Conspiracy
The top of the mountain is three thousand feet high, and it is extremely cold and windy.
The top is like a flat land cut out by a sharp sword, and the prophecy stone is located on this majestic mountain top, with clouds and mist shrouding the mountainside.
Dongfang Ye, Elder Lingxi, Yan Zhu and others used the teleportation formation that could only be activated by the Xuan Ya people to reach the top of the mountain, and found a tall and straight figure next to the prophecy stone.
Qingxuan.
Yan Zhu looked up and saw the man standing tall and graceful, the light in his eyes as sharp as the surrounding strong wind.
Qingxuan: "The prophecy stone has not moved for the time being. I have sent a talisman to the divine realm for help."
Dongfang Ye nodded and warned, "If there's a melee later, remember to protect Ah Zhu."
Qingxuan said "hmm".
Elder Lingxi was young, but he was very ambitious. He was not polite at all when he spoke, frowning, "In a fight, there is no eye for detail. The young master has many things to take care of, so he is inevitably overwhelmed. It would be better for this girl to go with the others to the back mountain for safety."
Wujiu transmitted a message: What she meant was that you should not hold Qingxuan back and stay away from the battlefield.
Yan Zhu said, "Thank you for your kindness, Elder Lingxi, but I can take care of myself."
Faced with the disobedience of an unrelated outsider, Elder Lingxi's eyes flashed with obvious displeasure. He was about to say something when he was interrupted by Qingxuan: "Enough, Yanzhu is a distinguished guest who came to help our Xuanya tribe. Elder Lingxi only needs to guard the prophecy stone. I have my own plans for the rest."
"Yes, young master."
Qing Xuan said to Dongfang Ye, "You guys wait here. Yan Zhu and I will go and see what's going on outside."
"Go ahead."
"Wait a minute." Yan Zhu looked around. "This place is on the top of the mountain. The light of the sun and moon is extremely pure. It is perfect for setting up the formation."
As she finished speaking, the woman raised her hands above her head with complex gestures. As she repeatedly formed seals, streams of light surrounded her body. As her fingertips changed like phantoms, the streams of light flowed towards the prophecy stone and even the entire mountain top, like a dream.
Soon, the light returned to calm and the formation was completed.
"If there is anything unusual, Aunt Ye, remember to send a signal as soon as possible."
Dongfang Ye waved his hand: "Got it."
After the two left, Elder Lingxi said unhappily, "It's just a formation. How powerful can it be? And why would an outsider lend a hand to Fang Cunshan? What does she want?"
Dongfang Ye looked in the direction where the two disappeared and sighed softly, seemingly resentful: "I hope they have some ulterior motives."
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On the outskirts of Fangcun Mountain, the Black Crows were fighting fiercely with the puppet people, but the puppet people were painless and unharmed. Even after their limbs were removed, they could still reassemble themselves and were indestructible. In addition, they could control turbid air and devour spiritual springs. The Black Crows soon fell into a disadvantage.
"Elder Qingjian, what should we do?"
Qing Jian narrowed his eyes, turned his sword into fire, and sprayed it towards the opponent. The puppet was instantly burned black and unable to move.
“It works!”
But before everyone could be happy for a while, the black puppet stood up again strangely and attacked everyone. Those who were close to it had their spiritual springs swallowed up instantly, and their bodies were finally completely corroded.
At the critical moment, Qing Jian rescued the others from the puppet's foul-smelling hands and shouted, "Go tell Elder Zhu to activate the formation! Don't let them in!"
"yes!"
Elder Huang shouted, "Elder Qing, be careful!"
Everyone's eyes were filled with fear. Qing Jian reacted very quickly and dodged the first wave of sneak attacks, but the puppet was even faster and was about to be hurt by the foul air. A strong protective spiritual shield appeared in Qing Jian's body, blocking all the foul air.
"Hey? What is that thing?" Everyone exclaimed that it was a close call, and at the same time, they were curious about what kind of magic weapon could resist the foul air.
Qing Jian patted his chest, looking like he had survived a disaster.
