Chapter 95: Revealing Some Cards
As the roc demon swooped down, the reactions of the five below varied.
The two true immortal elders bolstered their immortal powers, strengthening the formation while preparing for a full-on fight.
Qin Xuanya immediately rushed towards Li Changshou and Ling'e, her flying sword unsheathed from its scabbard, firmly protecting the three.
Meanwhile, Ling'e and 'Li Changshou'...
Their feet rippled like the surface of water, sinking half an inch into the ground, ready to...
Make a quick escape.
The roc demon, still a hundred feet in the air, suddenly let out a fierce cry, spreading its wings and launching dozens of long nails from underneath, aiming at the formation below!
Li Changshou immediately communicated with Qin Xuanya, asking her to hold steady for now.
With Qin Xuanya holding the porcelain bottle containing their 'destiny' in her left hand and her right hand poised with the sword, her simple hairstyle gently fluttering, she gazed at the roc demon, undaunted even though she sensed a more terrifying presence behind it...
Even though she was only in the Dao-returning realm and hadn't yet ascended to immortality, Qin Xuanya showed no signs of fear in her gaze.
Only decisiveness and readiness to fight!
Ling'e glanced at Li Changshou, her eyes filled with admiration, as if saying, "Qin Senior Sister looks so cool."
'Li Changshou' smiled calmly, not responding, his gaze fixed on the high-flying celestial...
This one turned out to be unexpectedly tricky.
The barrage of long nails descended, and the two true immortal elders acted simultaneously, causing the formation barrier to tremble, nearly breaking several times at the edges.
After all, it was a hastily erected defensive formation.
The roc demon, aware of the strength of the formation below, let out a mocking caw...
It had already gauged the strength of the formation below and was unimpressed.
It then glanced upward at the celestial old Daoist and, lowering its head once more, charged down towards the formation!
At this moment, Li Changshou's voice sounded in Qin Xuanya's ear:
"Sister, get ready."
Qin Xuanya's spirit trembled, fully focused on observing the situation.
As the roc demon charged, she shouted, "Elders, retreat!"
The two true immortal elders immediately withdrew their immortal powers, and the formation barrier above vanished in an instant!
With no obstacles in its path, the roc demon, amidst its ferocious aura, went straight for the two outer elders who were already injured!
At this moment, Qin Xuanya remained calm. Facing the intense pressure of the true immortal-level demon, she seized the opportunity, removed the cork from the porcelain bottle, and wrapped it with her spiritual power...
Even in this situation, as a mere Dao-returning cultivator, Qin Xuanya showed no signs of trembling.
As the roc demon approached the two true immortal elders, Qin Xuanya, following Li Changshou's earlier instructions, rebuked lightly and threw the porcelain bottle directly!
"Elders, dodge!"
The two elders immediately dodged left and right, but in that instant, they both remembered something and turned to look at each other. In a split second...
Their eyes widened in disbelief!
The poison needed to be activated with immortal power and silently harm the enemy, not thrown like this!
The roc demon stared at Qin Xuanya, a hint of disdain in its bird eyes, as a surge of demonic power swept towards the flying bottle, intending to knock the poison pellets inside away...
Just then!
A burst of flames erupted from behind the porcelain bottle, and Qin Xuanya's flying sword struck the bottle!
The porcelain bottle shattered instantly, and the poison pellets inside exploded, releasing their toxicity in all directions!
But the demonic force emanating from the roc demon inexplicably vanished...
The two elders were left dumbfounded...
The roc demon, still more than ten yards above the ground, shuddered and fell headfirst, unconscious, hitting the edge of the formation and lying motionless.
This... worked?
The two elders, and even Qin Xuanya herself, were somewhat surprised by the outcome.
In their minds, there was a similar thought:
"Elder Wanlinjun's poison pills are indeed impressive!"
However, the reality was...
Throwing the bottle and releasing the poison like this was naturally ineffective. It was all Li Changshou's secret manipulation.
Just before the roc demon's demonic force could envelop them, Li Changshou covertly intervened, dispelling it with the 'Paper Taoist No. 3' paper person.
