Mo Hua, having nothing else to do, could only take out a book of Formation Books and flip through them, considering what other formations could cope with the Qian Family’s onslaught.
It was not until dusk that the cultivators of the Qian Family gathered again, lying in ambush at the foot of Nameless Peak.
It was a bit far, Mo Hua could not see, but his Divine Sense faintly detected some activity, seeming as if the Qian Family was making a move.
Mo Hua knew the show was about to begin!
He packed up the Formation Books, spread a blanket on the ground, and took out beef jerky, pine nuts, and wild fruits from his Storage Bag, along with a bottle of his treasured osmanthus brew.
This osmanthus brew was sweet and refreshing, and it didn’t give a hangover, so he usually didn’t bear to drink it.
Mo Hua, cracking pine nuts and eating beef jerky, looked towards the foot of the mountain full of anticipation.
Sure enough, it wasn’t long before the Qian Family made their move.
At the base of Nameless Peak, the cultivators of the Qian Family assembled, led by a tall man who stood six feet high with a broad back and a sturdy waist.
Around the burly man huddled several Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators, quietly plotting their actions for the night.
“Tonight we’ll show these bastards from Monster Hunter a bit of color!”
“We’ll move as usual, sneaking up and striking on sight, no need to pull punches; if they die, it’s their bad luck…”
“If they chase us down, we’ll pretend to retreat,” one of them added.
“But unlike before, we’re not really planning to retreat; instead, when they turn back, we’ll launch a surprise counterattack.”
“After several days of attacks, they’ll never expect us to strike back!”
“With a surprise attack, even if we can’t succeed in one fell swoop, we’ll certainly deal them a severe blow! In a few days, their spirits will be worn down by our pressure, and they’ll become lambs for the slaughter!”
“Once the Family Head acknowledges our achievement and the Qian Family seizes the spiritual mines to expand our power, our futures will be limitless, and Foundation Establishment will be just around the corner!”
His words had everyone boiling with enthusiasm.
Still, some of the Qian Family cultivators were puzzled, “Why did the Monster Hunters suddenly strike during the day? What was that about?”
With a wave of his hand, the Qian Family big man dismissed the concern, “No matter, as long as the brothers unite, it doesn’t matter how much they plot; they’re just a bunch of clowns!”
The cultivators of the Qian Family nodded in agreement, their fighting spirit high.
Seeing this, the Qian Family big man began to divide the teams, then several groups moved forward in unison, concealing their breath, advancing towards the middle of the mountain.
Everything was as usual.
That’s how they had approached before, and they thought this time would be no different.
Until one of the Qian Family cultivators stepped on something unwittingly.
He felt a slight discord under his foot, but before he could figure out exactly what was wrong, he was surrounded by fierce flames.
With a loud boom.
The explosive flames of the Earthfire Compound Formation were dazzling in the night.
The surrounding Qian Family cultivators were all blasted away; though not killed, most were charred black, spitting blood from their mouths.
“An attack?!”
“Where from?”
The hearts of the Qian Family cultivators panicked as they scanned their surroundings, but there was not a single figure to be seen.
“Don’t panic!”
The burly man immediately said, “It’s just their last desperate counterattack; stick to the plan!”
The cultivators of the Qian Family calmed down and continued forward.
But soon, they couldn’t keep their composure…
Boom!
Boom, boom, boom…
The sound of explosions rose and fell, one after another; flames from the Earthfire Compound Formation explosions consumed the mountain pass, blooming like lotus flowers, one after another.
The Qian Family cultivators could only run around in the blaze of fire, and more explosions followed…
The burly man of the Qian Family stood still, his expression stunned.
What’s going on?!
Where did these explosions come from?
No matter how hard the burly man racked his brains, he couldn’t fathom it.
Watching the cultivators of the Qian Family wail in the light of the fire, eventually scattering in retreat, the burly man knew it was all over.
He had thought himself infallible in his calculations, yet this barrage of explosions washed all his plans away…
A bitter taste filled the burly man’s heart.
The clown jumping on the beam turned out to be himself…