A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 62: Chapter 59: A Narrow Escape

Finally, I’m out! If I don’t massacre this place entirely, I can’t quell this hatred!

Although more than half of my spiritual power has been exhausted, who here can stop me with just these nobodies?

With a flick of his finger, the Cold Frost Flying Sword flashed across the air, and those few disciples’ bodies were severed in two before they could even scream. Their blood was frozen, unable to flow.

Right, there’s still that damned Array Cultivator!

Qian Ruyi’s divine sense flickered as he began to sense where the spiritual Qi gathered in this place. Although he didn’t understand arrays, he knew that an Array Cultivator would place their Array Map within a Spirit Vein. As long as he found the Spirit Vein, he could find the Array Cultivator.

After a few moments, he excitedly widened his eyes; he found it!

Qian Ruyi moved his body and rose into the air with sword control.

Just then, a long howl suddenly came from the sky, the sound waves rolling in; it was Zhang Shouchang’s voice: ”Elder Qian! Chaosheng Sect disciples, retreat immediately!”

Qian Ruyi looked up in astonishment, only then realizing that it was another Feathered Scholar from the Zhou Family leading reinforcements!

Zhang Shouchang couldn’t hold back two Feathered Scholars alone, so he had to call his people back.

And at this time!

Qian Ruyi felt his anger clogging his chest, with Spirit Snake Peak already stripped of its heavy defenses, like tender meat delivered to his mouth!

He was about to disregard everything and press forward when Zhang Shouchang urgently shouted again: ”Elder Qian, return quickly!”

That damned Array Cultivator, next time I will kill you!

Qian Ruyi shouted and soared into the sky on his flying sword. Outside the array, the disciples of the Three Sects wanted to chase the retreating Chaosheng Sect cultivators, but Qian Ruyi pounced like a fierce tiger from behind, with chilling winds and crisscrossing sword light that no one could resist.

In an instant, miserable cries rang out continuously, with six or seven elites of the Three Sects slain by him. The leaders of the Three Sects and the remaining disciples were terrified and had to scatter afar, allowing the Chaosheng Sect disciples to retreat.

As the sound of the sword whistled, Qian Ruyi saw from afar that Zhang Shouchang was entangled on both sides by two Foundation Establishment cultivators, barely holding on. At this, his escape light shone greatly, charging directly to aid him.

Seeing Qian Ruyi come to help, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators felt their mission given by Zhou Chao was complete. Unwilling to fight to the death, they jumped aside, once again forming a standoff.

Now, ahead of the Chaosheng Sect was almost the entire Zhou Family army, with Three Sects cultivators trailing behind. Fighting it out would not yield any benefits.

Seeing that attacking the Three Sects’ station was now impossible, the Qingli Sect and Liuhua Valley cultivators panted heavily, their faces twisted with anger, their resentment growing larger, even harboring grievances against their own Sect Leader of Chaosheng Sect.

Watching the two vassals together, filled with resentment, Zhang Shouchang only felt bitterness in his heart.

What was going on? Had his plan failed?

Seeing Zhang Shouchang looking at him, Qian Ruyi caught his breath and angrily said: ”That Array Cultivator made a move, and I was entangled by him, so I couldn’t break the array quickly. The plan to attack Spirit Snake Peak has failed.”

Entangled? Zhang Shouchang’s first reaction was also a Foundation Establishment Array Cultivator, but he quickly dismissed the idea. If there was another Foundation Establishment Array Cultivator, would the Zhou Family still be enclosing us and not have turned this battle around?

Seeing Zhang Shouchang’s puzzled expression, Qian Ruyi continued, ”That Array Cultivator isn’t Foundation Establishment, but they are very strange and capable of launching Foundation Establishment-level attacks, making them very hard to deal with.”

Zhang Shouchang snorted angrily: ”Where did the Zhou Family recruit such a cultivator? The Zhou Family was nothing but a pile of old bones; I was sure to take them down. Now they’ve revived, proving that someone capable must be guiding and advising them! We must thoroughly investigate this when we return.”

Qian Ruyi gripped the hilt of his sword: ”We absolutely cannot let this go, especially concerning that Array Cultivator. We must get to the bottom of it. The next time we meet, I will encase him in Profound Ice and hang him here at Spirit Snake Peak for all to see for a hundred years!”

