At this time, Yan Hong, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke with a clear voice.
"Do you see the crack at the base of the stone tablet?"
Everyone went forward to take a look and indeed there was a slight crack at the base of the stone tablet. Slanting upward, it divided the whole stone tablet into two halves, but it had already been repaired, and with the darkness in the cave, if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice it at all.
"Indeed, since the stone tablet has been repaired, it shows that the demons of the Blood Refining Hall were indeed here."
Qi Hao nodded, his expression serious, and then turned to ask Fa Xiang.
"Brother Fa Xiang, since your teacher, Master Pu Hong Buddha Monk has mentioned this place to you, has he ever mentioned this fork in the road?"
Fa Xiang thought about it, but shook his head: "The Master did mention that there was a nest of demonic cult demons at both of these fork roads after the Great Battle between Righteousness and Demons, but I'm afraid it doesn't help with the current situation."
Everyone was silent, Qi Hao looked around, and said to Fa Xiang and others.
"Well, since that's the case, let's divide our troops. The four of us from Qing Yun will go to the left road, and Brother Fa Xiang and Brother Fa Shan will go to the right road to explore. If we encounter the demons of the demonic cult, we'll give a long whistle to signal."
Although they knew that splitting up was not a good thing, the cave was deep and it was unknown how far the two forks were. If they walked the wrong way and had to turn back, they feared that they would waste a lot of time.
Furthermore, the people present can be considered masters in the entire cultivation world, and they are only remnants of the Blood Refining Hall. Without saying how, at least self-preservation should be without a doubt.
After thinking about it, Fa Xiang turned to Li Xun and Yan Hong. Li Xun had been struggling all the way with Li Xiu and the others, and even breathing became difficult. Of course, he wouldn't object to separating from Li Xiu when given the chance. Yan Hong didn't have much to say and followed Li Xun's lead.
When Fa Xiang saw that the two of them had no objections, he said: "Then we'll do as Brother Qi says. Everyone please be careful."
So, the eight people divided into two groups and each went to two different paths. Li Xiu stayed behind Qing Yun and, as they reached the fork, he looked up at the tall stone tablet and let out a deep sigh.
"The way of heaven is within me? After coming to this world for so long, I finally saw something pleasing to the eye."
Then, Li Xiu followed Qi Hao and the others into the cave as usual, but his gaze occasionally swept over Lu Xueqi, or more specifically, the Tianya Magical Sword she was carrying on her back.
Lu Xueqi was in the lead, holding the Liuhe Mirror, activating her spiritual power, and the light from the mirror quietly expanded, firmly encasing the four of them.
This branch road was obviously much narrower than the previous cave, with jagged rocks and sharp cliffs everywhere.
Qi Hao and the others were not in the mood to talk, all were focused on guarding against the unknown dangers ahead, and they walked for a long time.
Suddenly, without any signs, there was a sudden change!
As the group was walking through the aisle, the surrounding darkness that seemed eternal and quiet suddenly echoed with a huge "wail" ghost cry, which was deafening and creepy.
Then, the darkness was violently cut open, with various strange rays shining from all directions and attacking the four of them in the aisle. The attacks hit the light of the Liuhe Mirror and made it sway.
Lu Xueqi's body also trembled, but then a cold color flashed across her clear face. She increased the power of the Liuhe Mirror and the light of the mirror surged. Countless rays of light were fiercely reflected back.
Just as Zeng Shushu was about to relax, he suddenly felt the hard ground under his feet move and quickly called out to alert others.
But before he could speak, there was a loud roar that drowned out the sounds of ghostly wailing.
In an instant, the mountains shook and a tremendous force suddenly erupted from the ground, breaking the ground into pieces. Lu Xueqi's heart missed a beat and the Liuhe Mirror immediately dissipated with a loud bang, causing all four of them to fly in different directions.
In the darkness, there were suddenly sinister laughter and countless lights rushed past, each attacking the separated four people.
Li Xiu's figure flew horizontally in mid-air, but he was not the slightest bit panicked. His appearance was normal and he laughed softly as he looked at the strange rays of light attacking him.
Darkness is never an obstacle for him. Li Xiu can clearly see the people who are hiding in the distance and controlling the magic weapons to attack him, and naturally he will not panic.
"Buzz!"
Li Xiu made a gesture with his finger, and a purple light rose rapidly from behind him, tearing the darkness and striking like a thunderbolt in the sky.
In an instant, the purple-wing sword had attacked a circle, and all the rays were either blown away or directly cut in two by the purple-wing sword.
Compared to the outstanding disciples of the various peaks of the Qing Yun, the sharpness and power of the purple-wing sword were not apparent during the contest, but compared to these miscellaneous and barely trained rubbish magic weapons, there was a huge difference.
Only a dark red small fork with a dense evil light and a yellow radiant magic sword and a huge unknown beast's tusk were barely able to withstand it, but they were immediately dimmed and flew back.
Li Xiu's body was like a light feather, floating to the ground, without a trace of embarrassment, but only calmness. The purple wing sword was scattered with unusual light and air, lying in front of Li Xiu, mixed with shadows, making his face look somewhat cold and unpredictable.
"This kid is so powerful, I think we should retreat."
A man with a strange appearance, droopy eyelids, a twisted and protruding nose, pointed ears facing upward, red lips, and a face resembling that of a wild dog that has become a monster. He looks at the deep scars on the large tusk in his hand, and and said with some fear.
On the left, a man with a gaunt face, small hooked nose, and sharp eyes that flash with ferocity holds a yellow-radiant magic sword. He says nothing but is obviously eager to fight.
"If you're scared, Wild Dog, move to the back and make way. I'll drain the blood of this kid today!"
A ugly man with wrinkles all over his face, a hunchbacked body, and thin and emaciated limbs. He bared his sharp teeth, fixed his gaze on Li Xiu's eyes that flash with strange bloodlight, and spoke disdainfully.
The man called Wild Dog, who was equally ugly, heard this and breathed a heavy breath. He was furious and shouted, "Jiang Lao San, you..."
However, Jiang Lao San was already too lazy to talk more with him, clutching the spell in his skinny hand, the spiritual power surging, the dark red fork rose with the wind and instantly became a zhang long, turning into a bloody glow, fiercely stabbing towards Li Xiu!
The dark red fork was obviously not ordinary. After being hit by the purple wing sword, the light only dimmed slightly, and then recovered to its original state.
Li Xiu glanced at the emaciated ugly man, sneered, and immediately pointed his sword. The strange light on the purple wing sword suddenly became more ferocious, spun rapidly, and passed by, bringing with it a mournful sound.
Facing off against the dark red fork, it was like a fragile branch and was directly cut off by a fierce strike unable to bear the pressure and broke apart, the purple light swept past and directly aimed at the vital point of Jiang Lao San's head, so fierce and intimidating!
This isn't a competition in the Qing Yun Sect, and it's so dark in this cave. Li Xiu doesn't need to hold back and hide anything.