Chapter 390: Karmic Backlash

"Six Forms of Heaven Shaking!""Striking Brush, Startling Spirit!""Pill Fire Spreading Across the Plains!""Thunder Listening Talisman!"

Vast amounts of spell energy coiled in the sky. Disciples who had rushed to watch the battle stopped in their tracks, looking up at the heavens. They were awe-struck as they saw the four elders display their unique powers, unleashing magnificent spells.

"The elders have made their move!""These are the elders' techniques, how powerful!""There's still a huge gap. Even if I can sometimes reach the peak of the Integration Stage, I can't cast spells of this caliber!" an elder brother at the Void Refinement Stage remarked with emotion.

Tao Tianye observed intently, trying to engrave these techniques into his mind. These were all materials that could be directly used in the "Ephemeral Dream" technique.

"No, they'll need to be modified when used in the Ephemeral Dream; I can't reveal the elders' trump cards to outsiders!" Tao Tianye grew vigilant.

Boom—The four spells converged into a single mass, hurtling towards Qiu Jin'an and Old Man Ba.

Qiu Jin'an shattered the five-colored halo, allowing the five-colored divine light to break free from its halo form. It enveloped his head, resisting the barrage of attacks.

"Hey, hey, hey, are you guys aiming at Qiu Jin'an?!" Old Man Ba was covered in dust and ash from the explosion, looking as if he had just survived a lightning tribulation.

"My apologies, Second Senior Brother, the spells have no eyes!" Seventh Elder's tone carried a hint of apology.

Old Man Ba was furious: "You're full of it! You're practically laughing!"

Seventh Elder paid him no mind, continuing to hurl spells downwards.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Qiu Jin'an made the five-colored divine light explode in the air, using the chaos to escape.

Seeing Qiu Jin'an successfully escape the battlefield and run towards him, the River Spirit sighed, still wanting more, and retreated back into the river."That kid from the Five Elements Sect is good in every way, except he lacks a desperate fighting spirit."

Seeing Qiu Jin'an flee, Third Elder put his hands on his hips and began to deliver a threat: "Old Qiu, next time you won't be so..."His threat got stuck halfway; he was just opening his mouth with no sound coming out. He turned his head and, sure enough, it was Sixth Elder.

"Junior Sister, can you please not show up when I'm speaking next time?"

Sixth Elder was breathtakingly beautiful. The moment she appeared, no one dared to speak. Seeing Sixth Elder's frosty expression, Third Elder immediately fell silent, intimidated. She had been woken up by Third Elder's shout and was currently annoyed.

Sixth Elder transmitted her voice to her senior and junior brothers in an ill-tempered tone: "Had enough fun? If you're done, I'm going back to sleep."She felt that her senior and junior brothers never had a peaceful day. Couldn't they learn from the Lunar Palace, and just be quiet?

Qiu Jin'an hurried towards the Five Elements Sect, having escaped Questing Sect, but the backlash from the Bachelor's Curse Fist was still unresolved, requiring help from others.

"Once my backlash is resolved, I'll help young Meng."

Qiu Jin'an parted the smoke and mist, revealing a mountain range stretching north to south before him. This was the Five Elements Spirit Vein, the root of the Five Elements Sect.

Five different colors swirled around the mountain range, like stars orbiting a central body. Upon closer inspection, one would realize that it wasn't five-colored earth surrounding the mountain range, but rather the five-colored earths compressing each other, with the arched parts forming the Five Elements Spirit Vein.

According to records, the five-colored earth originated from five different ancient planets. An unknown ancient figure refined the stars, and the five planets with different attributes transformed into continents, colliding with each other.

"Lu Yang, are you there? Can you help me?!" After the battle, Meng Jingzhou ascended Tianmen Peak overnight to seek Lu Yang's help.

"I'm here."

Lu Yang's voice came from behind Meng Jingzhou. Lu Yang was holding over a dozen skewers of delicious grilled meat, having just returned to Tianmen Peak.

"What just happened? Why did Sect Master Qiu attack?" Lu Yang kindly offered Meng Jingzhou half of his skewers. It was all from their own business.

