dà jiā xīn lǐ tou dōu méi yǒu dǐ ， dàn shì zhǐ zhì cǐ wéi yǒu yǎo yá jiān chí 。
大家心里头都没有底，但事只至此唯有咬牙坚持。
Everyone's hearts were filled with uncertainty, but there was no choice but to grit their teeth and persevere.
rén rén dōu zài qǐ pàn qí jì ， jǐn guǎn tā men yě zhī dào nà shì bù kě néng dì 。
人人都在企盼奇迹，尽管他们也知道那是不可能地。
They all hoped for a miracle, even though they knew it was impossible.
rú jīn tā men néng yī zhàng de ， jiù shì zhè zuì hòu yī dào zhèn fǎ ， hái duō shǎo néng wèi tā men tí gōng yì diǎn bì hù ， kě nà céng kàn shì níng hòu de guāng mù ， zài duì fāng de kuáng gōng zhī xià ， yě bù tíng xuē ruò 。
如今他们能依仗的，就是这最后一道阵法，还多少能为他们提供一点庇护，可那层看似凝厚的光幕，在对方的狂攻之下，也不停削弱。
What they could rely on now was the last array formation that still provided some protection. However, under the relentless attacks of the enemy, the seemingly thick layer of light began to weaken continuously.
zhè yàng xià qù ， jié jú yī jiù bú huì yǒu rèn hé gǎi biàn de 。
这样下去，结局依旧不会有任何改变的。
This outcome would remain unchanged no matter what happened.
yǔn luò ， sì hū yǐ bù kě nì zhuǎn le 。
陨落，似乎已不可逆转了。
It seemed that their downfall was inevitable.
yún yǐn zōng xiū shì de liǎn shàng ， fū duō fú xiàn chū bēi āi zhī sè 。
云隐宗修士的脸上，夫多浮现出悲哀之色。
The faces of the Cloud Concealment Sect cultivators were filled with sorrow.
bù lùn xiū wèi gāo dī ， néng gòu zǒu dào jīn tiān zhè yī bù dōu bù róng yì ， shuí yòu yuàn yì yǔn luò ， wèn tí shì ， rú jīn ， tā men gēn běn jiù kàn bú jiàn yī sī qiú shēng de xī wàng zài nǎ lǐ 。
不论修为高低，能够走到今天这一步都不容易，谁又愿意陨落，问题是，如今，他们根本就看不见一丝求生的希望在哪里。
No matter how high or low their cultivation, reaching this stage wasn't easy. Who wouldn't want to avoid falling? The problem was, they couldn't see any hope for survival now.
“ pīn le ！”
“拼了！”
"Let's give it our all!"
chén yǔ yǎo le yǎo bèi chǐ ， tā zhǐ shì qū qū yī míng níng dān qī xiū shì 。
陈雨咬了咬贝齿，她只是区区一名凝丹期修士。
Chen Yu bit her teeth. She was just a condensation core cultivator.
néng gòu huó xià lái yě suàn yì shù ， huò zhě shuō yùn qì zhe shí bù sú ， rán ér tā de hǎo yùn yě dào cǐ wéi zhǐ ， yí dàn zhè zuì hòu yī dào zhèn fǎ bèi pò chú ， xiàng tā zhè zhǒng jìng jiè de xiū xiān zhě ， kěn dìng shì yí gè zhào miàn ， jiù yǔn luò diào le 。
能够活下来也算异数，或者说运气着实不俗，燃而她的好运也到此为止，一旦这最后一道阵法被破除，像她这种境界的修仙者，肯定是一个罩面，就陨落掉了。
Surviving would be considered an anomaly or sheer luck. But her good fortune had run out. Once this last array formation was broken, she would fall to the ground like a leaf without any resistance.
shèn zhì méi yǒu zhēng zhá de yú dì ！
甚至没有挣扎的余地！
Chen Yu's heart was filled with sorrow as she tried to release her divine sense and find a cultivator from the three sect alliance who could match her strength.
chén yǔ de xīn qíng bēi āi yǐ jí ， nǔ lì fàng chū shén shí ， xún zhǎo sān pài lián méng de dí rén zhōng ， yǒu méi yǒu zì jǐ kě yǐ miǎn qiǎng pǐ dí de xiū shì 。
陈雨的心情悲哀以极，努力放出神识，寻找三派联盟的敌人中，有没有自己可以勉强匹敌的修士。
She didn't want to die in vain.
