Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 188: First Encounter
The shadows on the ground were becoming increasingly apparent in their line of sight, and any immortal cultivator could easily notice them. The Huang family's cultivators were not fools.
Continuing to advance quietly was no different from covering one’s ears while stealing a bell, serving no purpose at all.
Yan Hongyu made a decisive decision, swiftly casting over a dozen spell gestures that landed on the control token.
The Return to Origin Boat trembled at once, and the stealth magic formation completely vanished.
In the next moment, the eye-catching, entirely red Return to Origin Boat, immense like a building ship, appeared out of thin air in the sky.
Simultaneously, it was spotted by the Huang family's patrolling cultivators, who instantly recognized the Yuan Yang Sect's insignia, revealing looks of shock.
However, before the Huang family cultivators could react, the Return to Origin Boat had already surged forward at full speed, covering a significant distance in the blink of an eye, flying straight towards the peak of Tianyong Mountain.
"Return to Origin Boat!"
The Huang family was, after all, a foundation establishment family, and they naturally recognized this flying boat specifically designed for transporting qi refinement cultivators.
However, the patrolling cultivators had no time to ponder why the Return to Origin Boat appeared here; they knew the situation was urgent and immediately pulled out several sound transmission talismans, quickly sending notifications in various directions to the clan elders.
"Boom!"
In the few moments it took the patrolling cultivators to react, the Return to Origin Boat had already flown over Tianyong Mountain, landing at the summit with a tremendous noise.
Although the flying boat momentarily slowed down, due to inertia, it still made a slight impact upon landing.
But with a protective shield, there was no major harm.
Once the flying boat stabilized completely, the surrounding shield slowly dissipated, revealing the group from the Yuan Yang Sect.
At the peak of Tianyong Mountain, the spiritual energy was densest, so the Huang family's high-level cultivators, including five foundation establishment cultivators left behind at the family, were all practicing near the summit.
At this moment, upon hearing the loud noise or receiving the sound transmission talismans, some Huang family cultivators began to converge towards the peak.
Except for those deeply in closed-door cultivation, more Huang family cultivators were on their way.
Unbeknownst to them, this move was exactly what the Yuan Yang Sect's cultivators desired, saving them from searching around.
Liu Yu, dressed in a black robe without a hood, held the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade in one hand and the Radiant Gold Bow on his back, gazing at the Huang family cultivators rushing up the mountain one after another.
Simultaneously, his spiritual consciousness extended nearly five miles in all directions, seeking out the figures of Huang family foundation establishment cultivators.
Thanks to the art of spirit preservation he used, no one in the area detected his probing.
In Liu Yu's perception, six foundation establishment auras were approaching the mountain peak.
“Seems there’s some discrepancy with the intelligence?”
“But it’s not a big deal. Whether more or fewer people, we still hold an absolute advantage, and it won't alter the situation.”
Liu Yu slightly furrowed his brows, then relaxed as he observed the Huang family cultivators coming in sequence, his eyes harboring no emotion.
Ten foundation establishment cultivators leaped down from the Return to Origin Boat, maintaining a distance of two to three zhang between each other to avoid simultaneous attacks.
The remaining eighty-four city guards, under Yue Liang's command, also dispersed in all directions.
The first batch of cultivators that arrived from the Huang family were not the more experienced clan members but rather “genius cultivators” with decent spiritual roots, permitted to practice at the peak of Tianyong Mountain.