Tianxing Loses the Formation, Buse Rushes to His Aid

---- Several months later

This time, Fei Tianqin really went all out. He left She Mountain Hall and Xuanwei City, passed through Cloud Horn Prefecture Xian Prefecture replenish his supplies, and combined the strength of the six Golden Core Elixir sects since Chongming Sect. In just over a month, he broke through the Hui Prefecture defense line formed by Thousand Buddha Grove and Rouge Temple.

It was during this battle that the news of Third Master Jiang was of the same rank, achieving a mid-grade elixir was finally revealed to the public.

Not long after Sect Leader Kang Da revisited the former site of the Cloud Marsh Shaman Venerable Hall, Fei Tianqin, that old bird, was still in no hurry to rest. He used the Ying Mountain Army as the vanguard to break through the great formation formed by the other nine Golden Core sects of Huangpi Circuit, who were hastily responding to the battle.

Nine Golden Core cultivators either died or fled, causing chaos and disorder throughout most of Huangpi Circuit.

The disorganized cultivators, blinded by the terror of life and death, formed small groups and wreaked havoc in all directions, causing countless acts that angered both heaven and man.

Sect Leader Kang Da occasionally shows kindness, but he lacks the ability to defy Fei Tianqin's swift and decisive strategy. At most, he can only ask the cultivators within the Chongming Sect's jurisdiction to lend a helping hand if they can.

The changes that occurred in Huangpi Circuit were clearly beyond what the True Person Immortals on the other side had anticipated. Even Xiang Tianxing, who had only just heard the news, had to abandon the front line in Ding Prefecture and bring five Golden Core Star-Picking Pavilion from the Star-Picking Tower to provide support in order to somewhat quell the morale of the army.

Kang Dabao heard that the Joyful Sight Mountain team had been on their way, but when they were halfway there, they turned back for some unknown reason.

Even he knew about this, let alone keeping it from the local residents of Huangpi Circuit, which caused great panic among the families in Huangpi Circuit.

Fei Tianqin's attack was extremely ruthless. Even if Xiang Tianxing himself intervened, he could at most save his life. The five cultivators from the Star-Picking Pavilion were indeed extraordinary, but the morale of their Golden Core disciples had already collapsed, so it was difficult to reverse the situation.

The Fei Household's military force was not slowed down too much by the cultivators from the Star-Picking Pavilion. The huge army moved like a rolling knife cutting through cold oil, pushing Xiang Tianxing and the others all the way to the intersection of the Ancient Mysterious Circuit and Huangpi Circuit, the Ancient Immortal Peak, with each life lost.

This old bird has recently developed a rather frighteningly cold and stern look in his eyes. If the Golden Core opposite him were to be caught by him and had no outstanding ability to escape, he would be injured if he got close, and killed if he was grazed.

Fei Donggu and Kang Dabao were equally ruthless. It was only because Star-Picking Pavilion was willing to send out five top cultivators that they were able to barely hold them off.

Even so, at least one-third of the Golden Core Elixir cultivators of Huangpi Circuit have perished.

You must understand, this is a truly barren place. The lives of these Golden Core cultivators lost this time will take countless centuries to recover.

Objectively speaking, this was somewhat taboo. Even the Sect Leader Kang Da, who was always by his side, was worried that the old man with the flat hair was acting so crudely and might anger the True Person on the other side. They were so annoyed that they decided to send one of them to take Fei Tianqin's life first.

Sect Leader Kang Da temporarily put aside these distracting thoughts and began to examine the low peak that lay before him.

"Once you step across, the territory on the other side will be under the control of Nascent Soul True Person cultivator."

Kang Dabao's eyes lit up, and after a moment of Golden Light, most of the Ancient Immortal Peak's layout in front of him became nothing more than a facade.

As the boundary mountain between Huangpi and Guxuan, Ancient Immortal Peak obviously did not need to make too many arrangements for the Nascent Soul portal of Joyful Sight Mountain.

After all, although the Cloud Marsh Shaman Venerable Hall, Thousand Buddha Grove, and Rouge Temple, which are in charge of Huangpi Circuit, are extremely cruel, the leaders of these places know how to be respectful and obedient to the cultivators of Joyful Sight Mountain.

