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Chapter 240 The Crisis of Breaking the Formation, Arriving in Time

"This is a difficult situation."

Looking at the five late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators standing in mid-air outside the formation, Lin Qing felt a headache coming on. As a puppeteer, his spiritual sense was much stronger than that of ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, yet he hadn't noticed these five people following behind him at all.

It is clear that these five people are no ordinary demonic cultivators!

Don't be fooled by the fact that they have six Foundation Establishment cultivators on their side. Only the two of them can fight against five people. The others would be in danger of dying even if they fought two against one.

The only way now is to hold the formation and send a message to Zhang Xingyao and Zhang Lingyu, asking them to come and provide support as soon as possible.

Lin Qing turned to Zhang Xinghao and Wang Menghan and asked in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, Menghan, have you informed Senior Xingyao and Fellow Daoist Lingyu?"

"Fellow Daoist Lin, rest assured, I have already sent a message to the Grand Elder!"

"Don't worry, senior. I also crushed the jade talisman. My master has already responded. I believe he will arrive here to provide support soon, given his speed."

The threat posed by the five late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators was no small matter. Neither of them dared to hesitate, as even a second's delay could lead to the formation being broken.

"That's good, that's good..."

Upon hearing Zhang Lingyu's response, Lin Qing's worries subsided considerably. The distance from Qingya Mountain to this place was shorter than that from Zhang Xingyao's location. As long as Zhang Lingyu arrived in time, the crisis would naturally be resolved, and they might even be able to kill all of these demonic cultivators.

What they need to do now is stall for time.

Having made up his mind, he looked at the five people outside the great formation and asked in a deep voice, "How should I address you, fellow Daoists? This is the territory of the Zhang family of Yingchuan. Are you attacking this mountain without any reason, intending to provoke a great war?"

"Fellow Daoist, you don't seem to be a cultivator from the Zhang family. I don't think I have an obligation to tell you."

The leading man chuckled and replied:

"But I may tell you, the five of us are just a small-time rogue cultivator from the Chu Kingdom. There is another person here. We also came here for the ruins of the Spirit Puppet Sect. Unfortunately, the other person came earlier and asked to pass through your treasure land, but he was killed by the Zhang family. That person was named Zhuang Song. You don't forget him, do you?"

Upon hearing this name, Lin Qing turned to look at Zhang Xinghao behind him. The latter nodded and said, "There is indeed a man named Zhuang Song. This fellow's cultivation level is also at the late Foundation Establishment stage. He came alone with a few Qi Refining cultivators to plunder this place, but he was killed by the Grand Elder."

It was on that occasion that Zhang Xinghao suffered serious injuries. If it weren't for the fact that they had four Foundation Establishment cultivators, were backed by a large formation, and that Zhang Xingyao arrived in time, they would have allowed the other party to be arrogant for a while longer.

"So that's how it is; feelings come to seek revenge."

Lin Qing finally understood. He had heard about this before he came, but he didn't expect that the other party had a small group. So he sneered at the cultivator surnamed Gu: "Zhuang Song is not just borrowing a path, he is clearly robbing us. Killing him will naturally put us in the right position."

"I see the five of you have come seeking revenge for him. We have already notified Clan Chief Zhang and others to come and provide support. We have also informed the Li family of Jade Lake. They are a Golden Core family. Aren't you afraid?"

Upon hearing this, the demonic cultivators outside immediately slowed down their actions. Since they were seeking revenge, they had done their homework beforehand.

I've heard of Zhang Lingyu, the head of the Zhang family. He's a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator who can hold his own against peak Foundation Establishment cultivators. The Li family is their in-law, so there's no need to say more.

Once they arrive, how could I possibly survive?

For a moment, all the cultivators had the idea of ​​retreating, but the leader, surnamed Gu, was not flustered at all. He laughed and said, "Zhang Lingyu is powerful, but unfortunately he has not yet come out of seclusion. All the cultivators of the Li family are in Tianshui County. Even if they come, it will be tomorrow. There is only one Zhang Xingyao."

"However, by the time he arrived, the great formation would have already been broken. Of course, he killed Sixth Brother, so we naturally have to settle accounts with him."

"It's not easy for you two fellow cultivators to reach the later stages of cultivation, and you have no relation to the Zhang family. Why get involved in this mess? If you leave, we certainly won't pursue the matter!"

Two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and four early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators held their ground with all their might. Breaking the great formation would take time, so it would be best to persuade them to leave to avoid any unforeseen complications.

"Hmph, what do you take me for? Ungrateful wretch?"

"That's absolutely impossible!"

"Very well, then I, Gu, will grant you two a happy ending!"

Seeing that his persuasion had no effect, the cultivator surnamed Gu decisively sent out a signal, and in an instant all the Qi-refining demon cultivators launched another frenzied attack on the great formation.

"Brothers, don't hold back, or things will get complicated."

