"Disciples of Zixia Valley, follow me Gu Mu together, to defend Zixia Valley. We will never allow any outsiders to bully our sect, to trample on our dignity and disgrace."
As he spoke, Gu Mu pulled out his treasure weapon, the triangular tank.
"A crack!" In just a short time, the protective array of Zixia Valley had been shattered by the powerful figures from the Jiu Yin Gate.
"Although the Zixia Valley sect has strong status, its protective array is truly unsightly. It is only a low-level fifth-tier protective array."
With thousands to tens of thousands of people hitting this protective array at the same time, and a Yuanhun realm expert also involved, being able to maintain this state for a while is already quite good.
Before Gu Mu and the disciples of the Zixia Valley could reach the sect, the people of the Jiu Yin Gate had already charged in.
This is simply too much! If it were just noisy outside the sect, there would still be some room.
Now, from top to bottom, the Jiu Yin Gate is breaking through the Zixia Valley protective array and attacking into the valley itself. This is an attempt to destroy the sect.
If they don't destroy the sect, the Jiu Yin Gate won't be able to survive in the realm of cultivators.
The disciples of Zixia Valley are furious, they wish they could rush up and fight the people from Jiu Yin Gate immediately. They have even reached their home.
Gu Mu, however, was shocked beyond belief.
According to the message brought by Lü Yinzhu, Ding Huan said that the Jiu Yin Gate would break through the sect's protective array and storm into the Zixia Valley to annihilate the sect.
He was at a loss in his heart.
If he had fallen, it would have been possible.
As long as Gu Mu is alive, the Jiu Yin Gate has a zero percent chance of annihilating the Zixia Valley.
Since it is impossible to destroy the Zixia Valley, the Jiu Yin Gate has no chance of breaking through the protective array and entering the valley. They should still be trying to gain control of the ownership of Ziyuan Heavy Mountain through a confrontation with the sect.
Now, it's clear that his judgment was wrong, and Ding Huan's judgment was correct.
At this moment, he regrets it to his core because he didn't listen to Ding Huan and didn't set up a containment and assassination array within the sect.
If he had listened to Ding Huan's words, the Jiu Yin Gate would now be equivalent to coming to die.
How did Ding Huan know about this against common sense?
Gu Mu wanted to lead the charge, but then he remembered what Ding Huan had told Lü Yinzhu.
Do not start the fight first, wait for the enemy to charge in before using all your might to counterattack.
Thinking of this, Gu Mu forced himself to stop the anger that wanted to charge forward.
When Gu Mu thought the opponent would rush over first, something even more unexpected happened.
Not only did the Jiu Yin Gate not rush over, but each disciple pulled out a round tube. When these tubes were activated, a cloud of smoke filled the area within several miles.
What does this mean?
When the smoke drifted over, Gu Mu's heart palpitated, and he understood what was happening.
The smoke triggered by the opponents wasn't just the toxin he was poisoned with, right?
The Jiu Yin Gate is so despicable, using such terrifying toxic fog to deal with the Zixia Valley. They are trying to exterminate every living thing.
This kind of poison, even he cannot resist. How can those disciples and elders who are weaker than him withstand it? If the opponents dared to release toxic gas so openly, they must be wearing antidotes.
No more waiting, charge now. Kill one and break even, kill two and earn one.
Not right...
Gu Mo immediately understood what was going on, and he roared loudly:
"You are deliberately challenging the rules of the realm of cultivators, Chang Qi and Hao Wodao?"
You, one as the sect master and the other as the Supreme Elder, entering my Zixia Valley like this—do you think the realm of cultivators can still tolerate your Jiu Yin Gate existing?"
Gu Mo finally understands what high incense means now, and the ingredients of the high incense must be antidotes.
Ding Huan told them to burn high incense before the battle, so that they could first inhale the antidote.
At this time, the Jiu Yin Gate people, believing that they had no threat after being poisoned, would rush in all at once.
