12dz Chapter 179: Li Hongtai's Backup Plan
Chapter 179: Li Hongtai's Backup Plan
Although Meng Wangchou was not afraid of the Li family's ancestor, he was still somewhat wary of the Li family's astonishing method of summoning their ancestor.
It wasn't just Meng Wangchou.
At this moment, Jin Yaowen, who was lurking outside Yunmeng Lake, was also startled when he saw the suddenly manifested "Gathering Spirit and Separating Fire Array". From the aura emanating from the array, he sensed an aura fluctuation that was close to that of a False Core Immortal.
This power can only be achieved by pushing a second-tier top-grade formation to its limit.
"The Li family can actually unleash the power of the formation to this extent!" Zou Chengyan stroked his beard, a hint of surprise in his eyes, but that was all. He quickly regained his composure and just watched Yunmeng Lake in front of him, observing the tigers fight from the mountain.
……
Yunmeng Lake.
High in the sky, amidst the writhing flames, a huge flaming blade suddenly slashed down at Meng Wangchou below.
Someone activated the formation, condensing a 'flame blade' to intercept Meng Wangchou.
Meng Wangchou's eyes flickered, and he looked coldly at the sky, saying, "A mere second-tier top-grade formation dares to try and stop me? Wishful thinking!" As he spoke, his 'Blood Spirit Robe' trembled, and blood energy writhed, transforming into a giant blood-red python that soared upwards.
The blood python opened its mouth and bit directly at the 'Flaming Blade' that was slashing down from high above.
On the 'Blazing Blade,' raging flames poured down like a river of fire, yet they failed to extinguish the soaring blood python.
Instead, flames were swallowed by the blood python.
Then, the blood python firmly bit down on the 'Flaming Blade' and exerted a sudden force.
boom!
The 'Blazing Blade' shattered, turning into streams of fire that dissipated in the air.
That appearance made the cultivators of the Li Clan of Yunmeng Lake feel a chill in their hearts.
"Our clan's 'Spirit Gathering Array of Departing Fire' was broken so easily with its full force?"
"A fake Core Formation cultivator is terrifying!" Lu Wenzheng and the other fleeing cultivators were terrified.
Despair was evident on everyone's faces.
"Hmph!" Meng Wangchou snorted coldly, then looked at the Li clan cultivators who had taken the opportunity to escape a hundred meters away.
Just then, a powerful chill emanated from the inner lake of Yunmeng Lake ahead.
But then one could see waves rising in the air, making a series of splashing sounds, like the rolling of tides, or the murmuring of a clear spring, flowing with an elegant melody, as if one were by a clear spring in summer, making one unable to resist immersing oneself in it.
Even the Li clan members who had been filled with fear before gradually calmed down after hearing the sound of the waves.
"That is..." Lu Wenzheng's eyes flickered, and he immediately looked in the direction of the voice.
But ahead, a middle-aged man dressed in a white cloud robe, with graying temples, yet exuding an elegant and refined air, was seen riding the waves.
Beneath his feet, water rippled and flowed like a lake, and he was riding the waves.
In addition, there were ripples of water surrounding him.
It's as if streams of clear spring water are flowing all over you; the scene is quite magical and mysterious.
"This...this is a supernatural phenomenon..." An elderly Li clan cultivator exclaimed in shock.
"Could this be a Core Formation cultivator?!" Li Qianyun stared blankly at the person approaching.
Even his eldest son, Li Yunhai, was shocked.
"Let's go!" Lu Wenzheng's eyes flashed, and he quickly snapped out of his shock, immediately urging the flying boat forward.
Many cultivators remained standing in the air, stunned.
"A Core Formation Realm cultivator?" Meng Wangchou's eyes flashed, and he looked solemnly at the man riding the waves ahead.
"This aura... seems to belong to a Nascent Soul cultivator!"
After sensing the other party's presence, his expression became even more solemn.
True Immortal of the Void Core...
