Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Forced Mission
After Zheng Hai finished speaking, his indignant expression turned into helplessness.
As a member of the Xuandan Sect, he did have a sense of honor for the sect. However, with his strength, he wouldn't even have the chance to join in, let alone interfere.
Meanwhile, Han Yi was deep in thought.
"From what you're saying, it's clear that the Blood God Sect is deliberately picking a fight."
"But what I don't understand is, why?"
Zheng Hai was puzzled, "What do you mean, why?"
"Why did the Blood God Sect not intentionally pick fights before, but suddenly started causing trouble more than a month ago?"
"There must be a special reason."
Han Yi's eyes moved continuously, thinking about the reason, but the information he has now is clearly not enough to figure out the truth.
He thought for a while, and gave up.
Such important matters should be considered by the sect itself.
Moreover, with his weak strength, what could he do even if he knew?
"Why don't we ask Brother Guan?" Zheng Hai suddenly suggested.
Han Yi shook his head, "No need, going by your description, the friction between Xuandan Sect and Blood God Sect is indeed serious, and it's already out in the open. I think the Inner Peak disciples, even if they know, may not know more than you, so there's no need to go there."
"Alright, then let's forget it."
After that, the two were silent for a moment before they left the Drunken Immortal Tower together.
Before parting, Zheng Hai asked, "Han Yi, do you think the friction between the Blood God Sect and the Xuandan Sect will escalate into a full-scale war? I mean a sect war."
When asking this question, a trace of panic flashed across Zheng Hal's face.
Han Yi's expression was also stern.
In the Cultivation World, there is a term specifically used, sect war. It refers to full-scale wars between sects, with both sides investing all their resources and fighting each other to the death. In the end, only one sect can survive, and the other will be annihilated.
This is a sect war.
Han Yi has read related information before. The sect war is the most fierce war in the Cultivation World, second only to the war between immortals and demons.
Hearing Zheng Hal's question, Han Yi shook his head.
He didn't believe that after traveling to this world, he would encounter the two most fierce wars in the Cultivation World.
He could not be that unlucky.
Furthermore.
Most importantly, the battle between immortals and demons only ended a short time ago. The Daqian Immortal Country has not fully recovered yet and would not allow a sect war to occur within its territory.
Especially when both Xuandan Sect and Blood God Sect are Golden Core Level sects, their strength is second only to the top three sects in the Daqian Immortal Country.
In the Cultivation World, there are nine large states, and the Daqian Immortal Country only occupies two states, Qian Shu.
Apart from the Daqian, there is also a more powerful sect, Daqin Immortal Country, which occupies four states. Daqin has been eyeing Daqian with covetous desire. If signs of internal strife arise in Daqian, Daqin will definitely push them further down.
Based on this, Han Yi believed that even if the two sects fight again, it wouldn't evolve into a sect war.
But he was also worried.
According to Zheng Hai's description, although it is not a sect war, the Blood God Sect is coming aggressively this time, fully prepared to bite a piece of flesh from Xuandan Sect.
For Xuandan Sect, they either put up a desperate fight, landing one heavy punch to avoid a hundred small ones, even if they can't win in the end, at least show their ferocity. If they let the Blood God Sect leave, another sect, like the Blood Demon Sect, might come eventually.
On the way back to Little Lingxu Peak, Han Yi suddenly thought of the situation on Earth in his previous life and couldn't help but shake his head.
The current situation in the Cultivation World is strikingly similar to the confrontations between countries on Earth in his past life.
Of course, such worries were not his turn yet.
He shook his head and returned to his courtyard to continue his cultivation.
Now at least he understood what was going on, and although he had concerns, he wouldn't go down the mountain himself. Moreover, according to the overall situation analysis, the Blood God Sect wouldn't attack Xuandan Mountain Range.
For the time being, it was still considered safe.
So he continued his cultivation and kept working on his proficiency.
When the sky falls, there will always be someone taller to hold it up.
However.
Han Yi's calculations ultimately failed.
Ten days later, the Peak Master Li Heng of the Little Lingxu Peak came to his door, bringing a compulsory mission for the sect.
"Station in Tianqing City as a team?"
Han Yi was stunned and immediately reacted, quickly asking, "Why me?"
There has to be a reason for everything.
Li Heng's expression was emotionless, "The Inner Peak elder personally named you. There are more than a dozen people from Little Lingxu Peak, including you."
"Do you remember the incident four years ago when the sect recruited disciples to go to the Demon Cave and you didn't make it in the end?"
"I guess it might be related to that."
Han Yi was dumbfounded.
He thought the matter was over, but he didn't expect it to be brought up again, which caught him off guard.
"Brother Li, where is Tianqing City?" he quickly asked.
Li Heng replied, "Tianqing City is in Taibai County."
"Taibai County? Could this task be related to the Blood God Sect?" Han Yi's face changed slightly.
Li Heng looked surprised.
"Oh, since you know about it, there's no need for me to say more."
"In three days, gather at Fuhai Peak, follow the team, and just obey the arrangements."
"Although this trip is dangerous, the sect also offers rich rewards. Moreover, protecting the sect is our duty as cultivators, so there's no need for me to say more."
As Han Yi's face changed, he asked one final question.
"Elder Brother Li, it's not a sect war this time, is it?"
Han Yi's face was gloomy. If it were a sect war, he would have to consider even more.
Upon hearing this, Li Heng shook his head: "It hasn't reached that level yet, it's just our sect's normal counterattack."
"Don't think too much about it. A full-scale sect war, I can assure you, is absolutely impossible."
After Li Heng finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Han Yi standing at the door with an uncertain expression on his face.
Finally, he let out a long sigh, and followed by blurting out a word.
"Damn!!!"
Closing the courtyard door, he returned to his meditation room. He suddenly felt a little dizzy and shook his head vigorously.
Then, he took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, clearing his mind in the process.
After that, he showed a bitter smile.
"Is it necessary? It's been four years, and they're still not letting me off the hook."
After a bitter smile, he gritted his teeth: "When I advance to the Golden Core stage in the future, I'll make sure the elder from Inner Peak who always targets me pays."
"Anyway, there's no avoiding the sect's compulsory task. Unless I become a fugitive and fall to the status of a loose cultivator, and also be hunted by the Xuandan Sect."
In the Xuandan Sect, there was the notion of compulsory tasks.
These compulsory tasks would usually be issued during emergencies, and everyone had to obey. If they disobeyed without a legitimate reason, they could face consequences ranging from the abolishment of their cultivation base and expulsion from the sect to being accused of treason and punished accordingly.
Han Yi never thought that one day he would receive such a task.
"For now, the only option is to follow the team."
"Three days, only three days. Fortunately, I bought the Shadowless Sword earlier, otherwise, three days might not be enough for me to prepare."
"Next, I need to buy some battle-type talismans."
"Besides that, see if I can get a defensive robe."
Han Yi planned his preparations for the upcoming task.
The night passed without incident.
On the second day, when he arrived at the Red Sun Fang, he was startled by the crowded marketplace.
He even doubted whether all the disciples from Inner Peak had gathered here.
Finally squeezing into the Nine Dragon Shop, he found the shopkeeper named He whom he had traded with three times before and raised his request, but the shopkeeper He looked helpless.
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It's sold out, you're too late."
"Even the lowest grade robes in the sect have been bought up at a premium."
"Currently, the Xuandan Sect is about to wage an all-out war with the Blood God Sect, and this news has spread. Numerous Inner Peak disciples are rushing to buy magical tools, talismans, pills, and so on."
Oh right, fellow daoist, if you have pills you want to sell, 1 can buy them immediately. Moreover, I can pay a 20% premium above the market price. What do you think?"
The elder named He looked at Han Yi eagerly, hoping to get some pills from him and make a profit.
Han Yi shook his head.
He didn't have any surplus pills on him right now, having left only enough for his own use.
A moment later.
He left Red Sun Fang and went to Little Pan Stone Peak to find Zheng Hai, informing him that he would be leaving with the team.
Never expecting Han Yi to be forcibly conscripted by the sect, Zheng Hai also had no choice but to send his blessings to his friend.
"Don't worry, your luck has always been good; there's no way anything will happen."
"Years ago when you were sent down the mountain, you were able to evolve and soar. This time when you go down the mountain, you are bound to fly even higher. When you return to the sect, you will definitely be at the Qi Cultivation Stage 7 and enter the Inner Peak."
Han Yi knew Zheng Hai's intentions: "I accept your well-wishes."
