715: It was a close call, can we still leave?

After Rong Feng finished conversing with Yuan Mu, he looked at the expressions of the people on the ship, paused, and then said, "Tiankun Sect is an opposing sect to our Moon Shadow Sect. Although on the surface we are united against external threats, there are some things that don't need to be said too explicitly—you should all understand. As long as it's not too obvious, things will proceed as they should."

"Because, again, resources must be fought for!"

"Our Moon Shadow Sect is located in the southeastern direction of the Jidong Prefecture. The major sects in this area, besides our Moon Shadow Sect, include Tiankun Sect and Hongwei Sect, as well as some smaller sects and even powerful rogue cultivators not affiliated with any sect. Competition between us is naturally inevitable."

"In the future, if you encounter members of those two sects, especially those from Tiankun Sect, when you are outside, you must not only be careful, but also eliminate them whenever possible!"

By the end of his speech, Rong Feng's words were already laced with killing intent.

Everyone on the ship nodded in agreement.

Lin Yang also silently took note.

Although they had all just been brought over and had no existing animosity with others,

since they had, by chance, joined the Moon Shadow Sect, the sect's enemies were naturally their own enemies.

Everyone present understood this principle and immediately expressed their comprehension.

Rong Feng said no more, assisting Yuan Mu in operating the Formation Array on the ship to resist the attacks of the Nì Swarm.

The ship vibrated violently.

Invisible forces continuously bombarded the flying ship.

Even with the flying ship's barrier and the Formation Array's resistance and nullification, everyone still felt waves of heart-pounding fear.

Undoubtedly, if they were to face these Nì directly, they would likely be wiped out in less than a breath's time.

At this moment, everyone once again realized the dangers of the Primal Ancient Continent and the importance of being guided and protected by a sect.

In the wilderness, if they lacked the guidance and protection of a sect and had to travel on their own, encountering Nì would lead to complete annihilation.

Soon, the Moon Shadow Sect replied, stating that an elder had been dispatched for support, but it would take some time to arrive.

The flying ship maintained its return speed, and even with the elder traveling at full speed to rendezvous, it would still take nearly a month to arrive.

"Holding out for a month shouldn't be a problem," Yuan Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone else also felt a great deal of reassurance.

However, things did not go as planned.

Half a month later, some more Nì were summoned by the original Nì Swarm.

Yuan Mu's support of the Formation Array began to become precarious.

"Are we going to die halfway, right after arriving at the Primal Ancient Continent?"

Someone whispered, feeling a sense of despair.

Yuan Mu's expression was grim as he looked at everyone: "Everyone, inject your Dao Power together to reinforce the Formation Array!"

Although everyone's strength was not high, at this moment, there was no other better solution.

An extra bit of strength meant an extra bit of hope.

Upon hearing this, everyone dared not hesitate and fully injected their own Dao Power.

Lin Yang did the same.

A few more days passed like this, and everyone began to feel exhausted.

Yet, the effect was minimal.

"No, merely defending will not be enough to last until reinforcements arrive. We must find a way to kill some Nì."

Finally, Yuan Mu gritted his teeth, brought out his magical artifact, and, using the power of the flying ship's Formation Array, attacked the Nì Swarm, attempting to slay some Nì.

As he called upon more of the Formation Array's power for offense, the defensive power began to weaken, and the protective shield became increasingly transparent, appearing as if it could shatter at any moment.

Some invisible forces even managed to penetrate the defensive shield, causing everyone a wave of discomfort and pain.

The Nì's attacks were very strange.

Soundwave-like attacks made them difficult to defend against.

Lin Yang, even with his six senses sealed, found it difficult to block these invisible attacks.

Some people even started bleeding from their seven orifices.

"Reinforcements are still about ten days away. If things continue like this, by the time support arrives, most of the people on the flying ship might be dead or injured."

Lin Yang scanned the situation on the flying ship, then looked at Yuan Mu and Rong Feng, who were fighting the Nì, his heart heavy.

However, he currently had no good solution.

The disparity in cultivation was too great.

The weakest of the Nì outside were close to the Dao Fire Realm.

Even one-on-one, he would likely struggle to deal with them even at full power.

Not even with a Venerable-grade Dao Weapon would it be enough.

Of course, it wasn't completely without a solution.

The "Boundary" in his soul had been trembling, seemingly eager to absorb the power of the Nì.

However, Lin Yang dared not expose the "Boundary" and had been suppressing its desire.

"If I can let the 'Boundary' absorb a little of the Nì's power without alarming anyone else, perhaps Elder Yuan Mu will have a much easier time dealing with them."

Lin Yang thought for a moment and decided to conduct a small test first.

