MMB Chapter 981 834: Neglecting One's Proper Duties
Chapter 981 834: Neglecting One's Proper Duties
At the Heavenly Court Command Center, Mulan Jin transmitted a message calling over Manxi to let him see Shi Chun's communication content.
The content was about one thing: to let the secret lines within each combat team provide the situation during the scrambling in the melee just now to confirm whether there were any other killer moves aside from the Blue Child.
Based on the situation understood by Manxi, he roughly understood what Shi Chun was worried about and dared not delay in the slightest, immediately turning around to make arrangements.
At this moment, Shi Chun and his team were rushing through the air on Wind Scale, but without the foot power of Qilin A San, their speed significantly decreased, and Tong Mingshan did not run ahead using the Escape Technique.
Their biggest worry now was the pursuit by Demon Riders and those at the Earth Immortal Great Success realm. They took off first; the others wouldn't catch up.
During their journey, the previous melee situation was transmitted from Manxi's side. Shi Chun felt relieved after viewing it.
Several major forces arrived, and there were no killer moves deployed during the scramble for the Sky Splitting Sword. As for their escape, no one exerted a killer move to stop them. It can now be basically confirmed that except for the Blue Child, none of the families had any other killer moves.
Moreover, the Blue Child's third opportunity to act has already been wasted by him.
In other words, even if experts from the Earth Immortal Great Success realm were to chase after them, they wouldn't fear them.
At least, during this escape to the Extreme Abyss, there's nothing to fear. As long as they hide well, no matter what killer moves other families might still unleash later, it would be difficult to reach them.
Now they can move forward with peace of mind and courage.
Without retracing their steps, they directly traversed the ocean, heading towards the other end of the Extreme Abyss.
The previous siege against them could be seen as a blessing in disguise, as most of the forces have gathered elsewhere, leading to them not encountering anyone on their way forward.
Shortly, the Demon Riders on pursuit behind finally appeared.
Shi Chun only occasionally glanced back, not needing to make a move himself as Tong Mingshan was responsible for handling the pursuers. Sect Leader Tong had gained experience in slaughtering Demon Riders, coupled with his unmatched Escape Technique.
Staring at the mirror image, Niu Qian saw Demon Riders dropping one by one, gritting his teeth in frustration and saying, "After all, he's the master of a sect, flagrantly creating counterfeits without any sense of shame."
They did not blame themselves for their inability but found faults to curse the opposition.
Currently, all families have guessed that Sect Leader Tong was behind the manufacture of a large batch of fake tokens.
Beside, Huang Xiu also cursed, "Those who mingle with people from the Land of Exile, what good people could they possibly be? Like attracts like, that's all."
This time when tracking Shi Chun's group, there were no elemental forces blocking the view in the mirror image, presenting a clear scene of Tong Mingshan slaughtering the Demon Riders to all the command centers.
Any Demon Riders caught up to were either struck down by Tong Mingshan's counterattack, incapacitating those riding on the Demon Riders, who couldn't stop Tong Mingshan from flickering away. Those attempting to forcibly block him were either killed or wounded.
Tong Mingshan did not engage in combat with the forces behind, only striking those that caught up, then immediately utilizing the Escape Technique to catch up with Shi Chun's team, once again maneuvering the Wind Scale.
If they encounter lone individuals ahead, Tong Mingshan would also flash past, either forcing a retreat or executing them.
For a moment, this Sect Master of the Mingshan Sect displayed an unstoppable momentum in the mirror image!
After a few experts chasing in on teams were continuously struck down by Tong Mingshan, other individuals were urgently called to halt by their command centers, instructed only to accompany from afar, seizing opportunities to act, without forcing a close pursuit, as it was unnecessary to cause useless casualties.
A one-sided situation emerged, leaving Manxi overjoyed, occasionally stroking his bushy beard. The personnel from this Mingshan Sect indeed far exceeded his expectations.
He clearly understood that if they could succeed in taking the title this time, true gratitude must go to the Xuanji Token Master who personally selected these individuals.
Approaching the Extreme Abyss Rift Valley, Shi Chun's team suddenly switched direction, altering their route and charging into the Extreme Abyss instead of following the planned straight route.
