A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 147 - 120: Ambush at Midway (Part 2)

Lu Qian heard the gradually heavy breathing of Guh Niqiang, and the temperature all around seemed almost to scorch him. Then Fairy Nishang whispered, "Lu Qian, get ready."

The next moment, an extremely violent spiritual pressure shot up to the sky, with golden-red flames surging from Guh Niqiang’s body straight to the heavens, causing every cultivator around to change color.

With a booming sound, a fiery vortex exploded in the air. Guh Niqiang flicked her hand, sending Lu Qian into a residual image, shooting out like a cannonball through gaps between two flying artifacts.

This move was both quick and urgent, and the Qi cultivators were stunned by Guh Niqiang’s momentum, unable to react. Three Foundation Establishment scholars roared in anger, flashed their escape lights, and began to pursue.

Flames surged skyward, Guh Niqiang’s golden-red pupils flickered with endless battle intent, beneath her snow-white skin, intense heat flowed like molten lava, evaporating water vapor from the air, creating a haze around her.

"Before killing me, no one can leave!"

Feng Jun was furious, the Sun and Moon flying wheel shining brightly, with flames swirling on the golden sun wheel and icy frost spreading from the silver moon wheel, coming at Guh Niqiang from front and back.

Meanwhile, Huangfu Zhuqing and Zhuang Qing’s escape lights veered into an arc, trying to pass by Guh Niqiang.

Huangfu Zhuqing sneered coldly, "Trying to stop us? Can you really?"

Boom! Flaming flesh and bones, heat waves surged. Guh Niqiang struck out with a punch, rolling waves of flames rose up, like giant waves, and swept the Sun and Moon dual wheels away. Then she transformed her fist into a palm and struck out, compressing golden-white flames into full sky feathers, shooting violently toward Zhuang Qing, forcing him to retreat and avoid.

The next moment, a flash like a meteor, Guh Niqiang’s phoenix eyes opened wide, her five fingers closed like a blade, slashing sharply at Huangfu Zhuqing’s face.

How fast! Huangfu Zhuqing’s eyes were still lingering on Guh Niqiang’s afterimage, but a hand blade, imbued with terrifying heat, was already chopping down towards his head!

At the critical moment of life and death, Huangfu Zhuqing shouted out loud, unleashing all his potential, his dantian illuminating brightly, a folding fan suddenly opened, layer upon layer, with swaying bamboo shadows enveloping him tightly.

Dao Pattern "Tenacity," Mid-Tier Defensive Spiritual Artifact "Bamboo Sea Cloud-Piercing Fan."

Crash! A point of flame burst into a sky full of fire, layers of bamboo shadows collapsed, burned by the fierce flames to ashes. Huangfu Zhuqing screamed, thrown back faster than his previous pursuit.

With torrents of flames swirling around her, ponytail high above, Guh Niqiang stood in mid-air, displaying a bloodthirsty smile, "Want to pass, can you really?"

In a single instant, three Foundation Establishment scholars were forced to retreat!

At this moment, Qi cultivators piloting flying artifacts finally reacted, spiritual pressure raging, facing the invincible Guh Niqiang, they became disordered, not knowing whether to chase Lu Qian or to besiege Guh Niqiang.

Meanwhile, Lu Qian had already mounted the White Jade Flying Ship. If he truly planned to escape alone, there was no better chance than now.

However, Lu Qian looked up, gazing at the peerless figure in the sky.

She had seized the advantage initially, but it was only because the enemies were caught off guard and unprepared. If the three Foundation Establishments and forty late-stage Qi elite surrounded her, even if merely entangled without engaging, Guh Niqiang might not escape. Soon, when Yinn Hongbo and Han Wen arrived, with five Foundation Establishments and forty elite besieging, Guh Niqiang could well perish here!

Lu Qian touched his storage pouch, steeling his resolve, and shouted loudly, "Guh Niqiang! Let two Foundation Establishments through! I’ll hold them for thirty breaths, defeat the rest, then come save me for a breakthrough!"

Upon hearing this, the three Foundation Establishments turned furious. Just then, having barely steadied themselves, with long narrow black burn marks across their chests, Huangfu Zhuqing spitting blood roared curses, "Arrogant to the extreme, Qi brat, to kill you takes only one breath!"

