Chapter 47: Junior Sister! Watch how awesome I am!

The deeper one ventures into the swamp, the thicker the miasma becomes, almost tangible. The gray-green mist clings to the protective aura, hissing and constantly eroding the spiritual energy.

Bubbles occasionally rose from the mud beneath our feet, making soft "pop" sounds that broke the suffocating silence.

"Chief, I'm starting to panic." Fang Li clutched a basic protective talisman, her eyes darting nervously around. "This place is perfect for an ambush."

System: "Host, hold on! The scout rats aren't making noise, which means for now... Oh crap!"

Before the words were even finished, dozens of crimson eyes suddenly shot out from the gnarled bushes around them, and a large number of grotesque monsters pounced on them! There were centipedes dripping with slime, monstrous wolves with torn flesh and spiky bones, and even more of the bone-rotting crocodiles they had seen before. Their sheer number was terrifying!

"Form the formation!" Xie Chen's voice was as cold as jade. He moved his hands swiftly, and several talismans shot out, instantly setting up a small beast-trapping illusion array around the group. The spiritual light flowed, successfully separating the charging beasts and easing their momentum.

"Ironclad!" Mo Yun shouted in a low voice.

"They're here!" Senior Brother Tiepan replied in a deep voice, taking a big step forward, and a heavy black iron shield stood up in front of him.

The shield was already covered with reinforcement and shock-absorbing runes, swirling with a thick, earthy yellow aura. An exceptionally large bone-rotting crocodile slammed into the shield with a dull thud. Tie Pan's body swayed slightly, his feet sinking half an inch into the ground, managing to withstand the impact! This created a safe zone for the disciples of Ling Shu Peak and Huan Ling Peak behind him.

"Senior Sister Ling Shuang! There's a swarm of poisonous toads to our left!" Fang Li shouted urgently.

Ling Shuang's figure vanished silently into the miasma like a ghost. The next moment, several faint golden rays flashed, precisely piercing the eyes or throats of several poisonous toads that were about to spit venom! The poisonous toads instantly stiffened and fell to the ground.

At the same time, several venomous snakes that were trying to attack from the flanks were tightly bound by the tough vines that suddenly emerged from the mud, rendering them unable to move.

The disciples of Lengyou Peak unleashed their sword energy, and Shen Yunzhou was like a drawn immortal sword; wherever his sword light passed, demons perished.

Although his sword strikes were incredibly fierce, he would always manage to pulverize a few stragglers who tried to bypass the defenses and attack the rear of Yixing Peak's formation without warning.

His figure was always hovering around Fang Li, his presence so strong that it was impossible to ignore him.

Fang Li wasn't idle either; she kept activating ice cone runes, trying to slow down the monsters.

However, these evil creatures are numerous, and the ice spikes can only provide temporary relief.

"Damn! This magic attack is so weak! And the poison resistance is high?" Fang Li cursed inwardly, her mind racing. "It likes damp, shady places... and it's afraid of fire? Afraid of dryness? Right!"

She suddenly remembered those "unorthodox" combinations she had used during practice. Seeing another swarm of bone-rotting toads spitting venom and rushing towards her, she gritted her teeth, quickly drew out the Ice Spike Talisman and the Exploding Fire Talisman, and tried to activate them in a peculiar sequence and angle.

"go!"

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, extreme cold and extreme heat collided violently, creating a small-scale, intense explosion and shockwave! The monster's fragile body, frozen by the ice spikes, couldn't withstand such a drastic temperature change and was instantly blasted to pieces, limbs flying everywhere. The effect was surprisingly good!

[Wow! Host is awesome! Ice and fire dual effects! Self-created composite talisman effect!] The system shouted excitedly.

But this operation is extremely mana-intensive! After a few times, Fang Li felt dizzy and her spiritual energy was greatly depleted.

Her unconventional innovations caught someone's eye.

Xie Chen appeared to be strolling leisurely, but as he lightly waved his jade fan, runes flew out, repelling the approaching demonic beasts.

But he kept glancing at Fang Li out of the corner of his eye, and when he saw that she had come up with such a clever combination, his admiration grew stronger.