After bidding farewell to Zheng Hai, Han Yi returned to Little Lingxu Peak.
Two days later.
Fuhai Peak.
Han Yi arrived at the peak on time.
This time, the team was led by three Golden Core-stage cultivators, followed by twenty-six Foundation Establishment-stage cultivators and mid-to-late-stage Qi Cultivation disciples, mainly those who reached the fifth level or above of Outer and Inner Peak. There were as many as a thousand people, densely packed.
The scale was enormous and not weaker than the forces that went to the
Demon Cave.
A Golden Core stage cultivator waved his hand, and a giant ship appeared in the sky above Fuhai Peak. This was the sect's large transport magical tool, the Flying Heaven Divine Ship.
Then, the three Golden Core cultivators flew onto the ship first, followed by the ship's guidance to pick up the many Qi Cultivation disciples on the peak.
Han Yi only felt his body become lighter, and an invisible suction force acted on him. With a change in space, in the blink of an eye, he was on the Divine Ship.
The Divine Ship ascended into the sky, turning into a streak of light and disappearing in an instant..
Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Tianqing City
Daqian Immortal Country occupies two of the Nine States in the world, Qianzhou and Shu State, making it one of the strongest Immortal Path forces in the world.
In Shu State, there are thirteen counties in total.
Gushu, Gaoyuan, Taihe, Xinghai, Guxi, Sanyuan, Nanyang, Luofeng, Taibai, Jiangzhou, Huaibei, Andu, and Lingfu.
Gushu is the center of Shu State.
South of Gushu, the Xuandan Sect occupies the Xuandan Mountain Range, which spans across Nanyang, Luofeng, and Taibai counties. The core power of the Xuandan Sect relies on the Xuandan Mountain Range, with its main forces in Nanyang and some scattered in Luofeng and Taibai.
In the east, Luofeng County has the Golden Core Sect, Yuan Beast Sect.
In the west, Taibai County has the Golden Core Sect, Blood God Sect.
Taibai County has vast territory and numerous cities.
Tianqing City is one of them.
It is located at the border between the influences of the Blood God Sect and the Xuandan Sect. While it may not be large, it holds a significant importance due to the existence of a mineral vein outside the city that produces a mineral called Blood Flame Crystal.
This mineral is primarily used for refining tools, particularly high-quality pill furnaces, which require the addition of Blood Flame Crystals.
In short, it is an expensive and strategically important resource.
The Xuandan Sect competes fiercely for this land.
Outside Tianqing City-
A huge flying divine warship suddenly appeared, quickly coming to a stop from its extreme speed, in just a short moment.
Then*
Over a hundred people were released from the divine warship and landed safely on the ground.
The divine warship shook slightly and started again, silently turning into a stream of light and vanishing in an instant.
Among the hundred people released from the divine warship was Han Yi.
"Alright, today we'll be stationed in Tianqing City. Everyone is divided into ten teams according to the previous arrangements, and you'll follow the orders." "Lets go!!"
Of the over one hundred people stationed in Tianqing City, the leader was an early-stage Foundation Establishment elder from the inner gate surnamed Gu, called Gu Yu.
Among the ten teams he divided, the captains of the first three teams were all at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, while the captains of the other teams had the strength of the eighth level of Qi Cultivation.
They seemed to have mediocre strength, especially when facing off against rhe Blood God Sect.
However, it should be noted that these one hundred people were sent as supplementary forces, stationed in Tianqing City.
There are stronger forces stationed at the Blood Flame vein outside Tianqing City, which is the main force.
Moreover, this time the Xuandan Sect's battle line is stretched long, preparing to resist the invasion of the Blood God Sect comprehensively.
In Taibai County, more than a dozen mineral veins and mines belonging to the Xuandan Sect have been occupied by teams of cultivators.
In addition, backup forces have been sent to the cities closest to the mines to supplement combat power and to prevent the Blood God Sect from cutting off the Xuandan Sect's supply lines and escape routes.
Filled with worry as he followed the team into Tianqing City, Han Yi could sense the prelude to an all-out war.
But he was also grateful that he had not been assigned to the mines, where conflicts and battles were more likely to break our.
Strictly speaking, Tianqing City should be considered a second-line, not a front-line battlefield this was a fortunate escape amid misfortune.
What Han Yi found strange was-
The process of entering Tianqing City went unexpectedly smoothly, with no interference from Daqian officials or any other accidents, which eased Han Yi's tense nerves.
However, there was a suffocating and turbulent atmosphere in Tianqing City. Cultivators occasionally showed up on both sides of the streets and the shops, revealing serious expressions. As for ordinary people, they had already gone into hiding.
According to Daqian Law, it was a capital crime for cultivators to slaughter ordinary people, but if ordinary people offended and were lulled by cultivators, it was considered their own fault.
As the impending battle between the Blood God Sect and the Xuandan Sect approached and the attitude of the Daqian officials remained unclear, ordinary people naturally chose to stay as far away as possible from the conflict.
During this time, many mortals have already moved away from the cities on the battlefront in Taibai County to other places to avoid the war between cultivators.
Tianqing City, Xuandan Sect's temporary base.
Before Han Yi could settle down, he was called into a room to discuss matters. The one who called for the meeting was the leader of his team.
The leader was named Lu Su, an inner peak disciple in his thirties with a cultivation base at the eighth level of Qi Refining.
Apart from Lu Su, rhe team also included four cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining and five cultivators at the sixth level.
As a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining, Han Yi didn't stand our among the group.
"Brother Lu, can you be more specific about our mission?1' asked a fellow cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
Lu Su shook his head: "No, Elder Gu said we just need to stand by and follow orders."
"But isn't this too torturous? Why aren't we taking the initiative to attack instead of passively defending?"
Another cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining with a seemingly hot-tempered demeanor spoke in a deep voice, discontent in his tone.
"I don't know either, rhe sect has its considerations. All we need to do is follow orders, and we must never act on our own, risking interfering with the sect s plans."
The tone of Lu Su became slightly more serious.
He reached out his hand and pressed it forward, signaling everyone to calm down.
"At this point, everyone must be fully alert, do not go out, do not engage in deep cultivation, always be aware of the situation outside and be vigilant against enemies."
"If you have any questions, feel free to bring them up."
"Let me remind you, if you violate the rules, you will be dealt with according to sect laws without leniency. Remember that."
"Alright, now let's get to know each other. There are seven inner peak disciples and three outer peak disciples here. As fellow disciples and teammates in this critical period, it is important to understand each other so we can work together when facing enemies."
Although there were five cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Refining in this team of ten, two of them were granted inner peak quotas and stayed in the inner peak. They were considered inner peak disciples rather than inner door disciples.
In the Xuandan Sect, one could only be considered an inner door disciple upon reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining.
Inner door disciples and inner peak disciples are different even though the difference is only one word.
"I'll go first. I'm Lu Su, an inner door disciple of White Tiger Peak, at the eighth level of Qi Refining. I'm good at earth attribute defensive magic skills and not good at offensive magic skills. I only have one Earth Dragon Skill, which is barely an offensive skill."
As Lu Su finished speaking, he felt that his words were nor appropriate, as if they were demoralizing. He changed his tone and continued.
"However, 1 participated in the Demon Cave battle four years ago and have gained quite some experience. I also cultivated an Earth Shield Skill, which can defend against the attacks of ordinary cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refining. I'm considered strong in defense."
After Lu Su finished speaking, he looked at a fellow disciple at the seventh level of Qi Refining next to him.
"My name is Cui Xingchen, inner peak disciple of Dan Sword Peak, at rhe seventh level of Qi Refining. I'm good at Alchemy Skill and, besides that, I have also cultivated the Dan Sword Skill, a unique sword control skill of Dan Sword Peak."
As soon as Cui Xingchen finished speaking, a smile appeared on Lu Su's face.
"Brother Cui's Dan Sword Skill has reached a level of minor mastery. Even if 1 were to face him, 1 wouldn't fare well. His battle strength should be the highest among our team."
"If we face an enemy, I suggest we take Brother Cui as the core and form a battle formation. It will be more effective."
Upon hearing this, a hint of pride flashed in Cui Xingchen's eyes.
As one of rhe nine inner peaks, the Dan Sword Peak's inheritance was ranked among the top three in terms of combat power within the inner peaks.
However, the Dan Sword Skill, a unique sword control skill, was too difficult to practice, so there were not many inner door disciples who could master it, leading to a lower overall ranking of Dan Sword Peak.
