Chapter 317: Chaotic Battle

Seeing that the opponent wanted to escape, the black-clad woman hurriedly put away the flower basket in her hand and chased after him directly through the air.

"Since you have come, fellow Daoist, why the rush to leave!"

Just as the red flame cloud flew a short distance, a giant white sword suddenly appeared in front to intercept it. The person wielding this white sword was none other than the white-robed elder who had previously intercepted the Foundation Establishment cultivator fleeing from the mountain.

This white-robed elder was named Fang Ziquan, the Jin Dan cultivator of the Lingyin Sect who had personally organized this siege of Green Ox Ridge.

After discovering the hideout of Wu Wenlong's group of cultivators half a month ago, the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Lingyin Sect responsible for investigating the matter had hurriedly reported it to this Jin Dan Elder of the sect.

Seeing that so many Foundation Establishment experts had gathered at Green Ox Ridge, Fang Ziquan guessed that there might still be Core Formation cultivators manipulating things from behind the scenes. After some deliberation, he personally went to the front line to invite another Jin Dan cultivator, Li Yuxia, and together they decided on this strategy of "besieging a point to strike at reinforcements."

After besieging Green Ox Ridge for a few days, the Core Formation cultivator behind the scenes indeed could no longer sit still and charged out. The two who had already been hiding nearby immediately appeared and surrounded him.

Seeing these two blocking him in front and behind, the red-clad man's face gradually grew solemn; he no longer possessed the relaxed air he had when he first arrived.

In the distance, the three Jin Dan cultivators had already begun to exchange blows. The Heaven Sea Alliance cultivators on Green Ox Ridge had also charged down the mountain and were locked in a tangled fight with the Lingyin Sect cultivators below.

"Everyone, do not get bogged down in the fight! Retreat quickly!"

Seeing that the Lingyin Sect had superior numbers, Wu Wenlong and his group did not choose to fight them head-on. Instead, they concentrated their strength to punch a gap in the Lingyin Sect's defensive line and fled outward.

This gap was the very passage broken open by the red-clad Core Formation cultivator when he first arrived. By the time the few Core Formation cultivators left, the Lingyin Sect cultivators had not yet fully repaired this breach, and the majority of the Heaven Sea Alliance cultivators charged out through here.

"Quick! Intercept them! Do not let a single one escape!"

Seeing the opponent break through the encirclement that had been built with such difficulty, Wang Liangping, the leading Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Lingyin Sect, was furious. While directing the cultivators present to hurry and plug the gap, he led his own Foundation Establishment cultivators to pursue the fleeing Wu Wenlong and the others.

This siege strategy had been personally set by the sect elders. He had not expected that after being temporarily interrupted by the opponent's Core Formation cultivator, many people charging down the mountain would immediately exploit this loophole to escape. As the person responsible for coordinating this operation, Wang Liangping truly had bitter words he could not speak. If they all escaped, he would have no way to answer to the sect elders in a moment.

Hearing Wang Liangping's shout, Song Qingming and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators did not dare to slack off here and hurriedly chased after Wu Wenlong and the others.

The Lingyin Sect had over a dozen more Foundation Establishment cultivators than the opponent, plus hundreds of Qi Refining cultivators controlling formations to restrain them. In a head-on battle, the opponent could not possibly have a chance of winning. However, facing Wu Wenlong and his group who were single-mindedly trying to escape after breaking the line, Song Qingming and the others had no good solution and could only bite the bullet and pursue.

They were all Foundation Establishment cultivators; when the opponent was single-mindedly fleeing, it was very difficult for cultivators of the same tier with similar strength to hold them back. Aside from fewer than ten people from the Heaven Sea Alliance who were unlucky and were intercepted in time, the remaining twenty-plus people all escaped. Relying solely on the Foundation Establishment cultivators present to catch up to them was somewhat difficult.

Regardless of whether they could catch up or not, Song Qingming and the others had to try their best to pursue. After all, they were currently executing a combat mission under the eyes of Jin Dan cultivators. Once it was discovered that they were slacking off, it would be difficult to explain when they were held accountable afterward.

Eager to achieve merit, Cao Rongxue had already taken out a jade tablet that could increase her own flight speed, directly pursuing a cultivator who was slower and had become isolated. With her cultivation base and divine abilities, once this person was caught, it would certainly be difficult for him to escape.

Song Qingming had not practiced any special movement techniques, nor did he have spirit items like flying boats that could increase movement speed, so he could only choose a random opponent with lower cultivation to chase after.

Below, the Foundation Establishment cultivators had already begun a chaotic battle and pursuit, while in the sky, the three Core Formation cultivators had already fought for dozens of rounds. Fortunately, they were all using their methods high in the air and did not affect the people below; otherwise, many of the cultivators present on both sides would inevitably have been dragged into it for no reason and lost their lives.

"You two, it seems today is truly an unlucky day for me, Liang. However, if you two think you can take me down without paying a price, then you are thinking too simply." After a fierce collision, the red-clad man, who had already fallen into a disadvantage, looked viciously at the two who were surrounding him again and sneered.

The red-clad man of the Heaven Sea Alliance only had a cultivation of the third layer of Core Formation. Facing Fang Ziquan at the fifth layer of Core Formation, plus Li Yuxia at the second layer of Core Formation assisting from the side, no matter how the fight continued, the red-clad man's defeat was certainly a matter of time. He did not want to lose his life here and had been trying to force his way out, but unfortunately, the opponent had long since seen through his intentions and had been carefully guarding against him, not giving him this chance to escape.

"The fellow Daoist is right. Junior Sister Li, it seems we should be more serious; we cannot hide our strength anymore." After Fang Ziquan and Li Yuxia exchanged glances, they both put away the contempt on their faces and became very serious.

Although they occupied the advantage with two against one, Fang Ziquan and his companion also knew that although the opponent was alone and weak, he also possessed some divine abilities and was not an opponent that was easy to take down. Since the red-clad man had spoken to this point, they had to give him enough respect.

"Good! This is the battle I, Liang, wanted. Fellow Daoists, whatever divine abilities you have, bring them on!"

Seeing the aura of the two opponents change significantly and become serious, the red-clad man also laughed wildly. He withdrew all the red flame cloud that had been wrapping around his body into a jade bottle in his hand, revealing his true face that he had been hiding all along.

Seeing the opponent actually take the initiative to put away the flame cloud on his body, the expressions of Fang Ziquan and his companion changed. Their eyes were already filled with a trace of killing intent. The two separately revealed their magic treasures and launched an even fiercer attack against the red-clad man than before.

Seeing that the attacks of Fang Ziquan and Li Yuxia had already reached him, the red-clad man, who had not yet reacted, suddenly flashed a look of determination in his eyes, and then threw the jade bottle he had been holding tightly in his hand into the air.

The jade bottle suddenly grew several times larger in the air, and then began to emit clusters of red thunder light. After the thunder light came into contact with the outside air, it emitted a somewhat terrifying sizzling sound.

"This is... Not good! Junior Sister Li, dodge quickly!"

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