Upon seeing the white light, Zhao Hai immediately understood what it meant. This white light was notifying the other people of the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect to come and help.
Zhao Hai said, "They're trying to save us. There must be people nearby. Let's go and eliminate them before they arrive. Senior Brother Na Ren, Senior Brother Na Zhang, lead your two teams and stand guard. Everyone else, make your move." Then he formed the Vajra Wheel Seal with both hands and shouted, "Soldiers!" Then his figure moved and attacked a person from the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect.
Nuan Yin and Nuan Zhen immediately made their move. Today, Zhao Hai's group had fought with people, only Nuan Zhen's group hadn't. Because of this, Nuan Zhen's group was very active as they rushed forward.
The people from the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect weren't easy to deal with. They were all elites of the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect. Some of them immediately took out their weapons while others took out their talismans. Fortunately, they weren't very strong and couldn't use their artifacts. Therefore, their fighting strength was very limited.
However, the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect's talismans were very powerful. They were very famous in the Cultivation Realm. Therefore, when these people threw out their talismans, Zhao Hai and the others couldn't do anything to them.
These people from the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect were very well-coordinated. When Zhao Hai saw this, he knew that there was nothing he could do. He took a step back and moved his hand. A lump of metal suddenly appeared in his hand. Then Zhao Hai formed a seal and chanted an incantation. Before long, the incantation was finished. Moreover, the lump of metal in front of him turned into small metal balls. These small metal balls were densely packed and there were a lot of them. When Zhao Hai waved his hand, these small balls flew towards the people from the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect.
The people from the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect didn't notice Zhao Hai's Metal Manipulation attack. However, they had already used some defensive talismans on their bodies. Therefore, each of them had a Vajra Talisman to increase their defense. Although this kind of defense wasn't very strong, it was enough for people in the Qi Transformation Realm.
However, it was a pity that they met Zhao Hai today. Metal Manipulation was different from ordinary techniques. Ordinary techniques weren't very powerful, but Metal Manipulation was different. Metal Manipulation could be considered a special refining technique. It was a bit like a sword cultivator. A pure sword cultivator would only have one sword in their lifetime. They would constantly use their spiritual force to nourish and communicate with this sword. This would allow them to have a complete understanding of the sword in their hand. It can even be said that the sword in their hand was an extension of their body. It was precisely because of this that sword cultivators were able to dominate the entire Sword Spirit Realm.
The same was true for metal manipulation. Metal manipulation required the cultivator to constantly communicate with a piece of metal and nourish it. Then, when combined with magical techniques, the piece of metal would be able to change its shape according to one's will. The power of the metal would be limitless.
If one were to say that Metal Manipulation was a technique, then it could also be considered a technique. This was because Metal Manipulation needed to be accompanied by spells and incantations. Therefore, it wasn't wrong to call it a technique. In fact, Metal Manipulation could be used on a piece of metal that had never been communicated with before. However, it wasn't as good as refining a piece of metal. If one were to use it on an ordinary piece of metal, then one wouldn't be able to change the shape of the metal. In other words, if one were to use it on an ordinary piece of metal, then as long as one's spiritual force was strong enough, then they would be able to use their spiritual force to control the ingot. However, they would only be able to make the ingot fly and hit people. It was impossible to make it change. Compared to refining a piece of metal, the difference was too great.
This time, Zhao Hai used Metal Manipulation to shoot out more than a hundred small metal balls. These small metal balls were very powerful. When they flew out, they produced sharp whistling sounds. The people from the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect simply didn't have any defensive effect. In front of these small metal balls, it was as if they were made of paper. They were directly penetrated by the small metal balls, turning them into sieves.
When the others saw that Zhao Hai had dealt with the person in one move, they couldn't help but stare. Na Zhen chanted Buddha's name and said, "Amitabha. Junior Brother Jinghai actually managed to cultivate Metal Manipulation. This is truly worthy of celebration."
