Dong Xuan’er, who had been standing with the bewitching man all along, was also enveloped by his radiant glow. In an instant, the three of them swiftly retreated backward.
A furious strike from a Core Formation cultivator was not something the three of them could withstand!
The sky-filled white sword rays, driven by the masked woman, chased after them for over ten zhang before suddenly dissipating like clouds and mist, vanishing without a trace. Simultaneously, the woman standing on her magical instrument swayed a few times, her graceful figure looking as if she might fall at any moment.
Seeing this, the handsome man and the Young Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect were overjoyed. They shifted from retreating to advancing, charging forward together.
Han Li, watching from below, slightly changed his expression. Without a second thought, he patted his storage pouch, and thirteen “Red Thread Evasion Light Needles” automatically leaped into his hand. Han Li tightly gripped them with both hands.
Even if it was dangerous to act now, Han Li couldn’t just stand by and watch Nangong Wan meet her demise.
After all, no matter how selfish and indifferent he was, he wasn’t truly heartless or devoid of all affection. Moreover, he was confident that while he might not be a match for the Young Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect and the other man, if he focused solely on escaping, he had more than enough ability to do so.
Just as Han Li raised his hand, preparing to release these flying needles to save the masked woman, the situation in the sky took a sudden and drastic turn.
The masked woman, who had initially been unsteady on her sword, suddenly stabilized her posture as Wang Chan and the others closed in. A cold glint flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Seeing this, Wang Chan and the handsome man were horrified, immediately realizing they had fallen into a trap. But by the time they tried to turn and flee, it was already too late.
The woman raised both hands, and countless soaring sword energies shot out once more. The blinding white light completely engulfed the three of them.
Witnessing this scene, Han Li felt a sense of relief, and the grip on his magical instrument loosened slightly.
At that moment, the entire sky was illuminated in a pale gray by the masked woman’s sword light. Within the white light, the blood mist and radiant glow, though swaying like a small boat in stormy waves, stubbornly held on. Particularly, the handsome man and Dong Xuan’er, within the radiant glow, emitted strange lights of green and red from their hands, actually managing to offset the fierce assault of the sword light.
This situation made Han Li frown slightly. After a moment of contemplation, he silently vanished from his spot.
Meanwhile, the masked woman in the sky was growing extremely anxious!
Although she had managed to trap these two junior disciples of the demonic path with her scheme, the intensity of her current attacks was unexpectedly insufficient to quickly defeat the three of them.
Not long ago, she had engaged in a fierce battle with a Core Formation cultivator from the demonic path. Though she had nearly perished together with her opponent after exhausting her spiritual power, she eventually managed to break through the encirclement. However, her injuries were so severe that even she was deeply alarmed.
Worse still, her magic treasure, which was closely linked to her primordial spirit, had been heavily damaged in the fight and couldn’t be used for a short period.
With pursuers on her tail, she had no choice but to employ a secret technique that severely drained her vitality, forcibly extracting a portion of her potential to generate a trace of spiritual power to control her instrument and escape.
Unexpectedly, although she had shaken off most of the demonic path cultivators, these three possessed unique demonic techniques that allowed them to cling closely to her trail.
Thus, she had no option but to find a way to eliminate these three. Otherwise, once the effects of the secret technique wore off, even as a Core Formation cultivator, she would be at their mercy.
She had chosen to stop here because her spiritual sense had detected the presence of a cultivator in the area. Although she didn’t know who it was, the person undoubtedly didn’t carry the demonic aura of the six sects of the demonic path.
Moreover, this person was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, likely either from a major cultivation clan or one of the other five allied sects. Therefore, thinking that the situation couldn’t get much worse, she flew here, half-intending to drag this cultivator into the mess, hoping it might turn things around.
To her utter surprise, this person’s spiritual sense was quite sharp. They had hidden themselves upon hearing the commotion from afar, clearly wanting no part of the trouble.
Left with no choice, the masked woman had to stop and face the enemies alone, making her resent this person to the core.
But then, another fatal accident occurred. These three demonic path cultivators were incredibly tenacious and possessed extremely powerful defensive magical instruments. With the remnants of her spiritual power, she couldn’t immediately finish them off.
Her high-level talismans and other powerful magical instruments had long been exhausted in the days of fighting.
