Chapter 219 - Too Quiet
The team advanced along a dry, ancient riverbed paved with colorful crystals. On either side were towering cliffs that looked as if they had been cut by knives and axes, and the terrain gradually became more dangerous.
Chu Linyuan walked in front, his spiritual sense like the most sophisticated radar, scanning everything in front.
His brows knitted slightly, almost imperceptibly.
Aside from the faint sounds of the secret realm itself, not even the scent of an ordinary insect or small animal could be detected. This abnormal silence often signified great danger.
Xie Zhao soon noticed something was amiss. He put away his compass, narrowed his eyes, and cautiously surveyed the steep cliffs on either side. "Brother, this place... is a little too quiet."
Luo Hongyi quietly condensed a wisp of almost transparent poisonous mist from her fingertips and said coldly, "Something is hidden. It smells like a disgusting conspiracy."
Tie Niu gripped the hammer tightly and said in a deep voice, "I feel something is wrong too. I feel a chill on the back of my neck."
Su Tang held the Star Guiding Order tightly, and used her psychic eyes to work at full power, trying to see through the illusion.
Just as the team completely entered the narrowest middle section of the canyon—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Without warning, dozens of powerful spiritual energy fluctuations erupted from the cliffs on both sides! The concealing formations that had been set up long ago instantly dissipated, revealing a dense crowd of figures!
There were at least thirty or forty monks, dressed differently, obviously from different sects and families, but at this moment they all had the same greed, cruelty and murderous intent on their faces!
Countless attacks, long-awaited and ready to be unleashed—blazing fiery pythons, icy giant swords, poisonous vines, the shadowy image of a heavy mountain…poured down like a torrential rain, instantly engulfing the entire Guixu Sect team! Their goal was clear: to completely annihilate them in this narrow, desperate situation!
"Enemy attack! Form a formation!" Chu Linyuan's stern shout was like an ice thunder explosion!
The people of Guixu Sect, who had been on guard for a long time, reacted very quickly!
Tie Niu roared wildly, his body suddenly expanded by three points, and his Star Immortal Body was pushed to the extreme. The Guixu Dragon Spine Hammer smashed to the ground fiercely, and a thick khaki light shield rose up instantly, resisting the first few heavy attacks!
Luo Hongyi's hands moved quickly, and the poisonous fog shield and dozens of poisoned flying needles that had been prepared long ago shot upwards like a peacock spreading its tail, not only intercepting the attack, but also directly attacking the enemies on the cliff!
Su Tang screamed and poured all her willpower into the Star Attraction Order without reservation. A brilliant galaxy light curtain opened up, protecting most of the outer disciples!
All the outer disciples, led by Lin Quan and others, remained calm despite being shocked. They immediately followed their daily drills, working in groups of three and channeling their spiritual power to form several small Three Elements defense formations, stacking them layer by layer to jointly resist this sudden destructive attack!
Boom——!!!
The deafening explosion instantly filled the entire canyon!
Spiritual powers of various attributes collided and annihilated each other crazily, the light was blinding, and gravel flew everywhere!
The light shield held up by Tie Niu flickered violently, his huge body trembled slightly, a trace of blood flowed from his nostrils, but he did not retreat a single step!
Luo Hongyi's poison needles successfully forced back several enemies who were trying to get close to cast spells, and screams came from the cliff.
The light curtain of Su Tang's wish flickered, her face was pale, but she held on tightly.
The disciples' Three Elements Formation was like a reef in a violent storm. Although it was shaky and its spiritual power was rapidly consumed, and several disciples were even shocked to the point of vomiting blood and falling to the ground, it did not collapse immediately!
"Humph! Sure enough, there are some tricks! No wonder he dares to meddle in other people's business and cut off everyone's financial resources!"
A cold voice echoed from the clifftop. An old man in ornate attire and a sinister expression appeared, his cultivation having reached the Spiritual Transformation Stage. "Alas, today, this God Burial Abyss will be the burial place of your Guixu Sect! Keep attacking! Consume them all!"
As he finished speaking, a second, even more powerful wave of attack began to gather! Clearly, the enemy had come prepared, with a large number of people, and was ready to spare no expense!
"Looking for death!" The icy light in Chu Linyuan's eyes suddenly surged, and the murderous intent swept across like a substance!
The other party's words confirmed their identities - they were the forces whose interests were affected by Guixu Sect's "suppression of bandits and poverty alleviation" along the way!
They didn't dare to retaliate openly, and chose to kill in this secret realm!
Just when the opponent was about to launch the second wave of attack, Chu Linyuan moved!
He ignored the spells that were attacking from all directions, but pointed the Frost Sword at the old man on the top of the cliff who was giving orders!
"Catch the leader first."
Before the cold voice fell, his entire body transformed into an extremely dark blue sword light, ignoring the distance in space and the attacks that tried to block him along the way, and appeared directly in front of the old man who had transformed into a god as if teleporting!
The old man's pupils suddenly shrank, and he turned pale with horror! He didn't even see how Lin Yuan got up!
A soul-chilling sense of death instantly enveloped him! With a strange cry, he summoned an ancient bronze shield and poured all his spiritual power into it without reservation!
"Crack." Chu Linyuan said only one word.
The tip of the Frost Sword pointed out, but there was no earth-shaking sound, only an extremely thin, extremely cold, dark sword thread that seemed to be able to cut through everything, gently touching the center of the bronze shield.
The seemingly solid spiritual shield was instantly pierced through like paper! The sword thread's speed didn't slow down at all, directly penetrating the old man's protective spiritual light and passing through his brow!
The old man's expression was frozen in extreme horror and disbelief, his eyes dimming instantly as he fell straight backward. A cultivator in the Spiritualization Stage couldn't even block a single blow from Chu Linyuan!
Almost at the same time as Chu Linyuan took action, the counterattack below also began!
"Junior Sister Luo! The poisonous fog covers the left cliff! Iron Ox! The right cliff! Smash them for me! Su Tang! Bless me with your wishes! All disciples! Attack talismans! Fire in unison!" Xie Zhao's roar resounded throughout the canyon!
He had already taken advantage of the gap in the first wave of attacks to draw dozens of violent "Genjin Leisha Talismans" in the air with the Jinghong Talisman Pen!
Following his order, Luo Hongyi gave a delicate cry, and the dark green poisonous mist that had been prepared long ago and compressed to the extreme roared like an angry dragon and rushed towards the cliff on the left. Wherever it passed, it corroded everything, and screams were heard incessantly!
The Iron Ox roared, its massive body leaping upwards. With devastating force, the Guixu Dragon Spine Hammer slammed down onto the edge of the cliff on the right! Boom! A large section of the rock face collapsed, sending the enemies atop it plummeting with cries of shock.
Su Tang bit her fingertip and merged a drop of blood into the Star Attraction Order. The power of her wish shone brightly, blessing all the disciples of Guixu Sect with courage and strength!
All the outer disciples suppressed their fear and injuries, and at the same time activated the attack talismans that Xie Zhao had just distributed - fire crows, golden swords, ice spikes... Although the power of each single talisman was not strong, dozens of them were shot out at the same time, like a dense swarm of bees, smashing down on the enemies on the cliff!
For a moment, offense and defense changed!
The ambushers, who originally had absolute geographical advantage and the initiative, fell into chaos in an instant!
They had never expected the Guixu Sect's defense to be so tenacious, their counterattacks so swift and fierce! They had never expected their leader to be killed instantly by the enemy leader with a single blow, like a chicken being slaughtered!
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