The Chiyin Cliff, which has thrived in the Jue Tian Mountain Range for thousands of years, naturally has some profound background.

Initially, the information that Li Nian’an received indicated that the Chiyin Cliff had a deep foundation within the Jue Tian Mountain Range, and its leader, Wan Boxiang, was skilled in formations. He had already refined much of the Jue Tian Mountain Range into a gigantic formation.

This news was partly true and partly false.

Indeed, the Chiyin Cliff had a deep foundation within the Jue Tian Mountain Range, and Wan Boxiang was indeed a master of formations.

The only inaccuracy was that Wan Boxiang had refined the entire Jue Tian Mountain Range into a massive formation decades ago. Moreover, he had placed surveillance in the surrounding area.

Long before the cultivators from the Xuan Du Sect and Kai Shan Village arrived last night, the Chiyin Cliff had already received news of their arrival.

Furthermore, before they had even stabilized their footing, they had snatched a disciple from the Xuan Du Sect.

Upon learning their entire plan for this extermination operation, in order to avoid raising suspicions with the Xuan Du Sect and Kai Shan Village cultivators, the Chiyin Cliff's Second Elder, Qiao Jinke, used a soul-binding technique on that disciple and sent him back before dawn.

This was how they managed to avoid alerting the enemy.

Since they were already aware of the Qingyun Sect's extermination operation, the Chiyin Cliff naturally needed to respond.

Thus, Second Elder Qiao Jinke volunteered, preparing to catch the Qingyun Sect and the other sects off guard today while they had yet to stabilize their positions.

Wan Boxiang agreed to this plan and personally set up a formation in the woods, allowing Third Elder Deng Yuanqiu to lead a hundred disciples to lie in ambush.

Once Second Elder Qiao Jinke and his men reached the designated location, the two sides would coordinate their efforts to deal a heavy blow to the righteous cultivators of the Qingyun Sect.

The agreed-upon signal for action was “I was wrong, I’m sorry.”

Surprising, right?

That's right.

In Wan Boxiang’s words, the signal should be unique, something that could not be guessed at all.

However, at this moment, Third Elder Deng Yuanqiu still hadn’t figured out why Second Elder Qiao Jinke had initiated the signal prematurely.

But from the urgent tone, it was clear that the situation was dire.

If that were the case, then they must act!

With a wave of his large sleeve, Deng Yuanqiu transformed into countless black crows, flying ahead.

Once they reached above the heads of the Kai Shan Village cultivators, the multitude of black crows flapped their wings, releasing a purple gas.

All the cultivators who inhaled this gas immediately showed difficulty in their expressions, staggering and collapsing to the ground, losing all fighting ability.

Clearly, they had been poisoned.

Following that, nearly a hundred hidden demon cultivators from the Chiyin Cliff rushed out and began killing.

Their sudden attack indeed caught the Qingyun Sect and Kai Shan Village cultivators off guard.

But under Li Nian’an’s command, the righteous cultivators quickly stabilized their positions and began to fight back against the demon cultivators.

At this moment, Fang Yingzhuang could no longer afford to shout slogans.

He immediately stowed the spiritual stones in his storage ring and drew his long sword to protect Ye Yu.

“Big brother, I’m here to protect you!”

To be fair, those spiritual stones were not wasted.

Fang Yingzhuang, when faced with danger, still knew to provide some protection services.

That was indeed worth the investment.

However, with only the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm, this was really awkward.

Are you sure you're protecting me, and not the other way around?

Ye Yu shook his head helplessly.

As time went on, relying solely on the small number of people brought by Third Elder Deng Yuanqiu was not enough to match the four righteous sects.

They quickly began to falter, retreating step by step.

Deng Yuanqiu felt quite bewildered.

Why had he brought people to the battlefield yet not seen Second Elder Qiao Jinke's men?

Was he playing tricks?

Initiating the signal while not appearing himself, was he deliberately setting up his teammates for failure?

The more Deng Yuanqiu thought, the angrier he became.

He shouted loudly, “Qiao, you bastard!”

In truth, this matter had nothing to do with Qiao Jinke.

It was entirely a misunderstanding.

Qiao Jinke was just as puzzled.

Why on earth had Deng Yuanqiu taken the initiative to attack?

Wasn’t it agreed that they would coordinate their efforts to heavily damage the righteous side?

I haven’t even coordinated yet, and you’ve gone ahead and done it?

This was truly disobedient.

Qiao Jinke was quite furious in his heart.

According to the plan, he would lift the mountain named Jiu Lian Peak.

Under the cover of the formation and the moonlight, he would quietly approach the northern side where the righteous cultivators were located.

Then, he would lead the attack.

This was not only to conceal their movements but also because Wan Boxiang intended to use Jiu Lian Peak as the core of the formation.

When the disciples of the Chiyin Cliff had drawn the attention of all the righteous cultivators, he would quietly raise the great formation and refine all the righteous cultivators present.

That was their ultimate trump card.

Seeing that he still had some distance to cover, Qiao Jinke did not dare to delay for a moment.

Otherwise, Deng Yuanqiu’s men would truly be wiped out!

Thus, Qiao Jinke ordered the hidden demon cultivators in the mountains to spring into action and engage the righteous cultivators.

As for himself, he went alone to the foot of the mountain.

He formed a seal with both hands and silently recited the incantation.

Numerous black gases erupted from Qiao Jinke’s body.

Before long, his figure began to grow visibly larger.

In no time at all, Qiao Jinke had transformed into a giant towering a hundred feet tall.

With all his might, he lifted Jiu Lian Peak and hurled it forward, aiming to throw it at the designated spot.

And by coincidence, Ye Yu was standing right in that place.

Seeing this scene, Ye Yu’s eyelids twitched.

This person was really shameless.

I’m just standing here fine; why throw it at me?

Realizing he had no way to dodge, Ye Yu was left with no choice.

He took a sudden step forward, instantly snatching the long sword from Fang Yingzhuang’s hand.

This action made Fang Yingzhuang feel completely at a loss.

How did the sword get stolen all of a sudden?

But now, it didn’t matter; soon, people would be gone!

Fang Yingzhuang, frightened, hugged his head and squatted on the ground.

Meanwhile, Ye Yu pointed the sword skyward and once again used the Qingyun Sect's ultimate technique.

The True Azure Lotus Lightning Sword Technique!

Thunderous lightning descended from the heavens, instantly reducing the entire mountain to dust.

Upon witnessing this scene, Li Nian’an widened his eyes in shock.

Previously, he had heard that Ye Yu could use the Azure Lotus Lightning Sword Technique, but he thought he had only scratched the surface.

To his surprise, its power was so formidable!

If they disregarded cultivation levels and only discussed the mastery of the Azure Lotus Lightning Sword Technique, perhaps even Luo Ze could not match Ye Yu.

This kid was truly terrifying!

But then again, which disciple of the Hongluan Sect wasn’t a genius?

Second Elder Qiao Jinke also opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

This kid was so strong?

Now that Jiu Lian Peak had been destroyed, how could the sect master set up the formation?

While Qiao Jinke was in a daze, Li Nian’an seized the opportunity.

He suddenly flew forward, striking out with his sword!

A massive sword shadow appeared instantly above Qiao Jinke.

The latter let out a piercing scream as his chest, despite being a hundred-foot tall, was completely pierced through.

Endless black gas flowed out, and Qiao Jinke’s figure began to shrink at a visibly rapid pace!