225: Chapter 213_2 225: Chapter 213_2 “Family Head, shall we pursue?” an Elder hesitated before asking.
Their act of chasing in all directions was a risk in itself.
Their primary mission this time was not to commit murder and robbery but to purchase Supreme Elixirs.
Patriarch Huang felt it was a pity that they missed such an excellent opportunity for murder, allowing their enemy to escape.
He sighed disdainfully and inquired about the loot from the Elders.
He was somewhat annoyed; the loot was not abundant in Spirit Stones, perhaps only enough to buy one Supreme Elixir at auction price.
Patriarch Huang felt a sense of satisfaction accompanying him; ambushing the enemy was the most satisfying act they had committed this time.
The Jiang Family had always been a thorn in his side, just like a few other families, not allies but enemies, very likely to devour their clan.
Patriarch Huang and the Elders put the enemy’s Storage Bag into their own, then concealed their Qi.
Having just attempted murder and robbery and failed, they dared not fly high in the sky, afraid of encountering others who were out for murder and robbery as well.
Therefore, they adopted another mode of flight, burrowing through the earth.
With the help of the Magical Treasures on them, this mode of flight was nearly as fast as flying high in the sky and was not greatly affected.
Patriarch Huang then summoned an Earth Drilling Dragon Magical Treasure, leading the three other Elders in Earth Drilling flight with this powerful Magical Treasure.
The three Elders, under the guidance of Patriarch Huang’s Magical Treasure, did not need to use their own Spiritual Power to navigate and felt their flight was very fast.
Dust occasionally blew towards them, which they repelled with a Spell that created a protective halo, unaffected by the outside dust.
After a day’s journey, they finally reached Immortal Venerable City.
Along the way, they encountered many probing Divine Senses from powerful beings but narrowly managed to evade them.
When Immortal Venerable City was within sight, they had not yet relaxed their vigilance.
It was now night, and as they emerged from the ground, they found the city gates already closed.
The Huang Family also had a small shop in Immortal Venerable City; otherwise, being far away in Immortal Lord City, they would not be able to keep track of every major event in the Cultivation World.
Seeing the city gates closed, Patriarch Huang had no choice but to call at the gates.
However, he did not expect the ordinary Soldiers at the gates to show them no respect.
They were just a small first-rate clan and not entitled to any special treatment with the gates.
“Soldiers at the gate, I am Patriarch Huang.
Please open the gates and let us enter Immortal Venerable City.”
“Ah, it’s the Huang’s.
Wait for tomorrow!
The City Lord has ordered that once the gates are closed, they cannot be opened,” replied the Soldier.
The Soldiers’ disregard angered Patriarch Huang and the Elders, but they were powerless to do anything.
The forces of Immortal Venerable City were strong, and as a first-rate clan, they could not resist.
With the gates shut and formations activated, they did not understand the Formations at the gates, and even a direct assault would not grant them entry.
They also dared not offend the Soldiers and the City Lord within Immortal Venerable City, as they still needed to go inside to purchase Supreme Elixirs.
Knowing there were many powerful beings inside, they, being of low Cultivation, might not even compare to an ordinary Soldier.
They had to suppress their anger and set up camp in a forest outside, where they waited for dawn to break.
In the dark of night, the dense forest was filled with many sneaking eyes.
Patriarch Huang and his group placed Formation Flags around their tents and arranged an Eight Trigrams Array to prevent ambushes.
Though they did not have many treasures on them, they feared being targeted as they had done to others.
Despite not having many valuables, they carried money.
The night deepened, and sounds of bustling music still emanated from within the gates of Immortal Venerable City.
In the darkness, this place too was a Sleepless City, with no curfews; the gates were closed only to prevent thieves from entering.
After a previous attack by thieves, the gate’s defenses had been strengthened.
On the other side of the forest, from all directions, dark-clothed figures moved towards a specific area.
They were not tall, and their build suggested they were men.
Strong in their lower bodies, they looked like practitioners of Body Cultivation, accustomed to physical combat and skirmishes.
