298: C298 perilous struggle

C298 perilous struggle

Since they could not see the people coming from the opposite side, they naturally could not see them either. Without Yang Junshan's order, everyone stopped their steps to maintain silence, and the footsteps from the opposite side were getting closer and clearer.

"Brother Xi Ying, isn't our speed a little too fast? We've been through a lot of places in the Stone Woods, and I'm afraid we've missed out on quite a few opportunities!"

Xiong Xiying was actually him. If the person walking away was so fast, then this person should be the great circle Awakened Soul Cultivator, Sun Si, who was walking with him earlier!

Everyone was astonished at first, but when they recalled that Xiong Xiying also had a brother from the same race as him, not to mention Xiong Xiying had entered the Great Stone Forest Array much earlier than them, they also felt that it was only natural.

However, when they recalled the two previous attacks, and that Xiong Xiying was the one behind it, the rest of the group including Zhang Yueming and Liu Zhifei all chose to remain silent, as if they wanted to know more from their conversation.

"Haha …"

Yang Junshan and Zhang Yuemin recognized Xiong Xiying's voice from a hundred feet away, "Brother Sun, don't let it slip by you, we both know that the most important treasure in this cave is in the middle of the Five Elements Great Array. Although there are many good things in the stone forest, most of them are old and have accumulated a lot of spiritual energy from the cave, so we missed out on the cave earlier, and were colluded with by Liu Zhifei and a few outsiders. We have to do our best to be ahead of them, or else we will be slower and find the things that are left behind!"

Xiong Xiying paused for a moment before a younger voice added, "Don't forget, they also have an array master!"

Yang Junshan was familiar with this voice. It belonged to Xiong Xiying's brother, the Array Master Xiong Xizhe.

After Xiong Xizhu's voice faded, the three of them stopped talking for a moment, only leaving the sound of footsteps lingering in the air. After a moment, only the sound of footsteps lingering in the air could be heard.

After a while, when they were only about thirty meters away from the group, Sun Si's voice once again sounded out, "Hehe, Brother Xi Ying, there's no need to be so anxious. Anyway, you have already released the news about their great harvest."

"Brother Sun!"

Xiong Xiying interrupted Sun Si and said, "Please be careful with what you say!"

Yang Junshan and Yan Qingxi both turned their heads to look at the two men from the Heaven Shaking Sect. Zhang Yue Ming's face was flushed red, clearly showing that she was restraining her anger, while Liu Zhifei's face was pale.

"Brother Xi Ying, what's there to be afraid of? We've already done what we wanted to do, and you really think that someone will run in front of us? Moreover, how could we just happen to run into each other in this boundless fog?"

Sun Si's voice was full of disapproval, and there was even a hint of ridicule hidden in his tone.

There was only a low mumbling sound, which was not unfamiliar to the others. Previously, when Yang Junshan was calculating the path of the group in the fog, he had also been muttering to himself like this. Now, he was naturally calculating the path Xiong Xizhe was taking.

Soon after, the sound of footsteps could be heard again. The person was already within a distance of seven to eight Zhang. Sun Si's voice changed once again, "Brother Xi Ying, you must be worried not because you're afraid of your fellow disciples from your sect seizing the initiative, right?"

"Oh?" Xiong Xiying's voice was heard again, "Then in Brother Sun's opinion, what is the reason?"

"Brother Sun, I'm afraid that you want to reap as much benefits as possible before your sect's cultivators arrive. After all, once your sect's cultivators arrive, I'm afraid your title of a true disciple won't be very useful. At that time, with a single order, won't you have to hand over all the benefits you reap?"

Xiong Xiying seemed to have been hit on her mind. She let out a few "hehe" and stopped talking.

On the other hand, Sun Si continued, "Brother Xi Ying, don't worry. The first cultivator of your sect to arrive should be the one in Meng Yu County's Discipline, Daoist Master Chen Ji. However, I'm afraid he won't be able to gather any of your sect's cultivators."

"What did you do?"

Xiong Xiiying's nervous voice could no longer be heard, even the muttering of the array formation could no longer be heard. Zhang Yueming and Liu Zhifei also stood up, but the two of them knew the severity of the situation and didn't make too much noise.

"Brother Xi Ying, there's no need to be so nervous. The news was revealed to me by you. In any case, the two of us are in an alliance. The Heaven Shaking Sect's losses are beneficial to our two families!"

"You leaked the news to the Opening Spirit Sect?"

After pausing for a moment, Xiong Xiying continued, "Do you know that my Xiong Family still needs to look up at the breath of the Sky Sect? The news of you teaming up with me in Shi Lin has already been made known to Liu Zhifei and company, and the moment a cultivator of the Awakened Soul Realm appears, the first to be suspected of revealing the news will be me and the Xiong Family behind me. Do you want my Xiong Family to be destroyed by the river, and my Xiong Family will never be able to recover?"

