Cultivation begins with forming a bond with a spirit bee.

Chapter 63 The War Begins

Hou Yuankui remained calm and composed.

He didn't believe Sun Chengyun would actually give him any surprises; he was more likely doing something underhanded.

But none of that matters.

As long as Zhilan can successfully break through, then even if she loses some assets or even some Hou family disciples, it is acceptable.

The family has supported their cultivation to this day, and now is the time for them to dedicate themselves to the family.

He ignored Sun Chengyun and stared intently at him, his divine sense spreading out.

No matter what the other party wants to do, he will stop them with all his might.

The two faced off for a moment.

Just then, a third spiritual pressure rushed in from the horizon.

The two of them turned their heads almost simultaneously to look at the newcomer.

The newcomer was dressed in black, wearing a Taoist hat, and holding a small seal in his hand. He was none other than Gongsun Jin, the master of Tianxiang Pavilion.

Sun Chengyun laughed loudly: "Old Ghost Hou, a surprise has arrived!"

Hou Yuankui was greatly shaken at this moment.

He had considered that Sun Chengyun might find a second Foundation Establishment cultivator, or even that he might find the Yang family patriarch.

But how could it be Gongsun Jin?

The question had just formed in my mind, and I hadn't even had time to think about the reasons.

The next moment, he realized something, turned around abruptly, and looked towards the back mountain.

"Oh no, there's something wrong with the Earth Fire Mystic Fiend!"

He swayed and prepared to return to the great formation.

"Old man Hou, guests are guests, and as the host, how can you leave without saying goodbye?"

As Sun Chengyun saw Hou Yuankui about to leave, a deep blue pearl appeared beside him.

With the input of magical power, hundreds of streams of water appeared out of thin air, forming a water prison that trapped Hou Yuankui.

Hou Yuankui unleashed a protective aura around his body, blocking the pressure from the water prison, and looked at Gongsun Jin.

"Fellow Daoist Gongsun, we have no grudges against each other, why should this come to this? Whatever that Fatty Sun gave you, I'll give you twice as much."

Gongsun Jin remained silent, and the small seal in his hand suddenly grew larger, becoming fifteen zhang in size. His body emanated an earthy yellow spiritual light, as if it were as heavy as a mountain.

With a single finger, Gongsun Jin pointed, and the seal-shaped magical artifact pressed down on Hou Yuankui in the water prison.

"The Mountain-Shaking Seal?"

Hou Yuankui's heart sank; these two old geezers had brought out their most prized low-grade spiritual artifacts.

If I insist on leaving, I will face attacks from the two great magical artifacts and may perish here.

Without hesitation, a flash of light appeared in his palm, and a three-foot-long emerald green wooden ruler materialized.

The wooden ruler has a fine wood grain, made of some kind of spiritual wood.

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a foot-long swing.

In an instant, a bluish-green ruler-like shadow shot out, slashing straight at the water prison ahead.

laugh!

As the ruler's shadow fell, it tore a hole in the layers of water, causing the entire water prison to tremble violently.

"Old man Hou, you've finally decided to take out your precious Green Pine Ruler?"

Sun Chengyun's smile faded, and he became somewhat serious.

Hou Yuankui didn't bother to waste words with him. He unleashed his magical power and took a step forward.

Boom! The water prison exploded on the spot, turning into a sky full of water droplets.

However, before he could truly escape, the giant seal, fifteen feet in size, crashed down from above.

The earth-yellow aura, like a mountain collapsing, seemed to freeze the surrounding air even before it truly landed.

A sense of inescapable oppression lingered in Hou Yuankui's heart.

He poured a large amount of his magical power into the Green Pine Ruler, causing it to emerge with a layer of azure spiritual light and expand to several feet in size, where it was placed horizontally below the giant seal.

boom!

The wooden ruler collided head-on with the giant seal, and a visible shockwave of spiritual energy exploded in mid-air.

The shockwave swept through the trees in the mountains, destroying them in a devastating manner.

In mid-air, the giant seal that was originally pressing down was actually held up by force.

Both attacks were completely neutralized!

Just as Hou Yuankui cast a spell, a large number of azure sword wheels appeared out of thin air around him, preparing to counterattack.

Within the great formation behind them, the slowly rising vortex of spiritual energy suddenly collapsed, forming a chaotic flow of spiritual energy that scattered in all directions.

Inside Cicada's Cry Mountain, several high-ranking members of the Hou family who were in the know witnessed the entire process of the collapse of the spiritual energy vortex, and a sense of sorrow arose within them.

The ordinary disciples and stewards were unaware of what had happened, but they all sensed the oppressive atmosphere that a storm was brewing.

