Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Attacking Misty Cloud City,
Second Stage Silver Moonlight Array__1
Translator: 549690339
Clearly, this incidence of a demonic cultivator’s assault brought a tremendous shock to the many loose cultivators of Misty Cloud City.
They never thought that these demon cultivators would have the gall to openly confront the Immortal Mist Sect.
For a moment, many loose cultivators began to panic.
“What’s going on? Why did those demon cultivators suddenly attack the Red
Gold Mine? Are they planning to wage war against the Immortal Mist Sect?” “It’s said that those demon cultivators come from the disciples of the Ghost Demon Sect, and they have been eyeing the Immortal Mist Sect for a long time.”
“No way, are you saying that the two major sects are about to start a war? This has nothing to do with me, we should get going and avoid getting involved.
“Haha, keep dreaming! It’s been rumored that disciples of the Ghost Demon
Sect have already surrounded this area in the cloud mountains. Any loose cultivator who dares to leave will be killed.”
“Exactly, some cultivators have already tried to escape but were robbed and killed by the demon cultivators. There wasn’t a corpse left.”
“This is so unfortunate. We’re not cultivators of the Immortal Mist Sect, why target us?”
“They aren’t deliberately targeting us; we’re just collateral damage. If they can conveniently seize our treasures, why wouldn’t they? If you want to die, go ahead and leave Misty Cloud City.”
“What about the Immortal Mist Sect? Such a big thing has happened, what is the Immortal Mist Sect doing about it?”
“Not sure, but it’s said that two Golden Core elders from the Immortal Mist Sect have taken action. However, the outcome is unknown.”
“We should hide in Misty Cloud City. At least there’s a second-stage defensive formation here. The demon cultivators wouldn’t dare to come in casually.
There was a heated discussion among the loose cultivators who looked extremely distressed.
No one ever expected that in a blink of an eye, everything had turned upside down. They were suddenly embroiled in a struggle between two major sects, and if they weren’t careful, they would end up with no place to bury their bodies.
During this time, a large number of loose cultivators flocked from the surrounding market towns to Misty Cloud City, hoping to find a safe haven.
But at this time, Misty Cloud City had closed its city gates and activated its defensive formation to keep all cultivators out.
The reason was to prevent the demon cultivators from infiltrating the city.
The loose cultivators were both shocked and angry. They didn’t expect Misty
Cloud City to be so ruthless as to cut off their last escape route.
However, facing the defense power of the second-stage formation, they had no chance of breaking through.
The loose cultivators had no choice but to venture deeper into the cloud mountains, fleeing in all directions, hoping to find a trace of a chance for survival.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At this moment, hundreds of demon cultivators appeared outside Misty Cloud City, each maneuvering a magic artifact, with clouds rising beneath their feet.
The entire sky seemed to be covered by dark clouds, their demon power overshadowing the heavens.
One after another, foundation-building cultivators appeared in the sky, condescending as if they were gods, looking down on Misty Cloud City.
“Lu the old ghost, immediately hand over Leng Yuexi, the young sect master of Immortal Mist Sect. I know she is hiding in Misty Cloud City. If you hand her over, I promise that Misty Cloud City will have nothing to worry about for the next hundred years.”
A foundation-building demon cultivator yelled, and his voice solidified like rolling thunder, reaching into Misty Cloud City.
Almost every cultivator in Misty Cloud City could hear him clearly.
Clearly, their plan to attack Misty Cloud City was to find Leng Yuexi, the young sect master of the Immortal Mist Sect.
For the Ghost Demon Sect, the threat of this young sect master of the Immortal Mist Sect was too great. She was almost certain to reach the Golden Core in the future.
If the Immortal Mist Sect were allowed to produce a third Golden Core, then where would the other sects have any chance of survival?
So, she is doomed to die.
“Haha, stop bluffing. Leng Yuexi isn’t in Misty Cloud City. You got the wrong place. Leave quickly.”
An old voice came from inside the city. The person speaking was Lu Hongran, the patriarch of the Lu family.
Truth be told, if he could, he wouldn’t want to confront the Ghost Demon Sect. The small Lu family, how could they resist the powerful Ghost Demon Sect?
The problem was that the Lu family couldn’t handle either the Ghost Demon Sect or the Immortal Mist Sect.
If something happened to Leng Yuexi in Misty Cloud City, then the Lu family would surely be doomed.
Most importantly, Demonic Path cultivators were always petty and often treacherous.
Whoever believed in their promises, they were fools.
Lu was an old fox. He wouldn’t be scared by their remarks.
“Good! Very good! Lu the old ghost, you reject a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. When Misty Cloud City is destroyed, it will be your Lu family’s extermination!” The foundation-building demon cultivator roared in anger, clearly enraged.
Rumble—
In an instant, five or six foundation-building demon cultivators, along with thousands of Qi Cultivation Stage demon cultivators, cast spells at Misty Cloud City simultaneously, bombarding the city like a rain of artillery.
Yet, the Lu family immediately operated the second-stage defensive formation in Misty Cloud City, erecting a massive energy barrier. The barrier emerged covered with densely packed runes, containing unimaginable power. All the spells hitting it were as if they had fallen into the sea.
They could only ripple with waves but couldn’t break down the formation at all.
After several consecutive bombardments, the faces of these Ghost Demon Sect cultivators turned pale. Obviously, they had consumed a lot of True Yuan.
If they exhausted it completely and the cultivators inside suddenly attacked, they may suffer heavy losses.
“Damn it, this is the high-ranked second-stage Silver Moon Formation. Its defense is unparalleled. Even if all of us bombard it for three days and nights, we probably couldn’t damage this formation in the slightest.”
“No wonder the small Lu family has managed to survive in the cloud mountains for over a hundred years, standing up against several beast waves. They indeed have some abilities, not to be underestimated.
“If we continue to attack like this, we would only be wasting our time and mana.”
‘■Are we just going to watch while that old ghost Lu hides inside the city?” -Don’t rush. Our plan from the Ghost Demon Sect isn’t to destroy Misty Cloud City this time. Misty Cloud City doesn’t matter, killing that woman Leng Yuexi is the key to our plan.”
“Absolutely right. What we’re doing is a diversion: forcing the two Golden Core elders of the Immortal Mist Sect to leave their sect. Once they leave, they will be attacked by the Golden Core elders of our Ghost Demon Sect. If successful, we can completely disintegrate the Immortal Mist Sect. As for the insignificant Misty Cloud City, it’s not worth mentioning.”
“Indeed it’s so. Let’s first blockade Misty Cloud City. I don’t believe that city s cultivators can withstand it for long. Once their food is depleted, the city will collapse on its own.”
“I heard that the lifespan of patriarch Lu Hongran is about to run out. So, we won’t need to intervene. Once he dies, the city’s defensive formation will naturally collapse, and at that time, we can directly invade.”
“I thought we were diverting forces in one place while attacking another. So, will we break Misty Cloud City or not?”
“Foolish! Is Misty Cloud City the key? Leng Yuexi is the key. If we can capture Leng Yuexi and use her as a hostage, the Immortal Mist Sect may have no choice but to surrender.”
The foundation-building demon cultivators discussed a variety of strategies to deal with Misty Cloud City.
They realized that they could not break the city’s second-stage Silver Moon Formation instantly, so they chose to temporarily cease the attack and simply stayed outside, surrounding the city..