Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

"Elder He, we have an insider in the city. Breaking through this defensive formation is a piece of cake. It will take less than fifteen minutes for us to attack the city from within, catching Wan Dao Trading off guard."

"Why do we have to go through all this trouble and launch a frontal assault from the outside? Doesn't that just remind Wan Dao Trading that we are attacking the city?"

Muyuanrong, cloaked in a cape, looked at the old man in blue robes beside him with a puzzled expression, asking the questions that were on his mind.

The old man smiled and explained, "The purpose is to let them know that we are attacking the city."

"Although there is only one Return to Void realm cultivator, Che Yang, from Wan Dao Trading in Yuyang City, they have far more cultivators in the Soul Formation realm than us. Not to mention the countless numbers in the Nascent Soul and Gold Core realms."

"Even if we attack them from both inside and outside, catching them off guard, there is no guarantee that we will gain any advantage. There is even a risk of being counterattacked by them."

"So..."

"To truly achieve a stable victory, we have to lure the snake out of its hole and bring them into our territory, completely depriving them of the advantage of the terrain!"

Muyunrong was a bit confused and didn't fully understand the brilliance of this strategy.

But...

She had no objections to the arrangement of the elder before her.

After all, if it were up to her, besides attacking from both inside and outside, there would be no better plan.

And doing so would indeed carry a great risk of being counterattacked.

As her thoughts wandered...

The disciples of Qinghua Sect had already caused numerous cracks to appear in the protective formation above Yuyang City, like a dense spider web.

As long as they launched another round of attacks, they would completely shatter the defensive formation.

But it was at this moment...

A group of cultivators consisting of thousands of Gold Core and Nascent Soul realm cultivators rushed out of the city towards them.

The old man in blue robes just smiled lightly when he saw this.

"Jiang Xiu, take a team of people to meet them and make sure to crush them all!"

"The rest of you, continue to bombard the formation and force them to reveal their trump cards."

With these two orders, two disciples in green robes immediately stepped back.

Then...

One of them also led a team of a thousand people to meet the Wan Dao Trading team.

However...

The Qinghua Sect team consisted entirely of Nascent Soul realm cultivators.

After the two sides met, a battle broke out instantly.

However...

Due to the huge disparity in strength between the two sides and the preparations made by Qinghua Sect in advance...

The Wan Dao Trading team could only hold on for a moment before being completely defeated and fleeing in disarray.

More than half of the Gold Core and Nascent Soul members fell.

In the city...

The faces of the talented individuals were filled with anger when they saw this scene.

It was obvious that Qinghua Sect's attack was well-prepared!

Judging from their scale, there were probably no less than three thousand Nascent Soul realm cultivators.

Although it was not as many as Wan Dao Trading, it was still a force that could not be underestimated.

"I request permission from the senior to join the battle!"

Wang Lie, a disciple of Qishan Hall, stepped forward from the crowd and respectfully saluted the old man with kind eyes and eyebrows.

Immediately after, the talented individuals who had previously shown their abilities during the attack on the city also stepped forward to request battle.

"I request permission from the senior to join the battle!"

The old man did not immediately agree to their requests, but instead turned his gaze towards a distant mountain peak, where the members of Qinghua Sect had gathered.

With a quick glance, he discovered that there were no less than ten thousand people on that mountain peak!

Just in terms of numbers, they already accounted for half of Wan Dao Trading.

Moreover, among these ten thousand people, there were quite a few in the Soul Formation realm. Although they deliberately concealed their cultivation level, the old man still identified eight of them!

It was fewer than on the side of Wan Dao Trading, but the destructive power of cultivators in the Soul Formation realm could not be simply summarized by numbers alone.

After pondering for a moment, the old man said to the people behind him, "Since you all want to join the battle... then go ahead!"

"Besides, if anyone else wants to participate, you can step forward now."

"I allow you to lead five thousand people to confront Qinghua Sect!"

Many of the talented individuals who regretted not stepping forward earlier were filled with excitement when they heard the old man's words, their eyes shining brightly!

