A Game of Advance and Retreat

A Spirit Boat swiftly glided across the azure sky, leaving behind a streak of Skyblue rainbow.

On the Spirit Boat, Kong Guangxiang was second, with Kong Wanling, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator from the Kong Family, ahead of him.

He exuded an air of authority, his anger radiating naturally, even Kong Guangxiang had to smile obsequiously at him.

Of the remaining six, two were at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage and four were at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

This also includes half of the monks from the Kong Family.

Half followed the Wan Family, and half followed the Ye Family.

"They're moving so fast, they must be carrying some kind of treasure!"

"We must hurry," Kong Wanling said solemnly, his eyes filled with urgency.

Those responsible for piloting the Spirit Boat immediately increased the input of Spiritual Qi.

The enormous Skyblue Spirit Boat suddenly emitted an even more astonishing roar.

"Guanghe, continue to examine Ye Xingliu's Sword Qi." Kong Wanling seemed somewhat satisfied and instructed the cultivator behind him who was holding a compass.

The latter nodded, took out the compass, and input the incantation again.

However, the Sword Qi did not react.

"Uncle Wan, the Sword Qi should be just ahead; it hasn't been activated again!" Kong Guanghe continued in reply.

"It should be among those collapsed snow-capped peaks," Kong Guanghe said, pointing to the distant snow-capped peaks.

Everyone looked over immediately, and the snow-capped peaks appeared bulky and short.

Furthermore, areas that shouldn't have snow are already covered, according to common sense.

It was as if someone had cut off the mountain peaks, and the falling snow had washed several mountains clean.

Even now, when Divine Sense covers the area, many snow waves can still be seen falling.

It's just much milder.

This means that the avalanche didn't happen too long ago.

"Be careful!" Kong Wanling immediately said.

"Everyone, spread out. The other side might be hiding there. Given the Ye Family's habits and methods, we might be discovered in secret. Also, Guanghe, be ready to activate the Talisman Treasure at any time!" Kong Guangling added.

Since they were doing surveillance, they must have already learned about the Ye Family.

The group of eight immediately dispersed, with Kong Wanling, who was in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and Kong Guangxiang was in the peak stage of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, leading the way.

After flying another ten miles, the entire snow-capped mountain could be seen from here.

You can feel the gradually cooling wind in the air and the snowmelt slowly seeping in from the mountain peaks.

Ice and snow can collapse and then melt.

"Don't go any further, they haven't left." This time, Kong Wanling didn't transmit his voice.

Instead, it was spoken directly into the air.

"As expected of descendants of the Beast Wasteland, they even know the Desolation-Suppressing Secret Realm like the back of their hand. They went straight to the secret realm right away. Ye Family, what courage!" Kong Wanling kept saying.

However, there was no response from him.

Only the empty valleys of the snow-capped mountains echoed with the sounds of snow avalanches, falling and rolling down in large swaths.

"But do you know that today is a trap set by the sect? Xuandao True Person ordered the Lineage to monitor you. What use is it if you hide?" Kong Wanling continued.

However, there has still been no response.

Behind a pile of snow, Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu were both.

Seeing that Kong Wanling was outside the Array and no longer moving forward, the two hesitated.

After all, the Kong Family has eight Foundation Establishment; if even one of them escapes, the danger could greatly increase.

Even in the battle within the secret realm, it's important to understand that the Kong Family is a Golden Core Lineage, while the Ye Family is merely Purple Mansion Lineage.

This is inherently unfair.

What's more, this time they are carrying a big secret.

If they want to take action, they must eliminate the root of the problem.

"Third Uncle, they are also setting up Array. They are certain that we haven't left!" Ye Jingcheng said helplessly.

They are now in a dilemma.

If I had known this would happen, perhaps leaving directly would have been a better outcome.

"This is Array bestowed by the Fourth Ancestor!" Ye Xingliu sent a message to Ye Jingcheng via the Lineage Token.

Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng felt much more at ease.

Knowing there would be no answer, Kong Wanling outside wasn't in a hurry and simply opened his nameplate.

One after another, array flags were unfurled outside, and soon a large array was formed.

Once the grand formation was complete, it created beams of spiritual light that covered nearly ten miles.

With the spirit array complete, Kong Wanling's confidence grew significantly.

He took out a mirror.

The mirror was perfectly square and extremely strange, with a green peacock gemstone on it.

As the mirror shone forward, a streak of blue light instantly appeared.

The green awn swept across several spots.

Soon a thin layer of spiritual energy barrier could be seen.

This spiritual barrier was clearly Array, and he adjusted the mirror with a smile on his face.

But then, two people suddenly appeared in the distance and fled up the snow-covered mountain.

They also took out the Spirit Boat.

This scene made Kong Wanling chuckle.

"It's too late to run now!" He swept the mirror onto an array plate and several array bases.

Then two large golden hammers flew out.

It smashed the array base and array plate violently.

The protective barrier in front of them vanished without a trace.

At the same time, all seven of them chased after it.

Only Kong Guanghe, who controlled the Array, remained in the same spot.

It was as if everything was under their control.

"Beware of the Ye Family's Spirit Beasts! Today, the fortuitous opportunity to Zhenhuang belongs to my Kong Family!" Kong Wanling exclaimed with boundless pride, taking out several spirit puppets in his hand.

These spirit puppets, once exposed to Spiritual Qi, transformed into the size of normal cultivators.

It is also a second-tier spirit puppet.

The Ye Family has Spirit Beasts, while the Kong Family has spirit puppets.

Without the Array, he didn't know what the Ye Family could use to fight back.

However, before his smile could fully spread...

Then the surrounding scenery began to change.

The snow-capped mountains in front of us disappeared.

A huge sun appeared in the sky.

That sun was so enormous that it seemed to occupy half the sky.

His gaze remained fixed on the spot, and he felt an unbearable pain, as if his pupils were being pierced.

Immediately afterwards, the cultivators around him split into two groups. Besides Kong Wanling, there were only two other Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators on his side.

"Why is my Peacock Mirror not working?!" Kong Wanling was almost hysterical at this moment.

However, the Ye Family had no intention of telling the enemy the truth.

Suddenly, a Scarlet-Gold Roc and a Fire-Separation Green Ox appeared in the sky and charged towards them.

The golden feathers of the Scarlet-Gold Roc began to fall off, forming streaks of crimson golden flying daggers.

The Fire-Separation Green Ox, on the other hand, trod through the void as if galloping across a plain, earning a fierce victory.

Its two corners formed two Dao Flame horns, and the burning flames grew larger and larger, as if they were about to break through the limit.

Kong Wanling was greatly alarmed.

Of course, this wasn't because it was too fast, but because he discovered that he lost all sense of distance beyond twenty zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Twenty zhang is too short for both Foundation Establishment cultivators and second-tier Demon Beasts.

Kong Wanling took out a rhinoceros horn shield.

A massive shield, like a Golden Mountain, lay across the path of the cultivators.

At the same time, the others also took out their Spirit Talisman.

This Spirit Talisman is naturally Formation-Breaking Talisman.

Before the Spirit Talisman could even reach the Array, a Red Dragon appeared in the sky and swallowed all the Formation-Breaking Talisman into its mouth.

The Formation-Breaking Talisman has silenced them all!