Chapter 37: Foundation Establishment Blood Cultivator
As the eight descended, combat had already begun below.
Two cultivators emerged from the mountain peak—Ye Jingcheng recognized them as the two who had previously pursued him and his companions.
However, these two were now glaringly abnormal, their eyes bloodshot and eerie.
Evidently, the Red Thousand-Rat had tracked them down first.
The two cultivators took out two flying swords and several talismans, and upon seeing the eight, they desperately tried to break free!
Their resistance was particularly futile, especially as Ye Xingliu acted swiftly. With a second-tier flying sword, he decapitated one of them.
The remaining cultivator was covered by the Red-Crowned Snow Eagle's ice storm and then poisoned by the Red Thousand-Rat's red needle-like fur.
Even with other recovery talismans, the cultivator was ultimately slain by Ye Xingliu.
The entire process was seamless, completed in less than five breaths.
The Ye family had no intention of testing their juniors. Facing the puppets of evil cultivators, if they escaped and alerted the true evil cultivators, it would lead to endless trouble.
Instead, after the swift and decisive kills, Ye Xingliu collected the two storage bags, and the Red Thousand-Rat once again dug into the necks of the two cultivators, squeaking in delight, though the sound was somewhat unsettling.
As the Red Thousand-Rat made its eerie noises and looked in a certain direction, Ye Haiyi burned the two corpses completely using Fireball Technique.
The spiritual boat took off again, but this time it transformed into a compact boat, closely hugging the low hills and slowly advancing into the Taihang Mountains.
Everyone's expressions grew more serious, and Xu Xiuqing's eyes were filled with worry.
Her father had also been cursed with this blood spell. If he had become like the two cultivators just now, she couldn't bear to imagine the consequences...
The boat soon arrived at a picturesque lake.
The Red Thousand-Rat was quiet now, and the group had already stowed the boat away. The eight of them divided into two teams, each with four members, and steadily advanced towards the lake.
Ye Xingliu began setting up a formation with eighty-one flags.
The lake was eerily quiet, connected to the surrounding mountains.
A gentle breeze created ripples on the water's surface.
Ye Xingliu released all eighty-one formation flags into the air, placing them over the lake.
Before the flags could be fully set up, several blood shadows charged at them, destroying the formation flags on the spot and rendering the formation incomplete!
In the sky, the Red-Crowned Snow Eagle flew out again, releasing a large number of white feathers that turned into countless ice crystals, freezing the lake!
Ye Xingliu, Ye Haiyi, Ye Xinghe, and Ye Xingyu attacked the cultivators in the lake from four different directions with their magical artifacts.
Flying swords danced, and various talismans wreaked havoc. Ye Xinghe and Ye Xingyu summoned their blood-patterned leopards, and Ye Haiyi called forth his Red Thousand-Rat.
Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingyong released their flying cloud leopards.
The two flying cloud leopards were now very robust, nearly as large as the Red Flame Fox. However, their spiritual energy was still lacking, not reaching mid-tier of the first stage, and roughly equivalent to the fifth level of Qi Cultivation.
Ye Jingcheng summoned the Red Flame Fox.
The Red Flame Fox immediately produced four massive fireballs, launching them towards one of the blood shadow cultivators on the lake!
With this barrage of attacks, the lake churned violently.
One cultivator was instantly slain by Ye Xingliu, another was exploded by the Red-Crowned Snow Eagle, and a third was turned to ash by the four fireballs!
At the lake's bottom, a spiritual glow began to appear, as if trying to use an earth escape technique!
But in the next moment, a second-tier Earth Shattering Talisman was thrown forcefully at the ground!
The ground shook violently, creating numerous thunderous noises.
A figure burst out from the ground.
This figure wore a blood-red robe, revealing only a pair of sinister and bloodthirsty eyes:
"Friends, we have no grudges. Are you really going to destroy each other?" The blood cultivator's voice was grim and harsh.
No one answered.
They were already in a siege; any reply could delay their advantage. They were now in an advantageous position and would not make basic errors.
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Ye Xingliu's flying sword struck again. At the same time, the spiritual snake on Ye Xingliu's body emerged, becoming a green armor that moved left and right.
The sword strike hit a small red shield, producing a clanging sound and scattering numerous spiritual sparks.
The second-tier flying sword left no mark, indicating that the small shield was also a second-tier defensive artifact and quite formidable, making things difficult for Ye Xingliu.
Ye Xinghe, Ye Haiyi, and Ye Xingyu began to restrain the blood cultivator.
Aside from the red small shield, the blood cultivator also produced another small shield, a blood knife artifact, and three blood-colored flying needles.
These artifacts were all second-tier. The blood knife was large and dazzling, and the three blood-colored flying needles hovered around the blood cultivator.
When Ye Xingliu had the black dragon pincers, the fight would have been easier, but now it was quite challenging.
Each swing of the blood knife carried terrifying power.
At this moment, Ye Jingcheng's Red Flame Fox seized an opportunity and unleashed a massive fireball, the size of a millstone, with terrifying red flames!
The blood cultivator had to defend, and everyone looked at Ye Jingcheng in astonishment, not expecting the Red Flame Fox to be so fearsome.
Especially Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingyong, who noticed the significant disparity between their flying cloud leopards and the Red Flame Fox!
Despite the surprise, everyone remained focused. Ye Jingyu used the Wind Flag, making the giant fireball burn even more fiercely in the strong wind!
The combination of wind and fire was striking.
The terrifying fireball sent the blood shield flying several meters away, while Ye Xingliu and the others continued their assault with various magical artifacts.
However, the blood cultivator's blood knife artifact sliced through most of the attacks.
The remaining attacks were countered by the three flying needles.
Suddenly, a lizard materialized from invisibility on the ground!
In the next moment, numerous earth spikes erupted, and a giant tongue, resembling a spear, thrust towards the blood cultivator!
This barrage of attacks was relentless.
The blood cultivator's expression turned grim, but he quickly activated two talismans, which formed a golden spiritual shield!
Boom!
The spiritual shield remained intact, while the earth spikes and the giant tongue were all ineffective.
"A second-tier Golden Bell Shield Talisman!" The Ye family members were surprised.
The blood cultivator's methods were beyond everyone's expectations.
At this moment, Ye Jingcheng noticed that his Jade Ring Rat was filled with fear, as if sensing imminent danger.
Ye Jingcheng suddenly looked towards the lake.
"Something's wrong. Uncle, Third Uncle, he's stalling for time. There might be more people below!"
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