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Chapter 310: Sending You Home

Moreover, what just happened wasn’t purely an illusion.

The hut was indeed destroyed, and even the spot where Liu Shuyue was standing was swept into a large pit by the palm wind. If the Cloud Swallowing Palm hadn’t hit its target, it wouldn’t have caused such a commotion...

What is real and what is an illusion?

Song Wei found it difficult to distinguish!

"Your attempt to recruit me is just a facade... In reality, you want to kill a Lotus Cloud Sect disciple, then devour his spiritual energy to increase your own strength," Liu Shuyue said again, "I can sense that your spiritual energy glow has significantly increased since you came down the mountain, but the outline is somewhat blurred. Have you... had you seized other’s spiritual energy before?"

"You misunderstand, Senior Sister. I truly want to cooperate with you! If you agree to my plan, why would we be at this point?" Song Wei put on a pained expression, but in his heart, he activated a new technique he had researched.

Soul Fusion!

As his thoughts unfolded, the two subordinates he brought stiffly fell to the ground, a large amount of spiritual energy poured into his body, instantly boosting his aura severalfold.

In his current state, he could hear insects crawling on the treetops and see the tiniest eyelashes on Liu Shuyue’s face. He felt an endless power flowing through him, and no other Lotus Cloud Sect disciple could compare to him!

"Immortal Master Lord, be careful! His aura is problematic!" Fu Jiaolu reminded.

"Too late." Song Wei threw out a stack of papermen, which transformed into nine-foot-tall puppets upon landing. Two attacked Fu Jiaolu, and the remaining seven or eight lunged at Liu Shuyue.

He was the most skilled disciple in techniques within the Lotus Cloud Sect. Though he had accidentally failed earlier, it didn’t mean he couldn’t defeat Liu Shuyue.

What of the Life and Death Eight Gates Array? Any spell that induces illusions can’t continually affect a cultivator with a determined will.

Unless the array was set up again.

But he wouldn’t give Senior Sister that chance.

Taking advantage of the time the papermen entangled Liu Shuyue, Song Wei formed hand seals, preparing to set a restrictive array that would prevent any escapology spells from being cast—

Slash!

All eight papermen were severed in half.

Around Liu Shuyue, three flying swords circled, each edged with a golden glow.

Song Wei’s hand, which was casting the spell, froze halfway. How could the papermen puppets not even hold off for ten breaths of time? This was a technique he had performed after soul fusion, its effect and power greatly enhanced. Normally, just one paperman could easily kill a loose cultivator, even an iron-clad armor couldn’t withstand the light scratch from a paperman...

He knew Liu Shuyue wouldn’t be easily defeated by papermen, but to sweep them away in the blink of an eye?

Was that the Thousand Thoughts Sword? But... it didn’t seem entirely so.

"Senior Sister, you..."

"The paperman puppets used by loose cultivators have such power in your hands. It looks like you’ve improved a lot in your cultivation over the years," Liu Shuyue seemed to praise, but her eyes were clearly filled with anger, "Do you know what you look like now? Just like a demon fiend!"

Various spiritual energy light clusters intertwined, their outlines blurry, what else could it be if not a demon fiend?

It was beyond logic that he still seemed to retain his consciousness, not overwhelmed by the refining spiritual energy of the same type. This must have something to do with the two fallen cultivators’ bodies.

What exactly had he been researching all these years!

Liu Shuyue flicked her fingers, sending a Qi Sword like lightning to deal with the paperman attacking Fu Jiaolu, "Step back. I’ll handle this person."

"...You really found out." Song Wei vaguely felt something was wrong, but couldn’t pinpoint what. Senior Sister Liu was undoubtedly angered, but her anger wasn’t even because he attacked her, "Yes, the sect’s rules are outdated, I’ve surpassed previous limitations, researching spells that can overturn the cultivation system. Even the weak tricks of loose cultivators, in my hands, can explode with great power! Given time, I will surely become the most outstanding Immortal Master in the Lotus Cloud Sect!"

Liu Shuyue laughed in anger, "If this technique is truly as good as you say, why did you have to use poison first?"

The sect sees it, doesn’t it? The master sees it, doesn’t he?

This is the disciple of the Lotus Cloud Sect!

With a thought, three Qi Swords slashed at Song Wei from three directions, as she herself flew forward.

Song Wei shouted loudly, a thick spiritual energy shield erupted on his body, forcefully withstanding the blade of the Thousand Thoughts Sword, while he himself swung his fists, battling fiercely with Liu Shuyue!

The two fought from the ground to the sky, with each clash being a direct blow of spiritual energy against spiritual energy. The roars sounded like continuous thunder, rippling the lake surface and causing birds and beasts to flee in panic.

Song Wei felt increasingly that something was off.

Why wasn’t Liu Shuyue at a disadvantage at all!?

In his current state, he had triple his usual spiritual energy, and his spells could count as an extra mountain fold. In such intense back-and-forth, her circulation of spiritual energy should have been unsustainable!

