Lu Yan did not announce his moves as ordinary cultivators would, but silently took out a silver jade talisman and ignited it towards the surrounding cultivators who were blocking his path.
An extreme coldness instantly sprayed out in a fan shape.
This was a talisman treasure given to him by his Nascent Soul senior sister, Wu Luan. It sealed half the power of Wu Luan's fifth-tier artifact, the [Ice Lotus Platform], into the jade talisman. Once activated, it could unleash an attack equivalent to a fourth-tier high-grade spell.
And such a treasure was all Lu Yan had.
Wherever the cold air reached, all the rogue cultivators were instantly frozen, unable to move.
The purpose of this talisman treasure was not to kill enemies directly, but to freeze and control them.
"Sword Control ~ Breakout!"
Lu Yan stopped his junior brother, whose eyes were red and who was about to break the formation to kill, and a flying sword appeared beneath his feet!
Although his other junior brothers were unwilling, they also knew that now was not the time for temper tantrums or showing off. They all summoned their flying swords and followed Lu Yan's lead to break out of the rogue cultivators' encirclement.
However, as they broke out, everyone, including Lu Yan, did not forget to ignite the thunder pearls in their hands.
A team of disciples led by Mou Chaojun continued to throw thunder pearls behind them as they flew!
"Damn it! Quickly use a secret technique to stop them!"
Only then did Wang Laoda, a burly man with a full beard, reveal himself. He stepped on a broad golden flying sword and pursued the disciples of Qingfeng Villa.
However, he had few followers behind him.
It wasn't that they didn't want to chase, but most of them were already panting and exhausted.
The previous round of secret arts and secret treasure attacks had consumed a large amount of their spiritual power, and they hadn't recovered yet.
Lu Yan, who had broken out for a hundred miles, gradually noticed the situation of the pursuers behind him. There were only a little over forty pursuers trailing them.
"Use defensive artifacts, use defensive talismans. Prepare your formation and combined spells. We'll kill our way back and slay these dirty rats."
"Yes!"
Following Lu Yan's order, the two groups of Qingfeng Villa disciples separated to the sides, their spiritual lights flashing continuously.
Seeing Lu Yan and his group turn back, the pursuing rogue cultivators were overjoyed, thinking of their previous losses and how they would double their earnings.
"Haha ~ Brothers, these chicks still want to counterattack. Everyone, use your ultimate moves and let them know the dangers of the cultivation world."
"Brothers, hold on a moment. I have [Five Poisons Fiery Pill] here. Let these chicks have a taste of it first."
"Heh heh ~ What a coincidence, I have a thousand-year-old five-poison centipede here, which can be of help~"
Immediately, a third-tier centipede, a hundred feet long and emitting green poisonous smoke, appeared between the two groups.
"Go!"
Hiss~
As the master commanded, the centipede roared and charged towards Lu Yan's position.
"Morning Rooster Crowing at Dawn~" "Morning Rooster Crowing at Dawn~"
Lu Yan and Mou Chaojun, with great tacit understanding, simultaneously used the same combined spell. Two majestic rooster phantoms appeared behind the two groups and, under the command of everyone's spiritual power, pecked fiercely at the centipede demon beast.
Thud~ Thud~
With just two dull thuds, as the rooster phantoms pecked, the centipede, on which the rogue cultivators had placed their hopes, was directly dismembered into three pieces and fell to the ground.
"How is this possible? My Little Five is a peak third-tier demon beast, and it even went through one lightning tribulation."
The centipede's owner looked at his beloved pet, which was dismembered at the first encounter, with disbelief and was about to cry.
But soon, he wouldn't have to cry anymore.
"Waking Tiger Roaring in the Forest!" "Noon Horse Galloping!"
Lu Yan, who had recovered and was prepared, naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch. He and Mou Chaojun simultaneously mobilized the formation and unleashed combined spells.
A phantom of a fierce tiger and phantoms of a herd of horses charged directly at the rogue cultivator team.
"Heh, a petty trick. Brothers, spread out, no need to face them head-on."
