Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Taking Action
As Ye Xingliu departed, the sky around Lingyun Peak turned somber.
The entire sky carried a coolness of autumn.
The oppressive clouds loomed like a black mountain, pressing down on Lingyun Peak.
Everyone felt a slight suffocation.
Crash!
At some point, even inside the room while meditating, Ye Jingcheng heard the sudden downpour.
The rain was heavy, and the Jade Ring Rat dashed out of the array, chasing after those moths.
It seemed to be showcasing its combat power.
In the sky, eagle-like spirit beasts flew high.
Logically, in such heavy rain, spirit beasts shouldn’t fly high.
Yet they did, which was unusual.
Ye Jingcheng took out the Clan Token and checked it, but there was no new information.
He also glanced at the Jade Qilin Snake in the seclusion room beside him; if it were present, this rainy day would be a perfect scenario for it.
Soon, the array in the sky isolated the rainwater over Lingyun Peak.
The moths that drifted out seemed a bit bewildered.
Ye Jingcheng thought this was normal.
Now was truly not the right time for rain to nourish the peak.
He walked out of the room and entered the spirit field, summoning over four hundred Five Poison Bees to fly around Lingyun Peak.
Although the reconnaissance of the Five Poison Bees wasn’t that effective,
this was an unusual time; even a slight warning would be valuable.
Once the Five Poison Bees were stationed at some small checkpoints around Lingyun Peak and covered nearby peaks and forests.
They hid under some leaves, watching the rain curtain from the shadows.
Ye Jingcheng felt much at ease.
The rain still fell, and something more seemed evident on the peak.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Jingcheng used the Sound Transmission Talisman to contact Ye Haiyun.
But the latter just told him to prepare quietly.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng felt more reassured.
With Ye Haiyun being a clan elder feeling so at ease, he had no reason to worry, coupled with the Five Poison Bee’s warning.
Thinking of this, Ye Jingcheng summoned the Jade Ring Rat and had it lie outside the door; its ears were sensitive and could relay any sound immediately.
Having done this, he continued to study the pill formula.
The pharmacology of the Tier Two Pill Formula was more complex than the Tier One Pill Formula, requiring more balancing of medicinal properties, the temperature of the solvent, the manifestation of the alchemy principle...
However, the results of Ye Jingcheng’s contemplation today were somewhat lacking, related to the incessant rain and his brother’s transmission.
His brother had received the news; it was impossible for him to be an internal informant.
It’s likely that the Li Family and Chen Family had reached out to the sect.
Seeking some advantages.
Thus, during this time, the Li Family and Chen Family would definitely take action.
Yet, a whole day passed, and Ye Jingcheng studied the pill formula for a full day without any disturbance around Lingyun Peak.
Because of the prolonged rain, some birds within the mountains began to caw.
In the rain, ordinary birds cannot fly.
The second half of the night remained perplexing.
It seemed that those in the shadows were still worried about Ye Xingliu returning for a counterattack.
Time passed by another two days.
The dark clouds in the sky finally showed signs of dispersing, seemingly revealing a faint streak of light.
The rain became sparse.
And at this moment, Ye Jingcheng suddenly felt that several of his Five Poison Bees had lost contact with the Child Blood Contract; simultaneously, the Jade Ring Rat stood up, its jade ears twitching!
Ye Jingcheng grabbed the token, realizing a message for emergency defense had surfaced inside.
Aside from the defense order, bells also sounded in the sky.
Once, twice!
A full nine chimes echoed.
All cultivators flew out of their rooms, looking towards the front of the mountain.
They saw that the enemies were advancing swiftly, having already slain many of the Ye Family’s prepared demon beasts.
Among them were Ye Jingcheng’s Five Poison Bees.
What appeared before their eyes were not enemy cultivators, but groups of long-haired refined corpses.
This group of refined corpses appeared to be in the late stage of Tier One, numbering seventy or eighty, some being spirit beasts’ refined corpses, others human cultivators’.
The only commonality was their fearlessness in battle, even if clawed bloody by spirit beasts, or pierced by Fireball Skills, Wind Blades, and Earth Spikes, snapping their bones without hesitation.
On the contrary, they grew fiercer!
In the sky, the Tier Two Blood Eagle was engaged in combat with a gigantic Tier Two bat refined corpse!
