Chapter 196

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Chapter 196: Yun State Crisis (Part Two)

Outside the mountain gate of Yun State, Five Elements Sect

"Boom"

A huge spear pierced through the body of the black-robed Nascent Soul in front of him. Not only that, but even his own Nascent Soul was completely destroyed. Additionally, several people on the flying boat had their golden cores shattered, and the boat itself had a huge hole.

At the moment Lin Jiang made his move, his spiritual sense surged, and he stored all the Premium Spirit Stones and several God Slaying Crossbows in his storage bag until it couldn’t hold anymore.

"Explosive Element Technique"

Taking advantage of the people around him being stunned, Lin Jiang unleashed his powerful move, killing one person and grabbing several storage bags before soaring into the air.

"He is an enemy, kill him."

"Kill."

"He killed an adult."

The remaining golden core burned with anger, and they all attacked Lin Jiang, wishing to tear him apart.

Lin Jiang moved between several flying boats, throwing out numerous magical charms. These magical charms were all made by Lin Jiang himself, ranging from second to upper-grade. Since Zhang Wanjing came back, Lin Jiang no longer relied on drawing symbols to make money. His storage bag was filled with magical charms.

"Boom!"

Second-grade magical charms couldn’t threaten the golden core, but they could sink the flying boats. One by one, the boats began to be shot down.

"Go."

Lin Jiang also suffered more than ten blows, and his superb quality spiritual weapon and cloth exploded, releasing the Small Shadiao that quickly escaped.

"I am Xiao Yi."

Lin Jiang ran towards the gate of the Five Elements Sect and almost got attacked by the disciples of the sect.

"Xiao Yi, why did you come back? Where are the people?"

The sect leader, Qin Quan, grabbed Xiao Yi who had fled into the gate. Didn’t he tell Lin Jiang to bring the seed disciples to escape and hide?

"Martial Uncle, the people have already hidden. The disciples are willing to live and die with the sect."

"Confused, coming back to die?"

"Senior Brother, Master, the sect is all here. What’s the point of being alone?"

"Ah…"

Qin Quan sighed, what could he say when the disciple was willing to sacrifice himself like this?

"Leader of the Martial Arts Sect, you’re injured."

"How did you just do that?"

"I accidentally obtained a high-level spiritual talisman. They thought I was their ally, so I sneaked in. Leader of the Martial Arts Sect, I won’t say anymore. I’ve got something good."

Lin Jiang explained casually and quickly took out the God Slaying Crossbow. He had seen the Nascent Soul assembly before and immediately began assembling it.

"Is this a fifth-level God Slaying Crossbow?"

"Yes, Leader of the Martial Arts Sect. I managed to snatch three and found someone to use them to slay Nascent Souls."

"I will personally come."

Leader Qin Quan became excited upon hearing this. He had already suffered heavy injuries and was unable to fight anymore, but managing the God Slaying Crossbow would still be useful.

Another injured golden core practitioner came to help. They installed the God Slaying Crossbow and Lin Jiang brought out a box of Premium Spirit Stones. He began inserting them into the array disc of the God Slaying Crossbow. The array disc quickly extracted the spiritual energy from the Premium Spirit Stones, causing the God Slaying Crossbow to glow and form a huge arrow.

Leader Qin Quan spotted a beginner soul and shot a huge arrow from his crossbow towards it. The beginner soul sensed danger and quickly dodged the arrow, but its companion golden core wasn’t so lucky and got destroyed.

"God Slaying Crossbow can’t kill the beginner soul, but it can disrupt it. Focus all your energy on the golden core."

Qin Quan immediately told everyone. A fifth-level God Slaying Crossbow can kill a Nascent Soul in theory. However, they are not easy targets as they can move quickly and have treasures to defend themselves. It might take hitting them multiple times to defeat them.

But the golden core is different. It has lower defense, slower reaction speed, and slower movement than the beginner soul. Once it is locked on, it is difficult to escape.

"Be careful and let the disciples from Zhonghang Sect and Cloud Sword Sect come in to rest."

"Quickly gather all the Premium Spirit Stones from the treasury. If we don’t have any high-quality ones, regular ones will do."

"Hurry and rescue the injured."

"Bring another God Slaying Crossbow and aim it at the beginner soul to keep it occupied."

After shooting the God Slaying Crossbow once, Qin Quan stepped aside to let others take over because he had more important things to attend to. Even though it was a chaotic battle, they still needed someone to lead.

Lin Jiang was not idle either. He had already left the Five Elements Sect gate, riding a Small Shadiao circling in the sky. Suddenly, he would launch a surprise attack or help his comrades to defend and rescue those disciples in imminent danger.

"Senior apprentice, be careful! You’ve been spotted. Come down quickly!"

Not long after, a cold arrow was shot at the Small Shadiao, but it was intercepted by someone with a golden core. This person spoke to Lin Jiang.

Lin Jiang quickly hid inside the Five Elements Sect, narrowly avoiding being killed. Otherwise, who knows how many people would have targeted him.

