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Chapter 256: Chapter 50 Li Canghai!_2

Even with Wang Ba's full strength, he completely lacks confidence.

Just as Wang Ba was hesitating, Zhu Ziji suddenly spoke:

"Don't worry, you're not alone. Li Canghai has more than a dozen Class II cultivators around him. To block them, I need at least eight or nine more teams, maybe even more."

"Moreover, those small fry from the Incense Fire Dao have all gathered here. If you want to return to base, you must pass through here and you'll inevitably encounter them."

"Instead of fighting alone when the time comes, why not follow me and eliminate Canghai now. It'll be easier to escape."

Upon hearing these words, Wang Ba secretly glanced at Hua Meng.

"Senior, there's no problem with what Elder Zhu said. If we were to return, we either have to go this way or detour from the south-eastern direction of the Mountain Sea Sect. Either way is too far, and we'll have to cross the territory occupied by Incense Fire Dao…"

Hua Meng transmitted in secret.

Mountain Sea Sect?

Wang Ba rejected this route straight away, for he hadn't forgotten about the disciple he'd killed at the sect's front door.

After some quiet deliberations, Wang Ba could only choose to accept.

As Zhu Ziji had said, since all the Incense Fire Dao cultivators in the vicinity had gathered here, he would certainly encounter them if he wanted to return.

If he couldn't quickly defeat the opponent, the constant arrival of Incense Fire Dao cultivators would create a do or die situation.

In this sense, his chances of returning might be even greater if he followed Zhu Ziji.

However, he also needs to guard against Zhu Ziji from faking his death if the situation becomes unfavorable.

Thinking this, Wang Ba had no choice but to salute and say:

"I am willing to follow Elder Zhu."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziji's face broke into a satisfied nod.

Then he reached out his hand, and a Heavenly Gate Order began to ascend above his palm.

Not knowing what he did, he soon showed a look of joy:

"Good, there are a few teams nearby! I have asked them to come over!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ba felt relieved.

He was really afraid of being the only one recruited by Zhu Ziji. If there was another Foundation Establishment Competitor, there would be another person to share the risk.

Zhu Ziji soon took out his storage ring, which Wang Ba hadn't noticed before – probably a result of some special technique.

Zhu Ziji took out some elixirs and began to consume and refine them.

His aura quickly recovered.

The scars on his waist and abdomen began to scar over.

Not long after, a team cautiously flew over.

The leader was dressed in a red and black Daoist robe, his aura was powerful and richer than Wang Ba's. He was clearly a middle-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, expressly a disciple of the Tianmen Cult.

Then came the second, and the third.

By the time Zhu Ziji finished his ceremony, with him as the center, there were nearly ten Foundation Establishment cultivators around him.

"Good, enough! You guys will follow me later, block those Incense Fire Dao mobs for me, Canghai is mine," Zhu Ziji announced, looking at the others with a satisfied nod.

The cultivators didn't make a sound.

Almost ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, in fact, most of them didn't want to follow Zhu Ziji to besiege Canghai.

But they had no choice. The Incense Fire Dao cultivators had blocked the road back to the Tianmen Cult for everyone. If they wanted to break through the line of defense of the Incense Fire Dao cultivators by themselves, it was less likely than if they reached Core Formation on the spot.

Zhu Ziji closed his eyes to sense something, then suddenly opened his eyes and pointed in a direction:

"If I am not mistaken, Canghai is in that direction!"

"Follow me!"

Immediately, a group of people followed behind Zhu Ziji, heading in the direction of Canghai and his party.

Wang Ba, among them, found himself gradually moving to the front.

A sweep of his Spiritual Sense revealed a few Foundation Establishment cultivators purposefully slowing down and falling behind.

"A bunch of old slickers!"

Wang Ba couldn't help but curse inwardly.

How could he not see what these people were thinking? They all wanted to stay in the back and preserve their strength!

