Chapter 124 A Trip to Penglai (7)
Chapter 124 A Trip to Penglai (7)
Xu Yu lured away most of the demons, but a small number remained to guard the area. Learning from Qiao An's experience, they would not fall for the bait so easily again.
Chu Yeli was forced to stop what he was doing because the demons had noticed him.
Weren't you just here?
The female demon narrowed her eyes, staring at him with a dangerous glint in her eyes.
Chu Yeli was certain that if she were to strike him with her whip, he would either die or be crippled.
The disciples were completely silent, not daring to even breathe loudly.
Zhou Mian gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and rushed out.
"Oh, another one coming to their death."
The female demon casually stroked the long whip in her hand, coldly staring at Zhou Mian.
Facing a demon whose cultivation was far superior to hers, Zhou Mian showed no sign of backing down. She raised her sword and held it horizontally in front of her: "Demon, today is your death day!"
"Then we'll see how capable you are!"
Amidst the clash of swords, the female demon did not rush to kill Zhou Mian, but instead slowly wore him down like a cat playing with a mouse.
Zhou Mian knew she was no match for her, and barely managed to dodge the deadly attacks. As she dodged, she ran towards the storage bag.
"Is that all you've got?"
The female demon thought she was going to run away, so she raised her long whip to finish her off. But Zhou Mian grabbed the storage bag on the ground and ran in the opposite direction.
The whip was too long to retract in time, and Zhou Mian took the full force of it on her back. She groaned, gritted her teeth, and thrust her sword forward.
The female demon was quite surprised, but out of her survival instinct, she dodged it. The longsword barely grazed her right arm; although it wasn't a fatal wound, she still suffered a great loss.
"Senior brother, catch!"
She tossed the storage bag into the barrier and continued her struggle with the female demon.
Luo was on the other side of the water. The formation to break the array had already been set up, and she tried to feel the flow of spiritual energy within her body.
They should be able to hold on.
Extremely cold spiritual energy surged from her body, causing those around her to shiver.
But that's far from enough.
When her internal spiritual energy was exhausted, her dantian continuously absorbed spiritual energy from the outside world for her use.
The chill carried by her blood repeatedly assaulted her heart.
Pain, excruciating pain, unbearable agony.
She covered her chest with one hand and continuously squeezed spiritual energy from her body with the other.
Even though she was in the void, Luo Zai Shui could deeply feel that desperate pain. She clutched her chest and slowly squatted down.
A voice inside her kept warning her: Stop, stop now, you'll die if you continue.
Luo Zai Shui's consciousness was already somewhat blurred at this point. She mechanically took out a Rejuvenation Pill from her storage bag and put it into her mouth.
The Spirit Recovery Pill is very bitter, but the most effective way to replenish spiritual energy is to hold it in your mouth and let it dissolve slowly. In fact, Luo Zai Shui didn't have the strength to chew, so she swallowed it directly.
The Rejuvenating Pill he took took effect immediately. In addition to the pain in his heart meridian, the colic in his dantian was also exceptionally clear.
She knelt on one knee, but dared not leave the barrier with her hands.
It was so close, so very close.
If we can just create an opening, we can go and save them.
A strong belief kept her from collapsing.
Xie Jing noticed her movements and wanted to rush over, but was stopped by the Wen family head and the Demon Lord under the pretext of discussing matters.
It's almost time to break through the barrier.
"Zhou Mian—"
Zhou Mian collapsed, covered in blood, with numerous whip marks of varying sizes on her body, and her sword shattered into several pieces.
This quiet girl has passed away.
Luo Zai Shui's eyelashes trembled. The voice coming from the other side brought her back to her senses. She didn't dare to turn around. The crying and screaming behind her made her feel extremely panicked.
Wu Si and the others are still inside.
They were saved.
Senior sister... please help me.
If Ji Yun were here, she would definitely have a solution.
Ji Yun...
A sweet, fishy smell filled her mouth.
How could she forget that the Wen family used similar methods to kill many of their close associates back then?
"puff--"
A mouthful of blood gushed out.
"Bam—"
What followed was the shattering of the barrier.
The others noticed the commotion and their eyes showed shock.
But no one dared to act; they were all waiting for the Wen family's next instructions.
The Wen family patriarch looked at Xie Jing with a half-smile: "You've taken on a fine disciple, just like the one from back then..."
The Demon Lord also showed some interest: "Interesting, someone actually managed to break the barrier of the secret realm."
Xie Jing remained calm, as the situation had now turned around.
The disciples have already broken free from the demons' shackles and broken the formation in the water. As long as they can escape from the demons' grasp, they will be safe and sound, and the demons' plans will be completely overturned.
Luo Zai Shui struggled to stand up and looked at everyone.
She was puzzled; the barrier had already been broken, so why hadn't they gone to save people?
Some people were watching her, and some were watching the head of the Wen family.
Luo Zai Shui Xin understood. She bowed to Xie Jing and jumped into the secret realm without hesitation.
The disciples have already broken the formation, but everyone is injured right now, and even with magical artifacts, it's still very difficult for them to fight the demons together.
"Scatter and run!"
At Shi Ming's command, the birds and beasts scattered.
Even with the Wind Riding Technique, Su Wusi, carrying the heavily injured Ye Xiao, couldn't run very fast.
"Grab them!"
The female demon suffered many injuries during the fight, and her enraged anger needed to be quelled by killing.
Ye Xiao, who was seriously injured, became her target.
"They are indeed loyal and righteous."
Just as she was about to chase after him, Shi Ming blocked her way.
"It's you again!"
The female demon had no intention of fighting him. This kid's sword was extremely fast, and it was very difficult for him to gain the upper hand.
"I'm telling you, aren't you going to run? You're not related to them at all, why are you helping them?"
The female demon's plan to persuade Shi Ming to quit has clearly failed.
Without saying a word, Shi Ming drew his sword and thrust it forward. The female demon barely dodged it, and then an unknown talisman exploded in front of her.
"who!"
"Your ancestors!"
Chu Yeli casually tossed the talisman in his hand, and with a command, dozens of talismans exploded in front of the female demon.
"You dare to ambush your ancestor!"
As the smoke cleared, Nie Xushuang thrust her sword without hesitation, the strike carrying endless hatred, penetrating extremely deep.
"puff--"
The female demon coughed up blood, but she still did not fall.
She gritted her teeth: "We actually fell for the tricks of you ants!"
"Get out of the way!"
Shi Ming reacted the fastest, pulling Nie Xu Shuang, who was closest to the female demon, away.
The female demon unleashed all the demonic power within her.
Chu Yeli was nearly blown away: "Is she out of her mind?!"
"Run! We can't win this fight even if we fight together!"
Shi Ming tried to stop the female demon with his sword, but to little avail. He quickly recalled his sword and dragged Nie Xushuang away.
Chu Yeli also dropped a string of talismans and turned to run away.
"I want you all dead!"
NFBE