Outside the formation, Hou Yuankui paused, his anger blazing, staring intently at Gongsun Jin.

But after more than two hundred years, he subconsciously suppressed his anger and began to think about what to do next.

escape?

No, even if I could escape successfully, I only have a few years left to live, so escaping would be pointless.

Unless he can break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage and then to the Golden Core stage within a few years.

But that's obviously impossible, otherwise he wouldn't have been stuck in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage until now.

Since that's the case, the only option is to stall these two and create an opportunity for the other disciples to escape.

Even if only one person escapes, the Hou family might one day rise again!

These thoughts may seem long, but they are actually only a fleeting moment.

Having made up his mind, Hou Yuankui had a sudden thought and stopped using some of his magic power to suppress his will to die.

Instantly, his spiritual pressure surged, suppressing Sun Chengyun and Gongsun Jin's spiritual pressure into a very small area.

Gongsun Jin and Sun Chengyun exchanged a glance, their expressions grave.

Old Hou is going to fight to the death!

"Fatty Sun, Gongsun Jin, let's fight again!"

After Hou Yuankui finished speaking, the countless azure sword wheels beside him shone even brighter and slashed towards the two people opposite him.

Just as the three Foundation Establishment cultivators were locked in battle.

Cicadas chirped on the east side of the mountain, in a dense forest.

Sun Shaofeng stood on a boulder with his arms crossed, gazing at the intense spiritual energy fluctuations in the sky above Cicada's Cry Mountain.

"So this is Foundation Establishment—"

A look of longing flashed in his eyes.

Although he was the direct grandson of the Sun family patriarch, this was the first time he had witnessed a Foundation Establishment battle.

"If I could also successfully establish my foundation, I fear I could go anywhere in the world."

Sun Shaofeng exhaled and turned around.

Behind him, dozens of Sun family cultivators waited silently.

"It's time to send a message to the other nodes."

He gave the order in a calm tone.

Several disciples quickly took out communication talismans, infused them with their magic power, and activated them.

Then, ten more disciples filed out and came to the previously set-up array nodes, taking out spirit stones and arranging them one by one.

The group waited for a moment until the other eight nodes sent messages indicating that they were ready.

"Let's begin."

The ten disciples sat cross-legged, channeled their magical power, and began to control the nodes.

The placed spirit stones quickly became dull and lifeless, and once they turned to ashes, someone immediately replaced them with new ones.

Soon, just as the ten disciples were pale and struggling to hold on, the entire array node absorbed enough spiritual energy and suddenly lit up, with a beam of light shooting into the sky.

Meanwhile, eight beams of light pierced the clouds from other directions, echoing this one.

"Set off for Cicada's Cry Mountain!"

"No member of the Hou family's cultivation clan shall be spared. Anyone who deliberately lets a single person escape will have their cultivation abolished, and their descendants will be barred from ever entering the clan again!"

Sun Shaofeng took the lead, flicking his right hand, and a chain-like magical artifact appeared beneath his feet, transforming into a beam of light that flew towards Cicada Cry Mountain.

Behind him, the cultivators followed closely, each employing their own methods.

At the same time, nine beams of light converged in the sky, with Cicada's Cry Mountain at their center.

The next moment, the enormous beam of light that had gathered together crashed into the white mist array of Cicada Cry Mountain.

Boom!

After a loud bang, the spiritual energy of the Cicada Cry Mountain Formation dimmed, and a circular gap was blasted open, revealing the stunned Hou family disciples inside.

In a quiet room, the old woman, who was struggling to control the great formation, trembled and a metallic taste rose in her throat.

She opened her eyes, wanting to repair the large hole, but found that at the edge of the hole, an abnormal spiritual energy was constantly eroding the spiritual energy, maintaining the existence of the hole.

Normally, she could expel the abnormal spiritual energy in three quarters of an hour at most, but now, where would she find three quarters of an hour?

Outside, the clan leader's solemn, deep voice rang out: "Disciples of the Marquis family, prepare to meet the enemy!"

The cicadas' chirping heralds a great upheaval in the mountains.

Meanwhile, things were not peaceful in Yumenfang.

Qu Ye was sitting cross-legged in the cultivation room, taking out medicinal powder to feed the queen bee.

The queen bee trembled her wings at him with a hint of grievance; she didn't like staying in the spirit beast pouch.

"Don't worry, it should be soon."

Qu Ye patted its head, and although he knew the other couldn't understand, he still offered words of comfort.

The queen bee enjoyed the feeling of Qu Ye's fingertips caressing her and gradually calmed down.

At this moment, Qu Ye paused.

He put the queen bee back into his spirit beast pouch, stood up, and went to the window.

In the distance, the faint sounds of a battle could be heard.