Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 189 - 188: Extermination (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

Chapter 189: Chapter 188: Extermination (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

"Attack!"

"Jia One Flying Boat, heed my command! Form up to the south... Yi Three Flying Boat, form up to the north..."

Ancestor Jiang did not make a move himself, merely flicked his sleeve lightly.

The Sect Head of Mysterious Heaven Sect, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, immediately issued orders, directing the numerous Spirit Boats to attack the weak points of the ’Sky Wolf Howling Moon Array’ as dictated by the Array Master.

Boom boom boom!

Within the great array, Ancestor Song’s fingers moved like they were strumming a qin string, continuously adjusting the array’s configuration.

Although the great array had weaknesses, once an Array Master was in charge, these weaknesses and flaws turned into living things, able to move at will.

No matter how fierce the magic spells bombarded the array, it remained unharmed!

"With the Ancestor here, our Song Family is as stable as Mount Tai!"

Seeing this scene, many of the Song Family’s younger generation were overjoyed.

Even Song Zhongjie let out a long sigh, "I thought Mysterious Heaven Sect had some kind of trump card... Turns out it’s just a war of attrition... In a contest of attrition, our Song Family can at least hold out for a year and a half, causing the foundation of Mysterious Heaven Sect to crumble..."

Even if Zhang Zhusheng, who was at the Jia Dan realm, hurried back to take charge, the Green Wood Sect’s reinforcements could also come to lift the siege of the Song Family!

By then, if the Song Family was not destroyed, Mysterious Heaven Sect’s prestige in Yue Country would plummet a thousand miles.

It would be the perfect opportunity for him to rise!

Ancestor Jiang watched calmly as the Mysterious Heaven Sect’s army continued to bombard the ’Sky Wolf Howling Moon Array.’

As a result, the array rippled repeatedly, but only the moon’s shadow was visible, without the wolf’s form.

"The Song Family’s ’Sky Wolf Howling Moon Array’ has three transformations—Moon Shadow, Wolf Dash, and Sky Wolf... Just the ripple of the Moon Shadow indicates that the array is far from its limit."

The Array Master of the Mysterious Heaven Sect side watched the changes in the ’Sky Wolf Howling Moon Array,’ shaking his head repeatedly, then holding a compass, continuously calculating the changes in the array to find new weaknesses.

However, every time a weakness was found, before it could be exploited, it was shifted away by Ancestor Song... It was evident that compared in array mastery, this person was inferior to Ancestor Song.

That’s why major forces disliked attacking third-grade arrays—this was like dismantling a tortoise shell, but even harder!

"It is said... When the Song Family’s ’Sky Wolf Howling Moon Array’ is fully activated, at the ’Sky Wolf’ level, it can summon a Sky Wolf Phantom, with a power comparable to Core Formation..."

"At this rate, when will the battle end?"

The Sect Head of Mysterious Heaven Sect looked on, his expression extremely grave.

Each of these flying behemoths’ descent and each of the divine spells launched... were burning up pure white Spirit Stones!

If this continues for several months, even with a Spirit Stone mine, Mysterious Heaven Sect, despite its wealth and large enterprise, cannot afford it.

"It’s about time..."

Ancestor Jiang looked on, then suddenly nodded.

Upon hearing this, a Sect Array Master immediately went to a mountain near Moon Viewing Mountain to start setting up the ’Earth-Shaking Array’!

After a series of yellow Array Flags were placed at designated spots, he took out an Array Disk.

Within the grooves on this Array Disk, three Spirit Stones were embedded, with luminescence shining brighter than medium-grade Spirit Stones.

Top-grade Spirit Stones!

Mysterious Heaven Sect, aiming to maximize the Array’s power, was directly driving it with top-grade Spirit Stones!

One top-grade Spirit Stone alone could be exchanged for a hundred medium-grade Spirit Stones, or a hundred thousand low-grade Spirit Stones!

Just for this set of arrays, Mysterious Heaven Sect splurged thirty thousand Spirit Stones!

It was truly a display of wealth and power!

"Earth-Shaking Array, activate!"

Finally, the Array Master manipulated the Array Disk and shouted aloud.

Hum hum!

A series of yellow flags burst into intense radiance, even drawing the attention of Ancestor Song.

