Chapter 211: Fellow Daoist, do not lead yourself astray!

Above the Gaoling Plains.

A towering giant bear puppet strode forward.

Wherever it passed, those who stood in its way were swept aside.

During the initial Battle of Mount Xiaohuan, this puppet had been knocked over by a few hammer blows from the explosive ape Xiaohong, showing not a shred of its power.

But this did not mean it was truly that useless.

In reality, it was simply because the giant bear puppet lacked Duan Rui's control at the time, making it unable to attack with agility.

Moreover, Xiaohong was, after all, a Tier 2 demonic beast; it was simply not a match for it.

But today, under the full control of Gu Caiyi, it erupted with the power it was meant to possess.

Its physique was massive, and its material was unique.

Blades and swords struck its body, yet could not damage its core.

Magical spells and talismans could not hinder it.

Beyond its thick skin and sturdy flesh, it could occasionally rely on the mid-grade spirit stones stuffed inside to unleash light-sphere attacks.

A massive light sphere was spat out from its mouth; any Qi Refining cultivator below the ninth level would die upon contact.

Even ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators could only retreat, unable to resist it head-on.

"Caiyi, have you found the exit?"

Sima Huiniang's voice came from afar.

Gu Caiyi bit her lip tightly, drenched in sweat.

She couldn't find it!

She couldn't find it!

She still couldn't find it!

She did not understand formations, so she could only move in a straight line, constantly charging against the grand formation.

However, what the eyes see is often not the truth.

As those stone pillars moved, they often created illusions for her, rendering her progress futile.

"If this continues, everyone will be trapped inside and fought to the death!"

Behind her came the constant wailing of the Luotian Society cultivators.

She did not know how many familiar faces had died under that sky-filling barrage of attacks.

Just as Gu Caiyi felt despair, she suddenly discovered something strange.

The stone pillars on both sides had collapsed, lying together in a way that faintly indicated a direction.

She hesitated for a moment.

Then, she decisively pinched a spiritual incantation!

Spiritual light bloomed within the giant bear, and the spiritual energy inside the five mid-grade spirit stones was instantly drained dry.

Subsequently, a massive light sphere was spat out from the giant bear's mouth.

Roar!

It was like an angry roar.

The puppet's peak strike erupted.

Wherever the light sphere passed, the Dajiang Gang cultivators blocking the way were all turned into blood mist.

After destroying dozens of people in succession, the light sphere's residual power remained, crushing forward in the direction indicated by the stone pillars until it flew out of the Gaoling Plains.

A passage had appeared!

Looking at the moonlight outside, Gu Caiyi almost wept with joy.

Suppressing her surging emotions, she shouted loudly.

"Follow me!"

Thump, thump, thump!

The giant bear took long strides and began to run.

Beside it, Sima Xian and Zhou Yuanli led men to guard the flanks.

And in the rear, Qin Liangchen, Su Xiaolin, Liu Qiang, and Bian Zhen were doing their utmost to slaughter the invading enemies.

Furthermore, Duan Feng brandished his top-grade magic treasure, the Heluo Sword, blocking the pass single-handedly.

"Go, Little Duan!" shouted Feng Xia, who was driving her flying sword.

Duan Feng's expression was frantic as he pushed her with one palm.

"You all get out first!"

Pushed by him, the caught-off-guard Feng Xia was forced to retreat in a hurry.

At this moment, several more magic treasures flew over.

Duan Feng's expression was ferocious; the Heluo Sword erupted with layers of waves, sweeping them away.

Even so, several magic treasures were not intercepted.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

As luck would have it, a massive stone pillar rumbled over.

It appeared to be crushing Duan Feng, but instead, it helped him block those few magic treasure attacks.

Duan Feng was stunned, but without hesitation, he kicked off the stone pillar and pulled himself back.

Several Dajiang Gang cultivators hurriedly flew over to recall their magic treasures.

"What is Min Longyu doing?"

"A sure-kill strike, and it returned empty-handed just like that."

"A pity; that Duan Feng is the Hall Master of the Luotian Society's Artifact Hall; he has a pile of top-grade flying swords and high-grade defensive magic treasures on him."

