The divine skills of the first major sect in the Cultivation World are not to be underestimated, and from the name 'Fan Sleeve Heaven', one can glimpse its essence, claiming it can even store the heavens in its sleeve; what a brazen name.
However, legend says that those in ancient times who cultivated to the Transformation Realm could wave their large sleeves and encompass the heavens, but nowadays, the Little Xuan Sect seems to lack such celestial favors.
Luo Que naturally has not reached that realm, but it is enough to make Su Jikuan wary.
What makes Su Jikuan's thin lips tightly sealed is the feeling of an invisible humiliation directed at him.
No matter if he is self-proclaimed as the first beneath the Heavenly Immortal or just praised by others, there are clearly disciples with exceptional talent in the Little Xuan Sect, yet they remain silent, watching Su Jikuan claim the top, watching him be showered with praise.
What kind of behavior is that? To Su Jikuan, it clearly seems to be making a mockery of him and the Divine Sect!
For someone as proud as him, it's difficult to accept, causing a surge of anger in his heart.
But no matter how angry, he must face reality; the Little Xuan Sect's 'Fan Sleeve Heaven' is the nemesis of most melee practitioners; if he uses his 'Star-shattering Finger' for a ranged attack, its power will be greatly diminished, and rashly charging forward would only bring disgrace upon himself.
Inexplicably, this woman appeared; the Command Center had no prior detection at all, making him wonder why that fool Lan She occupies the position of Commander.
At present, daring not to charge directly, he pauses midair, then flashes aside, hovering on another side, waiting for an opportunity to act.
The pitch-black space, meanwhile, trapped three practitioners of Fire Attribute Skill, ensuring that the darkness is only temporary.
A blaze rises in An Wuzhi's hand, illuminating Tong Mingshan who is holding Zhu Xiangxin's arm, and nearby people quickly gather towards the fire's glow.
In the exceedingly dark space, the firelight illuminates hardly anything far.
No one wants to be trapped here, so Tong Mingshan, using his Wind Riding Scale with the other hand, swiftly rides the wind scale, attempting to find a way out.
Others promptly follow riding the wind scale.
Wu Jinliang, with a large packet on his back, one hand on the Wind Riding Scale, the other with Sandal Gold Flame Energy, looks around carefully, guarding against dangers.
A group of people flies swiftly, yet they see no boundary, prompting Wu Jinliang to exclaim, "What a hellish place, what kind of Magical Treasure did that woman use to trap us?"
Mulan Qingqing suddenly speaks from behind, "There's no need to exert any more effort, if I'm not mistaken, the woman earlier was likely Luo Que from the Little Xuan Sect, and we should have been absorbed into her sleeve space by the Little Xuan Sect's 'Fan Sleeve Heaven' skill."
As disciples of a prominent sect, their knowledge is clearly superior to others.
The group ceases flight upon hearing.
"Fan Sleeve Heaven?" Tong Mingshan asks doubtfully, "The divine skill of the first major sect, I've heard of it, but isn't it supposed to require cultivation to the Heavenly Immortal Realm to be mastered?"
Mulan Qingqing replies, "Cultivation has reached that point, making it relatively easy to master naturally, but some have exceptional talent to channel and comprehend it, not to be viewed through ordinary standards. Like Su Jikuan's 'Star-shattering Finger', normally, without reaching the Heavenly Immortal Realm, it's also difficult to master. Of course, if cultivation is lacking, even if mastered, its power will be diminished."
Wu Jinliang, unconcerned with these matters, hurriedly asks, "Is there a way out?"
Mulan Qingqing slightly shakes her head, "It's difficult; this divine skill creates a realm within the sleeve. The deeper the cultivation, the wider the realm within. Either one can break it with skill, overwhelm her greatly with cultivation to forcibly shatter the realm, or have cultivation reach the Shattering Void level. It's said that if this skill achieves Great Success, even Shattering Void power struggles to escape, otherwise, unless someone outside rescues us."
