Chapter 123: A Quarter Hour

He placed the bead into the inner lining of his clothes, and Wang Ping used escape light to leave the place.

………

Zhou Cheng was a Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator; at this point, his only wish was to enter Foundation Establishment Great Perfection and condense a golden core.

Originally in seclusion, he heard the news that Yunluo Mountain had a third-grade spirit vein; he originally didn't believe it, but after personally inspecting the site, he discovered that after the spiritual energy erupted here, even without a third-grade spirit vein, it would produce a top-tier second-grade spirit vein!

After obtaining the confirmation, Zhou Cheng was overjoyed; thus he gathered a group of like-minded cultivators, vowing to seize this spiritual land!

When he heard that Yunluo Mountain had been occupied by a group of Foundation Establishment early-stage cultivators and they had set up a second-grade grand formation, he did not take it to heart.

Even when Lan Ming killed a Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator with a single move, he still paid no attention.

As a Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator, he fully understood how powerful this realm was.

Moreover, he possessed a rare seven-pattern superior magic treasure; thus, upon discovering he had fallen into a third-grade formation, although he panicked for a moment, he quickly realized the formation's flaw—it lacked sufficient spiritual power to operate fully.

Even in this state, it could not last more than a two-hour period; if powered by spirit stones, even a million spirit stones would not be enough!

Zhou Cheng, however, was confident that with his seven-pattern magic treasure and late-stage cultivation, lasting a two-hour period would be no problem!

Crack!

A bolt of purple lightning struck down; Zhou Cheng easily blocked it with his Wind Spirit Disk, his seven-pattern magic treasure.

As for the temperature of the earth fire, beneath his overbearing spiritual power shield, he felt not a trace of heat.

Tie Lanshan, who controlled the entire formation, naturally noticed the anomaly at Zhou Cheng's location; upon realizing that a Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator possessed a seven-pattern magic treasure, he decisively contacted Wang Ping and the others.

After dealing with Li Hai and the others, Wang Ping arrived first, followed by Wang Ye, Master Liaoro, Zhang Zuo, and Ouyang Hua, who rushed over immediately.

Wang Ye and the others wore smiles; Ouyang Hua even laughed and said, "The five Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators have all been suppressed!"

Zhang Zuo also said, "The remaining mid-stage and early-stage cultivators cannot withstand the Heavenly Thunder Earthly Fire Formation's attacks; they have lost all offensive capability!"

Tie Lanshan nodded, but did not show a smile; the others noticed his expression and promptly restrained their smiles.

Wang Ping asked, "But we have run into a troublesome person!"

Tie Lanshan nodded, pointed his finger at a region, and said, "Here there is a Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator who possesses a seven-pattern natal magic treasure; the treasure combines with his techniques, his combat power likely has reached Foundation Establishment Great Perfection—ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators without a seven-pattern magic treasure may not be his match!"

Wang Ping's eyes narrowed slightly; a cultivator of this level actually came to contend for the spiritual land—undoubtedly a lone rogue cultivator, yet it is remarkable that a rogue cultivator could possess a superior natal magic treasure, indicating he too is a cultivator of extraordinary fortune!

"Why not use Gold Jade Dew? There is still one drop left; it should be enough to deal with him!" Zhang Zuo proposed.

Wang Ping shook his head and said, "Natal magic treasures have strong spirituality; the danger of Gold Jade Dew solidifying spiritual power might not be felt by the cultivator, but the treasure would certainly sense it—after all, it resides in the dantian! Therefore, Gold Jade Dew would likely be detected before it could poison that Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"Better to directly mobilize a large portion of the formation's power and annihilate him outright!" Wang Ye said harshly.

Everyone present chuckled; there were still five Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators inside the formation—even without seven-pattern magic treasures, relying on their profound spiritual power cultivation, they have been holding out so far, but once the formation changes, it's hard to guarantee they won't escape.

Wang Ping gazed at the white mist below and suddenly asked, "How much longer can the formation keep running?"

Tie Lanshan replied without hesitation: "About three quarter-hours left!"

