A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 312 - 272: Request for Reinforcements

"The enemy chief has been hit by Elder Guh’s Poisonous Flame, severely injured and lost his treasured artifact. Now is when his combat strength is the weakest."

"Eliminate the enemy completely, we must strike while we have the advantage, before they can react!"

"All troops, attack Mingsha Bay!"

"Now that all our trump cards and combat strength have been exposed to the enemy, this will be a direct confrontation, with no possibility of trickery. Everyone, prepare for a tough battle!"

Lu Qian’s words made the excited cultivators of the Shuangye Alliance tense up again after their recent victory. He then turned to Pan Qin and Duu Yeming: "You two have worked hard. Win the next battle, seize Lingsha City, and your twenty-year contract will be reduced to ten."

It turned out that Pan and Duu’s contract was clearly written, stating they had to guard Shuangye Square for twenty years. Originally, they didn’t need to participate in other battles, but tempted by the reduction of ten years of duty, they agreed.

Of course, the two of them weren’t foolish enough to risk their lives recklessly. If the situation turned unfavorable, they would naturally retreat. But with the first half of the battle being relatively easy, they were quite pleased and were happy to fight while the wind was in their favor. They expressed they would give their best effort.

"Leave ten cultivators with a Thousand-Mile Mirror to guard Golden Dawn Peak. They only need to alert and communicate. If danger approaches, retreat to Kongming Mountain."

Eleven cultivators left the Divine Ship, with ten of them taking the Thousand-Mile Mirror from Guh Niqiang’s hands to guard Golden Dawn Peak. One was a messenger, carrying letters of victory and requests for aid from Lu Qian, heading towards Fucang Mountain.

The two Divine Ships shook once more and shot towards Mingsha Bay. Lu Qian and five Foundation Establishment cultivators boarded the Divine Ship, taking time to consume Spirit Pills to recuperate.

Lu Qian would take them to monitor Lingsha City first, to prevent any changes. Once the remaining two ordinary Floating Battleships arrived, they would launch the attack together.

Currently, Lingsha City was nearly four hundred miles away, and at the speed of an ordinary Floating Battleship, it would take about two hours to arrive.

Meanwhile, Yuchi Hui had already stumbled into Lingsha City, where three Foundation Establishment cultivators hurriedly came to support him. The once valiant direct disciple of the sect leader now had a face as pale as gold paper, black aura hovering on his face. As soon as he opened his mouth, he spat out a mouthful of black blood with a "wow".

"Brother Yuchi!" The three exclaimed in shock. Yuchi Hui couldn’t even speak, taking out his Storage Pouch and tossing it down, with various items scattering across the ground.

He picked up four porcelain bottles, consuming the Spirit Pills inside them one by one, and then sat cross-legged under the watchful eyes of everyone, striving to expel the Poisonous Flame from his body.

The three Foundation Establishment cultivators looked at each other uneasily, all realizing that something major was amiss. Other cultivators from Sanshan County were craning their necks to watch, whispering amongst themselves.

How did Yuchi Hui return severely injured and alone? Could it be that the entire Golden Dawn Peak was wiped out?

Disorder and unease began to spread among the stationed troops. The three quickly drove the other cultivators away, but when they looked at each other, they were full of anxiety and helplessness.

They knew that Golden Dawn Peak and Lingsha City each had an equal share of the troops. Now that Golden Dawn Peak was completely defeated, how powerful must the enemy be? Yuchi Hui was severely injured; could Lingsha City still be defended? What should they do now?

The few were all panicking, having no choice but to wait for Yuchi Hui to awaken and decide.

An hour passed before Yuchi Hui regained consciousness; his complexion looked a little better, but only he knew how dire the situation truly was.

After being infiltrated by the Poisonous Flame, he had hurriedly used the Tunneling Armor Divine Decree to escape. The Tunneling Armor Divine Decree was already incredibly draining on his Spiritual Power. He had just used three Dao Patterns and did not have enough Spiritual Power left to suppress the Poisonous Flame.

