Wen Dair felt uneasy but heard a bird's cry. A golden light flashed, and Madam Yao Guang's divine bird peacock flew out again, pecking at the head of a Mo Yao. Its divine might was sharp and piercing. Only then did she resolve to leave quickly.
Ahead, Li Tianjue and Su Luo were constantly ascending the mountain peak, surrounded by Mo Yao drawn by the commotion.
They were dense, numbering in the hundreds!
"So many Mo Yao, did we stumble upon their lair?" Lu Jixing was shocked, attacking continuously. Spiritual light shot out like rain, but they were endless.
Li Tianjue swung his sword, his sword energy like a cold crescent moon, severing the claws of the Mo Yao. However, it only intensified their ferocity, and they kept leaping up, slashing down with their sharp claws from mid-air.
Su Luo's Jadeite Sword emitted powerful fluctuations, weaving through the Mo Yao horde, reaping lives.
But the Mo Yao were too numerous, and she had to protect Tang Xiaoguo, making it impossible to finish them off.
Boom!
Just then, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, landing precisely on the head of a Mo Yao.
This Mo Yao convulsed, crackling with electricity, emitting a sizzling sound. Soon, it was charred like charcoal. Seeing this, the other Mo Yao scattered as if they had forgotten to attack Su Luo and the others.
Boom boom boom...
Thunderbolts continued to fall, some striking open ground, creating deep pits, some hitting rocks, sending碎石 flying. Others struck into the Mo Yao crowd, who squeaked in fear and quickly dodged. The group then realized the weather had changed again.
The sudden thunder was a characteristic of the Life and Death Divide; it could happen at any moment.
But it turned out to be the bane of the Mo Yao.
Su Luo's eyes lit up, and she shouted, "The Mo Yao are afraid of lightning, everyone seize this chance to leave!"
Li Tianjue said solemnly, "Everyone, watch out for the lightning and leave immediately!"
It was indeed a good opportunity. They never expected these ferocious Mo Yao to fear lightning. Everyone rushed towards the mountain. A dark shadow flashed, and a Dragon Hound carrying Bai Qi led the way, with Zhan Li guarding him, along with over ten demon pets of sixth rank or higher, charging forward swiftly.
Shang Xie Zhuo, Madam Yao Guang, and Duan Jinghong, who was lagging behind, all understood. They killed Mo Yao while rushing towards the mountain.
The lightning was dense, constantly descending.
The Mo Yao seemed extremely afraid of the lightning. Even when the group rushed past them, the Mo Yao seemed to forget to attack, covering their heads and crouching on the ground in fear, trembling.
Given their speed, they could have easily dodged the lightning, but for some unknown reason, they didn't. One by one, they crouched on the ground, terrified like chicks, and were struck down.
"Even the fiercest Mo Yao have their weaknesses. Perhaps this is how heaven and earth create balance."
Su Luo mused as she charged, feeling fortunate that the lightning had arrived at this moment.
Dense clouds covered the sky, and lightning struck continuously for a full half-hour. Without the ambush of the Mo Yao, the team finally reached the mountainside smoothly. It took another two hours, and as dusk deepened, they finally reached the summit.
Everyone was panting, no longer willing to move, almost collapsing on the ground.
Even Shang Xie Zhuo and Duan Jinghong, including several elders from the Longevity Palace and Penglai Island, were gasping for breath, their spiritual power nearly depleted.
On the Qingxu Heaven side, everyone also collapsed on the ground collectively. Only Li Tianjue remained vigilant. Although he appeared very tired, his posture was still upright, like a steadfast, resolute pine.
"Let's rest for a bit. The Mo Yao haven't pursued us yet. We'll travel again after a fifteen-minute break."
"I'm exhausted, Senior Brother. Let's rest a bit longer," Lu Jixing flopped onto the ground unceremoniously, sprawled out like a starfish.
Chu Tianshu and Zhan Li also sat on rocks, too tired to speak, clearly wanting to rest longer.
Watching the last sliver of dawn disappear from the horizon and bright stars begin to appear, Su Luo took a deep breath and said, "Senior Brother, everyone is tired. There's no danger now, you should rest too."
Li Tianjue walked over and sat beside Su Luo, a gentle smile appearing on his face. Then he said, "Alright, we'll rest for half an hour before continuing. We haven't left the Four Directions Mountain Range yet. It might be more dangerous at night, and we cannot spend the night here."
Su Luo nodded, "Yes, I know. Everyone, seize this time to rest."
After the battle with the Mo Yao, the team's numbers had decreased by almost a fifth.
Although everyone who entered the Life and Death Divide this time were top elites, even led by the sect leaders of the Longevity Palace and the Six Desires Sect, casualties were still unavoidable, highlighting the danger here.
"Madam Yao Guang, you should rest too. You killed dozens of Mo Yao just now and must be tired," Shang Xie Zhuo said casually as he sat next to his son.
But Madam Yao Guang stood still, as unsmiling as an ice goddess, maintaining her composure and demeanor without any sign of laziness, as if she would never tire.
Wen Dair gratefully nodded at Shang Xie Zhuo and stepped forward to persuade her, "Mother, you should rest. Later, we still need to... Huh? Mother, what are you looking at? Is this..."
Madam Yao Guang wasn't not resting; she was consistently observing the ground.
Beside her feet was a circular pit, about the size of a washbasin, inlaid with a circular white jade disc, upon which were carved array patterns.
Wen Dair couldn't recognize it either, so she squatted down and gently traced it, only feeling a faint fluctuation.
"Tianshu, come and see what this is," she called.
Chu Tianshu came over curiously, also examining the circular white jade disc. Unable to identify it, he directly called out, "Junior Sister, come and see. Who was tinkering with this thing here?"
As soon as he spoke, someone nearby also shouted, "Huh, I have one here too. It's so strange."
Upon inspection, it turned out there was more than one, a total of nine, distributed around the group. It was obvious someone had set them up here. And they were very crude, as if several pits were dug casually, and nine white jade discs with carved inscriptions were simply buried within.
What was the intention?
Su Luo remembered something and walked to one of the circular pits to examine it curiously.
Suddenly, her expression changed, "Starfall Formation... Not good!"
"Everyone, get away from here quickly! The mountaintop has been set up with a formation that will draw stellar attacks..."
Just as Su Luo finished shouting this, a star in the sky emitted a bright light, and a powerful fluctuation arose, seemingly connecting heaven and earth. With a whoosh, a bright beam of light descended from the sky, carrying terrifying might, and struck fiercely.
Boom!
碎石 flew, and the ground shook.
The entire mountain almost collapsed, with falling rocks tumbling down. The crowd, startled, forgot about resting and scattered.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Streams of bright light cut through the night sky, like falling meteors, attacking one after another. No one expected that they had just escaped one danger only to fall into a man-made crisis.
Disciples of the Longevity Palace who couldn't dodge in time were struck by the starlight, and even a Celestial Lady from the Six Desires Sect met a tragic end under the starlight.
Madam Yao Guang tried her best to protect Wen Dair as they rushed down the mountain. Su Luo grabbed Tang Xiaoguo and followed behind the Dragon Hound. Seeing another beam of starlight shooting towards them, Li Tianjue quickly pulled the two of them away, barely dodging it. A deep pit exploded where they had been.
In the distance, several shadowy figures watched the scene, revealing sinister smiles.
Indeed, they were unable to guard against this!