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Li Hong utilized the characteristics of the Eight Formation Flag to conceal all traces of his presence, silently slipping onto the battlefield and suddenly appearing beside Li Xiaolou. He unleashed the Binding Immortal Rope, instantly binding Li Xiaolou.
Li Xiaolou was indeed unfortunate; she had no idea that Li Hong had encountered a series of fortuitous events and acquired such a peculiar treasure. She was completely unprepared for someone to appear beside her. Otherwise, with her Early Stage of Nascent Soul cultivation, it would not have been so easy for Li Hong to bind her silently.
The eight experts from the Demon Sect exchanged glances, their fighting spirit evaporating as they considered how to rescue Li Xiaolou. With this thought, the eight of them moved in unison, tightening their encirclement around Ling Yi Zi.
If they activated the trapping formation, Ling Yi Zi would surely be in trouble. However, Li Hong remained unfazed because they were hesitant to act recklessly; at this moment, the situation was firmly in his hands.
"Do you want your leader's life?" Li Hong sneered.
The eight glanced at each other again, and an elder who had followed Li Xiaolou for many years couldn't help but shout, "Let's talk this out!"
These eight individuals had different backgrounds; four were long-time followers of Li Xiaolou, while the other four were Azure Guardians directly under Yandao Demon Lord, temporarily assigned to assist. Naturally, Li Xiaolou's direct followers were more concerned about her safety, but the Azure Guardians remained calm.
As soon as this elder spoke, one of the Azure Guardians shot him a fierce glare and coldly said, "From now on, everything will be under my command."
This person's expression was sinister, indicating a deep mindset. He raised his voice and declared, "The Demon Lord is in your hands, but your fellow disciples are also in ours. If we decide to disregard the Demon Lord and insist on killing your fellow disciples, you will have no choice but to watch helplessly." At this point, seeing that Li Hong was about to retort, he changed his tone and said, "No need to argue; you know this is the truth. So let's make an exchange."
Li Hong's mind raced. Originally, binding Li Xiaolou silently was meant to ensure Ling Yi Zi's safety; as for this demoness, there would be another chance to kill her later. The question was how to guarantee safety during the exchange? With this in mind, Li Hong nodded slightly: "Alright. But you must let him come over first. I, Li Hong, give my word that I will not deceive you. However, you must not deceive me either!"
The man readily agreed, "Good! I Piao Yaozi have followed Yandao Demon Lord for three thousand years and am also a prominent figure in Dao Sect; I too give my word. I will count to three; we will withdraw our encirclement and let him pass while you throw over the Demon Lord."
"Fine, let's do it." Li Hong agreed without hesitation; his intuition told him that Piao Yaozi was not lying. As a Late Stage of Nascent Soul expert and an ancient being existing for thousands of years, even if he were a Demon Sect monster, he would still be a master-level figure with no reason to lie.
In an instant, Piao Yaozi counted to three. With a command, the eight withdrew their encirclement as Ling Yi Zi soared towards Li Hong.
At the same time, Li Hong lifted the Binding Immortal Rope; Li Xiaolou flew toward that direction. While in mid-air, the Binding Immortal Rope was already loosened by Li Hong's hand seals. Before Li Xiaolou could struggle, the Binding Immortal Rope flashed with silver light and vanished into Li Hong's body; at this point, she was completely free.
However, Li Xiaolou was extremely furious; being bound in such an undignified manner was a tremendous humiliation! Just as she saw Ling Yi Zi approaching her head-on, without thinking twice, she flicked her finger and sent forth the Gluttonous Bone Needle hidden within Spring Breeze Silk. It silently pierced into Ling Yi Zi's body as they brushed past each other.
Li Xiaolou secretly laughed with satisfaction and thought to herself: Exchange? I'll let you exchange for a dead person!
Looking up, he happened to catch a glimpse of Ling Yi Zi's expression. Ling Yi Zi was looking at him with a particularly strange and indescribable gaze. Despite being struck by the deadly Gluttonous Bone Needle, he remained silent, not even uttering a word or calling out, and had already fallen beside Li Hong.
In the blink of an eye, Li Xiaolou had flown over, and his subordinates hurriedly asked, "Demon Lord, what happened to you?"
Li Xiaolou turned back to see Ling Yi Zi standing beside Li Hong with his hands behind his back, watching him with an odd concern in his eyes. Li Xiaolou was even more confused; without saying a word, he turned and flew away quickly. The eight followers hurriedly followed.
Even after feeling that he could no longer sense the presence of Li Hong and Ling Yi Zi, Li Xiaolou still hadn't heard Li Hong's furious shouts. This could only mean one thing: Ling Yi Zi had taken the ambush for himself and had never informed Li Hong.
This was too strange... Li Xiaolou pondered deeply. Ling Yi Zi's heroic posture and handsome face were etched in his mind. Suddenly, he became worried; the Gluttonous Bone Needle was his unique concoction, highly toxic, and there was no antidote in the entire Immortal Sect. He would definitely die. He actually would die for himself... Li Xiaolou's heart, which had been as calm as still water, suddenly skipped a beat.
Meanwhile, Ling Yi Zi casually said to Li Hong, "I want to enter your Eight Formation Flag."
Seeing Ling Yi Zi's pale complexion with a trace of purple blood at the corner of his mouth, Li Hong would not oppose this request. He readily agreed and took Ling Yi Zi into the Eight Formation Flag, tossing over a bottle of Fire Origin Pills.
Ling Yi Zi caught it, tossed a few pills into his mouth, then took out several unknown pills from his own body and swallowed them. He said to Li Hong, "I need to heal my injuries; please take me directly back to Temple City."
