Chapter 1158: Truth Realisation Battle

Ye Mo shook his head. “I don’t know, but I have to be careful. What if they really dare to attack? Pill City won’t protect you if I’m dead. And I think it’s 90% likely they will.”

Ye Mo knew from experience that while he lived, his connections remained. If something happened to him, regardless of the Pill City lord’s approval, Luo Ying and Qingxue would face a tragic fate. For his sake and theirs, caution seemed prudent; he was almost certain of an attack.

The Pill City lords conveniently departed just as he was leaving—a suspicious coincidence. Unless genuinely occupied, someone had clearly lured them away.

Hearing the word “dead,” Luo Ying and Qingxue grew instantly nervous, clutching Ye Mo’s hands. They’d hoped to remain together forever, but after only a month, the possibility of death loomed.

Seeing their distress, Ye Mo smiled reassuringly. “Don’t worry, I’ve made arrangements. We’ll leave first.”

“What? Brother, you said even with Lu qian bei, our safety wasn’t guaranteed. Going alone, how can we evade the Infinity Sect?” Tang Beiwei questioned.

Ye Mo calmly explained, “Ji Ling qian bei’s ship to Mo Yue City will have a teleportation formation. We’ll use it to leave ahead of the others. Then I can swiftly take you to Mo Yue City. Once we reach Mo Yue City, they won't dare to attack.”

Ye Mo’s plan stemmed from careful consideration. He possessed the Blood Moon and could quickly transport them to Mo Yue City after using the teleportation formation. As long as he secured their escape, even if the Infinity Sect and Lightning Cloud Sect's combined might surpassed his escort, they wouldn’t dare act.

The others, unsure of its success, accepted it as their best course of action.

…In Pill City…

A massive ship docked outside the Pill Association. Pill Kings and elders thronged to see them off. Three Truth Realisation State cultivators, six Disaster Transformation State cultivators, and nine Cauldron Filling State cultivators boarded the ship.

Amidst the farewells, the ship ascended, disappearing into the sky above Pill City.

“I’m activating the teleportation formation; only two people need to stay,” Ye Mo announced.

“I’ll stay,” Gu Wenqian volunteered instantly, a Hollow Spirit State middle-stage cultivator.

“Me too,” Mi Zhenjie added.

Ye Mo nodded. “Then everyone else can leave with us via the teleportation formation.”

Besides Ye Mo, Ning Qingxue, Luo Ying, Xin Zhida, and Luo Fei, there were Miao Wuren, Huang Lanlan, and Gan Liang from Sword Valley, along with the couple Lin Yiban and Xu Tong.

…Ji Ling’s ship sped towards Mo Yue City. More than a day had passed since their departure from Pill City. Ji Ling conversed with Lu Wuhu and two other Truth Realisation State cultivators when Lu Wuhu abruptly rose.

Others followed suit, even the Disaster Transformation and Cauldron Filling State cultivators emerging. A larger ship had intercepted them. Over a dozen unfamiliar faces emerged, their formidable presence preceding any attack.

Ji Ling and his companions were stunned. They’d anticipated a leisurely trip, rewarded with a free cauldron of pills from Ye Mo, instead facing a formidable ambush—more than ten cultivators, half in the Truth Realisation State.

Nine Truth Realisation State cultivators! Nine alone could decimate them. Plus, they boasted nine Disaster Transformation State cultivators.

Regret washed over some; they wished they hadn’t joined Ye Mo. The attackers wore masks, indifferent to recognition. Their identities as Infinity Sect and Lightning Cloud Sect’s Truth Realisation State cultivators were obvious.

Lu Wuhu laughed, his aura exploding. “Pretending no one knows you because you wear masks? You’ve brazenly attempted robbery.”

A tertiary-stage Truth Realisation State cultivator stepped forward. “Brother Lu, we admire your strength. We’re all Truth Realisation State cultivators, but you’re a qian bei. We don’t wish to be enemies; we only want Ye Mo. The others are irrelevant.”

Lu Wuhu sneered. “And if I refuse?”

“Then don’t blame me,” the cultivator retorted, waving a hand. A black rainbow materialized in his palm.

Even unreleased, its oppressive presence suffocated everyone. Such a potent magical artifact! Its power, even before activation, was staggering.

Lu Wuhu’s expression altered drastically. “Infinity Sect is prepared to go to great lengths for Ye Mo. You’ve even deployed your sect treasure, the low-grade immortal artifact, Shapeless Black Rainbow.”

Silence fell; the deployment of their sect treasure signified unyielding determination.

The cultivator declared solemnly, “Friends, I won’t explain our reasons, but we guarantee: no attack from you, no attack from us. We only want Ye Mo. Interference makes you our enemy, and we kill our enemies without hesitation.”

Lu Wuhu sighed; seeing the silence, he realized the Infinity Sect’s audacious deployment of its elite force. Luckily, Ye Mo was cunning, or even Lu Wuhu couldn't have guaranteed his safety.

Still, Lu Wuhu wasn't to be trifled with. He produced an equally potent magical artifact.

“Low-grade immortal artifact, Truth Hack Axe?” Everyone knew Lu Wuhu possessed a low-grade immortal artifact, yet its unveiling remained shocking.

The tertiary-stage Truth Realisation State cultivator asked, “Brother Lu, will you truly fight to the death for an irrelevant cultivator?”

Lu Wuhu smiled. “Fight to the death? Let Pill City handle the retribution. Let's wait for the city lords to return.”

The cultivator remained silent, his thoughts unreadable. His gaze grew colder, and after a two-second stare, he coldly commanded, “Attack!”

Instantly, the Shapeless Black Rainbow unleashed heavenly black rays. A powerful dimensional collapse threatened to engulf them. Some Cauldron Filling State cultivators fled, terrified of being swept away.

Lu Wuhu, fearless, unleashed his axe, its materialized shadow cleaving toward the black rays.

Rumble

A deafening explosion erupted, a dark hole appearing—proof of their power tearing space itself.

Lu Wuhu grunted, retreating several miles. The cultivator wielding the Shapeless Black Rainbow spat blood, retreating tens of kilometers.

As they retrieved their artifacts, the damaged space began to repair. The Cauldron Filling State cultivators stared in awe. The battle’s scale was beyond their comprehension. They’d thought Cauldron Filling State cultivators were at the peak, but compared to the Truth Realisation State battle, they were insignificant.

Other Truth Realisation State cultivators engaged, with Ji Ling being sent flying several kilometers by a Truth Realisation State cultivator.