Lu Ping's plan was to draw the ten or so cultivators around them into the Mara army, while he and Yin Tianchu quietly left after picking up the loot on the outside.
Yin Tianchu saw that there was only one additional Blood Demon in the projection stone and asked in confusion, "Why are we leaving?"
From his point of view, the Mara army was attracted by the ten or so Dharma adepts, so it was a good time for them to pick up the loot on the outside.
Lu Ping laughed and said, "Why, is one Blood Demon not enough to satisfy you? I didn't get anything just now."
After a pause, Lu Ping explained, "The battle between the ten or so Dharma adepts and the Mara army will soon attract the attention of the high-level Mara. When that happens, it will not be so easy for us to escape!"
Zi Yang Palace was not like Zhenling. The number of Mara attacking Zi Yang Palace was much greater, and they were much stronger. Even though this was only one of Zi Yang Palace's campsites and not the main base, and the Mara army attacking this place was also only a secondary force, even this secondary force of Mara's was far more powerful than the Mara army that had attacked Zhenling's base.
The two of them walked around the perimeter of the Mara army. After a while, a loud sound came from the direction of the previous battlefield. A strong aura came from that direction. Even though the two of them were far away, they could still feel it very clearly.
"Oh, two Asuras are rushing over. I wonder if any of the ten or so people noticed and broke out of the encirclement. Otherwise, I don't know how many of them will still be alive!"
Yin Tianchu had heard Ji Tianxuan talk about how dangerous it was when Mara's army attacked Zhenling's base. The cultivators who were hidden in the surrounding void had watched from the sidelines and watched Zhenling fall into danger. When the Longhuai Ancestor appeared and Lu Ping killed the Asuras and turned the situation around, these people were the first to jump out and fight with Zhenling.
Naturally, Zhen Ling Sect didn't have a good impression of these people. But they didn't expect Lu Ping to hate them so much that he would set up such a trap to deal with them.
Strictly speaking, Lu Ping could not be blamed for doing this on purpose. If these people had not been greedy for Lu Ping's accompanying spiritual treasure, the situation would not have turned out this way.
At the very least, this could reduce the pressure on Xie Tianyang and the others!
From Lu Ping's point of view, since the cultivators from the various sects had come to join forces to annihilate Mara's army, they should at least do something. Even if they were just harassing Mara on the periphery, or even killing a few Asuras of various sizes, that would be good enough. However, these people were just watching from the sidelines. When there were benefits, they would swarm forward, but when there was even the slightest bit of danger, they would run as far away as they could.
Just as the attention of Mara's army was attracted by the ten or so Dharma adepts, Lu Ping and Yin Tianchu once again wandered around the periphery. For the next three days, the two of them worked together and succeeded several times. The points in Lu Ping's Imaging Stone had increased from 126 to 139 points. Yin Tianchu's points had even exceeded Lu Ping's, increasing from 14 points to 38 points.
It was a pity that the two of them did not know how many points had increased to the lowest 50th place on the battle points leaderboard. However, it was clear that Yin Tianchu's current points were not enough to make it onto the leaderboard.
Over the past three days, the two of them would always find an opportunity to strike and escape. Regardless of whether they succeeded or not, they never gave Mara's army a chance to react. And every time they succeeded, they would cause chaos in Mara's army, causing the high-level Mara's army to repeatedly run for their lives. At the same time, the siege of Zi Yang Palace's west camp by the Mara's army was alleviated.
The cultivators from Zi Yang Palace who were stationed at the west camp quickly noticed this. Xie Tianyang and Su Jin quickly informed the seniors from their sect who were stationed at the west camp of Zi Yang Palace.
There were three great cultivators stationed at Zi Yang Palace's west camp. Two of them were second-generation disciples of Zi Yang Palace, while the one in charge was a first-generation cultivator.
After Xue Sanyi and Laozu received the news from the two, he pondered for a moment and said to the other two great cultivators, "Could it be that someone is helping us from the periphery?"
"Who would be so kind? Those cultivators from the various sects who only know how to take advantage of others?"
The other second-generation great cultivator, Meng Xueyi, scoffed, "I'd rather believe that this is our station exerting more pressure on Mara's army, causing Mara's army to have no choice but to transfer reinforcements from the two sides."
The first-generation great cultivator of Zi Yang Palace, Hao Siqing, who was the leader, shook his head and said, "From the news from the station, they are under more pressure than us. Clearly, they are unable to attract more reinforcements from Mara's army. And from the news from the peripheral family forces, it seems that a huge battle broke out outside the camp three days ago. It even attracted two Asuras to suppress it."
When Hao Siqing and Laozu mentioned the peripheral family forces of Zi Yang Palace, Meng Xueyi snorted coldly. However, when he heard that there were really cultivators fighting with Mara's army on a large scale, he was taken aback and said, "Three days ago, wasn't that the time when Mara's army was besieging and the situation was tense? Then, Mara's army suddenly retreated. Could it be that someone is really helping our sect?"
