Chapter 579: Righteous Dao Joins Hands, Ji Wuyai Escapes

The Nightmare Insect Mind Control Art was a Spirit Dao secret technique.

Before, in order to deal with the Liu Yu Daoist, Divine Master Du Long had once used this art to seize control of Right Virtuous King Yuan Jie’s mind, tricking the Liu Yu Daoist.

At that time, Wei Tu had thought this Spirit Dao art was pretty good and might be very useful in the future. So he had gone privately to exchange for it with Divine Master Du Long and studied it in secret.

Unexpectedly, not much time had passed before this technique had found use, now helping him deal with the “lingering wave after death” of the Liu Yu Daoist.

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When Wei Tu’s words, “This Wei will not sit back,” fell,

Inside and outside Ancient Sword Mountain, the Nascent Soul cultivators from other sects who had come to attend the Condensing Infant Ceremony all looked at each other.

Just now, they had seen Tian Qiuyun die in such a tragic way. Although they were stirred in their hearts, without exception, none of them had thought of helping Ancient Sword Mountain.

Yes, righteous cultivators were supposed to watch over each other.

But… was Ji Wuyai some ordinary demonic cultivator?

To throw away their lives and charge in for another sect—none of them were that stupid.

However, now that Wei Tu had spoken up, if they still thought of running away, it would be a loss of face.

“This Wei Divine Master is still too young. To snatch the lead in such a dangerous matter—how can that be wise?”

The cultivators sighed secretly, mocking Wei Tu’s inexperience.

They didn’t think too deeply. They only thought Wei Tu was simply a “honorable man,” too bound by righteousness.

After all, back in the day Wei Tu had traveled a thousand li to return the corpse of the Tao Clan’s ancestor to Hanshan.

A hundred years ago, to repay the help of Cao Mi, he had even gone himself to Moon Condensation Palace and guarded her path for three years.

Now, seeing his friend’s wife die, to stand up in rage and help—that was only natural.

“Forget it! Better to fight here in Ancient Sword Mountain and kill Ji Wuyai, than flee in disgrace.”

“Anyway, it’s only one demonic cultivator.”

“If we can bring him down, the gain for us will be immense!”

They secretly sent transmissions, deciding this was the most advantageous path for them.

Alone, they feared Ji Wuyai.

But now, there were nearly ten Nascent Soul cultivators present. To fight one mid-Nascent Soul expert together was not impossible.

The spoils of a mid-Nascent Soul…

To them, it was no less than a great fortune.

So, after Wei Tu spoke, soon other Nascent Soul cultivators voiced their support, saying they would help Ancient Sword Mountain to encircle and kill Ji Wuyai.

In an instant, outside Ancient Sword Mountain, several Nascent Soul cultivators rose into the sky with Wei Tu, each unleashing techniques to seal off the entire mountain, preventing Ji Wuyai’s escape.

All this happened in the blink of an eye. From Tian Qiuyun’s death to the sealing of Ancient Sword Mountain by the cultivators, less than a few breaths had passed—Ji Wuyai inside hadn’t even reacted yet.

Hiding in a side hall of Ancient Sword Mountain, Ji Wuyai was stunned. He hadn’t imagined that his plan to capture Wei Tu would, in this short moment, flip on its head.

He had become the one being ambushed.

“What’s going on? Wei Tu? Situ You? What trick did they use to make Tian Qiuyun say those words?”

Ji Wuyai was dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.

“No! It can’t be Situ You. He wouldn’t dare defy me. It’s Wei Tu! It must be Wei Tu!”

“This one is bold and meticulous. He even made the Liu Yu bastard suffer a big loss once. It has to be him.”

After the shock, Ji Wuyai quickly showed the steadiness befitting the Supreme Elder of the Hehuan Sect. He calmed himself and began analyzing.

With his vast divine sense, he soon detected Wei Tu’s unusual behavior.

From what he knew, although Wei Tu and Situ You were close, they weren’t at the level of entrusting their lives to each other.

Also, Wei Tu wasn’t the type to hate evil like fire.

Now, for him to so hastily declare he would help Situ You to kill him, a Nascent Soul expert—if there wasn’t some deeper scheme, Ji Wuyai would never believe it.

“Could it be… the Liu Yu died at his hands?”

Ji Wuyai dared to speculate.

Defeating someone stronger was extremely difficult. But with Wei Tu, Ji Wuyai felt there was indeed a chance—after all, Wei Tu had once escaped alive from the hands of the Liu Yu Daoist.

Now, for him to dare strike at himself, this also confirmed that suspicion.

“If that’s the case, then the Joyous Nuo Mask is on him?”

Ji Wuyai narrowed his eyes. Through layers of obstruction, he looked out toward the gates of Ancient Sword Mountain, where the blue-robed cultivator was already rising into the air to block his escape. Alarm bells rang in his heart.

He knew, if he couldn’t break out of this crisis today, then very likely—he would follow the Liu Yu Daoist’s footsteps, dying here in Kang Kingdom.

