Chapter 371

Chapter 371: Enemy Attack

While everyone else was busy resisting the territorial formation’s attacks and trying to break it, Zhou Luo, finding himself unoccupied, cast a divination for himself using his skill.

This divination was to discern his own fortune.

Although the fortune of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was difficult to grasp, especially as he was only a first-grade divination master.

Such things didn’t need to be overly precise; just touching upon a little bit was sufficient.

Especially since he had acquired the Spirit Stone, which could help enhance his control over fortune.

The divination result indicated that it was highly probable he would soon encounter a turn for the better after a period of adversity.

This was an auspicious sign, and one that showed discernible indications.

Therefore, when Song Zhan suggested a route for departure, Zhou Luo unhesitatingly agreed.

Of course, this surely involved taking some risks.

But along their journey, he had noticed that although the Golden Core master had prepared many methods to deter intruders, none were truly lethal.

It was important to remember, that was a Golden Core master.

If he truly didn’t want to be disturbed, casually arranging a few measures would be more than enough to stop Foundation Establishment cultivators like them.

This implied that he actually intended to use these trials to sift out someone sufficiently qualified to meet him and inherit his legacy.

This possibility was very high.

Precisely because there was no mortal danger, Zhou Luo was willing to try.

Moreover, possessing many life-saving means, even if he truly encountered danger, he had the ability to escape.

If even he couldn’t escape, then nowhere was safe.

His straightforward agreement left the other three momentarily taken aback.

Zhou Luo, however, paid them no mind and walked straight up to Song Zhan: "Friend Song, give me the route."

Song Zhan’s eyes flashed, thinking having someone scout the path was beneficial.

Faced with this Third Level formation, even he couldn’t guarantee the accuracy of this path.

"Then be careful, friend," Song Zhan said politely, handing over the route.

While drawing the route, he had deliberately made some subtle alterations.

The purpose, naturally, was to prevent the other from truly passing through safely and then leaving immediately.

The alterations were extremely cunning; even an ordinary formation master would struggle to detect them, and he believed his target wouldn’t spot them either.

After taking the route plan, Zhou Luo glanced at it, then moved swiftly toward another direction and vanished on the spot.

Shangguan Qianxue’s beautiful eyes flashed, and she immediately said, "I’m going too."

With that, she walked quickly, catching up to Zhou Luo’s retreating pace, also vanishing.

She felt something was suspicious, and coupled with her consistent regard for Zhou Luo, she hesitated not a moment to follow.

Song Zhan didn’t even have time to stop her, only able to watch helplessly as she disappeared into the darkness.

He heaved a sigh, but could only follow as well.

Everyone went, and Long Yunshuang also silently followed.

For a moment, things began to evolve in a strange direction.

Walking in the darkness, Zhou Luo sensed someone behind him, and upon looking, he discovered that the other three had surprisingly all followed.

This made him quite astonished.

He stared at Shangguan Qianxue, his eyes flickering faintly, thinking to himself that this woman might have decided to stick with him.

It must be said that sometimes choices were more important than strength.

This woman, through a twist of fate, had led him to choose a correct path.

Time passed slowly, and according to the route deduced by Song Zhan, everyone unexpectedly suffered no attacks.

Just as they were rejoicing that the route was problem-free, at that very moment, the surrounding darkness suddenly surged, and a strong sense of crisis enveloped the hearts of the four.

In an instant, the power of cultivation surged around all four, their clothes flapping vigorously, and they immediately unleashed powerful protective spiritual light.

Darkness revealed countless Black Abyss Gu falling like a downpour, ferocious and imposing, emitting a sizzling sound, utterly terrifying.

They appeared suddenly, at that moment revealing their menacing forms.

Under the simultaneous attack of the four, numerous Black Abyss Gu shattered and turned into black liquid spattering down from the air, corroding the protective spiritual light they had unleashed.

Zhou Luo gripped the Fu Yao magic sword, wondering to himself if the divination had gone wrong.

Didn’t it say he had decent luck?

Why did they suddenly encounter such a fierce formation attack?

With this thought, he glanced at the three beside him, suspecting it was because of their presence.

Without time to ponder, he leapt up and swung out vast flames, burning toward the Black Abyss Gu.

If it were only these attacks, they might not have been affected.

But besides these Gu insects, the mist gradually rising from the darkness also condensed into countless assaults, those sharp attacks slicing through the air and carrying terrifying power as they rushed straight at the four.

This attack was clearly more intense than the Gu insects, roaring as it passed, frightful to the extreme.

Long Yunshuang had to summon the seven-colored spiritual umbrella once more, shielding it before her to withstand the attacks.

Song Zhan, holding a formation disk, constantly adjusted it, setting up small attacking formations to counter the mist invasion.

Shangguan Qianxue and Zhou Luo relied more on their own abilities.

"Continue following the route," Song Zhan shouted.

At such a moment, they could only trust the deduced route.

But right after he spoke, something from the darkness suddenly assaulted him, incredibly fast, almost instantly striking toward his head.

Song Zhan widened his eyes and without hesitation crushed the spiritual symbols given by his master.

Those spiritual symbols instantly transformed into a pale blue light shield, enveloping his body.

Bang—

A black dagger crashed against the light shield, its terrifying might twisting the surrounding space, and cracks covered that shield.

Seizing the chance, Song Zhan swiftly dodged aside.

The moment he dodged, the shield shattered with a sound, and the black dagger vanished into the darkness.

"It’s an enemy attack," Song Zhan yelled sharply.

He hovered mid-air, gazing with lingering fear at the direction the black dagger disappeared, feeling his heart pound rapidly.

He had crushed a Second Level high-quality spiritual symbol just now, and it shattered instantly under that black dagger; if he hadn’t reacted in time, he might already be a headless corpse.

As his voice fell, the other three became alert, warily peering into the darkness.

Shoo, shoo—

Now, whistling sounds came from the darkness again, as two Foundation Establishment cultivators hidden for an unknown time launched attacks simultaneously, their target directly at Long Yunshuang.

They had originally planned to eliminate the formation master first to avoid some trouble.

Who knew these Immortal Sect disciples possessed so many tricks?

Since it was so, they decided to kill the target outright.

They acted decisively, like professional killers.

So with a single move, they were swift and forceful, imposing and powerful.

In the blink of an eye, they pressured Long Yunshuang, a cold aura emanating from their palms.

Long Yunshuang’s beautiful eyes flickered, not expecting herself to be the target.

She tried to retract the seven-colored spiritual umbrella, but it was already too late.

One of the Foundation Establishment cultivators had already surged forward, grasping a black three-foot-long sword; with one thrust, thunder roared.

Long Yunshuang dodged urgently but was still struck in the forearm, and blood sprayed down.