The Forbidden Path to Immortality - Chapter 86

Chapter 3: Jade Infant

Qin Wanru fancied herself the victor, yet she was unaware that even from miles away, Li Xun could still monitor her every word and action.

Even if she couldn’t be physically present, the uncanny connection she felt with Yin Sanren was something she hadn’t experienced before, even when Tianming had transformed the Yin Pearl into a central force.

Could the Yin Fu Jing actually be so potent? Li Xun began preparing to show it to Youyi.

On Yin Sanren’s side, the two naturally began by discussing their past as master and disciple. However, since they had been in constant contact for sixty years, they already knew everything they needed to know. Besides being more excited, the meeting offered no new ideas.

However, this lack of new ideas was what reassured Li Xun the most.

From that moment on, Qin Wanru’s sixty-year absence from Yin Sanren’s presence dissipated all the suspicions and doubts she had accumulated.

Yin Sanren’s powerful return instantly seized Qin Wanru’s attention. Without further effort, he would likely retain the same absolute control over her that he had sixty years prior.

The prospect was so promising that Li Xun almost wanted to burst into laughter, to vent his elation.

At this point, the conversation between master and disciple reached its climax.

The first question concerned Li Xun.

Qin Wanru was asking the master how to deal with that poor creature, and her words seemed to hint at a desire to destroy the bridge after crossing it.

“Such an interesting creature, let’s keep him!”

Yin Sanren’s tone was indifferent, as if he were treating a pet or a toy, yet possessing a certain dignity.

In just one sentence, he captured 90% of the charm of the man from back then. Despite

Li Xun’s i*imate knowledge of her, hearing this, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

Qin Wanru naturally had no objections. She then brought up several more matters concerning the Yin-Yang Sect. Yin Sanren’s intelligence was truly sharp at this point, and she needed no further prompting from Li Xun. Her responses, coupled with her familiarity with the context of the incident, were impeccable.

Li Xun was stunned.

Qin Wanru simply accepted this as expected and listened respectfully.

After everything was settled, she paused, then whispered, “Disciple, may I ask, has Master’s injury healed?

” “Hmm?”

In tune with Li Xun’s mood, Yin Sanren’s low, nasal tone conveyed a mix of inquiry and dissatisfaction.

In contrast, Qin Wanru’s voice took on a touch of pampering and grievance. “Master, please understand. Wanru recently heard of a treasure, but I’m unsure of your well-being, which is why I’m asking.

” “Treasure?

” Exactly. Wanru had long heard her master say that furnaces and cauldrons are easy to obtain, but jade infants are hard to come by, and she took it to heart. A few days ago, by chance, this treasure appeared in the possession of a pair of wandering Taoists. Now, the treasure is full-term and will be born soon. The location is near Mocang Ridge. What do you think?

Li Xun was confused, but Yin Sanren clearly understood: “Jade Infant? It must be the Ruyi Jade Infant, right? It’s indeed a wonderful treasure. Unfortunately, I have mastered the Yin Fu Jing, and no matter how wonderful the treasure

is, it is useless to me. You can take it for yourself!” Qin Wanru’s voice was short and quiet, but Li Xun could still hear the unconcealed joy in it.

Clearly, this jade infant was an extremely rare treasure, and it made him feel a little itchy.

But if Yin Sanren really did so, while it might suit his wishes, it would definitely not be in line with his character.

Moreover, even if he and Yin Sanren were in telepathic communication, such detailed information would still require verbal transmission. He still didn’t know what this so-called Ruyi Jade Infant was. As he

was pondering this, Qin Wanru asked again: “Master, have you decided where to go now that you’ve broken through the barriers and emerged from seclusion?” Wanru was expected to be by his side.

“No need for that. Yun Lan Ke is about to abdicate. Now is the time for you to focus on your studies. Ascending to the position of Sect Leader is the most important thing!”

Yun Lan Ke was the Sect Leader of the Yin-Yang Sect. Yin Sanren spoke of him with a harsh tone, almost tinged with the disdain he had once used to allow him to take the throne.

