A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 326: Chapter 286: Turmoil

”Lu Qian, this old dog is full of lies, disturbing our army’s morale. Don’t be deceived!” Master Fengfeng shouted angrily. ”Focus on killing the enemy. After defeating them, there will be great rewards!”

Master Yeguang threw out a silver wheel, thundering loudly, directly striking at Master Fengfeng’s face. While he was parrying, Master Yeguang laughed and said, ”As the lord of a whole county, would I deceive you, a mere junior Foundation Establishment cultivator? Look, who is that?”

A bolt of lightning burst from his fingertip, and the two Foundation Establishment cultivators who were entangled in the battlefield separated to evade. Lu Qian looked closely and saw that one was the Second Elder from the Xuanguang Sect, and his opponent was precisely the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment Honored Guest Elder hired by the Shahe Gang!

Master Yeguang was not lying. Indeed, Han Wen had betrayed them and sided with the Liyuan Sect!

The three Foundation Establishment cultivators who defected, including the one who escaped Luo City when he breached it along with Yuchi Hui, increased Sanshan County’s Foundation Establishment strength by four.

But now there were still thirteen Foundation Establishment cultivators in Sanshan County’s field, with Han Wen and Zhang Hansong absent. They must have taken two Foundation Establishment cultivators away with them.

Where would a total of four Foundation Establishment cultivators go? If they aren’t serving on the frontline, they could only be attacking from the flanks, and they went to Mingsha Bay again!

Everything lined up perfectly!

Lu Qian was enveloped in a chilling cold, slowing his array transformation by a fraction. Enemies nearly broke through to him, but Yang Jiye and Du Yeming intervened just in time to fend them off.

”Sect Leader, what should we do now?” Yang Jiye shouted.

Lu Qian clapped his hands together, and the Weak Water Erosion Flow surged, forcing back the encroaching enemy troops. In an instant, he retracted the grand array, took out the Thousand-Mile Mirror from his chest and wiped it, but there was no response.

”Communication is blocked by the array; Lingsha City is embroiled in battle!”

Du Yeming comforted, ”Sect Leader Lu, don’t worry too much. Elder Guh Niqiang is invincible in battle, and there are many elites in the city. If the enemy has only four Foundation Establishment cultivators, they should be able to hold.”

If it were just a face-to-face battle, Lu Qian was confident that under Wang Yu’s leadership and Guh Niqiang’s courageous fight, they could defend. But the leader this time is Han Wen, who unexpectedly attacked despite signing a non-aggression pact!

This way, Han Wen has too many ways to deceitfully break open the grand array!

And regarding those from Sanshan County, what if more Foundation Establishment cultivators are dispatched?

The surrounding enemies converged again, and Lu Qian had to unleash the grand array once more, engaging in a fierce battle with the enemies.

Behind him, Wu Yan’s face was full of determination. Now safely guarded at the center by three Foundation Establishment cultivators, she gradually calmed from her initial panic. Hearing Lingsha City was under attack, she was both anxious and angry.

I must help too!

Wu Yan diligently recalled the records in the ’Supreme Primordial Spirit Sea-Suppressing Profound Skill.’ She had just begun to grasp the secret techniques, though not yet proficient, but memorized well the application of the ”Void Spiritual Root” stated at the beginning.

She utilized the invisible attributes of the Void Spiritual Root, blending seamlessly with the surrounding spiritual power waves. Suddenly, a Water Whip emerged not far away, ensnaring a Late-Stage Qi Cultivation enemy’s ankle, dragging him off the flying spiritual artifact.

To kill is for the Yunshan Sect, for those I care about.

To kill my enemies and protect my loved ones!

Suppressing her fear of killing, without glancing at the fragmented corpse, Wu Yan bit her lip as one magical technique after another quietly emerged.