And the poison pellets that exploded directly were just a faint diffusion of toxicity.
The ones who fell unconscious were due to the sleeping pills Li Changshou secretly released.
Li Changshou's arrangement was only for the sake of creating a shared memory of Qin Xuanya throwing the poison pellets and everyone passing out together.
And the sleeping pills he secretly released were not just enough to knock out the roc demon...
The two elders closest to the roc demon suddenly felt dizzy, their vision blurred, and they slowly fell to the ground.
Elder Tian, using up his last bit of immortal power, looked at Qin Xuanya and couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"Xuanya... Poison shouldn't be thrown like... this..."
With several loud thuds, Qin Xuanya's flying sword fell from the sky. She didn't have time to respond; her eyes slowly closed, and her body went limp, falling directly from midair...
Ling'e took two steps forward, hurriedly catching her senior sister, and was about to use earth escape to hide.
But suddenly, even Ling'e felt a darkness enveloping her, and embracing her senior sister, they both fell to the ground together...
"Senior Brother, you really..." Ling'e sighed softly in her heart, falling asleep without much worry.
'Li Changshou' also staggered, supporting his head and groaning softly, slowly falling down, but ending up protecting his junior sister beside him.
One demon, four people, plus one paper Taoist, all collapsed on the mountainside.
At first glance, there seemed to be no flaws, except for the fact that Qin Xuanya wouldn't throw poison like that and ended up being affected by the sleeping pills he secretly released.
However, the celestial old Daoist in the sky, seeing this, just gave a cold smile and...
Didn't come down directly.
He took out a large seal and a precious bead, first raising the bead and suspending it above his head, sprinkling a green light around himself...
Then, he aimed the large seal at the area where the group was, and from a distance, he smashed it down.
The seal expanded in the wind, instantly turning into tens of yards in length and width, surrounded by flashing lights.
The celestial aura was so intense, it felt like it could just level this valley in one blow!
In a dark, narrow corner, Li Changshou's lips twitched slightly.
That old daoist was clearly at the celestial level, and with the five below already knocked out by their own sleeping potion, he still wouldn't come down, choosing instead to attack from afar with his treasures...
Li Changshou sighed inwardly. Imagine encountering such a tough opponent among fellow practitioners, cough, what a hassle! Fortunately, his preparations beforehand were thorough enough.
Watching the giant seal rapidly descending, stirring up layers of qi waves and rolling up a mighty aura, albeit with a hint of testing.
Li Changshou remained calm, glancing at the sensing stone and then at the cave entrance deep in the valley.
His divine sense enveloped an area of three hundred miles, searching for any other dangers.
The 'San' paper daoist lying on the ground didn't move; but the sleeve of this paper daoist's robe quietly opened, and several jade frogs jumped out, curiously observing the surroundings, idly staying on the side...
Just then, a thin, old daoist emerged from the nearby grassland.
The old daoist didn't say a word, taking out a square 'chessboard' from his bosom and tossing it directly into the air.
Seventy-two miniature 'array bases' shot out from it like chess pieces, connecting with each other, with spiritual power flowing between them, forming a layer of light barrier out of thin air!
The giant seal then came crashing down! But the light barrier only shook slightly, not only firmly intercepting the seal but also sending it flying away.
This chessboard was not an ordinary array plate, nor was it a magical device; it was an extension of Li Changshou's train of thought on the Luo Tian Treasure Umbrella, a solid step forward on the path of miniaturizing arrays...
But the downside of miniaturizing arrays was that the spiritual power of the array bases themselves was insufficient.
Although this array managed to block the seal's strike, it quickly dimmed thereafter, dissipating on its own, with the spiritual power of the array bases exhausted, returning to the chessboard...
A genuine disposable defensive array.
Overall, while the effect of this miniature array was far from that of powerful defensive treasures, it bought enough time.
In the instant the array unfolded, several large hands emerged from the ground, dragging the two unconscious elders along with Ling E and You Qin Xuanya into the underground.
