The main reason Zhu Luomu didn't send these few away with the others was because there were too many people. Doing so would have been worse than doing nothing.
Another, more important underlying reason was that once these six ran off, the disparity in their cultivation levels would cause them to scatter.
The Golden Core cultivator from the Cangyu Sect was too bloodthirsty. Zhu Luomu guessed that she would not spare anyone along the way.
In that case, these six could serve as meat shields for his junior brother and sister.
Although this was too heartless, Zhu Luomu felt not a shred of guilt.
In fact, he knew in his heart that these six could probably guess the reason for his actions, but so what?
A green light flashed in Zhu Luomu's hand, and a square, green brick appeared in his palm. This was his Natal Magical Treasure, the Heaven-Shaking Seal.
"You have accompanied me for over a hundred years. Today truly fulfills that saying. We reach the same end by different paths. You will end in your way, and I will follow soon after."
As he whispered, he suddenly raised his head, looking at the figure that was gradually enlarging in his vision. The joints in his body made a series of popping sounds like crackling beans.
His aura instantly soared to its peak, without a trace of hesitation.
The Heaven-Shaking Seal in his hand seemed to sense Zhu Luomu's will to die. As the green light on its surface flowed rapidly, it began to emit a strong "buzz-buzz-buzz" sound.
And as Zhu Luomu's aura climbed, this sound grew louder and louder, shaking the dirt from the surrounding rocks.
As a brilliant light shone in Zhu Luomu's eyes, Yu Rong's distorted face finally became fully visible. He let out a mighty roar.
"Master, please bless your disciple!"
This roar was the culmination of his life's power, shooting straight into the clouds. In the distance, the cultivator surnamed Zhang and the other disciples all trembled violently.
...
At this time, in another direction of Falling Star Valley, more than sixty li away from Zhu Luomu, Lin Xinghe was leading Xue Qianzong and the other in circles.
He was slowly approaching a secret location within the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation. There was a formation there, a kill zone that he and his Martial Uncle had agreed upon.
At this moment, Lin Xinghe was also burning with anxiety. The Golden Core cultivator from the Cangyu Sect had not come to surround and kill him.
He had already heard the unwilling roars of dozens of cultivators from both sides before their deaths, as well as the sound of explosions that occasionally shot into the sky.
'I hope they can hold the enemy off and protect the inner valley. I just need half a stick of incense's time, just half a stick of incense!'
Although Lin Xinghe's heart was burning as if doused in oil, he could only lead the enemy forward bit by bit.
However, the other party also clearly knew this was a blatant scheme. They had already confirmed that his Martial Uncle was seriously injured, so they were also waiting for an opportunity to kill him.
If he made one careless mistake, the first to die would be him, Lin Xinghe.
And just at this moment, another roar came from the distant sky. Although it was very faint, with Lin Xinghe's power, he could still vaguely make it out.
"Master, please bless your disciple!"
Lin Xinghe, who was hiding in the dark and about to strike again, couldn't help but freeze.
'This... this... this is Luomu's voice. At his Pseudo-Core realm, has he also been forced into a dead end?'
For a time, a boundless sorrow rose in Lin Xinghe's heart. His Senior Brother Xing Ming's three disciples were all extraordinary; at least two of them had a chance of forming a Golden Core in the future.
The first among them to form a core would surely be Zhu Luomu. This time, when his Martial Uncle asked him to take away the elite disciples of the sect, there were of course several Foundation Establishment cultivators among them.
When Lin Xinghe requested to take these three as well, Xing Ming was unwilling, only saying faintly.
"They received the best cultivation methods and resources from the sect. Although I haven't shown myself for so many years, you have given them everything they should have. Now that I have left, let them buy me some more time. If we have a chance to meet again one day, I will do everything I can to help them form their Golden Cores."
Hearing this roar now, Lin Xinghe's heart was anxious. He also knew that Zhu Luomu and his two siblings were together, and he immediately sent a voice transmission to Tianxingzi.
"Martial Uncle, please quickly see if there are any usable formations near Luomu to help them. We cannot let them perish!"
In his heart, he actually felt that since Zhu Luomu had already reached this point, the other two had probably already died.
"Hmph!"
A heavy snort from Tianxingzi sounded in Lin Xinghe's mind. They were currently focusing all their energy on how to kill Xue Qianzong and Ning Ying, yet Lin Xinghe was still concerned about Xing Ming's disciples.
If Falling Star Valley was completely defeated in the end, and the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation self-destructed, how could any of Xing Ming's disciples survive?
However, although he felt Lin Xinghe was not cold-blooded enough, Tianxingzi still directly activated the formation control in the area where Zhu Luomu was.
Immediately, a soft sound of surprise entered Lin Xinghe's mind. Lin Xinghe's heart couldn't help but tighten.
'Could it be that Luomu and the others have already perished so quickly?'
Then, Tianxingzi's voice came through.
"We will continue to set up the ambush. That Zhang Ming actually has the ability to fight a Golden Core cultivator..."
But before he could finish, Lin Xinghe almost cried out in disbelief.
"Fight a Golden Core? How is that possible?"
Sensing Lin Xinghe's loss of composure, Tianxingzi immediately added.
"He is a Body Cultivator. His physical body is already comparable to a Golden Core's. Luomu has also been thrown out of the way. I didn't expect that an unintentional act would bear such unexpected fruit. This way, someone is dealing with Yu Rong. No matter what, we can have some time to deal with these two."
Although the opponent's physical body was formidable, as seen from the single blow just now, Tianxingzi saw that Zhang Ming could at most hold off Yu Rong for seven to ten breaths. Any longer would be impossible.