tā bù xiǎng zì jǐ yǔn luò dé méi yǒu yì diǎn yì yì 。
她不想自己陨落得没有一点意义。
Even if it meant certain death, she wanted to take someone down first.
jiù suàn zhù dìng bù néng huó zhe ， yě yào xiān lā yí gè diàn bèi de 。
就算注定不能活着，也要先拉一个垫背的。
But finding an appropriate target wasn't easy. The three-sect alliance was filled with powerful experts, like raindrops of strong generals. Those sent to contest the mineral veins were elite disciples from their sects. Although there were nearly ten thousand cultivators, it was hard to find a condensation core cultivator among them.
rán ér xiǎng yào zhǎo dào yí gè hé shì de mù biāo què bìng bú shì nà me róng yì ， sān pài lián méng gāo shǒu rú yún ， qiáng jiàng rú yǔ ， pài lái zhēng duó kuàng mài de dōu shì zōng nèi de jīng yīng dì zǐ ， rén shù suī yǒu jìn wàn rén zhī duō ， rán ér zhè me duō xiū shì zhōng què hěn nán zhǎo dào yí gè níng dān qī xiū xiān zhě 。
燃而想要找到一个合适的目标却并不是那么容易，三派联盟高手如云，强将如雨，派来争夺矿脉的都是宗内的精英弟子，人数虽有近万人之多，燃而这么多修士中却很难找到一个凝丹期修仙者。
The weakest were at the yuan婴 stage, and such beings weren't something Chen Yu could match.
xiū wèi zuì chà yě shì yuán yīng qī ， ér zhè yàng de cún zài ， kě bú shì rú jīn de chén yǔ néng gòu pǐ dí 。
修为最差也是元婴期，而这样的存在，可不是如今的陈雨能够匹敌。
A look of disappointment flashed across her face.
tā de liǎn shàng shǎn guò shī wàng zhī yì 。
她的脸上闪过失望之意。
But then she noticed something odd.
rán ér jiù zài zhè shí ， chén yǔ què fā xiàn le yì diǎn bù tuǒ 。
燃而就在这时，陈雨却发现了一点不妥。
Or rather, something strange.
huò zhě shuō hěn lìng rén qí guài de yí mù 。
或者说很令人奇怪的一幕。
The disciples from the three-sect alliance began to retreat.
sān pài lián méng de dì zǐ jū rán kāi shǐ chè lí 。
三派联盟的弟子居然开始撤离。
No, they didn't flee.
bù ， bù néng shuō chè lí 。
不，不能说撤离。
It seemed like they received some news. Then, as if a bucket of water was poured into a boiling pot, they suddenly became agitated. Through her divine sense, Chen Yu could see that those arrogant three-sect disciples showed signs of panic.
duì fāng sì hū shōu dào le shén me xiāo xī ， suí hòu jiù fǎng fú jiāng yī piáo shuǐ dào jìn gǔn tàng de yóu guō lǐ ， dùn shí fèi téng le qǐ lái ， tōng guò shén shí ， chén yǔ kàn de qīng qīng chǔ chǔ ， nà xiē bù kě yī shì de sān pài dì zǐ jū rán lù chū le jīng huāng zhī sè 。
对方似乎收到了什么消息，随后就仿佛将一瓢水倒进滚烫的油锅里，顿时沸腾了起来，通过神识，陈雨看得清清楚楚，那些不可一世的三派弟子居然露出了惊慌之色。
Indeed, it was panic. It looked like they were about to face a great calamity.
méi cuò ， jiù shì jīng huāng ， fǎng fú tā men tū rán yào dà nàn lín tóu le yī yàng 。
没错，就是惊慌，仿佛他们突然要大难临头了一样。
How could this be?
zhè zhè me kě néng ne ？
这这么可能呢？
They were clearly in an advantageous position at the moment.
cǐ shí cǐ kè ， tā men míng míng hái zàn jū jué duì shàng fēng de 。
此时此刻，他们明明还暂居绝对上风的。
Almost breaking through the last array formation, shouldn't it be the Cloud Concealment Sect cultivators who should be panicked? What were the three-sect alliance disciples panicking for?
