Chapter 222: Family Ambush

In Wanshe City, Li Haifeng, Feng Yue, Tong Tianqi, and Sun Junyan were discussing something.

Suddenly, a deep horn blast emanated from Sun Junyan's waist.

Sun Junyan hastily pulled out a palm-sized red conch from his waist. Its surface was covered in spiritual patterns, revealing it to be a communication artifact.

Sun Junyan cast a spell on the red conch, and Guangdong Ren's deep voice abruptly boomed: "Fellow Daoist Sun, go find Fellow Daoist Li and the others immediately. I have something very important to report, concerning whether we can conquer the Three Sects of Shu."

"Fellow Daoist Guang," Sun Junyan replied, "I'm currently discussing war matters with Fellow Daoist Li and the others! Just say what you have to say; they can all hear it."

"Half an hour ago," Guangdong Ren continued, "Qu Xiong, Ye Ying, and Wei Nantian besieged the Hundred Spirits Sect, attempting to destroy it. Fortunately, with the ancestor's blessing, I activated our sect's protective grand formation and fought them. I killed Qu Xiong and severed one of Wei Nantian's hands; Ye Ying and Wei Nantian managed to escape. You must seize this opportunity to destroy the Poison Gu Sect. Once the Poison Gu Sect is annihilated, the other two sects will be insignificant. This is a rare chance; you absolutely must seize it."

"What?" exclaimed Sun Junyan. "Qu Xiong and his group attacked the Hundred Spirits Sect, and you, Fellow Daoist Guang, killed Qu Xiong?"

Li Haifeng and the other three were dumbfounded. They acknowledged Guangdong Ren's strength, but Guangdong Ren's cultivation was roughly on par with each of Qu Xiong and the other two. For Guangdong Ren to fight one against three, not only survive, but also kill one of their opponents, was something Li Haifeng knew he couldn't accomplish himself.

"I also sustained some injuries," Guangdong Ren continued. "This opportunity is singular. If you don't act, Tang and Chu might move against us. I suspect Qu Xiong and his group wanted to destroy the Hundred Spirits Sect to send a message to Tang and Chu. If Ye Ying and Wei Nantian escape back to Shu, the Poison Gu Sect will surely tighten its defenses, and it won't be so easy to destroy them then. The Poison Gu Sect still has two Core Formation cultivators. If you don't target the Poison Gu Sect, you can choose to attack the Five Poisons Sect or the Poison Dragon Cult. However, they will definitely notify their own sect's Core Formation cultivators. Opportunity knocks but once. The Three Sects of Shu are determined to deal with our Five Sects of Wei; it's either their demise or ours. The Three Sects of Shu have been established for thousands of years, so they must have accumulated many treasures. You decide what to do!"

After saying this, Guangdong Ren cut off the connection.

Li Haifeng pondered for a moment, then spoke: "Do you think this could be a trap? Suppose Qu Xiong and his group coerced Fellow Daoist Guang to send a false message, tricking us into a trap? Have the Three Sects of Shu already set an ambush, just waiting for us to fall into it?"

Feng Yue shook her head and calmly analyzed: "Probably not! If I were Qu Xiong, and I brought Fellow Daoist Guang's head to Chu or Tang, they might send troops; there would be no need to deceive us. Furthermore, even if there really is an ambush, if we bring our sect's guardian artifacts and array-breaking talismans, we should be safe. Without seeing concrete benefits, Tang and Chu might not trust Qu Xiong and his group. After all, Qu Xiong and his group recently had dealings with us; who knows if this isn't a deceptive maneuver by Shu to lure us into a trap? Therefore, even if there's an ambush, it would at most involve two Core Formation cultivators and a Tier 3 formation. While a Tier 3 formation is powerful, it would still be difficult to eliminate the four of us. I think we should give it a try: destroy the Poison Gu Sect and end the war as soon as possible."