What's worse, he had the same thought!

However, before he could act, his heart suddenly jolted!

At the limit of his Spiritual Sense, he saw a group of profound Incense Fire Dao cultivators drinking wine in a tall city. Among them, a man of robust build stood at the rear of the crowd. He was much more powerful and formidable than the ordinary Incense Fire Dao cultivators.

Facing Zhu Ziji's storm-like approach, the man seemed a bit surprised at first, but then a grin appeared on his face!

"So you didn't die? So you must be that Butcher Dao. This time, I'll crush your soul bit by bit and see how you come back to life!"

With that, he tossed away his wine cup and swung his hand.

The surrounding Incense Fire Dao cultivators dispersed orderly as if they had received an order, their talismans and magic tools… were heading towards the cultivators of the Tianmen Cult!

A group of them secretly summoned their Destined Ghost internally and cast spells.

On the Tianmen Cult's side, there were several cultivators who released talismans specifically for soul protection, covering every Foundation Establishment Cultivator and most Qi Refining stage cultivators.

"Scatter! Block them!"

Zhu Ziji shouted, then rushed to the robust cultivator in the crowd.

This man was his target for this mission, one of the two top cultivators among the Class II cultivators of the Incense Fire Dao, Canghai!

Seeing this, Canghai also showed an excited look, unlike the ordinary Incense Fire Dao cultivators, he directly jumped out of the crowd and met Zhu Ziji.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Tianmen Cult also knew this wasn't the time to shirk, they all found their opponents.

Wang Ba also picked an early-stage cultivator. His main reason for this choice was because the opponent appeared to be injured and his aura was unstable.

However, before he could engage the opponent, whoosh—

At the critical moment, a light abruptly lit up on Wang Ba's body, then with a bang, the light shattered.

But Wang Ba also used this force to fly backwards.

His mana coming into operation, he quickly stabilized his body. Then he had a chance to look in the direction not far away.

He saw an Incense Fire Dao cultivator with his body all crimson, emitting an aura equivalent to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, but his aura was unstable as if he had just broken through recently, looking at him with a grim smile and relaxed expression.

"Your opponent is me…poor chap!"

Feeling the aura from the opponent, Wang Ba's face instantly twisted into a strange expression..

Chapter 257: Chapter 51 Leaving Some Leeway in Everything_i

In Wang Ba's eyes, the square-faced Incense-burning Dao Cultivator who was yelling at him did not feel much stronger than Master Gao from the past.

Of course, Wang Ba dared not underestimate him.

There were countless ways for cultivators to conceal their aura and there were many who pretended to be weak while actually being strong.

Who knew if this square-faced Incense-burning Dao Cultivator, who seemed a little slow, fell into such category?

Of course, he was not referring to Zhao Feng, and certainly not referring to himself.

In any case, he might hold some wicked spells or vicious Magic Tools which could potentially turn the tide unexpectedly.

So, Wang Ba still focused and dealt with him carefully.

However, after a short contact, he immediately sensed that this man was probably not pretending.

He was genuinely a little slow.

Even though Wang Ba had already activated Talismans to defend against Soul Attacks, the man still replaced five human-faced Yin Ghosts, surrounding Wang Ba.

The five invisible Yin Ghosts were gnawing at the Talisman's light around Wang Ba, while this square-faced Incense-burning Dao Cultivator just stood by and watched, seemingly extremely confident in his Yin Ghosts.

Seeing this, Wang Ba rather chose not to be anxious about freeing himself.

Using his peripheral vision, he quickly assessed the surrounding situation.

Zhu Ziji had begun to fight with Li Canghai. The light of the Magic Tools was flying freely and several spells collided again and again.

What surprised Wang Ba was that Zhu Ziji was actually suppressing Li Canghai. He was aggressive!

Li Canghai was being pushed into a corner.

