In front of the gate of the Xisang family's mansion, there was a large square with a statue of a woman.
Through the explanation from the mayor's mansion, everyone knew that the woman who had turned into a statue was the powerful warrior who had just turned the Yun family into a graveyard.
Even if she could annihilate the Yun Family by herself, she would not be able to escape the pursuit of the City Lord's Mansion. This was something that everyone knew. What everyone did not know was that the reason this female expert was captured here was because of the City Lord's sneak attack.
In order to protect the city's law and the inviolable image of the mayor's mansion, the mayor decided to kill this powerful warrior in public. After hearing the news, all the cultivators in the city gathered around.
The City Lord's Mansion and the city guards had mobilized almost all of their experts. They had even invited the Sang clan and the Nirvana realm experts in the city. They surrounded the statue and set up an extremely powerful sealing formation.
The mayor confidently said that unless it was an Extreme Astral realm warrior, there would only be death in this formation.
Miling and Anya were worried that their friends and family would lose their minds because of this, so they did not spread the news to the mansion. They only watched nervously and helplessly.
Right now, Miling had only just reached the Nirvana Heart realm, and Anya was only at the peak of the Immortal Ninth Celestial Layer. Even with all the friends and family in the mansion, if everyone attacked together, it would only be suicide. It would be impossible to save Ling 'er in front of so many powerful warriors.
Could it be that they could only watch as Ling 'er was killed by the sealing formation? Miling and Anya were filled with regret. If they had not come to persuade Ling 'er, how could she have stopped? How could the mayor's sneak attack succeed?
It could be said that if something happened to Ling 'er, Miling and Anya would have to take full responsibility. Even if no one came to blame them, they would still be tormented by guilt and regret. Sooner or later, they would die under the attack of the Heart's Devil.
After preparing for almost three days, the mayor personally took charge of the formation. Under his lead and command, all the powerful warriors began to chant spells and form hand signs.
Suddenly, waves of powerful aura began to be released. The sound of thunder shook the sky, and the entire gourd city began to tremble.
Boom!
A clap of thunder boomed.
Then, everyone saw a dazzling white bolt of lightning descend from the Ninth Heaven. It meandered like a dragon, bringing with it an incomparably ferocious aura of destruction as it ruthlessly slammed into the stone statue.
The stone statue did not explode, but the lightning arc sank into the statue in an instant.
The statue trembled for a moment, then stood firmly in the square, without the slightest bit of damage.
From the looks of it, the lightning bolt from earlier had penetrated the incomparably sturdy stone layer and directly affected its interior.
Following which, lightning bolts continuously descended from the Nine Heavens, and all of them ferociously drilled into the stone sculpture.
After a full four hours of bombardment, the stone sculpture was not damaged at all. However, it was unknown whether the female expert trapped inside was still alive or not.
Everyone did not know, but the mayor was very clear that the woman inside the stone sculpture had not been killed.
The mayor was very surprised. He knew the power of this formation. After four hours of continuous bombardment, even Extreme Star Realm warriors would be severely injured inside. Cultivators below Extreme Star Realm would definitely not be able to survive. However, right now, so many Nirvana Realm warriors had used up a lot of their energy, and could not continue for long. Yet, the target of the bombardment was still alive. This made him a bit unsure of how to proceed.
"Let's stop here for today. Let us rest for a while, and then we will reactivate the formation!" The mayor waved his sleeve and said.
The meddlesome cultivators did not leave. They still surrounded the square, and the powerful warriors in charge of operating the formation all sat cross-legged to recover their energy.
Before the city lord sat down to meditate, he took out a bead. His mouth trembled a few times before he put it away.
After nearly half a month's time, everyone finally recovered. Under the mayor's control, the formation bombarded the stone sculpture for another four hours, but still, the woman inside the stone sculpture was not killed.
They once again sat down to rest and recover. However, before everyone could fully recover, a cultivator wearing a brocade belt, embroidered robes, and Seven Stars Boots suddenly descended from the sky, landing beside the mayor.
What was strange was that this cultivator who did not go through the city gate and flew down from the sky looked extremely young. However, the mayor immediately bowed when he saw him, with an incomparably respectful appearance.
After the mayor and the young cultivator exchanged a few words, the young cultivator circled around the stone sculpture a few times, and then returned to the mayor's side, saying, "The trapped woman is definitely not ordinary. If she hasn't reached Extreme Star Realm, perhaps I can arrange a formation to destroy her."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Martial Uncle." The mayor bowed again.
The young Martial Uncle nodded, and then began to arrange the formation around the stone sculpture.
The formation was quickly arranged, and the young Martial Uncle ordered all the Nirvana Realm cultivators to enter the formation again to occupy their positions, and taught them the corresponding techniques and incantations.
Once everyone was in position, he let out a soft shout and activated the Spirit Formation he had set up.
