Chapter 108 Destruction

"Vermilion Bird - A Thousand Trees of Flowers!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Xu Yuanzhen's spirits lifted, and he wielded the Cangxuan Sword to strike the array flag once more.

The originally sturdy array flags cracked under the two attacks, shaking violently as if they were about to break at any moment.

"Quickly, hold them off! The elder's breakthrough cannot be affected by outsiders."

At this moment, the cultivators acting as guards reacted immediately. There were nine of them in total, and they skillfully used their magical artifacts to attack.

"Emerald bamboos—reaching high above the clouds!"

Xu Yuanlang emerged from his hiding place, and countless bamboo leaves, like indestructible blades, hurtled towards the cultivators.

The opponent's magical artifact was knocked off course in mid-air and made little progress. The next moment, all the bamboo leaves circled again, like thousands of sharp blades spinning towards the nine people.

Although these nine people were quite strong, they had no choice but to flee hastily in the face of such a fierce attack.

Xu Yuanzhen turned his head slightly and saw that Xu Yuanlang's aura was no weaker than his own, so he couldn't help but laugh.

"Yuen Long, it's been four years since we last met. I never imagined that we brothers would have to fight side by side now!"

"I didn't expect it to turn out like this either. Luckily, I arrived not too late."

After obtaining the Fushui Xuanquan and Fuguang Sanqi he needed, Xu Yuanlang chose to return to his family and travel from Nanpingfang Market back to Wuliang Mountain, a journey that took him two years.

Fortunately, he didn't waste any time and raised his cultivation to the ninth level of Qi Refining on the way.

His arrival here was purely accidental. He had calculated the days on the way and realized that it was almost time for maple syrup to ripen, so he came to the red maple forest to buy some maple syrup as a gift.

Before he even reached the red maple forest, he discovered a raging fire. Realizing something was wrong, he quickly hid nearby.

He originally planned to launch a sneak attack when the demonic cultivator reached the critical moment of his breakthrough, but he didn't expect his third brother to come here as well, so he had no choice but to attack together.

"Third Brother, get out of the way!"

Xu Yuanlang's expression turned cold as he looked at the battle flags that were about to give way, and Xu Yuanzhen instinctively dodged to the side.

"Mysterious Dragon - Water Dragon's Roar!"

The enormous unicorn dragon suddenly appeared on the spot. Xu Yuanzhen trembled the moment he saw the dark behemoth. Even though he knew it was just an illusion, the overwhelming sense of oppression made his whole body tense up.

"Buzz..."

The dragon suddenly opened its mouth, but no sound came out. Xu Yuanzhen looked at the dragon with some surprise, wondering if it was just putting on an act.

"Bang!"

But the next moment, the banner shattered, and countless fragments swept around like bullets.

The one closest to him was naturally the demonic cultivator who had broken through. He actually knew what was happening outside, but he was in a state of breakthrough and could not move or act at will. The fragment hit him and pierced through him, causing several puffs of blood mist to emerge.

His aura suddenly faltered and then rapidly diminished, and the vortex above his head also dissipated. Judging from the result, this breakthrough could be considered a failure.

"Damn it, damn it..."

Blue-white eyes widened in shock, a bloodshot vein creeping up his eyeballs. Madness and hatred instantly drew his attention to the two men.

"This guy's breakthrough was interrupted by us, and he's at his weakest point. Third Brother, attack together."

Xu Yuanlang unleashed his two natal magic weapons with a fierce attack, followed closely by Xu Yuanzhen.

"Bang!"

However, to everyone's surprise, the opponent moved like a ghost, and several figures appeared on the spot at the same time. The two attacks landed on one of the figures and passed right through it.

"It's an illusion. Don't attack yet. I'll find its true form."

Xu Yuanlang hurriedly reminded Xu Yuanzhen beside him not to waste his spiritual power. With a thought, a bamboo forest suddenly appeared around them, and then countless bamboo leaves began to spin rapidly.

"Clang clang!"

His move caught his opponent completely off guard. The sound of bamboo leaves being deflected came from behind them, and the other demonic cultivators all disappeared under the attack of the bamboo leaves.

"later!"

Xu Yuanlang shouted a warning, and Xu Yuanzhen thrust his Cangxuan sword backward with a sudden movement.

"Pfft!"

The result was that Xu Yuanzhen's body swayed, his chest was pierced by a sword, and the demonic cultivator prepared to stir with a ferocious expression.

"Third Brother!"

Xu Yuanlang unleashed several sword beams, repelling his opponent, and then quickly took out a pill to feed Xu Yuanzhen.

Xu Yuanzhen, whose face had been deathly pale, regained some color immediately after swallowing the pill.

"It's alright, I won't die. It's my own inadequacy. I didn't expect to be attacked first despite being attacked later."

After calming himself down, Xu Yuanzhen looked up at the demonic cultivators who were eyeing them menacingly from outside the bamboo leaf area.

"Who exactly are you? Are you a cultivator from the Ma family, or the Li family?"

The blue-and-white-eyed cultivator stared at the two, his eyes still filled with barely suppressed anger and hatred.

"Who I am is not important. You ruined my chance to break through, and I will pay for this with your two lives."

Xu Yuanlang found it amusing to hear the other party's angry words.

"The grudge of failing to break through? You sacrificed the blood of our people and destroyed our Red Maple Forest and spiritual veins. How should this grudge be settled? On the contrary, I will use your life to comfort their spirits in heaven."

"Hmph! Kill them!"

The demonic cultivator snorted coldly and waved lightly at his subordinates. After exchanging a glance, they immediately attacked the two men, while the demonic cultivator hid behind them, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

"Third Brother, these nine people are in your care."

Xu Yuanzhen was startled when he heard his request and quickly looked at him.

"I'll deal with this demonic cultivator."

"No, this person is too dangerous. Even if the two of us attack together, it will be difficult to kill him."

Xu Yuanzhen was somewhat uneasy. The fight between the two sides had just been extremely dangerous, and they had almost lost their lives. If Xu Yuanlang were to deal with it alone, the only outcome would probably be death.

"Haha, I haven't wasted these four years."

As Xu Yuanlang smiled, his eyes suddenly became incredibly deep, and pitch black instantly filled his pupils.

"Where the soul resides!"

Xu Yuanlang's cultivation level was already at the ninth level of Qi Refining, but now it had increased by another level. The demonic cultivator who had been watching the show from behind the crowd changed his expression, and Xu Yuanlang's threat level in his mind suddenly increased significantly.

"out!"

Nine sword lights flew in a triangular formation, blocking all escape routes in an instant.

"court death!"

Upon seeing the sword light, the demonic cultivator sneered. In his eyes, these sword lights were nothing special. He drew his longsword and cleaved the sword light in two.

"Suzaku - A Thousand Trees of Flowers!"