The path to immortality through martial arts begins with being forced into marriage!

"Lin Shuang!"

A gasp of surprise rang out.

Cui Yi suddenly turned around from his hesitation and saw that the girl who had spoken to him earlier had been struck by a Core Formation elder's palm, and she was sent flying backward instantly!

The vast difference in their cultivation levels meant she couldn't defend against the impact of that palm strike at all. The moment she landed, the force of the recoil caused her chest to cave in, and she coughed up blood.

But she still struggled, slowly getting up.

The Core Formation elder grinned maliciously as he approached her: "Little girl, you're quite resilient, aren't you?"

"I just don't know if your frail body can hold up as well as your stubborn temper!"

He raised his hand and slapped down!

The true energy gathered in that palm strike caused the air to ripple; such force was enough to smash Lin Shuang into a pulp!

Lin Shuang closed her eyes; she couldn't hide, nor could she.

"Sister...Sister..."

Suddenly, her younger brother's face appeared in her mind.

That young face looked at her with a smile.

"Sister, I've joined the inner sect!"

"Sis, look how awesome I am!"

"Sis, run! Run!"

She smiled.

Little brother, your sister is here to keep you company.

On the night the Blood-Clad Sect was massacred, this kid died tragically under the siege.

In the past two months, he hasn't even had a single dream. Lin Shuang even wondered if her escape that night had made this kid hold a grudge.

Now, she can finally relax...

That palm strike was only three feet away from her head.

Two feet.

one foot.

At the critical moment, a flash of sword light appeared!

The Core Formation elder's arm was severed at the root, and blood gushed out and splattered onto the open ground next to Lin Shuang!

"ah!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream rang out!

Cui Yi landed in front of Lin Shuang, and it was clear that this sword energy was his doing.

"Brother Cui... Senior Brother Cui..."

Lin Shuang's voice rang out weakly.

Cui Yi didn't turn around; he simply gripped his sword even tighter.

Four figures slowly approached from all sides, hovering in the air and surrounding him.

The Seven Fiends Sect Leader, the Twin Fiends of the Xuan Yin Sect, and the Sect Leader of the White Bone Demon Sect—their eyes held both killing intent and apprehension.

This kid's strength far exceeded their expectations.

But that's all there is to it.

No matter how strong he is, he is still just one person, a peak Core Formation cultivator.

And they were four Golden Core cultivators!

The leader of the Seven Fiends Sect sneered, "Cui Yi, you are indeed very strong."

"Given time, you might actually surpass us."

"Unfortunately, you have no future."

After speaking, the Seven Fiends Cult Leader raised his hand, and blood-red light surged in his palm.

Cui Yi gripped his fist tightly and remained silent.

Now, the only option is to cut off this ringleader first, and then achieve a deterrent effect!

The Seven Fiends Cult Leader swung his hand down suddenly!

"die!"

Cui Yi took a deep breath and pressed his index and middle fingers together tightly against his brow!

Guided by Cui Yi's will, the three sword-shaped jade talismans that had been dormant in his sea of ​​consciousness began to vibrate wildly!

Before Cui Yi could fully activate the sword-shaped jade talisman, two sword energies suddenly descended from the sky!

The sword light was even more dazzling than Cui Yi's full-force sword strike!

Sensing the terrifying fluctuations of true energy contained in the sword energy, the Seven Fiends Sect Leader's expression changed drastically, and he turned his attack towards the two sword energies flying towards him!

boom!

The moment their martial arts clashed, another powerful shockwave spread outwards!

The resulting gale blew some Foundation Establishment cultivators who were relatively close by off-center!

"Who goes there! How dare you interfere in today's affairs? Aren't you afraid of the three great demonic sects?!"

The Seven Fiends Cult Leader's attack was forcibly interrupted.

Two figures, a man and a woman, stood in the sky, their auras sharp as swords.

The man in the blue robe was in his early thirties. His brows and eyes held a rebellious air similar to that of the Red Demon, but with a greater sense of composure and sharpness.

His aura was clearly that of someone in the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

The woman in white looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She wore a plain white dress and had a cold and aloof appearance. A long sword was still trembling slightly in her jade-like hand, radiating a chilling aura.

Her aura was also at the early stage of the Golden Core realm!

Cui Yi's pupils suddenly contracted.

He had never met them, but he knew who they were.

Red Demon had mentioned these two names, Shen Qing and Su Zhi, more than once.

They were his two highly talented disciples who had gone out to train for many years in their early years and had not returned.

Shen Qing and Su Zhi's gazes fell on Cui Yi, their junior brother whom they had never met before, and a hint of heartache flashed in their eyes.

The two then landed one after the other and stood beside Cui Yi.

"Junior brother, we're late."

"Senior brother, senior sister..."

As soon as Cui Yi opened his mouth, he realized that his voice had become hoarse.

"Where have you all been all these years? Your teacher often talks about you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qing sighed heavily: "This is a long story. Thirty years ago, my junior sister and I were searching for clues about an ancient ruin when we ventured deep into the East Sea."

"The ruins are on a secluded fairy island. We went in, and then we got trapped."

"The Immortal Island is protected by an ancient restriction, allowing entry but not exit. Over the past thirty years, we have tried countless methods: breaking the formation, digging tunnels, and even attempting to swim out from the seabed."

"In the end... they all failed."

"That restriction requires at least the Golden Core realm to forcibly break through, but when we went in, we were only at the peak of the Core Formation stage."

"So for the past thirty years, we've been trapped there."

"Day after day, there is only one thing I can do, and that is to cultivate myself with all my might."

"A month ago, we finally broke through to the early stage of the Golden Core realm at the same time, and the restriction was finally broken."

At this point, Shen Qing suddenly stopped and did not continue.

Because there's no need to go into what follows.

They rushed back, only to find that the once majestic mountain gate was now nothing but charred rubble.

Su Zhi spoke, her hand trembling uncontrollably, "Where is Master?"

"And what about the sect's elders?"

"With the sect suffering such a calamity, why aren't they here? Could they have been delayed by something else?"

Cui Yi remained silent for a moment, but that very moment of silence caused both of their hearts to sink to the bottom!

"He has passed away."

"On the night the sect was massacred, he sacrificed himself to cover our escape, perishing together with the pursuers."

"The elders also sacrificed themselves, just to give us a chance to live."

"Two months ago, the Blood-Clad Sect was already defunct in name only..."

Su Zhi's face turned deathly pale instantly, and the long sword in her hand clattered to the ground.

Overwhelmed with grief, she even staggered back a step, the glimmer of hope in her eyes completely replaced by despair!

"Junior Sister!"

Shen Qing quickly stepped forward to support Su Zhi.

Su Zhi quickly adjusted her mindset. She didn't speak, but slowly raised her head. Her cold eyes were now filled with only a deathly killing intent!

"Senior brother! This score can't be settled like this!"

"Even if it means my death, I will tear a piece of flesh from their bodies!"