Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 292 Ancient Talisman
With only a dozen or twenty people at this pass, it is naturally impossible to resist.

The highest-ranking member of Song Yan's temporary team, Chen Li, was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and there were even cultivators at the late-Qi Refining stage.

Fortunately, the Tiger Wolf Army acted swiftly, and several surrounding teams were already on their way.

We only need to stall them for a bit.

Of the hundred opponents, about eight or nine were at the Foundation Establishment stage, which was about the same as our side.

Almost instantly, the rebels launched their offensive.

Several powerful magical beams, mixed with the gale force of weapons, struck the defensive formation first.

The trapping formation, barely taking shape, began to flicker and fluctuate violently after only a few breaths.

When those Foundation Establishment stage rebels attacked simultaneously, the formation was unstable for a moment and was torn open in several places.

Their Foundation Establishment combat strength is only slightly weaker.

But the fate of cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm is not so good.

There were only six or seven Qi Refining cultivators who entered this ancient battlefield with Song Yan and the others. Including the more than ten Qi Refining soldiers that Wang Shengguang brought with him, there were only about twenty people.

The other side, however, had more than 80 or 90 men.

Not to mention, most of the soldiers in this ancient battlefield cultivate their fighting spirit, but these few people have never experienced such fierce close combat.

Despite their cultivation, they were overwhelmed by the fierce and fearless aura of the rebel soldiers and the subtle coordination of their battle formations.

Screams rang out, and in almost an instant, two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators were pierced through by several long-handled swords.

Killed on the spot.

Amidst the chaos, several Foundation Establishment realm auras locked onto the Foundation Establishment realm cultivators stationed in the camp.

They were the core force of this rebel army's breakout, their purpose being to hold back the majority of the enemy, allowing their comrades to find an opportunity to break through and lead them to a chance of survival.

Two of the auras belonged to the early Foundation Establishment stage. They each faced off against Wu Yun of the temporary team and another early Foundation Establishment cultivator with slightly weaker cultivation. For a time, they fought fiercely and their energy radiated in all directions.

The leader of this rebel army was a burly man with a full beard, wielding a giant axe as wide as a door panel.

This person's aura was the most violent and fierce. With just one roar, the sound waves vibrated, causing the blood and qi of several Qi Refining cultivators below to churn.

A pair of fierce eyes swept over the several breaches at the mouth of the canyon in an instant.

Song Yan's location was in a slightly forward, seemingly isolated corner.

More importantly, under the Great Han's divine sense, this garrison commander's aura appeared to be the weakest and most indifferent.

In the chaos of battle, this is the weak side!
"If you want to live, get the hell out of my way!"

The burly, bearded giant roared and made a decision almost instantly, abandoning the engagement with targets in the other directions.

The giant axe sliced ​​through the air, and the man, like an out-of-control chariot, charged toward Song Yan with immense pressure and brute force.

He concluded that this was the weakest point in the entire defense line, the breakthrough point that could be breached most quickly.

Wang Shengguang knew things were going badly.

Upon seeing this, the Wu siblings felt a chill in their hearts.

That person was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and most of them would be unable to withstand him. With an opening, it would be very easy for these rebels to leave.

The chaotic flow of spiritual energy along the way was directly shattered by the burly man's ferocious battle intent, and the rocks beneath his feet cracked inch by inch.

A terrifying, earth-yellow aura gathered on the massive axe blade, locked onto Song Yan, and cleaved down with unstoppable force!
Song Yan stood in the air, his hair swaying slightly, and several sword lights flowed out from the sword box behind him.

A pair of eyes shone with golden light, within which lotus patterns slowly bloomed.

The opponent was only one person, and Song Yan did not even use the Purple Qi Merging Void True Technique.

"Star Shift!"

Song Yan silently recited the sword incantation in his mind and lightly tapped his fingertips.

The seven flying swords swirled and floated in the air, moving according to their own trajectories.

Sword energy surged within, twinkling like stars in the sky.

At the same time, three sword shadows carrying the sounds of wind and thunder were hovering in several locations within the Star Shifting Sword Formation.

The seven flying swords were linked end to end, their sword energy converging.

For a moment, the flow of spiritual energy within the sword formation seemed to undergo a subtle distortion.

Even the trajectory of the axe strike from the burly, bearded giant shifted slightly.

However, Song Yan frowned slightly.

When outside the environment, the Star Shifting Sword Formation can significantly alter and deflect the offensive.

The effect of this shift may vary depending on the opponent's level of skill and overall strength.

However, the opponent in front of him, who was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, had very little effect on him from the Star Shift Sword Formation.

"This is how the same thing……"

Could it be that the Star Shift Sword Formation's effect has been weakened within this ruin space?

This possibility is very small.

Song Yan leans more towards another possibility.

That is, the fighting spirit originates from the cultivator's heart, just like the sword intent.

Although there is spiritual power to assist, it is difficult to be affected by the Star Shift Sword Formation.

The burly man with the bushy beard was also startled, feeling a slight sway in front of his eyes, causing his attack to deviate from its intended path.

