Chapter 497 Seven Eight Nine?

Fang Yue subconsciously turned his head to look.

Behind him, Tail was already floating in the air, her left eye like frost, her right eye like fire, resembling a deity.

"Activate the Mountain Protection Array to assist me. Tail's body can't sustain me for too long. I need a quick victory."

Leaving those words, Lord Qi Ba Jiu (Seven Eight Nine) transformed into a dark shadow and crashed towards the Sword Tomb Elder.

"Lord Qi Ba Jiu!"

"It's Supreme Sect Master Qi Ba Jiu!"

"Immediately activate the Mountain Protection Array to aid Lord Qi Ba Jiu!"

Upon seeing Qi Ba Jiu's appearance, the Ice Peak Sect's sect master and elders were invigorated, and they rushed to activate the Mountain Protection Array.

Qi Ba Jiu was already engaged in battle with the Sword Tomb Elder, unleashing deafening sounds of combat.

The two sides fought fiercely, from the core area of the Ice Peak Sect to the western region, collapsing countless houses and forcing many disciples to flee for safety.

Among them was the Ice Peak Sect's Senior Brother, Duan Ju!

His eyes widened, his mouth agape, as he stared blankly at the two figures rapidly passing overhead, almost paralyzed on the spot.

"J-Just now, that flying past was...Tail?"

Coming back to his senses, he hesitated before quietly following.

The Ice Peak Saintess being the Supreme Sect Master Qi Ba Jiu was a secret known only to a select few.

Even within the Ice Peak Sect, only the elders knew of this.

As for the others, they had to rely on their own abilities to discover this information.

Of course, after Tail's disruption of the Cuckoo Bird Pavilion auction, it was hard to say how long this secret could be kept.

The fierce battle between the two sides caused panic among the Ice Peak Sect disciples, who fled outwards.

However, when they reached the mountain gate exit, they discovered... a pale blue pillar of light suddenly rising into the air, transforming the Ice Peak Sect into a blue, water-like barrier, covering the entire sect and making their escape impossible.

They were trapped within the Ice Peak Sect, or rather, protected within it.

As the Mountain Protection Array was activated, the temperature within the Ice Peak Sect plummeted, and wind and snow rose accordingly.

In the wild, such harsh conditions would greatly affect even the Ice Peak Sect's disciples, even when using the Ice Peak Sect's cultivation techniques, hindering their ability to unleash their full strength.

However, at this moment, this artificially created environment allowed all the Ice Peak Sect disciples to thrive. Not only could they suddenly increase the power of their cultivation, but even their cultivation efficiency would increase several times over when meditating.

"This, this is the Ice Peak Sect's legendary Mountain Protection Array! It is because of this array that the Ice Peak Sect has been able to stand for so many years, becoming one of the oldest sects in Qing Country!"

"Have you noticed that within the Mountain Protection Array, when we use our Ice Peak Sect techniques, both efficiency and power are greatly amplified, but when we use other martial arts, it feels like our inner energy is blocked, greatly reducing the efficiency."

"That's right! That's how it is! This is the foundation of our Ice Peak Sect!"

"Ice Peak Sect! Ice Peak Sect! Ice Peak Sect!"

The crowd became excited, shouting cheers of support.

The elders, even more so, were overjoyed at their suddenly increased strength and rushed to the battlefield.

"Lord Qi Ba Jiu, we're here to lend you a hand!"

Seven or eight Yun-level elders rushed into the battlefield.

"Great! It's Elder Twelve! Elder Seventeen and the others!"

"Although we don't know who the enemy is, with the elders joining, we will definitely not lose this battle!"

"That guy is dead! With Lord Qi Ba Jiu personally taking action, and the elders assisting, he has no way to escape!"

"Today, we will make sure that whoever dares to invade will not return!"

"With Supreme Sect Master Qi Ba Jiu and the elders leading the charge, what do we have to fear? Senior brothers and sisters, let's go together! Let's help the elders!"

Senior Brother Duan Ju, who was already present, suddenly raised his arm and shouted, "Charge! Fight for the glory of the Ice Peak Sect!"

The disciples below responded excitedly, many even wanting to jump up and join the battle.

However, the next moment...

*Shua shua shua shua shua!*

As the elders entered the battlefield between Qi Ba Jiu and the Sword Tomb Elder, the battlefield suddenly erupted with a dozen blinding golden sword lights.

Immediately afterward, the battlefield in the air rained down a large amount of minced meat and blood, including several bloodied heads of the elders.

By the time the heads landed and the blood rained down on the disciples,

The Ice Peak Sect disciples, who had been filled with excitement, all fell silent, entering an eerie silence.

Senior Brother Duan Ju, looking at the corpses of the elders on the ground who had been slaughtered like vegetables, looking at their eyes that seemed to have died on the spot because they couldn't react in time, trembled violently.

He...was afraid.

Those were elders!

The elders of the Ice Peak Sect!

Their strength was far greater than his, the so-called senior brother!

But when they rushed up, they were instantly killed, their bodies divided into countless pieces of minced meat, their bodies incomplete.

If he had gone up, he would have been killed with just a look from the opponent.

Monster...the one fighting Qi Ba Jiu was a monster!

"Lu Mo Ci (Demon Piercing Thorn)!!"

Just as Duan Ju thought of this, a stern shout suddenly erupted above.

Looking up blankly, he saw a large amount of ice and frost frantically sweeping around in the air, quickly forming a huge ice spear nearly a hundred meters in size.

Despite being shaped like an ice spear, the tip of the spear was like a red-hot branding iron, making a squeaking sound and emitting white steam.

Ice and fire were so harmoniously integrated, yet seemingly naturally formed.

And at this moment, the tip of the huge ice spear was pushing someone, the scalding red end of the spear directly piercing through the target's body, and stabbing the target into the Medicine Pavilion below, along with the spear.

*Boom!!*

With a loud bang, the Medicine Pavilion was directly blasted apart by the ice spear, instantly shattering, with wood chips flying everywhere, revealing a huge pit.

Beneath the pit, the person pierced by the huge ice spear finally came into view, and it was actually...the Sword Tomb Elder!

"Icefire Supreme...Qi Ba Jiu..."

The Sword Tomb Elder's pupils began to collapse, and his mental power became unable to concentrate.

He knew that his end was near.

However, he had never thought that he would die here, in this place.

"Stronger...than I thought...in fact, this isn't even your full strength..."

Looking at the terrifying being in the air like a god of war with dissolving eyes, the Sword Tomb Elder's consciousness completely sank into darkness.

As a strongman who had guarded the Heavenly Sword Sect for hundreds of years, he had fallen in the territory of the Ice Peak Sect.

At this moment, everyone knew that the Heavenly Sword Sect was finished.

Although the Heavenly Sword Sect, like other powerful sects, had hidden strengths, they also had a Yu-level (Rain) sect master in charge.