The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 461 Operation Moon Eye (Page 12)

Last time, we talked about how Li Yi and Lan Ze were about to implement the next part of their plan. Will this Moon Eye operation be able to change the faith of the people of Sangchuan? Let's find out together.

After listening to Li Yi's plan, Lan Ze asked doubtfully, "Can you really do this? It doesn't sound reliable at all."

"Don't worry, I've already tested this in Nanliang. Last time I used dreams to implant ideas, this time I'll use illusions. You've built up a lot of popularity these days, and the people of Sangchuan all think highly of you. We need to make good use of this opportunity, and treat this as a full-element exercise."

"Alright, let's go back and prepare together."

"Let's go, I need to change my mood."

Three days later, on the fifteenth, when the bright moon hung high in the sky and people and animals slept, Lan Ze led the Gu Masters to their positions as planned, awaiting the signal to begin. Li Yi had already set up the Xuan Yu Thunder Array around the arena. He looked up at the night sky, where a dark cloud had just obscured the moonlight, and darkness instantly enveloped Sangchuan City.

With a deafening roar, everyone was jolted awake. The Gu God had climbed out of the cliff overlooking the Witchcraft Cult and was destroying the cult's headquarters. He used his tentacles to ensnare several Gu Masters who tried to block him, then tossed them into his mouth. The people stared in astonishment at the scene before them, unsure what to do.

"Cultists of witchcraft, listen to my command! The Gu God has broken the seal and is retaliating against us. I will try to hold him off. You will lead the people of Sangchuan to the arena for refuge!"

Lanze's voice echoed throughout Sangchuan City, and the Gu Masters all chimed in, immediately organizing the people to run towards the arena. As they ran, they glanced to the other side, where Lanze, now transformed into a moon cicada moth, flew towards the Gu God, fearlessly leading him away. However, although the Gu God was lured away, the army of Gu worms climbed up the cliff!

Sangchuan City was thrown into chaos. The sounds of collapsing houses, the cries of livestock, the wails of children, and the shouts of people made it impossible for the night to return to peace. The Gu Masters fought while covering the evacuation of the people. They rescued lost children, carried the elderly on their backs, lifted pregnant women, and helped the disabled, rushing to the arena as fast as they could.

After finally gathering everyone at the arena, Little Corpse Girl immediately led the Gu Masters to set up a defensive barrier to protect the people in the arena, while the Gu worm army kept attacking the barrier.

"Don't worry, everyone. It's safe here. Sister Lanze built this arena to deal with this kind of situation! Not only is a barrier set up here, but food and water have also been stocked up. Just stay here and wait for the battle outside to end."

The terrified people crowded into the arena and began to discuss why the Gu God would destroy the Gu Cult and why he would kill them.

"Elder Lei, what exactly happened? Why did this happen?"

“Now that things have come to this, there is no need to hide this secret anymore. On the surface, our Gu Cult is serving the Gu God, but in reality, we are taking this opportunity to get close to the Gu God and guard against him in order to repair the seal that the Old Man of the Moon set for the Gu God. But one day the Gu God will break through the seal and wreak havoc on the human world, turning this place into a world only inhabited by Gu worms. He will kill everyone.”

"What? How is this possible?"

"If you want to guard against the Gu God, why do you, the Gu Cult, make us worship the Gu God?"

"That was to use the power of your faith to bind the Gu God, but that method is no longer effective."

"What should we do now?"

"All we can do is wait here!"

The Xuan Yu Thunder Array outside the arena suddenly activated, and lightning was continuously conducted between the white jade and the black wood, forming a new magnetic barrier around the perimeter of the barrier.

"How is this going?"

"Don't worry, everyone. This is Wei Le's other layer of protection! He was sent by the Old Man of the Moon to deal with the Gu God and to help us."

"Elder Lei, who is this Matchmaker you're talking about?"

"The Old Man of the Moon?" Little Corpse Girl pointed to the bright moon in the sky and said, "The Old Man of the Moon is the Moon God, the guardian deity of this world. His incarnation is the God of Ailao Mountain, who has protected us for thousands of years!" Little Corpse Girl began to tell people the legend of the Old Man of the Moon...

In reality, Lan Ze approached Li Yi and asked, "How much longer will it take you here?"

