Journey to the West: The Mountain Shaker

Chapter 75 The Ultimate Kill 7

"Could any friend help look after the Earth-shaped hill? Longhen would be extremely grateful!"

In the midst of the fierce battle, Longhen did not forget the task given to him by the old dean. The rumbling sound echoed through the mountainside, and the two Qi Refining cultivators riding paper kites immediately changed direction upon hearing the sound, one heading to the mountain where Cai Fei was and the other to the mountain where Feng Xiangguo was.

Another flying sword approached from the direction of the academy, a little further away, arriving in about ten breaths. The person standing on it had flowing skirts and looked graceful in the morning sun; it was none other than Fang Yingyue.

Seeing the thieving bird acting aggressively, Fang Yingyue's heart tightened, and she instinctively stopped her flying sword. But seeing Long Hen step forward to fight and hearing him call for backup, she gritted her teeth, started her flying sword again, and rushed towards the mountain where Cai Fei was.

The first to arrive at the hilltop where Cai Fei was was a short, stocky cultivator who shouted loudly from mid-air, "Let me into the formation! Everyone gather together, get into the earth formation, all of you, quickly!"

The two students immediately activated the earth-based magic array they controlled. The short, stocky guy jumped right in, telling the two to pause the array while pointing at Cai Fei and Yu Qianqian not far away and yelling at them to quickly enter the array.

This short, stocky man was a master of Qi cultivation, and in the cultivation world, those who had reached a high level were respected. He rushed over so hastily and gave them a scolding, so Cai Fei and Yu Qianqian had no choice but to obey his orders.

The two of them stopped their wood-elemental magic array and rushed into the earth-elemental magic array. Following the short man's instructions, they sat cross-legged in the east and south positions.

The short, stocky man said "Open," and the four students immediately channeled their spiritual energy into the array plate.

Feeling spiritual energy surging in from all directions, the short, stocky man shouted again, "Rise!"

A yellow light flashed at the central position, and the array plates where the four people were located also lit up in response. The five points of yellow light intersected in the air, then suddenly lit up again, and then disappeared.

A small "Five Elements Mountain-Stabilizing Formation" has begun to operate, and a semi-circular spiritual energy shield has covered the entire area within a ten-meter radius.

With five people in the same formation, plus a cultivator at the peak of his cultivation level to reinforce them, even a thieving bird would find it difficult to break through the formation in one strike, greatly increasing the safety factor.

Cai Fei sat cross-legged, palms on the ground, just as he was taking a deep breath, when suddenly his palms stopped, followed by a surge of earth elemental energy that crushed him like a giant rock.

Backlash from the formation!

Caught off guard, Cai Fei coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.

"Heh heh, so this is the son of Aolai? You're already down before I even touched you, what a piece of trash... Hmm, is this the girl I told you not to touch? She's actually quite pretty!"

A voice rang out cursing, it was the short, ugly Hundred-Benefit Rat. He immediately went to Cai Fei's side, sealed several of his major acupoints, then took the Qiankun bags from the other three people, pinched Yu Qianqian's face, and then grabbed Cai Fei's belt and lifted him up.

"Where did this thief come from!"

A furious shout came from the sky; it was Fang Yingyue arriving on her sword.

While she was in the air, her consciousness had already sunk. The wood-type magic array beside her was activated from a distance, and countless vines sprang up like snakes, rushing towards the short, stocky man.

"Get lost, you little wench! The Three Evils of Aolai, mind your own business!"

The short, stocky man leaped up, carrying Cai Fei in his left hand. Several vines wrapped around his ankles, causing his spiritual energy to explode at the slightest movement. Facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he remained fearless, dodging while simultaneously pulling out a javelin. As he jumped to a high position, he threw two javelins in quick succession, hurtling towards Fang Yingyue with lightning speed.

Fortunately, the distance was far enough that Fang Yingyue dodged on her sword, but the swords still grazed past her fluttering belt on the left and right, the wind whistling and the momentum astonishing.

The Three Evils of Aolai!

