This Magical Artifact flying ship carrying more than a hundred Lingxi Realm Disciples of the Yunxia Sect had a speed that was only about half that of a Linghe Realm Cultivator flying on a treasure, so they would definitely lag far behind the advance team.
This could also be considered giving these new Disciples some time to adjust their state and prepare for battle.
"Miss Ye, are you not afraid?"
Ye Liuyun had been standing at the bow of the ship, staring into the distance, looking very calm.
And after Lin Aoxue left, Xiao Hansheng was the only acquaintance on the ship. Seeing Ye Liuyun so calm, he couldn't help but go over and ask.
After all, the other Disciples were all extremely heavy-faced at this time, worried about whether they could come back alive, but Ye Liuyun didn't seem to have this worry.
Ye Liuyun not worrying was certain; she was an Undying Body. Since she couldn't die, how could she possibly fear death?
"Oh, Brother Xiao, fear is useless. The more you fear, the more likely something will happen. When facing an enemy, you must be bolder than them to have a chance of winning. Besides, the moment we entered the Cultivation World, it was destined that a day like this would come," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.
Xiao Hansheng was stunned seeing Ye Liuyun possess such self-awareness; such realization was rare among newly inducted disciples.
Of course, if they successfully survived this sectarian conflict, it would be no less than a rebirth.
Time slowly passed, and after more than an hour, the advance team of the Yunxia Sect had arrived at the Liu Yang Mountain Range.
The Liu Yang Mountain Range is an area rich in spiritual energy within the sphere of influence of the Yun Sect.
Where spiritual energy is dense, all kinds of rare treasures of heaven and earth can be nurtured. The four subordinate sects within the Yunxia Sect's sphere of influence were conveniently built around the Liu Yang Mountain Range.
This location is also the most frequently active area for the Four Great Sects, and it can be said to be a treasure land controlled by them.
Practicing here were not only the disciples of the Four Great Sects but also disciples from many other forces and rogue cultivators.
Each subordinate sect is permitted to have four unranked forces as affiliated powers.
This is a unified rule in the Tang Country Cultivation World; forces that have not received certification from an Upper Sect are not allowed to have affiliated powers.
Once an Upper Sect discovers you secretly colluding with other forces, the outcome is usually not favorable.
Therefore, within the Yun Sect's sphere of influence, almost no other minor sect can compare with the Four Great Sects; their treatment is not on the same level.
"Huh? Aren't those Yunxia Sect disciples? What's going on? Did something big happen in the Liu Yang Mountain Range?" asked some rogue cultivators and disciples of other minor sects.
"Let's go, hurry and see! Something major must have happened. Maybe there's a big show to watch." Some bolder cultivators quickly followed behind the Yunxia Sect disciples toward the conflict zone.
Meanwhile, in the spirit stone vein area discovered by the Yunxia Sect, cultivators were exchanging blows above a rift valley.
The most intense fighting involved several cultivators of the Dao Palace Realm.
The moment a Dao Palace Realm cultivator made a move, a phantom image of a Dao Palace would appear behind them. These phantom Dao Palaces varied in shape and color.
Dao Palace Realm cultivators cultivate magic power. Starting from this realm, combat fluctuations become immense, with streams of light radiating brightly and sword qi crisscrossing with a wave of the hand.
Although cultivators in the Lunhai Realm can release spiritual power externally, they cannot use it frequently. Most of the time, they rely on spiritual power to enhance physical strength for close combat.
Around the rift valley, many Yunxia Sect disciples had already lost their lives, and there were also corpses of cultivators wearing the robes of other sects.
"Ziyang Old Ghost, is your Zixia Sect truly going to recklessly steal our Yunxia Sect's property this time?" In the sky, Yun Hui was fiercely fighting an old man wearing a purple Daoist robe.
Three Dao Palaces appeared behind both men, and within the Dao Palaces sat three infant-like Deities, indicating that both were cultivators of the Dao Palace Third Layer, Hua Ying Realm.
