Chapter 250: Capturing the Territory of Two Sects

Chapter 250: Capturing the Territory of Two Sects

Chu Ning immediately transmitted his voice to Shang Xiaohan, "Junior Sister Shang, is there a way to contact Han Qiaoer?"

Shang Xiaohan, taken aback by Chu Ning's sudden question, nodded and said, "Yes, I know where Qiaoer is, and I can send her a message."

Chu Ning's eyes lit up at her response, and he quickly continued, "Then send her a message right now. Tell her that half of the cultivators from the Mo Ling Sect have been drawn to our area, and we from the Jiuhua Sect are holding them off. Ask the Tianyin Pavilion to send over a dozen cultivators to support us, and suggest that they directly attack the Mo Ling Sect's territory."

Chu Ning paused for a moment before adding, "By the way, what is Han Qiaoer's status in the Tianyin Pavilion? Does she have any influence there?"

"She should have some say," Shang Xiaohan replied as she took out a voice transmission talisman. "Qiaoer is a descendant of a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Tianyin Pavilion. I'll send her a message right away."

Chu Ning nodded in acknowledgment. His gaze then shifted back to the group from the Mo Ling Sect, who had already flown to the other side of the deep valley and were now only three hundred feet away from them. His eyes fell on the three figures at the forefront, who exuded the most powerful auras.

Chu Ning transmitted his voice to Lu Ke'an and Yuan Rongzhang, "The three of us will engage their three leaders directly. You two feign an attack, and when the real fight starts, I will take on all three of them to hold them off. Each of you take one person and quietly go support the other groups still dealing with the Youming Sect."

Lu Ke'an and Yuan Rongzhang immediately understood Chu Ning's plan. It seemed that he wanted to use this opportunity to ensure quick victories for the other groups so they could join the battle here. It was a good idea, but it also meant that the pressure would fall squarely on those currently present. After all, the Jiuhua Sect cultivators were already outnumbered.

Of course, the one under the most pressure was Chu Ning, who had to hold off the three strongest opponents by himself. However, remembering Chu Ning's previous displays of strength, the other two didn't hesitate for long.

Chu Ning, on the other hand, was decisive in his actions. He reached out and produced the Divine Wood Longbow from thin air. Drawing the bow and notching an arrow, he released three bursts of verdant light imbued with the Three Thousand Jade Silks technique.

However, his targets weren't the three leaders he had mentioned, but rather three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Mo Ling Sect who were farther away.

"Be careful!" shouted several Mo Ling Sect cultivators, having realized Chu Ning's intentions.

But Chu Ning's arrows flew too fast, and he had deliberately chosen the cultivators on the fringes. Although the three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Mo Ling Sect wanted to help, they were too far away. By the time they launched their attacks, Chu Ning's arrows had already streaked across the sky, dodging the nearest spells and striking the three early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Compared to three years ago, Chu Ning's cultivation and control over this technique had improved immensely. He had truly reached the realm of Three Thousand Jade Silks!

Each arrow was wrapped with nearly a thousand delicate strands of green light. Although the three Mo Ling Sect cultivators erected defensive shields, they couldn't withstand the onslaught of the countless jade-green strands, and their defenses quickly crumbled. The three early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators didn't even have a chance to fight back before their bodies fell from the sky.

"Seeking death!" roared a burly man, one of the three leaders of the Mo Ling Sect, upon witnessing this scene.

He immediately took action, sending several blood-red beams of light shooting toward Chu Ning.

Lu Ke'an and Yuan Rongzhang flew toward Chu Ning, each casting spells as if to support him directly.

The other two leaders of the Mo Ling Sect, an ugly middle-aged man with a large facial tumor and a petite middle-aged female cultivator, also rushed forward to engage them. In an instant, the six of them were locked in a fierce battle.

However, Lu Ke'an and Yuan Rongzhang suddenly withdrew, leaving the ugly man and the petite woman from the Mo Ling Sect momentarily stunned. The next moment, they wore expressions of delight as they prepared to join forces with the burly man to besiege Chu Ning.

But they suddenly became alert and quickly erected defensive shields. In the next moment, several dark shadows pounced on their shields, shredding them to pieces. The ugly man and the petite woman retreated in surprise, only to see two wolf-shaped puppet beasts standing before each of them.

"Late-stage Foundation Establishment puppet beasts?" The petite woman's eyes widened in shock as she sensed the power of the wolf-shaped puppet in front of her. How could someone here, where the cultivators' strength peaked at the late Foundation Establishment stage, control such powerful puppets?

