Two Realms: I Will Become the Immortal Emperor

Chapter 391: Chapter 362: Rainy Night at Wangxian Ridge

”How dare you!”

Feeling the surging Sword Qi, the red-robed Golden Core cultivator’s expression changed. He shot into the air, trying to escape the area, only to slam his head into an invisible barrier.

”A Sealing!? An Array?”

Only then did he realize that the mountaintop had, at some unknown point, been sealed by an Array.

An Array Disc floated overhead. The fish patterns engraved on it seemed to have come alive, spinning rapidly around the edge of the Magic Disc. The light it emitted enveloped the area, forming a Grand Array.

Outside the Barrier, a team of Ye Clan Cultivators patrolled by. Even though they were right there, they were completely unaware of what was happening inside the Grand Array.

Clearly, the Grand Array had isolated this stretch of heaven and earth!

The red-robed Golden Core cultivator had no time for shock.

The beams of sword light suddenly changed direction in mid-air, leaving dazzling trails as they shot straight up toward him.

”Get lost!”

He knew there was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

With a furious roar, the red-robed Golden Core cultivator flicked his hands. CLANK! Two massive chains flew out from his sleeves. As he clenched his fists, BOOM! The chains erupted in fiery light, instantly transforming into two astonishing Fire Snakes.

As he brandished them, they moved like two greatswords, carving two perfect arcs through the air.

One Fire Snake swept out to meet the incoming Flying Swords. Accompanied by the fierce clang of metal on metal, countless brilliant sparks burst forth in mid-air, like fireworks vying for splendor.

Meanwhile, the other chain struck directly at the Array Disc in the sky.

BOOM!

With a deafening crash, the entire mountain peak shuddered violently.

The already dilapidated Palace Mansion was instantly reduced to rubble by the surging Strong Qi. Huge trees were uprooted and shredded to pieces in the air. At the same time, with a CRACK, a fissure appeared on the Array Disc.

”Trying to escape? You’re not going anywhere!”

Amidst the swirling dust, seeing his opponent about to strike again, Chen Che formed a Sword Pointing gesture, and his Flying Sword tore through the haze.

’How could I have made a move without being fully prepared?’

For this very reason, back in Faqian City, Xiao Chan had purchased several Sealing Array Discs and distributed them among the group. However, while Array Discs were convenient, they had many drawbacks. The disc itself was the eye of the Array, leaving it completely exposed. It would shatter after taking at most two more hits.

SWOOSH—

The Sword Group let out a piercing whistle as it rapidly circled in the air, avoiding the two chains coiling around the man’s body and closing in for a swift strike.

”You... you’ve gone too far! Do you really think I can’t deal with you?”

The red-robed Golden Core cultivator’s eyes blazed with fury. His chest swelled, and he opened his mouth to spit out a torrent of raging flames that poured forth like a flood.

This fire was condensed from his Golden Core True Essence.

Every wisp contained the essence of fire and was his greatest trump card. He called himself ’True Master Huode’ precisely because he was famous for this flame. The moment it appeared, all the grass and trees on the mountaintop spontaneously combusted.

Engulfed by the heatwave, the incoming Sword Group froze in mid-air. Before the flames could even swallow them, they began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into molten iron that rained down, burning holes in the ground.

Several low-Grade Flying Swords evaporated into gas on the spot.

Of course, his counterattack didn’t end there.

True Master Huode flicked his hands. CLANG! The two chains, trailing fiery afterimages, bypassed the sea of flames and shot forward. They were so fast they looked like two crimson streaks of lightning, their tracks impossible to follow.

The chains were so swift they pierced the air, and even the dispersing clouds were tinged with crimson flames.

’He’s courting death, daring to attack me!’

True Master Huode’s eyes were filled with scorn.

If he wasn’t strong, why would Ye Yuanji have paid 100,000 Spirit Stones to invite him to help ambush and kill Chen Che?

’I’ve never had any dealings with ”Nameless.” He has no reason to assassinate me. Wait, this person posted a bounty in Faqian City for the death of Wanjia. There were rumors that Wanjia was Duobao from the Primordial Sect, so...’

As his thoughts raced, the scorn in True Master Huode’s eyes suddenly turned to disbelief. He cried out in shock:

”Chen Che! You’re Chen Che! You actually dare...”

He never would have imagined that the person he was supposed to be ambushing would appear right in front of him.

BOOM!

Before he could finish his sentence, the torrent of flames suddenly split in two. A flash of sword light burst into his vision, its tip aimed directly between his eyebrows. The speed of that sword was beyond his imagination.

True Master Huode’s blood ran cold.

CLANG!

Without the slightest hesitation, he waved his hands to protect himself while his chains whipped back, twisting and coiling together, forming a massive drill in the blink of an eye. The drill’s target was that very point of sword light.

SCREEECH—

Amidst a tearing sound, a Sword Rainbow shot into the sky in an instant.

True Master Huode’s chains were crushed by the Flying Sword in a single moment.

As blood splattered, before the shock in his eyes could turn to terror, his body abruptly froze in mid-air. A hole had already appeared between his brows, running straight through to the back of his head!

”You guessed right.”

Chen Che calmly withdrew his Sword Pointing gesture and looked up into the air, his chin slightly raised.

”It is me!”

THUD!

True Master Huode could no longer answer. His eyelids drooped, and his body crashed to the ground with a dull thud, falling silent forever.

’With True Master Huode dead, there are only six Golden Core cultivators left.’

