A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 605: Chapter 482: Sacrifice (Part 2)

As the monster advanced, it moved like surging lightning, reaching the cave entrance in an instant. Seeing the thick, slick layer of liquid before it, the monster let out a roar. Arcs of electricity crackled and shone on its body, suddenly shooting out like an electric net sweeping across the ground.

Wherever the sharp hum of electricity passed, the ”Lost Hoof Potion” on the ground instantly vaporized and was scorched, losing its effect completely!

With a screeching cry, it flashed into the stone room.

In front of it, several bottles of potions collided with each other and exploded!

With a buzzing roar!

The room suddenly lit up with a flash, turning blindingly white, while a strong stench rolled over with a wave of heat.

At that moment, the monster’s vision, its snake-like sense of smell, and heat perception all took a heavy hit. Although it could still sense with its Divine Sense, the intense discomfort caused it to let out a sharp howl and pause for a moment.

”Shitou!” Li Da shouted loudly, and the prepared Wang Ruoyu charged forward like a thick-skinned rhino, making the stone chamber rumble. Leaping up, the massive body of rock armor gathered immense force, slamming a shield into the monster’s face!

Lightning flashed and crackled!

Although the monster staggered back, its entire body surged with thunder and lightning. The long arcs of electricity swept in all directions, knocking down several human-snakes that had followed into the stone chamber.

This Foundation Establishment power was truly hard to resist. With a loud crash, the round shield shattered into pieces, and Wang Ruoyu cried out in pain as the rock armor on his body cracked under the current.

But he endured the arcs of electricity carving burn marks on his body. His muscles bulged, and the Spiritual Power of the ”Tidal Surge Thunderbolt Skill” surged through him. His footsteps left a trail of prints on the ground as his body pushed forward relentlessly.

In the next moment, he had pushed the Foundation Establishment Human-Snake to the cave entrance, half of its tail already hanging outside!

Just a little bit more, but the Human-Snake reacted, its snake body gripping the edge of the rock wall. With a flash of Thunder Light, it struck Wang Ruoyu, knocking him back, bleeding and flying away.

Just as it was about to let out a triumphant hiss, it suddenly saw a flash before its eyes. Two daggers came at it from the left and right, aimed straight for its eyes. Contemptuously snorting, it swept the daggers away with a wave of its claws.

But it didn’t notice the two black daggers that had already struck heavily on the front of its snake body, right at the edge of the stone chamber!

With a crisp crack, the surface, made especially brittle by the monster’s lightning, shattered with a bang!

The monster let out a roar of anger and fear, plummeting down the cliff!

”Quick, let’s go!” This was the last chance. Li Da grabbed hold of Wang Ruoyu and dove toward the outside. Just as they were about to fall, a Flying Spiritual Artifact was summoned, carrying them forward.

But at that moment, the monsters clinging to the cliff all raised their heads simultaneously and spat out jets of venom!

With a crash, the Flying Spiritual Artifact was instantly destroyed. In the spinning chaos, both of them fell down.

How could this be? How could they seize the timing so precisely, this—

Li Da’s eyes widened in horror, seeing yet another group of new monsters appear on the two sides of the cliff. Among these monsters, four Foundation Establishment level Spiritual Pressures stood out conspicuously.

So that’s it, they have new leaders directing them!

At this moment of despair, Li Da still didn’t give up. He spread his limbs wide, ready to release a few talismans to harness the explosive power, hoping to propel himself and Wang Ruoyu above the stream water, searching for a sliver of survival.

Suddenly, light flashed!

Li Da and Wang Ruoyu were snatched up by someone, an Array Realm of glowing light lifting them up.

At this moment, Wang Ruoyu’s whole body was scorched black, dizzy and disoriented, just as he was about to struggle, he heard Li Da exclaim joyfully, ”Sect Leader Liuu!”

The old and frail cultivator, hunchbacked, steadied his body driving the Array Map, and smiled, ”You two young friends, I’ve already passed on the Sect Leader position. I’m not the Sect Leader anymore.”

It was actually the former Sect Leader of the Xianyou Sect, Liuu Muchi!

”Elder Liuu,” Li Da quickly said, ”Did you receive my message? Let’s go quickly, it’s too dangerous here!”

Liuu Muchi swept his Divine Sense across the scene, the situation of the monsters imprinted into his Sea of Consciousness, he moved his body and hurriedly flew out.

He shook his head, ”It wasn’t a message, I just happened to be passing by.”

It turned out he had been wandering for years, recently feeling increasingly powerless, his strength failing, realizing his end was near. Hence, he decided to return to the Kongming Mountain Xianyou Sect, preparing to rest eternally at the Mountain Gate.

Who would have thought he would encounter this situation along the way, prompting him to lend a hand.