Even the Vice Elder of the Baifan Hall, who was somewhat familiar with Li Changshou, couldn't escape being ruthlessly dragged down by the hair...
There was no choice, most cultivators kept their flowing hair, making it the most convenient part to grab.
Only the San paper daoist remained on the ground. As for who the old daoist who came out to save his life was...
Li Changshou's paper daoists were not only of three types; in fact, they were divided into five types in total, numbered as follows: Heaven, Earth, Human, God, Ghost.
The 'God' character paper daoist: one of Li Changshou's trump cards, specifically used for high-level combat, accompanying Li Changshou's main body, its quality is the same as the 'Heaven' character paper daoist, but it carries many more trump cards.
This suddenly appeared old daoist was the first 'God' character. He simulated the aura fluctuations of the late-stage True Immortal Realm, surging with immortal power, confronting the celestial daoist above from a distance.
The celestial daoist in the air narrowed his eyes; holding the seal, with a green bead above his head, his sleeves billowing, he flew towards the old daoist on the ground.
The first 'God' character paper daoist gripped a dusting treasure, the silver threads of the dusting were smeared with celestial poison...
The first 'God' character paper daoist uttered a low shout, rising into the air, chanting incantations in his mouth, his left palm brewing a deep blue thunder.
One above, one below, these two daoists were still hundreds of feet apart, directly offering treasures and casting spells at each other! Above, the seal smashed down, blood-red light flashing in the eyes of the celestial daoist, and he wielded another purple long sword, slashing out with divine light.
The daoist below was enveloped in immortal power, his body elusive and hard to catch, and thunder burst from his palm, using the 'Luo Tian Yang Lei True Technique'!
A great battle broke out in the air, with divine thunder shooting, treasures flying chaotically, swords sweeping dust, and old branches trembling!
The celestial realm daoist quickly realized that this sudden opponent, although having the aura fluctuations of the True Immortal Realm, seemed to be stronger in terms of technique and quality of immortal power than himself...
For a while, he couldn't take down this true immortal daoist! Unexpectedly, a few silver threads fell from the dust, like silver needles, secretly piercing towards the celestial daoist's neck.
The celestial daoist's bead above his head trembled slightly, emitting strands of green light, directly melting the silver needles.
That was...
In the darkness, Li Changshou's eyebrows raised, sensing a somewhat familiar aura.
This green bead... was made from the dragon ball of the Red Sun Poison Dragon, a poison-avoiding treasure!
Good stuff...
With this treasure in the opponent's possession, the effectiveness of his poison was greatly reduced.
But Li Changshou remained calm, focusing on the first 'God' character paper daoist, calculating the consumption of immortal power on this paper daoist's body;
The paper daoist's dusting was like a brush, writing down golden characters out of thin air.
Divine skill: Writing the Law into Sutra. For a moment, dozens of golden characters flew chaotically in the thunderlight.
The celestial realm daoist felt pressured, bombarded by the characters, his own immortal power in turmoil. Just after a brief fight, the celestial realm daoist was already lightly injured...
Although the first 'God' character paper daoist's consumption of immortal power was only twenty percent, deliberately exposing a flaw, he was grazed by the seal, his body covered in chaotic immortal light, falling towards a forest clearing below. ——Paper daoists have immortal power to support themselves, to a certain extent, they can compensate for their own inadequate defense, but they consume more immortal power.
In the air, the bloodline puppet of the celestial realm finally breathed a sigh of relief. Following the principle of 'strike when the enemy is weak' in the chaos fighting doctrine, the celestial realm daoist quickly pursued downward.
Although Li Changshou was somewhat tempted to try whether he could use his divine powers to single-handedly fight a mid-level Qi Refinement cultivator in the celestial realm with the first 'God' character paper daoist carrying many of his trump cards.
But fighting was not child's play; when it's time to cut, cut, and when it's time to fight, fight quickly. In the trunks of several large trees in the forest, three figures had just taken their positions, slowly opening their eyes, and the miniature array plates in the sleeves of their robes had already been activated by immortal power...