Chapter 3758: Feint East and Strike West

Beast Island was home to a secluded manor.

Tan Hu and several other True Immortal cultivators were seated in a cyan stone pavilion, conversing.

“By my calculations, Fellow Daoist Xu and his companions should have succeeded by now!” Tan Hu said with a frown. He had an uneasy premonition. Xu Yifeng and Xie Yunxin’s group of ten had been silent for too long. Could the battle still be ongoing?

“It should be almost over. The Wang family has no late-stage True Immortal cultivators. Even if True Immortal Taihao opens three apertures, with Ancestor Yifeng and Fairy Xie cooperating and using the Blazing Mirror, eliminating True Immortal Taihao shouldn’t be an issue.” A burly man with a full beard and a yellow robe said confidently. This was Xu Honglei, an early-stage True Immortal.

Ancestor Yifeng has used the Blazing Mirror to eliminate many powerful enemies. During combat, the immortal artifact can fix opponents, indirectly weakening their strength. “Exactly. Ancestor Yunxin is a lightning cultivator, proficient in lightning spells, and possesses a complete set of lightning-attribute immortal artifacts. Moreover, True Immortal Taihao might not have even opened three apertures; two would be impressive enough. After all, the Wang family has a short lineage. Even if they had a fortuitous encounter and obtained the secret method to open three apertures, gathering the necessary materials would still be difficult.” A graceful young woman in a blue dress chimed in. This was Xie Xuefei, an early-stage True Immortal.

Tan Hu nodded, still confident in Xu Yifeng and Xie Yunxin.

Just then, a deafening explosion echoed across the heavens and earth, and a brilliant crimson light flared high in the sky, remarkably conspicuous.

“Not good, enemy attack!” Tan Hu’s expression turned grim. His worst fear had materialized: the enemy was attacking Beast Island.

“Follow me to face the enemy.” After saying this, Tan Hu leaped out, soaring into the sky. A massive golden light barrier now enveloped the entire Beast Island. The surface of the golden barrier was adorned with astonishingly vibrant patterns of demonic beasts.

Wang Qingshan and over twenty True Immortal cultivators stood high in the sky, their expressions cold. Xia Sibing stood beside Wang Qingshan. Oddly, Wang Yidao and Wang Mengbin were not among them.

“Attack! Break the formation as quickly as possible.” Wang Qingshan commanded. He performed a sword art, and a shimmering green flying sword flew out, landing in his hand. With a gentle flick of his wrist, a vast expanse of green sword energy swept forth, striking the golden light barrier.

The Four Seasons Sword Sovereign and others launched their attacks, some activating immortal artifacts, others unleashing divine abilities, all striking the golden light barrier.

On Beast Island, a series of deafening beast roars erupted, faintly mixed with the cries of birds.

Tan Hu produced a golden, shimmering horn, placing it to his lips. With a gentle blow, a deep horn call resounded, spreading across a hundred thousand miles. The sea churned violently, and over a dozen massive demonic beasts emerged from the water: giant red crabs, golden seals, white dolphins, silver sharks, and more.

The sea surface rapidly froze, and the ice layer spread quickly. In the void, numerous crimson fireballs appeared, while simultaneously, loud thunder rumbled from high above, and streaks of silver lightning tore across the sky. Various spells hurtled directly towards Wang Qingshan and his group at high speed.

The Beast Sect specialized in controlling insects and beasts, having cultivated many True Immortal-stage spirit beasts, which constituted their profound heritage.

Xia Qiyao brought forth a small, shimmering golden bell. She cast a spell, and after a loud chime, a golden sound wave swept out, colliding with the incoming spells and completely dispersing them.

Gongsun Yang performed a spell, and his body glowed brightly. He let out a beast roar that shook the heavens and earth. A gigantic humanoid phantom appeared in the sky above him, with faint, shimmering images of demonic beasts visible on its form. The humanoid phantom floated high in the air, gazing into the distance like a king, looking down upon the dozen or so demonic beasts. Upon hearing this roar, the demonic beasts grew restless.