His Dao Pattern "Tenacity" combined with the layers of Bamboo Sea could enhance this Mid-Tier Spiritual Artifact’s defense to rival High-Tier Spiritual Artifacts. Though caught off guard earlier, unable to fully unfold the treasure fan, the defense was still exceptional, unexpectedly pierced by Guh Niqiang in one strike, causing slight injury.

Now hearing Lu Qian’s boastful words, he redirected his fury toward Lu Qian.

Guh Niqiang hesitated for a moment, "I don’t need this, it’s no fun!"

Lu Qian was about to spit blood and shouted loudly, "There’s more fight ahead, trust me!"

The next instant, a fierce bird’s cry reverberated through the heavens, platinum flames rolled up into a vortex, releasing terrifying heat, twisting the air itself.

Within the vortex, a colossal platinum bird with a wingspan of ten paces appeared, three legs, feathers distinct. Inside the illusion, Guh Niqiang stood proudly, and on her delicate, smooth face, a faint circle of fine feathers began to appear.

Golden Crow Grand Derivation True Technique second level, Golden Crow Illusion!

Instantly deploying the Golden Crow Illusion, Guh Niqiang’s body moved, the mighty divine bird screeched again, platinum flames igniting all around, wings flapped, streams of fiery meteors shot out, a meteor firestorm suddenly rained down on the Qi cultivators’ heads and faces.

She then soared, the Golden Crow illusion’s fiery talons, three gigantic claws blazing toward Feng Jun.

She actually let Zhuang Qing and Huangfu Zhuqing through!

The two Foundation Establishments felt insulted, their rage boiled, but their first target was Lu Qian, determined not to let him escape, clenched their teeth, rushing furiously towards him.

Junior Qi Cultivator, arrogant beyond measure, seeking death! Thirty breaths? See me pulverize you in a single breath!

In mid-air, Huangfu Zhuqing directly attacked, an ethereal, lush short sword shot from his arms, in air multiplied into layers of illusions, one split into two, two into four... in an instant transforming into thirty-six sharp sword shadows, furiously shooting toward Lu Qian.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Qing wielded a three-foot-long Ink Jade Brush, the tip radiating dazzling red light, painted in the air, casting dense seal script talismans that transformed into talismans flying out, connecting and sealing eight directions, aiming to entangle Lu Qian.

At this moment, Lu Qian stood atop the mountain below. Though exceptional in divine sense and consciousness collection, facing two Foundation Establishments, if he tried to control both the flying ship and the array in the air, he would certainly be overwhelmed.

Now, he had to concentrate all divine sense and spirit stones on the grand array to delay a while.

If he could rely on a spirit vein, controlling pre-engraved Triple Transformation array map, Lu Qian was confident in defeating an ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment. But now with one mid-stage, one early-stage enemy, mutual support, overlapping attacks, one plus one far exceeds two, moreover there was no spirit vein here, surviving thirty breaths was by no means easy.

He could only rely on the ten spirit crystals in his storage pouch and the already inscribed Silver Cloth Array Map. This array map was of low quality, unlike the Jade Array Map used for Mountain Protection Grand Array, capable of recording four Triple Transformations, this map only recorded one Triple and one Double Transformation.

Very reluctant, only able to maneuver with full force.

Airborne attacks fell like torrential rain, under immense pressure, the operation of the "Wave Array Secret Manual" sped up by three points. From his bosom, the array map shot out, the Five-Colored Command Banner spinning to five corners, Lu Qian firmly held the "Mirror" code, extending divine sense outwards, resembling a thin mirror reflecting every change in the array base and array map, vividly detailed.

Three spirit crystals were heavily pressed onto the array map, tumbling spiritual qi injected, the five-colored light shot up to the sky, with a boom, the Five Elements Grand Array suddenly unfolded, covering half of the mountain top.

Under the "Mirror" code’s enhancement, combination changes appeared more agile, the array map recorded Triple Transformation operated automatically, rolling spiritual mist like tidal waves surged up, within an instant covering the mountain top, thoroughly concealing Lu Qian’s trace.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thirty-six spirit sword illusions furiously shot into the array, heavily hitting the mountain peak, trees collapsed, mud and rocks splattered, yet failed to strike Lu Qian. Layers of red talisman light plunged into the mist, chaotically flying like headless flies, not knowing where they hit.

Lu Qian’s voice echoed from within the array, elusive and ethereal, its position unknown, "Two incompetent fools, not thirty breaths, giving you even a stick of incense time, can you kill me?"