Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1224 - 636: An Engagement is Set

Donning pristine white Daoist robes trimmed with gold, faces that were outwardly youthful yet radiated an innate arrogance were now tinged with a fierce, bloodshot hue.

"Even though our Cultivation levels don't match his, we outnumber him by dozens! I refuse to believe we cannot defeat him!"

The lead disciple gripped a bronze spear, its point blazing with an intense green luminescence.

In response, the other disciples summoned their respective lifebound magical treasures.

A torrent of attacks surged towards the Qiankun Venerate King.

Despite these disciples only being in the Nascent Soul Realm, their combined power was potent enough to drastically alter the very appearance of the heavens.

The Qiankun Venerate King remained poised in the void, a mocking smile playing on his lips, akin to a predator toying with its prey.

He stood unfazed even as the onslaught of attacks bore down upon him.

A cacophony of deafening explosions erupted as various attacks slammed into the Qiankun Venerate King.

Once the swirling dust settled, it was revealed that the Qiankun Venerate King's robes were entirely unmarked. Only the Demonic Qi enveloping him had diminished slightly.

"This... how is this even possible?"

A female disciple's voice quivered with disbelief as the jade hairpin, her magical treasure, slipped from her grasp and clattered to the ground.

The Qiankun Venerate King let out a wild, uninhibited laugh directed at the sky above.

"The core disciples of Tianlan Sacred Land are hardly better than the mere watchdogs bred by my sect!"

With deliberate slowness, he raised a sword that appeared to be made of ordinary wood. Suddenly, the sword's body erupted with a terrifying torrent of blood-red light.

"No! Retreat immediately!"

The leading disciple's countenance shifted dramatically as he bellowed this command hoarsely.

However, it was already too late to do anything.

With a casual flick of the wooden sword, the Qiankun Venerate King unleashed a fan-shaped mist of blood-red Sword Qi.

Wherever this Sword Qi traversed, minuscule fissures materialized in the fabric of space itself.

The sickening sound of flesh ripping apart echoed relentlessly.

The dozen disciples positioned at the forefront were obliterated, their bodies exploding before they could even utter a single scream.

"No!!"

Far in the distance, Gongsun Yue, who was in the midst of fleeing, cast a horrified glance backward at the devastating scene, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.

The remaining disciples were caught in the lingering waves of Sword Qi. More than half of them sustained grievous injuries and collapsed onto the ground, while only a select few managed to narrowly evade this catastrophic fate.

It was as if a crimson downpour had descended upon the heavens above Tianlan Sacred Land, the air thick with a pungent, metallic odor.

"A mere ant attempting to topple a mighty tree, vastly overestimating its own capabilities."

The Qiankun Venerate King scoffed, the blood-red aura emanating from his wooden sword intensifying further.

"Scoundrel!"

A furious shout boomed from the depths of the Sacred Land as several figures pierced through the air, rapidly approaching the scene.

These newcomers possessed an aura far superior to the previous disciples, clearly identifiable as core elites of the Earth Palace Realm!

Taiyi Immortal King made to step forward and intervene, but the Qiankun Venerate King arrogantly raised his wooden sword.

"There is no need for the Immortal King to trouble himself. Allow this Venerate to amuse himself with these insignificant gnats!"

Seven disciples from the Earth Palace Realm joined forces, executing the Beidou Sword Formation. Their flying swords weaved intricate patterns in the sky, coalescing into a magnificent stellar map that bore down upon the Qiankun Venerate King below.

"Child's play."

The Qiankun Venerate King sneered, pointing his wooden sword upwards towards the heavens.

The seemingly frail wooden sword made contact with the celestial map, unleashing a sharp, metallic clang.

In the very next instant, the stellar map was utterly shattered, and the flying swords composing it fractured simultaneously.

The Earth Palace Realm disciples vomited blood and were sent hurtling backward, with three of them even exploding into mist!

"So, Gu Sheng's combat prowess is this terrifying..."

The surviving Earth Palace Realm disciples stared in horror, finally realizing it wasn't that the Qiankun Venerate King lacked strength, but rather that Gu Sheng possessed an even more monstrous level of power!

Those Heavenly Palace Realm elders, who had been so eager to engage earlier, also fell into a stunned silence, each privately questioning if they could even withstand a single strike from that sword.

"Only if Gu Sheng returns can this fiend be suppressed..."

An elder muttered this thought softly to himself.

The Qiankun Venerate King reveled in the terrified gazes fixed upon him, his arrogance swelling to its absolute zenith.

His blood-red eyes swept across the entire area, finally settling on Gongsun Yue, who had already retreated to the very fringe of the Sacred Land.

"It is time to bring this to a close."

Transforming into a shadowy blur of crimson, he gave chase.

"Faster, just a little faster!"

Gongsun Yue clutched Gu Yu's hand tightly, desperately channeling the remaining Spiritual Power within her.

The pair had already reached the very edge of Tianlan Sacred Land's protective barrier.

Passing through this boundary would grant them a temporary reprieve from the Sacred Land's immediate influence.

However, the Qiankun Venerate King would absolutely not cease his pursuit because of this.

"Sister Gongsun"

Gu Yu abruptly halted, his small face streaked with fresh tears.

"Put me down and escape on your own!"

"Nonsense!"

Gongsun Yue rebuked him sharply, tightening her hold.

"I promised your brother that I would protect you!"

Despite her words, Gu Yu stubbornly shook his head in refusal.

"With me, neither of us will escape!"

Gongsun Yue was about to retort when suddenly she sensed a terrifying killing intent approaching from behind.

She saw a bloody figure closing in at a frightening speed, the space it passed through was slightly distorted.

"There’s no time!

Gongsun Yue scooped up Gu Yu and rushed towards the barrier.

Just as they crossed the barrier, Gongsun Yue suddenly sensed countless unfamiliar and powerful auras from all directions.

In the void surrounding the Sacred Land, dozens of experts from major factions were hidden!

"Hahaha, the jokes of Tianlan Sacred Land just keep getting more amusing!"

A sinister voice came from the void.

"Tsk tsk, even unable to protect their own Holy Daughter, Tianlan Sacred Land is nothing special."

Indeed, the entire cultivation world was mocking Tianlan Sacred Land.

Gongsun Yue held the shivering Gu Yu tightly in her arms, her eyes filled with determination.

"Don’t be afraid, we’ll keep going!"

She chose a direction and darted away.

"Wretched girl, where do you think you’re going!"

Qiankun Venerate King’s furious roar exploded behind them.

Without looking back, Gongsun Yue could feel the suffocating killing intent closing in.

"Let me go, I beg you!"

Gu Yu struggled in Gongsun Yue’s embrace.

"You still have a chance alone..."

"Shut up!

Gongsun Yue’s voice choked with emotion.

"Am I, Gongsun Yue, someone who fears death and clings to life?"

A bloody Sword Qi suddenly assaulted from the side.

"Yue’er!"

The heart-wrenching shout of the Tianlan Saint Mother echoed through the clouds as she tore the void, attempting to rush over despite the deterrence of the Taiyi Immortal King.

Yet everything was too late.

The Qiankun Venerate King’s Primordial Life and Death Sword was already less than three feet away from Gongsun Yue’s head.

The terrifying Sword Qi had already shaved off a few strands of her hair.