20: The market was destroyed

He decided to use his Keen Observation to secretly investigate the matter. Every time night fell and all was quiet, he would quietly leave his post and scout around, hoping to find some clues.

After several days of effort, Lin Feng finally discovered some anomalies. He found that around the Liuyun Market, there seemed to be some mysterious forces secretly lurking. These forces were elusive and highly cultivated, clearly not ordinary Demonic Path Cultivators.

Lin Feng was startled. He realized that this might be the reason why the Four Great Sects had not sent reinforcements. These mysterious forces might have intricate connections with the Four Great Sects, or even be secretly obstructing their reinforcements.

Lin Feng felt anxious. He had to convey this message to the Four Great Sects as soon as possible. But he also knew that this matter was extremely sensitive, and a slight misstep could alert those mysterious forces.

He decided to adopt a more secretive approach. Lin Feng privately sought out Ye Qingfeng and informed him of his discovery, also asking about Martial Uncle Ye Zhiqiu's injuries.

Ye Qingfeng looked troubled, but eventually informed Lin Feng that Ye Zhiqiu's injuries were not serious and had already recovered. The reason why the several Junior Martial Uncles in Liuyun Market had not shown themselves was due to other reasons, and he hoped Lin Feng would not tell anyone about it.

Upon hearing this news, Lin Feng felt a little relieved. He knew that he had done his best, and what happened next was beyond his control; it was up to the Four Great Sects to handle it.

During this time, Lin Feng also cultivated even harder to improve his strength. He deeply understood that only with sufficient strength could he survive better in this place and better cope with potential crises.

Days passed, and the situation in Liuyun Market remained tense, but Lin Feng was already prepared to face all challenges.

A month later, outside Liuyun Market, ten Cultivators stood proudly in the air, looking down at the market. The aura of these ten Cultivators was incredibly powerful as they overlooked Liuyun Market.

Among them, one was likely at the Foundation Establishment Peak Realm, three others were in the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, and the remaining six were Mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators. This lineup made Lin Feng somewhat alarmed, and all the Cultivators in the market showed expressions of terror upon seeing the ten Demonic Cultivator Foundation Establishment cultivators.

For some unknown reason, these ten Cultivators had been unwilling to show themselves before, but now they suddenly appeared outside Liuyun Market and attacked it.

Among the Cultivators in the market who had escaped from Qingyun Mountain Range, some immediately recognized the ten Foundation Establishment Demonic Cultivators in the sky. Someone exclaimed, "It's the Blood Demon Sect Cultivators! It's over, we're finished!"

As that Cultivator revealed the truth, the already somewhat turbulent situation in Liuyun Market immediately exploded. Loose Cultivators began to flee in all directions, and some started trying to attack the defending Formation to escape.

The ten Cultivators in the sky were precisely the Blood Demon Sect Cultivators who had previously refined thousands of Loose Cultivators. However, although their aura had strengthened, they had failed to Breakthrough to Golden Core despite slaughtering so many Cultivators.

Having killed so many Cultivators and Cultivating Demonic Path Cultivation Techniques, the leader was only at Foundation Establishment Peak, which made Lin Feng somewhat disdainful of Demonic Path Cultivation Techniques. Killing two to three thousand Cultivators only resulted in a Breakthrough of one minor Realm, offending so many Cultivators and attracting countless enemies. Lin Feng thought it wasn't worth it; the Demonic Path truly consisted of a group of madmen who would stop at nothing to improve their Cultivation.

The ten Cultivators launched an attack on Liuyun Market. The ten Foundation Establishment Blood Demon Sect Cultivators launched torrents of attacks at the Formation.

Streaks of Demonic Path attacks struck the market's defensive Formation, causing the Formation's light to flicker continuously. As time passed, the Formation's light grew dimmer and dimmer. At this moment, Lin Feng and others were frantically adding Spirit Stones to the Formation's core, but the Demonic Path attacks released by the ten Foundation Establishment cultivators were powerful.