Zhao Hai smiled and waved his hand, "This is nothing. I still haven't cultivated it. When I use it, I need to use techniques and incantations. It's very slow and consumes a lot of energy. I can only use it two or three times a day. Fellow Brothers, let's not talk about this. Let's clean up the battlefield and wait for the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect's reinforcements to arrive."
Everyone nodded, then they cleaned up the battlefield. Zhao Hai looked at the surrounding terrain and immediately arranged for people to set up an ambush. At the same time, he also left some people to pretend to be fighting. They were constantly shouting and throwing punches to make people understand that they were really fighting.
After everything was arranged, everyone began to act according to the plan. Everyone took out talismans, and some people even took out throwing knives, darts, gold coins, iron balls, and other hidden weapons. This made Zhao Hai surprised.
However, after thinking about it for a while, he felt relieved. They were Body Cultivators. Body Cultivators were in the Qi Refining Realm, and even in the Qi Refining Realm, they had very few long-range attacks. If they were ordinary Cultivators, they could use some pseudo-artifacts. These artifacts could fly out to attack, but their attack power wasn't very strong. However, Body Cultivators rarely used pseudo-artifacts. In this case, in order to increase their long-range attacks, it was natural for some Body Cultivators to use concealed weapons.
The people from Serenity Dao Sect didn't make Zhao Hai wait for too long. Zhao Hai and the others had just waited for less than half an hour when someone came within five miles of them. Zhao Hai immediately whispered, "They're here. Get ready." His voice wasn't very loud, so only the people next to him could hear him. The people next to him passed on the message, and it didn't take long for everyone to know that the people from Serenity Dao Sect had arrived. They all perked up and prepared to face the enemy. Those who were putting on an act also began to act.
Zhao Hai already knew that there weren't many disciples from Serenity Dao Sect who came to support them this time. There were only about thirty people. There was no reason why they couldn't win against a hundred people against thirty people.
However, what surprised Zhao Hai was that the people from Swordsmanship Sect they met during the day didn't bring any jade slips for help. They killed twenty people from Swordsmanship Sect, but they didn't release any jade slips for help. However, as soon as they met the people from Serenity Dao Sect, the people from Serenity Dao Sect released their jade slips for help. This was really strange.
Originally, the Iron Buddha Temple also wanted to bring along jade slips for help. However, after thinking about it, they didn't need to be separated. Everyone could hear each other's voices, so there was no need to bring along jade slips for help. This time, entering Zhongshi Mountain was different from entering the secret realm. In the secret realm, everyone was separated after entering. Moreover, they didn't know how far they were from each other. Some people even entered the secret realm for a month and didn't see other people. This kind of thing had happened before. Therefore, when entering the secret realm, it was useless even if you brought along a jade slip for help. You might even attract powerful demonic beasts.
However, in Zhongshi Mountain, everyone could move together. Zhao Hai's strategy this time wasn't to kill all the enemies, but to preserve their strength. After all, this time, it was a competition of which sect could send out more people. Even if that sect won, it didn't mean that they had killed more people.
Soon, the people from Serenity Dao Sect walked into the trap set by Zhao Hai's group. However, just as they were about to enter the trap, they suddenly turned around and left at a very fast speed.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Hai's group was stunned. Then, Zhao Hai's expression changed. He immediately said in a deep voice, "Don't chase. Everyone, leave this place." After saying that, he gathered everyone and left.
Zhao Hai didn't want to chase after these people. The people from Serenity Dao Sect were really strange. Not only did they know about the ambush in advance, they even turned around and ran. Zhao Hai was afraid that if he chased after them at night, he would fall into the ambush. Therefore, he didn't chase after them.
Moreover, Zhao Hai was very curious about how the people from the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect discovered them. One must know that the 20 people from the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect discovered them in advance. And now, these people discovered them in advance as well. This matter was indeed strange.
Zhao Hai gathered everyone. After confirming that no one was left behind, he left the place. Then Zhao Hai found a new camp and arranged for everyone to rest. After that, Zhao Hai called Nuan Yin and the others to his side.
