Chapter 2754: Inside and Outside Cooperation

Two days passed quickly.

Feng Feng, as usual, led his team on patrol. Thanks to Li Tianshuo's warning, they had heightened their vigilance. As they passed a high peak, countless red flames erupted from the void. They quickly coalesced into a massive cloud of crimson fire, and the temperature rose sharply. The crimson fire cloud, carrying astonishing heat, surged towards Feng Feng and his group. Feng Feng and the others were shocked and hastily brought out their treasures to defend themselves.

A series of rumbling explosions ensued, engulfing Feng Feng and his team in raging flames, from which several agonizing screams emerged. A flurry of zither music suddenly resonated, and a misty green sound wave swept through the area. Wherever it passed, the flames dissipated, revealing Feng Feng and his group. Feng Feng and the others plummeted from the sky, crashing onto the ground. As soon as a dozen miniature Nascent Souls left their bodies, a golden, sky-cleaving giant blade shot forth, shattering them instantly.

A yellow dragon boat, over a hundred zhang long, flew rapidly from a distance. More than a hundred cultivators, including Wang Qingcheng, stood on its deck. Wang Qingcheng's face was grim, filled with murderous intent. Calculating the time, Wang Qingxiao and the other two should have infiltrated by now. If they had encountered danger, they would have sent a distress signal much earlier. The yellow dragon boat swiftly flew deeper into the mountain range.

Within a vast valley, an earthen-yellow light barrier enveloped the entire area. Luo Xiangyun and her group had already received the warning and had gathered their disciples for instructions. "Follow me into battle. Those who retreat shall be executed without mercy. Those who slay powerful enemies shall be heavily rewarded!" Luo Xiangyun's voice was stern. Feng Feng and the others had only provided a warning; Luo Xiangyun was unsure how many people the Wang family had brought. "Yes, Martial Uncle Luo (Grand-Martial Ancestor Luo)," Li Tianshuo and the other disciples replied in unison, their expressions grave. Most disciples of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect possessed puppet beasts, but the Wang family also had puppets, so they wouldn't gain a significant advantage.

"They're here," Luo Xiangyun declared, her expression darkening. A yellow dragon boat flew from a distance, stopping high in the sky. The vast valley lay over a hundred li away. Wang Qingcheng and his group wasted no words, immediately commanding their treasures to attack the yellow light barrier. A giant ape puppet beast, a spider puppet, and a roc puppet — all were Sixth-rank puppet beasts. The Wang family was truly serious.

Wang Qingcheng descended to the ground, his body radiating a brilliant yellow light. Centered around him, a thousand-li radius transformed into a massive yellow desert, with sand swirling everywhere. Gusts of wind blew, lifting countless yellow grains of sand that coalesced into a dozen yellow giants, each over a hundred zhang tall. Their features were indistinct, and they strode rapidly towards the valley.

Luo Xiangyun did not immediately rush out to confront the enemy. Instead, she cast a spell into a silver-glowing seven-cornered formation disc. With a Sixth-rank formation active, there was no need to engage directly; it was better to use the formation to attack the enemy first, exhausting their spiritual power as much as possible. It wouldn't be too late to meet them in battle if the formation couldn't hold. Leng Feng and the other Void Refinement cultivators either activated their Dharma Idols or conjured their treasures. Li Tianshuo and the other disciples were not idle either, launching attacks at the Wang family cultivators.

A rumbling sound of thunder echoed from high above. Thick silver lightning bolts streaked across the sky, striking the dozen yellow stone figures precisely. The yellow giants' bodies shattered, dissolving into dust that filled the air. Wang Qingcheng flicked his sleeve, and a palm-sized yellow gourd shot out. He cast a spell into it, and the gourd emitted a dazzling yellow light as its size rapidly expanded. A great whistling sound erupted as countless yellow grains of sand flew out from the gourd. The sand grains shimmered with spiritual light, clearly indicating they were no ordinary material. Wang Qingcheng chanted a spell, and the dense yellow sand suddenly solidified, forming a yellow giant over a thousand zhang tall, emitting a dazzling yellow glow all over its body. The yellow giant strode towards the opposite side. Dense silver lightning bolts struck its body, but they were like hitting a wall of bronze and iron; the yellow giant remained unharmed. This was a manifestation of a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, possessing formidable defensive power.