Lin Jiang looked down at the battlefield. About a hundred golden core disciples and a dozen Nascent Soul disciples from the Zhonghang Sect and Cloud Sword Sect had arrived. This should be all the forces they could mobilize. They had to leave some people to guard their home.

The Five Elements Sect went all out. The sect gate, Medicine City, and all nearby golden core disciples came. Even those who had been stationed in the Wilderness appeared one after another.

But even so, the enemy was stronger. Golden core cultivators continuously gathered, numbering no less than three hundred. Many disciples were under attack.

"Quickly mobilize subordinate golden core cultivators and inform them that if they participate in the battle now, the Five Elements Sect will offer generous rewards. Those who dare not come will be severely punished afterwards."

"Order the disciples of Medicine City to requisition all healing pills from every medical shop. The Five Elements Sect will compensate them afterwards. If they refuse, they will be immediately expelled."

"Command…"

Qin Quan also knew that the current battlefield was unfavorable for them. He started to mobilize with all his might. The Five Elements Sect’s own power had already been mostly exhausted, so they began to enlist the help of their vassals. Under the Five Elements Sect’s command, there were at least thousands of vassals, and many of them were protected by powerful individuals known as golden cores.

"Leader, I have an important intelligence report to share."

"What intelligence? Speak quickly."

"Previously, the enemy mistook me for an ally and I discovered that their origin is extremely complex. It’s possible that they are a temporary alliance of over a dozen, or even dozens of forces. Most of them don’t know each other, and they can’t even recognize each other’s energy. They only rely on black robes and some Nascent Soul individuals for identification. If we dress like them, we ourselves would be able to recognize each other and maybe disrupt their plans."

"Is this for real?"

"Absolutely true. I have already tried it."

"Someone, quickly go to the mansion’s storehouse and find black robes, and have the Qitang bring the lock with the mother-and-child symbol."

Qin Quan immediately made a decisive decision and believed Lin Jiang’s words.

Soon, the treasury of the Five Elements Sect found a batch of black robes, and a large number of locks were flipped out. People with golden core or Nascent Soul entered the mountain gate to hide. They immediately informed them about this and asked them to change into black robes to pretend to be enemies. They also used locks to distinguish between friend and foe.

As more disciples wearing black robes joined the battlefield, the battlefield became even more chaotic. They could no longer distinguish between friend and foe.

"Friend from the Taoist path, we are on the same side."

When one person in a black robe attacked another person with a sword, that person quickly said.

But when he withdrew his flying sword, the person who claimed to be on the same side ruthlessly attacked him.

As the number of incidents increased, the black-robed people no longer trusted each other, unless they were truly from the same faction and could recognize each other’s aura.

This change left both Soul Changing and Nascent Soul, who were fighting in the sky, confused. No one expected such a result, and even the golden core battlefield became a mess.

"Quickly, go reorganize the troops, hurry!"

With an urgent order from Soul Changing, they had many Nascent Souls. Some of them immediately entered the golden core battlefield to gather the troops. However, more and more Yun State golden core cultivators put on black robes, making it impossible to gather the troops, so he could only gather a small part of his own.

"Sir, this battle cannot be fought. Please show yourself. Without showing yourself, I cannot distinguish."

The Nascent Soul quickly contacted Soul Changing. If he doesn’t take off the black robe, he cannot distinguish these people. How can he continue fighting?

"Then show yourself."

"No, sir, you must not show yourself."

But in the next moment, a Nascent Soul refused. They can risk their lives, but they cannot show themselves, otherwise it will cause endless harm.

"I command you, show yourselves and kill everyone here. Your secret will not be revealed."

With a forceful command from the Nascent Soul, some of the hooded figures started removing their masks and taking off their black robes, revealing their true faces.

"It’s you."

"It’s actually you."

"You’re here too."

The black-robed people were extremely shocked when they saw the people around them.

"Haha, I figured it out. The so-called hidden family is actually using these methods to conceal their strength. You’re doomed."

Shi Yuntang burst into laughter. Their enemies were an extremely powerful and mysterious hidden family from other states, capable of mobilizing countless experts.

In other states, there are also countless people who want to uncover their secrets, such as where they get their manpower from. But no one knows. However, now Shi Yuntang knows.

The so-called hidden family uses a powerful method called "hatching eggs with chickens". They hide their people and horses within some public sects and cultivate them with the help of these sects. When the time comes, they can mobilize them.

"Qing State’s Tiandao Gate"

"Qing State’s Infinite Palace"

"Qing State’s Taixu Sect"

"Qing State’s Tiandao Pavilion"

"Qing State·····"

"You are very talented. People from Qing State rely on you. If these sects find out that their hard-working disciples are your lackeys, what would they think?"

Jiang Yunchong mercilessly exposed the true identities of those people. He pointed out that the sects he mentioned were all major sects in Qing State. How would they react if they found out that their disciples were someone else’s lackeys?

The cultivators who were exposed after revealing their identities were shocked. If people from Yun State really knew their identities, they would be in big trouble this time.