Chapter 68 – 66 Despair_1
In the dense forest, Lin Shiji and his group proceeded with extre caution.
While Song Lixin and his n were fiercely battling, Lin Shiji had already made thorough preparations, silently instructing Lin Tianming and the others, arranging the plan.
As the Yellow Spirit Monkey disappeared into the depths of the dense forest, Song Lixin and his three companions quickly took out a Huiyuan Pill from their storage bag and consud it.
As Lin Shiji and his n got closer and closer, the distance was now less than a hundred yards.
Suddenly, Song Lixin seed to notice sothing, hastily leaping to the top of a tree tens of yards high, looking down at Lin Shiji and his n with a mix of shock and anger.
“Not good, he’s spotted us, attack!”
Realizing they had been discovered, Lin Shiji imdiately sprang into action without a mont’s delay, his first move a lethal technique.
He launched a streak of Golden Sword Qi, aiming straight for one of the n in white robes among the four.
According to Lin Shiji’s plan, even though his Lin Family Cultivators outnumbered the opponents, there was a significant gap in cultivation levels, so they had to seriously injure one person to lessen the pressure for the younger mbers.
Considering that Song Lixin’s cultivation was almost equals to his own and that it would be very difficult to kill a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator nad Chen in one blow, Lin Shiji targeted a Qi Refining Eighth Level cultivator in white robes, with his own Great Perfection cultivation, the chances of success in a sneak attack were significant.
Lin Shiji crazily circulated his Spiritual Power, sending the ferocious Sword Qi hurtling towards the man in white robes.
The man in white robes, both shocked and enraged, hastily struck out with his sword, hoping to block Lin Shiji’s fatal blow.
“Boom…”
Following the explosive sound, the two Sword Qis violently collided!
In less than half a breath’s ti, the man in white robes’ attack was shattered, and Lin Shiji’s Sword Qi bore down on him.
Unable to dodge in ti, the man in white robes froze in place, watching helplessly as the Sword Qi tore through his body.
With the sneak attack, it was a one-strike kill, and Song Lixin’s group lost another mber.
At the sa mont the man in white robes was struck, the cultivator surnad Chen and another companion hurriedly retreated to Song Lixin’s side, their expressions extrely tense.
The Lin Family mbers followed suit, standing beside Lin Shiji, each holding a Spiritual Artifact in their hands, warily watching Song Lixin’s three remaining people.
The two sides stood off against each other, weapons at the ready, neither side speaking, the atmosphere eerily unnatural.
Both sides sized each other up, each contemplating their next move.
Observing Lin Shiji’s cultivation, also at the Great Perfection Realm, with an aura even more profound than his own, and considering the collective strength of all the family mbers, was not to be underestimated.
Whereas Song Lixin’s group had already lost two mbers, leaving only three remaining with significant depletion of energy, likely not strong enough to withstand them.
Nevertheless, Song Lixin feigned composure, rapidly considering his options.
The three of them were in terrible condition, hoping to buy so ti, recover as much Spiritual Power as possible, and cling to a sliver of hope for survival.
If they could give up a portion of the Jade Spirit Fruits and leave, that would naturally be best, but he couldn’t be sure – he could only do his best to try.
“Fellow Daoist, let’s not resort to violence. I am Song Lixin, might there be so misunderstanding?”
“We can overlook the issue of the sneak attack. You can have the Jade Spirit Fruits, just allow us to leave, can you?”
With a trace of anxiety, Song Lixin quickly spoke up, trying to calm the killing intent of the Lin Family mbers.
Lin Shiji sneered repeatedly, with no intention of responding, prepared to strike continuously, not allowing them any mont to catch their breath.
Lin Shiji took out a three-foot-long Spirit Sword, channeling a trendous amount of Spiritual Power, slashing out several streaks of Sword Qi, heading straight for Song Lixin.
The violent Sword Qi whipped up fierce winds, engulfing the surrounding trees.
Song Lixin, who had just restored a small portion of his spiritual power, wore a grave expression, knowing that despite the promise of nurous benefits, a battle was unavoidable, and he had to go all out.