Qin Wanru responded in a low voice, her tone firm: “I will definitely secure the position of Sect Leader. The day I take over the Sect, I will surely heal my ailments. Now that Master has mastered the Yin Fu Jing, it’s time for our Sect to be revived!

” “Revival? Sounds good!” Yin Sanren smiled faintly: If you want to revive the country, then revive it. Right now, I’m only interested in a limited number of people, such as Gu Zhixuan; and Li Xun.

“Li Xun?” Qin Wanru’s tone was full of confusion: “Master respects Gu Zhixuan, and I have no objection. As for Li Xun, what is so different about him that is worth your attention?”

Li Xun, in the distance, was perked up, knowing that the main event was about to begin.

Yin Sanren said leisurely: “This boy is naturally not as good as Gu Zhixuan now, but he has a strong character, ruthless methods, and excellent opportunities and talents. His future is limitless. What’s more, he has made great achievements in both the good and evil sects over the years. You should not underestimate the resources he controls!

” “Master means,

“If this person is not used properly, he will be a trouble; if used well, he will be an extremely powerful assistant. Let me ask you, do you have the confidence to control him within a range that is beneficial to you and me?”

Qin Wanru clearly hesitated, but with that hesitation, Yin Sanren didn’t give her a chance to speak. “So, I understand. If you’re not absolutely sure, then don’t harbor the thought of completely controlling him. Do you understand me?

” “Master, are you saying, cooperate with him to a limited extent?”

Yin Sanren chuckled softly and said, “You can control the timing yourself. This man is cunning, and I want to put an end to his evil thoughts. That, I’ll do! You go and do your thing. “

These subtle words made Li Xun, who knew the secret, shudder. Beside her, Qin Wanru had no reason to doubt, simply saying, “I’ll follow Master’s orders.” With this, the conversation between master and disciple came to a close, and the two men walked towards them again.

Li Xun frantically adjusted his expression, pretending to move at the sound. But when his eyes caught Yin Sanren, he flinched and frantically shifted to Qin Wanru’s face. The more complex the meaning in his gaze, the more it could be interpreted:

“You lied to me! So from the beginning, you had no idea whether Yin Sanren was alive or dead!”

Qin Wanru’s chuckled expression could be seen as the best response: You took the bait yourself, no one else’s fault!

Their eyes met, and Qin Wanru smiled faintly, a smile that blended sympathy and gloating.

With this smile, she bowed to Yin Sanren again and soared into the sky.

Only Li Xun and Yin Sanren remained on the scene.

Almost as Qin Wanru departed, the divine light in Yin Sanren’s eyes suddenly dimmed, like two pearls that had lost their luster, no longer possessing their captivating charm.

In just the blink of an eye, Yin Sanren lost all his glory and turned back into You Er, who could only follow orders.

Li Xun was startled and jumped up from the ground, not knowing what expression to use for a moment. The human mind is so strange. Previously, You Er’s performance was like a complete transformation, which made him feel surprised and happy, but also a little bit scared. But now, You Er was reduced to his original form, and he was filled with resentment.

Although he didn’t know what happened in the meantime, could such an obedient and intelligent puppet only exist for such a short time?

He glanced at the Yin Fu Jing that You Er had lost and found again – if he looked at it again, would it have the same effect as before?

Just as he was scratching his head and thinking hard, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked up and saw that the mountain path was very quiet and there was nothing unusual. But he suddenly became alert and calmed himself down. Then he looked around and even released several beams of detection energy, but still found nothing.

He frowned, and he didn’t believe that anyone could bypass the layers of restrictions he had set up and get around him without being noticed.

But what happened to that feeling just now! It moved!

Li Xun suddenly realized that You Er’s eyes, which had been calm and almost dead, had slightly fluctuated the moment before.

At first he suspected it was an illusion, but soon, the spiritual light in his eyes gradually connected from bits and pieces into one piece, and finally turned into a layer of illusory light smoke and cloud curtain, with no bottom.

Then, You Er closed his eyes.

Li Xun took a deep breath to suppress his pounding heart. He took a step forward cautiously, wanting to go forward and test You Er’s condition. However, at the moment when he was about to take the second step, You Er opened his eyes, and the light was like ice and snow, piercing his skin and causing pain.