Wu Jinliang immediately bows to the void, muttering, "Li Hongjiu, oh Li Hongjiu, you must hold your own, we're counting on you."
Old Chai Chai Wenwu weakly interjects, "Li Hongjiu and Luo Que are both from the Nanshan Team, right?"
Suggesting that they seem to be together.
"…" Wu Jinliang is momentarily speechless, then promptly asks, "Being trapped in this Fan Sleeve won't pose any danger, will it?"
Mulan Qingqing ponders aloud, "Even if Luo Que doesn't strike, trapped here unable to exit, the air drawn in will eventually exhaust, and our bodies can't endure long."
Wu Jinliang suddenly retrieves the Wind Riding Scale, takes out the Mother-child Talisman to urgently contact Shi Chun, sending a message: Chun Tian, we're trapped.
In times of difficulty he can't overcome, the first he thinks of is Shi Chun, also to test communication with the outside world.
Shi Chun quickly responds, asking: What happened?
Wu Jinliang rejoices, dancing with excitement, "We're in contact, we're in contact; if worse comes to worst, find someone to shoot this woman."
Initially, he thought interval between domains might disable the Mother-child Talisman, but thankfully, as long as he can connect with Shi Chun, he feels more at ease, promptly detailing the situation.
In these circumstances, one can't completely rely on the distant Shi Chun; without Shi Chun, everyone must devise their own solution. Tong Mingshan also withdraws the Wind Riding Scale, asking An Wuzhi, "Doesn't the 'Ten Thousand Burning Technique' possess realm-breaking ability? Watching you easily break Xiangxin's Fire Domain seems to corroborate the record, what about breaking this realm?"
Among several Fire Attribute Skills, Shi Chun first gave him a glimpse to try, so he's approximately aware of some aspects in the 'Ten Thousand Burning Technique'.
An Wuzhi shakes his head, "I don't know, haven't tried, just saw Xiangxin using a self-contained realm skill before, perhaps it's easier due to commonality between Fire Attribute Skills, but with this first major sect's divine skill, I'm not assured at all."
Tong Mingshan: "Whether we have confidence or not, we must try."
An Wuzhi: "Naturally, we must try our best. What about you? I noticed your 'True Escape Light Technique' can easily escape Xiangxin's Fire Domain; can it escape this domain?"
Tong Mingshan shook his head, "The distance I can escape is limited. I don't know how large this domain is; without a cultivation level reaching the Earth Immortal Great Success Realm, this Escape Technique cannot effectively take people away."
In other words, even if I could escape, I couldn't take you with me.
The cultivation technique he practiced wasn't proficient in direct combat but was a fire-manipulating Escape Technique. Initially, he didn't expect his cultivation technique to help him escape Zhu Xiangxin's Fire Domain, as there was no record of it in the technique. It was only discovered during a practice spar with Zhu Xiangxin.
He later repeatedly sparred and pondered with Zhu Xiangxin to vaguely understand the reason behind escaping his Fire Domain.
This is because the Fire Domain forms a self-contained realm, which is neither tangible nor a Magical Treasure but a cyclical space where an operation is necessary. Once the spell operation stops, this Fire Domain cannot be sustained.
The operation has a speed, and Tong Mingshan's 'True Escape Light Technique' is peculiar because it's fast. Its speed surpasses the Fire Domain's operational speed, nullifying its cyclical effect with constant flaws, allowing for an easy escape.
Meaning that when he was being chased, he could have easily escaped if he wanted to. But because he is the Sect Master of the Mingshan Sect, he did not abandon everyone and flee alone.
An Wuzhi also expressed understanding, "But things have come to this point; if one can go, it counts. You might as well try."
Tong Mingshan thought for a moment, "You try first. If you can break this domain, we'll all leave together. If not, I'll see if I can go out first."
Those unaware of the mystery were shocked upon hearing this, especially Mulan Qingqing, who wondered if she had misheard them, desperately wanting to ask, "What are you talking about? Are you talking about breaking Little Xuan Sect's supernatural 'Fan Sleeve Heaven'? Don't you think that's boastful?"
