Although Phantom City's counterattack had only managed to temporarily repel Mara's attack, allowing the seventh line of defense to remain firmly in the hands of the cultivators of the human and demon clans, everyone knew that today's fierce battle was only the vanguard of Mara's army. The main force of Mara's army would soon arrive, and that would be the real moment when the two sides faced off.
However, Zhenling had successfully defended Grid Island. Although they had paid the price of more than 30 Core Forging cultivators, Zhenling's disciples, among them, were only a dozen or so. Overall, the number of casualties was not considered high among the islands guarded by the various sects. However, it was still much smaller than what the various sects had previously estimated for Zhenling.
After the battle on Grid Island ended, the cultivators of the various sects and demon clans took their leave and returned to their respective sects. Lu Ping and Tian Kang Laozu saw them off one by one. This time, Lu Ping had rescued a total of 40 to 50 cultivators from both the human and demon clans. They were distributed among the various sects and demon clans, and their cultivation levels were not too low. They were the backbone of their respective sects and clans. The return of these cultivators would have a positive impact on Zhenling's future status in the cultivation world and the improvement of the environment.
This was especially so for Rongcheng Laozu and Feng Xinglie. Rongcheng Laozu was extremely obsessed with the Mother-Child Traction Array. When he heard that it was the masterpiece of a Formation Grandmaster in Zhenling, he immediately expressed that he would travel to the North Sea when he had the time and ask Perfected Xuanchen for advice. At the same time, he also invited Zhenling cultivator to Zixia Sect in the East Sea as a guest.
Feng Xinglie opened his mouth and said to Tian Kang Laozu, "I heard that your sect has tried to contact the Fire Phoenix Clan several times, but to no avail. The Old Man has some status in the Wind Phoenix Clan and is friends with several Dharma adepts of the Fire Phoenix Clan. If your sect doesn't mind, perhaps the Old Man can contact them on your behalf!"
Lu Ping had only guessed that Zhenling had contact with the Fire Phoenix Clan. After all, Lu Ping's Crimson Spirit Fire had been directly used by the Elixir Pavilion. However, Tian Kang Laozu was very clear about this matter and was overjoyed when he heard this. He said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist. If you succeed, you can directly send the news to Jing Zhe Island in the southwest of the Fallen Mystery Land, or you can hand it over to Lu Ping."
Taking advantage of the gap between Mara's attacks, Zhenling withdrew from Lattice Island that very night. Quan Yu Laozu of the Yulin Sect followed closely behind Zhenling and moved to Lattice Island.
The next island Zhenling moved to was the miniature island that Yulin Sect had previously been stationed on. It was called Singular Star Island. Sage Xuan Xu had already arrived with his men, and the protective arrays on the island had to be reconstructed and modified as soon as possible. Because of the previous conflict between Zhenling and Yulin Sect, Zhenling and the other practitioners had to be on guard against any hidden dangers that Yulin Sect might leave behind when they retreated from Singular Star Island. This was to prevent them from exploding when Mara's army attacked Singular Star Island.
At this time, Lu Ping was walking with Tian Kang Laozu on the road out of the Fantasy Spirit Pavilion in Phantom City. Although Phantom City was still bustling with activity at this time, it was not as lively as before. Instead, it was more solemn, and the practitioners who came and went looked like they were in a hurry.
"So, the reason why our sect fell into such a dangerous situation was because Azure Sea Sect took the opportunity to stab us in the back, and Zhang Xiyi is really here?"
A murderous intent flashed across Lu Ping's eyes.
Old Ancestor Tian Kang said in a low voice, "I know what you mean, it's just that there are so many cultivators coming and going in Illusionary Spirit City now and there are eyes and ears everywhere. Furthermore, Zhang Xiyi isn't someone who can be killed so easily. If news gets leaked, there will be quite a number of people who want to find trouble with our sect at this critical juncture."
Lu Ping nodded and said, "Disciple understands, but I don't know how the casualties of Azure Sea Sect are."
Tian Kang Laozu said, "I just received news that there are not many casualties. Azure Sea Sect lost five people, and three are seriously injured. Although it is not as serious as our sect, Dong Yun and Zhang Xiyi are both safe and sound. Azure Sea Sect will still be stationed at Glazed Island tomorrow."
"Xuan Ling Sect also lost eleven or twelve people, and Hai Yan Sect's situation is similar to Xuan Ling Sect's. However, Shuiyan Pavilion seems to have some problems. Two Blood Mara suddenly appeared, and more than ten of their disciples died. Even Feiyan Laozu, who is at the mid Dharma stage, suffered a small loss!"
Zhenling had been operating in the Fallen Mystery Land for many years. If he could not even get this bit of news immediately, it would be a little unreasonable.
Tian Kang Laozu paused, and finally could not help but advise again, "Now that you have a large number of Spirit Stones on you, it is our sect's share of the mine on Spirit-Gathering Island for three years. If it is not necessary, it is better to be cautious. Once you are in danger, those who want to take your Spirit Stones will jump out one after another!"
Lu Ping understood what Laozu meant, but Lu Ping still asked, "Uncle-Master, has the Azure Sea Sect collected their share of the Spirit Stones?"
Old Ancestor Heavenly Peace said, "That's right. Originally, this Dong Yun didn't plan to collect the spirit stones, but after that Zhang Xiyi came, he immediately made a trip to Illusionary Spirit Pavilion. If there are no accidents, that batch of spirit stones from Azure Sea Sect should be with Zhang Xiyi."
