A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 543: Chapter 459: Blood Spirit Ancestral Talisman_2

As the silver light flickered, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Now the city was fraught with danger. Earlier, the opponents’ Qi Cultivation Elites, numbering more than two hundred, had entered the city, while we had only seventy to eighty people and could only rely on the terrain for resistance and counterattacks.

Fortunately, not long after, Zheng Duan sent a Divine Ship for support. Now, the disciples from three Divine Ships had dispersed into the city, and our numbers were now comparable to the enemy.

An intense battle broke out on both sides, with sounds of combat, explosions, and leaping flames everywhere.

These enemies, mainly disciples of the Xuanguang Sect, from a Golden Core Great Sect, were not weak and quite troublesome. Seeing our numbers increase, many enemies had gone from overt to covert, setting ambushes and launching sneak attacks.

In such a perilous situation, forming a Battle Array undoubtedly increased our chances of survival and victory.

”We are heading toward the Glazed Tower.” Wuh Zilan struggled to identify direction amidst the rubble of a collapsed building, ”The Sect Leader is there. We’ll gather our comrades along the way and regroup.”

Though she tried to remain calm, she felt extremely uneasy.

Senior Brother Fanx, how are you now...

Heading toward the center was a decision all the squad leaders would make. Therefore, silver starlight points lit up here and there in the city, moving slowly and arduously toward the center.

Inside a four-story building, whose doors were completely destroyed, the area was filled with glowing light and floating fragrance; shattered porcelain bottles, glazed bottles, Treasure Gourds were everywhere... and scattered all over the ground were Spirit Pills glowing in various colors.

This was an Alchemy Room of the Yunshan Sect, a place for storing Spirit Pills. Although the doors were once heavily guarded, with outstanding defenses and multiple Arrays for protection, they were now exposed due to the ongoing battle, as various attacks from the sky smashed through its protection and revealed the hidden Spirit Pills.

The drifting fragrance of Pill Qi naturally attracted the enemy’s covetous gaze.

With a crisp sound, a small Qi Cultivator from the Xuanguang Sect accidentally crushed a porcelain bottle on the ground, prompting his short, plump companion to mutter under his breath: ”Be careful! Don’t attract the people from the Yunshan Sect.”

”The Yunshan Sect is but a scattered force; we, three brothers, killed several on the way here.” The small cultivator snorted, then greedily patted his pocket, ”But they’ve got plenty of good stuff on them, made us quite a fortune.”

All three were in the Late-Stage Qi Cultivation, truly a formidable force when united.

Another burly cultivator shook his head: ”Be careful, the ones we killed were just from the Shuangye Alliance. The Yunshan Sect Inner Sect Disciples are in the city now; they’re tough.”

Remembering the brilliant silver light they saw on the ground that could resist a Golden Core Master, the small cultivator shrank his neck and fell silent.

Yet, this Alchemy Room was quiet, their Divine Sense showed nothing unusual. With various Elixirs displayed in plain view, how could they resist?

News of Yunshan Sect’s unique Spirit Pills hitting the market had long reached them. Those were expensive, rare goods, surely found here!

With this thought, the three adjusted their formation, with the small and short cultivators probing ahead while the burly one watched their rear as they slowly moved up to the fourth floor and headed deeper into the Alchemy Room.

The farther in they went, the more intact the storage racks became, and the higher the value of the Elixirs, dazzling them with colors of Spirit Light. Finally, within a half-open door ahead, a corner of a row of neatly arranged porcelain bottles emerged, and seeing a Protective Array floating atop them excited the group.

Rare treasures!

The small cultivator was about to step forward, but the burly one stopped him: ”Be wary of traps!”

The short cultivator shivered. Indeed, this place seemed untouched by battle, everything intact, yet why was the door open to such a crucial area?

And displaying the Spirit Pills just behind the door, it was too coincidental.

The small cultivator raised his hand, and a Flying Sword shot out, shattering the door into pieces, while the short cultivator, shielded by a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, rolled inside, wildly slashing upward with his short sword, only to hit nothing—there was no enemy lurking on the ceiling.

The burly cultivator cautiously brought up the rear, eyes fixed on the doorway.

But nothing happened, and they all breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed it was just a false alarm.

Several of the shelves had Elixir labels, Three Treasures Jade Dew Pill, Star Dew Nourishing Spirit Pill, One Qi Evergreen Pill...

These were Yunshan Sect’s precious, unique Spirit Pills!

The two at the front quickly activated their Magical Artifacts, hacking away, breaking the Defensive Array on the elixir shelves, then eagerly rolling up their sleeves to stuff all kinds of Spirit Pills into their Storage Pouches.

The burly cultivator behind, eyes still on the doorway, urged them, ”Hurry up, and keep the noise down...”

The small cultivator had no time for him, grabbing five or six porcelain bottles. But just as his hands were full of Spirit Pills and his attention entirely absorbed by the fortune—

A fierce black light suddenly pierced from behind the elixir shelf, swiftly stabbing into his throat!

The porcelain bottles crashed to the ground, shattering with a series of clangs. The remaining two were startled; there was someone behind the shelf!

They immediately raised their Defensive Spiritual Artifacts and unsheathed their swords, smashing the shelf to pieces, but found nothing behind it, only a round hole in the floor.

It seemed the elixir shelf and wall didn’t quite fit together, leaving a narrow gap. Lured by the allure of the Spirit Pills, the trio paid no attention to it at all.

That person, remarkably patient, had hidden in the narrow gap behind the elixir rack, using the Spirit Pills’ Spiritual Mechanism to mask himself from the trio’s perception, always separated from them by a thin wooden board until the perfect moment to strike, taking his target out in one blow.