92: Battle of Hanling Mountain

Xu Qi'an conveyed his situation to Water Lingmiao, Jiang Qiuhe, and the others.

Water Lingmiao and the others also explained their mission requirements to Xu Qi'an.

Some of them were responsible for logistics and transportation, some for inspecting Formations, and others for training Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage.

But these tasks didn't take up too much time, which put Xu Qi'an slightly at ease, and he then devoted himself to cultivation.

Just like that, Xu Qi'an peacefully spent seven days.

During this period, quite a few Cultivators from Cultivation Countries also entered Hanling Mountain to garrison it.

However, they were mostly Cultivators from the major Cultivation Countries; Cultivators from the Heavenly Dao Sect were rarely seen.

This surprised Xu Qi'an somewhat. Although Hanling Mountain was large, it didn't require so many Cultivators.

Could it be that a great battle was about to break out at Hanling Mountain?

Xu Qi'an didn't understand why, but this possibility was extremely high.

Next, he conveyed his thoughts to the other few Jie Dan Cultivators from Yue Country, telling them to prioritize survival after the great battle erupted.

Everyone listened to Xu Qi'an and agreed one after another.

...

One hundred kilometers away from Hanling Mountain, a vast, dark mass of various spirit ships and spirit boats hovered in mid-air.

Their number reached over a hundred!

And above these spirit ships, there were four extremely powerful auras.

These four individuals were all Cultivators of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Not only that, an old man in feather robes standing at the front was actually at the Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivation level.

Among the remaining three, there was one at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and two at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivation levels.

These four Cultivators of the Nascent Soul Stage wore different attire.

The Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator wore feather robes, on which several immortal cranes were carved, rich in Dao charm.

Among them, the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator wore ghost attire, looking gloomy and terrifying.

And the two Nascent Soul Initial Stage Cultivators were one wearing colorful robes inscribed with metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and the other wearing yellowish-brown palace attire.

It seemed these four Nascent Soul Cultivators belonged to different factions.

Just then, a white-haired old man wearing cloud-patterned silk arrived from a distance.

This person's cultivation level was also Nascent Soul Stage, specifically Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

He leisurely strolled over to the four individuals, saying with a smile.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoists. I am Bu Zizhang from the Heavenly Dao Sect."

The other four Nascent Soul Cultivators also introduced themselves one after another.

"Zheng Xing from the Divine Travel Sect."

"Hai Yan from the Ghost Spirit Sect."

"He Lin from the Five Elements Sect."

"Zhao Yishan from the Earth Spirit Sect."

Bu Zizhang nodded slightly: "For this great battle at Hanling Mountain, I will be in charge on the Heavenly Dao Sect's side. Are you Fellow Daoists ready?"

"You must know, Hanling Mountain is the location of the main Formation for all the major battlefields. You must be thoroughly prepared."

"Otherwise, if we fail the Upper Sect, none of us can bear the responsibility!"

Zheng Xing snorted coldly: "That question should be asked of your Heavenly Dao Sect. If your Heavenly Dao Sect is not properly prepared and fails to open the Immortal Palace when the time comes, then the responsibility will be yours."

"The Lords have long been impatient and all wish to achieve success in one fell swoop this time."

"And avoid further slaughter of living beings afterwards!"

Bu Zizhang stroked his beard and smiled: "Naturally!"

"When the time comes, I will loosen the Formation. You must strike well and not let a single Cultivator escape!"

Zheng Xing nodded slightly.

Bu Zizhang glanced at the dense crowd of Cultivators in front, gave a light smile, and left the place.

...

Hanling Mountain.

These past few days, Xu Qi'an had basically focused on cultivation. As long as he verified the Formation was correct, he would enter the fragmented space to Cultivate.

After cultivating for these few days, his cultivation in terms of spiritual power had also greatly increased, and in time, he would be able to reach the ninth level of Dan Formation.

In addition, these past few days, Xu Qi'an had mainly been studying this crystal fragment.

He basically used the Omnipotent Treasure Basin every day to gathering treasure from this fragment.

However, it was a pity that the quantity of this white fragment did not increase.

