Chapter 98

Yang Tian had just breached the defenses at the mountaintop when An Xia immediately charged in, riding the fierce wind. Instantly, the mountaintop was filled with the rumbling sounds of battle, as two figures spiraled upwards. However, An Xia was clearly at a disadvantage.

A corpulent cultivator in his forties, with a bald head and a green robe, was surrounded by a golden glow that deflected all of An Xia's spells.

"This monk is protected by the Buddha's light. What can you do to me?"

The corpulent cultivator, Yuan Kun, held a bronze bowl, a low-grade magical artifact. His cultivation was a notch higher than An Xia's. Although his mountain gate had been breached by Yang Tian earlier, the bowl now hummed and spun, emitting layers of golden light that neutralized An Xia's spells and attempted to track his movements.

An Xia instinctively sensed something amiss with the golden light. Using the turbid qi from his dantian, he avoided the light and continuously attacked with his magical artifact.

At this moment, Yuan Kun began chanting. An Xia thought he was about to use some strange spell and focused his mind to prepare. However, a murmuring hum like a parasitic insect buzzed in An Xia's ear, making him feel agitated and disrupting the flow of his spiritual energy. The turbid qi in his dantian sank, and his body in the air became uncontrollable, quickly being caught by the golden light from the bowl.

Although An Xia had never seen such strange techniques before, the incantations not only disturbed his mind but also interfered with his spiritual energy. Just as he was about to be hit by the golden light, a tobacco pipe suddenly appeared in front of him, dispersing the solid golden light.

"This person's cultivation is on par with mine. We must join forces to prevent him from escaping, or he will surely return to seek revenge in the future!"

Yang Tian, floating in the air, did not move forward. He pointed his high-grade magical artifact at Yuan Kun and shouted, "Shatter!"

The golden light around Yang Tian immediately shattered, and the shattering continued, tracing back to the source of the light. It shattered layer after layer until it struck the bowl, creating a deafening metallic sound.

The power of Yang Tian's Shatter Stone technique was astonishing, far surpassing the version Yang Junshan had used with a talisman.

Yuan Kun clearly did not expect Yang Tian's single spell to be so powerful. Although he had been at a disadvantage earlier, he attributed it to Yang Tian's sneak attack. He did not realize that Yang Tian practiced earth-elemental techniques, which did not fully align with his fire-elemental high-grade magical artifact. His fire-elemental techniques were not as powerful as his innate earth-elemental techniques.

With this single strike, Yuan Kun realized Yang Tian's strength. Seeing the two martial realm cultivators join forces, he knew his chances of victory were slim. He raised the bowl above his head, and golden light enveloped him. He pushed his palms out, and a "卍" symbol appeared in each, growing larger and shining with golden light as they aimed at the two.

At the same time, Yuan Kun shouted, "If we cannot succeed today, all disciples retreat and contact each other later using the incense from the Buddha's niche!"

"Bad, this bald head is trying to escape!"

An Xia shouted, summoning a fierce wind. He sensed the power of the "卍" symbol and avoided it, losing the chance to directly pursue Yuan Kun.

Yang Tian, surrounded by a strong earth-yellow aura, did not dodge the "卍" symbol but struck it with his tobacco pipe.

"Crack!"

The "卍" symbol shattered before it reached Yang Tian, and he continued his attack, striking Yuan Kun's back.

"Divine Skill!"

Yuan Kun's eyes widened, realizing the critical moment. He used the bowl to block the attack. A loud sound echoed as the bowl cracked and fell to the ground, and Yuan Kun spat out a stream of blood, fleeing without hesitation. Even Yang Tian could not catch up immediately.

"Where are you going!"

At this moment, a fierce shout came from the direction Yuan Kun was fleeing. The sky was suddenly filled with flying fluff, blocking his path.

Yuan Kun instinctively sensed danger in the fluff, but Yang Tian and An Xia were already attacking from both sides. He had no choice but to charge through, even if it meant facing a mountain of knives and a sea of fire.

