Huangxiu

Chapter 1254 Escape
A bright moon appears.

The next moment, the bright moon shone brightly, transforming into a sword light that slashed towards Ji Qingyun's left arm.

"Ding……"

Amidst the clear ringing sound, the sword light suddenly dimmed, revealing the Bright Moon Divine Sword.

The golden light from the bead suddenly surged outward, forming a golden shield that enveloped Ji Qingyun.

The Bright Moon Divine Sword struck the golden light shield.

Qi Qingmei frowned slightly, and the Bright Moon Divine Sword lit up again, its sword light slowly expanding, attempting to penetrate the golden light barrier.

However, it was firmly blocked by the golden light shield and could not penetrate.

Qi Qingmei stared coldly at Ji Qingyun with bright, piercing eyes.

Ji Qingyun, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and bloodshot eyes, said with a gloomy face, "Qi Qingmei, come down with me!"

"Hey, with a beauty like you accompanying me on the journey, I won't be lonely!"

The golden light from the bead in his hand grew brighter and brighter, and the golden aura became thicker and thicker.

Qi Qingmei stared at Ji Qingyun expressionlessly.

Ji Qingyun glared at him intently, her eyes burning: "Qi Qingmei, maybe we can even be a secret couple, haha!"

Qi Qingmei coldly uttered four words: "Everyone, retreat!"

She moved with the grace of a startled swan, suddenly retreating and pulling Lu Xiaolu and two experts from the Guanghan Palace along the way.

Her voice, though soft, exploded like thunder in the ears of the experts.

Qi Qingmei's prestige was high enough that they retreated without hesitation.

"Boom!"

While they were in mid-air, the round bead in Ji Qingyun's hand suddenly turned into a golden light that spread in all directions.

The experts, who were in mid-air, felt an immense force suddenly crashing down on them.

Like a withered leaf encountering a fierce wind.

They accelerated and rose higher, crashing violently into the rocky walls of the valley.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

The muffled thuds continued.

Some coughed up blood and turned pale; some felt dizzy and lightheaded; some slid down limply; and some clung to the stone wall and wouldn't fall.

Zhu Lingyun sat in the cave and shook his head.

That's it?

Does Ji Qingyun really intend to kill the main body with this?

They then discovered that Ji Qingyun had transformed into a wisp of smoke and was hurtling towards the stone wall.

With a "bang," it disappeared into the stone wall.

Lu Xiaolu pressed herself against the stone wall and looked down. She saw what was happening over there and hurriedly said, "Senior Sister, that guy escaped!"

"Chase!"

Qi Qingmei stood on the stone wall, as if she were glued to the vertical stone wall.

She leaped into the air, like a white crane soaring through the sky, rushing towards the stone wall where Ji Qingyun had disappeared.
"Ding!"

The tip of the Bright Moon Divine Sword pierced the stone wall, but failed to penetrate it.

Her face changed slightly.

Lu Xiaolu gracefully landed beside her, examined the stone wall, and then drew her sword and thrust it out.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

Amidst the clear chime, her sword tip pierced the stone wall continuously, leaving not even a white mark.

She frowned, sheathed her sword, and gently stroked the stone wall with her delicate hand.

Qi Qingmei's face was gloomy.

"Senior sister, the material here is strange; even my precious sword can't pierce it... He really managed to escape!"

"If he escapes, the consequences will be dire!"

"What should we do then?" Lu Xiaolu frowned and thought for a moment, "If only my junior brother were here."

Qi Qingmei glared at her.

Lu Xiaolu pouted: "Fine, let's not talk about him. What do we do now?"

Zhou Chongming, Meng Xusheng, Lu Gengshen, and Li Xinhe all gathered around.

Their mouths were bloodied, and their faces were grave.

Qi Qingmei shook her head gently: "He still managed to escape?"

Meng Xusheng sighed, "If Ji Qingyun escapes, the Wanxiang Sect will not be destroyed."

If Ji Qingyun was not eliminated, the mission would not be considered a complete success.

As the sect leader, Ji Qingyun controls the core secrets of the Wanxiang Sect and bears the sect's legacy.

If he doesn't die, the lineage of the Myriad Manifestations Sect will continue, and all their efforts will have been in vain.

Lu Gengshen of the Guiyang Sword Sect shook his head: "We really have no face to see Junior Nephew Chu."

"...Alright, there's no point in talking about this now. The important thing is to figure out how to win him over."