"Forget it, keep chasing!"

Deep underground.

Min Longyu sat cross-legged, a five-colored formation disk rotating slowly, with a massive water mirror on either side reflecting the outside world.

His expression was solemn, and from time to time, he cast out various incantations.

As he pinched the incantations, the stone pillars within the water mirror constantly shifted positions.

If any Dajiang Gang cultivators were here, they would be shocked to discover that those stone pillars were not hindering the Luotian Society people at all.

On the contrary, they were faintly protecting them.

"Wang Haichao, this is what you owe me..."

"Dan Chenzi, you must not let me down!"

Muttering to himself, he pressed one hand onto the formation disk.

The next moment, violent spiritual power fluctuations suddenly spread out.

And above the Gaoling Plains, countless massive stone pillars seemed unable to bear the burden, violently self-destructing.

The stones produced by the explosion turned into countless fragments, shooting in all directions.

The surrounding cultivators, caught off guard, were all riddled with holes.

Duan Feng, who had just escaped from inside, turned pale instantly.

If he were still inside, he feared he would not have escaped this fate.

Only.

Watching this scene, a thick sense of doubt welled up in his heart.

"The person presiding over the formation seems..."

"Duan Feng, are you alright!"

Qin Liangchen and Murong Qinglian flew over, shielding Duan Feng behind them.

Duan Feng caught his breath, "Just a bit exhausted, it's nothing!"

Though he said this, the wounds on his body could not be faked.

Qin Liangchen shook his head, "You go to the back and rest for a while; leave this to us."

As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the Gaoling Plains, where enemies were still chasing out from within.

They wouldn't give up!

Soon, Sima Xian and Zhou Yuanli arrived with a group of experts.

"President, what do we do now?"

Sima Huiniang's beautiful face was now extremely ruthless as she looked at those Dajiang Gang cultivators.

"A bunch of rabble!"

"It was hard to maneuver inside the formation, but now that we are outside, it is no longer their home turf!"

"Everyone, listen to my command!"

"Qi Refining early and mid-stage cultivators, use talismans for long-range attacks."

"Qi Refining late-stage cultivators, form teams of three and charge at the enemy."

"All ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators, roam the battlefield; do not hold back, kill them to the death!"

At her command, the Luotian Society cultivators agreed resolutely!

This battle had to be decided.

Running away was impossible.

The Society Master and the Battle Hall Master were still locked in battle with Foundation Establishment True Persons; where could they run to?

Moreover, during the time they had just charged out, the Luotian Society had suffered heavy losses.

At least a hundred people had died inside.

Inside there were their friends, their kin, their Dao companions!

This blood feud had to be repaid with blood!

Soon, under Sima Huiniang's coordination, the remaining Luotian Society cultivators set up formations to snipe at the Dajiang Gang cultivators.

Thanks to the many battles the Luotian Society had fought since its founding years.

The cultivators who survived within were all veterans of battle; facing such a scene, they were not intimidated at all.

And in those few major battles, the Luotian Society had gained much.

The Fu family's talismans, the Duan family's magic treasures—none were anything but exquisite items.

Even the giant bear puppet, which rivaled a Great Perfection Qi Refining stage, the top-grade flying sword Heluo Sword, and the high-grade magic treasure Fire-Tipped Spear—all these good things had been bestowed by Luo Chen.

In comparison, although the Dajiang Gang had many people.

They had no cohesion at all!

Wang Haichao was stingy; it was impossible for him to bestow good things.

This group of people were all as poor as church mice.

Sima Huiniang calling them rabble was definitely not arrogance.

When the Luotian Society organized their formation and began to counterattack in an orderly fashion.

The momentum of offense and defense shifted instantly!

Without the geographical advantage of the Gaoling Plains and the cover of the formation.

No matter how many people they had, they were just lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Moreover, the number of ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators in the Luotian Society exceeded the count of two hands.

Even an elderly person like Granny Yuan could stand in the back, casting the Grass-Cutting Geng Metal Sword Technique, killing people just as she usually used this spell to harvest spirit grain.

