Chapter 297: In a Desperate Situation

The night was like water, and heavy snow pressed down on the Imperial Palace.

At this moment, the Imperial Palace was in chaos; a large number of Imperial Guards were moving forward, the sound of horse hooves rang out continuously, and the entire Zhengyang Imperial City was covered by churning Demonic Clouds, feeling incredibly oppressive.

One of the palaces was being besieged by a large number of Demonic Beasts. On the eaves, Ji Ya stood alone against the attacking Demonic Beasts from all directions. He continuously performed the Nine Heavens Divine Palm, each palm strike capable of blasting away a large number of Demonic Beasts, with some even exploding directly into a blood mist.

From Ji Ya’s perspective, a steady stream of Demonic Beasts climbed the distant Imperial Palace walls, surging toward him. Under the dark night, the sight of these Demonic Beasts converging was extremely overwhelming.

Even Ji Ya, with his vast Origin Qi, was secretly alarmed.

Countless ghosts were also circling in the night sky, making the entire scene look like an approaching apocalypse.

Ji Ya had a strong feeling that he might fall here.

However, he was confused in his heart: who exactly was the mastermind behind this, what did they want to do, and was such a grand display really necessary just to deal with him?

Even if he might die, Ji Ya had no fear.

Hadn’t he cultivated for so many years just for today?

His Master had arranged for him to investigate the haunting of the Imperial Palace, and he had to complete it.

While fighting, he scanned in all directions, looking for anything suspicious.

Meanwhile.

Liu Jing had already been surrounded by the Imperial Guards. Even with the protection of a large army, he still found it difficult to remain calm. Not to mention him, even the Imperial Guard soldiers were trembling with fear; they had never seen such a scene before.

Demons and ghosts rampaging through the Imperial Palace made them feel as if they were in a nightmare.

“What’s going on? Are there really this many demons and ghosts?”

“Could they have run over from the north?”

“It turns out Your Majesty’s concerns were real; there really are ghosts causing trouble…”

“The Xuan Dynasty has just been established, and the world has finally found peace. How can we allow Evil Spirits to destroy it?”

The soldiers were suspicious and frightened; some were afraid, some were angry, and some were boosting morale.

Watching Ji Ya’s figure as he faced the swarm of demons alone, their courage began to grow.

A Concubine landed on a nearby eave and said, “Do not act rashly. Protect Your Majesty. Rushing in blindly will only be a burden to Senior Brother Ji Ya.”

She had also once been a Qingxiao Sect Disciple, sent by her Family to form a marriage alliance with Liu Jing.

There were several other Concubines like her, and they were quite united in the palace, making it so that Liu Jing and the other Concubines did not dare to offend them; their status was even higher than Liu Jing’s.

Liu Jing snapped out of it and immediately ordered the Imperial Guards not to approach the battlefield ahead.

Relying on the Nine Heavens Divine Palm, Ji Ya fought with great sweeps and strikes, as if no matter how many demons and ghosts came, they could do nothing to him.

Liu Jing watched in awe.

Such a powerful Ji Ya wasn’t even the strongest Genius in the Dharma Battle Assembly a few years ago; the foundation of the Qingxiao Sect was truly terrifying.

Ji Ya alone could easily overturn his imperial power, let alone the tens of thousands of immortal cultivation Disciples in the Qingxiao Sect.

Rumble—

Thunder suddenly roared, startling Liu Jing and the Imperial Guards into looking up. They saw lightning flashing within the billowing Demonic Clouds in the sky. As the lightning lit up, they saw a massive figure.

It was some kind of terrifying Demonic Bird, with a huge body and a shape like an eagle, full of oppressive force.

Liu Jing’s face turned pale; facing such an enemy, he didn’t know what to do.

If he retreated from the Imperial Palace, he feared being attacked by demons; if he stayed here, he was consumed by fear.

Ji Ya did not share their emotions. Having fought to this point, he had come to understand that the target of these demons and ghosts was not Liu Jing at all, but himself, a Qingxiao Sect Disciple.

The so-called haunting was likely just to force the Qingxiao Sect to send a Disciple.

Since that was the case, he would let loose and fight!