Instead, after each gathering treasure, there was a slight difference in the spatial and temporal flow of this item.

By now, the time flow rate of this item had reached a level of 20:1.

"Whew!"

Xu Qi'an left the fragmented space and returned inside the wooden house.

He had set up Formations inside the wooden house, as well as Talismans that concealed his aura and blocked Divine Sense, so others couldn't see the reality within.

He walked out of the wooden house, preparing to check if there were any problems with the Formation.

But as soon as he stepped out of the wooden house, his Divine Sense suddenly became alert.

He fixed his gaze and saw that outside Hanling Mountain, there seemed to be a dense, dark mass, with countless spirit ships rushing towards it.

Immediately after, alarms sounded throughout Hanling Mountain.

"Enemy attack!"

"There's an enemy attack!"

"Quickly prepare to meet the enemy!"

Xu Qi'an furrowed his brow, inexplicably sensing that something bad was happening.

Just then, the burly male Cultivator came to his side and instructed: "Fellow Daoist Chu, the enemy attack has arrived. You must stay by the Formation, not leaving it for a single step!"

"Did you hear clearly?"

Xu Qi'an nodded slightly.

Then the burly male Cultivator quickly left, going to several other Formation locations to give instructions.

However, as Xu Qi'an looked at the scene of the massive army approaching, he felt a strange sense of unease.

His Divine Sense probed slightly and already discovered hundreds of Jie Dan Cultivators and tens of thousands of Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage!

"Is this the Ghost Spirit Sect's revenge?"

"They actually dispatched so many Cultivators?!"

He had estimated Hanling Mountain's defensive strength these past few days, but it was only a little over a hundred Jie Dan Cultivators and a few thousand Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage.

The difference in strength had already reached several times!

Although he heard that Hanling Pass was guarded by a Cultivator of the Nascent Soul Stage, with the enemy army pressing in, wouldn't the opponent also dispatch Nascent Soul Cultivators?

Xu Qi'an had a very bad premonition.

He quickly used a sound transmission technique to contact Water Lingmiao and the others.

Telling them to be very careful, that this battle was no small matter!

After speaking, Xu Qi'an focused on the Formation in front of him, continuously adding ling stones.

Meanwhile, panic and various noises filled every corner of Hanling Mountain.

Just then, an aged voice came from Hanling Mountain.

"Fellow Cultivators, the great enemy has arrived. Please let us resist with all our might!"

"As long as we are here, the mountain stands!"

"If the mountain falls, we perish!"

"Please, all you Fellow Daoists, face the enemy together!"

"As long as we defend against the first wave, our reinforcements will arrive immediately!"

At the summit of Hanling Mountain, an old man shining with white light all over his body hovered in mid-air, his voice resounding.

His appearance greatly boosted the morale of the many Cultivators present.

"It's Cloud Crane True Lord from the Heavenly Dao Sect! We are saved!!"

Xu Qi'an looked up and saw the old man, full of vigor and smiling broadly, with cloud-patterned immortal cranes carved on his body, not looking like a Mortal.

"A Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator!"

"But can he really withstand the fierce Ghost Spirit Sect Cultivators?"

Xu Qi'an stroked his chin and fell into contemplation.

Just as Xu Qi'an was momentarily distracted.

In the distance, the hundred-plus spirit ships and the vast, dark mass of Cultivators all drew closer.

They were only two to three kilometers away from Hanling Mountain!

This distance could be covered in an instant.

Suddenly, Xu Qi'an saw hundreds of spiritual power light pillars directly bombard the Formation barrier of Hanling Mountain.

Rumble!!

Hanling Mountain trembled.

Countless scattered rocks rolled down Hanling Mountain.

However, what surprised Xu Qi'an the most was that Hanling Mountain's Nascent Soul Formation shattered under the bombardment of these hundreds of light pillars.

The Nascent Soul Formation, which the Cultivators relied on as a barrier, actually shattered directly.

In an instant, Hanling Mountain erupted in an uproar.

Xu Qi'an was extremely surprised.

"How could a Nascent Soul Formation be broken so easily!"