Zeng Ruohai and Zhao Haonan returned to the Turtle Pit, their faces equally solemn.
“Do you know how to make the Three Sects’ teleportation Formation activate automatically?”
Qian Duoduo called Zeng Ruohai, Zhao Haonan, Liang Liying, Dugu Yunshan, Nangong Nizi, and Deng Feihong to the side, asking the question that had been on his mind for a long time.
Before entering the Secret Realm, Head Seat Chu had said, “In the event of a sudden special situation that endangers the Disciples of the Three Sects, each of the Three Sects’ teleportation Formations will automatically activate.”
However, what constituted a sudden special situation, and how the teleportation Formation would activate automatically, was not explained.
Qian Duoduo was not a member of a prominent Family, so it was impossible for him to know such secrets.
Zeng Ruohai, Zhao Haonan, and Liang Liying were different; they had powerful Families behind them, and perhaps they knew.
Zhao Haonan hesitated for a moment, “The Three Sects’ teleportation Formation was an emergency arrangement made when the Three Sects opened the Ghost Head Secret Realm, and it has been around for thousands of years. I’m not very clear about it.”
Zeng Ruohai frowned, “I heard Old Ancestor Zeng say that it seems to only activate when the Secret Realm is about to be destroyed. This teleportation Formation is connected to the Secret Realm; if the Secret Realm is not destroyed, the teleportation Formation will not activate.”
Liang Liying and the others also nodded; what they had heard was similar to Zeng Ruohai’s account.
“So, we can only hold out for about twenty days until the Secret Realm automatically expels us?”
Facing Qian Duoduo’s question, everyone looked at each other, no one speaking, but the answer was written on every face.
“What if you agreed to take that little girl out?”
Nangong Nizi suddenly spoke.
“Do you think that if I take that little girl out, Head Seat Chu, Liang Family Old Ancestor, and Ancestor Zeng can suppress her? And can our Three Sects suppress her?”
Qian Duoduo retorted to Nangong Nizi.
“She cannot be taken out.” Zeng Ruohai was the first to object.
“She cannot leave.” Dugu Yunshan also objected.
In the Secret Realm, this little girl seemed to be somewhat delirious.
If she were taken out, and her strength grew even more, all Three Sects would suffer a great calamity.
“Is she calling ‘Soul Brother’ or ‘Bu Huan Brother’?” Liang Liying asked, looking at Qian Duoduo.
“How would I know? You’d have to ask Yu Renjie and Shikong Lin about that.” Qian Duoduo answered vaguely.
The fact that this little girl only sought out Qian Duoduo and no one else did indeed raise suspicion. But he couldn’t explain it.
However, Qian Duoduo was certainly not aligned with this little girl.
If he were, Qian Duoduo would have directly allied with her and long since annihilated the Disciples of Ba Ling Sect and Shengling Sect; why would he also be trapped on Turtle Mountain?
If it weren’t for the threat to their own lives, their Refining Spirit Sect would be very happy to see the Disciples of Ba Ling Sect and Shengling Sect completely wiped out.
“How many days are left until the Secret Realm ends?”
Deng Feihong asked and answered himself, counting on his fingers, “There are exactly twenty-four days left.”
“For these twenty-four days, we share life and death.” Qian Duoduo looked around.
“During this period, I, Jin Buhuan, will not do anything to let anyone down. If I violate this, may I end up like Yu Renjie and Shikong Lin.”
“Hold out for twenty-four days!”
Zeng Ruohai, Dugu Yunshan, Zhao Haonan, and others all nodded.
Facing a Sha Soul of the Heavenly Human Realm like the little girl, not joining forces meant death.
There was no doubt about this.
Everyone dispersed and sat cross-legged in meditation. Dugu Yunshan healed his injuries, Zeng Ruohai and Zhao Haonan recovered their Spiritual Qi, and Deng Feihong checked the Formation.
One day passed, then two, then three… The Sha Souls at the foot of the mountain seemed to be asleep, sprawling on the ground in a dense mass.
Qian Duoduo and the others prayed, how wonderful it would be if they just stayed like that for twenty-four days.
However, on the eighth day, the Sha Souls slowly stood up.
