Double Ring Mountain, outside the All Heaven Fiery Array.

Liang Yu stood in the air, hands clasped behind his back, exuding a disdainful aura. Since morning, he had clashed with Mo Qianyuan three times, successfully blocking him and forcing him back into the array on every occasion.

The Mo Family’s massive Flying Ship, originally filled with important clan members, was forced to land, not daring to venture outside the array’s protection.

A Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator who could not be contained, along with Pei Dongyong watching from the sidelines, posed too great a danger to the massive Flying Ship.

If the Flying Ship were to be severely damaged, it would mean destruction for the ship and death for everyone on board.

"Mo Anguo, Mo Anqing, you two traitors to the clan!"

Mo Qianyuan was also hovering high in the air. His voice boomed like a great bell as he stared at the two red-robed cultivators behind Liang Yu, his eyes filled with bone-deep hatred.

Despite being betrayed by his own clansmen and having the Flying Ship, which was supposed to have already flown out of Black Mountain, trapped and unable to move, his expression remained resolute, his aura fierce and unyielding.

"You short-sighted fools! You are unworthy of the Fire Phoenix Mo Family blood that flows through your veins!"

"Mo Qianyuan, you’re the real traitor to the Mo Family!"

Mo Anguo and Mo Anqing were both Elders of the Fire Phoenix Mo Family and two of its five Foundation Establishment Cultivators. However, their branch of the family was only distantly related to that of Clan Leader Mo Qianyuan.

Thanks to their special bloodline, the proportion of Mo Family descendants born with Spiritual Roots far surpassed that of others. As a result, the number of cultivators in their clan equaled the total of the other four Cultivation Families combined, securing their position as the number one Cultivation Family in Black Mountain.

But this was a double-edged sword. With so many cultivators, the Cultivation Resources allocated to each person were limited, leading to frequent disputes among the various branches of the Mo Family.

"For your own selfish desires, you’ve put all the Clan’s Cultivators in peril and were about to abandon all of our mortal kin... Even if you do manage to reach Core Formation, will you have the audacity to face the Mo Family’s ancestors?!"

"How could a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan!"

Mo Qianyuan’s heart sank as he watched three Wind Shuttles appear in the distance. He said,

"Hall Master Liang, let us leave Black Mountain, and we can avoid crossing blades. Otherwise, with just the few of you, you’ll never break through my Mo Family’s All Heaven Fiery Array."

"A mere Tier Two Top-Grade Grand Array. Do you really think you can stop us with this?"

The Wind Shuttles behind Liang Yu spread out in a triangular formation, their large War Magical Artifacts already set up and aimed at Double Ring Mountain. Meanwhile, the Qi Refining Cultivators had each been given different Talismans. Following their regular drills, they now held specific Water Element Talismans at the ready.

They were only waiting for the command to unleash the Talismans in unison.

A message flew down. Liang Yu caught it and read it, his expression growing solemn. He swung his arm down forcefully.

"Attack!"

Led by a Steward, the Talisman Hall disciples seated on the decks activated a uniform set of Water Element Talismans, their movements perfectly synchronized.

Stream after stream of Water Arrows stacked together, forming a single Ice Crystal Spear. As the Talisman Hall Steward pointed forcefully, it shot forward and slammed into Double Ring Mountain.

The All Heaven Fiery Array was a Tier Two Top-Grade Grand Array, after all. It pulsed with waves of flame that completely melted the Ice Crystal Spear, but the red light surrounding the array dimmed significantly.

One Ice Crystal Spear after another formed, launching a continuous assault against the All Heaven Fiery Array.

Bai Zichen was secretly dumbfounded. A group of Qi Refining Cultivators, including many Mid-Stage Qi Refining disciples, had unleashed an attack completely comparable to the full-powered strike of an Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator just by combining their Talismans after some training.

Elder Zhang pulled out two brown Talismans and spat a mouthful of Essence Blood on them. They transformed into two hundred-foot-tall warriors. Bare-chested, they charged to the foot of Double Ring Mountain in just two strides and began smashing their arms against the All Heaven Fiery Array.

BANG!

The Thousand Jin Divine Power made the ground tremble. A few licks of flame fell upon the warriors, burning brightly.

A Tier Two Talisman, the Yellow Turban Strongman Talisman.

Two Yellow Turban Strongmen appeared before each Wind Shuttle, using their divine power to relentlessly pummel the All Heaven Fiery Array.

