Chapter 885, Phoenix Wings

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

In a half-conscious state, Nian Yuexian saw a vague face through her blurred vision. Regardless of how hard she tried, she was unable to make out the person’s face, but his determined expression reminded her of a certain someone in her memory.

 

While in a dazed state, she seemed to have returned to a time decades ago.

 

At that time, there was also a person who snatched her away and carried her in his arms when she was in danger. That moment of intimacy was a feeling she would never forget although decades had passed.

 

She extended her hand to touch the vague face as though she had truly returned to that time decades ago.

 

Suddenly, the person sprayed out a mouthful of blood, causing the woman’s beautiful face to be covered in blood. Nian Yuexian’s pupils dilated, for her dream was interrupted.

 

Decades ago, after the man saved her, he went on to kill all of her enemies. The opponents she was unable to defeat were easily destroyed by the man. He was so powerful that he was unrivalled in his generation.

 

Decades later, the person who saved her in a similarly perilous situation was only a First-Order Real Lake Realm Master.

 

Suddenly, she clenched the hilt of her sword with her other hand, ready to activate her Spiritual Power, but a sharp pain instantly shot through her entire body, causing her to groan and lose her strength.

 

“You must be sick of living!” Wan Zhanggang barked and pushed out his fist one more time, but his attack was significantly weaker than the previous time.

 

He was well-prepared when he pushed out his fist the first time, but he made a move hastily this time.

 

Moreover, he was just as badly wounded as Nian Yuexian. It was agonising to crash into the storm of flying swords.

 

Anyway, he had achieved his goal. He could feel that Nian Yuexian had lost the strength to counterattack. As for this First-Order Real Lake Realm Master who had appeared out of nowhere, he could easily destroy him with only one move.

 

Even though he had hastily made a move, it was an attack from a Divine Ocean Realm Master. There was no way a Real Lake Realm Master could fend it off.

 

But the next moment, Wan Zhanggang saw a sight he would never forget.

 

While fleeing, Lu Ye seemed to detect the danger coming from behind, so he hurriedly turned around and held out his saber in front of him before madly infusing his Spiritual Power into the weapon.

 

The dark Inviolable Saber started burning, and the next instant, the fiery Spiritual Power around the weapon expanded and turned into countless elements of Yin and Yang as they intertwined with one another.

 

In the blink of an eye, a round Glyph was formed with the Inviolable Saber as the centre. The Glyph looked even more complicated than the Void Glyph.

 

Lu Ye had stayed inside the crater of Blue Flame Mountain for quite some time. Besides Pretend Intimidation, he had also acquired six other Glyphs which required dozens of leaves to carry. It was his first time getting so many Glyphs in a short time.

 

He had studied the uses of all seven Glyphs, but because he had been staying with Ying Wuji and the others, he didn’t try them out. But now, he decided to use one of the Glyphs, which was the Returning Moon.

 

It was the core Glyph for Counterattack Ward that could help counter an enemy’s attack. It was especially effective against Spells.

 

If the Glyph was used independently, it wasn’t as powerful as the Counterattack Ward, but it was still immensely helpful to the user when he was the weaker cultivator.

 

Furthermore, to improve the Glyph’s stability, Lu Ye even used the Inviolable Saber as the medium to activate the Returning Moon, which ensured that the Glyph wouldn’t be destroyed easily.

 

The phantom fist made up of vitality and Spiritual Power struck the Glyph, after which a violent force swept across the place.

 

Lu Ye felt his heart leaping to his throat as he madly activated his Spiritual Power and infused it into the Returning Moon to sustain its stability.

 

The Inviolable Saber was heard creaking. Fortunately, he had asked Master Yu to upgrade the weapon, and it was now a Spell Artifact. Otherwise, the Inviolable Saber would’ve been destroyed.

 

Lu Ye felt like he was standing in front of a tsunami that could destroy everything. Nervously, he watched as the attack struck the Returning Moon. He was relieved that the Glyph wasn’t instantly ruined.

 

A Glyph that required dozens of leaves to carry was indeed extraordinary. Moreover, he could feel that when Wan Zhanggang launched the fist phantom, the Glyph quickly took effect and fended off a fraction of the attack’s power.

 

The short moment felt like a year as the Returning Moon broke apart.

 

There was a huge gap between their powers. Although the Returning Moon was effective, it couldn’t help Lu Ye solve the crisis.

 

Fortunately, Lu Ye had already expected it, so he quickly built some Protection Glyphs in front of him. In the blink of an eye, three layers of Protection Glyphs were formed.

 

Despite that, they still couldn’t ward off Wan Zhanggang’s attack. When the Protection Glyphs came apart, Lu Ye was ready to use his last move to save his life. All of a sudden, a sword radiated a glow and destroyed the intimidating fist phantom.

 

Lu Ye looked down and saw that Nian Yuexian’s eyes were out of focus. She seemed so badly wounded that it was as though she would pass out at any moment.

 

She had instinctively counterattacked earlier.

 

This wasn’t going to work. Although he still had a trump card, it could only save his life. Moreover, he couldn’t fly faster than Divine Ocean Realm Masters. By then, Nian Yuexian would be doomed.

 

Yi Yi and Amber were still not done with it yet. They only had a short time to get prepared, so the two of them probably hadn’t reached the designated spot. It was unrealistic to wait for the two of them to lend him a helping hand.

