I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 160 - 134: You’re Surrounded by Me

"Stay where you are, I’ll go take a look."

Yuu Qiuqi remained calm and motioned silently to the others, moving forward alone.

As he got closer, Yuu Qiuqi discovered it was a corpse and pretended to bend down for examination. Suddenly, the Hundred Treasures Box opened, and sixteen streaks of light shot out, scattering in all directions.

Jiang Yuebai and the others immediately dashed in different directions.

Clang, clang, clang!

Sounds of weapons clashing came from all directions, accompanied by the dazzling light of spells and magic artifacts raining down.

A large and small pair of Crescent Moon Blades gleamed coldly, aiming straight for Jiang Yuebai’s face. She swung her saber down, the crescent moons blurred, and the Absolute Wind Saber sliced through the air.

At the moment when the crescent moons were about to slit her throat, the Double Moon Ring flew from Jiang Yuebai’s wrist, unfolding a circular light screen.

With a crisp sound, the large crescent blade was flung away, the small one vanished mid-air; Jiang Yuebai’s ears twitched, and the Double Moon Ring shot sideways, colliding heavily with an invisible object.

What a powerful magic artifact!

In that brief instant, Jiang Yuebai’s scalp tingled.

The others were also forcefully driven back; Gu Liu’s arm was cut, Zheng Chong looked grave, and Ge Yuchan was like a startled small beast, crouching with her body tense.

Yuu Qiuqi rushed in front of Yun Shang, transforming a green light from the Hundred Treasures Box into a shield to block a heavy hammer magic artifact for her.

Yun Shang was dragged back to the others’ side, and they stood back to back, each facing a direction while watching various magic artifacts fly back on their own.

Jiang Yuebai, with better eyesight, noticed twelve figures in the hazy red mist, each holding a magic artifact in one hand and a talisman in the other, eyeing them fiercely, closing in step by step.

"Xiong Kuan! Duan Yingfei! What is the meaning of this?"

Recognizing them, Yuu Qiuqi shouted with a stern voice.

Ge Yuchan slightly tilted her head and whispered to Jiang Yuebai, "That muscular late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Sun Erosion Sect is him, and the leader of the late-Stage Foundation Establishment female cultivators here is from the Hundred Yang Sect."

Jiang Yuebai looked at the group again. They had all changed their clothes, making it hard to recognize them at first, but apart from the two leaders being late-Stage Foundation Establishment, there were four mid-Stage Foundation Establishment and six early-Stage Foundation Establishment, six men, and four women.

The large and small Crescent Moon Blades were the magic artifacts of that female leader from the Hundred Yang Sect, Duan Yingfei. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Xiong Kuan stepped forward half a pace and laughed arrogantly, "Senior Sister Yuu, don’t misunderstand. Our two teams drew empty lots, so we have to clear out the Yin Ghost Evil Corpses nearby. Isn’t it fortunate that we happened upon you being besieged by the Evil Corpses and came to help, though we were a step late? So we’ll just take your relics and help complete your task."

"You’re courting death!" Zheng Chong shouted angrily, gripping his large saber tensely.

Gu Liu clenched the talismanic paper, casting sidelong glances at Yuu Qiuqi. With so many people, it was clear they intended to kill and seize treasures.

Duan Yingfei, with long brows and narrow eyes, gazed greedily at the Hundred Treasures Box behind Yuu Qiuqi, and laughed, "I heard the Hundred Treasures Box of Heavenly Interence Sect’s Yuu Qiuqi contains a hundred artifacts, each a masterpiece. Before, you came and went alone and couldn’t be stopped. Today, with so many dragging you down, Senior Sister Yuu, won’t you let us see your hundred artifacts?"

Jiang Yuebai’s temples throbbed. Had she become a burden? Did they not regard her as a direct disciple? Or did she appear impoverished?

Such bullying!

Yun Shang tugged at Jiang Yuebai’s sleeve, her eyes questioning what to do; she trusted Jiang Yuebai more than Yuu Qiuqi.

Ge Yuchan cast a murderous gaze at those in front of her; Jiang Yuebai could see from her eyes that she was planning a killing strategy.

The more than ten on the opposing side, stirred by Duan Yingfei’s words, all stared intently at the Hundred Treasures Box behind Yuu Qiuqi.

Yuu Qiuqi knew they couldn’t get off easily, so without moving her lips, she quietly told the others, "I’ll create an opening for you to run, Junior Sister Jiang, keep an eye on Yun..."

"You’re already surrounded by me!"

Jiang Yuebai suddenly shouted, leaving everyone staring at her in bewilderment.

The atmosphere was tense, and her shout caused the opposite side to hurriedly look behind them.

At that moment, Jiang Yuebai threw out the Eight Arrays Plate, and instantly, everyone fell into the Illusion Array.

The red mist dispersed, the stone forest vanished, and a dense white fog enveloped the surroundings.

Kill!!

