NOVPUBChapter 860: Chapter 461: Making a Comeback (Request for Monthly Votes)_2 Chapter 860: Chapter 461: Making a Comeback (Request for Monthly Votes)_2 Among them, Gu Changqing, Cao Jinping, and Zhang Qifeng, all three were at the Mid Stage Golden Core cultivation, while the remaining three were at the Early Stage Golden Core Realm.
And these six people came from three different Golden Elixir Forces, each composed of one Mid Stage Golden Core paired with an Early Stage Golden Core cultivator.
Their appearance was clearly the result of some agreement reached with Zhao Hongsheng and others; otherwise, they wouldn’t have forsaken attacking the smaller forces of the Wei Kingdom to instead gather with the main army.
With the addition of the cultivators from the three sects of the Huangyang Kingdom, the strength of Zhao Hongsheng and his group had significantly increased, certainly much stronger than it had been during the last major battle.
And today, Zhao Hongsheng arriving here with a vast assembly clearly had the purpose of annihilating Myriad Medicine Valley in one fell swoop.
At that moment, the arrival of Zhao Hongsheng and others immediately caught the attention of the Myriad Medicine Valley cultivators.
Soon, Zhou Yunxiao, who sensed the commotion, was the first to appear at the sect gate.
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Following that, Lin Tianming and a group of others, who received the message, also rushed to the scene.
In just the time it took to drink a cup of tea, twelve Golden Core experts had gathered at the Myriad Medicine Valley Sect Gate.
Among these people, Lin Tianming and nine others were the same members from the last major battle.
Apart from them, Lin Shikang and Ye Pinghai made their first public appearance.
Together with Zhu Yun, who had arrived at some unknown time to provide support, a total of twelve Golden Core cultivators formed an unprecedented, vast battle group.
At this very moment, Zhou Yunxiao stood within the formation, his gaze heavy as he looked at Zhao Hongsheng and his group, who were glaring fiercely from outside.
Behind him, the crowd was also wide-eyed, silently sizing up the enemy outside, their faces equally grim.
For a while, the atmosphere on the field seemed somewhat depressed.
It was apparent, with Zhao Hongsheng and his people returning in force with an even more formidable assembly, a shadow of gloom hung over their hearts.
Seeing everyone in low spirits, Zhou Yunxiao couldn’t help but give a bitter smile.
Afterward, he turned to look at everyone and said to Chen Maohua and other severely wounded individuals from before, “Fellow brothers and daoists, how well has your recovery been?”
Hearing this, Chen Maohua was the first to reply, “Daoist Zhou, rest assured, after nearly half a year of closed-door cultivation, my injuries have almost fully recovered, and my strength has nearly returned to its peak.”
And with this lengthy period of calm, even the severely injured Chen Maohua had recovered, while the others, though also injured, were nowhere as severe as Chen Maohua had been.
Since Chen Maohua had returned to his peak, the others naturally had no issues.
Thus, the other cultivators also spoke up one after another, all indicating that they were ready for another major battle.
Seeing that everyone felt this way, Zhou Yunxiao’s grave expression finally eased a lot.
In his eyes, although the lineup of Zhao Hongsheng and others was formidable—with two Late Stage Golden Core cultivators, plus the support from the three sects of the Huangyang Kingdom, amounting to five Mid Stage Golden Core strongmen,
and Dong Wenchang from the Golden Sword Sect, along with three Early Stage Golden Core experts from the Three Great Powers of the Qingyun Sect, totaling eleven Golden Core combat strengths—
such a force was indeed very powerful!
But on their side, there were twelve Golden Core cultivators, one of whom was at Late Stage combat power, five at Mid Stage combat power, and the rest at Early Stage Golden Core Realm.
If they added two Third Order Spirit Beasts, there would be a total of fourteen Golden Core combat strengths.
In this regard, they had the advantage in numbers.
However, Zhao Hongsheng’s side held a clear upper hand in High Order combat power.
It could be said that both assemblies were very powerful.
However, they had the advantage of terrain and could rely on the Defensive Great Formation to wear down the other side.
If truly outmatched, they could also retreat in time back through the sect gate and strategize over the long term.
On the other hand, Zhao Hongsheng’s group had traipsed a long distance to attack Myriad Medicine Valley, which could be said to be exhausting.
Moreover, and more importantly, the three sects from the Huangyang Kingdom were external forces that had chosen to participate in the war because of their interests.
