Foundation Establishment Blood Cultivator (Please Follow)

It was simply that by the time the eight of them descended, fighting had already broken out below.

Two cultivators flew out from the mountain. Ye Jingcheng had seen them before—they were precisely two of the three who had pursued him earlier.

Only now, their eyes were filled with vivid bloodshot veins, making them look exceptionally strange and demonic.

Clearly, the Red Thousand-Mile Mouse had caught up to these two first.

The pair drew two flying sword artifacts and took out several spirit talismans, desperately trying to break through when they saw the eight of them!

Yet their resistance now appeared especially feeble. In particular, when Ye Xingliu made his move, a slash from his second-tier magic sword beheaded one of them.

Of the one remaining, the Crimson-Crowned Snow Eagle blanketed him in icy rain. In the end, he was wounded by the Red Thousand-Mile Mouse's crimson needle-like fur and fell victim to a deadly poison.

Even with other restorative spirit talismans, he was still slain by Ye Xingliu.

The entire killing was completed in one fluid motion, taking less than five breaths.

The Ye Family had no intention of tempering their juniors here. They were facing puppets of an evil cultivator; if any escaped and alerted the true evil cultivator, the consequences would be endless.

Instead, after swiftly killing them, Ye Xingliu collected the two storage bags. The Red Thousand-Mile Mouse plunged into the two cultivators' necks once more, squeaking even more merrily, though there was a faint trace of unease in its cries.

Once the Red Thousand-Mile Mouse let out a strange cry and looked toward a certain direction, Ye Haiyi used a Fireball Technique to burn the two corpses until nothing remained.

The spirit boat rose into the air again. This time, however, it no longer transformed into a giant vessel, but became a cramped little boat that crept forward into the Taihang Mountain Range beside the low hills.

Everyone's expressions grew more solemn, while Xu Xiuqing's eyes were full of worry.

Her father had also been afflicted with this blood curse. If he had already become like those two men just now, she did not dare imagine the consequences...

The spirit boat soon arrived at a scenic lake surrounded by verdant mountains and clear waters.

The Red Thousand-Mile Mouse stopped its strange cries and became exceptionally quiet. The group had long since put away the spirit boat. The eight split into two teams, four on each side.

They steadily advanced toward the lake, while Ye Xingliu once again took out formation materials and began setting them up.

The lake was utterly silent, as were the mountains connected to it.

A light breeze stirred layer after layer of ripples across the water.

Eighty-one formation flags flew from Ye Xingliu's hand, descending toward the sky above the lake.

But before the spirit flags could settle into place, several blood shadows shot out and lunged at them.

Several formation flags were instantly slashed to pieces, and the formation failed to take shape!

Above them, the Crimson-Crowned Snow Eagle flew out once more. It released a great number of snowy-white feathers, transforming them into countless ice crystals that froze toward the lake!

Meanwhile, Ye Xingliu, Ye Haiyi, Ye Xinghe, and Ye Xingyu took up four positions and unleashed artifacts upon the cultivators within the lake.

Flying swords whirled through the air, while all kinds of spirit talismans wreaked havoc. Ye Xinghe and Ye Xingyu once again brought out their Blood-Patterned Leopards, as did Ye Haiyi with his Red Thousand-Mile Mouse.

Even Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingyong released their respective Flying Cloud Leopards.

The two Flying Cloud Leopards had grown remarkably well. Both were extremely robust, their bodies no less imposing than the Crimson Flame Fox's. Their spiritual aura, however, was much weaker. They had not even reached the peak of mid first-tier, roughly comparable to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Ye Jingcheng also brought out the Crimson Flame Fox.

The instant it emerged, the Crimson Flame Fox launched four massive fireballs at a blood-shadowed cultivator on the lake's surface!

Under this barrage of attacks, waves began to burst and scatter across the entire lake.