Once the scene of Shi Chun's group disappearing into the Extreme Abyss appeared in the mirror image, Manxi excitedly raised his arms, cheering, "Good, it's done, brilliant!"
He swung his fist repeatedly, pacing around Mulan Jin in excitement, his mouth also abuzz with excitement, "Commander, that fellow pulled off a remarkable feat, breaking through the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of troops, solely using a batch of fakes, completely bloodless! Such decisiveness, such bravery, incredible! Those Four Families launched a massive effort, but were utterly unsuccessful, probably furious to the point of vomiting blood, likely to be laughed at once they return..."
Standing with hands behind his back, Mulan Jin appeared calmly composed, his gaze swiftly cast into the distance, where the giant Cloud Demon Cat was speeding towards them...
After diving into the Extreme Abyss, following Shi Chun's command, the various teams on Wind Scale merged into one, personally maneuvered by Shi Chun, embarking on a long-distance flight personally piloted by Shi Chun, likely to traverse half of the Extreme Abyss at least.
The key was not to travel in a straight line, weaving through curved passages all the way.
After nearly half a day's journey, the group returned to the hiding spot of Feng Chi and others.
Upon seeing Shi Chun, the long-awaiting Feng Chi's eyes lit up. Others might not know what happened, but maintaining regular contact with Demon Path, she clearly knew about Shi Chun's team's magnificent escape from a siege by hundreds of thousands of troops without bloodshed, an epic feat she regretted not witnessing herself.
Reportedly, this feat had stunned the four great teams, and completely shattered the morale of the Four Great Royal Courts' command centers, leaving them resigned.
Exhausting every resource to fight could not yield victory, trying every method to intervene ended in failure. Without the involvement of other forces, it seemed there was no opportunity to contend further.
Those left inside the cave all stood up to welcome them, surprised by the sight of Wu Jinliang and Xiao Sheng lying on the ground.
Shen Moming exclaimed in surprise, "Master, what happened to them?"
Shi Chun sighed, "They were poisoned by the Blue Child, reportedly a strange poison refined in Zhechun Valley, not belonging to the five elements known as 'Six Extremes,' capable of severing one's six senses. This poison is odd, but fortunately won't directly kill a person, as long as there's timely remedy it won't be of concern."
Shen Moming, Chen Wuji, and others immediately knelt down, reaching out to examine the two's physical condition.
Tong Mingshan pondered, "Let's hope the Blue Child keeps his promise."
Shi Chun said, "That shouldn't be likely, Xuanji Token Master promised to guarantee the agreement. If they refuse to keep their promise to detoxify, he will intervene. Let's wait two more days until the battle ends, and then request the Blue Child for detoxification. We cannot go out now; Wei Mo is not easy prey, trying to seek them now might land us in trouble."
Looking at Li Hongjiu, he began to covet the token in the other's hand.
But as he stared at the two unconscious people on the ground, Li Hongjiu muttered to himself, "Six Extremes... can sever the six senses..."
He recalled his understanding and method of handling the strange poison 'Demon Dew' after being poisoned, and with that, he took two steps forward, signaling Shen Moming and the others to make way.
After they stepped aside, Li Hongjiu, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, half-squatted in front of Xiao Sheng. First, he checked his pulse to confirm his physical condition, then withdrew his hand and formed a two-fingered point, pressing it on Xiao Sheng's forehead while he himself entered a meditative state.
Everyone exchanged glances and then looked uniformly at Shi Chun.
Shi Chun shrugged with both hands, showing he was also unclear about the situation.
Although no one knew what it meant, they all kept silent and did not disturb him.
After about half a stick of incense time, Li Hongjiu opened his eyes, slightly raised his fingertip from Xiao Sheng's forehead, revealing a faint yellow glow seeping out from beneath.
Shi Chun, surprised and suspicious, immediately crouched down and tilted his head to inspect, soon followed by everyone else, mimicking his actions. They saw Li Hongjiu's slowly lifting fingertip, seemingly pulling out a glowing thin needle from Xiao Sheng's spiritual platform.
Before long, a light yellow glow, as thin as a hair and half a finger long, was completely extracted. Li Hongjiu flipped his hand to examine it.