He has already condensed his innate divine power, far surpassing the abilities of a pseudo-cultivator.
With a thought, Meng Wangchou's blood-red aura surged out from his body. With a flick of his sleeve, his blood-red cloak suddenly billowed forward, and the blood mist inside surged like a tide, directly engulfing more than a dozen Li clan cultivators into the 'Blood Spirit Robe'.
Clearly, he intended to take this opportunity to capture some of the Li family's cultivators.
At this moment, the man in the cloud-patterned robe opposite him also made a hand gesture, and a wave surged from beneath his feet, engulfing half of the Li clan cultivators.
Then the waves surged upwards like water columns, appearing high in the sky, before slowly and gently receding backwards.
Those Li clan cultivators were placed in the air behind the cloud-robed cultivator.
Because Lu Wenzheng had fled forward early on, he became the cultivator who was swept behind him by the cloud-robed cultivator in front of him with a wave of water.
When the water calmed down, his flying boat appeared a hundred meters behind the cloud-robed cultivator.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
When the flying boat stabilized, Lu Wenzheng looked back and saw that a group of Li clansmen were being swept into the blood mist behind him.
"what!"
"Help!"
"Master, save me!" Many members of the Li clan cried out in fear.
Many people looked on with despair and regret.
"That was close..." Li Qianyun gasped as she held her infant son, her heart pounding wildly.
If Lu Wenzheng hadn't urged the flying boat forward in time, it would have flown a hundred meters ahead.
Perhaps, with the slightest hesitation, their entire family would have been swept into the blood mist.
Li Yunhai, Li Hao, and the others on the flying boat were still shaken.
"You all must retreat to the inner lake at once!" As their thoughts were in turmoil, the voice of the cloud-robed immortal rang in their ears.
But the Cloud-Robed Immortal stood proudly in the air, stepping on the waves, his eyes fixed on Meng Wangchou, clearly transmitting his voice.
"Thank you so much for saving my life, Master!" Lu Wenzheng bowed and then urged the flying boat to speed towards the island in the inner lake.
Other members of the Li clan also flew there immediately.
"Who are you, and why are you interfering in the affairs of Yunmeng Lake?" Meng Wangchou asked the cloud-robed cultivator coldly.
"I am a rogue cultivator from Xunfeng Kingdom in the eastern part of Chu, the Xuan Shui True Man. I have been invited by Fellow Daoist Hongtai to come to Yunmeng Lake to oversee things. If you leave the Li clan now, this matter can be resolved peacefully. Otherwise, don't blame me for meddling!"
The cultivator in the cloud robe spoke, his voice calm and gentle. But as he finished speaking, a deliberate pressure from a Core Formation cultivator emanated from him. The water around him churned, and behind him, the water flowed backward, like a giant python looking down at Meng Wangchou.
"Hmph, so this matter can be settled peacefully!" Upon seeing this, Meng Wangchou sneered, "My Meng clan was originally the master of Yunmeng Lake. 600 years ago, Li Fengyue slaughtered my clan and wiped out my Meng clan members. Today, I, Meng, have managed to form a false core... to avenge this annihilation of my clan. Although you are a Void Core cultivator with unparalleled supernatural powers, I, Meng, am no ordinary Void Core cultivator either."
"If we really have to take action, the outcome is still uncertain."
As he spoke, Meng Wangchou flicked his sleeve, and the 'Blood Spirit Robe' suddenly trembled, with blood-red light like blades piercing through all the Li clan cultivators who were shrouded in blood mist. It then transformed into a blood mist skeleton, which devoured the blood energy of everyone.
"Fellow Daoist, since you are so stubborn, it seems that today I shall act on behalf of Heaven!" Upon seeing this, the Xuan Shui Zhenren opposite him darkened his face and snorted coldly, a strong killing intent spreading in his eyes. He was a Void Core True Person.
Its status is far superior to that of fake pills.
