Chapter 41: The Colorful Immortal Orchid
The cave was exceptionally quiet at this moment. Everyone, including Hei Lian, Mo Xian and Gui Xian, were all staring intently at the strange flower, feeling the increasingly powerful five-colored light, knowing that the critical moment was about to arrive, and each person was secretly preparing.
In the cave, only the mysterious pool of water was seen, with a milky white color lightly rippling, countless five-colored lights flashing in the pool, and the colorful fairy orchids around it spinning rapidly. The five-colored lights had already spun faster and faster, filling the entire cave with a strong and dazzling aura, extremely beautiful. By the pool, the mysterious "Eight Beasts Hunting Fairy Array" also automatically rotated, with eight divine beasts starting to spin around the pool. As the speed increased, the eight divine beasts quickly formed a light shield, disappearing their original shape, transforming into five-colored lights, emitting dazzling rays of light.
Outside the array, people from various sects gathered together, carefully observing the mysterious and unpredictable Xianlan, as well as the strange and unpredictable Qizhen Array. Qiuxuan Zhenren spoke up: "Does Changchun Zhangjiao have any methods to break through that Eight Beasts Hunting Xian Array? If we can't break this magical array, I'm afraid we'll only be able to watch that rare Xianlan flower from afar, and won't be able to obtain it."
Li Changchun's expression changed slightly, and he glanced at Wu Xin beside him. In a low voice, he said: "Now that we've encountered this strange formation, time is pressing, and there's no way to analyze its characteristics in such a short period of time. For the moment, I'm also at a loss, and I don't know if you have any methods, Daoist brother?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Qi Xuan and Xuan Yu Zhenren with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Qī Xuán Zhēn Rén slightly shook his head and said, "Originally I thought that since the Changchun Palm Teachings have seen much and are knowledgeable, there might be a way. But if you can't think of a solution, what other method is there? Now the only hope lies in the moment when this magical Xianlan leaves the dust, to see whether the array outside will collapse or not. If it doesn't, we'll just have to watch helplessly, unable to do anything."
Xuan Yu Zhen Ren said, "If we concentrate our powers together, I think we can forcefully break through this mysterious formation. But if we do that, the ones who will benefit from it won't be us, but those three demon monsters on the other side. That's not what we want." Everyone nodded slightly upon hearing his words, knowing they couldn't do that.
At this moment, the immortal orchid suddenly changed. The entire cave was filled with a magnificent display of five-colored lights: blue, red, purple, gold, and white. The original five-colored lights that had been rotating around the immortal orchid continued to rotate, but the originally still immortal orchid suddenly began to spin in the opposite direction at high speed. In mid-air, two beams of five-colored light, one spinning clockwise and the other counterclockwise, merged into a beautiful spectacle, shooting up into the sky in an instant.
The entire cave suddenly shook violently at this moment, with countless rocks falling down, as if the entire mountain was trembling. Only to see that the colorful immortal orchid above, its light suddenly burst out ten times stronger, a powerful and unparalleled spiritual energy, instantly opening up a three-meter-sized passage in the upper air, directly connecting to the sun in the sky. The sunlight shot down, two different lights merged together in an instant, forming an even more peculiar and strange glow, piercing through the universe.
A beam of light suddenly shot up into the sky on Song Xian Ridge, and a five-colored glow pierced through the scorching sun, creating a spectacular sight in the heavens that shocked the entire cultivation world. On Tai Xuan Mountain, everyone sensed something unusual at this moment and rushed to Song Xian Ridge with their fastest speed, staring at the mysterious beam of light in astonishment.
In the cave, after a violent tremor, the earth finally slowly returned to calmness. At this time, the demon fairy, ghost fairy and the black lotus were all in mid-air making strange noises, as if summoning something. The masters of several sects were staring blankly at the mysterious scene before their eyes, completely stunned by the unexpected turn of events. They could never have imagined that the five-colored immortal orchid had such immense power, instantly breaking open a three-meter diameter passageway hundreds of meters underground, shooting straight up into the sky.
Lu Yun's expression was solemn, with an unusual glow flickering in his eyes as he continuously analyzed the weaknesses of the "Eight Beasts Hunting Immortals Formation" with his mental waves, trying to find a way to break through the formation or enter it. Feeling that time was running out, Lu Yun didn't care about much else and slightly turned his body towards Xuan Yu True Person, not letting them see his eyes. At the same time, he instantly increased the frequency of his mental waves to over 200,000 times per breath.
