Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 463: Spiritual Fruit in Hand
“Not good, the opponent managed to break through the array of the spiritual herb garden so quickly!”
Tang Tianbao furrowed his brows tightly.
“.”
Even with Tang Tianbao's warning that the Heavenly One Sect cultivators possess the Third-Stage Forbidden-Breaking Pearl, Uncle Yang and the others were still surprised and perplexed by how quickly they breached the protective Third-Stage formation guarding the spiritual herb garden.
After their surprise came anger!
This secret realm was established by the ancestors of the Holy Flame Sect, and in the eyes of the Holy Flame Sect cultivators, it undoubtedly belonged to their sect.
The actions of the Heavenly One Sect were akin to taking advantage of a fire to rob, a blatant act of banditry.
Moreover, the gains from within the secret realm were crucial for the sect's development over decades and even a century.
“We absolutely cannot let them succeed!”
Tang Tianbao, Uncle Yang, and the others exchanged determined glances.
Thinking that their attention was drawn to the spiritual herb garden and that they might have let their guard down, Tang Tianbao took the lead and swiftly led the others toward the direction of the spiritual herb garden.
Years of hiding had made the Holy Flame Sect cultivators adept at stealth; they increased their speed while making minimal noise.
In a moment, they were only two miles away from the spiritual herb garden.
At that moment, without needing to scan with spiritual consciousness, Liu Yu could clearly see the situation in the spiritual herb garden.
The formation had been completely destroyed by the Heavenly One Sect cultivators, and Ren Hongyan, accompanied by her junior disciples, was about to enter the garden to harvest spiritual herbs.
“Not good.”
“We cannot let them enter the garden.”
The seven of them hastily quickened their pace.
The reason for dealing with the Heavenly One Sect cultivators wasn’t just because they were “intruders” invading their home, but more importantly, it was about the resources within the spiritual herb garden.
If they allowed the opponent to enter the garden and engage in a duel of magic, regardless of the outcome, the spiritual herbs would suffer severe damage.
Even if they managed to wipe out the four Heavenly One Sect cultivators, their objectives would not be achieved.
“Who is it?!”
What surprised Tang Tianbao and the others was that, even with precious spiritual herbs right at hand, Ren Hongyan remained vigilant about her surroundings.
As the group from the Holy Flame Sect crept within two miles, she suddenly turned her head, staring intently in the direction where the seven were hiding, and whispered an admonition.
Her scarred face was calm, showing no signs of panic.
“Be careful, there are other cultivators, quickly form a formation!”
Ren Hongyan ordered coolly.
Compared to her, the other three from the Heavenly One Sect were in a much worse state of composure, having already been captivated by the valuable spiritual herbs and unable to look away.
However, upon hearing her words, the three gentle female cultivators quickly regained their senses and stood in their prearranged positions.
In Liu Yu's eyes, the four Heavenly One Sect cultivators, dressed in white, had formed a simple four-person formation resembling the “Four Symbols Formation,” with each member providing support at their respective corners.
From any direction of attack, the other three could quickly come to aid one another, sharing the defensive pressure.
The combined strength of the four was far greater than if they fought individually, making them a formidable force.
In contrast, the loose cultivators were just a disorganized mob.
“Attack!”
Realizing that they had been discovered and that they were already within attacking range, Tang Tianbao decided to stop hiding and ordered in a deep voice.
“Whoosh, whoosh!”
With no intention of wasting words, he held the Earth Yellow Flying Sword spiritual artifact, raising it to unleash several dazzling sword auras.