Chapter 41 Planning Before Action

  "Old thing, it's not your business. We've already succeeded earlier." The young swordsman was exasperated and blamed the balding middle-aged man for hindering his sneak attack with a cross-shaped slash.

  At this moment, Yuan Tian and the middle-aged man were chatting and laughing, and their fingers also pointed at the young man holding the sword. He couldn't help but suspect his partner, wondering if he was intentionally plotting against him.

  "That was to save my cow, don't get me wrong." The middle-aged man feared that the sword-wielding youth would turn against him at this time, which would make it even harder to deal with the skinny guy in front of him.

  "Ah..." The young swordsman also knew it was a misunderstanding, but he couldn't help feeling angry that his brother had died like this. He was about to say something and discuss with the middle-aged man how to kill their common enemy in front of them.

  At the critical moment, he was simply courting death. Yuan Tianping usually didn't have a heart or lungs, but when it really came to life and death, his brain absolutely turned fast enough, and the timing was very accurate. A sword energy directly killed him, but it hit the defensive cover.

  The young swordsman was also careful enough, and while speaking, he secretly pressed a medium-grade defensive talisman in his hand. But it was this action that betrayed him, letting Gen Tian know that the Absolute Spirit Formation had already been lifted.

  The mid-grade defense is indeed formidable, and such a sharp sword energy was actually blocked. This is the lifesaving charm of the young man holding the sword, having just seen his brother die too miserably, he finally spared no effort to take it out.

  Unfortunately, he could block the sword energy but not the sword intent. His mind was pierced by the sword intent, like being stabbed by ten thousand needles. The pain made him cover his head and scream, rolling on the ground, with nosebleed flowing down.

  Bald middle-aged man, almost without hesitation, immediately unfolded the open body method. The young man holding a medium-grade defensive talisman was also unable to escape. He dared not stand still even more, even if he had many medium-grade defensive talismans.

  A person who has cultivated for decades is indeed not simple. This method is strange and swift, and Yuan Tian can hardly catch up with him. Even if he catches his shadow, he cannot launch a continuous sword energy at this moment. The two sword energies just now have already consumed more than half of his spiritual power. If he releases another sword energy, he will probably be exhausted and collapse to the ground. What if one strike doesn't hit, wouldn't he become a sheep waiting to be slaughtered?

  The eighty-first layer of the defensive net had just been activated when the middle-aged man's sword arrived. His movements were extremely fast, and he continuously launched three swords in a row, each one as fierce and sharp as the previous arc-shaped sword energy.

  The talisman can be used now, and Yuan Tian's advantage is revealed. Three flame talismans are released, covering the possible positions where the middle-aged man might move.

  "Boom boom boom", even without the linked flame symbol, its power is stronger than the standard version. Each spirit symbol has a range of 40 steps, leaving no room for the bald middle-aged man to maneuver.

  This man was quite ruthless, and didn't even use a defensive charm. He quickly dodged to one side, using his knife to protect himself in front. Three flame charms only managed to scorch his clothes black and make his hair even more bald, but he didn't suffer much injury. With a swift movement, he actually came back to attack again, with an unrelenting ferocity.

  Through the previous probing, the middle-aged man had already estimated the power of the spirit symbol. Although it was larger than a normal flame symbol, as long as he dodged well, it wouldn't take his life. Being good at observing and analyzing his opponent was one of the reasons he was still alive today.

  Kill this skinny man, not only can we take back the blue-eyed unicorn cow, but also get his Qiankun bag. Since we've already taken action, let's go all out. The body method is displayed, and another knife is raised to kill the incoming person.

  Although there were many defensive screens, Yuan Tian would not stand still and let him hit. He threw out three flame talismans with his right hand, and held one in his left hand, ready to strike at any moment. The middle-aged man's eyes were indeed very cunning, and he actually hid behind the young swordsman who had fallen to the ground. Although his divine consciousness was injured and temporarily lost his combat effectiveness, the intermediate defensive screen was still open.