"Is that... using an array to break an array?"

Ancestor Song sneered, "Come on..."

In the realm of array mastery, he considered himself unmatched in Yue Country and feared no Array Master.

Hum hum!

In the intense flashing of spiritual light, array patterns combined to form an Array Gate.

Giant Strength Array Flags, Earth-Breaking Array Flags, Earthquake Array Flags blended into a dazzling radiance, merging into a ’Mountain Shaking Array Gate’!

The ’Mountain Shaking Array Gate,’ combined with ’Burrowing Array Gate’ and ’Space-Breaking Array Gate,’ aligned in the formation of the Three Talents, and under the guidance of the Array Disk, they merged into a single, terrifying beam of yellow essence!

Crack!

Crack!

Sounds of splintering came from the Array Disk.

The Array Master looked down only to see the Array Disk surfacing countless fissures and shook his head regretfully: "Go!"

The Array Disk flew into the beam of essence, as if it were filling the last gap.

The yellow beam turned into a hundred-zhang giant dragon, roaring as it crashed into the base of Moon Viewing Mountain.

Boom boom boom!

In an instant, the ground shook, the mountain quaked, the sky cracked, and a surge of spiritual energy dispersed...

Originally, Moon Viewing Mountain possessed a third-grade low-quality Spiritual Vein, but now it seemed to be forcibly severed by a terrifying force, rapidly degrading!

Not only that, but the entire hundred miles around Moon Viewing Mountain were shaking as if a dragon under the earth had turned over, triggering a terrible earthquake!

"No..."

Ancestor Song’s eyes were about to split as he watched the ’Sky Wolf Howling Moon Array’ let out a mournful cry, its power greatly diminished.

After the earthly veins were broken, the third-grade array, lacking the support of the earth veins, no longer had its previous might!

A large number of Array Flags and bases shattered, exposing more weaknesses and revealing the true scene of Moon Viewing Mountain City.

The entire Moon Viewing Mountain appeared as if it had been struck by a massive earthquake; numerous pitch-black fissures had split open within the Mountain City, resembling terrible wounds upon the earth. Countless buildings were damaged and collapsed, crushing and injuring an untold number of the Song Family’s common folk...

"This..."

Even Ancestor Jiang was startled by the power of the Earth-shaking Array, mumbling to himself, "What do you mean ’almost third-tier’? This is a third-tier Divine Skill!"

"I had originally thought that Yan Huayang, relying on his sharp Spirit Eye, would end up regretting this exchange, that he had made a loss. But who would have thought... he actually profited from it... Heh heh, the seller must have a grudge against the Song Family!"

"The righteous have many helpers, the unrighteous few. The Song Family’s arrogance and despotism over these years... eventually led to this retribution!"

Ancestor Jiang leapt into the air, and the Vermilion Bird Ring emitted a clear chirp as a massive firebird sprang forth from it.

The South Bright Vermilion Bird clutched a third-tier Prohibition-breaking Talisman in its beak, which it brutally smashed into the Array that had lost the support of the earth’s energy.

In the blink of an eye, the moonlight shattered, the Monster Wolf’s blood was spilled... The entire Great Array burst apart with a thunderous noise, completely exposing the Song Family’s Moon Viewing Mountain City!

This third-tier Great Array of the Song Family had not even managed to summon the ’Sky Wolf’ Phantom, comparable to Core Formation, before it was declared broken!

"The Array is broken! Wipe out the Song Family, leave none alive!"

The head of Mysterious Heaven Sect commanded with a face full of joy.

One after another, Spirit Boats breached the Song Family’s Mountain City, bringing about their doom.

"How could this happen?"

Tears of blood streamed from the corners of Ancestor Song’s eyes: "Why would such a vicious Array fall into the hands of you from Mysterious Heaven Sect?"

"Ancestor, run away!"

Song Zhongjie flew in, his eyes filled with determination.

The Song Family was finished today.

If the ancestor could escape, there remained a possibility for the Song Family to rise again.

Otherwise... they could only hope that the genuine progeny sent away could grow and develop in distant lands.

Chirp!

But it was already too late.

Under the oppressive might of Core Formation, the Flame Vermilion Bird let out an excited cry, turning a ten-mile radius into a sea of fire.

