55: The cultivators ambushed, and Li Yun assisted the witch.

Before long, Li Yun successfully broke through the outer battlefield area.

Speeding along the way, the battlefields he encountered were rapidly decreasing; on the contrary, the number of Wu Clan members traveling was constantly climbing.

However, Li Yun did not reveal himself immediately.

The cultivation of those traveling Wu Clan members was not very high, and since this place was still in the outer area of Mount Buzhou, any rash exposure might lead to being noticed by other Cultivators.

The 72 Transformations was certainly good, but due to his insufficient cultivation, it had many drawbacks and could easily be detected by those Cultivators. If that happened, he would be unable to explain himself and might even be treated as an anomaly among Cultivators, facing resistance and rejection from countless others—something Li Yun did not want to see.

Under these circumstances, Li Yun flew rapidly all the way!

Before long, Li Yun had already delved deep into the Wu Clan Territory.

It was at this moment that Li Yun finally saw a familiar figure leading a team forward at a quick pace in the distance.

“Xingtian!”

“I didn't expect to run into him here!”

With a flash of sharp light in his eyes, Li Yun immediately began to fly towards where Xingtian was located.

He was only here to deliver information this time; it didn't matter whether he saw the Ancestral Witches or not.

As a Great Witch within the Wu Clan, and one of the earliest born Great Witches, Xingtian's status and strength were beyond doubt. Furthermore, seeing an Ancestral Witch was an extremely simple matter for him.

However, after flying for just a short while, Li Yun sensed an unsettling atmosphere. The closer he got to Xingtian and the other Wu Clan members, the colder the surrounding air seemed to become.

“Something's not right!”

“There's a problem!”

His forward movement paused as Li Yun directly activated his Purple Gold Divine Pupils to scan the surroundings.

A second later, relying on the insight of the Purple Gold Divine Pupils, he quickly spotted something amiss: not far from Xingtian and the others, there was actually a grand Formation.

That Formation was designed to conceal one's aura, which meant the Wu Clan members, who lacked a Primordial Spirit, could not detect it—even a Top-tier Great Witch like Xingtian was no exception.

But Li Yun's Purple Gold Divine Pupils could see through the clues. There were fully thirty or so Cultivators present, and the aura fluctuations of each were no lower than Taiyi Golden Immortal; there were even quite a few Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Clearly, these Cultivators had slipped into the Wu Clan Territory at some point to set an ambush on the path of the Wu reinforcements, hoping to catch them off guard or even annihilate the reinforcing Wu Clan members.

“As expected, without a Primordial Spirit, the Wu Clan's weaknesses are significant.”

“They can't even detect the infiltration of Cultivators. It's only because the Wu Clan population is large enough; otherwise, the front lines probably wouldn't last very long.”

Lamenting inwardly, Li Yun no longer hesitated and directly flew down to land in a relatively safe area.

After completing this, Li Yun used Telepathy to message Xingtian, who was walking not far away: “Xingtian, be careful. There is a group of Cultivators lying in ambush fifty miles directly ahead of you!”

“There are thirty-eight Cultivators in total, including eight Grand Unity Golden Immortals, while the rest are at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level.”

Hearing this, Xingtian, who was moving forward, came to a halt.

He was very familiar with this voice.

Li Yun!

Li Yun had actually returned, and he was even warning them of the danger ahead.

In an instant, Xingtian became prepared. He looked at a person beside him and said, “Get ready, there are Cultivators ambushing us ahead!”

“Everyone, speed up with me. First, act as if you know nothing, then move with me the moment I strike.”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

Hearing this, the Wu Clan members beside Xingtian all responded in agreement.

Immediately following that, their speed increased significantly, and they headed straight for the hiding place of the Cultivators Li Yun had mentioned.

“It looks like they plan to meet them head-on.”

Taking in this scene, Li Yun immediately understood Xingtian's intentions.

Though it was somewhat irrational, it was indeed the best method at the moment.

Thinking of this, Li Yun did not hesitate either. Flapping his wings, he took flight and followed them.

Before long, Xingtian's group had approached the Cultivators' hiding place. Li Yun sent another telepathic message: “You've arrived. They are less than a hundred meters from you!”

“Right in that pile of jagged rocks diagonally ahead of you. It's concealed by a Formation, which is why you can't perceive it.”

Hearing these words, a flash of killing intent crossed Xingtian's eyes.

He had absolute faith in Li Yun's words. Without any hesitation, Xingtian took a sudden step forward, and his blood energy, innate turbid qi, and Protective Aura all erupted simultaneously.

“Roar~”

With a roar, Xingtian's figure instantly grew massive. His Great Witch True Form erupted, transforming him into a sky-propping giant. Both hands clenched into fists, he launched an attack at the pile of jagged rocks, shouting: “Strike~”

“Kill, kill!”

“Kill, kill, kill~”

At the same time, the Wu Clan members behind Xingtian also accelerated and charged out. Three more sky-propping giants appeared simultaneously, clearly being Great Witch-level entities as well.

They also unleashed their power, throwing punches that mixed turbid Protective Aura with blood energy, landing directly on the area of the jagged rocks.

Crack—

The sound of shattering resounded as the grand Formation constructed by the Cultivators quietly broke apart at that moment.

The thirty-odd Cultivators within were caught off guard and were directly hit by the shockwaves of the attack from Xingtian and the other Great Witches.

“Ah...”

“Ah...”

Screams rang out as Taiyi Golden Immortal level Cultivators died one after another under the invasion of the turbid Protective Aura. Their physical bodies shattered and their Primordial Spirits collapsed; they didn't even have time to leave a single last word before their Soul Flew Away and Spirit Scattered.

Only those few Grand Unity Golden Immortals managed to escape, though they were now riddled with wounds, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

After all, they had carried out ambushes more than once or twice, and they were extremely confident in the Formations they constructed.

But now?

The Formation had actually been seen through, and they had even suffered heavy losses. This was simply... “Cultivators, die!”

“Cultivators, meet your end!”

“...”

Before they could even recover, a large number of Lesser Witches charged up. The Protective Aura erupting from each Lesser Witch was extremely Yin and soft, forcefully binding those few Grand Unity Golden Immortals in place, making it impossible for them to escape in a short time.

It was at this moment that Xingtian and the other three Great Witches arrived on the scene.

With a punch, those few Grand Unity Golden Immortals coughed up blood. Several of them even had their physical bodies explode, leaving only their Primordial Spirits.

Before their Primordial Spirits could flee, the innate turbid qi released by Xingtian and the other Wu Clan members covered the area, beginning to forcefully grind down their Primordial Spirits bit by bit.

“Ah...”

“Ah...”

Heart-wrenching screams continued to ring out as their Primordial Spirits and physical bodies were ground away bit by bit. Those few Grand Unity Golden Immortals were now completely driven mad, the dharmic power in their bodies becoming turbulent with a tendency to self-detonate.