Chapter 308: [Sisheng Peak] Co-operation With the Flood

In front of the life and death gate, the Black Tortoise Spirit Formation had been opened. This was the last line of defense. Once the ocean broke through here, another world would follow.

"The order of the mortal world, if the order were to collapse, Heaven's punishment would arrive, and all of it would belong to Hongmeng."

— According to the ancient records, once the Gate of Life and Death was torn to an irrevocable state, the flood would submerge these two worlds and make everything fall into place.

All of this was too sudden for the cultivators present. They were completely caught off guard and many of them, other than crying, didn't know what else to do.

It was no wonder. In such a sudden situation, how many people were able to remain calm?

However, for the Mei brothers who had already experienced the era of Taxian-Jun, and for Xue Meng who was no longer young, they were already prepared.

Mei Hanxue said, "Those who focus on attacking and healing, return to the other side of the Gate of Life and Death. All of the cultivators experienced in guarding, come out and follow me to the Black Tortoise Spirit Formation."

Someone asked, "What for?"

"Defend of course."

Everyone looked at the Black Tortoise Spirit Formation that connected the sky and the ground. Then, they looked at the surging torrent of destructive energy in the distance. They couldn't help but feel scared.

A female cultivator trembled as she asked, "This… Can you stop it?"

Mei Hanxue turned his head and saw the beauty of the girl. He narrowed his eyes and smiled. He really did see through life and death in the game, even though his life was hanging by a thread, he was still in the mood to tease, "Oh, I can't say I can stop it.

"But if you don't stop it, you'll definitely die. Is this young lady afraid?"

"…"

With a cold face, Méi Hánxuě walked over. "Why are you still chatting at this time?"

"We're only going to chat because of this. Otherwise, if I become a ghost, I'll go to the Underworld to find the Ghost Lady?"

This was the first time the Mei brothers appeared in front of a crowd – but seeing the two, the elder brother was as cold as frost, the younger brother was gentle and bright, the female cultivator could not help but be shocked, and was unable to recover her senses. "You are?"

Mei Hanxue smiled and winked at her. "How is it? Am I better looking?"

The female cultivator could not even close her mouth and could only stand there in a daze, "You guys…"

Just as she was about to observe the two of them again, the man who looked like a cold cave had already turned his back to them.

"Attack, retreat, defend, advance! Please hurry."

Someone asked, "Even if we are to temporarily stop the flood with the Black Tortoise World Spirit Formation, that is still a plan to slow down our fighting. We can't possibly continue to block the flood like this, right?"

"Yeah, what if the flood never retreated?"

Méi Hánxuě shook his head and said, "Half of you come and block the flood while the other half close the Gate of Life and Death."

"…" There were thousands of people gathered here, but they were all instantly silenced.

Close the Gate of Life and Death?

Right now, the entire dome had almost been torn open. The space within looked like a vast ocean with no end in sight. The two spacetime had completely fused into one. How could they be separated?

Seemingly seeing through everyone's doubts, Méi Hánxuě said, "Ten Thousand Waves Reversal."

Xue Meng, who was standing in the middle of the crowd, was stunned for a moment. He thought that this incantation sounded familiar, but as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Elder Xun Ji say: "was this not created by Yuheng… Reverse the curse?"

With this mention, the people from the Bitan Manor also reacted.

In the past when Butterfly Town's Suppressing Heavenly Rift, Li Wuxin brought a group of disciples to Sisheng Peak to demand an explanation. After a series of misunderstandings, Chu Wanning told everyone with a cold face that the creator of the "Ten Thousand Waves Reversal" was himself.

Méi Hánxuě said, "The Wave Reversal Technique can reverse the spell that has already been cast."

Someone said in surprise, "Such a big one is fine too?"

"Of course it won't work with only one person power." Méi Hánxuě said, "That's why we have to work hard together."

Everyone looked at each other. After exchanging glances, many people hesitated before retreating behind the Gate of Life and Death.

"My Spiritual Energy is insufficient, I am unable to withstand the flood."

"Me too. I am most unskilled in defensive formations."

No one was an idiot. They all knew the Wave Reversal spell and closing the Gate wasn't easy. Even though there were people from the Taxue Palace and a few youths from other sects who volunteered themselves, there were still quite a few cultivators who cowered and squeezed their way to the back of the cracks.

Méi Hánxuě stared at the cowering turtles as his originally unfriendly face turned even gloomier. "They all want to hide behind us and be safe. Who is in front to block them?"

This was often the case. For example, in a battle between two armies, a battle to the death was often the case. Even though one knew that they could not survive the fall of the striker, they still desired to be assigned to the back.