He could also use the Heart Method to discern Liu Shuyue’s spiritual energy light clusters, just by strength alone, far inferior to himself, not exceeding the Immortal Masters of Yue Kingdom or Luo Kingdom, but...

Her glow never diminished, as if there was an endless supply of spiritual energy from heaven and earth!

"Stop!"

Just as he was distracted, Liu Shuyue suddenly shouted.

Song Wei’s body paused slightly, lingering for less than the time of a blink, but immediately afterwards, a transparent chain appeared mid-air, binding his feet.

What kind of spell is this? Song Wei was greatly startled!

Could it be the Immortal Binding Chain? Impossible, that’s his Ultimate Skill, no other disciple could possibly use this move!

Taking advantage of the moment when he was caught by the chain, a sword light sliced down, precisely aiming for his neck.

Almost simultaneously, an imperceptible distortion appeared between Song Wei and the Qi Sword, causing the inevitable strike to miss.

Fear surged through Song Wei’s heart.

The Golden Cicada Shell Escape Technique had vanished!

This means that if he is struck again by the Thousand Thoughts Sword, his life will be in peril!

Forget it, abandon the plan for now, as long as the green hills are there, there’s no fear of running out of firewood. Song Wei pulled out a Wind Riding Talisman, stepped on the raging wind, and fled toward the outside of the village.

This escape lasted fifty li.

He dared not stop, intending to use another Wind Riding Talisman, but the next moment, he was back by the lakeside, as if his entire escape journey was just an illusion.

"You cannot escape." Liu Shuyue’s cold voice resonated in his mind, "Once caught by the Thousand Machines Lock Moon, wherever you run you’ll be pulled back."

Song Wei lowered his head, suddenly noticing the transparent chain around his ankle was faintly visible.

"Thousand Machines Lock Moon? What kind of technique is this? The Lotus Cloud Sect never taught this!" he exclaimed in disbelief.

"My disciple taught me this." Liu Shuyue floated half in the air, raising her right hand, and behind her appeared hundreds of Qi Swords, their tips sparking with electricity, clearly imbued with the Celestial Thunder Order for dealing with Demon Fiends.

This... how is it possible?

Song Wei could not comprehend how an Immortal Master, ostracized and opposed by his own Kingdom, could be this powerful. He had specifically traveled mountain and stream, thousands of miles to find Liu Shuyue because she lost all outside support and was considered the weakest among all the disciples.

With Liu Shuyue’s command, golden sword lights fell like raindrops, striking the immobilized Song Wei. In desperation, he converted all his Spiritual Qi into a Spiritual Energy Shield, vainly attempting to block this overwhelming attack!

For a moment, the Wanshan Wilderness shook with explosions echoing continuously, like thunderous cannon fire.

When the smoke cleared, a fifty-zhang wide crater appeared on the ground. Trees thicker than a person had fallen, and the lake water was pouring into the crater along the border.

Song Wei was still alive.

But he was severely injured, his limbs all fractured. He had exhausted all his Spiritual Qi, unable even to stand.

He did not understand.

The power Liu Shuyue displayed had surpassed all fellow disciples, why with such strength, she willingly stayed in such a desolate and barren place?

Liu Shuyue slowly landed, holding a Qi Sword as she approached him.

"Please... don’t kill me..." Song Wei struggled to lift his head, "If I die... this unique technique will be lost forever. If you can learn it, unifying the Six Kingdoms will be within reach... ugh!"

He abruptly coughed up a mouthful of black blood, and his facial features began to distort.

Liu Shuyue saw the likeness of Li Taoyao on his face—that was another Lotus Cloud Sect Mountain Disciple, "You killed Li Taoyao?"

"I... I had no choice, she was excessively oppressive. By taking her Spiritual Qi, the Xia Kingdom could continue to survive..." Song Wei clutched his wound, looking with pleading eyes at Liu Shuyue, "We are both Immortal Masters, you should understand my predicament..."

Yes, naturally she understood... Kingdoms vary in size and strength, yet each gets an Immortal Master, this cultivation journey is predestined to be filled with sorrow.

"I won’t take your life." Liu Shuyue said.

"Thank you, Senior Sister, for sparing me, I will now teach you the secret technique—" Song Wei froze midway because she had already thrust the Thousand Thoughts Sword into his chest. He could feel the complete halt of Spiritual Qi circulation, a piercing pain radiating from his chest.

You actually—deceived me!?

He widened his eyes, wanting to berate her, but the blood choking his lungs allowed only a hissing breath.

At that moment, Song Wei saw an inexplicable sadness on Liu Shuyue’s face, as if she truly did not intend to kill him.

"I will send you home."

She twisted the sword’s hilt, completely tearing apart the junior brother’s heart.

Song Wei fell.

His eyes full of unwillingness and confusion, what home does an Immortal Master have?

Yet Liu Shuyue felt a surge of Spiritual Qi rising from Song Wei, drifting toward the northeast, disappearing in the sky in an instant.

That was also... the direction of Kunlun Peak.