On the other hand, Old Chai wasn't surprised at all. In his eyes, the Mingshan Sect consisted of remarkable people who could win the Divine Fire Covenant's championship; nothing they did would surprise him. He just intended to follow them and run along.
"Very well," An Wuzhi nodded.
He didn't delay, directly casting the spell, curved his middle fingers and ring fingers, clapped his remaining six fingers together to the brow, and revealed an unprecedented look of seriousness, undoubtedly trying his best.
Soon, an invisible virtual flame undulated around him, and at the same time, reddish cracks began to appear all around, with streams of magma dripping out.
Cracks appeared continuously and expanded in the unregulated void in all directions, like a series of opened demonic eyes, dispersing the darkness...
Outside, Luo Que, who displayed the Fan Sleeve Heaven supernatural power, floated elegantly, her gaze bypassing Su Jikuan, who had moved aside into floating space, and landed on Li Hongjiu, who charged strenuously, showing slight admiration at his speed, faster than her own, with his fiery appearance being quite spectacular.
The pursuit actions abruptly ceased here; in an instant, Li Hongjiu reached them, flicking his chest with a double-finger-point gesture, and the flames behind opened up like a peacock's tail, halting rapidly mid-air.
The airborne him slowly got up hovering, the fire beneath swirling like a tornado remained unyielding.
The wind was already strong in the sky, and with his strong wind driving it, Luo Que and Su Jikuan's clothes fluttered wildly, forcing them to cast spells to keep their attire from being embarrassingly disheveled.
Li Hongjiu's feet spun down, his blaze gradually dimming. He eyed Luo Que; without Su Jikuan's apparent caution towards her, he wouldn't have guessed her identity; now he had a fair judgment.
Being all teammates of the Nanshan Team, as the other party had detained Wu Jinliang and others, it would indeed be challenging if not released. His camaraderie with Shi Chun was significant, but he couldn't betray the sect's nurturing grace.
This woman's sudden appearance, unnoticed by the Heavenly Court Team, caught him quite off guard.
Luo Que chuckled softly, "Li Hongjiu, long admired. On arrival, you chase the Divine Sect's prodigy; you truly live up to your name."
Upon hearing this, Su Jikuan, poised to act, couldn't keep a straight face, "If blind, don't spout nonsense."
Li Hongjiu didn't banter with them, speaking aloofly, "I don't care who you are; those tokens are all on me, come at me if you must, and let them go."
He temporarily pretended not to notice Luo Que had arrived.
While speaking, the blaze beneath him had entirely lost its power, dimming down, the command center's mirror image of the five great teams returning to a gloomy scene with only silhouettes visible in the starlight.
Luo Que slightly shook her head, "That won't do. Shi Chun, the commander already instructed to capture early on. Just releasing, returning would be hard to explain."
Li Hongjiu: "Shi Chun is not among those you've captured."
Luo Que shook her head, "Regardless if he is or not, none should be let go. Of course, if you insist on snatching, I can't stop you. However, I think…" Her gaze shifted to Su Jikuan, "He likely carries many tokens; why not take the items off this prodigy first? We can compare later to avoid letting outsiders profit; the Heavenly Mirror is watching over." What do you say?"
Li Hongjiu instinctively looked skyward, estimating indeed caught by the Heavenly Mirror.
Being referred to as a 'prodigy' endlessly, Su Jikuan felt it sounded sarcastic and coldly snorted, "Don't rely on retorts. Bring it on!"
Just then, the three simultaneously turned their heads towards a direction, only to see a white dot drift over under the starlight, realizing upon approach it was a big cat.
A snow-white big cat taller than a person, with a fluffy physique and a cute round face, graceful and unhurried stepping through the air like chasing clouds and moon, actually advancing swiftly in a composed manner.
A handsome man in gray attire sat astride the back of the white cat, with a carefree demeanor, clapping his hands with a laugh after coming near, "If not for the commotion and light as a guide, it would have been difficult to find you."
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