Han Yi, who didn't stand out among the crowd, glanced at Cui Xingchen with a hint of envy.
Dan Sword Skill, one of the inner sect inheritance skills, could only be practiced after reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining.
Dan Sword Skill was a type of sword control skill that aligned well with alchemists' cultivation.
Han Yi originally planned to apply for this inheritance skill after entering the inner peak and advancing to the seventh level of Qi Refining, and then switch his Fire Profound Skill to Dan Sword Skill.
"I wonder how my Sword Control skill, which has reached a level of minor mastery, compares to the Dan Sword Skill in terms of strength and weakness," thought Han Yi suddenly..
Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Rely on Yourself
This thought of "who is stronger and who is weaker" flashed through Han Yi's mind and was put aside.
After all, Han Yi didn't have much combat experience, and he had never seen the Dan Sword Skill in action, so it was naturally difficult for him to make a subjective judgment.
Next.
The other three at the seventh level of Qi cultivation and the four at the sixth level also introduced themselves. Of course, such introductions would definitely have some reservations, as no one would casually reveal their own secrets.
As Han Yi listened, he finally understood why it was rumored that the Xuandan Sect's disciples were not good at fighting.
In fact, it was indeed true.
Take Lu Su, for example. He was at the eighth level of Qi cultivation, and he had only one offensive magic skill, which sounded like it had limited power.
Han Yi couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.
From this, it didn't seem very reliable. If they encountered an enemy, they couldn't fully rely on their teammates, and they would have to rely on themselves.
Finally, it was Han Yi's turn.
"My name is Han Yi, an outer disciple from Little Lingxu Peak. I'm at the sixth level of Qi cultivation, and 1 have practiced one Sword Control Skill and one defensive Fire Shield Skill."
Han Yi shared the information matter-of-factly, mentioning the Fire Shield Skill and his Sword Control Skill.
After all, he had a sword tool at his waist, and instead of being secretive, it was better to be open about it.
"Oh, Sword Control Skill?" Lu Su looked at Han Yi differently, and his face showed a hint of surprise.
Sword Control Skill was not simple. It usually required one to reach the seventh level of Qi cultivation before they could truly practice Sword Control Skills, and it was extremely difficult to get started.
It seemed that this outer Sect junior brother of his had decent talent and that his combat prowess might even surprise him.
"It's just an incomplete version of the Sword Control Skill that I obtained by chance in a market when I was sent down the mountain," Han Yi said truthfully.
"Oh."
Lu Su's eyes, which had brightened up, returned to their normal state.
An incomplete version of the Sword Control Skill would definitely be much weaker than the complete version.
Moreover, this junior brother of his had been sent out before and was lucky enough to return to the sect. His talent must be limited.
Oh well, he must have thought too much.
The others who had been looking at Han Yi also withdrew their gazes in an instant.
Han Yi said no more and silently closed his mouth.
Although he was forced to join the task due to the sect, he chose to remain low-key.
He was past the age of being competitive.
"Alright, now that everyone is familiar with each other, let's choose a room in this temporary residence to settle down."
"Keep a close watch on any unusual movements outside, and report to me immediately if anything happens."
"You may all leave now."
After everyone had introduced themselves, Lu Su had a general understanding of his team and, with a clear idea in mind, gently waved his hand to dismiss everyone.
Han Yi followed the group out of the room, found an empty room in the temporary residence, sat down cross-legged, placed the Shadowless Sword on his lap, and slowly transferred his mana to it, gradually refining it.
This medium-grade sword tool was still in the initial stages of refinement and was far from being ready for Sword Control.
But Han Yi had his own plans.
He had three daggers hidden at his waist, ankles, and back. These three daggers had been refined for seven or eight years and could be used with ease and proficiency.
That was his greatest reliance on long-range attacks at present.
The Shadowless Sword could only serve as a cover for now.
Besides, if they got close, he had the Spirit Void Finger for offense, the Fire Shield Skill for defense, and the Turtle Breath Skill for hiding his tracks.
Unfortunately, the Turtle Breath Skill had limited practice time and had only reached the 'Enter the Hall' level.
Time was still too short.
Han Yi sighed.
Being on the frontlines at this time, there was no room for haste.
Moreover, practicing the Turtle Breath Skill required deep meditation, which was not suitable for the current environment.
As for the Fire Shield Skill, it was even more of a disturbance.
That meant he could take advantage of this time to nourish the sword tool a little, and this kind of nourishment had to be at the minimal level. In this way, he could keep his body and magic power close to a perfect state so that he could deal with any emergencies at any time.
Han Yi thought there would be a short period of peaceful and stable time coming up, after all, even if the war started on all fronts, it could not happen instantly.
However, in fact, he was proven wrong.
The fighting began on the very night they stationed in Tianqing City.
Late at night.
A sharp scream suddenly rang out, followed by a violent explosion sound.
Han Yi's eyes shot open as he jumped out of his light meditation, his heart pounding and muscles tensing throughout his whole body.
It was impossible not to be nervous.
In this grand battle, he was just a small cultivator at the sixth level of Qi cultivation, which was the lowest level. One careless move, and he could easily be pinched to death by a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, requiring no more effort than crushing an ant.
If he could pay money to avoid disaster, Han Yi would be willing to give most of his family fortune to the sect and hide on Little Lingxu Peak to cultivate on his own.
Unfortunately, there was no room for maneuver once the sect issued a compulsory mission.
Hearing the sound of explosion and fighting, Han Yi knew that he couldn't keep his head down anymore. He picked up his sword, and cautiously and quickly pushed open the door.
Outside the door, Lu Su and several other senior brothers were standing in an open space, looking up.
Two Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators were having a battle of magic skills in the air.
The explosion sound was coming from above.
"It's Elder Gu."
"Damn it, Blood God Sect is actually launching a night raid."
"What do we do? Senior Brother Lu."
"What do we need to do now?"
Of this group of people, only Lu Su and a seventh-level senior brother named Luo Yunzhou had participated in the Devil Cave battle four years ago, and they had relatively rich combat experience. The others were taking part in such a fight for the first time, and they were suddenly at their wits' end.
Before the solemn-faced Lu Su could speak, the situation in midair changed dramatically.
The two Foundation Establishment cultivators, one chasing the other, quickly disappeared into the distance.
"Elder Gu is chasing after his opponent."
"Great, Elder Gu has gained the upper hand."
"We won."
"Should we follow them?"
Han Yi stood beside the crowd, not speaking, his gaze pulled back from the streaks of light that disappeared into the sky, his expression darkening even more.
He believed that the battle above was just the beginning, not the end.
Lu Su had the same intuition, with the most experience among everyone, having been through the Devil Cave battle.
"Don't rush, let's wait."
His words had just fallen.
Suddenly.
Dozens of figures appeared around their station, and under the moonlight, the bloody robes on these figures fluttered in the wind.
With no attempt to hide, the murderous aura flooded in from all sides.
"Xuandan Sect's tender-eared rabbits, today, we'll send you on your way."
"Kill!!"
A Blood God Sect cultivator at the ninth level of Qi cultivation took a thunderous step forward, his body filled with a murderous aura so strong that even the night air had a more intense scent of blood.
Lu Su took a deep breath, his face solemn, and the murderous intent emerged.
"My fellow junior brothers of the Xuandan Sect, let's join together to fight the enemy, and remember not to get separated."
"Kill!!"
Not only Lu Su, but the other nine teams stationed also quickly formed temporary teams, fighting as a group against the Blood God Sect cultivators who had crossed the walls and entered their area.
Boom!!
The fight, in the moment of collision, turned white-hot..
Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Infamous 1
Han Yi followed behind the others, the three daggers on his body began to tremble lightly, ready to strike.
At such a critical moment,
Han Yi did not dare to be the slightest bit careless.
If they encountered an enemy, he would certainly go all-out, striking first and asking questions later.
Next to him was a cultivator who, just like Han Yi, was at the Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivation Stage and was accepted into Inner Peak four years ago.
"Junior brother, don't be nervous, stay by my side later. We'll follow Elder Brother Cui. With his Dan Sword Skill, killing the enemy is as easy as chopping vegetables and slicing fruits."
"Be sure not to get nervous, especially not to attack your fellow disciples."
From the previous introductions, this man's name was Tao Shouhua, a few years older than Han Yi. Han Yi had memorized the names and the preferred magic skills of the entire squad, including Tao Shouhua.
At this moment,
Han Yi looked at Tao Shouhua with a speechless expression in his heart.