chà yì diǎn jiù kě yǐ jiāng zuì hòu de zhèn fǎ gōng pò ， yīng gāi jīng huāng de shì yún yǐn zōng de xiū xiān zhě ， sān pài lián méng de dì zǐ jīng huāng shén me 。
差一点就可以将最后的阵法攻破，应该惊慌的是云隐宗的修仙者，三派联盟的弟子惊慌什么。
Chen Yu was amazed. She almost thought her eyes had played tricks on her.
chén yǔ chú le jīng qí hái shì jīng qí ， huǎng hū jiān ， shèn zhì yǐ wéi shì zì jǐ de yǎn jīng chū le wèn tí 。
陈雨除了惊奇还是惊奇，恍惚间，甚至以为是自己的眼睛出了问题。
But when she shook her head, she noticed that everyone around her also showed signs of surprise. Clearly, they shared the same doubts as her. In other words, what she saw wasn't an illusion but reality.
rán ér tā huǎng le huǎng tóu lú ， tū rán fā xiàn zhōu wéi de tóng bàn dōu shì yī liǎn de jīng qí zhī sè ， xiǎn rán tā men yǔ zì jǐ yǒu zhe tóng yàng de yí huò ， nà huàn jù huà shuō ， zì jǐ kàn dào de bú shì huàn jué ， ér shì zhēn de 。
然而她晃了晃头颅，突然发现周围的同伴都是一脸的惊奇之色，显然他们与自己有着同样的疑惑，那换句话说，自己看到的不是幻觉，而是真的。
Chen Yu was overjoyed by this discovery, even though she didn’t understand everything. She vaguely felt that a turning point might have occurred.
chén yǔ wèi zì jǐ zhè ge fā xiàn kuáng xǐ qǐ lái ， jǐn guǎn tā bù míng bái zhè yī qiè de shǐ mò ， dàn yǐn yuē jué de ， shì qíng kǒng pà shì chū xiàn zhuǎn jī le 。
陈雨为自己这个发现狂喜起来，尽管她不明白这一切的始末，但隐约觉得，事情恐怕是出现转机了。
Perhaps, she wouldn’t need to fall.
huò xǔ ， zì jǐ yòng bù zhe yǔn luò 。
或许，自己用不着陨落。
This thought emerged in Chen Yu's mind without any reason, but just the realization itself was enough to make her thrilled.
zhè ge niàn tou zài chén yǔ de nǎo hǎi zhōng mào chū ， méi yǒu rèn hé lǐ yóu ， dàn jǐn jǐn shì zhè fā xiàn yǐ zú gòu lìng tā jīng xǐ le 。
这个念头在陈雨的脑海中冒出，没有任何理由，但仅仅是这发现已足够令她惊喜了。
Gradually, most of the Cloud Concealment Sect disciples came to similar conclusions, and joy spread among them.
jiàn jiàn de ， yún yǐn zōng dì zǐ dà duō zuò chū lèi sì de pàn duàn ， xǐ yuè zài tā men zhōng jiān màn yán 。
渐渐的，云隐宗弟子大多做出类似的判断，喜悦在他们中间蔓延。
The three-sect alliance cultivators, however, appeared panicked. Some had already started retreating.
ér sān pài lián méng de xiū shì zé xiǎn de jīng huāng shī cuò ， yǐ jīng yǒu rén kāi shǐ chè lí le 。
而三派联盟的修士则显得惊慌失措，已经有人开始撤离了。
Initially, only a few did so, but once someone led the way, fear began to spread like an epidemic, causing everyone to flee in a frenzy.
yuán běn zhǐ yǒu hěn shǎo de rén zhè me zuò ， rán ér jì yǒu rén dài tóu ， nà me jiē xià lái kǒng jù jiù huì chuán rǎn ， rú wēn yì yì bān de xiàng sì chù màn yán 。
原本只有很少的人这么做，然而既有人带头，那么接下来恐惧就会传染，如瘟疫一般的像四处蔓延。
In no time, the orderly retreat turned into a mad dash for survival. The three-sect alliance, with nearly ten thousand powerful cultivators, disintegrated within less than a cup of tea.
hěn kuài ， chè lí biàn chéng le zhēng xiān kǒng hòu de táo pǎo ， táng táng sān pài lián méng ， jìn wàn míng qiáng dà de xiū xiān zhě ， zài bú dào yī zhǎn chá de shí jiān lǐ ， jū rán jiù shù dào hú sūn sàn le 。
很快，撤离变成了争先恐后的逃跑，堂堂三派联盟，近万名强大的修仙者，在不到一盏茶的时间里，居然就树倒糊孙散了。
This was somewhat absurd, but the facts were there.
