You're just a single demon beast? I have a whole army of beast tamers!

The Qin beast did not block it.

His body suddenly blurred for a moment.

The short ruler pierced through the afterimage and landed in empty space.

The red-robed cultivator's pupils contracted, and he swept his hand horizontally.

The Qin beast had already appeared to his left, and the Void-Slaying Blade silently slashed towards his neck.

The red-robed monk leaned back hastily, the blade grazing his forehead and taking away half of his hair ornament.

Just as he was about to retreat again, he suddenly felt a tightness under his feet.

Unbeknownst to him, spikes of earth had sprouted from the ground, blocking his escape route.

The Law of Earth. The Qin Beast gave him no time to react; the Law of Wood transformed into several green vines, binding his feet.

The red-robed monk finally panicked.

He unleashed his full fire elemental power, attempting to burn the green vine, but the vine was protected by wood elemental energy, preventing it from burning.

He let out a fierce shout, spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and the short ruler blazed brightly. Three fire patterns detached from the ruler and shot towards the Qin beast like living things.

Qin Shou did not answer.

He retreated again, while simultaneously forming a hand seal with his left hand.

The six orifices of the Small Heavenly Circuit were fully opened, and immortal spiritual power was frantically poured into the Void-Slaying Blade.

A layer of black light emerged from the surface of the blade.

The black light wasn't dazzling, but it made the red-robed cultivator's heart tighten.

Before the three fiery patterns even reached him, the Qin beast had already drawn his blade.

A horizontal slash.

As the black light flashed, the three fiery patterns broke off simultaneously, turning into a sky full of sparks.

The blade's momentum continued, piercing through the sparks and landing on the red-robed cultivator's chest.

The protective spiritual energy was torn apart like thin paper.

The red-robed cultivator looked down and saw a thin line on his chest.

The thin line slowly widened until the person was broken in two and fell backward.

The immortal weapon "Danglang" fell to the ground.

The heat wave in the valley quickly subsided, leaving only scorched earth and a corpse.

Qin Shou sheathed his sword and stood there for a moment.

He scanned the surroundings with his divine sense to make sure no one was watching before walking to the corpse and picking up the short ruler.

A fire-attribute immortal artifact, of low grade. It is not very useful to Qin beasts, but can be used to fight enemies. It can also be given as a reward to future generations.

He then found a storage bag containing several bottles of pills and over a thousand low-grade immortal crystals.

There aren't many items.

"A True Immortal at the early stage is very poor," Qin Shou said in a low voice.

He found a secluded crevice in the rocks and cleaned the body.

Shen Liuli sensed the end of the battle outside from within the Zhenyuan Immortal Mansion and transmitted her voice:

"Have you dealt with the guy who was pursuing you?"

"Hmm." Qin Shou responded, "A True Immortal at the early stage, with a basic understanding of the Fire Law, and a low-grade Immortal Artifact."

I killed people with this kind of fighting power back in the Spirit Realm.

"True immortals are different from those in the spirit realm; you should be cautious."

Shen Liuli said, "This time they underestimated their opponent."

"I know," Qin Shou said. "I didn't get close, nor did I let him figure out my background."

He looked up at the sky.

The black fog had dissipated, and birdsong could be heard from the distant mountains and forests.

The Qin beast determined its direction and continued flying eastward.

"Aren't you going back to find Shui Qingli and the others?" Shen Liuli asked.

"They have two true immortals with them, so they don't need me."

Qin Shou said, "Let's continue to the Three Immortal Islands."

"What if the Shui family asks?"

"I'll take the Shui family token, find a place to stay on Three Immortal Islands, and wait for the tournament to begin."

Qin Shou said, "If they are still alive, they will come looking for me."

Shen Liuli was silent for a moment, then said, "Be careful."

Qin Shou didn't speak again, and the light beneath his feet accelerated, disappearing into the eastern horizon in a few breaths.

On the other hand, Shui Qingli's luck was extremely bad.

When Elder Xun pulled her to flee north, only one person was chasing after them.