Only in Lu Yun's eyes, at this time the colorful light was constantly changing, very mysterious. Due to the high frequency of his mind waves, there were countless analysis results that appeared in Hua Xing's mind in an instant. At the same time, the brain neurons were filtering out useless results at an incredible speed, leaving only the best plan for Lu Yun to refer to. All this may seem slow, but it was actually done in an instant.
In the cave, a dark shadow flashed by, and Wu Xin's body instantly dissipated, only to reappear outside the five-colored light shield the next moment. However, he was immediately bounced back out by the mysterious formation. Wu Xin let out a cold snort, and his figure filled the entire mountain in the blink of an eye. The "Dark Shadow Flowing Light" technique was suddenly boosted to its strongest state, as he forcibly charged towards the "Eight Beasts Hunting Immortal Formation".
A loud noise, the entire cave was shocked. People from several factions looked at Wu Xin with a changed expression. Qi Xuan Zhen Ren and Xuan Yu Zhen Ren glanced at Li Chang Chun, both of their eyes showing a hint of displeasure, apparently they were unhappy that Li Chang Chun did not stop Wu Xin's actions. On the side, Ben Yi, Ao Xue, and Cang Yue were all staring at the light pillar, guessing what would happen next in their hearts. Meanwhile, Mo Xian and Gui Xian, Hei Lian also appeared extremely anxious, as if they too felt that time was running out, and if they didn't seize it quickly, it would be too late.
Lu Yun glanced at Cang Yue, seeing that she had already left Ao Xue's arms and was standing quietly beside her, gazing at the mysterious light pillar. This made Lu Yun's heart slightly put at ease. He took a look around the entire cave, where there were only the unconscious figures of the others. Lu Yun let out a cold snort. Although he admired Wu Xin's swift movements, every trajectory of Wu Xin's was clear to him, and his mental divine sense could instantly determine where Wu Xin would appear next.
At this time, the light in the cave was once again magnificent. The magical five-colored immortal orchid suddenly underwent an unimaginable transformation. Only to see that the rotating five-colored immortal orchid suddenly detached from the flower stem below, spinning with dazzling light, slowly rising upwards. And the five-color light surrounding it also absorbed into its body at this moment, the five-color light burst instantly, filling the entire Tai Xuan Mountain.
In the cave, the three demons and black lotus let out a loud roar in unison. Three dark shadows suddenly charged at the five-colored light shield formed by the array with all their might. Meanwhile, Wu Xin was knocked back again after a series of 1,800 consecutive attacks in mid-air. At the same time, Li Changchun's body flashed and grabbed Wu Xin, shouting: "It won't work to charge here, go up quickly!" After finishing speaking, his body flashed with light in mid-air and disappeared instantly.
The faces of Qiuxian Zhenren and Xuanyu Zhenren changed, and they said in unison: "Let's go, everyone leave here and go to the ground, think of another way." After finishing speaking, the two people, along with Benyi, disappeared from sight. This left only Cangyue, Aoxue, and Luyun in the cave, as well as those three demon monsters.
At this time, the Eight Beast Hunting Immortal Array's light flashed, and in an instant, it bounced out the three demon monsters that had forced their way through. The Demon Fairy saw that only Lu Yun and the other two were left in the cave, and instantly understood something. Her body flashed with black light in mid-air, and her figure disappeared. As soon as she left, Hei Lian and Gui Xian also let out a strange cry, and in the blink of an eye, their traces disappeared.
Cang Yue glanced at Lu Yun and said softly, "We should leave too, there's no use staying here." Ao Xue looked at Cang Yue with a hint of strange light in her eyes, then looked at Lu Yun and said, "Cang Yue is right, let's go. There's nothing left here."
Lu Yun gazed at the mysterious array, his eyes fixed on the pool of water, and he could feel a very powerful spiritual energy hidden within it. This made Lu Yun suddenly think of something - that although the Five-Colored Divine Orchid was extraordinary, it was also nurtured by the spiritual energy from this pool. Its body was filled with extraordinary spiritual energy, but since the pool had not yet dried up, didn't it still contain a large amount of accumulated spiritual energy?
She glanced at the two women, and their quiet, shoulder-to-shoulder figures seemed like a pair of moon palace fairies, so noble and beautiful. Lu Yun let out a slight sigh in his heart, what a beautiful pair, probably not even three such beauties could be found in the world. With a leap of his body, Lu Yun landed in front of the two women, looked at them for a moment, and said softly: "At this time, if we go out of the cave, it's already too late. Now you two relax your bodies, don't think about anything, I'll take you through this magical array boundary, directly into the inside." After finishing speaking, he grabbed both of their slender jade hands with his own, and his eyes shone with an unusual light, looking at the two women for a moment before shooting straight towards the light curtain.