Sima Huiniang sat in the center.

Beside her was Gu Caiyi, who was refilling the giant bear puppet with mid-grade spirit stones.

She looked down at the battlefield; the Luotian Society had gradually gained the upper hand.

"President, that Min Longyu is a bit strange."

Suddenly, Gu Caiyi looked up and said this.

Sima Huiniang nodded, "I felt it too; that grand formation earlier should have been a separation formation, meant to split us up and defeat us one by one."

"But our main force remained very intact."

"Instead, it was the Dajiang Gang people who were blocked by the blinding formation, unable to launch a full-force combined attack."

Gu Caiyi felt a lingering fear.

The situation of being surrounded earlier was simply desperate.

Even though the Luotian Society had many experts, if that formation had been used to its full potential against them.

Perhaps the number of deaths when they charged out would not have been as simple as just over a hundred.

A hundred remaining might have been more like it.

Thinking of those who died, Gu Caiyi couldn't help but glance at the low-level Qi Refining cultivators in the rear who were exerting their full strength to activate talismans and attack the enemy from afar.

Behind them lay a group of wounded.

They were the ones who had been severely injured after the full-force charge and could not move.

It was precisely because of these people that Sima Huiniang made the decision to fight them to the death.

The Society Master was still fighting, Wang Yuan was also fighting, and the wounded could not flee far.

How could they leave?

"This battlefield of ours, whether we win or lose, will not play a decisive role."

"It still depends on the Society Master and Wang Yuan."

Beneath Sima Huiniang's ruthless expression was a trace of undeniable worry.

She had seen clearly at the time that there were two Foundation Establishment True Persons chasing after the Society Master.

"However, the Society Master is full of wisdom and has extraordinary means; dragging it out for a while should be possible."

"So, as long as Wang Yuan can quickly resolve... hmm?"

Sima Huiniang looked up abruptly.

In the night sky, higher than she was, three figures stood in two locations!

It was Li Yixian!

And that Foundation Establishment True Person from the Yu family of Mount Yinghua.

Beneath that person's feet was a spirit beast with an aura even stronger than the explosive ape enslaved by the Society Master.

Sensing her gaze.

Li Yixian gave a bitter smile and sent a voice transmission.

Sima Huiniang was stunned, then looked at Yu Rou with a solemn expression.

High in the sky.

Yu Rou swept her gaze coldly over the battlefield below, her eyes pausing on the Gaoling Plains for a moment.

"Hmph!"

"A traitorous person!"

With a cold snort, her gaze finally fell into the depths of the Gaoling Plains stone forest.

Violent spiritual power fluctuations, accompanied by vast blood energy, were in a frantic bombardment.

Li Yixian, like her, was also looking in that direction.

After watching for a while, she sneered, "Is this the person your Yu family wants to marry into?"

Yu Rou's brows were tightly furrowed, "That shouldn't be!"

"What shouldn't be!" Li Yixian said contemptuously, "Huo Hu has had elders protecting him every step of the way; his only experience in combat is likely the internal competition among disciples of the Yan Alliance. Originally, this battle between the two Nascent Soul sects was the best time for him to hone himself, yet he is as timid as a mouse."

Yu Rou shook her head, "But he is, after all, a Foundation Establishment..."

"That Wang Yuan is also in the second stage of body refining, comparable to Foundation Establishment!"

"And..."

Li Yixian sneered repeatedly, "You might not know, but Wang Yuan has been famous in my Dahe Square for many years. Among his peers, no one can defeat him! Coupled with a spirit that does not fear death, how could Huo Hu be his match?"

Seeing that Yu Rou still refused to believe it.

Li Yixian showed a look of disdain.

Do you really think that sect disciples and family cultivators can be high and mighty, crushing rogue cultivators at will?

Those sect cultivators who can look down on their peers are all geniuses.

They have fully mastered sect techniques.

And they have had many trials, with strong mentalities.

Only then can they suppress rogue cultivators of the same rank.

This Huo Hu cannot be counted as a genius of the Yan Alliance.

As for magic treasures?

Li Yixian didn't understand enough before.

