"Young Master Ling, what happened?" Bu Zi Wen asked anxiously. Seeing Ling Dong's expression, he had a bad premonition.
Ling Dong did not immediately answer Bu Zi Wen. Instead, he looked around in the distance before replying absent-mindedly, "Pretty much the same!"
"What?" Bu Zi Wen did not seem to understand.
Ling Dong sighed softly. "The other two reinforcements led by Jin Chen and Wu Zhengyang had similar encounters."
After reading these two talismans, Ling Dong really did not understand. What was the Star Luo Divine Palace trying to do?
Hearing this, Bu Zi Wen was also stunned. His expression was a little awkward. Although this was something worth rejoicing over, Bu Ziwen still didn't want to encounter such a situation.
Encountering such a strange and incomprehensible situation not only made Bu Zi Wen feel an inexplicable sense of defeat, but it also made Bu Zi Wen feel a little embarrassed that his previous words had been completely useless.
Actually, Bu Zi Wen was not the only one who felt an inexplicable sense of defeat. Even Ling Dong himself felt a sense of defeat. After receiving the warning, Ling Dong could not see the Star Luo Divine Palace's goal. Hence, he decided to beat them at their own game and split up his forces to reinforce them. He wanted to use this opportunity to probe the Star Luo Divine Palace's true goal.
However, after splitting up his forces, Ling Dong became even more confused.
In the two talismans that Gao Yuan had sent over, Jin Nu, Jin Chen, and Wu Zhengyang had said that they had encountered the same confusion as Ling Dong.
After the two teams arrived at their destination, Jin Nu and Jin Chen's forces encountered the same thing as Ling Dong. By the time they arrived, the cultivators who had come to attack them had already retreated without a trace.
The Mi Clan's losses were not great. It was barely painful. A small scout team of five was completely wiped out, and a late-stage Star Monarch cultivator from the Mi Clan who had come to negotiate was severely injured.
On the other hand, the team led by Wu Zhengyang met the cultivators from the Lai Province who had come to attack the Tenmu Temple and exchanged blows. The other party was led by two half-step Zhou Tian Righteous Gods, and there were ten Star Monarchs accompanying them.
Wu Zhengyang and Old Hai fought with the two half-step Zhou Tian Principal Deities for a brief moment. The other party seemed to have been prepared for this, and they quickly retreated with the Cloud Piercing Ship. Wu Zhengyang and the others wanted to chase after them, but they were worried that they would fall into an ambush. Moreover, even if they chased after them, they might not be able to catch up to them. Since they were already prepared, they decided to stay at the Tenmu Temple.
Now, Jin Nu, Jin Chen, and Wu Zhengyang had sent out talismans to explain the situation and ask Ling Dong what to do next.
Even Jin Nu, Jin Chen, and Wu Zhengyang were confused. They did not know what the Star Luo Temple was trying to do.
After a brief moment of consideration, Ling Dong sent a message to Jin Nu, Jin Chen, and Wu Zhengyang, telling them that they should return to the Ling family Castle after a short period of comfort. However, they had to be on guard.
"What is the Star Luo Temple trying to do? What were their intentions? Were they just probing? " Ling Dong murmured, and ordered Gao Yuan, "When Old Wu and the others return, tell them to wait at the meeting hall. We need to discuss this matter properly."
However, after more than an hour of discussion, even if the top existences of the Long An Territory discussed and analyzed for four hours, they still couldn't come up with a clue.
Simply put, these top existences of the Long An Boundary all had their own opinions. Everyone had their own unique opinions, and they could all make sense. However, they could not come to a consensus, which meant that there was no conclusion.
After a fruitless discussion, Ling Dong decisively dismissed the crowd and pondered alone.
The Star Luo Temple's actions could not be separated from probing, luring, and setting up an ambush. However, they had lured Ling Dong's people out and retreated without a fight. This was something that Ling Dong could not understand.
