154: The black-robed man takes action

Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

Lin Yongmao concentrated all his attention, originally operating the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art, but instantly switched to the Ku Rong Art.

After regaining calmness, the spiritual energy within Lin Yongmao's body flowed smoothly like a stream in his Dantian, and the efficiency and speed of his spiritual energy circulation greatly increased.

It improved by at least fifty percent.

Lin Yongmao gently circulated his spiritual energy according to the Ku Rong Art's circulation route, establishing a more stable and efficient spiritual energy operation system within his body.

Success!

Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage!

Lin Yongmao's cultivation once again broke through, reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage, and his combat power significantly improved.

...

At the same time, within the Qinglan Sect.

There were only three Cultivators in the main hall of the Qinglan Sect. Seated at the head was Grand Elder Luo Wei of the Qinglan Sect, while Sect Master Yuan Wang was seated below him.

In a corner of the hall, a Black-robed Man was hidden in the shadows, so much so that one wouldn't notice him without careful observation.

Yuan Wang's expression was grim. He spoke, "During this period, I reflected deeply and focused on recovering from my injuries. Now, I have finally fully recovered."

Luo Wei nodded, indicating that he felt the same.

Yuan Wang continued, "This Lin Family has become a serious problem for our Qinglan Sect. If we don't eliminate them, they will sooner or later threaten the position of our Qinglan Sect."

Luo Wei snorted coldly and said, "They already are a threat. Originally, several Families would regularly offer tribute to our Qinglan Sect. Now that the time has come, no Family disciples have come to our door."

Yuan Wang's molars were almost ground to dust. He said in a deep voice, "How about we attack the Lin Family again? Last time, the Lin Family's Formation was damaged, so this time it should be much easier."

Luo Wei, however, shifted his gaze to the Black-robed Man. He slowly said, "Fellow Daoist, it was your suggestion to attack the Lin Family before. How about you join us this time and attack the Lin Family together?"

The Black-robed Man had thoughts of refusing. He didn't want to expose himself to danger. The true strength of the Lin Family had never been thoroughly investigated, and he didn't want to do something so imprudent.

However, the Qi Luck Spirit Beast made him hesitate. This was a Qi Luck Spirit Beast. To be able to see it meant one was a person of profound fortune, and now there was even a chance to capture it.

He didn't originally belong here, but he lingered because of the Qi Luck Spirit Beast.

"Alright, I agree," the Black-robed Man said after a long period of thought.

The three began to formulate a plan to attack the Lin Family, how to eliminate them with the least cost, or even without shedding blood.

...

At the foot of Cloud Mist Mountain.

At this moment, Lin Yuheng and Lin Yucheng were taking turns on watch throughout the night, fearing that the Qinglan Sect and Yao Beasts would attack the Lin Family again.

The defensive Formation here had already changed.

The original Cloud Sky Spirit Array was completely destroyed and had lost its effectiveness.

And the Mountain River Qi Gathering Formation was also severely damaged, and they currently had no second-tier Formation Masters to repair it.

Fortunately, Lin Yongmao extended the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation guarding Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff to cover the entire Cloud Mist Mountain, which greatly reduced their defensive pressure.

The Lin Family had also rarely sent disciples out recently. All of them were diligently Cultivating within the Family's stronghold, adopting a posture of hunkering down to develop, and not openly contending with the Qinglan Sect.

Suddenly, a powerful attack struck the Formation's light barrier, and everyone sensed this change.

"Not good!" Lin Yucheng thought to himself.

The Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation had the closest connection with Lin Yongmao, so he immediately learned that the Formation had been damaged by an external force and quickly stopped his Cultivation.

Although the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation was only a second-tier Formation, it had the characteristic of enhancing its power by utilizing plants, and its defensive light shield barely withstood the previous attack.

Lin Yongmao immediately activated the Iron Heart Willow Tree's vitality, beginning to bolster the Formation's defensive capabilities.

The Iron Heart Willow Tree is a defensive spiritual plant, with excellent defensive power.

Several Iron Heart Willow Trees stood together, instantly forming an impenetrable wall of trees.

This type of extremely tough spiritual plant, with the enhancement of the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation, became even more stable.

Lin Yongmao had already arrived at the foot of Cloud Mist Mountain, within the Formation. From his perspective, he observed through various plants to see where someone was attacking the Formation.

"Found it, it's him..."

Through an ordinary wild grass, Lin Yongmao saw that the one attacking the Formation was none other than Sect Leader Yuan Wang of the Qinglan Sect.

Yuan Wang cast metal-attribute Spells, continuously attacking the Formation.

Initially, he thought that with his Golden Core Early Stage cultivation, breaking through the unmanned second-tier Formation in front of him shouldn't be too difficult.

Just as he thought the Formation's energy light shield couldn't hold on any longer, the Formation's fluctuations suddenly strengthened, and a willow tree about two feet long appeared in front of him.

No matter which direction he attacked, this willow tree would block it.

This willow tree looked similar to an ordinary willow tree, but its main trunk was very thick, like an iron barrel.

It was precisely the Iron Heart Willow Tree.

"Hiss~"

Yuan Wang gasped. This was a thousand-year defensive spiritual plant, no wonder his attacks were ineffective.

He had previously agreed with Grand Elder Luo Wei and the Black-robed Man that the three of them would launch a fierce attack on the Cloud Mist Mountain's Formation from three different positions, and he wondered how the situation was with the other two.

Luo Wei and the Black-robed Man were both hidden in the shadows and did not make a move. They were only secretly observing Yuan Wang's actions.

After several continuous attacks, the Iron Heart Willow Tree's defense was like an iron barrel, showing no signs of being shaken, which made Yuan Wang somewhat despair.

"Never mind..."

Yuan Wang was preparing to unleash a third-tier secret Spell. He didn't believe that even with his full power as a Golden Core Early Stage Cultivator, he couldn't break through this Formation?

Golden Battle Halberd

Yuan Wang continuously performed hand seals, intending to condense the Golden Battle Halberd.

Just then, Lin Yongmao also found Yuan Wang's position and made his move.

"Try this!"

A smile played on Lin Yongmao's lips as he commanded a thousand-year spiritual plant to attack Yuan Wang.

Thousand-Year Crimson Thorn Vine

This was an offensive spiritual plant that Lin Yongmao had found on a cliff in Cloud Mist Mountain before, and it was also one of the few offensive spiritual plants in Lin Yongmao's possession.

Lin Yongmao had cultivated it to the thousand-year level using five-hundred-year spirit plant cultivation fluid, which was enough to deal with Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

A thousand years corresponded precisely to the level of a third-tier Yao Beast.

As Yuan Wang was performing his hand seals, dozens of blood-red, thorny vines emerged from within the Formation, all binding towards him.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Wang quickly stopped his actions. He hastily retreated a few steps, wanting to avoid being entangled by the vines.

His intuition told him that if he were truly bound by these vines, it wouldn't be so easy to break free.

Looking at the barbs on the blood-red vines, he didn't want to think they weren't highly venomous. Even if they weren't highly venomous, being caught by these barbs would be extremely painful.

"Trying to escape?"

Lin Yongmao was in an absolutely safe position within the Formation, controlling the spiritual plant to attack Yuan Wang without any psychological burden. There was no risk involved.

The vines grew wildly, their target precisely the constantly fleeing Yuan Wang.