Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

East of Cluster Mountain, the Profound Heaven Sect and the Heavenly Devil Abyss were locked in fierce battle.

After five rounds of concentrated attacks from both sides, each paying a price, the Heavenly Devil Abyss finally weakened, retreating hundreds of miles.

The battlefield had shifted from the Great Marsh to the western plains.

The changes in the core area of Cluster Mountain were too astonishing, and all the cultivators engaged in the battle noticed them.

Qi Xuyang's expression darkened, and anger flashed in his eyes. In his storage bracelet, a communication jade pendant trembled slightly. Without looking, he knew who it was from.

He understood very well what the gray-white light clouds in the sky meant.

However, this did not mean that everyone else understood, especially those affiliated cultivators who only knew they were here to lure the enemy, not to fight them head-on. Now, before the lure had even begun, the arrangement in the mountain had been exposed, so how could they carry out the plan!

He looked towards Yu Tianwan, who was still positioned in a corner of the Vermilion Bird Formation, his mind racing.

This man's cunning indeed surpassed Hu Tiancong, and was far superior to that Tu Tianyuan.

He had thought that even if Yu Tianwan sent people to infiltrate the mountain, it would only be as a backup plan, to be used when the battle shifted to the core area of Cluster Mountain.

He never expected that he would use this backup plan when the battle was at a stalemate.

This seemed reckless, but it hit him where it hurt. His plan required the opponent to fall for it to succeed.

Now, the opponent clearly knew his backup plan, but was unwilling to take advantage of it and insisted on fighting here with real swords and spears, leaving him with no way to respond.

From this Great Marsh to the core area of Cluster Mountain was a distance of three thousand miles. A Core Formation cultivator could reach it in just half an hour at full speed.

However, without powerful means, this half-hour would be enough to annihilate his entire army.

Almost at the instant the anomalies appeared in the mountain, Qi Xuyang and Yu Tianwan made their decisions simultaneously.

"Land, form the formation, defend with all your might! Those with strange insects, release them and kill the enemy with all your strength!" Qi Xuyang ordered loudly.

As the formation's core, he landed first, driving the formation flags into a raised hilltop.

Lu Yuhong, Chi Xingdong, Qu Ze, and the other eleven moved on command, landing on the mountains around Qi Xuyang and driving the formation flags into the ground.

The positions of these twelve, viewed from the sky, resembled a tiger lying on a giant rock. The remaining eight affiliated cultivators hid behind this giant insect.

On the other side, Yu Tianwan ordered the Profound Heaven Sect's Core Formation cultivators to form the White Tiger Formation, and to prepare the Thunder Talismans, releasing them together upon his command.

He also ordered the lower sect cultivators to rely on the battle formation, launching attacks to restrain the enemy, while also being wary of surprise attacks by strange insects.

In an instant, the situation on the battlefield changed dramatically. The Heavenly Devil Abyss no longer retreated while fighting, and the Profound Heaven Sect no longer advanced while attacking, but instead took up positions, one defending and one attacking, in a desperate struggle.

The Profound Heaven Sect still had more than fifteen lower sect cultivators capable of fighting. They were divided into three teams, one led by Elder Cui Huaiyuan of the Heavenly Talisman Sect, a force to be reckoned with, attacking the Heavenly Devil Abyss's Crouching Tiger Formation from the left, restraining the four cultivators located at the tiger's back and tail.

Another team, led by Sect Leader Ren Ji of the Instrument Forging Sect, attacked the formation from the right, restraining the four cultivators guarding the tiger's belly.

The last team, led by Ma Jie of the Spirit Evolution Sect, attacked the Heavenly Devil Abyss's affiliated cultivators behind the Crouching Tiger Formation.

As for the most important tiger's head, composed of Qi Xuyang, Lu Yuhong, Chi Xingdong, and Qu Ze, it would be dealt with by the Profound Heaven Sect's Core Formation elders.

"Junior Brother Jin, activate the Earth Thunder Talisman to defend against the strange insects!"

"Junior Brothers Zheng and You, bombard the tiger's head with Golden Thunder Talismans!"

"Junior Brothers Sun, He, and Shi, prepare the Hidden Dragon in the Nine Abyss Talisman. If the opponent's battle formation shows any signs of loosening, release this talisman immediately, without hesitation!"

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As Yu Tianwan's orders were issued one after another, the sky suddenly changed color, thunder rumbled, clouds gathered, and a torrential rain began.

