pappabearbooks Chapter 484 - 8: Ambush
Chapter 484 - 8: Ambush
Li Shu sketched out a general area, and Fang Zheng led the way to the vicinity.
"This area is all desolate mountains and wilderness, with many snakes and fierce beasts. Apart from herbalists, almost no one comes here."
As they arrived at a hilltop, Fang Zheng pointed forward:
"That mountain should be the place the Commandery Princess mentioned. It’s called ’Second Granny Mountain’ because of its two peaks."
"..." Li Shu didn’t react immediately, and when she did, she couldn’t help but blush slightly and scold:
"What a ridiculous name!"
"Vulgar!"
"Indeed." Fang Zheng nodded:
"Mountain villagers are not very knowledgeable, so the names they give are naturally not refined, naming things based on whatever comes to mind."
"Commandery Princess."
He asked:
"This place is desolate and not a necessary route to anywhere. Are you sure the Black Wind Ascendant will come here?"
"Of course." Before Li Shu could respond, the tall and lean elder behind her replied in a muffled voice:
"He will definitely come."
"Elder Mu said he would come, so it seems unlikely to be wrong." Fang Zheng nodded.
Elder Mu was a True Disciple of the Profound Celestial Dao, also a Great Mage who had lived nearly ninety years.
The orthodox Cultivation Realm is known for the Three Paths, Four Sects, and Eight Great Families.
The Profound Celestial Dao,
is the leader of the Three Paths!
Even Li Shu, who was noble as a Commandery Princess, treated Elder Mu with utmost respect and dared not be arrogant.
"Quick!"
As they neared Second Granny Mountain, Elder Mu performed a finger technique, chanted a spell, and a compass at his waist flew out on its own.
The compass spun in the air, emitting a faint spiritual light.
The celestial stems, earthly branches, and four quadrants transformed into large characters, hovering in mid-air, enveloping an area of several acres.
The forty-nine-layer compass turned in an orderly manner, and its changes alone made one’s head spin.
Magic,
especially the Divination Method, requires extremely high talent from the cultivator, unlike martial arts where hard work can lead to entry.
Fang Zheng, who possessed the Celestial Secret Compass, was considered an inheritor of the top-level Path of Divination of the time, but he only knew how to rely on external tools.
Relying on one’s own skills for divination...
Too difficult!
"There!"
After a moment of calculation, Elder Mu pointed and said:
"Commandery Princess, we can set up an ambush here."
"Good."
Li Shu nodded, her eyes gleaming coldly:
"Take action!"
Four people immediately leaped out from behind her, taking out intricately carved stakes and driving them into the ground.
At the same time, they wielded their Master’s Sabers to carve on the ground.
Soon,
a magic altar appeared out of nowhere.
"Compass Altar!"
Fang Zheng looked on with admiration:
"It’s said that this altar can help one see past and future, three cycles of reincarnation, only divination masters can harness it."
"I never expected to witness it in person today."
"Young Master Fang actually knows of the Compass Altar." Elder Mu looked on in surprise:
"However, the rumors in the Jianghu are often exaggerated, though it’s true that it enhances a mage’s ability to perform magic."
"With Elder Mu setting up the altar and performing walking techniques, and with everyone’s help, we can take the leisure approach, it seems the outcome is certain." Fang Zheng nodded:
"I wonder when the Black Wind Ascendant will arrive?"
"Very soon!"
......
Time slowly passed, the sun gradually tilted, until it sank behind the mountains, and darkness began to envelop the earth.
The few of them hid in the dark, motionless.
This expedition included Commandery Princess Li Shu, Great Saber Gang Leader Liu Sandao, and a local chieftain Yang Yongjing.
Plus Fang Zheng, a total of four Flawless Martial Artists.
Add to that Great Mage Elder Mu, along with several ordinary Martial Artist Dharma Protectors, though few in number, all were elite.
It was said Black Wind Ascendant suffered from a chronic illness, his strength declining over the years, even if he was in perfect condition, facing such an ambush, he would have a hard time escaping unscathed.
"He’s here!"
Elder Mu stood in the center of the altar, his divine thought, enhanced by the altar, could sense disturbances several miles away.
In this regard,
even Fang Zheng, who had reached the ninth level of the Elemental Thunder Skill and possessed the Celestial Secret Compass, couldn’t compare.
At this, everyone couldn’t help but feel invigorated.
Hmm?
As the unusual sounds approached, Fang Zheng’s gaze shifted, unable to resist a glance at those around him.
"There are more people coming than expected."
Li Shu’s expression remained unchanged:
"Remember!"
"Leave no one alive!"
"Yes!" They all responded in unison.
In the distance.
Several black figures carried a sedan chair, speeding towards them.
The sedan chair was entirely black, resembling a massive coffin, its weight alone probably several thousand pounds.
To carry such a heavy sedan chair and gallop swiftly through the dense forest, only Qi Refining Martial Artists could manage.
As they got closer,
they could see the bearers dressed as servants, eight in all, using Qi Refining Martial Artists as sedan bearers...
The rumors that the Black Wind Ascendant liked to put on a show seemed indeed true.
In the late afternoon,
the sky was starting to turn dark but was not completely dark yet.
The black sedan, with emotionless bearers, floated over like a ghostly apparition.
If seen by others, they might think they’ve encountered something supernatural!
Elder Mu, holding a Seal Technique, fixed his gaze on the approaching black sedan, and suddenly his mana began to flow rapidly.
"Go!"
With a flick of his finger, dozens of thumb-thick vines suddenly shot out from the forest, rushing towards the black sedan.
The vines shot forth like lightning, their speed astonishing.
"Careful!"
"Quick, dodge!"
The sedan bearers’ faces changed drastically, hastily using their body techniques to dodge.
One among them, slightly slower to react, was pierced through by the vines, immediately letting out a shrill scream.
"Who?"
Someone inside the sedan roared, about to leap out, but wasn’t expecting the vines to have already tightly bound the sedan.
"Attack!"
Li Shu commanded in a low voice, spear in hand, leading the charge.
Dragon and Snake Spear!
With the world as dragon and snake, the spear erupted with a desolate dragon roar, smashing one bearer to the ground in an instant.
The others didn’t lag behind, all striking in unison.
"Commandery Princess?"
Although Black Wind Ascendant was trapped inside the sedan, it didn’t mean he was unaware of what was happening outside.