Lu Ping followed Ai Botao and the rest as they flew across the sea. Around them was a net that was more than two hundred feet long. If a cultivator were to look at the outside of the net, he or she would find nothing in front of them.
At this moment, Ai Botao, who was leading the way with the other Late Blood Condensation cultivators, suddenly stopped. Everyone stopped as well.
Suddenly, a wave appeared on the surface of the sea beneath their feet. A figure leaped out of the water. Ai Botao seemed to be prepared for this. He quickly opened a small gap in the net, and the figure leaped into the net. Only then did everyone realize that the person who had entered was Cultivator Wei, the one who had explained the situation of the Overturned Sea Gang to them earlier.
Lu Ping was secretly surprised by this person's concealment technique. Even with the net as a cover, Lu Ping's long cultivated habit of being cautious made him spread out his divine sense from time to time. However, even though Lu Ping's divine sense was no weaker than a Ninth Layer Blood Condensation cultivator, he still couldn't detect Cultivator Wei's presence in the water beneath their feet.
Although the [Art of Traveling through Clouds and Summoning Rain] and the [Art of Deceiving the Heavens and Sea Crossing Technique] from the [North Sea Twelve Paragons] also had the effect of concealing one's tracks, the most important aspect of these two techniques was killing. The concealment effect was only a supplementary effect and wasn't that obvious. Lu Ping touched his chin.
The group advanced for a few more li. Five small islands appeared in the distance. These five islands protruded out of the sea in a straight line. Four of the islands were scattered around them, and the tallest one in the middle seemed to be protected by the other four islands.
Cultivator Wei suddenly said, "It's on the five islands in front of us. The treasure should be on the island in the middle. The four surrounding islands have been protected by the pirates according to the Four Prisons Formation. Now, the Overturned Sea Gang's cultivators have already broken the formations on the west and south …"
Just as Cultivator Wei said this, he heard a loud muffled sound coming from the small island in the east. A cloud of smoke rose, and several dozen streaks of light flew towards the small island in the north. Cultivator Wei's expression changed, and he said, "The formation on the east has been broken, only the one on the north is left."
Ai Botao's expression was solemn as he nodded his head. He commanded the crowd to steer the green gauze tent past the Overflowing Seas Sect's warning spell formation and float towards the small island in the north.
Just as Lu Ping and the others were about a thousand feet away from the small island in the north, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the surface of the sea. The cultivators from the Overturned Seas Sect on the island shouted, "Enemy attack! Be on guard! "
More than ten cultivators from the Overflowing Seas Clan shone brightly beneath their feet as they flew up into the sky with all sorts of artifacts.
Ai Botao and the rest looked at each other in dismay. They had clearly passed through the Overturned Seas Sect's warning array formation. How did they still get discovered?
Just when everyone was looking at Ai Botao, waiting for him to make a decision, Lu Ping seemed to have sensed something and looked towards the northern sky.
At this time, Ai Botao also noticed that the Overturned Seas Sect cultivators were all facing the northern sky. His heart thumped, and he said, "Don't panic, they haven't discovered us yet."
Some of the more alert cultivators also noticed something was amiss from the Overturned Seas Sect cultivators' reactions. Ai Botao and a few other Late Blood Condensation cultivators steered the green gauze tent and stopped advancing.
At this moment, eighty or ninety streaks of light suddenly appeared in the northern sky. In the blink of an eye, they had already arrived above the small island in the north. At this moment, the cultivators flew over with a loud rumble.
A person walked out from the Overturned Seas Sect. It was a Ninth Layer Blood Condensation Vice Hall Master. He shouted at the approaching cultivators, "Who are you? Don't you know that the Overturned Seas Sect is operating here?"
A long laugh could be heard. A Late Blood Condensation cultivator from Xuan Ling Sect stepped out from the crowd and said, "Pirates of the Overturned Seas Sect, ever since the sea restriction was lifted, you have plundered and killed many of our North Sea cultivators. Today, I, Xuan Ling, Cang Lang, and the other North Sea sects have joined forces with the North Sea cultivators to annihilate you. Today will be the day you all die."
The leader of the Overturned Sea Association snickered coldly, "Your Excellency, you have quite an arrogant tone. Is this the spirit of the North Sea's number one sect? No wonder you've been suppressed by a sect called Zhen Ling Sect in recent years." His tone was full of mockery.
The Xuan Ling Sect cultivators couldn't accept being compared to Zhenling, let alone being surpassed by Zhenling. When the Xuan Ling Sect cultivator heard the Overturned Seas Sect's leader's mockery, he was enraged. He cursed, "Traitors of the Overturned Seas Sect, you're still so stubborn even in the face of death. Fellow North Sea cultivators, let's destroy them together. The treasures on the central island will be ours!"
The North Sea cultivators who came with the leader of the Overturned Seas Sect clamored. Eighty to ninety of them charged forward, and all sorts of mystic instruments and spells flew across the sky, creating a trail of light in the sky as they rained down on the Overturned Seas Sect cultivators. The sounds of explosions and weapons clashing resounded across the surface of the sea.
Ai Botao and the other cultivators were bewildered by this sudden turn of events. Everyone looked at Ai Botao with questioning gazes.
Ai Botao looked at the chaotic situation in the sky and pondered for a moment. Then, he said, "Let's wait and see."
With Ai Botao's instructions, everyone quieted down. They watched the two parties fighting on the surface of the sea and discussed the battle through telepathy.
