Chapter 1 A Bizarre Cultivation Game

As a result of silently toiling away, coupled with the scarcity of array talents, he had actually climbed to a high position. There was no way down, so he could only bite the bullet and continue. But he had long since grown tired of such days. He was on tenterhooks every day, waking up each morning to the Ji Bing Sect Leader holding a sword to his neck, asking him if he was a spy. Was this a life worth living?

Recalling those days, Dai La couldn't help but clench his fists, his heart aching. He simply couldn't confide in anyone. Fortunately, all of this was about to end, today!

Dai La stared intently ahead.

Everyone from the Lie Huo Sect was trapped in the Lie Huo Grand Hall.

Some tried to escape, only to be thrown back by a suddenly appearing Lie Huo barrier. They were even ignited by Lie Yan True Fire, burning and screaming until they were reduced to ashes, scattered on the ground.

Outside the Lie Huo Grand Hall, the Lie Huo Sect Leader and others standing in the Lie Huo Plaza couldn't help but sneer at this scene.

Although it was just a modified Mountain Protection Array, it wasn't so easily broken.

Unless the Ji Bing Sect Leader or those elders expended a great deal of power to forcibly break through, otherwise, any attack on the modified Mountain Protection Array was just a tickle.

And once the Ji Bing Sect Leader and the others chose to forcibly break through this array, they would only be left with death after exhausting their strength.

The only thing they needed to wait for and guard against now was the still unseen tail of the [Ji Bing Saintess].

Previously, they had followed Dai La's advice and beheaded Ni Dongmei, sending her head over to provoke Tail, all for this purpose.

They already knew that Qi Ba Jiu's activity time wasn't actually very long, depending entirely on Tail's strength.

If Tail kept hiding and waited until Qi Ba Jiu in her body had fully recovered her strength before attacking the Lie Huo Sect, then the Lie Huo Sect would be difficult to resist.

But if it was Qi Ba Jiu whose strength hadn't fully recovered, then they would have room to maneuver.

Originally, they couldn't find Tail's whereabouts, until Tail stayed in the You residence, so they hurriedly sent the head over to provoke hatred.

With this layer of hatred, they weren't afraid of Tail continuing to hide.

In addition, the blood-light ice lotus distress signal previously sent out by the Ji Bing Sect Leader provided Tail with precise positioning, so there was even less reason for her not to come.

"Kill the Saintess, destroy Ji Bing, and revive the glory of Lie Huo!"

The Lie Huo Sect Leader's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

At this moment, the Ji Bing Sect and the others, huddled in the Lie Huo Grand Hall, suddenly began to attack the Mountain Protection Array fiercely.

Unlike the previous ordinary disciples.

At this moment, it was the high-level members of the Ji Bing Sect, the sect leader and elders, who were attacking the Mountain Protection Array.

The Lie Yan True Fire from the Mountain Protection Array's backlash only lasted for a while on these people, and then quickly made a sizzling sound, suppressed by the advanced Ji Bing Sect techniques they were using, turning into a faint steam.

Before long, the entire Lie Huo Grand Hall was filled with thick steam, making it impossible to see the situation inside. One could only see shadows moving, continuing to attack the Mountain Protection Array.

"What are they trying to do?"

The Lie Huo Sect Leader asked, puzzled.

"I'm afraid they want to use the accumulated fog to obscure our vision and escape under the cover of the dense fog at the moment they break the Mountain Protection Array."

The Lie Huo Sect's Second Elder said coldly.

In his view, from the moment these people from the Ji Bing Sect were betrayed by an internal traitor and trapped in the Lie Huo Grand Hall, they were already dead.

"Actually, the Ji Bing Sect's blood-light ice lotus signal has already been sent, and Ni Dongmei's head has already been delivered. Whether the Ji Bing Saintess comes or not, these high-level members of the Ji Bing Sect are already useless."

"You mean… we should deal with them all now?"

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

"No… I'm just worried that we'll waste our combat power on them, and when we face Tail later… or rather, when we face Qi Ba Jiu, there may be casualties."

The Ji Bing Sect and the others trapped in the Mountain Protection Array would waste their strength by breaking the formation with all their might, making them easier to deal with.

And if they didn't break the formation, the Mountain Protection Array would gradually shrink, leaving them nowhere to escape.

In either case, the Ji Bing Sect and the others were doomed to die. There was no need to take action in advance to deal with them. It would be better to save their strength to deal with the Ji Bing Saintess who might arrive.

After all, she was the key to victory!

If they could overcome the obstacle of the Ji Bing Saintess, coupled with this group of trapped high-level members of the Ji Bing Sect, the Ji Bing Sect would be completely disintegrated and would no longer have any power to resist.

But if they only solved the problem of the high-level members of the Ji Bing Sect, and let the Ji Bing Saintess escape outside and find a chance to lurk, it would be troublesome.

Or if she replaced the high-level members of the Lie Huo Sect, it would be a bit of a loss.

So now, the best way to respond to the Ji Bing Sect's attack on the formation was to wait.

Either exhaust most of their strength and let the people from the Ji Bing Sect break out of the formation, or wait for Tail to arrive first and deal with Tail.

In either case, it was advantageous to play the last card.

As they were discussing this, they didn't know that at the foot of the Lie Huo Sect's mountain, two groups of fast horses had already rushed to the foot of the mountain.

…

Lie Huo Sect, at the foot of the mountain.

San Yue looked at the sky, yawning.

Next to him was his girlfriend, Qi Yue.

Although one of them was a refugee and the other was a native, their hearts were connected, so they didn't care too much about these things.

Especially after San Yue discovered that various bizarre things were also happening in reality, he realized even more clearly that the things in the game were very deep, and he couldn't handle them!

Since that was the case, it was better to just lie flat.

Anyway, he had already mixed into the Lie Huo Sect. Although he was only arranged to be a low-level disciple responsible for guarding the mountain gate, he was still backed by a big tree and didn't need to work so hard.

"San Yue, you said that Tian Long has been in the capital for so long, why hasn't he come back to report?"

"Who knows? That guy is too utilitarian, not like us."

San Yue casually picked up a weed root and slumped on the grass next to the mountain gate.

After these days of getting along and understanding, the two of them and Tian Long had gained a better understanding of each other.

They were fine, having gone through wind and frost from Qing Si County to the capital of the Lie Huo Sect, still in their original state.

But Tian Long was different. He was too utilitarian, too focused on immediate interests, and too eager to climb up.

Perhaps it was the stimulation of reality, or something else, but in San Yue's view, Tian Long was really too hardworking.

And they were really the type to just eat and wait to die.

Their initial determination to come to the capital and enter the Lie Huo Sect was all based on their passion for the game and their desire to be superior to others.

Now they found that coming to the capital and being in the Lie Huo Sect seemed to be just like that.

They were indeed superior to others on the outside, but on the inside, they were the lowest of the low, with no status at all.

Fortunately, Qi Yue was wholeheartedly devoted to him. With such a little girlfriend, he could also relax and be a salted fish. It was just that the days were a bit boring.

"If… something a little more exciting could happen, that would be great."