Chapter 1554: Chapter 963: Luring the Snake from Its Hole, Corpse Ghost Skill (Part 2)
Setting up a Teleportation Array is quite troublesome; it requires not only skilled Array Masters and Artifact Refiners but also a lot of relatively rare Second-Order Spiritual Materials.
Even a Teleportation Array that can only teleport small items is not something ordinary factions can arrange.
The Teleportation Array in this person’s hand is very small, definitely unable to teleport people, but it can be used as a communication tool, making message transmission very convenient.
Just after this unknown, mysterious figure sent out the message, in a hidden chamber under the Luo family residence, Luo Cheng, Shen Ming, and Wen Yu exchanged a glance, almost simultaneously crushing the Teleportation Talismans in their hands.
Normally, they would need to pass through the array’s detection to leave the city, but using the Teleportation Talisman can help them avoid detection.
The small Teleportation Talisman can teleport a person to tens of miles away, allowing them to exit White Cloud Immortal City silently.
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Swishing~~
The piercing sound of something tearing through the air echoed through the forest, where the ten-person team of the Luo family was traversing the complex terrain in low flight.
They were traveling quickly while remaining very cautious.
They remained close to the forest during flight and deliberately restrained their aura to avoid attracting unnecessary trouble.
However, trouble had been trailing them since the moment they left the city.
This was a tactic to lure the snake out of its hole, and they concealed themselves as a show for the ’trouble.’
Above the night sky, the waning moon was like a copper mirror embedded at the peak’s tip, with pine needles glistening in the dewdrop light. The night wind sand-stroked the rock, as if sharpening a sword in the dark. Trees bend into a blade array, while the bushes shifted with no wind.
Suddenly, black vines shot out from the forest like venomous snakes, directly towards the Luo family’s ten-person team.
"Beware! Enemy attack!"
Leading the group, Luo Fengxia, alertly noticed the darting vines, and the black jade ruler in his hand swung forcefully, instantly dispersing with rippling water waves to ward off a mass of black vines.
The others reacted quickly, activating their protective Magic Artifacts or Magical Treasures and preparing for battle.
In the dim forest, shadows loomed as if many things were moving, and as if many auras were circulating.
With eyebrows tightly furrowed, Luo Fengxia watched the forest intently.
"Go!"
Without hesitation, he shouted to his clansmen, fleeing in the direction they came from.
"Ah!"
A scream was heard as a Luo family member was pierced through the chest by a black vine.
The vine seemed to be turning dark red, having absorbed blood and flesh.
Luo Fengxia continued to repel the attacking vines while leading his clan members in a rapid retreat.
Yet his mind was filled with curses.
"Hell, what is this damned thing?"
"This is not a cultivator!"
"Ancestor, take action quickly, or we’ll be done for here!"
Though they had made considerable preparations, the current situation was still overwhelming.
Because the forest was teeming with dense Ghost Vines.
Ghost Vines entangled and filled the entire forest, turning them into trapped prey.
The crucial factor was that he hadn’t noticed anything before the Ghost Vines began their assault.
"Hahaha, trying to run, since you’ve come, just obediently await death!"
A sharp voice rang out, echoing in the chilly night, sending shivers down one’s spine.
In the next moment, Luo Fengxia suddenly noticed that ahead of them were more than a dozen figures waiting for them.
Recognizing those figures, Luo Fengxia’s pupils abruptly contracted.
"Fengya?"
He stared at one figure, unmistakably familiar.
Luo Fengya, his peer brother, had disappeared a month ago after going out, but now he was here!
Not only Luo Fengya, but among the dozen figures, many were familiar faces.
There were people from the Wen, Shen, Mu families, and even their own Luo family!
No time to ponder, the dozen figures across them had already attacked, forcing Luo Fengxia into frenzied resistance.
"Luo Fengya, Luo Fengya!"
He glared at his clan brother, gnashing his teeth and roaring.
However, Luo Fengya had no response, only focused on attacking him.
Just then, the figures of Luo Cheng, Shen Ming, and Wen Yu appeared overhead.
"Eight Trigrams Lock Heaven, array activate!"
Luo Cheng threw out an Eight Trigrams Mirror while swiftly casting eight uniquely styled pillars.
The Qian Pillar, crafted from Geng Metal, engraved with thunder patterns. The Kun Pillar, made from Mystic Earth, engraved with mountains. The Zhen Pillar, bronzed with thunder markings, engraved with thunder drums. The Xun Pillar, carved from Purple Sandalwood, engraved with cloud swirls.