Lu Yun pulled the two women, and in the instant before they approached the light shield, he used a true energy wave to simultaneously envelop the two women inside. In an instant, he adjusted the frequency of the true energy wave to match that of the light shield. A flash of light was seen, and the three people instantly passed through the mysterious array boundary, arriving above the pool.
Cang Yue and Ao Xue exchanged a glance, both of their eyes filled with an expression of extreme astonishment. As for Lu Yun, they both had too many unresolved questions and a sense of mystery in their hearts. Just like the matter of breaking through the dimensional barrier, even Li Changchun, the leader of the first sect in the Xiuwu Realm, couldn't do it, but Lu Yun succeeded, how could this not cause the two women to feel astonished and shocked?
Lu Yun looked up at the top, then glanced at the two women with a hint of tenderness in his eyes. Lu Yun said: "Now time is crucial, you two immediately go all out and rise to the top, you must get that magical five-colored immortal orchid, go quickly, I'll be right there." After finishing speaking, he used a bit of force with both hands, and a powerful force suddenly threw the bodies of the two women upwards. Lu Yun glanced at the two women lightly and said in a soft voice: "I hope you won't disappoint my good intentions, wishing you success."
In mid-air, both women simultaneously lowered their heads and saw Lu Yun's congratulatory gaze, causing a simultaneous shock in their hearts. A stream of indescribable emotion flowed through the two women's hearts. Ao Xue glanced at Cang Yue, seeing that she was also looking at herself, and couldn't help but smile slightly, gently grasping her hand. Cang Yue felt Ao Xue's thread of friendship and couldn't help but nod slightly, glancing up at the five-colored immortal orchid, indicating to Ao Xue to work together in unison.
Below, Lu Yun saw the two women leave and carefully observed the surroundings. After glancing at the water pool, Lu Yun's hands slightly lifted, and instantly a powerful force erupted, stirring up all the water in the small pool. The milky white water suddenly covered Lu Yun's body completely, and the entire pool was drained in an instant.
Lu Yun's body shone with a brilliant light, the "Wan Yuan Gui Yi" technique was fully unleashed, and instantly the surrounding area was filled with countless five-colored lights that formed a colorful orb, enveloping Lu Yun inside. The abundant spiritual energy nourished his body and was rapidly absorbed into his body. Only to see Lu Yun's body shining with flowing light within the colorful orb, the five-colored light suddenly burst out tenfold, instantly suppressing all the surrounding lights. But the powerful light only lasted for an instant before disappearing.
Lu Yun's body hovered in mid-air, his eyes flashing with five different lights that slowly returned to normal. He glanced at the mysterious "Eight Beasts Hunting Immortals Formation" and a hint of a proud smile played on his lips as he gazed calmly into the distance. Looking up, Lu Yun's eyes revealed a domineering aura, and a faint seven-colored glow flowed around his body. With a gentle smile, Lu Yun's figure vanished in an instant.
Aoyuki and Cangyue simultaneously accelerated their speed to the fastest, catching up with the five-colored immortal orchid in an instant. However, as soon as they approached the orchid, a powerful force suddenly repelled them, making it impossible for the two women to get close. Aoyuki glanced at Cangyue and said, "Be careful, this five-colored immortal orchid is very mysterious. It seems that brute force won't work; we need to think of a strategy."
Cang Yue looked around and found that the five-colored light pillar had suddenly disappeared. The two of them had already rushed out of the ground, a hundred feet away from the earth. Looking down, the entire Songxian Ridge was filled with all the masters of the six institutes, everyone staring at the Xianlan in surprise. Suddenly, several rays of light flashed by, and the leaders of the six institutes appeared in mid-air, approaching the Xianlan. The others who came up included Benyi from the Bodhi Institute, Wuwang from the Taoist Garden, Jian Wucheng and Wu Xin from the Tianjian Institute, Lin Yunfeng from the Yi Garden, and Bi Tian from the Ru Garden. Including Cang Yue and Ao Xue, there were fourteen masters gathered in the sky at this moment.
At the same time as these fourteen people appeared, three black shadows flashed across the sky. Mo Xian, Gui Xian and Hei Lian suddenly appeared, and three demon monsters rushed towards the colorful immortal orchid with all their might, their speed far surpassing that of the six courtyards' masters.
