Capítulo 1664: Chapter 1301: Trap
However, Da Qing didn’t take this matter to heart because, in his perception, the aura of Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo was fine, something that couldn’t be faked.
With the addition of two Earth Immortals, the strength of the Li family had vastly increased, and Xiaoqing, Cang, and others, who had been holding back for a long time, began to select the next local power to attack.
This time, it was no longer a small skirmish but an attempt to attack an Earth Immortal power!
For this, Xiaoqing specially came to ask, “Chengsheng, Chengshuo, how is your combat strength now? Do you think you can handle a few cultivators of the same level?”
“Two or three shouldn’t be a problem.”
Li Chengshuo said with a frown, “But isn’t it too risky to attack them directly? After all, they have a Mountain Protection Array, and breaking the Formation might cost many of our family members’ lives.”
“We know that, so we don’t plan to attack their Mountain Gate directly. Instead, we want them to strike first, attacking our family.”
Xiaoqing grinned and revealed the plan they had devised over the past few days.
In fact, the strategy was quite simple: provoke that power, or even just let them discover the existence of the Li family. Seeing that the Li family had only one Earth Immortal, they would likely be tempted and launch an offensive!
Once the battle erupted, with both sides locked in combat, Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo would reveal themselves from their place of concealment and attack from the rear. With luck, they might shatter their formation and cause chaos in the rear!
Then Li Zhixuan and others in the frontal assault could unleash their full power, striving to annihilate the local beings.
If most of them could be killed here, the Li family could send troops to storm their Mountain Gate while they were unprepared!
This way, they could take down an Earth Immortal power with minimal cost.
Of course, in this process, the Li family was sure to suffer significant casualties, something that could not be avoided under any circumstances.
Not to mention the relatively weak Li family, even the Heavenly Immortal forces had no absolute confidence in keeping everyone alive during a major battle.
To this end, each force could only strive to minimize casualties.
“Hmm, this ‘lure the snake out of the hole’ strategy is good, we will certainly cooperate fully!” Li Chengsheng immediately agreed.
“Good!”
Xiaoqing smiled, satisfied with their commitment.
He then refrained from disturbing them further, pulling Cang, Li Xianxun, and others aside to perfect their strategy, striving for the approval of all family members.
Time passed quickly, and half a month had gone by.
During this time, the Li family launched another operation, wiping out a Human Immortal power and acquiring some fairly good Spiritual Objects.
To align with the family’s current plan, neither Li Chengsheng nor Li Chengshuo made an appearance, and the outside world knew nothing of their existence.
The chosen Human Immortal power had been carefully considered, chiefly as the first step of the plan!
During the process of annihilating the Human Immortal power, the Li family had deliberately left some traces, intending for the backing Earth Immortal power to notice something amiss and investigate further.
After all, exposing themselves directly would be too obvious, and people aren’t fools; wouldn’t they recognize a trap when they see one?
It would be better to leave some flaws for them to find clues themselves, making them feel accomplished and more likely to believe what they had found!
“The bait has been cast, now we just wait for the fish to bite!”
Waiting for the family members’ reports, Xiaoqing’s eyes showed a hint of anticipation, confident of their success this time!
And by destroying an Earth Immortal power and those Spirit Veins, the family would reap rich rewards.
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In the mountain range less than ten thousand miles from the Li family, a formidable Earth Immortal sect occupied the area.
Its name, Xuanbai Mountain!
Interestingly, this was a sect where immortals and demons coexisted.
Such a scenario wasn’t uncommon in the Golden Light Realm, where the Devil Race was their mortal enemy, making other issues seem less significant.
“Have we gathered the intel? Which force destroyed the Xiao Hong Sect?!” the Sect Leader asked sternly from his throne.
Xuanbai Mountain wasn’t particularly powerful, with only six or seven Earth Immortals, and even fewer vassals.
Now, with a vassal inexplicably destroyed, except for those traveling abroad or stationed on other Spirit Mountains, all perished.
If Xuanbai Mountain didn’t investigate quickly, the situation might escalate.
“Based on the scant clues, we tracked them to their hideout in the Three Rivers Mountain Range, using the location’s unique environment to evade celestial investigations.”
The Elder reported, his tone less grave and somewhat delighted, saying, “If the intelligence is accurate, the force that destroyed the Xiao Hong Sect is an Outer Realm invader!”
“What?!” The Sect Leader was startled.
The prevalent stories in the Golden Light Realm spoke of the invaders’ power and malice, how they slew Heavenly Immortals today and wiped out an Earth Immortal power tomorrow.
This led the Sect Leader to instinctively believe that the invaders who destroyed Xiao Hong Sect were equally formidable.
“Sect Leader, don’t overthink it. If that force was so powerful, why didn’t they attack us directly instead of wiping out a Human Immortal power?”