Chapter 1719 Besiege
"Oh! It''s you. You''re that Earth Hermit guy we sawst time!"
Numerous top cultivators were present and they recognized Earth Hermit the second he made his
appearance. He wasn''t exactly the sort of person one would forget easily.
"Yeah, it''s me,"
the old man responded in a calm tone, the one as simple as the deration he was making.
"Who is this brat to you, Earth Hermit? Why are you interfering in this matter directly?" the reclusive
elder of the Ji n asked with his gaze fixated at the old man.
His tone was also calm, but there was a dash of fear in his eyes.
He was clearly aware that Earth Hermit was far more powerful than him and he couldn''t take on the
guy alone.
"He is just a friend of mine. We have a lot inmon and I enjoy hispany every now and then.
That means, if you want to bully him, you''ll need to get past me first,"
the Earth Hermit replied, rolling his eyes at him as if he had asked a very preposterous question.
"Earth Hermit! From what we recall, thest time we met, you teamed up with Austin and stole the
Purple Immortal''s coffin.
That was wrong of you and you didn''t have a right to do that.
So now, hand over those treasures you got from inside the coffin and we''ll call us even and square,"
the holy lord of the Rudimentary Holy Land cut in abruptly.
He gazed at Earth Hermit with a menacing look in his eyes.
"He''s right.
I bet you still carry those treasures around with you. They''re not yours.
Hand them over!" Another reclusive elder of the holynd followed suite as he walked up to the Earth
Hermit.
The prospect of getting back their lost treasures thrilled the rest of the top cultivators. They immediately
drew closer to the Earth Hermit in case he decided to flee.
To be honest, anyone would have lost all sense had the treasures of the Purple Immortal been offered
to him. The collection which had been hidden inside the Purple Immortal''s coffin might even include
everything he had acquired in his lifetime. It might even contain the method to reach the Immortal
Transforming Realm.
Every single cultivator who knew of that realm dreamt of bing a master of it, and was ready to do
whatever it took even if it meant certain death.
It had been a long, long time in the East Maind since anyone had reached the Immortal
Transforming Realm. Whoever did reach it today would be considered a legend.
Masters of the Immortal Transforming Realm simply did not exist in the East Maind now.
It was a lifetime pursuit of the cultivators over here to reach this realm somehow, anyhow.
The Earth Hermit, on the other hand,ughed out loud at the prospect.
"You know what? I was extremely lucky to have acquired the treasures of a great master. They are not
your property either, even if they are not mine. So even if I took them with me, why would I give them to
you? Are you out of your mind?" he retorted.
"Earth Hermit, you talk like you have another choice," the reclusive elder of the Vasteras Holy Land
chimed in.
His tone and sentence was extremely suggestive of the threat that loomed over the Earth Hermit''s
head if he didn''tply.
"Guys! Let''s just attack him. There''s no point arguing with him; the old man is stubborn as a nail," the
holy lord of the Rudimentary Holy Land cut in and took a step forward.
An overwhelming amount of vital energy emerged out from his body and began to roll violently around
him.
Within seconds, the rushing energy tornado morphed itself into a huge dragon which began to glow
with a bright light.
The dragon then flew towards the Earth Hermit. At the same time, an overbearing power came out of it,
causing a powerful boom.
"I am not afraid of you,"
the Earth Hermit remarked in a calm and determined manner.
The moment those words came out of his mouth, his attack begun.
mes gushing out from his body rose into the air and reached at least a few hundred meters high,
illuminating the entire sky around them with a ghostly purple aura.
"Ha-ha. I know you all are curious about the martial arts skills I got from the Purple Immortal''s coffin.
Let me show them to you. You''ll really like them."
The Earth Hermit sneered.
He was nowpletely enveloped in the purple magic fire which was swaying dangerously in the wind.
In a split second, the purple magic fire rushed towards the dragon and instead of fire feeding energy, it
Somehow, the mes had managed to win over energy instead of merging with it.
"He is using the legendary Purple Fire Form," the holy lord of the Rudimentary Holy Land eximed
in a shocked tone. He had been forced to take a step backwards by the thunderous explosion just now.
There was visible fear on his face.
''Huh! The old man really did manage to learn a lot of powerful martial arts skills that the Purple
Immortal left behind!'' Austin thought to himself in an amused tone.
''So I wonder how it was! Was the Purple Immortal''s best martial skills hidden in the blood in that
coffin?''
