bookbashuk Chapter 130: Both Sides Suffer Losses
Chapter 130: Both Sides Suffer Losses
boom!
Yan Jiuming felt his bones shatter and was thrown dozens of feet away, spitting out blood.
However, he was not pierced by the arrow; only his outer garment was blown apart, revealing a set of second-tier black patterned soft armor.
Clearly, Yan Jiuming had been prepared for this for some time.
At this moment, after severely wounding Yan Jiuming with an arrow, Li Ruoyu drew the bowstring again.
This time, three arrows appeared on his bowstring.
A surge of fiery power flowed from the Dao flower into the arrow above his head.
Flames rose from the arrow, its power steadily accumulating.
call out!
Suddenly, the bowstring was pulled back, and the arrows flew off, transforming into three fire dragons that carried raging flames as they attacked Yan Wuchang, He Zizai, and Fang Daxian, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators from Black Wind Mountain. The three were alarmed and immediately summoned the 'Exploding Flame' talisman to meet the attack.
boom!
The talisman exploded, temporarily blocking the fire arrows.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the three of them immediately fled into the distance.
As the three fled, the Thunderwing Puppet pursued Yan Wuchang, who was injured by lightning, and struck him.
Yan Wuchang coughed up blood, summoned the toad that was fighting with the Xuan Shui Turtle, and immediately fled into the distance.
He Zizai and Fang Daxian steadied themselves with expressions of shock.
Upon seeing Li Ruoyu fly over and continue drawing the bowstring, the two were horrified.
Now that Yan Jiuming, who is in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, has been seriously injured, they are also filled with fear.
"Fellow Daoist Li, Fu Yong of the Fu family has come to provide support!"
"Fu Yong of the Fu family has come to provide support!"
Just then, a resounding voice, like the booming of a great bell, echoed throughout Yunmeng Lake, its sound waves reverberating endlessly within the lake.
"It's the Fu family... the Fu family has come to their aid!"
Upon hearing this voice, Yu Tieshan, Su Mancang, Gongsun Yang, and Xu Huaiyi all became solemn, even somewhat apprehensive.
Now that Yan Jiuming is seriously injured, they no longer have a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
If the Fu family were to send a few more Foundation Establishment cultivators, it would be difficult for them to escape.
After all, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Fu family have Foundation Establishment level second-tier spirit beasts!
"Retreat!" Xu Huaiyi's eyes flashed, and he was the first to flee.
Yu Tieshan and Su Mancang followed and fled.
"withdraw!"
Yan Wuchang, He Zizai, and the others exchanged a glance and immediately flew away towards the southwest region.
The heavily injured Yan Jiuming's eyes flashed, and he affixed a 'Swiftness Talisman' to quickly fly towards the shore.
However, just as Yan Jiuming flew away, a light and shadow appeared before his eyes, revealing that the winged python had somehow sneaked into his side.
The winged python spewed out water arrows, attacking Yan Jiuming.
Yan Jiuming had no choice but to retaliate.
Seeing this, Li Ruoyu also chased after him.
As a result, Yan Jiuming took advantage of Li Ruoyu's arrival and summoned a second-tier "Lion's Roar" talisman.
The talisman was activated, and light patterns intertwined, as if a giant lion had manifested and let out a roar.
That roar was terrifying and could damage one's mind.
Li Ruoyu's heart trembled, and for a moment he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yan Jiuming moved his hand and summoned several 'Golden Light Talismans' that transformed into sharp blades, slashing towards Li Ruoyu.
Li Ruoyu regained his senses and immediately tried to dodge, but was still slashed away, spitting out blood and his injuries becoming more serious.
Taking advantage of the situation, Yan Jiuming unleashed a cloud of black mist, enveloping an area of a hundred meters in black mist, and used the opportunity to escape.
Li Jun helped Fei to support the injured Li Ruoyu.
A moment later, Fu Yong, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Fu family, arrived at high speed with five Qi Refining cultivators from the Fu family riding on Purple Lightning Eagles.
Beside Fu Yong was a middle-aged Foundation Establishment cultivator named Fu Biao.
"We were ambushed, which is why we are late!" Fu Yong bowed to the injured Li Ruoyu and said apologetically.
"Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist Fu!" Li Ruoyu bowed to Fu Yong and the others in gratitude.
……
With the arrival of the Fu family, Yunmeng Lake finally returned to calm.
The second-tier formation, "Minor Cloud and Smoke Formation," has been reactivated, enveloping the entire Yunmeng Lake.
