Chapter 705: Encirclement, Part 3

Chapter 705 -520: Encirclement, Part 3

The Celestial Urgent Sword unleashed a Thunder Strike, slaying six Foundation Establishment enemies, halting their pursuit, and engulfing Master Xuanjing!

The Yunshan Sect members used the momentum to fly backward. The Celestial Urgent Sword flashed and returned to Jiang Qingfeng’s hand. At this moment, the remaining five Divine Ships had already rearranged their formation, evaded the enemy forces, and with maximum speed propelled by the Tunneling Armor Divine Decree, they retreated into the distance.

Jiang Baitao tightened her hold on her exhausted sister, while Li Da carried the unconscious Wang Ruoyu on his back. Xiao Tianci fell half a step behind, gripping the Cyan Rainbow to guard everyone, as they relied on each other and fled towards their own Divine Ship.

Taking advantage of the power of this sword stroke, Lu Qian finally extricated himself from the pressing advance of two Golden Core masters. He executed the final Fourfold Transformation, restraining Master Yaoming, and retreated swiftly.

However, his Divine Sense still lingered on the battlefield, tensely monitoring the outcome of this sword strike.

As the glow dimmed, Lu Qian’s heart sank. At the spot where Master Xuanjing had been, suddenly appeared a gigantic… egg?

The enormous egg, carved like white jade, should have been warm and crystal clear, but now it was covered in cracks. With a crisp cracking sound, jade fragments filled the sky, and Master Xuanjing crawled out of the egg, glaring furiously in Lu Qian’s direction.

You wretch, my Life-Saving Spiritual Object was actually destroyed here!

It was apparent that Master Xuanjing’s spiritual power was almost depleted, yet he hadn’t sustained any severe injuries. Indeed, a lord of a county wasn’t easy to defeat.

Lu Qian sighed, releasing the Jade Flood Dragon, and flew backward on the squawking jade dragon.

Master Xuanjing intended to pursue, but Master Yaoming hesitated. Although he still had a trump card unused, it was a precious reserve. Moreover, this wasn’t my home territory in Dongping County; coming here was to aid as an outsider, and there’s no need to pay a hefty price for an ally, is there?

At that moment, the Illusory Sound Treasure Conch in Lu Qian’s bosom vibrated. He crushed the green pearl and finally received the message he’d been waiting for!

Meanwhile, Master Xuanjing also halted his pursuit, cursing angrily but helplessly ordered a retreat.

Beichui County has deployed its troops!

Fifteen Foundation Establishment cultivators and thirty Floating Battleships have already breached the border, invading southward.

And the Late-Stage Golden Core Cloud-Riding Elder from Beichui County has advanced swiftly, about to rendezvous with Lu Qian!

Facing Master Xuanjing’s heavily depleted spiritual power and Master Yaoming, the Late-Stage Golden Core Cloud-Riding Elder presented a formidable challenge. Additionally, with Lu Qian on their side, the two Golden Core masters had no choice but to abandon their battle plan and lead the remaining forces back to Cold River Beach to rely on the Golden Core Grand Array for defense. Fortunately, at this time, the main forces of reinforcements from Dongping County had already arrived, injecting new strength into the defenders of Cold River Beach.

Once the Cloud-Riding Elder arrived, Lu Qian didn’t rush to meet him but communicated the battlefield situation first, joined the Yunshan Sect members in a quiet spot to rest, and only after recuperating did he come out to meet.

Seeing the tight defense of Cold River Beach, where not even the two Golden Core masters dared engage, the Cloud-Riding Elder was astonished by the impact the Yunshan Sect had on Junle County. He was impressed by Lu Qian’s cautious approach as well.

Thus, after their meeting, the Cloud-Riding Elder was quite courteous, and reestablished the agreement with Lu Qian to share Junle County equally. Together, they merged their forces, surrounding Cold River Beach impenetrably.

Master Xuanjing felt an overwhelming heaviness in his heart, but in the face of Master Yaoming and his subordinates, he had to maintain composure.

“We rely on the Mountain Protection Grand Array, possessing favorable timing and terrain, with two Golden Core masters, eighteen Foundation Establishment cultivators, and twenty-five hundred Qi Cultivation Elites! United, we defend our homeland, which indeed is morale.”

“With all these advantages, how can the enemy rabble penetrate us?”

“Moreover, the turning point is approaching.”

“The Golden Core cultivators of Huaiyou and Qingyuan Counties have breached Zhongming County, causing chaos in Yunshan Sect’s rear, forcing them to retreat at once. That will be our opportunity to switch from defense to offense!”

“Today’s losses will soon be recovered with interest!”