Chapter 159: Parents Save the Sect

Ni Qiansong, having been repelled by the thunder, heard the voice and looked up to see a vast shadow shrouding the entire arena.

"Who is up there?"

Having just lost face and being unable to withstand a junior's single blow, he flew into a rage upon seeing figures vaguely descending from above the clouds, and hurled a Heaven-Sustaining Bead into the sky.

The Heaven-Sustaining Bead, with its gentle luster, soared into the upper air and unleashed tens of thousands of rays of rosy light.

Deng Jingyao looked up along with the others, a look of contempt curling the corners of his mouth.

"The Heaven-Sustaining Bead! Patriarch Ni intends to annihilate them all!" Zhou Guanghui, the usually reticent leader of the Divine Wandering Sect, said with a look of astonishment.

Zhang Shoubai and Chu Gongming furrowed their brows slightly.

Luo Tangyu and Chu Gu seemed not to have anticipated such a sudden turn of events, and by the time they wanted to intervene, it was already too late.

Fast as lightning, the Heaven-Sustaining Bead burst instantly amidst the clouds.

Myriad rays of rosy light dazzled the eyes.

Chu Gu's eyes revealed a trace of intolerance. "Ni Qiansong, they are merely passersby, why must you act with such ruthlessness?"

Ni Qiansong gave a disdainful laugh. "Old man Chu Gu, why are you so agitated? Could it be that they are reinforcements invited from afar by your Sky-Evolution Sect?"

"Vulnerable to a single blow!" Deng Jingyao added mockingly from the side.

Huo Huahong frowned deeply. The clouds above, shrouded in myriad rays of rosy light, seemed to flash with an unusual brilliance. "Something is wrong!"

Almost the moment Huo Huahong uttered these words, that strange light struck down from the clouds like a thunderbolt, heading straight for the center of Ni Qiansong's brow.

"Ah!"

Accompanied by this piercing, miserable scream, Ni Qiansong dropped to his knees, his head tilted back, his eyes wide open.

His seventh-grade Dharma robe was shattered beyond recognition by the strange light descending from the heavens, and tattered strips of fabric fluttered around him like a beggar.

Su Xichen's gaze narrowed as he vigilantly watched the figures slowly descending from the clouds.

Deng Jingyao and the others beneath the arena were practically dumbfounded.

"W-Who, who are you people?" Deng Jingyao wanted to rush to Ni Qiansong's side in disbelief to awaken him.

One of the middle-aged men who had landed on the arena casually swept his horsetail whisk with one hand and knocked him flat onto the ground.

Luo Tangyu suddenly stepped forward a few paces, his face full of shock as he said, "You are... you are from the Qu family!"

His gaze gentle and his countenance handsome, he was none other than Qu Yiqiu's father, Qu Anyi.

"Sect Master Luo, this subordinate has arrived late!" Qu Anyi bowed solemnly in apology.

The agitation in Luo Tangyu's heart was beyond measure. Secretly concealing his trembling hands within his sleeves, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Not late, not late! You have come just in time!"

Half an incense stick of time had already passed.

Su Xichen no longer had the strength to knock Ni Qiansong down.

Chu Gu's clear gaze shifted among the newly arrived figures. Looking at the expressionless white-haired woman standing before Qu Anyi, he said in a deep voice, "May I ask if the Immortal Fairy hails from a hermit clan?"

"A hermit clan?" Huo Huahong's gaze turned sharp, a trace of apprehension flashing through the depths of his eyes in an instant.

"Didn't the hermit clans perish long ago?" Hua Xianglian asked incredulously, turning her head to look at Huo Huahong, expecting him to give her an affirmative answer.

Zhou Guanghui, who possessed a deeply unfathomable nature, quietly swept his gaze over Shi Changli's expression, and instantly found his answer within his heart.

Chu Gongming's expression turned somewhat gloomy. Lowering his gaze, he quietly retreated a few paces, distancing himself from Hua Xianglian and the others.

The white-haired woman seemed to be wreathed in a faint layer of white light. Her eyes as calm as water, she swept a detached glance over the surrounding scene and looked straight at Chu Gu. "That is correct. We are disciples of the ancient Nanguo clan."

