Escaping with Their Lives
The sight of Liu Hao plummeting from the sky stunned everyone outside the Treasure Pavilion in an instant. That included the other three Foundation Establishment High Persons.
No one had expected Mo Changkong to possess such a method, or that he would grievously wound a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Though he had paid for it with his life, such a heroic feat was worthy of being sung by generations to come!
Just then, dozens of streaks of light shot out of the Treasure Pavilion, piercing like arrows into the crowd of Rogue Cultivators blocking the way outside.
Having just witnessed Liu Hao's miserable state, the Rogue Cultivators were scared out of their wits and hurriedly used their various methods to dodge backward. Some even seized companions beside them to use as shields. Live long enough, and you'd see anything.
Several breaths later, the Rogue Cultivators realized that the streaks of light all contained valuable Law Artifacts and spiritual items.
"Haha, a First-Tier Superior-Grade Azure Cloud Halberd! This treasure is fated to be mine!"
"Red Snake Fruit! You dare snatch my treasure? Die!"
"I am Liu Feng, young master of the Liu Household! Everyone, stop fighting among yourselves and follow my orders!"
"Feng Jin, you shameless bastard! I'm Liu Feng!"
"I don't care who you are! Anyone who dares snatch my Fire Cloud Stone will have to fight me to the death!"
In an instant, chaos erupted among the Rogue Cultivators. Former accomplices drew their blades on one another, eager to slaughter everyone around them.
It was hardly surprising. Those Rogue Cultivators had joined the four great Households for the benefits! Now that treasures lay before their eyes, if they didn't hurry to pocket them, were they waiting for a farewell feast instead?
Profit beckoned, and greed ran wild! Even if a few clearheaded people could restrain their own greed, who could guarantee that the companion beside them wouldn't stab them in the back?
When all was said and done, Rogue Cultivators had no foundation for trust among themselves! Because they were simply too poor!!!
The chaos was easy enough to resolve. The three lofty Foundation Establishment High Persons only needed to use a few methods to calm the frenzied Rogue Cultivators down.
But none of them lifted a finger. They couldn't even be bothered to say a word. To them, the Rogue Cultivators had little use left once Jingxiu Mountain had fallen. If a batch of them died now, it would save trouble instead!
Their attention was fixed on guarding against one another. After Mo Changkong grievously wounded Liu Hao, the situation had changed once again, and former collaborators had become rivals!
Without a Foundation Establishment cultivator to back them, the Liu Household had completely lost any claim to Jingxiu Mountain's spiritual land. Thus, the Feng Household, ranked second in overall strength, stepped forward.
The Feng Clan had two Foundation Establishment cultivators. The one who had come this time was named Feng Yushu, none other than the middle-aged scholar. Feng Yushu was at the Foundation Establishment Second Layer, a cut above the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Zhang and Hu Households.
But if he wanted to overpower both Zhang and Hu by himself, it was utterly impossible!
If what Jin'er said is true, then Wen Zhong should have come to Jingxiu Mountain too. Why not give it a try?
A thought stirred in Feng Yushu's mind, and he suddenly called out, "Fellow Daoist Wen Zhong, if you don't show yourself now, when will you?"
Mo Wen, who was hiding nearby and waiting for an opportunity, was dumbfounded when he heard Feng Yushu. I just put on a temporary disguise. How did you take it seriously?
After a little thought, he decided to stay hidden. Neither the Mo Clan nor the talisman path inheritance was worth staking his life on!
A moment later, when no one on Jingxiu Mountain answered, Feng Yushu couldn't help feeling somewhat disappointed.
"Fellow Daoist Feng, are you trying to mystify us?" the white-haired old man asked.
Feng Yushu didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "Fellow Daoist Hu, Fellow Daoist Liu Hao is now gravely injured. What are our plans from here?"
The old man surnamed Hu gave a dry laugh. "This happened so suddenly that I haven't decided either. But the Mo Clan has deep foundations, and we mustn't underestimate them!"
At this point, even the Foundation Establishment High Persons were somewhat afraid. If the Mo Household had another devastating weapon like the Purple Lightning Pearl, none of them could withstand it!
Feng Yushu gave a slight curl of his lip and sneered. "Your two clans stand together like branches of the same tree. I suspect you already consider Jingxiu Mountain yours for the taking!"
The old man surnamed Hu was about to retort when he suddenly noticed movement inside the Treasure Pavilion.
The few remaining members of the Mo Household boldly charged out of the Treasure Pavilion and hurled dozens of First-Tier Superior-Grade talismans at the Rogue Cultivators blocking their path. At the same time, spiritual light flashed around them, showing that they had also applied protective talismans to themselves.
It had to be said, those First-Tier Superior-Grade talismans were ridiculously powerful! In the blink of an eye, they blasted a bloody path through the crowd.
Seeing how formidable the Mo Clan's talismans were, the nearby Rogue Cultivators didn't dare advance for the moment. The Mo Household members seized the chance to break out, unexpectedly bursting through the encirclement and fleeing down the mountain.
The three Foundation Establishment cultivators wanted to stop them, but they feared the Mo Household's trump cards and worried that these remnants would fight them to the death. So they immediately ordered the Qi Refining cultivators of their three Households to pursue them closely and make sure none of the Mo Household remnants escaped with their lives.
As for the Liu Household's disciples, under Liu Feng's command, they escorted their own Foundation Establishment Ancestor away from Jingxiu Mountain. Liu Hao was only gravely injured for now, and there was still a chance he could recover his strength. If he were to perish on Jingxiu Mountain through some mishap, the Liu Household would truly suffer a crippling blow.
Mo Wen watched the movements of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators while flying down the mountain behind the disciples of the three Households.
By the time he reached the foot of the mountain, he found that the three Households' Foundation Establishment cultivators were still facing one another on the summit.
At this distance, even if I go all out, I shouldn't draw the attention of those three Foundation Establishment cultivators, right?
Mo Wen pondered this inwardly and accelerated his flight on his sword.
By then, the few remaining members of the Mo Household had been surrounded by the Qi Refining cultivators of the three great Households and were locked in a desperate struggle.
Mo Wen rushed up without another word and swung his sword at the disciples of the three great Households.
Though his current combat strength was no match for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it far surpassed even the very strongest Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivators. Now, striking with all his might, he sent a flash of sword light sweeping over more than ten Qi Refining cultivators like a long rainbow. Everyone it struck fell screaming to the ground; even those who survived were in no condition to fight back.
The power of Mo Wen's single sword strike immediately stunned every cultivator present. Even the few Mo Clan members couldn't help looking toward Mo Wen, this powerful figure who had appeared out of nowhere.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
Mo Wen's sharp shout jolted the few Mo Clan members awake. They briefly cupped their fists and fled into the distance.
Mo Wen gave the Purple Star Sword in his hand a shake and said coldly to the gathered cultivators, "If you dare follow us again, don't blame my sword for showing no mercy!"
With that, he rode his sword after the Mo Clan members, protecting them as they headed toward the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range.
Only five people remained in the Mo Household group. Mo Wen recognized three of them: Mo Changge, Mo Changying, and Mo Qingyun. The other two were both only around twenty and were presumably rising talents of the Mo Household.