Maiden Of The Splitting Moon

The fight began as soon as the wolves reached the group. There were several hundreds of them as they rushed the cultivators. Chaos ensued as every team separated, defending only themselves. Scenes of battle occurred everywhere as everyone fought with extreme fervor.

Ming Yue's team was at the front of the group and were under extreme pressure from the onslaught.

"Behind me!" said Ming Gang.

He rushed to the front of the team, defending with his axe. Everyone else covered his back, attacking any wolves that came close. They killed as much as they could, slashing and stabbing nonstop. Of them all, Ming Yue was killing the most. Every strike that she made executed at least 3 wolves. If not for her expertise in the sword as well as the length of her sword, she would not have been able to kill so many at once.

Her group was surprised by her ability and they saw her in a new light. The pressure on them was significantly reduced because of Ming Yue. However, many other groups struggled to survive the assault. Some have already sustained multiple injuries.

"We cannot hold on for much longer!" said one of the teams. Several of them were hurt, one even had a broken leg.

"If everyone stays like this, we will die", she thought.

Ming Yue then broke away from the group and began attacking on her own. She moved around to other groups, killing the beasts and relieving the pressure off of everyone. Everywhere she went, bodies of wolves laid on the ground, some were beheaded while others were cut in half. It was extremely brutal to watch and the air seemed to freeze around her. At that moment, she became a god of death, reaping the lives all that stood in her way.

The battle slowly came to its end as the remnants of the wolf horde retreated. But before anyone could relax, a deafening howl could be heard. Everyone looked at the source of the roar, they stared at the source, afraid of what was to come. It was most likely the leader of the wolves. From the came a giant wolf with emerald fur and a dark green horn on its head. Similar to the Black Root Wolves, rocks covered the wolf's body like armor, especially around the legs. It was a rank 4 Terra Wolf King.

Everyone was exhausted, none of them would be able to contend with the wolf in their current state. Together, they might stand a chance but they had little strength left. Suddenly, a dark shadow passed by and confronted the King Wolf. A battle ensued between the two, everyone was shocked by this intrusion but sighed in relief as they had time to recuperate. However, they knew that this stranger might not be able to beat the Terra Wolf King alone.

"We must attack the King Wolf while its preoccupied! Anyone who can still fight has to go!" said one of the cultivators.

Everyone agreed and a small group of people including Ming Yue went to help the stranger. As they approached, everyone could feel the sparks in the air as the two characters fought. On one side was a king of his race while on the other was a lone man wielding two swords. As they fought, the man attacked, fusing the element of ice into his attacks. Each strike he made caused ice to appear on the wounds. While they were preoccupied, Ming Yue and the rest of the fighters moved around the King Wolf, surrounding it and sending attacks whenever it was occupied in another direction. More and more injuries appeared on its body and it fought even more violently.

Soon, the beast fell after suffering innumerable wounds. Everyone finally relaxed. As for the stranger, it turns out he was sent by a neighboring province to hunt down the King Wolf. It had already decimated multiple villages with its wolf horde and he ordered by the Provincial Lord to find it.

"My name is Ye Jian, thank you for helping me. If I understand correctly you people must be here for the ruins. I am to report this mission at Blue Cloud City which is somewhat close to your destination. If you do not mind, I would like to accompany you there."

Everyone agreed and traveled all the way to Blue Cloud City. Once they had recovered, they would go to the meeting point, outside of the ruins by the Flowing Thunder River. Days later, they finally reached Blue Cloud City, It was much grander than Luan City and had so much more to see. This was after all, closer to the capital where the Emperor resided. When everyone entered, Ye Jian split away to report his mission while everyone else had found an inn to stay in. Ming Yue stayed in the same inn as her group members and decided to explore the city. She wasn't too injured, at most, she had some bruises and scratches.

She first entered the many stores and shops to see what they had. It was not often that she would enter a city like this so she used this chance to her fullest. She had a fair amount of money from selling many of the things that she had no use for. As she continued to check out the many businesses, there wasn't much that interested her. She was quite satisfied with what she had.

Ming Yue then stopped at a large store named the Immortal Rain Establishment. She entered in curiosity as the name had peaked her interest. As she entered, a worker approached her and brought her along, explaining the background of this business.

"We are called the Immortal Rain Establishment due to a special item that only we have, The Immortal Rain Wine, it is an excellent drink that can improve comprehension ability as well as boost cultivation. We sell a multitude of things but we are best known for our medicinal drinks and pills. They are categorized in the same way as beasts, numbering from Rank 1 to 10, however legendary pills do not exist. This is because a rank 4 pill is already extremely rare in the country while a rank 5 is rare in the continent. Something like a rank 10 is already legendary."

After listening, she asked to be brought to the medicinal section and started looking at the items. Ming Yue was amazed, there were tons of different medicines, each with its own specific purpose. If she wanted a pill or elixir specifically to comprehend the Dao of Wind, there would be tens of options to choose from. Each had similar effects to each other but differed in strength or had different effects regarding comprehending wind. She decided not to buy anything as she would not have much opportunity to use it but once this mission was over, she would definitely come back.

She left and decided to spend the next several days cultivating in her room and thinking about a set of moves that would suit her. What she had now was good, but it wasn't perfect. Ming Yue knew that there was much to improve on, tweaks needed to be made to Eclipse and Descent of the Twilight. She still looked back at the thunder roc's fight and continued to formulate a set of moves or at least one move. The days went by fast and everyone prepared to leave for the ruins.

They moved together and quickly met up with some other Dragon Pavilion groups along the way. A towering mass soon appeared in front of them. It was the ruins, a giant and ancient structure that stood in front of them. However, no one entered.. Everyone understood that it would not be wise to rush in without any knowledge and waited for a preliminary report by a scout team. After all, who knew what dangers there could be?