“Is that so? This is still territory belonging to the Luoxian Sect. You want to take something from us? I’m afraid it won’t be that easy!”
Qu Qing spoke coldly. As she did, she glanced at Shen Jingyuan and the others who had come in pursuit, then let out a derisive laugh.
“You couldn’t take it from me before. Now that my people are here, you have even less chance!”
Li Yan’s expression darkened.
He had originally intended to take advantage of the Luoxian Sect’s people being held back by the formation and seize the Earth Demon Sha for himself.
He never expected the Luoxian Sect’s people to break through the formation so quickly. A formation formed from the power of an underground spiritual vein had been destroyed with such ease.
And now the Luoxian Sect’s people had even tracked them here.
It seemed that keeping the spoils all to himself was impossible. He could only share them with others!
“Then let’s see!”
With those cold words, Li Yan took the initiative and attacked Qu Qing.
As long as he subdued Qu Qing, the group behind her would naturally collapse without a fight!
Qu Qing happened to have the same thought. As long as she took down Li Yan, the force brought by the demons would fall apart on its own!
Neither of them held back.
The Heavenly Execution Sword left afterimages across the sky, stirring up powerful blasts of astral wind as they swept toward Li Yan.
The thorn whip in Li Yan’s hand also shrieked through the air, its attacks fierce and ruthless.
In merely a few dozen breaths, the two had already exchanged several hundred blows.
Seeing this, the disciples of the Luoxian Sect joined the battle one after another.
The demons were unwilling to show weakness either. They circulated their demonic energy and charged into the battlefield.
For a time, the entire mountain peak erupted into chaos.
“Shushu, stay at the rear of the group and be careful.”
Yao Qianci had to go help with the battle as well. Before leaving, he instructed Yuan Shu worriedly.
Yuan Shu nodded in response.
She was only a lowly Nascent Soul cultivator. She could not get involved in battles between those in the Divine Transformation and Void Refinement realms.
Besides, she treasured her life. Naturally, she would be careful!
After watching Yao Qianci lead people into the battle, Yuan Shu retreated a short distance and joined the other disciples in clearing out the demon foot soldiers.
Out of the corner of her eye, however, she caught sight of a black figure retreating as well.
Yuan Shu raised an eyebrow.
It was Mo Yi!
That man was a member of the Earth Demon Sha clan. He had been hiding in the Luoxian Sect for years, and now he was mixed in with the Luoxian Sect’s forces.
While dealing with the demons in front of her, Yuan Shu kept Mo Yi firmly in sight from the corner of her eye.
She watched as he silently edged closer and closer to Helan Ying.
Yuan Shu raised an eyebrow and likewise began moving toward Helan Ying bit by bit.
In any case, she was wearing a veiled hat, and the hat was fitted with a concealment formation. Unless Helan Ying examined her from close range, he would not discover her identity.
Yuan Shu had nothing to worry about.
Then, Mo Yi casually flung a strand of spiritual energy toward Helan Ying. The instant it neared Helan Ying, a transparent barrier appeared around him.
So that was why Qu Qing and Li Yan had been willing to leave Helan Ying on this side of the mountain. They had already set up a defensive barrier!
Mo Yi frowned. He glanced at Qu Qing and Li Yan battling overhead, then gently touched the ring on his finger.
“Elder Qiu, this barrier possesses the power of the Void Refinement realm. I can’t break through it directly with my strength.”
“And if I break it by force, Qu Qing and Li Yan will definitely notice. The situation would become unfavorable.”
He transmitted his voice into the ring. Before long, Elder Qiu’s voice came back.
“I’ll open the barrier. All you have to do is bring the ring close to it.”
“This Earth Demon Sha is extremely important. You can take out the Shrinking Earth into Inches Talisman I gave you earlier. If necessary, even expose your identity to capture him!”
Mo Yi’s expression turned solemn, and he answered, “Yes.”
He raised his head and quietly watched Qu Qing and Li Yan fight. As the two battled, they gradually moved away, and Qu Qing was successfully lured a certain distance from the area.
When Mo Yi judged that the time was right, he walked over to the rocks where Helan Ying was located with the ring in hand.