Li Xun stepped forward in horror, and then he saw You Er, no, this stunning female priest who suddenly came alive, looking at him with an extremely strange look, and layers of ice and snow quickly accumulated in her eyes.

“It turned out to be you!” The nun gently gathered the whisk in her arms and smiled sarcastically: It seems that I underestimated you after all!

Without saying a word, she raised her bright eyes slightly, and as the light flowed, it was as if the long river of time flowed back and the figure reappeared.

In a trance, Li Xun seemed to have returned to sixty years ago, outside the city of Songjing, and heard the seemingly peaceful, yet unparalleled words of the stunning nun –

“The thirty-three sects of Tongxuan, millions of cultivators, all call me Yin Sanren!”

In an instant, a thousand-mile haze rose from the ground, and Li Xun’s clothes fluttered in the wind.

At this moment, he was forced into a desperate situation by the nun and himself. At this moment, the panic and hesitation in his eyes were like dust blown by the wind, and disappeared.

Only the heart-pounding determination remained.

Even if Yin Sanren comes back, what does it matter? I am no longer the same as I was back then!

The void to the nun’s side suddenly shattered. You Yi, like a fiery evil dawn, leaped out of the air. From his sharp fingers, a blood-red aura, more terrifying than any divine weapon, erupted. He slashed horizontally.

Facing the knife that could tear her to shreds, the nun merely glanced at it and remained motionless, a hint of a half-smile even playing at the corner of her lips.

She seemed to be saying: “You’re willing to destroy me?

” “Stop!”

Just before the aura was about to penetrate Li Xun’s skin, he cried out, and You Yi’s knife abruptly stopped. Only the aftermath, mingling with the air, produced a low, tooth-grinding sound that blew Yin Sanren’s hair, sending him threatening to fly.

At that moment, the nun’s eyes gleamed. That aura, a shimmering shimmer of light and darkness, a profound aura, was the very thing he had initially avoided, then yearned for, and now was in such a state of confusion.

Li Xun also followed Yin Sanren’s example and closed his eyes, then opened them again after a while and took a deep breath in sync.

Through this simple adjustment method, his mood temporarily reached a more stable level.

Exhaling the last foul breath, he took a step forward. He was a little hesitant with the first step, but after taking one step, he did not hesitate anymore and took two steps forward until he was face to face with the nun, then stopped.

At this time, he was already half a head taller than You Er, so he was looking down at her with a relatively condescending look.

To be honest, he still didn’t want to meet her eyes. The power emitted from there was enough to erase the determination he had just built up.

Unable to win in the exchange of glances, he expressed it with actions.

He reached out his hand, just like he had done countless times in the past sixty years, to pinch You Er’s crystal clear and delicate chin, just like a master does to a servant.

He liked to use this method to express his strong sense of superiority.

However, this time, with just a slight lean back, You Er avoided it.

Li Xun’s face lit up, his body tensing instantly. His response made You Yi’s bloodshot eyes seem to blaze.

A sudden surge of urges surged within him, and the light in his eyes instantly grew fierce. For the first time, he actively sought eye contact with the nun. Their gazes met fiercely, their gazes still radiating a power that made him feel uneasy.

But in the end, Li Xun managed to hold on.

Then, a low growl erupted from his throat: “Don’t move!”

The nun’s body visibly stiffened, and she began to struggle. But at that moment, an invisible force seemed to erupt from the heavens and earth, locking her tightly like an unbreakable chain.

Li Xun’s fingers never missed again, firmly grasping her jaw, then extending his fingers to grip her throat.

In that instant, an intense joy welled up from deep within him, and as his heart expanded and contracted violently, it carried blood with it, instantly filling every corner of his body.

He laughed out loud and held his hands tighter, not worried at all that he would strangle the beauty in his hands to death on the spot.

The eyes of the nun dimmed quickly, and she closed her eyes slightly, no longer looking at the face so close to her. But between her eyebrows and in the lines on her face, she was full of loss and sighs.

Seeing such an expression, Li Xun’s blood was burning.