zhè jiàn shì qíng shuō qǐ lái yǒu diǎn lí pǔ ， rán ér shì shí jiù zài nà lǐ bǎi zhe 。
这件事情说起来有点离谱，然而事实就在那里摆着。
To blame, it was the two elders who stayed behind and didn’t explain the situation clearly, leaving their disciples confused. In their imaginations, fear grew exponentially.
yào guài jiù guài sān pài liú shǒu de liǎng wèi zhǎng lǎo ， méi yǒu jiāng shì qíng de yuán wěi jiǎng qīng chǔ ， nòng dé zhòng dì zǐ mí mí hū hū ， yú shì zài zì jǐ de yì xiǎng zhī xià ， kǒng jù fǎn ér kuò dà le xǔ duō 。
要怪就怪三派留守的两位长老，没有将事情的原委讲清楚，弄得众弟子迷迷糊糊，于是在自己的臆想之下，恐惧反而扩大了许多。
But regardless, this was an excellent result for the Cloud Concealment Sect.
dàn bù guǎn rú hé ， duì yún yǐn zōng lái shuō ， zhè kě shì yí gè jí hǎo de jié guǒ 。
但不管如何，对云隐宗来说，这可是一个极好的结果。
Initially, they only hoped for such a turn of events but didn't dare to have high expectations. To their surprise, everything they had wished for actually came true—everyone survived intact.
yuán xiān jǐn jǐn shì chuǎi mó ， suǒ bào de xī wàng yě bù gǎn tài dà de ， méi xiǎng dào suǒ qǐ pàn de yī qiè hái zhēn de shí xiàn le ， dà jiā méi yǒu yǔn luò ， yí gè gè ， quán dōu wán hǎo de huó zhe 。
原先仅仅是揣摩，所抱的希望也不敢太大的，没想到所企盼的一切还真的实现了，大家没有陨落，一个个，全都完好的活着。
"We're not dreaming!"
“ wǒ men zhè bú shì zuò mèng ba ！”
“我们这不是做梦吧！”
A cultivator's astonished voice rang out. He hadn’t even noticed that his法宝had fallen on the ground. Just moments ago, what happened before their eyes was so challenging to comprehend from any angle.
yī xiū shì mù dèng kǒu dāi de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， lián shǒu zhōng de fǎ bǎo diào zài dì shàng dōu bìng bù xiǎo de ， jiù zài gāng gāng ， fā shēng zài tā men yǎn qián de yí mù ， bù lùn cóng nǎ ge jiǎo dù ， wěi shí dōu yǒu xiē tài tiǎo zhàn cháng shí le 。
一修士目瞪口呆的声音传入耳朵，连手中的法宝掉在地上都并不晓得，就在刚刚，发生在他们眼前的一幕，不论从哪个角度，委实都有些太挑战常识了。
They were still in a daze and had yet to fully recover from the shock.
yǐ zhì yú xiàn zài ， tā men dōu hái yǒu xiē fā dāi ， méi néng wán quán cóng zhèn hàn zhōng fǎn yìng guò lái 。
以至于现在，他们都还有些发呆，没能完全从震撼中反应过来。
After a long time, one cultivator finally burst into joyous shouts, which seemed to awaken all the other cultivators. They leaped up and cheered, with some even hugging their companions in tears of joy.
liáng jiǔ ， cái zhōng yú yǒu xiū shì bào fā chū yī shēng huān hū ， suí hòu fǎng fú huàn xǐng le zhōu wéi suǒ yǒu de xiū xiān zhě ， dà jiā dōu bèng zhe ， tiào zhe ， huān hū qǐ lái le ， shèn zhì yǒu gǎn qíng fēng fù zhě ， yǔ zhōu wéi de tóng bàn bào tóu tòng kū ， bù guò nà yǎn lèi shì xǐ yuè méi cuò 。
良久，才终于有修士爆发出一声欢呼，随后仿佛唤醒了周围所有的修仙者，大家都蹦着，跳着，欢呼起来了，甚至有感情丰富者，与周围的同伴抱头痛哭，不过那眼泪是喜悦没错。
The excitement of surviving a great calamity was something only those who had experienced it could truly understand.