One cultivator was slain on the spot by Ye Xingliu. Of the other two, one was crushed apart by the Crimson-Crowned Snow Eagle's talons, while the last, bound by a relentless chain of spells and artifacts, was forcibly blasted into ashes by the four fireballs!

At the bottom of the lake, spiritual light began to appear again, as though someone intended to escape using an Earth Escape Technique!

But in the next instant, a second-tier Earth-Shaking Talisman smashed viciously into the ground!

In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains trembled, unleashing countless thunderous booms.

A figure underground burst from the earth at once.

The figure wore a blood-red robe, exposing only a pair of eyes that were exceptionally sinister and bloodthirsty.

"Fellow Daoists, we bear no grudge against one another. Must we truly fight until the fish dies and the net breaks?" the blood cultivator said in a shrill, sinister voice.

Yet no one answered him.

They had already surrounded him. Any words or replies could delay the opportunity to strike. They held the advantage now and were besieging him, so naturally they would not make such a lowly mistake.

Ye Xingliu slashed out with his flying sword once more. At the same time, the spirit snake on his body surfaced again, transforming into green armor that crisscrossed around him.

That sword strike landed on a small crimson shield, immediately producing a resounding clang and spraying countless sparks of spiritual light.

The second-tier flying sword left not a single mark. Clearly, the small shield was also a second-tier defensive artifact—and an exceptional one at that—making Ye Xingliu feel that the situation was particularly troublesome.

Ye Xinghe, Ye Haiyi, and Ye Xingyu also began restraining the blood cultivator from the side.

Aside from the crimson shield, the blood cultivator took out another small shield, a blood saber artifact, and three blood-colored flying needle artifacts.

All of these artifacts were second-tier. The blood saber swung in broad, sweeping arcs, carrying dazzling blade light, while the three blood-colored flying needles circled around the blood cultivator.

Had Ye Xingliu still possessed the Black Flood Dragon Pincers, this would naturally have been easy. But now, it became somewhat difficult.

Each time the blood cultivator swung his blood saber, it carried terrifying power.

At that moment, Ye Jingcheng's Crimson Flame Fox seized the opportunity and suddenly unleashed a massive Great Fireball Technique. The fireball was as large as a millstone and carried terrifying crimson flames as it came crashing down!

The blood cultivator had no choice but to defend himself. Everyone could not help but glance at Ye Jingcheng again, having never expected the Crimson Flame Fox to be so terrifying.

Especially Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingyong. They glanced at their Flying Cloud Leopards—the gap was simply far too great!

But though they looked, no one was distracted. Ye Jingyu also unleashed the Wind Banner, and beneath the howling gale, the enormous fireball burned even more fiercely!

The combination of wind and fire revealed itself once more.

The terrifying fireball blasted the blood shield several yards away, while Ye Xingliu and the other Ye Family members wielded all manner of magical artifacts and continued slashing at the blood cultivator.

However, more than half were cleaved apart by the blood cultivator's blood-blade artifact.

The rest were blocked by three flying-needle artifacts that shot out and held them all at bay.

Just then, a lizard on the flat ground suddenly materialized from transparency!

The next moment, countless earth spikes thrust upward. At the same time, a huge long tongue shot forth like a spear, stabbing toward the blood cultivator!

This barrage of attacks was utterly airtight.

The blood cultivator's expression immediately turned exceptionally ugly, yet he merely slapped out two spirit talismans, which transformed into a golden spirit barrier!

Boom!

The spirit barrier did not shatter. Instead, the earth spikes and that long tongue all returned without accomplishing anything.

"A second-tier Golden Bell Shield talisman!" The Ye Family members were all somewhat astonished.

The blood cultivator's methods had exceeded everyone's expectations.

At that moment, Ye Jingcheng suddenly looked at the Jade Ring Rat beside him. The Jade Ring Rat was filled with terror, as though some danger were about to arrive.

At that instant, Ye Jingcheng suddenly looked beneath the lake.

"Something's wrong, First Uncle, Third Uncle. He's stalling for time—there may be others below!!"