 

Therefore, Lu Ye had no choice but to use a move which he wasn’t sure would be useful at all.

 

“Do not resist, Madam!” Seeing that Wan Zhanggang was about to pounce on them again, Lu Ye made up his mind and took one of Nian Yuexian’s hands. As their hands clasped together, a Saber Light flashed from his Inviolable Saber.

 

A half-conscious Nian Yuexian had no idea what the man was trying to do, but she could sensitively feel that he was sincere and anxious. Therefore, even though she instinctively resisted what was going on, she didn’t get rid of Lu Ye’s hand.

 

Suddenly, she felt a pain in the back of her hand as the Saber Light penetrated both of their hands.

 

Their blood streamed out of their wounds and came together. As a thought flashed across Lu Ye’s mind, the blood turned into blood light and surrounded their hands as if it had a spirituality of its own. It soon turned into two petite Glyphs on the back of their hands.

 

If the Glyphs were combined, it would look like a pair of wings, which were identical to the Tattoo Lu Ye had gotten from his Honoured Master.

 

But at this moment, the wings independently appeared on the back of their hands.

 

It was the left wing on Lu Ye’s hand while it was the right wing on Nian Yuexian’s hand. It was Phoenix Wings!

 

There were many types of Glyphs. Besides ordinary Glyphs like Protection and Sharp Edge, there were also Divine Glyphs like Charm that required Divine Ego to activate.

 

Strictly speaking, Phoenix Wings would be categorised as a Blood Glyph, which required a person’s blood to activate.

 

Bloodrage, which Lu Ye had used multiple times, could be considered a type of Blood Glyph as well.

 

Correspondingly, there was another Glyph called Two Hearts Beating as One.

 

Phoenix Wings was a Blood Glyph while Two Hearts Beating as One was a Divine Glyph. None of them were ordinary Glyphs. They were two of the seven new Glyphs that Lu Ye had unlocked this time.

 

The two Glyphs could be used independently or simultaneously. As such, they could be considered the most special Glyphs he had acquired from the Tree of Glyphs as they could work perfectly well together.

 

Two Hearts Beating as One would allow two people to share their thoughts, so the criteria for using it were even stricter than using Phoenix Wings. It required two people to wholeheartedly trust each other, for once the Glyph was successfully activated, there would be no secrets between the two of them.

 

While Two Hearts Beating as One could connect two souls, Phoenix Wings could make two bodies become one.

 

In other words, the two of them shared each other’s bodies while the Glyph was running.

 

When the Glyph was successfully built, Lu Ye could feel the ample heritage of the woman in his arms. At the same time, he realised how badly wounded she was. Her injury was more severe than it appeared.

 

In just a moment, Lu Ye found it difficult to breathe. His injury also became more serious all of a sudden.

 

Out of nowhere, he felt a gust of wind sweeping through him. Since Wan Zhanggang hadn’t managed to end Nian Yuexian’s life, he pounced on her again and pushed out his fist from a short distance.

 

Lu Ye immediately wielded his saber. Wan Zhanggang appeared so shocked that it was as though he had just seen a ghost. That was because the attack Lu Ye had cast far surpassed what a First-Order Real Lake Realm Master could achieve.

 

As both parties clashed, Wan Zhanggang was forced to move backwards while a clang was heard coming from the Inviolable Saber. Lu Ye had been using the saber since he was a Third-Order Spirit Creek Realm Master, but now, there were several cracks in its blade.

 

The blade was also vibrating violently. If the weapon was struck again, it would probably fall apart.

 

Besides that, Lu Ye’s right arm was injured as blood spurted out of his wound.

 

With the help of Phoenix Wings, Lu Ye could use a power that far surpassed his cultivation, so his body could hardly bear the impact. Naturally, there was a price to pay.

 

After Wan Zhanggang was forced away, a Ghost Cultivator dashed towards them from a different direction.

 

Of the two Ghost Cultivators, one of them was severely injured by Nian Yuexian and had lost the ability to fight. However, the other person could still fight.

 

With the saber in his hand, Lu Ye locked onto the Ghost Cultivator’s elusive figure with his icy gaze. Suppressing his pain, he infused his Spiritual Power into the Inviolable Saber.

 

The dark blade was heard crying as though it was bidding its owner farewell for the last time.

 

“Let me do it,” an icy voice was suddenly heard whispering to Lu Ye.

 

He looked down and was met with Nian Yuexian’s clear gaze. There seemed to be conflicted emotions behind her gaze.

 

That was because, in the short moment earlier, she went through an experience even a Divine Ocean Realm Master like her couldn’t understand.

 

She was aware that Lu Ye was well-versed in the Way of Glyphs, but regardless of how skilful he was, the man was only a Real Lake Realm Master. As such, she didn’t think the Glyphs he constructed would be brilliant.

 

It wasn’t until the appearance of Phoenix Wings that her impression of the man changed.

 

The moment the Glyph was successfully built, Lu Ye could feel how badly injured she was. At the same time, Nian Yuexian could detect an unimaginably immense vitality in the man’s body.

 

It was beyond her that a First-Order Real Lake Realm Master could possess such tremendous vitality. She felt as if there was a Sun within his body. His vitality was like the light and heat that radiated from the Sun.

 

Presently, with the help of Phoenix Wings, the man’s immense vitality was streaming into her body, which allowed her to come to her senses and regain some strength.