If it weren't for the protective beads Yanzhu gave him during breakfast, he would have died by now. Then he flipped sideways to avoid the puppet's attack range.
But at this moment, the person who went to report the news had no way of breaking through.
Elder Huang's eyebrows knitted together: "What should we do? We can't get out at all, and there's no way to report the news!"
Who would have thought that the people on the opposite side were puppets, who could not be killed at all and could only be intercepted and were absolutely forbidden to enter the mountains!
"Take it and report the news!"
Qing Jian took out the bead from his bosom without hesitation and threw it to a young man in the air. The bead drew a neat arc in the air, and the foul air dissipated wherever it passed.
The young man, holding the pearl, ran out of the gap in the puppets' encirclement, his path unhindered...
Qing Jian raised his arms and shouted, "Protect Fangcun Mountain!"
Everyone shouted, "I will never regret it until I die!"
The high-pitched and generous voice resounded throughout the mountains, and then more and more members of the Xuan Ya tribe died. Qing Jian was also attacked from both sides because he helped others resist the attack, and was saved by Elder Huang behind him at the critical moment.
"Be careful!" Qing Jian looked behind Elder Huang.
In a flash, the cry of a phoenix shook people's hearts, followed by flames all over the sky, as if someone was controlling it from behind, and fell exactly on the puppet. The latter was like dry firewood encountering a raging fire, and was instantly ignited and turned into ashes.
At the same time, the flames were accompanied by strands of light, which softly wrapped around the flames. After the flames burned the puppet into ashes, they quickly purified the foul air rising from the ashes.
Not far away, Qingxuan glanced at Yanzhu's gestures and praised, "The Divine Master's turbid cultivation has made great progress. He can now remotely control it so precisely."
Yan Zhu smiled, and without hesitation, replied in the same tone: "The Divine Lord's fire control technique is also exquisite and will not harm his own people at all."
"I have to thank the God for lending me the Phoenix Feather."
"You're welcome, but we'd better not stray too far from the prophecy stone to avoid being lured away by someone behind the scenes."
Qingxuan's expression became more serious. "That's true, but Fangcun Mountain is surrounded by enemies on all sides. The Phoenix Feather is a Jinhuang item. I can't use it to control fire over a large area."
Yan Zhu pondered for a moment and said, "That's fine. You go and roam around to rescue people, and I'll go to the prophecy stone and try to spread the soul-soothing array throughout Fangcun Mountain."
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After the puppets were destroyed, countless monsters appeared out of nowhere. Fortunately, there was no foul air causing trouble, and the Black Crow Clan was able to barely cope with it.
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Yan Zhu came to the top of the Prophecy Stone Mountain. Dongfang Ye, who was originally meditating, opened his eyes, stood up and walked forward to ask what was going on.
Yan Zhu gave a brief description, causing Elder Lingxi on the other side to snort. "The Prophecy Stone is a strategic location. A fierce battle in Yichang is inevitable. I advise you to leave as soon as possible."
Dongfang Ye was about to speak when Yan Zhu shook her head: "The overall situation is more important. Elder Lingxi is concerned about my safety."
Lingxi felt pent up in anger when he heard this, as if he had punched cotton, so he simply closed his eyes and regulated his breathing.
Dongfang Ye pulled Yan Zhu to sit nearby and fell into deep thought: "You mean after the puppets were destroyed, the monsters appeared..."
Yan Zhu raised his hand to strengthen the soul-soothing formation on the top of the mountain, absorbing the turbid air from Fangcun Mountain and its surroundings, and cooperating with Qingxuan who appeared anywhere in Fangcun Mountain.
When she heard Dongfang Ye's groaning, she nodded, "Something is amiss. It's very likely that they are trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain. However, Qingxuan can only fight quickly and eliminate the puppets in other places as soon as possible to reduce casualties among the tribe."
"Chief—" a loud shout came from the bottom of the mountain.
Dongfang Ye's expression changed, and then a man in a white robe appeared on the top of the mountain, holding a person wearing the clothes of the Black Crow Clan in his hand.
