Chapter 1700 - 1697: Bai Xumi Decisively Abandons Her Body

Chapter 1700: Chapter 1697: Bai Xumi Decisively Abandons Her Body

Cao Zhengyang hesitated when Bai Xumi appeared.

He and Wang Yuanxiao are fellow disciples, and Wang Yuanxiao’s combat power is slightly stronger than his.

Of course, he himself is not afraid of Wang Yuanxiao, but as the Peak Master of Daliang Peak, with many disciples and descendants, he does not fear Wang Yuanxiao’s retaliation against him, but worries that his disciples and especially his descendants would be targeted by Wang Yuanxiao.

Now Wang Yuanxiao has already lost his son Wang Xingpeng. If he further suppresses Bai Xumi, it would completely offend Wang Yuanxiao. As long as Wang Yuanxiao is alive, the other party will definitely be at odds with him in the future.

Therefore, at the beginning, Cao Zhengyang had concerns in his heart and did not make a move.

But after thinking it through, he finally decided to act.

First of all, the involvement of Wangxian Sect left him utterly disappointed in Wang Yuanxiao. He felt guilty for his previous choices that brought disaster to the Shang Qing Sect, and he wanted to make amends for this incident.

Secondly, as the person responsible for guarding the imprisoned disciples, Wang Xingpeng died right under his watch, and he had already made a move against Xiao Yanfei, thus he had already made an enemy of Wang Yuanxiao.

Finally, and most importantly.

Having come this far, suppressing Bai Xumi now might mean one less formidable enemy for him in the future.

Bai Xumi is a woman who bears grudges, and it is because of her that Wang Yuanxiao has reached this point today.

If Bai Xumi escapes, given her vengeful nature, she would undoubtedly retaliate against the disciples of Daliang Peak and his descendants.

Moreover, capturing Bai Xumi could also be used to blackmail Wang Yuanxiao, making him hesitate in the future even if he wants to retaliate against the lineage of Daliang Peak.

"With just this domain barrier, you won’t be able to keep me!"

Bai Xumi roared angrily. Her flickering, jumping figure suddenly became blurry and indistinct.

A shadow flickered in the void, and Cao Zhengyang finally appeared after remaining hidden all along.

He wore a solemn and serious expression, and instantly moved beside Bai Xumi’s blurry figure, reaching to grab her.

His movements were very simple.

However, the onlookers around were shocked.

A small rift appeared in the void, which was a spatial crack.

Bai Xumi’s body forcibly squeezed into that spatial crack, attempting to escape from the domain barrier set by Cao Zhengyang.

But Cao Zhengyang arrived in time, tearing the void with one hand and forcefully cutting off the spatial path Bai Xumi was trying to escape through.

Bai Xumi’s concealed body was grabbed back by Cao Zhengyang as if she were a small chick.

"You think you can escape from my domain world? Still too naive." Cao Zhengyang snorted coldly.

Bai Xumi was both frightened and angry.

Even though she was at the Half-step Divinity Transformation Realm, she could still suppress a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, but when facing a true Divinity Transformation Realm Master, especially someone like Cao Zhengyang who was at the peak of the Late Stage Divinity Transformation, she was far inferior.

In fact, it was already remarkable that she could swiftly move and evade under the personal appearance of Cao Zhengyang.

Notably, Xiao Yanfei was unable to move at all earlier.

If it weren’t for using a substandard divine talisman and for Cao Zhengyang not deliberately pursuing him, Xiao Yanfei would not have been able to truly escape from under the nose of someone at the peak of the Late Stage Divinity Transformation even with that Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Talisman.

At this moment, Bai Xumi faced an all-out Cao Zhengyang.

Determined to prevent Wang Yuanxiao from retaliating against the lineage of Daliang Peak in the future and to redeem himself, Cao Zhengyang was resolved to keep Bai Xumi detained.

Bai Xumi, of course, thought of this, aware of being bound by the powerful domain rules, and her arm being held by Cao Zhengyang, a ruthless glint flashed through her eyes.

