“Stop!”
Suddenly, a dull voice exploded like thunder from the sky, nearly shocking Ye Qiu into falling headfirst from the air.
Immediately after, an incomparably powerful force tore through the sky, shattering Ye Qiu’s sword intent.
In the next second, a figure appeared beside Xu Yourong.
Ye Qiu quickly retreated a hundred metres, staring at the figure.
The newcomer was an old man, dressed in a purple robe with his hair bound by a jade crown, his aged face full of authority.
The old man glanced at the young qilin, then bowed to Xu Yourong’s primordial spirit and kindly asked, “Saintess, are you alright?”
“I’m fine.” Xu Yourong stopped forming seals, then looked at Ye Qiu coldly and said, “The Lord of Yong’an City has arrived. You have no chance to kill me now.”
This old fellow is the Lord of Yong’an City?
Ye Qiu sized up the old man, his heart on high alert. He could tell that this old man’s cultivation was very strong, surpassing the peak of the Cave Heaven realm.
The old man stepped forward, not hiding his killing intent at all, and said chillingly to Ye Qiu, “Boy, you dare to strike a fatal blow against our Yin-Yang Sect’s Saintess. You’ve got some nerve!”
Ye Qiu laughed and said, “If the Sect Master of the Yin-Yang Sect were here, I’d dare to make a move against him too.”
“Insolent!” the old man shouted sternly. “A mere Golden Core realm cultivator, daring to speak so arrogantly. Are you tired of living?”
“Saintess, you rest for a moment.”
“Once I kill that boy, I’ll take you back to the City Lord’s Mansion.”
Just at that moment, Longmei Zhenren and Lin Daniao arrived.
“You little rascal, I’ve taken care of Xu Yourong’s maids. What’s the situation here? Who is that old thing?” Longmei Zhenren asked.
“He’s the Lord of Yong’an City,” Ye Qiu said quietly. “Old thing, prepare to flee.”
Longmei Zhenren glanced at the dying young qilin and asked, “What about that divine beast?”
Ye Qiu was furious and said, “Is life more important, or is the divine beast more important?”
Longmei Zhenren said, “Both are quite important.”
Ye Qiu: “…”
Lin Daniao advised, “Better think of a way to escape. If the divine beast is gone, we can find another one. If life is gone, then there’s nothing left.”
Ye Qiu thought for a moment and said, “Old thing, in a bit, I’ll entangle that old fellow. You find a way to get the young qilin. Once you have it, immediately activate the Saint’s array pattern. Don’t hesitate.”
“Alright.” Longmei Zhenren nodded in agreement.
At that moment, Xu Yourong said to the old man, “Lord of Yong’an, trouble you to capture those three. In a while, I want to kill them personally.”
“Yes!” The old man responded and directly lunged to attack.
Although he was advanced in age, his movements were like a thunderbolt strike.
He stepped across the sky, then stomped down towards Ye Qiu with one foot. Immediately, the surrounding void shook, as if the earth was quaking and mountains were trembling.
Moreover, as that foot came down, it rapidly enlarged to several metres long, like a dark cloud.
“Quick, dodge!”
As Ye Qiu reminded Longmei Zhenren and Lin Daniao, he swung the God-Beating Whip and lashed out.
However, the God-Beating Whip did not bind the old man.
“As expected, this old fellow’s cultivation surpasses the peak of the Cave Heaven realm.” Ye Qiu secretly thought it was bad.
Bang!
The old man’s foot struck the God-Beating Whip, and instantly, Ye Qiu was sent flying backwards.
Immediately after, the old man’s foot stomped on the ground with a “boom,” creating a deep pit in the earth.
“A mere ant, daring to challenge our Yin-Yang Sect. You don’t know death when you see it.”
The old man snorted coldly, then swung his palm, slapping towards Ye Qiu from afar.
A booming sound rang in the air, like a thunderstorm, with powerful energy surging out.
One could imagine that if this hand slapped onto Ye Qiu’s body, it would surely shatter his physical form.
Ye Qiu didn’t hesitate at all and immediately used his extreme speed to flee quickly.
“Boy, you can’t escape.”
“I am an early Nascent Soul realm cultivator, while you are only in the Golden Core realm. You can’t possibly escape from my hands.”
“I advise you to accept your fate!”
As the old man spoke, he had already chased after him.
Ye Qiu quickly transmitted to Longmei Zhenren, “I’ll lure this old guy away. You hurry and grab the divine beast.”
Then, Ye Qiu used One Step Ten Miles, like a shooting star, instantly rushing into the forest.
“Huh?”
The old man’s eyelid twitched, obviously not expecting Ye Qiu to burst out with such speed. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, then he also rushed into the forest.
As soon as they left, Longmei Zhenren used One Step Ten Miles to arrive in front of the young qilin.
“This poor Daoist has divined that you and I are fated. Are you willing to come with me?” Longmei Zhenren asked.
“Boom—” The young qilin roared in anger.
Longmei Zhenren said again, “Follow me, and there will be good food!”
“Boom—” The young qilin roared angrily once more.
“Damn, ungrateful. Then don’t blame this poor Daoist.” As Longmei Zhenren was about to act, he suddenly sensed danger approaching. Turning his head, he saw Xu Yourong’s primordial spirit holding a black divine bow, nocked with a crimson blood arrow, aimed at Longmei Zhenren.
“Stinking Daoist, you dare to want this Saintess’s divine beast. Go die!”
Xu Yourong released her hand, and the crimson blood arrow shot out with a “whoosh” towards Longmei Zhenren.
Instantly, astonishing killing intent spread out.
Longmei Zhenren’s hairs stood on end all over his body. He didn’t dare linger and immediately used One Step Ten Miles to dodge.
…
In the forest.
The old man caught up to Ye Qiu and said coldly, “The Saintess ordered me to capture you, then she wants to kill you personally.”
“To avoid wasting time, I’ve decided to kill you myself.”
“Boy, farewell forever.”
After speaking, the old man pointed his fingers like a blade and slashed down through the air.
“Boom!”
Terrifying killing intent poured down like a galactic waterfall, extremely sharp.
Ye Qiu didn’t dare clash head-on and used One Step Ten Miles again to quickly dodge.
“Boom!”
The ground was blasted by the old man into a crack dozens of metres long.
Seeing he hadn’t injured Ye Qiu, the old man quickly changed his attack style. He opened his right hand, his five fingers like a heavenly dog, blooming with blood-coloured light, grabbing towards Ye Qiu’s head from afar, extremely swift and fierce.
Ye Qiu continued to use One Step Ten Miles, narrowly avoiding the fatal strike.
Although his cultivation was inferior to the old man’s, in terms of speed, he was not outmatched.
“Boy, don’t think that just because you’re fast, you can escape disaster. I tell you, today you’re doomed.”
After speaking, the old man moved both hands at once. Streams of killing intent burst from his fingertips, interweaving in the air like a large net, sealing off a hundred-metre radius.
“I’d like to see where you can escape to this time?”
The old man’s eyes flashed with cold light as he approached Ye Qiu step by step, a sinister smile on his lips, his face brimming with killing intent.
Ye Qiu was about to sacrifice the Qiankun Cauldron to break the seal when suddenly, a cold gleam illuminated the earth, bone-chilling killing intent.
Immediately after, a petite black shadow appeared out of nowhere in front of the old man without any warning.
Before the old man could react, a sword edge pierced into his forehead.
