Chapter 948: Burying a Pit

The central area of the mountain forest.

When Li Luo and his group sensed the astonishing energy of heaven and earth erupting from this direction, Li Wuyuan and the others also had their expressions shift abruptly, casting looks of shock and anger toward the nearby area.

That place had originally been a lake within the forest, but at this moment, surging energy was continuously roaring out from it, with even the lake water being whipped up into hundred-foot-high waves, eventually turning into a torrent that spread toward the forest.

These flash floods were not terrifying to the people of the Dragon Bloodline; what was terrifying was that as the energy of heaven and earth condensed there, one could see that along with the surging lake water, there were also "Guardian Spirits" of quite a massive scale.

The number, at a rough glance, was a full several dozen.

Moreover, the several with the most potent energy among them had all reached the level of the six-star Heavenly Pearl Stage. With the addition of the original "Guardian Spirits," such a scale was enough to make the Dragon Bloodline side feel immense pressure.

Furthermore, what made Li Wuyuan most furious was that this eruption of heaven and earth energy had actually damaged the special array their Dragon Bloodline had previously set up here; thus, the idea of attempting to divert the "Guardian Spirits" had also fallen through.

"Cousin Wuyuan, something is wrong. This energy eruption is far too suspicious!" Li Qingfeng shouted in a deep voice.

Li Wuyuan nodded, looking at the lake with a gloomy expression, and said, "That energy eruption just now had the fluctuations of a special array. Someone has played tricks here."

Upon hearing this, the group was filled with shock and anger; no one had expected that the "nest" they were hunting in had actually been poisoned by someone else.

"Send a signal to notify the other lineages to watch out for external enemies," Li Wuyuan said immediately.

A member of the Dragon Bloodline crushed a jade tablet, and a stream of light shot into the sky, transforming into a roaring dragon shadow that bared its fangs and brandished its claws high above.

"Cousin Wuyuan, the other lineages are likely still dealing with 'Guardian Spirits' at this moment. If those external enemies are coming for us, they won't be able to spare any hands right now," Li Hongli reminded him with a grim, uncertain expression.

A fierce look appeared in Li Wuyuan's eyes. He stared outside the forest and said, "Clear out the 'Guardian Spirits' as quickly as possible. I imagine those external enemies will appear soon. Let's see exactly who dares to set their sights on our Li Tianwang lineage!"

Hearing this, the group also unleashed their resonant power to the fullest, attempting to reduce the number of these "Guardian Spirits" as quickly as possible.

Even Li Wuyuan drew a black crescent blade; on the blade's surface, two marks like purple eyes flickered in and out of existence, swallowing and spitting out the energy of heaven and earth.

He went straight to meet the several strongest "Guardian Spirits," unleashing all his resonant power.

While dealing with the "Guardian Spirits," Li Wuyuan was also keeping an eye on the outside of the forest, waiting for the appearance of those "fishermen."

And his wait did not last long.

About a few minutes later, one could see streams of light rising from the distant horizon, then cutting through the sky at extreme speed, charging straight into this vast mountain forest.

At this moment, the other four lineages located in various parts of the forest also discovered these intruders.

However, they were also being held up by "Guardian Spirits" in their respective areas, so they could only watch helplessly as they entered the forest and headed straight for the central area.

"Haha, Li Wuyuan, how did you manage to get yourself into such a sorry state?" As those figures appeared above the forest, a burst of laughter rang out.

"Zhao Yan, it really is your Zhao Tianwang lineage!" Li Wuyuan stared coldly at the leading figure, then his gaze swept over the other figures nearby whose auras were different from those of the Zhao Tianwang lineage.

"And people from the Flame Demon Hall. You must be Tian Miao!"

Li Wuyuan also recognized the leader of the Flame Demon Hall; the young man named Tian Miao could be considered an outstanding talent among the younger generation of the Flame Demon Hall.

"Li Wuyuan, you all were too careless. You didn't even know the 'Spirit Nest' you were hunting in had been tampered with. We have our friends from the Flame Demon Hall to thank for this time, otherwise, we would have missed a good show," Zhao Yan said with a smile.

Seeing Zhao Yan sell them out in one go, Tian Miao's mouth twitched slightly. He knew that this smiling tiger, Zhao Yan, intended to drag them completely into the water to deal with Li Wuyuan and his group together, but he had anticipated this; after all, when he sold the intelligence to Zhao Yan, he had already made his choice between the two.

"Tian Miao, you're very good. You actually dare to scheme against my Li Tianwang lineage!" Li Wuyuan said grimly.