Immediately, the violent axe force was unstoppable and slashed down fiercely, but no earth-shattering shockwave occurred.

That terrifying power, the moment it fell into the sword energy stars, vanished as if it were a mud ox entering the sea, its power being gradually extinguished by the starlight within.

The air around Song Yan exploded, but he himself remained as steady as a rock, not even the hem of his clothes was touched by the shock wave.

"What the hell!"

The bearded giant felt the power coming from the giant axe become incredibly strange. Not only did it fail to harm the enemy, it also caused his own blood and qi to surge.

He tried to break free of the restraints by channeling his spiritual power, but he felt that he could not exert his strength smoothly, as if he were punching cotton in the air, and he was so uncomfortable that he almost vomited blood.

Seeing that the young man's methods were strange, and in order to save his own life, the big man had no time to show off.

"Old Xu, come help me quickly!"

The cultivator surnamed Xu, wielding a long-handled broadsword, also charged towards Song Yan.

He was well aware of the burly man's strength; it seemed this young man possessed some skill.

However, despite their simultaneous attacks, Song Yan simply flipped his hand away.

"Shifting stars and changing constellations."

The seven flying swords that were constantly swirling and spinning suddenly flashed with sword light, and Bu Xizhou unleashed a starlight sword aura.

The two fierce and malevolent energies, the long-handled sword and the giant axe, immediately shifted.

At the same time, Song Yan's figure suddenly vanished like the moon's reflection in water, only to reappear in another place.

not good!

The burly man and the Xu-surnamed cultivator tried to withdraw their strength, but found that their weapons seemed to be out of control.

bang——

With a loud bang, the fierce energy clashed, and the spiritual energy surged outwards.

The two figures flew backwards for several feet before barely stopping. They forcibly withdrew their energy and staggered.

A look of surprise appeared on his face.

However, Song Yan wouldn't give the other party any time to think, and his sword moved instantly.

The Star-Shifting Sword Formation suddenly changed.

The seven flying swords began to spread outwards.

However, this move is not the killing move of the Star Shift Sword Formation, the Roaring Constellations.

The changes in the sword formation were somewhat similar to the Ring Moon Sword Formation.

Suddenly, the unmoored boat rose up and hovered high in the sky, while the three sword shadows that had been silent until now began to swirl around.

The surging sword energy and starlight within the sword formation slowly merged into the clouds with the strong wind.

A second moon appeared in the sky.

Everyone looked up and saw the young figure looking down from above, his golden eyes surveying the battlefield.

Spit it out lightly.

"The moon sets."

In an instant, a cold white light appeared in the center of the sky, and the Unmoored Boat suddenly descended from the sky.

The two burly men sensed something and were about to flee.

The traces of sword energy left in the sword formation suddenly erupted all at once, causing his figure to freeze abruptly.

The sword energy and moonlight were gentle as water, yet they concealed sharpness and chill.

The unmoored boat slammed down, instantly shattering the burly, bearded man's protective aura. He raised his great axe to defend himself, but was slammed to the ground by the black and white sword light. Endless moonlight poured down, completely engulfing the two men.

hum...

A moment later, the moonlight faded away.

The burly, bearded man froze, his face contorted with terror.

In those wide, round eyes, the light had been extinguished, like a candle flame flickering in the wind.

The two men died on the spot.

Not only that, but also a dozen or so Qi Refining Realm rebels nearby were instantly killed by the scattered sword energy and moonlight.

The Qin soldiers were momentarily stunned by the scene before them.

Everything happened so fast that the situation was reversed almost in the blink of an eye.

Wu Yun swallowed hard, feeling somewhat dazed.

Fighting two opponents single-handedly, he reversed the tide and defeated the intermediate-level opponents from the initial stage.

Could this person be hiding their cultivation level, and actually be a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator...?

But judging from the other party's age, if they are in the late Foundation Establishment stage, wouldn't that be even more terrifying!?

Wu Caidie and Wei Zhi frowned slightly and looked at each other simultaneously.

This Song Yesheng possesses unpredictable combat abilities and acts decisively and ruthlessly; he is probably not someone to be trifled with.

They had previously discussed that the few late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators they needed to be most wary of had already died.

With the three of them working together, they should have nothing to worry about.

However, it seems that this person is a huge variable at present.

Under the night sky, Song Yan's heart was also filled with some turmoil.

Unexpectedly, the difficulty of fusing the sword formation was much higher than I had imagined.

It seems that there is still a long way to go before one can truly unleash the Sword Domain.

Today, I only attempted to integrate the Star Shift and Moon Ring sword formations, and I already found myself somewhat lacking in strength.

If one's proficiency with the Ring Moon Sword Formation were not high enough, it would probably be necessary to stop the Star Shift Sword Formation in order to unleash Moonfall.

Moreover, although the sword shadow can temporarily replace the flying sword formation, its power is ultimately inferior.

If the power of the moonfall wasn't so terrifying, it probably wouldn't have been able to be so clean and efficient.

However, the more difficult the preconditions were, the more curious Song Yan became.

