My carefree life in space

Chapter 223 The Scroll Dispute

The people who entered were dressed in different styles, clearly indicating they did not belong to the same sect.

They were exploring the ruins on their own when, a quarter of an hour ago, they were drawn by a golden light. They followed the light and arrived at the entrance to the cave.

The group was somewhat surprised to meet at the cave entrance, but they didn't make any unnecessary moves. Instead, they walked into the cave together and entered the stone chamber. Unexpectedly, they witnessed a tense scene as soon as they entered.

One of the people who arrived later was from the Tianyuan Sect. He noticed Luo Wencheng lying on the ground and saw several people standing to the side. He immediately understood what was happening, and with a wave of his hand, a powerful sword aura shot straight towards the person standing in front of Luo Wencheng.

The man couldn't dodge in time and took the blow head-on, blood immediately flowing from the corner of his mouth. His companion immediately stepped in front of him, glaring angrily at the people from the Tianyuan Sect.

"How could you hurt someone without cause?" After saying that, he realized something and looked a little embarrassed.

"Senior Brother." Luo Wencheng got up and called out to the person who came.

Zhou Yi nodded to him, his eyes questioning.

Luo Wencheng then recounted what had happened, and Zhou Yi's gaze fell on the stone platform, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

Many others were equally interested, and those who came later all stared intently at the scroll, but no one made the first move.

There's only one scroll, and with so many people here, whoever makes the first move becomes the target.

"We're withdrawing. Please forgive our rashness just now," the person who attacked Luo Wencheng said obsequiously to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi's mind raced. "I can forgive you, and you don't have to leave, as long as you stand on our side." He didn't ask Luo Wencheng; as the senior disciple of the sect, he had that authority.

As expected, Luo Wencheng showed no displeasure. He understood the current situation and knew that having an ally was very important.

Seeing that an alliance had been formed, the remaining people exchanged glances, and soon the scene was divided into several camps.

Besides Zhou Yi's Tianyuan Sect, there are several other forces led by Yanyang Sect, Qingxuan Sect, Jinyumen, and Qingmu City.

Each side had taken its own position, neither willing to yield to the other, their eyes darting warily at each other, each afraid of the other seizing the initiative.

This standoff was clearly not a solution, so Mo Yongkun of the Yan Yang Sect made the first move, grabbing straight for the scroll. His followers immediately blocked the attacks that followed, but they were clearly not strong enough, and one attack after another broke through their defenses and headed towards Mo Yongkun.

Left with no other choice, Mo Yongkun had to step aside to defend himself. Just then, Zhou Yi had already quickly arrived in front of the stone platform. Before he could even reach out, a whooshing sound came from behind him, and a sharp arrow shot towards the back of his head.

"Junior Brother Zhou, please step aside and become the elder brother!" Liu Shibin of the Qingxuan Sect also arrived in front of the stone platform after shooting an arrow.

After Zhou Yi dodged his attack, he had no time to snatch the scroll and began to fight him.

In an instant, the stone chamber was filled with spiritual energy, and various magical lights flashed and intertwined. Flames, ice, sword energy, metallic light and vines intertwined, dazzling the eyes, and no one could spare a moment to snatch the scroll.

In the midst of the fierce battle, a disciple of the Jinyu Sect tripped over a vine, causing his weapon to slip from his hand and fly towards the stone platform. It struck the support holding the scroll, destroying the support and causing the scroll to slowly roll down.

Seeing this, everyone immediately stopped attacking and focused their attention on the scroll. The scroll tumbled several times in the air before slowly falling, landing precisely in front of an inconspicuous disciple from a minor sect.

This disciple had only come with the sect to try his luck, but now, looking at the scroll before him, his eyes were filled with shock and bewilderment.

"Quickly pick it up!" Liu Shibin shouted hurriedly. He remembered this person; he had just joined the Qingxuan Sect's camp.

"Huh? Oh!" The disciple finally realized what was happening. Just as he bent down to pick up the scroll and the others were gathering their spiritual energy to stop him, a sudden change occurred, and the stone chamber began to shake violently.

It turned out that the intense magical attacks from everyone earlier had already strained the stone chamber to its limits. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the walls of the chamber. At this moment, the cracks spread rapidly, and stone chips fell down in a flurry.

Mo Yongkun's expression changed, and he inwardly cried out in alarm. If this stone chamber collapsed, everyone would be buried inside; no matter how good the cultivation technique, they would still be alive to benefit from it. He no longer cared about the disciple and the scroll, turning and running towards the exit of the stone chamber, shouting loudly, "Get out of here first! Saving our lives is the most important thing!"

Liu Shibin also abandoned his previous arrogance, and used his spiritual power to condense shields to block the constantly falling boulders.

Zhou Yi frowned, his longsword flashing as he deflected the approaching rocks. He grabbed Luo Wencheng and ran towards the exit.

However, no matter how fast they moved, they couldn't keep up with the speed at which the stone chamber collapsed. A huge boulder landed right at the exit, blocking everyone's path.

To everyone's surprise, the collapse of the stone chamber slowed down at this point.

Without time to analyze the reasons, Mo Yongkun addressed the group, "We'll talk about the scroll later when it's safe. Now, join me and work together to move this stone."

Everyone else nodded, ready to use their own methods.

Just then, a cold voice suddenly rang out from inside the stone chamber, "Since you're here, none of you are leaving!" As soon as the words were spoken, the powerful aura of the strong instantly enveloped the area.

"Who's speaking?" The people present looked around, but couldn't find anyone.

Mo Yongkun, Zhou Yi, Liu Shibin, and the others were secretly surprised. They had stayed in the stone chamber for so long without discovering the person in the shadows, which meant that his strength was above everyone else present. Judging from his words just now, the newcomer was not friendly, and they might not come out unscathed this time.

"Senior, we had no intention of offending you. We don't want the scroll anymore. Please have mercy!" Zhou Yi tried to plead with the person in the shadows.

“Yes, senior, we thought it was an unclaimed item, which is why we wanted to take it. Since this is your territory, senior, we should leave.” Liu Shibin replied.

"You think it's so easy to come and go as you please?" The person in the shadows finally spoke, uttering a second sentence.

"Then what do you want? Are you going to kill us all? We are all disciples from various sects. If you kill us, you won't have a good end either," a cultivator from Jinyu Sect said angrily.

The moment he opened his mouth, Mo Yongkun knew things were going badly. How could he possibly anger the person hiding in the shadows?

Sure enough, the person in the shadows sneered twice before saying, "What a great sect! So-called great sects are nothing but despicable scoundrels who use their sect's reputation to seize and plunder."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shibin immediately objected, "What reason do you have for saying that, senior?"

The person in the shadows stopped speaking and instead exerted their oppressive aura, suffocating everyone present until they collapsed to the ground.

After everyone had passed out, a figure suddenly appeared, picked up the scroll from the ground, and put it back into his storage ring.