Clan Cultivation: Starting with Building an Island Immortal City

34: Turn the tables and launch a counter-encirclement.Flames soared to the sky, and battle cries shook the earth.

The dense Xuanjia Army soldiers surged like a tide, crashing against the tottering gates and high walls of the Li Mansion.

Arrows flew like locusts, and burning fire arrows occasionally shot into the courtyard, igniting beams and pillars, sending up thick smoke.

Xia Donghai sat astride his horse, standing at the rear of the army formation, a cold and triumphant smile playing on the corner of his lips.

”Put more effort into it! Break down the gate, and receive a hundred taels as a reward!”

He cracked his whip and shouted fiercely.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred!

In the direction of the Xuanjia Army’s rear formation, a series of shrill screams suddenly erupted!

The originally orderly rear army formation was instantly thrown into chaos, as if a giant invisible blade had brutally plunged into it!

People and horses toppled, and blood splattered!

”What’s going on?!”

The smile on Xia Donghai’s face suddenly froze, and he turned his head back in horror.

Li Qingchuan was also startled, almost slipping from his horse.

They saw several human-shaped Vicious Beasts charging into the rear army formation. Wherever they passed, Xuanjia Army soldiers were easily torn apart like straw!

One particularly burly figure, wielding a dark and heavy overlord spear, moved like a Dragon, sweeping through the army. Each strike carried an overwhelming force!

On the other side, arrows whistled through the air. Each steel arrow seemed to have eyes, precisely piercing the throats of officers, never missing its mark!

Several young but fierce figures followed closely behind, their blades flashing, coordinating perfectly, like a sharp arrowhead, tearing open a gap in the heavy encirclement!

And at the very front of that ”arrowhead,” a figure they absolutely did not want to see at this moment slowly approached.

The newcomer wore a dark robe, his hair and beard slightly raised, his face as calm as an ancient well. Only his eyes seemed to contain a thunderous storm.

With every step he took, an invisible wave of Qi seemed to push outwards, sweeping away all who stood in his way!

Who else could it be but Li Yinglong?!

Behind him, Li Changyu, Li Changxuan, Stone Iron Ox, Zhao Mingyuan, Li Changyue, Li Changxue, and other Li family disciples, all exuded Killing Intent, their eyes sharp. There was no trace of youthful innocence left in them; they were clearly a group of battle-hardened, reborn tigers and wolves!

”Li... Li Yinglong?! You... you’re not dead?!”

Xia Donghai shrieked as if he had seen a ghost, the color draining from his face instantly.

Li Qingchuan was even more frightened, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. With a cry of ”Ah,” he slumped from his horse, falling onto the dust, trembling like a sieve.

”Impossible! This is impossible! I clearly sent boats to search the surrounding sea...”

Xia Donghai muttered to himself.

However, the changes were not over yet--

”Clang!!!”

The already precarious main gate of the Li family was suddenly pulled open from the inside!

Under the firelight, Li Qingshan stood tall, holding a long sword. Where was the previous disarray of being poisoned and exhausted, only able to wait for death?

Behind him, Uncle Zhong, Lei Heng, Li Qinghe, Zhao Zhiyuan, and other core Li family members who were supposed to be paralyzed by poison, as well as numerous elite guards, all held their weapons, radiating Killing Intent. There was no sign of poisoning whatsoever!

”Xia Donghai! Li Qingchuan! You traitors! You’ve fallen into our trap!”

Li Qingshan’s voice boomed like a bell, pointing his long sword forward:

”Sons of the Li family! Follow me to kill the enemy! Annihilate the rebels!”

”Kill!!!”

The long-accumulated anger and Battle Intent erupted with a roar!

Led by Li Qingshan, the Li family members surged out from the gate like a bursting flood, launching a fierce counter-charge!

In an instant, the tables turned!

Although the Xuanjia Army was well-equipped, they were suddenly caught off guard by this drastic change, attacked from both front and back. Their command system instantly collapsed, and their morale was shattered. They were beaten back repeatedly, suffering heavy casualties.

Xia Donghai watched helplessly as his carefully arranged favorable situation crumbled in an instant, trembling with rage, his eyes bloodshot.

He suddenly looked at Li Qingchuan, who was slumped on the ground, his eyes spitting fire:

”Useless! Didn’t you say it was foolproof?! Didn’t you say they were all poisoned?!”

Li Qingchuan’s face was ashen, and he spoke incoherently:

”I... I saw them drink it with my own eyes... That poison... that poison was colorless and odorless, it was given by you...”

