Deep within the canyon, the mist grew even thicker.
Feng Weilan pushed his movement technique to the limit, weaving through narrow rock crevices and jagged stones.
His face was pale, and his chest heaved violently. Every breath pulled at the wounds on his body, sending surges of stinging pain through him.
His spiritual energy was nearly exhausted; forcibly activating the array disk and unleashing that burst of attacks earlier had drained him completely.
Behind him, Di Yunkuang's furious roars and sharp sword qi pursued him relentlessly, like maggots on a bone!
Cang Dongqing's golden sword light struck from tricky angles from time to time, forcing him into one narrow escape after another!
"Feng Weilan! You won't escape!" Di Yunkuang's voice was filled with killing intent.
Two of his Foundation Establishment junior brothers had been eliminated. With the sect elders watching everything from outside, and Cang Dongqing of the Sword Heart Sect right here, he had lost all face. At this moment, he wanted nothing more than to tear Feng Weilan into a thousand pieces!
Feng Weilan gritted his teeth, barely holding on through his sharp perception of the terrain and a willpower that far exceeded ordinary men.
He constantly changed directions, using the thick fog and complex terrain to maneuver, but the distance between them was still shrinking bit by bit!
Swoosh!
A golden sword qi grazed his shoulder, bringing a spray of blood with it!
Feng Weilan let out a muffled groan, his footsteps faltered, and his speed dropped!
"An opening!" A fierce light flashed in Di Yunkuang's eyes. His spiritual energy as a Golden Core stage cultivator erupted in full force, and his speed surged. The longsword in his hand turned into a streak of light, lunging straight for the back of Feng Weilan's heart!
This strike was fast, ruthless, and precise—sworn to inflict a heavy wound!
Cang Dongqing moved at the same time, her sword light sealing off the space to Feng Weilan's left and right!
There was no way to dodge!
A trace of solemnity flashed in Feng Weilan's eyes, yet he instinctively twisted his body, attempting to endure the blow with what remained of his spiritual energy!
At that critical moment—
Whiz—!
A piercing sound, sharp enough to tear through eardrums, tore through the air from afar, approaching at an incredible speed!
It wasn't sword qi, nor was it a magic treasure; it was a condensed, tangible sonic blade!
This sonic blade arrived after the sword strike but struck first, hitting the spine of Di Yunkuang's longsword with incomparable precision!
Clang—!!
A crisp yet soul-shaking boom echoed!
Di Yunkuang felt an incredibly strange and tricky vibrating force travel through his sword. It was sudden and fierce, as if countless fine needles had been driven into his meridians at once!
His entire arm went numb and painful in an instant. His gathered sword momentum was forcibly broken, and the sword nearly flew from his hand. His forward-charging figure was also jolted into a halt by the force!
"What?!" Di Yunkuang was horrified. He snapped his head toward the direction the sonic blade had come from!
The thick mist at the canyon entrance was sliced open as if by a blade, and a blue figure, fast as lightning, came rushing toward them!
The person was tall and straight with a cold expression, holding a bone-white jade flute. At the end of the flute, a hint of cold light flickered in and out of sight!
Who else could it be but Zhu Yinxi?!
He had finally arrived!
Zhu Yinxi's gaze was as cold as a blade. He swept his eyes over the scene. Upon seeing Feng Weilan covered in blood and on the brink of collapse, the aura around him instantly became incredibly biting!
Without a moment's pause, even before he reached them, he raised the jade flute again!
Wooo—vwooom—!
Another burst of harsh, jarring demonic sound erupted, containing terrifying power!
This time it wasn't a sonic blade, but a wide-range divine soul shock!
Di Yunkuang and Cang Dongqing felt their heads buzz as if struck by a heavy hammer. Their divine sense became dazed, and their movements slowed once more!
Taking this opportunity, Zhu Yinxi flickered and appeared beside Feng Weilan. He caught his swaying junior brother and, with a backhand strike of his sword, swept away Cang Dongqing's follow-up sword qi!
