Chapter 127: My Trump Card is Here
"A fissure caused by a minor earthquake..."
"This is the place."
In Shen Mo's mind, the map of the third level of the Profound Frost Cave appeared.
At the same time, he swiftly moved using the Eight Directions Thunder Movement technique.
It didn't take long for him to notice something unusual about one of the rock walls.
Sure enough, there was a fissure here.
Shen Mo blasted away the outer layer of ice and smoothly entered.
Inside were two corpses.
One was a cultivator, and the other, a demonic beast.
Even in death, they maintained an attacking posture.
Clearly, they had perished in mutual destruction.
After they died, their bodies were frozen here, undiscovered by anyone.
It was only due to the minor earthquake Shen Mo caused that their corpses were finally revealed.
Shen Mo searched the cultivator's body and quickly found a mid-grade storage ring.
Inside were many yellow-tier pills, along with lower and mid-grade spirit stones.
These items were fairly ordinary, and Shen Mo was no longer interested in them.
He searched more carefully and, as expected, found a set of formation flags in a corner of the storage ring.
The set had a total of forty-eight flags.
Each one was no bigger than a palm.
All you had to do was insert them into the ground, embed them with spirit stones, and use a formation jade token to activate the array.
This array was none other than the mid-grade Earth-tier "Taiyin Profound Frost Array."
With it, he could deal with the treacherous Blood River Sect that relied on underhanded sneak attacks!
"It's not the right time to set it up now; I'll wait until everyone has gone to rest before I do it."
That night, at midnight.
When the disciples, exhausted, had climbed into bed and fallen into a deep sleep.
Shen Mo took advantage of the night and quietly left his quarters, swiftly setting up the formation flags around the Profound Frost Cave.
These flags were carefully placed in hidden locations, not exposed on the surface.
Only Shen Mo knew their exact positions.
In the blink of an eye, another day passed.
Tonight was the night the Blood River Sect planned to launch their sneak attack.
In the pine forest outside Profound Frost Cave, where no one was present.
Liu Yuanfeng took out the Parent-Child Transmission Jade and infused it with spiritual power.
A hoarse voice immediately came from the other side—it was the Sect Master of the Blood River Sect.
"Liu Yuanfeng, how are things?"
Liu Yuanfeng replied calmly, "The protective array of Profound Frost Cave seems to be in place, but the three flags in the southwest corner are all damaged to varying degrees."
"Good!" The Blood River Sect Master laughed heartily. "Once the job is done, I'll send someone to deliver a bottle of Great Supplement Yuan Pill to you."
Only then did Liu Yuanfeng smile slightly, "My son is also in the Profound Frost Cave. You know what he looks like, make sure to let him go."
"Don't worry, I understand." The Blood River Sect Master chuckled.
"Good, here's to a successful cooperation."
"To a successful cooperation."
...
The night was silent.
The moonlight poured down, draping the earth in a silver veil.
The cold air around Profound Frost Cave swirled, making the chill even more bone-piercing.
The gatekeeping disciples and the patrolling disciples all tightened the cotton robes around them.
But even so, the cold continued to seep into their bodies relentlessly.
Today was just another uneventful night.
The gatekeeping disciple had just thought this when, in his pupils, a streak of blood-red light shot toward him, rapidly growing larger.
Boom!
The protective array over Profound Frost Cave activated on its own.
The blood-red light crashed straight into the southwest corner of the protective array.
The barrier's glow trembled violently.
But the disturbance was far from over.
A second streak of blood-red light shot in.
Followed by a third, a fourth, a fifth.
Each streak of blood-red light precisely struck the southwest corner of the array.
Until the sixth streak of blood-red light fell.
The tremors in the protective array intensified, and its glow grew dimmer.
Finally, it shattered like glass!
The gatekeeping disciple was dumbfounded.
Wasn't this an Earth-tier array?
How could it shatter like glass?
"Sound the alarm! Why are you still standing there like an idiot?!"
The disciple beside him roared and fiercely rang the alarm bell.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The piercing sound of the alarm bell echoed through the air.
The Profound Frost Cave immediately stirred into action.
Song Chaofeng, Wei Xiongtie, and Liu Yuanfeng rushed out, still wearing their robes, and stared at the night sky with uncertainty and suspicion.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Seven figures dressed in blood-red robes hovered in mid-air.
Behind them were dozens of Foundation Establishment stage disciples.
Cold smiles were plastered on their faces.