While they were in a stalemate, Jiang Xi suddenly said, "Let me do it."

Seeing the Sect Leader walk over, a large group of people followed after Guyue'ye. The Medical Sect was the weakest with regards to the spiritual energy. When they went out, it was like giving a slap to those afraid of death experts.

"… I know a bit about guarding, too."

After Zhen Congming from Bitan Manor said this, he walked to the front and silently stood by the side with his sword crossed.

The number of people increased by quite a bit one after another. Although it was still far from enough, they had no time to wait as the first wave of people approached.

"Faster! Ziming, go to the back, Shi Wanlang, and cast the Wave Reversal Curse. The others, follow me to the Black Tortoise Spirit Formation and prepare to defend." After Mei Hanxue finished speaking, he leapt up and arrived in front of Pang Shuo's transparent barrier. Then, he placed his palm onto it.

"Open the formation!"

He was not the only one who did so. Soon, palms came to the final barrier of the mortal world. The blue flow of spiritual energy, the jade flow of spiritual energy, the red flow of spiritual energy… Countless rays of light converged towards the barrier that separated the heaven and earth.

Slowly, a snake-body tortoise shell totem lit up in the night sky. It had its tail in the ground and its head in the nine heavens. That was the Black Tortoise Curse Seal that was ignited by the combined forces of everyone present.

It was at this moment that the great waves that were stirred up by the first phoenix rushed over from the front. Its momentum was much greater than ten thousand horses galloping, and the Yellow River sank into the sea.

Everyone tensed to the limit, staring at the approaching muddy yellow water line.

"Get ready, it's coming —"

As soon as his voice fell, a thousand feet tall wave that seemed like it could swallow the heavens came crashing down towards them! Instantly, water splashed in all directions!

"Hold on!"

This torrent of anger was like a Taotie beast. Even though it had the Black Tortoise Barrier as a defense, there were still streams of water that could shatter the weak spots of the spirit energy, fiercely spraying in like an arrowhead. There were also many cultivators with weaker strengths that could not withstand this wave of force. With just the first wave of their heads, dozens of people fell to their knees, coughing up blood.

Jiang Xi turned back and shouted, "Come on, more people!"

However, seeing this situation, there were less and less people who dared to step forward.

At this time, Xue Meng had already finished drawing the runes of the Ten Thousand Waves Reversal. He launched an attack into the air, and tens of thousands of lightning bolts shined behind the runes, scattering in all directions towards the Gate of Life and Death.

Just like how the vanguard blocked the flood, the cultivators behind also began casting their spells, trying their best to close the rift that had split the two spaces. However, these cracks were truly too large. For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether or not the edges of the cracks were shrinking back. Many people were actually extremely nervous.

The rear progress was slow, but the front was already stretched out.

Another wave came. More cultivators fell to the ground, unable to hold on. The crack on the Black Tortoise Spirit Formation also became bigger and bigger. Water rapidly gushed out and splashed everywhere. Jiang Xi and the others' clothes were quickly drenched.

"We can't continue like this." Méi Hánxuě said, "Before the Gate of Life and Death closes, the Black Tortoise Spirit Formation should be broken."

"…"

At that moment, they suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from behind them. He turned his head and saw a group of wandering cultivators and civilians walking toward him. Cultivators rode on their swords, while commoners rode their horses. The two people leading the pack were both dressed in black robes and looked extremely pretty. They were none other than Ye Wangxi.

There was also a middle-aged lady named Lady Xu. Her sword was crooked and her body was covered with red silk. Her hairpin was decorated with dazzling golden ornaments. She was the Island Owner of Flying Flower Island, Third Madam Sun.

Smoke and dust billowed behind the two of them. Who knew how many people they had brought with them? Perhaps they had even brought along women and children who had taken refuge.

Ye Wangxi jumped down from her sword and said with a frown, "I heard all about it on the way here."

Her gaze moved past the crowd and landed on the threatened Black Tortoise Spirit Formation. Then, she swept a glance at those cultivators who clearly had high spiritual energy but were unwilling to take the risk.

In this world, if there was a weak warrior, there would be a strong coward. The human body and the heart were not necessarily compatible.

Ye Wangxi was disappointed, "… If you have the ability, then your heart is no better than a commoner's!" She threw down those words and with a flick of her fingers, arrived beside Jiang Xi, covering his hand with her own.

Other than her, regardless of whether they were rogue cultivators or commoners, regardless of how weak their abilities were, they all rushed forward. Seeing this situation, no matter how thick-skinned they were, they could not help but blush.