"Okay."
Li Hong instructed the Spirit Tool Calf to fly the Eight Formation Flag towards the Southern Wilderness.
The Eight Formation Flag moved slowly when carrying mortals and had limited capacity; however, it was less of a concern when carrying cultivators—the higher their cultivation level, the less impact it had.
Under Li Hong's full power activation, the Eight Formation Flag quickly flew over the Yangtze River. As they were flying, suddenly Li Hong felt a stir in his heart. There was someone ahead within a hundred miles. This person was riding a flying beast through the clouds at an incredible speed; their aura felt very familiar.
Li Hong glanced at Ling Yi Zi, who was still meditating to heal himself. In an instant, he exited the Eight Formation Flag and summoned Lingyi, swiftly pursuing that person.
Moments later, Li Hong felt puzzled; although he had been flying for quite some time and was closing in on that person hidden in the clouds, he still hadn't seen even a shadow. This indicated that the flying beast's speed was comparable to that of a Superior Spirit Artifact—at least an Intermediate Spirit Beast—and it wasn't just any Intermediate Spirit Beast; it must possess some extraordinary qualities that allowed it to fly so fast.
Li Hong's curiosity and competitive spirit were piqued. With a flash of golden light, Yue Que was summoned. Stepping onto Yue Que, Li Hong slightly urged it forward and shot straight through the white clouds with a whoosh.
Indeed, only the Celestial Artifact could keep up with the Celestial Bird. A faint blue dot appeared ahead, growing larger and larger. Li Hong focused his gaze and realized it was a large Azure Phoenix.
The Azure Phoenix is a celestial breed of phoenix, a true innate spirit beast, born with wind and thunder attributes. When it flies, its wings generate winds, allowing for incredible speed. This Azure Phoenix resembled a phoenix but was not fiery red; instead, it had a beautiful iridescent blue-green hue. It was clearly still in its juvenile stage, not very large, with wings only three meters long and three long tail feathers trailing behind. An adult would have nine tail feathers, just like a true phoenix.
Perched on the back of the Azure Phoenix was a woman. It was this woman who gave Li Hong a familiar feeling.
Li Hong glanced at her, both surprised and delighted, and swiftly leaped onto the back of the Azure Phoenix.
The Azure Phoenix suddenly felt an extra weight on its back and turned its head instinctively to unleash thunder.
This was the Azure Phoenix's signature ability. While phoenixes are masters of fire, the Azure Phoenix commands thunder. It can unleash heavenly thunder, and as its cultivation level increases, the power of the thunder it produces grows stronger.
Li Hong was slightly startled. However, just as the thunder began to form at its mouth, it dissipated like bubbles because the Azure Phoenix had already recognized him!
It nodded at Li Hong, its azure eyes radiating a spirit-like aura as if greeting him. Then it flapped its wings; with just a few beats of its azure wings, it soared over a hundred miles in an instant.
Li Hong, however, did not pay attention to that; he quickly turned the woman on the back of the Azure Phoenix over.
It was indeed Yan Luo! She was covered in blood and in a semi-conscious state. Li Hong hurriedly checked her body and immediately felt relieved. She was merely exhausted and not seriously injured.
He took out a few Vitality Restoration Pills and placed them in Yan Luo's mouth while slowly channeling a stream of Awareness into her to help stimulate her internal spiritual energy for healing. However, just as he probed that spiritual energy into her meridians, he suddenly felt a tremendous suction force coming from Yan Luo's body. At first, it seemed to hesitate for a moment but then trembled slightly and forcefully drew in his Awareness.
Li Hong was taken aback but did not cut off this suction force.
Awareness flowed continuously into Yan Luo's meridians; in an instant, he had given her ten percent of his energy. Yan Luo's complexion grew increasingly rosy, and her eyelashes fluttered—clearly, she had awakened.
So why wasn't she fully awake yet? Li Hong found it amusing and was about to cut off the Awareness he was providing to Yan Luo when he suddenly felt a pure warm energy surge from her lower abdomen Dantian directly into his body.
It turned out to be his own Awareness that Yan Luo had drawn in—pure and completely identical in origin. It took one and a half times what he had given her before she finally stopped. With a soft sound, she opened her eyes wide, blushing as she looked at Li Hong.
This must be the unique dual cultivation secret technique of Qixia Palace. No wonder even the Spirit Stone praised it back then; it truly has its merits! Awareness lost to her, and after the mental technique was activated, it lost even more to itself. Both sides benefited, and both cultivations improved. Without the Supreme Celestial Stone, this is indeed the fastest way to enhance one's cultivation.
However, why did she use her unique secret technique on me... It seems I heard someone mention that using it on a certain man carries a special significance... With this thought, Li Hong became distracted.
At that moment, Yan Luo began to cry sorrowfully, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed, "They're all dead, all of them! My beloved senior sister is dead, and my master is missing! Qixia Palace is gone."
She cried out loud and threw herself into Li Hong's arms, shouting, "Li Hong, you must avenge me! And my master, when I return to Temple City, I will ask you to find my master!"
Li Hong replied slowly, "There's no need to search."
"What?" Yan Luo lifted her tear-streaked face.
"Ten days ago, I witnessed your master battling a powerful expert from the Demon Sect in the skies over the Bohai Sea. Dai Yunzi self-destructed his Nascent Soul and perished together with the Demon." Li Hong said with deep sorrow.
Yan Luo was stunned, disbelief filling her gaze as she stared at Li Hong.
Li Hong sighed deeply and patted her back. "Cry it out; you'll feel better. Sigh..."
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