The arrival of the four Dharma adepts on Lattice Island caused the hundreds of Core Forging adepts on the island to cheer. The Zhenling disciples cheered for defeating Mara's army, for Lu Ping's timely assistance, and for bringing such a large force with him.
The adepts who had been rescued by Lu Ping from the Fallen Secret Territory were also cheering. They had finally broken through Mara's encirclement and arrived at Phantom Island. Although this was not Phantom Island, it was still a territory controlled by both the human and demon races.
Of course, there were also those who were cheering for the hundreds of Mara they had killed, including a Jade Shura and a Blood Shura who had fallen at the hands of the four Dharma adepts.
This was not because the four of them had killed the Jade Shura and the Blood Shura, but because ever since Mara had moved north, the Northern Alliance had lost a third of its territory. Although the human and demon races had quickly set up seven lines of defense in the Fallen Secret Territory, six of them had been destroyed by Mara's army. Both the human and demon races had suffered countless casualties, and more than ten Dharma adepts had died.
All this time, both the human and demon races had been tormented by continuous defeats, grievances, and deaths. Although the battle on Lattice Island was only a prelude to the large-scale war between the human and demon races in the East Sea, there was no doubt that this was a hearty victory!
That was right, it was a victory!
At this time, not only the adepts on Lattice Island, but also the human and demon adepts who had gathered in the Fallen Secret Territory desperately needed a victory!
The cheers were short-lived. Everyone knew that there would be a tough battle ahead, and that the previous victory might lead to an even crazier revenge from Mara's army. Therefore, Tiankang Laozu used the inner Yuan in his body to refine Lu Ping's Spirit Peach Spirit-Restoring Elixir. At the same time, he began to temporarily regroup the adepts of the various sects, striving to consolidate their combat power in the shortest possible time. Lattice Island also had many things to deal with in between battles.
Soon, Daoist Master Xuan Peng ran over from the island's protective array disc and said, "Martial Granduncle, do you still have any supreme-grade spirit stones on you?"
Tian Kang Laozu was stunned, and he said, "What? You used it up so quickly?"
Daoist Master Xuan Peng shook his head and said, "It's not all used up, but it's almost done. I'm afraid that the upcoming battle will be even more intense. Moreover, there are so many cultivators. Once we have to leave the island to fight, the consumption of the Mother and Child Traction Formation will definitely increase greatly. Moreover, after being attacked by Mara for such a long time, there are many places in the formation that need to be repaired. The consumption of Spirit Stones will be even greater!"
Naturally, the Mother-Child Traction Array was an excellent tool. Although the Zhenling cultivators had been in a precarious situation several times since the start of the war, they had not suffered too many casualties. This was all because the Mother-Child Traction Array could provide a portion of its power through the island's protective array to the cultivators within a certain range of the array, forming a protective magic shield around them.
It was also because of this that the Mother-Child Traction Array's array disc naturally consumed far more Spirit Stones than other large arrays.
Tian Kang Laozu touched his storage device awkwardly and took out three supreme-grade spirit stones from it. He threw them into Daoist Master Xuan Peng's hand and said angrily, "I only have these three. Use them sparingly. If you really can't do it, use the superior-grade spirit stones!"
When Lu Ping saw this, he chuckled and took out ten supreme-grade spirit stones from his storage device. He said, "Senior Brother Xuan Peng, if there are any left, remember to return them?"
Daoist Master Xuan Peng patted his head and said, "How could I forget you, Treasure Boy? No, there aren't many superior-grade spirit stones left. Give me five hundred first!"
Lu Ping had no choice but to take out another storage bag and throw it to him. Rong Cheng Laozu and Feng Xinglie also saw this and gave generously. Tian Kang Laozu and Lu Ping naturally dissuaded them. In the end, the two of them each took out five supreme-grade spirit stones and gave them to Daoist Master Xuan Peng. They did not give any superior-grade spirit stones, but this was already enough to make Daoist Master Xuan Peng happy.
When Rong Cheng Laozu saw that Daoist Master Xuan Peng was about to leave, he quickly said, "I just saw that your sect's disciple was able to draw the power of the array when he left the island for the war. This kind of method is really unheard of. Can I also go and observe?"
Lu Ping exclaimed, "Oh, I almost forgot, Senior Rong Cheng is also a Formation Master. When the time comes, I will still need Senior's help. I think the restoration of the array will be twice the result with half the effort!"
The Mother and Child Traction Array was a secret technique created by Daoist Master Xuan Chen. In the entire Zhenling, only a few Formation Masters were taught by Daoist Master Xuan Chen. This kind of secret technique naturally could not be learned by just observing it. So, Lu Ping and the others were naturally very relieved.
When Daoist Master Xuan Peng heard that Rong Cheng Laozu was actually a Formation Master, he was immediately overjoyed. He quickly led Rong Cheng Laozu to the place where the array plate was. At the same time, he also asked Rong Cheng Laozu for some advice. For Daoist Master Xuan Peng, this was a rare opportunity.
Several rays of light flashed outside the island. Lu Ping, Tian Kang, and Feng Xinglie once again gathered together. Only Rong Cheng Laozu appeared to be repairing and modifying the array with Daoist Master Xuan Peng. For Daoist Master Xuan Peng, this was a rare opportunity.
