A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chop, stab, hook, slice, probe, flick, chop... The Hornless Dragon Halberd was powerful and mighty, yet its moves were incredibly exquisite. Yuchi Hui was secretly astonished upon first contact. When did the Yunshan Sect have such an extraordinary martial artist who could control corpses as servants?

However, he was, after all, the Sect Leader’s Disciple of the Liyuan Sect, nearing Foundation Establishment Perfection. Not only did he have numerous treasures, but his skills were also exceedingly high. Now, combining forces with his fellow junior brother to attack Wang Yu, he instantly doubled the pressure on Wang Yu, plunging him into a bitter battle.

The stalemate continued for Shen Jialuo.

Though she was at Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, she was, after all, a Golden Core Direct Disciple with extraordinary skills and cultivation nearing Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment. Thus, she was able to fight one against two, firmly resisting one Mid-Stage and one Early-Stage Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, her cloud-like hair was disheveled, and fragrant sweat dripped profusely, her steps never stopping. The golden bells emitted a fervent ringing, creating ripples that supported her in the air, making her skin shimmer with radiance, exquisitely beautiful.

This dance was actually a Secret Technique cultivated by Shen Jialuo, named ”Exorcism Star Dance,” used to dispel disasters and pray for blessings, significantly increasing her attack and defense capabilities.

Riding on the amplification brought by the Exorcism Star Dance, she wielded a pair of Golden Wheels with immense might, with a piece of Vermilion Silk deflecting various attacks, fighting her two opponents to a standstill, evenly matched in a deadlock.

Meanwhile, Yang Jiye was faring quite poorly.

Despite having the initial advantage, his abilities were countered by Xu Chengyun. Whether it was the Sound Wave String Killing Secret Technique, which was both offensive and defensive, formless and shadowless, or the Qiuniu, summoned by Xu Chengyun’s Dao Pattern, with thick scale armor and swift movements, both made it difficult for his focus on surprise attacks using dual hammers and dual swords to find a place to be utilized.

Once a surprise attack failed, he found himself in a passive position. After one round of attacks with his Spiritual Artifact, his Spiritual Power was heavily depleted, while the Qiuniu only lost some scale armor without suffering much damage.

In just a brief exchange, Yang Jiye’s offensive had transformed into a defensive stance, and in order to conserve Spiritual Power, he didn’t dare to recklessly employ Dao Patterns anymore.

”Your moves are just the same three tricks back and forth. Once the surprise attack fails, what else do you have?” Xu Chengyun sneered, ”Why not lay down your weapons and surrender? I could consider sparing your life.”

Yang Jiye gritted his teeth, slamming his hammers fiercely to push the Qiuniu back a bit, but the invisible sound blade left many cracks on his Defensive Spiritual Artifact.

An overwhelming sense of powerlessness gradually surged in his heart, and his breathing quickened and intensified. Although he understood the vast difference between himself and this Xuanguang Sect Sect Leader, and that defeat was only a matter of time, he had to hold on, he had to buy Lu Qian more time.

Once Xu Chengyun freed himself up, the battlefield situation would continue to deteriorate.

But at this time, suddenly, another cultivator’s body burst with blood, giving a muffled grunt, hurriedly fleeing towards Lingsha City.

It was Tong You!

This Feathered Scholar who had just entered Foundation Establishment, although he equipped a High-Tier Attack and Defense Spiritual Artifact, after all, came from a Loose Cultivator background, inherently lacking, with no powerful Secret Techniques in his arsenal.

Faced with a Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment from the Liyuan Sect, he was inferior in all aspects. Despite fighting courageously with blood and determination, he still lost a move, and after being stabbed in the thigh by the enemy’s sword, he had to flee into the city, planning to engage in guerilla tactics among the various buildings to delay.

But the enemy didn’t even spare him a glance, instead turning directly to charge at Lu Qian.

Their primary target was to kill Lu Qian!

The Flying Snake Daoist Soldier still blocked in front of Lu Qian, so now, the assault on the Flying Snake Daoist Soldier included one Late-Stage Foundation Establishment and two Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment enemies!

The Spiritual Artifacts chimed chaotically, the Magic Techniques flared randomly, and Tao Zhongxian, controlling the Flying Snake Daoist Soldier, no longer had the energy for antics or shouts, focusing entirely on protecting Lu Qian and resisting the fierce assault of the three attackers.

In order to protect Lu Qian, the Flying Snake Daoist Soldier couldn’t dodge or evade, and high-end techniques like ”Eighty-One Acupoint Chain Transmission” couldn’t exhibit their intended effects fully.

Even though the ”Regional Linked Defense Technology” was quite resilient, whenever attacked, large blocks of talisman seals would flicker over the hexagonal scales of the Flying Snake, each attack causing the scales in the corresponding area to vibrate together, jointly resisting the attack.

But this was soon noticed by the enemy.

”There’s something peculiar about this Daoist Soldier’s scale armor!” the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator shouted, ”Let’s attack it from a single point with our strongest attack together, we can surely break it!”

In an instant, the three of them activated their Dao Patterns simultaneously.

