After the spirit stone vein was discovered on Frost Island, this medium-sized island was protected by a great island protection formation.
Due to the crisscrossing of the various great forces, the island protection formation was divided into several areas of different sizes.
Because Lu Ping and the others had struck first, Zhenling had not only obtained the only medium-sized spirit stone vein, but also occupied the largest area of the entire frost zone.
When Lu Ping arrived at the coast of the East Sea, he saw a group of Mara attacking the great island protection formation from the sea.
This was the area that Zhenling was defending. Dozens of Zhenling cultivators used spirit guiding talismans and the "Mother-Child Traction Formation" that Spiritual Master Xuan Chen had set up to protect themselves. Then, they charged out of the great island protection formation and fought against Mara who was attacking the great island protection formation.
Once the barrier was about to collapse, they would retreat back into the great formation. After recovering their true energy, they would use new spirit talismans to guide the great formation's barrier out to fight.
Originally, as the barrier continued to break, the great island protection formation would also be weakened. However, the one thing that Frost Island did not lack was spirit stones. Over the years, the guardian Laozu had continuously operated and formed a few small spirit veins near the palace. It was enough to support the continuous operation of the Mother-Child Traction Formation.
It was precisely because of the Mother-Child Traction Array's protection that the Zhen Ling Sect's cultivators dared to take turns to fight the enemies. Many Blood Condensation cultivators even joined the battle near the island, greatly reducing the number of cultivators' casualties. Moreover, as the battles continued, these cultivators gained more combat experience and grew stronger at a much faster rate.
The northern area of Zhenling was under the control of Flying Feather Sect. At this time, the cultivators of Flying Feather Sect, Blue Sea Sect, Xuan Ling Sect, and other sects were gathered in the great island protection formation several kilometers away. They laughed and laughed as they watched the battle between Zhenling and Mara, their faces full of schadenfreude.
The southern region was under the control of the 12 forces. A group of cultivators had gathered there as well. However, unlike the cultivators from Xuan Ling Sect, Azure Sea Sect and Ocean Flame Sect, these cultivators were not there to watch the show. Instead, they were standing guard in their own regions, in case the Demonic Sieves suddenly changed their target of attack.
Zhenling disciples were not the only ones fighting against Mara. There were also disciples from Yujian Sect, Shui Yan Pavilion, and Chong Ming Sect mixed in with the Zhenling disciples. They worked together with the Zhenling disciples to defend against Mara's attacks on the great island protection formation.
There were about 150 cultivators from the four sects. Among them, there were about 70 Core Forging cultivators and the rest were Late Blood Condensation cultivators. Most of these Blood Condensation cultivators were Zhenling's disciples. Lu Ping even saw Wang Qi, who had also reached the peak of Blood Condensation Realm.
Daoist Master Xuan Sen commanded the cultivators in the middle and divided them into three groups. One group activated the Mother and Child Traction Array and fought against the barrier that was separated from the island's great array. The other group was on standby on the island and could attack at any time. The third group was to seize the time to recover their consumed Zhen Yuan.
Mara could see that there were about a thousand of them attacking the great island protection formation. Among them, there were about a hundred to two hundred Core Forging Great Asuras and Great Devil Cultivators. The rest were equivalent to Blood Condensation Great Asuras and Great Devil Cultivators.
Although Zhenling's cultivators had the support of the Mother-Child Traction Formation, they were able to fight against Mara repeatedly. However, Mara had the advantage in numbers. Furthermore, they would not stop until one of them was dead. Even though Zhenling's cultivators tried their best to block the attacks, there were still quite a number of attacks that landed on the great island protection formation, causing ripples to form.
Tian Xue Laozu did not reveal herself. Lu Ping extended his divine sense to the outside of the island. Immediately, he discovered two faintly discernible auras moving around the island.
These two auras belonged to two Transcendence Realm Blood Mara. It was because of these two faintly discernible auras that were restraining Tian Xue Laozu, causing Tian Xue Laozu to be unable to deal with the Mara that was attacking the great island protection formation.
Although Enlightened Master Xuan Sen was giving out orders, the natal artifact in his hand danced around his body. Wherever there was danger, he would help. As time passed, he had long become Mara's target.
These Mara mainly consisted of Water Asuras, Ice Asuras, and Wind Asuras. Due to the protection of the great island protection formation and the Meridian Suppression Spirit Locking Formation, these Asuras were unable to infiltrate the Frost Island despite their strange escape techniques. Thus, they could only fight head-on.
Enlightened Master Xuan Sen had just blocked the assassination of a Wind Asura. Suddenly, he noticed that someone had charged out of the great island protection formation without his permission. Furthermore, they did not even activate the Spirit Guiding Talisman. His heart was instantly filled with rage. Did they not want their lives anymore?!
Enlightened Master Xuan Sen relied on his Spirit Guiding Barrier to block the attack of a Water Asura. Then, he took the opportunity to disperse the black fog that was wrapped around a Devil Asura. He shouted, "Which reckless fellow is it? Scram back to the island for the Old Man!"
He only heard a chuckle beside his ear. A faint light flashed by his side. The Devil Asura that was heavily injured by him did not even have the chance to retreat before it was beheaded by the faint light.
At this moment, Daoist Master Xuan Sen could clearly see that the glimmering light was actually a flying sword. However, when he heard the laughter, he already knew who it was. However, this casual sword strike was able to easily kill a devil cultivator equivalent to a late Core Forging cultivator. Even though he had the advantage of a sneak attack, it still caused Daoist Master Xuan Sen to sigh inwardly. This brat's strength is becoming more and more unfathomable!
