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Three enemies attacked simultaneously.

Jiang Bai suddenly changed direction while running, activating [Swift Shadow Step] again!

The burst of 30% speed made his figure blur suddenly, and he managed to squeeze through the gap between the three people!

In the span of three breaths.

He rushed up to the Li family member.

The opponent panicked and drew his sword, but Jiang Bai's dagger was faster.

The poisoned dagger pierced the opponent's shoulder, and the poison spread instantly.

The man screamed and fell to the ground, twitching twice before becoming still.

A gap has appeared in the encirclement.

Jiang Bai grabbed the Jiang family member with the missing arm and flung him towards Jiang Shan: "Catch him!"

Jiang Shan barely managed to catch the person.

Jiang Bai used the recoil to change direction again and pounce on another enemy!

"Scatter! Don't let him get close!" the leader shouted.

But Jiang Bai didn't pursue killing at all.

He weaved through the crowd, disrupting the enemy's formation.

Occasionally, a handful of poison powder would be thrown out, which, though dispersed by spiritual energy, would force the opponent to be distracted and defend.

Time flies, and the cooldown of [Swift Step] is over again.

Jiang Bai retreated without hesitation, returning to the pile of rocks in a few leaps.

"He's trying to run away!"

"Chase!"

Three enemies immediately gave chase.

Jiang Bai turned around and disappeared into the pile of rocks.

The terrain here is complex, with towering boulders and obstructed views.

The three who had caught up had to slow down and be wary of their surroundings.

Jiang Bai was currently lying on top of a boulder, holding his breath.

He watched the Chen family member below cautiously advancing, silently calculating the distance.

Three zhang, two zhang, one zhang...

It's now!

Jiang Bai pounced down like a cheetah!

When the man looked up at the sound of the wind, the dagger had already sliced ​​across his neck.

"Well……"

This is the second enemy to fall.

After landing, Jiang Bai didn't linger and disappeared again under the cover of the boulder.

The remaining two were so frightened that they stood back to back and dared not search separately again.

"Your fate will be sealed in seconds, heh..."

Jiang Bai laughed.

Meanwhile, Jiang Shan on the periphery finally caught his breath.

He gave a pill to his amputee companion, then gritted his teeth, stood up, and pointed his heavy sword at the remaining five enemies.

"Now," Jiang Shan grinned, his mouth full of blood but his eyes fierce, "it's our turn to fight back."

"And me too!"

Jiang Bai emerged from the pile of rocks and stood side by side with Jiang Shan.

The original eight-on-four situation (with only two actually capable of fighting) has turned into five-on-three (Jiang Bai, Jiang Shan, and Jiang Yurou), and the enemy's morale has collapsed.

The battlefield situation was thus reversed.

He looked at the five enemies with grim faces and raised his still-dripping dagger.

"Who just said we needed to finish this quickly?"

The voice was very soft, yet it caused all five people on the other side to take a step back.

In the distance, on the treetops, the real Jiang Baijing watched all of this quietly.

The medicine he had taken had dissolved, and his injuries had mostly healed.

The abrasions on my legs no longer affect my movement, and the cooldown of [Swift Step] is about to end.

The "Jiang Bai" below is an illusion he created using an illusion talisman. It can only last for a very short time and has no actual attack power, but it's enough to bluff people.

The real killer move is saved for last.

Jiang Bai looked into the depths of the woods, where a presence was rapidly approaching.

"Very good." Jiang Bai murmured to himself, gripping the poisoned dagger tightly.

"This time, it's my turn to hunt."

From the treetops in the distance, Jiang Bai quietly watched the two sides facing off below.

Jiang Shan was covered in blood, but he stood ramrod straight, his heavy sword planted firmly on the ground.

Thanks to Jiang Bai's illusion of "reinforcements arriving" created by using the illusion talisman, the enemy's fierce attack was repelled.

The wound on my left arm is still bleeding, but thankfully I've applied some hemostatic powder.

Jiang Yurou knelt on the ground, using her spiritual power to keep her unconscious companion alive.

The amputee member of the Jiang family leaned against a tree trunk, tied a sword to his stump with a strip of cloth, and stared fiercely ahead.

Opposite them, five members of the Li and Chen families formed a semi-circle, but none of them dared to step forward easily.

Their gazes kept glancing at "Jiang Bai" standing beside Jiang Shan.

The illusion created by the Illusion Talisman could only last for less than half an incense stick's time and had no physical attack power. However, at this moment, it was holding a dagger and posing as if it were about to pounce and kill. Combined with Jiang Shan's fierce eyes, it actually intimidated the five people.

"What is he waiting for?"

