Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Lu Zheng Arrives
The timing these four chose to attack was indeed impeccable. With Lu Zheng absent and the Yin Qi receding, they struck at Shen Ying’s weakest moment, despite having superior strength themselves.
However, Shen Ying had the advantage of the Eighteen Celestial Maidens and the old peach tree as her home ground. The Eighteen Celestial Maidens had already formed an array, and the old peach tree had amassed an astonishing amount of Incense and Candle Qi, making its foundation formidable.
If that were all, even if these four were formidable, they wouldn’t be able to gain the upper hand so quickly and suppress Shen Ying.
The main reason was...
Besides each having their own methods to combat, these four were continuously casting spell seals at a wooden token hovering at the center of the four.
This wooden token flickered with light, emitting a spiritual wave that tugged at Shen Ying’s divine soul, attempting to draw her soul into the token over and over.
The wooden token exerted a powerful suction on her true spirit. If it weren’t for the Eighteen Celestial Maidens helping Shen Ying share the burden, she might not have been able to hold on until now.
The opponent was indeed well-prepared!
...
Shen Ying was at the very center, hovering in front of the old peach tree, arduously resisting the soul-pulling force of the wooden token while gently waving her sleeves. Endless Peach Blossom Evil spread throughout the front courtyard, filling up the sky and earth.
In the middle were the four people, jointly activating the wooden token and unleashing attacks on Shen Ying without pause.
The outer layer formed by the Eighteen Celestial Maidens’ array helped Shen Ying resist the pull of the wooden token while entangling with the routine assaults of these four.
The three parties formed a formation within a formation, yet the scope was gradually shrinking.
...
"Madam Shen, cease your resistance. Mother has taken a liking to you. It is your good fortune, so obediently come back with us and join Mother’s embrace!"
"We’ve spent a whole month jointly refining this Four Extremes God-locking Order, with additional blessings from Mother. You cannot stop it, so why continue to struggle and waste so much Incense and Candle Qi?"
"Your lover is not here; no one will come to save you, so you should give up!"
"Mother has a thousand years of Dao practice. If you can merge with Mother, you will use ’Peach Blossom’ as a foundation, achieving longevity and wielding great influence, becoming a Dao Ancestor in the Southern Border. Isn’t that better than being a minor Earth God in Great Jing?"
Shen Ying sneered, having no intention to talk with them. She merely mobilized her True Spirit Magical Power to protect herself, firmly guarding her divine soul.
The Four Extremes God-locking Order was indeed extraordinary, supported by that ancient peach tree spirit, catching her off guard.
However, now with the assistance of the Eighteen Celestial Maidens, and with her divine soul continuously refined through the Taiyin Supreme Grade Soul-Washing Scripture and Incense and Candle Qi, being pure and profound, it was not so easy to capture her.
And as time dragged on...
Shen Ying’s peach blossom eyes, with a pink hue, looked fiercely determined, with a sharp killing intent in her gaze towards the four.
"None of you shall escape!"
"Peach Blossom Fairy, is your soul unstable, have you become muddle-headed?" the middle-aged man standing by the peach tree couldn’t help but laugh.
"We will not leave before your soul is taken." The man releasing the Rotten Peach Miasma also laughed.
"Don’t count on your lover. When we came last night, we first investigated the city, he’s not there," the one casting the curse said, attacking Shen Ying psychologically.
"Surrender quickly, only then will these eighteen subordinate gods have a chance to live, or I will ensure their total demise!" the one wielding the Peach Wood Sword said.
"Noisy!"
"Impudent!"
"Four using chaotic cultivation techniques, with mixed True Qi from unorthodox paths, how dare you boast arrogantly?"
"What wilderness little demons and Southern Border Witch Gods, and you dare to covet our fairy!"
"When Young Master Lu arrives, you will know what despair is!"
The fiery-tempered Celestial Maidens like Tao Zhen, Peach Blossom, and Tao Hui scolded angrily, and their hands did not pause as they unleashed techniques to attack the four.