Luo Xiangyun frowned deeply, activating the formation to attack the yellow giant. Leng Feng and the others also cast their spells. For a time, explosions rang out continuously, and airwaves rolled. The concentrated attacks landed on the earthen-yellow light barrier, causing it to shake incessantly and the ground to tremble violently.

While they were busy dealing with the Wang family cultivators, Li Tianshuo flicked his right hand, sending several golden rays of light shooting directly towards Luo Xiangyun. As the golden lights neared Luo Xiangyun, within ten zhang, they seemed to fall into a mire, unable to advance. Simultaneously, two Soul Transformation cultivators moved to attack Li Tianshuo. Almost simultaneously, ripples appeared above Luo Xiangyun's head, and a massive white dragon claw materialized, striking at her. Luo Xiangyun was enveloped in a thick golden light barrier. The white dragon claw struck the golden barrier with a muffled thud, causing the barrier to waver and its spiritual light to dim.

A dragon's roar, echoing through heaven and earth, resounded. A white flood dragon, several hundred zhang long, appeared out of thin air and lunged at them. Suddenly, a large amount of white snowflakes drifted down from high above, and the temperature plummeted. The white flood dragon exhaled a cloud of white, misty cold air. Some Heavenly Mechanism Sect disciples had not anticipated a Sixth-rank flood dragon appearing, and their protective spiritual light instantly froze upon contact with the cold air. Soon after, their protective spiritual light shattered. The white cold air struck their bodies, causing them to begin freezing and turn into ice sculptures. White ice cones rained down from the sky, smashing into the ice sculptures. The sculptures splintered, and over twenty Heavenly Mechanism Sect disciples were slain, Li Tianshuo among them. Li Tianshuo had been exposed and was no longer of any use. He had to be killed to prevent the Seven-Star Spirit Control Talisman from falling into the hands of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect.

Luo Xiangyun and the other eight Void Refinement cultivators were aghast; they had not expected a Sixth-rank flood dragon to emerge. "Junior Brother Leng, Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Lin, follow me to meet the enemy. Junior Brother Sun, Junior Sister Yang, control the formation. Junior Brother Chen and Junior Sister Mu, assist Junior Brother Sun and the others." Luo Xiangyun immediately issued orders, assigning roles for coordinated action. With multiple sets of Sixth-rank formations, they could have originally held out for a long time; it wouldn't have been easy for Wang Qingcheng to breach them. However, with a Sixth-rank flood dragon now involved, the situation was considerably more troublesome.

Leng Feng formed a sword incantation, and four white-glowing flying swords shot out from his sword scabbard. After a blur, they transformed into thousands of shimmering white flying swords, striking towards the white flood dragon. Lu Xiong abruptly shook the red long staff in his hand, sending forth a torrent of staff shadows that swept out like colossal peaks, crashing towards the white flood dragon. Luo Xiangyun activated a spell, and the female phantom above her head spewed a stream of golden flames, carrying astonishing heat waves, directly at the white flood dragon. The eight Void Refinement cultivators worked together, having all bolstered their defenses to prevent sneak attacks. A series of rumbling explosions resounded, as various spiritual lights intertwined.

Outside the earthen-yellow light barrier, Wang Qingcheng and his group also intensified their attacks. The yellow giant's fists pounded on the earthen-yellow light barrier, producing dull thuds. Wang Zongjue conjured a red-glowing spherical pearl. He cast a spell into it, and the red pearl burst forth with dazzling red light, from which a crimson flame surged. After a blur, it transformed into a crimson giant ape over a hundred zhang tall. The ape's body was covered in countless red bristles, and it bared its fangs, revealing itself to be a Sixth-rank spirit beast. An artifact spirit had manifested.