Just as Li Da and Wang Ruoyu settled their hearts, they heard the Human-Snake monsters on both sides shout fiercely, ”Where do you think you’re going!”

Several Foundation Establishment level leaders flicked their scales, launching various attacks directly at Liuu Muchi.

Some summoned Wind Blade Tornados over a dozen feet tall, some conjured a dense barrage of Poison Arrows, while others sent Water Dragons whooshing through the sky and yet others had Thunderbolts rising everywhere, coiling into serpentine shapes that struck forward.

Liuu Muchi hastily raised the Eight Trigrams Lock Dragon Formation, but after only a few strikes, he felt his Spiritual Power plummeting, the Array Realm on the verge of collapse.

Under the torrent of attacks, it became impossible to break through.

He sighed softly, ”This old body of mine, it’s no good any longer.”

”You two young friends, after you escape, please speak kindly on our Xianyou Sect’s behalf to Sect Leader Lu, and look after us when you can.”

Li Da’s eyes widened, as he heard Liuu Muchi shout, ”Go!”

From his frail body, a final wave of Spiritual Power erupted, the withered Spirit Flower glowing brilliantly one last time!

The Eight Trigrams Lock Dragon Formation suddenly expanded, actually engulfing the cliffs on both sides, locking the monsters within the formation.

At the same time, a Flying Sword whisked Li Da and Wang Ruoyu away, shooting out into the open, flying swiftly toward the distance.

”Sect Leader Liuu!” In mid-air, only Li Da and Wang Ruoyu’s cries of shock were left.

The aging cultivator straightened his body, facing the throng of approaching monsters on both sides, he smiled contemptuously.

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Half a day later, Lu Qian, advancing with the Mingyu Sword Sect’s army toward Dongping County, heard the buzzing of the Illusory Sound Treasure Conch in his hand, receiving the latest message from Minglong Mountain.

It turned out that after the destruction of the Xuanguang Sect, another Illusory Sound Treasure Conch belonging to Master Moyun was found in the Xuanguang Sect’s treasury, completing a pair for Lu Qian.

Now, one of the pair was placed at Minglong Mountain, while Lu Qian carried the other, facilitating communication.

”Jiang Qingfeng, Wang Yu, Wu Yan, and their group have returned to Minglong Mountain.”

”There’s a change in the Divine Flood Dragon Sect!”

Lu Qian was startled, stopping in his tracks. After a quick exchange, he finally understood the situation.

Li Da and Wang Ruoyu had discovered the Divine Flood Dragon Sect’s Mountain Gate wide open. Upon exploration, they encountered an attack by Human-Snake Monsters, spotting two or three hundred at the Qi Cultivation Level, and five at the Foundation Establishment Level.

The two narrowly escaped death, thanks to the rescue by the former Sect Leader of the Xianyou Sect, Liuu Muchi, who sacrificed himself in Hidden Dragon Stream to aid their escape.

Later, a support team from Shuangye Square arrived at Hidden Dragon Stream but failed to contact Li Da and Wang Ruoyu, remaining on high alert. The team also encountered the Human-Snake Monsters, and although several disciples were lost, most managed to retreat quickly.

The support team and Li Da, Wang Ruoyu, returned one after the other to Shuangye Square. Their combined intelligence was analyzed at Minglong Mountain and presented to Lu Qian.

Could it be that Hidden Dragon Stream has been occupied by the Human-Snake Monsters? What about Ji Yunrou?

Lu Qian’s expression turned serious, Xiao Tianci beside him also heard it all clearly. He had never been comfortable with the Divine Flood Dragon Sect’s secret of Human-Snake fusion, now frowning deeply.

After a brief thought, Lu Qian decided to report the matter to Master Cangfeng.

Master Yaoming had narrowly escaped severe injury, while the Mingyu Sword Sect advanced rapidly, already pushing four hundred miles towards Dongping County, seizing three Spirit Veins.

Finally, Dongping County reacted, gathering its full strength to mount a defense, and their ally Huaiyou County moved to provide aid. A large battle was imminent, and who would have thought such a thing would happen now!

However, to be fair, the Divine Flood Dragon Sect is a subordinate Sect to the Mingyu Sword Sect, and Hidden Dragon Stream is within the Liangxiang County’s territory. Although disciples of the Yunshan Sect and its subordinates suffered losses there, until Master Cangfeng makes a decision, as an ally, Lu Qian couldn’t act arbitrarily.

Master Cangfeng’s beautiful face suddenly tensed, and he stood up abruptly, issuing orders.

”Come, gather six Foundation Establishment, four hundred Qi Cultivation Elites, and eight Floating Battleships, and advance to Hidden Dragon Stream.”

”Quickly contact Fairy Ye Xiao of the Huanggen Sect, asking her to lead troops here to assist in battling Dongping County.”