Sun Si's indifferent voice came over again, "Brother Xi Ying, there's no need to be so nervous. Now that we've released the news of Liu Zhi Fei and his group joining forces with the Tan Xi Sect, they've already become the target of public criticism. Whether they survive or not is a question!"

"Even if they were able to survive under the sneak attack of other cultivators, when the time comes, a cultivator would naturally come to clean up the cave. Unless they leave the Five Elements Arrays and leave this stone forest, otherwise, under the divine might of a cultivator in the Rebirth Realm, they would at least have their souls destroyed!"

Oh, that's right, "Sun Si's proud voice seemed to have thought of something, and added," This news is not only something my Opening Spirit Sect obtained, when that time comes, the Heavenly Wolf Sect would also have a cultivator of the Mortal Realm come. At that time … hehe, Brother Xi Ying should be more assured that this news will not leak out. Who and who? Not good... "Aiya!"

Just when Sun Si had mentioned that the Heavenly Wolf Sect and the Opening Spirit Sect would join hands against Zhenren Chen, Yan Qinxi, who had always been behind him, suddenly moved her lips slightly. Yan Zhong's expression changed, but in the end, she still followed the voice and attacked.2

"What are you doing!"

Not only did Yang Junshan not expect Yan Zhong's sudden move, but even the two men from the Heaven Shaking Sect were stunned. Liu Zhifei even asked in a low voice.

However, Yang Junshan and Zhang Yue Ming immediately understood the reason. The Tan Xi Sect was trying to force the two of them to fall out with Xiong Xiying, and the Xiong clan colluding with the Opening Spirit Sect was originally a betrayal. Before this matter was resolved, the question was whether Zhang Yuechan and Liu Zhifei would report it to the sect; however, the moment that Yan Zhong made a move, Xiong Xiying would notice their existence, and the problem would be whether Xiong Xiying would kill them or not!

Because of this, Liu Zhifei was initially angry, but he did not dare to loudly ask as he was afraid that Xiong Xiying would be able to recognize him.

Since Yan Zhong wanted to make a move, then he was determined to make this matter clear. Right now, they were not trying to stop him, but rather to avoid him. As long as they were able to hide within the formation, they would not be able to find any traces of him.

Zhang Yue Ming grabbed Liu Zhifei's arm and was about to leave, but at that moment, a bronze mirror appeared in Yang Junshan's hand. The copper mirror in Yang Junshan's hand flickered, and where the light shone, the array mist immediately dissipated, as if the scene in front of the pill house's stone cave had reappeared, isolating the two from each other. Xiong Xiying's gaze swept over, and was just about to see Zhang Yue Ming and Liu Zhifei get up and leave.

The distance between the two parties was less than ten Zhang, but when they met, they were both stunned. They did not know what to do next.

"Brother Yang, you …"

She didn't think that Yang Junshan would be so ruthless with this strike, cutting off even the last bit of leeway for both sides. However, what made Zhang Yuemin even more confused was, did Yang Junshan really not see through this? Didn't he know that doing so would offend the Heaven Shaking Sect and bring about a calamity to his family's village?

Yang Junshan was stunned. He spread out his hands and said innocently, "What, what? Is something wrong? Senior Yan has already made his move!"

Before Yang Junshan could finish his words, Sun Si, who was on the other side, made his move. Earlier, Yan Zhong had unexpectedly launched a sneak attack, causing him to be caught off guard and cut a bloody wound in the ribs, and this was under the influence of the formation mist. Yan Zhong's Spiritual Sense and vision were blocked, and she could only rely on the direction of the sound to estimate, otherwise, with Yan Zhong's experience, whether Sun Si would be able to survive this attack or not, it was still uncertain.

Sun Si suffered such a huge loss. How could he let the matter go? Yang Junshan dispersed the fog with his mirror and then counterattacked. Both sides were only less than 100 feet away from each other. Sparks flew everywhere in an instant.

However, Sun Si's counterattack was only directed at Yan Zhong. Whether intentionally or not, Sun Si, Yan Zhong, and Yang Junshan had all left the three people from Heaven Shaking Sect behind.

Since they had already seen it, there was no need for Zhang Yueming and Liu Zhifei to avoid it. Xiong Xiying circled around with her short halberd, and although she didn't attack, her gaze towards the two became colder and colder.

Zhang Yueming and Liu Zhifei had also felt the killing intent from Xiong Xiying. They looked at each other, and simultaneously took out their respective magic tools, but they didn't panic in the slightest. Xiong Xiying might be a Great Perfection Stage cultivator, but he didn't know that Liu Zhifei had just crossed this threshold; Xiong Xiying might be a Successor Disciple, but Zhang Yueming was also nominated to be the number one of Heaven Shaking Sect's next three generations.

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