After flying for more than an hour using their magical artifacts, the three were not far from Red Rock Mountain. Zhang Ling was contemplating his gains from the Smoke Cloud Immortal City and his future cultivation plans. Suddenly, he felt a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupting from the clouds below, blasting apart a nearby patch of white clouds with a loud bang. Judging by the immense spiritual power they had just sensed, the three knew that this was a magical attack cast by someone at least at the Foundation Establishment stage. If it had struck their flying artifact, it would have been instantly destroyed. “Junior Brothers, be careful! There are other cultivators fighting below,” Wang Fulin said, both surprised and angry. He was at the forefront of the group, and the attack had nearly hit him. At the same time, the sound of fighting and the flashing of spiritual light came from the ground below. This made the three of them grimace! After clearly seeing the situation on the ground, the three hesitated. On the ground, amidst a pile of weeds, four Foundation Establishment cultivators were encircled, clearly on the losing side. Their opponents were three black-robed cultivators. Although the black-robed men were outnumbered, their spiritual power was not weak, and one of them was even at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. This person wielded two dark, black-lacquered flying forks, which were extremely powerful. “Ah, I didn’t expect to encounter other cultivators from the Nine Sects here. Junior Brothers, we must intervene,” Wang Fulin sighed as the three observed the fight below. Zhang Ling also wore a strange expression, as he had spotted an acquaintance among the four cultivators. At this moment, the people below were focused on their battle and had not noticed the three of them.
The three black-robed men were powerful. If the four cultivators hadn't joined forces to create a massive shield, they would probably have already died at the hands of the black-robed men. Finally, one of the cultivators lost his nerve. He added several layers of protective spells to himself, released a square iron shield artifact in front of him, and flew out of the protective shield. His three companions did the same, as if they had planned it. It seemed they wanted to escape separately! The three black-robed men also dispersed, each releasing their magical artifacts to block the four cultivators' paths. The powerful mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator suddenly took out a round bead, which shot towards the fastest fleeing cultivator. This was a round, black bead that slammed into the cultivator with a flash. It exploded with a bang, creating a black and red flame that spread for three to four zhang. There was a sizzling sound, and then a disheveled figure burst out from the flames, fleeing into the distance. This black bead was actually a powerful attack artifact similar to a Thunderfire Bead. But just as this person emerged from the flames, a black flash pierced through his side, and he cried out as a flying fork impaled his body. The artifact flashed with black light, flew out of the man's body, and joined another battle. … Meanwhile, in another nearby battle, a woman in a green dress was being attacked by a black-robed man wielding a cyan spear. Both were early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, but the black-robed man's artifact flashed in the air, transforming into several cyan spear shadows to attack the woman. The woman, however, did not retaliate. Instead, she held a blue bead, forming a blue shield around herself. At the same time, hand-sized ice-blue butterflies fluttered their wings behind her, creating a large gust of cold wind to block attacks from behind. The woman seemed to want to use this brief moment to escape the black-robed man behind her. But the black-robed man pursuing her was no ordinary cultivator. While controlling the cyan spear to attack from behind, he moved and appeared in front of the woman. He waved his robe a few times, and several bean-sized seeds shot out. These seeds turned into black vines upon landing, but strangely, these black vines had small, glowing red bumps on them. The vines flashed with black light and quickly withered. Then, these bumps swelled to the size of fists and turned bright red. The black-robed man shouted softly, gathered the magic power in his body, and stomped on the ground, causing the red bumps to detach from the black vines.
With a spin, these bumps flew towards the woman, and more than a dozen red bumps densely appeared around her. With a few crisp sounds, the red bumps burst open with a bright red light, and fiery snakes shot out. These fiery snakes flashed, forming a net of fire that surrounded the woman. The fiery snakes were not real creatures but were formed by magic. The black-robed man cast a spell, and his cyan spear descended from the sky, transforming into a huge spear shadow, like a sharp sword stabbing straight down at the woman. But at the same time, a yellow flash appeared on the ground behind the black-robed man, and a figure silently appeared three or four zhang behind him. This person was none other than Zhang Ling. As soon as he appeared, he flicked his left hand, and a long vine shot out like a black snake towards the enemy. This person was fully focused on activating his magical artifact to deliver a fatal blow to the woman. Unprepared, he was entangled by the vines. Then, the vine shook, flashing with black light, and contracted continuously, instantly causing the spiritual light shield around the black-robed man to flicker erratically. At the same time, a yellow light flashed above his head, turning into a yellow glow that enveloped him. The black-robed man immediately felt a huge force pressing down on him. At this critical moment, he shouted and mobilized the spiritual power in his body with all his might. The layer of green protective spiritual light around him expanded and contracted, then burst outwards, creating a strong gust of wind that instantly pushed away the vines and yellow glow that were缠 around him. This person did not hesitate to take off and move to the side. In mid-air, his black robe fluttered, and a golden copper ring flashed, quickly enlarging. But Zhang Ling's sneak attack was successful, and he naturally would not give this person a chance to counterattack. Just as the black-robed man sacrificed the copper ring artifact, a semi-transparent long sword flashed and knocked the copper ring away. The black-robed man naturally discovered him. While controlling the copper ring to return to defense, the protective spiritual light around him flashed and gradually thickened. He knew that the situation was critical and there was no time for him to release other magical artifacts. But it was obviously too late. Zhang Ling's flying sword flashed and blocked the returning copper ring. At the same time, a white thorn flashed and nailed itself onto the man's outer shield. In the glaring white light was actually an inch-long bone spur. This object exploded with a bang, blasting a small pit in the shield. The protective spiritual light around the black-robed man trembled twice and became unstable. This person quickly mobilized his spiritual power, trying to stabilize the protective spiritual light, but to his despair, two more white lights flashed and shot at the same location, and the spiritual light shield of this person went dark and broke a big hole. With a loud bang, the white light was dazzling, and the black-robed man was then blown into pieces and fell to the ground, with blood splattered everywhere.