Lu Ping and Cyan Fox were very familiar with Nine Profound Mountain. Originally, this place was too close to Nine Profound Tower. Back when Mara's army besieged Nine Profound Tower, it had already been occupied by Mara's army. However, the joint attack from the world of cultivation had forced Mara's army to retreat. They had long since retreated from Nine Profound Mountain.
In order to hurry back to their encampment, Lu Ping and the others planned to head west through Nine Profound Mountain. Doing so would save them a lot of time. Lu Ping had already discovered that the Seven Feather Fan's next move would be to the east. Nine Profound Mountain should not be affected by the Heaven-splitting Divine artifact.
However, just as the four of them were approaching Nine Profound Mountain, something unexpected happened. A sky-shaking boom rang out from behind them. Coming to a halt, the four of them turned around to look. A massive hole had appeared on the surface of Nine Profound Tower's great array and countless Demonic Sieves were swarming into the hole. Sou! Sou! Sou! Sou!
The great defensive array that Nine Profound Tower had been defending for over a decade had been destroyed just as Mara's army was on the verge of utterly defeating them.
Various types of light kept flashing out from the opening. Clearly, the cultivators from Nine Profound Tower were doing their best to block up the opening. However, the opening had appeared too suddenly. Due to that, the cultivators from Nine Profound Tower were simply caught off guard. They were incapable of stopping the invasion of the Demon Luo army.
"How could this be?"
Cyan Fox was not the only one. The other three cultivators were also in utter disbelief. How could the great defensive array be destroyed so easily?
As for Lu Ping, he stared intently at the edge of the hole. Something as black as ink was stuck to the surface of the hole. As someone who had experienced the war on Chengling Island, how could Lu Ping not know that it was the work of Poison Asura?
However, the appearance of Poisonous Asura on Chengling Island was thought by most overseas cultivators to be due to the Myriad Poison Firmament Wall, but how did these Poisonous Asuras appear now? Could it be that Mara from East China Sea had come to Middle Mainland? Or was there another highly poisonous place like the Myriad Poison Firmament Wall somewhere in Middle Mainland?
But why did all these accidents happen just as the battle was about to end? The Nine Profound Tower, which had already gained the upper hand, activated its Heaven Splitting Divine Weapon, and Mara's army, which was on the verge of collapse, actually broke through the Sect Protecting Formation that the Nine Profound Tower had guarded for more than ten years.
Those thoughts flashed through Lu Ping's mind for only a split second. At that very moment, the Seven Feathered Fan, which was descending toward the east, had yet to gather enough spiritual energy to recover. Suddenly, a yellow cloud condensed in the sky. As it hovered above the Nine Profound Tower's great defensive array, the yellow cloud suddenly shrank. When the yellow cloud had completely shrunk and disappeared, a meteor, tens of zhang in size, pierced through the sky and smashed down, leaving a trail of flames in its wake.
Another booming sound rang out. This time, the four of them witnessed the meteor explode the moment it made contact with the barrier. Although the meteor was blown to smithereens, a hole, tens of zhang in size, had appeared on the barrier.
The instant the hole was opened, countless Mara soldiers surged into the hole. Immediately, they began fighting against the cultivators from the Nine Profound Tower who had rushed over to seal the hole. However, Lu Ping noticed that tens of Poison Asura had appeared from an unknown location within Mara's army. They quickly took control of the edge of the hole and the hole began expanding.
When Lu Ping and the others saw the meteor descending from the sky, they were left dumbfounded. Those who could utilize a peerless secret technique like the Heavenly Meteor Descent must have cultivated earth-type magic techniques to the peak. In order to summon out a 10-zhang meteor, one must at least be at the Pure Yang stage.
It was said that the reason why Earth Spirit Son was ranked first amongst the five pure Yang cultivators of Wuxing School was not only because of his defensive magic technique, which was known as the best defensive magic technique among cultivators at the same level as him. Most importantly, when Earth Spirit Son had just advanced to the Pure Yang stage, he had utilized the Heavenly Meteor Descent to summon out a 150-zhang meteor. In the end, the other four pure Yang cultivators had to join forces and unleash their full power to barely block the meteor.
And now, the meteor descending from the sky had a diameter of 20 to 30 zhang. Not even the earth-type pure Yang cultivators of Wuxing School could accomplish such a feat.
The moment the second hole was opened, two beams of light suddenly rose up from within Mara's army. Two beams of light, one yellow and one green, shot toward the hole.
When Lu Ping sensed the powerful aura from the two beams of light, he exclaimed, "Existences that surpass Heavenly Demons and Asuras! There really are existences that surpass Heavenly Demons and Asuras in Mara's army!"
Lu Ping's exclamation confused Yin Tianchu and the others. However, just as the two beams of light were about to rush into the two holes, two beams of light suddenly fell from the sky. One of them was a frosty sword light that slashed at the yellow beam of light, while the other one scattered the Seven Feather Fans and swept toward the green beam of light.
These two magic techniques were naturally the work of Xiao Baiyu and Seven Feather Fans Laozu. They were trying to use their magic techniques to stop the two Mara, who had surpassed Heavenly Demons, from breaking into the Nine Mystical Tower's Defense Array.