“You lied to me, ha, so you were lying to me! Haha, it was a close call, I was almost fooled by you! Bitch!”

He let go of his hand, but in the blink of an eye, he punched her hard, and the dull sound of flesh hitting flesh rang out. You Er’s body leaned back slightly, and before she could stand up straight, Li Xun had pounced on her like a tiger, and once again strangled her throat. The huge momentum of his body pushed her to the ground.

The two bodies were tightly pressed together, one cold, the other hot. She sighed almost inaudibly, opened her eyes, and met Li Xun’s bloodshot eyes that were no less beautiful than You Yi’s.

Seeing her humane behavior, a series of leaky laughs rolled out of Li Xun’s throat, making his body tremble. He gritted his teeth and used force on his hands to prevent You Er from making a sound.

Because, he wanted to say!

“Uncle Master, I have been waiting for you for a long time!”

This trembling sentence almost exhausted all of Li Xun’s strength. He was clearly still using force, but his hands could not help shaking. Several times, the words almost slipped across You Er’s throat.

His throat grew hoarse, his voice so weak it barely lingered on his lips.

“Thank you so much for your guidance. I can now speak to you like this. How did you regain your spiritual consciousness? Yes, it must be the Yin Fu Jing! Thank you, my niece, for telling me the whereabouts of this fragment. Thank you, too, to *** Zhong Yin, for thinking of collecting such fragments.”

He spoke incomprehensible language, burying his head deep in his chest, rubbing his face against You Er’s.

The contact of hot and cold skin made his body tremble even more violently. Finally, he placed his lips to You Er’s ear and gently moved them.

“If it weren’t for this, how many more years would I have to wait? You have no idea how much I’ve missed you! Resurrecting spiritual consciousness after forty-nine years, is that still spiritual consciousness? The You Er of the past wasn’t even one-tenth as good as you are!

” “From now on, don’t use that name, remember? I was so angry then. I hit you and scolded you, but you didn’t react. It was so boring.”

“It’s fine now, very fine! Although you scared me, that’s because I’m stupid. Why didn’t I think of it? Even if your mind is revived and you are as powerful as before, no, even if you are ten times more powerful, you are still in my hands!”

He took a breath and continued: How great it is now, you are awake, just like before, so smart, so powerful, and so beautiful. But now we are, huh! It’s upside down!

After such a strange onomatopoeia, he let out another wave of strange gasps and laughter. He finally let go of his hand, but quickly passed from behind You Er, or more precisely, Yin Sanren, and supported her shoulders, half-lifting her up, preparing to change the posture to talk.

Yin Sanren showed disgust on her face and struggled hard, but Li Xun reacted faster. With just a thought, he disappeared into the depths of the void, and the eternal and unchanging laws connecting the two parties responded in this way.

Yin Sanren stood no chance. His body went limp, not only completely powerless, but also his mind’s remaining resistance largely extinguished.

Li Xun observed all this, naturally radiating even greater joy. “Look, now, left or right, I have the final say. Isn’t that completely reversed? When you treated me like this, did you ever imagine this day? Oh, let me think, how should I greet you, Master-Uncle?”

A perverse flush crept onto his face, and countless thoughts raced through his mind. In the end, he chose the most direct approach.

As he spoke, he freed one hand to open Yin Sanren’s shirt, undoing the silk sash.

Seeing him do this, Yin Sanren understood his intentions and sneered, abandoning her resistance. But the more she continued, the more Li Xun stopped and turned to look at her. “What are you laughing at?” Yin Sanren

glanced at him, then suddenly smiled. “It’s just like the saying goes: A tiger in plain sight is bullied by a dog.” It may be God’s will that I have ended up like this, and I can’t blame anyone else. But you have been sitting on such capital for the past sixty years, but you have only changed from a puppy wagging its tail to a mad dog that only knows how to bite people. How can I not laugh?

“With a snap, Yin Sanren was hit hard on the face again, but the Youxuan puppet’s body was indestructible, and this palm strike had no effect on her at all.

But for Li Xun, this was a prelude to his recovery of sanity.

He took a breath and shook his painful hand. The anger that had just burned his sanity was mostly driven out by this slap.

