Volume 1 Chapter 55 Escape

Black-bearded old man caught sight of two Qianji Pavilion disciples activating the teleportation array in the distance and knew they would soon be finished. If they were allowed to escape and spread the news, it would not be good for them.
With this in mind, the old man with the black beard took a deep breath and tightened his fingers around the spell in his hand. After a few moments, there were four or five eerie, demonic masks floating around him. With a wave of his cane, he commanded, "Go!"
Although Wang Yang and Ye Wuhuan didn't know the depth of this move, they knew it wasn't a good thing. Wang Yang quickly activated the mechanism on his wrist, and a dozen or so spirit energy beams shot towards the two masks. The demonic energy on the masks thinned slightly, but they still circled in the air and attacked him again.
At the same time, Wang Yang went straight up and slammed two punches, smashing the mask attacking Wang Yang. But in just a moment, that demonic mask immediately recovered again, and then several masks circled around the two people, enclosing them.
From time to time, there would be demonic energy attacking the two of them. Ye Wuheng constantly dispersed the incoming demonic energy, while Wang Yang also cut off a stream of demonic energy with his sword. He transmitted his voice, saying, "Brother Ye, if we continue like this, both of us will be defeated here. I will cover for you, and we will kill that old man."
Ye Wuhuan also conveyed a message: "Let's do it like this!"
After saying that, Wang Yang threw out several bee puppet, and immediately pinched the spell. The bee puppets exploded quickly, blasting a big hole in the surrounding evil qi. Ye Wuhuan and Wang Yang rushed out quickly. Ye Wuhuan swung several punches at the black-bearded old man not far away, and the old man hurriedly dodged. Although his speed was not fast, the suppression of his realm allowed him to easily avoid Ye Wuhuan's attacks.
Ye Wuheng took the opportunity to move quickly towards the black-bearded old man, engaging in close combat with him. It was apparent that the old man was not skilled in physical techniques, as Ye Wuheng proved to be his equal.
Seeing that the black-clothed old man was starting to struggle, he signaled with his hand, causing the previously enchanted mask to seamlessly merge into the old man's body. He then swung his single hand, delivering a punch towards Ye Wuheng. As a result, Ye Wuheng was pushed back several zhang (a unit of length in ancient China), and his fingers involuntarily trembled.
Old man Heixu took a deep breath, and then exerted all his strength to exhale. A violent airstream quickly blew out, with a wide range. Ye Wuheng blocked it with both arms above his head, but even so, his body still retreated several steps, and his clothes were torn apart, leaving some scratches.
Wang Yang saw this scene and summoned a spherical puppet from his storage bag, which he then threw towards the Black-bearded Elder. At the same time, he shouted lightly, and the puppet quickly exploded. However, the Black-robed Elder also reacted swiftly, spinning his cane with one hand while gathering his demonic energy on it, easily blocking the explosion without any damage.
Before the smoke and dust had cleared, several demonic tentacles quickly attacked and bound the two of them. The elderly man in black slowly flew out and said, "To persevere until now, you are considered capable."
"Senior Brother, Friend Ye, the teleportation array is ready!" A voice transmission echoed in the minds of the two.
The old man in black sneered, "You're quite quick with your actions. Good, we can use this teleportation array to send our demonic sect troops in and launch a pincer attack."
The two of them were somewhat shocked, obviously the black-robed old man had learned of the communication just now from the disciple of Qianji Pavilion. This was the risk of using communication techniques. The more the two struggled, the tighter the tentacles of demonic energy bound them, and the demonic energy on the tentacles continued to erode them.
Wang Yang was tied up and looked ferocious, but he gritted his teeth and held on. With a flicker of his consciousness, a giant bear puppet appeared behind the old man in black. Its massive claws swung down fiercely, seeming to tear apart the old man in black. But unexpectedly, this old man had extraordinary consciousness and managed to dodge the attack by falling down. At the same time, he used his staff to gather magical power and struck the giant bear puppet in the back.
The abdomen of the giant bear puppet was destroyed by the old man, but one of its arms suddenly split from its body, and its claws swiftly descended, instantly severing all the demonic tentacles that were binding Wang Yang and Ye Wuhuan.
"Prepare to activate the teleportation array!" Wang Yang quickly transmitted his voice to his two junior brothers.
The old man in black, seeing this, became furious. The mask inside his body floated lightly and landed on his cane. His body quickly accumulated evil energy, and his hands flicked the cane in the air, causing numerous black bugs to form from the evil energy and swiftly fly towards the two individuals.
"Go!" Ye Wuheng shouted, and both of them flew down together. These demonic aura worms looked eerie and sent a chilling feeling to the two of them.
They accelerated to their maximum speed, but were still chased by these demonic aura worms. The two of them could only hastily respond with their own methods. Seeing this, two disciples of Qianjige were about to step forward, but Wang Yang quickly stopped them, saying, "Don't come closer, this is not something you can handle!"