They began to step forward one after another.

Before long...

Nearly fifty members of the Huanyue Ranking's top talents have already left, accounting for eighty percent.

As for the rest...

Ji Boying is naturally among them, but he is not familiar with the other eight people, nor does he know them. He can't even remember their names.

He glanced at those few people, and their cultivation levels were not low.

Five of them have already reached the initial stage of Soul Formation, and as for the remaining three, even if they haven't reached Soul Formation, they should have means to deal with Soul Formation cultivators.

Their rankings should not be too low.

After this group of talents stepped forward, they immediately led a large force of five thousand people and attacked the distant mountain peak.

The old man stroked his beard and then looked at the six pavilion masters, smiling and asking, "Is there anyone among you who wants to join in the fun? Take care of those little guys as well?"

The six pavilion masters exchanged glances and then a burly middle-aged man in a yellow robe stepped forward and said loudly, "I'll go!"

The old man nodded slightly and said, "Anyone else? Two more."

"Of course, it's not limited to pavilion masters. As long as you have the cultivation level of Soul Formation, you can also step forward."

As soon as he finished speaking, two people from the group of talents who hadn't stepped forward before came out.

One man and one woman, both at the early stage of Soul Formation.

However...

Looking at their relationship, why do they seem like a couple?

"We are willing to go, senior!"

The old man smiled kindly and nodded continuously, saying, "The student surpasses the teacher!"

After that, he waved his hand, and three Spirit Lords at the Soul Formation stage also joined the battlefield.

Not long after...

The distant mountain peak was already engulfed in a chaotic battle.

Mu Yunrong looked at the battlefield and then turned to the old man beside her.

She saw that he still had that calm and relaxed smile on his face.

"The fish has taken the bait, but... we still need to play with it a bit, otherwise, this big fish might slip away!"

And so...

After the battle on the mountain erupted, it lasted for two hours.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties.

The battles between cultivators were much more brutal than physical fights among ordinary people. Sometimes, a spell not only killed enemies but also accidentally injured allies.

In fact, in this battle involving over ten thousand people, there were indeed many instances of "friendly fire."

Of course, this was not due to personal grudges and seeking revenge. It was simply because the range and density of the spells were too large and unavoidable.

On the city wall of Yuyang City, several pavilion masters saw that the battle had passed its climax and proposed to Chen Lao, "Chen Lao, can we launch a final charge and end this battle?"

Chen Jiong lightly stroked his beard, nodded, and accepted the proposal from the pavilion master.

Immediately, he arranged three pavilion masters and two Soul Formation stage talents to lead ten thousand Gold Core and Nascent Soul stage cultivators to charge towards the distant mountain peak.

Even Chen Lao himself joined in.

However, as a powerhouse at the Return to Void stage, he wouldn't easily break the rules. He was just there to suppress the situation from above.

If he were to act recklessly and set a precedent, the Return to Void stage cultivators from the three major forces would have no restraints and could freely oppress and slaughter low-level cultivators.

With the second batch of people from the Wandao Trading Company entering the battlefield, the originally intense situation suddenly became one-sided.

Not long after...

Qinghua Divine Sect was forced to retreat in defeat, leaving their armor and weapons behind!

Seeing this scene, everyone from the Wandao Trading Company was exhilarated, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, becoming more and more courageous.

On the city wall, Ji Boying frowned as he watched this scene.

Has this battle been too smooth?

After all, the opponent is Qinghua Divine Sect, an existence that can stand on equal footing with the three major forces. Currently, both the Trading Company and Heavenly Demon Sect are severely weakened. Even if they were taken individually, they wouldn't be a match for Qinghua Divine Sect.

So why is it that the attack organized by Qinghua Divine Sect is so easily resolved?

Could it be...

That they were just acting on a whim?

Just as Ji Boying was puzzled, a beam of light suddenly shot up from the battlefield in the distance!

The sky, which had been shrouded in darkness, suddenly became as bright as day!