Now, she felt the last trace of spiritual power within her about to vanish, causing her heart to sink!
Wang Chan and the others, struggling under the pressure of the sword light that felt like a mountain, suddenly noticed the oppressive sword rays gradually thinning out before completely dissipating. This stunned the trio, but they immediately saw the masked woman standing rigidly on her instrument, her eyes dull and lifeless, her body trembling slightly, evoking pity.
After exchanging a glance, Wang Chan and the handsome man felt a surge of joy. However, still wary from their recent ordeal, they hesitated, not daring to act rashly.
Just then, a white light shot up from below. Swift as lightning, it reached the masked woman in the blink of an eye. Within the white light, a shadowy figure seemed to wrap its arms around the masked woman’s waist before the light turned and flew back down along its original path.
This scene enraged Wang Chan and the handsome man.
How could they let prey that was already in their mouths be snatched away by someone else? Without a second thought, they activated their evasion techniques and gave chase.
But this time, Dong Xuan’er remained standing still, not intending to pursue. Instead, she showed a look of surprise and doubt because that figure seemed incredibly familiar to her, making her hesitate.
Covering dozens of zhang in an instant, the white light descended into a dense forest below. As the light faded, it revealed an unremarkable young man.
The man was holding the masked woman tightly with one hand while looking up expressionlessly at the pursuing Wang Chan and the other man.
The masked woman struggled weakly in the man’s arms, her eyes full of shame and anger, as if she were scolding him, but the young man paid no attention.
“It’s you!”
“It’s you!”
Almost simultaneously, Wang Chan and the handsome man exclaimed upon clearly seeing the man’s face.
Both recognized Han Li, who had suddenly appeared. After exchanging a surprised glance, they didn’t hesitate to unleash their techniques and charge at Han Li.
Wang Chan’s blood mist expanded dramatically, covering an area of twenty to thirty zhang in the blink of an eye. The bloody aura intensified, and the momentum was extremely intimidating.
The handsome man let out a cold laugh and suddenly produced a jade flute in his hand. With a slight wave, a clear sound emanated. In response to the sound, the radiant glow around him detached and transformed into a pink peacock, flying straight toward Han Li. He himself closely followed behind the peacock.
Seeing the two men charging ferociously, Han Li finally showed a trace of panic.
He stomped hard on the small boat beneath him. The boat immediately emitted a blinding white light and began to tremble slightly, as if about to shoot away.
By then, the formidable attacks from Wang Chan and the other man had already reached above Han Li, completely blocking his escape route. They even clearly saw the masked woman, who had been struggling, suddenly go still, her bright eyes filled with despair.
This put their minds at ease; it seemed this Core Formation female cultivator had no strength left to resist!
But Han Li, in his panic, suddenly changed expression, a faint, strange smile appearing on his face.
Seeing this expression on Han Li, the two outstanding juniors of the demonic path felt a sudden sinking feeling in their hearts.
Abruptly, the scene before them changed. Han Li and the masked woman vanished into thin air like a gentle breeze. In their place stood two enormous rocks. Startled and fearful, Wang Chan and the handsome man hurriedly halted their evasion techniques and looked around in astonishment.
What met their eyes made their expressions change drastically. The surroundings were no longer a forest but countless towering stone pillars standing like a forest. They were trapped in an illusion array!
Wang Chan and the handsome man were furious.
Although this illusion array wasn’t very powerful and wouldn’t take much effort for them to break, it was enough to allow Han Li to escape with their prey. This added even more hatred and resentment toward Han Li in the hearts of the two young masters of the demonic path.
“Brother Wang, let’s break this array quickly! Don’t forget! My Junior Sister Dong is still outside! With her cultivation, she should be able to delay them for a while,” the handsome man suddenly remembered something and said to Wang Chan with a cold smile.
“Ah, I almost forgot about that! But that girl, I recall she was once a disciple of the Yellow Maple Valley. Will she really stop them?” Wang Chan’s face showed a flicker of joy, but he sounded somewhat skeptical.
Hearing this, the handsome man hesitated and replied uncertainly, “She should agree. After all, Dong Xuan’er holds a significant position in our Joyous Union Sect, which is far better than being an ordinary disciple in the Yellow Maple Valley! Besides, my father has treated her quite well!”
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