Chapter 792: We've Been Waiting for You

As a Holy Land disciple, being bullied outside and then only daring to hide in our own sect to win with words—it's utterly disgraceful.

He looked at the disciples with icy cold eyes and said, and upon hearing the Elder's words, the disciples also turned solemn.

After two bouts, these disciples had grown somewhat fearful of the Dao Yi Sect.

It's mainly because the Dao Yi Sect people are truly too uncanny, acting completely without following any routine—utterly lawless.

"How so, scared? With you lot, you don't even deserve to call yourselves Holy Land disciples."

Seeing the disciples' grim faces, the Elder shouted angrily.

To lose heart before battle is the most disgraceful thing; we haven't even fought yet, but our morale has collapsed.

How could we possibly win like this?

Under the Elder's reprimand, the disciples gradually calmed down, each nodding in agreement.

"We will follow the Elder's orders."

Seeing the disciples' change, the Elder also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At present, the situation is no longer about winning or losing; this Elder himself knows it's very hard to defeat the Dao Yi Sect, at least for now.

We don't need a total victory; gaining some advantage is enough.

Otherwise, if this continues, the disciples' confidence will be completely shattered, which is the most serious issue.

Without confidence, we have truly lost.

Therefore, this Elder is determined to launch a night raid on the Dao Yi Sect.

We don't need to kill Hong Zun; if we can at least kill a few disciples, the mission's goal is met—let's first establish our momentum.

He sighed silently; the situation has become this way, increasingly unfavorable to Qingtian Holy Land—if it continues, the Holy Land might truly face ruin.

Time passed slowly, and soon it was deep night; Medicine King City remained bustling with people.

However, the branches of Dingming Commerce Association and Heiyan Commerce Association were eerily quiet.

The two branches, shrouded in night, were utterly silent.

Under the cover of night, the people of Qingtian Holy Land, led by their Great Saint Ancestor, also began to act.

They proceeded covertly toward Heiyan Commerce Association, and along the way they didn't alarm anyone.

Moreover, to be safe, before acting they also set up formation disks around the area.

Primarily, these were formations to conceal aura and trapping formations.

After doing all that, the Qingtian Holy Land people then sneaked into Heiyan Commerce Association.

"Be careful, everyone."

"Strange, why is Heiyan Commerce Association so quiet?"

"Yeah, not a single person in sight."

"Cut the chatter, remember what the Elder said?"

"Senior Brother, rest assured, I've memorized it already."

The purpose of this battle is to kill Dao Yi Sect disciples; if we encounter an unbeatable opponent, do not engage.

The disciples firmly kept the Elder's orders in mind.

But just as they were speaking, after only a few steps, the leading Senior Brother suddenly froze.

"Senior Brother, what's wrong?"

"It seems I stepped on a talisman seal."

"Huh? Let me take a look."

"Don't come over."

Too late—the junior disciple also stepped forward and likewise firmly pressed down on a talisman seal.

Around them, many other disciples also fell victim one after another.

"Damn, why are there traps here?"

"Could the Dao Yi Sect have anticipated this?"

"Possibly, this plan was only decided today; how could the Dao Yi Sect know?"

The plan was personally devised by the Elder; the Dao Yi Sect couldn't possibly know, and it's only been a few Shíchén since then.

Regardless of what the disciples think, the fact is they triggered the traps.

Moreover, not only them, but even the leading Great Saint Elder now had a grim, dripping-wet expression.

Because he too had stepped on a talisman seal.

Although it was only a ninth-grade talisman seal, he was confident he could handle it—but realizing he had fallen for the Dao Yi Sect's trap still made him very unhappy.

Moreover, once a talisman seal is triggered, it will surely alert the Dao Yi Sect people.

"Damn, why set traps even in our own commerce association?"

His eyes blazing with fury, he cursed, the Elder couldn't understand—what the hell are you doing laying traps in Heiyan Commerce Association?

He couldn't figure it out, but soon the Elder had an answer.

Then a hearty laugh rang out.

"We've been waiting for you, fellow cultivators of Qingtian Holy Land."

With those words, Hong Zun, Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie, and a host of Divine Sword Peak disciples and Heiyan Commerce Association people appeared all around.

Seeing Hong Zun's party appear, the Qingtian Holy Land Elder instantly realized.

"You............."

Those Dao Yi Sect folks had long been prepared, so they'd set up the formation in advance.

But the Elder's thought, like the disciples', was: how could the Dao Yi Sect know?

This plan was personally devised by me, and only a few Shíchén have passed.

In such a short time, how could Dao Yi Sect possibly have gotten the news? Where did they get it from?

They were still thinking about launching a night raid on Dao Yi Sect, but now it's turned out they've been blocked instead.

Seeing that many disciples around had already triggered the Talisman Seal, this Elder's mood plummeted to the bottom of the valley.

They haven't even had a chance to make a move yet.

On the contrary, Hong Zun, looking at Xiong Ye beside him, laughed and said.

"You lost."

"The senior sect has far-sightedness; I am willing to admit defeat."

"Hah, it's not really far-sightedness; human nature is just like that."

Hong Zun guessed that Qingtian Holy Land would launch a night raid tonight, which wasn't a big deal.

After suffering such a big loss in the afternoon, this Elder, who had just come to reinforce, surely wanted to turn the tide.

However, it's obvious he couldn't possibly confront Dao Yi Sect head-on, so he could only resort to some underhanded tactics that wouldn't see the light of day.

And a nighttime sneak attack was undoubtedly the most suitable choice.

As for choosing tonight, in this Elder's view, it was likely because he thought Dao Yi Sect definitely had no preparations.

After all, who would have thought that upon arriving at Medicine King City, he would act against Dao Yi Sect that very night?

The idea wasn't bad, but it was too ordinary; it might work against others, but against Dao Yi Sect it lacked just a bit of timing.

Everyone in Dao Yi Sect is human; if we're talking about playing dirty, not to mention Qingtian Holy Land, even those Demonic Cultivators probably aren't a match.

If it were Dao Yi Sect, they definitely wouldn't choose to act tonight.

If you can guess it, could others not guess it as well?

With a mocking gaze, he looked at the Qingtian Holy Land group, and Hong Zun sneered.

"This has nothing to do with you; you lot started it, so I can only defend myself and counterattack."

Upon hearing this, all the disciples of Qingtian Holy Land changed expression; "self-defense and counterattack," and again, "damn it, self-defense and counterattack."

During the daytime, when you were supposedly defending yourselves and counterattacking, you damn well killed two people, and now this self-defense and counterattack............

In that moment, many Qingtian Holy Land disciples felt a sense of foreboding arise in their hearts.

But this time they really have nothing to say, because the fact is indeed that they were the first to strike—who knew they'd be caught red-handed.