The other party was obviously extremely nervous and even started to use talking to distract himself from his own anxiousness.
Han Yi quickly interrupted him: "Alright, Brother Tao, I understand; you be careful too."
Just as he finished speaking,
Whoosh!
A flame fell from the sky, aimed directly at the group.
"Watch out!"
With a low shout from Lu Su, both of his hands raised, a magic weapon swelled with the wind from his palm. With a touch of magic, the Earth Shield Skill activated by the weapon condensed out, blocking the flame.
Sizzling sound…
The flames splattered, emitting a burning sound.
A cultivator from the Blood God Sect flashed and arrived almost instantly above Lu Su's head, then threw out a blood-colored magic weapon.
This magic weapon instantly enlarged, trying to trap Lu Su.
Just at this moment,
A swooshing sound rang out, a sword light streaked across, cutting a gap in the blood-colored magic weapon, and Lu Su narrowly escaped.
The one who made this move was Cui Xingchen, at the Seventh Layer of Qi Cultivation Stage.
The sword light circled around and returned to hang in front of him, hovering in mid-air, transforming into a round sword pellet.
At first glance, the sword pellet was only half the size of a fist, round and golden, like a huge golden pill.
The Dan Sword Skill.
Behind everyone, Han Yi saw the use of the Dan Sword Skill for the first time, his eyes lighted up involuntarily.
This kind of Dan Sword Skill uses pills as swords. Most importantly, it can store the sword pellet inside the body, nourish it in the Dantian, merge with one's own magic power without deliberate refinement, seamlessly.
"Good, Elder Brother Cui is too strong." Tao Shouhua cheered softly, his face filled with excitement.
Others also showed excited expressions.
At this very moment, Lu Su, who had just escaped, changed his face drastically.
"Watch out!"
Boom!!!
A golden light suddenly lit up, breaking through the darkness like a sharp arrow, shooting directly at Cui Xingchen.
Cui Xingchen's face changed drastically. Instinctively, the spherical sword hovering next to him transformed into a Dan sword and blocked the golden light.
However,
The power contained in the golden light was just too strong.
In an instant,
Crack!!!
A crack appeared on the Dan sword, and the clear sound made Cui Xingchen's pupils dilate.
Before he had time to react, the horrifying force had already pushed the Dan sword, driving his body in a straight line, smashing through more than a dozen houses, disappearing from everyone's sight.
Within the blink of an eye, the combat-effective Cui Xingchen, who practiced the Dan Sword Skill and held a high rank in the squad, was defeated instantly, his life and death unknown.
The golden light leaped up from the ruins and returned to its owner's hand.
A young man with a cold smile on his face held the golden light in his hand, transforming it into a seemingly ordinary golden shuttle.
"A top-grade magic weapon, the Golden Light Shuttle."
"Damn it!!!"
Lu Su's face turned ashen. He roared, "Run!!!"
As soon as the words fell, he did not turn around and run himself, but rushed head-on instead, his whole body's magic power surged, pouring into his mid-grade magic weapon, intending to fight to the death with the coldly smiling youth from the Blood God Sect.
"Seeking death!"
"I'll grant your wish."
The cold-looking young man was actually also at the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation Stage. However, the magic weapon, the Golden Light Shuttle, in his hand was a top-grade magic weapon.
This was a top-grade magic weapon, after all. Most cultivators at the peak of Qi Cultivation only possessed high-grade magic weapons at most. Usually, top-grade magic weapons were in the hands of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.
But now, a cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation Stage possessed a top-grade magic weapon. His power when facing other cultivators at the Seventh or Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation Stage was like a wolf among sheep; it was overwhelming.
Although every activation of a top-grade magic weapon required a massive amount of magic power and divine knowledge for Qi Cultivators, even if not fully activated, it could instantly wipe out the disciples at the Seventh Or Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivation Stage.
Only by standing in the way and desperately holding him back could he create a chance for the many junior brothers to escape.
Perhaps, he could even take advantage of the fact that the opponent could not yet control the Golden Light Shuttle to deal a counter strike.
He threw caution to the wind.
On the other side,
As early as a breath ago, when the golden light suddenly emerged and rapidly rushed over, Han Yi's heart started pounding.
Danger.
Deadly danger.
When the golden light hit Cui Xingchen and sent him flying, Han Yi had already instinctively dodged, pulling Tao Shouhua, who was stunned in place, out of the way of Cui Xingchen's flying trajectory to avoid being hit.
When Lu Su shouted 'Run' he had already turned around and darted backward to escape. He also didn't forget to quickly pull the stupefied Tao Shouhua and dodge Cui Xingchen's flying trajectory, and managed to avoid being hit.
"Run."
Han Yi shouted in a heavy voice, no longer paying any attention to Tao Shouhua or the others. He pushed his Light Body Technique to the limit, blending into the night like a gust of wind, flickering and vanished.
"But, but…"
Before Tao Shouhua could finish, the other cultivators at the Sixth And Seventh Layer all scattered in an instant, applying their own body skills and fleeing outside the encampment.
He gritted his teeth and followed the direction Han Yi had left.
Before leaving, he turned his head and looked back. His eyes, which had been dull and desperate, brightened slightly.
Behind him, Lu Su was already fighting with the young man holding the top-grade magic weapon, the Golden Light Shuttle.
Since the young man's top-grade magic weapon, the Golden Light Shuttle, could not be activated twice within a short period of time, Lu Su had managed to gain the upper hand in a short time.
But in the last second before he turned his head back, he suddenly saw a cultivator from the Blood God Sect, with his robe billowing, recklessly breaking into the battle. A silvery, fan-shaped light swept through.
Lu Su, who had been suppressing the cold young man, suddenly stiffened.
Tao Shouhua saw that the scene of the fight seemed to split and fracture like a mirror.
No, not the whole battle scene, but just Lu Su's position.
Clearly, this was Lu Su being cut in two. The fan-shaped silver light that had just passed by must have been some sharp magic weapon that had instantly cut Lu Su in half.
He was so shocked that his soul nearly left his body.
"Is he dead, is Brother Lu dead??"
"Quick, run, run, run…."
"Run!!!"
Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Infamous 2
At this moment, if someone were to look down from the sky, they would find that within the Xuandan Sect's temporary residence, not only did Lu Su's team suffer greatly, the other nine teams were also severely damaged.
Even the only three cultivators at the Qi Cultivation Peak were killed or severely injured in an instant.
The severely injured one tried to retreat in horror but was killed on the spot by a medium-grade magical weapon.
The third and strongest cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Peak fought against two Blood God Sect cultivators at the same level while carrying a high-grade magical weapon, and occasionally faced additional attackers at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation. As time passed, his fate grew increasingly dire.
This siege was initiated by the Blood God Sect, which had fewer than half the number of members as the Xuandan Sect.
However, the individual strength of the Blood God Sect members far surpassed that of the Xuandan Sect, leading to a one-sided slaughter that was carried out with ease.
In less than a quarter of an hour,
The third cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Peak, in a desperate and unwilling roar, blew up his magical weapon in an attempt to perish together with the two Blood God Sect cultivators at the ninth level.
Unfortunately,
The Blood God Sect cultivators were experienced in battle and managed to block the explosion using two medium-grade magical weapons. As a result, the attacking cultivators at the ninth level also suffered various injuries and coughed up blood continuously.
"Damn it, he actually blew up his magical weapon. Luckily, I reacted quickly, otherwise, I'd be in trouble. Damn it, I'm losing in this deal," one of the ninth-level Blood God Sect cultivators cursed, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were filled with a fierce light, and his murderous aura was palpable.
"Isn't that the truth? 1 just got my hands on this medium-grade magical weapon, and it's barely warm. Thankfully, I only refined it at its initial stage, so its destruction doesn't hurt too much. Still, considering it's a medium-grade magical weapon, it took me quite some effort to snatch it. Elder Han, can the sect compensate us for this?"
The other ninth-level cultivator said ruefully.
After these two ninth-level cultivators finished speaking, they looked back at a cultivator with a calm expression who was standing behind them.
This cultivator had the surname Han, and was at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation Peak. Throughout the battle, he hadn't taken action, merely observing from the sidelines.
He was the leader of this siege.
The reason he hadn't taken action was that there was nobody on the current battlefield worth his effort.
Han didn't respond to the two men's questions but coldly glanced at them. The sharp, indifferent look in his eyes was enough to silence them. Then, he scanned the already calmed down battlefield.
