A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 58: Chapter 55: Foundation Establishment Strikes

Qian Ruyi suddenly shook her head: ”Sect Leader, I think the number of people coming is not right. This amount of escape light, only thirty to forty cultivators came, what’s the reason for this?”

Zhang Shouchang’s eyes brightened: ”You mean the Zhou Family hasn’t exerted their full strength?”

”Exactly, the Zhou Family doesn’t dare to send out their entire army; they’ve left part of their forces to defend the mountain gate.” Qian Ruyi’s body slowly floated up, ”In that case, they may not have dispatched both Foundation Establishment cultivators. Let me go and check it out!”

As she spoke, a completely snow-white Flying Sword shot out like lightning, with a chilling aura spreading, and the frosty light was bright and dazzling under the moonlight.

Qian Ruyi’s figure flickered and merged into the escape light of the Flying Sword, shooting towards those dozen or so streaks of flowing light, leaving behind a sharp whistle.

The escape light of a Foundation Establishment Feather Scholar was blazing, extremely striking in the night sky, several times more imposing than that of a Qi Cultivator.

Zhou Chao saw the escape light coming from afar and hurriedly said to the Feather Scholar beside him: ”Honored Guest Fang, please assist.”

Honored Guest Fang nodded, and a jade green ring flew out from his hand, also harnessing escape light, meeting the Flying Sword.

But Qian Ruyi didn’t intend for a head-on collision, she merely waved her arm, and the Flying Sword radiated cold light, with hundreds of ice shards roaring towards Honored Guest Fang like a storm.

Honored Guest Fang shouted angrily, the jade ring radiated light in all directions, and a phantom vine immediately appeared, swaying in the wind, transforming from one to two, two to four, four to eight... In the blink of an eye, it turned into a large vine net, sweeping away the ice shards, then stretching out to cover Qian Ruyi.

Qian Ruyi just sneered. With just this contact, her Divine Sense swept and found only this Foundation Establishment Feather Scholar in the Zhou Family’s team. At this moment, the sword light flashed, releasing an astonishing chill, instantly covering the vine net with a layer of solid ice, slowing its movement. Qian Ruyi traced an arc with the sword light and escaped from the net.

Without hesitation, she let out a long howl, the sound waves rolling, which was immediately heard by Zhang Shouchang.

Zhang Shouchang laughed heartily, a Jade Ruler sliding out from his sleeve. As spiritual power surged, the Jade Ruler radiated blue light in all directions, generating intricate spirit patterns in the air, carrying him as he flew towards this direction.

”Both Foundation Establishment cultivators of Chaosheng Sect are here!” Zhou Chao knew this was Lu Qian’s successful plan, but due to the influence of his family’s elders, he made a decision mistake, immediately regretting, while pulling out a Thousand-Mile Mirror, he shouted to those around him, ”Form a defensive array!”

Though the forty plus Zhou Family cultivators were somewhat flustered, they were, after all, selected elites. Over a dozen escape lights merged into one. On each flying spiritual artifact, one person concentrated on controlling the flight, while several others threw talismans, cast magic techniques, and wielded magical artifacts.

In an instant, layered walls of wind, nets of water, dense fireballs, and golden blades, along with magical artifacts radiating a dozen types of light, bombarded towards Zhang Shouchang.

With dozens of Qi Cultivation elites acting together, the momentum was such that Zhang Shouchang didn’t dare to face it head-on. The Jade Ruler in front of him radiated layers of blue light, transforming into a triple light barrier in the blink of an eye to block in front of him.

With a loud rumble, the light barrier shattered on impact, turning into countless drifting light points. Using this momentary block, Zhang Shouchang had already retreated swiftly, standing alongside Qian Ruyi.

After testing it out, he quickly calculated in his mind.

To defeat a Feather Scholar and dozens of Zhou Family elites in front, we need to deploy the Floating Battleship and launch a full-scale attack. But the Zhou Family’s intention is to hold us back, and if we mobilize our main forces, it’ll play right into their plan. If they can’t defeat us, they’ll retreat, and another Feather Scholar from the Zhou Family will soon arrive to support, causing the plan to attack Spirit Snake Peak to fail.

However, with the forces Zhou Family has now deployed, defense and retreat barely suffice, but trying to hold both our Foundation Establishment cultivators simultaneously is just a fool’s dream.

