CHAPTER 263: CHAPTER 196: TEMPTATION_2

Suddenly, his expression changed.

Because the water vapor in the sky surged, transforming into eight giant water dragons, circling over Small Knife.

One of them was directly above his head, glaring at him fiercely.

"Eight-direction Water Dragon Array!" the old man exclaimed in shock, his expression changing drastically.

He knew that the inner sect disciple actually had enough resources to purchase an entry-level array.

So when he came to investigate, he was careful with the timing.

He calculated that after setting up the array, there wouldn’t be enough time to absorb spiritual Qi and be effective.

But now, it was clearly beyond his expectations.

Thoughts flashed rapidly in his mind, one possibility being that they discovered a spirit vein and used it as an energy source for the grand array.

Another possibility was directly consuming spirit stones.

When this thought emerged, he knew it was impossible.

Who could bear to waste spirit stones just to fill the array with energy ahead of time?

So, the answer was obvious.

It was the spirit vein.

Indeed, it was premeditated.

Otherwise, they couldn’t have discovered such a hidden spirit vein.

Even, perhaps there’s an insider.

His mind raced with these thoughts.

Unfortunately, the master was in seclusion, otherwise...!

Though he was in a panic, he didn’t hesitate, riding his flying sword away into the distance.

The Eight-direction Water Dragon Array was activated, enveloping the island.

As he moved, the nearest water dragon already rushed towards him.

Actually, when he spotted the water dragon, thoughts flickered through his mind as he took out a spirit talisman.

A fireball flew towards the approaching water dragon.

It exploded with a bang.

The water dragon was directly blown apart, losing more than half of its body.

The remaining body reformed, becoming much smaller.

It directly fell from the peak of the first-layer of Qi cultivation to just barely the first layer.

Even with the support of the spiritual acupoint, it wouldn’t fully recover to its peak in a few days.

And the old man, while casting the fireball spirit talisman, once again used the perfection-level Fire Escape Skill, fleeing with Fire Stream Light.

Unfortunately, he had already alarmed the Eight-direction Water Dragon Array.

Not only this shrunken water dragon, but two others from the remaining seven also roared from other directions, blocking the path of Fire Stream Light.

Even so, when the old man stopped, he only needed one more Fire Stream Light to escape the island.

But first, he had to fend off the two water dragons facing him.

And the old man didn’t pause or hold back, continuously shooting talismans from his hand.

After all, he was at the Qi Cultivation Third Layer, releasing one spirit talisman after another, turning them into fireballs.

At this moment, to save his life, it was naturally not the time to save spirit talismans.

The spirit talismans blocked the water dragons, always poised to find an opportunity to escape with Fire Stream Light.

Only one chance was needed to escape the island.

With this speed, the six pursuers behind would almost need three people to achieve the same effect.

That is to say, not considering the wastage of spirit talismans, three people using spirit talismans against this one would only result in a draw.

"Almost, don’t treat me like I waste talismans,"

Small Knife muttered, starting to manipulate the array.

Suddenly, the wind stirred and clouds surged.

"Not good!"

The old man, just having found an opportunity and intending to escape with Fire Stream Light, changed his expression.

Because his escape route was already blocked by a water dragon.

All the water dragons moved, whistling as they came, skillfully blocking the direction of Fire Stream Light’s escape with an encircling strategy.

At the same time, they paired up.

Forming into a larger water dragon, directly advancing from the peak of the first layer to the second layer of Qi cultivation.

Spirit talismans flew.

Flames burst forth one after another.

The old man was fighting desperately, casting spirit talismans.

Even for him, he’d usually be reluctant to waste even one, but now, like paper, fearing he’d be too slow.

Even so, amid the barrage of spirit talisman strikes.

A water dragon swallowed him whole.

The old man struggled, but soon went limp inside the water dragon.

Even so, he managed to eliminate nearly half of the water dragons by himself.

"This old guy is quite powerful, changing his body could preserve the strength of the Qi Cultivation Second Layer, but he’s too old, and the perfection-level spell skills can’t be retained either."

Small Knife lamented, having witnessed perfection-level spells, no inferior to casting spirit talismans.

