Chapter 159 Spiritual Cultivator (Three More Updates)_1
The two sides agreed that the cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage would not take action.
The next day, the Qian Family cultivators began to move, lining up from the foot of Nameless Peak all the way to the mine entrance halfway up the mountain.
The number was about twice that of the Monster Hunters.
Mo Hua, high up at the entrance of the highest mine, looked down and only saw the mountain densely packed with Qian Family cultivators, likely numbering over a thousand.
How can we fight this?
Mo Hua looked towards Elder Yu.
Elder Yu appeared unconcerned, “They may look numerous, but they are all no more than rice buckets.”
And so the battle began between the two sides.
At first, it was all probing, with both sides casually trading blows.
Although the Monster Hunters were of a lower rank compared to the Qian Family cultivators, they had years of battle experience with Monster Beasts, skilled in Taoist arts, rich in experience, and battle-hardened, with seamless cooperation among themselves.
While the Qian Family cultivators might have been higher in cultivation, they usually bullied others without real challenge, their Taoist skills were mediocre, and they didn’t dare to fight desperately, showing fear at the start of the real battle.
After a short chaos, the situation gradually became clear.
Monster Hunters could attack or defend as needed, appearing to fight independently but also supporting each other, and although outnumbered, they managed to push the Qian Family cultivators into retreating step by step.
Monster Hunters made their living hunting Monster Beasts. If they could kill beasts, then why not these cultivators who were not accustomed to fighting?
The Qian Family cultivators gradually began to lose ground.
Upon seeing this, Qian Zhongxuan’s expression revealed neither joy nor anger, simply waving his hand to signal the retreat of the Qian Family cultivators.
He probably feared that moving too slowly would lead to further insult from Elder Yu at the front lines.
The first day ended hastily like this, and after everyone recuperated, they began to face off again the next day.
Among the Qian Family cultivators, there were about twenty more cultivators present.
These twenty or so cultivators stood together while the others from the Qian Family formed a protective circle around them.
Elder Yu’s brow furrowed, “This old fox, Qian Zhongxuan, that’s his game.”
After speaking, he picked up a piece of beef and began to eat.
The beef belonged to Mo Hua.
Elder Yu was originally observing the battle situation from above and noticed Mo Hua, who was stealthily peeking out from an entrance.
In front of her were wild fruits, pine nuts, beef, and fruit wine.
Concerned for Mo Hua’s safety, Elder Yu had come over as well.
There the two of them were, eating while watching the battle unfold.
Mo Hua originally thought that today would be like yesterday, a victory that, though not without setbacks, would tilt overwhelmingly in their favor.
Thus, she had prepared food and drinks to enjoy the show.
But now Elder Yu was frowning, and his expression was not optimistic.
Mo Hua asked, “Is something not right?”
Elder Yu pointed at the twenty or so Qian Family cultivators standing separately and said, “Look at those people.”
Mo Hua looked over and felt these cultivators had weak vitality and didn’t appear strong, but the Qian Family had singled them out and protected them heavily, for reasons unknown.
“Elder, these people are…”
“You’ll see,” said Elder Yu.
Before long, the two sides clashed, and the Monster Hunters charged.
Instead of advancing, the Qian Family cultivators adopted a defensive formation to protect those twenty or so cultivators.
At the same time, those twenty cultivators simultaneously performed their spellcasting gestures.
Mo Hua felt a chill in her heart.
It was Spiritual Cultivation!
After a few moments, the Spiritual Cultivators completed their spells, launching fireballs, ice arrows, and wind blades; the spells flew out, striking the advancing Monster Hunters.
In the chaos of battle, even without precise aiming, they were bound to hit someone.
Those Monster Hunters who were hit by the spells all staggered, the lightly injured coughed up blood from the impact of the spiritual power, and the more seriously injured were eroded by the spiritual power, slowly falling to the ground, losing their combat effectiveness.
Simultaneously, the Qian Family’s Body Cultivation assassins surged forward, driving back the attacking Monster Hunters.
Meanwhile, the Qian Family’s Spiritual Cultivators continued to condense qi, unleashing spells.
Soon, the fireballs and ice arrows were flying again.
The Monster Hunters were in a dire situation.
If they charged, they would be stopped by the Qian Family’s body cultivators.
If they didn’t charge, they could only become live targets, forced to endure the spells of those twenty or so spiritual cultivators.