Chapter 40: Descending from Heaven

  Xuan Guang Daoist's hand shook the dust, and three small shadows fell from the air, landing beside Xuan Guang Daoist. With a wave of his left sleeve, a white light enveloped the three, slowly flying towards Guan Yun Platform.

  White light scattered, and the three figures had already fallen onto Guanyun Platform with Xuan Guang Dao Ren. Xiao Juan closed her eyes tightly, feeling her feet touch solid ground before opening them again. Who would have thought that as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a huge crowd gathered on Guanyun Platform, all curiously staring at her? Instinctively, she shrunk her neck and hid behind Da Niu and Wang Long.

  Dà Niú and Wáng Lóng, both with wide eyes, looked around nervously. Although they were equally frightened in their hearts, each of them stretched out an arm to grab Xiǎo Juān. Dà Niú's right hand quickly pulled out a yellow talisman, and a flash of yellow light appeared outside his body, propping up a tawny-colored light shield in front of him. A faint cyan glow surged around Wáng Lóng's body.

  Just as the "Qian Kun Shen Dun Fu" was unexpectedly attacked, there were many cultivators with high-looking magical powers holding knives and swords around them, with a strong killing intent. In this critical moment, how could the two of them still care about warnings like "not to reveal magic in front of people"?

  Wang Long's face was tense as he rushed towards Xuanguang Daoist and asked loudly: "Where is this? What do you want to do?"

  Sensing the tension of the three children, Xuan Guang's face floated with a faint smile and said: "Don't be afraid, this is Yu Ding Men, where did you three little guys come from?"

  "It's impossible!" "Swindler!" "Don't come over here!" The three little kids shouted in unison, and upon hearing this, the Jade Cauldron Sect not only looked disbelieving but also became even more vigilant.

  Seeing the three children's surprised and fearful expressions after hearing "Yu Ding Men", a buzzing discussion suddenly spread among the crowd. Xuan Guang Dao Ren also flashed a hint of surprise in his eyes, saying: "My humble name is Xuan Guang, this is indeed Yu Ding Men. As a monk, I don't talk nonsense. If you three don't believe it, you can ask everyone here!"

  Dà Niú and Wáng Lóng exchanged a tense glance, then Wáng Lóng spoke up: "Since this is the Yuè Dǐng Gate, I'll ask you, what day is July 13th? And who is General Tiě Yì?"

  Xuan Guang Daoist gently stroked his long beard and said, "July 13th is the day when the Jade Cauldron Gate opens its doors to new disciples. As for General Iron Wing, I'm afraid I don't know him!" After speaking, he shifted his gaze towards the Jade Cauldron Gate disciples.

  A tall, yellow-robed man emerged from the crowd and bowed to Xuan Guang, saying: "Reporting to Master Ancestor, Tie Yi is the Guardian General of Longyan City in Nanyang County, and also an outer sect disciple who was taken in by our sect thirty years ago!"

  "How tall is he? What kind of weapon does he like to use?" Xiaojuan poked her head out from behind Da Niu, asking bravely. The man in yellow robes smiled and said: "Tieyi is one zhang tall, skilled in using a silver spear, has a cultivation base of three layers in the Qi Refining stage, with a fire attribute spiritual root. Little girl, am I correct?"

  Xiao Juan's eyes rolled around and she whispered to Da Niu, "Brother, what they said seems to be true!" Da Niu and Wang Long exchanged a glance and nodded in unison. The three of them did not expect to suddenly appear at the Jade Cauldron Gate, and judging from the appearance of the people present, it seemed that the Jade Cauldron Gate was still unable to protect itself, just as Iron Wing General had said.

  Wang Long took a step forward, rushed to Xuanguang Dao and bowed, saying: "I've seen the Daoist priest, my name is Wang Long, this is Big Cow, Little Juan, and..." Before he could finish speaking, he seemed to remember something, looked around, but couldn't find Tie Xin Tang and Shui Sheng. He was shocked again. Big Cow and Little Juan also hastily paid their respects to Xuanguang Dao.

  Xuan Guang Dao Ren waved his hand, stopping the three from speaking up. He ordered the tall, yellow-robed man, "Hu Da Hai, take these three away and arrange for their accommodations. Once matters here are settled, I will hear their detailed account!"

  The man in yellow robe, Hu Dahai, replied with a "yes", and then bowed to Xuan Guang. He turned around and said to Wang Long and the other two: "Three young friends, please follow me?"

  Xiao Juan suddenly asked in a shrill voice, "Where is my second brother and Xintang sister? Where have you taken them?" As soon as the words left her mouth, she saw that in the huge copper mirror floating in mid-air, the figures of Shui Sheng and Tie Xintang appeared, surrounded by a faint cloud of fire, slowly descending onto a platform of several hectares. The platform was crowded with over 300 people dressed in different attire.

  On the platform outside the mountain, a woman in a red skirt and palace attire looked at Tie Xin Tang with a tense expression and exclaimed: "Little girl is really beautiful!" Before she finished speaking, her gaze had already shifted to Shui Sheng, and her eyes lit up as she said: "Dual attribute spiritual root, not bad, not bad!" As a Yuan Ying period cultivator, she could naturally see the spiritual root attributes of Shui Sheng and Tie Xin Tang at a glance.

  Tie Xin Tang tightly grasped Shui Sheng's left arm, her face full of fear and trepidation. Shui Sheng's right hand was hidden in his sleeve, with a small hand tightly gripping the three-inch-long golden sword. He warily looked at the people on the platform and asked: "Who are you? Where is this place? Why did you ambush us?"

