It was Peak Master Qi Ran of Lin Zhengfeng who made the move.
He was an impatient person. Since the sect leader had already given the order, it was no longer considered acting without authorization, so he launched an attack immediately.
The courtyard gate was wide open, or rather, it had disappeared. The entire courtyard looked normal, and no one came out.
Qi Ran lifted his leg to walk inside. At that moment, a puppet rushed out from behind him, overtaking him and entering the courtyard first.
Qi Ran turned around in surprise and saw that it was Shi Xuan who was controlling the puppet. He asked in astonishment, "Did you make this puppet?"
Even a Nascent Soul stage artifact cultivator like him could only craft the simplest kind of puppet.
The puppet that has now rushed into the courtyard is clearly a very high-level breed. If it was truly crafted by Shi Xuan, then it would be terrifying. He, the peak master of Linzheng Peak, might as well just abdicate and hand over the position to a more capable person. With the ability to craft such a puppet, he is perfectly qualified to be the peak master of the Weapon Peak.
Shi Xuan felt somewhat helpless. This was a crucial moment in the operation, and she had chosen to let the puppet go in first, simply because she was afraid there might be some unexpected traps in the courtyard.
But to everyone's surprise, Peak Master Qi asked the question on the spot without any regard for the consequences.
Why can't you ask about something after it's all over?
However, Shi Xuan still politely replied, "I didn't do it; I obtained it by chance."
Qi Ran then gave up and turned to follow the puppet into the courtyard.
Just then, the door of the house suddenly opened, and a woman came out.
The woman who came out looked to be in her forties and appeared to be only at the Qi Refining stage. When she came out and saw so many high-level cultivators standing in her courtyard, which was in a mess, she showed a look of great fear. However, she forced herself to remain calm and pursed her lips. After a few breaths, she asked with a slight tremor, "Who are you? Why are you cultivators trespassing on my property?"
When the woman came out, many of the people who came in with her were a little surprised. This ordinary house, this ordinary woman who came out, the courtyard that made no sound at all... it seemed that everything made people doubt whether this was really the entrance to the [Newcomer] base camp.
Before Shi Mingxiu, who was in the lead, could answer, the first puppet to enter moved.
It quickly took two steps forward, ran to the middle-aged woman's side, and reached out to grab her.
The woman was shocked and her first reaction was to retreat quickly to dodge the puppet's attack.
Shi Mingxiu glanced at Shi Xuan. This disciple was really decisive. When he saw the woman, his first reaction was whether he had really found the wrong person and accidentally entered a private residence. Shi Xuan actually attacked without any regard for the consequences.
After Shi Xuan unleashed the puppet attack, he took a moment to address the still-doubting cultivators, saying, "Arrest her first, then you can all go in without worry. If she goes to the wrong place, I'll compensate her with ten courtyards!"
So what if they arrested the wrong person? It's not like she's been physically or fatally harmed. There are plenty of ways to remedy the situation. If this courtyard really belongs to an ordinary citizen, she's willing to pay ten times the compensation.
However, if they think that releasing an ordinary woman will make them think they've come to the wrong place and give up searching, then they've misjudged the situation.
After Shi Xuan finished speaking, he retreated to the middle of the group and found the safest place to stay.
After all, everyone here is more powerful than her, so she naturally wouldn't go out and show off. Ensuring her own safety is the best choice for the whole team, so as not to go out and show off and get caught and taken hostage, which would also hinder others and prevent them from using their skills.
At this moment, Qi Ran and several elders at the front had already rushed into the house, and Lin Daozi arrived shortly after.
By this time, the woman who had been dodging had disappeared. Her actions were telling everyone that this was definitely not a normal place.
Lin Daozi led everyone straight to the back door. After exiting the back door, there was a smaller courtyard. On one side of the courtyard was a row of small storage rooms. Looking through the windows, you could see that they were filled with firewood and some miscellaneous items.
Lin Daozi walked straight to the second door, raised his hand and waved it gently, and the warehouse door opened.
Just as everyone was about to go inside, a deep voice suddenly came from the storeroom: "What brings you all here uninvited?"
The voice carried a heavy, oppressive force, covering the entire group of over a hundred people.
The Nascent Soul stage cultivators in front could barely withstand the pressure by casting protective barriers on themselves, but the Nascent Soul stage cultivators behind them felt so oppressed that they could barely stand.
As for Shi Xuan, who was at the Golden Core stage, he had to grit his teeth to stay upright.
Despite her continued efforts, she remained upright, but two bloody streaks had already appeared from her nose, revealing the difficulties she was facing.
The cultivator who spoke was at least a Nascent Soul stage expert!
Of everyone present, the one with the highest cultivation level was Lin Daozi of the Lianfeng Sword Sect, at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm; the majority of the remaining people were at the Nascent Soul stage. At this moment, the voice rang out, enveloping the entire courtyard, making everyone feel somewhat uneasy.
Shi Xuan struggled to take out a handful of pills and stuff them into his mouth.
On their very first meeting, a group of Nascent Soul cultivators were no match for a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Although they knew there were Nascent Soul stage cultivators here before setting off, they only truly understood the vast difference in strength they possessed after encountering them. In this situation, trying to win by sheer numbers was virtually impossible.
But now that things had come to this, Shi Mingxiu did not back down. He struggled against the pressure from the other party and shouted, "Why ask a question you already know the answer to? We've come all this way today, and we're determined to go in and take a look!"
His tone was resolute, showing that he was completely unmoved by the other party's imposing manner.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Before they even realized it, the opponent's powerful cultivator at the Fusion Stage had already begun to injure them!
At this moment, Lin Daozi, who was least affected, darted into the house and slammed his hand on the wall behind the woodpile.
The warehouse was originally built of stone, and the walls looked like a cost-saving measure, with nothing painted on them, just piled-up stones.
At first glance, the stones looked no different from anything else, but Lin Daozi knew something was amiss.
He struck directly at the most inconspicuous small square stone.
The wall had been struck by a palm from a Void Refinement stage cultivator. If it were an ordinary stone wall, it would have collapsed long ago, probably just with stones flying everywhere, similar to the outermost wooden door when you come in.
However, this wall is different.
Despite being struck by a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage, it appeared completely unharmed. However, just a few breaths later, the wall split open from the middle, revealing a door.
Upon closer inspection, everyone discovered that behind the wall at the back of the warehouse, there was another separate space.
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