67, Battle of Red Cliffs

  Yesterday at Chen time, I entered the valley. Now it's the end of Zi time. Mo Tian Ge calculated that she still needs three more hours to exit the valley. In these three hours, many things can happen and many people can die. She needs to be even more careful.

  The exit array will open in the very center, and the more central the area, the more dangerous it is. Mo Tian Ge thought for a long time and decided to wander around the periphery, letting these three hours pass, the array opened, and then went to the center. Moreover, at any time, one must be fully aware of their surroundings, not only to avoid people but also to avoid monsters.

  It's a bit difficult, but it's safer than staying in the poisonous spring. Who knows if the old man from the Purple Mist Sect will call his fellow sect members? After all, the corpse of a second-stage demon beast is still very attractive to these Qi-refining cultivators.

  This mountain forest, to the east has a waterfall that is over 100 meters high, to the southwest has a tall mountain that blocks the way, to the north is the cliff from which they came down, and to the northwest is the poisonous spring, the only place where one can leave this mountain forest. However, the poisonous spring is also an extremely dangerous existence, not only are there groups of demonic beasts, diffused toxic fog, but also unknown dangers lurking in the deep waters, no one would think of leaving from there. Therefore, nearly a thousand Qi-refining cultivators are trapped in this mountain forest, even though it's very large, meeting friends is not easy, yet running into someone else isn't difficult either.

  Just half an hour after leaving the Poison Spring, Mo Tian Ge had already encountered several groups of people. What Murong Zi said was indeed true; the three factions were now traveling in clusters, both to guard against danger and to annihilate their enemies.

  To avoid these people, she spent a lot of effort. Her breath-holding technique was only passed down by Ye Jia Dian, and it wasn't particularly impressive, but the Lingyu pendant had the effect of gathering spirits and purifying in addition to concealing her physical body, so the effect of using magic was somewhat enhanced. Because she had self-awareness, she became even more cautious and careful, sensing from a distance that someone was approaching, she would avoid them first.

  Along the way, it was clear to see the tragic situation of the battle. Mo Tian Ge saw the traces left by the fighting method more than once: charred trees, cracked land, and congealed bloodstains. Every dark red stain on the ground might represent the end of a life.

  Sometimes, she would also come across unprocessed corpses, some wearing purple robes, some wearing yellow robes, and others wearing blue robes. The expressions frozen on their faces were all resentment and terror. Occasionally, she would see familiar faces, those of her fellow disciples or sisters from the sect, fortunately, none of them were among the few friends she had made in the sect. Later on, she gradually became numb, no matter what kind of scene she encountered, she could ignore it as if nothing was wrong.

  Despite her caution, she was still discovered by two disciples of the Purple Mist Sect.

  Aoki Tsurugi held a sword at his side, and with the other hand, he grasped several talismans. Mokutenka observed the surrounding environment without leaving any traces.

  Two people besieged her, one was a sturdy man with a physique comparable to Liu Yidao's, and the other was a beautiful woman. The two were at the 10th layer of Qi refinement and the 9th layer respectively, and they seemed to have rich experience in fighting methods. They blocked her from the front and back, trapping her. The surrounding trees grew very densely, and the two positions where they trapped her happened to be the easiest points to break through.

  Mok Tenko frowned unconsciously, it seemed that running away was impossible, she could only fight her way through. But these two people had silently surrounded her. It's probably not easy to deal with them either, she needed to think of a plan.

  The big man took a closer look at her and exclaimed, "Ah! Wife, this little guy seems to be the one Old Man Chen was talking about!"

  Old Man Chen? Mo Tian Ge thought for a moment, could it be that old man from the Purple Mist Sect who ran away from the Poison Spring? However, he didn't expect that these two people in front of him were actually husband and wife. This cultivator's cultivation is high and her appearance is beautiful, yet she chose such an unrefined and rough-looking man as her Dao companion? She couldn't help but take a glance at him.

  Seeing her face, he smiled and said: "Old Chen has always been timid, but the husband is not unaware. However, this young man looks quite handsome, it's a pity."

  The man's eyes widened in admiration of another man's good looks, but Big Han grunted discontentedly: "Sissy!"

  Her husband ate vinegar, seemingly very pleased, covering his mouth and laughing for a while before saying: "Husband is afraid of what, even if he's handsome, he won't die at our hands?"

  The words made Da Han feel quite reasonable, and he chuckled: "Madam is right." He then turned to Mo Tian Ge, his eyes blazing with anger, "You little scoundrel, come and meet your death!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Tian Ge had already made the first move, and Qingmu Sword shot out quickly. However, it was a feint, and the hidden Flame Emblem in his hand slipped away under the cover of Qingmu Sword's light.

  Dahan was just about to make his move, but he was preempted and suddenly became enraged, swinging out the spiritual artifact in his hand. He struck at Qingmu Sword with it. His spiritual artifact was a gigantic iron wheel, seemingly perfectly suited to his physique, relying on brute force to gain victory, and he clashed with Qingmu Sword with great confidence.

  Unfortunately, Mo Tian Ge's true killer move wasn't on the spiritual artifact. Qing Mu Sword was knocked back with one strike, and after Iron Wheel knocked back Qing Mu Sword, it continued to charge at Mo Tian Ge ferociously. At the same time, ** behind her also opened an umbrella and threw it at her.

