Journey to the West: The Mountain Shaker

Chapter 74 The Ultimate Kill 6

Yin Lianli was certainly right. At this very moment, high in the sky, a man and a bird were rushing towards Flower Fruit Mountain.

To conceal their movements, neither the person nor the bird used any spiritual power. However, the descent from the sky was extremely fast, and soon the person and the bird fell into the observation range of the Great Sage Stone Spirit Detection Array.

Two small red dots appeared on the jade plate, but the young boy guarding it was completely unaware of them. This was because the two small red dots were above the clouds, too far apart to overlap, and since no spiritual power was used, they were just a very faint little red spot on the jade plate.

Most importantly, this dim red dot did not appear on the edge of the jade plate. It was in the center of the jade plate, mixed with more than twenty red dots on Flower Fruit Mountain, and sometimes even overlapped. The guard boy's attention was always on the few large red dots on the edge, and he would occasionally use his divine sense to explore the exact location of those great demons. He did not notice the small red spot in the very center for the time being.

Of course, the jade plate was only so big. After a while, as the two overlapping red dots became more and more obvious, the young boy guarding the plate noticed something was wrong.

"Lieutenant Colonel!" the young guard shrieked. "Lieutenant Colonel! Something's happened! Right in the middle... right here!"

The deputy colonel and the old dean, who were meditating on the side, suddenly opened their eyes.

Unfortunately, by this time the man and the bird had already landed within five miles and began their final dash, their target being Guo Xiqin.

Guo Xiqin was completely unaware of what was happening. At this moment, he was hovering over the cliff where Li Fengping's group was located. Guo Xiqin was surprised to find that there were no birds or beasts disturbing this small cliff. Elsewhere, there were a lot of bird demons rushing around, but here it was calm and peaceful. All four students had small baskets tied around their waists and were happily picking fairy rock fruits.

Hmm? There was a strong, strange fragrance in the air, like rouge, with a slight fishy smell, which actually overpowered the sweet fragrance of the Immortal Rock Fruit, so that the bird monster didn't come.

It's a clever way to cheat the market. You'll get less bird and animal materials, but you can pick a lot more fruit, so you'll definitely make a profit.

Which clever person came up with this idea?

Guo Xiqin's gaze swept across the room and met Li Fengping waving at him cheerfully. He knew then that this was the girl.

This eldest sister from the Earth Class would bring back some things to sell on the island every time she went home. She did business while practicing her spiritual cultivation. She had dealt with many teachers. With her smiling face, sweet tongue, and approachable manner, and her goods were not expensive, she left a very good impression on him overall.

"Take your time picking them," Guo Xiqin waved to Li Fengping and then turned to go to another hilltop.

Just then, a sound transmission talisman suddenly hovered above Guo Xiqin's eyebrows, and he quickly put it into his forehead.

The old dean's anxious voice immediately echoed in his mind: "Xi Qin! Enemy attack! Enemy attack from the air!"

Guo Xiqin looked up abruptly, and sure enough, a dark shadow was rushing towards him from high above, moving as fast as lightning. In the instant he looked up, the figure of the approaching creature had grown considerably larger, and it was now vaguely visible that it was a red bird.

"Enemy attack! Air attack! All units on alert!"

Guo Xiqin drew his family heirloom sword, mounted it, and soared into the sky at high speed, issuing a warning with his voice-sounding magic.

A deafening warning sound echoed across the entire mountain range. The teenagers who were hunting bird monsters and picking fruit on the cliffs all looked up and saw two Foundation Establishment cultivators flying up from below. Together with Guo Xiqin, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators were fighting the enemy. Feeling slightly relieved, they retreated one by one to the array points around them.

Guo Xiqin charged straight at the newcomer on his sword, and in the time it took to take a single breath, he clearly saw who it was.

With its white head and red feathers, wingspan exceeding three zhang, and its entire body enveloped in flames, it is none other than the most ferocious beast in Aolai—the Fat-Stealing Bird!

An adult leopard can be compared to a Golden Core cultivator. The one that attacked had a wingspan of three zhang. Although it was not comparable to an adult leopard, it was between adulthood and immaturity, and was definitely not someone I could match.

But among the Guo family of Qiantang, there was never one who backed down.

"Elder Long!"

A thousand meters above the ground, Guo Xiqin let out a shout with all his might, the sound echoing throughout Huaguo Mountain.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators who had taken flight from the foot of the mountain had also spotted the approaching enemy. They stopped simultaneously, their flying swords swooping down to the left and right sides respectively. One chanted an incantation while the other drew his longbow, both assuming a long-range combat stance.

Du Guoxiqin charged forward bravely, raising his sword and slashing straight down without any fancy moves. His longsword burst forth with a sword aura as thick as a bowl and more than five zhang long, slashing straight at the descending giant bird.

The giant bird continued its descent, only exhaling a stream of fiery breath from its mouth.

