A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 93

Chapter 93: A Three-Way Melee, One Side Fishing

Meanwhile, Sima Ye couldn’t care less. He was on the verge of madness.

If he didn’t drag the Zither Witch into this, his and Shangguan Lengyan’s lives would be in danger.

Seeing that the purple phoenix Luo Xue had summoned to counter him had dissipated, Sima Ye lunged forward, using a ghost possession technique to unleash a sword-based divine ability.

The sword attack aimed straight for Luo Xue.

Luo Xue was startled, but quickly calmed down.

She glanced at the unconscious Nangong Mengxiang and whispered apologetically,

“Sorry, Nangong…”

Luo Xue lifted Nangong Mengxiang’s body above her head.

Clang!

The sword beam struck and shattered.

The broken tip of the sword fell to the ground, leaving only a broken blade in Sima Ye’s stunned hand.

Nangong Mengxiang was a peak Foundation Establishment body cultivator.

With Sima Ye’s half-baked sword technique and weakened strength after using the technique, how could he possibly injure Nangong Mengxiang’s body?

After blocking this attack, Luo Xue didn’t waste any words. She held Nangong Mengxiang in one arm, grabbed the Sha sisters with the other, and charged towards the door of the West Quiet Spring Pavilion.

Taking advantage of Sima Ye’s momentary daze, escaping was the best course of action.

Once Nangong Mengxiang woke up, they would have enough strength to either escape or fight back.

But Sima Ye wouldn’t give up so easily. Luo Xue’s unexpected move had blocked his attack, but it didn’t mean he would give up struggling.

“Blood Soul!”

This time, Sima Ye used his innate technique, sacrificing a few drops of his blood essence to activate the sword cultivator ghost possessing him.

Instantly, Sima Ye’s body flickered with a sinister blood-red light, and a sharp sword beam flashed again, carrying a few streaks of shocking crimson.

“Stop, Sima…”

Just then, Shangguan Lengyan suddenly called out, her voice filled with anxiety. She seemed to have sensed something.

However, the sword attack had already been unleashed and couldn’t be stopped.

But… Luo Xue, who was fleeing with her back to Sima Ye, had no chance to dodge this sword.

A sinister smile slowly appeared on Sima Ye’s lips.

But in the next instant, the smile vanished.

Nangong Mengxiang suddenly opened her eyes. At the moment of mortal danger, her instincts as a body cultivator awakened.

There was no light in her eyes, but her movements were precise and decisive.

Facing the deadly sword beam, Nangong Mengxiang raised one hand to shield Luo Xue, and with the other, she grabbed the terrified Sha sisters, who were frozen in fear.

Finally, with almost impossible speed and at an impossible angle, she dodged the attack with everyone in tow.

The sword beam struck, but only hit the door of the West Quiet Spring Pavilion.

…And the Core Formation elder behind the door.

The Youxiang Restaurant was quite large, and the path around the four private rooms was rather complicated, as Wu Hai had to constantly pay attention to the Zither Witch’s movements.

Just as Sima Ye had anticipated, if the Zither Witch intervened again, regardless of her purpose, Wu Hai could only temporarily abandon the pursuit.

Facing a renowned Nascent Soul old monster, caution was only natural.

But when they finally arrived at the West Quiet Spring Pavilion, like mortals, they didn’t know that several rounds of battle had already taken place inside.

Before Wu Hai could even push open the door, a terrifying sword beam slashed towards him.

“Hmph!”

Wu Hai snorted coldly, and the sword beam, before reaching him, was shattered by his sword intent.

All sword cultivators had their own sword intent. Although Wu Hai’s sword intent wasn’t as strong as that of Peerless Summit Sect disciples of the same level, it was more than enough to deal with a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator who didn’t specialize in swordsmanship.

Wu Hai looked inside the Quiet Spring Pavilion, his expression changing slightly.

The first thing he saw was the robber the Tianhai Gang had been chasing. Beside her stood three girls with weak cultivation, standing at the door, slightly to the side, as if welcoming guests.

Further inside, a delicate-looking young man with a sinister expression stood facing the door, the broken sword in his hand slightly corroded by blood.

It seemed that the sword beam just now was from him.

And beside the young man stood a cold woman, their auras similar.

Both were prodigies of the Demonic Ghost City.

“I didn’t expect… to be discovered by you…”

Sima Ye said sinisterly, a vicious smile on his face.

And a hint of helplessness.

He hadn’t expected that after hiding in Ghost Demon Pass for so long, he would still be exposed because of a Peerless Summit Sect disciple, attracting the attention of the Tianhai Gang and the Medicine Gang.

And the reason he and Shangguan Lengyan had sought out Luo Xue was because of Master Wumu.

Could all of this be… Master Wumu’s plan?

