"It's not over yet!"
Yu Wenya shouted coldly and charged forward abruptly.
Facing an attack capable of annihilating her, and the numerous cultivators of Yu Luo Immortal Palace she had brought, she seemed to understand Gu Chen's feelings from earlier.
Moreover, compared to Gu Chen, she still had a method of rebirth, while they would truly be dead if they died.
With this in mind, what she needed to do was simple. Gazing at the strike, Yu Wenya suddenly rushed out, which stunned the cultivators of Yu Luo Immortal Palace.
"Young Palace Mistress! Danger!"
Seeing her actions, Lan Zhaoyue immediately understood her old rival's intentions and snorted.
"She's going ahead! Wait for me!"
She let out a娇喝, and her figure also surged forward.
The two women who soared into the air exchanged glances and revealed smiles.
Following this, a radiant glow of profound energy erupted from each of them, and they both activated their strongest defensive magical treasures.
However, everyone knew that in the face of such an extreme disparity in strength, even the strongest defensive magical treasures would be meaningless. They had only one goal.
Yu Wenya, who rushed out first, clashed with the silver light she condensed against the second saber strike. The violent power contained within the saber light rapidly engulfed Yu Wenya.
With a deafening boom, the sky exploded. The second saber strike unleashed by Mu Xuankong was directly neutralized, and the price was that Yu Wenya's figure was blown to smithereens.
Almost at the same time, the blue light condensed by Lan Zhaoyue blocked the final saber strike, bursting into a brilliant fireworks display in the sky.
"Young Palace Mistress..."
Inside Gu Dao Heavenly Sect, the cultivators of Yu Luo Immortal Palace and Linglong Immortal Palace were all stunned.
The two Young Palace Mistresses had chosen to perish with the attack to protect them.
Mu Xuankong, watching from afar, had a grim expression. Undoubtedly, he had been slapped in the face again.
"To block the attack with their bodies, they do have some courage. Now, no one else will come out, right?"
He looked down at Gu Dao Heavenly Sect. By now, there was no one standing in the sect.
Although they were unwilling and glared at him angrily, these were exactly the eyes Mu Xuankong most wanted to see.
Mu Xuankong flew into Gu Dao Heavenly Sect, his gaze sweeping across the sect with a cold sneer.
"At this point, Ye Yun is still planning to be a turtle in a shell?"
Before long, his gaze fell upon the three graceful figures in the square: Lin Xueyan, Bai Xiaoxiao, and Chen Lingyi.
After the sect was attacked, they did not hide on Qingyun Peak but came to the sect's gate. They had contributed a considerable amount of profound energy earlier and were now also out of combat.
Upon sensing their profound energy fluctuations, Mu Xuankong immediately recognized their identities and said with a smile.
"You are Ye Yun's three disciples, aren't you? At this point, Ye Yun still hasn't appeared. It seems he has abandoned you?"
"I can give you a choice, considering your talent. Join my Xuan Ming Immortal Palace!"
To be fair, he was quite covetous of the talent of the three women, Lin Xueyan. Having them under his wing would greatly benefit Xuan Ming Immortal Palace.
As for loyalty, that wouldn't be a problem. As long as they submitted, Mu Xuankong wasn't afraid of them rebelling.
But clearly, these words were like farting to Lin Xueyan and the others.
Bai Xiaoxiao looked at him coldly and replied with a cold voice.
"Your Xuan Ming Immortal Palace is so overbearing and disgusting. You want me to join? Dream on!"
Chen Lingyi also nodded. "That's right, we absolutely will not join Xuan Ming Immortal Palace!"
Lin Xueyan's reply was even more concise and clear. She snorted at Mu Xuankong.
"Everything we have belongs to our Master. Even if we die, we will not surrender to your Xuan Ming Immortal Palace!"
If it were other sects, perhaps they wouldn't be so united and loyal, but for them, their Master was now the only one in their lives.
Without their Master, they had no idea how miserable they would be now. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Ye Yun had saved them.
To ask them to betray their Master and join the enemy's ranks would be easier than dying.
Mu Xuankong's face darkened upon hearing their replies. He didn't expect such young children to be so indifferent to him.
"Fine, since you insist on obeying that damned Ye Yun, then you shall be buried here along with Gu Dao Heavenly Sect!"
With that, he flashed and swung his long saber down with thunderous force. This time, he had learned his lesson. Long-range attacks always had someone interfering, so he would kill them up close!
This way, no matter who stepped forward, he would strike them down with one saber!
"Die for me!"
Mu Xuankong slashed down. On the ground, Lin Xueyan used her last bit of strength to shield the two junior sisters in her arms.
Although it was highly likely they would all be killed together, she still had to fulfill her duty as the eldest disciple. Even if they were to die, she would die before her junior sisters!
The saber light arrived in an instant, carrying astonishing might. It instantly shattered the void, intending to fall upon the three women.
"Be careful!"
In the distant sky, Yu Wenya and Lan Zhaoyue, who had rushed back with all their might, couldn't help but exclaim.
Although they had rushed back with all their strength, they realized it was still too late. They couldn't help at this distance.
At this moment, time and space seemed to freeze.
Only Mu Xuankong's increasingly close strike continued to move slowly. This blow seemed like it would hit instantly, yet this instant felt eternally long.
Simultaneously, a fiery sword light, within this seemingly frozen time and space, attacked Mu Xuankong with lightning speed.
"What?!"
At the critical moment, Mu Xuankong's pupils contracted.
Almost without thinking, he dodged. At the same moment, a sword edge grazed his neck. One could imagine how dangerous it would have been if he were any slower.
Looking at the green longsword stuck in the ground, he abruptly looked in a certain direction and shouted.
"Who is it!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a beam of light erupt from that direction. A pillar of crimson and gold light shot up from the ground, instantly piercing the clouds.
A sacred and majestic aura descended from the heavens. Countless vast golden lights scattered from the horizon, causing people both inside and outside the Heavenly Sect to look up.
Even the powerful cultivators engaged in fierce battles temporarily retreated, unable to help but look towards the sky.
Just then, a clear and cold voice came from that mountain, echoing through heaven and earth.
"I didn't expect so many guests to visit Gu Dao Heavenly Sect today."
This voice was not loud but was clearly heard by everyone.
Mu Xuankong frowned, clearly not realizing who it was. However, those who had heard this voice before erupted in excitement.
Yu Wenya and Lan Zhaoyue's eyes lit up. Lin Xueyan and the others couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound and exclaimed in surprise.
"Master! You've finally come out of seclusion!"