If not for the Qilin Stepping on the Moon Seal in his Dantian, suppressing himself, he might have succumbed to the poison by now.

This trace of black Poisonous Flame was incredibly insidious and persistent, completely different from Guh Niqiang’s previously exhibited explosive high-temperature flames. Having it enter his body unexpectedly, even with the Qilin Seal suppressing it and using the Divine Skill Wondrous Method of the Golden Core Direct Disciple, and consuming the sect’s best Detoxification Spirit Pill, it could only be temporarily contained and could not be expelled from the body, let alone neutralized.

He might only be able to seek help from Master Yeguang.

He naturally did not know that this Poisonous Flame was comprehended by Guh Niqiang from Master Moyun’s Corrosive Soul-Splitting Poison, inheriting its mysterious toxicity. It could only be neutralized by the caster using specific techniques, or forcibly removed with the power of a Golden Core.

Now, with the Poisonous Flame inside him, his cultivation couldn’t be easily mobilized, and he could only exert one or two tenths of his full strength without being a burden.

He was extremely anxious, opening his eyes to find three Foundation Establishment cultivators staring at him worriedly, making him even more frustrated.

"Why are you looking at me? Did you send a message for help?"

The three shook their heads. Yuchi Hui felt his chest tighten with anger, nearly spitting blood again.

What a bunch of incompetents!

The three felt somewhat wronged. You, sir, rushed in on the verge of death, vomiting blood and recuperating without saying a word. How could we possibly know what was going on? We didn’t dare make any assumptions.

Yuchi Hui didn’t have time to argue with them any further, hurriedly taking out the Thousand-Mile Mirror to contact the Liyuan Sect.

There was a quick response, and the figure of the Sect Leader Master appeared in the mirror. He immediately noticed Yuchi Hui’s ghastly pale face, with a black aura swirling between his brows, and was greatly shocked: "Chihui, you’re poisoned?"

Yuchi Hui nodded and quickly recounted the current situation. When mentioning his severe injuries and that the two Foundation Establishment cultivators and three hundred Qi Cultivation elites stationed at Golden Dawn Peak were completely wiped out, the Liyuan Sect’s Sect Leader’s eyes widened. His expression of shock and disappointment deeply hurt Yuchi Hui.

He hurriedly explained, "The intelligence was wrong. The Yunshan Sect’s strength far exceeded expectations, and they even possess treasures like the Array-Breaking Cone. I couldn’t possibly withstand them. There are still three Foundation Establishment cultivators, three hundred elites, and two Floating Battleships in Lingsha City, which may not be able to hold against the Yunshan Sect. Please, Master, send reinforcements quickly!"

In that moment, he had already compared the Yunshan Sect’s and Lingsha City’s forces in his mind, feeling very heavy-hearted.

He couldn’t act now, and the three Foundation Establishment nearby, one mid-stage and two early-stage, were no match for the Yunshan Sect’s formidable Foundation Establishment combat power. He feared that any two of the three who had just besieged him could hold off these three.

Although Lingsha City’s Mountain Protection Grand Array was formidable, Lu Qian was also an Array Cultivator highly skilled in arrays. What if it couldn’t hold? What if the Yunshan Sect still had the Array-Breaking Cone?

Once the array was broken, although they still had three hundred elites, the Yunshan Sect’s elite Floating Battleship could exploit its speed and formidable firepower from a distance, making it very difficult to withstand.

But to his surprise, the Sect Leader Shook his head: "There are Spirit Stones, Talismans, and Elixirs aplenty, but where can I find reinforcements? The Supreme Elder just laid out a new round of attack plans. The main forces of Chongming County are very tenacious, and I’m afraid we need to go all out to win. There are no reinforcements to send."

Yuchi Hui’s heart sank, slowly saying, "If there are no reinforcements, I request permission to lead the troops to retreat from this place!"