“Hmm? Why did he say ‘discovered’? Wait…”

Hearing this, Wu Hai paused slightly, then his expression darkened.

Perhaps, “discovered” referred to the robbery of the alchemy shop.

It seemed that this matter involved the Demonic Ghost City. It was very likely that these two prodigies of the Demonic Ghost City were the masterminds behind it.

They deliberately used the alchemy shop incident to instigate the conflict between the Tianhai Gang and the Medicine Gang.

Even using it as a fuse to recreate the conflict from hundreds of years ago and reshape the power structure of Ghost Demon Pass.

But what benefit would this bring to the Demonic Ghost City?

…The only ones who would benefit were the Ghost Demon Gang, and the Temple of the Nether Spirit behind them.

This was a premeditated, thorough conspiracy!

Wu Hai was glad that the one who carried out this conspiracy, the thief who robbed the alchemy shop, was a bit of an idiot.

Otherwise, when this conspiracy unfolded, both the Tianhai Gang and the Medicine Gang would suffer.

In an instant, Wu Hai understood the stakes.

At this moment… capturing the thief who robbed the alchemy shop wasn’t as important as exposing the Demonic Ghost City, who was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

“You brats from the Demonic Ghost City… surrender!”

Wu Hai immediately raised his sword and attacked Sima Ye, ignoring the gradually awakening Nangong Mengxiang and Luo Xue.

Elder Li, although not quite understanding the situation, immediately used a divine ability, targeting Sima Ye as well, since Elder Wu had given the order.

The power of the small worlds created by the two Core Formation elders suppressed Sima Ye and Shangguan Lengyan. Facing Core Formation cultivators, they had already lost the chance to escape and could only fight.

Against Core Formation cultivators with the power of a small world, most Foundation Establishment cultivators were just lambs to the slaughter.

However, Sima Ye was unwilling to accept defeat at the hands of Master Wumu’s scheme.

Core Formation, so what?

Just two Core Formation cultivators who relied on years of accumulated cultivation… How could they compare to the noble bloodline of the Evil Ghost lineage!

“You want to capture me… Impossible!”

He couldn’t fall here!

The grand plan of the Peerless Summit Sect, the collusion behind the Temple of the Nether Spirit… he hadn’t relayed this information back to his clan yet, how could he die here!

Sima Ye bit his tongue, knelt on the ground, and roared,

“Unworthy descendant Ye, I beseech the Old Ancestor to possess me!”

Dozens of drops of blood essence, accumulated over many years, were released at this moment, forming a blood-red seal in mid-air.

Then, a terrifying ghostly aura erupted, and a weary-looking old man with closed eyes faintly appeared within it.

The old man slowly opened his eyes, turning the surroundings into a ghostly domain.

Shangguan Lengyan also acted decisively, sacrificing all her blood essence and summoning the sacred artifact of the Shangguan clan, the true Mystic Dark Eyes, which descended upon her own eyes.

All descendants of the Shangguan bloodline possessed inherited Mystic Dark Eyes, but these were just fragments of the true Mystic Dark Eyes, crude imitations.

But in times of crisis, by sacrificing their blood essence, they could use these fragments to reflect the true Mystic Dark Eyes, gaining power far beyond their own.

These were the life-risking trump cards of Sima Ye and Shangguan Lengyan. Even if they survived this battle, their cultivation wouldn’t advance for at least the next ten years.

Moreover, for them, who were preparing to break through to Core Formation, this was a devastating blow, and they might even miss the once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity to obtain a Heaven-grade pill from the Heavenly Cluster Sword Tomb.

“This is the secret technique of the Evil Ghost lineage! You are actually descendants of the Sima and Shangguan clans…”

Wu Hai recognized the origins of these two secret techniques at a glance and was terrified.

The Evil Ghost lineage specialized in capturing and manipulating souls. Although they possessed physical bodies, they were mostly eroded by ghostly energy, existing in a half-human, half-ghost state.

More like ghost cultivators with special existences.

Therefore, the methods used by the Evil Ghost lineage were unpredictable and specifically targeted the soul, making them one of the enemies that Immortal Domain cultivators least wanted to encounter.

Moreover, these two could even use secret techniques. Their ghostly bloodline was extremely pure, suggesting their high status within their clans.

The terror of the Evil Ghost lineage’s secret techniques was such that even Wu Hai and Li Zhanglao, both at Core Formation, were wary.

If they were careless, even their Core Formation cultivation wouldn’t be able to withstand the soul-damaging effects.

Prodigies were still prodigies. If they were just two early Core Formation cultivators, they might even die under this secret technique.

Unfortunately, Wu Hai and Li Zhanglao had both been at the Core Formation Realm for hundreds of years, their cultivation already reaching the mid-stage. They were far beyond what Foundation Establishment cultivators could compete with.

“Avoid the brunt of the attack!”

