Meanwhile, the team led by Ye Ling'er was not having a smooth journey either.
On their way exploring the Secret Realm, they encountered an ambush from Profound Nether Sect Disciples.
Profound Nether Sect Disciples were known for their various eerie Soul attacks and their ruthless nature.
They already harbored a sense of rivalry toward the Jade Pool Immortal Palace, a new power that had suddenly risen to prominence.
After the news spread that Huo Wushuang had suffered a loss at the hands of Liu Ruyan at the entrance of the Secret Realm...
...it caused several forces that already held hostility toward the Jade Pool Immortal Palace to unite.
Ye Ling'er's team of nine was led by her, a late-stage Foundation Establishment True Disciple, and supported by eight outstanding Middle Stage and late-stage Foundation Establishment Disciples, including Zhao Linger, Wang Zhaojun, and Liu Lie. Their overall strength was not to be underestimated.
They had just finished Transmigration through a dangerous area filled with spatial cracks, consuming a significant amount of energy, and were resting in a relatively safe stone forest.
Just as everyone was taking turns to regulate their breathing and stay alert, a sudden change occurred!
"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"
Dozens of figures, like long-lurking venomous snakes, appeared from all directions without warning!
These figures wore the clothing of different sects but were vaguely divided into three groups, forming a pincer Formation to surround the stone forest where Ye Ling'er's group was located!
On the left were over ten people in somber gray robes, surrounded by faint poisonous mist. They were Ten Thousand Poisons Ridge Disciples, and their leader's cultivation had surprisingly reached the Early Golden Core stage!
On the right were over ten people in cold black robes with eyes as sharp as eagles and weapons flashing with cold light. They were Profound Nether Sect Disciples, and their leader was also at the Early Golden Core stage.
The largest group was in front, about twenty people, wearing crimson robes with a hot and arrogant aura. They were Heavenly Fire Valley Disciples.
The leader was none other than Huo Wushuang, who had previously failed to provoke Liu Ruyan at the entrance and had his spirit dampened instead!
His face was now dark, his eyes a mix of anger and killing intent as he stared fixedly at Ye Ling'er and the others!
It was clear he was taking out his resentment toward Liu Ruyan on all the Jade Pool Immortal Palace Disciples.
The three forces combined had nearly fifty people. The lowest cultivation was the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment, and there were three Golden Core Stage leaders!
On the side of the Jade Pool Immortal Palace, there were only nine people. The highest cultivation was only late-stage Foundation Establishment, and they were currently in poor condition.
"Jade Pool Immortal Palace? I've finally found you!"
Huo Wushuang stepped forward, his voice icy and filled with undisguised killing intent.
"Hand over your Magical Artifacts and Storage Pouches, then cripple your own cultivation. Perhaps then I can leave you with your pathetic lives!"
The young man leading the Ten Thousand Poisons Ridge added sinisterly:
"Brother Huo, why waste words with them? Just kill them."
"Several of my Junior Brothers from the Ten Thousand Poisons Ridge died at the hands of that Gu Luoli... This debt will be collected from them first!"
The leading Disciple of the Profound Nether Sect, a cold and handsome young man, did not speak, but a hint of greed flashed in his eyes as they swept over the Magical Artifacts in the hands of Ye Ling'er and the others.
Clearly, the three parties had met by chance in the Secret Realm and shared hostility or greed toward the Jade Pool Immortal Palace.
They hit it off immediately and began to join forces to besiege the Jade Pool Immortal Palace Disciples.
Facing this sudden desperate situation, the expressions of the nine Jade Pool Immortal Palace members changed.
Zhao Linger and Wang Zhaojun instinctively moved closer to Ye Ling'er.
Liu Lie and the other male Disciples immediately stood in front of the female Disciples, gripping their Magical Artifacts tightly. Although there was shock in their eyes, there was no retreat.
Ye Ling'er took a deep breath, her ice-blue eyes scanning the three groups of enemies as she quickly calmed down.
They were outnumbered and outmatched; a direct confrontation offered no chance of victory.
But surrendering was even more impossible!
"Fellow Disciples!"
Her cold voice rang out, carrying a strange soothing power into the ears of the eight people behind her.
"The Master said that our Jade Pool Immortal Palace Disciples do not look for trouble, but we do not fear it!"
"Today, someone has come to our door to bully us. What should we do?"
After a brief silence, a resolute light burst from the eyes of the eight people as they shouted in unison:
"Fight to the death without retreat!"
"Fight to the death without retreat!"
The voices weren't loud, but they carried a tragic and firm resolve to face death!
"Very well!"
Cold light flared in Ye Ling'er's eyes, her ice-blue hair moving without wind, and the Spiritual Qi around her body erupted!
"Formation!"
She shouted sharply, her youyue twin blades unsheathed, as she took the lead to meet Huo Wushuang head-on!
"Kill!"
Zhao Linger, Wang Zhaojun, Liu Lie, and the other eight roared together, instantly forming a defensive Formation.
Although they were few, the tacit understanding formed through long-term Cultivation and sparring in the Myriad Phenomena Pagoda was fully displayed at this moment!
The auras of the nine people were vaguely connected, their Spiritual Qi complementing each other, and they actually erupted with combat power far exceeding the sum of their individuals in this desperate situation!
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