Above her head, her Nascent Soul Body instantly leapt out and then tunneled away through instant teleportation.

Cao Zhengyang’s pupils contracted sharply.

He had anticipated that Bai Xumi might escape with Nascent Soul Sword Control, but he hadn’t expected her to act so quickly.

To his knowledge, Bai Xumi also possessed a Magic Treasure of great power, as well as powerful offensive or defense type divine talismans, and might even have lower-grade Immortal Talismans.

Therefore, Cao Zhengyang was well prepared to deal with Bai Xumi’s formidable methods.

But he never expected that Bai Xumi would resolutely choose to sever an arm to save her life from the very start.

"Hmph!"

In an instant, Bai Xumi’s nascent soul disappeared into the void.

Cao Zhengyang snorted angrily, vanishing with Bai Xumi’s body and pursuing her.

"What an astute Bai Xumi, to be so decisive, abandoning even her body just to escape with her life!" True Monarch Luo Yu exclaimed, secretly admiring Bai Xumi’s decisive choice in this critical moment.

Shang Heng and Lü Wang, among others, who understood this decision, also quietly admired it.

One should know that Bai Xumi’s original body, cultivated for nearly a thousand years, was incredibly precious and powerful, nearing the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage. How invaluable and powerful that body was?

Moreover, once a cultivator loses their original body, the blow and trauma they suffer are immense.

To cultivate another body that perfectly matches the nascent soul and primordial spirit like before is extremely difficult.

In essence, abandoning her body, Bai Xumi’s overall strength would drop significantly.

She might have hoped to step into the Divinity Transformation Realm, but abandoning that hope meant she wouldn’t advance in this lifetime either.

Considering all these reasons, no Nascent Soul Stage cultivator would willingly abandon their original body.

Yet Bai Xumi did it.

Moreover, she made this ruthless choice decisively.

"Indeed, so ruthless!"

"Without this original body, even if she manages Body Seizing and Rebirth, it would take her a hundred years or more of cultivation to recover."

"Clearly, she had other ways to fight back. With Wang Yuanxiao’s strength, surely, he would have left powerful life-preserving methods with her, but she decisively chose to abandon her original body, catching Master Cao off guard instead."

"That’s precisely her cleverness. When no one expected her to do so, she did it, leaving Master Cao unguarded and allowing her to escape."

"Hmph, even so, she won’t escape." True Monarch Luo Yu snorted coldly, "The disparity in strength is too great; Brother Cao won’t be so easily shaken off."

Shang Heng nodded, but his expression was grave, "The worry is she has already informed the King’s Army... cough, informed her man."

Everyone’s heart sank.

"Let’s go, leave this place first." True Monarch Luo Yu decisively ordered.

This place belongs to the Shang Qing Sect; if those peak Late Stage Divinity Transformation Realm masters really have time to come, they would arrive soon.

Even with Cao Zhengyang at the forefront, everyone was still worried, because if Wang Yuanxiao so wished, he definitely had the strength to bypass Cao Zhengyang to attack and seek revenge on them.

At the Shang Qing Sect Main Peak, within the Mountain Protection Array, led by Wang Yuanxiao, a group of rebels, and several Divinity Transformation realm masters from the Wangxian Sect were vigilantly on guard, ready to repel attacks led by Zhantai Chunqiu and Wan Daorong from outside the array.

At this moment, Wang Yuanxiao’s surface revealed no emotion, but inside, he was seething with rage and sadness.

The Life Soul Lamp of his beloved son, Wang Xingpeng, had extinguished!

The extinguished Life Soul Lamp signified his son’s demise and obliteration from existence.

Yet at this moment, he could only forcefully suppress his inner grief, because not only were Zhantai Chunqiu, Wan Daorong, and their group forming an assault array, but a Spirit Ship from the Outer Domain, carrying seven Divinity Transformation realm masters from the Outer Domain, was closing in on the array!

On that luxurious, large Spirit Ship, the frontmost standing was an exceptionally beautiful woman with grace and charm, none other than the Valley Master of West Phoenix Valley, Yan Xihua.