Chapter 359: Chapter 220: Lying in Wait and Ambushing the Reinforcements

BOOM!

A thick, crimson bolt of lightning crashed down from above, and the glowing barrier emanating from the Iron Umbrella dimmed rapidly.

"Let’s see how many of these you can take!"

Ling Changqing chuckled and casually formed a Spirit Technique with his hands. One after another, astonishingly lethal crimson lightning bolts rained down.

Shouts filled with shock and anger echoed from nearby as several Pseudo Core Cultivators who guarded the mining area also rushed over.

However, they never had a chance to provide backup. Ling Qiyue appeared suddenly and intercepted them halfway, and a sky-blotting torrent of Sword Auras instantly descended upon them.

A spray of blood erupted, and the shrill, venomous curses came to an abrupt end.

As their mangled bodies collapsed to the ground, their Divine Souls were likewise devoured by the Era Star Palace, leaving them no chance of escape.

Meanwhile, Ling Changqing had shattered the opposing True Pill Cultivator’s Defense. The Cloud Serpent Sword descended like a torrent, severing one of his arms.

"Don’t—"

As the man watched in utter terror, another crimson bolt of lightning fell, obliterating his head and Divine Soul.

Without a word, the remaining True Pill Cultivator shot backward, clearly intending to flee.

But Ling Changqing, his hands now free, gave him no such opportunity and easily cut him off.

Despite the man fighting desperately for his life, Ling Changqing still beheaded him within just a few exchanges, and his Divine Soul Origin was devoured by the Era Star Palace. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"And that’s it?"

Ling Changqing glanced around. The four Daoist Soldier Puppets had been hacked to pieces, and all the enemy Cultivators were now corpses.

"They were just a bunch of small fry. Isn’t it perfectly normal for them to be taken care of?"

Ling Qiyue said with a smile. In her hands were about a dozen Storage Magical Artifacts, all of which were spoils she had collected from those Pseudo Core Cultivators.

If not for the worry of an unexpected mishap, Ling Changqing could have dealt with all the Cultivators here by himself. It would have just taken a bit more time; she wouldn’t have even needed to make a move.

As for Luo Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul True Monarch, she never even got a chance to make a move.

"Husband, what do you think we should do now?"

Princess Long Nu’s tall, voluptuous, and fiery form appeared, and she wrapped her arms around him for a kiss.

Ling Changqing mused, "First, let’s loot all the valuables here, and then... I suppose we wait for their reinforcements to arrive?"

Outside the Grand Array, the Low Grade Cultivators had all fled by now. The leadership of the Cangyu Islands would likely receive the news very soon.

Therefore, the next wave of reinforcements would inevitably include Golden Core Masters, possibly more than one.

"Alright, let’s go loot the valuables first," Ling Qiyue said with a beaming smile. "Since this is a Spirit Stone Vein, there must be a good number of refined and cut Spirit Stones."

The three of them then began to search the depths of the mining area, stuffing every valuable resource they found into their Storage Pouches to be carried away.

If they found any remaining Cultivators on guard, they slaughtered them without exception, but they left the commoners unharmed.

The mining area was enormous, like a vast underground city. After several hundred years of excavation, the mountain’s interior was almost completely hollowed out, with wide tunnels running hundreds, even thousands of meters deep.

After several hours of looting, their final haul was not as large as they had expected, especially when it came to Spirit Stones.

Even including all the wealth those Cultivators had embezzled, the total came to no more than about twenty thousand Middle-grade Spirit Stones.

After all, this Spirit Stone Vein had been mined for several hundred years; most of the profits had already been squeezed dry.

"It’s not bad. A decent windfall, all things considered," Ling Changqing muttered.

Ling Qiyue said thoughtfully, "Let’s dismantle the Array Base of this Third Grade Array and take it with us. We absolutely cannot leave it for them."

"Indeed."

Ling Changqing agreed. A complete Third Grade Array was quite valuable and not easy to come by. It would be perfect for taking back to protect important regions on the Changqing Continent.

A day later, the reinforcements from the Cangyu Islands arrived, full of aggression.

Gu Binglong personally led the group. With him came four Golden Core Masters and three True Pill Cultivators. In addition, there were nearly a hundred Pseudo Core and Foundation Establishment Cultivators combined.

As for the sect’s main headquarters, he had left only two Golden Core Masters and two True Pill Cultivators behind to guard it.

"...What’s the situation inside? How many of them are there?"

When a few disciples emerged from their hiding spots deep in the mountain forest to pay their respects, Gu Binglong questioned them, his expression icy.