"Sister, there are nearly a million people here, how can it be so fast!"

"The Gu God has already noticed something, and I'm afraid he might actually send Gu worms over!"

"Don't worry, I've already contacted Senior Brother Jingyuan from the Heavenly Sect. They're guarding the cliff, monitoring the Gu God's movements." However, no sooner had Li Yi finished speaking than the sounds of battle truly came from the cliff!

"You really have to hurry this time!" Lanze said, then spread his wings and flew toward the cliff.

Li Yi looked at the Xuan Yu Thunder Array, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and said solemnly, "Come on, it's time to show off my recent research results!" After saying that, he raised his right hand and injected Purple Heaven Divine Thunder into the array, adjusting the intensity and direction of the electromagnetic field.

On the other side, Jingyuan led the Tianzong Taoists to resist the army of Gu worms and prevent them from climbing up the cliff.

"Senior Brother Jingyuan, the terrain is unfavorable, making it difficult to fight."

"We just need to avoid letting any of the Gu worms go over there; we don't necessarily have to kill them!" Jingyuan said, then slapped the cliff face with both hands and shouted, "Flowing Evolution Technique, Dark Profound Charge!" The rushing water sloping down the cliff face instantly swept away the army of Gu worms that were climbing.

"If that's the case, then it's much simpler! Junior Sister Nangong, use ice!"

"Understood!" Nangong Xue's eyes turned a glassy color, and she thrust her sword into the cliff face, shouting, "Condense water into ice!" The hundred-foot cliff instantly froze, stretching for miles, sealing off the Gu worms that were about to climb.

"Junior Sister Nangong's sword energy is getting more and more powerful!"

"Thanks to Senior Brother Jingyuan's previous water flow, otherwise my sword energy alone could not have reached this level."

"More worms have crawled up!"

Jingyuan looked at Nangong Xue, who nodded and suddenly drew her sword. The ice layer immediately collapsed, taking the frozen Gu worms with it and plummeting to the bottom of the cliff.

"The water's gone, time to use fire! Watch me!"

"Wait! Let me add some ingredients for my senior brother first!" A Taoist priest formed hand seals and chanted incantations, then shouted, "Dunfu Dharma, Thousand Blade Pillars!" Countless stone pillars emerged from the cliff, shaking down the surrounding Gu worms. Each stone pillar then shot out many stone cones in all directions for a second kill.

"Hey, Senior Brother Huang, you're not adding anything, you're clearly stealing the credit!"

"No, no, my magic is no match for Junior Sister Nangong's sword energy. Look, there are still quite a few Gu worms left! But, Junior Brother, try attacking my stone pillar with your magic now."

"Oh, could it be that Senior Brother has a trick up his sleeve?"

“Try it and you’ll know!”

"Good!" Another Taoist priest formed a hand seal and chanted an incantation, his sword finger sweeping across the sword as he shouted, "He Xi Fa, Crimson Flame Slash!" He swung his sword and unleashed a flame several miles wide, which flew down the cliff face, striking the stone pillars along the way and instantly detonating them, like landmines, killing the surrounding Gu worms.

"Junior Brother Huang, this is no longer a simple earth-based spell, is it?"

"Senior brother has a good eye. There are many gold dusts mixed inside this stone pillar. Once it is exposed to fire, the uneven heating of the gold dust and the soil and stone will cause an explosion. Moreover, the gold dust is more lethal."

"Jinsha, Junior Brother Huang, are you trying to steal my thunder? That won't do! Watch me! The Firm Formation Technique, turning stone into gold!"

The Taoist priest flicked his whisk, and his ponytail transformed into countless flying swords, slashing at the Gu worms like machine gun fire. But that wasn't all; the cliffs struck by the flying swords turned to metal, and then yellow lightning erupted from the metal, creating a yellow lightning waterfall on the cliff.

"My goodness, Senior Brother Jin, your Golden Lightning Conversion technique is already so skillful?"

The lightning magic on the cliff had just dissipated when the Gu worms began to climb again. A Taoist priest laughed and said, "Senior Brother Li, the other senior brothers have all demonstrated their cultivation results. As the senior brother of the Wood Magic Hall, it's time for you to show off your skills!"

