“Let’s go together,” Qian Duoduo roared.
At this moment, all the Great Wing Vehicles had returned to the Refining Spirit Sect from the smuggling passage.
“Where are we going?” Liang Family Old Ancestor said coldly.
The silver shovel and silver hoe in his hand shot out two silver lights, fiercely attacking Zhangzuo Dajiu.
“Are you bullying me because my Ox isn’t with me, so I can’t achieve Human-Ox Unity?” As he spoke, Dajiu’s aura surged, rising three levels, reaching Golden Core Great Perfection.
The golden sword in his hand flashed, blocking the Liang Family Old Ancestor’s silver light.
“You stole my Sect’s Golden Ox, you’ll pay with your lives.”
The Liang Family Old Ancestor blocked Dajiu, and the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle entangled Qian Duoduo, preventing them from retreating towards Phoenix River.
The two of them completely overwhelmed Qian Duoduo and his companion in strength.
They only feared that the two of them would fight to the death, which was why they hadn't delivered a killing blow.
“Dajiu, this way,” Qian Duoduo called out.
When Palace Lord Dajiu approached, Qian Duoduo took out a Three-Pointed Two-Edged Blade and handed it to him.
“Go home!” Qian Duoduo said, and Dajiu surely understood.
Qian Duoduo wanted him to throw out this Magic Treasure, and he would detonate it himself, allowing them to return to the Refining Spirit Sect.
“Good heavens, a Profound Weapon! Are you willing to part with it?” Palace Lord Dajiu indeed understood Qian Duoduo’s meaning and asked with a smile.
“Life is more precious than a Profound Weapon. They are waiting for reinforcements.”
Qian Duoduo threw out a Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear, using the force of its explosion to repel the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle several feet.
If another Great Cultivator arrived while they were fighting in the Shengling Sect, he and Dajiu would truly not be able to return home.
“Well said!” Tang Honggong laughed heartily, his Three-Pointed Two-Edged Blade in hand dancing into a rainbow, striking the Liang Family Old Ancestor aside.
Seeing that there was no longer any obstruction in front of him, Palace Lord Dajiu did not hesitate. He threw the Three-Pointed Two-Edged Blade at the Liang Family Old Ancestor, pulled Qian Duoduo’s robe, and rapidly retreated towards the Phoenix River bank.
Just as the Liang Family Old Ancestor was about to chase Qian Duoduo, Qian Duoduo shouted, “Explode!”, scaring him and the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle into quickly retreating into the air.
Who knew that the shout of “Explode” was a feint.
Qian Duoduo gestured with his hand, and the Three-Pointed Two-Edged Blade flew rapidly towards him.
“Good. Both real and fake, true and false,” Palace Lord Dajiu laughed loudly.
The Liang Family Old Ancestor’s face was ashen. He mounted the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle, transforming into a black light, and chased after them.
The silver shovel and silver hoe in his hands emitted streaks of silver light, blasting towards the back of Palace Lord Dajiu’s heart.
Tang Honggong turned around, brandishing the Hundred Refinement Golden Sword in his hand, blocking the silver light shot by the Liang Family Old Ancestor.
Suddenly, Palace Lord Dajiu’s body trembled.
He forcefully flung Qian Duoduo, throwing him back into the Refining Spirit Sect’s sectarian Formation, but he himself lost his footing in the air and fell to the bank of Phoenix River.
Qian Duoduo saw blood flowing from his left shoulder.
He was injured by the Liang Family Old Ancestor!
“This is the gap in strength!”
The Liang Family Old Ancestor’s face was ferocious. He and the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle swooped down, their silver shovel and silver hoe aiming directly for Palace Lord Dajiu’s head.
The powerful wind was like a blade, and the cold light surpassed a sword.
“Dajiu, hurry up and go!” Qian Duoduo climbed up from the ground, manipulating the Three-Pointed Two-Edged Blade still circling in the air, and shot it towards the Liang Family Old Ancestor.
But the Liang Family Old Ancestor used Spiritual Qi to block the Three-Pointed Two-Edged Blade from a distance, preventing it from approaching.
Seeing the panic on Dajiu’s face, Qian Duoduo became even more anxious. He took out more than ten Cold Flame Pure Snow Spears, constantly throwing them at the Liang Family Old Ancestor and detonating them, trying to stop him.
However, the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle flapped its wings forcefully, blocking Qian Duoduo’s Magic Treasure explosions, and accelerated its charge towards Palace Lord Dajiu.
Just then, Palace Lord Dajiu suddenly smiled strangely.
Streaks of Formation ripples appeared beneath him, and all of the Liang Family Old Ancestor’s silver lights were blocked outside.
The Liang Family Old Ancestor immediately sensed a change in the situation. The Dragon Head Treasure Eagle beneath him immediately turned around and fled towards the opposite bank of the river.
“Trying to run?” Palace Lord Dajiu said with a smile, grabbing the Three-Pointed Two-Edged Blade with his hand.
Like lightning, the Three-Pointed Two-Edged Blade flew towards the Liang Family Old Ancestor.