Tian Miao laughed: "Brother Wuyuan, that's too much of an exaggeration. This is just some competition between the younger generation; how can it be considered scheming against the Li Tianwang lineage? If I had that kind of ability, wouldn't I already be the Great Hall Master of our Flame Demon Hall?"

Zhao Yan said: "Li Wuyuan, there's no need for such nonsense anymore. Hand over the 'Spirit Resonance Golden Dew' you obtained earlier. Otherwise, today, your Li Tianwang lineage might have to pay a heavy price."

As his words fell, the troops of the Zhao Tianwang lineage behind him immediately locked onto the Dragon Bloodline side with hostile glares, and streams of vigorous resonant power rose up, standing like pillars of wolf-smoke above the mountains.

They had the advantage in numbers, which directly brought immense pressure to the people of the Dragon Bloodline, not to mention that the Dragon Bloodline group still had to deal with the onslaught of the "Guardian Spirits."

In this situation, if they were truly caught in a pincer attack by the Zhao Tianwang lineage and the Flame Demon Hall, the Dragon Bloodline team would definitely pay a heavy price.

The people of the Dragon Bloodline were slightly restless, but as elites of the younger generation, they did not show fear; they merely cast their gazes toward Li Wuyuan, waiting for his decision.

At this time, on the side of the Zhao Tianwang lineage, Zhao Shen whispered a few words to Zhao Yan. The latter heard this, smiled slightly, and then shouted loudly to Li Wuyuan: "Li Wuyuan, it's not impossible to let you go this time. If you are willing to hand over Li Luo of the Dragon Tooth lineage, then perhaps there is still room to negotiate regarding today's events."

He did not hide his words, and wrapped in resonant power, they boomed across the entire forest.

It was likely that the other four lineages in the forest had also heard this voice.

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, the people of the Dragon Bloodline looked at each other, not having expected the opponent to propose such a condition.

Someone looked at Li Wuyuan: "Brother Wu, should we..."

Li Wuyuan frowned, glanced at the person, and said coldly: "Stupid. That dog Zhao Yan is venomous. Although we don't like the look of Li Luo, he is, regardless, a member of our lineage. We can target him and suppress him, but if we really hand him over to the people of the Zhao Tianwang lineage, it will become a stain on our Dragon Bloodline. When the time comes, whether in the Twenty Banners or the Five Heavenly Dragon Guards, the other four lineages will look down on us. This is striking at our roots!"

"If we really did such a thing, the higher-ups of the Dragon Bloodline would be furious, and we would all be abandoned, with no path for advancement in the future."

"Even if we suffer significant losses today because of their schemes, that is limited to us. But if we truly did as he said, the loss would be the prestige of the Dragon Bloodline. Can you not see the gravity of this?"

Everyone agreed with Li Wuyuan's words; even Li Hongli, who was most at odds with Li Luo, remained silent, presumably still maintaining some rationality.

Infighting is something that happens in any faction, but if one sells out their own people to the enemy, the nature of the matter changes.

Li Wuyuan looked up at Zhao Yan and said calmly: "You can spare us these low-handed tactics. Do you take me for a fool?"

Seeing this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a bit of regret; this Li Wuyuan still had some brains at times.

He turned his head to look at the others of the Zhao Tianwang lineage and said: "Split into four teams and head to the other four directions of the forest. You must take advantage of the fact that they are still being held up by the Guardian Spirits to deal them a heavy blow, force them back, and snatch back the 'Spirit Resonance Golden Dew'."

Hearing this, the group immediately agreed, and together with the Flame Demon Hall, they split into four teams and quickly rushed toward the other directions of the forest.

And when there was movement on this side, in a valley somewhere in the forest, the Dragon Tooth lineage group, with Li Luo's assistance, had cleared out the "Guardian Spirits" here at the fastest speed.

"This Li Wuyuan didn't actually sell me out?" Li Luo laughed. Zhao Yan's voice had spread throughout the forest, so naturally, they had heard it too.

"Although Li Wuyuan is annoying, he isn't a fool. He wouldn't dare do something as self-destructive as that," Li Fuling said.

"There are people coming toward us from the opposite side, and there are quite a few of them," Li Lingjing reminded him.

"Should we intercept them?" She looked at Li Luo and asked.

Li Luo pondered slightly. He glanced at the valley, especially the place where he had previously buried the flame primer, and a brilliant smile appeared on his handsome face.

"Let them come in first. Since they are so dirty, let's bury a pit for them too."