Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 133

Even so, with nine Foundation Establishment cultivators, including Han Li, and sixty Qi Refining disciples, they could rely on the power of the Four Fiends Formation to hold out. Following the Eomwol Sect’s orders, Han Li and the other cultivators flew up and hid on one side of the Four Fiends Formation, observing the enemies.

The ones at the front were a red-clothed girl with an ordinary appearance and a yellow-clothed old man who looked to be over sixty. They were at the early and late stages of Foundation Establishment, respectively, which wasn’t an extraordinary level. The two were smiling at each other and talking.

“Be careful, they are from the Demonic Flame Sect and the Heavenly Fiend Sect,” Lye Cheonmong, the only one who had fought against demonic cultivators, said with a serious face. He seemed very wary of those two sects.

Han Li’s vigilance naturally increased after hearing his words. It seemed the girl and the old man had finished talking. The girl turned her head and said something.

Han Li and the others were too far away to hear, but the red-clothed people behind the girl all flew towards the Four Fiends Formation at the bottom of the canyon.

At the same time, the yellow-clothed old man silently raised his arm, and the cultivators behind him turned into a dozen or so yellow lights and approached the Four Fiends Formation. Han Li and the cultivators inside the formation also held their breath and prepared their magical artifacts.

The yellow-clothed cultivators didn’t foolishly jump right into the formation but stopped about ten miles away. Then, they took out their respective magical artifacts and attacked the formation with fierce momentum.

‘Kwa kwa kwang!’

The strange light of the magical artifacts and the four colors of the Four Fiends Formation collided, causing a deafening roar that shook the area. Naturally, the faces of the Seven Great Immortal Sects cultivators slightly hardened.

“Half of you deal with the Heavenly Fiend Sect people to prevent them from damaging the formation, and the other half watch the Demonic Flame Sect people!” Seonak of the Eomwol Sect hesitated for a moment before finally making a decision. Then, he flew out of the formation and threw a small, pure white sword, which flew through the air like a white rainbow, blocking the opponent’s flying daggers and pearl-shaped magical artifacts.

Following the order, the cultivators assigned to Seonak took out their magical artifacts and went outside the formation, blocking most of the attacks.

Han Li was one of them, and he took out the Golden Talisman Mother-Child Blades, which he could handle skillfully, and blocked a long, blue spear. The situation was manageable.

Most of those who went out from Han Li’s side were Qi Refining cultivators, so six or seven of them gathered to barely block the attacks of one enemy.

However, they were protected by the formation, so they could retreat behind it at any moment in a crisis, and there were no casualties yet.

However, those who had succeeded in Foundation Establishment, like Han Li, naturally had to fight the enemies head-on.

‘Is this the full power of the Six Demonic Sects?’

Something was a bit strange. If this was all they had, there shouldn’t be any problem guarding the spirit stone mine.

While he was thinking this, the Demonic Flame Sect’s red-clothed cultivators finally slowly gathered near the Four Fiends Formation.

Lye Cheonmong and the others, who were waiting for them, watched their actions, and some of the younger cultivators seemed eager to attack, their hands already itching.

The red-clothed people didn’t immediately engage in battle but gathered in a strange formation. Under the command of one of them, each took out a burning red flag, which glowed with heat and was clearly not an ordinary object.

“They are the Blazing Flame cultivators. Stop them before they unleash the Azure Yang Demonic Fire!” Lye Cheonmong had felt a sense of foreboding since the red-clothed people had been dawdling. When they stood in a strange formation and raised their flags, the terrible scene he had witnessed in the previous battle with the Six Demonic Sects flashed in his mind, and he shouted.

Without thinking, the Spirit Beast Mountain cultivator jumped out of the formation and threw an old pouch hanging from his waist. Two flying centipedes emerged from it.

These centipedes were covered in dark yellow patterns and had translucent cyan wings. At Lye Cheonmong’s whistle, their eyes changed, and they tried to attack the red-clothed people.

The cultivators who had not yet come forward also began to move without delay. In particular, the Foundation Establishment cultivators closely followed Lye Cheonmong, sending their magical artifacts after the poisonous insect demon centipedes.

Before the giant centipedes could even spew poison, several silver lights burst from their bodies, cutting them into pieces. The remaining centipedes were also immediately torn apart and fell to the ground.

Lye Cheonmong was greatly surprised and immediately stopped, taking out a small shield-like object and creating a protective barrier in front of his body.

The cultivators who followed him also hurriedly took out defensive magical artifacts and talismans, preparing to avoid the same fate as the centipedes.

But then, something even more surprising happened. Just as the attacks of the magical artifacts that had followed the centipedes were about to hit, silver threads suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path.

Numerous magical artifacts were caught in them and could not move. Naturally, the Seven Great Immortal Sects cultivators who had just rushed out of the formation were at a loss.

“Everyone, use Spirit Light Technique! Someone is hiding in front of those red-clothed people!” A Foundation Establishment cultivator, who had lost his magical artifact, shouted in surprise, his eyes flashing with blue light. At his words, the other cultivators understood this astonishing sight. However, only cultivators after Foundation Establishment could use the Spirit Light Technique, so the Qi Refining disciples could only watch helplessly.

Han Li also used the Spirit Light Technique to look at the area.

He was also surprised by the astonishing sight. He discovered several faint white shadows in front of the Demonic Flame Sect cultivators who were now holding flags.

The white shadows held something like a long sword in one hand and were emitting silver threads from the other, controlling their magical artifacts.

Lye Cheonmong and the others bombarded the white figures with spells and magical artifacts, but they were all completely blocked.