With a deafening roar and a violent tremor, Guo Xiqin's flying sword tumbled and plummeted through the air. His third-tier Frost Talisman barely protected his vitals. He gritted his teeth and charged again, but the Iron Wings and Steel Feathers of the Thief Bird had already left him with multiple injuries in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, Longhen had already made his move. He leaped into the air on his sword, longbow in hand, and several arrows imbued with the aura of ice flew from a distance.

Several streaks of cold light flashed across a hundred feet, striking the thieving bird directly and blocking all its swooping routes. The attack was fierce and chilling, forcing the thieving bird to maneuver in the air to evade the attack.

Taking advantage of this moment, Guo Xiqin added another third-tier protective talisman to himself and pounced again. The other two Foundation Establishment cultivators also returned to defend below, and arrows and ice arrows were unleashed.

With three Foundation Establishment cultivators providing remote assistance, Guo Xiqin still felt immense pressure. The thieving bird's fiery breath was overwhelming, and its six-foot-long beak, giant claws, and iron feathers were as strong as steel. He was constantly in danger while fighting it at close range, and in an instant, he had several injuries. However, he could not retreat and had to block the thieving bird's path to swoop down!

adhere to!

The old dean arrived shortly!

Thinking of the former dean, Guo Xiqin suddenly thought of Fang Yingyue. At this moment, this teacher Fang, who had abandoned her post and come straight here, seemed particularly suspicious.

However, he had no time to think about it. In that short moment, the thieving bird darted past the sword's edge and rushed towards him, skimming along the sword's edge. Guo Xiqin used his family's traditional evasive maneuvering technique, quickly shifting to the left with his flying sword.

Suddenly, a masked man darted out from under the wings of the thieving bird, his long whip flashing like lightning, wrapping around the flying sword and pulling hard. Guo Xiqin was caught off guard and crashed straight into the bird's claws.

Startled, Guo Xiqin swung his longsword with all his might, while simultaneously reaching into his Qiankun bag with his left hand, intending to use a life-saving talisman.

This masked cultivator was none other than Wan Jie Bao, the leader of the Three Evils of Aolai. His full nickname was "Night Shadow Leopard of No Return," and he was most like the Night Shadow Leopard that roamed the dark forest. He was cunning and vicious, and once he made a move, his opponent would be doomed.

He had been lying in wait for this moment, ready to launch a surprise attack, and he wouldn't allow Guo Xiqin to make any further moves.

"Ho!" With a shout, the Myriad Calamity Leopard suddenly swung its hammer down, while the Stealing Finger Bird extended its sharp claws to block Guo Xiqin's sword. At the same time, it opened its mouth and spewed out a huge breath of fire at close range.

Bah!Bah!Bah!

Several loud explosions erupted a thousand meters above the ground. The third-tier talisman was shattered, and Guo Xiqin, along with his sword, was thrown away by the immense force. His entire body was engulfed in flames, and the man and his sword fell from the sky one after the other, coughing up large amounts of blood in mid-air, clearly indicating that they were severely injured.

The nearest Foundation Establishment cultivator hastily flew his sword to meet Guo Xiqin. The gap was wide open, and Wan Jie Leopard, standing on his flying sword, switched to a spear to smash the ice-attached arrow fired by Long Hen. The Stealing Bird was no longer an obstacle. It completely ignored the flying arrow fired by another Foundation Establishment cultivator from afar and fell to the ground like a stone, straight down the mountainside.

In a deafening roar, a wood-based magic array was completely destroyed by a thieving bird that fell from the sky, and Li Fengping and another female cultivator who were hiding inside were knocked unconscious on the spot.

The thieving bird grabbed one of them with each claw, soared into the sky, and pecked at them with its beak, drawing blood. In the blink of an eye, the two were caught in its mouth and swallowed quickly before disappearing.

On the north side of the mountain, countless people witnessed this bloody and cruel scene. Some were terrified and cried out, some covered their faces and wept, but there were more roars of anger. In the distance, several Foundation Establishment cultivators took to the air, and more than ten late-stage Qi Refining cultivators also boarded paper kites and flew straight towards the scene of the incident.

Longhen was filled with remorse—if he had decisively left the outpost just now, those two students might not have died.

Looking down, the magic arrays on the three hilltops below were already activated, and the students had all taken refuge inside the arrays, in pairs, one standing at the center of the array and the other at the edge, assuming a defensive posture.

Looking up again, the thieving bird had already devoured the two of them. After circling briefly in the air and letting out a few strange cries, it folded its wings high in the sky, its body swift as an arrow, and swooped down to kill again.

Guo Xiqin was already seriously injured, and the two Foundation Establishment cultivators below couldn't stop him at all, not to mention the masked man who was entangled with him. The closest ones who rushed over were two Qi Refining cultivators, while the others were still far away, including the old dean who was desperately flying over from the Great Sage Stone. They were all too late to save him.

Without further hesitation, Longhen hastily spurred his flying sword to meet the attack head-on. Before he even arrived, the four flying swords forged by the Heavenly Craft Workshop had already charged forward, instantly engaging the Stealing Bird in battle.