In a hurry, Song Lixin took out his small shield, damaged by the attack of the Yellow Spirit Monkey, to block several attempted strikes from Lin Shiji.
After so probing, Lin Shiji’s attacks grew stronger with each move he made.
Song Lixin, as a Loose Cultivator at the Great Perfection, had substantial resources. He whipped out several talismans in quick succession, neutralizing Lin Shiji’s offensive and even managing to counterattack.
As the two fiercely battled with their magic, Lin Tianming and his fellow Lin Family mbers surrounded the other two opponents.
The Cultivator with the surna Chen was at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining and not severely injured, making it difficult for anyone present, aside from Lin Shiji, to defeat him; the other Cultivator, also at Ninth Layer, was gravely injured, which left him to be besieged by Lin Xingcheng and the rest of the family mbers.
Once their opponents were determined, Lin Tianming and Lin Xingzhi tacitly tead up to encircle the Cultivator nad Chen.
In his first confrontation with an adversary at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, Lin Tianming was exceedingly cautious. He drew his Earth Fiend Sword, releasing several strikes to drain the scant spiritual power of Cultivator Chen and silently laid out the Earth Fiend Sword Formation without a sound.
Lin Xingzhi was not to be outdone; the three exchanged a series of spells and sword qi. Their blows matched one another’s, leading to a stalemate that was difficult to break.
Lin Xingcheng and the others also carefully besieged the other Cultivator. Although their cultivation base was inferior, they relied on a large number of First Order dium Grade talisman papers, and with their superior numbers, they kept the upper hand.
On the three battlefields, the fierce combat raged on, with both parties using every trick in the book, including talismans, spiritual instrunts, and spells, leaving no technique unutilized. The already ravaged hillock was being remade once again under the reverberations of the fight.
As ti passed, Cultivator Chen’s complexion grew increasingly pale.
Under the relentless onslaught from Lin Tianming and Lin Xingzhi, Cultivator Chen’s spiritual power was vastly depleted, forcing him into a defensive posture.
If it were during a ti of full strength, neither Lin Tianming nor Lin Xingzhi would have been a match for him, which was incredibly frustrating.
“This won’t do. I can’t drag this out any longer, going all out might still give a chance to live!”
Cultivator Chen calculated internally, readying himself to fight with all his might.
Taking advantage of a brief lull in the attack, Cultivator Chen pulled out a snow-white bead, brimming with violent spiritual power, and without hesitation, hurled it towards Lin Tianming and Lin Xingzhi.
“Tian Ming, watch out!”
Lin Xingzhi cried out in shock, retreating explosively while shouting to alert Lin Tianming.
Seeing the white bead hurtling toward him, and sensing the imnse power it contained, he knew it was no trivial thing.
Lin Tianming quickly backed away, releasing two High Quality First Order Defense Talismans in quick succession, forming two walls in front of him.
The white bead drew nearer and collided with the earthen walls created by the talismans, exploding with a loud boom.
“Boom…”
The first wall was breached in an instant by the explosive force, and the second one disintegrated shortly after.
The shockwave from the explosion and the roaring blast of air sent Lin Tianming flying back, halting only after crashing through several towering trees.
Lin Xingzhi, who was further away and retreated in ti, along with deploying a Defense Talisman, received only so internal injuries, but they were not serious.
Lin Tianming rose from the ground, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
He hadn’t anticipated the bead’s formidable power, which his High Quality talismans could barely withstand for a mont.
Lucky to have retreated in ti and not overestimated himself, and with the benefits of his body refinent practice, he avoided serious harm. Using two High Quality First Order Defense Talismans was undoubtedly worth it.
Seeing that Lin Tianming and Lin Xingzhi hadn’t sustained significant injuries, Cultivator Chen’s face turned ashen.
This bead had cost Cultivator Chen a great deal to acquire, and there was only one. He had always saved it as a life-saving asure.
Resigned to use it, he had high hopes that if he could kill any one of them, he might have a chance to escape with his life. But his desperate gambit yielded nothing, and his situation beca dire.
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