207: Chapter 207 Crisis!

After Chen Changqing and the others left Master Baiye's courtyard, they returned to their respective dwellings.

Three days later.

The Cultivators from the three countries staged a comeback once again.

Before long, both sides engaged in battle once more.

In the sector guarded by Chen Changqing, besides him, there were three other Purple Palace Cultivators, as well as hundreds of Foundation Establishment Cultivators and tens of thousands of Qi Refining Cultivators.

Among the three Purple Palace Cultivators, Master Yuchen of Biluo Palace was the most powerful, being a Purple Palace Cultivator at the eighth layer of the Purple Mansion. The cultivation levels of the other two were at the fifth layer and third layer of the Purple Mansion respectively: Master Tianhong of the Tianyan Sect and Master Xiyang of the Shanggao Mu Family.

Outside the Formation, a large number of low-tier Cultivators continuously bombarded it, while the low-tier Cultivators in Chen Changqing's sector also continuously slaughtered the enemy forces through the Formation.

In the blink of an eye, the opposing side suffered thousands of casualties among their Cultivators, and their Purple Palace Cultivators could no longer sit still, leading the Foundation Establishment Cultivators to make their move.

Chen Changqing and the other three likewise led the majority of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators and quite a few Qi Refining Cultivators out of the Formation to engage them in a fierce battle.

It was not that Chen Changqing and the others were unwilling to stay within the Formation to continue wearing down the enemy, but rather that when a Tier 4 Formation protected the entire city, facing the non-stop attacks of hundreds of thousands of Cultivators, it would eventually be broken.

If Purple Palace Cultivators intervened, the time required to break the Formation would be drastically reduced. By then, the Yan Country Cultivators in Jizhou City would have to face combat power far exceeding their own.

Opposite them, two Cultivators set their sights on Chen Changqing. One of them was a Red-robed Young Man, and the other was an old man leaning on a cane.

Chen Changqing's gaze turned somewhat solemn. With a strike of his palm, he engaged them in a chaotic battle.

After just a few rounds of exchange, both sides gauged each other's combat power.

Coupled with the fact that the strength Chen Changqing had displayed earlier when reinforcing Jizhou City had long since been recorded by the enemy.

Aside from Chen Changqing, the other three also had their respective opponents, and just like Chen Changqing, most of them faced the predicament of being besieged.

The Red-robed Young Man unleashed six blood blades, each of which moved at extreme speeds. Chen Changqing could only faintly see several blood-colored afterimages hurtling toward him.

With a wave of his hand, the qingluo umbrella appeared, its ribs expanding to block the six blood blades mid-air.

As for the old man leaning on a cane, his cane gently tapped the Void Realm. Immediately, ripples spread outward, causing the heaven and earth to tremble continuously.

Chen Changqing frowned and hurriedly employed the Azure Thunder Escape to dodge.

"You certainly dodge fast," the old man chuckled. His movements suddenly halted. Raising his cane toward the direction where Chen Changqing had fled, he flashed in front of Chen Changqing in a few steps and brought it down heavily upon his head.

As soon as Chen Changqing reappeared, a cane loomed right before him, hacking toward his head. He was startled, and at his fingertips, three hundred and sixty bolts of Azure Thunder leaped forth, striking out in the blink of an eye.

Boom!

Before the cane could smash down, the three hundred and sixty bolts of Azure Thunder deflected the opponent's attack, and Chen Changqing seized this opportunity to distance himself.

At that moment, the Red-robed Young Man's blood blades broke through the defense of the qingluo umbrella and closed in directly on Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing hurriedly deployed the yuxu sword, simultaneously retracting the qingluo umbrella. Then, he formed several hand seals directed at the qingluo umbrella. The umbrella unfurled its canopy, and one rib after another transformed into Flying Swords that detached and slashed toward the Red-robed Young Man.

The old man chanted incantations under his breath, and the cane in his hand abruptly emitted black beams of light, bombarding Chen Changqing simultaneously with the Red-robed Young Man's blood blades.