These three, who had escaped the Heavenly Court's Thunder Operation, had been running rampant in northern Aolai for many years and had repeatedly tricked demon hunters. Fang Yingyue had heard about them for a long time.

She was both surprised and frightened. These were some of the most formidable people in Ao Lai. Even if they were Foundation Establishment cultivators or Qi Refining cultivators, she, a mere scholar, would be no match for them in a one-on-one fight. But at this moment, she was standing on a flying sword, so her safety was guaranteed.

Although she wasn't good at fighting, Fang Yingyue was still a demon hunter and had seen her share of storms. She put on a second-tier wood-type shield talisman and flew across the hillside on her flying sword.

As soon as his divine sense opened, several wood-type magic arrays on the cliff of the Yi-character mountain were fully activated. At the same time, the Wood-Enhancing Technique and the Vine-Driven Technique were activated in succession. Countless vines sprang up within a range of dozens of feet, and another talisman flew out swiftly, like a butterfly fluttering, approaching the short man.

The Hundred-Burning Rat leaped and dodged, its right hand already holding a long sword, its sword energy slicing as it tried to cut the talisman to pieces.

But this was Fang Yingyue's home turf, with many magic arrays below. Even though the short man was carrying Cai Fei, who was quite big, and dodged quickly, he eventually ran out of steam. Before he knew it, a vine had wrapped around his ankle, and once it wrapped around him, it continued to wrap around him.

The short, stocky man unleashed a series of bursts of energy, and the talisman seized the opportunity to stick to Cai Fei's clothes. It was a wood-type binding talisman. Under Fang Yingyue's divine sense, more than a dozen vines appeared out of thin air and wrapped around Cai Fei's entire body. Then the vines intertwined with the vines that pounced up from below, trying to forcefully pull Cai Fei away from the short, stocky man's grasp.

Oh shit!

Killing Cai Fei would actually complete the mission, but capturing him alive would earn an extra 50 spirit stones.

That's 50!

"You fucking stinky bitch..."

The short, ugly man cursed incessantly, cutting the vines beneath Cai Fei with his longsword while also occasionally using his spiritual power to blast away the vines binding him. He was in a sorry state, but he wasn't flustered, because the tall, thin man not far away had already flown over on his ironwood eagle. He was the second of the Three Evils, nicknamed "Thousand-Faced Beast".

"Get rid of this stinking woman!"

As the short, stocky man yelled, he pulled out his pistol. Meanwhile, the Thousand-Faced Beast was already launching a barrage of hidden weapons from the Ironwood Eagle. The iron caltrops, shaped like locusts, were attacking Fang Yingyue relentlessly.

With a "bang," Fang Yingyue was shot by the short, clumsy man while dodging, and with a "crack," the wood-type shield shattered.

In the distance, the Myriad Calamities Leopard had already knocked down the flying sword with its bow and foundation-building technique. Now, having escaped the battlefield between Dragon Mark and the Stealing Finger Bird, it was charging straight towards this side.

If the three evil forces of Aolai were to unite, I would likely be in grave danger.

Fang Yingyue stepped onto her flying sword, raising the space above her body as she dodged the whistling iron caltrops while simultaneously casting protective talismans on herself.

She was already planning to retreat when her eyes swept over Cai Fei, who was wrapped in vines below. His face was now closed and bloodless, devoid of his usual carefree and nonchalant demeanor.

For some reason, Fang Yingyue suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest.

I'm his teacher!

Fang Yingyue thought for a moment and finally took out a protective talisman that she had kept as a trump card in her Qiankun bag. This was one of the rewards for being shortlisted for the third rank in Yaochi Mingsuan back then. It was a top-grade third-tier protective talisman produced by Laojun Doushuai Palace.

Below, the short, stocky man who had finally managed to force Fang Yingyue back was busily using his longsword to scrape the vines off Cai Fei when he heard the Thousand-Faced Beast from the Ironwood Eagle shout, "Watch out!"

I grass!

Looking up, the short, stocky man couldn't help but curse.