Meng Jingzhou sighed, his voice full of resentment: "Just now, Sect Master Qiu secretly sought me out late at night, asking if I knew the Bachelor's Curse Fist. I said yes, and then he controlled my body to land two punches on Old Man Ba."

Lu Yang recalled Old Man Ba's twilight romance. A few days ago, when he was eating dirt in the herb garden, Old Man Ba had asked him what girls liked most. The Immortal Fairy had said girls liked being praised for being smart and beautiful, and Lu Yang had relayed her exact words.

"Did Sect Master Qiu succeed?"

Meng Jingzhou made a constipated expression: "No, he suffered a backlash."

"...My condolences."

Lu Yang remembered the late-arriving Sixth Elder. Sixth Elder and Sect Master Qiu hadn't met, which was likely the effect of the backlash.

Lu Yang patted Meng Jingzhou's shoulder, hoping he would mourn and accept reality. Wasn't it just severing karmic ties with women, never seeing them again? You're already a Bachelor Spirit Root, what are you afraid of?

Meng Jingzhou retorted angrily: "Condolences, my foot! What's wrong with me being a Bachelor Spirit Root? Even eunuchs can visit brothels, but now I don't even have the qualification to enter one!"

"Didn't they say the backlash would disappear after a while?" Lu Yang asked curiously.

"The problem is, no one knows how long 'a while' is! Is Senior Sister here? I can only ask her for help."

"Oh, Senior Sister is out on business and has been gone for several days."

"Where did she go?"

"Do I look like someone who dares to ask Senior Sister about her itinerary?"

"You're right."

"Wait, could it be that my inability to meet Senior Sister is also part of the backlash?"

Lu Yang thought about it and realized it was quite possible. He then asked the Immortal Fairy if it was part of the backlash, as karma was elusive and difficult to fathom.

The Immortal Fairy looked at Lu Yang as if he were an idiot.

"I am right here in front of young Meng. Do you see me suffering from a backlash? Young Meng's karmic backlash level isn't low, but trying to affect me is a fool's dream."

"Then, Fairy, do you have a way to help Old Meng undo the karmic backlash?"

The Immortal Fairy pondered seriously for a moment, then came up with a solution: "I've never been familiar with karma, but there is a way."

"Please tell me, Fairy."

"Young Meng can cast the Bachelor's Curse Fist and punch himself. Since the premise for the fist technique to be effective is that young Meng must suppress his opponent, and now his opponent is himself, the effect of the Bachelor's Curse Fist will become chaotic, potentially breaking through the karmic backlash!"

Lu Yang: "..."

"Fairy, are you sure Old Meng won't punch himself and end up truly single for life?"

"Oh, come on, is there any method in the world without risk? Everything has its risks."

Lu Yang felt there was no need for him to relay the Fairy's method, which would only add insult to injury for Old Meng.

"Senior Sister isn't here, otherwise we could consult the elders?" Lu Yang counted the reliable people in Questing Sect. Senior Sister was absent, and the Fairy was unreliable, so the most dependable ones in Questing Sect were the elders.

They were all old and cunning experts at the Integration Stage; they should have a solution.

"That's fine," Meng Jingzhou said, having not thought of any other solutions for the time being.

Lu Yang told Meng Jingzhou to wait at Tianmen Peak, while he went to invite the elders.

Once the elders had arrived, Meng Jingzhou had a mishap while cultivating, screaming in pain. As he rolled around, he plunged headfirst into a mountain ravine and couldn't be found by anyone.

"This shouldn't be happening. I just told him to wait here. Where did Old Meng go?" Lu Yang was baffled. The elders kindly helped search for Meng Jingzhou, but couldn't find him.

Suddenly, Lu Yang seemed to realize something and looked at Sixth Elder.

"Sixth Elder, would you mind going back?"

Sixth Elder also understood the reason, her expression strange. She nodded and left.

The moment Sixth Elder left, Meng Jingzhou stopped hurting. He climbed out of the ravine, twigs still in his hair, looking very disheveled. It was then that everyone found him.

Lu Yang secretly sighed. It seemed the karmic backlash was very severe. Old Meng wouldn't be able to see any women for a while.