280: Chapter 280 Fierce Battle in the Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage

"Heh, it seems your luck is not very good. This humble one just happens to know a little bit about Formations." The Purple-robed man laughed.

Those Qi Refining Cultivators looked at him, a trace of fear rising in their hearts.

Chen Lixuan's expression remained unchanged as he patted his Storage Pouch, and a cyan Flying Sword appeared out of thin air—the Rank 2 Low Grade Qingyuan Sword.

Under his control and coordinated with the Yiyuan Heavy Water Array, the Qingyuan Sword attacked the Purple-robed man, forcing the Purple-robed man to retract his double-bladed axes to block this move.

Chen Lixuan formed hand seals, channeling all his spell formulas into the Qingyuan Sword. The power of the Qingyuan Sword surged instantly, pressing down toward the double-bladed axes.

Seeing this, the opponent's gaze carried a trace of disdain. Mere Level 1 Foundation Establishment, could he compare with someone at the Peak of Foundation Establishment Level 6?

Boom!

His double-bladed axes were raised high in mid-air and directly hacked downwards.

Bang!

Chen Lixuan's Qingyuan Sword was directly sent flying. This scene made all the Qi Refining Cultivators present panic with fright.

They thought that as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, even if Chen Lixuan was no match, he shouldn't be crushed so easily.

But after a few rounds, Chen Lixuan was completely suppressed. If not for the Formation, they even felt that Chen Lixuan would have been killed within a few moves.

Clang, clang, clang!

Knowing he was no match for the opponent, Chen Lixuan had no choice but to continue driving the Qingyuan Sword to attack. With the Yiyuan Heavy Water Array and dozens of Qi Refining Cultivators, turning defeat into victory might not be impossible.

An incense stick's time later, Chen Lixuan's magical power gave out first. The continuous high-consumption clash was still somewhat difficult for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had just stepped into the Foundation Establishment Stage.

As for the opponent, he still seemed to have plenty of spare energy. After all, the opponent was at the Peak of Foundation Establishment Level 6.

Every single strike just now was nothing much to him.

Watching Chen Lixuan withdraw the Qingyuan Sword, he seized the opportunity to crazily attack the Yiyuan Heavy Water Array.

Seeing this, Chen Lixuan immediately took out a Rank 2 Rejuvenation Pill and consumed it.

Inside the island, many Qi Refining Cultivators had actually given up somewhat, but under the command of the Chen family, they cheered up again and tried their best to stall the opponent, buying time for Chen Lixuan to recover.

They also understood that if Chen Lixuan died here, they were not far from death either. After all, without a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and without a Rank 2 Formation, they simply could not survive in the Wuwang Sea.

During the time Chen Lixuan was recovering, the Purple-robed man continuously bombarded the Formation. Seeing that the opponent had already recovered two or three tenths of his magical power, carrying unwillingness in his eyes, he turned around and left.

A Rank 2 Medium Grade Formation was almost impossible to break in a short time without several Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivators. He originally thought he had discovered the weakness of this Formation, but in the end, he still couldn't break it in a short time.

Since that was the case, he couldn't continue wasting time, because he himself had been hunted all the way here and had barely managed to escape; he must absolutely not fall here.

Looking at his departing figure, the crowd wore faces of confusion mixed with pleasant surprise.

Chen Lixuan also watched the opponent, feeling a breath of relief in his heart. Fortunately, the Rank 2 Medium Grade Formation was still somewhat useful.

If it had been changed to a Rank 2 Low Grade Formation, it might have been broken just now.

After all, the defense of a Rank 2 Low Grade Formation could only block Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators and could not completely block Foundation Establishment Middle Stage ones.

If facing Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators, it could at most hold out for a short while without being breached.

"Lixuan, who is this person?" Chen Lingzhao asked in confusion.

"I don't know. Judging by his injured appearance and seeing that he couldn't take us down immediately, he should be hunted down," Chen Lixuan shook his head.

"Hunted down? You mean..." Chen Lingzhao was startled and somewhat fearful at the same time.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator far stronger than Chen Lixuan was being hunted down; just how strong must the Cultivator hunting him be?

Moreover, since this person had been hunted all the way here, the person hunting him was very likely to come here as well.

For a moment, their expressions turned gloomy.

"Twenty-sixth Uncle, this matter must not be publicized. Let the Cultivators underneath not go out for a period of time," Chen Lixuan said.

"Understood. Right, earlier four Monster Hunting Teams went out and haven't returned yet. We..." Chen Lingzhao nodded, then remembered that Chen Changpeng and the others hadn't returned, harboring a trace of worry in his heart.

"It was Nineteenth Grand-uncle who informed me that a strange Foundation Establishment Cultivator has come to this sea area..." Chen Lixuan's tone was low.

Hearing this, Chen Lingzhao understood the other's meaning. He sighed helplessly and bit his lip.

"I know."

...

Half a month later, several streaks of escaping light shuttled across the sea surface.

Two of them were precisely Chen Lingyang and Ning Qingluo.

The two of them traveled together with quite a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators from Yan Country, which could avoid a lot of trouble.

The entire team had about seven people. Besides the two of them, the other five were all eyeing the heads of the Zilong Sect Cultivators.

Among these five, the one with the highest cultivation was a White-haired Elder, whose cultivation had reached Foundation Establishment Level 8.

Among the other four, there were two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivators and two Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators.

The seven people were not a single team, so they guarded against each other somewhat.

Their target at this moment was three Foundation Establishment Cultivators who were escaping toward the border of Han Country.

Originally, these three people were hiding very well on an island, but they were tracked down by the White-haired Elder using unknown methods.

Originally, they should have surrounded the three and killed them right there. As a result, not only did these three escape from their encirclement, but it was also unknown where they had fled.

Except for Chen Lingyang and the other person, the remaining five were somewhat anxious, afraid that these three people would be snatched away.

Although three people weren't enough for all of them to divide, it seemed some of them had already secretly joined forces.

That White-haired Elder had the strongest strength, so no one dared to team up with him. Even if they joined forces, the other party could discard them at any time; after all, the other party's strength far exceeded the Cultivators here.

Among the other four, two had clearly joined forces. As for what the situation was behind the scenes, Chen Lingyang did not know.

Who knew what thoughts each of these five people had.

Right now, he only wanted to take Ning Qingluo with him to Chenwu Mountain in Han Country to see if the Chen family had been affected.

Before Seventh Uncle and Seventh Aunt left, they had already instructed him to take good care of Chen Changxuan and the others in Han Country, because the strength of the Chen family in Han Country was too weak. If Bing Prefecture hadn't been occupied yet, it wouldn't be much of a problem.

But now...

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Several miles behind them, five streaks of escaping light appeared simultaneously.

Headed by the White-haired Elder, everyone stopped.

Behind them, five streaks of escaping light fled one after another.

Judging by the appearance, the two sides were not companions, but enemies.

Thinking of this, except for Chen Lingyang, the eyes of the other five lit up.

On the sea, if one side was the enemy, it meant they were Zilong Sect Cultivators.

They immediately gave chase.

Chen Lingyang and Ning Qingluo didn't care; instead, they headed toward the direction of Han Country's sea area.

Seeing this, those five felt joy in their hearts. With two people fewer in the team fighting for the prey, the pressure they faced would be much less.

"Everyone, there are three people on the other side. Let the five of us join forces first to force those three back, and then we can divide those two Zilong Sect remnants, how about that?" the White-haired Elder proposed.

"Agreed." The other four all agreed.

Before long, they started fighting.