Chapter 98

After a moment.

In the Eight Trigram Blood Dragon Formation shrouded in mist, the shadows of blood-colored dragons were moving about, their eyes fixed on the six people outside, including Ji Ning and Ji Jiuhuo.

"Ji Ning, don’t rush in."

"I’ll give it a try." With a thought, Ji Ning summoned over seven hundred sword treasures that floated around him, each emitting a faint glow. In front of him, a strand of invincible sword light condensed. With another thought, the sword light of the Lesser Thousand Sword Formation shot out.

The ninth level of the Lesser Thousand Sword Formation!

"Whoosh!"

A dazzling strand of sword light shot into the Eight Trigram Blood Dragon Formation. The moment the sword light entered, the blood-colored dragons immediately roared and charged forward. The sword light barely managed to disperse one blood-colored dragon before it was exhausted. Soon, the blood-colored dragon reformed.

"What?" Ji Ning was stunned. "It can only defeat one dragon? And it recovers instantly?"

Dong Ziqi, standing in the center of the formation, glanced coldly at Ji Ning from a distance and said in a hoarse voice, "As expected of a genius of the Ji Clan, at just sixteen... you can defeat one of my blood-colored dragons. But this level of strength is far from enough."

"Ji Ning, don’t rush in." Ji Jiuhuo urgently transmitted his voice. "This kind of formation is most effective against divine and demon body cultivation. Once you enter the formation, you will be attacked by eight dragons. They will tear you apart and bite you to pieces."

"I know," Ji Ning nodded.

Although divine and demon body cultivation can overwhelm qi cultivation,

There are no absolutes!

There are also powerful figures in the qi cultivation path, such as those who can use the Lesser Thousand Sword Formation to fight across levels, or those who can raise millions of venomous insects to devour everything. The divine and demon body cultivation path is powerful... but it is powerful as a whole. Individually, the qi cultivation path also has incredibly brilliant figures.

"Let’s work together and see if we have a chance," Ji Jiuhuo’s eyes flashed with a killing intent.

Swords pierced the air!

Venomous insects danced!

Sword lights crisscrossed!

In an instant, a myriad of techniques enveloped Dong Ziqi, who was inside the Eight Trigram Blood Dragon Formation. He laughed wildly, "Good! You came!" The originally calm eight dragons became frenzied, fiercely welcoming the attacks, blocking the various treasures. Sometimes the dragons would disperse but quickly reformed.

The eight dragons coiled and twisted, one after another, stubbornly holding back the six people.

"Ji Clan cowards, if you have the guts, come into my Eight Trigram Blood Dragon Formation," Dong Ziqi, standing in the center of the formation, laughed maniacally. "Killing my three junior brothers and sisters, you outnumbered them. If we were to truly compete, how could your Ji Clan possibly be a match for us? In a true confrontation, I, Dong Ziqi, could wipe you all out!"

Outside the Eight Trigram Blood Dragon Formation, Ji Jiuhuo, Shadow Lady, Old Servant Awaking, Ji Yichuan, Ji Liuzhen, and Ji Ning were all shocked by the power of the formation.

"Powerful," Ji Jiuhuo transmitted his voice. "Although I’ve heard that Dong Ziqi’s Eight Trigram Blood Dragon Formation is formidable, we’ve never faced it. Now it seems that each of the eight dragons can match a Purple Mansion cultivator. Together, their power is astonishing. To kill him, we might have to sacrifice two or three of us."

"Is there anything without risk?" Shadow Lady transmitted her voice. "Let’s fight to the death with Dong Ziqi!"

"How many Purple Mansion cultivators do we Ji Clan have? The Snow Dragon Mountain has many. It’s not worth it for us to die together with them," Ji Jiuhuo rejected. "What we need is not to kill all the Snow Dragon Mountain people, but to ensure the longevity of our Ji Clan! The longer we can hold out, the better. We need to hold out until the angel of the Great Xia Dynasty arrives. Once the contract is signed, we will have succeeded. Our lives are more important than Dong Ziqi’s! If we fight now and sacrifice two or three to kill Dong Ziqi and his companion, the Snow Dragon Mountain will quickly come to avenge them. A group of Purple Mansion cultivators will come... how will we buy time then?"

Ji Liuzhen realized.

Killing is secondary; the most important thing for the Ji Clan is to survive this calamity.

We must hold out until the angel of the Great Xia Dynasty arrives! Killing a few Purple Mansion cultivators from the Snow Dragon Mountain is secondary. Killing more now is just to slightly reduce future pressure. If it causes too much loss to our side, it’s not worth it.

Inside the Eight Trigram Blood Dragon Formation, Dong Ziqi was also on edge. Six Purple Mansion cultivators attacking, each capable of using several techniques, the attacks were overwhelming. He had barely managed to block all their attacks. If the Ji Clan people used forbidden techniques to fight to the death... he would be in great danger.

"Even if I die, I’ll take them with me," Dong Ziqi’s eyes flashed with madness.

"Senior Brother Ziqi." Mu Si, sitting cross-legged with a pale face, suddenly opened his eyes with a look of surprise. "The vines have grown beyond the range of the maze."

Dong Ziqi was stunned, then overjoyed, "We can get out?"

