113: Chapter 113 Chase in Luoyan Valley

Early the next morning, you left Xingzhi Academy with ten disciples.

Among the ten disciples, several were those you had taught in the past, and they held you in high esteem.

Along the way, the disciples were in high spirits; after all, going out to mine was both a mission and a form of training for them.

You walked at the front of the group, appearing calm and composed.

However, your divine sense remained extended to its maximum range, monitoring all movement within a ten-mile radius.

After traveling for the better part of the day, the group arrived at the only path leading to the Nanxi ore vein—Luoyan Valley.

The terrain of Luoyan Valley was narrow, with cliffs hundreds of feet high on both sides, and only a winding path running through the valley.

This was a textbook ambush site, a classic strategic location!

The moment you entered the valley entrance, your divine sense detected an anomaly.

There were people in the valley, and quite a few of them.

A rough scan revealed at least twenty cultivators lying in ambush on the cliffs on both sides.

Two of them had the most formidable auras—they were Mid-stage True Immortals.

Your eyes narrowed slightly.

Mid-stage True Immortals... The Wu Family and Tian Family were truly willing to pay a high price.

However, you did not stop, nor did you let the disciples notice anything unusual.

You continued leading the group into the valley while secretly making all necessary preparations.

When the group reached the center of the valley, you suddenly stopped.

"Everyone stop," you said calmly.

The disciples looked at you in confusion.

You turned around to face the disciples: "Stay where you are, and form a circular formation with me at the center."

Although the disciples were puzzled, out of trust for you, they did as instructed.

You took the ninth-rank defensive Formation Plate from your storage space and injected spiritual power into it.

A golden light barrier rose from the Formation Plate, enclosing the ten disciples within it.

"Instructor Yuan Chen, what's wrong?" one disciple asked nervously.

"It's nothing," you said indifferently, "just a few flies that need to be swatted away."

As soon as you finished speaking, sharp whistling sounds erupted from the cliffs on both sides.

Dozens of attacks were launched simultaneously!

Sword lights, palm imprints, and spells intertwined, forming an overwhelming net of attacks.

The disciples screamed in terror, but the golden light barrier remained unmoved, blocking all the attacks from the outside.

"Attack!"

A cold shout came from the cliffs, and more than twenty cultivators appeared simultaneously.

They were all dressed in black, with black veils covering their faces, making it impossible to see their features.

But the spiritual energy fluctuations on their bodies betrayed them; they were cultivators from the Wu Family and the Tian Family.

You had long since learned from Long Batian that the spiritual energy of the Wu Family cultivators tended to be masculine, while that of the Tian Family cultivators was more feminine.

The two distinctly different types of spiritual energy intertwined, showing a surprising level of coordination.

Two Mid-stage True Immortals drifted down from the highest point of the cliffs, blocking both ends of the valley path.

"Yuan Chen, your head is worth 1,800 high-grade immortal crystals," the person on the left said coldly.

"However, considering that you are a talent, I will give you a choice."

"Crippling your own cultivation, and we will spare your life."

You glanced at him, the corner of your mouth curling up.

"1,800? Is that it?"

"I thought it would be worth at least 3,000."

The opponent was enraged by your attitude and struck at you with a palm.

A full-force strike from a Mid-stage True Immortal, with spiritual energy pressing down like a mountain, causing the air to emit a sharp whistling sound under the pressure.

You dodged to the side, tapped your toes on the ground, and retreated several feet.

You did not linger in the fight, but retreated while fighting, relying on the golden light barrier.

At the same time, another Formation Plate appeared in your hand.

You had secretly set up dozens of miniature array flags along the way before entering Luoyan Valley.

Those array flags were hidden in rock crevices and beneath the soil, and even the disciples following you had not noticed them.

You injected spiritual energy into the Formation Plate, and golden array patterns spread from beneath your feet.

The entire path was instantly shrouded in golden light!

That was the ninth-rank Trapping and Killing Array you had long prepared, the Net of Heaven and Earth!

This was a ninth-rank array you had personally improved, combining the essence of a Trapping Array, a Killing Array, and an Illusion Array.

Once activated, it could not be broken by anyone unless an Array Master personally broke the array.

Although the functions of this ninth-rank array were a bit cliché, in this world of cultivation, one effective trick is enough to conquer everything.

The twenty-plus black-clad cultivators were instantly plunged into a predicament.

The Trapping Array locked their bodies and spiritual energy, while the Illusion Array was responsible for disrupting their perception and sense of direction.

Golden sword qi from the Killing Array shot in from all directions, slicing through their protective spiritual light.

"Not good! It's a trap!"

"He set up the array long ago! We've fallen for it!"

Those cultivators at the Late Stage of Tribulation Transcendence had absolutely no power to fight back against the array, and in less than ten breaths, they were knocked down one by one by the golden sword qi.

The real opponents were only those two Mid-stage True Immortals.

Their cultivation levels were strong enough; although the Trapping Array was also affecting them, it could not completely restrict their movements.

The person on the left punched and shattered several array patterns in front of him, attempting to break through by force.

You sneered, changed the hand seal, and focused the attacks of the Killing Array to surge toward him.

At the same time, you moved as well.

You took out the ninth-rank Killing Array flag and infused it with spiritual energy.

A massive golden sword array appeared out of thin air, with hundreds of golden flying swords circling around you.

Attacking as an Array Master, there was no need to engage in a direct head-on fight.

The array was your most powerful weapon.

"Go."

Hundreds of golden flying swords whistled as they shot toward the two Mid-stage True Immortals.

The two joined forces to defend, but under the dual suppression of the Trapping and Killing Array and the golden sword array, their spiritual energy was depleted extremely quickly.

Especially with the Trapping Array continuously weakening their spiritual energy recovery speed.

This is the terrifying aspect of an Array Master: as long as there is enough preparation time, even an enemy whose cultivation is a whole major realm higher than yours must obediently be trapped to death in the array.

The battle lasted for about half an hour.

The spiritual energy of the two Mid-stage True Immortals finally could not hold out any longer.

The person on the left fell first; the golden sword qi pierced through his protective spiritual light, leaving dozens of wounds on his body.

Seeing this, the person on the right finally panicked.

"Spare me! I was just hired! I have nothing to do with the Wu and Tian Families!"

You remained unmoved, and the golden flying swords transformed into a cage, trapping him tightly.

"Whether you have anything to do with it or not, a soul search will tell."

You stepped forward and pressed your finger onto his sea of consciousness.

A moment later, you obtained the complete intelligence.