Chapter 42: The Three-Headed Spirit Snake (Part 2)
The three-headed spirit snake seemed to have also sensed the resistance of the five-colored immortal orchid, and it couldn't help but coil its body again, letting out a massive roar as it shot out another column of flames that was ten zhang in diameter. This time, the flames had transformed from crimson red to dark blue, with an extremely high temperature that instantly evaporated all the water vapor in the air. Although the diameter of the light pillar was much smaller, the Nine Heavens Dark Fire contained within it was three times stronger than before, and it immediately suppressed the five-colored glow of the five-colored immortal orchid.
Just as the colorful sacred orchid's radiance was suppressed by the three-headed serpent's nine-heaven mysterious fire, in an instant, the five-colored light burst out again with a dazzling brilliance, fully resisting that nine-heaven mysterious fire. On the side, Lu Yun looked at the repeatedly growing stronger five-colored light and suddenly understood something in his heart. At this time, Lu Yun finally realized that this colorful sacred orchid was just like the howling moon sky wolf of that day, both having undergone countless ages of cultivation, already reaching the moment of achieving enlightenment as a flying immortal. Although this colorful sacred orchid had never spoken, Lu Yun knew it actually had consciousness. It also understood today's calamity was heavy, so it was fully resisting heaven, wanting to break through the layers of difficulties and ascend into that legendary heavenly capital.
What was unexpected was that the six major sects' cultivators would take action to seize it. At this time, the legendary Flood Dragon Beast appeared, with extremely powerful strength, wanting to occupy it. It can be said that cultivating is easy, but becoming an immortal is difficult.
At this moment, the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid suddenly underwent a strange transformation. The five petals of different colors, which were originally connected to the flower's center, suddenly broke away from their main body and flew out in all directions. The original one-foot-sized Five-Colored Immortal Orchid had petals that were only a few inches in size, but after breaking away from its main body, they instantly grew larger, each petal becoming three zhang in size, ten zhang away from its main body, forming an umbrella shape and rotating non-stop. The five petals emitted dazzling five-colored lights, with the colors of blue, red, purple, gold, and white forming five beams of light that instantly released a powerful aura, fiercely clashing with the gigantic three-headed spirit snake. The rotating beams of light collided violently with the nine-heavened mysterious fire of the three-headed spirit snake. Suddenly, the sky was filled with a kaleidoscope of colors, clouds floating in the air, and an exceptionally beautiful sight.
Ao Xue stared at the sudden change, her whole body seemed a bit stunned, and her eyes showed an incredible expression. After glancing at Cang Yue beside her, Ao Xue's gaze moved to Lu Yun's face, and she said softly: "What a wonderful five-colored immortal orchid, I didn't expect it to have so many unknown secrets."
Cang Yue let out a soft sigh and said, "Although it's mysterious, those three-headed spirit snakes are even more sinister. Who would have thought they'd meet together? Perhaps this is fate." After finishing speaking, her gaze shifted slightly as she glanced at Lu Yun.
Lu Yun's eyes changed and became uncertain, he stared intently at the two most mysterious objects in mid-air, his mind was considering something. Feeling that both women were looking at him, Lu Yun couldn't help but glance at them, saying a shocking sentence.
Lu Yun gazed at the sky and sighed softly, "It turns out we've been misunderstanding something all along. We thought that once the Five-Colored Divine Orchid matured, obtaining it would bring us many benefits. But what we didn't know was that this particular Five-Colored Divine Orchid wasn't like the ones we usually imagine - those spiritual medicines and divine herbs that mature normally. Instead, it had gone through countless ages, cultivating to perfection, and had already reached the realm of Ascending to Immortality. Today is actually its opportunity to ascend, and all of us, including that Demon Sage, Ghost Sage, Black Lotus, and these three serpent spirits, are merely obstacles in its ascension process. If it overcomes these numerous trials, it can ascend to the Realm of the Gods."
As soon as this was said, both Ao Xue and Cang Yue's faces changed, looking at Lu Yun in surprise. Ao Xue glanced up at the sky and whispered: "Could it be that it's like Xiao Yue Tian Lang, currently undergoing its tribulation? If it can't pass this test, doesn't that mean it will never have another chance?" After finishing, a hint of regret flowed out from her eyes.
