Published: March 3, 2025
A thunderous roar suddenly shattered the tranquility of the Mysterious Yin Mountain Range.
Feeling the terrifying power, the cultivators of the Mysterious Yin Sect turned pale and quickly looked towards Heavenly Witch Mountain, rising with a sense of impending disaster.
The only fourth-stage spiritual mountain had unknowingly activated its mountain protection formation, a clear sign that a formidable enemy was approaching.
A swirling mass of black mist enveloped Heavenly Witch Mountain, while several tiny, bright spiritual lights continuously bombarded the black mist.
These spiritual lights appeared insignificant, yet they contained a power that could shock low-level cultivators, causing their spiritual perception to frantically alert them even at a distance.
"Boom!!!"
The attacks of the yuan ying true monarchs were incredibly fast and frequent; unless one’s cultivation reached a certain level, even their spiritual consciousness could barely keep up.
The mountain protection formation of Heavenly Witch Mountain was indeed impressive, but with the guidance of the formation master Fang Chengshan on site, Liu Yu and the others could always strike precisely at the formation's weaknesses.
Under the bombardment of the four yuan ying true monarchs, in just over twenty breaths, the dense black mist became visibly thinner.
"It seems a bit too smooth."
"The formation does have someone in charge, but 'Old Monster Qingshan' hasn't shown up at all, which is a bit strange."
"If not, this formation wouldn’t be performing so poorly."
As Liu Yu wielded the Setting Sun Golden Rainbow Spear to strike the formation, watching the black mist dissipate rapidly, he felt that things were proceeding too easily.
"Is the target really staying within the spiritual mountain?"
With his fingers slowly forming spell gestures, this thought flashed through his mind.
Under the guidance of the formation master Fang Chengshan, no matter how the formation changed, they could always find its weak points.
"Bang!!!"
In less than fifteen minutes, a thunderous roar echoed within a hundred miles of Heavenly Witch Mountain, shaking the surrounding area.
Accompanied by a widespread fluctuation of spiritual energy, a violent spiritual energy storm began to spread.
The formation was broken, revealing the towering Heavenly Witch Mountain before Liu Yu and the others.
"Whoosh, whoosh~"
Without the formation to impede them, the Mysterious Yin Sect cultivators reacted quickly, streams of escape light surged into the sky, trying to flee in all directions.
"Not so fast."
The moment the formation was breached, Liu Yu’s powerful spiritual consciousness swept outward, searching for the trace of "Old Monster Qingshan."
However, after several scans, there was not the slightest shadow to be found.
In his acute spiritual perception, he also did not sense any yuan ying level presence, as if the person had vanished into thin air.
Seeing this, Liu Yu furrowed his brows slightly.
If he couldn't even find Fu Qingshan at their mountain's gate, then things would be quite troublesome.
Tian Nan was vast; if a yuan ying true monarch wished to hide, it was nearly impossible to discover them. This mission was likely to end in failure.
Ending the mission in such a manner certainly wouldn't count as a completion, and the Seven Nations Alliance would soon issue new tasks.
With the war between humans and demons reaching its conclusion, completing this mission meant they would likely have no further opportunities.
Moreover, although this mission had potential for a betrayal, it ultimately did not require them to leave the human territory.
In the situation where they offended the Flood Dragon Tribe, it could still be considered acceptable.
Various thoughts crossed his mind as Liu Yu's expression darkened, turning to Huangmei and the Fang Brothers, who also looked grim.
Having come up empty-handed, the four exchanged silent glances, their faces somewhat sullen.
Nevertheless, they didn't intend to let go of those "small fish," especially focusing on those golden core cultivators, quickly unleashing true treasures.