”Idiot!”

Xia Donghai kicked Li Qingchuan over, instantly realizing what had happened.

”Fake... It was all fake! You already knew! You deliberately showed weakness to lure the snake out of its hole! Li Yinglong, you... you came back long ago! You’ve been hiding in the dark?!”

He finally understood the key point.

The Li family had deliberately shown weakness in their repeated probes, making him misjudge that Li Yinglong would definitely not return in the short term, and might even have died overseas. Only then did he dare to launch the final attack with confidence.

Little did he know, the other party had already set a net and was waiting!

Li Yinglong advanced step by step. Wherever he passed, Xuanjia Army soldiers flew backwards, none spared.

His gaze calmly swept over the two, as if looking at two clowns.

”City Guard Xia, if you hadn’t been so insatiably greedy, pressing step by step, trying to drive my Li family to extinction, why would it have come to this?”

”Today’s consequences are all the causes you sowed yesterday.”

Xia Donghai’s face was ashen, and his breathing was rapid.

But years of cunning in officialdom forced him to calm down, and he shouted with a fierce but inwardly weak tone:

”Li Yinglong! Don’t be so arrogant! This official is an Imperial Dynasty official, ordered to guard Linhai City! Your gathering to resist the law, attacking and killing imperial soldiers, is tantamount to rebellion! This is a capital crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations! If you surrender now, this official might be able to petition the Imperial Dynasty to plead for your Li family, only punishing the ringleader! If you continue to resist stubbornly, when the heavenly army arrives, your Li family will surely be wiped out, leaving no trace!”

He tried to use the righteousness of the Imperial Dynasty to subdue Li Yinglong, making a final struggle.

However, Li Yinglong, upon hearing this, only showed a faint sneer.

”The Imperial Dynasty? The Great Xing Imperial Dynasty is now engulfed in war, with millions of refugees and warlords carving up territories. It can barely take care of itself, so how can it spare the effort to care about the gains and losses of a city on the shores of the East Sea?”

He raised his hand and pointed in the direction outside the city, his voice suddenly turning sharp:

”The tens of thousands of refugees outside the city are ironclad proof of the Imperial Dynasty’s moral decay and the turmoil of the world! You, Xia Donghai, as the City Guard, instead of thinking about protecting the borders and bringing peace to the people, colluded with internal traitors, framed the innocent, and exploited the villagers. What use is such a corrupt official? Today, I, Li, will bring a bright and clear sky to Linhai City!”

”You... you dare?!”

Xia Donghai was utterly terrified, filled with both shock and anger.

Li Yinglong said no more, only giving a look.

Thunder Frost understood, and without hesitation, drew her bow and nocked an arrow!

”Whoosh—!”

A sharp arrow tore through the air, heading straight for Xia Donghai’s throat!

Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!

Xia Donghai had no time to react. He only felt the breath of death assailing him, terrifying him and making his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. He closed his eyes and screamed:

”Immortal Master, save me!!!”

At the critical moment!

”Buzz!”

A faint hum sounded.

The air about a foot in front of Xia Donghai rippled like water.

The sharp arrow, capable of piercing iron armor, seemed to hit an invisible barrier, stopping abruptly less than half a foot from Xia Donghai’s throat!

The arrow shaft vibrated violently, then with a ”bang,” it exploded into countless fragments, scattering down.

Xia Donghai collapsed to the ground, having narrowly escaped death, his trousers already wet.

Li Yinglong’s pupils suddenly contracted, and his usually calm expression finally showed a hint of solemnity. His gaze shot like lightning into the depths of the Xuanjia Army formation.

Three figures, dressed in strange clothes and with a temperament distinctly different from the surrounding soldiers, slowly walked out of the chaotic army formation.

The leader was a young man with an arrogant expression, dressed in a brocade magic robe, holding a gold-painted folding fan. The invisible shield just now was from his hand.

To his left was a gaunt old man with sinister eyes, holding a banner. Black Qi swirled on the banner’s surface, and faint ghostly wails could be heard.

To his right was a graceful woman with a charming face, playing with a shimmering jade pendant between her fingers, smiling at Li Yinglong, but her eyes were as cold as a snake’s.

Around all three, Spiritual Qi fluctuations faintly emanated. Although they tried their best to restrain it, the pressure, far exceeding that of mortals, still brought the chaotic battlefield to a standstill.

”Cultivators...”

Li Yinglong slowly uttered three words.

So, this was Xia Donghai’s true trump card and reliance!