chsdbacks Chapter 117 Recapturing the Holy Maiden
Chapter 117 Recapturing the Holy Maiden
Qin Xiao finished speaking!
Dozens of sorcerers, shamans, and wizards from various ethnic groups in Northwest China below all paled.
Many people subconsciously took several steps back, their spiritual energy sluggish, as if they were being pressed down by an invisible mountain.
Wuya's pupils contracted sharply as she stared intently at the figure in black robes in the air, her knuckles turning white as she gripped the bone staff.
How is that possible?
The sacred mountain is surrounded by layers of protective spells.
How did this person appear so silently above the altar?!
"Qin Xiao!"
Wuya suppressed her shock and said sternly, "How dare you trespass on this sacred mountain and holy land!"
"Holy Land?"
Qin Xiao chuckled lightly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below. "With this rabble occupying this place, you dare call it a holy land?"
"Arrogant!"
The High Priest of the Northern Rong, Gu Lutai, roared, "Gentlemen, since this person has delivered himself to our doorstep, it saves us the trouble of searching for him! Activate the Holy Mountain Formation and trap him here to kill him!"
Before he could finish speaking, he slammed his beast bone staff into the ground.
A raw and primal natural spiritual energy surged into the altar.
At the same time, the Southern Yunnan Witch King Tuma acted, chanting strange incantations. Seven blood-stained bone nails floated up and shot towards seven directions of the altar.
Several leaders from the Western Regions also gritted their teeth and activated their respective magical artifacts.
In an instant, the blurry totem on the altar shone with a brilliant red light!
Centered on the altar, hidden nodes throughout Chiya Mountain lit up one after another.
Before long, a pale red light barrier rose from the mountain and quickly closed, intending to trap Qin Xiao and the others inside!
"My husband!"
Yu Qingyi drew her Cold Water Sword half an inch from its sheath, its sword aura chilling.
"No need to do anything."
Qin Xiao waved his hand, watching with interest as the crowd below activated the formation. "I'd like to see just how powerful this so-called Sacred Mountain Formation really is."
The red light grew stronger and stronger until the light shield completely closed, enveloping the entire mountaintop.
"Hahaha! Qin Xiao, you're too overconfident!"
Seeing that the grand formation was complete, Wuya felt somewhat relieved, but a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes. "This is the 'Crimson Fiend Spirit Imprisoning Formation,' formed using the fiendish energy of the sacred mountain's earth veins. Once you enter the formation, your spiritual power will be continuously eroded and worn down by the fiendish energy! Even if your cultivation is extraordinary, you will perish here today! Everyone, follow me to activate the formation and refine this person!"
She was the first to insert the bone staff into the center of the altar, and spiritual power surged around her.
The other dozens of people followed suit, pouring various kinds of spiritual energy into the altar.
The red light within the formation instantly transformed into a blood-red mist, churning and surging as it swept towards Qin Xiao and the others!
"this one?"
Qin Xiao shook his head, somewhat disappointed.
"break."
He uttered a single word!
Five-colored spiritual light radiated from his body!
Wherever the light touched, the crimson aura dissipated.
The red totem light on the altar flickered violently, followed by a series of clicking sounds.
Cracks spread across the black boulder!
"impossible!"
Wuya screamed in terror.
Gulutai, Tuma, and others coughed up blood, suffering a backlash from the formation.
"Boom!"
The altar collapsed, and rocks flew everywhere!
The red light shield that enveloped the mountaintop vanished like a bubble.
Qin Xiao released a little spiritual power and easily broke through the so-called Emperor's Grand Formation!
The backlash swept out, causing dozens of people below to stagger and fall, with many even losing consciousness.
Although Wuya, Gulutai, Tuma and the others were barely able to stand, their faces were pale and their breaths were weak.
His eyes were filled with horror and despair.
Their trump card, which they relied on to fight back, was so vulnerable in front of Qin Xiao!
Qin Xiao slowly descended from the air, his feet firmly planted on the ground, his gaze sweeping over the chaotic scene.