But right now, Lu Ping and the others were not in the mood to celebrate the improvement of the island's protective array. Instead, they looked at the five figures that had appeared in the sky outside the island with a serious expression. Lattice Island, which had been a little noisy, suddenly quieted down.
There were two Jade Shuras and two Blood Shuras. One of them was the one that had escaped earlier, and there was also a Blood Demon. This formation shocked Lu Ping and the others. Perhaps this was what Mara had left behind to deal with Rong Cheng Laozu and the other cultivators who were gathering in the Fallen Mystery Land.
Unfortunately, no one had expected Lu Ping and the others to break through from the most unlikely place. They also did not expect Lu Ping's power to be so strong. Together with Tian Kang and Laozu, they were able to kill a Jade Shura in such a short time.
When the five Dharma Stage Mara arrived, they did not immediately attack Lattice Island. Instead, they waited for Mara's army to gather behind them.
By the time Rong Cheng Laozu had successfully upgraded Lattice Island's protective array to a new level, the Mara's army had gathered outside Lattice Island. There were already 500 of them, and half of them were Big Mara, which was equivalent to a Core Forging adept.
Tian Kang Laozu suddenly said, "It's good that we can delay them. As long as we can delay them until today, Lattice Island will change its defenses, and we will have nothing to do with them. So, even if we have the chance to kill a Dharma Stage adept, it's best to wait. Otherwise, if another Dharma Stage Mara dies, I'm afraid that Mara's army will retaliate on a larger scale!"
The few of them nodded solemnly. Rong Cheng Laozu and Feng Xinglie even looked a little relaxed. After all, if it was just delaying them, with their strength, it would be much easier. After all, the two of them knew that if they were to fight to the death with the Blood Shura, they would most likely be no match for the Blood Shura.
"The problem is the Blood Demon!"
Rong Cheng Laozu reminded them. "Among the four of us, I'm afraid that only Elder Tian Kang and Brother Tianping can suppress the Blood Demon's power. But the two of them are the strongest, and there are still two Jade Shuras that need to be dealt with!"
Tian Kang Laozu looked at Xuanxu Zhenren and the others and said, "If there were only three Blood Shuras, it would be easier. But this Blood Demon is really troublesome!"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "Don't worry, Great Uncle. I already have a plan!"
Tian Kang Laozu nodded. He knew that Lu Ping never did things that he was not sure of. Moreover, Lu Ping always had a lot of tricks up his sleeves. If he said that he already had a plan, then there was no need to worry.
As they spoke, one of the two Jade Shuras suddenly waved its hand forward. The five hundred Mara behind it suddenly let out a strange howl that sounded like the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves, and surrounded the Lattice Island.
Mara's army had always surrounded the islands that were guarded by the Human and Demon Clans. Usually, the cultivators of the Human and Demon Clans could only passively defend themselves through the island's protective formation.
When attacking the Lattice Island, Mara's army naturally took it as a matter of course, and attacked it like the human and demon strongholds that they had conquered in the past.
But as the Mara's army approached the island's protective formation, eighty mid and late-stage Core Forging cultivators suddenly rushed out from the island. Taking advantage of the moment when Mara was unprepared, they charged into the Mara's army and began slaughtering them.
The Moro Army had just launched an attack formation. From afar, it looked like an irregular fan that had been opened. At this moment, one side of the fan had been ruthlessly torn off, making it look even uglier.
Lu Ping shouted, "Not good!" He had already rushed out of the Lattice Island. At the same time, he shouted, "Retreat! Everyone, retreat!"
Some of the smarter cultivators heard this and quickly returned to Lattice Island. A dozen cultivators who were a bit slower noticed that two Shuras had appeared in their path of retreat. Those two Shuras were the Jade Shuras that had been fighting Lu Ping and Tian Kang Laozu.
The two Jade Shuras raised their hands and pointed, and the dozen cultivators who had been blocked saw the icicles and thorns in the sky. They could no longer dodge, and they were all pierced through like beehives.
Tian Kang Laozu and the others were both shocked and angry. They hadn't expected the Jade Shuras to attack the Core Forging cultivators. Not even Lu Ping could stop them in time.
Old Ancestor Tian Kang gave a furious roar, and the Mountain Splitting Battle-Ax in his hand smashed towards one of the Jade Asuras. Old Ancestor Rong Cheng and Feng Xinglie also fought with the other two Blood Asuras. Spiritual Master Xuan Xu and the rest of the four people formed the Dao soldier formation again and surrounded that blood devil. A piece of auspicious cloud floated above their heads, and a golden-winged roc was faintly discernible in the auspicious cloud.
Eight or nine of the cultivators who had been killed by the two Jade Shuras were the ones Han Sen had brought out of the Fallen Secret Land. The remaining six or seven were Zhenling's students.
Lu Ping watched helplessly as the dozen or so people died in the hands of the two Jade Shura. When he looked up at the other Jade Shura, he saw that the Jade Shura was also staring at him. There was a hint of mockery in its eyes!
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