They had only killed a few small fry scouts. Was it just to attract hatred and make the half-step Zhou Tian Righteous Gods on Ling Dong's side hate the Star Luo Temple even more?
The most important thing was that the half-step Zhou Tian Righteous Gods on standby on the Transforming Jade Mountain did not make any movements. Even if they gathered and came out at any time, or went out for a walk, there would be an explanation.
Or perhaps, the Star Luo Temple was purely toying with Ling Dong and the others?
The Star Luo Palace's strange actions left Ling Dong puzzled. Even when Ling Dong thought about it until his head hurt, he still couldn't figure it out. Ling Dong simply stopped thinking about it and continued to practice his Void Finger Runes, doing what he needed to do.
In other words, Ling Dong was coping with changes by remaining unchanged. Not only did he continue to train himself, but he also continued to train his own Immortal Army, as well as the thirty mid-stage Star Monarch elites he had given to Bai Han to train.
As the training of his Immortal Army's formations progressed, Ling Dong also distributed the batch of standard preparations he had obtained from the Dragon's Peace Star Palace, greatly increasing the combat power of the six formations. Although it required the cooperation of a large number of elite cultivators to take the initiative to attack, its combat power was extremely shocking when used for defense.
Ling Dong took the time to do a test. If these six formations attacked continuously, even Old Hai, a half-step Zhou Tian Righteous God who specialized in defense, would not have the chance to breathe. If he was slightly careless, he would suffer a great loss.
It was worth mentioning that this old man, Wu Zhengyang, was extremely generous. Originally, more than half of Ling Dong's six formations were under the name of the Tenmu Temple. They belonged to the Yangkou branch hall, so it was a little unclear.
Thus, Wu Zhengyang simply waved his hand and transferred all the soldiers that belonged to the Yuankou branch hall to the Ling family. They were no longer under the control of the Tenmu Temple.
What Ling Dong was most satisfied with was the formation of the thirty mid-stage Star Monarch elites that Bai Han had trained to practice the Five Elements Aurora Killing Formation. Originally, after five months of training, Bai Han had barely formed the formation and was not very useful.
However, the Star Luo Temple had given Ling Dong seven months. Since the first attack on the 27th of the third month, another half a month had passed. Bai Han had already familiarized himself with the Five Elements Aurora Killing Formation. Although he had not reached the realm of perfection, there was no problem for him to kill the enemy in battle.
The Five Elements Aurora Killing Formation was extremely powerful in itself. After Ling Dong changed the equipment of the thirty mid-stage Star Monarch elites to standard ones, its power increased greatly.
Originally, this Celestial Venerate Realm cultivator had used the Treasured Artefact-level linked equipment from Dragon's Peace Star Palace, but the grade of the treasures was much lower.
With a single order from Ling Dong, the eight forces under Ling Dong's command gathered their strength and managed to gather thirty high-grade origin artifacts that were similar to the standard Huang Xiaolong's.
The benefits of power were displayed incisively and vividly at this moment. If Ling Dong did not have his current status, it would be impossible for the Ling family to gather thirty nearly identical origin spiritual weapons. Even if they had the Reiki, they might not be able to buy them.
However, now, Ling Dong only needed to give an order, and the various families would work hard to gather them. As for the reward, would they dare to ask for it?
The Star Luo Temple's Mysterious Sky Hall was paying a hundred thousand high-grade Reiki for three years. The Myriad Star Hall was several times more powerful than the Mysterious Sky Hall, and it was still free of charge.
However, what made Ling Dong depressed was that his good days didn't last long. After half a month, the Star Luo Temple attacked again.
This time, they attacked three more families, including a family of a Half-step Great Heavenly Cycle Righteous God who had defected to Ling Dong. Ling Dong followed suit and sent reinforcements.
The result still left Ling Dong dumbfounded. The result was almost the same as the previous time. This time, one of the families didn't even have a single scout killed.
