Chapter 206 - Training
The reputation of Guixu Sect spread like wildfire among the lower-class people.
"Master Guixu" became a synonym for justice and hope, and some places even secretly erected immortality tablets for him.
In contrast, the anger and fear of those local forces and the remaining vested interests of the old Immortal Alliance are accumulating.
They did not dare to openly confront the Guixu Sect, which was capable of defeating the main force of the Immortal Alliance. They could only bury their resentment deeply, secretly pass on messages, and wait for the opportunity to retaliate.
The people in Guixu didn't care about this at all, and even enjoyed it.
The material warehouse on the ship was getting fuller and fuller. Although most of it was quickly distributed, Su Tang's reputation in the mall soared, and she exchanged for a lot of practical goodies, such as a batch of array stakes that could quickly build temporary fortifications, and several jade slips about the common knowledge of ancient prohibitions.
On this day, Guixu finally approached the edge of Yunhuang Province.
The spiritual energy in the air became disordered and thin. In the distant sky, a twisted space crack like a black scar could be vaguely seen, emitting an ominous and ancient aura.
There is the place where the ancient secret realm is about to be opened.
The number of monks appearing around has increased significantly.
Flying boats and magic weapons of various colors flashed with brilliance. Monks from different sects occupied their respective temporary camps in distinct sections, keeping a wary eye on each other.
When the dark and ferocious-looking "Guixu" appeared, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
There is curiosity, fear, awe, and also... deep-seated malice.
Just as the "Guixu" was looking for a suitable place to land, several sounds of breaking through the air were heard!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!
Dozens of magical lights emitting different attributes hidden in the clouds - flames, ice cones, golden arrows, poison vines - were like poisonous snakes emerging from their holes, attacking the engines and sides of Guixu from several directions at the same time without any warning!
The attackers' cultivation levels were not very high, most of them were in the Jindan stage, but they cooperated well and their timing was very tricky, it was obviously a premeditated ambush!
"Enemy attack!" Su Tang was the first to shout, and the photo stone instantly locked onto the source of the attack!
However, before Chu Linyuan, Luo Hongyi or Tie Niu could take action.
Xie Zhao's eyes lit up on the boat. Instead of panicking, he showed a sly smile.
"Just in time!" He waved his Jinghong talisman brush, and several reinforcing runes instantly blessed the attacked area of the hull. At the same time, he shouted loudly, "Outer disciples, listen up! Form the Three Elements Defence! Lin Quan, take your men to guard the port side! Wang Lei, the starboard side! Li Yun, the stern! Activate the anti-shock talisman armor I gave you yesterday!"
Although the new disciples were caught off guard and their faces turned pale, the "chivalrous deeds" of the past few days and the tough style of Guixu Sect had already tempered their character.
Upon hearing the order, several outstanding disciples, led by Lin Quan, immediately suppressed their fear and responded loudly, "Yes! Second Senior Brother!"
They quickly followed the simple formations that Xie Zhao had taught them in the past few days. They formed groups of three, pinched their fingers together, and poured the meager spiritual power in their bodies into the simple leather armor on their bodies that was gleaming with pale golden runes - this was the low-level rune armor that Xie Zhao had hurriedly made with materials exchanged for reputation points!
A thin, flowing golden halo instantly lit up on both sides and the tail of the ship!
Those sneak attack spells hit the halo, and most of the power was absorbed by the defensive formation, while the remaining impact was bounced back by the "recoil" effect of the talisman armor!
Although the halo flickered violently, and several of the weakest disciples were shocked to the point of blood boiling and bleeding from the corners of their mouths, they actually managed to withstand this sneak attack! They didn't let the attack directly damage the hull!
"Well done!" Xie Zhao encouraged loudly, and his Jinghong Fu Pen did not stop, sketching out several "Golden Arrow Talismans" in the air. Like precise snipers, they instantly shot towards several attackers in the clouds who were trying to cast spells again!
"Ah!" Several screams were heard, obviously someone was hit!
Tie Niu roared angrily and was about to jump off the boat to chase after him.
"Stupid cow, don't move!" Luo Hongyi shouted coldly, and a wisp of almost transparent poisonous mist shot out from his fingertips and merged silently into the clouds.
Soon, there were sounds of violent coughing and falling bodies.
Chu Linyuan stood at the bow from beginning to end, without even moving the corner of his clothes.
His cold eyes were like those of an eagle, locking onto the backs of several rapidly fleeing figures in the distance, as well as the camps of the major sects that were watching coldly from the sidelines even further away.
He could see that this was just a test, a few stones thrown out by the rats hiding in the dark to test the strength of the Guixu Sect.
"Brother, how are things going?" After dealing with the attacker, Xie Zhao approached Chu Linyuan and asked with a grin, "Are we new recruits okay?"
Chu Linyuan glanced at the outer disciples who were in a mess but looked excited and proud of surviving a disaster, and nodded slightly.
Being evaluated as the "Iceberg Leader" has made Lin Quan and others tremble with excitement.
"Hehe, I told you that practice would be useful, right?" Xie Zhao shook his head proudly. "It's just right to warm up for the trip to the secret realm."
Su Tang's photo stone had completely recorded the outer disciples' formation against the enemy. She explained to Xing Yin Ling, "See? This is the new force of Guixu Sect! Facing a surprise attack, they remained calm! They cooperated perfectly! Who says new disciples can't fight?"
In the camps of the major sects in the distance, many people's faces turned somewhat ugly.
They originally wanted to see the Guixu Sect panic and even suffer a loss, but they didn't expect that the other party didn't even move its main force. They only relied on a group of new disciples and simple talismans to resolve the sneak attack, and even left a few people behind.
This Guixu Sect... is indeed not easy to deal with.
Under the complex and diverse gazes, the Guixu landed steadily on a slightly higher slope, keeping a certain distance from other sect camps.
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