  Mo Tian Ge didn't panic, the fierce flame talisman had already attacked, with a loud crash, Da Han let out a miserable cry. Just at this moment, just as the iron wheel and that umbrella were about to attack, her figure suddenly disappeared into thin air.

  The next moment, Mo Tian Ge appeared in front of Da Han, handed over the Qingmu sword, and fiercely stabbed it into Da Han's chest. This big man let out a more mournful cry, instantly fell to the ground, and lost all sound.

  "Husband!" she cried out in a shrill voice and rushed over.

  Moy Tian Ge's Light Body Technique allowed her to leap and avoid the umbrella. This time, she was able to launch a sneak attack successfully, thanks to her cultivation being one level higher than this big Han. The opponent had underestimated her. Playing dumb to catch the tiger was indeed the most useful move in the immortal world.

  She was deeply emotional towards her husband. When she found out that her husband had stopped breathing, she flew into a rage and rushed towards her, as if wanting to tear her apart limb from limb.

  Moy Tian Ge didn't plan to clash head-on with her, the enemy had clearly lost their rationality, she didn't want to perish together with them. The talismans and spiritual artifacts kept coming at her in a steady stream, but she simply relied on her Light Body Technique to dodge left and right. Until the opponent was visibly enraged and unable to control themselves, only then did she make a move, throwing out the Qingmu Sword, talismans, and the last remaining seed mixed with something else.

  She saw her use the same trick on herself, **greatly enraged, defensive talismans appeared on her body with a slap. Using an umbrella to block her attack, another hand grasped a set of talismans, ready to throw them at her without regard.

  But she didn't have a chance, the talisman hadn't even been thrown yet, and she already felt a pain in her body. The hand holding the umbrella went limp and slid down, and she fell to the ground with a thud.

  Once they were sure the person was dead, Mo Tian Ge gathered their belongings, dealt with the body, and then left without delay.

  This fight seemed to go smoothly, but in just a moment, it was over. In reality, she had also suffered significant losses. To inflict damage on the big man at the first opportunity, she used up five or six flame talismans, which were worth tens of spirit stones. Moreover, she used one priceless stealth talisman that her second uncle had bought at a high price. As for killing ***, it was when she was flustered and confused, seemingly using the same tactics as when attacking the big man. In fact, among the talismans, she had mixed in the crystal clear flying needles left behind by Murong Zi, which allowed her to silently break through ***'s umbrella and defensive cover.

  Although she has a lot of experience in fighting, this time is the best one to complete the predetermined goal. In an instant, she made a judgment and immediately took action, without any mistakes in between, and instantly gained the upper hand.

  Mò Tiān Gē carefully replayed the battle in her mind, calm and fully focused, grasping every detail, making the most accurate decision in an instant, striking with certainty. She had to remember this feeling, for it was the optimal state for a duel.

  There were people ahead. Mo Tian Ge turned around, but didn't run far before discovering several people's auras not far away. Helpless, she retracted her aura and found a tree to jump onto, hiding her figure.

  The group that passed by first was a mixed team of Golden Knife Gate and Yunwu Sect. Mo Tian Ge did not plan to go out to greet them, as there were so many people together, it was easy to be discovered, and also easy to start fighting. Although having more people made it safer, more conflicts meant more possibilities of death.

  Those people quickly passed by, Mo Tian Ge thought for a moment, didn't come down, but instead continued to sit on the treetop, taking out the several Qian Kun bags he had obtained earlier.

  The seeds in her hand were already used up, but there were still many talismans and elixirs in the Qiankun bags of these Zi Xia Sect disciples, as well as several not bad spiritual instruments. However, for a Qi-refining disciple, spiritual instruments that had not been refined by oneself were not handy to use, and could only be used as spares.

  In addition, the flying needles left by Murong Zile are quite useful. These flying needles are controlled by divine consciousness rather than spiritual energy, so the restriction of not being able to use two spiritual instruments at the same time during the Qi Refining stage does not apply to these flying needles. If used well, few Qi Refining disciples can defend against them.

  Gather useful things for battle, Mo Tian Ge jumps down from the tree and continues on.

  She walked out for a short distance and then stopped in her tracks.

  There were many corpses on the ground, and disciples of all three sects had them. Upon seeing the faces of the dead Yunwu Sect disciples, it was discovered that they were indeed the ones who had just passed by earlier. It turned out that they had encountered another group of people from the Purple Mist Sect and had perished together.

  She shook her head, took back the qiankun bags of these people, and set another fire to burn all the corpses.

  Along this road, there are at least fifty or sixty dead people, and many places she hasn't been to... I'm afraid that after two hours, less than half of the people who can keep their lives will be able to get out.

  At this thought, she couldn't help but sneer. This was probably something the Zixia Sect hadn't anticipated. By merging the Yunwu and Jindao factions, they had lost countless high-level Qi-refining disciples. Among these people were some of the most promising ones who could have formed their foundation in the future. As a result, the number of cultivators forming their foundation within the next hundred years would greatly decrease. They couldn't become the eighth major sect, but instead, their strength had weakened significantly.

  So she wasn't afraid of going out and being punished for killing someone, because at that time, they would find that the disciples of Lianqi had already lost too much.

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