The Way of The Dao

"You dare to kill my son, I'll kill you!"

One of the men yelled furiously as he watched Hao Zhentian, clenching the sword in his hands and expelling an enormous amount of immortal force, as if at any moment he might strike. The others beside him were also expressing murderous intent as they saw that several of their companions had been killed.

The breath of most people soon began to increase, rising from the Golden Core Stage to the Separation and Reunion Stage in a few breaths!

The space in the surroundings soon began to ripple again as immortal forces flowed wildly from many of them.

The talismans Hong Zhong had thrown into the sky again flowed with a strange energy, trying to stabilize space and prevent spatial rifts from appearing.

"Looks like there are some powerful cultivators who joined hands with our children..." Yun Dong sighed in relief as he saw that Hao Zhentian and his group had apparently joined with the others.

"I hope this horrible disaster will end..." Zhang Ruoyan looked worriedly at the girls and boys as she recalled the recent sensations of the near destruction of the world.

The other adults nodded, clenching their fists tightly as they watched helplessly as the brief exchanges of blows on them exploded a terrifying force.

The greatest hope they had was Ling Tian, but so far there had been no sign of him. After all, they were all aware of the state he was currently in .

* Lightning!!! *

The skies soon darkened again as a powerful energy flowed between some people. Lightning flashed across the skies rapidly!

Before everyone could comprehend what was happening and Hong Zhong could say anything, some lightning suddenly struck some people!

* BOOM!!! *

* BOOM!!! *

Several people spat out mouthfuls of blood as they were struck by the fierce lightning bolts, further aggravating their injuries and decaying several levels of cultivation. About three people died under the terrible power of the lightning!

"There's suppression of world principles, damn it, remember we're on a lower plane!" Hong Zhong shouted in fury and anger as he sent some more of his power to the talismans in the sky to stabilize the space around him. It still pained him to sacrifice these trump cards.

The effectiveness of the talismans now depended on his current power, so he did not have enough energy to maintain them for long and more if more energy was required to stabilize the world. If he lost control of the talismans, the space cracks would most likely start appearing again when they fought and he would not have the strength to be able to escape and survive in the void if the world was destroyed.

After all, no one has been able to survive the horrible true void.

Hearing Hong Zhong's shouts, soon, everyone who had increased their power quickly tried to stabilize and suppress it from being punished by the heavens.

A few more lightning bolts fell as they struck some defensive artifacts, shattering them in an instant until they weakened and disappeared.

The sky again returned to its original color and calmed down, the dark clouds dispersed and the sun once again illuminated the place.

However, the guys felt the pressure increasing as an ominous feeling formed.

The breath of many people had risen and now exuded an energy no less weak than all of them!

"This has gotten complicated..." Ying Ming whispered as he felt the powerful energies flowing from the other group's cultivators.

15 people exuded a powerful energy equivalent to the Peak of the Great Ascension realm, while less than 10 were between the Body Condensation realm and the Separation and Reunion realm. The rest were expelling energy below the Nascent Soul Stage.

A little over 30 people were watching them, while they were only 16 on their side; plus only four of them were in the Great Ascension realm.

"The most complicated one is that guy who threw the talismans." Hao Zhentian narrowed his eyes, keeping his sight mainly on Hong Zhong. He could feel the powerful strength he gave just by standing there doing nothing.

Hong Zhong also kept his gaze on him, realizing that these people besides being young really were powerful experts, stronger than ordinary cultivators.

"You can kill those men, but don't touch a single hair on the women." Hong Zhong somberly said to the man he had earlier forced to raise his power to avenge his son's death.

It would be wasteful and regretful if they killed these beautiful and splendid women. Although these young men were promising and stronger than any ordinary cultivator, Hong Zhong did not believe that they were the only ones. Besides there would always be better experts elsewhere.

Apart from that, they had to recover and if they didn't get rid of these strong enemies, it would be troublesome to deal with them before they recovered much of their energies.

"I'll handle it, Master." A woman who had a somewhat delicate but ordinary complexion told the man that was planning to take the first shot quickly to avenge his son.

The man nodded as the woman took out a strange crystal sphere and held it in her hands, beginning to pour her immortal essence into it.

A powerful force of destructive Immortal Chi soon began to be felt in the surroundings, slightly shaking the space as it spread out. Hong Zhong waved his hand sending some more energy towards the talismans in the sky.

"What is that, sacred treasure?" Zhang Xinya frowned as she clenched the spear between her soft hands, watching what was happening and feeling the powerful pressure.

Tang Jingtian and Mu Shen took out other swords they had in their storage rings. Their bodies had recovered a little, but they still did not feel fear or the need to flee.

The sphere glowed strangely, making everyone frown as they watched it only glow brighter and brighter.

"Ling'er, protect yourself." Sun Xiang quickly said to Xuanyuan Ling, due to her cultivation level not being as high as them.

Xuanyuan Ling nodded and again once again took out an exquisite small petal that filled her hand, prompting her cultivation essence to form the image of a giant petal that functioned as a shield.

Mu Shuiruo likewise prepared her natural sacred treasure, pouring out her power to create a protective barrier.

* Boom! *

A force exploded the surroundings as the great light coming from the crystal ball became more intense!

After a few seconds, the light went out and then silence reigned.

"Strange." Shin Wei frowned as he saw that nothing had happened.

* Rumble*.

At once, however, the ground began to shake as small but powerful spatial cracks began to form around all of them.

The numerous cracks tried to trap them, but they all reacted quickly and dodged the strange but horrible force before they were completely surrounded, before the terrifying force into the void came out and hit them!

It seems like that sphere could control the force of the void!

Everyone's reaction was put to the test and they quickly moved, dodging the strange wind blades that carried a void force.

"Shasha, Yinyin!" Tang Wanying noticed both little girls who at any moment were going to be hit by the terrifying void force as they tried to move away from a space crack.

Hearing Tang Wanying's shout, Mu Shuiruo reacted quickly and tried to protect both girls with the power of her sacred treasure, forming a protective aura towards them so that they would not be completely affected.

Shan Qingwu, who was closer to Lan Yin and Qing Sha, moved quickly to try to help them, taking advantage of the moment when Mu Shuiruo's protective energy was swallowed by the void force but stopping its advance for a moment.

The women quickly moved, dodging the horrible void force after making sure that Lan Yin and Qing Sha had escaped.

Yet, the situation seemed to get worse and worse as the space rift in the middle grew wider and wider!

Chu Feng, Tang Jingtian and Mu Shen were unable to withstand the devastating force due to their cultivation levels, so they had to retreat a little further from the place as they were awkwardly dodging the void blades.

Yun Mengxin enveloped the women with her high level of power and tried to get out of the place, dodging the possible gaps where a crack could open up at any moment!

* Purr! *

The little white fox on Mu Shuiruo's shoulder purred as it frantically waved its tail, wanting to express to everyone to move from where they were!

No one hesitated and they moved, when suddenly a second later, a huge space crack opened up in an instant!

* Crack! *

* Boom! *

The force of the void transmitted by that crack reached and covered the girls, feeling the tearing force on each of them!

Just as they were feeling the defenses of their bodies would be destroyed, a mysterious and powerful force spread throughout the place, closing the big space crack in a few seconds!

A figure appeared in front of them, calming all the storm and destruction with a wave of his hand!

""Master!""

Qing Sha and Lan Yin called out in joy at the sight of Ling Tian in front of them! Smiles and happiness painted their faces!

The women also couldn't help but smile happily and full of relief!

Ling Tian had returned!

However, a figure blinked and appeared behind Ling Tian, throwing a punch with explosive power towards him!

It was Hao Zhentian!