"Young friend from the Song Family, it’s time to depart," said Ancestor Jiang, toying with the Vermilion Bird Ring as he slowly descended from the sky.

With a gentle peck from the Flame Vermilion Bird’s beak, the red-yellow flames swept through, and before Song Zhongjie, the head of the Song Family, could even utter a groan, he turned to ashes along with his defensive Spiritual Instruments.

"Old Jiang..."

Ancestor Song watched the head of the Song Family die a tragic death, yet his expression became extremely calm. "You’ve been scheming against me all along, starting from when the Situ Family was exterminated... No, even before that..."

"Actually, I have quite admired your patience... Over these decades, had you stepped out of the Moon Viewing Mountain City even once, you would have long been a dead man!"

Ancestor Jiang answered indifferently, "With such a disposition, I really cannot let you live... Please, depart!"

"Good!"

Ancestor Song’s expression hardened, and with a heavy slap to his dantian, a terrifying aura surged within him, even making Ancestor Jiang feel a hint of threat: "Demon Skills?"

"After all, I’ve been stuck at the Core Formation bottleneck for many years. Although my previous attempts to break through to Core Formation failed, by burning my essence with Demon Skills, I was able to solidify a good part of my True Element... it shouldn’t be too much of an issue..."

Ancestor Song glanced regretfully at the flying boat where Zhang Zhusheng was located: "It’s a pity... I can only take you, old ghost, with me!"

He formed hand seals, and power rivaling Core Formation surged out, with array patterns emerging around his body.

"Embedding Arrays into your body?"

Ancestor Jiang’s expression turned serious, the Vermilion Bird Ring appeared in his hand, and flames blazed fiercely...

...

Half an hour later.

A streak of light landed on the deck of the Spirit Boat; it was Ancestor Jiang.

"Great-uncle..."

Zhang Zhusheng held the last Foundation Establishment corpse of the Song Family and threw it onto the deck, asking with concern, "Ancestor, how is your health?"

"This little guy from the Song Family had some ability, fighting for his life at death’s door... He almost took me with him."

Ancestor Jiang coughed up a small mouthful of fresh blood and threw the grim head of Ancestor Song onto the deck: "The ancestor’s end was near anyway. After two continuous vicious battles, upon my return, I will likely have to sit and transform..."

"Great-uncle..."

For a moment, both the leader of Mysterious Heaven Sect and Elder Zhang could not help but shed tears like rain...

...

Baize Immortal City.

In the Array, it was springtime all year round.

A gentle breeze wafted by, and the air was exceedingly fresh.

Fang Xi, who had been lying under the Peach Blossom Tree, stood up and stretched lazily, feeling almost on the verge of tears from a satisfying sleep.

"What a good sleep that was..."

Just as he yawned, deciding to go back to sleep, Ruan Xingling came in with a face full of shock: "Fang, something major has happened in Yue Country. The Song Family has been annihilated!"

"What? It happened so suddenly?"

Fang Xi got up with a very serious expression: "Xingling, tell me everything..."

"... I just found out. Just recently, Mysterious Heaven Sect issued a statement. The Song Family was accused of colluding with Demon Cultivators and betraying the Upper Sect, and has already been exterminated. Ancestor Song is dead, their four Foundation Establishment cultivators are gone, the rest of the Foundation Establishment guests are either dead or have surrendered... Only Song Qing, the Young Head of the Song Family, is still on the run, with a bounty on his head..."

Ruan Xingling still seemed somewhat shaken: "From the Seven Major Clans of Yue Country, we now have six. No... The Tu Family, Yan Family, and other Noble families were all supported by the Song Family; they might also be purged in the future, the powers of the Cultivating Immortal Families will suffer a heavy blow."

"Back in the day, how prestigious was the Song Family? It was indeed a case of watching him build high towers, feast his guests, and ultimately, watch his towers collapse..."

Fang Xi continued to himself: ’Good... Mysterious Heaven Sect finally made their move. Time is indeed the greatest magician, always giving everyone their fair ending.’

That Ancestor Jiang was nearing his end anyway, and it is likely that after the campaign against the Song Family, he would soon be sitting and transforming.

Soon, Yue Country will undoubtedly witness a whole new situation!