  He had already seen that the other party still had a spiritual symbol in his hand, and hid behind the defensive cover. Although it was not as good as hiding inside, it could also play a certain role. As expected, the last flame symbol was thrown out. The middle-aged man was somewhat relieved by his own judgment. If he had hidden in the wrong place, he might have been hit by this last one, and if he didn't die, he would have lost a layer of skin.

  "Ah... Ah..." Flames accompanied by two mournful cries, then an eerie silence.

  The last one Yuantian threw out was not an ordinary flame talisman, but a triple flame talisman. The middle-aged man's downfall lay in his rich experience and attempts, which ultimately led to his demise due to his common sense. Until his death, he did not understand how low-grade spirit talismans could possess such great power. As he dodged behind the sword-wielding youth, he was dragged down together with him.

  There are many factors that determine the outcome of a battle. When Yuan Tian was unable to activate his spirit symbol at first, he did not lose hope. He found that there was no one on the right side, and the enemy should not have intentionally left an opening for him to escape. If it were a two-pronged attack, they shouldn't have left such a large gap on the right side.

  If no one is seen on the right side, it means they are hiding. A fireball was thrown over, and the two brothers changed their faces, anxious to kill and rob.

  But unexpectedly, the blue-eyed unicorn was so brave, and since it wanted to help its master resist the cross-shaped sword energy. The middle-aged man's knife energy, which was originally aimed at Yuan Tian, turned around and shattered the sword energy.

  If there was no discovery of the anomaly on the right, when the two brothers attacked, Yuan Tian dodged to the right, and the middle-aged man stabbed again with a knife. It's likely that he would be cut in half on the spot. Even if the anomaly was discovered, without Lao Niu's bravery in protecting his master, this pincer attack would not have been easy to deal with.

  The power of the Frost Sword exceeded Yuan Tian's expectations. Originally, he had planned to resist for a while and then take advantage of the opportunity to dodge and run into the mountain cave where he would no longer be restricted by the Absolute Spirit Array. Who would have thought that one sword would kill someone, changing the entire situation.

  His finger pointed at the sword-wielding youth, and his action of taking out the talisman was observed by Yuan Tian. Reaching out to try it, the defensive horse jacket could indeed be activated. At this moment, the foundation for a sure win had already been laid, and all subsequent attacks were under control.

  The blue-eyed unicorn walked forward, using its conical horn to poke at the corpse on the ground, confirming that it was really dead. Only then did it happily run to Yuantian's side to take credit.

  This old cow is so cunning, it's even more cautious than I am. One of them opened a big hole in its chest, and the other two were burned to a crisp, but it still doesn't feel at ease.

  He lay on the cow's back, having gone through a battle, his tense nerves relaxed, and now he was full of fatigue. The old cow carried him slowly into the cave.

  Outside, nothing was moving, and the cows were quietly lying down. It had been four years since he came to this world, and for the first time, Yuan Tian realized how terrifying the Cultivation Realm was.

  He carefully recalled today's events, wondering how he was being stalked and where it started. Was it that middle-aged uncle who started tailing him from the butcher shop to grab the cow?

  No! It seems wrong again. At that time, he didn't seem to be fake-selling the cow. Since it had already been sold, how did he know for sure that he could cure the cow?

  If it were his two brothers who had a change of heart, they must have found out about the sale of the cow bezoar. This matter was only known to the people in Baicao Studio, and such a large store would not secretly plot against customers for a small amount of money. That is to say, when they went to the mountain cave to retrieve the cow bezoar, they already knew about it.

  What a close call! Luckily, the entrance was blocked and it was in a relatively inner position. If they had been ambushed at the entrance, it would have been quite dangerous. They might not have arrived yet, and the Soul-Sealing Array hadn't been set up either. It was only after I left for the second time that the Soul-Sealing Array was set up, with some people tracking me and others waiting in ambush here.

  This explanation is more reasonable, but why did they think of setting up the absolute spirit formation first, and after setting it up, they were fearless, as if they knew they only excelled at spiritual symbols.

  Yuan Tian thought for a moment and analyzed the situation. It was clear that someone had leaked information to them, making this an ambush with prior planning, and that person was someone he knew.