Luo Qingluan and her six companions, along with the Five Elements Puppet, then descended.
"Now, is there anything else to say?"
Qin Xiao looked at Wu Ya.
Wuya's black veil had been shaken off, revealing a pretty face that was quite delicate but pale and bloodless.
He looked to be in his early twenties, his eyes filled with resentment.
She bit her lower lip tightly: "The victor is king, the loser is villain. Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you. I only beg you, sir, not to implicate the innocent people of Xiliang!"
"He does have some sense of responsibility."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly. "Unfortunately, they chose the wrong path."
He stopped looking at Wuya and turned his gaze to the Northern Rong High Priest Gulutai and the Southern Dian Witch King Tuma.
When they met his gaze, both of them trembled and lowered their heads.
"I'm giving you two choices."
Qin Xiao slowly spoke, "First, submit to me, offer up the ancient texts and resources of various countries, and send all the young women in your country with the aptitude for cultivation to Dayong. I can guarantee the continuation of your clan and even bestow some righteous cultivation techniques upon you."
"Secondly, I will annihilate you all here today, and then my army will crush Xiliang, Beirong, and Nandian. Choose!"
Gulutai and Tuma's expressions shifted, and they finally knelt down in despair: "We...we surrender!"
Having cultivated themselves to this day, they know that immortality is not easy, and they fear even more the destruction of both body and soul.
The strength Qin Xiao has displayed is beyond their imagination; resistance will only lead to their death.
The minor leaders of the Western Regions kowtowed repeatedly, expressing their willingness to surrender.
Qin Xiao nodded, then looked at Wu Ya one last time: "And you?"
Wuya closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with determination: "I can submit, I can offer up all the wealth of the Western Liang Holy Witch Temple, I can even serve you as my master. But I have one condition."
"explain."
"The people of Xiliang must not be slaughtered indiscriminately. A copy of the Holy Witch Temple's legacy must be left in Xiliang."
Wuya stared at Qin Xiao, "If you agree, I, Wuya, will be at your beck and call from now on, and will never have any other thoughts."
Qin Xiao looked at her for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Alright, but since you have pledged allegiance to me, you are no longer the Holy Witch of Xiliang. From this day forward, you will enter my harem and become my Daoist companion."
Wuya's body trembled, and a blush rose to her cheeks, but she did not object. Instead, she slowly knelt down and said, "Wuya obeys."
"very good."
Qin Xiao nodded in satisfaction, raised his hand and released a stream of Five Elements spiritual energy, which entered Wu Ya's body and left a mark in her dantian.
"This is a restriction. If you are loyal, it can help you harmonize your spiritual energy, making your cultivation twice as effective. If you have any disloyal intentions, you will be destroyed, body and soul."
Wuya sensed the spiritual energy imprint within her body, and the last trace of resentment in her heart dissipated. She respectfully said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Qin Xiao then looked at Gulutai and Tuma: "You two, return to your respective countries, reorganize your forces, gather resources and lists, and within three months deliver the items and people I need to the capital of Dayong. I will send people to assist you. If you disobey or act insincerely, you will bear the consequences."
"Yes! Yes!"
The two quickly agreed.
Qin Xiao said no more and said to Luo Qingluan, "Qingluan, take stock of the spoils of war and collect all the remaining valuable heirlooms and magical artifacts. The evil aura here has dissipated, and the earth veins are still quite good. We can keep it as a villa."
"Yes, my husband."
Luo Qingluan accepted the order and led her men to begin the cleanup.
Qin Xiao walked to the center of the collapsed altar ruins and sent his divine sense deep into the ground.
When I broke the formation just now, I vaguely sensed that there seemed to be something hidden beneath this sacred mountain.
Sure enough, after penetrating dozens of feet, the divine sense touched a space sealed off by layers of restrictions.
"interesting."
Qin Xiao pointed his fingers like a sword, easily breaking through the remaining restrictions and opening a passage.
"You wait here, I will go down and take a look."
Having said that, his figure transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the ground.