Upon hearing the news, the Qi Refining cultivators from the Black Wind Mountains who had infiltrated Yunmeng Lake immediately fled, but several of them were still killed.
The remaining few hid in Yunmeng Lake.
Yunmeng Lake covers an area of 1,200 li, and even the cultivators of the Li family cannot fully grasp the information in every corner.
……
Northern part of Yunmeng Lake.
Outside the lake.
At the mouth of a lake shrouded in mist.
Kuang Guangli stood on a flying boat, gazing into the distance.
His face was extremely gloomy.
There were several Qi Refining cultivators around Kuang Guang.
Kuang Xiong stood to the side of him.
"The spirit of the Li family patriarch has appeared..." Kuang Guang murmured, his gaze deep and sharp.
"The patriarchs of the Li family were all only at the Foundation Establishment stage; their consciousness vanished long after their deaths. How could they possibly manifest as heroic spirits?"
Kuang Xiong said with a gloomy expression.
No matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out what secret technique Li Fengyue and the others used to manifest their heroic spirit forms.
In the cultivation world, even Golden Core cultivators cannot manifest a spirit body that is no different from that in life after their death.
At the very least, one must be a Nascent Soul cultivator to proceed.
As for Foundation Establishment cultivators manifesting as heroic spirits after their death, that's simply a fantasy.
Because the spiritual consciousness of Foundation Establishment cultivators is too weak, they will disappear soon after their death, and they cannot even possess another body.
According to the intelligence they obtained, the Li family did not possess such a secret technique for summoning the spirits of their ancestors.
"The Fu family has arrived, this matter is beyond saving, let's go!" Kuang Guang sighed deeply and then withdrew his gaze.
"The grudge against the third brother..." Kuang Xiong gritted his teeth, his face full of hatred.
"There's plenty of time in the future. The Li family will eventually have to pay this debt!" Kuang Guang said.
Then, the cultivators of Xuan Yin Valley fled into the distance.
……
The sky gradually darkened.
Lights shone brightly on Yunmeng Lake.
Today's battle can be described as the most dangerous and nearly annihilating battle for the Li family in six hundred years.
If it weren't for the appearance of several elders at a crucial moment, almost all of Li's core members would have been wiped out.
If the cultivators of Xuan Yin Valley do not retreat, even if the Fu family comes to their aid, it will be too late.
After all, it takes a Foundation Establishment cultivator nearly half an hour to travel from the outer lake to the inner lake.
Li Ruoyu returned to the inner lake, met with several clan elders, and then went into seclusion.
Li Wannian, along with several Qi Refining stage cultivators and a flock of late-stage first-order spirit birds, chased down several Black Wind Mountain cultivators who had fled into the lake. As for the other clansmen, they began to return to their respective homes, still feeling lingering fear about what had happened that day.
Yang Jiuli did not go directly to Snowfall Island.
He first returned to Little Flame Island.
At this moment, alchemist Ding Xiaoyan also returned to Xiaoyan Island. He was injured by a wind blade, but fortunately his life was temporarily saved.
Qin Sanyan was attacked and killed.
Two other alchemists were also killed in the attack.
The Yang family suffered heavy losses.
Ding Xiaoyan was able to survive because her cultivation level was too low; the cultivators from Xuan Yin Valley did not list her as their primary target.
Many members of the Li clan were cleaning up the battlefield.
In the training ground in front of the Little Flame Island array tower, there were more than a dozen corpses.
Looking at the scene before her, Ding Xiaoyan felt a deep sadness and a heavy heart.
No one could have imagined that the prestigious Li family of Yunmeng Lake would come to this.
At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had survived.
The Li family members also looked sorrowful.
Yang Jiuli flew over on his sword, and his expression turned solemn as he landed.
Upon seeing Yang Jiuli appear, Ding Xiaoyan cupped his hands in greeting, "Master Yang!"
Yang Jiuli also greeted Ding Xiaoyan.
Then, the two stood to the side.
A short while later, Li Chengfeng arrived riding a Purple Lightning Eagle.
At this moment, feathers fell from the wings of his Purple Lightning Eagle, stained with blood.
Li Chengfeng was covered in wounds and his face was slightly pale.
As the Purple Lightning Eagle landed, Li Chengfeng looked at the corpses in the training ground, his face turning extremely grim.
Six alchemists were invited to Diyan Island for this trip, but now four have perished, leaving only Yang Jiuli and Ding Xiaoyan alive.
"Give these people a proper burial, and carefully preserve their belongings, returning them to their families!" Li Chengfeng said.