This thought flashed through Wu Hai’s mind, and his sword moved.

Although the secret techniques were powerful, their consumption was also extremely high.

As long as they could endure for a while, capturing these two Evil Ghost lineage prodigies would be a certainty.

Time was on their side; there was no need to risk directly confronting the secret techniques.

Thus, Wu Hai immediately slashed his sword at the nearby wall, trying to create some distance between himself and Sima Ye and Shangguan Lengyan before making his next move.

Actually, there was an easier way to create distance, which was to just leave through the door…

But the problem was that the Zither Witch was outside, and Wu Hai absolutely didn’t dare to provoke her.

Destroying the Youxiang Restaurant was a small matter, he could just pay for the damages, but provoking the Zither Witch… ahem, he couldn’t afford to do that.

Because Luo Xue and the others were standing on the left side, and Wu Hai thought they were accomplices of the Evil Ghost lineage prodigies, to avoid being attacked from both sides, he led the Tianhai Gang elders to the right.

The secret techniques unleashed by Sima Ye and Shangguan Lengyan with all their might were already aimed at Wu Hai, and exhausted as they were, they couldn’t fully control the techniques or change their targets, so they could only follow.

The ensuing fierce battle almost demolished the entire West Quiet Spring Pavilion. Fortunately, the restrictions within the Youxiang Restaurant were strong enough to prevent it from collapsing, but they were also nearing their limit.

The collision between the Demonic Ghost City’s secret techniques and the power of Core Formation directly pierced through the restrictions on the walls.

The walls between the West Quiet Spring Pavilion and the North Bright Willow Pavilion crumbled, scattering formation runes everywhere. These were the formations used to reinforce the walls and block techniques within the Youxiang Restaurant.

And then…

Three figures suddenly appeared on the other side of the wall.

Rao Weiyi, the Gang Leader of the Medicine Gang, and the other two Core Formation elders.

They looked at the scene before them in shock, Rao Weiyi even trembling slightly.

It wasn’t fear, but rage, extreme rage.

Because the Tianhai Gang had taken the initiative to attack, directly entering the West Quiet Spring Pavilion, Rao Weiyi had thought that two Core Formation elders against a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator shouldn’t be a problem.

If the Medicine Gang intervened now, it might cause more misunderstandings.

Rao Weiyi was a relatively peaceful person, disliking conflict, seeking only a place to live.

His cultivation had already reached the late stage of Core Formation, nearing the peak.

As long as he continued to cultivate steadily, he might have the chance to reach Nascent Soul in a thousand years and return to his sect.

Therefore, Rao Weiyi had intended to compromise in this negotiation. When the two elders of the Tianhai Gang attacked, he only followed to observe the situation.

To avoid being mistaken for waiting in ambush, Rao Weiyi even took the two elders to the adjacent North Bright Willow Pavilion, waiting for the matter to be resolved.

But now…

They had actually broken through the wall, intending to kill all the Core Formation cultivators of the Medicine Gang within the Youxiang Restaurant!

“I originally thought that the conflict between the Tianhai Gang and the Medicine Gang was just a dispute between Immortal Domain sects.” Rao Weiyi’s face darkened. “I didn’t expect you to collude with the Demonic Ghost City and try to annihilate the Medicine Gang!”

Wu Hai’s eyes widened, and he was about to explain.

But the Demonic Ghost City’s secret technique struck again, aiming for his back.

And also, towards the Medicine Gang.

“This is unbearable! To repeatedly toy with our Medicine Gang…”

Rao Weiyi waved his sleeve, his voice filled with suppressed anger.

“Then I won’t hold back anymore. Wu Hai, die!”

“Die!”

The Medicine Gang elders roared.

“I’ll be damned…”

Wu Hai almost spat out blood, but attacked from both sides, he and Elder Li of the Tianhai Gang could only struggle to defend.

At the same time, Nangong Mengxiang slowly woke up from her dizziness and was startled when she opened her eyes.

“Whoa, Little Martial Aunt, what happened here?”

Several groups were fighting fiercely, and the Youxiang Restaurant had been mostly demolished, only the area where the Zither Witch was located remained untouched.

“It’s nothing…”

Luo Xue said with a strange expression.

Since Sima Ye’s sudden attack, she hadn’t been able to understand what was going on.

The Zither Witch’s inexplicable intervention, Sima Ye’s single-minded attempt to kill her, the sudden appearance of Elder Wu of the Tianhai Gang, the unfamiliar old men hiding behind the wall…

When Elder Wu appeared, Luo Xue had felt a sense of despair.

But after Elder Wu and Sima Ye exchanged a few words, they started fighting each other as if they had a tacit understanding, ignoring the others.

Then, after the unfamiliar old men appeared, the several sides started attacking each other inexplicably, the scene turning chaotic.

However, for Luo Xue, this was a good thing.