Before long, just a few days later, the only road leading into the valley was covered with array formations and restrictions, with various array plates distributed behind it, forming an array line that stretched for hundreds of meters.
More than a hundred elite cultivators sat cross-legged within, ready to activate the restrictions at any time to form a series of interconnected formations in preparation for defending against enemies.
Lin Xiuyuan also sat cross-legged behind a restriction, following instructions and ready to activate the restriction at any time, and set up a gale array around him.
In the center of the valley, several cultivators from the Golden Sea Sect and the Water Cloud Palace had already set up the teleportation array. They were just waiting to collect three Void Stones to activate the teleportation array and return to Beihefang City.
Everyone waited quietly, most with calm expressions and eyes closed, while some who were not in a good state of mind occasionally showed a hint of anticipation and nervousness.
As a result, an inexplicable atmosphere of solemnity and tension permeated the valley.
This put everyone's nerves on edge, like a string that might tremble or snap at any moment!
Day after day passed.
The valley was silent, and the somber and tense atmosphere grew even stronger.
finally.
After six days of quiet waiting, a series of booming sounds began to echo from outside the valley.
Gradually, waves of chaotic spiritual energy began to emanate from the valley, sweeping in like a raging storm.
Everyone's expression immediately changed, becoming solemn and poised to act.
Before long, a dense crowd of people appeared before them.
The more than two hundred cultivators from the Nine Kingdoms Alliance fought and retreated, their numbers reduced to about a hundred compared to when they set out...
At this moment, they each unleashed their spiritual shields and swords, or activated their spells, causing a burst of multicolored light to appear, dazzling and astonishing, radiating an incomparably powerful spiritual energy.
They were all at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and such an outburst showed just how powerful they were!
This created an extremely chaotic spiritual landscape, and it also erupted with booming sounds, like thunderclaps.
However, such a powerful force was constantly being pushed back. Basically, the attacks of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance cultivators could only play a restraining role and could not form any effective killing power!
Basically, they can only rely on activating their spirit shields to defend themselves.
Because on the other side, there was an even larger, dark mass of people, at least several times larger.
Fortunately, this number of demonic cultivators is nothing compared to the vast number of demonic cultivators in the secret realm.
After all, these cultivators from the Nine Kingdoms Alliance who have survived to this day are all elites among them, belonging to the top level or peak combat power of this realm. They can still barely cope with enemies several times their size.
Chen Xue, Chen Shaorong, a tall female cultivator from Shuiyun Palace, and a male cultivator from Chixiao Sect were at the forefront, and their attacks were the most powerful and terrifying!
The other two are named Hua Yunshang and Liu Yuan. Like Chen Xue, they are both Foundation Establishment cultivators who have suppressed their cultivation levels. One is the senior sister of Shuiyun Palace, and the other is a proud disciple of Chixiao Sect.
At this moment, all four of them unleashed their secret techniques, displaying some of the power of their magical artifacts and unleashing an aura beyond their current level, causing the demonic cultivators to dare not challenge their might.
This allowed the entire team to fight and retreat simultaneously; otherwise, they would have been surrounded by demonic cultivators who outnumbered them several times over long ago.
Among the demonic cultivators, there seemed to be only one expert of the same realm, a burly young man from the Yin Demon Sect with a sinister face and a build as strong as an ox. He wielded a pair of iron hammers and led a group of demonic cultivators to firmly suppress the attacks of Chen Xue and the other three, thus preventing them from fully unleashing their power that exceeded their realm.
Overall, the pursuing demonic cultivators were almost entirely from the Yin Demon Sect and the Hehuan Sect.
Liu Rong was also among them, calmly holding one hand behind her back and the other hand holding a thick black iron chain, leading several fused corpses forward.
Several menacing cultivators surrounded her, joining Liu Rong in launching their attack.
The indestructible bodies of those refined corpses formed a wall, providing solid protection for the group and allowing them to advance with ease.
Lin Xiuyuan assessed the situation and realized that as long as he held on, he would be able to escape.
Just as he withdrew his gaze, he glanced curiously at the few refined corpses, and his gaze suddenly stopped.
Instantly, a look of astonishment appeared on Lin Xiuyuan's face, and his mind seemed to explode in chaos.
"How could it be him?!"
"Liu Rong! How dare you!"
At this moment, Yu Linxiu was filled with disbelief, and then his expression turned into anger, his eyes filled with uncontrollable rage.
"Fellow Daoist Lin..."
"Fellow Daoist Lin!"
"Quickly, quickly activate the restrictions and prepare to provide support."
The low shouts coming from all sides brought Lin Xiuyuan back to his senses.
Lin Xiuyuan forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, his expression grim as he poured his magic power into activating the restriction in front of him.
Suddenly, a beam of light flashed, revealing array patterns that then swirled upwards.
At the same time, the same scene unfolded in all directions, with array patterns swirling up as if attracted by some unknown force, gradually converging together, and suddenly bursting forth with rays of light that extended outwards, forming barriers.
Looking around, the entire road, which is several hundred meters long, is filled with this scene: countless array patterns flash and swirl, forming barriers that stretch for hundreds of meters, giving people a sense of impregnability.
After activating the restriction, Lin Xiuyuan continued to pour his magic power into the area. However, he took a few moments to look up again, hoping that he had just imagined it. After checking a few more times, his face showed both surging anger and a touch of sorrow.
Liu Rong held a thick iron chain, as thick as a python, that reflected a faint, eerie light. The chain had now extended to several ends, controlling five refined corpses!
The two newly appeared corpses, like the two that had been tethered, were covered in bumps and scabbed, with some blackish-green pus still oozing out, making them look incredibly disgusting and terrifying.
The corpse chain pierced directly through the perineum, extending from the internal organs, constantly binding upwards, as if embedded into the bone, making one's scalp tingle.
The third corpse was quite different; it simply had corpse chains intertwined around its limbs, seemingly providing it with a source of power, or perhaps allowing it to be manipulated at will.
This corpse was different from the others. It looked like a cultivator who had just died, with his eyes closed, expressionless, and his skin pale and dry, with clearly visible dark veins.
His appearance was all too familiar to Lin Xiuyuan; it was none other than Liao Yong!
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