"There are more and more Mara patrolling the area. Hiding here is not a solution. If we don't think of a way to get to Phantom City, sooner or later we will be discovered by Mara and killed!"
The person who spoke was an early Dharma adept dressed in red. This was the Wind Luan adept, Feng Xinglie, who had been rescued by Lu Ping and Rongcheng Laozu.
Lu Ping nodded and turned to Rongcheng Laozu. "Senior, what do you think?"
Rongcheng Laozu said, "It will not be easy to break through the Mara's encirclement. Furthermore, even if we manage to break through the Mara's army from behind, if the adepts guarding the seventh line of defense do not let us in, we will be completely abandoned."
Rongcheng Laozu's thoughts were the same as Lu Ping's. Lu Ping believed that if they rushed in recklessly, the adepts guarding the seventh line of defense would most likely not let them in, unless they had someone who was very familiar with them. If that happened, they might even be blamed.
Lu Ping's expression changed as he looked at everyone and said, "I will go in and take a look myself!"
The attack on the seventh line of defense had reached its climax from the very beginning. The huge Mara army did not use the low-level Mara as the vanguard to attack at the beginning to wear down the strength of the human and demon allied forces. Instead, they gathered a large amount of blood from the very beginning. The Mara directly attacked the protective spells of each island, forcing the Dharma adepts of both the human and demon races to come out and fight. Even the Jade Shura joined in the attack.
Among all the islands, the most intense battle was on Lattice Island, which was the most prominent line of defense in the entire island chain. The first Mara army to attack Lattice Island was a Jade Shura, leading hundreds of Mara of different sizes.
Tiankang Laozu fought with the Mountain Splitting Axe, delaying the Jade Shura's attack, while the Zhenling adepts relied on the protective spells of Lattice Island to fend off the attacks of hundreds of Mara.
On a small island on the northwest side of the island chain, Quan Yu Laozu of the Yulin Sect and a third-generation Dharma adept led the disciples to easily fend off the attacks of a group of Mara.
At the beginning, the island where the Yulin Sect was located was surrounded by hundreds of Mara led by a Blood Shura. Quan Yu Laozu didn't even need to do anything himself, as a third-generation Dharma adept was able to rely on the island's protective spells to temporarily fend off the attacks of the Blood Shura.
A beam of light snuck into the island from behind. Quan Yu Laozu seemed to already know who it was, as he asked without turning his head, "What's the situation on Lattice Island?"
The person who had come was another early Dharma adept from the Yulin Sect. He said, "The situation is very bad. From the beginning, the sects have suffered heavy casualties. No one expected that the Blood Mara and even the Jade Shura would directly avoid the Dharma adepts of the sects and attack the protective spells of the island from the very beginning."
Quan Yu Laozu's face darkened, and he said, "What about Phantom City? What are the reactions of the major sects and the three major demon tribes?"
"Phantom City's adepts have been mobilized frequently, and they have been strengthening their defenses. But according to my observations, I'm afraid they won't be sending reinforcements in the near future!"
The Dharma adept could not help but say, "Elder, the major sects are obviously conserving their strength and using us as cannon fodder! With the true strength of our sect, if we were also a major sect, we wouldn't be at the mercy of these people! "
Quan Yu Laozu's expression was uncertain, and he said, "I understand what you mean. Yes, after this battle in Phantom City, it's time to show our fangs to the world of practitioners!"
Quan Yu Laozu paused, and said, "Oh yes, how's the situation on Lattice Island?"
The adept laughed sinisterly, and said, "Very bad, but the Second Tribulation Spiritual Treasure in Laozu's hands is really powerful, and it can actually block the attack of the Jade Shura. But the number of low-level Mara attacking Lattice Island has been increasing. It looks like the Mara's army is very clear about the importance of Lattice Island's position. It's all thanks to you pushing Zhenling out, or else our sect would not have been able to survive without a single casualty!"
At this time, on an island in the northeast, Dong Yun Laozu was sweating profusely as he said to Zhang Xiyi, "It's a good thing you came to the east sea in time. Otherwise, it would not have been easy for the Old Man to block the Mara's attack. I'm afraid there would have been many more casualties among our disciples!"
Zhang Xiyi smiled faintly and said, "The most important thing now is that we have to pretend to resist the attack of the Devil Luo Army with all our strength. We can't let Phantom City see that our sect still has strength to spare, and we can't let the attention of the Devil Luo Army shift to our sect. This is also the reason why I was unwilling to besiege the Blood Demon outside the island with Martial Uncle!"
Dong Yun Laozu's expression changed, and he said, "Are you saying that the Mara's army still has strength to spare, and that their attack might increase?"
Zhang Xiyi smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid so. But don't worry, Martial Uncle. Although the sects of Phantom City have bad intentions, they won't go too far. They won't let the seventh line of defense be easily broken. They will still come to our rescue at the critical moment. Now it depends on how long we can resist!"
Dong Yun Laozu was also helpless, but then he asked, "If Mara sends more troops, will he increase the attack on us?"