Although the North Sea cultivators had the advantage in numbers, Xuan Ling Sect was clearly not organized properly. Seventy to eighty of them fought on their own, attacking and retreating without a care in the world. Their attacks were uneven, and some even turned around to attack the formation on the central island, hoping to be the first to reach the treasures. Lu Ping and the others shook their heads. This was clearly a motley crew.
On the other hand, although the Overturned Seas Sect cultivators were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, when the North Sea cultivators attacked, they gathered together and formed a simple battle formation. They advanced and retreated appropriately, supporting each other. Apart from a few of them who had died to the North Sea cultivators in the beginning, they quickly defended against the attacks of the North Sea cultivators. Slowly, they turned the tables and began to inflict casualties on the North Sea cultivators.
Lu Ping frowned as he watched the battle on the surface of the sea. Lu Ping had expected the North Sea cultivators to fight on their own. What shocked Lu Ping was that the dozens of Overturned Seas Sect cultivators advanced and retreated in a well-coordinated manner, as if they were a well-trained army. This was definitely not the standard of a pirate gang.
Lu Ping looked around and saw Ai Botao's gloomy expression. Clearly, he had also noticed this phenomenon.
At that moment, the situation on the battlefield changed again. The Overturned Seas Sect cultivators, who had just stabilized their footing, suddenly launched an attack against the North Sea cultivators. Caught off guard, the North Sea cultivators suffered a great deal of casualties. However, the cultivators who attacked from the Overturned Seas Sect were also in dire straits. At the same time, the defensive line that the Overturned Seas Sect had just stabilized loosened significantly, increasing the pressure on the Overturned Seas Sect cultivators.
Not only were the North Sea cultivators attacking the Overturned Seas Sect overjoyed, they increased the intensity of their attacks. Even the cultivators who had initially wanted to fish in troubled waters and loot the treasures gave up on attacking the formation. Instead, they joined in the attack on the Overturned Seas Sect cultivators. Everyone was willing to play the trick of beating a drowning dog.
The frown on Lu Ping's face grew deeper as he observed this' blunder 'from the Overturned Seas Sect. Now was not the time to be wondering why the Overturned Seas Sect cultivators could cooperate so well. Rather, why did this' blunder 'that should not have appeared appear on the Overturned Seas Sect cultivators?
Lu Ping watched as the besieged Overturned Seas Sect cultivators tightened their defensive line. Even so, the North Sea cultivators were still able to break through their defensive line, inflicting damage upon them. At the same time, the North Sea cultivators gradually gathered together.
Lu Ping's eyes lit up and he seemed to have understood something.
The Overturned Seas Sect is deliberately using the failure of their counterattack to lure the North Sea cultivators into attacking them. They are like bait, luring the scattered North Sea cultivators into their surroundings. But why are they doing this?
As soon as he understood this, Lu Ping immediately spread out his divine sense in all directions. He carefully examined his surroundings. By then, Ai Botao had already moved the green muslin tent about sixty to seventy zhang away from the small island. Lu Ping's divine sense could already detect the surroundings of the battlefield.
Just as the Overturned Seas Sect pulled back their defensive line once more and the North Sea cultivators completely surrounded them, Lu Ping's divine sense finally detected a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy on one side of the battlefield.
"The Overturned Seas Sect has an ambush!" Lu Ping shouted.
Fortunately, the green muslin tent could isolate sound transmission. However, Lu Ping's shout still attracted the attention of the cultivators within the tent.
Ai Botao asked Lu Ping in a low voice, "Brother Lu, did you discover something?"
Naturally, Lu Ping would not divulge the secret of his divine sense. He only nodded and said, "The Overturned Seas Sect is advancing and retreating with great coordination during the battle. They are clearly not simple. Why would they make the mistake of launching a counterattack?"
A cultivator said disdainfully, "What's wrong with that? Perhaps the Overturned Seas Sect is used to being arrogant. They don't respect the North Sea cultivators."
Lu Ping saw many cultivators secretly nod their heads. They clearly did not agree with Lu Ping's statement. Lu Ping did not mind. He continued, "Everyone, don't you think that the Overturned Seas Sect is like a piece of bait that has completely lured the North Sea cultivators together?"
The crowd watched as the battle grew tighter and tighter. They did not speak.
Lu Ping continued, "Previously, the Overturned Seas Sect's cultivators attacked recklessly. They exposed a flaw in their defense, allowing the North Sea cultivators to attack. However, isn't this also a method for the Overturned Seas Sect to entangle the North Sea cultivators?"
The first cultivator laughed coldly. "Based on what you're saying, the Overturned Seas Sect is doing this to encircle and annihilate the North Sea cultivators?"
Lu Ping nodded with a serious expression. "That's right!"
The cultivator was about to mock Lu Ping for being delusional when Ai Botao suddenly said, "I'm afraid Brother Lu is right. Everyone, although the Overturned Seas Sect appears to be flustered under the encirclement of the North Sea cultivators, the direction of their retreat has never been convenient. Even when they were attacked, they still retreated towards the south. There must be something fishy going on here!"
The crowd looked towards the battle and realized that the situation was just as Ai Botao had said. Even Lu Ping did not notice this.
As if to confirm Lu Ping's speculation, there was a loud noise on the other side of the island. At the same time, a loud voice shouted, "Cultivators of the North Sea, today is the day you all die!"
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