CHAPTER 796: 796 DIFFICULTIES

Once Qi Yan and his siblings run out of Spiritual Power, they would enter the Array. When they recovered, they would come out again.

Now they have held on for two hours. But reinforcements have still not arrived.

At this time, some members of the Sect were losing morale. Many were already injured.

Tan Shaoting was also very tired, and his Spiritual Power was running low.

Clenching his teeth, he grudgingly took out a Thunder Shocking Pearl and directly threw it into the densest area of Fire Crows.

The Thunder Shocking Pearl exploded, and even the cultivators below were slightly affected. The Fire Crows in the sky fell like hailstones, reversing the situation.

Seeing this, the cultivators used their last bit of strength to land heavy blows on the Fire Crows.

The demon beasts sensed danger, and with half of their companions gone, they quickly dispersed and flew away.

The cultivators breathed a sigh of relief. All of them had Array Plates and quickly entered them to recover.

Tan Shaoting was still uneasy, so he stood outside, collecting the Fire Crows he had killed.

Qi Yan and his siblings had already recovered and came out.

"Dad, you take a rest, we’ll handle the rest."

Tan Shaoting shook his head, unwilling to leave the three children outside.

Seeing their determined look, he finally relented, "Alright, let’s go in together."

Qi Yan and his siblings obediently sat to the side, while Tan Shaoting used Spiritual Spring Water and Spirit Stones to speed up his recovery.

He needed to maintain abundant Spiritual Power for unexpected situations.

After an hour, he had recovered, and then he led the three children out to gather their spoils.

After tidying up, they waited at the side. However, he didn’t put away the Array.

Another hour passed, and over thirty cultivators emerged from the Array.

"Junior Brother, we should hurry and leave. Something is definitely wrong. I sent a Sound Transmission Talisman to Master Ye, so why haven’t any Sect members shown up?"

Just now, he and his sons discussed this issue. The most likely situation was that the garrison was also under attack by demon beasts.

They all hastened their pace back. Everyone felt heavy-hearted. Why were there suddenly so many demon beasts?

Tan Shaoting thought a lot. If the garrison was indeed under siege, then where did these demon beasts come from? They couldn’t have come through here; if that were the case, they would surely know.

That would mean they came from the rear, the way they came. It meant some sects couldn’t hold the line.

Moreover, he realized he couldn’t leave, which worried him.

It wasn’t that he lacked noble ideals, but he had to get the three children back to their mother safely.

After they ran for about an hour, Tan Shaoting noticed a large group of Eagles approaching from behind.

These creatures were too difficult to deal with. They were fast and harder to handle than demon beasts of the same Level.

"Not good, more Eagles are catching up from behind."

Everyone stopped. Running was impossible. Everyone only had about half of their Spiritual Power left, which was problematic.

Those with Spirit Revitalizing Pills took Elixirs, while those without sat down to recover, doing whatever they could.

Tan Shaoting ignored this; he set up the Array, and the four of them entered directly, using Spiritual Spring Water and Spirit Stones. It had to be done this way.

But time was too short to even have a cup of tea, and the Eagles had already arrived.

Tan Shaoting opened his eyes, "You all enter the space."

The three children nodded obediently. This was the greatest danger yet, and they felt safest staying with their father.

Tan Shaoting drank another cup of Spiritual Spring Water before leaving the Array.

The other cultivators thought Tan Shaoting was going to hide.

When he came out, everyone felt relieved.

"Junior Brother, do you have any more Thunder Shocking Pearls? If you do, use them. Don’t worry, we will support you, and we will also compensate you with Spirit Stones equivalent to the Thunder Shocking Pearl."

Tan Shaoting nodded, "There are two more."

"Alright, we each will give you a hundred Spirit Stones."

Tan Shaoting shook his head, "Not now, after we’re out of danger."

Though there isn’t much camaraderie between cultivators, Tan Shaoting wouldn’t do something so dishonorable.

"Alright, Junior Brothers. We must fight with all our might this time."

The others clenched the hilts of their swords tighter.

The Eagles launched their attack, and Tan Shaoting was constantly looking for opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of the Thunder Shocking Pearl.

The Eagles were indeed much more troublesome than the Fire Crows. Some fellow cultivators were already injured.

Everyone was now creating opportunities for Tan Shaoting, all sharing the same thought—to maximize the Thunder Shocking Pearl’s effect on wiping out more Eagles.

Tan Shaoting finally found an opportunity. The power of the Thunder Shocking Pearl was tremendous. Although it didn’t eliminate half the Eagles, it boosted the cultivators’ morale, and the Eagles became disorganized.

This was the best chance to kill as many as they could.

After an hour, everyone was at their limit.

Tan Shaoting found another chance and used another Thunder Shocking Pearl, finally causing the Eagles to flee.

Everyone knew there were no more Thunder Shocking Pearls left; if another flock came, it wouldn’t be so easy.

Tan Shaoting now felt the pain in his meridians, having overly exhausted his Spiritual Power.

Everyone re-entered their respective Arrays. No matter what, they had to recover first to face the upcoming battles.

Everyone now understood that something must have happened at the garrison. They had already held out for a day.

They assumed it would be safer at night, which was a reasonable inference.

The situation here was really bleak, but at least no cultivators had died yet.

Tan Shaoting hadn’t released his three children. He now wanted to focus on cultivating and recovering.

After recovering, he also entered the space to reassure the children, allowing them to be at ease.

"Dad, are you okay?"

"I’m alright. Judging by the current situation, I don’t think the night will be peaceful either."

The waves of demon beasts seemed orchestrated uniformly.

"Dad, are we not going back?"

"Very likely. I suspect the garrison may be in even greater danger."

"You stay in the space first; I’ll go out."

The three children knew this was not the time for bravado, so they didn’t argue to go out.

Tan Shaoting sat in the Array, but his Divine Sense was constantly monitoring outside.

When he noticed traces of Iron Centipedes densely packed, he felt goosebumps rise all over him.

He immediately sent a Sound Transmission to the children, then exited the Array.

Soon, everyone came out. Among them, only Tan Shaoting had a high-level Array Plate; the others couldn’t withstand the demon beasts’ attacks.

"Junior Brother Tan, they want us dead."

Tan Shaoting didn’t answer, knowing these people were already losing their nerve.