“There’s nothing we can do, we can’t contact Senior Brother. If that Xuan Dog breaks through, all of us combined won’t be its match. Let’s finish this quickly. An incomplete sword formation is enough to deal with these people.” Luo Tianyi gave the order decisively, and the surrounding people immediately got ready.
“Crimson Heaven and Earth.”
In his shock, Qi Lin was the first to react. Sword light flickered around him, transforming into a towering, gigantic bamboo phantom, attempting to block the Golden Dragon. However, it only lasted for a moment before he spat out blood.
Subsequently, other Disciples also took action, barely managing to withstand this tyrannical Golden Dragon.
However, before they could even catch their breath, they were already sealed off by the sword light of fifteen Disciples from the Longyang Lineage, trapping them like a net from heaven and earth.
The expressions of Lu Ran, Xu Qing, Ma Changshun, and others turned extremely ugly. They had been completely surrounded without even realizing it!
How did all this happen? How were they discovered?
A glint of light flashed in Qing Feng’s eyes. It seemed they had truly been exposed.
In the enemy camp, fifteen Golden Core stage powerhouses stood tall. One of them had reached the peak of the Golden Core Ninth Level, two were firmly in the Golden Core Eighth Level, and three more had entered the Golden Core Seventh Level.
Such a formidable lineup, supplemented by the infinitely powerful Dragon Phoenix Grand Formation, was more than enough to contend with even Nascent Soul-level demonic beasts who had not mastered peerless divine abilities, showing no inferiority.
“Luo Tianyi, how did you find us?” Xu Qing looked at Luo Tianyi in the sky in disbelief. Their actions were clearly very secretive.
His answer was a sharp sword light. Luo Tianyi used this sword to express his attitude: as long as these pioneers were dealt with, their Longyang Lineage would win this competition.
And before success, any superfluous words could increase the risk of failure.
Luo Tianyi, who came from the imperial family, knew this deeply.
With fifteen people working together, sword lights intertwined, and even faint white cloud phantoms appeared, with specks of sword energy permeating the air.
“This is the Dragon Phoenix Sword Formation used by the Longyang Lineage for their peak-guarding battle. Even with just a bit of cloud energy, it’s enough to leave Foundation Establishment stage cultivators nowhere to hide. And when the True Dragon and Phoenix truly manifest, Golden Core stage cultivators will be powerless to resist.
Everyone, take a Martial Brother and break out in eight directions. If one can escape, that’s one less to worry about.”
Ma Changshun, the most cultivated among them, decisively gave the order and immediately rushed in one direction.
Before the sword formation was completed, there was still a sliver of hope; otherwise, once it took shape, they would have no chance of escape.
“Don’t run around, there’s no way out here. Follow me to the Kan position, that’s the key.” Although Qing Feng was annoyed with these people, they were still of the same lineage, so he spoke up to remind them, then leaped onto the Great Mysterious Dog’s back.
The Great Mysterious Dog pretended to break through, suddenly letting out a sky-shattering roar, its entire body emitting a blood-red light.
In an instant, it transformed into a gigantic Asura Dog, its body swelling several feet, surrounded by Buddhist chants and Sanskrit. It charged fiercely in the direction Qing Feng pointed, completely disregarding the terrifying sword energy phantom in front of it.
Seeing the Great Mysterious Dog charge directly instead of attempting to break through, everyone was startled.
However, noticing that the Kan position chosen by Qing Feng was precisely where the cloud energy was densest and the sword energy strongest, they dared not follow, and each sought other directions to flee.
Some Foundation Establishment stage juniors even showed disdain for Qing Feng’s choice, believing that he was merely valued because of his father’s influence, and not truly powerful.
Only Lu Ran hesitated for a moment before deciding to follow Qing Feng and charge forward together.
Luo Tianyi, who was in charge of the formation, had not anticipated all this and secretly felt that he seemed to have been tricked.
However, with the arrow on the string, he had to let it fly. The immortal sword in his hand hummed, and he quickly took the Kan position and swung his sword, a True Dragon phantom appearing.