Ji Ya immediately cast the Mountain Lord Divine Incantation, summoning four Mountain Lords in one breath, and then charged in a direction away from Liu Jing.

The Mountain Lords galloped, sending the Demonic Beasts along the way flying and tearing them apart, unstoppable.

The result was exactly as Ji Ya thought; wherever he went, those Demonic Beasts followed.

The ghosts in the sky did not attack him; perhaps these ghosts did not have the ability to harm people. Their appearance was either to scare people or was a manifestation of some Formation.

Ji Ya felt that the Demonic Clouds shrouding the Imperial City were definitely not for show, and the fact that no Qingxiao Sect Disciples had come to his aid proved this point.

Qingxiao Sect Disciples were spread all over the world. With his battle being so loud, any nearby Qingxiao Sect Disciples who heard it would surely come to support him.

“It seems I have fallen into a desperate situation.”

Ji Ya thought silently, his eyes becoming increasingly resolute.

For some reason, he was actually somewhat excited.

Since joining the Qingxiao Sect, he had always appeared dutiful and honest, even a bit dull. But only he knew that deep down, he had many ambitions and ideas; he just didn’t want to express them.

He frequently went to the Martial Arts Stage not to find his shortcomings, but simply because he loved fighting.

The combat situation he desired most had arrived.

Only taking on ten thousand alone was worthy of his vast Origin Qi that far exceeded those in the same Realm!

In tonight’s battle, he would prove what he had learned, bring honor to his Master, and even more so, eliminate the threat to his School!

A terrifying Demonic Qi suddenly came from ahead. Ji Ya looked up and could sense that the opponent was also in the Spiritual Consciousness Realm, with a cultivation level even higher than his own, yet he remained fearless.

“Perhaps your Physique isn’t just about having more Origin Qi; your Physical Body has even more untapped potential.”

Ji Ya remembered his Master’s instructions to him. Now was the opportunity to Breakthrough his own limits in a desperate situation.

Seen from the night sky, Ji Ya, sprinting across the eaves, looked so tiny as Demonic Beasts from all directions submerged him like a black tide.

Meanwhile, battles were also occurring in the urban areas outside the Imperial Palace. Some Qingxiao Sect Disciples staying there temporarily tried to come to his aid but were intercepted by monsters on the streets. Commoners were crying out, buildings were collapsing, and everything looked like a scene from purgatory… Night.

Li Qingqiu arrived at Yuan Li’s courtyard. Yuan Li was inside recovering from his injuries. Li Qingqiu looked at his bright window, feeling somewhat hesitant.

After pausing for a moment, Li Qingqiu stepped forward, reached Yuan Li’s door, and knocked.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

Hearing his Master’s voice, Yuan Li hurriedly got up; it was clear from the sound that he was in a great hurry.

He quickly opened the door and bowed to Li Qingqiu.

Li Qingqiu could sense that his Vital Energy was in chaos, appearing as though he had been injured again while studying his physical form.

“There is something I need to tell you, and it’s not good news,” Li Qingqiu said, looking at Yuan Li, not intending to enter the room.

He didn’t plan to sugarcoat such a tragedy, because no matter how much he prepared him, it would be meaningless.

Yuan Li looked up at Li Qingqiu with a panicked expression. He had been feeling uneasy all day, and now that his Master had come looking for him, he immediately guessed what it was about.

For him, bad news could only be related to his older brother, Yuan Qi.

Combined with the previous incident of monsters attacking Qingxiao Mountain, his heart sank into an abyss, and he felt his hands and feet go cold.

Li Qingqiu sighed and said, “Zhongtian Immortal City was attacked. More than five hundred Disciples were killed or injured. Yuan Qi has sacrificed himself.”

Boom!

Yuan Li felt as if he had been struck by lightning, freezing in place.

Everything in his eyes began to shake, and a strong sense of suffocation filled him with immense panic.

His uncontrollable heartbeat began to intensify, sounding like war drums in his ears, louder and faster, as if it were about to blow the whole world apart.

This chapter still counts as yesterday’s; my coughing was too severe tonight and delayed me. Sorry, QAQ.