Feeling those black threads—each carrying a formidable aura—Chen Changqing realized that if they overlapped, they would unquestionably reach the destructive power of the sixth layer of the Purple Mansion.

With a point of his finger toward the Void Realm, the three hundred and sixty bolts of Azure Thunder underwent Fusion, and an azure dragon instantly detached from his body.

Seeing this scene, the Red-robed Young Man and the old man exchanged glances, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

After swatting down one blood blade, the yuxu sword was besieged by several other blood blades, while every Flying Sword from the qingluo umbrella behind him simultaneously entangled the blood blades.

The black beams of light met the azure dragon, colliding with one another and continuously consuming each other's strength.

Chen Changqing fighting two major experts to a standstill left everyone present somewhat astonished.

A Cultivator at the first layer of the Purple Mansion was actually able to simultaneously contend against the joint forces of a sixth-layer and a fourth-layer Purple Mansion expert.

Master Yuchen glanced briefly at Chen Changqing before withdrawing her gaze. She single-handedly held back three opposing Purple Palace Cultivators, and moreover, one of them possessed a cultivation level equal to her own.

As for the two faced by Master Tianhong, although their cultivation levels were inferior to his, he was still suppressed by their joint efforts; within just dozens of rounds, he himself was already quite heavily injured.

Meanwhile, Master Xiyang only had a single opponent, whose cultivation was slightly weaker than his. Thus, he could be considered the one with the least pressure among the four. As long as his battlefield decided a victor, they would basically have successfully defended this sector.

Otherwise, this place would become a Breakthrough point for the three countries' Cultivators.

Once this place was breached, the Formation's might would plummet drastically.

Therefore, at this moment, Chen Changqing and the other three were all awaiting the outcome of Master Xiyang's battle.

Chen Changqing continued to entangle with the two. Although he had obtained intelligence on these two from Master Yuchen beforehand, dealing with them in reality was not so easy with intelligence alone.

He even felt that even if he exhausted all his means, he wouldn't be able to take down the two in a short time, and that was assuming the opponents did not conceal their strength.

High up in the air was the battlefield of the Purple Palace Cultivators, while on the ground was the battlefield of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Qi Refining Cultivators.

Many of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Qi Refining Cultivators who had previously charged out alongside Chen Changqing and the others had already died, and this number was still surging rapidly.

The opposing side's low-tier Cultivators were the same, suffering even more casualties than the Yan Country Cultivators.

Just a single war like this was enough to wipe out the Cultivators of several nations completely.

Fortunately, whoever survived until the end would possess far more resources than what they had lost.

The Red-robed Young Man and the old man exchanged glances, nodding imperceptibly at each other.

Chen Changqing furrowed his brows. Although he didn't know their objective, he could imagine that it was definitely not a good thing for him. Thinking this, Chen Changqing immediately struck.

No matter what the enemy wanted to do, he simply wouldn't give them the chance.

After losing its ribs, the canopy of the qingluo umbrella turned into a circular flying blade, slashing toward the Red-robed Young Man.

Seeing that the qingluo umbrella possessed such a method, the greed in the Red-robed Young Man's heart grew even more intense. Through the earlier combat, he knew that this cyan umbrella before his eyes was a Tier 3 High Grade Magical Artifact, capable of both offense and defense.

If he could acquire it, it would definitely boost his strength tremendously.

The old man naturally shared this thought. Moreover, he himself was a Cultivator at the Perfection of the sixth layer of the Purple Mansion, only a single step away from the seventh layer of the Purple Mansion. When the time came to make a Breakthrough to the seventh layer of the Purple Mansion while possessing this qingluo umbrella, he would likewise save a massive amount of time spent searching for a Tier 3 High Grade Magical Artifact.

Watching the two dodge his attacks and instead rush toward him, Chen Changqing suddenly sensed a wave of crisis in his heart. Before he could react, a sharp sword abruptly appeared, hacking toward his head.

Pfft!