Chapter 671: Chapter 348: Fifth Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm, Under Attack_2

“Within half a year, I must awaken all one hundred and eight thousand Elephant Microparticles.”

After making some calculations, Lu Yun’s eyes flashed with determination as he decisively set a goal for himself.

Not long after ending his cultivation session, Lu Yun received a message regarding the handover task.

In three days, the new batch of disciples assigned for guard duty would arrive, and they would be returning to the Green Flame Palace.

Lu Yun had thought that the following period would pass smoothly as well, and that they would return to the Sect as usual.

However, as evening approached, Lu Yun was startled by several presences that appeared near the Cold Lake Origin Vein area and quickly checked them using the Array.

With his vast consciousness, after utilizing the Array, he could observe almost half of the Cold Lake Origin Vein area.

In the darkness, several huge and powerful Demon Beasts suddenly intruded into the range of the Cold Lake Origin Vein.

“Roar!”

“Howl!”

Following that, countless Demon Beasts burst out from deep within the mountain ranges, heading straight for the Cold Lake Origin Vein.

“A beast tide assault?!”

Lu Yun’s face slightly changed. The strongest among these Demon Beasts were only equivalent to around the ninth level of the Heavenly Human Realm, which theoretically should not dare to attack the Cold Lake Origin Vein guarded by someone of the True Spirit Realm.

After all, the intelligence of these creatures at such a level was in no way inferior to humans, and they wouldn’t commit such a suicidal act.

Even with this in mind, he did not hesitate to activate the Cold Frost Smoky Clouds Great Array.

Simultaneously, the Arrays in the other nine zones of the Cold Lake Origin Vein were also activated, covering the entire area of the Origin Vein.

“Damn it, the Demon Beasts from deep within the Yuanyuan Mountain Range usually don’t take the initiative to come out. Why have they suddenly revolted this time, and why are they attacking the very location of the Origin Vein?”

Shi Mengbin, Teng Ziqi, Tong Manqing, and the others quickly led the rest of the Outer Sect Disciples to resist the Demon Beasts’ onslaught.

If the Origin Vein were to be damaged, then those of them stationed here would inevitably face punishment from the Sect.

With the enhancement of the Cold Frost Smoky Clouds Great Array, their strength had increased by about thirty percent. Even so, they still found it extremely straining to fend off the frenzied attack of the Demon Beasts.

Lu Yun walked out from the Array hall and killed a group of Demon Beasts with a single punch.

Seeing Lu Yun, who seemed like a celestial being descending to earth, everyone seemed to find their backbone.

“Senior Brother Lu, there are too many Demon Beasts, we simply can’t hold them back,” they cried.

With a horizontal slash of his blade, Lu Yun killed more than a dozen Demon Beasts before he said calmly, “You all fall back and guard the mines of the Origin Vein to prevent the Demon Beasts from breaking in and causing damage. Leave the rest to me.”

“We will follow Senior Brother Lu’s orders.”

Shi Mengbin and others didn’t dare delay any longer, dividing into three groups, each guarding an entrance to the Origin Vein mines.

Meanwhile, Lu Yun was left alone to withstand the tide of beasts.

After two months of seclusion, he had advanced from the third level of the Heavenly Human Realm to the fifth level, and his cultivation of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength had also made significant progress. His personal strength had reached unprecedented heights, and these Demon Beasts were simply no match for him.

The God-Killing Blade swept through, felling swathes of Demon Beasts, but their numbers were overwhelming. Despite his strength, Lu Yun couldn’t kill them fast enough, and several beasts managed to get past him and rush towards the Origin Vein.

But with Shi Mengbin and the others standing guard behind, and with the assistance of the Cold Frost Smoky Clouds Great Array, these Demon Beasts were quickly slain.

An hour later, the last Demon Beast fell under Lu Yun’s blade.

“You all stay here, guarding against any further Demon Beast assaults or foreign invasions,” Lu Yun instructed before his figure swiftly disappeared into the night.

In the area of the number ten Origin Vein, which Xiaorui was assigned to guard, one-third of the Origin Vein was already affected by the Demon Beast’s assault.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yun had an ominous premonition.

The Demon Beast assault, the damage to the number ten Origin Vein, and the absence of the Stewards and Elders who were supposed to be stationed there, could only mean one thing: they had been held up by some matter and were unable to provide support.

With this thought, Lu Yun struck decisively. The God-Killing Blade traced a path through the night sky, bursting forth in a dazzling golden radiance.

At the same time, he wielded the Blood Slaughter Blade and charged into the midst of the beast horde.

