Chapter 172

Chapter 172: Fierce Battle with the Saintess

The old man, known as Old Man Wu, clasped his hands and said, “Saintess, there is a Celestial Immortal present; you better not take any risks.”

“A mere Death Soldier at a heightened realm shouldn’t be any trouble for you, Old Man Wu,” the Niche Garment Woman said with a delicate voice. “Old Man Wu, I know you care for me the most, so please let me go.”

“Ha ha ha.” Old Man Wu couldn’t resist her delicate tone and smiled, “Since the Saintess insists, I will help you suppress that Celestial Immortal. Go quickly and return soon.”

“Thank you, Old Man Wu.”

The woman smiled brightly like a blooming flower.

Immediately, Old Man Wu waved his hand, distorting the space before the woman, and in the next moment, she was sent directly into the palatial realm of the Immortals.

“Space lock!”

Then, Old Man Wu performed a formidable technique, thoroughly sealing off the Death Soldier following Chen Ansheng.

“Saint Son, that Immortal King has moved!”

At that moment, another old man at the Peak of Celestial Immortal nearby sensed the surge of celestial brilliance from Dong Xianwang and opened his eyes.

“Good, follow me down to talk with that Immortal King,” the man said.

“Should I stay here to look after the Saintess?” an old man asked.

“My junior sister has cultivated for a hundred years and has reached the Peak of Profound Immortal. If she can’t handle a few petty thieves, she isn’t worthy of the title of Saintess. No need to worry!” the man said dismissively.

At once, Old Man Wu used a formidable spatial technique and entered the sealed void.

…

On Chen Ansheng’s side, after finishing with the treasure vault, he was just about to leave.

However, unexpectedly, the Death Soldier behind him suddenly became immobilized.

“Go, you fool! Someone has sealed the Death Soldier!”

Zhong Li was the first to sense something was off, grabbing Chen Ansheng and flying toward the spatial passage.

“Stop!”

Suddenly, a colorful figure flashed past, blocking Chen Ansheng and Zhong Li.

Seeing the woman with a beautiful face and an otherworldly aura, Zhong Li frowned.

She recognized this woman!

Immediately, she conveyed to Chen Ansheng through a voice transmission: “This woman’s name is Yue Ningxiang, the latest Saintess of the Red Lotus Sacred Ground!”

Chen Ansheng’s heart sank, responding through their message: “Red Lotus Sacred Ground? Isn’t that the force that hunted you down earlier?”

“Yes!” Zhong Li confirmed. She had infiltrated the Red Lotus Sacred Ground intending to enter the forbidden zone of the sacred land but had accidentally revealed her identity and was severely injured. She managed to escape and coincidentally met Chen Ansheng while in a dragon carriage.

“If she can seal the Death Soldier, are we doomed?”

Chen Ansheng was already preparing to use the cross-border stone to escape.

“Don’t panic. Don’t think the Saintess is very strong; she only has extraordinary talent but has only cultivated for a little over a hundred years. Don’t be afraid,” Zhong Li said.

Chen Ansheng immediately relaxed, “A little over a hundred years of cultivation? Even if she’s a century prodigy, she should be just at the early stage of Profound Immortal, easily beatable by you, right?”

Zhong Li replied, “She’s not so weak as to be compared to you; she is at the Peak of Profound Immortal, just one minor realm above me.”

Chen Ansheng was speechless, internally complaining, damn it, a little over a hundred years of cultivation and already at the Peak of Profound Immortal; no wonder she’s a Saintess—people really do make you feel inferior!

Just then, Saintess Yue Ningxiang spoke coldly, “What are you waiting for? Hand over everything you’ve stolen!”

Zhong Li pretended not to know her identity, asking, “May I ask who you are to dare to rob us?”

Yue Ningxiang sneered, “You two thieves don’t know that this… this young lady is the guardian of the Xuanyang Immortal Palace!”

Hearing this, Chen Ansheng was quite surprised; he never expected this grand Saintess of the Red Lotus Sacred Ground would disguise herself to engage in robbery.

“You from Xuanyang Immortal Palace killed my Wang family’s disciples and looted my treasure vault. This young master only comes to seek justice. Do you really dare to block me? Aren’t you afraid it will spread and ignite public outrage?”