Zhang Ming had only achieved something just now through a sneak attack. This was his limit. As soon as Yu Rong reacted, she would immediately suppress him with her overwhelming magic power, and he would surely die.
And in the area where Zhu Luomu was, apart from the No-fly Restriction, there really were no attack formations that could assist Zhang Ming. Otherwise, he would have certainly attacked Yu Rong immediately.
For now, they could only resolve the matter on their end first.
...
On the other side, Zhu Luomu's great seal left his hand, transforming into a streak of green light that smashed towards Yu Rong's head as she charged towards him.
Seeing a cultivator among the group in front suddenly stop and turn to attack her, Yu Rong let out a strange cackle.
"Your master can't protect you, hehehe!! A mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating your own strength. None of you can escape!"
Although she spoke with nonchalance, she had suffered a loss earlier. Her Divine Sense was firmly locked onto that streak of green light.
Sure enough, as the green light was still rapidly approaching, its aura was already becoming more and more berserk.
A fierce glint flashed in Yu Rong's eyes. The few Falling Star Valley cultivators before her were much more ruthless than the previous ones, willing to self-destruct their Magical Treasures at the drop of a hat, fighting with a life-for-a-life style.
However, this was even better. It showed that these people were loyal, direct disciples of Falling Star Valley. It would be more interesting to torture them after capturing them.
She quickly reached out her palm and grabbed towards the green light. Seeing this, joy filled Zhu Luomu's heart.
He wouldn't fight the opponent with his Magical Treasure. That would be meaningless; he would be defeated in a single exchange.
Only a life-and-death struggle from the very beginning offered a glimmer of hope. He let out another low shout.
"Explode!"
In an instant, the space around the great green seal in front of him began to twist irregularly, and the spiritual energy became exceptionally violent.
At this moment, Yu Rong had already met it with her palm. The edge of her palm was already swirling with a large amount of white water mist, and in the blink of an eye, it had spread out to a radius of several dozen zhang, instantly enveloping the green light.
As Zhu Luomu's low shout sounded, his originally fierce face instantly turned deathly pale, because he first felt the speed of the Heaven-Shaking Seal suddenly drop.
Then, the connection between him and his Natal Magical Treasure became faint and intermittent, so weak that he couldn't control the Spirit Power within the Heaven-Shaking Seal to continue boiling and burning.
'Is this the gap between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core? Even though I've almost reached half-step Golden Core, when the opponent is on guard, I can't even self-destruct my Magical Treasure!'
Amidst his pale-faced shock, Zhu Luomu's body began to swell rapidly. His reaction was as fast as it could be.
He knew that if the opponent relaxed for a moment, he would be dead for sure. Since his Magical Treasure couldn't self-destruct, he would self-destruct his body.
Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was still suppressing the berserk Spirit Power in his Natal Magical Treasure, this was his last chance.
And just at this moment, a powerful force suddenly struck from Zhu Luomu's side, and a voice sounded at the same time.
"Fellow Daoist Zhu, there's no need to self-destruct your body."
Following that, Zhu Luomu felt a great force throw him high into the air backward. Then, came a strange cry from the Golden Core female cultivator of the Cangyu Sect.
Then, another figure was sent flying high into the air, and at the same time, a streak of green light also flew rapidly towards the spot where Zhu Luomu was landing.
Zhu Luomu was greatly horrified; he still didn't know what had happened.
And the moment he was thrown into the air, the magic power that was already rampaging through his body was suddenly infused with a great force, and the incomparably berserk Spirit Power was forcefully suppressed back into his Dantian.
At the same time, with a flash of green light, his Heaven-Shaking Seal also flew back to his side.
As he staggered to the ground and continuously retreated, he also saw the figure rapidly retreating opposite him. It was the Golden Core cultivator from the Cangyu Sect, who had let out a strange cry.
And at the spot where he had just been standing, there was a person in the green robes of Falling Star Valley. After a slight pause, his figure had already shot forward like a shadow, almost sticking close to the rapidly retreating Cangyu Sect cultivator.
Li Yan had been accumulating power for a long time. He had originally planned to use all his strength to heavily injure the opponent in one blow.
But just as he leaped into the air, he suddenly felt a powerful Divine Sense sweep over. This Divine Sense swept past Zhu Luomu and landed on him.
This made Li Yan's heart shudder. He instantly withdrew his force, but then immediately found this Divine Sense to be somewhat familiar and couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart.
'As expected, he's spying on me!'
Although he thought this, the attack had already been launched. He still sent a fist smashing into the white water mist that was rapidly spreading towards him.
At this time, he had already withdrawn about half of his force, but it still sent the unprepared Yu Rong flying. And that Divine Sense also disappeared.
Li Yan didn't know that Tianxingzi hadn't come specifically to spy on him. And seeing that he could send Yu Rong flying, he certainly wouldn't waste any more time, immediately withdrawing his Divine Sense to deal with Xue Qianzong and the others with his full attention.
For the opponent to be able to accurately scan him just as he was about to deal with a Golden Core cultivator could only mean that Tianxingzi had used the restriction inside his body to track him.
Although Li Yan was smart, he couldn't tell fortunes. How could he have known it was because of Zhu Luomu's special status? He was just more cautious than others.
Disturbed by the opponent's Divine Sense, Li Yan failed to succeed in one blow, and he didn't want to lose any more opportunities.
He had seen clearly how the Golden Core cultivator from the Cangyu Sect had been injured by the simultaneous self-destruction of several Magical Treasures just now. The opponent was already injured.
This injury might be useless against someone like Zhu Luomon, but for Li Yan, it was a huge advantage.
Originally, Li Yan had some confidence in dealing with an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, let alone now, when the opponent had been further injured by his own sneak attack.