Of course, Li Canghai was after all dealing with the Class III spells and Class III Magic Tools. Although he was slightly at a disadvantage momentarily, it was unlikely for Zhu Ziji to defeat him quickly.

And the situation between other Incense-burning Dao Cultivators and the Tianmen Cult cultivators was also difficult to predict.

If Wang Ba and the others wanted to successfully eliminate Li Canghai's group, either Zhu Ziji must win and then assist the other Tianmen Cult cultivators, or the Tianmen Cult cultivators around could achieve major victory through minor ones, and then gang up on Li Canghai together.

The former option seemed unlikely for now.

So, they could only hope for the other Tianmen Cult cultivators.

Thinking of this, Wang Ba glanced at his opponent and was preparing to strike. He wanted to solve his human problem first and then help the others.

However, when he glanced at one of the Tianmen Cult Foundation Establishment competitors, he couldn't help but pause.

He then took a closer look.

Finally, he couldn't help but curse quietly:

"These old foxes!"

With his sharp eyes, he didn't notice at first. But with closer examination, he found that among the ten Tianmen Cult Foundation Establishment cultivators that had arrived this time, several were not putting in their full effort.

Though they were at the top of the combat power list and were almost all middle-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, they were on par with some of the early-stage Incense-burning Dao Cultivators.

What these people had in mind was clear to Wang Ba at a single thought.

They were holding back.

Commonly known as 'playing it safe'.

If the overall situation was good, they would burst out immediately and defeat their opponents quickly.

If things went bad, they would abandon their opponents and flee.

They would not bet until the situation was crystal clear.

They were focusing on saving their own lives first.

For this kind of thinking, Wang Ba was largely supportive for most situations.

But there was just one problem. If the difference between the two sides was not big, then the results produced by full effort and having different intentions could be completely different.

Maybe if these people worked together, they could win this battle.

On the other hand, if everyone wanted to save their life, they might face a complete defeat.

Those opportunistic people could indeed escape at the first opportunity, while those who were on the front lines often ended up as sacrifices.

But eventually, the war would reach them too.

Perhaps at that time, they will recall today's hesitations?

Wang Ba was slightly torn in his heart, and soon made up his mind.

He was retreating undetectably while fighting towards a direction further away from the cultivators.

Soon, there were casualties among those Qi Refining stage cultivators who followed him.

"Senior! Save me!"

From afar came Hua Meng's cry for help.

Wang Ba quickly looked over and saw Hua Meng being trapped by two Class I Incense-burning Dao Cultivators. He was caught off guard, and the light on his body flickered unstably, looking like it was about to collapse!

"Do you think you might be able to save him? Hehe, being entangled by my Yin Ghost, you should focus on saving your own life!"

The square-faced cultivator on the opposite side suddenly spoke, his tone full of arrogance.

Without uttering a word, Wang Ba suddenly flicked his finger.

Two Iris Invisible Needles suddenly flew out from his sleeve and pierced towards the square-faced cultivator.

"Little tricks!"

With the mental strength of a middle-stage Foundation Establishment, noticing the Iris Invisible Needles was not difficult, especially since the square-faced cultivator pursued the God-refining Dao. His Soul and Spiritual Sense strength were much stronger than ordinary cultivators, naturally, he could easily detect Wang Ba's action.

He also immediately responded by forcibly changing the trajectory of the Iris Invisible Needles with his Soul, causing it to fly past him.

The square-faced cultivator then revealed a smug smile:

"Hehe, pointless struggles!"

But immediately, his smile froze on his face.

He turned to look back.

He saw that two Iris Invisible Needles had pierced through the eyebrows of the two junior Incense-burning Dao Cultivators who were attacking a Tianmen Cult cultivator in the distance!

Only Hua Meng was left standing in original place, looking both blank and relieved.

"You're gonna pay for this!"

The square-faced cultivator was furious!

The words he said were immediately refuted by the other party with an actual event, he felt like he was being slapped back and forth across the face..