Although the flames quickly consumed half of the Yellow Turban Strongmen’s bodies, as mindless puppets summoned by Talismans, they were unaffected. The flames, which could directly burn a cultivator’s Divine Sense, had no effect on them at all.

Simultaneously, lightning flashed aboard the Wind Shuttles. A Thunderball shot forth, blasting open a corner of the array, but the breach was swiftly sealed by circulating Fire Element Spiritual Power.

The Nine Heavens Thunder Light Cannon, one of the most powerful War Magical Artifacts on the Wind Shuttles.

Each shot required a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.

’So this is a sect war... It really is different from a normal cultivator’s combat. This is just burning through Spirit Stones...’

Bai Zichen watched the battlefield quietly; there was no need for him to intervene.

The Talisman Hall disciples were highly disciplined. After three volleys of combined Talismans, other cultivators would replace those whose Magical Power was mostly spent, immediately casting new High-Tier Water Techniques.

The first group of Talisman Hall disciples that had been relieved each held two Spirit Stones, hastily recovering their Magical Power.

In an instant, the All Heaven Fiery Array began to shake violently, looking as if it could collapse at any moment.

Mo Qianyuan let out a furious roar as a colossal, blood-red hand reached for the highest Wind Shuttle. Liang Yu countered with a palm strike of his own, and the impact resounded through the air like a clap of thunder.

"All-out attack! End this quickly!"

Liang Yu was far more anxious than his calm expression let on.

The Market was under attack, a Core Formation True Man from the Ghost Spirit Sect was blockading the Spirit Stone Ore Vein, and Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators were appearing in several locations along the border, murdering and pillaging.

Suddenly, Black Mountain County, normally the most peaceful region, was engulfed in the flames of war.

’Does the Ghost Spirit Sect want to wage all-out war against us?’

Ancestor Yang was in seclusion, immobile while he recovered from his injuries. Ancestor Ge had already rushed to the Spirit Stone Ore Vein. Sect Leader Wei Dao was guarding the Sect with the Qingfeng Sect’s Inheritance Magical Treasure. Protected by the Duality Illusion Moon Array, the Sect was as impregnable as a fortress, even if besieged by multiple Core Formation True Men.

However, the Qingfeng Sect’s remaining forces had to hold their positions and could not be redeployed as reinforcements.

This meant that the situations at Double Ring Mountain and the Market had to be resolved with the forces they had on hand.

Although the Six Desires Yin Demon was only a Demon equivalent to an Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, its body was as tough as a Demon Beast’s, and it excelled at manipulating emotions. Fearing an uncontrollable tragedy at the Market, Liang Yu decided to stop holding back.

He took out a pitch-black Talisman. Waiting for the precise moment the All Heaven Fiery Array’s flames weakened under the Yellow Turban Strongmen’s relentless bombardment, he hurled it forward.

The black Talisman slapped against the Grand Array. In the next instant, it was as if an earth dragon had turned over; the entire mountain range began to shake violently, cracking and sending countless boulders tumbling down.

Deep within the All Heaven Fiery Array, several clusters of golden flames were extinguished, causing problems with the Grand Array’s entire circulation.

The breaches torn open by the Water Element Magic could no longer be sealed as quickly as before, and the remaining flames were rapidly thinning out.

The Tier Two Ban Breaking Talisman!

Using this precious Talisman now was like giving a final kick to the All Heaven Fiery Array, which was already teetering on the edge of a cliff, sending it plunging into the abyss.

One hour later, the Mountain Protection Array of Double Ring Mountain fell!

"Kill! Any member of the Mo Clan who dares to resist will be shown no mercy!"

Liang Yu made a beeline for Mo Qianyuan; he was the only one on the battlefield who could match the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"Junior Brother Bai, stay on the Wind Shuttle and help me look after the other disciples," Elder Zhang instructed. Aside from a few exhausted Talisman Hall disciples, the remaining cultivators all had their Magical Artifacts at the ready.

The Wind Shuttles descended. Six Foundation Establishment Elders charged out at once, splitting into pairs to engage the Mo Family’s two remaining Elders.

The other Elders, along with the defectors Mo Anguo and Mo Anqing, led the Sect Disciples in a charge, calling on the Mo Family Cultivators to surrender as they advanced.

Any Mo Family Cultivator who continued to resist was cut in two by a single strike from the leading Elder.

The sight caused the two traitorous Mo Family Elders immense pain. They quickly berated their kinsmen, telling them to drop their Magical Artifacts and surrender. One of them even rushed forward to knock out a dazed Mo Family disciple who was still blankly casting the Fireball Technique.