Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 255 The Formation Breaks, The Final Battle [Please Subscribe]

A square spirit crystal, one foot long and four inches wide, contains enough spiritual power to allow a cultivator in the early Golden Core stage to fully fill it with their own magical power.

If used by cultivators like Zhou Mingde in the Purple Mansion stage, it can restore a dozen of them to full mana in just half an hour.

Compared to elixirs that restore mana like the "Rejuvenation Pill," the spiritual energy contained in spirit crystals is much purer.

It is said that the most primitive spirit crystals can even be used to help Golden Core cultivators break through certain bottlenecks!

At this moment, with the use of spirit crystals to replenish their mana, Zhou Mingde and other cultivators in the Purple Mansion stage quickly recovered their mana to its full capacity.

Then some of the retired Golden Core stage cultivators also began to use spirit crystals to restore their mana.

However, after all the Golden Core cultivators had left, the Golden Core cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect in the Golden Dragon Branch gradually realized that something was wrong.

"Something's not right. Golden Core cultivators possess immense magical power; how could they be unable to attack at this point? Even if it's because the Purple Mansion cultivators can't keep up with the pace of the attack, they should retreat now. Why are they just surrounding them and refusing to leave?"

An elder of the Hualong Sect expressed his doubts with a look of surprise.

Among the many elders of the Dragon Transformation Sect, there were naturally many intelligent ones, and soon someone thought of the existence of spirit crystals.

Then he exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! They might be carrying a lot of spirit crystals, and they're using them to replenish their mana!"

Spirit crystals are extremely precious strategic resources. Although the wilderness occupied by the Dragon Transformation Sect is rich in resources, no spirit crystal veins have ever been discovered.

Most of the spirit crystal mines in the cultivation world were discovered and mined by cultivators a long time ago. Now, only those powerful forces with long-standing traditions can possess some spirit crystals as war reserves.

Therefore, although there are quite a few Golden Core cultivators on the Dragon Transformation Sect side, very few of them possess spirit crystals.

After all, when the Hualong Sect was destroyed, the spirit crystals it possessed were either used up, destroyed, or seized by the three major sects of Jingguo.

The few remaining spirit crystals are all concentrated in the hands of a few Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and it's simply not up to the Golden Core stage cultivators to possess.

Because they didn't have any spirit crystals on them, and had never even used any, none of them initially thought that the enemy would be carrying a large number of spirit crystals.

It wasn't until now, after realizing something was wrong, that I came to understand this.

However, realizing this now is undoubtedly a bit too late.

At this time, Zhou Mingde and other Purple Mansion stage cultivators had already fully restored their mana, and the Golden Core stage cultivators still had a lot of mana left. Even if the Transformation Dragon Sect cultivators in the Golden Dragon branch altar abandoned the branch altar and fled, they would not be able to escape their pursuit.

They themselves are well aware of this.

This dilemma undoubtedly weighed heavily on the minds of these Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators.

In the end, they had no choice but to stick to their mistake and grit their teeth to continue guarding the Jinlong branch altar.

Just as both sides were busy recovering their magical power, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi were both called over by Liu Yiping for questioning.

When the two of them arrived at the place, they saw three late-stage Golden Core cultivators: Liu Yiping, Jin Chixuan, and Qingsu Daogu.

After they finished their greetings, Liu Yiping looked at the two of them with a deep gaze and said, "I remember last time there was news about the beast tide, it was your Zhou family who reported it. And this time it was you who discovered that magical artifact. Are these all just coincidences?"

Upon hearing this, both Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi's expressions changed.

Immediately, Zhou Mingde, his face filled with fear, bowed repeatedly and said, "Senior Liu, you are wise. I only dared to report the news of the last beast tide outbreak to you after receiving a message from Fellow Daoist Lu Ran. If you do not believe me, I can ask Fellow Daoist Lu Ran to come and explain to you after the war!"

Zhou Daoyi bowed repeatedly and said, "Senior Liu, you are wise. I simply happened to be close to that magical artifact, which is why I discovered it. There is absolutely no fake among them!"

Both of them knew that with the war drawing to a close, the Zhou family's affair with Lin Hongyu, a protector of the Hualong Sect, absolutely could not be exposed.

Moreover, they firmly believed that Liu Yiping could not possibly possess any evidence, and that the questioning at this point was merely a common tactic.

Because the two were genuinely worried about being affected, their expressions of fear at this moment weren't feigned.

Liu Yiping and the other two observed the changes in the two men's expressions but could not discern anything unusual.

