I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Before the cave, the defensive light barrier finally gave way under the continuous attacks, and with a "crack," a tiny crack appeared!

The cracks spread rapidly.

It spread out like a spider web.

"The formation is about to break!"

A look of delight appeared in the eyes of the burly man in yellow.

However, just as the defensive light barrier was about to collapse—

Inside the grand formation, Zhou Yuan had already replaced the spirit stones with a new batch and was forming hand seals.

"Buzz—!"

The defensive light barrier, which had been violently shaking, suddenly stabilized, and then the scene within the array's coverage area abruptly changed!

The Floating Light and Shadow Array was activated at full power, spreading a pale blue halo and distorting the light.

The scenery also became blurry.

The power of a manned array is incomparable to that of an unmanned array.

The three cultivators from the Thousand Bamboo Sect felt a blur before their eyes, and the surrounding scenery became bizarre and surreal, making it impossible for them to distinguish east from west.

"An illusion array?"

The burly man in yellow's expression changed. "Be careful! The owner of this cave is quite skilled in formations!"

He hadn't finished speaking.

The killing formation has been activated!

"Hiss hiss hiss—!"

Countless invisible wind blades appeared out of thin air.

Like a meat grinder, it swept towards the area where the three were!

"defense!"

The burly man in yellow shouted sternly.

He manipulated dozens of puppets to stand in front of him, while simultaneously summoning a giant black shield to protect his entire body.

The other two also used their own methods.

The man summoned a bone shield, while the woman erected a pink light barrier.

"Puff puff puff puff—!"

The wind blades sliced ​​through the puppets, producing a series of explosive sounds. The front-row puppets were instantly shredded, with severed limbs flying everywhere.

However, these three were Foundation Establishment cultivators after all, and they reacted quickly. After losing some of their puppets, they barely managed to block this wave of killing formation attacks.

And it temporarily withdrew from the formation's area.

"These arrays combined are quite powerful, but they're still no match for us!"

The sinister-looking man sneered, "Let's join forces to break the formation!"

"Alright!" The burly man in yellow nodded, about to unleash an even more powerful technique.

However, Zhou Yuan slowly walked out of the formation and looked at the three of them expressionlessly.

"What is the reason for the three of you attacking my cave without cause?" His voice was calm, yet it carried a chilling aura.

The burly man in yellow glanced at Zhou Yuan, his brow furrowing. "Where is the person who escaped into your cave?"

Zhou Yuan sneered: "You attacked my cave, but you don't know who I am? Who gave you the audacity?"

The alluring woman said in a sweet voice, "Fellow Daoist, we were chasing a traitor here and accidentally entered your cave. Please do us a favor and let us in to search."

If that traitor is not here, we will leave and compensate our fellow Daoist for his losses.

The words were spoken politely, but the tone carried an unquestionable air.

Zhou Yuan scoffed, "Search my cave? Who do you think you are?"

"You!" the sinister-looking man roared, "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences! Brother, since he doesn't know what's good for him, let's take care of him too!"

The burly man in yellow stared at Zhou Yuan with a cold look in his eyes: "Fellow Daoist, it's best if you mind your own business when the Thousand Bamboo Sect is dealing with matters."

"Hand over your cave so we can search it, and perhaps we'll spare your life."

"The Thousand Bamboo Sect?"

Zhou Yuan feigned surprise, but quickly changed the subject: "A bunch of rabble..."

Upon hearing this, the burly man in yellow's expression changed slightly.

But then he grinned maliciously:

"Once we kill you, we'll show you the true power of the Thousand Bamboo Sect!"

He had clearly decided to kill him.

Zhou Yuan shook his head and sighed: "Since you insist on courting death, then I will grant your wish."

After he finished speaking, he said no more, formed hand seals, and his true energy surged wildly within his body!

Thousand Blade Technique!

After gathering his strength, hundreds of pale golden sword lights condensed in front of Zhou Yuan.

The sword light was dazzling, and the sword energy soared to the sky!

"An intermediate-level spell?!"

The big man in yellow's pupils contracted slightly.

But I don't care too much about it.

"go!"

Zhou Yuan pushed forward with both hands.

The hundred sword lights instantly transformed into a golden torrent, sweeping towards the three of them!

The sword light spread across the sky, covering an area of ​​several feet in radius, and the sharp sword energy cut through the air, making it whistle!

"Puppet formation, block!" the burly man in yellow shouted urgently, manipulating the remaining puppets to form a defensive line.

The sinister man and the alluring woman also defended themselves with all their might.

"Boom boom boom boom—!"

The golden sword light collided violently with the puppet defense line, unleashing a deafening roar!

Many of the front-row puppets were torn apart by the sword light, but they managed to block it in the end.

"Not bad!"

Seeing that his spell was blocked, Zhou Yuan was not discouraged at all. With the help of his equipment, his true essence recovered rapidly. Almost without stopping, the second wave of Thousand Blade Technique was already formed!

Another hundred sword lights!

The burly man in yellow's expression changed slightly.

However, before the second wave of sword light arrived, the third wave, the fourth wave...

He unleashed nine Lesser Thousand Blade Techniques in a row!

Bang bang bang!

The puppets blocking the way of the three members of the Thousand Bamboo Sect were also constantly firing energy pillars in retaliation, but they were no match for the barrage of attacks.

Surprisingly, they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

Puppet after puppet was struck by the golden sword, turning into fragments scattered all over the ground.

"This person's magical energy is almost depleted..."

The sinister-looking man's face revealed a bloodthirsty expression.

"I've damaged so many puppets this time, I'll make this person wish he were dead later..."

The burly man in yellow also had a face full of anger.

He was a greenhorn, seeing this kind of attack for the first time.

After the fight is over, I'm afraid we won't even have the magic power to escape using a flying artifact.

"Kid, I don't believe you can still..."

The burly man in yellow swallowed his words abruptly, for in his line of sight, another hundred golden swords of light were densely packed and hurtling toward them.

They fought like this for a full half incense stick's time.

Under Zhou Yuan's perpetual motion-like spellcasting, the puppets of the three members of the Thousand Bamboo Sect were almost completely exhausted.

"How is this possible?"

At this moment, Han Li, who was hiding nearby, also showed an expression of disbelief.

How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator withstand the release of such a mid-level spell?

"This guy is tough to deal with. If he's outmatched, he can retreat back into the formation!"

"That Lin fellow has been poisoned by me and is surely dead, but if we stay here any longer, we might attract the attention of the powerful figures from Yellow Maple Valley..."

The three members of the Thousand Bamboo Sect planned to withdraw.

go!

The next moment, the three of them each summoned their flying magical artifacts. However, at that moment, an angry shout came from the sky.

"You little brats from the Thousand Bamboo Sect, how dare you attack the cave dwelling of my Yellow Maple Valley disciples? Who gave you the audacity?"

His voice alone seemed to carry immense pressure, almost shaking the three disciples of Qianzhu off their respective magical artifacts.

"Such a powerful aura!"

The sound spread outwards, causing Han Li, who was hiding to the side, to have his heart skip a beat.

"Oh no!"

"It's a Core Formation cultivator!"

The burly man in yellow, his face pale, frantically poured his magical power into the flying artifact.

However, they still underestimated the speed of Core Formation cultivators.

Suddenly, thunder and lightning roared in the distance, followed by a burst of white light.

Immediately afterwards, a silver light flew from there and arrived in front of them in the blink of an eye.

This terrified the men so much they nearly jumped out of their skin.