After quickly retrieving his Sword Pill and looting the corpse, Chen Che looked up toward Wangxian Ridge.

’Besides Ye Yuanji, there’s True Master Fenghu, True Master Xuanmiao... Their strength is on par with, if not greater than, True Master Huode’s. They won’t be so easy to deal with. There’s a tough battle ahead.’

’I wonder how the others are doing...’

However, Wangxian Ridge was enormous, spanning two provinces.

Under the cover of a dark and windy night, their group had entered this place like a handful of sand dropped into a pond. Even Chen Che didn’t know what situation the others were in.

Just as he was thinking this, a loud shout rang out:

”Array, activate!”

The voice descended from the heavens, as if the Celestial Emperor himself had issued a decree.

A pillar of light shot up from the center of Wangxian Ridge. From the dome-like sky above the mountains, countless firefly-like runes of Starlight began to drift down like rain. Illuminated by the runes, eight massive, ancient gates shimmering with Starlight appeared in the eight cardinal directions of Wangxian Ridge.

On the face of each of the eight colossal gates hung two ferocious beast-head knockers.

Suspended in mid-air, they looked ancient and vast, as if passed down from the Ancient Era.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Almost as soon as the shout echoed, the previously quiet Wangxian Ridge seemed to awaken.

Then, countless rainbow bridges appeared among the ridges, in the halls, and in the forests, their iridescent light flickering without end.

But looking closely, it wasn’t iridescent light at all. It was an endless number of Cultivators, some on Sword Flight, others rising into the air.

Suddenly, a clamor of voices rose from all directions:

”What’s going on?”

”Why has the Mountain Protection Array been activated?”

”It’s the Ancestor! The Ancestor activated the Grand Array...”

Amidst this scene, Ye Yuanji’s voice boomed from the Seven-Angled Jade Pavilion, echoing across the land:

”Enemy Cultivators have infiltrated the clan! They are very likely Golden Core True Masters...”

’To be able to silently trap two Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators, they must be Golden Core level!’

...

”Damn it, they’ve been discovered!”

Outside Wangxian Ridge, Hu Yao’s expression changed. On this mission, three powers had mobilized their forces: the Meng Family, Jinyun Valley, and the Lu Family. Elite Foundation Establishment cultivators from each faction guarded a perimeter. Before the Grand Array was activated, they could vaguely make out the silhouette of the ridge.

But the moment the eight gates appeared, all sound and sight were completely cut off.

It was as if, in that single instant, the entire Wangxian Ridge had been plucked from the world.

”The Grand Array has been activated.”

Elsewhere, Meng Changhong and Meng Changqing’s faces also changed drastically.

This Array was called the ’Ancient Eight Gates Array.’

When the gates are closed, it can seal off a region of heaven and earth.

When the gates are open, it can slaughter in all directions.

This Array was the foundation the Ye Race had built during their thirty years of seclusion.

”This is bad.”

Lu Qinglian’s and Lu Yuntian’s hearts sank as well.

This was especially true for Lu Yuntian.

He knew the consequences of attacking a superior power. If they failed, the Meng Family and Jinyun Valley—two Golden Core Influences—would be wiped out, let alone a mere Foundation Establishment Race like his.

...

The clamor, the roars, the glowing light...

Inside Wangxian Ridge, Chen Che’s heart tightened as he witnessed the scene.

’Was the Seven-Angled Jade Pavilion discovered? Did the old man fail?’

In the darkness, Chen Che scanned his surroundings.

The Grand Array hadn’t been broken. Without a doubt, they had failed. Now, they not only had to face the counterattack of the entire Ye Family but also the threat of this ’Ancient Eight Gates Array.’

’First, kill Ye Yuanji!’

His gaze hardened, and killing intent surfaced in his heart.

He knew the greatest threat now was the activated Grand Array before them.

But soon, with an earth-shattering BOOM, the situation took a sudden turn.

BOOM!

A figure was seen flying backward, spitting blood.

His body smashed straight through a massive peak and shot out from behind the mountain. After landing, he plowed through one towering tree after another, kicking up a long, dragon-like pillar of dust along the ground.

”Cough, cough...”

Coming to a stop, Meng Changtu clutched his chest, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

”Haha, I was wondering who it was. So it’s Meng Changtu... You junior, did you really think you could be my equal just because you achieved Core Formation?”

Amidst a wild laugh, a Cyan Tiger several dozen meters tall strode out of the dust cloud, walking on the wind. Standing on its massive head, which was marked with the character for ’King,’ was a burly, middle-aged man. It was one of the six remaining Golden Core cultivators:

True Master Fenghu!

”Haha, and there’s an ant hiding over here.”

Another laugh echoed from the darkness. A surge of cyan light morphed into a giant hand, which suddenly snatched at a hidden figure at the foot of the mountain. It then transformed into a cyan prison, trapping Chen Xi inside.

An old man in a cyan Daoist Robe threw his head back and laughed.

The second of the six Golden Core cultivators: True Master Xuanmiao!

”The Meng Family, the Chen Clan...”

Seeing this, Ye Yuanji let out a soft chuckle, his voice ringing through heaven and earth:

”And I presume, Jinyun Valley is here as well! Valley Master Chen, at a time like this, are you going to keep hiding?”

”Sigh!”

Under countless shocked gazes, Chen Che let out a soft sigh, removed his bamboo hat, and took off his mask.

He rose into the air, riding the wind, ascending straight into the azure clouds as if climbing to the highest heavens.