"All late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivators, defend against Tier One refined corpses, make sure not to let them come near, the blood from these corpses can contaminate the array!" In the sky, Ye Haiyun landed on a Spiritual Ship, calmly issuing order after order!
The Ye Family’s cultivators also charged out.
Among them were familiar figures to Ye Jingcheng, Ye Jingyong, Ye Jingli, Ye Jingyun, Ye Jingfeng, and from the Xing Generation were Ye Xingqun, Ye Xinghan...
And even more spirit beasts, Blood Patterned Leopard, Flying Cloud Leopard, Golden Jade Eagle, Cyan-Scaled Python.
Suddenly, it was as if a hundred beasts descended from the mountain, the scene was massive.
Flying in the air, running on the ground, if there were rivers below, even water-dwelling demon beasts could be seen.
Simultaneously, a Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger leapt off the peak; its speed was so quick that within a few breaths, it landed ahead of all the other demon beasts.
"Roar!" The Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger let out a long howl, charging into the ranks of the refined corpses.
But then, only to see a green-armored corpse appear among the corpse group, also a Tier Two refined corpse, heading straight for the Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger.
If the encounter of cultivators is an exchange of artifacts and spells, then the clash between demon beasts and refined corpses is a battle of physical might.
Punches and claws aimed at critical points, yet each time the green-armored corpse was at a disadvantage, it would spew a large amount of green poisonous fog, shooting out numerous green-haired needles.
These green-haired needles had strong penetration.
Even the Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger needed to dodge.
And at this moment, with a ripple coming forth, under the feet of the green-haired refined corpse, countless Earth Spikes appeared.
These Earth Spikes were giant and sharp, directly piercing the green-haired corpse, pinning it there.
Beside it, the silhouette of the Five-Colored Poison Lizard appeared, clearly, the earlier Earth Spikes came from the Lizard Lord.
The Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger’s eyes brightened, letting out a loud roar, leaping into the air, clawing at the green-armored corpse’s heart.
Compared to cultivators, refined corpses are fearless, but they have one major flaw, which is a corpse pill in their chest, similar to the demon beast’s inner core.
However, a demon beast can survive without its inner core, but a refined corpse without its corpse pill would completely turn into an actual corpse. Even if reanimated with secret techniques, its power would be no different from a mortal corpse, no longer possessing capability.
However, those sharp Earth Spikes began to corrode under the green-haired corpse’s blood.
The green-haired corpse roared in fury, emitting countless poisonous fogs, shrouding its form, and from within the fog, numerous green-haired corpse needles shot out.
The Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger was instead pierced in several places, its roar rather tragic.
Fortunately, its final claw struck half of the green-armored corpse’s side,
shaving off a portion of corpse flesh.
It was a balanced fight.
The Five Poison Lizard next to it wanted to make a move again, only to see a verdant poisonous thread coming towards it.
It had no choice but to dodge, turning its head towards that direction.
There, appearing at some unknown moment, was a giant black poison spider refined corpse.
It rose on its eight massive dark legs, baring fangs, dripping venom, rushing towards the Five Poison Lizard!
The scene turned chaotic instantly.
But overall, the Ye family still held the advantage.
At this moment, in the shadows, another humanoid refined corpse emerged, more troublesome, at Tier Two mid-stage.
The pressure on the Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger and the Five Poison Lizard increased again.
The entire situation for the Ye Family began to shift, even with the overwhelming trend of the Ye Family’s Qi Cultivation cultivators, if the Tier Two combat power collapsed, the outcome would result in the mountain being shattered and the clan perishing.
"Everyone retreat three zhang!" In the air, Ye Haiyun shouted, controlling the Mountain Protection Array.
In the sky, twelve Mountain-Opening Spirit Blades were condensed.
Each Spirit Blade was three zhang long, emitting the spiritual might of Tier Two Foundation Establishment.
With a light command, all twelve Spirit Blades slashed towards the refined corpses.
Instantly, many Tier One refined corpses fell, while among the Tier Two refined corpses, the green-armored corpse and mid-stage Tier Two corpse took out several Corpse Talisman Spiritual Artifacts, while the black spider refined corpse burrowed underground!
...
In the shadows, two figures quietly approached.
They observed for a long time, realizing the Ye Family was just as they had surmised.
There were no other Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"Take action!"
One of them immediately took out an Array-Breaking Talisman, slapping it onto the array!