Lu Yun nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, if it can't get through this pass, it won't be able to ascend. In the end, either it will become the belly of the three-headed spirit snake or it will be obtained by others. So, I'm considering whether I can help it a bit." After finishing speaking, his eyes revealed a hint of an unusual aura.
Ao Xue and Cang Yue were shocked by his words, looking at him with surprised eyes. Feeling that he was not joking, the two women couldn't help but exchange a glance, saying in unison: "We are willing to go with you, together helping the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid ascend."
Lu Yun looked into the eyes of the two women, saying nothing, just slightly nodding. At this moment, no sound was needed, and the three people could clearly perceive each other's intentions in their hearts. Looking up at the sky, the three-headed spirit snake launched its third attack at that moment. A dazzling blue-green light column appeared in mid-air, colliding with the five-colored light column formed by the rotating Five-Colored Immortal Orchid once again. The two dazzling light columns merged instantly, countering and resisting each other. Countless flowing lights and colors, like a meteor shower on the horizon, were both enchanting and beautiful, carrying an inexplicable mystery, accompanied by the thunderous roar, spreading throughout the entire Tai Xuan Mountain.
In mid-air, the five-colored light suddenly dimmed, and the colorful sacred orchid's light pillar was suppressed by the three-headed spirit snake's powerful light pillar, sinking down several dozen feet, momentarily falling into a predicament. At the same time, a shocking roar echoed from the horizon, as the three-headed spirit snake's massive body somersaulted in the sky like a dragon, and the cyan-colored light pillar in its mouth suddenly burst forth with even more magnificent radiance, once again suppressing the colorful sacred orchid's light pillar.
Hundreds of feet away, Lu Yun and the other two were shocked to see this, realizing that the three-headed spirit snake was indeed extremely powerful, even stronger than the Five-Colored Sacred Orchid. Looking up at the sky, Lu Yun said in a low voice, "With our current strength, it's impossible to drive away those three-headed spirit snakes. The only thing we can do is to lend a hand on the side and join forces with the Five-Colored Sacred Orchid to see if we can resist the attack of the three-headed spirit snakes. You two have divine artifacts in your hands, if you use them well, you may be able to exert all their power and provide some help to the Five-Colored Sacred Orchid. But this is extremely dangerous, so be careful. As for me, I'll go above those three-headed spirit snakes and see if I can lure them away. Now, get ready, time is running out, I'll go first." After finishing speaking, his body instantly disappeared from sight. At this moment, Lu Yun had used the Space Leap technique passed down by Xi Tian to directly cross over the middle layer.
Aoshuang and Cangyue exchanged a glance, and both of their eyes revealed a hint of determination. The two divine swords that had been hovering above their heads suddenly burst into radiance, illuminating everything around them in an instant. Aoshuang concentrated her energy, her hands forming a tight seal as layer upon layer of mysterious blue light enveloped her body, accompanied by a faint purple glow. In the blink of an eye, this aura appeared around her, encasing her within. The divine sword's purple shadow, which had been rotating horizontally above her head, transformed into a vertical rotation under Aoshuang's mental command, its tip pointing directly at the three-headed spirit snake above. Suddenly, it burst forth with a radiance ten times stronger than before. At this moment, Aoshuang was giving it her all, without holding back in the slightest.
On the side, Cang Yue's entire body was shining with a red glow, and she was surrounded by a blazing flame. The Xiao Yue sword on her head emitted a silver-yellow light, which had a hint of red, giving off an extraordinary mysterious aura. The sword pointed to the sky, spinning rapidly, instantly producing a shocking scream that tore through the surrounding air. On Song Xian Ridge, two beams of different colored lights shot up into the sky, and amidst two phoenix cries, two pure white figures, under the cover of purple and yellow lights, instantly rushed into the air.
