The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3298 Danger Approaches
The entire valley transformed from day to night in just a few dozen seconds.

The light vanished, plunging the entire barrier into darkness in less than ten seconds.

Now, only the quiet valley and the crackling sound of the torches held by the warriors burning within the barrier could be heard. Apart from that, there was no other sound.

"Ignite it!" Qian Ying turned to Qian Wantong and gave the order in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Qian Wantong turned around and immediately gave the order to the surrounding martial artists: "Light the fire!"

The pile of wood that had just been stacked was ignited by the torch in the martial artist's hand, and the firelight immediately illuminated the surroundings, dispelling the darkness.

Seeing this scene, Chen Mo immediately felt a sense of unease. If they stayed here without any other cover, and a strange beast suddenly rushed out, he would be fine, but Ouyang Ruoxi and the others might be in danger.

Even though he had just used an array to protect them, it was a simple defensive array, not a complex one, and he didn't know how strong the enemy might be if they appeared later.

Therefore, it was necessary to find a place that could provide shelter and defense, which was the main hall behind us. At least in case of danger, the building could provide some protection.

Thinking of this, he disregarded the formation he had just activated, and directly used the jade sword he was holding to pierce the protective barrier of the main hall door behind him in just two seconds, and then kicked the door open!

"Quickly, set all the wood on fire and throw it into the main hall," Chen Mo said to Ouyang Nan and the others, without having time to observe the situation inside the hall.

"Alright!" Ouyang Nan and the others immediately carried out the order, setting the piled-up wood on fire and then using their weapons to throw the burning wood into the main hall.

The main hall was spacious, but it contained a lot of furniture and some items whose purpose was unknown.

Chen Mo slipped inside and quickly scanned the entire hall, but found no dark figures or other strange beasts. It was safe for the time being.

The main hall contained many rooms, but each room had a door, meaning each was protected by a barrier. Chen Mo was satisfied with this; lighting the wood later wouldn't ignite anything inside the hall.

Outside, the circular building in the center of the square began to make clanging noises again, causing the entire platform to vibrate. However, this sound seemed to be a warning to everyone that it was a danger signal.

Ouyang Nan and the other three quickly entered the room, and then Chen Mo used the Qingyu Sword to quickly cleave all the furniture and throw it into the middle of the hall.

The main hall is about five or six hundred meters wide. Such a large space could not possibly provide protection in a short time. After all, it's too open, and there wouldn't be enough time or wood to burn on the surrounding walls.

So Chen Mo flashed into another room, broke open the door, and found some furniture such as a table and a bed for resting. The space was about forty square meters.

"Come here, quickly chop up all the furniture, use it all as firewood, place it around the room, and set it on fire." While they were busy, Chen Mo immediately took out some array bases again, quickly activated them, and set up the array.

The clanging sounds outside grew increasingly rapid, like war drums. At first, there were some pauses, but now there were no pauses, one sound after another, like a death knell.

Less than half a minute later, the crashing stopped abruptly, and the entire platform returned to silence. Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing were extremely anxious; the crashing sound made them realize that waiting for everyone to be here might have been a mistake.

Turning around, they saw Chen Mo and the others open the main hall's doors and enter directly inside.

"Great!" Qian Ying didn't think twice and said to all the martial artists, "Everyone, come with me over there immediately and enter the main hall. Don't stay outside."

Following Qian Ying's direction, everyone saw that the main gate of a grand hall was open. They were secretly delighted, not expecting that Ouyang Nan and his team would open the protective barrier on the hall's gate during this crisis. They were determined to thank Captain Ouyang Nan once they got through the crisis.

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, along with about ten martial artists, rushed towards Chen Mo's side.

However, since Chen Mo and Qian Ying's teams initially chose opposite directions, one heading east and the other west, a distance of about 900 meters, it was impossible for them to squeeze into the main hall in just a few seconds.

Fortunately, the martial artist was very fast, and even with the rapid advance, he should be able to enter the main hall in about ten seconds.

Chen Mo naturally ignored the situation outside. After setting up the formation, he directly split open the door of the small room, turning it into wood. He then secretly took out flammable materials from his Qiankun bag and threw them onto the wood, igniting it immediately.

The flames illuminated the entire room, leaving no shadows. The furniture, too, was reduced to wood by the brute force of the four men, piled against the walls, and then set ablaze.

Just as Qian Ying and her group had traveled halfway, all the large doors around the circular building suddenly opened, revealing a dark interior that seemed poised to devour everyone.

"Hurry up! Don't linger!" Qian Ying shouted, sensing that a strange beast would soon burst out of the dark, circular hall.

Sure enough, before he could finish speaking, a large number of dark figures rushed out of the open door and charged straight at Qian Ying and the others.

The number of shadowy figures was definitely not two hundred, but rather a continuous stream; in just a few seconds, approximately a thousand figures rushed out.

"Damn it!" Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing looked extremely grim. They turned to Qian Wantong and the others and shouted, "Quickly enter the main hall. Elder Zhou and I will hold them off for now."

"Yes!" Qian Wantong answered immediately, but his feet didn't stop. He accelerated wildly and ran towards the open hall.

The main hall was ablaze with fire; entering it might be the only way to survive. Staying here would not only be of no help, but might even become a burden.

However, there were too many shadowy figures, and they were arranged in a crescent formation. Some bypassed Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing and rushed towards Qian Wantong and the others, while others rushed towards Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing.

With a loud "boom!", Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing each faced several dark figures, creating a huge commotion.

The dark figure was knocked away, but only flew a few meters before being blocked by other dark figures. After landing, it shook its head and roared as it charged towards the two again.

Qian Wantong and Zhou Ke, leading a large group of martial artists, were about to enter the Great Dan, less than a few dozen meters away, but the dark figure had already caught up with the last martial artist in the group.