"Hmph! What nonsense is that? Everything in the Liu Yang Mountain Range is ownerless. Just because your Yunxia Sect found it first, it belongs to you? What a joke," the white-haired elder sneered.
However, this old fellow was being somewhat unreasonable. Under normal circumstances, if a sect discovered a spirit stone vein, as long as they established a sectarian marker around the perimeter, it would be considered occupied.
Upon discovering the location, the Yunxia Sect disciples immediately erected a flag bearing the Yunxia Sect's marker.
But who knew that an affiliated sect of the Zixia Sect discovered it? They secretly summoned Powerful Experts from the Zixia Sect nearby, destroyed the Yunxia Sect flag on the spot, and then seized the spirit stone vein.
To put it bluntly, in the face of profit, rules hold no binding power whatsoever. They have plenty of ways to twist right and wrong.
"Bastard! Soaring Cloud Sword Art!" Yun Hui was enraged upon hearing this.
He formed a sword seal with his hand, and the spiritual artifact sword floating before him immediately released dazzling sword light.
Ziyang Daoist saw Yun Hui suddenly casting a spell, and his expression changed. He quickly retreated, likely knowing that the sword art Yun Hui used was extremely powerful and should not be met head-on.
"Slash!" When the opponent retreated, Yun Hui immediately grabbed the flying sword. The sword light shot into the sky, hundreds of feet high, instantly carrying devastating destructive power as it slashed toward Ziyang Daoist.
This sword strike was immensely powerful, causing the cultivators of the two sects fighting nearby to stop and look towards where their elders were clashing.
Yun Hui's single sword strike was powerful enough to easily cut a large mountain in half.
Yun Hui's realm was slightly stronger than Ziyang Daoist's; Yun Hui was at the late stage of the Dao Palace Hua Ying Realm, while Ziyang Daoist was only at the middle stage of the Hua Ying Realm.
"Hmph! Heavenly Gang Pagoda, go!" Seeing that he couldn't dodge the sword strike, Ziyang Daoist immediately summoned a golden, shimmering pagoda.
The pagoda enveloped him. At the same time, the Deities in the three Dao Palaces behind him flew out and simultaneously released three streams of powerful magic power, striking Yun Hui's sword light.
A portion of Yun Hui's sword light was worn down by the power of the three Deities, and by the time it struck the pagoda, only half its power remained.
At most, this sword strike caused Ziyang Daoist's vital energy and blood to churn, but it did not injure him.
"Damn it, haven't the sect's reinforcements arrived yet?" Ziyang Daoist clutched his chest, speaking with great discomfort.
He knew he was no match for Yun Hui, so he had been stalling for time. If he were defeated, it would affect the overall situation.
Although the previous sword strike appeared harmless on the surface, it definitely reduced Ziyang Daoist's fighting capacity.
Just as Ziyang Daoist was secretly worrying, a stream of light shot towards him at extreme speed—it was Yun Hui's flying sword.
The flying sword heavily pierced the Heavenly Gang Pagoda, and cracks immediately appeared in the pagoda's defenses.
"Darn it, he truly won't give me a moment to breathe." Ziyang Daoist also produced a spiritual artifact sword, and he struck Yun Hui's sword with his own.
While repelling the opponent's sword strike, he also retreated a distance, and a small amount of fresh blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
This time, he was genuinely injured.
"Heh heh, Ziyang Old Ghost, did you think I didn't know you were stalling for time? You won't be able to block this next sword strike." Yun Hui recalled his sword and used a sword seal again, causing countless sword lights to appear before him.
This was a move intended to severely injure Ziyang Daoist, or rather, to kill him.
Just as Yun Hui was preparing to unleash this move, a purple stream of light rapidly attacked Yun Hui from afar.
Yun Hui quickly stopped casting and dodged the attack.
"Damn it, did they still manage to catch up?" After dodging the strike, Yun Hui looked toward the northern sky.
He saw a silver-haired Female Cultivator wearing a purple dress rapidly flying over, landing in front of Ziyang Daoist.
"Junior Brother Ziyang, are you alright?" the Female Cultivator quickly asked.