Therefore, it was uncertain whether they would risk falling and put forth their full effort.
Under such circumstances, in a battle of life and death, it was hard to say who would win or lose.
Considering this, Zhou Yunxiao regained his confidence, and his fighting spirit visibly surged.
At this time, while Zhou Yunxiao and the others were deep in thought, a deafening explosion was heard from outside.
Zhao Hongsheng, who had rushed over, had no intention of delaying and immediately began to join forces with Han Hu and others, launching a frenzied attack on the Myriad Medicine Valley’s Defensive Great Formation.
Aside from these Golden Core Cultivators, there were also over a thousand Foundation Establishment Cultivators present.
So many Foundation Establishment Cultivators split into two waves, coordinating with the Golden Core Cultivators to barrage the Defensive Great Formation of Myriad Medicine Valley with relentless bombardment.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
The sky was filled with multicolored Sword Qi, roaring flames tore through the heavens, and the precise attacks landed on the Formation’s light curtain.
For a while, a series of explosion sounds resounded between heaven and earth.
As Zhao Hongsheng and others made their move, the Defensive Great Formation of Myriad Medicine Valley also began to operate at full capacity.
When those attacks arrived, they were all blocked by the Formation and ultimately dissipated completely between heaven and earth.
At the same time, under the control of Zhou Yunxiao, this Defensive Great Formation also burst forth with numerous pillars of light, bombarding towards Zhao Hongsheng and the outsiders.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Hongsheng let out a cold snort and immediately swung the Magical Treasure in his hand to clash fiercely with these light pillars.
And Han Hu and the others were equally unwilling to be outdone; while dealing with the light pillars, they unleashed a great number of attacks on the Formation.
Inside the Defensive Array, Zhou Yunxiao stood in place watching the battle outside and had no immediate intention of joining the battle group.
In his view, now was not the best time.
At the very least, he wanted to use the energy stored by the Formation over the past year to first deplete the mana of Zhao Hongsheng and others.
After all, this energy was meant to be used at this time, and with these conditions, it was only natural to make use of it.
Although relying on this Defensive Formation to repel Zhao Hongsheng and others was completely unrealistic, let alone to annihilate them—that was even more impossible.
But if it could cause them some trouble, even an extremely small amount, at a critical moment, it might lead to a different outcome.
Therefore, Zhou Yunxiao did everything he could to reduce their pressure as much as possible, so that in the upcoming battle, they could achieve even more glorious results.
At this time, seeing Zhou Yunxiao indifferent and relying on the Formation to consume the opponent’s mana, Lin Tianming and the others, who were all Golden Core Cultivators, naturally understood his intention. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
They were quite satisfied with his plan and did not force the issue too impatiently.
Hence, everyone waited on the side, watching the ongoing offensive and defensive battle and preparing to join the fight.
They waited like this for most of the day.
During this period, Zhao Hongsheng and the others also split into three groups, attacking the Defensive Great Formation without interruption.
After most of the day’s attacks, the Defensive Great Formation’s energy had been greatly depleted, and the colors of the light curtain shrouding the Formation had visibly dimmed.
It was clear to see that Zhao Hongsheng was also not foolish and would not rush things in a moment.
Therefore, they did not rush in all at once but attacked the Formation in groups, always maintaining some people’s mana at peak condition.
This was understandable to avoid too much depletion of everyone’s mana, which would lower their combat strength.
If so, they would be very passive.
In case Zhou Yunxiao seized the opportunity to come out and meet the battle, and all their mana was greatly consumed, even if they had some advantage, they would not be able to achieve their initial goal. Instead, they would fall into crisis and waste their advantage.
However, after such methods of attack from Zhao Hongsheng, they indeed had not consumed too much mana, only a few people’s mana was depleted by some, but no one was injured, which had a very small impact on their strength.
In this way, Zhou Yunxiao did not gain many benefits by using the Defensive Formation.
And at this time, seeing that Zhao Hongsheng and the others seemed to have little depletion, but the energy of the Defensive Great Formation stored was almost depleted.
At this rate, the Defensive Great Formation probably wouldn’t last long.
Seeing this situation, Zhou Yunxiao turned to look at Lin Tianming and the others, then said lightly,
“My fellow Daoists, this Defensive Formation is not much use anymore!”
“We can’t just sit here and wait for death. I propose we counterattack; does anyone have objections?”