"He did get his hands on the Purple Immortal''s personal martial skills and is using one of them now. He
has be stronger after doing that and I can''t stop him on my own.
Let''s attack him together,"
the holy lord of the Rudimentary Holy Land shouted towards the other top cultivators.
The remaining masters surrounded the Earth Hermit immediately. It was time to attack him head on
altogether.
The prospect of gaining the Purple Immortal''s lifetime collection was so attractive that they were ready
to snatch it away from the Earth Hermit at any cost.
Entranced by the treasures of the Purple Immortal, they willingly obeyed the holy lord without asking
questions.
These were remarkable cultivators and were considered to be extremely powerful. In unison, they
began making a move against theirmon enemy.
The holy lord of the Arcane Holy Land was the first to attack in a ratheric way. He patted his waist,
and a colorful, zed pagoda came out of his body like a jack-in-the-box.
It soared into the sky and grew bigger and bigger every second. Every single ounce of its power was
directed towards the Earth Hermit and Austin.
At the same time, the reclusive elder of the n waved his hand and darkness devoured the whole
ce. The space was pitch-ck and nothing could be seen anymore.
In that darkness, countless luminous skeletons appeared and began trying to hunt down the duo.
In fact, even the senior reclusive elder of the Vasteras Holy Land did not just stand by and watch. He
began his own method of attack.
As if by telepathy, golden colored light turned up out of thin air and filled the entire space behind him in
a sh. In that light, an even more intense golden statue of Buddha appeared out of thin air.
The cultivators were clearly using the best of their martial arts skills to attack the Earth Hermit. But it
didn''t seem to be enough.
The powers released by those masters shook the sky and earth, and the heavens rumbled and the
earth cracked under its force as if the world was going to copse.
Despite that, the Earth Hermit didn''t seem afraid.
In fact, one could imagine the power of this attack from this: the disciples of all the sects were still tens
of thousands of miles away from the mine.
Not a single one of them had the nerve to even remain on the battlefield where this incredibly powerful
war was raging on.
They ran away, and they even took the miners with them.
The mine workers had been hired by the sects and their job was to mine, and nothing more. Trouble
was, if they got killed, another batch of workers would have to be hired. If that happened, it would
cause wastage of time and money.
"You can''t scare me with your little tricks, puny cultivators," the Earth Hermit bellowed at those
outstanding cultivators over the intense battle, showing no signs of panic.
Instead of someplex trick, he simply pointed at his enemies, and a formidable power enveloped
the whole of space around him. This power morphed itself into hundreds of purples chains in a second.
Each chain was bound with somew of nature and could utilize the power of that particrw. It
allowed the Earth Hermit to stay unharmed.
These chains burnt with a wild fire and wrapped the Earth Hermit and Austin to protect them from the
attacks of the cultivators.
So even though they weren''t attacking the cultivators just yet, they didn''t get hurt either.
The purple chains moved around the two of them in a fixed, mysterious trajectory and seemed to
always collide with the opposing powers.
Even the most powerful cultivators were taken aback by this scene. This was beyond their imagination.
''Earth Hermit is scary good. He can easily withstand our attacks, '' they remarked, startled by their
enemy''s strength.
"Surprising! You have mastered thews of nature and have learned how to use their power.
You are much stronger than you were before.
I am sure that the treasures you stole from the Purple Immortal''s coffin take the credit for your rapid
progress. That''s not a problem. It''s not going to help you.
You can''t get away,"
the holy lord of the Rudimentary Holy Land dered with a livid face.
So many top cultivators had been working together to attack Earth Hermit, but they still were unable to
get the upper hand. This was, frankly, embarrassing.
To get his pride back, the holy lord of the Rudimentary Holy Land who didn''t have a choice and in his
desperation, resorted to his secret weapon. He extended his hand in the air, and a jade bracelet
materialized over his palm.
All of a sudden, a terrifying, and unbeatable power began to roar from the sky. The force was abstract
and could not be seen. But even feeling its effects was a truly fearsome feeling.
"That is the ultimate magical treasure!" the Earth Hermit eximed in an astonished tone.
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Theposed, calm look suddenly vanished from his face and deep fear took its ce.
"Brat, we''re done for. I honestly didn''t expect the holy lord of the Rudimentary Holy Land to bring their
ultimate magical treasure here. There''s no stopping that thing!"
the Earth Hermit desperately called out to Austin through his spiritual sense.