Chapter 1825: This Is Because of You

The formation in the southern area, designed to receive reinforcements, was overseen by Senior Brother Yu, with over a dozen Moonlight cultivators assisting in its activation.

Now that Senior Brother Yu had left to engage the enemy, it was already a struggle for the remaining dozen-plus Moonlight cultivators to maintain the formation's operation. How could they possibly receive reinforcements? Realizing this, the Moonlight cultivators no longer forced the issue. They swiftly moved out, dispersing into various battlefields, intent on first repelling the invaders.

In an instant, only Lu Ye remained on the spot, accompanied by the Xiangyin sisters.

Overwhelming attacks thundered in from all directions. Although the Little People clan had temporarily abandoned the formation, the Blood Clan's assault on this area showed no signs of stopping. Amidst the pervasive blood light, Lu Ye and the two sisters were completely engulfed.

However, just as the many attacking Blood Clan members believed the formation here was broken and that Lu Ye and his companions were certainly dead, the dense blood light suddenly dispersed. The sight that met their eyes caused many Blood Clan members to widen their eyes in disbelief. There, a semi-circular light barrier enveloped Lu Ye and the two sisters. Though seemingly not thick, this barrier had completely repelled all previous attacks without a scratch.

No Blood Clan member could discern how this light barrier appeared; it seemed to materialize out of thin air. Even the Xiangyin sisters, standing beside Lu Ye, hadn't noticed it, let alone the Blood Clan cultivators. When the numerous attacks first arrived, and they were about to activate their defensive abilities, this light barrier had mysteriously appeared, offering protection far beyond imagination.

“Engage the enemy!” Lu Ye calmly commanded, completely disregarding the many Blood Clan cultivators eyeing them like tigers. His gaze was fixed on the now-inactive receiving formation. As his thoughts stirred, the formation hummed, and its patterns flickered.

The Little People clan's receiving formation, in essence, used the power of the array to temporarily open a wormhole for travel between different departments. This differed from normal wormholes because it was temporarily created, meaning it would disappear as soon as the formation ceased operation. Furthermore, ordinary methods could not create such a wormhole. It was precisely due to the unique nature of Fangcun Mountain that this ability became possible. Only a small portion of the power required to maintain the wormhole came from the cultivators overseeing the formation; the vast majority originated from Fangcun Mountain's inherent foundation. In other words, the Sunlight cultivators of the Little People clan had the ability to borrow Fangcun Mountain's foundation through the formation to create temporary wormholes. This was also why travel between Fangcun Mountain's various departments required a Sunlight cultivator to preside over the process; Moonlight cultivators lacked this capability.

Other Moonlight cultivators couldn't, but Lu Ye could. Upon arriving in the southern area earlier, Lu Ye had been attempting to sense the foundation of the southern Fangcun Mountain, curious if he could mobilize its power. He discovered that he could, and just like when he was in the core world that had merged with the eastern part, this mobilization faced no resistance, as if it were his own power. This was undoubtedly a convenience afforded by being the Master of the Origin.

Ultimately, the southern Fangcun Mountain was a severed part. Since Lu Ye had refined the Origin of Fangcun Mountain, he could mobilize the power of any of its fragmented parts. The barrier protecting him and the Xiangyin sisters was a manifestation of the southern Fangcun Mountain's foundation, or rather, the power of this world itself. That's why the barrier appeared without any warning. How could Blood Clan members, whose strongest cultivation was only at the Moonlight realm, possibly break such a barrier?

Now, under Lu Ye's activation, the inactive formation hummed again, operating even faster and appearing more stable than when Senior Brother Yu had overseen it. In just a few breaths, Lu Ye felt that the formation had connected to the other end, and the wormhole had fully formed!

Figures suddenly materialized from the formation, led by none other than Chen Xuanhai. Over twenty Moonlight cultivators stood clearly beside Chen Xuanhai, none of them feeling the usual dizzying sensation from previous transfers. They were all slightly surprised, none understanding why this teleportation had become so effortless.

Before they could investigate, they were drawn by the intense conflict around them. Chen Xuanhai scanned the area, quickly grasping the battle situation, and immediately let out a sharp cry, “Kill!” As he gave the command, he was the first to dash towards the nearest Sunlight cultivator's battlefield. The more than twenty Moonlight cultivators who had arrived as reinforcements also dispersed in all directions, each seeking their own combat opportunities.

Lu Ye turned his head to glance at the Xiangyin sisters' location. It was a sea of blood, completely obscuring any specific details of the conflict within from the naked eye. However, his divine sense perceived life forces constantly perishing within the blood sea, accompanied by alarmed shouts from Blood Clan cultivators. They clearly couldn't understand why two Snow Clan members had suddenly unleashed a holy power far more intense than their own, exerting a complete bloodline suppression over them…

Having confirmed that the Xiangyin sisters were slaughtering their enemies, Lu Ye no longer paid attention to them. Instead, his gaze shifted to the battlefield where Su Yuqing had previously entered. In the sky there, a dense blood cloud hung suspended, and Su Yuqing was locked in a struggle with it.

