pertwk Chapter 2280 Descending the Mountain and Entering the City
Chapter 2280 Descending the Mountain and Entering the City
Chapter 2280 Descending the Mountain and Entering the City
Stone Skin Grass Spirit is, after all, a spirit with insufficient intelligence. As a living being, it is prone to laxity and accidents.
But just then, the disciples pointed at the water mirror and shouted:
"Huh, there's another one."
The ripples on the water gradually subsided, the image became clearer, and the water mirror technique was working again.
Xunyang Mountain is still the same, and Weian City is still brightly lit; nothing has changed.
The surrounding mountains and forests remained quiet as ever, and nothing seemed different in the scene; there were no people, no army, and no monsters approaching.
Yuan Xilin breathed a sigh of relief.
If it were a master like Cang Yan who eliminated the Stone Skin Grass Spirit, the Water Mirror would never have been restored.
Sure enough, the Stone Skin Grass Spirit malfunctioned again, but it came at the worst possible time.
But this incident made him even more anxious, as he felt that a crisis was imminent.
On a whim.
Elder Chu shared the same sentiment, pacing back and forth: "How much longer until the Giant Spirit God awakens?"
"Soon." Yuan Xilin suppressed his anxiety. "There's still a quarter of an hour left. Send a few men out to thoroughly patrol the surrounding area."
Although his Water Mirror Technique had been restored, he still felt vaguely uneasy.
He looked towards the courtyard, where dark clouds covered the Xunyang Mountain and Weian City, with flashes of lightning in the clouds, a mix of blue, red, purple, and white.
A storm is coming.
……
Soon, the disciples reported that everything around Butterfly Valley was normal, with flowing water and chirping birds, and no signs of strangers approaching.
They also released ethereal vigilance. These things patrol suspicious individuals not with their eyes, but by tracking the life force emanating from living beings, and are quite reliable.
It seems that everything is peaceful around us.
A quarter of an hour later, several streaks of blue light flashed across the Sleeping Ox Stone, and Yuan Xilin led the remaining members of the Qixia Sect out.
The surrounding area was silent. The disciples stepped forward to report, "Sect Leader, we have patrolled the mountain, and there is no one here."
Yuan Xilin nodded, his tense nerves relaxing slightly.
Yes, only a quarter of an hour has passed since Elder Xu passed away. Even if the Bingyuan Division sent people to Xunyang Mountain, it would take them more than that on the way.
They had dealt with the human kingdom before, and the official response wasn't that quick, so they were being overly suspicious.
No sooner had he finished speaking than several streaks of lightning struck the sky, illuminating the mountains and fields as bright as day time and time again.
The sudden shifts in bright and dim light were difficult for the eyes to adjust to, and many disciples simply closed their eyes.
Fortunately, the power of those lightning strikes subsided quickly. Sect Leader Yuan looked up at the sky and solemnly ordered, "Down the mountain and into the city!"
They had all changed into their everyday clothes, which were similar in style to those worn by Wei Ancheng.
Elder Chu grabbed a banana leaf and threw it straight ahead.
The leaf is lush and green, two sizes smaller than a regular banana leaf, tiny and adorable. But just as it is about to fall to the ground, its size suddenly expands, reaching a length of three zhang (approximately 10 meters) from end to end!
Its length is comparable to that of a pleasure boat, and more than thirty people from the sect can easily stand on it.
"superior."
The group jumped onto the banana leaf, and it took off with the wind, tilting upwards until it was five zhang (approximately 10 meters) off the ground before flying steadily.
At this altitude, we were almost skimming the treetops of the forest, moving very fast and requiring less effort than flying at high altitudes. Occasionally, we would encounter a few particularly tall trees, which we could simply go around.
With a major battle imminent, Elder Chu wanted to conserve as much energy as possible.
Each time they crossed the precipitous cliff, they could see the brightly lit city of Wei'an drawing ever closer. Just a few days ago, everyone felt it would be a real pity if such a beautiful city were destroyed by war, but now, the Qixia Sect only wanted to show the Cangyan Kingdom their capabilities!
The city's conventional defenses certainly wouldn't be able to stop them.
On the banana leaf boat, Yuan Xilin instructed everyone: "After entering the city, release ethereal spirits in the southeast and southwest and let them do their best to cause as much trouble as they can."
This operation is retaliation, deterrence, and also an outlet for anger!
The wrath of the immortals shocked the entire city.
"Yes," everyone responded in unison. Then, another disciple asked, "Where should the Giant Spirit God be placed?"
“Of course it’s the Wei’an City Bureau.” Yuan Xilin’s eyes flashed with a cold light. “But don’t rush. After the other ethereal spirits create two rounds of chaos, then release the Giant Spirit God!”
The grand finale is, of course, performed last.
"At that time, Liu Qingdao and his men should be busy suppressing rebellions, leaving the city government office vulnerable. That's when the Giant Spirit God can make his appearance." Yuan Xilin said, enunciating each word clearly, "I want to raze the Wei'an city government office to the ground and show the people of Wei'an how easily the official military force they rely on is defeated!"
If the powerful figures of Cangyan Kingdom come to stop us, Wei'an City will bear all the damage caused by the battle.
Fighting on someone else's turf, Qixia Sect is not at a loss.
He then instructed his disciples: "When you control the ethereal spirits in battle, don't expose yourselves. This battle against Wei Ancheng will be tough, so take it easy in the early stages."
Previously, Wei Ancheng had already demonstrated his strength by sending golden-armored generals and monsters to dig through the mountain. Yuan Xilin watched with growing vigilance, as he hadn't originally wanted to engage in a direct conflict with Cang Yan.
But with Elder Xu's death, everything changed. If Qixia Sect continues to cower and remain secluded, it will only be suffocated by the enemy! It's better to show our strength, both to avenge Elder Xu and to use Wei Ancheng as a hostage to gain better leverage in negotiations with Cang Yan!
In fact, everyone understood that the safest way was to stay out of the city and control the phantom spirits to wreak havoc within it.
However, the maximum distance that the ethereal spirits could remotely control was only fifteen miles. The area of Wei'an City was too large. If they simply stood outside the city, the ethereal spirits could not damage the key buildings and dignitaries in the city.
As for how to get out of the city after entering... well, fight your way in and fight your way out. Qixia Sect has dealt with cities before, and none of them have been able to stop their ethereal spirits.
Ye Zhou glided swiftly through the treetops, quickly leaving Xunyang Mountain and entering the outer perimeter of Weian City.
The night was already deep, but there were still carriages and horses on the official road. When they saw something flying in the sky, they all looked up.
However, Ye Zhou was too fast, and before they could get a good look at it, it had already flown ahead.
The Qixia Sect members glanced casually at the ground, naturally not taking these mortals below seriously, and thus did not notice anything unusual.
Soon, the towering city walls of Weian City came into view.
With no flights allowed ahead, the Qixia Sect landed in a nearby grove of trees, then stowed away their leaf boat and headed towards the city gate.
Although it was late at night, the city gates were still open, and carriages and horses frequently passed through, most of which were probably transporting water.
The lights at the city gate were dim, and there were two rows of guards, five men in each row. They stood expressionless inside the gate tower, their postures somewhat slouching, probably tired from staying up until midnight. Standing in the darkness where the lights couldn't penetrate, they didn't approach to check the carriages and pedestrians, letting them pass by on their own.
The Qixia Sect split into three groups, blending into two groups of carriages, and entered the city gate smoothly without being stopped or questioned.
(End of this chapter)