The two of them, along with the cultivators, returned to their floating battleship, slowly retreating toward Chaosheng Sect’s mountain gate. Although the Qingli Mountain and Liuhua Valley cultivators were full of resentment and unwillingness, they ultimately did not dare defy their Sect Leader, begrudgingly obeying.

Zhou Chao sent the main force of the Zhou Family back to guard the mountain gate, preventing the Chaosheng Sect from launching a counterattack. The Three Sects’ cultivators trailed from a distance, watching as the Chaosheng Sect gradually retreated.

On Spirit Snake Peak, Lu Qian carried Master Xuan Ji, leading Jiang Qingfeng out of a dense cluster of shrubs. He looked at the retreating escape light in the sky and sighed long.

This was a narrow escape. Even with careful hiding, finding us with Foundation Establishment divine sense is easy. Had it been just a moment later, the three of us would have perished here on Spirit Snake Peak!

As his mind relaxed, Lu Qian suddenly felt dizzy, hearing a buzzing in his ears, nearly collapsing to the ground.

Jiang Qingfeng quickly came up, supporting Lu Qian with one hand and holding Master Xuan Ji with the other.

Right, Master Xuan Ji, how is Master Xuan Ji?

Lu Qian forced down the nausea from the overexertion of his divine sense and hurriedly laid Master Xuan Ji flat on the ground.

The usually lively old man now had a pale, golden face, and his nose and mouth were covered with blood.

”Elder Zhou! Elder Zhou!” He called out anxiously, sensing Master Xuan Ji’s weak and unsteady breathing. He quickly reached out to feel for a heartbeat at Master Xuan Ji’s chest, only to find a porcelain bottle.

Recalling Master Xuan Ji’s mention of a secret medicine, he hastily took it out. It was just the most common Healing Elixir for the Qi Cultivation Stage, the Rejuvenation Pill!

Lu Qian cried out in realization, understanding everything instantly.

There was no secret medicine to restore divine sense! Master Xuan Ji was squeezing out his own divine sense to the fullest!

”If you forcefully drive your divine sense, it will damage your foundations, and your consciousness will have a hard time growing further, potentially ruining it...”

You stopped me by saying this, yet you—

Lu Qian felt a lump in his throat, a pang in his heart, hot tears instantly welling up in his eyes, blurring his vision.

Jiang Qingfeng suddenly exclaimed: ”Junior Brother, another Foundation Establishment has arrived!”

Lu Qian hastily looked up, seeing two thick escape lights shooting straight towards them from the sky. He struggled to stand, trying to shoulder Master Xuan Ji onto his back, but the lights rushed in too quickly, almost upon them.

Jiang Qingfeng drew the Cold Frost Sword and stood in front of Lu Qian and Master Xuan Ji. Just then, a familiar voice shouted: ”Sect Leader Lu, Fellow Daoist Jiang, it’s me!”

Lu Qian focused his eyes, seeing a familiar black-faced man; who else could it be but Zhou Chao?

Finally here, the Zhou Family Feathered Scholar!

Anger surged endlessly in Lu Qian’s heart. Zhou Chao hastily turned his face away, not daring to look Lu Qian in the eyes.

Suddenly, a Feathered Scholar beside Zhou Chao softly exclaimed: ”This person’s divine sense is severely injured?”

Hearing this, Lu Qian quickly bowed and eagerly asked: ”Esteemed Feathered Scholar, since you have noted this, do you have a way to remedy it?”

Only then did Zhou Chao take a good look at the unconscious Master Xuan Ji on the ground, exclaiming and repeatedly saying, ”Honored Guest Fang, if you have a method, please act swiftly to save him.”

Honored Guest Fang nodded, knelt down, and placed his hand on Master Xuan Ji’s forehead. Gradually, tiny green rays emanated from his body, entering Master Xuan Ji’s forehead Niwan Palace, traveling around him before returning to Honored Guest Fang himself.

Lu Qian and the others concentrated, holding their breath and watching nervously, only to hear Honored Guest Fang sigh: ”This person’s divine sense was first depleted and then desperately squeezed, disturbing his soul. Now his Divine Soul is damaged, and the situation is very serious.”