"I… I'll go too."

"Forget it, isn't it death anyway? I'll go too!"

"Me too! Me too!"

More and more people gathered in front of the Black Tortoise Spirit Formation. The Turtle Snake Formation, which had been dimmed down earlier, once again became transparent and bright.

The third wave… The fourth wave...

Man fights against the heavens, man fights against life.

Suddenly a girl shouted crisply, "Look! Is that the edge of the Gate of Life and Death?!"

The sound was like a thunderclap. Everyone quivered as they looked in the direction he pointed – sure enough, at the far edge of the sky, they could faintly see a black line shrinking back. Although it was extremely slow, it was definitely shrinking.

Immediately, someone was so moved that they started crying. "Quick! Faster! It was really possible! It really can close!"

Seeing this vivid life force, almost every pair of eyes blazed with the light of survival. All of them clasped their hands together and continuously gathered their power into the center of the Ten Thousand Waves Reversal, in exchange for the Space-Time Door's inch-by-inch seal being slowly restored.

However, the power of the world was still vast. Even though there were tens of thousands of people who were facing the same enemy and had poured all of their spirit energy into the barrier, they were still unable to contend against the divine force.

A human was like a tiny ant, too insignificant…

Following another wave of snowstorm crashing down, a crisp "kacha" sound rang out and a lightning-like crack appeared in the center of the Black Tortoise World Spirit Formation. The tear ran from the top of the sky all the way down to the ground, with drops of water seeping in from behind.

All the human faces turned pale. They all knew that if this scar was split open, it would be…

"Boom!"

Before he could finish his thought, the earth split and the sky collapsed!

A hole had been opened, and the rivers were pouring in from behind. The angry sound of the waves drowned out the screams of the people. Quite a few people were knocked down by the waves.

"AHHHHHHHHHH!"

"Help!"

The water that flooded in was like a torrential downpour. Xue Meng stood in front of the Gate of Life and Death. He turned his head to look at the scene in front of the Black Tortoise Spirit Formation, clenched his teeth, and said to everyone, "Faster!"

As he was speaking, he saw a person rushing towards him, holding a silver sword in his hand. It was none other than the him of his youth.

He grabbed the young man's shoulder, and his long brows stood up in anger. "Go back! You don't even know how to use a defensive array."

The young man, Xue Meng, gritted his teeth and said, "I want to return the sword to that person."

"Who?"

The young man, Xue Meng, raised his hand and pointed at Jiang Xi, who was still doing his best despite lacking the assistance of his holy weapon.

"… Jiang Yechen? Why do you have his sword?"

The young man, Xue Meng, was stunned. "You don't know?"

Xue Meng shook his head. "I don't understand him. He died a long time ago in our time."

When he said this, his eyes were somewhat hazy. He had been wandering for so long. He could not remember clearly the time when everyone was still alive and the war had started.

However, after thinking for a moment, Xue Meng continued to look at Jiang Xi's back and said, "Back then, Taxian-Jun asked him to hand over the secret scroll of Guyue'ye. It's indeed powerful, but very evil. For example, how to use the Butterfly-Boned Beauty Feast to refine medicine, or the Yin and Yang Dual Cultivation Techniques."

"…" Noticing that young man Xue Meng's expression had become extremely unsightly when he heard the two techniques, he couldn't help but ask, "What happened to you?"

The young man replied: "Nothing. And then?"

"Jiang Xi not willing. He said that the Medical Sect's secret scripture was a demon's work. Since the day he took over the Sect Leader, he has already burned it."

"…"

"Taxian-Jun was infuriated and ordered him to copy a book. Naturally, he did not agree to it. In the end, he was still killed." Xue Meng closed his eyes, "Jiang Yechen is a hero. I am glad to see that he is still alive in another world."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xue Meng lowered his eyes and said, "You still haven't answered me. How did you get his sword?"

The young man's lips trembled, and he didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long time, he opened his mouth and said, "I…" Another loud noise came from behind, making his bones tingle and his hair stand on end.

They turned around abruptly, only to see that the lightning crack had reached its peak. Ye Wangxi and Mei Hanxue were still kneeling on the ground. Jiang Xi was still struggling with his strength, but suddenly coughed out a mouthful of blood.

The young man, Xue Meng, cried out involuntarily, "Jiang Xi…"

What?

Still calling him Jiang Xi?

Or was it Sect Leader Jiang?

He then ran over and handed Xuehuang to Jiang Xi.

"… Get lost!" Jiang Xi lifted his eyes and saw that it was him. With a pale complexion, he frowned and pushed his martial spirit along with Xue Meng. "Go back to the rift, don't cause any more trouble!"