At the same time, a white silk ribbon rushed out from the forest, wrapping around the Liang Family Old Ancestor and the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle.
How could Qian Duoduo not understand Palace Lord Dajiu’s intentions?
The Three-Pointed Two-Edged Blade flew to the Liang Family Old Ancestor’s side, and Qian Duoduo immediately detonated it.
“Boom!” A loud bang echoed over Phoenix River, and the river water shot up dozens of feet high.
When the mist cleared, the Liang Family Old Ancestor and the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle were gone.
A pool of eagle feathers and blood remained on the river surface.
“Did he run, or was he blown to death?” Qian Duoduo asked Palace Lord Dajiu.
Tang Honggong was now completely refreshed, without a hint of panic.
“What a pity, even detonating a Profound Weapon couldn’t kill the old scoundrel; he still managed to escape. It still required Hall Master Ping to take action.”
Palace Lord Dajiu emerged from Phoenix River and walked onto the bank.
Listening to Palace Lord Dajiu’s words, Qian Duoduo finally understood that he and Hall Master Ping had already set an ambush to deal with the Shengling Sect’s pursuers.
Dajiu covering the rear, and finally getting injured and falling into the water, were all part of a pre-arranged script.
The goal was to lure the pursuers to this side of the river, into the Formation, and strive for a single decisive kill.
They just didn’t expect that a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator’s life-saving ability was super strong, only injuring, not killing.
Praised by Tang Honggong, Hall Master Ping was in a good mood and smiled slightly.
“This time, your Meng Yuan Legion has another great harvest. Don’t forget to share a piece of the pie with us.”
“That’s a must. We on the East Road are one family,” Palace Lord Dajiu said casually.
Qian Duoduo couldn’t clearly see Hall Master Ping’s face, only hearing her sigh faintly, “You always use that line to fool people.”
Palace Lord Dajiu quickly said, “That chubby Disciple, that fair-skinned Disciple from your mountain, is very good. His Formation-laying skills have inherited some of your true teachings. I will definitely reward him well…”
Qian Duoduo had already figured it out.
Dajiu was changing the subject.
“If Dajiu and Hall Master Ping were one family, then Hall Master Ping would be Auntie…,” Qian Duoduo started to gossip in his heart. “From now on, I must show Hall Master Ping double the respect and double the caution.”
Upon retreating to Fengtou Mountain, Sect Leader Niu Jinshui, accompanied by the three Palace Lords of Lu Xi, was waiting for them in the castle square.
The grand victory ceremony exceeded the expectations of Palace Lord Dajiu and Hall Master Ping.
“This battle has greatly enhanced the prestige of our Refining Spirit Sect!” Niu Jinshui was as happy as his own grandfather, amiable and kind, with an unstoppable smile on his face.
“Not only did it cause the enemy Sect to lose a lot of wealth, but it also nearly killed one of their Nascent Soul Old Ancestors. This battle has written a brilliant page in the Sect’s history.”
“The most valuable thing is the sincere cooperation between Meng Yuan Legion and Xiong Jin Legion, united against external threats. One broke the Formation, and the other retrieved the Ox, coordinating flawlessly.”
Niu Jinshui turned his head and said to Chu Wannian, Shang Wutui, and Zhu Erkang, “Everyone, you should learn from this spirit.”
At this point, how could the five Palace Lords not understand the Sect Leader’s intentions? They all raised their hands, cupped their fists to each other, and pounded their chests, speaking sweet words about being more united and cooperating better in the future.
Smiling faces like spring breeze, heartwarming words.
Seeing that his intention had been achieved, Niu Jinshui instructed Tang Honggong, “Reward everyone well, and strive for even greater victories.”
A flash of light appeared beneath his feet, and he ascended into the air with the three Palace Lords of Lu Xi.
With the atmosphere thus set, the eyes of the hundred Inner Sect Disciples eagerly looked towards Tang Honggong.
Palace Lord Dajiu blinked a few times. Qian Duoduo knew he wasn’t prepared, so he quickly stepped forward.
“The rewards, the Palace Lord has already prepared them!”
He took out over a hundred Yin Yang Spring Breeze Scissors and over a hundred Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammers, giving one of each to the Inner Sect Disciples driving the Great Wing Vehicles and the Senior Brothers who broke the Formation.
He had to save Dajiu’s face. What’s more, he himself was the biggest beneficiary.
Palace Lord Dajiu’s spirits soared again. Qian Duoduo was distributing the awards below, while he was hyping everyone up from above.
“This Ox-stealing journey was a great adventure, and even more so, a great victory… We made the Shengling Sect suffer a huge loss, and this victory belongs to everyone who participated!”
After the victory ceremony, Qian Duoduo tallied the results of the Ox-stealing battle.
One hundred Winged Vehicles brought back about seven hundred male Golden Ox, all of them just reaching adulthood!
Seventeen or eighteen years old, powerful young fellows.
These seven hundred-plus Golden Ox were at least low-tier battle beasts.
Next, they could be refined into Soaring Overlords.
Once this Golden Ox Army was deployed, it could sweep across the Sect.