Several times, venomous creatures or lurking spiders tried to ambush Fang Li, but they were all quietly neutralized by talismans he seemingly casually flicked out.

The disciples of Ling Shu Peak quickly retreated and formed a support formation. Various healing, detoxifying, and spiritual energy-restoring pills were scattered like free money to their fellow disciples fighting in front of them. The calming incantation was chanted softly to stabilize everyone's mind.

The disciples of Illusionary Spirit Peak commanded their spirit beasts to continuously harass the demon's flanks, while the Wind-Sniffing Rats screeched to warn of the direction of the next attack.

The battle was fierce yet orderly. Until!!

"Fang Li! Why didn't you call me when you went out!"

A furious roar, like a thunderclap, came from afar, even temporarily drowning out the howls of the monsters!

A burly figure burst out of the thick fog! Ji Qianqiu's blood was boiling, and he punched away a giant poisonous spider blocking his way. He rushed to the vicinity of Yi Xingfeng's front line with a face full of displeasure and anxiety.

"I'll help you!" he roared, completely disregarding formations and tactics, and charged towards the densest area of ​​monsters with his broadsword! The sword wind was incredibly fierce, instantly clearing a small area, but also successfully attracting the aggro of an entire wave of monsters!

Countless leeches, poisonous toads, and even larger shadows lurking in the mud all turned around and roared as they surged toward this suddenly intruding, exceptionally arrogant fellow!

The people of Yixing Peak: "!!!"

Mo Yun's gentle expression almost cracked: "Junior Brother Ji! No!"

Tiepan frantically adjusted the direction of the heavy shield, trying to block his side.

Ling Shuang had no choice but to abandon her plan to assassinate the leader, and instead fired a series of golden needles and talismans to deal with the attackers behind him.

Fang Li sighed, "...This idiot! Did he come to help or to sabotage us?! He's drawn hatred even more firmly than Senior Brother Tie Pan!"

System: "Help! The annihilation engine is here!"

Ji Qianqiu, however, fought with great gusto, wielding his broadsword with ferocious power: "That was exhilarating! Fang Li, look how powerful I am!"

Fang Li: "..." I think you want me dead!

During a lull in the battle, a sharp-eyed disciple from Ling Shu Peak spotted several "Purifying Water Lotuses" growing in a murky puddle not far away, emitting a faint purifying glow.

"It's the Pure Water Lotus! The main ingredient for refining high-grade detoxification pills!" exclaimed a disciple of Ling Shu Peak, who was about to step forward to pick it.

"Wait!" A disciple from Illusionary Spirit Peak hurriedly stopped them. "These Pure Water Lotus petals are extremely useful for calming restless spirit beasts and enhancing their intelligence! They should rightfully belong to our Illusionary Spirit Peak!"

"Nonsense! Of course, using it to make medicine and save lives is more important!"

"Isn't feeding spirit beasts to increase combat power an important matter?"

The two immediately started arguing.

Fang Li stared in disbelief, inwardly screaming, "Seriously? Officer?! What kind of time is this for them to still be robbing people?! There are monsters all around, bro! Don't they look like those middle-aged women arguing over a couple of ounces of pork at the market?"

[Host's insight is brilliant! This system has already entered it into the 'Cultivation World's Most Bizarre Behaviors Award' file! ()]

"Enough!" Xie Chen shouted in a deep voice, maintaining the formation was putting immense pressure on him: "Senior Brother Chen!"

Shen Yunzhou cleaved the demon in front of him with a single sword strike, his cold gaze sweeping over the two sides embroiled in conflict.

Without needing to say a word, his gaze instantly silenced the two disciples.

"Allocate resources as needed." Shen Yunzhou stated succinctly: "Repel the enemy first!"

Mo Yun immediately replied, "The distribution after the battle will be based on contribution and damage, and no one has any objections!"

The suggestion was relatively fair. The disciples of Ling Shu Peak and Huan Ling Peak glared at each other, finally stopped arguing, and returned to the battle.

But as more and more monsters gathered around, Ji Qianqiu excitedly shouted, "Fang Li! Watch how powerful I am!"

Fang Li only wanted to give him a talisman.