Simultaneously, the unconscious Xiao Sheng suddenly let out a muffled groan, as though he had finally caught his breath after holding it for a long time. His eyes slowly opened, seeing the circle of people looking at him like he was a monster, unsure of what Li Hongjiu, half-squatting in front of him, was going to do.
He hurriedly sat up, shuffled his legs, and scooted back a bit, startled, "Master, why are you all surrounding me?"
Seeing his clear consciousness, everyone exchanged glances again.
Tong Mingshan spoke up, "Old Xiao, quickly perform a spell to check your body for any abnormalities."
Li Hongjiu responded instead, "There should be no problem."
Then he flicked his finger, shooting the needle-like glow out of the cave.
The wheat-like glow dissipated shortly outside and turned into nothingness.
Immediately, Li Hongjiu moved to Wu Jinliang's side and repeated the process, pointing another finger at Wu Jinliang's forehead.
Having examined his body, Xiao Sheng shook his head to the group, indicating he was fine and quietly crawled away, not bothering Li Hongjiu, who was treating the unconscious Wu Jinliang. He could vaguely sense Li Hongjiu was detoxifying them.
Critically, he knew this poison too, as Shi Chun had explained its potency when he transformed him, claiming that only Zhechun Valley's antidote could cure it; could Li Hongjiu also detoxify it?
No one paid attention to his doubts, continuing to silently watch Li Hongjiu.
This time, having previous experience, Li Hongjiu was evidently much more adept, and shortly, he extracted another wheat-like glow from Wu Jinliang's forehead, and flicked it out of the cave.
Then Wu Jinliang suddenly gasped, blurredly raised his hand to rub his face, but not waking up, he surprisingly started to snore while lying there.
Shi Chun worriedly asked, "Brother Jiu, what's the situation?"
"Not much, just fell asleep." Li Hongjiu casually said while his hand moved again, directly slapping Wu Jinliang's face.
It was a genuine slap, with a crisp and loud "slap" sound.
With a clatter of armor, Wu Jinliang sat up abruptly, yelling, "Who?"
His gaze swept over the familiar faces surrounding him, then he looked at the cave's environment, startled by his own shout, a voice calling "sister" echoed from inside. He sighed in relief, "We've already broken through; is everyone alright?" While crawling up, he sighed, "I just had a nightmare, dreamed I was slapped. Damn, this face is actually a bit sore... Why are you all looking at me like that?"
No one present told him who slapped him.
Seeing Li Hongjiu stand up afterward, Wu Jinliang curiously asked, "Chun Tian, how long have we been asleep? Did Blue Child give the antidote?"
Shi Chun ignored him, turned, and tossed Qilin A San out, with a clang, landing heavily on the ground, unconscious like a dead dog.
"Brother Jiu, shouldn't trouble you twice, but this guy too." Shi Chun shamelessly pleaded.
Not bothered much, Li Hongjiu once again half-squatted beside Qilin A San's head, reaching out to press A San's forehead.
Among the onlookers were those surprised, genuinely seeing Qilin A San was taken out from the Qiankun Bag this time; could this mount be put into a storage space made for inanimate objects?
"…" Wu Jinliang looked full of surprise and doubt, apparently understanding what was happening. He turned his head to Xiao Sheng, blew a breath through the air to catch attention, then pursed his lips toward Li Hongjiu and pointed at himself.
Having partnered for twenty years, Xiao Sheng naturally had a certain understanding, immediately comprehending, nodding slightly, giving a response.
Wu Jinliang suddenly was dumbfounded, his eyes toward Li Hongjiu now like witnessing a ghost.
Soon, a wheat-like yellow glow was extracted from A San's forehead and flicked out of the cave by Li Hongjiu.
Shortly, A San's strange cries resounded inside the cave, "Master, save me..."
As if trapped in a nightmare, he climbed up, flailing around, causing the crowd to back away.
After observing everyone, and glancing at the scene, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, moving in front of Shi Chun, "Strange, this poison could actually defeat me; thankful to have encountered a wise master!"
Inside the cave, Wu Jinliang's strange shout rang out again, "Lord Jiu, is this even possible? You, a practitioner of Artifact Refining, actually can cure the strange poison from Zhechun Valley; isn't that too off your main path?"