Li Changchun saw the three demons appear, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. He glanced at Wu Xin briefly before immediately looking away, saying to everyone: "Everyone be careful, this Five-Colored Divine Orchid is the most extraordinary thing in the world, it's a treasure of my Cultivation Realm, absolutely cannot fall into the hands of demons and monsters. Now, the five heads of the sects will work together with me, first let's join forces to drive away these demons, then others can think of ways to trap the orchid, after we've driven away the demons, everyone can come up with a solution together." After finishing speaking, his body burst forth with purple light, instantly pouncing towards the demon and blocking its path.
The other five masters changed their expressions slightly, secretly scolding Li Changchun for being too cunning. At this time, among the remaining eight disciples of the six institutes in mid-air, only the Tianjian Institute and Yiyuan had two people each, while the others had one person each. The mysterious man's unintentional strength and Jian Wucheng's overwhelming strength were both well-known to everyone, so Li Changchun's arrangement was clearly intended for the Tianjian Institute to monopolize the Five-Colored Sacred Orchid. The so-called prevention of demons and monsters was just an excuse for him to restrain the five masters.
Although the five masters understood Li Changchun's intention, they couldn't refuse him because of his reasonable excuse. At this time, seeing that he had already made a move, the five masters could only secretly resent in their hearts and reluctantly moved their bodies to block the path of the three demons.
In mid-air, let's not mention the six elders who were divided into three groups and fighting against those three demon monsters. Instead, let's talk about the eight disciples of the Six Institutes, each using their full strength to approach that mysterious five-colored immortal orchid, all wanting to take advantage of the opportunity to possess it for themselves. However, since they all came from the same Six Institutes and were orthodox cultivators in the realm of cultivation, they didn't dare to speak out loud, instead proceeding with their actions silently.
Under the scorching sun, that dazzling light from the sky was shrouding that magical five-colored orchid. In mid-air, the demon fairy, ghost fairy and black lotus were furiously shouting one after another, apparently because they had been stopped by the six headmasters from taking action, which made them extremely angry. However, since the six headmasters were very powerful and renowned masters in the cultivation world, it was not easy for them to break through, so their voices contained not only anger but also helplessness.
Among the eight disciples of Liu Yuan, the two strongest were Tianjian Institute's Wu Xin and Jian Wucheng. At this moment, Wu Xin's body suddenly disappeared in mid-air, only to reappear six feet to the left of the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid in an instant, instantly surpassing the other seven people. A divine light flashed in Wu Xin's eyes as his right hand shot out at incredible speed towards the orchid. Just as he was about to grab it, Wu Xin suddenly let out a strange cry and his body trembled, causing him to be repelled instantly. As his figure flew back, Jian Wucheng, Ben Yi, Wu Wang, Bi Tian, and Lin Yunfeng all arrived almost simultaneously, with the five of them stretching out their hands to grab it. However, as soon as their hands approached the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid, a powerful force suddenly repelled all five of them.
Ao Xue and Cang Yue exchanged a glance, both understanding that there was a powerful seal on the outside of the mysterious five-colored immortal orchid. If they couldn't break through the seal, no one would be able to obtain the orchid inside. A figure flashed by, and Yun Feng appeared beside Ao Xue. Looking at Cang Yue, Yun Feng said: "Ao Xue Shijie, why haven't you seen Lu Yun? Where did he go? Do you know?"
Aoshuang looked at him and said in a low voice, "Luyun is down there, he'll be up soon. Be careful, this five-colored immortal orchid is very mysterious, it has an incredibly powerful seal around it, if you can't break it open, no one can get it. Now it's constantly rising, but why?" Ah, why was it always rising?
Cang Yue looked at the ascending colorful orchid and calmly said, "I think, is this five-colored orchid also like a cultivator who has attained the Dao and is flying up to become an immortal? Otherwise, why would it keep rising?" As soon as she spoke, Ao Xue and Yun Feng were both shocked, considering in their hearts the possibility of what she had said.
At the same time, a five-colored light burst forth from the sky, and only then did Jian Wucheng's Heavenly Spirit Sword emit a colorful glow. In an instant, it chopped towards the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid. Suddenly, there was a loud cry of surprise all around, and everyone shouted in anger to stop Jian Wucheng's sword, fearing that he would destroy the orchid. But Jian Wucheng remained expressionless, completely ignoring the crowd's cries, and with one ruthless chop, struck the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid.
When the Tianling Divine Sword was sandwiched between the five-colored light, it split the five-colored Xianlan in an instant. The entire sky was colorful, and countless lights scattered in mid-air, like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers, very beautiful and moving. A dazzling strong light instantly surpassed the sunlight, and only heard a muffled sound, accompanied by a cry of surprise, Sword Wudeng was blown out along with his sword. And the five-colored Xianlan's body flashed with five-colored light, apparently this sword, although it did not break through the powerful barrier, also caused some damage to the protective barrier of the five-colored Xianlan.