Chen Ansheng said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Yue Ningxiang paused momentarily, realizing that these two were not merely robbers?

Forget it!

Now that she was here, how could she leave empty-handed? What did his so-called justice have to do with her!

“Less talk! If you don’t hand over all my Immortal Palace treasures, I will definitely take your heads!”

As her voice fell, Yue Ningxiang unleashed her aura and charged fiercely toward Chen Ansheng and Zhong Li.

“Fool, unleash the Alien World and deal with her!” Zhong Li reminded.

“Got it!”

Chen Ansheng immediately activated the Celestial Stone, unfolding the Alien World within a radius of five hundred kilometers.

“Hmm?!”

Yue Ningxiang instantly sensed something was wrong.

“Alien World! You are actually capable of manifesting the Alien World!”

This technique was previously used by Chen Ansheng, but Yue Ningxiang and her companions were too focused on the battle between Ziyun Saint Mother and Lin Hengyuan to pay attention to someone like Chen Ansheng.

Moreover, even if she had noticed the unfolding Alien World earlier, she would not have expected it was Chen Ansheng behind it, hence she had no defenses against him.

“Seeking death!”

Yue Ningxiang understood that her celestial power would rapidly deplete in the Alien World. If she didn’t eliminate these two quickly, she would be in grave danger.

Zheng!

Yue Ningxiang summoned her celestial sword and struck first toward Chen Ansheng.

“Just you?”

Chen Ansheng remained still, while Zhong Li summoned her black celestial sword, charging towards Yue Ningxiang.

Though Zhong Li was one small tier lower than Yue Ningxiang, she had cultivated a Dao Embryo and could wield Alien Immortal power, thus evening the odds against Yue Ningxiang.

The two figures collided, and instantly, sword energies intertwined, celestial lights scattering everywhere.

They fought back and forth for dozens of rounds, with both Yue Ningxiang and Zhong Li’s celestial powers depleting significantly. Under such circumstances, Zhong Li, possessing a Dao Embryo, began to gain the upper hand.

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“Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens!”

Just as she was about to be defeated, Yue Ningxiang triggered her Phoenix bloodline, and a massive fiery phoenix shadow appeared behind her.

“Fool, it’s your turn now!”

The phoenix shadow brought immense celestial might, overwhelming Zhong Li.

The Phoenix bloodline was exceptionally rare, which was the true reason Yue Ningxiang had become the new generation Saintess.

“Break for this Saintess!”

To Chen Ansheng’s surprise, after unleashing her secret technique, Yue Ningxiang did not charge over; instead, she attempted to break open the Alien World.

“We must not let her break through; once she does, she can send a message for help!”

Zhong Li hurriedly warned, knowing that, as a Sacred Land Saintess, she couldn’t possibly be without guardians. The earlier strong presence that sealed the Death Soldier was likely nearby.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ansheng quickly summoned his battle spear!

“Demoness, take this spear!”

Chen Ansheng threw the massive spear with all his strength toward the phoenix shadow.

“Chirp!”

The phoenix shadow screeched and detached from Yue Ningxiang, flying toward him.

“Boom!”

The two clashed, both freezing in mid-air, with a deafening sound echoing.

Seeing this, Yue Ningxiang was taken aback; she hadn’t expected that brat to possess a divine weapon capable of countering her phoenix shadow.

“No matter what, I must kill you first!”

In the next moment, using the power of the divine phoenix, Yue Ningxiang’s figure transformed into a streak of fire and charged toward Chen Ansheng.

“Pierce!”

She thrust her sword with all her might toward Chen Ansheng’s chest.

Just as it seemed Chen Ansheng would be impaled, Zhong Li disregarded him and transformed into an afterimage, appearing behind Yue Ningxiang.

Why?

Because a massive black pot had emerged before Chen Ansheng, shielding him completely.

“Dang!”

With a crisp sound, Yue Ningxiang’s sword struck the black pot, sending her flying backward.

“This!”

Yue Ningxiang’s face turned pale, and she hadn’t even had time to react.

At the back, Zhong Li seized the opportunity and thrust her sword, piercing Yue Ningxiang’s abdomen from behind.