In mid-air, the five-colored Xianlan's five petals were still rotating with all their might, emitting a five-colored glow and forming a strange light pillar that was opposing the three-headed spirit snake's powerful Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire light pillar. Although the five-colored Xianlan was being pressed down and sinking continuously, it was still resisting strongly without any sign of giving up. Just as it was about to sink for the third time under the three-headed spirit snake's overwhelming power, two dazzling glows suddenly shot up into the sky and heavily collided with the three-headed spirit snake's powerful light pillar.
The divine sword Purple Shadow and Xiao Yue simultaneously let out a dragon's roar, the powerful light colliding fiercely with the Three-Headed Spirit Snake's Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire. At the moment of impact, the purple and yellow lights dimmed instantly, while the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire also rippled slightly. In mid-air, Ao Xue and Cang Yue's bodies shook, their faces turning pale in an instant. Especially Cang Yue, who had been severely injured by the Demon Immortal earlier, this time she was only able to muster her true energy for a final, desperate bid. But unexpectedly, the Three-Headed Spirit Snake's strength was too formidable, and it was not something that the two of them could stop.
Although the two of them were unable to hinder the three-headed spirit snake's attack, they managed to gain a slight advantage for the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid. Its radiance suddenly became much stronger. Proud Snow glanced at Cang Yue, and a strange light flashed in her eyes. She then shouted softly and spread out her hands, gathering all of her remaining strength to suddenly unleash the "Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens" technique from Yi Yuan.
Half empty, a cluster of mysterious blue-green light gathered around her, Ao Xue's whole body was like a butterfly in the wind, fluttering up, with a green phoenix shadow slowly floating behind her. Only to see that the phoenix looked up at the sky and let out a clear and pleasant cry, which was like the divine sound of the nine heavens, bringing layers of strange sounds, shaking the surrounding air flow. Zhang Ao Xue's hands were wide open, like a phoenix spreading its wings, and she let out a phoenix cry from her mouth, with the purple shadow of the divine sword on her head spinning rapidly in an instant. As the purple shadow spun continuously, a purple light slowly formed on Ao Xue's head, forming a purple dragon, which suddenly broke free from the divine sword and let out a loud roar towards the sky in mid-air. With full force, it charged towards the three-headed spirit snake.
On this side, Cang Yue looked at Ao Xue with a determined gaze in her eyes. Her hands began to weave a mysterious and strange hand seal in front of her chest. A red glow slowly gathered around her. As the red light grew thicker, Cang Yue's entire body seemed to be surrounded by a blazing flame, looking extremely sacred and beautiful. As the flames grew stronger, Cang Yue's entire body merged into the fire. Suddenly, a red phoenix appeared in mid-air, radiating a bloody glow as it let out a long cry. The phoenix spread its wings, and two trails of blood-red flames dispersed in the air, looking like tangible objects, beautiful and mysterious. At this moment, Cang Yue finally gritted her teeth and unleashed the most powerful technique of Feng Huang Academy - Phoenix Nirvana!
In mid-air, the purple dragon and phoenix appeared simultaneously. Two hundred-zhang-sized dragons and phoenixes shone together, roaring in unison towards the three-headed spiritual snake in the sky. At the same time, the five-colored immortal orchid also sensed the good intentions of these two beautiful girls, and with all its might, emitted a five-colored glow, using its strongest power to clash with the three-headed spiritual snake for the fourth time.
In the distance, on Mount Tai Xuan, Yi Yuan's Xuan Yu Zhen Ren, Jing Yue Da Shi, and Feng Huang Shu Yuan's Yu Wu Shuang, all looked at the scene in mid-air with shocked faces. They couldn't have imagined that Ao Xue and Cang Yue would risk their lives to attack the three spiritual snakes, helping the colorful immortal orchid. It was truly beyond everyone's expectations. The other masters also focused on the scene in mid-air, although they were several miles away, but the scene was clearly reflected in everyone's eyes.
At this time, almost everyone was there, even Jian Wucheng and Wu Xin were on the side, watching everything that happened at the horizon, only Li Changchun was not seen. At the same time, the Tianling Divine Sword in Jian Wucheng's hand also disappeared without a trace. No one knew that at this critical moment, he, the head of the Tianjian Academy, did not help to think of a solution, but instead disappeared, which was unreasonable.
