Hand Raised, Blade Falls

Once they determined that there was a problem with the connecting runes between the tortoise shells, Zhang Yang and Qingxu stopped researching the issue of the invisible armor.

Time is limited in the Prodigy Battlefield; we cannot waste time studying things that are uncertain.

They continued walking towards the Return to Origin Temple Stone Forest.

Not long after, they encountered another stronghold.

There are quite a lot of people at this base.

As Zhang Yang and his group approached, the twelve Nascent Soul Cultivator at the stronghold became wary.

"Hello everyone!" Zhang Yang greeted the Nascent Soul at the stronghold with a smile. "Where are you all from?"

The leader, a Nascent Soul, said coldly, "We come from the Langya Continent... We know you; you are from the Azure Cloud Sect."

"Oh dear, they're our neighbors!" Zhang Yang glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "What did you all gain from entering the Prodigy Battlefield this time? By the way, you're all from the Langya Continent, why didn't you join the Langya Sacred Land? I heard that the Langya Sacred Land acquired a stronghold with many rare and precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures inside, it's incredibly rich."

"What's it to you?" another Nascent Soul said impatiently.

They did want to curry favor with the people of Langya Sacred Land, but unfortunately, Langya Sacred Land doesn't accept just anyone.

Otherwise, why would they have come here and chosen this location?

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "If you haven't found any better heavenly materials and earthly treasures, you can join forces with us and target the strongholds of those major sects! We can help you conceal your identities, and if anything goes wrong, our Azure Cloud Sect will take the lead. You just need to attack with us, and we can all share the benefits."

The leading Nascent Soul sneered, "You think you can attack the strongholds of those major sects with just a few of you?"

"Of course, it's not just a few of us; we've already contacted many people." Zhang Yang smiled slightly. "I can't tell you their identities for now, but if you're willing to join us, we'll have over two hundred people in total!"

He first inflated his claims, making them outrageous!

"You have nearly two hundred people?" The leading Nascent Soul cultivator's eyes narrowed involuntarily, and he subconsciously looked around, his vigilance intensifying.

Zhang Yang waved his hand. "Don't panic, they are all still cultivating at their strongholds, waiting for my signal. As soon as I give the signal, they will gather and besiege the stronghold of a major sect. If you are also willing to join us, you can hand over a mark as a token of your agreement to join our alliance."

"You think you can trick us into revealing our mark?" another Nascent Soul sneered.

Zhang Yang took out more than twenty marks and showed them to the people at the stronghold. "Do I need to lie to you? These are the Identity Mark given to the strongholds that have already agreed to join our alliance."

The eyes of all the Nascent Soul at the stronghold widened in astonishment.

There are so many marks!

Did they really contact so many people?

The leading Nascent Soul took a deep breath and said to Zhang Yang, "We need to discuss this."

Zhang Yang nodded. "No problem, you can just discuss it!"

Subsequently, the many Nascent Soul within the stronghold began to discuss the matter.

Zhang Yang noticed that the Nascent Soul who were discussing things kept glancing back at him with somewhat strange looks in their eyes. He turned and walked towards the Tiger Demon, handing over the dozen or so spirit wood Talisman carved from the Tiger Demon's back to Situ Mingyue, Qingxu, and Zi Yan, and also giving them three. He transmitted his thoughts through his Spiritual Sense: "These are Talisman, activate their spiritual power!"

Zi Yan looked at the wooden block in her hand with a strange expression; she had never seen such a large and crude Talisman before!

However, judging from the fluctuations in the Talisman's spiritual energy, its power is considerable.

What puzzled her was that instead of trying to persuade the group, Zhang Yang seemed more like he was about to take action.

On the contrary, Situ Mingyue and Qingxu, who had cooperated with Zhang Yang in battle many times, had prepared their spiritual power and silently watched the twelve Nascent Soul at the stronghold.

Zhang Yang, meanwhile, held two Talisman in his hands and had taken off his Barrett and Compound Bow, placing them within easy reach.

Inside the stronghold, the twelve Nascent Soul communicated through their Spiritual Sense without uttering a sound.

"The Azure Cloud Sect and the Langya Sacred Land have a great conflict. If we join their side, we might offend the Langya Sacred Land."

"Didn't they say they were hiding their identities?"

"How can we hide? Unless we kill them all... But look at these people from the Azure Cloud Sect, can they be a match for the Langya Sacred Land? They even have Golden Core Realm cultivators here, how much strength can they possibly have?"

"Then we've missed this opportunity?"

"I think this is a golden opportunity for us. There are only four of them, one of whom is at the Golden Core Realm, and their mount isn't very strong either. It's the perfect time to deal with them. If we can capture them and hand over their 'Fortune' to the Langya Sacred Land, and then tell them that they've been contacting others and are planning to launch a sneak attack on the Holy Land, the Langya Sacred Land will definitely accept us."

After discussing it, the group decided that rather than going against the Langya Sacred Land, it would be best to eliminate the people in front of them.

Once the agreement was reached, the twelve Nascent Soul Realm acted without hesitation.

They have held the stronghold for some time now and have obtained some materials, which they used to craft two Nine-Rank Magic Artifacts.

As for the other Nascent Soul Realm, they simply use Daoist techniques with their bare hands and without any external force.

Just as the twelve Nascent Soul Realm charged towards Zhang Yang and his group, they saw that each of Zhang Yang four of them instantly produced a wooden plank in their hand.

They also wondered what the wooden plank was.

Then, we saw the wooden planks burst open, either sending out a burst of lightning or exploding into a ball of fire.

Using Talisman to employ Daoist techniques is much faster than Nascent Soul Cultivator circulating spiritual energy and then invoking the Laws of Heaven and Earth to use it!

Four people threw out a dozen or so planks; that was the time it takes to breathe.

It was equivalent to a dozen or so Nascent Soul Cultivator who had been preparing beforehand unleashing a barrage of flames and lightning that struck down on the twelve Nascent Soul inside the stronghold, leaving them completely stunned.

They had originally planned to launch a surprise attack, but instead, they were the ones who were caught off guard.

The twelve Nascent Soul frantically tried to defend against the Law Technique.

Zhang Yang picked up his Barrett and opened fire on the Nascent Soul who had no defensive shields.

At such close range, there was no need to aim; a single shot blasted a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator in two, sending him flying. Another shot killed another Nascent Soul Realm cultivator whose defensive shield had been broken by Talisman.

Then, he swiftly fired a shot at a Nascent Soul Realm was blocking two Talisman. Finding that he hadn't broken through the defensive shield, Zhang Yang fired two more shots, finally killing the Nascent Soul Realm.

At the same time, after throwing out the Talisman, Situ Mingyue and Qingxu rushed out with their two Law Treasure, each facing an opponent.

Although there were twelve Nascent Soul Realm on the other side, only two of them possessed Law Treasure; the others did not.

Faced with Situ Mingyue and Qingxu wielding two Law Treasure, and with Talisman swirling around them, the two Nascent Soul Realm were completely powerless to fight back and could only focus on escaping.

Even the Tiger Demon pounced out and entangled a Nascent Soul Realm.

Only Zi Yan looked completely bewildered.

She truly hadn't expected her teammates to be so ruthless. One moment they were smiling and inviting people to join the team, and the next they were ruthlessly wielding knives!