Wang Ping nodded and said, "Within one quarter-hour, kill these five Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators; in the next quarter-hour, mobilize most of the formation to slay the cultivator possessing the seven-pattern magic treasure; in the final quarter-hour, persuade the Foundation Establishment mid- and early-stage cultivators to surrender—those who refuse will be executed outright!"

Tie Lanshan nodded and said, "The plan is feasible, but killing five Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators within one quarter-hour is somewhat strained!"

Wang Ping directly tossed out two hundred thousand spirit stones and said, "These spirit stones can temporarily boost attack power, right?"

Tie Lanshan looked at the pile of spirit stones on the ground, his mouth twitched—"big spender," he immediately said:

"Not bad; it can unleash two attacks approaching Golden Core level!"

Wang Ping shook his head and said, "Divide them into five portions, give one to each of the five Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators; I will seize the opportunity to attack! Remember to coordinate well!"

Tie Lanshan nodded and said, "Sure!"

Wang Ping nodded, leapt into the white mist, and Wang Ye, without hesitation, likewise plunged into the black mist.

Master Liaoro intoned a Buddhist proclamation and said, "I will go watch that Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator; you three hold the fort here!"

Having said that, he likewise leapt into the white mist below.

Tie Lanshan glanced in the direction Wang Ping had gone, then looked at the spirit stones on the ground, and said:

"This time, I wish to allocate one-fiftieth of the spiritual field's profits to Fellow Daoist Lan Ming!"

Zhang Zuo nodded, indicating he had no objection; Ouyang Hua glanced at the spirit stones on the ground and also nodded in agreement.

"Fellow Daoist Wang Ping has already reached the position of the first Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator; you pay attention to the movements of the other cultivators—next I will fully assist Fellow Daoist Wang in slaying the enemy!"

Zhang Zuo and Ouyang Hua nodded.

Below, Wang Ping concealed himself in the white mist, gazing ahead at the Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator who was focusing in readiness; he took a deep breath, waiting for Tie Lanshan to launch the attack!

Boom! Boom! Boom! …

Crack! Crack! Crack! ………

The ground suddenly erupted with twenty-four fire pillars, and the sky split open with twenty-four bolts of purple lightning.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Heavenly thunder drew earthly fire, and in an instant a scene of lightning and fire filling the sky formed!

That Foundation Establishment cultivator exerted himself to unfold his protective spiritual light; his face showed panic, and the six-pattern magic treasure Sealing Monument in his hand manifested twelve monument shadows, shielding his entire body!

But the attack power of the twenty-four heavenly thunder and earthly fire formations had already exceeded his limit; the monument shadows protecting him trembled violently after being struck by the heavenly thunder and earthly fire.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator's face turned ferocious as he roared, "I don't believe you can keep unleashing such attacks; if I block this attack, I win!"

His violent spiritual power kept surging into the Sealing Monument, but even so, the monument was shattered; correspondingly, the sky-filling lightning and fire spectacle also vanished!

"Hahaha! I knew……

The Foundation Establishment cultivator's words were cut off mid-sentence.

"Uh… uh… good… sharp!"

After uttering his last words, he collapsed headfirst to the ground and died!

Wang Ping swooshed out of the white mist, merely gave the corpse on the ground a cold glance, then rushed forward without looking back!

Thereafter, Wang Ping and Tie Lanshan cooperated seamlessly, slaying five cultivators within a short quarter-hour!

When he returned to the mountaintop, his face turned pale and his entire body's spiritual power became unstable.

「Dao friend Lan! You quickly enter this mountain peak's spiritual vein to recuperate, the rest leave it to us! 」

Tie Lanshan quickly stepped forward and said.

Wang Ping nodded, wanting to enter the spiritual vein to recuperate his body, Zhang Zuo directly threw him a bottle of medicinal pill, instructing: 「Restoring Pill, although Dao friend Lan can mobilize the heavenly and earthly qi, but with this Restoring Pill, the effect will be even better! 」

Wang Ping took it, was about to gradually enter the depths of the spiritual vein, walked a few steps, again turned his head and said: 「Remember, at the early Foundation Establishment stage, it must not be less than two hundred thousand spirit stones; at the mid Foundation Establishment stage, three hundred thousand! 」

Tie Lanshan responded with a smile: 「Rest assured! 」