With a flick of the Autumn Water Sword, a Soul Devouring Crystal flew out of the Devil Asura's head. It was caught by Lu Ping who had just appeared.
"Junior Master, do you want to rest for a while?"
Under the sweep of Lu Ping's powerful consciousness, the amazing escape technique that the Asuras were so proud of was immediately revealed to Lu Ping. While he was speaking, a Water Asura that had just emerged from the seawater beneath his feet had its shoulder sliced in half.
The Water Asura's howls abruptly stopped as the seawater submerged it once more. The blue shadow of the sword flashed and disappeared.
Enlightened Master Xuan Sen laughed and said, "Alright, I'll leave this place to you!"
After saying that, he turned around and dived into the island's protective formation without looking back.
An Ice Asura leaped over the surface of the water. With every step it took, the seawater would turn into ice for it to step on.
However, just as it was about to pounce on Lu Ping, it saw Lu Ping casually pointing at it. Just as it was about to leap, it suddenly felt its feet stop moving. When it looked down, it did not know when the seawater that had turned into ice had turned back into water. Two waves of seawater spiraled up from under its feet and tightly wrapped around its legs.
The Ice Asura roared, as if it was laughing at Lu Ping's insignificant skill. The water that spiraled upwards immediately turned into ice again, then shattered and fell into the water.
However, it had forgotten that the seawater was endless. It could not possibly freeze the entire sea into ice. A steady stream of water flowed backward toward its legs. No matter how it performed its innate magic power, it was unable to freeze all the water. Its entire body was still tightly bound above the sea, unable to move.
At that moment, the Great Shura, which was equivalent to a late-stage Core Forging Realm Great Shura, finally realized that something was wrong. It reached out and waved its hand, causing the water vapor within a radius of dozens of feet from the sea to gather around its body. In an instant, it was covered in a layer of ice armor.
When it looked up, a sword light was already in front of it. The Ice Asura straightened its palm, and nine ice walls were erected in front of it in a row.
The sword light pierced through eight ice walls in a row. Just as the Ice Asura thought it could take a breather, it saw that there was another sword light hidden behind the first one. The second sword light arrived first, piercing through the last ice wall and heading straight for the Ice Asura's neck.
The Ice Asura obviously did not expect such a strange thing to happen. It tried its best to dodge, but its feet were firmly bound above the sea, so it could only try its best to avoid the attack on its throat.
A scream was heard, and the Ice Asura's shoulder was pierced. The Ice Asura took the opportunity to perform its innate magic power. Its body shone with a cold luster, freezing and breaking the water column that was entangled around its feet. It formed a huge ice cover under its feet, blocking all the seawater that was flowing upward.
The Ice Asura turned to escape, but it did not see Lu Ping pointing his finger. The Autumn Water Sword, which had been exhausted from piercing through the ice wall, suddenly shook. A rich bluish-purple light flashed on the sword, and then the flying sword shot toward the Ice Asura's back like a long arrow released from a bow!
The Ice Asura, who had just broken free from its shackles, had yet to escape far when a huge force suddenly hit its back. The Ice Asura staggered a few steps forward, and when it finally stopped and looked down, it saw a fist-sized hole in its chest.
The Ice Asura screamed in panic, and before it could stop, its entire body began to melt. By the time the screams stopped, its body had completely melted into the seawater.
Lu Ping had only come out of the Frost Island's protective formation for a moment, and out of the three Mara that were equivalent to late stage Core Forging Mara, two were dead, and one was seriously injured. This kind of power caused the morale of the entire Mara tribe to plummet, and the rhythm of their attack abruptly came to a halt.
"It's the Water Sword Immortal, Spiritual Master Lu Xuanping!"
Immediately, another cultivator recognized Lu Ping and shouted!
"It's Senior Brother Lu! Senior Brother Lu's strength is truly outstanding!"
"It's Senior Uncle Lu!"
The morale of Zhenling's side was greatly boosted!
The cultivators of Xuan Ling Sect, Cang Hai Sect, and the others who were watching the battle between Zhen Ling Sect and Mo Luo from afar were dumbfounded at first. Then, they started cursing and swearing. After that, they all quieted down, no longer gloating like before.
On the other side, the cultivators of the twelve forces were also slightly restless. They were clearly shocked by Lu Ping's methods that far surpassed cultivators of the same level.
At this time, Lu Ping's divine sense had already sensed that two auras that were equivalent to Blood Mara were swimming on the surface of the sea, and they were paying attention to him.
However, Lu Ping didn't care at all. Seeing that the Mara that had retreated slightly earlier had once again gathered and surged towards the island, Lu Ping's Fated Autumn Water Sword stabbed into the seawater one after the other. At the same time, he shouted, "Disciples of Zhenling, retreat to Frost Island!"
Retreat to Frost Island? Was Spiritual Master Lu Xuanping going to fight against almost a thousand Mara alone?
While everyone was still hesitating, the sea within a radius of three hundred meters suddenly trembled. Countless ripples suddenly appeared on the originally calm surface of the sea. When the ripples spread, they collided with each other, and clusters of water began to splash on the surface of the sea. It was as if the water within a radius of three hundred meters was going to be lifted up by Lu Ping.
At this time, Spiritual Master Xuan Sen's voice came from the island, "All disciples, retreat to Frost Island!"
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