Just what kind of earth-shattering effects does the sword domain within the Taixu Sword Chapter possess?

Just as he was pondering, the corpses of the two mid-Foundation Establishment rebels suddenly shattered with a bang.

The corpses of the remaining Qi Refining Realm rebels were also found in the same manner.

Strangely, there was no blood and flesh flying everywhere. The dozen or so corpses only turned into a lot of scarlet spiritual energy, which slowly floated into the air.

A quick glance reveals a total of thirty-seven items.

Song Yan's heart stirred, and he took out the ancient talisman.

But then the crimson spiritual energy gathered towards the ancient rune, swirled around it briefly, and then merged into it.

The golden-red color on the ancient symbol became even more vibrant.

what is this?
The scene was somewhat strange. Song Yan was puzzled, and the other visiting cultivators were also taken aback.

Only Wang Shengguang seemed completely unconcerned. He averted his gaze from Song Yan and looked towards the soldiers and troops that appeared on the high slope in the distance.

His eyes gleamed with joy, and he shouted, "Reinforcements have arrived! Follow me and fight!"

After a moment's thought, Song Yan stopped hesitating, put away the ancient talisman, and nimbly rejoined the battlefield.

Seeing this, the other cultivators also became ruthless in their attacks.

Although they didn't know what the red spiritual energy was, it was probably the only thing they could obtain in this ruin at the moment.

No one would want to take such a big risk only to end up with nothing.

In fact, when this rebel force encountered obstacles in their breakout attempt, their defeat was essentially sealed.

With the arrival of reinforcements from the Immortal Qin, the battle ended even faster.

Besides Song Yan, Wu Caidie and Wei Zhi also joined forces to kill a rebel in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Ten scarlet spiritual energies flowed into Wu Caidie's ancient talisman.

The same applies to the others.

While fighting the enemy, Song Yan took a quick look and found that among these outsider cultivators, only three possessed ancient talismans.

The other two were Wu Caidie and another rogue cultivator.

Seeing their leaders being killed one by one, the rebel soldiers were terrified and their formation collapsed, making it even more difficult for them to resist.

Soon, the rebels were wiped out, and about forty of them surrendered immediately.

During this period, Song Yan killed two more Foundation Establishment cultivators, gaining a total of fifty-seven streams of spiritual energy.

After the battle, Wang Shengguang took stock of the casualties.

Most of the dead and injured were at the Qi Refining stage.

It is worth mentioning that, due to the fierce initial offensive of the rebels and the disparity in numbers between the enemy and ourselves, all the Qi Refining stage cultivators who entered with Song Yan and the others were killed.

I came to this battlefield ruins hoping to find some benefits and opportunities under the protection of the Foundation Establishment seniors.

Unexpectedly, he died.

Once the chaos was completely quelled, several other lieutenants quickly arrived and met with Wang Shengguang.

"Your Excellency, what's the situation regarding casualties? Are you alright?"

"Thankfully, I'm fine."

Wang Shengguang briefly explained the casualties and then recounted what had happened.

Although Song Yan and other outside cultivators had been incorporated into the army, the soldiers of the Tiger Wolf Army still distrusted them.

So when the group sought out Wang Shengguang for a chat, they kept their distance from him.

However, Wang Shengguang mentioned that among these original garrison troops, there was a young man who played a key role.

Several lieutenants glanced in Song Yan's direction every now and then, their expressions full of suspicion.

"You're talking nonsense..."

The young man was calm and his clothes were neat, showing no signs of having single-handedly killed two rebel leaders.

If I hadn't just witnessed him assisting his colleagues in killing the rebels, I would have suspected that he had fought with someone.

But out of trust in Wang Shengguang, they ultimately believed him.

None of the garrison outside the gorge knew what had happened inside.

They didn't even know where this small group of rebels came from.

Several of the generals who came to the rescue each led a troop of soldiers and handed them over to Wang Shengguang to prevent any further trouble at this vulnerable pass.

Then he left.

"Brother Song, you've got impressive skills!"

Wang Shengguang walked up to Song Yan, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "Thank you so much for this."

Song Yan shook his head: "It's my duty."

After a brief chat, Wang Shengguang stated that he would report the matter to Deputy General Luo after the war to help him gain some merit.

Song Yan remained unmoved by this.

These battlefield relics are inherently a mix of reality and illusion, and he naturally didn't care about any military achievements.

But Wang Shengguang seemed to have a different opinion of him.

You must know that every soldier in this army is striving to achieve great deeds and establish a career.

Despite the praise he received, he remained remarkably calm and composed.

Among this rabble, there is actually one decent fellow.

Could it be that the descendant of some retired general from the imperial court was sent here for training?
"By the way, Your Excellency, have you ever seen this?"

Suddenly, Song Yan changed the subject, took out the ancient talisman in his hand, and showed it to Wang Shengguang.

"..."

Wang Shengguang peeked around for a while, then looked at Song Yan with a puzzled expression.

"Brother Song, your hands are empty, what am I supposed to see?"

"Are you just making fun of me?"

(End of this chapter)