The Jiu Yin Gate people would certainly lower their guard, and they would use their leisure to wait for an opportunity to gain the upper hand.
"Ha ha, Gu Mo, you've survived, which is beyond my expectation. The disciples of the Jiu Yin Gate, the Zixia Valley has occupied our Ziyuan Heavy Mountain. We must eliminate them."
Hao Wudao laughed heartily, he had long wanted to eliminate the Zixia Valley, and today at last, he had the chance.
More than eight thousand disciples of the Jiu Yin Gate rushed forward.
Gu Mo shouted loudly, "My Zixia Valley cultivators, this battle will not leave any room for mercy, give it all you've got, kill!"
Every person who knows a little about battle array knows that such a chaotic and messy attack by nearly 20,000 people is definitely the most retarded thing.
Disorderly and unorganized, fighting individually without teamwork.
Unfortunately, whether it's the Jiu Yin Gate or the Zixia Valley, these elders and disciples all cultivate for immortality.
Who would go and learn about army vs. army tactics when they're just cultivating for immortality?
Moreover, in the eyes of the Jiu Yin Gate, after the Zixia Valley people were poisoned, it would be like cutting watermelons and chopping vegetables for them. What would they need for a battle array? What would they need for a formation?
At this moment, each Jiu Yin Gate member was only eager to take advantage of the Zixia Valley people's poisoning and harvest several heads.
If Ding Huan was here, he would definitely curse Gu Mo as a fool.
He could ensure the complete annihilation of the invading cultivators from Jiu Yin Gate if he led this battle.
He knew it would be a battle between two armies, and he had already told Gu Mo that the Jiu Yin Gate was about to storm into the Zixia Valley.
Gu Mo should have set up an army formation. With an army formation, and with the help of the pre-set containment and assassination array, it's impossible for a thousand people to defeat eight thousand from Jiu Yin Gate.
The Jiu Yin Gate storming in without formation might be forgivable. They probably thought that the Zixia Valley cultivators were poisoned and did not need to form an array.
It's hard to understand why Gu Mo also ordered the Zixia Valley disciples to rush in without formation.
"Ah!"
As the first scream echoed, blood mist flew across the entire battlefield, and cultivators lay on the ground in every corner.
Gu Mo watched as the unguarded disciples of the Jiu Yin Gate charged into the midst of the Zixia Valley cultivators, only to be cut down by them, feeling a great sense of satisfaction in his heart.
Gu Mo was fortunate that he finally listened to Lü Yinzhu's suggestion to burn high incense.
He didn't originally plan to burn high incense either, but Lü Yinzhu kept saying that Ding Huan would not speak without reason and that there must be a reason.
Thinking back to the incident where Gong Hua went to look for Ding Huan's disappearance, he still decided to listen to Lü Yinzhu's suggestion, prepared the high incense, and had the combat disciples witness the burning of the incense in the main hall of the sect.
Otherwise, it would have been the time for the Zixia Valley's extermination.
How can a group of poisoned disciples expect to retaliate?
"They are not poisoned..." The Jiu Yin Gate's sect master, Chang Qi, finally realized it.
The first wave of Jiu Yin Gate suffered heavy losses.
Without the reminder from Chang Qi, all disciples of the Jiu Yin Gate had already woken up.
It was not until this moment that the disciples of the Jiu Yin Gate began to guard against the counterattack of the Zixia Valley.
Just the first wave of attacks had already resulted in nearly a thousand casualties.
"Gu Mo, today I'll see where you'll go."
Hao Wudao was also extremely angry in his heart, inadvertently being outwitted by Gu Mo.
At this moment, he would not show any mercy. Although his name was called "No Knife," at least five different types of knives surrounded him.
Gu Mo's triangular steel shield also gathered a whirlwind of steel shadows towards Hao Wudao:
"It was indeed you who ambushed me last time, a despicable scoundrel."
Hao Wudao didn't respond, and the five knives formed a formation, not only enclosing Gu Mo's triangular steel shield shadows but also preventing him from advancing for a moment.
