Chapter 297: The Oriole Also Suffers

Moreover, from the moment the companions ambushed the rogue leader to the moment the last rogue was killed by the five of them, the entire time was very short, likely less than one hundred and eighty breaths.

Lin Changqing was just about to give them a critique when he received another warning from First, telling him that another group of rogue cultivators was already seven or eight li away!

So Lin Zhangqing said: "We have guests again, already seven or eight li away. Everyone, take a Spirit Recovery Pill first! Then quickly clean up the battlefield, pick up the storage bags and Dharma artifacts, pack the corpses into a storage bag, and prepare to deal with the next battle!"

Lin Changhao suddenly spoke up: "Ninth Brother, I don't have many offensive spirit talismans left, but I still have a few defensive ones! What should I do?"

Lin Changjie also said: "That's right! I'm about the same; I didn't prepare that many offensive spirit talismans."

Lin Zhangqing couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He might lack other things, but he had plenty of spirit talismans in his storage bag!

So he said: "That's simple, I have plenty here; you can take what you need!"

After saying this, he took out over a dozen bundles of spirit talismans, both offensive and defensive. These were the spoils of war he had accumulated.

He had also captured a Talisman Master last time and seized quite a few spirit talismans from his storage bag.

Moreover, Lin Zhangqing rarely used these things; he might occasionally use a few defensive talismans, but the rest were just thrown in his storage bag, taking up space and gathering dust. Now was the perfect time to take them out for everyone to use.

At this critical moment of life and death, no one stood on ceremony with Lin Zhangqing, and all five of them came up to take some.

Among them, the offensive spirit talismans were basically all divided up, leaving only two bundles of defensive spirit talismans for Lin Zhangqing.

It was the same routine. Everyone had just won a great victory and was full of confidence, including Lin Changling, who had been the sharpest but also the most afraid of death just a moment ago.

The companions, just like before, first found a place to hide and then applied Invisibility talismans. In fact, although Lin Zhangqing and the others had quickly cleaned up the battlefield,

if one looked closely, traces of the battle could still be seen. At the very least, when the Fireball charms exploded just now, they had destroyed quite a few surrounding trees.

But Lin Zhangqing was betting that they would definitely come to investigate, so he didn't lead his companions to relocate the battlefield.

Furthermore, he had learned from the previous experience and had First and Second fly further ahead, further away from here.

Not long after doing all this, a flying boat landed near the battlefield just now, only twenty or thirty zhang away from where Lin Zhangqing and the others were hiding.

Five people descended from the flying boat, all middle-aged cultivators in their forties. Lin Zhangqing sensed them and discovered that the cultivation levels of these five people were quite high.

Two at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, two at the seventh layer, and one at the eighth layer—all were mid-to-late stage Qi Refining cultivators. For his companions, the strength of this opponent was a bit strong! If his companions suffered any major damage, he wouldn't be able to answer to the Clan Leader, so he prepared to manually balance things out; otherwise, problems would easily arise.

At this moment, a rogue cultivator at the seventh layer of Qi Refining said: "Big Brother! It seems the situation is a bit wrong. One of the two groups ahead must be extremely powerful!

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the opponents were killed, and the battlefield was cleaned up. Should we stop chasing?"

The rogue leader at the eighth layer of Qi Refining glared at him before saying: "Stop talking nonsense. We've only encountered such a fat sheep after so long; how could we just let it go?

I estimate those little brats must have quite a lot of spirit stones and spirit objects in their storage bags. Maybe this harvest will be enough to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill.

And since they ended the battle in such a short time, they must have used their trump cards. So, nine times out of ten, they are now strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Now is the perfect time to catch up and finish them off.

They don't dare to fly their boat now, so they must be trying to escape under the cover of the woods. Let's go! Let's hurry and chase them!"

After saying this, he took the lead and charged toward where Lin Zhangqing and the others were hiding. The twenty or thirty zhang distance was covered in an instant!

"Strike!" Lin Zhangqing shouted in a low voice. Fifteen fireballs headed straight for the rogue leader charging in the front.

This time, Lin Zhangqing learned from the previous experience and specifically controlled the attack distance.

He waited specifically until they were only about six or seven zhang away before ordering his companions to attack.

Facts proved that Lin Zhangqing's decision was correct; this distance gave him almost no chance to react.

The three layers of defensive shields broke upon impact, and the defensive Dharma artifact clutched in his hand didn't even have time to be activated.

His entire body was blown to pieces by at least ten fireballs. For a moment, fire and noise filled the air, and blood and internal organs splattered everywhere.

At the same time, Lin Zhangqing had already taken advantage of this chaotic gap. With a wave of his hand, three Golden Thread Escape Light Needles formed a straight line and shot straight toward the face of a rogue cultivator at the seventh layer of Qi Refining.

The three layers of defensive shields were still a bit lacking in front of a needle-type Dharma artifact specifically designed to break shields and barriers; they all broke upon impact, barely neutralizing the attacks of the first two needles.

The third needle shot in from between his eyebrows and out from the back of his head. He didn't even have time to scream before his figure paused and he fell limply to the ground.

The two highest-cultivated rogue cultivators died within an extremely short interval. Lin Zhangqing had grasped the timing with great precision; there might not have even been a breath of time between them.

The companions also charged out. His younger sister and Lin Changlian intercepted the rogue cultivator with the highest cultivation, the one who had just tried to persuade the rogue leader to retreat.

Lin Changyuan and Lin Changhao intercepted a rogue cultivator at the sixth layer of Qi Refining together. Finally, Lin Changjie had no choice but to face the remaining one directly.

At this moment, the remaining three rogue cultivators also reacted. Their first reaction was to stop and retreat, wanting to quickly escape the ambush range.

However, the companions certainly wouldn't agree. Their actions were surprisingly consistent: activate the offensive spirit talismans in their hands, and then control their flying swords to attack.

Fireballs, wood spikes, gold swords, water swords, earth spikes, wind blades—there was a chaotic mess of everything. Basically, they were all provided by Lin Zhangqing; only he had such a diverse source of spirit talismans.

And this time, Lin Changjie also learned to be smart. He didn't attack his own opponent but instead coordinated with Lin Changyuan and the others to pincer the rogue cultivator at the sixth layer of Qi Refining from three sides.

Nine spirit talisman spell attacks, followed by three flying swords—that rogue cultivator simply couldn't escape.

Even though he had activated the first-rank superior defensive Dharma artifact he had been clutching in his hand—a turtle shell shield—and had three layers of defensive shields on his body, and was desperately using his movement technique, everything was in vain.

The turtle shell defensive Dharma artifact was blasted away, and the three layers of defensive shields could be considered broken upon impact. Finally, he was pierced through the heart by Lin Changjie's sword, and Lin Changyuan and Lin Changhao followed up with two more strikes. He was dead as dead could be! Having lost three companions in a short time, the other two rogue cultivators were already scared out of their wits and were desperately fleeing.

Among them, Lin Changjie's original opponent was the luckiest, and his situation was the best. He was protected by a first-rank superior defensive Dharma artifact—a wood-attribute defensive shield—and the three layers of defensive shields on his body were also intact because no one had attacked him.

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