Inside the barrier, Helan Ying’s eyes were half-closed, as though he were meditating and recovering his strength.
Hearing the commotion, he slowly opened his eyes, only to see Mo Yi raise his hand and slash open the barrier imprisoning him with a streak of black-gray energy.
He was very familiar with that power.
Earth Demon Sha energy!
A cold, sinister gleam flashed through Helan Ying’s eyes.
Not everyone whose name contained the three characters “Earth Demon Sha” belonged to the same kind. The Earth Demon Sha clan and the Earth Demon Sha were two entirely different existences.
They had never been the same kind!
Almost the instant the barrier opened, a burst of violent Earth Demon Sha energy erupted from Helan Ying and surged toward Mo Yi.
However, a black shield appeared in front of Mo Yi a step ahead of time, effortlessly blocking Helan Ying’s sneak attack.
“What pure Earth Demon Sha energy! It seems the Witch God’s estimation was correct. Your Earth Demon Sha bloodline is exceptionally pure!”
“Hurry, Mo Yi! Capture him!”
Elder Qiu’s excited voice rang out from inside the barrier. He had even forgotten to conceal his transmission.
Mo Yi hurriedly acknowledged him, then reached out toward Helan Ying.
Helan Ying was already injured. On top of that, he had been suppressed by the barrier for so long. There was no way he could stand against Mo Yi and Elder Qiu working together.
His resistance was easily crushed beneath Elder Qiu’s shield.
A black rope shot out and, as if it were alive, swiftly wrapped around Helan Ying’s hands.
By the time Qu Qing and Li Yan realized something was wrong and turned to look, Helan Ying had already been captured by Mo Yi inside the barrier.
Moreover, the spiritual energy Mo Yi was using was not pure dark-element spiritual energy.
“Earth Demon Sha energy!”
Shen Jingyuan was the one who cried out.
Following the direction of Qu Qing’s retreating figure, he looked over and saw the Earth Demon Sha energy swirling around Mo Yi.
This was a power possessed only by members of the Earth Demon Sha clan.
How could Mo Yi have it?
Could it be…
Shen Jingyuan’s eyes suddenly widened.
Qu Qing had never imagined that the Earth Demon Sha clan the Luoxian Sect had been searching for all these years had been hiding within the sect itself.
And he had even become the master of one of its five peaks!
How dare Mo Yi do this?
Qu Qing’s eyes bulged with fury. As violent spiritual energy raged around her, she was already closing in on the barrier.
But Mo Yi merely glanced at her. With a flick of his finger, he produced a talisman. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from inside the barrier with Helan Ying.
“The Shrinking Earth into Inches Talisman?”
The Protector Elder, who had arrived one step too late, wore an equally terrifyingly dark expression. He swept his gaze over the traces of spiritual energy left inside the barrier and coldly uttered those few words.
As its name suggested, the Shrinking Earth into Inches Talisman allowed one to teleport.
And for it to teleport two people at once, the talisman had to be extraordinary—extremely precious.
The Earth Demon Sha clan had clearly come prepared!
“Hahahaha! Qu Qing, you miscalculated! I’m not the main character today. You put all your attention on me, so of course someone else was able to take advantage of the opening!”
Li Yan’s arrogant laughter rang out from overhead.
He had not followed Qu Qing over because this had been one of the steps in their plan from the beginning.
The demons and the Earth Demon Sha clan had formed an alliance long ago. The demons were responsible for drawing away the enemy’s attention, while the Earth Demon Sha clan was responsible for taking Helan Ying away.
It was clear that Qu Qing had been extremely wary of him, which showed that his performance had been a success!
Qu Qing cast a cold glance upward at the gloating Li Yan and ignored him. She immediately gave an order.
“The Shrinking Earth into Inches Talisman only has a range of ten li. He can’t have gone far. Pursue him!”
Amid the crowd, Yuan Shu raised her eyebrows slightly.
The demons and the Earth Demon Sha clan were actually allies?
No wonder Mo Yi had believed her when she revealed her demonic identity back then.
Fortunately, she had just silently flicked a wisp of tracking magic onto the hem of Mo Yi’s clothes. Busy capturing someone, Mo Yi hadn’t noticed.