Gu Mo knows that Hao Wudao is the only yuanhun cultivator in the Jiu Yin Gate, and once he faces Hao Wudao, he cannot go to aid others within the sect for a short time.
However, his peripheral vision showed that after the initial losses, the Jiu Yin Gate had now stabilized their formation.
Zixia Valley's true-dan elders were being killed by Chang Qi, and the executive elder Dong Li was virtually unseen, even though Gu Mo had high hopes for him.
Clearly, Dong LiShang fled after the battle.
This caused a wave of sadness to rise in his heart.
For Dong LiShang and Gong Hua, he offended his savior Ding Huan, now looking at how ironic it is.
Not only did Dong LiShang flee, but several true-dan elders also escaped with Dong LiShang.
The number of disciples in Zixia Valley is greater than that of Jiu Yin Gate. So what?
In a cultivator battle, if there is no tactical advantage based on the number of people, the ultimate comparison is between the strength of high-level cultivators.
What made Gu Mo angrier was the elder He, a yuanhun elder who, each year, consumed a large amount of sect resources. Yet when the sect was on the verge of being annihilated, he didn't come out to help.
In a life-and-death battle, those who haven't fled beforehand pretty much have no hope of escaping now.
The disciples of Zixia Valley also understand this, and each one is fighting to the best of their ability.
Even if they die, they will take someone down with them.
The disciples of Zixia Valley also decrease rapidly, just like the disciples of Jiu Yin Gate.
Gu Mo's strength was not inferior to Hao Wudao's, but since he had just recovered from severe injuries, and was concerned about the remaining elders and disciples of Zixia Valley, his combat performance was slightly lower than Hao Wudao's.
When he saw Lü Yinzhu being killed by the sect master of Jiu Yin Gate, Chang Qi, he could no longer contain himself and rushed at Chang Qi. At the same time, he slapped the latter on the forehead.
Chang Qi is a sect master, but he is only a true-dan cultivator. Faced with Gu Mo, who is a yuanhun cultivator, he was not enough to even retaliate, let alone get a chance to fight back.
Just one slap, and Chang Qi's head was bludgeoned to a pulp.
"Ash! A burst of blood light exploded from Gu Mo's body."
Gu Mo's unthinking slap also left him with severe injuries.
Hao Wudao was even more enraged than Gu Mo. After being severely wounded, he recklessly charged at Gu Mo.
Gu Mo actually killed Chang Qi, the sect master of his Jiu Yin Gate.
At this moment, Hao Wudao could only regret not stopping Gu Mo from killing Chang Qi.
"Click!" Gu Mo's waist was once again split by a slash from Hao Wudao, almost splitting him in two.
Losing the initiative, Gu Mo suffered successive severe injuries.
Even so, Gu Mo did not fall over. He spat blood from his mouth, did not retreat, but turned to embrace Hao Wudao, and then the fierce true qi in him surged out.
Hao Wudao's bones were continuously shattering, and his Dan Field was crushed by one of Gu Mo's hands.
"Bang!" Gu Mo was kicked into the air by Hao Wudao.
Hao Wudao was also severely injured, spewing blood from his mouth.
"Gu Mo, I'll swallow you whole," Hao Wudao's eyes were red with anger.
His Dan Field was shattered, and his future seemed uncertain.
"The sect master." Lü Yinzhu immediately embraced Gu Mo after being rescued.
"Quick, run, find Ding Huan, he'll take you away..." Gu Mo barely got these words out before his head fell to one side.
Lü Yinzhu dared not stay for a moment. Zixia Valley was clearly about to be annihilated.
She picked up Gu Mo and used a forbidden technique to flee.
How could Hao Wudao let Lü Yinzhu and Gu Mo go? Seeing Lü Yinzhu escape, he chased after them without hesitation.
However, under his heavy injury, his speed was only comparable to Lü Yinzhu's.
（The update ends here. Good night, friends. Old Five asks for your support with next month's tickets!）
