A dense crowd of cultivators climbed up the mountain range.
The surrounding woods were thick, offering plenty of places to hide.
Dongfang Yao, who led the way, secretly used a Voice-Transmitting Talisman to stop everyone from advancing, then said quietly, "Be careful, everyone. This place is perfect for laying an ambush against us."
"Split into three groups and surround the cavern higher up. Watch out for each other, and keep an eye on the treetops and the ground beneath your feet."
The others nodded, split up, and raised their Royal Family Crossbows before slowly moving toward the Mountain Cave.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Suddenly, Sound Blades formed from musical notes blasted out of the shadows.
Dongfang Yao shouted, "Watch out!"
The cultivators hurried to find thick tree trunks to use as cover.
Dongfang Yao fired a bolt at a tree trunk somewhere up the mountain.
"They're in the treetops! Be careful!"
The cultivators looked in the direction Dongfang Yao had fired, and sure enough, they saw a figure in black fall from above.
They immediately raised their crossbows and unleashed a volley up the mountain.
Several more figures in black fell from above.
Dongfang Yao took the lead and charged forward, only for countless Sound Blades to fly at him from various corners of the mountainside.
One careless misstep sent him tumbling down the slope, and then the Sound Blades engulfed him.
A man's mocking voice even rang out from hiding. "You cowards from the Golden Wing Sect."
"You didn't dare let out so much as a fart when your people were abducted, and now you've come here only to hide behind trees."
"A bunch of trash."
The voice came with powerful Sound Blades that rained down on the cultivators' heads and faces.
One or two of those present hurried forward