"Sixth Junior Brother, hang on!" Zhu Yinxi's voice was still cold, but the concern within it was unmistakable.
Seeing his senior brother arrive, Feng Weilan's tense mind relaxed, and he nearly went limp. He forced himself to say, "Second Senior Brother... be careful, they..."
"Say no more. I'm taking you out of here first!" Zhu Yinxi interrupted him, his sharp gaze fixed on the ashen-faced Di Yunkuang and the flickering eyes of Cang Dongqing.
Di Yunkuang steadied his mind, looking at Zhu Yinxi with a mix of shock and rage. "You got here so fast?"
Zhu Yinxi didn't bother wasting words. He knew this was no place to linger.
Feng Weilan was seriously injured, and his own forced retreat from his previous battle had consumed a great deal of energy. Facing the fully-recovered Di Yunkuang and Cang Dongqing, there was no advantage in a drawn-out fight.
"Go!"
He barked the command, supported Feng Weilan, and his figure turned into a blue blur again, racing toward the location where they had agreed to meet Li Nanzhu and the others.
His speed was far greater than before!
"Pursue them!" How could Di Yunkuang be willing to let his prey escape? Especially after losing two junior brothers in the process!
He let out a roar and gave chase again with Cang Dongqing!
Cang Dongqing kept pace at Di Yunkuang's side. She watched the blue figure receding into the distance, her eyes shifting uncertainly.
She knew well that Zhu Yinxi and Feng Weilan were in terrible condition. This was a god-given opportunity to heavily wound or even eliminate two core disciples of the Five Elements Dao Sect!
If successful, she could not only regain face for the Sword Heart Sect but also prove her value to the Xuan Tian Sect.
At that thought, her grip on her longsword tightened. She pushed her spiritual energy, and her speed increased slightly.
Zhu Yinxi took Feng Weilan and pushed his speed to the limit. The blue figure flickered through the mist and strange rocks, quickly opening up a distance between them and the pursuing Di Yunkuang and Cang Dongqing.
His movement techniques were already exquisite, and combined with his use of sound waves to interfere with tracking, he actually managed to leave Di Yunkuang struggling to keep up for a moment.
Di Yunkuang was incredibly anxious. If he let his prize fly away like this, he would have no way to explain it when he returned!
He forced a breath of spiritual energy, preparing to accelerate again at any cost—
Suddenly!
Within the thick mist ahead, several figures stepped out without any warning, happens to block the only path for Zhu Yinxi and Feng Weilan!
Zhu Yinxi reacted instantly, coming to a sudden halt. He shielded Feng Weilan behind him and held the jade flute across his chest, his eyes scanning the newcomers warily.
There were four people in total. The spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from the leader were clearly at the Golden Core stage!
It was none other than the direct disciple of the Water Moon Sect—Lu Tingyun!
Lu Tingyun clearly hadn't expected to suddenly run into Zhu Yinxi's pair here either, especially when he saw Zhu Yinxi's slightly disordered aura and the obviously injured Feng Weilan behind him. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
His gaze then moved past Zhu Yinxi to see Di Yunkuang and Cang Dongqing rapidly approaching from behind.
The Water Moon Sect team blocked the path ahead, while pursuers from the Xuan Tian Sect and the Sword Heart Sect closed in from behind!
Zhu Yinxi's heart sank to the bottom. Di Yunkuang alone was hard enough to handle, and now there was Lu Tingyun, whose strength was unknown... He tightened his grip on the jade flute, his mind racing to find a way to escape.
Di Yunkuang and Cang Dongqing also reached them. Seeing the Water Moon Sect team, Di Yunkuang was first stunned, but then a look of joy appeared on his face!
He immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Senior Brother Lu! Stop them! These two are core disciples of the Five Elements Dao Sect, and they're spent! If our two sects join forces, we can eliminate them right now!"
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