In the dark, they did not carry torches, and as they approached the tents, these dark figures suddenly became invisible, not halting their forward movement even though they were hidden from sight.
They began their attack in another manner, first striking at the people inside the tents with their weapons.
Patriarch Huang and the Elders, who were at the Foundation Establishment Stage, were meditating inside the tents and sensed the approach of others with their Divine Sense.
Outside Immortal Venerable City, it was possible that others, unable to enter the city gates, were resting in this dense forest.
Not knowing each other, it doesn’t really matter if they don’t bother one another.
However, if someone intentionally attacks and murders to steal treasures, that is precisely the kind of thief they are on guard against.
The weapons from outside struck their formation, making thudding sounds.
Family Head Huang and his group realized that the assailants’ weapons contained a solution that could rot flesh; their formation was being steadily eroded.
There was a chance that once the formation was gone, a direct hit on their bodies would cause their flesh to decay.
Knowing this danger, they couldn’t just sit and wait for death.
Family Head Huang led three elders, collectively channeling their spiritual power into the formation to reinforce it.
At the same time, they cast spells, directing them toward the enemies that seemed to have a presence.
The opponents, besides having formidable weapons, were also using a type of shield to fend off their spells.
The enemies were using Dark Force, and their training methods were similar to ancient martial arts.
Initially, Family Head Huang thought they were ancient warriors from the Cultivation World who had launched a stealth attack on them.
But he soon realized that couldn’t be right; ancient warriors don’t practice invisibility spells.
They are forthright and would not resort to such covert tactics of murder and robbery.
“Family Head, always hiding here is not a solution.
If they break through our formation, we will be unable to resist,” said the Great Elder.
“Then let’s burrow into the ground and wait for daylight before entering the city.”
The elders all agreed with Family Head Huang’s suggestion.
Not wanting to linger in battle, these vile attackers were not something they could eliminate with their current strength.
They had heard that even with so many powerful beings in Immortal Venerable City, these foes still managed to release poison gas; they could not tread the same path.
“Damn it,” muttered the unseen assailants, frustrated at failing to subdue their targets after such a long time.
Realizing that their targets possessed storage bags and were unable to enter the city, they wanted to score a big profit from them.
After causing a terror incident before, they, now unable to enter the city, could still use the cover of night to ambush stragglers or the weak.
In doing so, they could vent their frustration on the Cultivation World’s people for killing their leader and enact their revenge.
These individuals were releasing poison gas and, after waiting for some time following its release, slowly encircled the area again.
They struck the tent with their weapons, only to find that their blows no longer produced the rebounding sound they had before when striking the tent.
The ammunition from their weapons created holes in the tent, but no sounds emerged from within.
Stealthily, the cloaked figures approached and discovered that there was actually nobody inside the tent.
Puzzled, they searched around; they had surrounded the tent, and if the people inside had left via the air, they would have seen them.
Therefore, they concluded that these individuals must have escaped underground.
Failing to steal anything and unable to take revenge by killing, the cloaked figures left dejectedly, leaving behind a ruined tent.
Family Head Huang and his party didn’t go far; they couldn’t get too far from Immortal Venerable City.
They had eluded their enemy’s assault and continued to hide underground with the aid of magical treasures, waiting for the break of day.
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Jiang Family Head and his companions made their escape, feeling dizzy; they found a concealed spot to use their spiritual power to counteract the effects of the bewildering poison.
Then, they used their communication devices to stay in touch, spreading out and hiding not far from Immortal Venerable City.
Waiting for dawn, they didn’t dare enter the dense forest outside Immortal Venerable City in the dark of night.
In the black of night, they faintly heard abnormal sounds from the forest outside Immortal Venerable City but didn’t let curiosity draw them out to investigate.
The soldiers within Immortal Venerable City didn’t intervene, and they were even less inclined to do so.
No matter what was happening inside, it was none of their business.
The most important thing for them now was to purchase Supreme Elixirs.
Part of their wealth had been stolen, leaving them with even less money.
They were even less willing to meddle in affairs that could end up costing them their lives.