Chapter 336: Containing the Monsters

Seeing that these few people, although already sweating from the monsters outside, were still relatively calm on the surface and had not blindly activated the formation to expose their location, Song Qingyu nodded at them with satisfaction.

"You have worked hard, no need for formalities!"

The moment the three of them saw Song Qingyu, they were already very excited. Hearing the family's Supreme Elder comfort them, they almost burst into tears and couldn't get up for a long time. It was Song Xintang on the side who stepped forward and helped them up one by one.

"Xintang, you stay here and help them control the formation. I will go and lure the Fire-Scaled Leopard away. There are too many monsters outside now. We must hold on until Thirteenth Uncle and the others arrive to support us before we can launch a counterattack and drive these monsters back to Mount Yunwu."

"Tenth Aunt, isn't it too dangerous for you to go out alone now? The monsters haven't discovered this place yet. Should we wait a little longer?"

Song Qingyu shook her head. "The commotion we made when we arrived has already been noticed by some monsters. We can't wait for Thirteenth Uncle and the others by hiding here. I must go out and lure them away. There are forty or fifty monsters outside. Once they notice this place, the mountain-protecting formation alone won't last long.

This Fire-Scaled Leopard's cultivation base is not much different from mine. Even if I can't kill it, it won't be difficult for me to escape. You don't need to worry about this, just take care of yourselves."

After seeing a white sword light suddenly disappear near Mount Baiyang, the Fire-Scaled Leopard not far away quickly followed the scent and approached here with more than a dozen Grade 1 monsters. However, before they could enter Mount Baiyang, the white sword light suddenly flew out from a white mist on the mountain and took the initiative to kill them.

In mid-air, Song Qingyu held the Taoguang Sword and quickly cast a spell, sending out dozens of sword rains, instantly piercing several huge blood holes in the two Grade 1 monsters running in front, which soon fell to the ground with screams.

Seeing its subordinates killed by the opponent, the Fire-Scaled Leopard roared angrily and spat a large fireball about a foot wide at Song Qingyu, who was still in mid-air.

Facing this swift and fierce attack from the Fire-Scaled Leopard, Song Qingyu, who was a bit too late to dodge after casting the spell, calmly took out a purple jade tablet and blocked it in front of her.

This purple jade tablet was called the Purple Emperor Jade, a Grade 2 low-grade defensive magic treasure with good defensive capabilities. A few years ago, when Song Qingming went to Yangshan Market to buy spiritual items, he accidentally saw this item in the Jade Pavilion and liked it very much, so he spent eight hundred spirit stones to acquire it.

Song Qingming already had the Green Water Bell, a top-tier Grade 2 high-grade defensive magic treasure, so this extra one was of little use to him. The reason he bought it was to leave it for Song Qingyu for self-defense.

In battles between cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage, having a handy defensive magic treasure could greatly improve a cultivator's survival ability. During the battle at Qinghe Market back then, it was because Song Qingyu didn't have a Grade 2 defensive magic treasure that she was ambushed by Chen Zicong, quickly defeated, and almost died at the hands of Wu Xiang and his companion.

The Purple Emperor Jade quickly turned into a purple protective shield in front of Song Qingyu, firmly protecting her. After the fireball spat by the Fire-Scaled Leopard hit the shield, it made several violent explosions. After the smoke cleared, Song Qingyu, who was unscathed, put away the Purple Emperor Jade and did not linger in the battle, turning her sword light directly to fly to the other side of Mount Baiyang.

Seeing the person who had just angered it trying to escape, the Fire-Scaled Leopard fiercely shook its fiery red fur, which looked like firelight, and chased after Song Qingyu with a kick of its legs.

In order to lure this large group of monsters away from here, Song Qingyu did not flee at full speed, carefully dodging the spell attacks from the Fire-Scaled Leopard behind her and the monsters around her, slowly luring them away from Mount Baiyang.

This Fire-Scaled Leopard's cultivation base was not much different from Song Qingyu's, and it had already reached the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage. In terms of escape speed, it was no worse than Song Qingyu, and it soon caught up and entangled with her.

Fortunately, Song Qingyu's magic treasures were quite excellent, and the Wave-Breaking Technique she practiced was a water-attribute technique that focused on defense. Although the battle with the Fire-Scaled Leopard was surrounded by many monsters, it did not make Song Qingyu feel too much pressure.

After luring these monsters to a sufficient distance, Song Qingyu suddenly took out a Grade 2 Water Arrow Talisman to force back the Fire-Scaled Leopard, then increased her escape speed to shake off the low-level monsters beside her and fled toward a slightly lower hill.

While the Fire-Scaled Leopard was pouncing on Song Qingyu during the battle, it was suddenly hit head-on by a water arrow. Not only did it fail to take down its opponent, but it also had a cut several inches deep on its back due to not dodging in time, and blood slowly seeped through its fur.

Seeing Song Qingyu flee, it turned around and roared angrily at the sky. It did not choose to continue the pursuit. The battle just now had let it know that Song Qingyu was not an opponent to be trifled with. Although the Fire-Scaled Leopard had a fiery temper, it was not the kind of monster with a one-track mind. Facing an opponent like Song Qingyu who could threaten its life, the Fire-Scaled Leopard knew to take a step back.

Seeing that the Fire-Scaled Leopard behind her did not chase, Song Qingyu quickly took out an elixir to restore her magic power, sat down on the spot, and began to hold spirit stones to restore her own magic power.

Although she was not injured in the battle just now, continuously activating magic treasures to fight the enemy consumed a lot of her magic power. These monsters were still lingering nearby. After Song Changxiong brought people here, there would inevitably be another big battle. She had to seize the time to restore her state.

Song Qingyu had rarely left Mount Funiu all these years, so she didn't have the opportunity to fight with others as often as Song Qingming. This time, having the opportunity to face a Grade 2 monster with similar strength was a rare opportunity. Song Qingyu, who had practiced to the third level of Foundation Establishment for many years, also felt a touch of her cultivation bottleneck in the battle. She believed that after this battle, it wouldn't be long before she successfully broke through to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment and became a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

In the battle just now, Song Qingyu had also figured out the Fire-Scaled Leopard's background. Although this monster's cultivation base was not much different from hers, it practiced fire-attribute spells, which happened to be restrained by Song Qingyu's water-attribute technique. If she were just facing a Fire-Scaled Leopard alone, Song Qingyu would have a lot of confidence in defeating her opponent.

Just as Song Qingyu was restoring her magic power, Song Changxiong had already brought more than twenty cultivators and hurried to the vicinity of Mount Baiyang. The people he brought were all core cultivators with relatively strong strength in the Song family, and the lowest among them were at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Seeing that the formation of Mount Baiyang in the distance had not been destroyed by the monsters, Song Changxiong and the others were overjoyed and hurriedly sent a sound-transmission talisman into Mount Baiyang.