jié hòu yú shēng de xīng fèn ， méi yǒu jīng lì guò de rén ， shì yǒng yuǎn wú fǎ tǐ huì de 。
劫后余生的兴奋，没有经历过的人，是永远无法体会的。
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zhè lǐ shì yí gè dòng kū 。
这里是一个洞窟。
Inside a cave, several cultivators gathered—four or five in total.
lǐ miàn jù jí zhe sì wǔ míng xiū xiān zhě 。
里面聚集着四五名修仙者。
Although there weren't many people, the levels of their cultivation were extraordinary. The lowest was at the middle stage of Cave Profound.
rén shù suī rán bù duō ， rán ér jìng jiè què shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， zuì dī de yě dá dào dòng xuán zhōng qī le 。
人数虽然不多，然而境界却是非同小可，最低的也达到洞玄中期了。
At the top were two powerful beings at the spirit-separation level.
shàng shǒu de liǎng gè ， gèng shì fēn shén jí bié de dà néng cún zài le 。
上首的两个，更是分神级别的大能存在了。
Silver-eyed girl and Dragon-named youth!
yín tóng shào nǚ yǔ lóng xìng shào nián ！
银瞳少女与龙姓少年！
Apart from those remaining at the main base of the Cloud Concealment Sect, all other high-ranking cultivators who had arrived at the mineral vein were here—except for those who had fallen in battle.
yún yǐn zōng chú le liú shǒu zǒng duò de xiū xiān zhě ， qí yú dǐ dá kuàng mài de gāo jiē xiū shì ， chú diào yǔn luò de ， qí yú jǐ rén quán dōu zài zhè lǐ le 。
云隐宗除了留守总舵的修仙者，其余抵达矿脉的高阶修士，除掉陨落的，其余几人全都在这里了。
Outside, just a dozen miles away, the sounds of battle echoed as disciples fought their enemies with bloodshed.
wài miàn ， jù lí cǐ dì bù guò shù shí lǐ yuǎn ， shā shēng zhèn tiān ， zhū dì zǐ zhèng yǔ dí rén yù xuè fèn zhàn 。
外面，距离此地不过数十里远，杀声震天，诸弟子正与敌人浴血奋战。
They stayed hidden not out of cowardice but to rest and prepare to face the higher-level cultivators from the other side.
tā men duǒ zài zhè lǐ bù chū ， bú shì qiè ruò ， ér shì yǎng jīng xù ruì ， zhǔn bèi yíng zhàn duì fāng de gāo jiē xiū xiān zhě 。
他们躲在这里不出，不是怯弱，而是养精蓄锐，准备迎战对方的高阶修仙者。
Their opponents were even more terrifying. These people inside the cave were all injured, especially the silver-eyed girl whose left arm was completely severed.
tā men de duì shǒu yào gèng jiā kě bù ， yào zhī dào dòng zhōng de zhè jǐ gè rén ， kě shì rén rén dài shāng bù qiǎn dì ， yóu qí shì yín tóng shào nǚ ， zuǒ bì jū rán qí jiān duàn le qù 。
他们的对手要更加可怖，要知道洞中的这几个人，可是人人带伤不浅地，尤其是银瞳少女，左臂居然齐肩断了去。
Although her injuries had stopped bleeding, a strange fragrance emanated from her wound, indicating that she wasn't just cut but also poisoned.
xiān xuè suī rán yǐ jīng zhī zhōng ， rán ér què yǒu yī gǔ guài de yì xiāng yóu qí shāng kǒu mí sàn ér chū ， xiǎn rán cǐ nǚ bìng bú shì jǐn jǐn bèi rén zhǎn qù yī tiáo shǒu bì ， nà zhōng le jù dú 。
鲜血虽然已经之中，然而却有一古怪的异香由其伤口弥散而出，显然此女并不是仅仅被人斩去一条手臂，那中了剧毒。
Such an injury would have laid anyone else in bed.
zhè yàng de shāng shì ， huàn yí gè rén ， huò xǔ yǐ jīng wò chuáng bù qǐ 。
这样的伤势，换一个人，或许已经卧床不起。
But the expression on the silver-eyed girl's face remained calm. Indeed, in terms of cultivation and strength, she was far inferior to Lin Xuan. But as the grand elder, she had experienced more hardships than others could imagine.
