Chapter 197

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Chapter 197: Yun State Catastrophe (Part Three)

Outside the mountain gate of Five Elements Sect in Yun State

Several Soul Changing cultivators exchanged glances. The situation had changed unexpectedly. Before coming to Yun State, they had gathered information. The Lin family in Anhua City only had one Soul Changing cultivator and several Nascent Soul cultivators. They mobilized nine powerful Soul Changing cultivators and dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators, along with hundreds of golden core cultivators. This was not just a match, but a crushing force many times stronger.

They never expected that Lin Batian would have the long-lost Spatiotemporal Mirror and managed to escape. Furthermore, the natives of Yun State actually had the courage to engage in a battle with them.

Now there are people who have seen through their hidden methods. Their series of mistakes made them very angry. Now they don’t pretend anymore, and there is no need to pretend.

Five Soul Changing individuals simultaneously remove their masks. The person at the front is a handsome man who says, "Since you have seen through us, we won’t pretend anymore. We will destroy you. Who would believe your words?"

"Hidden family, hehe."

"Attack."

The leader once again transforms into the Soul Changing Dharma Appearance, even more fierce than before. The three Soul Changing disciples also transform into the Soul Changing Dharma Appearance to confront the enemy.

"Secret technique, three heads and six arms."

The leader of the Soul Changing suddenly undergoes a transformation. New heads appear on both sides of his shoulders, and he has four extra arms compared to a normal person. Each arm holds a weapon, including a knife, spear, and halberd.

Shi Yuntang, who is facing him, is immediately bewildered. He doesn’t know this kind of secret technique, and it has never been seen in Yun State before. In his haste, Shi Yuntang’s own dharma body is shattered.

"Join forces."

Jiang Yunrong took over the enemy and shouted at Feng Zhang. Another person joined, and the three of them fought together against the enemy, but they were still suppressed tightly.

"Secret technique, ever-changing"

"Secret technique, transforming into three beings"

Immediately after, the other two displayed advanced secret techniques. One person transformed into dozens of dharma bodies, making it difficult to distinguish between real and fake. The other person created three dharma bodies and attacked together.

The Soul Changing disciples of the Three Sects totaling ten people. Shi Yuntang was heavily injured and retreated. The remaining nine surrounded the five people, but under the advanced secret techniques of the three, the nine people were forced to retreat step by step.

"Boom"

"Senior Brother"

A dharma body of the Cloud Sword Sect’s Soul Changing directly collapsed and shattered, along with his physical body. Only Nascent Soul managed to escape.

"Poof"

Dozens of imaginary dharma bodies surrounded one person, causing confusion that made it hard for the Five Elements Sect to distinguish between reality and illusion. Once again, their body was shattered, and another person from the Five Elements Sect fell.

"Withdraw to the Five Elements Sect."

Shi Yuntang shouted loudly, continuing to fight and retreat with the remaining Soul Changing members, hastily seeking refuge within the gates of the Five Elements Sect.

However, those Soul Changing members didn’t give up. They directly attacked the gates of the Five Elements Sect, using one move after another. The Formation Master of the Five Elements Sect struggled to maintain the defensive formation, barely holding on.

"Everyone, retreat to the Five Elements Sect."

Shi Yuntang glanced at the other battlefields. In the golden core battlefield, Yun State once again found themselves at a disadvantage. Utilizing the chaos of their identities, they gained a temporary advantage. However, as the enemy’s identities were exposed, this tactic became ineffective. With the enemy having superior forces, the three golden core sects suffered heavy losses.

The group quickly fled into the gates of the Five Elements Sect, while Qin Quan commanded them to form a defensive formation.

"Disciples who practice the Five Spirit Manual, gather here."

"Disciples who practice the Unity Method, gather here."

"Disciples of the Hunyuan Treasure Book gathered here."

"Practice…"

The Nascent Soul of the Five Elements Sect began shouting loudly, and the disciples inside the mountain gate quickly assembled according to the cultivation technique, whether they were at the Building Foundation or Qi Refining stage, forming formations one by one.

"Listen, disciples of the Five Spirit Manual, simultaneously use the Golden Rainbow Piercing Sun spell and input all your spiritual power into the array flags."

A Nascent Soul spoke to Lin Jiang and others, and then started distributing the array flags. Everyone immediately began to refine them.

"Cast the spell."

After a moment, the Nascent Soul shouted loudly and then infused spiritual power into the array flags. Lin Jiang did the same, and all the array flags shone brightly. A massive amount of spiritual power gathered onto the array flag in the Nascent Soul’s hand.

"Golden Rainbow Piercing Sun"

With a loud shout from the Nascent Soul, a golden light appeared, much stronger than what Lin Jiang alone could cast, directly attacking a Soul Changing. The Soul Changing didn’t underestimate it and used the Soul Changing Dharma Appearance to defend.

"Come again"

After one move, come again. When practitioners practice the same technique, their spiritual powers will not clash with each other.

"Come again"

Starting from the third move, some people started to swallow pills because their spiritual powers could not keep up.

"Come again"

By the fourth move, some disciples were sitting weak and exhausted on the ground. Even if they had taken pills, they didn’t have time to assimilate them. However, the remaining disciples were still desperately channeling their spiritual powers. Lin Jiang was full of pills, and his technique was desperately operating, providing spiritual power for the formation.

Move after move, with over a dozen formations and tens of thousands of disciples, they were risking their lives. Some screamed in agony as the excessive output of spiritual power caused their meridians to ache. Some spurted blood as a counterattack from the Soul Changing technique caused their meridians to rupture.

The Nascent Soul leading the group continued without stopping. If they didn’t help, once the formation broke, the Five Elements Sect would face the danger of extinction.