After all, in the eyes of many Core Formation cultivators, pseudo-Core Formation cultivators are not worthy of being included in the Core Formation ranks.
He said all this because he believed in the principle of "it's better to do less than more."
Who would have thought that Meng Wangchou would be so arrogant, killing more than a dozen Li clan members right before his eyes.
Under these circumstances, it would be unreasonable for Master Xuan Shui not to take action!
As soon as he finished speaking, he made a hand gesture and immediately unleashed his innate divine power: Profound Water Domain.
Instantly, a surge of azure waves erupted before him, transforming into a hundred-foot-tall giant wave. Carrying an immense pressure, it pressed down upon Meng Wangchou. The giant wave stretched out, as if transforming into a watery canopy, with an overwhelming force that could cover mountains and rivers.
The surface of Yunmeng Lake below was immediately dented by that terrifying pressure.
The lake water rippled outwards in all directions.
Beneath this canopy of water, a depression three zhang deep and a hundred zhang wide has formed on the lake surface.
boom!
But in the air ahead, Meng Wangchou also felt his breath catch in his throat, his magical power was about to dissipate, and his core essence was unstable.
Its body trembled and plummeted three feet downwards.
Instantly, he activated the power of the pseudo-core within his body with a thought.
Within that fake elixir, a vast surge of blood energy erupted, transforming into a sea of blood that supported his body.
Only then did Meng Wangchou stop his downward trend.
At the same time, he flicked his arm, and the blood-red cloak draped over his body flew out, fluttering in the air and swirling up a torrent of blood energy that shot into the sky.
He bit his tongue, spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and it flew into the blood-red cloak, causing the cloak to blaze with blood-red light and its aura to suddenly surge. The blood-red robe flew forward and transformed into a sea of blood that hung high above Meng Wangchou's head.
His blood-stained clothes fluttered wildly, creating thick clouds of blood mist that surged upwards to shield him from the oppressive force of the water curtain.
Meng Wangchou's breathing gradually became steady, and the magical power within his body returned to normal.
Once his internal magical power returned to normal, Meng Wangchou chanted an incantation, making a hand gesture as he murmured, "Blood Fiend Evil Spirit..."
Suddenly, a blood shadow appeared in the 'Blood Spirit Robe' above his head.
Those blood-red shadows resembled heroic spirits.
This was because Meng Wangchou used the 'Blood Spirit Robe' to devour the blood essence and souls of countless cultivators and refine them into the 'Blood Spirit Robe'.
Over time, this evolved into the "Blood Demon Spirit".
This was the evil technique "Blood Spirit Technique" that he obtained from the inheritance of ancient cultivators, which he cultivated.
Hundreds and thousands of blood-red shadows appeared, emitting mournful cries.
The sound was so powerful that it sent chills down the spines of cultivators ten miles away.
Lu Wenzheng and the others couldn't help but turn around to look.
Upon seeing the blood-red shadows manifesting within the sea of blood that blotted out the sky, everyone felt a sense of dread.
"This...this is a cultivator's soul..." Li Yunhai was terrified, so much so that he staggered backward on the flying boat.
"Thank goodness we managed to back out in time!" Li Qianyun gasped, glancing furtively at Lu Wenzheng beside her.
She had admiration in her eyes and felt more respect for her husband, who usually didn't seem to have much ability.
"Let's go, to Earth Flame Island immediately!" Lu Wenzheng said after only glancing at the blood shadow that appeared in the sea of blood.
He immediately urged the flying boat forward at top speed towards the inner lake, and the scene before him stirred up a great deal of emotion in his heart.
It was just a matter of a single thought.
It was like heaven and hell, which made him dare not be careless in the slightest.
Even with a Core Formation Realm expert in charge, they dare not let their guard down.
As they fled, the blood shadows in the sea of blood began to gather together under the guidance of Meng Wangchou's hand gesture.
It looks as if they are about to merge into one.