Designing a Trap to Kill, the Headstrong Fellow!

Even so-

Yet the territory of the Floating Cloud Sword Sect was indeed a blessed land of geomancy, capable of supporting a million common mortals, which showed how favorable its geographical location was...

Furthermore, with a great expanse like Yunmeng Marsh, it was a land of fish and rice, truly extraordinary!

If this place were incorporated into Yingchuan, with the Ying River flowing north out of it, a land of abundance could be built...

By then-

The Qin Clan would sit enthroned amidst the mountains, rivers, and basins of Yingchuan as a secure rear area, possessing the water-country region of the great Yunmeng Marsh to the north and using the Ying River as a bridge, and they would inevitably march toward prosperity!

"Very well, then!"

"Fellow Daoists, though Qin is lacking, I have a plan to lure that Condensation ancestor of the Sword Sect..."

Half a day later-the Floating Cloud Sword Sect-Wenjian Mountain.

The mountains were towering and rich with spiritual water, the peaks possessed the Jinxuan Qi Marsh, and the autumn waters swept across the horizon-what a magnificent celestial giant peak!

"Inner disciple Zhuo Wen, pays respects to Ancestor Liuyun and Old Ancestor Xuanshan."

Zhuo Wen's Qi breath was robust, faintly showing a tendency to break through the True Martial Seventh Realm; seeing his spirited and vigorous posture, he might as well have had the four big characters "I've obtained a fortuitous opportunity" written across his face.

The two Condensation cultivators naturally saw through the clues at a single glance.

The disciple who arrived first had clearly obtained some heaven-defying fortuitous opportunity!

"Rise..."

"The ancestor asks you, among the disciples lurking in Yingchuan, why have you returned alone? Where are the others? Could it be you made some gains?"

Hearing this-

Zhuo Wen recounted the entire process in detail...

Yet he concealed the news of discovering the Qi Household, claiming only that his movements were accidentally exposed and he was dragged out by the ancestor of the Qin Clan...

As for the process of escaping...

It became that, within some mountain region, he encountered several strange flowers that looked like the Nine-Tiered Pagoda, and after accidentally eating them, he broke through two realms consecutively-

Leaping straight from the True Martial Four Realms to the completion of the True Martial Sixth Realm!

Afterward, he accidentally disturbed a guarding insect-monster, was pursued by it all the way, and ultimately escaped to the Zhuyun Space, where he relied on its geographical advantages to narrowly escape back...

Following a bit of exaggeration and embellishment.

Zhuo Wen spoke so vividly and colorfully, as if he were recounting a personal experience!

Seeing this situation-

The two Condensation cultivators seemed to actually believe it to some extent...

When Zhuo Wen withdrew-

Both of their eyes held a stirring of intent. Ancestor Liuyun stroked his beard and smiled, saying:

"A flower blossoming nine tiers, resembling a pagoda, consolidating the root and cultivating the primal, refining and piercing the mysterious..."

"The Nine-Mystic Spirit Pagoda, the Nine-Tiered Flower."

"If this matter is true, then it is the fortuitous opportunity of our Floating Cloud Sword Sect. Xuanshan, how do you see it?"

The green-robed man at the side, however, raised an eyebrow and said:

"Master, this disciple instead feels there is something rather peculiar about this matter."

"First, no other living souls have returned to the sect; second, there is no factual proof whatsoever; and coupled with the tense situation, this disciple fears there may be trickery within..."

"Moreover, a junior of low cultivation like this could smoothly shake off the pursuit of what is suspected to be a second-tier insect-monster-this is truly a bit too unbelievable..."

Hearing this remark-

Ancestor Liuyun nodded slightly; what Qingshan said was indeed not without reason...

Yet cultivation was fundamentally a matter of advancing or retreating!

Everything had both advantages and disadvantages, and if one did not take certain risks, how could there ever be the phrase "enlightenment in a single day"? If one acted timidly and cringed, then how could one speak of "cultivation"?

Sword cultivators decayed when they felt fear!

If one could sweep away obstacles and temper their will, only then could they intercept a thread of opportunity!

If this matter were true-

Who could guarantee that they might not add one or two more Condensation sword cultivators, which would surely strengthen his Liuyun Sword Dao, add bricks and tiles to it, and make it flourish above all others!

By then-

His Floating Cloud Sword Sect, his Sword Dao, just how glorious would they become!

He had practiced the sword for a hundred years, inheriting the Liuyun Sword Art in a single lineage.

