253: Encirclement_1
Mo Hua finished drawing the Formation without alarming the Sin Cultivator, and then quietly retreated back behind the cover of the bushes.
“I’ve finished drawing the Formation, leaving only a gap. We will pass through there tomorrow.”
Mo Hua pointed out the gap in the Formation to Zhang Lan.
Zhang Lan nodded, “You’ve worked hard.”
Lu Hui said, “Court Leader Zhang, do you know if Young Master Kong Sheng is inside the valley?”
Zhang Lan shook his head, “I’ve been watching all afternoon and have not seen Young Master Kong.”
Mo Hua had also used Divine Sense to scout the area just now. All that were inside were Sin Cultivators; not a single other Cultivator to be seen, let alone Kong Sheng. It seemed likely that he truly was beyond saving now.
Lu Hui’s expression gradually became grave.
If Kong Sheng really was dead, how would he explain it to the Kong Family?
Zhang Lan stopped paying him any attention, instead picking out several Cultivators to take turns on guard. Everyone else rested in their clothes, closed their eyes to restore their spirit, waiting for daybreak to make a move.
Noise persisted for a while inside the cave, then gradually subsided with occasional soft snoring and mumbling.
As dawn approached, these Sin Cultivators were still lying askew, with the few standing guard near the mouth of the valley dozing off as well.
This location was hidden; having sheltered here for so long without being discovered made them inevitably become lax.
Zhang Lan drew his sword, exchanged glances with the people behind him, and said in a low voice, “Let’s move!”
The group entered the valley through the gap in the Earth Fire Formation, and upon seeing a Sin Cultivator, they directly covered his mouth and nose and slashed his throat with a blade.
After killing a few this way, they were suddenly discovered. A Sin Cultivator shouted, “Who is it? How dare you!”
Noises erupted, and a melee began.
Mo Hua did not enter the valley. In this situation, his participation in the fight was of little significance, so he watched from the outside for the time being.
Before long, a Sin Cultivator who was losing scurried toward the mouth of the valley and stepped on the Earth Fire Formation there.
With a flash of fire, these Loose Cultivators were blown by the Earth Fire Formation into the air and crashed to the ground, looking pitiful.
Not far away, Lu Hui’s eyelid twitched upon seeing this scene.
The power of this Earth Fire Formation was much stronger than he had imagined.
What level of Formation Master was that young Cultivator after all?
Meanwhile, the battle inside the valley also began to reach a deadlock.
These Sin Cultivators were tough opponents, proving rather troublesome to deal with. Fortunately, they were groggy from being suddenly awakened from drunkenness, so the overall situation was still favorable for the Taoist Court.
Zhang Lan, using his movement technique, was able to move freely among the Sin Cultivators, while condensing Sword Qi in his hand to attack several Spiritual Cultivators among the Sin Cultivators.
Suddenly, his gaze shifted as he spotted Bald Tuo trying to escape and shouted:
“Bald Tuo! Don’t let him get away!”
Mo Shan and Ji Qingbai rushed to engage Bald Tuo in combat, with Lu Hui also joining the fight.
Zhang Lan wanted to provide support, but he was currently unable to extract himself; he had to deal with several Spiritual Cultivators among the Sin Cultivators first, otherwise, his own Cultivators would become living targets for those Spiritual Cultivators.
Bald Tuo had profound cultivation, but he could not hold his ground against three opponents and gradually fell into a disadvantage.
Ji Qingbai spotted a flaw in Bald Tuo’s defense and chopped down with his concealed wooden sword technique, the blade wreathed in surging pale green Spiritual Power.
Bald Tuo couldn’t dodge in time and was about to be cleaved by the blade when suddenly Lu Hui’s sword veered to stab directly at the back of Ji Qingbai’s neck.
“Be careful!” shouted Mo Shan.
At the warning, Ji Qingbai tried to retract his blade to parry, but it was already too late.
Mo Shan, who was engaged in combat with Bald Tuo, seeing this, angled his blade to forcefully deflect Lu Hui’s sword, but the shock numbed his arm, sent his blood boiling, and stalled his movement, exposing a weakness.
Bald Tuo, fighting Mo Shan, saw the opportunity, his gaze flashed viciously, and he chopped with a blade wrapped in a pale white Wind Blade at Mo Shan.
Bald Tuo, possessing the rare Wind-based Spiritual Root, had extremely fast movement techniques and was equally quick with his strikes.
Mo Shan, having just forcefully parried Lu Hui’s sword, was out of breath and unable to evade the slash.
Ji Qingbai, however, turned around, held his sword across, and stood in front of Mo Shan, taking Bald Tuo’s strike for him. He was shaken by the Spiritual Power, causing him to spit out blood.
With the opportunity, Bald Tuo, as swift as the wind, immediately escaped from amidst their encirclement.
Lu Hui paid no heed to Bald Tuo but continued to attempt to sword Ji Qingbai. Zhang Lan summoned a Water Sword Technique, slashing it down in front of him.
“Court Leader Lu, what do you think you’re doing?” Zhang Lan said coldly.
Lu Hui appeared composed, “I naturally intended to kill Bald Tuo, but it’s a pity he escaped.”
“Really?” Zhang Lan’s expression darkened.
“What else then?” Lu Hui sneered darkly.
Zhang Lan sneered, “Don’t let me catch you playing dirty again, or I’ll really kill you.”
Lu Hui refused to back down, “Is Court Leader Zhang trying to smear my name without proof?”
Zhang Lan no longer paid him any attention but chased after the Bald Tuo instead.