Zhang Xiyi hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. But with the cooperation of me and Martial Uncle, even if another Blood Demon comes, we can easily resist it. But if Mara sends more troops, the first thing he will deal with is not us, but …"
Dong Yun Laozu followed Zhang Xiyi's gaze, and the two of them laughed coldly in a low voice at the same time.
On the Lattice Island, Xuan Yong used a fire-elemental divine art to incinerate the five Little and Little Evil Luos who were attacking the island's protective formation. Then, he turned around and said, "Senior Brother Xuan Peng, how is the modification of the formation going? When can we use the Mother-Child Traction Formation?"
Xuan Peng Zhenren was lying on the formation board of the island's protection formation. He was sweating, but he didn't dare to wipe it off. He focused all his energy on the small knife that was used to carve the formation. He didn't even lift his head when he heard Xuan Peng Zhenren's question and said, "It's almost done!"
Spiritual Master Xuan Xu's face was as gloomy as water. After Patriarch Heavenly Peace went out to stall Jade Shura, the defense of the entire Grid Island was handed over to him. Spiritual Master Xuan Xu was very worried. Xuan Yong and the rest might not be clear about Patriarch Heavenly Peace's situation, but Spiritual Master Xuan Xu knew very well that Patriarch Heavenly Peace's lifespan was reaching its end. Every time he fought with all his might, it might consume Patriarch Heavenly Peace's lifespan, which was already running out.
Xuan Xu Zhenren could feel that, after fighting the Jade Shura on the nameless island, Tian Kang Laozu had aged a lot.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Suddenly, the heavy sound of drums came from the back of the Devil Luo army. The Devil Luo reinforcements had arrived once again. Not only Zhen Ling Sect, but also the twenty-five medium-sized sects and demon clans on the island chain that were defending at this time, all had a change of expression on their faces.
Perhaps it was because Tian Kang Laozu was able to block the Jade Shura's attack, even though it was a second-disaster treasure. Or perhaps it was because Mara's army had realized the importance of Grid Island. When they saw that the Jade Shura had been stopped, and that it wouldn't be able to defeat Tian Kang Laozu in a short amount of time, two more Blood Shuras came from Mara's army to help the Jade Shura. They wanted to kill Tian Kang Laozu.
This time, even Xuan Xu Zhenren couldn't stay calm. He didn't care if the spell formation was successful or not, so he rushed out of Grid Island with Xuan Ling, Xuan Yong, and Xuan Feng.
The four of them knew what it would mean if two more Blood Shura joined the fight to kill Tian Kang Laozu. If Tian Kang Laozu died, Grid Island would be in danger, and Zhenling's army of Phantom City cultivators would be annihilated.
At this moment, Xuan Peng Zhenren shouted, "It's done!"
A halo spread out from the formation plate. Xuan Peng Zhenren quickly took out five supreme-grade spirit stones from the dozen or so Tian Kang Laozu had left for him and embedded them into the formation plate. The halo spread out along the formation plate's protective barrier, and after a while, it fused with the island's original formation. The Zhenling disciples on the island suddenly shone with light. The Mother-Child Traction Formation had finally been modified by Xuan Peng at this critical moment.
Xuan Ling, Xuan Yong, Xuan Feng, and Xuan Shang had worked together to fight against a Blood Shura in North Sea, and they had even managed to escape with their lives. This time, Reverend Xuan Shang might not be around, but he had been replaced by the second generation cultivator, Reverend Xuan Xu, who was even more experienced and had a higher level of cultivation. The Mother-Child Traction Formation had also been successfully modified at this critical moment. The four of them immediately went forward to stop a Blood Shura that was attacking Tian Kang Laozu.
However, the other Blood Shura that had been stopped by the five of them still joined the fight between Tian Kang Laozu and Jade Shura. At that moment, everyone could tell that even though Tian Kang Laozu could still fight against the Blood Shura with his Second Tribulation Spirit Treasure, it was only a matter of time before he lost. Besides, Grid Island and the Zhenling disciples were also holding him back. It was not impossible for Tian Kang Laozu to die because of this.
Zhenling was in danger!
On the deserted reef three hundred miles away, Lu Ping had yet to return. A group of human and demon cultivators that Lu Ping had saved along the way were still waiting there.
Liu Yongchang from the Blue Sea Sect saw that the other two Dharma adepts, Rongcheng Laozu and Feng Xinglie Laozu, were sitting quietly at the side, and the two of them were whispering to each other from time to time. Liu Yongchang gathered his courage and said, "Seniors, this is actually the last step. We can just find a weak spot and charge in. With our combined strength, even if the cultivators guarding the island do not dare to let us in, we can still stand guard outside the island for a while. As long as we verify our identities, we will be fine. Why do we need to stay here for so long? If we are discovered by Mara, I am afraid we can only wait for our fate of being surrounded and killed!"
The two Laozu's conversation was not pleasant. Rongcheng Laozu looked at Liu Yongchang coldly and did not speak. Feng Xinglie Laozu, on the other hand, snorted coldly and said, "Idiot!"
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