Unexpectedly, the fluff did not hinder him. It seemed to be a bluff. Yuan Kun relaxed, but as the fluff approached his body, he felt a disturbance and used his spiritual energy to disperse it.

However, this action stirred up a hornet's nest. The fluff, like leeches, swarmed towards Yuan Kun as his spiritual energy leaked out.

Yuan Kun was shocked. He gathered his spiritual energy and dispersed the fluff again, but the fluff became even more frenzied. He realized that his spiritual energy was rapidly depleting.

"These fluff are absorbing my spiritual energy!"

Yuan Kun understood the situation, but it was too late. Due to his injuries, he could no longer control his spiritual energy, and his body felt hollow, unable to maintain his flight.

An Xia, riding the wind, caught up and used his magical artifact to strike. Yuan Kun's head flew off, and he was killed.

Meanwhile, the fighting at other entrances to Niu Shou Mountain gradually subsided. Yang Junshan and Han Xiusheng had killed two fifth-rank human realm cultivators and three lower-rank believers of the Shijia sect.

Han Xiusheng and his niece, Han Xiumei, practiced the same wood-elemental techniques. Han Xiusheng used wood-elemental spells to confuse the opponents, while Yang Junshan used the Shatter Stone technique to attack.

Yang Junshan's Shatter Stone technique had become more powerful and formidable. It was far more effective than when he defeated Yang Junxian at the library. A single point could shatter an opponent's internal organs, leaving them lifeless. Even when using a talisman to cast the spell from a distance, its power was almost on par with a fifth-rank human realm cultivator.

With Yang Junshan's assistance, Han Xiusheng had personally killed an equally matched opponent, and his aura had become more stable. His former timidness had disappeared, and his attacks were as fierce as those of Chu Chuang and others.

At the mountaintop, An Xia looked at Han Xiumei in surprise and asked, "Sister-in-law, did you just use a divine skill?"

Han Xiumei giggled, "Yes, it was a divine skill. Unfortunately, my cultivation technique is too weak, and my spiritual energy cannot support multiple uses of the skill. The preparation time is also quite long, otherwise, that bald cultivator wouldn't have almost escaped."

An Xia sighed, "The inheritance of divine skills is more important than magical artifacts. Sister-in-law, with your divine skill, you are not weaker than a cultivator with a mid-grade magical artifact. Third Brother has a high-grade magical artifact and the family's divine skill, 'Crack Earth.' Together, you two can even challenge a fifth-rank martial realm cultivator."

Han Xiumei replied, "Not that powerful. My divine skill is more for support. I only managed to hit the bald cultivator because he was already injured by you and An Xia. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been a match for him."

As they spoke, eight or nine cultivators from the western side of Niu Shou Mountain rushed up, led by the elderly Yang Zhenbiao, who had moved to Tuqiu Village last year. Yang Qingniu and Yang Tieniu, his sons, followed behind. Despite his age, Yang Zhenbiao was still vigorous, and he had killed two fifth-rank Shijia sect cultivators in the attack.

"Uncle Biao, have you taken care of everyone on the west side?" Yang Tian asked, smiling.

Yang Zhenbiao laughed, "Don't worry, Third Master. Not a single one escaped. We just need to deal with the east side!"

"We have killed sixteen people, twelve of whom are cultivators, including six high-rank human realm cultivators. Not a single one escaped!"

Just as Yang Zhenbiao and the others arrived, Chu Chuang and his men also rushed up. He said, without hesitation, "Third Master, I thank you for your support over the past six months. Our Qing Shu Village has benefited greatly!"

Yang Tian smiled, "Chu Brother, you are too kind. Your actions today show your loyalty. The resources these cultists have gathered are substantial. We should quickly inventory them and leave. Our commotion has likely attracted unwanted attention."

Everyone agreed, "That's right!"

The main purpose of their mission was to secure the resources the Shijia sect had gathered. Hearing Yang Tian's words, they were all delighted and said, "Exactly!"

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