But after she obtained that Yanhansha magic treasure, she realized how shallow her previous understanding was.

Magic treasures are standard equipment for Core Formation masters, not because of their high price.

That is only one reason!

What truly limits Foundation Establishment cultivators from using magic treasures at will is spiritual power.

It is the same principle as early-stage Qi Refining cultivators being unable to use high-grade or top-grade magic treasures at will.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to want to use a magic treasure at will is simply wishful thinking.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment True Persons, even if they have fully explored a magic treasure and nurtured it to the stage of being able to use it as they please, can still only exert 50% to 70% of the magic treasure's power.

And they are still limited by their realm.

Like her, an early-stage Foundation Establishment person, having a magic treasure in hand can at most be used as a trump card; it cannot be used frequently.

This Huo Hu is even worse than her!

Newly entered into Foundation Establishment, I fear his realm is not even stable, and that magic treasure has not been nurtured for long.

If he didn't rely on the power of the magic treasure to take down his opponent at the start.

Later on, the magic treasure's demand for spiritual power will instead harm him.

"If I successfully refine the Yanhansha, I cannot rely entirely on this treasure."

"In normal combat, I must still rely mainly on top-grade magic treasures. The Yanhansha can only be used as a key strike to secure victory!"

Huo Hu's current sorry state instead provided a very good demonstration for Li Yixian.

Since she reached Foundation Establishment, she hasn't experienced many battles with peers.

Just a few, and most were not life-and-death struggles.

It can be said that she is also a person with weak combat experience among her peers.

Now, watching the battle, she has gained a lot.

While she was thinking, her expression suddenly shifted.

"Yu Rou, what are you doing!"

On the Emerald Feather White Eagle, Yu Rou's spiritual power was surging.

"Huo Hu is no match for Wang Yuan, and the other party clearly wants to put him to death; I cannot stand by and watch him die."

Swish!

A long sword drifted out, its tip spitting spiritual light incessantly.

Yu Rou frowned, "Are you going to stop me?"

"Earlier, didn't you also stop me?" Li Yixian sneered.

Yu Rou shook her head, "That was then, this is now. If Huo Hu dies here, neither of us will be able to bear the consequences."

Seeing that Li Yixian still had the intention to block.

Her expression darkened slightly, and she spat out two words: "The Li family!"

Li Yixian's expression shook.

Her lifeline was being held firmly by others.

Just as the two were talking, a Dragon Aura Tiger Evil suddenly erupted from afar.

A figure rose from the ground, flew into the high sky, and fled frantically toward their side.

While running, he was still cursing angrily.

"Madman!"

"Madman!"

Where the Dragon Aura Tiger Evil erupted, countless stone pillars collapsed.

A tall figure stood on a stone pillar over a hundred meters long, looking at his back from afar.

He extended his right hand, four fingers curled but not into a fist, only the index finger slowly pointing out.

Yu Rou looked at this scene, her expression changing drastically.

"No!!!"

However, that figure seemed to have completely failed to hear her words.

A loud sound erupted from his entire body, his joints cracked and popped, his meridians trembled in unison, and all his boundless Qi and blood fused into a single finger.

Swish!

The next moment!

A streak of blood-colored light tore through the air like a meteor.

With lightning speed, it pierced through Huo Hu's body.

"Ugh..."

Huo Hu looked at the hole in his chest, his eyes wide.

Subsequently, his body fell toward the ground like a stone.

Yu Rou stood frozen in place.

In that instant, she did not know how many thoughts flashed through her mind.

She only knew that the next moment, a shrill scream erupted, transforming into sound waves that spread in all directions.

"How dare you!"

Whoosh!

The Emerald Feather White Eagle shot out like a sharp arrow, chasing directly after Huo Hu's body.

Li Yixian was shocked and did not know what action to take.

But instinct made her take a step forward.

Her sword light trembled, about to block Yu Rou.

However, the sword light soon died down.

Because on the ground, vines were spreading wildly like snakes, forming a cage that completely trapped Huo Hu's body.

Not only that, a scorching sun was slowly rising!

"Fellow Daoist, do not ruin yourself!"