"You two, follow me to the Blood Flame Crystal mine."
"Don't worry, that's where the real feast is tonight. This was just an appetizer."
"Luo Yunxiao, Yuan Bai, Shi Heng, the trio of you should stay behind with your respective teams and hunt down the fleeing Xuandan Sect members one by one, leaving no survivor."
"Everyone else, follow me."
As soon as his words fell, he turned and left, heading straight to the city gate.
The two ninth-level cultivators, who were called upon, reluctantly started to follow, their greedy thoughts laid bare by the mention of the Blood Flame Crystal mine, which they intended to plunder.
Tonight,
Tianqing City was completely open to both sects. The Daqian officials who guarded the city had closed the gates and ignored anything happening outside, as if deaf to any sounds of battle.
This was the order given by the Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator who was in charge of guarding Tianqing City.
Not only in Tianqing City but throughout Taibai County and along the entire battle line between the two sects, the attitude was the same.
After all, the Xuandan Sect and Blood God Sect had completely broken off any facade of friendship.
For some unknown reason, Daqian Immortal Country had not stepped in to stop the fighting, so cultivators below would not risk their lives meddling without understanding the full story.
The vast temporary residence of the Xuandan Sect quieted down in an instant.
Half of the people were taken away, leaving only three eighth-level Qi Cultivators who were called upon by Han, together with some seventh-level Qi Cultivators, totaling about twenty people. They stayed behind to hunt down the fleeing Xuandan Sect members.
"Trash, these Xuandan Sect cultivators are barely any better than trash. So how could they have survived these years?"
"If they encountered the demonic beings in the Blood River, I estimate they would be killed in an instant."
The cold-looking youth holding the Golden Light Shuttle spoke in a seemingly amused tone, his eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised in a faint smile.
"Heh, with such strength, if you were in the Blood God Sect, the tomb grass would have grown three feet high already. No, that's not right. Where would there be tomb grass? You'd be plunged into the blood river and your ashes would be refined into dust."
Another eighth layer cultivator, a middle-aged scholar-like appearance, held a silver folding fan in his hand. This was his magical equipment, although it was only of medium grade, it had incredible power.
Just now, it was this middle-aged scholar-like cultivator who had intervened in the battle and killed Lu Su with a single fan strike.
"Cut the nonsense. Elder Brother Han has ordered us to kill all disciples of the Xuandan Sect. If we let even one escape, Elder Brother Han will hold us responsible, and you'll be in big trouble."
The third Qi Cultivation eighth layer cultivator was a woman, dressed in a long blood-red robe like the others. Her figure was graceful, and she exuded a captivating charm as she moved.
However, all the other eighth layer cultivators and disciples present dared not take an extra glance at her.
Because this woman cultivator was not only powerful but also cruel.
She enjoyed gouging out the eyes of those who stared at her too much, drying them and turning them into ornaments. It was rumored that her cave mansion was adorned with countless glowing beads, making the inner chamber bright and splendid.
Those beads were all made from the eyes of the cultivators she had killed.
The rumor may or may not be true, but her relationship with Elder Brother Han was indeed rather close, so people had to give her some face.
Elder Brother Han was one of the current Blood Gods in the Blood God Sect. Although his power was at the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation, his actual strength was comparable to a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, with astonishing combat power.
The scholar-like middle-aged man with the fan thought of the consequences of offending Elder Brother Han and his expression slightly changed.
Even the young man with a deep background, possessing a top-grade Golden Light Shuttle, wouldn't openly defy the order of a Blood God Sect's Blood God's child.
The two of them didn't say a word, but they immediately led their own teams, heading in different directions to pursue the enemies.
The eighth layer woman cultivator also confirmed that no one was left alive in the area and chose a third direction to lead her team after the others.
On the other hand.
After turning around and fleeing, Han Yi never looked back.
As for the fight behind him, it was completely one-sided in his eyes.
The gap in individual strength was too great.
Defeat was inevitable.
He hadn't seen Lu Su's dismembered body or the three Qi Cultivation ninth-layer cultivators killed to near extinction.
But just after he had escaped for less than a minute, the cries of the battle below came to a sudden end with a terrifying explosion. He could guess that the fight was over.
Those Xuandan Sect members who didn't escape would face more bad luck than good.
"Damn it, what kind of policy is this, sending us to die?"
While fleeing, Han Yi recalled how not even a day had passed since their team left the temporary settlement before they were ambushed, causing his anger to surge.
Out of anger, he felt a little lost.
"Now, where should 1 go?"
"Wait, calm down."
Han Yi forcibly suppressed his brief confusion and his mind raced rapidly.
"There are two choices: stay in the city or leave the city."
"Leaving the city is even more dangerous. If I encounter a Blood God Sect's army, 1'11 be walking into a trap, and besides, where can I go once I leave the city?"
"So, I can only stay in the city."
"But the temporary residence is destroyed, Elder Gu from the Foundation Establishment stage was lured away, and the whereabouts of the others are unknown. The other disciples are either dead or dispersed."
"No, 1 can seek refuge with the Daqian officials."
"At this point, just find a safe place to hide. I'll make my next move after the
dust settles.."
Chapter 47: Infamous 3
Han Yi's plan ultimately fell through. When he left his residence and struggled to identify the direction to the very center of Tianqing City, where the Daqian officials were stationed, he was soon intercepted.
The person who stopped him was not from the Blood God Sect but a cultivator wearing Daqian official clothing.
This cultivator had an overwhelming and surging aura. Han Yi had encountered such an aura on Elder Gu, who led the team this time, and this aura was even stronger than Elder Gu's.
A Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator in the middle stage from the Daqian officials.
"Cultivator of the Xuandan Sect, this path is blocked, please go back."
Han Yi's face changed dramatically, and he was about to open his mouth to question, but just before the words came out, he choked and his face was streaming with cold sweat.
The other party was a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, and the fact that they could stand here and talk to him was already giving face to the Xuandan Sect.
If he were to defy them and be crushed to death, it would be an unjust death indeed.
In the Cultivation World, a huge fist is the ultimate truth. Where is there so much truth to be explained?
The attitude of this Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator represents the current attitude of the Daqian officials: not intervening, not caring, letting you fight your own battles, and not involving themselves for the time being.
Understanding this, Han Yi said nothing more and turned around to leave.
The Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator blocking the road had an expressionless face, watching Han Yi leave, and shook his head.
Tonight, the cultivators of the Xuandan Sect are in a perilous situation.
In fact, he was also puzzled in his Inner Heart. Not only him but also the Daqian Immortal Country's official cultivators in Taibai County had the same doubt: why did Daqian not interfere?
They have already reported detailed information, but the higher-level cultivators have not made a clear stance.
Would they allow the Blood God Sect and Xuandan Sect to wreak havoc?
If it were only these two sects, it would be no harm.
The key is that if the two sects fight each other and Daqian does not express a stance or restrain them, then it is unknown what changes would happen behind the scenes.
Keep in mind that the Immortal-Demonic War has just taken place, and Daqian has also suffered not a small loss. If the fire within the territory spreads and burns, the consequences would be unpredictable.
The third sect, the fourth sect, and even the three major sects with Nascent Soul Stage cultivators could get involved. This would evolve into a turmoil that could even affect the fortune of the Immortal Country.
There must be key points in this that one's current level is not qualified enough to know.
Forget it, let's just watch for now.
This Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator was originally sitting in his room, but when the cultivators of the Xuandan sect started fleeing towards him, he could no longer sit still.
Without orders from above, he didn't dare to rashly intervene in the fight between the two sects, so he had to come out in person to stop them.
On the other side.
After Han Yi turned around and retraced his steps, the anger and fear in his Inner Heart had reached its peak.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it."
Although Han Yi had many trump cards, he didn't think he could face several Blood God Sect cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining at the same time, especially when they were besieged by cultivators at the eighth or ninth level wielding superior or even top-grade magical weapons.
"Now that it's come to this, 1 can only find a place to hide first."
"Thankfully, 1 have cultivated the Turtle Breath Skill, and I can only hope that it will be useful."
Han Yi has no other choice; running outside would only increase the likelihood of encountering Blood God Sect cultivators.
In this situation, there is no long-term plan, just hiding for a while is enough.
Han Yi's figure flashed and disappeared from the street, silently and without a trace, before slipping into the cellar of a mundane tavern.
At the same time.