Suppressing the "Boundary's" intense craving and unusual movements, he released a wisp of the "Boundary's" power, which flashed around Yuan Mu, testing Yuan Mu's reaction.

As for the others,

being of the same cultivation level, Lin Yang could release the "Boundary's" power completely undetected by them.

Fortunately, Yuan Mu also seemed not to have noticed that wisp of the "Boundary's" power.

Or perhaps, he might have sensed some anomaly, but he was currently fighting the Nì, leaving him no time to think too much.

Seeing this, Lin Yang felt much relieved and released a little more of the "Boundary's" power, letting it spread out with Yuan Mu's attack power.

In an instant, some of the Nì facing the "Boundary's" power had their power inexplicably drained from them.

"What level of thing is the 'Boundary' exactly? It can even absorb the Nì's power so casually?"

Lin Yang was truly astonished.

This thing that Feng gave him back then was excessively powerful.

However, at this moment, he had no time to ponder, manipulating the "Boundary" to absorb the Nì's power little by little.

He dared not let the "Boundary" absorb too obviously, for fear of being discovered.

But as the "Boundary's" power was continuously released, Yuan Mu still felt a decrease in the Nì's attack power.

This made it much easier for him to cope.

"Strange, why do I feel like some power is suppressing these Nì?" Yuan Mu was a little puzzled and couldn't help but murmur.

Although the sound was faint, Lin Yang still heard it.

Immediately, his heart tightened, and he forcefully stopped the "Boundary's" absorption.

After withdrawing the "Boundary's" power, the Nì Swarm became much fiercer again.

This made Yuan Mu momentarily think he had experienced an illusion.

Seeing this, Lin Yang waited a while before quietly releasing some of the "Boundary's" power again to help Yuan Mu.

Despite his inner surprise, Yuan Mu ultimately didn't think too much about it.

Now, as long as they could be safe, that was all that mattered.

For several days in a row,

with Lin Yang's covert assistance, Yuan Mu killed some ordinary Nì, reducing the pressure a little.

As the day of the Moon Shadow Sect's reinforcement grew closer, Lin Yang completely stopped the "Boundary's" absorption and assistance.

A few more days passed.

A flying ship, also inscribed with the characters "Moon Shadow Sect," came into view.

"Reinforcements have arrived!"

Everyone was overjoyed at the sight.

Lin Yang also breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's Elder Chang Du."

Yuan Mu and Rong Feng also showed a hint of a smile upon seeing the person standing at the bow of the opposite flying ship.

Upon drawing closer,

Elder Chang Du brought out his magical artifact, a long sword.

With a single sword strike, terrifying sword energy instantly annihilated several Nì that had already been injured by Elder Yuan Mu over the past few days.

Then, several more sword strikes went straight for the two strongest Nì in the Nì Swarm.

Swish, swish, swish.

The sword light was sharp and fierce; the two strongest Nì also began to sustain some injuries under these continuous attacks.

"Elder Chang Du is so strong."

Someone exclaimed.

"Elder Chang Du is at the peak of the Dao Fire Realm, so he is naturally very strong."

Rong Feng said with a smile, then added:

"However, these Nì have also been injured by Elder Yuan Mu these past few days, and those not injured have been greatly depleted, making them easier to deal with now."

Everyone naturally understood this principle.

Elder Yuan Mu's main task was to protect everyone from being annihilated by the Nì, so he focused on defense.

Otherwise, with Elder Yuan Mu's strength at the late Dao Fire Realm, he could have neatly slain those ordinary Nì.

With Elder Chang Du's arrival, the pressure drastically reduced.

Although the primary goal was to protect everyone and not all the Nì could be eliminated, they ultimately returned safely to the Moon Shadow Sect with everyone.

As for the remaining Nì, they pursued for a while, and seeing that they could no longer break through the defense of the two flying ships, they successively left and did not continue to follow.

It was as if they knew that continuing to approach the Moon Shadow Sect's territory would lead to their demise.

The journey was eventful but safe, and they arrived at the Moon Shadow Sect.

"We've finally arrived."

Everyone sighed with emotion.

Rong Feng then said:

"Alright, fellow junior brothers, follow me to complete the sect entry procedures, and then I will arrange your cave dwellings. From now on, for the next hundred thousand years, you do not need to participate in any sect missions."

"After a hundred thousand years, you can choose to continue staying."

He paused, then added:

"Or, leave the sect."

"Hmm?"

Hearing Rong Feng's last sentence, everyone, including Lin Yang, was stunned again.

They could also leave the sect?

Rong Feng hadn't mentioned this before. (End of Chapter)