Galloping hooves and battle cries erupted, as thousands of horses and soldiers waved flags and formed a formation, encircling the twelve cultivators. The bright blades pointed forward, charging with unstoppable force.

Xiong Kuan, Duan Yingfei, and their group went pale, and the others were alarmed.

"Wait, this is an Illusion Array, don’t panic!"

Duan Yingfei calmed them and, facing the thousands of horses and soldiers, unleashed a pair of Shadow Moon Mother and Child Blades. The large and small crescents swiftly electrified, tearing into the vanguard, causing dozens of cavalry to dissipate into smoke.

Seeing this, everyone’s eyes lit up.

Xiong Kuan spat, raising his heavy hammer to charge.

"Damn it, trying to scare me with this flimsy Illusion Array, it’s courting death!"

The group rallied, throwing their full might of magic artifacts and talismans, the dazzling lights and roars incessant, reducing the thousands of warriors to less than a hundred in no time.

Xiong Kuan smashed the ground with his heavy hammer, causing an earth-shattering quake, turning dozens of soldiers into dust. A general wielding a Horse-Cutting Saber struck from behind, and Xiong Kuan sneered disdainfully, too lazy to dodge.

Slash!

Blood sprayed, pain searing, and Xiong Kuan’s eyes widened in terror. He spun around with his hammer, clashing with metal, sparks flying.

"These soldiers are real!"

Xiong Kuan’s back was split open, pain contorting his features as cries of agony echoed nearby, each wounded by the array soldiers.

Duan Yingfei’s soft armor on her chest was also torn. The twelve regrouped, watching as winds and clouds gathered, the fog transforming back into a thousand soldiers charging anew.

Unlike before, they now knew there was both reality and illusion, unwilling to take risks or fight recklessly.

"These soldiers won’t be wiped out and will only drain our Spiritual Energy. We must find that girl who set the array, let’s go!"

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuebai gathered her group, frowning as she maintained the Eight Arrays Plate, looking difficult.

"This array is just an illusion, it won’t trap them for long. I can separate them, but you’ll have to rely on yourselves to kill the enemy."

Though there are thirty array soldiers, they are merely ordinary Eighth Level Beast Soul refinements, sufficient for Early-Stage Foundation Establishment but far too weak for Mid-Stage and Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.

Yuu Qiuqi stepped forward, saying, "I’ll handle Xiong Kuan and Duan Yingfei, Yun Shang, you stay... protect Jiang Yuebai!"

Yun Shang instinctively wanted to resist, but seeing Jiang Yuebai nod at her, she stayed reluctantly.

After a quick discussion, Jiang Yuebai maintained the Illusion Array while the others charged into it.

As soon as Yuu Qiuqi disappeared, Jiang Yuebai relaxed, showing no trace of difficulty.

"Dealing with twelve is too much for the four of us. If each of us handles two, we have a chance. Those two over there are yours."

Jiang Yuebai pointed a direction for Yun Shang without saying more, then turned and disappeared into the white mist.

Yun Shang stood there, stunned for a moment, then her lips curled upward uncontrollably, and she plunged into the thick fog.

The cavalry charged repeatedly, mingling reality and illusion.

Duan Yingfei and Ding Yan found themselves separated from the others, the thick white fog impenetrable by Divine Sense, cautiously exploring.

Ding Yan, at Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, harbored malicious thoughts while following behind Duan Yingfei, "Senior Sister Duan, this Illusion Array is somewhat unusual. Can we get out?"

"Shut up! It was your lousy idea! Give me all your talismans, I’ll blast us out. I don’t believe I can’t blow open a way out."

Duan Yingfei reached out, but Ding Yan hesitated, clutching her storage bag.

Duan Yingfei, without hesitation, snatched Ding Yan’s storage bag. The Low-Level Storage Bag had no Divine Sense seal, and she took out a stack of Eighth-Grade Explosion Talismans, even pocketing a few Spirit Stones to replenish her consumed Spiritual Energy.

Ding Yan seethed but dared not speak, catching the storage bag Duan Yingfei threw back at her, her eyes flashing coldly.

Duan Yingfei took out all her Eighth-Grade Explosion Talismans, a total of twenty-seven, aimed in one direction — like scattering petals.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Golden needles rained down, ferocious as a storm.

They hit each Explosion Talisman precisely, causing them to detonate right in front of Duan Yingfei and Ding Yan, startling them.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

Explosions echoed endlessly, as flames ravaged, and two figures were thrown from the blast, their defensive magical artifact shattered all over the ground. Beneath the charred armor, flesh gaped open, bleeding profusely.

Ding Yan lay unconscious, life and death unknown, while Duan Yingfei staggered to her feet, swallowing an Elixir, and saw ahead as the clouds parted, revealing a maiden pointing a spear at her.

"Hand over your magic artifacts and storage bags, or don’t blame me for being ruthless!"

Duan Yingfei nearly bit her tongue. What’s going on? Wasn’t she supposed to be the one ambushing and robbing people?