This time, the three families encountered the Star Luo Temple's cultivators. They were still led by one or two half-step Zhou Tian righteous gods. When they saw Ling Dong's team, they fled faster than rabbits.
This result made Ling Dong and the others extremely depressed. They couldn't understand it, and some of the half-step Zhou Tian righteous gods even felt like they were going crazy.
Was the Star Luo Temple so bored that they were playing games with them?
In the next two months, the Star Luo Temple harassed Ling Dong's team twice. During the first time in early June, the Star Luo Temple made some substantial progress.
After Ling Dong split up his troops to reinforce the Ling Family, a team led by two Half-step Heavenly Domain Orthodox Gods launched a sneak attack on the Ling Family Fort. The outcome of the battle was rather 'tragic'!
They suffered a fatal counterattack from Mu Tie, who Ling Dong left at home, and 30 mid-stage Star Monarchs who practiced the Five Elements Aurora Killing Formation. After paying the price of a half-step Zhou Tian righteous god, they set fire to the Ling family's castle and fled before Ling Dong and the others could arrive.
Of course, the reason why Ling Dong was so confident in his decision to split up his troops and rush over was because of Gui Qianshan's intelligence. Indeed, it was because the Half-step Heavenly Cycle Righteous Gods of the Star Luo Divine Palace were biding their time on the Transforming Jade Mountain.
"Old man, it's not good to keep being harassed like this. What do you think if I organize a team and attack the Star Luo Temple? " In a quiet room at the back of the mountain, Ling Dong, who was tired of practicing the Void Finger Talisman, started chatting with Mountain God Yin Kang.
Mountain God Yin Kang didn't directly answer Ling Dong. Instead, he asked, "If the Star Luo Temple attacked the Ling family's castle with all their strength, what are their chances of winning?"
"Attack the Ling family's castle? Hmph, ten to twenty percent, maybe not even five percent. It depends on whether they have any trump cards, "Ling Dong replied lazily.
"Similarly, if you attack the Star Luo Temple, your chances of winning are the same! How can a nest that they have been running for hundreds of years be worse than the Ling family's castle that you have only been running for a few years? "
Mountain God Yin Kang's words made Ling Dong speechless. It was indeed the same logic. In this world, there were always some people with unique luck, such as Bai Han, Bai Bai Xuan, and Gui Qianshan. They weren't necessarily worse than Ling Dong.
"Are we just going to wait like this? Or are we going to take the initiative to attack? But their half-step Zhou Tian righteous gods are all at the Transforming Jade Mountain. They don't have any strongholds that can hurt them. We can't find a target, "Ling Dong said gloomily.
"Soon!"
After a moment of silence, Mountain God Yin Kang suddenly said, "No matter what, even if we don't understand, we can be sure that behind the series of inexplicable actions of the Star Gauze Palace, there is a hidden scheme. A scheme to deal with us, no matter …"
"Reporting to Young Master, we have received emergency distress talismans from Shannan's Wu Family, Gui Yi Palace, and Tianzhou's Gan Family. They said that the Star Luo Temple's martial artists are launching a large-scale attack!" Gao Yuan's voice sounded outside the room.
"A large-scale attack? How many people? "Ling Dong suddenly stood up.
"According to the talismans, there are no less than thirty people from each family!" Gao Yuan answered.
"So many? Let's go! " Ling Dong's figure flashed as he sprinted towards the meeting hall. "Old geezer, you're right. Perhaps … he's here!" Ling Dong's muttering voice resounded from a quiet room in the Residence of Ten Thousand Stars.
At the same time, in the belly of the Star Luo Temple's fake Zhou Tian Shenjian, the Great Palace Master Xi Hao, the Second Palace Master Xiu Hong, and the Fourth Palace Master Bu Ze sat on the fake Zhou Tian Shenjian with anticipation and even nervousness.
"Big Brother, I wonder how our luck is this time?" The Fourth Palace Master Bu Ze said nervously.
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