“Turn to the Kun position.” Qing Feng again whispered, and the Great Mysterious Dog immediately obeyed, leaping into the clouds and mist, with its Blood Shadow Golden Body protecting the two from sword energy damage.
Then it violently tore open a gap and successfully broke through, with Lu Ran following closely behind on his sword.
Luo Tianyi showed surprise at the sight. The complete Dragon Phoenix Sword Formation originally required sixteen people to unleash its maximum power, but now there were only fifteen, resulting in a flaw in the positioning.
Even so, this formation was still immensely powerful, and only those proficient in formations could discover its flaws.
And even if one discovered them, immense courage would be needed to exploit these flaws.
Who would have thought that Qing Feng, seemingly a useless person, would possess such courage and ability? Seeing Qing Feng successfully escape, Ma Changshun and Xu Qing were unwilling to fall behind, transforming into sword lights and attempting to escape through the unclosed gap.
“Overestimating yourselves.” Luo Tianyi looked at Ma Changshun and Xu Qing with disdain, the immortal sword in his hand glowing brightly, as if it had come alive.
Taking a step, the surrounding clouds and mist vibrated, and a hundreds-of-feet-long True Dragon sword energy phantom roared out, its brilliant sword light illuminating the sky.
Ma Changshun and Xu Qing’s expressions changed drastically. They fully unleashed their strongest sword techniques, but their attacks shattered like fragile foam before the True Dragon phantom. The two were then struck by thousands of sword energies, spitting blood and falling to the ground, their jade tokens shattering in response.
Two Golden Core Eighth Level masters beside Luo Tianyi simultaneously attacked, and with just one move, the jade tokens of the remaining Foundation Establishment Disciples shattered one after another.
“Luo Zhan, Han Yin, you two follow me to pursue Qing Feng and that Xuan Dog. The rest of you deal with the others.” Luo Tianyi commanded, then led his two Martial Brothers in pursuit of Qing Feng.
If they didn’t set up a formation, there would always be some who slipped through the net. But those targets who could earn double points had already been dealt with, and it didn’t matter if a few of the remaining Golden Core stage cultivators escaped.
Qing Feng was different. For a Golden Core stage target like him, the double points absolutely could not be missed.
This was not just a battle, but a crucial part of the transaction.
Ma Changshun and Xu Qing, who had lost their eligibility to participate, lay on the ground, looking at each other’s disheveled appearance, their hearts filled with helplessness and bitterness.
Meanwhile, the Xuan Dog, carrying Qing Feng and Lu Ran, fled at full speed. Although they had successfully escaped from the sword formation, the chilling sword energy behind them still followed like a shadow.
If it were a one-on-one fight, he would be fearless, but his opponent was, after all, a talented Disciple from Dragon Yang Peak, and the outcome was unpredictable.
Moreover, he had two burdens with him, while the enemy had two Golden Core Eighth Level experts. If they truly fought, there would only be a dead end.
Therefore, he could only go all out, hoping to escape as quickly as possible.
“Qing Feng, did you make the Xuan Dog pretend to break through to scare them?” Lu Ran asked.
“Of course. Do you think it could truly break through with just this much killing? It was just a gamble, and I didn’t expect it to actually trick them out.” Qing Feng replied.
“But how did they find us? Why were you suspicious?” Lu Ran was still a bit confused.
“Actually, it was just a random guess.
This guy Xu Qing is an idiot. He leaked our location without our permission, attracting so many people. With more people, the target is bigger, so it’s naturally easier to track us.
Especially the Hu Ji Peak people, they were too active, which was a bit abnormal.
Fortunately, they didn’t gather all sixteen people, otherwise, if the formation was completed, I wouldn’t have been able to escape either.” Qing Feng explained.
“It’s a pity the other Martial Brothers couldn’t come out with you.” Lu Ran sighed.
“Utterly stupid, seeking their own deaths. There’s no stopping them.” Qing Feng said coldly, showing no sympathy for the fate of these people.
“You’re right.” Lu Ran nodded in agreement, secretly Rejoice that he had chosen to trust Junior Brother.
Although his choice might not have been the best, it was definitely the safest.