Chapter 135: Chapter 98: Star Evil Executed, Setting Out for Qiwen Mountain

Liou Yuan turned his head back.

Four cultivators of the Foundation Establishment realm have already joined forces to launch an attack on Lingjue Temple.

Boom! A purple cloud burst open in Chouhuai City.

The energy contained within the cloud shook Chouhuai City.

Moreover, that wave penetrated the city’s defense array and spread outside, knocking over the team from Chouhuai City heading to the forest.

Disciples of Five Extremes Mountain, led by Miss Lai, and cultivators of Chouhuai City, led by Lv Jifeng, all displayed shocked expressions.

They, like Qiu Ming, were unaware of the truth and just following orders, not knowing what Chouhuai City was currently experiencing.

Liou Yuan and Zhao Feiyue, who knew the truth, did not intend to explain, instead urging the team to continue forward.

"Quickly leave the range of Chouhuai City, the farther the better."

"Don’t look back, everyone keep moving."

The calming voices of Liou Yuan and Zhao Feiyue reassured the worried citizens of Chouhuai City.

After all, the three of them played a crucial role in the mission to rid the city of mystical beasts, gaining recognition and trust from the city’s residents.

The team, which had just paused, quickly resumed moving deeper into the mountains.

Eventually, they stopped at the base of a mountain surrounded by two peaks, ten miles away from the city.

Liou Yuan stayed at the back of the team.

He estimated the distance from here to Chouhuai City, thinking quietly: "This position should be safe."

Just as this thought settled.

Moo! A fierce roar resonated deeply from within Chouhuai City.

Following it came several waves of Foundation Establishment True Essence that left Liou Yuan and other Qi Cultivation cultivators breathless.

Boom, boom, boom!

Several forces of True Essence intertwined, exploding within Chouhuai City.

From his position, Liou Yuan could see the city defense array trembling above the city.

Now those four Foundation Establishment cultivators were truly engaged with the Star Evil lurking within Chouhuai City.

"What a pity! Can’t see it." Liou Yuan lamented as he looked toward Chouhuai City.

The distance was too far, with walls and arrays in the way.

Even Liou Yuan couldn’t witness this brilliant Foundation Establishment battle.

He could only hear the constant booms and the continuous angry roars of the Calamity-level Star Evil.

By now, the cultivators escorting the citizens from Chouhuai City had a sense of what was happening.

Everyone faced Chouhuai City, their expressions most interesting.

"A Calamity-level Star Evil in Chouhuai City."

"No wonder two more Foundation Establishment seniors came. Liou Yuan and Zhao Feiyue must have learned about it early."

"It’s not surprising given their background," said Miss Lai.

This Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer senior sister remained calm and organized since entering Chouhuai City.

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The discussions around couldn’t escape Liou Yuan’s ears.

He chose to ignore them, only bothered by Qiu Ming’s loud complaints: "Liou Yuan, you brat! You hid this from me!"

"Are we not close anymore?"

"You’ve chosen affection over friendship!"

Liou Yuan pretended to not hear Qiu Ming’s questioning, expression unchanged.

After a few shouts, Qiu Ming quieted down.

The battle lasted for a long time.

It’s thanks to Chouhuai City’s recently repaired array limiting the energy waves, or else Liou Yuan and others would need to flee farther.

The first rays of dawn rose over the horizon.

Almost immediately, as the light shone into Chouhuai City.

Liou Yuan, watching over the city, suddenly widened his eyes.

He saw a mass of irregular sludge burst out from within Chouhuai City, finally crashing hard onto the city defense array.

It shook the protective array, creating several cracks on the red-hued barrier.

"That’s the true form of the Calamity-level Star Evil!" Liou Yuan exclaimed, his expression tense.

Indeed, as Liou Yuan anticipated, the city defense array could not contain this Star Evil. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The sludge seemed intent on breaking through the city array to escape.

At the critical moment, a golden glow shot out from Chouhuai City.

The light was pale gold, moving at incredible speed.

Liou Yuan couldn’t even trace its trajectory, only seeing a flash in his vision.

Boom!

The golden glow had pierced the core of the Calamity-level Star Evil.

The massive sludge, larger than houses, exploded within the glow, shattered into countless pieces.

"Victory!" Liou Yuan softly spoke, his joy overflowed in his voice.

At the same time, Liou Yuan saw clearly the entity that annihilated the core of the Star Evil.

It was a small flying sword, about palm-sized, emitting a faint golden glow.

After the Calamity-level Star Evil was killed, the sword remained in the air where the Star Evil was destroyed, its surface shimmered, dimming and brightening like it had life.

Liou Yuan kept his eyes fixed on the flying sword.

Only when a Daoist in a purple robe emerged from the city and carefully stored the sword in his sleeve did Liou Yuan look away, thinking to himself: "This flying sword surpasses my brother’s Cold Moon in quality."

"Could it be an exceptional Foundation Establishment magical artifact?"

Of course, this no longer concerned Liou Yuan.

With the Calamity-level Star Evil defeated, a thumb-sized brown energy floated at the site, drifting towards Liou Yuan outside the city.

That was the treasure Liou Yuan had worked hard to acquire.

"Wish fulfilled." Finally, under Liou Yuan’s gaze, the brown energy entered his body, absorbed by the Fixed Star Compass.