Gazing through the darkness, one could faintly see a blood-red aura enveloping these Demon Beasts.

It was this aura that robbed the creatures of their sanity, almost driving them into madness, causing them to assault the origin vein with no regard for their own lives.

“It’s excellent, Junior Brother Lu, you’ve finally arrived.” Seeing Lu Yun suddenly appear and dispatch a swath of Demon Beasts in no time, Chang Xiaorui’s pale, pretty face finally regained some color.

By now, she had ascended to the Third level of the Heavenly Human Realm, and with the augmentation from the Great Array, she was barely able to exhibit the strength of an eightfold Celestial Human.

But against such an abundance of Demon Beasts, she seemed somewhat overmatched.

Now that Lu Yun had arrived, she could finally take a breather.

“Roar!”

Before Lu Yun could respond, a Demon Beast roared furiously and charged at him with reckless abandon.

“Hmm?”

Lu Yun narrowed his eyes, watching the beast with an unchanged expression; it was a massive python, nearly as large and even stronger than the Dark Ice Snake he’d encountered before. However, this python seemed to lack any reason, its eyes a solid crimson, its body shrouded in a dense blood-red aura.

“How could such a powerful Demon Beast appear?” Chang Xiaorui stared at the python emerging from the darkness with some horror, struggling to comprehend.

But in the next instant, her horror was replaced by shock.

Without any visible movement on his part, Lu Yun released nine golden light blades that interwove traces across the night sky before converging into an even mightier golden light blade that thrust straight into the python.

Thud!

The enormous head tumbled off, and the python, comparable to the peak of the Heavenly Human Realm ninefold, had no chance to resist and was instantly slain by Lu Yun.

She’d witnessed Lu Yun’s strength two months prior, which was formidable, but surely not enough to easily kill a python akin to the peak of the Heavenly Human Realm ninefold.

After Lu Yun controlled the God-Killing Blade to obliterate a few more powerful Demon Beasts, he said to Chang Xiaorui, “You should be able to handle the upcoming Demon Beasts from here on. I’m going to check on other areas.”

Without waiting for Chang Xiaorui to speak, Lu Yun swiftly left.

This time, he was heading to assist at the No.8 origin vein sector, Yuan Yao’s area of responsibility.

Yuan Yao’s strength was clearly far superior to Chang Xiaorui’s. With the Array’s boost, the strength she displayed was even more formidable than that of Lu Yun two months prior.

“Ice Phoenix Heavenly Cold Summon!”

With a soft cry from Yuan Yao, a silver Ice Phoenix soared out, screeching towards the heavens. Its wings released a myriad of unpredictable, mighty forces that plunged down towards the Demon Beasts that had lost their reason.

The hissing sound continued unabated, and the bodies of numerous Demon Beasts were directly pierced by ice pillars, then turned into ice sculptures.

After clearing away the Demon Beasts, Yuan Yao landed lightly beside Lu Yun and asked softly, “Junior Brother Lu, how’s the situation on your end?”

Lu Yun shook his head slightly, “There are no issues where I was positioned, but Elder Sister Chang’s sector wasn’t doing well. By the time I got there, a third of the origin vein had been hit by the Demon Beasts, and the losses were not insignificant.”

“Considering Xiaorui’s strength, managing to hold out until your rescue was already quite good,” said Yuan Yao, and then her gaze fell on the corpses of the Demon Beasts, observing the blood-red aura emanating from them, her expression growing solemn.

“This blood-red aura must be the culprit behind the Demon Beasts’ loss of reason.”

“Hmm, I have my suspicions that someone is secretly manipulating the Demon Beasts to attack the origin vein, though I haven’t figured out their real intent yet,” replied Lu Yun.

Just at that moment, Lu Yun suddenly sensed that the barrier enveloping the entire Cold Lake Origin Vein had shattered with a crack.

Right then, rays of light shot up into the sky from the No.4, No.5, and No.7 origin vein sectors.

The Array Foundations had been destroyed!

The same thought flashed through both Lu Yun and Yuan Yao’s minds.

With the destruction of three Array Foundations, the power of the Cold Frost Smoky Cloud Array was greatly diminished.

At the same time, this also signified that the disciples guarding the No.4, No.5, and No.7 origin veins had likely met with more misfortune than good fortune.

“To dare trespass upon Qinghuo Sect’s origin vein, court death!”

At the Core of the Cold Frost Smoky Cloud Array, above the No.1 origin vein sector, an immensely powerful presence erupted.

“It’s Elder Jing!”