The twenty-five medium-sized sects in the overseas region could be divided into five levels according to their strength, and Zhenling's strength was ranked fifth in the first level. Every time they obtained a share of the Spirit Stones mine on Spirit-Gathering Island, they would receive hundreds of top-grade Spirit Stones, tens of thousands of top-grade Spirit Stones, and countless low-grade Spirit Stones.
At this point, the two of them stopped talking at the same time, looking at the street in the distance, as if they were waiting for someone.
After a while, an early Dharma adept hurried in the direction of the two of them. When he saw Lu Ping beside Tian Kang Laozu, he paused for a moment, then said, "Greetings, Elder Tian Kang. This must be the Water Sword Deity, Lu Tianping, whose name is known throughout the world of practitioners?"
Lu Ping nodded slightly, and the adept said, "In today's battle, three Blood Mara were killed outside of Lattice Island, and one of them was even a Jade Shura. Your sect's battle record is the best among all the sects on the seventh line of defense, and I hereby congratulate you!"
Tian Kang Laozu said coldly, "You flatter me. Compared to the number of Mara we killed, our sect is more concerned about the number of casualties among our own disciples. From this point of view, your sect is the best among all the sects, and I, the Old Man, would like to congratulate you!"
Tian Kang Laozu's intention was to mock the other party for conserving their strength and pushing Zhenling to be the first sect to be stationed on Lattice Island. The person who had come was none other than one of the two early Dharma adepts from the Yulin Sect who had accompanied Quan Yu Laozu.
The Yulin Sect had created a miracle this time, as the island they were stationed on had only been attacked by a Blood Shura and hundreds of Mara of various sizes. And the Yulin Sect, which had three Dharma adepts as their leader, had never made up their mind to get rid of this Blood Shura, as they were afraid that it would attract even more violent retaliation from the Mara's army.
Furthermore, after a day of battle, the Yulin Sect had almost no casualties, and only a few adepts had "accidentally" suffered some injuries when they were fighting with Mara. The early Dharma adept laughed awkwardly, and did not continue Tian Kang Laozu's words. Instead, he took out a storage bag and said, "This is something that Elder Quan Yu of our sect has asked me to bring. He instructed me to personally hand this storage bag to Tian Kang Laozu."
Tian Kang Laozu's expression did not change. After receiving the storage bag, he realized that there was actually a small matrix engraved on it, which was used to block the divine will of adepts from probing it. He asked, "What's inside?"
The Dharma adept shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Elder Quan only said that you would know once you opened it. Since the item has been delivered, I shall take my leave now!"
The Dharma adept left in a hurry after he finished speaking. Tian Kang Laozu snorted coldly, while Lu Ping, who was standing at the side, asked curiously, "Elder Quan, what could be inside?"
Tian Kang Laozu snorted coldly and said, "What else could it be? This is just one of the tricks that the Yulin Sect uses. The Yulin Sect has always been known as the Turtle Sect in the South Sea, but they have not been suppressed by other sects, and they can still keep pretending to be weak. This is all because of this!"
Tian Kang Laozu clenched his fist slightly, and the matrix on the surface of the storage bag collapsed with a crack. Lu Ping's divine will immediately penetrated the storage bag and found out what was inside.
"Heh, this Yulin Sect is really generous! But this Yulin Sect is rumored to be very strong, and there are even rumors that this Yulin Sect is ranked first among the twenty-five medium-sized sects, and it is a waste of their talent. They should be a genuine large-scale sect. Since they have already fallen out with Elder Quan, what's the big deal about giving us these top-grade spirit stones now? Why would they be afraid of offending us? "
Tian Kang Laozu laughed coldly and said, "The Turtle Sect is the Turtle Sect. If our sect really runs into a big problem on Grid Island this time, do they really think they can keep the peace with this small amount of spirit stones? As for those sects that they pushed out to block the calamity, they did not flare up on the spot for the sake of the Spirit Stones and the reparations afterwards. That is because they were afraid of Yu Lin Sect's own strength and foundation, and not because they were truly bewitched by the huge amount of Spirit Stones. The sects that Yu Lin Sect has offended are not few in number. Just wait and see, this Yu Lin Sect will have a huge problem sooner or later. When that time comes, my sect does not mind stepping on them!
Tian Kang Laozu weighed the fifty top-grade spirit stones and five hundred top-grade spirit stones in his hand and said, "It's a waste if we don't take it!"
The next day, Mara's follow-up army arrived, and Mara launched another attack on the island chain's defensive line. Because Mara had suffered a great loss outside Grid Island the day before, this time, Mara's army gathered together and divided a larger force to besiege Grid Island.
Quan Yu Laozu, who was stationed on Grid Island, had not yet engaged Mara in battle, but he had already sent his disciples to Phantasm City to ask for help, saying, "A large number of Mara have gathered outside Grid Island, and it is suspected that Mara's main force has arrived!"
The cultivators of the nine major sects in Phantasm City looked at each other, and then burst into laughter, saying, "The Turtle Sect is indeed a turtle sect. The battle has not even started, and they have already started asking for help!"
After saying that, he reprimanded the disciples of Yulin Phantasm City, then threw them out of the Phantasm Pavilion. At the same time, he closed the teleportation portal between Grid Island and Phantasm City. It was obvious that he wanted Yulin Sect to show some of the spirit of being the number one of the twenty-five major sects in the overseas region, and fight a bloody battle with Mara first.
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