Therefore, the scattered formations set up on Joyful Sight Mountain were originally just for show, and also to collect some commercial taxes from passing merchants.

Even at their peak, these formations were not very powerful, let alone now that they are in disrepair. Xiang Tianxing ran several days faster than the Fei Household's team, which means that the Fei family's formation had been hastily repaired.

However, it is obvious to anyone with discerning eyes that this belated attempt to salvage the situation is of little use. Even with these large formations, this place is still not a good place to resist the enemy's overwhelming numbers.

The only way for Xiang Tianxing and his group to break the deadlock is to find strong reinforcements to rely on.

The saying that Sect Leader Kang Da was benevolent and righteous was not an exaggeration. Just as he sighed for Xiang Tianxing, the sound of drums and gongs rose from the rear, and the several righteous soldiers who were attacking the front retreated quickly as if they had been granted a pardon.

The opposing cultivators were clearly unwilling to let them go easily. Before the Fei Household's reinforcements even arrived, countless spiritual lights burst forth from Ancient Immortal Peak. The once well-organized Yi Cong army formation was suddenly severely damaged, with a thick layer of flesh torn off, and it immediately collapsed.

The Foundation Establishment True Cultivator at the forefront became the target of everyone's attacks, and most of them barely escaped with their lives.

The few Qi Refining Powder cultivators who fled in panic hadn't even stopped groaning when the first few who had fled were led aside by the Fei Household disciples who were waiting at the front of the formation.

These Fei Household didn't say much; after a few Three Words, they raised their gleaming silver knives.

A few breaths later, accompanied by streaks of blood shooting into the sky, heads fell to the ground.

The remaining Qi Refining Powder who had just returned from their retreat had barely begun to feel a sense of shared sorrow when they saw the once fierce Fei Household disciples so busy that they didn't even wipe the blood off their knives before stuffing the Foundation Establishment spiritual items into their own pockets.

Then a cultivator with exceptional pupil techniques came over with a register, and skillfully reviewed the merits and demerits of the other cultivators, determined the rewards, and inquired about their past conduct.

During this time, someone went through the origins and hometowns of the deceased cultivators one by one, and talismans were attached to the bulging Storage Bag for safekeeping.

Finally, as Spirit Sealing and various rare treasures fell into the hands of these people, the survivors, their faces filled with joy, either left or stayed.

Money is indeed tempting; this set of gifts alone, and having seen it several times along the way, has already stirred the hearts of the other followers who were waiting in the rear.

"Trading one's life for a better future is truly a worthwhile deal!!"

Fei Nanying, watching from the side, didn't feel sorry for the supplies. He thought that when there were no Enlisted Army Talisman to use, it would be better to use these worthless items for testing purposes.

This system of rewarding merits and punishing demerits was devised by Sect Leader Kang Da, so he naturally wouldn't be distracted by it. He simply hurried over to Fei Tianqin's side.

Those Rogue Cultivator risked their lives to verify the array formation of the Ancient Immortal Peak opposite them. A group of array masters, including Wei Gu, used the Mirage Qi Screen in front of them and kept calculating with compasses in hand.

Drops of hot sweat cascaded onto the ground, creating a cloud of white steam.

Amidst the swirling smoke, the clearly defined battle positions became apparent to Fei Tianqin's sharp eyes.

More than a hundred flying boats of various ranks, resembling dark clouds obscuring the sun, were driven to the front by the Fei Household disciples and suspended above the Ancient Immortal Peak.

Before the Star-Picking Pavilion could react, the gilded array-breaking patterns covering the ship's surface suddenly shone brightly, the patterns flowing with a cold spiritual light, enveloping a large amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and drawing it to the ship's belly.

The massive cannons lined up on the hull gleamed with a dark blue lightning, dazzlingly bright.

"Put!"

The flagship's bow, Fei Donggu, read it out in a calm voice.

In an instant, beams of lightning as thick as bowls shot down like divine punishment, crashing into the makeshift array that had been temporarily patched up on the Ancient Immortal Peak.

How could such a meticulously calculated formation possibly withstand such attacks?