Another disciple clenched the incantation in his hand, unable to help at the moment. He was ready to activate the teleportation array at any time.
Seeing more and more demonic insects in the air, Ye Wuheng took a deep breath and mobilized all his spiritual power onto one arm. After two or three breaths, he blasted out a fist shadow that was several zhang wide, instantly scattering most of the demonic insects. However, one demonic insect still took advantage of his unpreparedness and burrowed into Ye Wuheng's body.
Ye Wuheng immediately spurted out a mouthful of blood, and flicked his two fingers on the two acupoints in front of his chest, temporarily sealing the demonic energy parasites in his body.
Wang Yang also knew it was not a moment too soon, and with a thought, the puppets on his body poured out all at once, flying towards the swarm of demonic energy parasites in the air, and then exploding. At the same time, a wave of spiritual power lifted Ye Wuheng, flying towards the center of the teleportation array.
"Get ready!" shouted a disciple from the Thousand Machine Pavilion, and a bright light several meters wide lit up under their feet. After a dazzling moment, the brightness gradually dimmed, and the old man in black robes couldn't see their whereabouts anymore.
With a wave of the black-shirted old man's cane, the demonic insects dispersed and turned back into normal demonic energy, returning to his body. Unexpectedly, the young man had another trick up his sleeve. In this way, the teleportation array became useless and could potentially become an escape route for the Qianji Pavilion. He created a gust of wind that destroyed the teleportation array and flew towards the route he came from.
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On an open space in the Thousand Machine Pavilion, several disciples were whispering to each other. Two or three of them were sitting cross-legged, their hands exerting spiritual power to perform some kind of spell. As time passed, about half an incense stick burned, and suddenly, the formation disk in one person's hand started spinning. Sensing something, they quickly exclaimed, "There's something unusual with the teleportation formation. The location is Coral Ridge!"
"Prepare for battle!" someone shouted loudly, and all the disciples stood ready, looking towards the center of the empty space.
After a few moments, numerous mystical runes lit up in the center of the empty space, and a dazzling light illuminated as several figures appeared within the magic formation.
"It's Wang Daoyou, quick, save the person!" A disciple recognized Wang Yang and hurriedly exclaimed, and everyone rushed forward.
"What's going on?" Wang Yang saw their previously ready-for-battle appearances and asked in confusion.
An apprentice choked up as he explained, "Senior brother, you are unaware of the situation. Over the past few days, many strongholds of the Thousand Machinery Pavilion have been breached one after another. Furthermore, demons have been using teleportation arrays to attack the Pavilion. The Pavilion Master was even considering closing the teleportation arrays, but was persuaded otherwise by the elders. So now, we can only resort to this, as no one can clearly say who the people being teleported are."
Wang Yang heard this and couldn't help but clench his fist, which was still bleeding.
"Senior Brother, who is he?" the junior disciple asked, looking at the unconscious Ye Wuheng.
Wang Yang quickly replied, "This is my closest friend, Ye Wuheng. If it weren't for him, me and a few junior brothers would have died at the hands of the demon. I still need to report the situation to the Elder Council. Junior Brother, take him to Elder Li!"
“放心吧！”小师弟信誓旦旦地说道。
伤势都没有看，王阳便走入了长老会的大厅。原本七嘴八舌的大厅，王阳刚走入忽然安静无比。
"Reporting to the Lord and esteemed elders, I have just escaped from Coral Ridge. The demons from the Yongze Mansion have taken over Coral Ridge, and thirteen disciples have fallen. It is my negligence," Wang Yang kneeled down and reported.
"Get up, it's not your fault," Xun Li sighed and said, "Also, besides Yongze Mansion, there are also Youyuan Mountain, Xunfeng Island, Yinmuzong, and Kusa Gate attacking my Qianji Pavilion. It seems like they have all come out in full force."
Wang Yang was extremely surprised and after a moment, he said with confusion, "I can understand if the other sects do not care, but for the Youyuan Mountain and Kusa Gate to attack our Qianji Pavilion, it is such a long journey. It completely goes against the intentions of their sects. Why is this? With the style of the demons' actions, how can they be so united? If it is for the sake of our Qianji Pavilion, disciples cannot believe that they would go to such lengths."
Xun Li smiled bitterly, "I and the other elders do not understand the reason either. Well, your injuries have not healed yet, so please retreat for now!"
"Yes." Wang Yang finished speaking and then pushed open the hall door to leave.
One of the elders hurriedly said, "Master, regardless of the intentions of the Demon Sect, the immediate priority is to quickly notify the six major sects and gather the forces of the righteous sects in order to save our Thousand Machinery Pavilion!"
Another person sneered, "Too late! It takes time to gather the righteous sects. Now the demonic sect army has surrounded our Qianji Pavilion. How many days do you think we can hold off the 180,000-strong demonic sect army with our 50,000 disciples?"