"Not necessarily!"
This time, it was Laozu Xue Sanyi's turn to deny it. "I'm more willing to believe that those cultivators who were watching from the sidelines were accidentally discovered by Mara's army and chased after them. It's just that these people have always been very concerned about their own lives. How could they have fallen into the hands of Mara's army this time?"
"For the past three days, the Mara's army outside the camp has been in chaos from time to time. Could it be that someone has been harassing them outside?"
Xie Tianyang and Su Jin looked at each other. The two seemed to have thought of something and wanted to say something but stopped themselves.
Hao Siqing, who was watching from the side, asked directly, "Did the two of you think of something?"
Xie Tianyang thought for a moment and said, "Martial Granduncle, Martial Uncles, Martial Uncles, have you paid attention to the battle merit ranking for the past few days?"
Battle merit ranking?
The three Laozu Xue's looked at each other. Xue Sanyi Laozu coughed and said, "If you have something to say, just say it!"
Xie Tianyang chuckled and said, "The battle merit ranking of the Great Dharma cultivators is one thing. The Great Dharma cultivators Laozu are basically guarding the various camps and rarely go out to hunt down Mara to fight for points. As for the early Dharma cultivators, although the competition for the battle merit ranking is intense, due to the limitations of their abilities, they may not be able to make much of an impact on the battlefield. However, the battle merit ranking of us mid Dharma adepts is different!"
"Hmm, that makes sense!"
Xue Sanyi thought for a moment and said, "Nowadays, the mid Dharma adepts of the various sects are all dominated by the third generation direct disciples. You people are all proud and arrogant, and I'm sure you all want to fight amongst yourselves. However, if you hunt Mara within the hunting grounds, it's either too slow or too dangerous. However, if a few of you join forces to harass Mara's army on the periphery of the battlefield, there will be plenty of opportunities to hunt for battle merits. Secondly, there will be a few sects to hold back, and there won't be any high-level Mara sweeping the periphery on a large scale. As long as you control the pace, it's a shortcut to earning battle merits."
"Martial Uncle Xue's eyes are like a torch, hehe!"
Xie Tianyang immediately followed up with a flattering remark.
"Speaking of the mid Dharma battle merit ranking this time, because it's a competition between the most outstanding third generation direct disciples of each sect, I've heard that it's highly valued by all the sects. Now that the few of you are relying on your sects to fight against Mara's army, you should have an advantage over the practitioners who are sweeping the periphery. How is it? What's the current situation of your rankings?"
Su Jin laughed bitterly and said, "Second Brother is currently in second place, with 127 battle merits; Little Six is currently in fifth place, with 112 battle merits; Disciple is the worst, unable to even make it into the top ten, with only 94 battle merits, ranking twelfth. Among the top 50 mid Dharma battle merit rankings, there are a total of five disciples from our sect on the list."
"Eh, the competition is really intense. From second place to twelfth place, there's only a difference of 33 points between the eleven of them, which is an average difference of one Blood Asura. However, for our sect to be able to occupy five out of the fifty disciples on the list, it's still not bad. After all, out of the six direct disciples of our sect, only three of you are here. Now that the calamity of Mara has arrived, it's also the time for the elite disciples of the various sects in the world of practitioners to surge. If the other two disciples on the list can maintain their positions on the battle merit rankings, after the opening of the Seventh Patriarch's altar, our sect will have to reward them handsomely!"
Hao Siqing and Laozu were obviously quite satisfied with Zi Yang Palace's current results, even though this was only the beginning. Zi Yang Palace had repeatedly fought against Mara's army.
Meng Xueyi and Laozu, however, asked, "What's the ranking of the North Sea disciple who was lucky enough to kill the Asura? I'm sure Mingjie has surpassed him by now. Who's in first place now, and how many battle merits do they have?"
Xie Tianyang and Su Jin's expressions turned strange for a moment. In the end, it was Xie Tianyang who said, "Uncle-Master, how do you know that Second Brother has definitely surpassed Brother Lu?"
Meng Xueyi glared at him and said, "He's just a North Sea disciple. Even if he's outstanding, how strong can he be? How can he still be in first place with the full support of our sect?"
Fan Mingjie was his favorite disciple, and Meng Xueyi was very confident in his disciple.
Su Jin smiled bitterly and said, "That's right. He's in first place. In the past half a month, he didn't make a move. Three days ago, his points suddenly started rising, and he's now at 139 points. Second Brother is still 12 points behind him!"
Meng Xueyi and Laozu's expression changed. They seemed to be in disbelief, but they still tried to ask, "Is he really that powerful?"
Xie Tianyang and Su Jin nodded in unison.
At the side, Xue Sanyi and Laozu said, "Three days ago? Wasn't that when Mara's army suddenly retreated? This Lu Tianping and Little Six have been through life and death together. He also has a good relationship with Little San 'er. Previously, when Zhenling's encampment was in a tight spot, the two of you ran over to help. Do you think the abnormalities of Mara's army outside the encampment were caused by him? "
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