Her gaze then shifted to the center, where the burly man was being forced to retreat step by step under Chu Ning's relentless attacks. This discovery left her so shocked that her eyes nearly popped out of her head.

"How is this person able to control four puppets to deal with us while suppressing Elder Bao?" she thought, her heart skipping a beat. Without waiting to observe further, she focused her mind and hastily erected another defensive shield.

Just in time, too, as the puppet wolf lunged at her once more.

Of course, this puppet wolf was being controlled by none other than Chu Ning. During his time in the Thousand Lakes and Islands, Chu Ning had crafted several puppets using leftover materials. However, many of them had been damaged in his encounters with the Yin Demon Sect elder and You Jing a few days ago.

The four puppet wolves he had obtained from the Lei Huo Sect ruins, on the other hand, were still in pristine condition. Before, when they were in the Lei Huo Sect ruins, these puppets had displayed strength equivalent to the early Foundation Establishment stage even without a cultivator controlling them. Now, with Chu Ning's expertise in puppet manipulation, they exhibited power on par with the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Moreover, as the puppets were crafted from top-grade materials, the spells cast by the two Mo Ling Sect cultivators had no effect on them. For a time, the ugly man and the petite woman found themselves overwhelmed and struggling to deal with the four puppet wolves.

But in the next moment, he was struck by a talisman casually thrown by Chu Ning, which shattered several of his defensive shields. He was shocked and quickly retreated, drenched in cold sweat.

The many Jiuhua Sect cultivators who had just clashed with him saw that Chu Ning alone was able to pressure the three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Mo Ling Sect into such a desperate situation, and their spirits were greatly lifted!

"Kill these ambushers from the Mo Ling Sect!"

"Victory is ours!"

"Kill!"

Accompanied by a series of loud shouts, the Jiuhua Sect, despite their smaller numbers, had their morale boosted even further!

...

At this moment, a hundred miles away at the other end of the mountain range.

"The cultivators from the Mo Ling Sect went to attack the territory guarded by the Jiuhua Sect?"

A man with the appearance of being in his fifties, upon hearing Han Qiaoer's words, had a look of surprise and doubt on his face.

Around him, there were two men and one woman, all with similar expressions.

Another middle-aged man also showed a look of disbelief.

"There are less than a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Jiuhua Sect on this side, and they are already struggling to deal with the Youming Sect.

How could they hold back more than seventy people from the Mo Ling Sect? This..."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man shook his head and said to Han Qiaoer:

"Sister Han, it's not that we don't trust you, but this matter is rather bizarre.

How could the Jiuhua Sect possibly have such strength?"

One of the other two women, a woman in her thirties wearing a yellow palace dress, also spoke:

"Qiao'er, we must be cautious about this matter. If something unexpected happens, our Tianyin Pavilion will have a hard time explaining it to the Alliance."

Hearing everyone's doubts, Han Qiaoer pouted and muttered unhappily, "Why are you all like this? You've checked the voice transmission talisman, and it's indeed from Shang Xiaohan.

How could she deceive us? Humph, we from Tianyin Pavilion originally had a chance to make a great contribution."

Hearing Han Qiaoer's childish words, the others couldn't help but shake their heads and smile bitterly.

At this moment, the young cultivator who had been silent until now, a man in his late twenties, spoke to the older man, "Brother Lu, I think this information is somewhat credible.

Although cultivators from the Mo Ling Sect have been flying off from time to time throughout the night, they haven't made any moves, which is a bit strange.

Since the Jiuhua Sect has sent us this message, why don't we send ten cultivators to provide support and also verify the truth of this matter?"

As he spoke, the young cultivator's eyes flickered slightly.

"If this is true, the Mo Ling Sect, with only half their cultivators, won't be able to withstand our attack.

If we can really take over the territory they are responsible for, it will be a great opportunity for our Tianyin Pavilion."

Hearing someone supporting her, Han Qiaoer immediately became happy and said, "Yes, yes! Brother Li, you're the best!"

The older man who had spoken first, Lu, thought for a moment and then said, "Then let's do as Brother Li suggested. Brother Li, why don't you take nine others and go there together?

It's only a hundred-mile journey, so it won't take much time. If this information is true, we can still make it in time."

"Good!"

The young cultivator, Li, immediately turned and went to gather the other cultivators.

As for Han Qiaoer, who wanted to go with them, she was bluntly refused by everyone.

Even Brother Li didn't agree.

