NOVEL NEXT Chapter 324: 280
In the astonished gazes of everyone present,
the bloodstained bronze chains collided lightly with the pitch-black blade, which had been imbued with the mana of all Tao soldiers.
In that instant, all sounds vanished.
Waves of visible distortion slowly rippled in all directions, leveling a quarter of the Immortal City to the ground.
After a few breaths,
the resounding clash of metal finally reached the ears of the onlookers.
The pitch-black long knife in the sky crumbled away bit by bit.
The hundreds of Hei Jia Tao soldiers connected to its aura suddenly vomited blood from all seven orifices, some even knelt on the ground, looking extremely miserable.
And the bloodstained bronze chains trembled as they flew back into You Yuanming's hands, the divine bronze light on their surface had dimmed to an extreme.
After all, it was the combined force of nearly ten Dharma Phase Realm figures and several hundred from the Golden Core Realm. In the direct clash, even the bronze chains, an immortal artifact, had a rough time.
Of course, this was also related to how Senior Brother Zhang Jing had left insufficient mana within them, preventing the Immortal Binding Chain from fully unleashing the true might of an immortal treasure.
This fact, it seemed, had also been perceived by the people on the other side.
Whoosh whoosh—
Li Zi quickly got up from the ground, completely disregarding his disheveled appearance, his eyes blazing as he intensely observed the three-foot-long bronze chains in You Yuanming's hands, his breathing becoming unconsciously rapid.
"An immortal treasure! Their trump card is actually an immortal treasure, no wonder they dared to strut into Zhaoning Immortal City with their mere Golden Core Realm cultivation. If I hadn't mobilized the Tao soldiers in advance, the outcome of this would have been hard to say."
His gaze flickered with a trace of greed.
However, considering the powerful might the immortal treasure had just demonstrated, Li Zi did not dare to act rashly.
He stood quietly in his spot, his expression gradually returning to calm.
Li Zi knew in his heart that there was no need to rush.
Because this was Zhaoning Immortal City!
Behind him,
Chu Yan's father, who was about to leave, slowed his steps, turned around, and his gaze towards Chu Yan and the others changed in an instant.
An incredibly powerful immortal treasure!
Moreover, it was in the hands of his beloved daughter's friend, which meant it was as good as his daughter's own treasure. In other words, this meant the bronze chains were an immortal treasure belonging to the Chu Family, one that could serve to anchor the family's heritage.
"Brother Li, upon further reflection, my daughter, no matter what, is a member of the Chu Family. Even if she committed grave sins, it would be right for the Chu Family to deal with it. The same goes for those two accomplices from the Lower Realm."
"How about this? I will take them back to the Chu Family, and I'll give the Li Family a resolution in three days, how does that sound?"
His expression was solemn as he spoke without hesitation.
After speaking,
Chu Yan's father walked straight toward Chu Yan and her companions, while in his hands, a two-finger-long transparent Dharma sword quietly emerged, exuding strands of suppressed and sharp aura.
However, as soon as the words fell,
a burly figure stood in front of Chu Yan's father, staring into his eyes with a half-smiling, half-serious expression.
"Haha, that does make some sense,"
"Brother Chu, please wait a moment. After we capture those three youngsters, we will hand them over to you. As for the explanation you mentioned, let's just forget about it. Such a trivial matter shouldn't affect the relations between our two families, right?"
"Is your Li Family trying to monopolize this immortal treasure?"
His gaze swept across the other's face, and without any pretense, Chu Yan's father spoke directly, his voice hoarse with strain.
"Brother Chu must be joking, what immortal treasure? You must have seen wrong, that's just a broken chain,"
"Brother, just watch in peace. Within Zhaoning Immortal City, there's no need to trouble you to take action,"
The burly middle-aged man pressed down on Chu Yan's father's shoulder with a light chuckle.
The turbulent mana around him roiled incessantly.
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Elsewhere,
"We actually survived, the Immortal Binding Chain... Could this be the fabled immortal treasure?"
Their gaze gently fell upon the three-foot-long bronze chains.
Both You Yuanming and Qiu Han felt an indescribable shock rising synchronously in their hearts.
That was the combined power of hundreds of Tao soldiers, among them many formidable Dharma Phase Realm figures, a veritable death trap, yet the Immortal Binding Chain had withstood it so easily?
Between the two, it was You Yuanming who was most ambivalent.
"An immortal treasure..."
He exhaled softly, recalling how Senior Brother Zhang Jing had casually discarded it like a roadside pebble, and for a moment, he wasn't sure what to think.
Such opulence!
However, upon considering the Jade Ruyi that Senior Brother Zhang Jing had wielded against Ancestor Dong Ming, You Yuanming came to terms with it.
Compared to that abnormal magic treasure, this Immortal Binding Chain indeed seemed rather ordinary, which explained why Senior Brother Zhang Jing had regarded it so lightly.
"Wait, what am I thinking! This is a legendary immortal treasure,"
You Yuanming suddenly came to his senses and then couldn't help but laugh at his own thoughts.
At that moment,
Chu Yan stared blankly at the terrifying aftermath in the sky, sinking into deep thought.
"What exactly was I worried about before?"
As time slowly progressed,
with the Immortal Binding Chain in hand, You Yuanming and the others maintained a strange standoff with those on the opposite side.
One side, after having their Tao soldiers injured, had no one willing to step up and become the primary target of the powerful locking immortal treasure.
The other side, though in possession of the immortal treasure, could not activate it and feared showing any weakness in their intent to flee, which would lead to an even more frenzied pursuit.
Neither side dared to make a move.
But then—
With the arrival of figures emanating Dharma Phase Realm auras, this balance was suddenly disrupted.