They say Zhang Lingyu is in seclusion, but in this crisis, the Zhang family will definitely force him to break out of seclusion. Once they arrive to help and join forces with Lin Qing and his wife, they won't be able to leave.

"It will take at least an hour and a half to get here from Qingya Mountain, and there's still time to delay."

It would normally take a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator nearly two hours to exert all his strength. He dared not underestimate his opponent and silently reduced the time by a little.

The five of them either used spells or summoned magical artifacts, all of which were smashed onto the chaotic array of spiritual light in front of them. Meanwhile, the cultivator surnamed Gu suddenly lifted his robe, and hundreds of ghosts emerged from it, following the cultivators and attacking wildly.

"No one is allowed to leave! Everyone stay put!"

Zhang Xinghao, who was at the forefront, roared with all his might. The great formation set up on Feather Stone Mountain was only at the third level, and it was absolutely impossible for it to withstand the attack of five late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators and hundreds of Qi Refining demonic cultivators.

The reason they were able to hold on was that the pressure of the great formation was mainly on the six Foundation Establishment cultivators, especially Lin Qing and his wife, whose magical power had been drained by half.

Even with continuous consumption of pills, the rate of consumption cannot keep up.

The couple were relatively okay, but Zhang Xinghao and the others were even paler. If they collapsed, the great formation would lose its source of support, and simply drawing spiritual energy from the spiritual veins would not be enough.

If the spiritual veins of Featherstone Mountain were of a slightly higher level, their pressure would be much less, and they could easily hold out for half an hour.

Besides them, late-stage Qi Refining cultivators like Zhang Yuanyao were also constantly channeling their magical power. However, Qi Refining is ultimately just Qi Refining, and it doesn't really have much effect.

"This can't go on. Let's use up all that stuff."

Seeing that cracks were beginning to appear on the great formation, Chen Xiaomeng became increasingly anxious and quickly sent a message to her husband. He did not hesitate and threw out all the so-called things.

After the twenty beams of spiritual light entered the various array nodes, the cracks on the great array miraculously began to slowly heal. Although the process was very slow, it could still buy some more time.

"This is... a mid-grade spirit stone!?"

A glint of greed flashed in the eyes of the cultivator surnamed Gu outside. He hadn't expected the couple to be so wealthy. Although this might be all they had, since they had mid-grade spirit stones, they must have other good things in their possession.

"Hmph, thank goodness we didn't let them go."

Of course, as a demonic cultivator, they would not let them go.

The other four late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators also recognized that these were mid-grade spirit stones. Their greed intensified, and their attacks became even more ferocious.

The pressure on everyone, who were initially relaxed, suddenly increased.

"So it still doesn't work?"

Lin Qing's face was bitter. He had spent a lot of money to get the twenty-odd mid-grade spirit stones, which he originally intended to use to reduce the pressure on the puppets in the Spirit Puppet Sect ruins.

Book lovers are all in the discussion area, chatting about the charm of Xianxia novels.

But at this moment, we have no choice but to bring it out.

Intending to relieve stress, it has backfired.

If there's any way to delay the enemy's advance, it's to force the puppets to self-destruct.

The self-destruction was very powerful; even if it couldn't kill the five demonic cultivators, it could at least slow them down for a while longer.

But he couldn't bear to part with it!

Each puppet represents the couple's hard work. Having fewer spirit stones is one thing, but having fewer puppets means more danger and fewer opportunities within the Spirit Puppet Sect ruins.

But if we don't harden our hearts now, we'll all perish here.

"Damn it, I'll risk it!"

"I have plenty of puppets; losing one or two won't make a difference!"

As he spoke, Lin Qing summoned a puppet, preparing to throw it out of the formation to detonate it. Unexpectedly, the five people outside the formation suddenly reduced their attacks and looked towards the horizon together.

He followed their gaze and saw a bright light rapidly approaching on the distant horizon, accompanied by intermittent rumbling sounds.

thunder.

The thunder grew louder and louder, seemingly overlapping with the heartbeats of all the cultivators. Zhang Xinghao opened his eyes wide in disbelief, a look of joy spreading across his face. As for who in the clan cultivated lightning, there was only one person at the moment.

Zhang Lingyu.

He took a deep breath and shouted, "The clan leader is here! Hold the line!"

These words were incredibly impactful. Everyone present, including the demonic cultivators outside, was stunned for a moment before they realized what they were doing.

"Good, good, good!" Lin Qing laughed three times, feeling a sense of relief.

Hearing the cheers rising and falling within the formation, the cultivator surnamed Gu was in a state of utter confusion. Looking at the lightning bolt that was getting closer and closer, he didn't know what to do.

Lightning can be said to be Zhang Lingyu's exclusive skill, and lightning magic does indeed have a certain boost to speed, but how long has it been since they attacked the formation?

In less than half an hour in total!

It was so much slower than the one and a half hours he had estimated. Even a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn't achieve such speed unless they were a Golden Core cultivator!

Break through from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage within five years?