The Kan Pillar, embedded with icy cold iron, engraved with waves. The Li Pillar, red copper chased with fire, engraved with lotus petals. The Gen Pillar, black jade chiseled stone, engraved with rock spikes. The Dui Pillar, silver cast in marsh, engraved with poisonous flowers.
The Eight Trigrams Mirror floated; its face displayed a Qian sun showing thunder, while the back reflected Kun’s shadow birthing the Netherworld, with its rim embedded with eight Spiritual Pearls that corresponded to the trigram.
The ground erupted with dazzling Eight Trigrams light. The Qian position rose with a purple Thunder Dragon, while the Kun position cracked open a deep crevice; the Zhen position’s thunder rocks rolled like tides, Xun position’s gales shredded leaves into blades.
Instantly, the forest lay in chaos.
Being a top-tier Second-Order Array Master, Luo Cheng’s proficiency in Array Dao needed no further testament.
Completing an array setup within a few breaths spoke volumes about Luo Cheng’s Array level.
His Eight Trigrams Lock Heaven Array was highly similar to Cui Yang’s talisman array, both prioritizing swift setup, albeit with significant differences.
Primarily, the difference lies in the immobility of the Eight Trigrams Lock Heaven Array upon setup, contrasting with Cui Yang’s talisman array’s flexible mobility.
Put simply, Cui Yang’s talisman array is more versatile, whereas Luo Cheng’s Eight Trigrams Array is more powerful.
Amidst the thunderstorms and rampant winds, vegetation and rocks surged, plunging the entire forest into chaotic turmoil.
"Dragon and Serpent Manifestations!"
Wen Yu murmured, and the azure flag suddenly burst with frost-like glowing veins. In her hands, the seven-foot-long flag spun into a blue light vortex, its Jiao Long embellishment filled with blood, as liquid azure poured from gaps in the Scale Armor, with the dragon’s eyes emitting star-like cold radiance.
With a flag snap, the cloth cracked like a water surface, and from the flag emerged a Jiao Long twisted from indigo water, reflecting countless cold rays under the moonlight. As the Jiao Long’s tail swung, the blue silk on the flagpole shattered, transforming into water mist wrapping the dragon’s head, charging towards the sky, amidst dragon roars mixed with the brittle sound of freezing shards, rattling surrounding leaves into frost.
The Jiao Long plunged into the battleground, instantly upheaving the entire combat zone.
Shen Ming formed a spell, his eyes like torches, with a golden disc emerging from his back, and a burst of sharp cold gleams.
"Geng Metal Pierces the Sun!"
The next moment, thousands of Geng Metal arrows shot forth rapidly, shattering rocks and plunging earth sinks, obliterating vegetation.
With three mighty warriors at the Peak of Foundation Establishment intervening, the battle situation instantly reversed; the figures initially besieging Luo Fengxia and the others were swiftly annihilated.
Within the forest, the hidden Ghost Vines were severed mercilessly.
"Hmph, trying to escape?"
Luo Cheng locked onto the strange aura within the forest, releasing invisible blades from his sleeves that multiplied, sweeping across.
"Damn it!"
An enraged curse echoed from the forest, but soon fell silent.
Luo Cheng flew into the forest, which no longer resembled a woodland, as all the vegetation had turned into scattered remnants and some into ashes.
He cautiously surveyed the surroundings, his expression ever darker.
"Where are they?" Wen Yu approached to inquire.
"Escaped!" Shen Ming answered before Luo Cheng could.
Shen Ming’s refined appearance and gentle disposition made him seem more like a cultivated immortal.
However, his straightforward character showed disdain for convoluted maneuvers, assuring Luo Cheng and Wen Yu that he wouldn’t resort to shady tactics.
"How could they escape this?" Wen Yu frowned.
Shen Ming turned to Luo Cheng, "Not an Immortal Cultivator; more like a Ghost Cultivator!"
Luo Cheng flew towards a fragmented stone nearby and retrieved a mangled corpse from within.
"Ancestor, this is Fengya’s body!" Luo Fengxia remarked bitterly.
Luo Cheng took a deep breath, "Corpse Ghost Skill, not just any Corpse Ghost Skill, likely one utilizing Ghost Vines as a base! It’s a technique of the Yellow Springs Hall!"
"Yellow Springs Hall!" Wen Yu and Shen Ming both showed shock.