In the eyes of the Sect Leader Kang Da, all he could see was the broken array patterns shattering like a spider web in an instant, golden light fragments flying everywhere, and rubble flying along with the screams of cultivators. The peak walls were just covered with a layer of flesh and blood when they were blasted into smoke by the next wave of lightning cannons.

On the mountainside, dozens of Third Tier crossbow platforms are arranged along the mountainside.

The crossbow platforms are made of black iron wood and inlaid with high-grade spirit crystals for power. The bowstrings are made of the tendons of Third Tier golden python, gleaming with a dark purple spiritual light. Each crossbow platform has three crossbow bolts that are ten feet long.

The arrowhead was wrapped with a pale purple flame talisman, and the shaft was engraved with armor-piercing patterns. It could pierce even the robes of False Core cultivator with a single arrow.

"Release the arrows!" Upon hearing the Sound-Shooting Battalion commander Fei Enwen, the trembling of the bowstrings immediately drowned out the screams that filled the mountain.

A barrage of crossbow bolts shot out like meteors, some piercing straight into the remaining array flags within the formation, scattering sparks everywhere;

Some were nailed to the rocks of the peak, and the explosive talisman exploded with a roar. Purple flames, along with rubble, surged forth, scorching large sections of the mountain wall black and turning countless lives into fresh fuel.

Kang Dabao watched as half of the Ancient Immortal Peak began to burn into a sea of fire, and the last remaining array of mystical light was about to be completely devoured by the rapidly spreading flames.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a sense of admiration for Xiang Tianxing in the formation.

He felt that if he were in the other's shoes, he might not have had the ability to make these scheming cultivators from various factions try their best to stabilize their positions.

"No wonder he can become the head of general affairs at such Nascent Soul sect!"

After all, he is a peak Golden Core whom all the True Person Immortals say has the potential to Nascent Soul Formation; he should naturally possess this ability.

Just as Sect Leader Kang Da sighed, another batch of freshly made, gleaming golden puppets were brought forward under Fei Nanying's command.

It was at this moment that the drums and banners in the Fei Household formation suddenly became lively.

Because of repeated reprimands, the Rogue Cultivator, whose minds were deeply imprinted with the military system, took the lead in action; followed by the five Golden Core sects and their vassals brought by Fei Tianqin.

Sect Leader Kang Da's Double Brightness Alliance is considered exceptional, managing to rank last alongside Fei Household's Ying Mountain Army.

The immortals in the eyes of mortals suddenly became worthless, their formation so tight that they were even more closely packed together than pomegranate seeds in autumn.

The more than a thousand golden puppets were indeed hastily made.

Even though each one was two zhang tall and Law Artifact a ferocious weapon, it was still just a silver-plated spearhead.

However, before they had even reached a hundred feet, half of it had already rotted away. As a result, most of the cultivators who controlled the puppets showed pain on their faces, their Divine Sense damaged and unable to continue.

However, apart from a few unlucky souls whose brains splattered on the spot, this was considered a good thing. After all, they only had to wait to be dragged back to the clinic by the Fei Household disciples in charge of the search, and they no longer had to use their own flesh and blood to withstand the light of the Dharma like the Rogue Cultivator behind them.

A large group of Rogue Cultivator didn't even see their opponents' faces before dissipating into wisps of smoke. However, they had no choice but to retreat. The magic swords of the Golden Core sect disciples behind them were also bright and clear, and their own flesh and blood were still no match for them.

The Rogue Cultivator collapsed and regrouped repeatedly, and before anyone knew it, the lucky ones had already completely merged into the Golden Core Sect's formation.

The disciples of the Double Brightness Alliance and Ying Mountain Army's Golden Core Sect standing behind them also felt a chill run down their spines.

"There is no retreat, only advancement; this is what it means to advance without retreat!"

Xiang Tianxing heard the wailing growing closer, even his fellow disciples behind him began to show signs of fear.

Kang Dabao stood on the high platform behind the formation, watching the scattered Rogue Cultivator and charging rogue cultivators in front of him, his eyes gleaming with spiritual light. He knew very well that the Fei Household patriarch was single-mindedly focused on a quick victory and would not care about the lives of the people under his command.

Or to put it another way, not showing compassion for these lives at this moment is the true way to show compassion for human lives.