Engaging the Blood Clan in combat was quite troublesome. Once the Blood Sea Art was activated, it created an an environment highly advantageous to them. If an enemy cultivator wished to eliminate a Blood Clan member, the most effective method was to penetrate the blood sea, locate the Blood Clan individual hidden within, and strike at the source. However, doing so meant enduring various disadvantages from the terrain. If one's strength wasn't sufficient, it was easy to fall victim to unexpected dangers. Therefore, unless one had absolute confidence, cultivators typically chose Su Yuqing's approach when battling the Blood Clan: not delving deep into the Blood Clan's blood sea, but rather engaging them from its periphery, using one's own methods to diminish the blood sea's size and weaken the Blood Clan's power. Only when certain of victory would they deliver the killing blow!

Su Yuqing's chosen strategy was not wrong, but it was clearly ineffective in this particular battlefield. If it were truly a one-on-one duel, there would be no issue. However, the Blood Clan Sunlight cultivator here had no intention of fighting her alone. At this moment, his blood sea contained not only himself but also many other Blood Clan cultivators of various levels. Regardless of their cultivation, these Blood Clan members had all activated their Blood Sea Arts and merged into their Sunlight cultivator's blood sea, enhancing its power.

Su Yuqing launched spiritual talismans into the blood sea, and from time to time, bodies would fall out—undoubtedly Blood Clan cultivators slain by the talismans' power. Yet, such losses were insufficient to fundamentally harm the vast blood sea. She clearly realized this, her eyebrows furrowing slightly as she pondered a way to break the stalemate.

At this point, only by using a powerful red talisman to forcibly tear open the blood sea would there be a chance to kill the enemy. Just as she was about to do so, her gaze suddenly caught a cluster of blood light flying from the side, intending to merge into the opposing blood sea. Judging by the fluctuations emanating from the blood light, the cultivator within it wasn't particularly strong, only at the mid-Moonlight level. Su Yuqing almost instinctively moved to strike, intending to kill this cultivator on the spot to prevent them from bolstering the enemy's strength. But she quickly realized who the cultivator inside the blood light was, because the aura emanating from it was incredibly familiar to her…

The blood sea showed no repulsion towards this suddenly arriving cluster of blood light, allowing it to seamlessly merge within. A faint smile slowly curved Su Yuqing's lips. She continued to engage her opponent, quietly awaiting the grand show, while secretly channeling her spiritual power, a purple talisman's glow faintly visible at her fingertips.

Just a moment later, the incredibly dense blood sea suddenly seemed to suffer a devastating blow. In that instant, the entire blood sea showed signs of collapse, and simultaneously, a continuous wave of alarmed cries erupted from within it! With a splashing sound, like dumplings falling into a pot, lower-cultivation Blood Clan members, their faces filled with terror, tumbled out of the blood sea and plummeted towards the ground. The vast blood sea peeled away layer by layer, appearing as if it were on the verge of disintegration. The Blood Clan Sunlight cultivator at its core was equally astonished and terrified, yet instinctively activated his power, barely preventing the blood sea from collapsing.

However, just then, a bright gleam pierced through the blood sea's cover and entered his vision. It was Su Yuqing, who, in the instant the blood sea shook and began to break apart, had precisely pinpointed his hidden location. Without hesitation, she unleashed the power of her pre-prepared purple talisman and fiercely charged in. Within the blood sea, the woman was enveloped in purple light, as if clad in purple armor. Charging forward, she held a long purple spear formed from the power of a purple talisman, like a goddess of war tearing through space and time. The dense blood sea could not hinder her in the slightest; her spear had already pierced through the Blood Clan Sunlight cultivator's chest, impaling him clean through.

Close at hand, their eyes met. Su Yuqing's face was filled with cold killing intent, while the Blood Clan Sunlight cultivator's face was a mixture of astonishment and terror. Even though he had held a significant advantage, in the blink of an eye, life and death had been decided. He didn't understand what had happened, only that in that very instant, a terrifying holy power had suddenly enveloped him, causing him to almost lose control of his own strength. Otherwise, with his power, he could have easily avoided such an attack, but it was precisely this suppression by holy power, leading to a loss of control, that brought about his unfortunate demise.

His life force not yet extinguished, he gnashed his teeth and roared, reaching out to grab Su Yuqing. Facing this attack, Su Yuqing showed no intention of dodging whatsoever. Suddenly, a dazzling blade light flashed, and a head flew off. The Blood Clan Sunlight cultivator remained frozen in his reaching posture.

“Why didn’t you dodge?” Lu Ye, standing behind the headless corpse with his blade in hand, looked at Su Yuqing and asked with a frown. A Sunlight realm expert's desperate counterattack, even for another Sunlight cultivator, should not be underestimated. Su Yuqing's actions made him feel as though she was a novice without much combat experience, under the illusion that victory secured her safety.

“Well, you were here, weren’t you?” Su Yuqing smiled faintly.

Lu Ye gave her a look, then said, “Next time, dodge!”

“Understood,” Su Yuqing replied softly, her eyes crinkling with a smile, seemingly in a very good mood.

Unaware of the woman's curious mood, Lu Ye had already turned to slaughter the leaderless Blood Clan cultivators, with Su Yuqing following close behind. Just a moment later, this blood sea completely collapsed, and all Blood Clan cultivators within it, regardless of their cultivation level, were slain on the spot.