Li Xinhe stole a glance at Qi Qingmei, whose face was gloomy, and snorted at Lu Gengshen. Lu Gengshen said, "Then how do we chase after them?"

Li Xinhe bent down to pick up the severed arm from the ground and laughed: "With this, how can we not find him?"

Lu Gengshen smiled and said, "Haha, this guy is really in a sorry state. With this, he can't escape."

"boom!"

The severed arm in Li Xinhe's hand exploded instantly, turning into a cloud of red mist that spread out in an instant.

Li Xinhe was enveloped in a white light, which formed a white light shield around him.

However, the red mist was not hindered and shot into Li Xinhe's body.

Li Xinhe flashed out of the red mist and appeared a zhang away.

However, the skin on his face, hands, and feet was already covered with countless tiny holes.

He gritted his teeth, his body trembling slightly, and his body shimmering with light.

"not good!"

Lu Gengshen quickly stepped forward, placed his palm on his back, and transferred his true energy to help him.

Lu Xiaolu clicked her tongue and looked away at Qi Qingmei.

Qi Qingmei's face was grim as she looked at Li Xinhe, who was covered in blood.

Li Xinhe, who was originally handsome and imposing, has now become extremely frightening.

Blood began to gush from the numerous tiny, pitted holes, making him appear as if he were stained red with blood.

Lu Gengshen said, "Junior Sister Qi, please help!"

Qi Qingmei sighed and waved her hand.

Lu Gengshen withdrew his hand and stepped back.

Qi Qingmei came up behind Li Xinhe and slowly placed her hands on his back.

Her palms were like white jade, with a warm, lustrous sheen beneath her fair skin.

As soon as she placed her jade palm on Li Xinhe and poured in her true essence, wisps of red mist immediately surged from Li Xinhe's body, just like the red mist that had touched him before.

Wisps of red mist drifted from his body, emitting a strange, fishy smell.

Lu Xiaolu waved her small hand in front of her delicate nose, then turned to look at Zhou Chongming: "Junior Brother, is he really not coming over?"

Zhou Chongming smiled wryly: "He has other things to do and can't spare the time."

"What could be more important than destroying the Myriad Manifestations Sect?"

"It is said to be about the Undying Evil Lord."

"Hmph, the imperial court won't give him any secret techniques anyway, so why bother helping him? Let the court handle it themselves, how laughable!"

“My nephew is not compassionate and cannot bear to see innocent people die unjustly.”

"The imperial court is just taking advantage of his soft heart; he's such a good-natured person!"

"Ugh……"

Lu Gengshen said, "Junior Sister Lu, we can handle it. We don't need to rely on Junior Nephew Chu for everything."

"So what do we do now?" Lu Xiaolu said, "Can we catch up with Ji Qingyun? ... No way, right? If none of us can, then we can only have our junior brother take action. ... Since we'll have to get him involved sooner or later, we might as well have him come over from the start."

Lu Gengshen shook his head with a wry smile: "Who would have thought this guy would be so cunning..."

Lu Xiaolu said, "I'll go find my junior brother."

She turned to look at Zhou Chongming and Meng Xusheng, then at Lu Gengshen.

"...Fine then." Lu Gengshen sighed, "This is utterly shameful!"

Lu Xiaolu gracefully departed, disappearing into the distance like a wisp of smoke.

……

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head upon seeing this.

Zhu Lingyun will not take action unless absolutely necessary.

However, to everyone's surprise, Ji Qingyun managed to escape under those circumstances.

Is this round bead the treasure?
Is it really as terrifying as they say, that it can't hurt Ji Qingyun?
The extrasensory perception had scanned the entire valley, but found no strange treasures. It had also scanned Ji Qingyun's body, both inside and out, but found no treasures there either.

Apart from this round bead.

So this round bead is the treasure?
Lu Xiaolu's lightness skill improved more and more, and her speed increased even more.

An hour later, they arrived at his small courtyard.

After she finished speaking, Chu Zhiyuan put his arm around her shoulder, and the two disappeared in a flash.

The next moment, they appeared in that valley.

Zhu Lingyun could teleport directly to the valley by staring at it.

At this moment, the valley was shrouded in solemnity and tranquility.

Both Qi Qingmei and Li Xinhe had white steam rising from their heads.

Lu Xiaolu, Lu Gengshen, Zhou Chongming, and Meng Xusheng stood guard to the side to prevent anyone from disturbing them.

Chu Zhiyuan's sudden appearance caused them to tense up, but they immediately relaxed and let out a long breath when they saw that it was Chu Zhiyuan.

(End of this chapter)