The two Golden Thunder Talismans were the most dazzling, golden light emerging from the clouds and rain, causing the spiritual power in the mountains to surge. With a flash and a crackle, the golden light struck fiercely towards the tiger's head.

Qi Xuyang's expression was solemn, and he roared, "Raise the shields!"

Led by him, Lu Yuhong, Chi Xingdong, and Qu Ze followed closely, making a gesture of lifting their hands to the sky. As the formation's power converged, a light shield with a radius of fifteen or sixteen zhang appeared above the four's palms, slowly rising.

"Boom!"

The golden light struck the light shield, shattering it in an instant.

However, in the hands of the four, there were second and third light shields. The golden light fell, shattering these two light shields, but it had no remaining power and dissipated instantly.

Yu Tianwan's expression remained unchanged, not surprised. The two Golden Thunder Talismans just now were only mid-grade, used for testing.

The Heavenly Devil Abyss's large-scale invasion of the Profound Heaven Sect had been going on for more than fifty years, and they had learned a lot about the Profound Heaven Sect's Thunder Talismans and Thunder Techniques, preparing many countermeasures. This Crouching Tiger Hidden Formation was one of them.

At this time, Jin Tianwu's Earth Thunder Talisman had already risen, a dark yellow light enveloping the White Tiger Formation, faintly merging with the battle formation.

Although the Profound Heaven Sect's lower sect Core Formation cultivators were close to the battle formation, they were isolated by this yellow light. They knew this was the reason for the formation, but they couldn't help but feel some resentment.

Yu Tianwan quickly said, "Everyone, don't worry, my sect's Earth Thunder Talisman has been integrated into the battle formation, but the deterrence of the thunder power remains. Those strange insects will never dare to get too close. As long as you don't stray too far from the battle formation, you will not be caught by the strange insects!"

Back then, in the Void Demon World, the defensive formation formed by the high-grade Earth Thunder Talisman could even resist those Nascent Soul Realm异魔, let alone a few flying insects!

The Profound Heaven Sect's lower sect cultivators felt a little relieved upon hearing this.

On the Heavenly Devil Abyss side, the cultivator who was controlling the strange insects frowned.

Earlier, when the Golden Thunder descended, its terrifying power frightened the strange insects into shrinking back to their original places, not daring to move at all.

After the golden light dissipated, they finally managed to sneak to the opponent's side, but they were suppressed by the thunder power released by the Earth Thunder Talisman, and they dared not approach.

In fact, although the power of the Earth Thunder was used for defense, it was still a type of thunder power. Even if it was released slowly, not as fierce and violent as the Golden Thunder, it was still enough to deter all evil things.

Qi Xuyang looked at the Profound Heaven Sect cultivators shrouded in the yellow light, smiled nonchalantly, and said, "It doesn't matter, the strange insects are more useful by being drawn out but not attacking than by appearing and attacking! His Profound Heaven Sect is good at making Thunder Talismans, how many can they still have after so many years of consumption? Withstand the initial few attacks, and this battle can enter a stalemate. Once the reinforcements in the mountain arrive, it will be time to counterattack and destroy the enemy."

At this moment, a sharp glint flashed in Yu Tianwan's eyes, and he ordered, "Junior Brother Min, Junior Brother Gu, activate two high-grade Fire Thunder Talismans to attack the tiger's belly. Everyone else, release your magical treasures and attack the tiger's head!"

Two clusters of fire tongues surging with light flames twisted into beams of red-purple light swords in the sky, bombarding the four people below Qi Xuyang.

At the same time, apart from Yu Tianwan, ten Profound Heaven Sect Core Formation cultivators released their magical treasures, all of them flying swords, mainly cyan and black, like a rain of swords, striking towards Qi, Lu, Chi, and Qu.

The four each released defensive magical treasures to protect their vitals, while also controlling offensive weapons to counterattack.

The four people located in the tiger's belly used the same method as Qi Xuyang and the other three had used to deal with the Golden Thunder, reaching out to the sky and raising light shields, dispelling the first wave of purple-red light swords.

However, when the second wave of purple-red light swords came, the shields they raised were much weaker, barely offsetting the light swords, and they no longer had time to condense a third light shield.

At this time, the four were not flustered. They moved a few steps upward, closer to Qi Xuyang, and then each sacrificed a defensive magical treasure, rushing into the sky and colliding with the third wave of light swords.

The light swords dissipated, but the four defensive magical treasures were also badly damaged.