Liu Yiping quickly smiled and said, "That might just be a coincidence. Don't overthink it. You reported these two pieces of news very promptly, and you will definitely be rewarded for your contributions after the battle."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde nodded repeatedly and replied, "Yes, yes, yes, we two juniors would absolutely not dare to have any wild thoughts."

Seeing this, Liu Yiping looked at the two of them again and asked, "I've heard that you two are quite knowledgeable about the Dragon Transformation Sect. Do you have any good suggestions for attacking this Golden Dragon branch? Who do you think is the one who spread the news?"

"This... I dare not presume to speak!"

Zhou Mingde opened his mouth, but shook his head cautiously, refusing to speak.

Zhou Daoyi simply kept his mouth shut and did not respond.

At this moment, Liu Yiping waved his hand and said, "Don't have any concerns. If you really have any ideas, just speak up. It doesn't matter if you're wrong. If your suggestions are adopted, then you've made a contribution."

At this moment, Daoist Qingsu also spoke up, saying, "Fellow Daoist Liu is right. If you have any thoughts, please feel free to speak them out."

Seeing that both of them said the same thing, Zhou Mingde exchanged a glance with Zhou Daoyi, and then Zhou Mingde bowed his head slightly and said, "Since you two seniors are so kind, then this junior will offer a few immature thoughts!"

"In fact, the younger generation has discussed the tactics for this war in private. We thought about how we would fight this war if we were in the positions of our seniors, and we discussed some tactics based on the current situation."

"Now that the war has progressed this far, victory for our human race is virtually assured. We have seized the initiative in the war, and the Dragon Transformation Sect no longer has any power to confront us on the front lines."

"Therefore, I believe that if we can break through the Golden Dragon Branch Altar, we must seize this opportunity and do our utmost to kill those fourth-tier dragons!"

"The Dragon Transformation Sect relies on the dragons to control its high-ranking members. If all the fourth-order dragons are killed, given the current situation of the Dragon Transformation Sect, some of the Golden Core and Purple Mansion cultivators will definitely choose to surrender or leave on their own."

"In this way, even if the Dragon Transformation Sect manages to preserve its headquarters, it will be difficult for it to recover its strength for hundreds of years to come!"

At this point, Zhou Mingde cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the group and said, "This junior is dull-witted, and this is all I can think of."

Liu Yiping nodded in affirmation and said, "Yes, Fellow Daoist Zhou is right about that. To strike a snake, you must strike its vital spot. For the Dragon Transformation Sect, the fourth-order flood dragons are their vital spot. As long as we kill those flood dragons, they won't be able to cause any trouble."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, Fellow Daoist Zhou, you should go back and prepare for the battle."

"Yes, this junior will take his leave."

Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi responded and immediately withdrew.

After the two left, Liu Yiping turned his gaze to Jin Chixuan and Qingsu Daogu, asking, "What do you two think of the Zhou family?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Chixuan immediately showed impatience and said, "What's so interesting about it? They're just a small family. Even if they really have connections with the Dragon Transformation Sect, under the current circumstances, they should know who their master is!"

The Daoist nun Qingsu said calmly, "I also think their family couldn't possibly be so foolish as to have any collusion with the Dragon Transformation Sect. If that were the case, our sect wouldn't have learned such important secrets about the Dragon Transformation Sect through them, and their family wouldn't have made so many contributions in the war against the Dragon Transformation Sect!"

Upon hearing their words, Liu Yiping's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately nodded, saying, "Since both of you fellow Daoists feel there's no need to make a fuss, then I, Liu, will not interfere any further. Let us then focus on preparing for this final battle!"

Not long after, the fully recovered Jingguo Allied Forces once again surrounded and launched a fierce attack on the Jinlong branch altar.

At this moment, the cultivators of the Transformation Dragon Sect inside the Golden Dragon Branch Altar had not yet recovered much of their magical power, and they were caught in a dilemma in the face of the fierce attack from outside.

If we abandon meditation now and take action to intercept and resist, we can certainly buy a lot of time, but once the mountain-protecting formation is broken, we may not have enough magic power to escape.

If no action is taken to resist, the mountain-protecting formation won't last long either.

"Forget it, let them attack. We'll recover as much mana as we can, and once the formation breaks, we'll all flee for our lives!"

After some debate, the cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect in the Golden Dragon Branch Altar gave up their plan to intercept them and instead focused on meditating to recover their mana.

After about an hour of attack, the protective array of the Golden Dragon branch altar was finally destroyed.

Bang!

With a loud bang, the protective array of the Golden Dragon branch altar shattered.