"Yes!" said a member of the Li clan.
Then, Li Chengfeng looked at Ding Xiaoyan and Yang Jiuli, cupped his hands and said, "Two alchemists, now that the enemy has been eliminated, there are still remnants of Black Wind Mountain hiding in the lake. You should rest here for now... Once the remnants are all eliminated, we will send you back to your residence!"
Yang Jiuli cupped his hands and said, "I'll leave it all to Fellow Daoist Li!"
……
For the next three days, Yang Jiuli stayed on Little Flame Island.
The Li family of Yunmeng Lake, on the other hand, was besieging and eliminating the remnants of Black Wind Mountain.
With the assistance of the Fu family, most of the remaining members of Black Wind Mountain were killed.
The lake has returned to calm.
However, the Li family of Yunmeng Lake suffered heavy losses this time.
Five alchemists were executed.
Huang Cheng and Liu Yuelong narrowly escaped death.
Fortunately, when they were attacked, they used the "Miasma Talisman" given to them by Yang Jiuli to resist a fatal attack.
After escaping, they were almost caught up by the cultivators from Black Wind Mountain.
At that moment, Yang Jiuli summoned the spirits of several ancestors of the Li family and fought a great battle with Kuang Guang and others.
Because they were both located in the inner lake and not far apart, the fluctuations were sensed by the Qi Refining cultivators of the Black Wind Mountains.
In shock, the cultivators of Black Wind Mountain Range immediately retreated in panic, thus saving Huang Cheng and Liu Yuelong's lives.
Apart from the loss of a few alchemists.
Dozens of the Li family's low-level cultivators perished.
More than a dozen medicinal herb gardens were destroyed.
Li Chengzhi, a cultivator with the potential to achieve Foundation Establishment, suffered damage to his Dao foundation, severing his path to immortality.
The greatest loss was Li Changyan's use of a secret technique to self-destruct.
Li Qufeng, who was in charge of the grand formation, suffered a mental injury, a significant reduction in lifespan, and a drop in cultivation level to the early Foundation Establishment stage.
Li Ruoyu was also seriously injured, and his future was uncertain.
In addition, there was Li Ruoyu's great-grandson, Li Xian. Although he escaped the calamity, he did not take the Foundation Building Pill at the critical moment, which caused the core members of the Li family to have deep opinions about him. Although it was not said explicitly, many rumors spread.
This cast a shadow over Li Xian's already unstable Dao heart, making it difficult for him to establish a foundation for immortality in the future.
……
Three days later.
As dusk fell, the sun's afterglow shone down, and the sky was ablaze with fiery clouds, turning the lake surface red.
A breeze was blowing.
The grass and trees rustle.
The clouds and mist drifted on the lake, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.
Outside Snowfall Island.
A streak of rainbow light flashed across the void.
It was Li Chengfeng who escorted Yang Jiuli back to Snowfall Island.
"Master Yang, if anything happens, you can activate this signal talisman, and my Li family patrol team will arrive immediately!"
Li Chengfeng's Purple Lightning Eagle landed outside Snowfall Island, and he handed a signal talisman to Yang Jiuli.
Beside him, Yang Jiuli took the talisman and said, "Thank you, Brother Li!"
"It was truly due to the inadequacy of the Li family's defenses that Master Yang was frightened this time!" Li Chengfeng said apologetically.
Now he is much more polite and respectful to Yang Jiuli than before.
With the fall of several alchemists, Yang Jiuli has become one of the few top-tier first-order alchemists in the Li family!
"Farewell!" Li Chengfeng cupped his hands and then flew away from Snowfall Island.
Yang Jiuli then took out a palm-sized array plate and activated the array light shield of Falling Snow Island.
He flew into the island on his sword and headed directly towards Snowfall Manor.
They had just landed at the Lingchi Pond in the villa of Luoxue Mountain Villa.
The Xuanyu Python then emerged, and with a flash, it transformed into a small snake and flew onto Yang Jiuli's shoulder.
"Hiss!" The black jade python hissed and looked warily at a cultivation room by the stream in front of the villa.
Yang Jiuli's gaze sharpened, and he looked in the direction of the sound.
That was his usual training room, which contained a "Spirit Gathering Array" for people to cultivate in.
In addition, there is a spirit pool.
The spiritual spring water there is also very beneficial for cultivators to regulate their bodies.
To the left of the cultivation room was one of Yang Jiuli's living quarters.
Seeing the Xuan Yu Python's wary look, Yang Jiuli made a hand seal and injected a seal into the little guy's forehead.