"Chief... I'm sorry, I'm so scared. I don't want to die..."
Elder Lingxi angrily rebuked, "Black Crow Clan members, even if you are afraid, you must not lead the thieves into your home! You actually opened the mountaintop teleportation array for the thieves. How is this any different from being a traitor?"
Yan Zhu didn't say anything. At the critical moment of life and death, fear is human nature, but one should not do things that betray human nature and become ugly because of fear.
She secretly released a talisman and slid silently into the cliff. Then she looked carefully at the opposite side. Judging from her figure alone, she looked exactly like the white-robed man she met when she was chasing Yan Fan.
The white-robed man's voice was hoarse and a little muddy. He smiled and touched the head of the man lying on the ground: "I think it will be difficult for you to survive in your tribe. Why don't you let me help you get rid of it?"
Dongfang Ye hurriedly shouted: "Stop!"
Before he could finish his words, the white-robed man's hands were as fierce as a ghost, and the Black Crow disciple's neck twisted and he was dead.
Dongfang Ye's eyes flashed coldly: "Who are you? Why are you trespassing on Fangcun Mountain?"
"Why? Of course it's for the prophecy stone behind you."
The white-robed man was inexplicably crazy with a roar, and then he raised his hand, and the top of the mountain was instantly surrounded by puppets.
At the same time, a puppet climbed up the cliff, holding a talisman in his hand, which was the message talisman sent by Yanzhu to Qingxuan.
Yan Zhu felt something was wrong.
"Why is the Divine Master so anxious? I don't want to see the person who has ruined good things three times over and over again."
Dongfang Ye gave Yan Zhu a soothing look: "Evil cannot prevail over good. Even without the help of others, you cannot destroy the prophecy stone today."
After he finished speaking, the man in white robes sneered, "The prophecy stone is indeed a gift from heaven. This mountaintop connects to the will of heaven, and all living beings live below. It's truly a treasured place... Hahahaha, today, I will destroy this prophecy stone. It's better to escape as soon as possible than to try to stop a chariot with a mantis arm."
The white-robed man roared loudly, his whole body filled with brutality and excitement.
Dongfang Ye stood firmly in front of the prophecy stone, his voice cold and clear: "The Black Crow Clan has guarded the prophecy stone for generations, and we cannot retreat."
Elder Lingxi also stood behind Dongfang Ye, his attitude obvious.
Yan Zhu swept over the puppet. The soul-soothing formation could eliminate the foul air carried by the puppet, but it could not stop the attack.
The white-robed man sneered, his laughter filled with ridicule: "Heaven is unfair, yet it forces you to willingly die. How foolish!"
Then he cast a sharp gaze through the mask onto Yan Zhu, "Your Majesty, are you here to stop me?"
Lingxi's face changed drastically when he heard this. He looked at Yanzhu in disbelief and asked, "Do you know each other?"
However, at this moment Yan Zhu didn't care about Lingxi's suspicion. She met the white-robed man's empty gaze and judged from his voice that this person was the white-robed man from that day, and was most likely the one behind the scenes.
"Stop? You're asking even though you already know the answer. The Prophecy Stone indicates the safety of the six realms, yet you're determined to destroy it. Could it be that you're planning to cause unrest in the six realms in the future? Are you worried about the Prophecy Stone's warning?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The white-robed man laughed and said, "So what? This unfair world needs to change."
"Now that you don't have the Phoenix Feather, I want to see how you can break the deadlock."
As soon as he finished speaking, the puppets rushed forward. Lingxi stopped the enemy from approaching at a distance from the prophecy stone, while Dongfang Ye eliminated the puppets who broke through Lingxi's attack around the prophecy stone.
There were too many of them. Lingxi, who was attacked from both sides, was quickly injured by Lingbo and vomited blood.
Yanzhu, who was assisting Lingxi, turned around and leaped to block the sneak attack for the former.
At that moment, Elder Lingxi's face showed astonishment, surprise at Yanzhu's strength, and shame for having doubted her just now.
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