66: False triumph

"I'm really desperate, my superiors and brothers have all rebelled?"

"May I ask if I can still continue to fight?"

--Taken from the inner monologue of a black-clothed Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Floating Cloud Sect.

On the Floating Cloud Plaza.

A group of black-clothed Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage huddled tightly together, their faces filled with terror.

They looked at the four Jie Dan Cultivators surrounding them on the horizon, and the hundreds of Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage around them, feeling as if the sky had fallen.

"That's right, I feel like the sky has really fallen...!!!"

"The matter has to start from three minutes ago."

We had just entered the Floating Cloud Sect through a teleportation array treasure, originally full of confidence, wanting to find the cultivation retreats of those Dan Formation and Foundation Establishment seeds and launch a surprise attack.

Instead, we saw Seven-An True Person standing leisurely in mid-air, with dozens of Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage below his feet watching them with solemn expressions.

It seemed they had known for a long time that our team planned to enter Yue Country, enter the Floating Cloud Sect, and disrupt their plan.

But if they knew, they knew, it was fine.

After all, we had three great Jie Dan Cultivators and ninety Foundation Establishment brothers on our side.

Basically, we could achieve a situation of multiple against one, or two against one.

Just as we were full of confidence, we were stunned.

The three great Jie Dan Cultivators in the sky actually turned their spears and pointed their treasures at us.

It would be fine if one Jie Dan Cultivator rebelled, but why did all three Jie Dan Cultivators rebel?

The leading Foundation Establishment cultivator had completely collapsed.

But they were Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage after all, and there were ninety Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage, so maybe they could still struggle a bit.

But something even more desperate happened, some Foundation Establishment brothers suddenly rebelled while fighting, and then stabbed the brother next to them in the waist.

Just like that, even without the Jie Dan Cultivators making a move, their own Foundation Establishment brothers became fewer and fewer as they fought, one by one suddenly rebelling during the battle.

By now, we were left with less than ten Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage!

Cultivators, who understands?!!!

......

Xu Qi'an clapped his hands, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, quite satisfied with this bloodless battle.

That's right, this was all Xu Qi'an's doing.

He first used the Bewitching Soul Great Art to control the three Jie Dan Cultivators, then brought in the ninety Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage, controlling each and every one of them with a Soul Seal.

I have to say, the Soul Seal was simply a dimensionality reduction strike against low-level Cultivators; controlling this group of Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage took no effort at all, it was simply too easy.

And to remove this Soul Seal, unless Xu Qi'an himself was willing, one would probably need to at least invite a Nascent Soul Stage to break it.

But how could a Nascent Soul Stage be easily invited?

Coupled with Xu Qi'an's Divine Sense, which was now stronger than that of a Peak Dan Formation, ordinary Jie Dan Cultivators couldn't detect the Soul Seal at all, and thus couldn't understand the problem with these Cultivators.

When combined with the use of the Bewitching Soul Great Art, these Cultivators could act freely while obeying Xu Qi'an's orders, preventing others from becoming suspicious.

Xu Qi'an had already thought it through; taking advantage of the Three Great Countries' plan to launch a joint war, he would use their plan against them.

Later, he would send all these people back and tell the Jie Dan Cultivators leading the Three Great Countries that the seed-breaking plan had succeeded.

This way, Yue Country would no longer have to worry about a sudden attack from the Three Great Countries, and he could Cultivate in peace, waiting for the ten-year period to arrive and fulfill Yue Country's quota.

In fact, Xu Qi'an had an even more violent method, which was to directly control the Jie Dan Cultivators of the Three Great Countries.

However, although his Divine Soul was strong, it also had its limits. Currently controlling two mid-stage Dan Formation, two Early Stage Dan Formation, and ninety Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage, the pressure on his Divine Soul was quite significant.

Therefore, Xu Qi'an was temporarily unwilling to take any more risks, and moreover, he knew that Yuan Yi was the Disciple of a mid-stage Nascent Soul Stage, so he gave up on this idea.

If a Nascent Soul Stage were to notice something amiss, everything would be ruined.

Xu Qi'an was pondering back and forth in mid-air, while the many Cultivators of Yue Country who witnessed this bloodless battle were already dumbfounded.

Under such circumstances, one could only say this was completely miraculous!

This battle completely refreshed the attitude of the Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage towards Xu Qi'an, even elevating him to a height comparable to a Nascent Soul Stage.

Every Foundation Establishment cultivator was thoroughly impressed by this Jie Dan Cultivator belonging to their country.

He, Xu Qi'an, alone changed the tide of the battle, alone shouldered the heavy responsibility of Yue Country!

Many even sighed, how fortunate they were to live in the era of Seven-An True Person!

The rise of Yue Country will begin from the generation of Seven-An True Person!

Li Yebai also held this view.

He had read the national history of Yue Country; Yue Country was once incredibly powerful, but it had declined in the past thousand years.

But Xu Qi'an's valiant figure showed him that a powerful Yue Country was slowly approaching.

Li Yebai had toiled his entire life; seeing this scene, he couldn't help but shed old tears.

He knelt on the ground and shouted loudly, "We are willing to stand firmly by Lord's side, to shed our heads and spill our blood for Lord, for Yue Country!"

"No regrets even unto death!"

"No regrets even unto death!!"

Li Yebai's actions moved every Foundation Establishment cultivator present; they all half-knelt on the ground and roared.

It seemed they were pouring out their determination to Xu Qi'an, or even to the entire Yue Country.

Upon hearing the words of the Cultivators, Xu Qi'an came back to his senses; amidst the deafening sound, he seemed to have been touched by a hint of emotion.

But he immediately coughed twice, adjusted his emotions, and spoke to the Cultivators.

"Alright, I know what you're thinking."

"No need to do it for Seven-An True Person, just for this Yue Country, work hard and strive!"

Xu Qi'an chuckled.

The Cultivators seemed to have received affirmation, and all revealed expressions of joy.

Xu Qi'an, however, began to handle the matters that followed.

He looked at the three Jie Dan Cultivators before him and then said, "Do you all understand the instructions I gave you?"

Yuan Li and the others immediately nodded.

Then, at Xu Qi'an's signal, they led approximately eighty-five Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage back.

"It's always more appropriate to have some so-called casualties!"

Xu Qi'an stroked his chin and said lightly.

......

On the other side, at the border of Yue Country.

Yuan Yi remained steadily seated in mid-air, while Daoist Wu and Chu Wu paced back and forth, restless.

They had already sensed the slight fighting and fluctuations that came from the Floating Cloud Sect earlier.

They understood that the confrontation between the Floating Cloud Sect and Yuan Li and the others had begun.

Although the possibility of exposure was high, all three still hoped to minimize the possibility of being exposed.

If Xu Qi'an were to tell Luo He the news that the Three Great Countries had violated the rules of the Cultivation Country and come privately, it might cause a lot of trouble.

Although this possibility was very small, very small.

Just as the three were anxious, a fluctuation came from the array Formation.

Immediately, Yuan Li, the three great Jie Dan Cultivators, and a group of Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage all appeared in mid-air.

Yuan Li bowed forward and said with a smile to Yuan Yi and the other two, "Huang jie, two Sect Leaders, we only lost five Foundation Establishment and successfully broke open the cultivation retreats of Yue Country's Dan Formation seeds and Foundation Establishment seeds."

"This battle was a great victory!"