As they moved, Qian Duoduo knew that the little girl was back.
She had grown a bit taller, and her head didn’t seem as large.
The blades of the windmill behind her had been repaired.
The windmill spun gently, pushing her body to float forward.
The nearly broken right hand of the cloth doll in her arms was also sewn up, and the golden studs on the drum body of the rattle-drum were even more prominent.
On the cloth doll’s head, Shikong Lin’s face revealed a surge of Evil Qi, and his cultivation had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
The little girl stopped.
Before she could speak, the windmill and the cloth doll became busy.
As the windmill turned, Yu Renjie’s face once again turned towards Turtle Mountain. Like Shikong Lin, his cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
“Everyone, cheer up!” Yu Renjie shouted in a high-pitched voice.
A black wind blew from behind him, circling Turtle Mountain rapidly, scolding the lazy Sha Souls.
Returning to the little girl, Yu Renjie bowed and said, “Everything is ready.”
The little girl gnawed on her left index finger, looking sideways at the mountain, and hummed in response.
Before Yu Renjie could speak, the cloth doll’s right hand moved, and two crisp drum sounds rang out.
“Kill!”
Shikong Lin roared in anger, rushing towards the mountain first.
Yu Renjie’s face changed several times, his cheeks puffed out, and he blew a thick black wind, driving the Sha Souls to charge up Turtle Mountain.
“It’s starting.”
Qian Duoduo said softly.
On the Turtle Pit, Turtle Back, and Turtle Neck, everyone held their Magic Treasures, entering a state of readiness for battle.
“Throw!”
At Qian Duoduo’s command, hundreds of Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammers, like hail, smashed into the Sha Souls rushing towards the mountain peak.
“Explode!”
Qian Duoduo detonated the Magic Treasures.
Hundreds of Magic Treasures exploded simultaneously, and Turtle Mountain also shook.
The Sha Souls at the very front were blasted away, leaving a clear circle.
Deng Feihong activated the Formation, and a powerful white light, like a waterfall, rushed down the mountain, instantly clearing a range of forty to fifty feet.
First an explosion, then suppression, the attack power was directly maximized.
Both the Magic Treasures Qian Duoduo brought out and the Formation Deng Feihong set up earned the respect of Ba Ling Sect and Shengling Sect.
While their individual combat strength might be stronger than the Disciples of Ba Ling Sect, their overall strength might not necessarily surpass Qian Duoduo and his group.
To prove their strength, Zhao Haonan and Zeng Ruohai led the attack on the Sha Souls.
The Sha Souls were easy to fight, but Shikong Lin was difficult to contend with.
The rattle-drum in Shikong Lin’s hand intensified, urging the Sha Souls to frantically surge towards the mountaintop.
He himself also rushed past the mountainside, less than fifty feet from the peak.
“I’ll take him on.” Qian Duoduo stood up.
“No.” Wang Longyu immediately objected, “You are the commander of the army; you cannot act rashly.”
Dugu Yunshan patted Qian Duoduo’s shoulder, “I’ll go wear him down.”
Nangong Nizi also stepped forward, “I’ll protect Dugu Yunshan.”
“It’s fine.” Qian Duoduo shook his head, “I know what I’m doing. If the situation isn’t right, I’ll retreat immediately.”
The reason Qian Duoduo stood up was that he felt there must be a secret hidden within that rattle-drum.
What this secret was, he would only know after making contact with it.
“Brother Bu Huan, you cannot go out.” Zeng Ruohai saw Qian Duoduo about to leave, and while swinging his sword down the mountain, he shouted loudly.
Zhao Haonan also shouted from the Turtle Back, “Brother Bu Huan, be careful.”
She turned and ordered the other six, “In a moment, fully cover Brother Bu Huan.”
“Don’t worry, everyone. I am confident I can protect myself.”
Although Qian Duoduo knew that everyone’s care for him was for their own benefit, he felt very warm inside and cupped his hands towards Zeng Ruohai and Zhao Haonan.
Holding the Golden Rooster Sword, Qian Duoduo leaped upwards, jumping off the peak of Turtle Mountain, and lunged towards the cloth doll Shikong Lin.
To be precise, he lunged towards the rattle-drum.