When Wu Xin reappeared beside the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid, a dark purple glow suddenly shot out from his palm, enveloping the orchid. In mid-air, Wu Xin's entire body flickered with an eerie dark purple light, exuding an air of mystery. This dark purple glow was extremely powerful, but it differed from Jian Wucheng's pure and authentic purple glow; within Wu Xin's dark purple glow, a hint of malevolent energy was subtly concealed, making it difficult to detect.
In mid-air, the colorful fairy orchid continued to rotate automatically. With each rotation, its surrounding radiance grew stronger. At this moment, it was fiercely competing with Wu Xin's full-strength attack. The five-colored radiance and dark purple radiance rose and fell, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, making it difficult to determine the final outcome for a while. Jian Wuchen glanced at Wu Xin, his eyes revealing a hint of cold intent. His body flashed, and he appeared beside him, his long sword shimmering with dazzling five-colored light, guarding against others' approach, fearing someone would disrupt the process.
Yun Feng glanced at Wu Xin, and with a flash of his body, he pounced towards him. At the same time, Ben Yi and Bi Tian also rushed towards Wu Xin. Because they all felt that Wu Xin was using an extremely evil method to destroy the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid's true body. This was something they could not tolerate, so they all wanted to stop him. However, just as they were about to get close, Jian Wu Chen suddenly shouted: "Don't come near! My senior brother is thinking of a way to break through the mysterious seal on the outside of the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid. You will affect his spellcasting if you approach. Go back!" As soon as he finished speaking, a brilliant light burst forth in mid-air, and dazzling five-colored lights instantly transformed into five differently colored divine dragons that appeared out of thin air before the three people, forcing them to retreat at once.
Lin Yunfeng said loudly: "You'd better not talk nonsense, what kind of magic is he casting now, why haven't I heard of it? Moreover, the magic he cast contains extremely hidden evil aura, do you think we can't feel it? I think it's your Tiangong Institute that wants to monopolize this five-color immortal orchid, so you want to stop us from getting close, is that right?"
Ben Yi, Bi Tian, Wu Wang and the not-too-distant Ao Xue, Cang Yue five people were all quietly watching Jian Wucheng, waiting to see how he would respond. Jian Wucheng's face turned cold, and he hummed slightly as he said: "Don't spout nonsense, there's no such thing as monopolizing it. Everyone saw with their own eyes that the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid appeared in our Tai Xuan Mountain, so naturally it should belong to our Tian Jian Institute. If it had appeared in your Yi Garden, my Tian Jian Institute would not have sent anyone to seize it by force, unlike some people who, unable to take it by force, resort to verbal abuse." After finishing his sentence, he provocatively stared at Lin Yunfeng, completely disregarding the angry expression on Lin Yunfeng's face.
Lin Yunfeng's face turned iron-green, his whole body trembling with agitation. Just as he was about to speak, Ao Xue appeared beside him and whispered, "Don't be rash, he has a divine artifact in hand, and his cultivation is stronger than yours. If you go up, you won't be able to get the better of him. Let's calm down for now and not let him provoke us. Wait until Lu Yun comes, maybe he'll have a chance to defeat him. The rest of us are no match for him."
Lin Yunfeng looked at Ao Xue, his face slightly better, and coldly snorted at Jian Wucheng. He shifted his gaze to the colorful immortal orchid. Beside him, Ben Yi, Wuwang, and Bi Tian's eyes all showed a hint of disdain as they looked at Jian Wucheng. They couldn't believe that the number one outstanding talent of the Tianjian Institute would say something so shameless, making them feel ashamed to be associated with him.
At this moment, the upper body suddenly let out a loud shout, and his body was violently shaken open. A thread of fresh blood floated in mid-air. And that colorful immortal orchid was radiant and magnificent, borrowing the scorching sun's radiance to accelerate its ascent. Yun Feng and the others suddenly felt a surge of joy in their hearts, as if they were cheering for the victory of that colorful immortal orchid. Watching that colorful immortal orchid slowly ascend, everyone stopped chasing after it, as if at this moment, everyone had given up on obtaining it.
The sky, the five-colored light is diffused all over the Taixu Mountain, under the scorching sun, the glimmer of the rainbow is dazzling, and the whole Taixu Mountain is shrouded in a mysterious color. Just as the colorful fairy orchid accelerated its rising speed, a bloody aura suddenly appeared at the top of the Taixu Mountain, a black cloud suddenly covered half of the sky, and appeared before everyone without warning.
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