267: Brutal War

The strength of the Beast Taming Sect is too formidable. Just on the Red Pine Sect side, no fewer than one hundred thousand Cultivators have arrived in waves, and with the large number of Heavenly Sword Sect Disciples and locally recruited Cultivators, the total number is no less than three hundred thousand.

Do not be deceived by their lack of basic supplies; they possess five third-rank flying boats and large Formation Plates for rapid Formation deployment.

If they were to all retreat from the border, it would be enough to annihilate the entire Red Pine Sect, and even True Person Xiao could not stop them.

Liu Xuan dared not be too reckless in caring for the Beast Taming Sect's Junior Sister; he could not be as casual as he was with the Sect's beauty pageants and had to take it slow, step by step.

If not for the connection with An Yunxi, it would have been even harder for him to get involved with the Beast Taming Sect, and a single misstep could easily lead to trouble.

...

Peach Blossom Sect border. Bone Fiend Sect mountain gate.

"Boom~" The Beast Taming Sect's army of Cultivators, the Bone Fiend Sect's army, and the Snow Wolf Demon army were bombarding each other frantically across a Formation barrier.

The battle line stretched for over a hundred miles, and the positioning of each Beast Taming Sect unit was extremely precise, forming a massive Sect Grand Formation based on the terrain and Spiritual Vein nodes.

Even if the Bone Fiend Sect's army and the Snow Wolf Demon hordes occasionally broke through one or two nodes, they would quickly be counter-attacked by the Beast Taming Sect's army.

Likewise, the Bone Fiend Sect's territory was also covered in Formations; the Beast Taming Sect's army could not drive straight in and could only advance bit by bit, occasionally being pushed back.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

The front of a second-rank Flying Boat continuously released flaming arrows imbued with terrifying energy, and every bombardment caused significant casualties among the Bone Fiend Sect Cultivators and Snow Wolf Demons.

"Crack~" The Formation barrier at a battlefield node shattered, and a large number of Beast Taming Sect Cultivators rushed into the barrier from all directions, slaughtering every living thing they saw.

"Awooo~" With a miserable howl, a Snow Wolf Demon had one of its legs severed by a flash of blade light.

Its ferocity was ignited; ignoring its injuries entirely, it gathered all its demon power into its right claw and instantly lunged at a Beast Taming Sect Cultivator.

"Ahhh!!" The protective shield light in front of this Beast Taming Sect Cultivator shattered, and they were subsequently torn in half at the waist.

Another Cultivator flew in rapidly from behind, and taking advantage of the Snow Wolf Demon's exhaustion, stabbed a sword into its head. The Snow Wolf Demon's eyes, filled with ferocity, instantly dimmed.

No one cared about the dying Cultivator, nor did anyone care about the Snow Wolf Demon's corpse; the Beast Taming Sect Cultivators rushed frantically into the Formation node, determined to drive the enemy out of the position first.

The battlefield's Qi was chaotic and violent; the sky was churned by the aftermath of various Spells, and the ground was rent with deep ravines.

Amidst the chaos, no one noticed that the blood of the fallen Cultivators and Yao Beasts was seeping into the ground and disappearing, vanishing faster than it normally would.

The remnant souls, demon power, and magical power that should have dissipated into the world were also drawn into the ground by a suction force.

...

The Beast Taming Sect continued their offensive, and when the army advanced into the range of the Golden Core Sect Bone Fiend Sect's Sect Grand Formation, a Golden Core True Person finally made a move!

A black-robed man exuded black Qi from his entire body, and in the blink of an eye, transformed into a hundred-zhang skeleton, his entire body shrouded in black Qi filled with malice and evil intent.

Green flames burned within its two massive eye sockets, and a twisted will that disturbed the mind spread outwards.

Immortal Master Bone Fiend had not yet truly attacked; merely by revealing his complete form, some of the early and Middle Stage Qi Refining Cultivators were already mentally dazed, needing to expend magical power just to remain conscious, their combat effectiveness reduced by more than half.

At the same time, a giant Snow Wolf phantom appeared behind a white-robed man, and a will that froze everything spread, causing even the speed of magical power circulation and thought processes to become sluggish.

The Snow Wolf phantom gently waved its claw, and a pitch-black fissure appeared, instantly slicing through a Beast Taming Sect military Formation.

