Han Li’s side had nine Foundation Establishment cultivators and over sixty Qi Condensation disciples. Although they were somewhat weaker than their opponents, with the support of the Four Evils Formation, they still had a fighting chance. At Xuan Le’s signal, Han Li and the other cultivators flew upward, positioning themselves near the Four Evils Formation while silently observing the enemy’s movements.
Only now could Han Li clearly see the appearance of the invading demonic path cultivators!
Most of them wore red or yellow robes, seemingly belonging to two different sects.
At the forefront were an ordinary-looking young woman in red and an elderly man in his sixties or seventies wearing a yellow robe. Their cultivation levels weren’t particularly impressive—early Foundation Establishment and late Foundation Establishment respectively—and they were smiling while conversing with each other.
“Be careful, these people are from the Blazing Flame Sect and the Heavenly Fiend Sect,” said Lü Tianmeng, the only one with experience fighting against the six sects, speaking gravelly to the cultivators around him. He seemed quite wary of these two sects!
Upon hearing this, Han Li and the other cultivators became highly alert and even more cautious.
At that moment, the young woman in red above stopped talking. She turned her head and calmly said a few words.
Han Li and the others were too far away to hear clearly. However, all the red-robed cultivators behind her flew forward, slowly approaching the Four Evils Formation in the canyon below.
Simultaneously, the old man in yellow silently waved his hand. Immediately, the yellow-robed cultivators on his side transformed into over a dozen streaks of yellow light, charging straight toward the Four Evils Formation, seemingly intending to strike first despite moving later. This made Han Li and the others in the formation hold their breath, and some of the more impatient ones directly summoned their magical instruments.
Of course, these yellow-robed cultivators weren’t foolish enough to charge directly into the formation. They stopped about ten zhang away from the Four Evils Formation and revealed their forms. Then, various magical instruments flew out from these cultivators, fiercely assaulting the formation.
The collision between the strange lights of the magical instruments and the green, red, blue, and yellow restrictions of the Four Evils Formation produced thunderous explosive sounds, causing the expressions of the seven sects’ members below to change slightly.
“Half of you deal with these Heavenly Fiend Sect members—don’t let them break the formation. The other half, stay alert and guard against the Blazing Flame Sect cultivators!” Xuan Le of the Masked Moon Sect pondered for a moment before speaking decisively.
He then leaped out of the formation,率先 releasing a small white sword that transformed into a white rainbow, blocking a flying dagger and a bead-shaped magical instrument outside the Four Evils Formation.
Hearing this, the cultivators following Xuan Le also released their magical instruments, rushing out of the formation to intercept most of the enemy’s attacks. Han Li was among them. He released the Gold Devouring Mother and Son Blades, which he had mastered, forming a golden net with several golden lights that directly trapped a green halberd-like magical instrument.
Since the owner of this magical instrument, like Han Li, was only at the early Foundation Establishment level, although the fight appeared intense with golden lights and green rays dancing wildly, Han Li actually had the situation under control with ease. He could occasionally steal glances at the other battles.
The situation seemed manageable!
Most of the cultivators who had joined the fight on Han Li’s side were only at the Qi Condensation level, and their magical instruments were far inferior to their opponents’. It took about five or six of them working together to barely withstand the attack of a single Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, under the protection of the formation, these cultivators could retreat into the formation at critical moments, so no casualties had occurred yet. As for the other Foundation Establishment cultivators, like Han Li, each held off a yellow-robed cultivator, and the fights were evenly matched.
“Is this the strength of the demonic path’s six sects?” Han Li found it somewhat strange. If the enemy’s strength was only at this level, defending the spirit mine shouldn’t be a problem!
Just as he was thinking this, the red-robed cultivators of the Blazing Flame Sect finally arrived near the Four Evils Formation. This immediately put Lü Tianmeng and the other cultivators who hadn’t yet joined the fight on high alert. Some of the younger seven sects’ cultivators even seemed eager to jump into the fray.
The red-robed cultivators didn’t immediately join the battle. Instead, they arranged themselves in a strange formation. Then, at one person’s command, each pulled out a large fiery red banner adorned with golden sunbirds and radiant red light—clearly extraordinary objects.
“Not good! These are Raging Flame cultivators! They’re going to release the Cyan Sun Demonic Flame! Stop them quickly!”
Seeing the red-robed cultivators’ calm and unhurried demeanor, Lü Tianmeng had a bad premonition. When they formed their formation and drew their banners, he suddenly recalled a shocking scene he had witnessed during the war against the six sects. His face turned pale, and he shouted in alarm.
Without hesitation, this Spirit Beast Mountain cultivator rushed out of the formation and hastily threw out a leather pouch from his waist. Immediately, two flying centipedes several chi long emerged from the pouch.
