latelenovela Chapter 140 The Imperial Edict Was Stolen
Chapter 140 The Imperial Edict Was Stolen
The wind and snow were desolate, and the snow-capped mountains that stretched as far as the eye could see became just a line as the demonic bear approached from halfway up the mountain.
The demonic bear's roar was deafening, and the aura of blood spread in the wind, startling everyone from this sudden turn of events.
However, for the one-armed male cultivator who was being chased by the demonic bear, the sudden appearance of Wen Fuyue and her group was his last lifeline, so he rushed over there almost without regard for anything else.
Wen Fuyue shouted to her disciples, "All of you step back and do not come any closer."
To the surprise of Yun Yici and the others, Li Shao, who usually kept a low profile, actually took out a set of talismans from his sleeve and stood guard beside them.
Li Shao is actually a talisman cultivator!
Yang Fan said anxiously, "Peak Master Wen, I think this demonic bear is at least a seventh-rank beast. Although you can subdue it, Kunlun is fraught with danger, and you can't save everyone. What if you are at a disadvantage when facing the mountain-guarding demonic beasts later?"
"You still have several apprentices here, let's hurry up and leave!"
In Yang Fan's view, this one-armed male cultivator was most likely a rogue cultivator, and he had lost an arm.
It would take a lot of effort to save him, and even if we did manage to save him, what good would it do?
The blood energy emanating from his severed arm would only continuously attract new demonic beasts, bringing endless trouble to his group.
Standing behind the crowd, Emperor Zhao scoffed lightly, finding it rare that he shared the same opinion as this human cultivator.
It's a waste of energy to save something useless.
The opportunity to escape was only a matter of moments.
As Yang Fan spoke, the bear monster, which ran on all fours with a body of steel and iron, and whose every step shook the earth, had already attacked him.
Without a second thought, Yun Yici summoned the Four Seasons Illusionary Sea Map before Wen Fuyue could draw her sword.
She made a hand seal, quickly causing Qian Sui to construct an illusion that contained everyone inside.
Everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and when they looked at the outside world again, it was as if they were looking at flowers through a fog.
The demonic bear lunged forward but missed, then began to sniff suspiciously at the bloodstains left by the one-armed cultivator on the ground.
Qian Sui was subdued by Yun Yici in the Rakshasa Illusion Sea, and Wen Fuyue and the others all knew this.
But Yang Fan was unaware that the demonic bear was right next to them, yet it didn't notice them at all. Instead, it repeatedly brushed past them, only to return empty-handed in the end.
Yang Fan thought to himself that he had indeed stayed in Wangyue City for too long, and was now so easily startled. A mere disciple of the Nanhua Sect could casually possess such a treasure.
He had just thought that Wen Fuyue and her group were just putting on a brave face.
Indeed, there is no comparison between people.
This was also the first time the emperor had entered the illusion created by Qian Sui.
He curiously wandered around the secret realm, then deliberately circled in front of the demon bear before saying meaningfully, "So that's what you used to hide with this little gadget."
The imperial edict refers to the time when Yun Yici hid in an illusion during their first meeting in the dungeon of Qishan City.
Seeing Yang Fan and the cultivator lying on the ground, seemingly lifeless, in the illusion, Yun Yici didn't want to talk about it further and said tactfully, "I was in a moment of panic that day, please forgive me, senior."
The severed arm of the cultivator in front of them was still bleeding from the severed arm. He had run to them but was exhausted and collapsed. His blood seeped into the snow and stained it red.
He breathed heavily, the icy snow seeping into his mouth and nose, soothing him and even delaying the pain.
He no longer had the strength to turn back, but the expected pain of being shattered to pieces did not come.
The next moment, he was helped up and several pills were stuffed into his mouth.
Rong Xuan frowned as he looked at the dying cultivator and said, "No, we don't have any medical cultivators here, I'm afraid he can't be saved."
They had only seen the monk's severed arm before.
Now that they were closer, everyone realized that the cultivator's right hand had been bitten off almost at the root by the bear beast, and it was covered in blood.
Rong Xuan sprinkled a bottle of hemostatic powder on it, and it was instantly dissolved by the blood.
That's not all. The male cultivator's back was torn open, revealing a gash caused by a bear's claws, exposing the white bone inside.
In this situation, the fact that the opponent can even run is already a last gasp of life.
Li Shao walked over, squatted down, and said, "Let me give it a try."
Rong Xuan then gave up his seat. When he helped the male cultivator up, his own robes were soaked with blood, and he had to use several purification spells to clean the bloodstains.
Yun Yici saw Li Shao press several spiritual points on the male cultivator's body to seal his bleeding right arm, and then feed him something. The dying male cultivator actually managed to open his eyes with difficulty.
After recognizing everyone, he weakly said, "Thank you for saving me, fellow Daoists."
Li Shao asked, "That demonic bear has retreated for now. What about your companions?"
It's no wonder Li Shao asked the question; this man was only at the Golden Core stage, and he couldn't have made it this far alone without companions.
The male cultivator struggled and said, "Dead..."
"We... originally came for a rare treasure..."
"On the way, they encountered a bear cub playing alone in the forest... Someone had an idea, saying... the treasure is rare... capturing that bear cub wouldn't be a wasted trip..."
The rest was already known to everyone without the male cultivator needing to finish speaking.
Most likely, these rogue cultivators were tempted by profit, captured the bear cub, and planned to go down the mountain, only to be caught by the mother bear searching for her cub.
No, with the deterrent power of Mu Yunjian and the imperial edict, that demonic bear shouldn't have lost its mind like this.
Yun Yici thought of something more important, and her expression changed: "Did you put that demon bear cub back or are you still with it?!"
Li Shao exerted a little force, which aggravated the male cultivator's wound. He screamed and cried out repeatedly, "Let him go, let him go!"
The emperor snorted coldly and transmitted his voice to Yun Yici, saying, "Remove the illusion."
Upon hearing the imperial edict and seeing that Wen Fuyue and the others were oblivious, Yun Yici glanced at him discreetly.
She actually had some doubts that the male cultivator wasn't telling the truth.
If the demonic bear came looking for its cubs, it certainly wouldn't leave easily if it didn't find them; it might even be hiding outside, waiting for them to show themselves.
Yun Yici did not want Wen Fuyue's kindness to be taken advantage of.
She looked at the emperor's edict, and the emperor's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as he looked back at her.
The next moment, Yun Yici heard a bird cry from the sky, and then the illusion woven by Qian Sui began to break apart from above everyone's heads.
Yang Fan's expression changed drastically, and he said to Li Shao, "Never mind him, it's too late, this bird..."
Before he could say anything more, a steel claw had already reached in and torn the secret realm apart.
The group returned to the snowy region, and Wen Fuyue had already taken to the air, exchanging several blows with the demonic bird whose wingspan could blot out the sky.
Just then, the demonic bear hiding in the shadows also sprang out, its target being the one-armed male cultivator that Li Shao was supporting.
Yang Fan cursed, "This kid really wasn't telling the truth!"
After exchanging a few rounds with the demonic bird in the air, Wen Fuyue realized that the strange bird was not interested in fighting and was being very perfunctory. She immediately guessed that it was the Emperor's decree that was behind it.
Unable to guess the Emperor's intentions, and seeing the demonic bear attacking, he decisively chose to believe the Emperor's decree and turned to deal with the demonic bear.
Now that the demonic bird had an opening, it used one claw to grab two of the three Yun Yici siblings and the imperial edict, and flew away.
Wen Fuyue: What happened to the trust between humans and birds?! You wiped them all out?!