Even with such disregard for human life, after only two or three days, the sea of fire on Ancient Immortal Peak curled into dark purple embers in the twilight. The traces of lightning on the charred peak walls had not yet faded, but the spiritual light of the remnant array of the Star-Picking Pavilion had already dissipated like a broken string.

As Kang Dabao's magic eye found another crucial point, Yuan Jin, wielding Third Tier spirit puppet, led the Azure Jue and Crimson Zhang guards to break through the strong formation again, causing another gasp of surprise from those in the formation.

It was at this moment that Jiang Qing, acting as the arrowhead, cut off the last superior cultivator on the opposite side before the Golden Core cultivator could reach him.

The central army's battle flag was shattered, and the remaining cultivators either surrendered or fled. Only a chaotic purple light remained at the peak. This purple light was easy to recognize; apart from Xiang Tianxing, no one else on the other side possessed such a conspicuous spiritual energy.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he suddenly crushed a blood-red Jade Slip, Essence Blood instantly ignited into a sky full of red mist, completely obscuring the vision of the Double Brightness Alliance disciples who were the first to gather around.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, he gripped his halberd tightly, mustered his last bit of spiritual power to unleash a streak of light, and fled like a stray dog towards the Ancient Mysterious Circuit.

"Holy crap!"

Fei Tianqin gave a soft shout and made his instructions, and the Sect Leader Kang Da and the others immediately stopped in their tracks.

A hundred dragon-headed flying boats hovered in mid-air, the cold light of the gilded array-breaking patterns gradually fading, and the heavy cannons on the hulls remained silent like lurking behemoths.

The Third Tier crossbow platform on the mountainside had ceased firing, and the captains were gathering the remaining explosive crossbow bolts. Beside the black iron wood base, the confiscated Law Artifact were piled up into a small mountain, and the high-grade spirit crystals gleamed with a warm light in the twilight.

More than a thousand broken golden puppets lay scattered at the foot of the mountain. Though now just scrap metal, they had earned the reputation of dragging down the enemy lines. It was these hastily made consumables that tore open a gap in the ranks of Rogue Cultivator and sect disciples.

Fei Nanying stood at the bow of the flagship, his black robe stained with gunpowder smoke. His sharp eyes swept across the battlefield, but he didn't seem too concerned about Xiang Tianxing's escape. He simply said loudly:

"Pass on my orders! Sweep away the remaining enemy forces; those who surrender will be imprisoned, and those who resist will be killed on sight; quickly inventory the spoils of war, and use the urgently needed items to temporarily replenish the military supplies, with double the amount to be claimed from the Fei Household after the battle; the dead will be compensated according to their merits, and the wounded will be sent to the hospital! We will rest for half a day, and after that, we will advance again!"

The order was relayed throughout the army. Merit-recording cultivators carried their registers and moved among the corpses, their Storage Bag, now adorned with talismans, stacked neatly.

The Alchemist hurried about, constantly on the move;

Artifact makers naturally became highly sought after, surrounded by cultivators carrying all sorts of broken Law Artifact;

The Rogue Cultivator, having survived the calamity, were completely exhausted, yet they still clutched the spiritual treasures they had risked their lives for, not letting go for even a moment.

Sect Leader Kang Da had never imagined things would go so smoothly. It seemed that even Star-Picking Pavilion had lost a cultivator in this battle.

Half a day had passed, Fei Tianqin still hadn't returned, nor did they know if Xiang Tianxing still alive. However, from Fei Nanying to Sect Leader Kang Da, they had no worries whatsoever.

The army moved out on time, and just then, Kang Dabao, with his strong Divine Sense, sensed another troop approaching from behind.

He spoke with Fei Nanying and Fei Donggu together, then used the Full Moon Visualization Method again, and this time he clearly saw the banners and the leader of the group. He was then surprised. "Why Buse Clerk Buse here too? If this is reinforcements, it seems to be much less significant."

As the procession drew closer, the pot-bellied monk, as usual, rushed forward with a smile on his face.

But whether it was just his imagination or not, Sect Leader Kang Da felt that after many years, this time when he saw the wine-and-meat monk again, the latter seemed to have acquired a more profound air about him.