"The protective array actually shattered?" Wei Xiongtie couldn't believe it.
"The Blood River Sect's leader, Feng Lieshan!" Song Chaofeng's eyes widened in recognition as he saw the man leading the group.
"How could the array shatter so easily? There's a traitor among us!" Liu Yuanfeng roared in fury, "Song Chaofeng, you were in charge of the array. Did you betray us?!"
"Bullshit! Shut your mouth!" Song Chaofeng angrily retorted.
"You Qingxuan Sect folks sure are good at infighting," Feng Lieshan laughed heartily.
With that, he suddenly struck with a palm toward Song Chaofeng, Wei Xiongtie, and Liu Yuanfeng.
A burst of blood-red light connected with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, forming a gigantic blood-red hand, five zhangs large.
The three joined forces to resist, but they were all forced back repeatedly, blood seeping from the corners of their mouths.
This scene, when seen by the disciples of the Qingxuan Sect, undoubtedly stirred up a tidal wave of fear in their hearts.
Is the Blood River Sect really this powerful?
One against three, and still holding the advantage?
This is absurd!
Despair welled up in the hearts of the disciples.
Feng Lieshan smiled, "Where's Shen Mo? This time, besides clearing out Profound Frost Cave, I'm here to capture Shen Mo."
"Oh, there you are."
Feng Lieshan scanned the area and quickly spotted Shen Mo, dressed in a robe with golden embroidery, surrounded by Zhao Ting, Luo Shengnan, Zhao Rou, and others.
"How about this," he snapped his fingers, a playful, cat-and-mouse glint in his eyes, "Whoever catches Shen Mo and hands him over will live."
"As for the rest, kill them all."
Feng Lieshan smiled, "How about it? I'm being very merciful, don't you think?"
The disciples exchanged glances.
Some of their eyes immediately started to dart around.
Although they respected Shen Mo, their own lives were clearly more important now.
If they could trade someone else's life for their own, many would agree without hesitation.
Moreover, in this cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, there's even less concern for morality.
"Who dares disrespect the Young Sect Master? I'll be the first to cut them down!" Zhao Ting roared, his eyes glaring at the surrounding disciples.
"Dammit, all of you call him Young Sect Master, but now, in a moment of crisis, you want to trade his life for yours? Aren't you ashamed?" Luo Shengnan looked at the disciples with contempt, speaking coldly.
Many Qingxuan Sect disciples felt a pang of guilt upon hearing this, but even more of them, far from feeling guilty, were itching to act.
"Interesting, quite a few people in Qingxuan Sect have some backbone," Feng Lieshan laughed heartily.
"You two are core disciples of Qingxuan Sect, right? One named Zhao Ting, the other Luo Shengnan."
"Why not join my Blood River Sect? There's still time to switch sides."
"Spare me! I have no intention of becoming a short-lived ghost!" Luo Shengnan spat on the ground without hesitation.
Feng Lieshan's face still wore a smile, but it gradually turned cold.
Blood River Sect cultivators detested being called short-lived ghosts.
He said coldly, "I've just had a new idea. Any Qingxuan Sect disciple who kills Luo Shengnan will be given a way out!"
"Stop trying to sow discord here. Do you really think you're the cat and we're the mice?"
Shen Mo, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke calmly.
Feng Lieshan sneered, "Oh? What other tricks does this little mouse have? Show me what you've got!"
Shen Mo spoke loudly, "Elder Song, Hall Master Wei, lead all the disciples into the Profound Frost Cave!"
Song Chaofeng and Wei Xiongtie were both taken aback.
Retreat into the Profound Frost Cave?
But isn't it a dead end in there?
And if they go too deep, the disciples won't be able to survive; they'll freeze to death.
"Trust me," Shen Mo smiled faintly.
"Alright, all disciples, retreat into the Profound Frost Cave!" Song Chaofeng gritted his teeth and gave the order.
The Blood River Sect members didn't act, instead watching the scene unfold with interest.
"Retreating into a place with no way out? Fine, that'll make the slaughter even easier, like cutting down grass," the Blood River Sect's vice leader cackled.
Feng Lieshan taunted, "All the Qingxuan Sect members have retreated. Now, where's your trump card?"
Shen Mo took out a formation jade token and infused it with spiritual power, activating it.
In an instant, a bone-chilling cold erupted, enveloping everyone from the Blood River Sect.
Shen Mo looked at the shocked and furious Blood River Sect members, a gentle smile playing on his lips, "My trump card is right here."
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