After flying dozens of miles, two more streaks of light came from the flanks.

The three men had clearly calculated the location beforehand and followed at a leisurely pace, waiting until Elder Xun was forced into a corner.

Elder Xun was no weakling either.

With his True Immortal cultivation, he wielded a cyan flying sword with impenetrable skill, managing to hold back the two of them.

However, Shui Qingli was forced to constantly deviate by the third True Immortal, gradually widening the distance between her and Elder Xun.

When he turned around again, Elder Xun was gone.

"Shui family's Qingli, she certainly has a beautiful appearance."

The immortal who was pursuing her laughed.

The man was thin and dressed in gray, with a sinister smile.

Another True Immortal flanked from the side, cutting off Shui Qingli's escape route.

Shui Qingli bit her lower lip, and a light blue jade talisman slid out from her sleeve.

She crushed the jade talisman, and a thick curtain of water descended from nowhere.

The gray-robed immortal slammed his fist into the water curtain, causing it to tremble but not shatter.

"He's got something."

The gray-robed immortal, intrigued, unleashed a series of punches.

Each punch carried the spiritual power of a true immortal, causing the water curtain to grow thinner and thinner, with cracks appearing on its surface.

Shui Qingli then took out a small wooden boat.

The small boat seemed to grow larger with the wind, and she leaped into it, fleeing eastward.

Two true immortals pursued relentlessly.

The small boat was extremely fast, but it couldn't withstand prolonged use.

After flying for only ten miles or so, a crack appeared in the stern of the green wooden boat.

"Young lady, don't run away."

With a flick of his wrist, the gray-robed immortal sent out a golden rope that coiled around Shui Qingli like a serpent.

A flash of cold light appeared from Shui Qingli's sleeve, and a slender sword sliced ​​through the golden chain.

But in that brief moment of delay, another True Immortal had already circled around to the front and struck down with a palm.

Shui Qingli raised her sword to block, but was thrown back by the force of the impact, vomiting blood in mid-air.

Before she could regain her balance, the golden rope struck again, this time wrapping around her right arm.

"It's over." The gray-robed immortal swept in front of her and struck Tianling with his palm.

Shui Qingli's eyes were filled with resentment.

She still had other tricks up her sleeve, but the other party didn't give her the chance.

As the palm strike landed, the small wooden boat shattered, and Shui Qingli's vision went black; she fell silent.

The gray-robed immortal retrieved the golden rope, glanced down at it, and said coldly:

"The Shui family's little genius is nothing special."

The other person nodded: "Mission accomplished, let's go."

The two glanced eastward, but instead of looking for the Qin beast, they turned north.

Before long, he reunited with the other two True Immortals.

Seeing that only four people had returned, the gray-haired masked man frowned and asked, "Where are they chasing that kid?"

"He hasn't returned." The gray-robed immortal shook his head.

"Can a pseudo-immortal protector really turn the tables and kill a true immortal?"

The gray-haired masked man's voice turned cold.

"We've checked that kid's identity. He's not a direct descendant of the Shui family; he's just an alchemist invited by the Shui family to participate in the Alchemy Conference."

The gray-robed immortal said, "Perhaps he never even fought the other party; he simply escaped too far to be caught."

The gray-haired masked figure was silent for a moment, then said:

"Let's go back first. The ambush is complete, Shui Qingli is dead, and the Shui family won't be able to cause trouble for a while. If that kid isn't dead, we'll find another opportunity later."

The four streaks of light headed west and quickly disappeared into the mountains.

Elder Xun and Elder Liu met again several dozen miles away.

Both of them were injured.

Elder Xun's left arm was bleeding profusely, and Elder Liu's face was pale.

They didn't find Shui Qingli, nor did they find Qin Beast.

"I lured one of them away, and after a short fight, that person retreated."

Elder Liu said.

"Me too."

Elder Xun gritted his teeth, "They didn't intend to kill us, they just wanted to stall them."

The targets are probably Qing Li and Qin Gongfeng.

"If Qingli had those few life-saving items, she might not have died."

Elder Liu said in a low voice.