After saying that, he coughed up another mouthful of blood.

"Jiang Yechen!"

Hearing him calling his own courtesy name, Jiang Xi coughed a few times, gasping for breath as he looked back, his eyes full of fierceness and complexity. "Who allowed you to call me that?"

"…"

"My given name, my courtesy name, they are not what you should call me." Jiang Xi's lips turned red as his meridians bulged. In the pouring rain, he did his best to maintain the spirit formation.

But he didn't forget to scold him as he had initially seen him.

"How unruly!"

A loud sound pierced the ears, followed by a terrifying crackling sound. Xue Meng did not even have the time to speak, nor did he have the time to react when he was suddenly dragged toward the back by Xuehuang — immediately following that, he saw the lightning like crack instantly crack. This time, it was no longer a small crack, but the entire area had crumbled.

The river was instantly flooded!

The people standing behind the Gate of Life and Death instantly felt their scalps go numb.

It's over.

Apocalypse… Apocalypse… They all belonged to the prehistoric era…

Some of them even stopped contributing to the Ten Thousand Waves Reversal. They knelt down, kowtowing and wailing like the most primitive slaves in front of the Heaven's punishment, then knelt on the ground and begged the God for mercy.

Some people raised their heads to the sky and yelled out that this was unfair. Their tears and sobs flowed all over the ground.

It was over.

However, at this time! Suddenly, a jade-green ray of light chopped down amidst the gushing torrent!

"What's going on?"

"What the hell!"

Even the slightest movement of the wind and grass could cause the hearts of those in dire straits to shudder, let alone such a shocking movement. They looked up and saw a man in black gold armor flying over. As he got closer, they could see that he was covered with wounds. It seemed that he had been cut by thousands of sharp knives. But even so, people could still see the shadow of his former handsome appearance.

"… It was… Mo… Mo Ran?"

"It's the devil!"

"Motherfucker, what devil is this? It's obviously Mo-zongshi!" Ma Yun of the Taobao Villa immediately became excited, because even a fool could tell that Mo Ran was here to save them and not to add fuel to the fire.

And the person who came with him was the long-disappeared Immortal Beidou, Chu Wanning.

"Chu-zongshi!"

The creator of the Ten Thousand Waves Reversal, a Grandmaster of the number one enchantment in the world.

Just like their sect Shizun, the cultivators of the Taobao Villa were most afraid of death, and upon seeing this, they became extremely excited. They took the initiative to be ecstatic, and started dancing in joy: "There's hope! We can be saved!"

Mo Ran was controlled by the wind. His robes fluttered in the wind and he was covered in a set of cultivation leather armor. He flew straight to the front of the Black Tortoise Spirit Formation and jumped down, firmly landing in the waves.

"Jiangui, ten thousand people's coffins!"

Following his shout, countless vines shot up from the ground, covering Ye Wangxi, Third Madam Sun, Jiang Xi, and the others who had been knocked down and immersed in the waves. He wrapped all of these heavily injured people in vines and leaves and sent them to the back. Then, he turned around and commanded sternly:

"Someone else, get up here! Where are the uninjured guards?!" He glanced at Jiang Xi, even more enraged than before. "Why did even a healing Grandmaster come here to do such a thing?! Do you want to die?!"

The guards behind who were still alive had their faces covered with dirt and dirt from the scolding, and their faces were drenched in blood.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Who the hell wants to hide anymore? After I finish taking care of this drizzle, I will crush all of your heads one by one!"

"…" Everyone looked at each other.

"Get out here!"

It was unknown how terrifying this person's deterrence was. Perhaps he had already experienced a moment of near death despair. Many people who were afraid of life and death had thought of leaving before the end of the world. Even the once most wretched remnants of the Jiangdong Hall had crossed the boundary of the Gate of Life and Death. The group of cultivators came up to the back of Taxian-Jun and placed their hands on the barrier.

The barrier that was teetering on the verge of collapse instantly recovered its spirit. Because of everyone's concerted efforts and the infusion of the number one combat strength in Mortal Realm, it became indestructible and emitted an extremely vigorous aura.

"Whooosh."

Seeing a tide that was ten thousand meters tall rushing over like a tsunami, some people were naturally timid. Seeing this situation, they couldn't help but gulp and stand.

Taxian-Jun said in a gloomy voice:

"Don't leave a single one. If you dare to retreat, you can give it a try."

"…"

"Whoever escapes from this battle… This Venerable One will make it so that you will not see the sun after tonight."