rán ér yín tóng shào nǚ de biǎo qíng ， yī jiù dàn rán yǐ jí ， bù cuò ， lùn xiū wèi ， lùn shí lì ， tā shì yuǎn yuǎn méi yǒu bàn fǎ yǔ lín xuān xiāng bǐ ， dàn yī pài zhī zhǔ ， jīng lì de fēng yǔ yě shì páng rén hěn nán xiǎng xiàng dì 。
然而银瞳少女的表情，依旧淡然以极，不错，论修为，论实力，她是远远没有办法与林轩相比，但一派之主，经历的风雨也是旁人很难想象地。
No matter how dire the situation, as the main pillar of the sect, she couldn't show any weakness.
xíng shì zài xiǎn è yòu rú hé ， zuò wèi dà zhǎng lǎo ， tā jiù shì běn mén dì zǐ de zhǔ xīn gǔ ， shāng shì zài zhòng ， yě bù kě yǐ lù chū fēn háo de ruǎn ruò 。
形势再险恶又如何，做为大长老，她就是本门弟子的主心骨，伤势再重，也不可以露出分毫的软弱。
Otherwise, if she fell first, the sect would truly be doomed. So, no matter how difficult it was, even with a severed arm and poisoning, she must grit her teeth to endure.
fǒu zé ， tā rú guǒ xiān dào le ， běn mén jiù zhēn de huì wàn jié bù fù ， suǒ yǐ zài kǔ zài nán ， nǎ pà yī zhī shǒu bì bèi dí rén zhǎn luò ， nǎ pà shēn zhōng jù dú ， tā yě bì xū yǎo yá chēng zhù 。
否则，她如果先倒了，本门就真的会万劫不复，所以再苦再难，哪怕一只手臂被敌人斩落，哪怕身中剧毒，她也必须咬牙撑住。
"If only Lin Xuan's younger brother were here."
“ rú guǒ lín fù dì zài jiù hǎo le 。”
“如果林阜弟在就好了。”
She thought to herself. Although she didn't believe that in the face of such overwhelming power, Lin Xuan could turn things around, his strength at least would save several disciples from the sect.
cǐ nǚ xīn zhōng rú cǐ xiǎng zhe ， jǐn guǎn tā bù rèn wéi zài duì fāng jué duì de yōu shì xià ， lín xuān néng gòu lì wǎn kuáng lán ， dàn yǐ tā de shí lì ， zhì shǎo néng jiāng běn mén dì zǐ duō shǎo jiù chū jǐ gè 。
此女心中如此想着，尽管她不认为在对方绝对的优势下，林轩能够力挽狂澜，但以他的实力，至少能将本门弟子多少救出几个。
It would leave some sparks for the sect.
yě suàn wèi běn mén duō liú xià yī xiē xīn huǒ 。
也算为本门多留下一些薪火。
Forget about it; there was no need to think too much. She just hoped that under Lin's younger brother's leadership, the remaining disciples of their sect could unite and protect the main base.
Everyone's hearts were filled with uncertainty, but there was no choice but to grit their teeth and persevere.
They all hoped for a miracle, even though they knew it was impossible.
What they could rely on now was the last array formation that still provided some protection. However, under the relentless attacks of the enemy, the seemingly thick layer of light began to weaken continuously.
This outcome would remain unchanged no matter what happened.
It seemed that their downfall was inevitable.
The faces of the Cloud Concealment Sect cultivators were filled with sorrow.
No matter how high or low their cultivation, reaching this stage wasn't easy. Who wouldn't want to avoid falling? The problem was, they couldn't see any hope for survival now.
"Let's give it our all!"
Chen Yu bit her teeth. She was just a condensation core cultivator.
Surviving would be considered an anomaly or sheer luck. But her good fortune had run out. Once this last array formation was broken, she would fall to the ground like a leaf without any resistance.
Chen Yu's heart was filled with sorrow as she tried to release her divine sense and find a cultivator from the three sect alliance who could match her strength.
She didn't want to die in vain.
Even if it meant certain death, she wanted to take someone down first.
But finding an appropriate target wasn't easy. The three-sect alliance was filled with powerful experts, like raindrops of strong generals. Those sent to contest the mineral veins were elite disciples from their sects. Although there were nearly ten thousand cultivators, it was hard to find a condensation core cultivator among them.
