Chapter 422

Chapter 422: Going into Action

As the web of spiritual energy shrank, the situation for the people inside became increasingly desperate.

At that moment, one disciple held two green balls in hand.

These were the heavenly lightning bombs he had just mentioned, with explosive power comparable to high-level talismans, even surpassing them.

“Be careful, brothers.”

As he activated the heavenly lightning bombs, the two spheres instantly erupted with intense energy.

This powerful force collided with the incoming web of spiritual energy.

With a thunderous boom, the group watched eagerly towards the direction of the explosion. If a gap appeared in the web, they could seize the chance to escape.

This was the plan they had set after communicating just moments ago. Now that the explosion of the heavenly lightning bombs had not been hindered, it was as if the plan had been successfully implemented, but they were uncertain of the outcome.

After the explosion subsided, they looked toward the scene.

But when they saw that the web remained completely intact, their expressions instantly darkened.

Those two heavenly lightning bombs hadn’t even created a small hole; the entire web of spiritual energy was still as undamaged as before.

“Hehe, stop struggling. Do you really think I wouldn’t notice such small tricks? Unfortunately, this web is not woven from ordinary spells; you could throw in a few more heavenly lightning bombs, and it wouldn’t make a difference.”

Hearing these words, Cui and the others felt a flicker of despair.

The heavenly lightning bombs had been their greatest hope, but they hadn’t expected an attack powerful enough to reach the Void Refinement stage would have such a minimal effect. At this point, even though they still had some other methods left, there was no time to use them.

As the web began to shrink to the point where there was nowhere left to escape, one person shouted loudly and transformed into a streak of light, charging straight toward the web above, trying to break through that way.

In the watchful eyes of his companions, he fell before them like a shooting star.

Accompanying this was the scornful voice of the Void Refinement stage cultivator from the Xuantian Sect above:

“Is that all you’ve got?”

Seeing that escape was impossible, Cui sighed. At this point, he could do nothing more; it seemed he would have to resort to his secret technique to get out of this place.

As for the others, he felt powerless to help them.

Just as Cui prepared to secretly use his technique, a Void Refinement stage cultivator suddenly took out a small silver stone from his storage bag.

The other Void Refinement stage cultivator looked puzzled and asked:

“Brother, is it necessary to use the Suppression Stone against just a few Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators?”

“Better safe than sorry. After all, these people are still disciples from the He Dao Sect; it’s best to deal with them thoroughly.”

Cui, who was about to use his technique to escape, froze upon hearing this, his face drained of color.

His secret technique was intended for escaping from a distance, so when the web of spiritual energy surrounded him, he hadn’t panicked because he believed it wouldn’t trap him. He thought he could escape at any moment if he wanted to.

But he hadn’t expected that just as he prepared to flee, they would pull out the Suppression Stone, an item specifically designed to counter escaping and teleportation techniques.

When the light from the Suppression Stone radiated around them, everyone felt the surrounding space tighten significantly.

Cui, somewhat unwilling to believe, secretly activated the secret technique still latent within him. However, after he activated it, the surroundings remained eerily calm.

In that moment, despair washed over Cui, causing him immense regret. Had he known, he would have left first instead of insisting on brotherly ties. Now, he couldn’t escape at all.

“Brothers, do you have any other methods?”

Cui, unwilling to give up, glanced at his other brothers, hoping to see if they still had any secret techniques.

However, when he saw their shaking heads and vacant expressions, his heart sank completely.

At this moment, Cui shifted his gaze to Ji Yang, who had not yet taken action.

But after just a quick glance, Cui looked away again; he didn’t believe that this Junior Brother Ji, skilled in harvesting spiritual plants, could resolve the current situation.

If Junior Brother Ji could truly solve it, he wouldn’t have handed over the spiritual plants he had gathered.

But it must be said that this Junior Brother Ji truly deserved to be a disciple of Peak Master Ye; even at such a critical moment, he remained calm and collected, though Cui wondered if he was merely shocked.

Seeing that Cui had only swept past him without asking much, Ji Yang silently nodded to himself.

It seemed that the others had indeed run out of options and were at a loss.

Well, it was time for him to take action.

Ji Yang clearly understood the difference between "providing help in times of need" and "adding to beauty"; while both involved saving others, their outcomes would be completely different.

Of course, Ji Yang’s choice to act now was not to gain gratitude from everyone, but simply to repay Cui’s kindness.

If Ji Yang had acted from the start, Cui wouldn’t have felt too grateful, knowing that Ji Yang certainly had his own means of escape.

But now, taking action would pose no problem.

In that moment of contemplation, a Void Refinement stage cultivator in the sky once again activated his magical artifact, unleashing a spiritual energy attack.

This attack was aimed squarely at Cui, who, having lost his means of escape, momentarily failed to react and could only watch helplessly as the attack approached, unable to dodge.

The others, being somewhat farther away, could not assist either.

At this critical moment, suddenly, a sound of cutting through the air echoed behind him.

Before Cui could react, he saw a surge of sword energy appear behind him, instantly shattering the incoming attack, and the residual force of the sword energy continued toward the Void Refinement stage cultivator above.

In the shocked gaze of the Void Refinement stage cultivator, he sent out another spiritual energy attack, which finally diminished the sword energy.

Nevertheless, this scene left many cultivators showing expressions of surprise as they turned to see what had happened.

Which brother had unleashed such powerful sword energy?

Cui thought while turning to look.

What met his eyes was the smiling face of Ji Yang, and there were no other figures behind him.

“Thank you, Junior Brother Ji, for saving me.”

Upon realizing that it was Ji Yang who had acted, Cui was first surprised, but then his expression fell.

He had expected Ji Yang to be capable of such an attack; after all, he was a student of Peak Master Ye. However, this kind of attack could not lead them to escape.

If they had unleashed the attack together with the heavenly lightning bombs to target the web of spiritual energy, it might have had a chance, but now it was too late.

Thinking about the missed opportunity, Cui couldn’t help but sigh again.

The other several people, who had initially shown signs of astonishment, concealed their glimmers of hope upon seeing that it was Ji Yang who had taken action.

If Ji Yang could consistently unleash such powerful sword energy, he wouldn’t have ignored their earlier verbal attacks.