Although the Eighteen Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens were now Incense and Candle Ghosts and Gods in substance, walking the path of the Incense and Candle Divine Dao, they hadn’t forsaken their previous skills and could still wield many techniques.
For instance, Tao Yue was a Sword Cultivator; she skillfully wielded a pair of Mother-Child Flying Swords, so Shen Ying gave her a pair of Peach Wood Flying Swords of varying lengths. At this moment, the two swords wove and pierced through, slicing spell seals with not insignificant power.
Then there was Tao Sui, refined from hundreds of spirits; she softly intoned, sending countless melodies into the ears of the four, attempting to unsettle their spirit and resolve.
Moreover, Tao Zhen was a Martial Cultivator; she brandished a long spear in pursuit of the one manipulating the flying swords, preventing them from nearing Shen Ying.
The others like Peach Core, Tao Rui, Tao Qing, and Tao Rong were no pushovers either, each releasing a variety of spell techniques, further hindering and frustrating the four.
"Where did you find these women while calling us unorthodox?" The middle-aged man standing by the peach tree was momentarily speechless. Ordinary Incense and Candle Ghosts and Gods didn’t possess such a wide array of techniques. These Eighteen Celestial Maidens thoroughly disrupted their plan to swiftly capture Shen Ying.
In his heart, he was grateful for finding the Peach Blossom Fairy promptly. Had it been another year or two, with her increasing power and growth of the Eighteen Celestial Maidens, even the Four Directions Divine Envoys from Peach Mother Divine Mountain wouldn’t likely succeed.
Therefore...
This was their only opportunity!
"Open!"
A stern shout, and his hand wove a seal; the peach tree behind him swayed, its trunk thickened further. At the same time, the ground of Taohua Village trembled and quaked even more.
One by one, the peach tree’s roots broke through the ground, intertwining and thrashing wildly.
The Western Divine Envoy suddenly erupted, while the other three Divine Envoys pushed harder, rushing toward Shen Ying with all their might.
The Rotten Peach Miasma grew denser, and the Sword Qi carved out by six Peach Wood Swords was chilling, encircling the Southern Divine Envoy. It forced Tao Zhen back, skillfully weaving through the protruding peach tree roots, trying to find a flaw in Shen Ying.
Currently, Shen Ying could resist the Four Extremes God-locking Order because she had yet to be injured, and her divine soul was stable.
The expression "a thousand-mile dyke crumbles due to an ant’s nest" meant that finding a flaw and wounding her would allow everything to proceed smoothly like a guttered stream flowing without obstruction.
In the center of the front courtyard, Shen Ying remained expressionless, hovering before the old peach tree.
She knew Lu Zheng would disappear now and then, so she wasn’t puzzled by his lengthy absence.
Even if Lu Zheng did not arrive, she was confident she could repel these four ill-intentioned individuals on her own, albeit with methods that would harm her origin. She didn’t want to use them unless absolutely necessary, so she was biding her time patiently.
Time was indeed on her side.
Sure enough, just when the Western Divine Envoy burst forth, Shen Ying’s eyes flickered.
Lu Zheng’s feedback had arrived!
Yet Shen Ying showed no abnormality, calmly maintaining her focus without initiating any counterattack.
...
After a moment of a fierce onslaught from the Four Directions Divine Envoys,
With a slight smile, Shen Ying flicked her fingers, bouncing Peach Blossom Evil into action, blocking the Rotten Peach Miasma, Curse Technique Radiance, and Peach Wood Flying Swords. The old peach tree’s roots whipped and thrashed, extending several miles, covering the entire Peach Blossom Plain.
"Dying Glow!"
"Hollow and Weak!"
"She can’t hold on!"
"Four Extremes God-Locking Curse! Activate!"
The Four Directions Divine Envoys rejoiced, channeling True Qi into the central token, aiming to end this in one final attack.
"None of you shall escape!" Shen Ying’s eyes narrowed as she uttered with a scornful laugh.
"None of you shall escape!"
A man’s voice suddenly echoed in the ears of the four.
"Golden Palace Heart Sword, Slash!"