Master Li shook his head and smiled, "The method of generation is not suitable for dealing with these Gu worms, so let's not demonstrate it."

Jingyuan laughed and said, "Alright, stop teasing Senior Brother Li. He'll need to rely on his pills later if he uses too much spiritual energy!"

"Senior Brother Jingyuan, I just don't understand why we have to listen to Junior Brother Xiuyuan?"

"Only he can kill the Gu God. This is the will of Heaven and the order of the Daoist Master. What, you disagree, kid?"

"It's not that I'm unconvinced, but he's the first human to combine Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and martial arts into one. If I had the chance, I'd really like to spar with him and see if he's as powerful as the rumors say. Hey, Senior Brother Jingyuan, didn't you and Junior Sister Nangong both fight him? Junior Sister Nangong, is that kid really that strong?"

Nangong Xue replied coldly, "I don't remember."

"Don't remember? Uh, okay! Hey, Senior Brother Jingyuan, do you remember?"

Jingyuan recalled the embarrassing scene of being tricked by Li Yi and bursting into tears, and shook her head with a smile: "I don't really remember it either."

"Huh? None of the people who fought him remember what happened? Does he know something we don't?"

"Alright, enough chit-chat. The Gu worms are coming again! Everyone, please don't let your guard down. There are still so many mortals behind us. This battle to slay the gods should not affect them."

Just then, Lanze flew to the edge of the cliff. Jingyuan bowed respectfully upon seeing her, then smiled and said, "This benefactor must be Miss Lanze. With us guarding here, you can rest assured."

"Thank you all for your hard work, esteemed immortals! I heard that Immortal Jingyuan has quite a connection with our Witchcraft Sect, it's just a pity..."

When Jingyuan saw that Lanze was about to dig up her dark past, she immediately interrupted, "Why bring up things from the past!"

Just then, the second wave of the Gu worm army launched an attack. This time, they didn't crawl, because these Gu worms all had wings, and they flew straight up!

"Senior Brother Jingyuan!"

"I see! Heavenly Sect disciples, listen to my command: deploy the Heavenly Gang Five Thunder Formation!"

"Yes!"

The eldest disciple of the Five Spirits Hall of the Heavenly Sect flew on his sword, using Jingyuan as the array's core. Each of them chanted incantations and formed hand seals to activate the magic array. This array used Jingyuan as the conduit, allowing the other five disciples to freely utilize the thunder magic of their fellow disciples within the array. In other words, they could continuously activate the five elements of thunder magic (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth).

How can we describe the power of this formation? If Li Yi's "Words Become Law" was like a magical machine gun, then this is a more powerful version of a magical Gatling gun. Moreover, this Gatling gun doesn't fire bullets, it fires grenades!

Although using such a powerful spell to deal with the army of Gu worms was indeed like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, the Five Elements Thunder Spell had a larger damage range in the air and was the most effective. However, quite a few Gu worms still managed to bypass the spell's attack range and fly up. Upon seeing this, Lan Ze and the other disciples of the Heavenly Sect immediately stepped forward to intercept them, resulting in a spectacular fireworks display in the sky.

"Senior Brother Jingyuan! The Gu worms have taken the opportunity to climb up the cliff! What should we do?"

"Junior Sister Nangong!"

"understood!"

Nangong Xue flew to the edge of the cliff with her sword, pointing it at the sky to freeze water into an ice phoenix. As the ice phoenix flapped its wings, countless ice spikes smashed down on the Gu worms that had just climbed up. However, there were too many Gu worms, and she alone could not stop them. Lan Ze flew over and flicked out his Broken Gold Threads to set up another defensive line between the houses of the Witchcraft Cult.

"Senior Brother Jingyuan, can those few silk threads of this young lady stop the Gu worms?"

"She is the holy maiden of the witchcraft cult, and she understands Gu worms better than we do!"

But then Lanze's silk threads shimmered with silver light, attracting the Gu worms that had broken through the defenses. The moment the Gu worms touched the silk threads, there were crackling sounds of electric shocks, and all the Gu worms were electrocuted.

"Lefa?"

Jingyuan looked at Lanze, who was helping Nangong Xue kill the Gu worms, and suddenly thought of her white moonlight. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly and she smiled and said, "The Holy Maiden is working so hard, we should also work harder!"