Chapter 539: Snatch

Chapter 539: Chapter 540: Snatch

The Frost Dream Realm descended!

A world of white enveloped Immortal Fox City like a sorrowful cry. Even the projection of the Celestial Dao in the sky wavered in the frigid wind.

The mournful notes of a zither played, like a swan song for the pale world.

Moments repeated themselves, like a Spirit Fish chasing its tail, yet unable to escape the bonds of the Jade Tree.

Zisang Jin paused. ‘I’m protected by a ninth-rank Sheltering Light Talisman, so this Divine Technique can’t harm me. What’s the point of her using it?’

Then, her brows furrowed deeply. Yun Mengshang was actually focusing the power of the Divine Technique on Chen Dong.

‘Is she trying to kill Chen Dong?’

‘No, Chen Dong’s body is slowly bending…’

‘Yun Mengshang wants to complete the wedding ceremony!’

Within the Frost Dream Realm, under the combined effects of the realm and a charm-type Divine Technique, Chen Dong’s will was failing.

He was about to complete the bow…

At this moment, even if Mu Qingzhu took control of his body, it would be useless. Her cultivation Realm was what it was; she would be just as suppressed by the Frost Dream Realm. Without the innate resistance from Chen Dong’s Dao Heart, she would only have completed the bow faster.

“Despicable Fox Demon Race!” Zisang Jin cursed as she activated her Dao Essence.

If I am but a branch of peach blossoms…

Amidst the frost, peach blossoms scattered in a vibrant flurry!

Yun Mengshang, holding the posture of a sincere bow, glanced up coldly at Yun Misha.

Yun Misha’s heart skipped a beat. ‘It’s too late to pretend I’m not here,’ she thought. With so many members of the Demon Race watching, it would look bad if she, the Grand Elder of the Fox Demon Race, didn’t intervene.

In an instant, Fox Fire flared into Nine Stars, forming a barrier in front of Yun Mengshang and Chen Dong that seemed to isolate Spiritual Power.

The peach blossoms seemed to be blocked by the Fox Fire for a moment before piercing through it.

Yun Misha’s anxious voice came from within the Fox Fire, “Mengshang, this is bad! I can’t block that miraculous Talisman of hers!”

Zisang Jin could only think, ‘So fake!’ The Fox Fire seemed to block the attack, but it hadn’t blocked it at all. At first, she suspected Yun Misha’s message via the Token was a trap, but now it seemed she genuinely wanted to ruin this wedding.

Yun Mengshang gritted her teeth. She knew she couldn’t rely on Aunt Xia right now, and at a moment like this, she couldn’t afford to investigate whether she was truly trying or not.

Straightening up, she pointed a finger. A small daylily bloomed at her fingertip and burst open. The drifting peach blossoms swirled but could not break past the daylily’s suffocating range.

With that simple move, Yun Mengshang knew Yun Misha hadn’t put in any real effort, and the hatred in her azure eyes deepened.

From amidst the frost and peach blossoms, Zisang Jin’s chant continued, “If I am but a branch of peach blossoms, I would drift down and fall with you…”

However, the faltering zither music seemed to affect the deployment of the Dao Essence. The Heaven-Praying Platform, now enveloped by the daylily, also prevented Zisang Jin from getting in. ‘As long as this bow is completed, I can deal with Zisang Jin properly afterward. That strange Talisman of hers can’t last forever. With my current cultivation Realm, I’m confident that even in a one-on-one fight, I can ensure she never escapes the Demon Realm!’

Just as she thought this, Chen Dong’s body finally bent to complete the bow. But unexpectedly, a Divine Light flashed, and a flurry of peach blossoms swept Chen Dong away.

Protected by the ninth-rank Sheltering Light Talisman, Zisang Jin wasn’t actually affected by the Frost Dream Realm. Her pretense was mainly because she feared Chen Dong would be killed. Yun Mengshang’s Realm was a sliver higher than hers; if she tried to rescue him right under Yun Mengshang’s nose, there would be no time to react if Yun Mengshang decided to kill him instantly. The best opportunity was the split second before the ceremony was complete, when Yun Mengshang’s focus would waver.

The Heaven-Praying Platform was now missing one of its main figures. The projection of the Celestial Dao also dissolved into chaos the moment Chen Dong was taken.

The ceremony was incomplete. The prayer to the heavens was over. The auspicious time had passed.

Overjoyed, Yun Misha materialized and said, “Mengshang, don’t worry! I’ll go after them right now!”

A phantom of a pure-white Frost Fox shot into the sky. She activated the Nine Shadows of the Spirit Fox Divine Technique. The other shadows gave chase to Zisang Jin, but one remained, blocking Yun Misha’s path.

“Get lost!”

Startled by the roar and with a guilty conscience, Yun Misha didn’t dare to get angry. Only after the Frost Fox phantom blocking her disappeared did she dare to pursue the others.

Faced with such a turn of events, the members of the Demon Race in Immortal Fox City looked at each other, speechless.

Only after the Fox Demon Race members had given chase did the other demons begin to gossip. “The grudge between the Cyan Sky Sect and the Fox Demon Race runs deep. They even dared to send someone to ruin the Fox Demon King’s wedding!”

“Isn’t that the truth? Their history of grievances and romance goes way back. I heard the previous Fox Demon King waited for three months in a phoenix robe and cloud cloak…”

“What? There’s a story like that? Tell me everything!”

A nearby demon interrupted, “Are you trying to get yourselves killed? Talking about this now? The high-level Fox Demons have left, but the City Defense Army is still here. Be careful, or they’ll drag you away, kill you, and use your Demon Pills to forge Spiritual Artifacts!”

The gossiping demons immediately fell silent, glancing fearfully at the distant City Defense Army, whose faces were as cold as frost.

In truth, Immortal Fox City’s defenses had been at their weakest these past two days. Almost all the high-level cultivators of the Fox Demon Race opposed the wedding, and Yun Mengshang had sent every last one of them back to the Fox Demon Race’s territory or to the Northern Border Pass.

This was why there was no effective defense against Zisang Jin. Any member of the Fox Demon Race with insufficient cultivation who went up against her would just be killed by a single Sword Slash. Besides, the entire Fox Demon Race knew about the long-standing feud between Yun Mengshang and Zisang Jin. Without a direct order, none of them dared to intervene.

「On Zisang Jin’s side.」

Just as she was about to escape the city with Chen Dong, a massive curtain of light descended from the sky, enveloping all of Immortal Fox City.

Zisang Jin had already reached the edge of the city, only to be blocked by the curtain of light. She frowned and cursed under her breath, “Damn it!”

To trap Chen Dong, Yun Mengshang had directly activated Immortal Fox City’s great defensive formation!