At the same time, the same two rays of light broke through the blockade of the Demonic Luos that were swarming in through the gaps, charging towards the two Transcendent Demonic Luos. It was obvious that they were trying their best to stop them from charging into the Nine Profound Tower's Sect-Protecting Formation.
However, the strength of these two Transcendent Mara far exceeded everyone's expectations. Two pure Yang cultivators and two other pure Yang cultivators unleashed their peerless magic techniques, but they were still unable to stop these two existences that had surpassed Heavenly Demons.
Xiao Baiyu and Seven Feather Fans Laozu's magic techniques were instantly broken. The two pure Yang cultivators, who were trying to delay the battle outside the Nine Mystical Tower, were once again forced back into the Defense Array by the two Transcendent Mara. The two Transcendent Mara followed them into the Defense Array.
This time, the Nine Mystical Tower was really in trouble!
Two escape lights quickly fell from the sky. Xiao Baiyu and Seven Fans, who were late, broke through the barrier of Devil Luo outside the gap of the formation with a solemn look on their faces, and rushed into the Sect-Protection Formation of Nine Xuanlou Tower without hesitation.
With these two pure Yang cultivators taking the lead, the Seven Feather Fan, which had already condensed for the third time, turned to the west. Without waiting for the cultivator controlling the Seven Feather Fan to warn them, all the cultivators within a fifty-kilometer radius did not think about escaping. Instead, they rushed into the Nine Mystical Tower's Defense Array from behind the Mara's army.
Yin Tian Chu suddenly asked, "Are we going back?"
Lu Ping did not directly answer Yin Tian Chu's question. Instead, he asked, "Say, Mara's army has broken through the Nine Mystical Tower's Defense Array. What do you think the Nine Mystical Tower will be like now?"
Qing Hu replied, "Is there even a need to ask? The number of Mara's army that has entered the Nine Mystical Tower is already in the thousands. Moreover, more and more are rushing in. The Nine Mystical Tower is probably in a mess right now."
"What if the other cultivators have also rushed into the Nine Mystical Tower?"
Qing Hu replied, "Is there even a need to ask? Of course it's to assist the Nine Profound Tower's cultivators in exterminating the Demonic Luo Army. The Nine Profound Tower has been besieged by the Demonic Luo Army for more than ten years, and I'm sure they're exhausted by now. Not only did these two openings break through their defenses, but they've also opened up two openings in their persevering willpower. Without the timely intervention of external forces, I'm afraid it won't be easy for the Nine Profound Tower to survive this.
Yin Tian Chu harrumphed coldly. "A chance! A chance to profit from a burning house!"
Liu Tianyuan and Qing Hu were taken aback. That was indeed the case. The cultivators from the various sects and Mara's army had all rushed into the Nine Mystical Tower's encampment to start a chaotic battle. Using the excuse of helping the Nine Mystical Tower kill Mara as an excuse, they would be able to take advantage of the chaos. This was the perfect opportunity.
Most of the cultivators from the various sects who snuck into the Nine Profound Tower's residence had the same idea. At the very least, they had the same idea. Nine Profound Towers was one of the Six Great Holylands of the world of cultivation. For most ordinary cultivators, the ornaments used by the Holylands as decorations were probably extraordinary treasures.
Liu Tianyuan asked tentatively, "Junior Brother, are you saying that we should go in as well?"
Liu Tianyuan was clearly hesitant. Qing Hu, on the other hand, was eager to join the fray. Yin Tian Chu, on the other hand, had a cold expression on his face. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Lu Ping chuckled and said, "Enough people have entered. Even if we profit from a burning house, we might still be able to snatch a few treasures. If we do that, we will only incur the jealousy of others."
Lu Ping's words confused Liu Tianyuan and the others. Judging from Lu Ping's expression, he was clearly planning to take advantage of the situation. But how could he do that without entering the encampment?
Lu Ping clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, follow me. Cultivators from the various sects will enter the Nine Xuan Pavilion's territory. The Nine Xuan Pavilion's people aren't fools, so they must have already guarded the important areas of the sect. But what if we suddenly appear inside one of the important areas they're guarding?" Lu Ping's eyes lit up as he looked at the Seven Feather Fan. "Everyone, follow me. The Nine Xuan Pavilion's people are no fools.
Qing Hu came to a sudden realization. She giggled and said, "The key is with me, I will lead the way!"
Although Liu Tianyuan and Yin Tianchu didn't quite understand what was going on, they watched Lu Ping and Qing Hu open a spatial door on a secluded valley in the Nine Mystical Mountain and enter the Thieving Heaven's cave-dwelling. They heard from Lu Ping about how they broke into the Nine Mystical Tower's Longevity Grotto-Heaven and found it hard to believe.
"Senior brother, by now, the Nine Profound Tower's defensive forces have likely been mobilized to guard the entrances to the important areas to prevent the cultivators from the other sects from taking advantage of the situation and to kill off the Demon Luo who has broken into the sect's encampment. Additionally, the sect will likely not have many defensive forces left in the secret grotto-worlds. This is a chance!"
Liu Tianyuan frowned and said, "Then what about the Wooden Luan? They are your friends. If they are discovered by the Nine Mystical Tower, even if they don't expose our identities, they will lose their lives."
Lu Ping smiled and said, "Senior brother, don't worry. I have already thought of this."
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