Meanwhile, the cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect inside scattered and fled in all directions, each employing their own methods.

However, Liu Yiping and the others had a clear objective at this time and did not pay attention to the other Golden Core cultivators. They simply took action according to the pre-assigned tasks to intercept and kill the fourth-order dragons.

The Crimson Fire Dragon of the Crimson Dragon Hall, a mid-grade fourth-tier creature, had suffered serious injuries and its vitality was greatly depleted when it fought against the Corpse Demon Sect's army. Now, however, it was taken into the spirit beast bag by the hall master of the Crimson Dragon Hall and carried away by him.

However, Liu Yiping and the others also knew about the injury to the fourth-tier mid-grade Crimson Fire Dragon, and Jin Chixuan specifically led a group to keep an eye on the dragon.

Not seeing the Crimson Fire Dragon, Jin Chixuan immediately used a special ability called "Dharma Eye" to detect the abnormality in the spirit beast pouch on the Crimson Dragon Hall Master's body.

So he immediately led four Golden Core cultivators to chase after the Crimson Dragon Hall Master.

Meanwhile, Zhou Mingde and his companion were also searching for Lin Hongyu.

The two of them still wanted to meet with Lin Hongyu under the pretext of hunting her down, just like they had done before outside the Fulong stronghold, to discuss the follow-up matters.

However, this time Lin Hongyu was targeted by a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator from the Moon Wheel Sect.

Upon seeing this, the two dared not follow any further, lest they arouse suspicion.

At that moment, they could only find a mid-stage Purple Mansion Transformation Sect protector as their opponent, and the two of them joined forces to hunt down this person.

That mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator was also pitiful. He already had less than 60% of his magic power left, and then he encountered two opponents with third-tier demonic beasts as pets.

Even though it tried its best to escape, it couldn't shake off the two people riding the blue dragon.

After fleeing for thousands of miles, they were eventually caught up by the two.

And the result was naturally as expected.

One against four, including a third-tier flood dragon, how could the two Zhou family members, with their mere mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivation, possibly stand a chance?

After a battle that wasn't too difficult, Zhou Daoyi successfully killed his opponent with a single spear thrust.

By the time the two returned to the Golden Dragon branch with the corpses and belongings of the fallen enemy, the battle there had already ended.

The Golden Dragon Branch Altar itself had a small number of people. When the formation was broken, the Golden Core stage cultivators and Purple Mansion stage cultivators all used their own methods to escape, but the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and Qi Refining stage cultivators had nowhere to escape.

Many of these people came from Yasukuni, so they simply surrendered.

Faced with these batches of surrendering low- to mid-level cultivators, the Jingguo Allied Forces did not seem to refuse this time. They simply confiscated their storage bags and imprisoned them in one place to await further action.

After the Zhou family returned with their harvest, they did not go out again, but waited anxiously for news.

They desperately hoped that Jin Chixuan could successfully kill the fourth-tier mid-grade Crimson Fire Dragon, but they were also afraid that Lin Hongyu, whose injuries had not yet healed, would actually be killed by someone else.

Therefore, both of them are currently feeling very uneasy.

While they waited, people who had gone out to hunt down the fleeing cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect returned to the Golden Dragon Branch Altar one after another.

Unlike the two of them who successfully killed their opponents, these people were not able to actually kill many of their opponents, less than a third.

The cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect are all experts at escaping, and many can even use water to escape.

If it weren't for the Azure Dragon, the two members of the Zhou family would have been left behind by their opponents long ago.

After waiting for half a day, the Moon Wheel Sect cultivator who had been chasing Lin Hongyu returned.

Judging from his unpleasant expression, it was clear that his pursuit had failed, which relieved Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, who were secretly observing, and put their minds at ease.

"Now it all depends on Senior Jin Chixuan. Let's hope he succeeds!"

Zhou Mingde glanced at Zhou Daoyi beside him, whose expression had relaxed considerably, and muttered to himself.

Zhou Daoyi, however, was unaware of his thoughts and immediately replied, "There shouldn't be any problem. That Crimson Fire Dragon was reportedly severely injured by a fourth-tier Spiritual Corpse General from the Corpse Demon Sect, and it's impossible for it to unleash its full power again. Senior Jin brought three mid-stage Golden Core cultivators with him!"

"Hmm, it seems you also hope that Senior Jin can succeed, Dao Yi."

A smile flashed across Zhou Mingde's face as he looked at Zhou Daoyi with a meaningful gaze.

Second update delivered! Now I'm writing the third update, hoping to finish it before the game starts!

(End of this chapter)