Chapter 52: Please Stop Talking

Chengxian and Qiu Jun, along with four cultivators at the later stage of the Foundation Establishment phase, began searching carefully across the island.

The Hidden Dust Formation could only slightly alter the surrounding scenery, making the area it covered blend naturally with the environment. However, the space covered by the formation did not vanish into thin air; thus, as long as someone entered that area, its location would become apparent.

It was with this plan in mind that Chengxian and Qiu Jun searched the island, hoping to locate the Hidden Dust Formation. Once found, they could encircle it and wait for Qu Yi and the others to emerge.

Entering the Hidden Dust Formation to fight still worried Chengxian and Qiu Jun, as they were well aware of Qu Yi’s four renowned array discs. If Qu Yi truly had enough spirit stones, their lives would be in danger.

Inside the Hidden Dust Formation, Qu Yi kept an eye on the six people outside. With the spiritual awareness of the Artifact God, he was fully aware of their every move.

The location of the Hidden Dust Formation was precisely at the junction of the beach and the forest.

At that moment, Chengxian and Qiu Jun, along with their four companions, had finished searching the beach and were now checking the forest.

Inside the formation, Li Ji and Wang Mo saw Qu Yi’s calm demeanor and grew anxious. They too could see what was happening outside through the formation and knew the six people were approaching.

“Fifth junior brother, they’re coming,” Li Ji whispered.

“Fifth junior brother, do you have any good plan? How should we attack?” Wang Mo cautiously asked.

They knew Qu Yi possessed four array discs, meaning he was the main force in attack, so they naturally sought his advice.

“Second senior brother, third senior brother, I’ll give you the Wild Fire Formation and the Storm Sand Formation. There are also five hundred lower-grade spirit stones here, enough to deal with Chengxian and Qiu Jun. After I remove the Hidden Dust Formation, I’ll attack the four cultivators at the later stage of Foundation Establishment from the Fire Moon Sect. You hold them off,” Qu Yi said calmly.

Upon hearing this and seeing Qu Yi actually take out the two array discs along with five hundred lower-grade spirit stones, Li Ji and Wang Mo were astonished.

“Qu Yi is really wealthy—where did he get so many lower-grade spirit stones?”

“Two array discs and so many lower-grade spirit stones—enough to hold off Chengxian and Qiu Jun.”

At that moment, Li Ji, Wang Mo, and the other four cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage were deeply shocked.

……

“Everyone, get ready. The six of them are coming. Let’s prepare to attack!”

Inside the Hidden Dust Formation, Qu Yi clearly saw Cheng Xian and the other six approaching, so he immediately shouted. Li Ji held the Wild Fire Formation Disk, Wang Mo held the Violent Sand Formation Disk, and the other four had also taken out their respective magical artifacts, ready to launch a sudden attack. They were here! A disciple in the later stage of the Foundation Establishment phase from the Fire Moon Sect was walking at the front when he suddenly collided with the Hidden Dust Formation. This caused a ripple of spiritual energy, naturally revealing the location of the formation. “Be careful!” Cheng Xian hurriedly shouted. But it was too late. The moment the Hidden Dust Formation was discovered, Qu Yi dismissed it and drew his Green Python Sword, stabbing at the disciple from the Fire Moon Sect who had touched the formation. “Ah!” That disciple from the Fire Moon Sect didn’t even have time to react before his body was pierced by the Green Python Sword, killing him instantly. “Damnards!” Cheng Xian and Qiu Jun were furious. They immediately drew their own swords, ready to launch a full-force attack to kill Qu Yi and the others. Li Ji and Wang Mo were also prepared, having already placed lower-grade spiritual stones in their formation disks, and they activated the formations right away. A fire snake suddenly swelled into a fire python, lunging at Cheng Xian. A stream of yellow sand moved like a serpent, circling before wrapping around Qiu Jun. Seeing the formation attacks coming, with their power roughly equivalent to that of early-stage Golden Dan cultivators, Cheng Xian and Qiu Jun realized they would suffer severe damage if they didn’t defend themselves seriously. Thus, they abandoned the idea of attacking Qu Yi and focused on dealing with the two formations. As the pressure on him vanished, Qu Yi immediately swung his Green Python Sword at the other three disciples from the Fire Moon Sect who were in the later stage of Foundation Establishment. The other four disciples from the Immortal Cloud Sect also stepped in immediately, joining Qu Yi in attacking the three from the Fire Moon Sect. “You few Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Immortal Cloud Sect think that just because you have a few powerful formation disks, you can confront us Golden Dan experts? How naive!” Cheng Xian shouted while defending against the attacks of the Wild Fire Formation. But what happened next? As soon as Cheng Xian finished speaking, the disciple from the Fire Moon Sect who was fighting Qu Yi found a sword stuck in his chest as he raised his sword mid-air, then fell to the ground with wide eyes, unwilling to accept his fate. Qu Yi loved close combat the most. With the support of his four fellow cultivators on this beach, he only needed to attack with full force. It was because those four had held off the other two disciples from the Fire Moon Sect in the later stage of Foundation Establishment that Qu Yi could utilize his agile fighting style to swiftly kill that disciple. The remaining two disciples in the later stage of Foundation Establishment became panicked. Although they were in that stage, there were only two of them, while their opponents numbered five. They had no way to continue fighting.

