Lu Ping raised his right hand, and a ball of colorful light shone out, surrounding his entire body. Then, the light became dimmer and dimmer, and when the light dissipated, there was no trace of Lu Ping.
There were 18 small to medium-sized sects in the Hebei training world. Six of them were medium-sized sects, and these six medium-sized sects were further divided into the three upper and three lower sects. The three upper sects were the Spiritual Martial Clan, the Tai Hua Clan, and the Yuezhou Sect. Because these three sects all had late Dharma adepts in charge, they were called the three upper sects.
Originally, each of the three upper sects had only one great adept in charge. The three sects kept each other in check, maintaining the overall balance of the Hebei training world, and were the main controllers of the Hebei training world.
The three lower sects were the Yun Du Sect, the Gu Clan, and the Cang Ling Sect. These three sects did not have any great adepts, but each sect had at least three mid Dharma adepts.
The Gu Clan and the Cang Ling Sect were about equal in strength, and both had three mid Dharma adepts, Laozu. They only had one or two more early Dharma adepts than the Cang Ling Sect.
However, when Mara ravaged Hebei, the Spiritual Martial Clan, in order to reduce their losses, exposed the great adept, Wu Lingfeng Laozu, who had been hiding for a long time.
The appearance of Ancestor Wu Lingfeng had caused the Spirit Martial Sect to become the sect that had suffered the lightest calamity in the Hebei cultivation world, other than the Ying Shan Immortal Academy, which had only risen after the calamity of Devil Luo. However, it had also completely broken the balance of the Hebei cultivation world, and the Spirit Martial Sect had been pushed to the forefront of the storm.
This time, the Spirit Martial Sect had no choice but to take control of the Hebei cultivation world by launching the encirclement and suppression of the Lush Jade Swamp.
At this time, a few miles away, a group of six late Core Forging adepts were shouting at each other as they surrounded the six Shuras, and then began to attack.
Among the six Shuras, three of them had the strength of a late Core Forging adept, and two of them were slightly weaker, but they were also mid Core Forging adepts.
Although the six human cultivators undoubtedly had the upper hand on the battlefield, the Headless Asura relied on their elusive escape techniques to prevent the six of them from turning the situation into a victory.
At this time, several different howls suddenly sounded around the battlefield. The leader of the six human adepts was Immortal Gu Hun, an old acquaintance of Lu Ping's.
When he heard the howls around him, Immortal Gu Hun's heart sank, but then the situation seemed to develop in a worse direction.
The muffled roars came closer and closer. Gradually, the ground began to shake more and more violently. Reverend Gu Hun bellowed, "Quick, let's go! A large number of ferocious beasts are coming this way!"
There was no need for Spiritual Master Gu Hun to say anything. The other six people shook off their opponents and fled into the sky. However, the six Asuras were people who would not rest until they were dead. Seeing that the six people were fleeing, they immediately chased after them and pestered them relentlessly, delaying their escape.
Immortal Gu Hun did not need to say anything. The other six people shook off their opponents and fled into the sky. However, the six Shuras were relentless. Seeing that the six people were about to escape, they immediately chased after them and attacked them.
After getting rid of the Asura's entanglement, Spiritual Master Gu Hun summoned his magic weapon and wanted to save a Gu Family disciple on the other side. However, before he could do anything, a total of ten ferocious beasts had already rushed into the battle with infinite power, and both cultivators and Asuras were fighting wildly.
Fortunately, the three sides were fighting in a chaotic battle, and the loss was not limited to the human adepts. The ten Shura were killed on the spot, and five of the Shura were killed by the humans and Shura.
Thankfully, the human cultivators weren't the only ones who suffered losses in this three-way battle. The 10 beasts' mindless attacks had also killed two Asuras on the spot, while five of the beasts had been killed by the combined attacks of the humans and Asuras.
At that moment, a long howl rang out from afar. A beam of sword light pierced through the sky, carrying with it a boundless might. The remaining four cultivators stared in shock as the sword light pierced through two beasts that were over six meters tall and weighed over five thousand kilograms.
Amidst the Shura's earth-shaking roars, they fell onto the muddy swamp. Their blood splashed and dyed the ground within a radius of ten meters red.
Reverend Gu Hun's reaction was the fastest. His shuttle pierced through an asura not far away. At the same time, he looked towards the direction of the flying sword and shouted: "Is it Ying Shan Immortal Academy's Elder Xuan Ping?!"
Ying Shan Immortal Academy's Elder Xuan Ping was an influential figure among the late Core Forging cultivators of Hebei's cultivation world in the last two years. He had become famous by stepping on the Gu Clan's Three Heroes.
The Autumn Water Sword flew back and was caught by Lu Ping, who was standing on the Yi Ren Sword. He laughed and said, "Brother Gu, I took the liberty to attack. Please don't take offense!"
Gu Hun used his magic treasure to block an Shura's attack and saved one of his companions from the brink of death. He said bitterly, "Brother Xuan Ping, don't be so humble. Please help us quickly. I didn't expect our luck to be so bad. We were attacked by the Shura and the Shura from both inside and outside."
Of the remaining four cultivators, two were already wounded. Only Gu Hun and the other ninth-layer Core Forging cultivator were still able to maintain their full combat power.
Lu Ping did not say anything. He swung his Autumn Water Sword and trapped a Wind Shura in the air. No matter how the Wind Shura tried to attack, Lu Ping's True Eyes of the Three Pure was able to find it.
