"Grand Elder, these monsters are far too strong! We can't hold them off anymore!"
"Ah!"
At the Separate Courtyard on Two Worlds Mountain, an ancient cultivator rogue person who had been operating the formation array staggered inside, his face filled with terror, and shouted to Guizang, who was regulating his breath and healing his wounds.
Guizang opened his eyes, only to see an arm suddenly thrust through the man's chest.
As the five fingers of that hand spread, a sharp projectile like a bone spear shot out, reaching Guizang in an instant.
Golden light flickered around Guizang, and a nearly solid shield of gang essence blocked the strike. But in the next instant, more flying blades shaped like willow leaves came hurtling toward him. Sparks and droplets of water also began appearing in the air, each containing astonishing power of the five elements.
Amid earth-shaking thunderous blasts, the entire courtyard exploded into fragments, and the buildings for hundreds of yards around it were razed to the ground.
The ancient cultivator rogue person who had shouted earlier was flung aside like a torn sack, clutching the gaping hole in his chest and screaming in agony.
White fuzz resembling wild mushrooms rapidly sprouted around his wound. Strands of fleshy growth swelled, obstructing the workings of his flesh and blood.
Looking somewhat disheveled, Guizang steadied himself dozens of yards overhead. When he looked down, he saw three grayish-white figures pursuing him.
"Heh... I truly never imagined you possessed such power!"
His face was filled with defeat. Things had come to this; however optimistic he might be, he knew his sect's cause had been utterly destroyed.
"We always thought the warrior forces Fang Qianyuan commanded amounted to no more than a few at emperor rank. We never imagined he had secretly held such a