So, he also laughed: being bitten, stabbed, and ordered around by a mad dog, and you can still say it is God’s will, ha, this is your method, and I admit defeat! He only maintained the level of this mad dog, and

the waist silk belt was broken by his pull.

“Good thief, don’t be so presumptuous!

This sudden sentence startled Li Xun so much that his hair stood on end. He jumped up suddenly and looked back, but there was no one in sight.

Only then did he realize that the shouting came from behind the mountain. It was some fool who roared with anger, and the sound resonated for more than ten miles, as if it was right next to his ear.

Wait, this voice is so familiar! He was moved and looked back at Yin Sanren, but saw that she did not even tidy up her messed-up clothes, but just sat on the ground, looking at him coldly.

It was precisely because of this that there was a different feeling, which made the fire in Li Xun’s heart burn again.

However, the faint sound of swords whistling could be heard from the other side of the mountain, indicating that the troops over there were in a fierce battle.

Originally, Li Xun did not care so much, but when he thought of his fellow disciples who had flown over not long ago and that very familiar voice, he really couldn’t continue to vent his anger here.

He took a few deep breaths, temporarily calming his restless heart. Then he cast his spell, and the law governing the relationship between the controller and the puppet took effect.

Both the obedient You Yi and the self-aware Yin San Ren, under the spell’s guidance, vanished silently into the void.

Li Xun, controlling his Qi, soared towards the direction of the most intense Yuan Qi fluctuations.

Just as he was about to cross the mountaintop, he felt a sudden impulse and condensed his form, slipping into the sparse jungle at the summit. Weaving through several rock crevices, he soon reached the midpoint.

Here lay a barrier he had previously set.

Li Xun had chosen the location carefully before setting it.

It offered a relatively unobstructed view, and with grass and rocks above and below to conceal it, it was perfectly hidden.

Whether the enemy attacked from above or below, it would be difficult for them to suspect the deadly trap, offering a surprising advantage.

Li Xun, unburdened by his concerns, simply gazed at the flashing sword lights on the opposite peak.

His eyesight was excellent, and he was familiar with the sect’s sword techniques. A single glance told him that his fellow disciples were in dire straits.

At least thirty individuals, hovering above and below the peak, were attacking with swords. It looked as if most of them possessed a level of cultivation capable of wielding sword energy and gliding through the air. However, their methods were diverse, not likely from a unified lineage.

Independent cultivators? Li Xun instinctively thought of the Independent Cultivator Alliance, but he quickly dismissed the idea. He could clearly see Qin Wanru, who had recently left to run some business, among the attackers. Her face was covered with a veil, and her actions were discreet, suggesting she had other ulterior motives.

Seeing Qin Wanru startled Li Xun. He knew she was working near Mocang Ridge, but he hadn’t expected her to be so distant.

Li Xun had just humiliated her mentor. If she had witnessed this, who knows what the consequences would be!

However, because of this, Li Xun thought back to the conversation between master and disciple, and a concept popped into his mind: Ruyi Jade Infant?

Thinking of the implicit meaning between the lines of the master and disciple’s words, Li Xun knew that the so-called Ruyi Jade Infant must be an extremely remarkable treasure.

He just couldn’t imagine that besides Qin Wanru, there were so many people watching. Could it be that Qin Wanru had just proposed this to seek help from Yin Sanren?

As he pondered this, someone shouted, “We don’t want to make enemies with the Mingxin Sword Sect, so you don’t need to meddle in our affairs. Let go of that little brat and leave. We won’t make things difficult for you!”

This was just nonsense.

If a disciple of the Mingxin Sword Sect were to become a coward after listening to someone, wouldn’t this reputation that has been passed down for thousands of years be ruined?

Someone cursed at that moment, and the two sides fought even more fiercely. Soon, many people were injured.

Li Xun frowned. If Qin Wanru hadn’t been among them, everything would be easy. He could just jump in and kill. But now, they had just separated. In Qin Wanru’s mind, she must have thought that he was being beaten by Yin Sanren. If she jumped out now, how would she explain it in the future?