No genius could possibly achieve that, and judging from the power of the lightning, it couldn't possibly reach the Golden Core stage.

Did you know in advance that you were coming?

That's impossible; otherwise, they would have been waiting here long ago. Besides, the other party doesn't have the ability to know in advance.

"There's only one possibility: he left the pass early and was planning to come here anyway, which is why he arrived so quickly."

After analyzing the situation, the cultivator surnamed Gu had a clear understanding of the situation. A Foundation Establishment cultivator behind him stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Brother, what should we do? Should we continue fighting?"

They had learned about the Zhang family before attacking them; if this person came to their aid, they would suffer greatly.

They had learned about the Zhang family before attacking them; if this person came to their aid, they would suffer greatly.

Not to mention the Qi-refining demon cultivators below, even they were considering retreating.

"What's the panic? Even though it's five against seven, the Zhang family has four extremely weak early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, two late-stage cultivators who have exhausted most of their mana, and even if we add a late-stage cultivator at their peak, so what?"

The cultivator surnamed Gu said calmly, "The five of us are all at the late stage, so the advantage lies with me."

"Keep fighting, I'm going to check this out!"

In an instant, hundreds and thousands of ghosts returned to the sky, enveloping his entire body, and crashed into the lightning bolt that was hurtling towards him.

Unexpectedly, the other party completely ignored him, brushing past him at an extremely fast speed and crashing headlong into the hundred or so demonic cultivators. Zhang Lingyu was not stupid; breaking the siege of the great formation was the most important thing now.

The remaining four Foundation Establishment demon cultivators' eyelids twitched as they watched. Although they were so frightened that they wanted to retreat, they thought about it and decided to stand in front of them.

If they retreat, at least half of the people behind them will be killed or injured.

However, the lightning that was so close suddenly stopped, and a swarm of dark, soul-devouring bees split into several groups and surged out from the spirit insect pouch at Zhang Lingyu's waist, trying to completely surround the area.

He himself exhaled flames, and the Burning Yuan Heart Flame split into hundreds of tiny fire feathers that bypassed the four people and rushed straight at the demonic cultivators behind them.

Flame Feather Technique.

"How dare you!"

The four were immediately enraged. They either made hand seals or summoned magical artifacts, trying to block all the flames. However, they were a beat too slow, and a small portion of the flames still landed on the cultivators.

As soon as the flames fell, they quickly rose higher and higher. The cultivators hurriedly tried to extinguish them, but the flames only grew stronger. Magical artifacts and talismans were of no use at all. They could only watch helplessly as they perished in the sea of ​​fire, leaving not even ashes behind.

Screams filled the air, and Zhang Xinghao and the others in the formation watched in awe, their morale soaring.

Zhang Lingyu wouldn't give the four a chance to catch their breath. The cultivator surnamed Gu was almost back, and he had to kill one of them as soon as possible to relieve the pressure on Lin Qing and the others.

As he spoke, six [Xuanting] flying swords emerged one after another, forming a green lotus sword formation behind him, and attacked one of them. Although the four were in the same area, they were all some distance apart, so they could be defeated one by one.

Seeing that Zhang Lingyu had set his sights on him, the man's expression changed drastically. He called for help from his companions while taking out a shield with a blue face and fangs, and poured his magic power into it without hesitation.

Both were at the late Foundation Establishment stage; he didn't believe the other could kill him with a single blow!

Just as the series of actions were about to be completed, his sea of ​​consciousness suddenly felt as if it had been stabbed by a sharp object, and the magical power he was transmitting was also interrupted.

"Soul attack!"

He had suffered soul attacks before, but this time the pain was more intense than ever before, almost causing him to faint.

But this is absolutely illogical. As I said before... both sides are late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"How could this be... how could there be such a huge difference!"

As he forced down the stinging pain and reopened his eyes to prepare to resist, the dazzling bolt of lightning was already within reach.

"Boom!"

Before he could make any move, the raging sea of ​​lightning swallowed him up completely. The six flying swords had been nurtured in the lightning pool for five years, and with Zhang Lingyu holding nothing back and being a demonic cultivator himself, the power of the lightning was unleashed to its fullest extent.

To the remaining three demonic cultivators, their companion was charred black all over, crashing to the ground like a broken string, nearly dead.

"He's a late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator after all; his life is still a bit tougher... I still can't kill him in one strike."

Zhang Lingyu was slightly disappointed that the six flying swords did not return. Instead, they pressed their advantage and wanted to finish off the man in one fell swoop. In fact, the remaining three had a good chance to stop them, but none of them made a move.

He watched helplessly as Zhang Lingyu beheaded his companion.

There's no other reason than that the attack was too fast and too powerful, and no one wanted to be the next one to be targeted.

Zhang Lingyu ignored them and quickly turned around, only to see that the cultivator surnamed Gu had already broken through the swarm of bees and was standing not far from her.

The cultivator surnamed Gu looked at his tragically murdered companion and the other cultivators who were terrified, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, would you be interested in making a deal?"

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