Han Qiaoer had a special identity, and at this critical moment, they wouldn't let her leave the protection of Tianyin Pavilion.

Brother Li was quick to leave, and he was also quick to send back a message.

When Brother Lu received Brother Li's message, his eyes lit up with a delighted expression.

"Brother Li's message confirms that it's true. The Jiuhua Sect has indeed killed most of the Youming Sect cultivators.

Moreover, they have held back quite a few cultivators from the Mo Ling Sect."

"What?" The middle-aged cultivator and the woman in the palace dress were both shocked.

"How could the Jiuhua Sect have such strength?"

"I don't know." Brother Lu shook his head and said, "Brother Li said that the battle over there is almost over. The Jiuhua Sect is now attacking the Mo Ling Sect with superior numbers, and they should be able to kill them all soon.

So they are on their way back. Let's make our move now!"

As he spoke, Brother Lu's gaze shifted to the distant dark sky where the figures of the Mo Ling Sect cultivators could be seen from time to time.

He coldly harrumphed and said, "These Mo Ling Sect cultivators are playing tricks on us. Notify all fellow sect members, we are going to attack the Mo Ling Sect's territory."

Immediately, the leaders of Tianyin Pavilion led their many cultivators to attack the territory of the Demon Path Alliance.

Sensing the aggressive approach of the Tianyin Pavilion cultivators, the cultivators left behind by the Mo Ling Sect all changed their expressions and hurriedly prepared to engage them.

While the Mo Ling Sect cultivators here were struggling, the cultivators at the other end had already completely lost hope.

They resisted desperately, but their minds were filled with despair.

"Those Youming Sect cultivators are completely useless. They were supposed to weaken the Jiuhua Sect first, and then we would join and catch them off guard.

But in the end, the Youming Sect was annihilated, and they dragged us down with them! Damn them!"

"The cultivators from the Jiuhua Sect are too formidable. After fighting the Youming Sect, they didn't seem to have suffered any casualties.

Now, they have more than a hundred people surrounding us."

"With seventy-plus people, we couldn't even defeat fifty of them. This time, we are doomed!

That cultivator from the Jiuhua Sect is too powerful!"

At this moment, there were only about thirty cultivators left from the Mo Ling Sect, but they had completely lost their fighting spirit.

Some wanted to escape, but they found themselves surrounded on all sides by cultivators from the Jiuhua Sect.

So, one by one, they could only grit their teeth and fight desperately.

But they also knew that this was just a desperate struggle.

Among the many cultivators from the Jiuhua Sect, one cultivator stood in the air, directing the four puppet wolves to coordinate with the other Jiuhua Sect cultivators in attacking different Mo Ling Sect cultivators.

As long as they were slightly careless and their defenses were broken by the puppet wolves, the attacks from the Jiuhua Sect cultivators behind would strike them down.

At the same time, this cultivator also held a longbow and released bursts of green light.

The Mo Ling Sect cultivators naturally understood that if they could take down this person, perhaps they would have a glimmer of hope for escape.

However, recalling how this person had single-handedly killed three of their sect's late Foundation Establishment cultivators while controlling four puppets, not a single Mo Ling Sect cultivator dared to target him.

Gradually, the number of Mo Ling Sect cultivators dwindled.

The battle at the scene turned into a one-sided slaughter without any suspense!

It wasn't until the very last Mo Ling Sect cultivator was slain that the disciples of Jiuhua Sect finally revealed their joy.

However, at Chu Ning and Lu Ke'an's request, they refrained from making any noise.

Instead, they quietly made their way across the deep valley.

At this moment, everyone looked at the figure flying at the forefront with admiration in their eyes!

First, he had single-handedly sneaked up on the Youming Sect cultivators from behind and launched surprise attacks.

In a short amount of time, he helped Jiuhua Sect secure victory over the Youming Sect.

Then, when the Mo Ling Sect joined the battle, he took on three of the strongest opponents by himself, swiftly defeating them.

Thanks to his efforts, the Jiuhua Sect managed to hold their ground without losing a single member, and with only a few injuries.

Not only had they successfully defended their territory, but they were now also in a position to seize territory from the Demon Path Alliance.

Although many of the cultivators had never seen Li Qun's face before, it did not stop those who knew or didn't know him from feeling absolute admiration and trust for "Li Qun" Senior Brother.

Chu Ning scouted ahead with his spiritual sense. After crossing the deep valley, they advanced for about a hundred miles.

He vaguely sensed that there would be other Demon Path Alliance cultivators appearing a few dozen miles ahead, so he halted their flight.