Just because of this hesitation, four of the fifteen fellow disciples were lying on the ground, not knowing whether to live or die.

Li Xun cursed. Although none of these people had a close relationship with Li Xun, they still had a sense of kinship. Watching them get hurt was no different from slapping him in the face.

Li Xun made up his mind at that moment, stood up, drew his sword and shouted: Shameless man, who dares to hurt my fellow disciples!

Before he had finished speaking, he had already merged his body and sword, crossing a distance of nearly a thousand feet. A flash of sword light flashed through the air like a thread of light

, and a figure in mid-air fell with a painful groan. This sudden change came so suddenly that neither the enemy nor the enemy could react. The air flashed, but it was Li Xun’s thundering move. The sword light flashed left and right, and with one strike, he destroyed two more people.

Everyone was shocked.

Some even stopped and looked back.

Li Xun pressed his sword into the air, scanning the air with a cold gaze. His imposing aura temporarily overwhelmed the entire crowd, making people feel uneasy.

In fact, the besieging cultivators were all quite powerful, and three of them should not have been killed in succession. However, Li Xun had been observing from the side for a long time, and he chose to pick on the weak ones when he attacked. He also used the rare close combat sword technique of the Xuan Sect. Although the effect was not as flashy as the void sword energy, it was fierce and fierce, with extremely strong lethality, which was why it achieved such a perfect result.

The fellow disciples below were already shouting in surprise: “Junior Brother Xun!” “Senior Brother Lingzhu!”

The moment his name was uttered, another commotion erupted.

Without a doubt, if we talk about the rising stars in the Tongxuan Realm over the past twenty years, Mingxin Lingzhu is undoubtedly one of them, and quite possibly even at the top. He has become a symbolic figure for the Mingxin Sword Sect and indeed the entire righteous sects.

In particular, his three-year battle of wits and courage, ultimately orchestrating a formidable forbidden technique that trapped and slew the Sky Eagle Demon King, has been compared to all the other iconic feats of Zhong Yin’s early career.

Since that incident, he has not only earned the reputation of being the foremost forbidden technique master among the three generations of disciples of the ten righteous sects, but has also been hailed as the most resilient young generation by Li Douliang, the foremost righteous figure and leader of the Zhenhun Sect.

With such a reputation, even without taking action, he was enough to intimidate the entire crowd. Furthermore, his immediate killing of three people dispelled any remaining suspicion.

Li Xun stood in the air, seemingly looking down on the world, but he was always observing Qin Wanru’s situation from the corner of his eyes.

Qin Wanru was obviously stunned when he appeared, but she did not seem to doubt anything. She just looked at him with interest. Their eyes occasionally met, but they quickly looked away.

Under such circumstances, the two reached a certain tacit understanding.

Li Xun had been in the spotlight enough, and with a cold smile, he descended to the ground and received a heroic welcome from his fellow disciples. It felt like a complete victory.

Wen Hai was steady, and whispered: Be quiet, it’s too early to solve this matter!

Only then did he have time to greet Li Xun.

Although the two had been fellow disciples for more than seventy years, their friendship was only superficial. However, his dual cultivation partner Qi Bi got along well with Li Xun.

The two sides greeted each other and soon got down to business.

“What’s going on?” Li Xun asked in a low voice, but his eyes glanced at the scattered cultivators on the outer layer. After the initial shock, these people were obviously ready to make a move again, and they were determined not to give up.

Hai Yingjun showed a bitter smile on his face: It’s hard to explain, in short, we are protecting an orphan girl now. These evil cultivators seem to want to capture her to make medicine.

“Orphan girl? Make medicine?” Li Xun glanced around after hearing this, and then he saw a girl curled up in the grass behind several fellow disciples, crying softly.

She looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old.

“Yes, Junior Brother Xun, these people killed her parents in order to make medicine with her. Fortunately, we rescued her!”

A person interrupted, and his ordinary face was filled with excitement because he couldn’t help seeing Li Xun. Li Xun turned around and saw, and was also happy.

“Senior Brother Lingji, you are coming down the mountain too!”