Seeing the two powerful spell phantoms, Wang Laoda sneered. He then sank his body, avoiding the pouncing fierce tiger.
"Charge ~ Charge up, these chicks are only good at formation spells. Hack them to death in close combat!"
Wang Laoda, thinking he had seen through Lu Yan and the others' strengths and weaknesses, said this as his flying sword carried him in a rapid charge directly in front of Lu Yan. At the same time, he produced two long swords and hacked directly at Lu Yan.
"Idiot~"
Seeing the long swords hacking towards him, Lu Yan smiled strangely.
Immediately, a flying sword appeared in his hand and rapidly enlarged. A sword over three zhang long was lightly thrust out.
Crack~ Crackle~
A crisp cracking sound echoed. The moment Wang Laoda's long swords collided with Lu Yan's giant long sword, they shattered instantly.
Before he could abandon his sword and dodge, he was split in two by the giant long sword, dead beyond death.
"Idiot, the long sword in my hand was personally refined by the Sect Master. It can pierce ordinary fifth-tier artifacts."
Lu Yan looked at the bronze-colored long sword retracting to three feet with a smug expression.
When the Sect Master was practicing his artifact refining techniques, he had refined some special artifacts. Although their tier was not high, the material of the artifact itself far surpassed its tier.
Such artifacts were the favorite of all Qingfeng Villa disciples. Lu Yan spent three years to snatch one like this.
Mou Chaojun, standing beside him, looked at the flying sword in Lu Yan's hand with envy. However, he touched the belt around his waist and felt relieved, as he also possessed such a super-tier artifact.
Then, he thought of an idea. He injected all his spiritual power into the belt, and a burst of green flames ignited around him, distorting the surrounding air.
"Ugly Ox ~ Plowing the Field~"
As he spoke, his junior brothers who were forming the formation with him were stunned for a moment, then fully outputted their spiritual power. A phantom of a green ox, burning with green flames and reaching a hundred feet high, slowly appeared before them.
Then, the fiery green ox charged out as if plowing the field.
Bang~ Bang~ Bang~
Wherever the green ox passed, rogue cultivators, whether attacking or defending, were all smashed into bloody mist.
"Mao Rabbit Leaping~"
Seeing Mou Chaojun displaying his might, Lu Yan was not to be outdone. A giant rabbit leaped towards the rogue cultivators, and each time the rabbit landed, several rogue cultivators turned into meat paste!
With just two combined formations, in the time it took to drink a cup of tea, all forty-odd rogue cultivators who had been pursuing them were killed!
This was the power of Qingfeng Villa. A single battle formation combined spell could kill several times the number of enemies.
"Kill our way back?"
"Kill our way back!"
Lu Yan and Mou Chaojun exchanged a look, seeing the surprise and pride in each other's eyes. This was the confidence their sect had given them.
The two groups quickly formed the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Formation and rushed back to the place where they were ambushed. With Lu Yan, who held the super-tier flying sword, as the tip and Mou Chaojun, who wore the super-tier belt artifact, as the hilt, just three massive sword strikes…
The more than four hundred rogue cultivators who remained there, preparing for further ambushes, were all annihilated!
However, seeing the more than four hundred rogue cultivators wiped out by three swords, the people of Qingfeng Villa felt no joy, only deep self-reproach.
They realized how powerful they were, but their previous performance had been so pathetic, falling into disarray at a mere surprise attack.
And they had let these trash, whom they could easily eliminate, kill twelve of their fellow disciples!
This showed how disgraceful their performance had been just now!
"Pull yourselves together! This is the price of growth. Find the bodies of our fallen comrades, cremate them, and take them out.
Remember this lesson, and from this moment on, all of you, pull yourselves together. We still have many more battles to fight!
And this is the meaning of the Sect Master sending us in for this trial. We must also pass on this experience to more junior brothers who couldn't come!"
Lu Yan's mobilization rekindled the fighting spirit of all the Qingfeng Villa disciples, and their eyes began to burn with fervent battle intent!