These centipedes had fierce black and yellow patterns and pairs of碧绿 translucent wings. At Lü Tianmeng’s urgent whistling, they charged toward the red-robed cultivators with ferocious gleams in their eyes.
Hearing this, the other seven sects’ cultivators who hadn’t yet joined the fight, although unaware of what “Raging Flame cultivators” or “Cyan Sun Demonic Flame” were, knew that since their late Foundation Establishment leader was so alarmed, it must be serious. They followed without hesitation.
Several Foundation Establishment cultivators, in particular, closely followed Lü Tianmeng, their magical instruments rushing toward the red-robed cultivators alongside the two poisonous centipedes.
At that moment, the dozen or so Blazing Flame Sect members were still chanting incantations while holding their banners, standing completely still and ignoring the incoming attacks. This delighted Lü Tianmeng and the other cultivators.
One of the two centipedes that reached the Blazing Flame Sect cultivators first opened its mouth, about to spew a cloud of dark green poisonous gas.
But then, something shocking happened!
Before the giant centipede could release its poisonous mist, several slender silver lights flashed across its body. Following these trails of light, its body suddenly split into pieces, falling to the ground in chunks.
Before the dumbfounded seven sects’ cultivators could react, the same thing happened to the other centipede. This made Lü Tianmeng’s expression change drastically. He hurriedly stopped and took out a small shield, activating it in front of himself.
The other cultivators behind him also panicked, deploying various defensive magical instruments and talismans, fearing they might share the centipedes’ fate.
But something even more absurd occurred!
As the magical instruments following the centipedes prepared to attack, clusters of fine silver threads appeared out of thin air, wrapping around the instruments and rendering them completely immobile.
Thus, the seven sects’ cultivators who had just rushed out of the formation were stunned, glancing at each other in confusion, unsure what to do.
“Quick, use the Spirit Light Technique! There are others in front of the red-robed cultivators—they’re using some kind of invisibility secret technique!” a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had also lost his magical instrument shouted in horror after a blue light flashed in his eyes.
These words made the other cultivators suddenly understand. However, only Foundation Establishment cultivators could use the Spirit Light Technique; Qi Condensation cultivators could only watch helplessly.
Han Li also used the Spirit Light Technique to look toward the area!
He had witnessed the entire scene and was equally shocked! Now, with the reminder from others, he used the Spirit Light Technique for a closer look. Indeed, in front of the banner-holding Blazing Flame Sect cultivators, several faint, elusive white figures appeared. These figures held long, slender weapons like swords in one hand and released silver threads with the other, controlling the immobilized magical instruments.
At this moment, although Lü Tianmeng and the other cultivators discovered the white figures and unleashed various spells and magical instruments, pressing the white figures fiercely, they were still completely blocked. No matter what magical instruments or spells they used, the white figures seemed largely unharmed, almost as if they were immortal.
Fortunately, these white figures only used two methods: rapidly slashing with their weapons and releasing silver threads with their other hands. As long as they kept their distance and avoided close combat, they could manage. Otherwise, it was hard to say who would be attacking whom!
“What kind of eerie creatures are these?” Han Li marveled. These figures clearly weren’t normal humans. Could they be some kind of refined ghost spirits?
While lost in thought, he casually directed the golden blades in front of him. This absent-minded attitude finally angered the middle-aged Heavenly Fiend Sect cultivator facing him!
With a dark expression, the cultivator directed the green halberd to entangle with Han Li’s golden blades while silently patting his storage pouch. Immediately, a white pearl spinning incessantly flew out.
Once released, the pearl grew to the size of a house against the wind and viciously smashed toward Han Li.
Although Han Li was somewhat distracted, how could he not notice such a large movement?
Unhurriedly, he made a cutting motion with one hand, and a zhang-long green sword aura shot out, striking the pearl directly and causing it to pause momentarily, unable to advance.
Then, Han Li took out a pair of “Black Dragon Claws” from his storage pouch and used them to replace the soon-to-disperse sword aura, immediately holding back the opponent’s pearl and creating another stalemate. This extremely annoyed the Heavenly Fiend Sect cultivator, but there was nothing he could do for the moment.
“Not good!” Lü Tianmeng’s extremely anxious cry made Han Li’s heart tremble. He quickly looked to the side and saw that the red-robed cultivators had stopped chanting incantations. Simultaneously, they raised their banners diagonally toward the sky, and green flames faintly emerged from the banner tips.
“So that’s the Cyan Sun Demonic Flame!” Han Li widened his eyes, staring intently at the green flames, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Seeing that the opponent was about to complete their ritual, Lü Tianmeng’s heart sank gradually! Yet, these white figures in front of them couldn’t be breached easily in such a short time!
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