Lingji was Li Xun’s closest roommate when he first arrived at Lianxia Mountain. He was known for his kindness and generosity.

When Li Xun was reprimanded by Qingxu and on the verge of being driven off the mountain, it was Lingji who offered him countless comforts. While his words didn’t have much of an effect, they still touched Li Xun deeply.

For decades, he’d spent more time down the mountain than up, rarely interacting with his fellow disciples. Among the many third-generation disciples, only this former roommate remained close to him.

The two acquaintances met, but there was no time for conversation. After a brief exchange of smiles, Li Xun got back to the point: “Use her to refine medicine?” What was she, a Yuantai Dao Body?

As he finished speaking, he saw the surprised expressions of Wenhai and Lingji, and Li Xun gasped. “No way, is this really a Yuantai Dao Body?

Isn’t it the Ruyi Jade Infant?” Li Xun was even more perplexed. He’d previously assumed it referred to a baby-like form, but it turned out to be a young girl, barely even coming of age.

And why did he bring up the topic of the Yuantai Daoti again? You have to know that he just heard the talk about alchemy and thought of himself, so he just said it casually.

But whether this girl is the Ruyi Jade Infant or the Yuantai Daoti, what is certain is that they are now in serious trouble.

However, at this point, overthinking is pointless. He smiled, holding his sword, and said: “So that’s how it is! These evil demons are truly utterly devoid of conscience. Their deaths are not a pity. Fellow brothers and sisters, let us join forces to rid the world of this evil!

” He spoke loudly, almost heard throughout the mountain. The surrounding cultivators burst into an uproar at the sound of his voice, and now no more words were spoken, and the fierce battle broke out again.

Li Xun did not rush forward, but grabbed Wen Hai and whispered: “I have set up a ban around here. Bring this orphan girl and follow me!”

Hai was delighted to hear this. Everyone knew Li Xun’s mastery of forbidden techniques, and after so many years as a fellow disciple, he also knew that this Junior Brother Xun always planned before taking action.

It was obvious that he was confident in his words.

He nodded, saying no more, and turned to let several of his junior disciples carry the orphan girl and the injured, fighting as they retreated.

As the most promising disciple to become the head disciple, Wen Hai’s cultivation was undoubtedly outstanding among the three generations of disciples. However, he had previously had to take care of his fellow disciples, so he was hesitant and didn’t put in any effort. Now, Li Xun came to his rescue and immediately freed him.

He shouted deeply, and the Xuanming Divine Sword, which had been transmitted from Luo Nanchuan, vibrated in his hand. It shifted slightly in the air, dispersing the high-pressure traction from all directions. Then the sword’s light suddenly increased, reaching a distance of dozens of feet in an instant, and struck a man in the chest and abdomen, shattering his internal organs and making him look dead.

This long-range sword energy was a perfect contrast to Li Xun’s close-quarters swordsmanship.

After losing four people in a row, this group of casual cultivators who had gathered temporarily felt a little uneasy.

Li Xun saw it clearly, and immediately shot out sword beams, sweeping across the four directions. Although he did not kill anyone, he also caused chaos.

At this moment, Li Xun looked at Qin Wanru and gave her a very secretive wink.

He meant for Qin Wanru to wait for an opportunity, and take advantage of the opportunity he gave her, snatch the so-called Ruyi Jade Infant and run away.

He only needed to protect his fellow disciples, so that everyone would be happy, which was his painstaking effort.

But unexpectedly, Qin Wanru did not seem to understand his signal, and instead shrank back, acting more low-key.

What caught Li Xun’s attention in particular was that she often glanced at the mountains in the north, and behind the veil covering her face, her eyebrows were often furrowed, as if she had discovered something not so good.

A few breaths later, Li Xun’s suspicions became reality. Qin Wanru’s eyes, almost limpid and bright enough to speak, flickered, winking at him. Before Li Xun could comprehend what was happening, she abruptly retreated, slipping out of the circle of battle and vanishing without a trace.

“This is bad!” Li Xun instinctively thought, but he didn’t know what was wrong.

He swung his sword, deflecting several waves of true energy and palm power, and looked north. At first glance, nothing special. Then, what was that?