So, the two late-stage Foundation Establishment disciples of the Fire Moon Sect chose to flee!
At that moment, while dealing with the Storm Sand Formation, Qiu Jun also shouted, “Kid, how many spirit stones do you still have? How many more streams of sand can you attack? Wait, I’m going to skin you alive!”
It was obvious that Qiu Jun had been driven mad by Wang Mo’s Storm Sand Formation.
Unluckily!
As soon as Qiu Jun stopped speaking, Qu Yi suddenly moved, his speed more than double that during the previous battle. Then, one of the Fire Moon Sect disciples who had just tried to escape—just as he lifted off the ground—was struck by Qu Yi’s sword.
Bang!
That disciple from the Fire Moon Sect crashed back to the ground, his face filled with disbelief, as well as resentment and anger.
The other four members of the Immortal Cloud Sect also joined forces, channeling their vital energy into the air to prevent another disciple of the Fire Moon Sect from escaping.
With Cheng Xian’s words, one died; with Qiu Jun’s words, another died. These two had become a death sentence for the disciples of the Fire Moon Sect.
Naturally, the disciple who was stopped from escaping fell to the ground, struggling desperately while praying that Cheng Xian and Qiu Jun would stop talking.
Cheng Xian and Qiu Jun looked displeased—partly because they were held back by the formation, and partly because their words seemed to turn into curses, leaving them extremely embarrassed.
However, even the powerful often feel uncomfortable when not speaking in battles against the weak.
Cheng Xian and Qiu Jun were no exception. Seeing these Foundation Establishment disciples of the Immortal Cloud Sect resisting them, they really wanted to speak up and teach them a lesson.
“You two have so many spirit stones—what a waste.”
“Cheng Xian, let’s stop dealing with these two and focus on those five first. We can deal with them later.”
The Wild Fire Formation and the Storm Sand Formation continued to exert their full power, leaving Cheng Xian and Qiu Jun furious.
Very interesting!
Just as Cheng Xian and Qiu Jun finished speaking, the last remaining disciple of the Fire Moon Sect was struck by four sword energies, injured by the four Foundation Establishment disciples of the Immortal Cloud Sect.
It was truly effective—whenever Cheng Xian and Qiu Jun spoke, the disciples of the Fire Moon Sect suffered.
They exchanged a helpless glance.
“Cheng Xian, let’s attack those five!”
“Qiu Jun, let’s attack those five!”
Almost simultaneously, both of them shouted.
But at that moment, the Fire Moon Sect disciple became enraged, cursing, “You two Golden Core bastards! Please stop talking! Do you want to kill me?”

It turned out that at the very same time as Chengxian and Qiu Jun were speaking, the disciple of the Fire Moon Sect was struck by two more sword auras. His body was already stained red with blood, and it seemed he would soon be killed due to exhaustion. Before dying, this disciple of the Fire Moon Sect didn’t harbor any hatred toward the members of the Immortal Cloud Sect; instead, he began cursing Chengxian and Qiu Jun, probably believing that the deaths of their late-stage Foundation Establishment disciples were all because of their words. Just as Chengxian and Qiu Jun were about to fly away from the attack range of the formation, they heard the disciple’s curses, their faces turning purple with anger as they froze in mid-air. Suddenly! Qu Yi, who was standing on the beach, moved! At that moment when Chengxian and Qiu Jun were stunned, Qu Yi, who had been waiting for his chance, acted swiftly—his speed had increased tenfold compared to when he was chasing after the disciple of the Fire Moon Sect. Now, his speed was comparable to that of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. “Ah!” Chengxian noticed Qu Yi and, seeing his incredible speed, tried desperately to protect himself with his vital energy, but it was too late. Qu Yi pierced Chengxian with his sword, and the vital energy on the sword immediately entered Chengxian’s body, causing massive destruction and ultimately extinguishing his life force. “Your… speed?” Qiu Jun was stunned for a moment before realizing the danger and trying to escape. How could Qu Yi let him get away so easily? As the Green Python Sword killed Chengxian, Qu Yi also took out the Yellow Sand Ruler. “Yellow Sand Waterfall!” Qu Yi shouted urgently, then channeled all his vital energy into the Yellow Sand Ruler. Instantly, above Qiu Jun’s head, a wide waterfall of yellow sand appeared, with the sand flowing endlessly like grains in the sea. Qiu Jun never expected Qu Yi to have another top-grade magic weapon, and he was caught off guard, trapped in the Yellow Sand Waterfall. “Perfect timing!” Li Ji and Wang Mo, seeing this, were overjoyed. They immediately activated the Wild Fire Formation and the Stormy Sand Formation, using up all their spirit stones to deliver the strongest attack. A giant fire python appeared, along with a sand sword formed from sand. The fire python and the sand sword swiftly rushed toward Qiu Jun, who was still suspended in the air. “No!” Qiu Jun had already used his vital energy to escape the Yellow Sand Waterfall, so when he saw the fire python and the sand sword attacking at the same time, he knew exactly how dangerous the situation was. “Golden Core Burning!”

Qiu Jun shouted heartlessly, and immediately his entire body’s vital energy surged, allowing him to break free from the Yellow Sand Waterfall and attempt to fly away. However, the fire python and sand sword moved at incredible speed, and Qiu Jun, still trying to take off, was struck and severely injured.
Due to his serious injuries, the power of his Golden Core had also diminished significantly. Qiu Jun dared not linger any longer and flew away desperately in an attempt to escape.
“Brothers, it’s our turn!”
At that moment, Li Ji and Wang Mo, who had just finished setting up the formation, exchanged smiles before simultaneously drawing their swords and flying into the air.
Just as Qiu Jun tried to fly away, he suddenly found Li Ji and Wang Mo blocking his path. In a hurry, he swung his sword to attack, only to see Li Ji and Wang Mo separate and attack him from both sides.
“No!”
Qiu Jun never expected that Li Ji and Wang Mo would coordinate their attacks, leaving him pierced by swords.
Li Ji and Wang Mo, having trained together and become highly skilled in cooperating, had killed countless powerful enemies. Now, the already severely injured Qiu Jun could only be killed by them.