Immediately, he smiled coldly: ”Elder Qian, you lead the cultivators from Qingli Mountain and Liuhua Valley, and take twenty elites from our sect to quickly attack Spirit Snake Peak. I’ll handle things here.”

Heh, I thought Zhou Family had some genius strategist, but it turns out they’re still so cautious, only sending one Feather Scholar, what use is that?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chao lamented that this was bad. Though he had relayed the message through the Thousand-Mile Mirror, it would still take time for reinforcements to assemble, maybe as long as two incense sticks. Two incense sticks... can Lu Qian and the others hold on?

Zhang Shouchang hovered coldly in the air, confronting Honored Guest Fang. Behind him, the Floating Battleship slowly approached, and the Zhou Family cultivators dared not make a reckless move.

Qian Ruyi turned into escape light and flew back to the Floating Battleship. A few breaths later, a long whistle was heard, and several flying spiritual artifacts launched into the air, dividing into two groups, one heading towards Spirit Snake Peak, and the other surrounding the Floating Battleship, pressuring the Zhou Family cultivators.

My uncle has misled me! Oh, my uncle has misled me!

Zhou Chao was full of regret in his heart, and he had no choice but to slowly lead his family’s cultivators in retreat.

The Qi Cultivators were too slow in flying, and Qian Ruyi knew it was a race against time, who would break Spirit Snake Peak first or would the Zhou Family cultivators support first. So after giving a few instructions, she simply abandoned the main force, shooting out like a meteor with the Flying Sword, swiftly heading towards Spirit Snake Peak.

On the other side of the night sky, Lu Qian and the cultivators from the three sects pushed hard, and finally caught sight of the tiny lights on Spirit Snake Peak, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Along the way, Lu Qian had also dispatched two disciples to notify the other two sects to strictly guard their gates, and report swiftly if there were any abnormal movements.

As Lu Qian and others approached the mountain gate, they discussed defense: ”Sect Leader Zhao, in a moment, Elder from my sect and I will need to borrow your spirit vein to arrange the Five Elements Grand Array for mountain defense; I hope for your support.”

Master Xuan Ji patted his chest, ”Sect Leader Zhao, I’m not familiar with your Four Symbols Grand Array. Rest assured, with two Feather Scholars from the Zhou Family as deterrent, Chaosheng Sect’s Foundation Establishment can’t attack, and as long as you switch to my Five Elements Grand Array, I guarantee Spirit Snake Peak will be as solid as gold and stone.”

Originally, a sect’s spirit vein and Mountain Protection Grand Array are the most core elements, to let outsiders control them is equivalent to giving up the sect’s leadership. However, given the urgent situation, Zhao Xianzong had no choice but to agree, albeit reluctantly.

At this moment, Jiang Qingfeng exclaimed, and all the disciples made a commotion as a meteor full of murderous intent shot through the sky, heading straight for Spirit Snake Peak!

This escape light, this escape speed, left the three sects’ leaders dumbfounded, and Zhao Xianzong shouted: ”A Foundation Establishment Feather Scholar!”

”Hurry!” There was no time to ponder what went wrong, Lu Qian immediately grabbed Zhao Xianzong, ”Enter the mountain gate! To the spirit vein!”

Quick! Quick! Quick!

A dozen escape lights sharply accelerated, everyone’s eyes widened, wishing for wings to sprout from their sides.

While over a dozen flying spiritual artifacts were charging quickly, an escape light was shooting fast. Both sides noticed each other, both exerting all their strength, vying for the initiative.

After all, Lu Qian and his peers were already close to the mountain gate. Zhao Xianzong shouted to open the grand array, and the guard disciples didn’t hesitate, opening the grand array to let everyone in.

”Quickly lead me to the spirit vein!” Lu Qian directed the flying ship, rushing towards the heart of Spirit Snake Peak under Zhao Xianzong’s guidance.

Watching the three sects’ cultivators enter Spirit Snake Peak, Qian Ruyi snorted coldly, the escape light continued. Five breaths later, Qian Ruyi, riding the Flying Sword, dived in rapidly, spiritual power fully infused, a bright sword qi let out a sharp whistle, slashing towards Spirit Snake Peak.