"I agree with Madam Feng's opinion," said another. "To be safe, let's also have Fellow Daoist Li Qingshan come with us! With five people, even if there's an ambush, we can handle it calmly. Moreover, if Fellow Daoist Guang is telling the truth, this is a great opportunity to quickly end the war, and it must not be missed."

The four of them discussed for over half an hour, ultimately deciding that Li Haifeng would lead a team of five Core Formation cultivators to besiege the Poison Gu Sect and bring the war to a swift end.

After reaching a consensus, they immediately set off, heading towards the Poison Gu Sect.

A month later, just as Ye Ying and Wei Nantian returned to Shu, news of the Poison Gu Sect's destruction reached their ears.

Simultaneously, Western Jin and Western Liang successively dispatched troops, invading Shu.

The actions of Western Jin and Western Liang naturally did not escape the notice of spies from Chu, Tang, and Han.

Chu, being adjacent to Western Jin, was the quickest to receive the news. Upon learning that the Poison Gu Sect had been destroyed and that Wei, Western Jin, and Western Liang were simultaneously invading Shu, Chu hesitated no longer and immediately dispatched troops, invading Wei.

Ning Province, being relatively close to Chu, was one of Chu's targets.

Ning Province, Qinglian Mountain.

At this time, it had been almost a year since Wang Changsheng left Qinglian Mountain.

Fearing that the Three Sects of Medicine King Valley would retaliate during the Wei-Shu war, Wang Changfeng withdrew the personnel stationed at the Chen and Huang families and closed the market, to prevent the enemy from creating diversions.

At the hour of Chou, most people were asleep. Qinglian Mountain was brightly lit, but the light was concealed by a formation, so from the outside, Qinglian Mountain appeared completely dark.

Suddenly, dozens of massive crimson fireballs flew from the mountain peaks near Qinglian Mountain, smashing towards Qinglian Mountain.

A series of rumbling explosions rang out, with flames billowing.

A pale blue light curtain appeared out of thin air, enveloping the entire Wang family.

Soon, the Wang family's alarms blared loudly, and large numbers of clansmen rushed out of their dwellings.

A pale golden orb flew over, striking the pale blue light curtain precisely.

A dazzling golden light flared. After the golden light dissipated, the pale blue light curtain disintegrated and vanished. Dozens of red arrows flew forth, most striking the Wang family's buildings, and a small portion striking the Wang family's clansmen.

For a moment, explosions continued relentlessly, flames billowed, vaguely mixed with the screams of women, children, and the elderly.

The incident happened too suddenly; the Wang family clansmen never imagined that the clan's protective grand formation would be breached so quickly.

Wang Mingzhi was the first to react, hastily shouting, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Quickly send someone to inform Changfeng."

In less than three breaths, the clan's protective grand formation had been breached.

At the same time, three Foundation Establishment cultivators leading more than twenty Qi Condensation cultivators flew up from the mountain peaks near Qinglian Mountain, charging towards Qinglian Mountain.

"Follow me to meet the enemy!"

Wang Mingzhi was the first to unleash a Tier 2 puppet beast, to confront the enemy.

Although the Tier 2 puppet beast's defense was strong, Wang Mingzhi was ultimately a Qi Condensation cultivator with limited defensive measures. Under the encirclement of three Foundation Establishment cultivators, Wang Mingzhi's defenses were quickly shattered, and a flying sword severed his head.

Qinglian Mountain currently only had Wang Changfeng, a single Foundation Establishment cultivator. By the time he rushed out of his dwelling, more than twenty clansmen had already fallen in pools of blood, including Wang Mingzhi.

Wang Changfeng forcibly suppressed his grief, unleashed a glowing red orb, and cast a spell on it. A red light flashed, and a large expanse of crimson flames appeared out of thin air, transforming into a massive crimson fire python that lunged towards a tall, middle-aged scholar.

The middle-aged scholar sneered, then ordered, "Focus fire and kill him first! The others won't get far." He then controlled two blue flying darts to meet the incoming fire python.

At the same time, the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators successively manipulated their artifacts, attacking Wang Changfeng.