If he could live, he certainly didn’t want to fight to the death.

"I can sense the position of the vines. Following my sense, we can break out," Mu Si stood up. "Senior Brother Ziqi, maintain the Eight Trigram Blood Dragon Formation, let’s go."

A green leaf appeared out of nowhere.

The green leaf grew to several dozen feet long, and Mu Si and Dong Ziqi stood on it. Around them, the eight dragons were still moving, indicating that Dong Ziqi was maintaining the Eight Trigram Blood Dragon Formation.

"Go."

Whoosh!

The green leaf flew along a strange path, advancing, turning left, retreating, retreating, advancing... it was incredibly bizarre. In reality, it was a complete disorientation, seemingly changing direction constantly, but they were always moving closer to the outside of the formation.

Whoosh! Mu Si and Dong Ziqi on the green leaf suddenly saw the wilderness and forests outside.

"We’re out."

"We’re out, we’re out." Dong Ziqi and Mu Si’s faces showed joy. Being trapped in the maze, unable to escape, with the control in the hands of the enemy, was indeed very painful. Now, escaping was incredibly refreshing.

"Ji Clan!" Dong Ziqi gritted his teeth.

Mu Si’s face was also dark, "Three junior brothers and sisters died here, how can this great enmity go unavenged?"

"Ji Clan!" Dong Ziqi’s voice echoed for hundreds of miles, "You will be exterminated!"

Whoosh!

The green leaf instantly shot through the sky, quickly disappearing into the distance.

From the maze, six figures emerged, precisely Ji Jiuhuo and the others. Ji Jiuhuo turned to look at the distant wilderness and forests, where faint figures could be seen. Ji Jiuhuo shouted, "Bianhe Clan, Kui Clan, Black Fire Sect..." As soon as he spoke, figures in the distance flew over.

"Forgive us, we are powerless."

"Brother Jiuhuo, we dare not intervene."

Voices came from all directions.

Those figures, stepping on treasures, flew away. The Purple Mansion cultivators of other forces in Yan Mountain had also been attracted by the intense fluctuations of elemental energy. Although they couldn’t see the battle between the Ji Clan and Snow Dragon Mountain, they could guess. Especially the last words of Dong Ziqi, they understood the implications.

"Alas." Watching the distant figures fly away, Ji Jiuhuo shook his head. "The spirit stone vein is a major matter, it will attract more Purple Mansion cultivators from Snow Dragon Mountain. It’s no wonder the Black Fire Sect, Bianhe Clan, and Kui Clan are unwilling to intervene."

In Yan Mountain, the Ji Clan, Black Fire Sect, Bianhe Clan, and Kui Clan were in the same camp, resisting Snow Dragon Mountain and the Ironwood Clan.

But they were resisting the Yan Mountain branch of Snow Dragon Mountain! This time, with the spirit stone vein, the main sect of Snow Dragon Mountain would soon send Purple Mansion cultivators to Yan Mountain. At that time, sweeping through the Black Fire Sect, Bianhe Clan, and Kui Clan would be easy. They naturally dared not intervene, no matter how great the benefits.

"Clan Leader, what should we do now?" Ji Liuzhen asked.

Ji Ning and the others all looked at the clan leader.

Ji Jiuhuo slowly said, "The Yan Mountain branch of Snow Dragon Mountain suffered heavy losses this time, losing three Purple Mansion cultivators. They will surely invite many fellow disciples from other places to come quickly.

Given the attraction of the spirit stone vein, a large number of Purple Mansion cultivators may come to Yan Mountain."

Ji Ning and the others all nodded.

"They will invite those close to Yan Mountain. With the speed of Purple Mansion cultivators, they might arrive in one or two days," Ji Jiuhuo said. "We have two options."

"The first option."

"We hide." Ji Jiuhuo said, "Let the Purple Mansion cultivators of Snow Dragon Mountain not find us. As long as we hide for a few days, we can wait for the angel to arrive and sign the transfer contract. This option is safer... but it will put countless clan members in danger."

"Those Purple Mansion cultivators will come quickly, in one or two days. In such a short time, our hundreds of thousands of clan members can’t move far," Ji Jiuhuo sighed. "If a large group of Purple Mansion cultivators from Snow Dragon Mountain can’t find us, to vent their anger, they will massacre our clan members and enslave them."

Ji Ning and the others all changed their expressions.

Hundreds of thousands of clan members!

"The second option," Ji Jiuhuo said, "We openly set up a formation. We directly declare... let Snow Dragon Mountain come and try to kill us."

"Snow Dragon Mountain is a major sect, and major sects value their reputation. If we openly set up a formation, when a group of Purple Mansion cultivators come, they will do their best to break the formation. They won’t lower themselves to massacre ordinary people, as it would greatly tarnish Snow Dragon Mountain’s reputation. But if we hide, and they can’t find the culprits, to show that Snow Dragon Mountain’s dignity cannot be violated, they will surely massacre our clan members."

Ji Ning and the others all nodded.

Yes.

Major sects value their reputation!

If we hide, the major sect will have an excuse to massacre our clan members to warn others.

But if we stand up and face them openly, they can’t go after ordinary people anymore.

"Everyone, which option do you choose?" Ji Jiuhuo looked at the clan members.