Spiritual Pressure surged forth, leaving numerous large cracks on the Glazed Tower walls. The Spiritual Artifacts in the three people’s hands radiated brilliantly, imbued with powerful might, enveloped in various colors of radiance, striking like lightning on the same area of the Flying Snake’s body!

The entire Daoist Soldier was driven back furiously, almost crushing Lu Qian beneath it. With a resounding crash, the extraordinarily potent combined attack finally exceeded the Daoist Soldier’s Regional Linked Defense limits, shattering a large patch of scale armor and exposing various mechanical components within the body!

Tao Zhongxian’s panicked voice came through: ”Sect Leader, leave quickly, the Daoist Soldier can’t hold on for much longer!”

Hearing this, the three attackers became even more excited, leaping into the air, again urging their Spiritual Artifacts for a fierce attack.

Lu Qian cursed inwardly, shouting in a deep voice, ”Hold on! Delay them for as long as possible!”

Only then did Tao Zhongxian realize he misspoke, revealing the bottom line, felt deeply ashamed, and with gritted teeth, controlled the Daoist Soldier to pounce forward.

Before I die, I must not let them harm the Sect Leader!

And Lu Qian’s gaze penetrated the huge hole in the wall, looking skyward.

Little Yan, hasn’t it succeeded yet?

At this very moment, amidst the booming explosions of Spiritual Power Cannons, the clashing eruptions of various attacks, and the ferocious sounds of battle, Wu Yan’s expression was anxious, yet she was firmly held back by Zhuang Qing and Yinn Hongbo.

She knew her responsibility was significant, and up to this point, the hope of victory might lie in her, in the Primordial Pearl. As long as she could break into the Ten Extremes Ten Directions Array and kill Master Lingyin, Lu Qian could be liberated, and the battle situation might change.

Besides, Master Yeguang was about to return!

However, in her utmost anxiety, Zhuang Qing remained calm and composed, directing a seamless cooperation with Yinn Hongbo, firmly entangling Wu Yan.

He even directly shouted to Yinn Hongbo: ”Sect Leader, don’t be eager to make a meritorious service. Master Yeguang is about to return. We just need to bide our time to win!”

At this moment, spiritual talismans spiraled around the two, forming a massive talisman array. This was the defensive method they came up with after being frightened by Wu Yan’s unpredictable and elusive attacks earlier.

This method seemed clumsy, yet it was very effective.

Wu Yan’s Light-Piercing Shadowless Sword, empowered by her Void Spiritual Root, could become completely invisible and undetectable, but when it swung towards the two of them, it would disrupt the talisman array, revealing its trajectory in the explosions of numerous spiritual talismans, allowing the two to block it.

And Wu Yan also tried using Water Element Techniques to destroy these talisman arrays, but talismanic techniques were a specialty of the Spirit Talisman Sect. Even when engulfed by water whips and water waves, Zhuang Qing and Yinn Hongbo’s two large brushes would stroke point by point, and large batches of spiritual talismans would rise up, revolving continuously around their bodies.

Even the Secret Techniques recorded in the ”Supreme Primordial Spirit Sea-Suppressing Divine Skill” were used by Wu Yan once, but the opponents coordinated seamlessly, plus Wu Yan’s cultivation time was short and her cultivation was just at Initial Foundation Establishment, she still couldn’t achieve any success.

However, the two opponents’ attacks were temporarily unable to do anything to Wu Yan either.

Before Wu Yan rose a Top-Grade Defensive Spiritual Artifact, Spirit Flower Green Calyx. With three layers inside and outside, composed of thirty-six green petals forming layer upon layer of defense, it dispelled some ordinary attacks into nothingness amidst its rustling motion.

Yet, Zhuang Qing and Yinn Hongbo seized the right moments, coordinating Dao Pattern Talisman Forms with Dao Pattern Chains, using their Gold and Silver Brushes with Iron Painting and Silver Hooks, enveloped with layers of mighty power in talisman annihilation, shooting towards Wu Yan.

Such talismanic techniques couldn’t be withstood by a Defensive Spiritual Artifact alone!

But the moment the spiritual talismans struck Wu Yan, the air rippled like water, and the talismans passed directly through her figure, her spirit-like silhouette reappearing dozens of meters away in the blink of an eye.

There it was again! Zhuang Qing recalled the terrifyingly powerful Thunder Ball unleashed by Master Yeguang earlier. It exploded into a mass of Thunder Light, engulfing Wu Yan and Yang Jiye’s Thunder Ball, yet it felt like it hit only air.

Could it be that this person’s Dao Pattern ability can ignore attacks?

Impossible, if attacks could be ignored, that would make her invincible! Even Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators had never been heard of possessing such Divine Techniques, how could she possibly, just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, have such abilities.

Zhuang Qing continually tested Wu Yan’s Dao Pattern with attacks, organizing all sorts of conjectures in his mind. Strange ripples, penetrating attacks, reappearing a certain distance away...

In an instant, a hypothesis formed in his mind.

It wasn’t ignoring attacks, but the attacks never actually hit!

Wu Yan’s Dao Pattern likely has a capability akin to illusions, appearing to stand there, yet the true body is elsewhere.

Let’s see how I break it!