The arrows, infused with the Vast Integrity Qi bestowed by the cultivators of the Confucian Divine Archery Lineage, possessed a range and killing power that far exceeded those of a normal person's shot.

The Golden Barrier Talisman was one of the renowned Spirit Talismans of the Celestial Master Mansion. Though its golden light barrier trembled, it still withstood the first wave of dense arrow rain and held steady.

Without needing words, the group of Celestial Master Mansion disciples tacitly scattered. They formed groups of three or pairs of two, charging through the woods towards the front to close in on their opponents.

Zhou Zihang subconsciously looked back, but Lei was nowhere to be seen; he didn't know when or where Lei had disappeared.

Startled, he was nearly hit by an arrow. Not daring to be distracted again, he quickly refocused his attention on the enemy.

Once the distance narrowed slightly, Zhou Zihang and the other Celestial Master Mansion disciples did not hesitate to use their Spirit Talismans.

Generally speaking, the Celestial Master Mansion's True Inheritance Basic Spirit Talismans, while exquisite, did not have a very long effective range.

Yet, Zhou Zihang and the others attacked from a considerable distance.

Jets of seemingly small flames sparsely flew into the sky, actually engaging in a ranged exchange with the ambushing Lin Clan disciples.

But as those firelights crossed the sky and landed, they immediately triggered a series of violent, fiery explosions.

These were the Flying Fire Talismans created by Lei Jun.

His absence in person did not matter, as the Spirit Talismans he created were there with Zhou Zihang and the others.

Compared to their initial unfamiliarity, Zhou Zihang and the other Celestial Master Mansion disciples had now become quite accurate in deploying the Flying Fire Talismans.

Multiple Flying Fire Talismans launched simultaneously, concentrating their attack and instantly turning the forest from where the arrow rain had originated into a sea of flames.

However, having suffered an early disadvantage, the Lin Clan disciples had already begun to guard against the "new weapons" of the Heirs of the Celestial Master Mansion.

After the first volley of arrows, the Lin Clan disciples from the Confucian Divine Archery Lineage scattered, each finding suitable positions and angles.

Other Lin Clan disciples, in turn, charged down the mountain to clash and entangle with Zhou Zihang and the other Heirs of the Celestial Master Mansion, creating opportunities for their clan's archers.

As the distance closed further, Zhou Zihang and the others became even more direct with their attacks.

A part of them continued to charge forward, conserving their Mana.

Another group directly unleashed another new Basic Spirit Talisman invented by Lei Jun: the Chain Blazing Flame Talisman.

Compared to the simultaneous release of Flying Fire Talismans earlier, fewer disciples were now wielding Spirit Talismans.

However, the resulting spectacle was even grander.

Just a few Chain Blazing Flame Talismans, cast together, caused the sea of fire to spread in all directions. The continuous chain explosions made the coverage area and burning power even more astonishing.

However, the Lin Clan was an ancient and renowned family with profound ancestral teachings, incomparable to other lineages.

The Confucian Scholars who had closed the distance, their chilling Sword Qi like a Vast Integrity long river, exhibited even more varied transformations.

Their ethereal and boundless Sword Qi transformed, becoming concentrated and dense, as solid as a boulder standing firmly in the center of the Grand River, immovable against its torrential rush.

This was the Lin Clan's family technique, the River Heart Stone Sword. This exceptional skill was versatile in both offense and defense. Its Sword Qi was so concentrated it seemed to form a rock-hard barrier, protecting the user and withstanding the assault of the Chain Blazing Flames.

It was just that the fire was so intense it seemed capable of cracking rocks.

The condensed Sword Qi of those Lin Clan disciples was forcefully blasted open and shattered by the continuous explosions of the Chain Blazing Flames.

The Lin Clan of Jiangzhou and the Celestial Master Mansion from Dragon Tiger Mountain were old adversaries, having clashed countless times over the years.

Under normal circumstances, the Lin Clan's River Heart Stone Sword could at least withstand the Blazing Flame Talisman's assault from a Celestial Master Mansion disciple of the same realm.

But now, they were facing the Chain Blazing Flame Talisman.

After their defenses were shattered by the Chain Blazing Flame Talisman, other Celestial Master Mansion disciples, empowered by Spirit Talismans such as Wind Riding, Divine Strike, and Heavenly Gang, closed in to launch a second wave of attacks.

"Lin Zongquan?!" Zhou Zihang, Dharma Ruler in hand, had just exchanged a blow with a Lin Clan youth. Recognizing him, Zhou Zihang immediately flew into a rage. "Pay for Junior Brother Xie's life!"

The two were old enemies. A junior brother from Zhou Zihang's own sect and lineage had died under this Lin Clan youth's sword.

"You'll be meeting your junior brothers soon," Lin Zongquan, the Confucian Scholar, retorted with a smirk, though he was in a difficult position, simultaneously fending off Zhou Zihang and the attacks of the Chain Blazing Flame Talisman. He remained unpanicked.

Facing the approaching Zhou Zihang, he did not retreat. Instead, he took the initiative, thrusting his sword to engage Zhou Zihang in combat.

His originally condensed Sword Qi now became agile once again, as if it had transformed from a stubborn stone into flowing water.

As the Sword Qi flowed continuously, the momentum of his swordplay also kept escalating, like a torrential waterfall, constantly churning and becoming increasingly tumultuous.

This was a familial technique of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan: the Kuanglu Triple Spring Sword.

The other Lin Clan youths were not panicked either.

They had long since witnessed the power of the Flying Fire Talisman and the Chain Blazing Flame Talisman.

The reason they continued to grit their teeth and endure was not that they were without support; rather, they were buying time and creating opportunities for their clan's Divine Archers.

And they got what they were waiting for.

From the woods behind them, the Lin Clan students of the Divine Archery Lineage, having found new positions and angles, fired their arrows again.

However, the number of arrows and the intensity of the attack were significantly less than expected.

Zhou Zihang and the other Celestial Master Mansion disciples, although still wary of sneak attacks, found the situation much easier to manage.

What the hell is going on?!

Lin Zongquan and the other Confucian Scholars engaged in direct combat cursed inwardly.

If not for their kinship, they might have been tempted to curse eighteen generations of those clan members' ancestors.

Amidst the chaos, Lin Zongquan glanced back, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

He did manage to locate one of his clan brothers, a cultivator of the Divine Archery lineage.

However, just as that figure entered his field of vision, he saw an apricot-yellow robed figure appear behind his clan brother.

That figure, like a ghostly apparition, reached out from behind the Lin Clan archer.

Two hands silently seized his head.

A gentle twist.

Lin Zongquan watched, dumbfounded, as his clan brother's head lolled to one side, his body going limp.

The figure behind him was clearly a yellow-robed Taoist from the Celestial Master Mansion!

The yellow-robed Taoist's movements were gracefully understated, without any trace of worldly effort. It was as if he had merely passed behind the Lin Clan archer and casually broken his neck. He then moved on silently, light as a feather, towards another target.

Although there were some disturbances, it's far more peaceful here than at Jiuyuan Lake... Lei Jun calmly approached another Lin Clan archer from behind.

CRACK.

Another Lin Clan youth quietly fell dead in the mountain forest.

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