The mana within his body circulated according to the Turtle Breath Skill, transforming him into an old turtle that was hibernating and dormant. As his mana circulated, his aura began to decrease, and then decrease even further, until it became almost undetectable.
However.
Just ten breaths later, he heard an explosion outside the tavern.
Boom!
Han Yi felt a slight tension in his Inner Heart, but his mana remained undisturbed, and the state of the Turtle Breath Skill was still maintained.
"Kill!"
"Elder Brother Cui, hurry and go!"
"Quick, run this way!"
"Hey, there are a few fish here, they're mine, don't compete with me!"
Outside the tavern, angry roars, and disdainful and cold laughter followed one after another.
Han Yi's Inner Heart stirred; the voice was familiar. Thinking about it, it was one of the ten people assigned to the same team as him, named Luo Yunzhou. Han Yi had a deeper impression of him because he and Lu Su were the two disciples among the team who had participated in the Immortal-Demonic War.
"Elder Brother Cui? Could it be Cui Xingchen? He's not dead?"
The thoughts swirled in Han Yi's inner heart, but he remained calm and still.
He was not a saint and would not risk his life to save others.
It was too dangerous.
However.
Fate was unpredictable.
The next moment.
Boom Boom Boom.
The battle outside grew more terrifying, and intense vibrations came from the ground. The ordinary tavern, without any formation to protect it, collapsed directly.
"Damn it, such bad luck!"
Han Yi cursed and could no longer sit still. He didn't want to be the first Xuandan Sect cultivator to die without a fight, killed by a falling stone.
With a gentle point of his fingers, his magical power compressed and condensed at the tip in a special way and then burst out, shattering the enormous rock that had fallen and blocked the exit. In the next moment, his body flashed, and he gracefully left the cellar.
"Eh, there's another one, hiding so deep I almost missed him."
A Blood God Sect cultivator dressed in a blood-colored robe happened to leap over the wall and saw Han Yi emerge, his eyes brightening.
"Although only at the sixth level of Qi cultivation, he doesn't have much to offer, but it's better than nothing."
"Besides, when refined into the Blood Soul Banner, it can add a bit of power."
"Die!"
The Blood God Sect cultivator leaped lightly, and while in mid-air, threw out a blood-colored banner.
The banner unfolded in the air, and as if sensing the blood, it trembled, then headed straight for Han Yi.
Han Yi looked up, a murderous flash in his eyes.
In times of survival, one should take every chance. When there was no chance to survive, one should fight with all of one's strength.
If one hesitates and leaves their back exposed to the enemy in times of danger, it would be a foolish move, and death would come even faster. Han Yi knew this well.
It's always the brave who win in dire straits.
Whoosh!
As the opponent leaped lightly and just as the bizarre banner emerged, Han Yi had already pinched his thumb and forefinger and flicked them gently.
A dagger at his waist leaped up, shot into the air, and in a flash, pierced the banner.
Rip!
The banner was torn open by the dagger, and a sharp, pained scream like that of an evil spirit emerged from within it.
"My Blood Soul Banner, damn it!"
Thud!
The Blood God Sect cultivator had just landed, only for the anger on his face to turn into shock as his magic weapon was destroyed. Then, he heard a muffled noise coming from his chest.
He looked down instinctively.
There was a gaping hole in his chest. And because the dagger that pierced his chest was so fast, he hadn't even felt the pain.
"You…"
He looked up, his pupils contracting, and pointed his finger at Han Yi as he tried to say something.
Whoosh!
The dagger that tore through the Blood Soul Banner had already returned, and with a gentle swipe, his head shot into the sky.
Thump!
The headless corpse crashed to the ground, blood gushing like a fountain, and the stench of death filling the air.
"Whew!"
Han Yi sighed in relief.
"The opponent was indeed careless, thinking 1 was only at the sixth level of Qi cultivation and could be easily crushed."
He moved his fingers slightly.
Two daggers returned and hovered in front of him.
That's right.
What Han Yi used just now was not one dagger, but two..
Chapter 48: Infamous 4
The one at his waist, directly attacked the opponent's magic tool, opening a slit in it, then returned and shot straight at the enemy's head.
The second dagger was on his back, which the opponent didn't see.
In fact, he was controlling the second dagger while swinging the first one. It moved close to the ground at a fast pace, making no sound, while using the darkness of the night to quickly sneak up behind the opponent's landing spot.
Then, just as the enemy was enraged by the damaged magic weapon and had just landed, the second dagger pierced through his chest.
Next, the first dagger finished the lethal decapitation.
For a cultivator, having the heart destroyed and a hole in the chest wouldn't mean immediate death. They could still fight desperately, even detonating their magic tool.
Han Yi wouldn't be so foolish as to give his opponent a chance to counterattack.
Only the enemy with a severed head was a good enemy.
The two daggers had successfully decapitated the opponent.
Meanwhile, the third dagger on his trouser leg was also trembling, ready to be used, but suddenly calmed down.
That's because the enemy's head had already been cut off, and the third dagger didn't need to be used.
"Low-grade magic tools, the material is still somewhat lacking."
Of the two daggers floating before his eyes, one had a small crack on the blade. It was the first dagger that had torn through the opponent's eerie flag just now.
Although the material in the low-grade magic tool wasn't comparable to medium-grade magic tools, they had both been damaged, showing the importance of the quality of the magic tool.
Of course, Han Yi could only put aside this thought for now, considering the current danger.
It was something he needed to think about once he survived.
He quickly stashed the daggers away on his back and waist, rushed forward, picked up the blood-red flag that had fallen to the ground, and put it in his storage bag. He also took the storage bag from the headless corpse before figuring out which direction to escape and finding a new place to hide.
Suddenly, a figure crashed through the half-collapsed wall and rolled over a dozen times before stopping around ten meters away from Han Yi.
Han Yi was startled.
Not over yet.
Next.
Three more figures rushed in from outside.
Seeing someone standing, the trio was initially surprised, but after seeing Han Yi's clothes, their expressions eased.
"Han Yi?"
"Junior Brother Han, what are you doing here?"
"Quick, escape with us!"
Han Yi's expression changed slightly.
The first person who had crashed through the wall with an unknown fate, Han Yi didn't recognize, but they wore the robes of an inner disciple of the Xuandan Sect and seemed to be from another team.
However, he knew the next three people who rushed in.
Two of them were at the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivating, and one of them, holding his chest, was injured. It was Cui Xingchen, who had been hit by the Golden Light Shuttle.
Han Yi took a closer look at Cui Xingchen—he was only injured after being hit frontally by an excellent-quality magical tool. Moreover, this injury didn't make him lose his combat ability. It seems that Cui Xingchen should have a defensive magical tool or armor on his body, and the quality of which must be quite high.
Another Qi Cultivator at the Middle Stage was the inner disciple Luo Yunzhou, whom Han Yi had heard earlier.
And the third person was Tao Shouhua, whom Han Yi had helped a bit before fleeing.
"Oh, there are still people here. It's perfect for harvesting in one fell swoop."
"Not letting anyone go."
"Killing all of them."
Three Blood God Sect cultivators appeared on the half-collapsed wall, forming a triangle position.
"Huh?"
One of them, smelling the strong scent of blood, turned his head to see a headless corpse beside him. The blood soaked the robes, making the originally blood-red robes appear even darker.
His eyes moved to the unblinking dead head, narrowing his eyes.
"Liu Dazui?"
"Be careful, everyone. Liu Dazui's strength is no less than ours. He seems tough, don't fail in an underestimation."
The other two Blood God Sect cultivators noticed their dead sect-fellow and stopped looking down on their opponents. Their focus passed over Cui Xingchen, Tao Shouhua, and Luo Yunzhou and landed on Han Yi.
An invisible yet oppressive pressure, mixed with the bloody aura of killing intent, rushed towards them.
Han Yi felt as if the surrounding air had become thicker, and his body met with additional resistance under the murderous aura.
He couldn't help but become solemn.
"Three Late Stage of Qi Cultivators."
"This is trouble."
"We can't get entangled; we must strike fast."
Seeing this, Han Yi immediately decided, speaking in a deep voice.
"Elder Brother Cui, Senior Brother Luo, Brother Tao, Please help me block the one on the far left."
As soon as Han Yi finished speaking, he took a step forward and vanished from his spot.
"Junior Brother Han, don't go!"
"Don't die in vain."
"Damn it!"
Cui Xingchen's face changed drastically. There were already few survivors in Xuandan Sect, and playing hero now would only lead to a quicker death.
