Chapter 157 Looking Across the River
On the right, a massive army of demonic cultivators pressed down on the riverbank, plunging into the river like dumplings being dropped into a pot. Furthermore, a puppet-like black-eyed skeletal boar, shrouded in demonic energy, lay sprawled on the turbulent current, enduring the protective array's attacks that splattered black blood upon it, all to provide a platform for the demonic cultivators to tread across the river.
The atmosphere in the delta was oppressive and heavy. The disciples of Liuhuan Valley had rushed back to where the array cultivators were. Upon seeing this scene, neither the man nor the tiger dared to utter a sound.
The reason why the disciples of Liuhuan Valley ran back was simple. Unlike when they first came to the coast, they had ventured deep into the border to gather herbs, reaching the opposite bank of the Yuanhe Delta. Now, although they had returned to the front of the delta, the river channels on both sides were wide and long. They were afraid that before they even left the plain, they would be overtaken by the demonic cultivators who had successfully crossed the river.
Although the Beast Taming Sect's three-striped white tiger had a fast burst of speed, it wasn't long enough to sustain it until they returned to Duyan City.
Ya Dongbai immediately made a decision to find a formation cultivator and have the latter work together to teleport them back, just like teleporting them back from the other side of the river!
Only at this speed can they break through the encirclement of demonic cultivators and return to Duyan City.
Ya Dongbai's gaze swept over the group of array cultivators, pausing slightly when he passed Ji Mingran.
The thin female cultivator in the wide robe kept staring at the opposite bank on the left, seemingly looking at something, but she was probably too frightened by the scene on the right to even look at it.
Ya Dongbai's gaze shifted to the leader of the formation: "The demonic cultivators have assembled a large army to attack the desolate continent. With just a few of you, you cannot stop their offensive. Do not make any more futile moves. Preserving your strength is the priority. The ten cultivators of the Dao Sect will definitely adjust their encirclement and suppression strategy. We must return as soon as possible!"
Ya Dongbai's tone left no room for doubt, and his gaze toward the leading cultivator held a touch of authority befitting a leader: "Use the teleportation array as soon as possible to send us all back to Duyan City."
"This..." The leading cultivator looked troubled, glancing frequently at Ji Mingran: "Fellow Daoist Ji, you..."
"You guys go back!" Ji Mingran didn't turn his head, his eyes staring intently at the opposite bank as if trying to punch a hole through the thick fog.
The leader of the group paused for a moment, realizing the difference in the sentence, and quickly asked to confirm, "You mean you're not going back? You..."
He was about to ask more questions when Ya Dongbai interrupted him, saying, "If she insists on staying, I won't force her. You take us back."
The leader of the group waved his hand: "That won't do. Fellow Daoist Ji needs to come along."
Ya Dongbai wanted them, the array cultivators, to use a teleportation array to send everyone back to Duyan City. However, ordinary teleportation arrays are fixed-point teleportations, requiring the setup of related arrays at the selected starting and ending points in advance, which cannot be set up immediately.
The way Fellow Daoist Ji just teleported people to one place at will was a special formation. Firstly, it was beyond their control, and secondly, they couldn't control it.
It should be understood that anything convenient and easy to use comes at the cost of being exquisite and profound. Such a teleportation array requires an extremely high level of spiritual sensitivity and spiritual energy reserves from the array cultivator, which is beyond the reach of ordinary array cultivators.
The leading array cultivator had to admit that even though he was the one who inherited the teleportation array technique, with his current cultivation level, he could not use the array as skillfully as Fellow Daoist Ji.
The situation was urgent, and there was no time to explain further to Ya Dongbai. The leader of the formation hurriedly said to Ji Mingran, "Fellow Daoist Ji, since you were planning to go back just now, why don't you go with Fellow Daoist Ya and we'll proceed with the original plan?"
“No, I’ve changed my mind.” Ji Mingran said without turning his head. “You all go back with him, I’ll stay.”
"Huh?" The leader of the formation cultivators was taken aback. "How can we leave you here alone? Besides, the rest of us are also staying to reinforce the formation. How can we leave?"
"What are you saying about staying? You array cultivators must go back together. As for her, she made herself clear. Don't dawdle any longer, come back with us!" Ya Dongbai tried his best to suppress his impatience. If it weren't for the need for a conscious array cultivator to set up the array, he would have already drugged and taken away this dawdling array cultivator.
"No, no, no," the leader of the group said repeatedly, turning his head to the side.
To prevent Ya Dongbai from interrupting, he quickly continued, "Fellow Daoist Ji, if you stay, why should we run away? Besides, we were already preparing to reinforce the formation. Are you saying this because you were influenced by our earlier words? But now, Fellow Daoist Ya needs you..."
This time, Ji Mingran interrupted him directly: "It's true that you said you were going to run, and I'm going to run too. But you guys run first, and I suddenly have something to do and will have to run later. I'll take another look and reinforce the formation while I'm at it. You can leave without worry."
"It still won't work." The leader was about to persuade Ji Mingran again when he turned his gaze back and realized something was wrong.
Her attention was never on herself.
Ji Daoyou's eyes remained fixed on the opposite bank.
What was she looking at? The leader of the formation also felt a sense of doubt.
However, the leader of the formation muttered to himself, "She was just staring at the right bank of the river, why did she turn around and look at the left bank?"
They had also heard the warning issued by Fellow Daoist Ji's sect jade tablet, which said that their every move was being projected outwards, and that a large number of demonic cultivators were behind her.
As for the fellow disciple of Fellow Daoist Ji saying that the demonic cultivator was behind her rather than in front of her, it was most likely that the fellow disciple who transmitted the message to Fellow Daoist Ji had misunderstood the direction.
But why is Fellow Daoist Ji still facing them, staring at the direction behind them?
As the leader of the formation pondered, curiosity arose in his heart, so he turned his head to look behind him.
The left bank of the river was pitch black.
"There's really nothing to see," the leader of the cultivators thought to himself. Just as he was about to turn back to observe the demonic cultivators crossing the river on the left bank, he suddenly felt a blur before his eyes, as if he had seen something.
I rubbed my eyes and quickly looked back at the opposite bank on the left.
Within the pitch-black miasma, shadowy figures flickered, revealing traces of demonic cultivators hidden within.
"This, this, this..." The leader of the group widened his eyes and said in a trembling voice.
Attracted by his words, apart from Ji Mingran who was already looking in that direction, the other cultivators present all turned to look.
At the same time, the darkness seemed to be dispelled, the blinding curtain was lifted, and the starry night and river on the left bank appeared. The demonic cultivators who had quietly gathered also appeared. Their numbers were not as large as those on the right bank, but the aura of the newcomers created an invisible pressure that made the cultivators in the delta feel a heaviness in their bodies and made it difficult for them to move, even through the protective array and the wide riverbank.
All the cultivators present were solemn, except for Ji Mingran, whose eyes lit up.
Even though it was dark and shrouded in mystery, and there were many evil spirits and monsters, Ji Mingran still recognized the person she wanted at a glance.
Among the swarming horde of demons and monsters, one stood out tall and graceful, with an exceptionally outstanding aura. Her beautiful face resembled a ghost under the moon, and her dark eyes coldly gazed upon them.
Their eyes met, and the soft light of starlight blended into the color of his eyes.
A stir arose among the surrounding cultivators, and soon the leading cultivator cried out, "Yu... Yu Tianxing?!"
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