Her keen mind targeted the Qi Cultivation enemies who struggled against her fellow cultivators. Suddenly, the enemies were either hit in the eye by Water Bombs or bound hand and foot by Water Whips. A stumble exposed a large opening, leading to their death by her fellow cultivators.

With the continuous flow of spiritual power, her once clumsy spellcasting gradually became more proficient.

Yet she, a mere Qi Cultivator, despite her bravery and efforts, couldn’t significantly impact the larger situation.

At this moment, not only were a few members of the Yunshan Sect’s hearts in turmoil, but the Shahe Gang’s battle array was in even greater chaos, nearly on the verge of collapse.

What? Our leader defected to the enemy?

They knew well that the leader had previously withdrawn nearly all the Late-Stage Qi Cultivators on the pretext of carrying out a confidential mission. Now, the truth revealed, was that the leader had defected with the Late-Stage Qi Cultivators.

We’ve been abandoned? What does that make us now? What should we do?

Could we be implicated and face reprisal for the leader’s defection?

Amid the chaos, Master Yeguang shouted, ”Disciples of the Shahe Gang, your leader didn’t take you along to facilitate his escape. Now quickly correct the chaos and join together to kill the enemies!”

The Honored Guest Elder from the Shahe Gang also loudly called for everyone to regroup. The Shahe Gang’s formation completely fell apart, and some disciples deep within the enemy lines, seeing they were about to die, quickly shouted their surrender. The Sanshan County cultivators around them indeed spared them, taking these surrendered disciples along as they pressed forward.

With this, the Zhongming County cultivators near the Shahe Gang’s formation fell into disarray, some directly attacking the Shahe Gang cultivators as enemies, while others merely distanced themselves.

Within those few words, chaos erupted on the flanks of Zhongming County!

Master Yeguang revealed a satisfied smile, recalling the prior conversation when Han Wen defected and couldn’t help but praise Han Wen as a rare talent.

At that time, after Han Wen’s first attempt to defect, he quickly sent a new transmission through the Thousand-Mile Mirror.

”The one-armed youngster wants to transfer Lu Qian and three others to Fucang Mountain? Do you have a new plan?”

Han Wen replied, ”I wish to lead an army to attack Mingsha Bay!”

”Directly attacking Mingsha Bay won’t have much effect. It’s better to defect in the midst of battle and take advantage of the chaos to kill the enemy, which would yield greater results,” Master Yeguang suggested.

Han Wen replied solemnly, ”Master, what you don’t know is that my other two Foundation Establishment members are Honored Guest Elders, and defection in battle poses too great a risk. They certainly wouldn’t be willing. Moreover, many of my disciples are originally from Zhongming County, and they wouldn’t agree to defect either.”

He continued, ”It’s better for me to directly lead an army to attack Mingsha Bay. The Yunshan Sect is completely unprepared, and I will surely take it. There are three great benefits to this approach.”

”First, on the battlefield, announcing my defection will certainly cause chaos and upheaval among my disciples remaining in Zhongming. Master Yeguang can take advantage of this to attack.”

”Second, when the Yunshan Sect learns that Mingsha Bay is under attack, their will to fight will be diminished, and the three Foundation Establishments’ battle strength will reduce while ours increases, allowing you to win on the front lines.”

”Third, by occupying Mingsha Bay, Zhongming County will once again be threatened on its flanks, severely lowering the Xuanguang Sect’s morale, making them unable to resist. Master Yeguang, riding on the victory’s momentum, can force them to cede territory and make peace.”

Master Yeguang pondered for a moment before agreeing to Han Wen’s plan.

Immediately following Han Wen’s plan, they swapped two Foundation Establishment cultivators, joined by him and Zhang Hansong, and squeezed out 150 people from Sanshan County to merge with the 50 or 60 brought by Han Wen to attack Mingsha Bay.

As of now, Han Wen’s plan proved to be hugely successful!

In the midst of the chaos, Yang Jiye shouted once again, ”Sect Leader, what shall we do?”