He himself had been injured, saved only by the high-quality armor he had unintentionally obtained. However, that item had shattered under the impact of the Golden Light Shuttle's top-notch attack.
Unbelievably, this Qi Cultivating Sixth Stage disciple dared to single-handedly face two Blood God Sect Qi Cultivating Seventh Stage disciples. It seemed like a death wish.
Actually, he had seen a corpse dressed in Blood God Sect robes near Han Yi.
However, he was unsure of the dead person's strength, so he guessed that the corpse's owner was, at most, at the same Qi Cultivating Sixth Stage as Han Yi.
Moreover, even if Han Yi had killed the enemy, it could have been a fortunate opportunity or the opponent had been caught off guard.
Knowing Han Yi's realm, Cui Xingchen held a fixed impression in his inner heart, not thinking Han Yi was particularly strong.
Tao Shouhua looked shocked as well, but it was too late to stop Han Yi. He could only watch helplessly as Han Yi rushed forward.
Among the trio, Luo Yunzhou was the only one besides Lu Su who had participated in the Demon Cave. Compared to the other two, his battle experience was much richer.
Just as Han Yi's words fell and he charged forward, Luo Yunzhou made the best response.
"Let's fight."
"We'll take this chance to break through from the left."
He didn't choose to believe in Han Yi; he also thought Han Yi's rash actions were suicidal.
Individual combat power of Xuandan Sect disciples was already weaker than that of their sect-mates by a significant degree.
Moreover, Han Yi was only at the Qi Cultivating Sixth Stage. The gap between the Sixth and Seventh Stages, between the Middle and Late Stages of Qi Cultivation, wasn't something easily overcome.
And yet, he wanted to fight against two opponents. If that wasn't courting death, what was?
However, his rich combat experience told him that Han Yi's 'suicide' could buy them just enough time for a brief escape.
Seizing this fleeting opportunity, perhaps the trio could actually escape.
As for the rash Han Yi and the unconscious senior brother on the ground, they could only rely on their own luck.
Luo Yunzhou didn't hesitate and rushed at the left side first.
Following him closely was Cui Xingchen, who gritted his teeth, wielding a low-grade cutting tool.
His Sword Orb had been severely damaged under the Golden Light Shuttle and was temporarily unusable. He could only retrieve the cutting tool he had used years ago during his Middle Stage of Qi Cultivating from his storage bag.
Tao Shouhua didn't hesitate either. The recent pursuit had shown him that any hesitation could cost him his life here and now.
Between life and death, great terror lies.
Life-and-death fights also allowed cultivators to grow quickly.
Following closely behind, though only at the Qi Cultivating Sixth Stage, Tao Shouhua controlled a low-grade magic item, striving to break through from the left side and escape as quickly as possible..
Chapter 49: Infamous 5
On another side.
As Han Yi charged toward the right and center, his face cold and murderous intent surged instantaneously, showing no signs of fear.
The cultivator in the center snorted coldly.
"Bold."
With a gentle tap, the light at his fingertips shone brilliantly, spreading out into a gray-white spider web and rushing towards Han Yi.
This was a magic skill called Imprisonment Skill, which formed a net from the spiritual power to trap enemies.
Though he snorted coldly, his inner heart was already on high alert.
If the opponent dared to challenge two with just the Qi Condensation Sixth Stage, he was either a fool or an expert.
As Han Yi had previously killed Liu Dazui, a Qi Condensation Seventh-Order cultivator of the Blood God Sect, it proves that he is not a fool.
Thus, this person must be a hidden expert.
Regrettably.
What of an expert?
The reason he could kill Liu Dazui across stages is most likely due to Liu Dazui's contempt.
But now there are three fellow sect members, and they would not underestimate the opponent again, so Han Yi won't have such good luck.
However, in the next moment.
The Imprisonment Skill he cast caught nothing.
Han Yi swayed slightly, and his body sped up abruptly, faster than even an ordinary Qi Condensation Eighth Stage cultivator.
[Fire is Purely Green] Light Body Technique.
In Han Yi's hands, this skill had reached a new level, and perhaps even the creator of this technique never imagined that such a basic skill could make someone's speed increase so terrifyingly.
In the eyes of the Qi Condensation Seventh Stage cultivators present, Han Yi's figure seemed to teleport.
"So fast."
The Blood God Sect cultivator in the center changed his face, his pupils rapidly shrinking as he saw a black shadow suddenly appear.
This shadow was less than three meters away from him.
Under the moonlight, the shadow's face was slightly blurred, but the murderous aura emanating from it was even heavier.
Naturally, the shadow was Han Yi, who had closed the distance between them using the Light Body Technique.
A moment ago, when Han Yi saw the Xuandan Sect disciple appear and the three Blood God Sect cultivators gather, he knew that he could not escape quietly.
He decided on a battle plan in just half a moment.
Let the trio deal with the cultivator on the left while he faces the ones on the right and in the center, trying to kill them in the shortest time possible. Then, he would turn his head to kill the cultivator on the left and quickly flee.
As for his fellow sect members, saving their lives was already going above and beyond, he couldn't protect them forever.
Everyone would have to fend for themselves and follow their own destiny.
Actually, there was an even faster option, and that was to run away directly. With his Light Body Technique against a Qi Condensation Seventh Stage, escape would be effortless.
However, everyone had a hot temper, and it was even more so for cultivators.
Han Yi was cautious, but he was not weak and foolish.
He was surrounded by three Qi Condensation Seventh Stage Blood God Sect cultivators and blocked by a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator from the Daqian official side, so he was furious.
If more Blood God Sect cultivators gathered, or if Qi Condensation Eighth or Ninth Stage cultivators arrived, he would have to consider fleeing right away.
But for the time being.
He needed to quench the roaring fire in his heart.
As he closed the distance to within three meters of the cultivator in the center in an instant, his face, under the moonlight, exuded a murderous aura.
Then.
He moved both hands.
First, his left hand flicked a finger, and the spirit light shone like the power of moonlight, only the size of a grain of rice, but exceptionally bright. It seemed like the power of starlight, reduced in size countless times, but with no loss in brightness.
Spirit Void Finger.
As the spirit light emerged, the cultivators ten meters away felt their hair stand on end.
This was their body's natural instinct, sensing danger, reflecting their battle senses honed through countless years of fighting.
"Not good!"
He leaned back and retreated rapidly, throwing out a defensive medium-grade magic tool with his right hand. It was a long-handled umbrella-type magic tool, and the umbrella ribs expanded in an instant, about to start spinning.
The next moment, the Spirit Light shot from Han Yi's fingertip had silently landed on the expanded magic tool.
Boom!
The opened umbrella-type magic tool was directly blasted away by the Spirit Light.
Not yet finished.
The second Spirit Light followed the first, passing through the center of the explosion, and was about to land on the retreating cultivator's body.
"Stop!"
"Damn it!"
At this time.
The cultivator on the far right had already shouted softly, holding a blood-red long knife. As the knife sliced down, a crescent-shaped blood-red blade qi fell from the sky.
He couldn't just watch Han Yi kill someone. If he didn't gang up on him now, was he waiting for Han Yi to kill the others before coming to kill him?
However, Han Yi had been prepared.
Since he dared to fight two against one, he wouldn't just target one person but launch attacks on both at the same time.
As his left hand unleashed the Spirit Void Finger.
His right hand had already opened fiercely, mana flowing and spreading, instantly creating a fiery red shield.
Fire Shield Skill.
As soon as the shield formed, the right hand's gesture changed, and his index and middle fingers worked together. As his thoughts raced, the dagger at his waist made a whooshing sound, breaking through the air.
At the same moment, the dagger from his back had quietly fallen to the ground, sticking to the ground and silently moving forward.
He intended to repeat his previous trick, using the dual-dagger killing method, one hidden and one revealed, just as he did when he killed the Blood God Sect cultivator.
Although it was repetitive, this move was extremely effective in the dead of night.
With his left hand constantly flicking, Spirit Light surged out like a tide.
His right hand controlled the sword, one visible and one hidden, attacking front and back with dual daggers.
At the moment of launching the attack.
He had really managed to fight two Seventh-order cultivators at the same time.
Unfortunately.
At this moment, Cui Xingchen, Luo Yunzhou, and Tao Shouhua, who were not far behind him, didn't turn back to watch but desperately tried to break through the encirclement in an attempt to escape.
Among the trio, Cui Xingchen's combat power was less than a third of what it was, Tao Shouhua was just an ordinary Sixth-order cultivator, and only Luo Yunzhou maintained his Seventh-order strength and had experienced the battle in the Devil's Cave.
