After hearing Su Jinxiu's explanation, Liu Changxu could not help growing curious about the missions assigned to his senior brothers and sisters.
Yet shortly after his master brought his young senior sister over, the light barrier of the upper-grade fourth-tier Five Peaks Heavenly Gang Formation began to dim.
Liu Changxu also received a voice transmission from Wu Changge, the Golden Core cultivator leading his squad, ordering him to prepare for battle immediately.
As the formation's light barrier slowly fell, the obstruction vanished, and fireballs, wind blades, boulders... came howling over the camp walls, blotting out the sky.
Liu Changxu reacted swiftly. He activated a second-tier top-grade Golden Armor Talisman on himself and another on his young senior sister in advance, then brought out the Golden Luo Umbrella, a second-tier top-grade spirit artifact, to shield them both.
Looking rather bewildered, Su Jinxiu watched her junior brother deftly protect her with talismans and a spirit artifact, and a hint of sweetness welled up in her heart. She enjoyed being protected by this man. She was perfectly capable of protecting herself-her Storage Bracelet held plenty of fine treasures, after all-but after seeing Liu Changxu's actions, she abandoned the idea and settled comfortably into his protection.
Liu Changxu had barely finished when dozens of wind blades and fireballs struck the Golden Luo Umbrella, producing violent crashes and the roar of burning flames.
He had to admit that this top-grade spirit artifact his master's wife had given him was truly excellent. Even such ferocious attacks failed to shake its defenses.
Many unprepared Azure Cloud Sect cultivators, however, paid dearly. Countless screams rang out around Liu Changxu, and many lost their lives to a moment's carelessness.
In that single instant, several Foundation Establishment late stage cultivators in Liu Changxu's squad died.
Defending without retaliating was certainly