The people from the other two sects were also not idle. They were still resisting desperately. These cultivators from other states regarded Yun State cultivators as insignificant ants. If the Five Elements Sect were to perish, Zhonghang Sect and Cloud Sword Sect would also not be able to escape. Everyone understands the principle of "when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold."

But the power of the Five Elements Sect’s formation is weakening, more and more disciples can no longer hold on, the entire situation is leaning towards the enemy, countless hearts are filled with despair.

"Something happened."

But just as the entrance of the Five Elements Sect was about to be broken, the leader of the Soul Changing outside the gate suddenly changed his expression and stopped his actions.

"What happened?"

"The four Soul Changing who were chasing Lin Batian have all lost contact."

"What?"

"How is that possible?"

"Two of them are from the four major families, Lin Batian couldn’t have killed them."

"But the marks I left behind have disappeared."

The man said confidently, a group of nine Soul Changing, five of them are their own people, and he also kept means for the remaining four. Now the mark has disappeared.

"What should we do?"

"No survivors from the Lin family, not a single one should be left alive. We must kill Lin Batian."

"What about here?"

"I don’t know."

The man shook his head. Lin Batian had shown the jade slip to these people, and he could no longer make a decision.

"I will stay here and deal with Lin Batian. You all go quickly."

"You alone can’t handle them."

"Just hold them off for now. If worse comes to worst, we can ask the Patriarch for help."

"Okay, try to keep them steady, I’ll go kill Lin Batian. If I succeed, I’ll come back. If I fail, I’ll ask for help from the old ancestor."

The person nodded, and then the five Soul Changing members quickly left the four people. Only one person remained, who couldn’t compete with the three Soul Changing sects. Soon, he ordered them to stop attacking.

"Senior brother, what happened to them?"

The three Soul Changing sects were also a bit confused at this moment. They had already decided that once the formation broke, they would break out, but unexpectedly, the enemy stopped.

"I don’t know what’s going on, let’s see and then decide."

"Friend from Yun Statetaoist, come out for a chat."

The remaining person stood outside the mountain gate and said to the crowd.

"Be cautious, there might be deception."

"Let me go. I’ve already been heavily injured and don’t have the strength to fight anymore. Even if we break out, I’ll be the one holding back the enemy."

Shi Yuntang stood up at this moment. They had just discussed and agreed that if they were to break out, Shi Yuntang would be responsible for covering them at the back, even if it was a trap, he didn’t mind.

Shi Yuntang flew out of the mountain gate and came to the person’s side, saying, "What can I do for you? If you want a fight, let’s fight. The Yun State Five Elements Sect doesn’t fear death."

"How should I address this taoist friend?

"Shi Yuntang"

"Thank you for your courtesy, taoist friend. I am Lu Rong. I suppose taoist friend must know our background."

"The Four Great Families, who wouldn’t know about them?"

"Since you know, then you should also know about the grudge between us and the Lin family. Our fight was just a misunderstanding, wasn’t it?"

"Wasn’t it you who wanted the Five Elements Sect to hand over someone?"

Shi Yuntang sneered. Among the Five Elements Sect disciples, there are some with Lin family blood. If these people privately ask them to hand over someone, they might reluctantly agree, after all, they have to weigh the pros and cons.

It’s impossible for them to surrender publicly and hand over people. If they give in like this, the Five Elements Sect’s spirit will be shattered. How can an ununited sect survive in Yun State?

"This is also a misunderstanding. We were too hasty, so we changed our minds. We will only eliminate the legitimate descendants of the Lin family. Can we let this matter go?"

"I don’t trust you."

"We can leave and pretend this never happened. Please forget about the jade slip. It’s not good to know too much."

"Is that all?"

"That’s all."

"Okay."

Shi Yuntang agreed right away, very decisively.

"Then we greatly appreciate our Taoist friend. Once we sort things out, we will leave."

Lu Rong smiled and said, Shi Yuntang nodded and flew back to the entrance of the Five Elements Sect.

"Don’t trust it."

"I don’t trust it either, it’s just a trick to buy time."

Upon hearing Shi Yuntang’s words, everyone felt untrustworthy.

"I’m also playing along, taking a breath first, then deciding whether to fight or retreat."

"We should fight. Yun State has never been humiliated like this before. If we don’t fight, we won’t be able to hold our heads up high in the future."

"We can’t win. Yun State’s strongest are us. The four major families are too powerful, we’re no match for them."

"If they attack the entrance of your Cloud Sword Sect one day, what will you do?"

"Um…"

"Stop fighting, be prepared. Both Cloud Sword Sect and Zhonghang Sect are carrying out their seed plan. The remaining people are ready for a desperate battle. Throughout history, powerful sects have emerged from blood and fire. Yun State has been peaceful for too long, this is our calamity. If we overcome it, Yun State’s strength will soar. If we fail, it’s fate."

Shi Yuntang said. Both Cloud Sword Sect and Zhonghang Sect are silent about their Soul Changing techniques. They are willing to risk everything.

"Dear Taoist friends, you have also seen that jade scroll. Your sects must also have disciples from the Lin family. Are you prepared to back down?"

"Zhonghang Sect never backs down, we’re going for it."

"Sword cultivators don’t simply abandon their swords. We’re willing to go all out."

"Good, this is the true spirit of us cultivators. Even if we die, we’ll make our enemies pay. Let’s immediately make copies of that scroll. If the three sects are destroyed, I will ensure the plans of the four major families are shattered."

Shi Yuntang laughed loudly. Though Yun State may be weak, its backbone remains. What if it’s a do-or-die situation? Let’s give it our all.