He instructed everyone to split up into small groups and rest on the spot.

Chu Ning himself flew to the top of a tree and released his spiritual sense to scout the area once more.

At the same time, Chu Ning transmitted his voice to Shang Xiaohan, "Junior Sister Shang, send a message to Han Qiao'er. Inform the Tianyin Pavilion about our current situation.

Ask them to send us a message if they manage to occupy the territory previously held by the Mo Ling Sect."

This was crucial for Jiuhua Sect at the moment.

Jiuhua Sect had already taken over all the territory previously guarded by the Youming Sect, as well as nearly 40% of the territory held by the Mo Ling Sect.

If the Tianyin Pavilion failed to seize the remaining Mo Ling Sect territory, Chu Ning would have to be prepared for a potential flanking attack from the Mo Ling Sect.

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Shang Xiaohan immediately activated a voice transmission talisman.

After more than half a period of time, a voice transmission talisman flew back, and Shang Xiaohan quickly found Chu Ning with it in hand.

Upon hearing the contents, a smile appeared on Chu Ning's face.

In the voice transmission talisman, Han Qiao'er informed Shang Xiaohan that the Tianyin Pavilion had defeated the remaining Mo Ling Sect cultivators and occupied their territory.

With this, the territories occupied by Jiuhua Sect and Tianyin Pavilion now bordered each other once again.

However, they had pushed forward by more than a hundred miles.

Chu Ning immediately conveyed this information to everyone and instructed them, "From now on, rest up and take turns patrolling to safeguard this territory.

If the sect's formation masters arrive tomorrow, our task will be complete."

The Jiuhua Sect cultivators couldn't hide their joy.

...

In the Cloudsoaring Alliance's base, the Nascent Soul cultivators were absent, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators had all gone out. Only the Golden Core cultivators from the various sects remained.

These Golden Core cultivators were all experienced and weathered individuals, and with the three alliances monitoring each other's Golden Core cultivators to ensure they didn't leave their bases, everyone felt relatively at ease this night.

However, as the sky gradually brightened, the cultivators grew restless.

They gathered in groups, whether from the same sect or different sects but familiar with each other.

Their conversations inevitably revolved around the previous night's territorial battles, which everyone knew had taken place.

Some worried about their sect's disciples, while others were concerned about their territories.

At this moment, Jiuhua Sect's Golden Core elders were also gathered together.

The Elder Luo looked in the direction of the territory guarded by Jiuhua Sect and said with a worried expression, "Do you think our disciples will be able to hold their ground?"

After a slight hesitation, Fu Lihong replied, "They should be able to. The Foundation Establishment cultivators we sent this time are among the most powerful in our sect.

Although the Youming Sect is strong and has quite a few high-level Foundation Establishment cultivators, we should be fine as long as we're just defending our territory."

"I think there's a high probability that they'll be able to hold their ground," Gong Yuyuan said at this moment.

A thoughtful look appeared on his dignified face.

"With Chu Ning's abilities, no one below the Nascent Soul stage can stop him.

His flight speed is also fast, and he has strong support capabilities. As long as everyone cooperates well, we should be able to guard our borders."

As they were talking, Gong Yuyuan seemed to sense something and turned his gaze toward the direction of Jiuhua Sect.

"It's Elder He and the sect's formation masters!"

As a late Golden Core cultivator, Gong Yuyuan naturally had stronger spiritual sense than the other two. Thus, he was the first to sense their arrival.

Soon after, Elder Luo and Fu Lihong also sensed their presence.

The three of them turned their gazes in that direction.

Before long, He, who had accompanied them to Wolong Gang before, arrived with Yi Wenliang and the others. They landed on the peak of the mountain.

"Elder Gong, we're not too late, are we?"

As soon as he landed, He asked Gong Yuyuan.

Gong Yuyuan smiled and said, "Not at all. The sky has just brightened, so it's the perfect time to set up the formation now.

I'll send a message to see where Chu Ning and the others are and what their situation is like, alright?"

Gong Yuyuan had just said this when a voice transmission talisman flew towards them.

"It's a message from Chu Ning," Gong Yuyuan said as he caught the talisman. His expression immediately turned serious.

Elder He, who had just arrived, was still trying to understand the situation.

However, Fu Lihong and Elder Luo exchanged glances, and a hint of worry appeared in their eyes.

At this moment, Gong Yuyuan, who was listening to the message on the voice transmission talisman, had a strange expression on his dignified face.

(End of Chapter)

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