Especially when combined with spirit talismans, the power doubled.

Unfortunately, achieving spell perfection is not easy, Small Knife himself has only mastered the basics.

"I feel like I’ve seen this person before, I’ll log off to investigate," Mountain Grass pondered and then said.

He logged off and quickly logged back on.

"If I haven’t misjudged, this is the old steward of inner sect disciple Dong Tianxiang, the most powerful person in the Dong Family besides Dong Tianxiang himself.

Back then, when Dong Tianxiang became a Water Element Sect disciple, this old man served as his guardian. He only returned to the family after Dong Tianxiang broke through the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer and became an inner sect disciple.

Now Dong Tianxiang is at the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer, in seclusion, and could reach the late stage of Qi Cultivation upon exiting.

The late stage of Qi Cultivation, how powerful might that be?

Small Knife wasn’t too concerned, but behind this is the Water Element Sect, and once they know of this spirit vein, it’ll naturally be reclaimed.

Now, with the Totem Pole standing here, it’s impossible to abandon it.

Plus, there’s a mission that requires a sufficient number of soul sacrifices.

Small Knife pondered, feeling a sense of urgency.

As the spirit stones were consumed, the Eight-direction Water Dragon Array regained its strength.

"Everyone, prepare for battle!" Small Knife decided to play big.

He arrived at the edge of the island, setting up a restriction, deliberately leaving a loophole.

Then, inside the restriction, he scattered spirit water.

Genuine entry-level spirit water.

A considerable amount was scattered.

The restriction limited the outflow of spirit water, but the deliberate loophole allowed its aura to spread.

Ordinary people wouldn’t notice.

Cultivators might, and it’s said that animals are more sensitive—could it attract demon beasts?

As a result, in a short time, dense schools of fish appeared around, leaving Small Knife gaping.

But these ordinary fish couldn’t break through the restriction’s defense, at least not in a short time.

Small Knife’s elite subordinates were all here, selecting higher-level sea fish to attack, endlessly harvesting experience.

Within the coverage of the Celestial Net, the level of these sea fish was visible, making it easy to choose targets.

As time passed.

The scene here was incredibly spectacular.

The gathering of fish became denser and denser.

Even fierce beast-level ones were gradually increasing.

The fierce beast-level sea fish were gigantic, charging recklessly from afar upon appearing.

On the shore, six subordinates of Qi Cultivation level were casting spells.

Though their speed was slow, they detected the enemy early within the Celestial Net’s coverage.

They had plenty of time.

Soon, beams of light shot out.

Each one killing a fierce beast without missing, and achieving a 100% kill rate.

Gradually, the fierce beasts appearing grew stronger, many reaching the Hundred Level.

The experience from this was extremely rich.

On the shore, almost all npc subordinates gathered, relying on bows, crossbows, and similar, swiftly slaughtering the sea fish.

The restriction also suffered massive attacks from the sea fish, likely unable to hold for long.

No worries! Small Knife threw in more spirit stones.

"Here they come!" a prompt sounded, and as Small Knife checked, a demon beast entered the Celestial Net’s range.

This delighted Small Knife; whether it was experience or soul sacrifice, even flesh, it was all valuable.

Soon, the vast number of fish panicked, the majority of them fleeing in all directions.

In a short time, an enormous monster fish appeared in view.

The monstrous fish with its massive, ferocious maw, every scale on its body like crystal, clearly of demon beast-level.

Under the Celestial Net’s coverage, Small Knife observed, seeming to see patterns flashing across each scale.

Each scale was a top-grade talisman.

With these fish scales, it exhibited the defense of a junior-level magical artifact.

Indeed, this was a Hundred Level demon beast.

The fish demon beast welcomed the aura of the spirit water, its massive body shooting forth like a sharp blade.

Beside, six head-changing cultivators stood, swiftly forming hand seals, casting spells.

Thanks to the early warning from the Celestial Net.

By the time the demon beast appeared in sight, their spells were almost complete.

Instantly, the formed spells shot out.

The fish demon beast sensed danger, letting out a roar, patterns flashing over all its scales, emanating a water-blue hue.

Connecting to form a light shield.