However, just as the formation exploded with a series of rumbles and was about to display its power, the stone sculpture suddenly exploded.
Pieces of stone flew in all directions, immediately killing half of the surrounding Nirvana Realm cultivators, and the other half retreated with heavy injuries.
"How is this possible?" The mayor was very surprised.
The young Martial Uncle also narrowed his eyes, and his expression was very doubtful. He knew what kind of magic the stone sculpture was formed from, and he also knew that no cultivator under Extreme Star Realm could break it open.
After the stone sculpture collapsed, there were four cultivators standing where the stone sculpture had been. Ling 'er, who had previously slaughtered the Yun Family, was among them.
As for the other three, they were Xiao Lingyu, Big Sister Gu, and the First Master. They had just used a secret technique to escape from the Nether Realm.
The four of them first looked at the situation around them. Before the mayor and the young Martial Uncle could make a move, Xiao Lingyu and Big Sister Gu had already taken the initiative to attack the First Master, who was very close to them and was about to attack Ling 'er.
The distance was too close, and the First Master was caught off guard. Xiao Lingyu's Destructive Blood Light and Big Sister Gu's full strength palm both directly hit the First Master.
The First Master didn't even understand the situation, and he lost his life.
After using the secret technique, the First Master was very weak like Xiao Lingyu and Big Sister Gu. In addition, he didn't have time to defend himself, so it wasn't surprising that he lost his life. He could only blame himself for underestimating the situation.
The sudden change in the plaza caused the surrounding cultivators to be incomparably shocked, but they still chose to temporarily retreat.
"Martial Uncle, this …" The mayor was at a loss.
The young Martial Uncle walked over with narrowed eyes, but shook his fist at Big Sister Gu and said in a strange tone, "Sister-in-law, I didn't expect to see you here."
Big Sister Gu calmly glanced at the young Martial Uncle and said, "Mo Qi, you've already parted ways with my husband, so you don't have to call me sister-in-law anymore. It's more appropriate for us to address each other as Fellow Daoist."
Mo Qi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're wrong. In my heart, you'll always be my sister-in-law."
Big Sister Gu sneered and said, "You don't even acknowledge Big Brother, and you still pretend to acknowledge me as your sister-in-law. I'm not as easy to deceive as my husband."
Mo Qi shook his head helplessly and said, "It seems that Sister-in-law's misunderstanding of us is still so deep. However, your sudden appearance today really gave me a fright."
Big Sister Gu's expression didn't change. She asked, "What's the situation here?"
Mo Qi pointed at Ling 'er and said, "She just caused a bloody massacre in Gourd City, uprooting the old Yun family. I was just about to execute a spell to exterminate her as a warning to others."
Big Sister Gu frowned and said, "She's my friend."
"This …"
Mo Qi looked like he was in a difficult position at first, but then he laughed heartily and said, "Since it's Big Sister Gu's friend, this little brother naturally has to give Big Sister face. Big Sister, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Big Sister Gu said disdainfully, "It's just a small, insignificant family. If they're exterminated, so be it. What's the fuss about?"
Mo Qi shook his head and said, "Big Sister, that's not right. Although they're just a small family, they're still in our Gourd City. They abide by the city's rules and have always paid taxes in full. They should be protected by us. They're being exterminated right here in Gourd City. If we don't do anything, won't our citizens be bitterly disappointed?"
Big Sister Gu looked at Ling 'er, then shrugged at Mo Qi and said, "Then I won't interfere in this matter. If you have the ability, then capture and kill her."
As soon as Big Sister Gu finished speaking, Ling 'er's body disappeared into thin air.
Mo Qi's expression immediately darkened. Although he had been in the Extreme Star Realm for many years, he still couldn't find Ling 'er's hiding place with his divine sense.
In other words, the culprit that Mo Qi had just said he wanted to exterminate had slipped away right under his nose.
"The main culprit might be able to escape, but the accomplice cannot be let go!" Mo Qi said hatefully.
"Who's the accomplice?" Xiao Lingyu couldn't help but ask.
"Of course it's her friends and family. Although they didn't participate in the massacre of the Yun Family cultivators, they must have been part of the plan," Mo Qi said with certainty.
"Truly, if you want to condemn someone, you can easily find a pretext. Could it be that Sir wants to use this groundless crime to arrest and convict them?" Xiao Lingyu asked.
"Big Sister Gu, could this person be your friend as well?" Mo Qi asked Big Sister Gu.
"Yes!" Big Sister Gu nodded and said.
"Seems like he's also the culprit's accomplice!" Mo Qi said.
"The way you do things now seems to be even more overbearing than before," Big Sister Gu said with a hint of mockery.
"Big Sister Gu, you suddenly came here today and broke the seal on the culprit, saving the culprit. You seem to be even more overbearing than me," Mo Qi replied.
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