The Demonic Path attacks on the Formation caused the Formation's shield to be corroded little by little. Streaks of blood-red liquid slowly corroded the Formation's shield.

Even if Lin Feng and others continuously added Spirit Stones to enhance the Formation's defensive capabilities, it was futile. The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Four Great Sects stationed there still refused to show themselves. Facing this situation, the entire Liuyun Market immediately plunged into despair and chaos.

Liuyun Market originally had over ten thousand Loose Cultivators. After the last expedition to Qingyun Mountain Range, a large number of Cultivators went to Qingyun Mountain Range to seek Opportunity, and a significant portion of these adventurous Cultivators fell into the trap of Demonic Cultivators, leading to the annihilation of a wave of Cultivators.

The Demonic Cultivators killed thousands of Cultivators, including those from Liuyun Market and external adventurous Cultivators. Although Cultivators from Liuyun Market only accounted for a portion, one to two thousand Loose Cultivators from Liuyun Market also died or were injured.

At this moment, seven to eight thousand Loose Cultivators gathered within Liuyun Market. Faced with a defensive Formation that could be breached at any moment, chaos erupted. The entire Liuyun Market fell into utter disorder. Some Cultivators began to take advantage of the chaos, some even set their sights on shops, hiding everywhere, attacking and looting. At this moment, the entire Liuyun Market descended into a state of lawlessness.

Ye Qingfeng and others, along with members of the other three Great Sects, tried to maintain order, but their numbers of high-ranking Cultivators were too few. Coupled with the fact that many Cultivators were facing death, not many listened to their commands or attempts to stop them, and the chaotic situation did not ease.

In the sky above, the Demonic Cultivators, in just an hour, breached Liuyun Market's defensive Formation with the combined efforts of the ten Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The reason the ten Foundation Establishment cultivators were able to breach the Formation so quickly was primarily due to someone taking advantage of the chaos to cooperate with the Blood Demon Sect from within the Formation.

The ten Foundation Establishment cultivators attacked the Formation, and the Four Great Sects' personnel responsible for guarding the market were limited in number. Coupled with the chaotic scene, they were not only ambushed by a group of Cultivators during the chaos, but they also couldn't organize enough people to stop those Cultivators from attacking the defensive Formation from the inside.

The traitors in the market cooperated with the ten Foundation Establishment Blood Demon Sect Cultivators in attacking the Formation, causing the already precarious market defensive Formation to collapse instantly.

With the Formation breached, the Loose Cultivators in the entire Liuyun Market either ran to hidden places to hide or tried to escape the market by bypassing the Demonic Cultivators; it was complete pandemonium. Those Cultivators who tried to escape in the chaos were all killed by the Demonic Cultivators' Demonic Path Cultivation Technique, each enveloped in blood. In just a short while, they all turned into blood, leaving behind piles of dry bones.

At this point, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Four Great Sects still refused to show themselves. When the ten Blood Demon Sect Cultivators swaggered into the market, the Loose Cultivators and some Disciples of the Four Great Sects in the entire market fell into extreme terror. The Cultivators in the market unconsciously stood together, slowly retreating.

This was not the end. When the ten Foundation Establishment cultivators arrived in the market, several groups of Disciples who had ambushed the Sect's defensive Formation, led by a burly man at Qi Great Perfection, gathered a full two to three hundred Cultivators. They led this group out from among the gathered Loose Cultivators in the market and walked up to the ten Blood Demon Sect Cultivators with fawning expressions.

: "Sirs, I have not failed in my mission. Liuyun Market's Formation is broken. Please instruct us on how to proceed."

The leading Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivator nodded and praised the man before him: "Not bad. You're done for now. Keep an eye on any Cultivators trying to escape from here. Today, I will go on a killing spree to gather vital blood and help me Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, hahaha."

When Liuyun Market's Formation was breached, Lin Feng had long abandoned the Formation's core. He quickly applied an invisibility talisman to himself, regardless of whether the Blood Demon Sect Foundation Establishment cultivators would discover him, just to be safe. He then quietly left the area, heading towards a hidden spot as far away from Liuyun Pavilion as possible.