  "Little ones, if it weren't for this immortal saving your two lives, you would have fallen from the sky and turned into minced meat! How dare you blame this immortal for ambushing you?" The red-robed masked woman seemed to be scolding the Waterborn duo, but her voice was soft and alluring, making one's heart flutter upon hearing it.

  "Hum! Obviously you're the ones who broke our precious talisman? Causing us to fall from the sky, and yet you say you're saving our lives?" Tie Xin Tang said discontentedly.

  The red skirt woman had not yet spoken, but behind her, several cultivators were already pointing and shouting: "Little girl, you're so reckless, how dare you speak to Senior Mei like that? Are you tired of living?" "Be honest, what's your relationship with the Jade Cauldron Sect?" "Hmph! You two are quite bold, just a couple of Qi Refining stage cultivators, and yet you're so arrogant. Wait until we take down the Jade Cauldron Sect, and then we'll burn you two to ashes along with them. See if you still dare to be stubborn!"

  Listening to the strange dialect, looking at people wearing bizarre clothes with a strong murderous aura, feeling the powerful spiritual fluctuations on each person's body, Tie Xin and Shui Sheng's faces changed again and again, their hearts beating uncontrollably. It was clear that they had unfortunately fallen into the hands of the alien cultivators mentioned by General Tie Yi.

  The red-clothed woman saw the two of them frightened, their small faces changed color, and they retreated in succession. First, there was a burst of light laughter, then she rushed to the people behind her, waved her hand, and said: "Alright, alright, big things are at stake, don't scare these two little guys anymore! These two have fate with this immortal maiden! Qiangwei, take them down first, I'll take care of it, don't let them run away!"

  A green-shirted girl with a gentle and beautiful appearance walked out of the crowd, smiling, and swayed her willow waist as she approached Shui Sheng and the others.

  "Don't come any closer, or I won't be polite!" Shui Sheng shouted loudly, his magic surging as the three-inch-long small sword in his hand flew out quickly and stopped three feet in front of him, poised to strike. The golden light emanating from the sword hummed with a buzzing noise.

  Among the crowd, more than a dozen people standing in the front row changed color at the same time. These Golden Elixir cultivators did not see that Shui Sheng already possessed the fourth layer of Qi Refining power. Thinking back to the "Yellow Long Spear" with overwhelming momentum in the air just now, they couldn't help but secretly guess what kind of hidden cultivation method Shui Sheng had cultivated, and what kind of identity he was! Among them, several cultivators had heard of the great name of "Qian Kun Divine Escape Symbol", and their eyes looking at Shui Sheng and his companion had a thread of greed and desire that could not be concealed.

  Not only that, but also the monks on the Guanyun Platform inside the Yuding Gate saw from the copper mirror that Shengsheng was able to control the small sword artifact, which caused a brief commotion, especially Xuan Guang Dao Ren, whose eyes suddenly lit up.

  The girl named Carnation not only didn't stop in her tracks, but instead took light steps, getting closer and closer to the water's edge. She chuckled and said, "Little brother, don't be nervous, sister will take you to a safe place!" With a casual wave of her left hand, the golden small sword in front of Shuǐshēng suddenly flew into Carnation's hand. Shuǐshēng's face changed instantly, and he lost his mental connection with the small sword.

  Before he could take another step, Rose's right hand lightly snapped her two fingers, and two faint white light columns that were almost invisible entered the bodies of Shuǐshēng and Tiě Xīntáng, causing their entire body's magical powers to be unable to muster even a single thread.

  On the Yu Ding Gate's Cloud Viewing Platform, the three men saw that the green-robed girl had taken out a four-foot-long willow-leaf-shaped magic plate. With her left hand holding Shui Sheng and her right hand holding Tie Xin Tang, she lightly jumped onto the magic plate in mid-air and slowly flew away. The three men couldn't help but feel a great sense of urgency in their hearts. Although they were watching from a mirror and couldn't hear what the other side was saying, the three men could also see that Shui Sheng and Tie Xin Tang were being taken away by force.

  "Master Xuanguang, Uncle Hu, please save my second brother and Xintang sister! Is that okay?" Xiaojuan looked at Xuanguang with pleading eyes, then at Huda Hai. Daniu clenched his lips tightly, Wang Long stared fixedly at Xuanguang's face, the two of them clenched their fists, but were powerless to do anything. Hu Dahai saw Xiaojuan addressing Xuanguang in an overly familiar manner, opened his mouth, but didn't know how to correct her either.

  At this time, the scene in the copper mirror had changed. Twelve monks with red maple leaves embroidered on their sleeves simultaneously pinched and struck the golden seal suspended in mid-air. Another twelve white-robed monks cast spells to strike the snow-bright silver sword. The Cloud Watching Platform fell into tension once again as both sides recovered from the "Qiankun Shentui Symbol" and the unexpected minor episode brought by the five Waterborne people.

  Xuan Guang's face turned stern, and he said coldly, "This group of demons is about to attack the Mountain Protection Array. We absolutely cannot let them succeed! If the ancestral master's legacy falls into their hands, our guilt will be unforgivable!" Everyone responded in unison.

  He turned around and glanced at the three children, a hint of apology in his eyes, and said to Hu Dahan: "Alright, take them down!"

  Now, Da Niu and Wang Long understood that the current Xuan Guang Dao people and Yu Ding Men cultivators were barely able to protect themselves, let alone have the ability to appear in the mirror and rescue Shui Sheng and Tie Xin Tang. Although they felt a wave of despair in their hearts, they had no other way out.

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