After waiting for Nuan Yin and the others to sit down, Zhao Hai opened his mouth and said, "The people from the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect are strange. They were able to discover us twice in advance. This matter isn't simple. Senior Brothers, the people who cleaned up the battlefield are those people. Have them take out the spatial equipment and artifacts of the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect. Let's see if we can find anything special."
Nuan Yin and the others nodded. Then they gathered the people who were cleaning up the battlefield and had them take out their spatial equipment. They wanted to see if they could find anything special.
Needless to say, this search allowed them to find a formation plate. It wasn't a very big formation plate, it was made of jade. It was sparkling and translucent, it was very beautiful.
The reason why this thing was taken out was because aside from this formation plate, they had seen everything else in the spatial equipment. Only this formation plate was something that they didn't recognize.
Zhao Hai looked at the formation plate. This formation plate was made very well. It was circular with a translucent green jade on top. Below it was a round jade plate with very complicated patterns. It was very beautiful.
Zhao Hai took the jade plate and looked at it. Then he tried to send a trace of spiritual qi into the formation plate. The formation plate lit up and then a bunch of green dots appeared on it. These green dots were in a forest. The forest looked very simple, it was just some cloud-like things.
Zhao Hai carefully looked at the green dots and found that they were the positions of all the Monks in the camp. After calculating the range of the formation plate, Zhao Hai was finally able to confirm that this formation plate was something that the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect used to discover them. This formation plate can show everyone within two li of the user. However, Zhao Hai didn't know if it would still use green dots to show outsiders.
Zhao Hai stopped sending spiritual qi into the formation plate. Then the formation plate's images disappeared. Zhao Hai took the formation plate and carefully looked at it. Finally, he saw a small hole at the bottom of the formation plate. He gestured and then took out a crystal and placed it in the hole. It was just enough to fit a crystal. After the crystal was placed in, the formation plate lit up. Naturally, the people shown on the formation plate also appeared.
Zhao Hai nodded with satisfaction, then he handed the disk over to Nun Yin and said, "This is the thing that the enemy used to find us. Every time they were about to reach us, they would suddenly run away. So it's because of this thing. Senior Brother, please take a look." Nun Yin nodded, then Nun Yin nodded.
Nuan Yin received the formation plate and carefully looked at its contents. He was a very smart person, so he immediately understood what was going on. He couldn't help but say, "Amitabha. I didn't think that the people of the Solitary Tranquility Dao Sect would be so powerful to be able to invent such a good thing. In this kind of environment, with this kind of thing in hand, it's like adding wings to a tiger."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Right, this thing is indeed very rare. How about this, Senior Brother Nuan Zhen, you'll be in charge of this thing tomorrow. This is because tomorrow, your team will be the vanguard. Senior Brother Nuan Yin will be in the rear. Senior Brother Nuan Ren and Senior Brother Nuan Zhang will be in the wings. This way, this thing can be put to good use in Senior Brother Nuan Zhen's hands."
Everyone nodded. Nuan Yin said, "Alright, this thing must be handed over to the person at the front. If Junior Brother Nuan Zhen is in the front tomorrow, then Junior Brother Nuan Zhen will be in charge." Then he handed the formation plate over to Nuan Zhen.
Nuan Zhen was very happy. He received the formation plate and carefully looked at it. Then he said, "Amitabha. Alright, I'll be in charge of it tomorrow."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "We don't need to be rash, there's no need to do so. This is because the competition this time is to see which sect has the most survivors. Because of this, there's no need to chase after them. Even if all four sects withdraw from Zhongshi Mountain, our Iron Buddha Temple would still win. This is because our Iron Buddha Temple hasn't lost a single person while the other sects have more or less lost people. Because of this, we have the advantage, we don't need to be anxious."
Everyone nodded. Zhao Hai said, "We need to steadily move forward. We can't stop at one place. If we do, then we'll be discovered by the enemy. Maybe they'll join forces to deal with us. Because of this, we need to move forward. However, when we meet an enemy, we need to kill them if we can. If we can't, then we need to force them to retreat.
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