In just a few exchanges, the Shura crashed into the Moonwater Sword that had been lying in ambush in the air and inexplicably turned into a corpse.
At this time, there were still three ferocious beasts and two Asuras fighting against Enlightened Master Gu Hun and the others. Lu Ping patted his flying swords, which immediately turned into two azure flood dragons that charged towards two of the ferocious beasts.
The two cultivators Lu Ping saved looked at Lu Ping gratefully, then turned to help Gu Hun and the other ninth-layer Core Forging cultivator.
With Lu Ping's help, Enlightened Master Gu Hun and the others quickly regained their advantage. The four of them worked in pairs and killed the remaining two Late Core Forging Asuras in one fell swoop, while the last Asura fought a ferocious beast and was heavily injured. Then, Enlightened Master Gu Hun's shuttle pierced through the Asura.
The four of them turned around and were about to help Lu Ping, but the two azure Jiao Dragons let out a sword cry. When the azure Jiao Dragons formed from countless sword rays dispersed, the two ferocious beasts had already become two piles of minced meat. The four of them couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Gu Hun and the others stepped forward to thank Lu Ping and introduced the other three to Lu Ping. The ninth-layer Core Forging cultivator was a cultivator from Cloud Capital Sect, one of the lower three sects. One of the other two was a disciple of the Gu clan, one of the eighty-one cultivators who entered the Lush Jade Swamp this time. The other was a cultivator from Cang Ling Sect, one of the lower three sects.
Gu Hun cupped his hands towards Lu Ping gratefully. "If it weren't for Brother Xuanping's help, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Lu Ping waved his hand. "It's what I should do. Sigh, if I had come earlier, I might have been able to save the two Fellow Daoists."
The ninth-layer Core Forging cultivator from Cloud Capital Sect, Enlightened Master Liu Yun, waved his hand. "Brother Lu, there's no need to blame yourself. Junior Brother Feiyun and Fellow Daoist Mu Qiang were unlucky to be surrounded by four Fierce Beasts and two Asuras."
At this time, Lu Ping was a little puzzled and hesitant. "Please forgive me for my recklessness. Why did you provoke the Asuras and then the Fierce Beasts? It's too dangerous!"
Lu Ping's words stunned the four. Enlightened Master Liu Yun smiled bitterly. "Brother Xuanping, you misunderstand. There are only six of us, and our strength is only slightly higher than the six Asuras. Why would we provoke the Fierce Beasts? It's just that when we were fighting the Asuras, the ten Fierce Beasts rushed over and we couldn't dodge in time. Come to think of it, it's really bad luck. How did we encounter such a situation?"
Enlightened Master Gu Hun let out a long sigh. He continued Enlightened Master Liu Yun's words. "Yes, this is too much of a coincidence!"
"So that's how it is!"
Lu Ping didn't seem to hear the hidden meaning in Enlightened Master Gu Hun's words. He pondered for a moment and said, "The Fierce Beasts don't have any intelligence. Generally speaking, there are only three circumstances for ten different Fierce Beasts to gather together."
Enlightened Master Gu Hun glanced at Lu Ping and said calmly, "Oh, Brother Lu knows something about the Fierce Beasts as well?"
Lu Ping didn't think much of it and nodded. "I know a little. Generally speaking, when the Fierce Beasts gather together, it's most likely because they're facing an unstoppable threat from the outside, causing them to abandon killing each other and flee together. If it's a place filled with Fierce Beasts, it's very likely to form a Beast Stampede."
At this time, Enlightened Master Liu Yun also heard the hidden meaning in Lu Ping's words and asked, "Are there any other circumstances?"
Lu Ping nodded. "There's another possibility. They were ordered by someone!"
Enlightened Master Liu Yun asked curiously, "Who else can order these fellows without intelligence?"
Lu Ping laughed. "Brother Liu Yun, have you forgotten who originally treated this Lush Jade Swamp as their own backyard?"
A fierce light flashed through Enlightened Master Liu Yun's eyes. "The monsters of the Yulan River?"
Lu Ping nodded. "That's right. However, aside from the monsters of the Yulan River, someone else seems to be able to order these Fierce Beasts."
Enlightened Master Gu Hun narrowed his eyes. "Who?"
"The Spirit Beast Tamer Sect!"
Lu Ping said calmly, but his words shocked the other four.
Enlightened Master Gu Hun pondered for a moment, then said, "It's unlikely to be the Spirit Beast Tamer Sect. Although the Spirit Beast Tamer Sect is vicious in their conduct in the world of cultivation, they are extremely secretive and rarely interact with the cultivators of other sects, nor do they take the initiative to provoke others."
Enlightened Master Liu Yun nodded. "There's an 80% chance that it's the monsters of the Yulan River. This time, the cultivation world of Hebei was originally planning to take advantage of the opportunity to encircle and annihilate Mara to completely incorporate this swamp into the territory of the human cultivators. The monsters of the Yulan River have operated this place for many years, so they naturally won't let it go."
Seeing that the others seemed to agree with Enlightened Master Liu Yun's guess, Lu Ping smiled. "Perhaps we can personally see the person behind this!"
Enlightened Master Gu Hun and Enlightened Master Liu Yun exchanged a glance, then Enlightened Master Gu Hun turned to look at Lu Ping. "Elder Xuanping, do you have any ideas?"
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