A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 324 - 284: Ambushed

Before Wang Yu could shout "Who goes there?", a familiar voice rang out: "Sect Leader Lu, quickly let us in to shelter from the enemy!"

What? Is this Han Wen from Shahe Gang?

Gu Niqiang’s spiritual pressure flickered and passed, already standing shoulder to shoulder with Wang Yu. Pan Qin also came rushing over upon hearing the sound.

The few of them fixed their gaze and were taken aback. That fat man Han Wen who used to resemble a mountain of flesh, now appeared as a man of ordinary build. If it weren’t for his similar facial features and voice, he would have been hard to recognize. Beside him stood the short-statured Honored Guest Elder Zhang Hansong, confirming their identities beyond doubt.

"Gang Leader Han, aren’t you supposed to be on the Fucang Mountain line?" Wang Yu asked suspiciously, "Our Sect Leader has received orders to provide support and is not in the city, so I’m sorry we cannot let you in."

Han Wen quickly said, "I was entrusted by Master Fengfeng to carry out a secret mission in Sanshan County but didn’t expect that the Foundation Establishment forces in the county were extraordinary. I couldn’t hold up and fled here, with my spiritual power depleted and no other options. The enemy is right behind us, please, save me!"

While speaking, he raised the Golden Core Paper in his hand high into the air.

Indeed, it carried Master Fengfeng’s Golden Core aura!

Just then, two more escape lights brightened the sky, shooting towards them.

"Though our two sides have conflicts, the threat is upon us, and we are all cultivators of the same county!" Seeing the enemy behind him, Han Wen shouted desperately.

Gu Niqiang suddenly spoke, "There are only two enemies, let me go out of the array to meet them. I am curious to see what kind of experts they are."

Wang Yu quickly replied, "Absolutely not, we must be wary of deception!"

Han Wen was so anxious that sweat dripped down: "Neither works, you must understand, I’m carrying out the Zhenren’s task. If you don’t save me, Master Fengfeng won’t spare Yunshan Sect!"

Wang Yu clenched his teeth; Lu Qian has been exhaustive and laborious, fighting hard with serious damage, all to seek Master Fengfeng’s forgiveness and regain the Spirit Vein, right?

Everyone heard the order from Master Fengfeng, declaring past sins to be forgiven, even bestowing Golden Dawn Peak and Mingsha Bay upon them, finally allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.

But now, if they don’t save Han Wen, they’ll fall out of favor with the Zhenren.

He would have liked to contact Lu Qian, but there wasn’t enough time, and the Grand Array activation disconnected communications.

He looked at Gu Niqiang again, but Gu Niqiang had no particular idea either, signaling Wang Yu to make the decision.

The escape lights behind approached swiftly, and Han Wen shouted at the top of his lungs, "Why are you hesitating, we have a non-combat agreement!"

Right, how could he forget that! Wang Yu’s heart relaxed, and he immediately had Master Xuan Ji open the Grand Array.

The Five Elements Grand Array opened a gap, Han Wen and Zhang Hansong flew in, and the array closed, blocking the enemy outside.

"Thank you! Thank you!" Han Wen said, still shocked, "Thanks for the rescue; there will be a generous reward."

The two pursuing Foundation Establishment enemies saw Han Wen and the others enter the array and stopped outside, seemingly waiting quietly.

Wang Yu couldn’t help but ask more questions, and Han Wen sighed with frustration: "Who knew the county had such experts, even my elite troops were completely wiped out."

While they were speaking, escape lights appeared once more from the sky, with about two hundred Qi Cultivators tailing behind, swarming forward.

"The enemy forces are still pursuing." Han Wen took a breath, "Please organize defenses immediately. Rest assured, the enemy only has two Foundation Establishments; once we’ve recovered for a moment, we’ll immediately provide support, coupled with the Protective Grand Array, we can definitely keep the enemy outside the city."

With that, he and Zhang Hansong sat cross-legged on the ground, took elixirs, and began to recuperate.

Wang Yu dared not slack off, hastily sending the message to meet the enemy. Apart from those seriously injured and unable to move, over a hundred elite of the Shuangye Alliance gathered again and boarded two Void-Soaring and Distant-Guarding Divine Ships.

Previously, Yunshan Sect had four Floating Battleships; two ordinary ones had already crashed, and two Divine Ships had sustained some damage, with scorch marks and holes left on the deck, hull, and sails. Even several positions in the Spiritual Power Cannon had exploded. If a full repair was needed, it might take more than half a month.

However, since flight and attack were not severely affected, it was more advisable to use the Divine Ships now that they were to face the enemy.

Arrays come in many forms; particularly, the Five Elements Grand Array has an outstanding ability to trap and kill enemies but has the significant drawback of indiscriminately targeting both allies and foes.

Apart from the array’s creator, anyone who enters without a Pass Token will be attacked, meaning their own fighting force cannot enter the array en masse to meet the enemy. This is a major difference from the Six Harmonies Grand Array and Seven Stars Beidou Formation previously deployed by Yuchi Hui.

Fortunately, the Five Elements Grand Array’s Heavenly Torrent Spiritual Mist can obscure the five senses and Divine Sense, making it easy to split the enemy troops inside the array and eliminate them in batches.

Now, with the enemy attacking, Wang Yu planned for several Foundation Establishments to enter the array to entangle the enemy, while Master Xuan Ji handled the array transformations with the Floating Battleships striking from afar.

With everything arranged, the enemy forces reached the array. The two enemy Foundation Establishments shouted, "Open the array, withdraw yourselves, and you shall be spared!"

Wang Yu snorted, knowing that with Han Wen and Zhang Hansong, they had four Foundation Establishments, over a hundred elite, and a Protective Grand Array, sufficient to fend off two Foundation Establishments and two hundred Qi Cultivators.

In terms of strategy and tactics, I may not surpass the Sect Leader, but defending this place is no problem.

With no response from within the array, the two Foundation Establishments wasted no more words. The two hundred elite slightly prepared in front of the array, arranged into formations, and directly charged into the array, the two Foundation Establishments following and shooting into the array.

The Five Elements Grand Array roared to life, its dense Heavenly Torrent Spiritual Mist obscuring everything, with the array transformations suddenly emerging.

Wang Yu’s heart was filled with doubt; the enemy was so confident, they charged directly without probing!

Could they truly be the rare experts Han Wen mentioned?

Without time to ponder more, commands were issued, and the members of the Shuangye Alliance started defending as planned.

Amidst the turning of the Five Elements Grand Array, Gu Niqiang and Pan Qin, wearing their Pass Tokens, flashed into the array.

Master Xuan Ji stood by the Spirit Vein, in front of the Array Map, reaching out to press on the Array Map. This Protective Grand Array was once laid on Bichao Mountain, featuring the Mountain Protection Grand Array, with the Array Map’s Heavenly Torrent Spiritual Mist, Xin Metal Divine Lock, Geng Metal Divine Sword, and Gui Water Divine Thunder constituting four Triple Transformations, all inscribed personally by Lu Qian.

Now, as the enemy entered the grand array, the array automatically operated, producing four transformations to engage the enemy. Although Master Xuan Ji’s cultivation was not enough to directly initiate a Triple Transformation, he could adjust the order and direction of attacks, and use Double Transformation to connect them, enhancing the overall efficiency of the array’s operation.

At this moment, his Divine Sense surged, and the Consciousness Collection fully opened, causing the Duo Chao Divine Sword within the array to swarm up, dividing into squads, directly piercing into the Qi Cultivators’ formations, striving to disrupt their formations.