The Secret Beneath Wolf Ridge, the Fire God Jackal

Chapter 55 The Secret Beneath Wolf Ridge, the Fire God Jackal

Lanzhou, Wild Wolf Ridge!

That evening, a giant blue python suddenly flew into the sky outside Wild Wolf Ridge, with ten Foundation Establishment cultivators standing on its back.

This giant azure python is none other than the Azure Cloud Python, the spirit pet of Zhou Daoyi, the patriarch of the Zhou family.

The nine Foundation Establishment cultivators behind Zhou Daoyi were people sent by the five major cultivation families for this surprise attack.

"Fellow Daoists, that's Wild Wolf Ridge ahead. After the Qi Yun Alliance occupied this place, they set up a Cleansing Spirit Array and a powerful Mountain Guardian Array. I wonder what secrets they hold!"

On the python's back, Mu Xuanfeng, the patriarch of the Mu family of Biyun Mountain, pointed with a stern face to the continuous mountain range a dozen miles ahead and gave a deep explanation.

Upon hearing this, an aged Foundation Establishment cultivator immediately raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "Whatever secrets they're hiding, these scum of the Qiyun Alliance have the audacity to provoke our five great cultivation families! Today, we will make them pay a heavy price!"

These words immediately drew cheers from the crowd of cultivators.

"Fellow Daoist He is right. Today, we must show these stray dog-like rogue cultivators that even when stray dogs band together, they are still stray dogs. If a dog dares to bare its teeth at a person, it is courting death!"

"That's right, today we'll make sure these bastards die a horrible death!"

"Smash their brains and teach them the price of daring to provoke the five great cultivation families!"

All the Foundation Establishment cultivators were filled with rage and their faces were full of murderous intent.

Some of them were elders or patriarchs from the other four major cultivation families, while others were family cultivators who had entered the Qinglian Temple for cultivation and were specially invited back to assist in the battle.

Regardless of their current status, they all harbored deep disgust for the rogue cultivators of the Qiyun Alliance.

When did a bunch of rogue cultivators start daring to challenge these cultivation families that have been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years?

If they cannot use the blood of those rogue cultivators from the Qiyun Alliance to warn the world this time, what prestige will their five great immortal cultivation families have left in Lanzhou?

How can we get other independent cultivators to work for them obediently?

Zhou Daoyi listened to the words of the cultivators behind him without interrupting, but his face was filled with murderous intent.

Just when the Zhou family was finally on the verge of revival, the Qi Yun Alliance suddenly jumped out to block their way.

His anger was no less than that of the people behind him.

"According to intelligence, the Qiyun Alliance has about four or five Foundation Establishment cultivators and thirty or forty Qi Refining cultivators stationed at Wild Wolf Ridge."

"This place is only about 500 miles away from the Qiyun Alliance headquarters. For safety's sake, we must break through the formation and kill the enemy within an hour so that we can leave safely before the Qiyun Alliance's Purple Mansion cultivators arrive."

"Therefore, fellow Daoists, if we do not act, all will be well; but if we do act, we must go all out and break the mountain-guarding formation as quickly as possible!"

As they drew ever closer to Wild Wolf Ridge, Zhou Daoyi, the team leader, solemnly announced the plan for the surprise attack.

Then the Azure Cloud Python began its descent and dive.

Soon, under the last rays of the setting sun, the Azure Cloud Python emerged from the clouds, summoning a gale and condensing numerous wind blades to attack the protective formation below.

At the same time, dazzling magical artifacts and powerful spells flew out from the hands of the ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, all striking the protective formation below, which was still unable to react.

Rumble!!

A deafening roar, like the earth shaking, rose from the ground, accompanied by a dazzling display of various magical lights.

In just the first wave of attack, the protective formation on the ground began to crumble and collapse in parts.

"Who dares to be an enemy of our Qi Yun Alliance!"

An angry shout rang out from within the formation, and only then did several Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qiyun Alliance react, hurriedly summoning their magical artifacts to meet the enemy.

However, when they saw the seven- or eight-zhang-long azure cloud python in the air, as well as the ten Foundation Establishment cultivators floating in the sky, their expressions changed drastically, and their anger instantly turned into a cold sweat.

"They're from one of the five great cultivation families!"

A Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qiyun Alliance swallowed hard, letting out a low gasp filled with fear.

But before he could finish speaking, another Foundation Establishment cultivator shouted, "So what if they're from the five great cultivation families? Don't forget Senior Zhang is cultivating inside. They're the ones who should be worried right now!"

Yes, we also have Senior Zhang!

The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Qiyun Alliance regained their composure, and the fear in their eyes vanished instantly. Instead, they revealed a gloating and mocking expression, as if they were ready to watch a good show.

Just then, Zhou Daoyi and his men launched their second wave of attacks from outside.

The already crumbling formation was instantly shattered by this attack, revealing all the Qi Yun Alliance cultivators inside.

But just as the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the five major cultivation families were filled with murderous intent and were preparing to slaughter all the Qi Yun Alliance cultivators.