Together, the trio had come full force, forcing back the Seventh-order Blood God Sect cultivator in just two breaths' time and was about to escape.
But before fleeing, the trio simultaneously turned to glance back at the situation behind them.
In their minds, at this moment, Han Yi, the Sixth-order Junior Brother, should have met his demise.
This last glance was just a subconscious turn.
But the pupils of the trio shrank violently at the same moment, their eyes widened, and their speeding bodies came to a sudden halt.
They saw that in the moonlight
Han Yi's single hand continuously flicked, Spirit Light shooting from his fingertips, and a curtain of Starfall-like lights instantly destroyed the defenses that the cultivator, who had exploded backward, had erected. The Spirit Light fell on him, and suddenly exploded.
Bang!
The retreating cultivator's shoulder burst open, and before the blood mist had a chance to splash, the second Spirit Light had already landed on the exploded shoulder.
No.
It couldn't be called the second one anymore.
Because, visually, the second, third, fourth…
Countless Spirit Lights, like a wall of light, all landed on his body almost simultaneously, not distinguishing the order.
Shoulder, chest, limbs, and even…the head, all exploded in the Spirit Light one by one.
The splattered blood mist obscured the cultivator's original appearance, making it impossible to see the truth clearly..
Chapter 50: Infamous 6
At the same moment.
Bang.
To Han Yi's right, three meters away, a flame shield expanded and blocked seven or eight bloody-colored blade auras before shattering and dispersing.
The Blood God Sect cultivator holding the blade exuded a killing aura like a raging flood, slashing apart the incoming dagger out of thin air. lie then leaped up lightly, holding the blade in both hands, ready to strike down fiercely.
His fierce eyes bulged, filled with a touch of madness amidst brutality and bloodthirstiness.
This Qi Refining 6th Layer cultivator of rhe Xuandan Sect was indeed strong, exceptionally so.
However.
To be able to momentarily block his attack while simultaneously controlling the dagger, and face the enemy from both sides, killing a cultivator on their side.
That was a performance that defied all common sense.
Even within rhe Blood God Sect, he had never seen a Qi Refining 7th Layer cultivator reach such a terrifying level, let alone a Qi Refining 6th Layer cultivator.
But.
It was about to end here.
What could the other party use to block his next full power strike?
As he raised his blade in mid-air, preparing to strike down amidst the astonishing cold light and blood-red torrent, something caught his attention, and he suddenly turned to look.
Something was charging at him.
So fast.
Before he could even fully turn his head, he felt a sudden pain in his head, his thoughts stalled, and he fell from the air.
The dazzling, blood-colored blade trembled and extinguished its light.
If someone approached and took a closer look, they would find that the cultivator who had fallen to the ground now had his head pierced through from the back by some weapon.
With his head destroyed, he was already dead beyond doubt.
A hundred meters away, Cui Xingchen, who had come to an abrupt stop, was shocked in his Inner Heart.
Broken as if by a mere touch.
In just a few moments, the Blood God Sect cultivators on the right and in the center had already lost their lives.
This, this…
Was what the Qi Refining 6th Layer junior named Han Yi said true?
Not only Cui Xingchen, but also Luo Yunzhou and Tao Shouhua, all felt a surreal illusion.
The figure in the moonlight now felt like a completely different person, causing their Inner Hearts to tremble.
On the other side.
Han Yi gestured and retrieved rhe floating dagger before him into his hand.
He had sent out two daggers just now, but the one meant as a distraction on the surface was shattered by the Blood God Sect cultivator s blade.
After all, the opponent was using a middle-grade blade, and that dagger was meant to attract attention in a collision, sacrificing itself to create an opportunity for the hidden one.
Han Yi turned to look behind him.
He saw the Blood God Sect cultivator dressed in a bloody robe dozens of meters away, and beyond him, the trio of Xuandan Sect cultivators he recognized.
However, at this moment, the trio stood still, their pupils constricted, and their faces filled with shock.
In an instant, Han Yi understood what had happened.
I le frowned slightly but quickly relaxed.
Under the circumstances just now, escaping was only human nature, and even he would have done the same – nothing wrong with that.
Meanwhile.
The shocked Blood God Sect cultivator on the left, seeing Ilan Yi looking at him, broke out in a cold sweat.
A suffocating sense of crisis engulfed him.
Although the cultivator in front of him only exuded the aura of Qi Refining 6th Layer, he couldn't help but take a step back.
That half step was just the beginning.
Without a second thought, his face changed, and he turned to flee to the side.
There was a god of death in front and three Xuandan Sect cultivators behind him. If he got blocked, he'd be done for today.
The side seemed like the best escape route.
However.
Much to his joy, the killer who had killed two of his fellow Qi Refining 7th Layer cultivators in mere moments did not give chase.
He suddenly realized that not all Xuandan Sect disciples were sheep. Some were fierce tigers. He had to be more prudent from now on.
As for that fierce tiger just now, he would leave it to the Level 8 Qi-cultivating brothers to deal with. He only wanted to get far away from this area.
On the other side.
Ilan Yi watched the cultivator of the Blood God Sect flee rapidly, but did not pursue.
For him, killing was not the goal.
Moreover, the frenzied and indiscriminate attack just now had dissipated the nameless rage within him.
Most importantly, the power within his body had been somewhat depleted.
If he really pursued and killed, and encountered more Blood God Sect disciples and got besieged, it would be more harm than good. It would be better to take advantage of the opportunity to escape again and find a place to hide using the Turtle Breath Skill.
He didn't believe that he could be so unlucky as to be continuously forced out.
"Junior Brother Han, hurry up and catch up. Kill them.11
Not far away, Cui Xingchen became anxious.
At this moment, taking advantage of their vulnerability and killing them was the best choice.
However, Ilan Yi shook his head.
"Elder Brother Cui, I just gave it my all, only to kill two of them. 1 just can't reach this third one.'1
"Fellow Brothers, let's take this opportunity to escape quickly. Farewell!'1
Ilan Yi spoke quickly, finishing his two sentences and turning to flee, not giving the trio any time to react.
Before leaving, he took the magic weapons and storage bags from the dead Blood God Sect cultivators.
After all, this was his spoils of war, which he had to take.
"Junior Brother Han, wait!"
"Don't go yet, Han Yi."
"You…"
I Ian Yi's speed was too fast, and on purpose, he completely ignored their words.
In the blink of an eye.
Only the trio remained on this small battlefield.
"Right, Elder Brother Li is still over there."
Tao Shouhua remembered that there was still an Inner Peak Brother here. Just now, the trio had been too focused on breaking through and hadn't thought about taking this unconscious brother whose life or death was unknown.
At this moment, with no living Blood God Sect cultivators left, the brother who had been fighting alongside them, heavily injured and unconscious, lay on the ground, his life or death unknown. It was time, morally and emotionally, to check on him and rescue him if he was alive.
Luo Yunzhou also thought of this, took the initiative to investigate, and then stood up, shaking his head with a grief-stricken look on his face.
"Elder Brother Li is dead."
"The stench of blood is too strong here, it will surely attract the Blood God Sect cultivators. Elder Brother Cui, Junior Brother Tao, let's leave this place quickly."
The trio exchanged glances, made up their minds, and intentionally fled in the direction Han Yi had left.
After all.
The strength Ilan Yi had displayed just now was truly astonishing.
Following the direction Han Yi had fled gave them some sense of security. In case they really met someone from the Blood God Sect and Ilan Yi was nearby, they believed he would not sit idly by.
Unfortunately.
They didn't know that.
This time, as Han Yi fled, he had made up his mind to find a hidden corner, practice Turtle Breath Skill, and hide until the next day.
However, what annoyed Ilan Yi was that.
Before he could even find a suitable location, he was targeted by someone again.
Moreover.
This time, the person targeting him made him afraid to act rashly.
"Cultivator of the Xuandan Sect, your killing intent is strong."
"Have you killed my Blood God Sect's disciples?"
A gloomy-faced youth stood in Han Yi's way, holding a golden shuttle in his hand.
Han Yi's eyes were fixed on the golden shuttle, his face extremely solemn.
Superior magic weapon, Golden Light Shuttle.
That Cui Xingchen could escape with his life under this magic weapon, Han Yi didn't think that if he himself were hit, he would survive.
"Damn it, what kind of bad luck is this today?"
Han Yi's face looked extremely upset..