The weakest were at the yuan婴 stage, and such beings weren't something Chen Yu could match.
A look of disappointment flashed across her face.
But then she noticed something odd.
Or rather, something strange.
The disciples from the three-sect alliance began to retreat.
No, they didn't flee.
It seemed like they received some news. Then, as if a bucket of water was poured into a boiling pot, they suddenly became agitated. Through her divine sense, Chen Yu could see that those arrogant three-sect disciples showed signs of panic.
Indeed, it was panic. It looked like they were about to face a great calamity.
How could this be?
They were clearly in an advantageous position at the moment.
Almost breaking through the last array formation, shouldn't it be the Cloud Concealment Sect cultivators who should be panicked? What were the three-sect alliance disciples panicking for?
Chen Yu was amazed. She almost thought her eyes had played tricks on her.
But when she shook her head, she noticed that everyone around her also showed signs of surprise. Clearly, they shared the same doubts as her. In other words, what she saw wasn't an illusion but reality.
Chen Yu was overjoyed by this discovery, even though she didn’t understand everything. She vaguely felt that a turning point might have occurred.
Perhaps, she wouldn’t need to fall.
This thought emerged in Chen Yu's mind without any reason, but just the realization itself was enough to make her thrilled.
Gradually, most of the Cloud Concealment Sect disciples came to similar conclusions, and joy spread among them.
The three-sect alliance cultivators, however, appeared panicked. Some had already started retreating.
Initially, only a few did so, but once someone led the way, fear began to spread like an epidemic, causing everyone to flee in a frenzy.
In no time, the orderly retreat turned into a mad dash for survival. The three-sect alliance, with nearly ten thousand powerful cultivators, disintegrated within less than a cup of tea.
This was somewhat absurd, but the facts were there.
To blame, it was the two elders who stayed behind and didn’t explain the situation clearly, leaving their disciples confused. In their imaginations, fear grew exponentially.
But regardless, this was an excellent result for the Cloud Concealment Sect.
Initially, they only hoped for such a turn of events but didn't dare to have high expectations. To their surprise, everything they had wished for actually came true—everyone survived intact.
"We're not dreaming!"
A cultivator's astonished voice rang out. He hadn’t even noticed that his法宝had fallen on the ground. Just moments ago, what happened before their eyes was so challenging to comprehend from any angle.
They were still in a daze and had yet to fully recover from the shock.
After a long time, one cultivator finally burst into joyous shouts, which seemed to awaken all the other cultivators. They leaped up and cheered, with some even hugging their companions in tears of joy.
The excitement of surviving a great calamity was something only those who had experienced it could truly understand.
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Inside a cave, several cultivators gathered—four or five in total.
Although there weren't many people, the levels of their cultivation were extraordinary. The lowest was at the middle stage of Cave Profound.
At the top were two powerful beings at the spirit-separation level.
Silver-eyed girl and Dragon-named youth!
Apart from those remaining at the main base of the Cloud Concealment Sect, all other high-ranking cultivators who had arrived at the mineral vein were here—except for those who had fallen in battle.
Outside, just a dozen miles away, the sounds of battle echoed as disciples fought their enemies with bloodshed.
They stayed hidden not out of cowardice but to rest and prepare to face the higher-level cultivators from the other side.
Their opponents were even more terrifying. These people inside the cave were all injured, especially the silver-eyed girl whose left arm was completely severed.
Although her injuries had stopped bleeding, a strange fragrance emanated from her wound, indicating that she wasn't just cut but also poisoned.
Such an injury would have laid anyone else in bed.
But the expression on the silver-eyed girl's face remained calm. Indeed, in terms of cultivation and strength, she was far inferior to Lin Xuan. But as the grand elder, she had experienced more hardships than others could imagine.
No matter how dire the situation, as the main pillar of the sect, she couldn't show any weakness.
Otherwise, if she fell first, the sect would truly be doomed. So, no matter how difficult it was, even with a severed arm and poisoning, she must grit her teeth to endure.
"If only Lin Xuan's younger brother were here."
She thought to herself. Although she didn't believe that in the face of such overwhelming power, Lin Xuan could turn things around, his strength at least would save several disciples from the sect.
It would leave some sparks for the sect.
Forget about it; there was no need to think too much. She just hoped that under Lin's younger brother's leadership, the remaining disciples of their sect could unite and protect the main base.