A violent aura suddenly shot up from somewhere below, shocking everyone.

"Oh no, it's a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage!"

Zhou Daoyi's expression changed, and he quickly reached for a spirit beast pouch at his waist.

The other Foundation Establishment cultivators also changed their expressions drastically, their eyes filled with fear as they hurriedly scattered and summoned their magical artifacts to protect themselves.

Even so, they felt no sense of security whatsoever.

The difference in strength between cultivators increases dramatically with each major realm of cultivation, and this becomes even more pronounced as the cultivation level progresses.

Even a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, even if only at the early stage, would be enough to overwhelm these ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, not to mention the four or five Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qiyun Alliance assisting them.

Fortunately, Zhou Daoyi's actions at this moment finally reassured the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the five major cultivation families.

Zhou Daoyi loosened the opening of the spirit beast pouch in his hand, and a crimson figure flew out and landed in front of him.

It was a red-haired monster that resembled both a wolf and a dog.

It resembles a jackal among wild beasts, its fur a fiery red, as if it were about to burst into flames at any moment.

This is the ace spirit pet carefully cultivated by Zhou Mingde, the Supreme Elder of the Zhou family, a third-tier demon beast, the Fire God Jackal.

The Fire God Jackal, nicknamed "Fire God," is a high-level demon beast with formidable fire magic and exceptional close-quarters combat skills.

Before this surprise attack, Zhou Mingde was worried about possible accidents, so he specially asked Zhou Daoyi to bring his ace spirit pet.

Sure enough, it came in handy!

At this moment, as soon as the Fire God Jackal appeared, the owner of the violent aura below was also startled, and his aura immediately subsided.

Soon, everyone in the sky could clearly see the true appearance of the Purple Mansion stage cultivator.

It was a tall, imposing middle-aged man in a blue robe with a stern face.

"It's Zhang Zixuan, the vice-leader of the Qiyun Alliance. He's at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm and is skilled in sword control!"

The head of the Mu family, Mu Xuanfeng, looked at the middle-aged man in blue and solemnly revealed his identity and background in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi said in a deep voice, "For a small place like Wild Wolf Ridge to have the Vice Leader of the Qiyun Alliance stationed here, there must be some extraordinary secret inside!"

After saying that, he shouted loudly, "Fellow Daoists, I will deal with Zhang Zixuan. I urge you all to quickly kill the enemies below and uncover their secrets!"

Before he finished speaking, the fire god jackal in front of him suddenly burst into flames, its entire body engulfed in fire, transforming into a streak of crimson fire that lunged at the middle-aged man in blue, Zhang Zixuan.

"What audacity of that beast!"

Zhang Zixuan's face darkened, and his eyes flashed with anger.

He immediately let out a loud shout, and a streak of cyan sword light shot out from his storage bag at his waist, slashing towards the oncoming Fire God Jackal.

The man and the beast immediately engaged in a fierce battle.

Zhou Daoyi knew that the Fire God Jackal, without its master present, would hardly be a match for Zhang Zixuan.

So he flew onto the back of the Azure Cloud Python and used a secret technique to pour his own magical power into the python's body.

In an instant, the aura of the Azure Cloud Python rose steadily, and it quickly advanced from a mid-grade second-tier demon beast to a high-grade second-tier demon beast.

hiss--

The surge in magical power caused the Azure Cloud Python to let out an excited hiss.

It opened its mouth and spat out a gust of blue wind that swept towards Zhang Zixuan.

Instantly, the wind fanned the flames, amplifying the power of the fire-based magic unleashed by the Fire God Jackal.

Immediately afterwards, the Azure Cloud Python opened its mouth again and spat out a ball of azure spiritual energy, which quickly gathered the surrounding wind spiritual energy and transformed into a ten-zhang-long azure wind dragon that pounced fiercely towards Zhang Zixuan.

Thus, with the combined efforts of Vulcan and Zhou Daoyi, Zhang Zixuan, a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, had no time to attend to the other Qiyun Alliance cultivators for a short period of time.

Without Zhang Zixuan, a Purple Mansion stage cultivator, to deter them, the remaining nine Foundation Establishment cultivators from the five major immortal cultivation families immediately regained their confidence and charged towards the Qi Yun Alliance cultivators with murderous intent.

Soon, screams echoed throughout Wild Wolf Ridge as Qi Refining cultivators from the Qi Yun Alliance were easily slaughtered by Foundation Establishment cultivators like weeds, with even Foundation Establishment cultivators struggling to protect themselves.

When a Foundation Establishment cultivator from one of the five great immortal cultivation families stormed into the cave where Zhang Zixuan had emerged, what he saw immediately made him tremble with excitement.

Inside a cave, a blue-white spring, no bigger than a millstone, was gushing forth spiritual energy.

The rich spiritual energy almost made the Foundation Establishment cultivator unable to resist circulating his cultivation technique to absorb it.

"The Spring of Spiritual Eyes... it's actually a Spring of Spiritual Eyes!"

He exclaimed the name of the spring, his eyes burning with fervor.

(End of this chapter)