It seemed that no matter what attack they used, they could not seriously injure them, as if they had immortal bodies.

However, the white figures could only slash with the swords in their hands or scatter the silver threads. So, if they were careful of these two things, they wouldn’t have to worry about getting hurt.

‘What kind of strange magic is this?’

In Han Li’s eyes, they were clearly not normal people. Perhaps they were also souls being controlled by some method.

While he was pondering this, he casually manipulated the Golden Talisman Mother-Child Blades. This careless attitude seemed to have angered the middle-aged cultivator from the Heavenly Fiend Sect.

With a hardened face, he blocked Han Li’s golden blades with a blue spear and silently reached behind him, throwing a constantly rotating white bead.

The bead flew up and grew as big as a room, then fell towards Han Li’s head with terrifying force.

Although he was distracted by other things, he was not someone who would fail to notice such an attack.

He calmly moved his hand through the air, creating a blue sword that blocked the bead. The giant bead tried to press down several times, but they remained in a stalemate.

Just before the sword of light disappeared, he activated a pair of Dragon Claws, the Black Dragon Talons, to block the bead again, causing the bead to be unable to move once more. The Heavenly Fiend Sect cultivator was angry, but there was nothing he could do.

“This is bad!” Lye Cheonmong’s urgent voice made Han Li flinch, and he quickly checked the situation there. The red-clothed people had finished their incantation and raised the flags in their hands high into the sky, and a faint blue flame was already forming.

‘That’s the Azure Yang Demonic Fire!’

Han Li became uneasy looking at the blue flames. Lye Cheonmong, who was watching the opponent’s magic being completed right in front of him, felt like his heart was sinking. However, there was no quick way to get rid of the white shadows in front of him.

“Everyone, retreat! Retreat into the formation!” Lye Cheonmong shouted urgently, seeing the blue flames growing stronger, and he was the first to fly back into the formation behind Han Li.

The cultivators behind him naturally retreated following the order. Seonak, who was watching this, also gave the same order without hesitation.

However, unlike Han Li, who had gained the upper hand, others were barely blocking the opponent’s attacks, so it was difficult for them to retreat immediately. Even Han Li’s opponent was attacking like crazy, trying to hold him back.

Han Li scoffed at him, retrieved all his magical artifacts, and activated only the white scale shield to avoid the opponent’s attacks. He immediately returned to the formation, and the Heavenly Fiend Sect cultivator had no choice but to stop outside the formation, panting.

Seonak became anxious when he saw that most of the people had not returned and that the battle had become even more intense. Just as he was about to go out with the other cultivators to help them, Lye Cheonmong stopped him.

“It’s already too late. The opponent has already summoned the Azure Yang Demonic Fire.” Lye Cheonmong shook his head, his face pale. At the same time, Han Li also saw the red-clothed people holding flags and emitting blue flames as thick as an arm. The dozen or so flames merged in the air to form a giant blue flame orb. The flame was so bright that it caught everyone’s attention.

“What is that?” Seonak was surprised and was about to say something, but his face hardened at the red-clothed people’s next move. They pointed at the Seven Great Immortal Sects cultivators who remained outside the formation, and the giant flame orb turned into a dozen or so smaller orbs and flew away with a heavy sound. These blue flame orbs were extremely fast and arrived in front of the cultivators in an instant.

The cultivators, who had already sensed something was wrong, took out their magical artifacts to block the blue flames, or a few used talismans to attack.

Unfortunately, there was a reason why the blue flames were called the Azure Yang Demonic Fire. The attacks of magical artifacts and talismans melted as soon as they touched the flames.

The faces of the cultivators who had the flames in front of them were horribly distorted by this mysterious power.

Before they could react, each small flame collided with the cultivators, and not only did their barriers and protective gear melt, but their bodies also disappeared without a trace.

The remaining Seven Great Immortal Sects cultivators, terrified by this horrific sight, didn’t even bother to retrieve the magical artifacts they had been using to block the Heavenly Fiend Sect cultivators’ attacks and immediately flew towards the formation. Some were killed by the opponent’s magical artifacts in the process.

Not long after the battle began, dozens of Qi Refining cultivators and one Foundation Establishment cultivator had already lost their lives. However, the power of the Azure Yang Demonic Fire did not end there.

The blue flames, controlled by the red-clothed people, merged back into one and then began to surge towards the Four Fiends Formation like a wave. Seonak frowned and looked back at Lye Cheonmong.

“Brother Lye, what is that blue flame? How can Foundation Establishment cultivators emit such a powerful true fire! Can this formation block it?”

Lye Cheonmong smiled bitterly at the opponent’s continuous questions. However, since the other cultivators were also asking the same questions with their eyes, he had no choice but to open his mouth.

“I won’t deceive you all. I only happened to witness the power of the Azure Yang Demonic Fire during a battle, so I don’t know if the Four Fiends Formation can block it. However, I later heard from a senior that this kind of demonic fire is not something that can be easily released. First of all, the Blazing Flame cultivators must learn the Azure Yang Demonic Fire Art, and each time they generate this kind of demonic fire, they pay the price of reducing their cultivation. So, it can’t be easily blocked.”

At his words, Seonak and the other cultivators became uneasy. At that moment, the blue flame finally reached the Four Fiends Formation and made a low explosion sound. Everyone’s attention naturally focused there.

The blue flame’s torrent attacked the four-colored light barrier, and although the Four Fiends Formation was shaking, it was holding out, allowing everyone inside the formation to finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, it was still too early to relax.

As time passed, the four brilliant colors gradually began to lose their luster due to the repeated attacks of the blue flames.