“The Spirit Beast Physique... the Hundred Beasts Physique!” Tan Hu was somewhat surprised. Both types of spirit physiques could influence True Immortal-stage spirit beasts. If Gongsun Yang possessed the Myriad Beasts Physique, he could make these dozen True Immortal-stage spirit beasts bow down and obey.

A loud dragon’s roar, echoing like snow, resounded. The sea churned violently, raising colossal waves that surged towards Wang Qingshan and his group with immense momentum.

“Mere theatrics!” Li Tianhe snorted coldly and punched. A piercing sound of tearing air came from the void, and a colossal golden fist shadow shot forth, meeting the sky-high wave. After a thunderous crash, the towering wave shattered, sending seawater splashing everywhere. The golden giant fist slammed onto the sea surface, which then burst open with a muffled thud.

A massive blue flood dragon with three heads surfaced from the sea. Its eyes were snow-white, and judging by its aura, it was clearly a late-stage True Immortal demonic beast.

This was the Beast Sect’s guardian spirit beast, the Three-Headed Frost Dragon. It was proficient in water and ice elemental divine abilities, had a bloodline purity of nine, and had cultivated into a True Spirit. The Beast Sect had invested vast resources to nurture the Three-Headed Frost Dragon, helping it to transform, teaching it aperture-opening secret techniques, and assisting it in opening three apertures. A late-stage True Immortal demonic beast that had opened three apertures and was also a True Spirit possessed extraordinary power; this was the Beast Sect’s ultimate trump card.

“Qingfeng, Fellow Daoist Ni, Fellow Daoist Gongsun, assist me in eliminating the Three-Headed Frost Dragon.” Wang Qingshan transmitted his voice. They had a numerical advantage, so fighting a ‘rich’ battle would be more secure.

Xia Sibing, Wang Mengbin, and Wang Yidao had circled to the rear of Beast Island, preparing to find an opportunity to breach Beast Island’s guardian formation. Wang Qingshan and the others were merely a distraction to draw the enemy’s attention. The Xia Sibing standing beside Wang Qingshan was merely a first-grade immortal puppet charm, used solely to mislead the enemy.

“This time, I can have my fill.” The Three-Headed Frost Dragon spoke in human tongue, its snow-white eyes fixed on Wang Qingshan and his group. It dove into the seabed, causing the surface of the sea to churn violently, producing sounds of crashing waves and raising colossal surges.

Wang Qingshan and his group launched their attacks, striking at the formation or the demonic beasts. Tan Hu and his companions either released their spirit pets or activated immortal artifacts, confronting Wang Qingshan and his group.

Behind Beast Island, tens of thousands of feet beneath the sea, a massive blue clam shell slowly advanced. Its speed was not fast. Even if a True Immortal cultivator used their divine sense to probe, they would not detect the blue shell’s presence.

After a while, the blue clam shell stopped and opened, revealing Xia Sibing and over a dozen other True Immortal cultivators, including Wang Yidao and Wang Mengbin.

A tall young man in a blue robe stood beside Xia Sibing, his eyes shimmering with blue light. This was Xia Tianhai, a mid-stage True Immortal, who possessed the “Lapis Lazuli Water Eyes,” allowing him to see through most illusions and restrictions.

“We cannot go any further, or we’ll trigger the warning formation.” Xia Tianhai said.

Xia Sibing nodded. With a flip of her right hand, a silver light flashed, and a palm-sized silver mirror appeared in her grasp. The mirror’s edge was engraved with delicate patterns. The Immortal-Breaking Mirror! Xia Sibing infused immortal spiritual power into it, and the mirror’s surface glowed with dazzling silver light, emitting a stream of silver radiance. The seawater in front rippled, and a circular opening appeared, continuously expanding to allow the blue clam shell to fly through. The opening then healed, as if it had never existed.

Along the way, they had encountered multiple warning formations, but with the Immortal-Breaking Mirror, their passage was unobstructed. If they had simply flown openly over the sea surface, they would undoubtedly have alerted the Beast Sect’s True Immortal cultivators.