Yet—

Just as Ji Wuyai was pondering a way to escape, the sounds outside forced him to cut short his thoughts.

Suddenly, several massive silver sword auras, each a zhang in size, split down from above, crashing into the side hall where he was hiding.

With loud cracking sounds—

“Ka-cha!” “Ka-cha!”

The hall split apart in four directions, exposing the figure of Ji Wuyai hidden inside.

This strike came from none other than Situ You, the current master of Ancient Sword Mountain. After all, following Tian Qiuyun’s death, only he knew Ji Wuyai’s exact hiding place.

“Ji Wuyai!”

“This Sword Master will never rest until you’re dead!”

Situ You’s face was streaked with bloody tears. His voice was heavy with grief yet vicious like a curse.

But no one noticed that, despite his hateful words, Situ You didn’t actually move closer. Instead, the instant he split the hall apart, he retreated dozens of steps.

“Fellow Daoists, this is Ji Wuyai! Quickly, join forces to capture him! We must not let this villain escape.”

“Today he dares act like this against this Sword Master, tomorrow he will surely do the same to you!”

Situ You secretly formed seals, activating his defensive artifacts while shouting loudly.

Hearing this, several Nascent Soul cultivators inside Ancient Sword Mountain didn’t hesitate. They unleashed their methods, striking toward Ji Wuyai with magic treasures, divine arts, and talismans.

In an instant, the side hall where Ji Wuyai hid was leveled to the ground by the combined attacks of righteous Nascent Soul cultivators.

But seeing the scorched ruins, none of them looked pleased. They knew very well that a mid-Nascent Soul expert wouldn’t die so easily.

Sure enough, the next moment, a yellow gourd, half the height of a man, floated shakily out of the rubble. Its glow surged, transforming into a yellow rainbow that shot straight toward the gates of Ancient Sword Mountain.

“Seal!”

Seeing this, Situ You immediately activated the Sword Master’s command token, controlling Ancient Sword Mountain’s grand protective array to block the gourd.

“Swoosh! Swoosh!”

In an instant, the protective array emerged from the void.

Unlike other sects, this formation consisted of twelve colossal azure sword lights circling Ancient Sword Mountain.

Under Situ You’s control, the twelve sword lights multiplied, one splitting into ten, then into hundreds, densely covering the entire area, sealing Ji Wuyai’s yellow gourd in.

The moment the sword array trapped it, countless fine sword rays erupted like a flood bursting its banks.

Under this storm of sword light, the yellow gourd quickly dimmed, showing faint signs of breaking apart.

“Did it work?” The cultivators quietly let out a sigh of relief.

In terms of raw strength, none of them could stand against Ji Wuyai.

But Ancient Sword Mountain was a ten-thousand-year-old sect with deep foundations. That was not something an ordinary Nascent Soul could provoke—especially since Ji Wuyai had walked straight into the trap.

Yet at that very moment, an accident occurred.

Just as the gourd was about to shatter, a bronze seal suddenly emerged from its mouth.

At first, it was only palm-sized. But as soon as it appeared, it swelled in the wind to half an acre in size. Golden runes encircled its body, shining brilliantly.

At the same time, a few drops of blood sprayed from the gourd’s mouth, falling onto the bronze seal.

The next moment—

A thunderous boom resounded as the glowing bronze seal smashed through the protective light curtain of Ancient Sword Mountain’s array.

The instant the curtain shattered, the yellow gourd flared with light again, sweeping up the shrinking bronze seal and fleeing at lightning speed.

In less than half a breath, the gourd broke through the restraints laid down by the Nascent Soul cultivators outside the mountain gate.

In no time, it reached the outermost barrier—a dark red dome, Wei Tu’s Firecloud Shield.

Against Wei Tu, Ji Wuyai was most on guard.

So when facing him directly, Ji Wuyai used his full strength. Hiding inside the yellow gourd, he even spat out a mouthful of blood essence.

But to Ji Wuyai’s surprise, when the blood-streaked gourd smashed into the Firecloud Shield, its defense was no different from the others. It shattered easily, letting him escape.

“Was I overthinking?”

“This Wei Tu is nothing but a flashy spear tip? Only his speed matches mid-Nascent Soul?”

Even as he fled, Ji Wuyai was puzzled.

Meanwhile, the watching cultivators sighed in regret, feeling they had let a tiger return to the mountains.

“Still, it makes sense. He’s a mid-Nascent Soul expert after all. Lurking in Ancient Sword Mountain this long, he must know the protective array inside out… escaping is normal.”

None blamed Wei Tu for the failure. After all, if even the sect’s grand array couldn’t hold Ji Wuyai, how could Wei Tu at the edge succeed?

But just as disappointment spread, Wei Tu’s next words reignited their spirits.

“Fellow Daoists, quickly contact the righteous Dao’s experts… this Wei will chase Ji Wuyai right now. I won’t let this demon escape Kang Kingdom’s borders!”

The cultivators looked up.

Wei Tu had already turned into a bolt of thunder, vanishing into the skies with Thunder Escape, closely chasing after Ji Wuyai.