"Boom!!" The military Formation's barrier shattered, several low-rank Flying Boats turned into debris, and countless Beast Taming Sect Cultivators and tamed Yao Beasts were either killed or injured.

When the giant Snow Wolf phantom turned its gaze toward another Beast Taming Sect army, a bolt of lightning flashed, and a third-rank thunder beast flying ship that blotted out the sky appeared.

Qin Mo stood at the front of the flying ship. He pointed a finger, and the entire flying ship burst forth with brilliant electric light. Eighteen bolts of lightning erupted from the beast's mouth, bombarding the skeleton and the Snow Wolf phantom respectively.

Qin Mo himself was at the Mid Golden Core Stage. Now, with the aid of the third-rank thunder beast flying ship and the support of the Beast Taming Sect military Formation on the ground, the Golden Core True Persons could only avoid the brunt of the attack.

But Immortal Master Bone Fiend of the Bone Fiend Sect was no simpleton. This place was his base of operations for many years; beneath it lay a Third-rank High-grade Spiritual Vein, and he had built a Third-rank High-grade Sect Grand Formation.

Coupled with the defensive preparations made in advance, the support of the Snow Wolf Demon clan, and the aid of a Snow Wolf Golden Core, his combat power was extraordinary.

"Boom~" Thick black Qi surged from beneath the entire mountain gate, and a massive, incomparably huge skeleton palm seemed to emerge from the ground, reaching out to grab the thunder beast flying ship against the sky-filling lightning.

The power of the lightning was immense, instantly annihilating countless black Qi, but the black Qi from underground seemed endless. After a moment of stalemate, the lightning actually fell into a disadvantage, and the fingertips of the giant skeleton hand were about to touch the bottom of the flying ship.

"Retreat!!" Qin Mo's voice came down from high above, and the thunder beast flying ship flashed with electric light, instantly escaping the range of the Bone Fiend Sect's Formation.

At the same time, the Beast Taming Sect army below followed, retreating, and the military Formation nodes near the Bone Fiend Sect's Formation were abandoned one after another.

Immortal Master Bone Fiend and the Snow Wolf Golden Core Yao Beast dared not pursue them outside, so they could only vent their anger on the Beast Taming Sect Cultivators who did not retreat in time; large numbers of military Cultivators were instantly slaughtered.

Half an hour later. The Bone Fiend Sect returned to calm. Immortal Master Bone Fiend, dressed in black robes, and the white-robed Snow Wolf Golden Core Yao Beast stood on the mountaintop, gazing together at the Beast Taming Sect military Formation in the distance.

"Fellow Daoist Xue, this cannot go on. The Beast Taming Sect's army is endless, yet there has been no sign of support from the Demon Lord or the Demon Court."

"At most half a year; if the Demon Court still does not intervene, I will have no choice but to leave!"

Immortal Master Bone Fiend's voice was somewhat hoarse and helpless. He had operated in this place for three hundred years and truly did not want to abandon it, but such was the overall situation, and he had no other choice.

The Demon Court provided no support, the Peach Blossom Demon Lord did not care, and the Beast Taming Sect was extremely murderous, seizing territory without taking prisoners. When things reached an untenable point, his only option was to leave.

"Let's wait a little longer!" The Snow Wolf Golden Core Xue Yao said, "The Peach Blossom Demon Lord's intentions are unfathomable. If the Demon Court still does not provide support, I will leave with you, Fellow Daoist."

"Oh?" Immortal Master Bone Fiend looked at him with surprise. "Are you not afraid of the Demon Court's questioning? Will your Snow Wolf clan's Demon Lord let you go?"

"Hehe~" Xue Yao chuckled lightly. "The Demon Court's actions make it clear that they are sending my Snow Wolf clan to their deaths. Since it's death either way, what is there to fear?"

"When things truly reach the point of no return, even the Demon Lord will have to flee, so how could they possibly control me?"

For a member of the Yao Race, betraying the Demon Court would make it impossible to move an inch, and even if one survived, it would only be a wretched existence.

But if one knows for certain that they will die, a wretched existence is still far better than dying in vain. Any smart person knows how to choose.

"That is excellent! We can start preparing for this now, so as not to be caught off guard when the time comes."