"The ancient Nanguo clan!" Huo Huahong abruptly stepped forward a few paces, his burning gaze locked onto the white-haired woman who had just spoken.

Hua Xianglian's heart plummeted instantly to the abyss.

What the white-haired woman had said was very likely the truth!

Zhang Shoubai secretly exchanged glances with Zhou Guanghui. With tacit understanding, the two distanced themselves from Deng Jingyao and moved a few steps closer to Chu Gu and Luo Tangyu.

Luo Tangyu's pupils dilated in shock, his gaze shifting back and forth between Qu Anyi and the white-haired woman. His lips moved, but for a moment, he found himself utterly at a loss for words.

Qu Anyi understood the shock this matter had brought to Luo Tangyu. Nodding slightly, he said, "Patriarch Chu, I am Nanguo Anyi, here specifically to expose the conspiracies and schemes of the Profound Will Sect!"

Chu Gu's clear eyes flashed with a hint of turbidness. "Nanguo Anyi? Are you not a member of the Qu family?"

"What? What on earth is going on here?" Hua Xianglian's anxious gaze darted back and forth between Qu Anyi and Chu Gu.

Huo Huahong pressed his lips tightly together, secretly calculating a way to defuse the situation.

Deng Jingyao scrambled up from the ground with a flash and flew to Ni Qiansong's side to awaken him.

"Su Xichen, Luo Tangyu, have you all lost your minds? Do you really take this sect master for someone who doesn't recognize Qu Xiangwei's good-for-nothing younger brother? To actually have him play the role of a disciple from an ancient clan—utterly ridiculous! Hahaha, hahaha!"

Deng Jingyao subconsciously ignored the trace of unease in his heart, the veins on his right hand gripping Ni Qiansong's shoulder bulging violently.

Ni Qiansong awakened amidst his loud laughter, his eyes shooting forth gloomy, murderous intent. "Who are you people?"

"So noisy!" The white-haired woman furrowed her brow slightly, forming an orchid finger with one hand. From her soft fingertips, she flicked a dazzling bead of light that instantly pierced through Ni Qiansong's protective barrier and struck the center of his brow.

A tiny black hole immediately appeared right in the middle of Ni Qiansong's forehead.

Deng Jingyao was so frightened by this scene that he sat paralyzed on the ground, involuntarily letting go of Ni Qiansong and scrambling backward.

"Patriarch Ni!"

Ni Qiansong was a cultivator at the late stage of the Deity Transformation realm!

This person had knocked him down with a single move—what kind of terrifying strength was this!

Hua Xianglian's pupils dilated in shock, the look she cast toward the white-haired woman filled with intense fear.

"Young Master, please lay bare all the wrongdoings of the Profound Will Sect as soon as possible." The white-haired woman suddenly addressed Qu Anyi.

Qu Anyi rubbed his nose. Zhao Yuexuan, standing beside him, took his hand and said, "Go ahead, Yiqiu is still waiting for us!"

Qu Anyi gave Zhao Yuexuan a reassuring look, and under the watchful gaze of the white-haired woman, he slowly stepped forward.

"Since the Void Holy Lord, the leaders of the three major sects, and the heads of the two super clans are all present here today, I can reveal the whole truth to everyone!"

Luo Tangyu could no longer suppress his churning emotions. Looking at Qu Anyi's handsome face, he could not help but think of that beautiful disciple of his, and felt as though a basin of cold water had been poured over him. Staring blankly at Qu Anyi, he found himself unable to utter a word.

Catching sight of his changing expression, Chu Gu frowned and spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Qu, what is the exact truth of the matter?"

As he spoke, he inadvertently swept a glance toward Ni Qiansong.

No one who had cultivated to the late stage of the Deity Transformation realm was a fool.

For Ni Qiansong to still feign ignorance and weakness at such a critical moment—he truly was an old, cunning fox!

While everyone's attention remained fixed on Qu Anyi and the others, Ni Qiansong's eyelids twitched imperceptibly.

Deng Jingyao glared angrily at Qu Anyi and shouted, "Pure nonsense! Don't listen to his lies, everyone. This is a trap set by the Sky-Evolution Sect in collusion with outsiders, with the intent to slaughter us all right here!"