while and estimating there were no problems, Xiang Lanxuan asked the Bee King again, “Great King, tell me, how is the gate of the immortal mansion opened?” The Bee King retorted, “If I could open the gate, do you think it would be your turn to show off in the outside world?”
Regarding this statement, Xiang Lanxuan had to fall into deep thought.
Yu Qing, however, secretly disagreed. According to his experience, the guardian beasts guarding the immortal mansion should all have restrictions on them. Even if the gate was opened, they might not be able to get out.
Unexpectedly, the Bee King turned to stare at him and directly pulled the topic onto him. “This question should be asked to him. I also want to know how the sealed gate was opened.”
Thus, the gazes of Xiang Lanxuan and Xiang Zhen also focused on Yu Qing together. Yu Qing stared blankly there and said, “Why are you looking at me? I do not know how it was opened either.”
Even ghosts would not believe these words. Xiang Lanxuan sneered, “Then how did you get in?”
Yu Qing spread his hands with an innocent look on his face and said, “Did you not see a vine bridge when you came in? It was opened by the vine demon outside. It opened the gate, and I came in. That is all. As for how the gate was opened, I truly do not know.”