Having passed through a century of years, he had finally achieved success, established a sect, and strengthened his Liuyun Sword Dao; and now they encountered a trend of turbulent times tilting toward collapse...

Only by grasping every single opportunity could one possibly survive the peril of these turbulent times!

Even if it were false...

A snare targeted at his Floating Cloud Sword Sect!

He would still go personally to take a look at the truth or falsehood within it. A sword cultivator had never known fear, and a century of essence had never held any hesitation!

"Xuanshan, your master knows you are cautious."

"But ultimately we still have to go take a look. How narrow is that junior's vision..."

"Furthermore, insect-monsters possess low intelligence, and their growth speed is extremely slow; it may not necessarily be a second-tier fiend beast-it is well worth investigating!"

Seeing this-

Xuanshan said no more; after all, his master had never changed this temperament through all these many years...

Furthermore, he was capable of establishing a dao tradition and surviving a hundred years of wind and rain; his formidable strength was such that as long as high-level Condensation experts did not step out, he was practically undefeated within the same realm...

His killing power was formidable, and he truly had few rivals!

"This disciple understands..."

"Then shall we dispatch a batch of disciples to go with Master?"

"It can also be used to test the waters, sparing you, revered master, from taking personal risks, and sending..."

"Enough!"

"It will suffice for Master to go along with Zhuo Wen. The great battle is approaching, so it is better to let the disciples below firmly guard the mountain gate and remain on alert to garrison all four directions..."

Ancestor Liuyun waved a hand in refusal, knowing his disciple's well-intentioned concern...

Yet he held absolute confidence in his own strength!

"Old man is going!"

With that-

Ancestor Liuyun strode away, seized Zhuo Wen, and galloped straight toward the south!

Leaving Xuanshan to support his forehead in a light sigh, feeling somewhat helpless.

"Master, oh Master..."

"The dao is obstructed, and the journey is long..."

Yunmeng Marsh possessed a thousand interconnected lakes.

To the south lay a nameless shallow pool whose surface was overgrown with trees and abundant with a hundred grasses, lush and verdant, while flocks of feathered creatures dwelt there...

It was originally a place without ripples-

The moment Ancestor Liuyun swept across from a low altitude, a grand formation rose from three directions!

"Three Talents Scarlet Fire Yuan-Closing Formation!" "Three Talents Scarlet Fire Yuan-Closing Formation!" "Three Talents Scarlet Fire Yuan-Closing Formation!"

Three imperial decrees rose simultaneously, and in an instant, scarlet clouds soared into the sky while fiery lights drifted about!

In the blink of an eye, they dragged Ancestor Liuyun right into the formation!

Scorching air currents instantly transformed this patch of heaven and earth into a boundless sea of fire; the lake evaporated, and the trees ignited with towering flames!

"A fire formation?!" "Dammit!!"

At this moment-

Even if Ancestor Liuyun were ever so brainless, he still realized this was a scheme targeted at him, and indeed at the entire Floating Cloud Sword Sect!!

"Zhuo Wen, you truly deserve to die!"

Just as Ancestor Liuyun intended to crush this unfilial and treacherous ant to death...

An unexpected change occurred at this very moment!

"Blech... ugh~"

Zhuo Wen's face twitched as he abruptly vomited out a Three-Foot Qing Centipede!

"Yi Wood Qing Centipede!"

The moment he reacted, the Yi Wood Toxic Miasma had already spewed forth, transforming into a poisonous fog that blotted out the sky and covered the earth!

"This poor priest specializes in fire techniques, using them to sustain the operation of the formation!" "Fellow Daoist Qin, Fellow Daoist Huang, I leave them to you!"

Zhang Xuan stepped through the void-

Holding a formation disk, he continuously manipulated and transformed it!

Immediately, fire clouds surged, transforming into countless streams of high-temperature fire pillars that assaulted Ancestor Liuyun, as if they intended to fill the entire heaven and earth!

"Jinyuan Needle!" "Hurry!"

Qin Lu sacrificed a Law Artifact, then performed hand seals and cast spells as a blue-purple toxic miasma continuously surged outward from within his body.

On the other side-

Huang Liang erupted all over with the color of yellow earth, his muscles bulging high!

Following that, a suit of Solid Rock Armor covered his entire body!

His Qi breath was robust, seeming to connect with the earth itself, and his cultivation had actually reached the fifth level of Qi Condensation-he was the one with the highest cultivation in the three-man team!

"Suppress the Soul!"

Huang Liang shouted loudly, and a formless wave of sound instantly reverberated through space!