The gray-clad leader, a third-level Qi Refining cultivator wielding a narrow-bladed curved sword, lowered his voice. Sweat beaded on his forehead. "Why hasn't Miss Li arrived yet?"

"There was some noise coming from the direction of the cave just now. Could something have happened?" A member of the Chen family nearby asked anxiously.

"Shut up!" the man in gray gritted his teeth. "Hold the line and don't give them a chance to break through. Once the young lady arrives..."

Up in the tree, the real Jiang Bai curled his lips into a cold smile.

Waiting for Li Yueyao?

I'll keep you waiting for what?!

His [Killing Intent Perception] spread out like a spider web, already capturing several powerful auras rapidly approaching from the depths of the forest.

Li Yueyao, Chen Yuwei, Jiang Li, and four other people.

The distance is about three miles, and at their speed, they will arrive in no more than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

"I don't have time to waste with you guys."

Jiang Bai murmured to himself.

He originally wanted to wait until these five people completely collapsed before taking action, but now, the window of opportunity is rapidly closing.

Before Li Yueyao arrives, we must clip her wings.

Jiang Bai's gaze locked onto the gray-clad leader.

This person was clearly the temporary commander of the five, standing at the front with the most vigilant eyes, constantly glancing in the direction Li Yueyao had come from.

If you kill him, the squad will immediately collapse.

After the cooldown of [Swift Shadow Step] was complete, the slight warmth in the meridians of my legs returned.

Jiang Bai, like a weightless shadow, slid down from the treetop.

He moved close to the shadow of the tree trunk, activating his [Killing Intent Perception] to the fullest extent, bypassing the two Qi Refining Level 2 disciples who were instinctively on guard, and stealthily approached the gray-clad man from the side and rear like a ghost.

There were still three zhang (approximately 10 meters) between them.

The man in gray, slightly distracted by Li Yueyao's delayed arrival, was shouting at his companions, "Pay attention! The young lady is here immediately—"

But no sooner had he finished speaking than...

Whoosh!

[Swift Shadow Step] Unleashed suddenly!

Jiang Bai's figure was like a ghost tearing through the air; the moment he flashed out from behind the tree, his poisoned dagger had already been thrust out!

Thirty zhang of distance, covered in two breaths!

"Who goes there?!" The man in gray turned around in shock, instinctively swinging his curved blade.

Unfortunately, it's still too slow.

The dagger drew a thin, bluish-black line in the air.

puff!

The blade pierced the left scapula, penetrating the muscle and lodging in the bone!

"Ugh!" The gray-clad man's scream had barely left his mouth when Jiang Bai's left palm struck!

The dark blue-black poison patterns on his palm suddenly lit up, and the poison condensed after the first level of the "Hundred Poisons Tempering Body Technique" was completed was slammed into the opponent's chest with the force of his palm!

"Poisonous Palm!"

A dull thud resounded.

The man in gray trembled violently, his eyes bulged, and his skin turned a grayish-brown color at a visible speed.

He opened his mouth as if to shout something, but only spat out a mouthful of black blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. His body went limp and collapsed, twitching twice before falling silent.

The whole process was incredibly fast.

By the time the other four reacted, Jiang Bai had already retreated and rejoined Jiang Shan and the others.

"Jiang Bai?!"

Jiang Shan's eyes widened suddenly, then he realized what was happening. He glanced at the fading phantom beside him and hesitated before asking, "That was...?"

"A smokescreen."

Jiang Baiyan spoke succinctly, turning to face the remaining four enemies, and declared loudly, "Jiang Li has betrayed the family and colluded with the Li family, intending to ambush and kill my Jiang family's elite during the trial! Fellow clansmen, follow me to kill the enemy and cleanse our clan!"

The sound echoed and reverberated through the forest.

The Jiang family members were immediately invigorated.

"It really was him!"

Jiang Yurou gritted her teeth and said.

The amputee's companion roared in fury, "Kill these bastards!"

The four people opposite him turned pale.

The gray-clad leader was dead, and Li Yueyao had not yet arrived, while Jiang Bai stood before them.

Their ghostly movements and ruthless, one-hit-kill technique were simply beyond their ability to withstand!

"withdraw!"

A member of the Chen family screamed and turned to run away.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

The other three also fled in three different directions without hesitation.

"Trying to run?" Jiang Bai sneered, but did not give chase.

He looked at Jiang Shan and asked, "Which one should we keep?"

Jiang Shan pointed his heavy sword: "The one in blue, from the Chen family! The Li family's dogs, slaughter them all!"

"it is good."

[Swift Shadow Step] is still on cooldown, but there's no need to unleash speed to deal with the fleeing Qi Refining Level 2 cultivators.

Jiang Bai chased after the Li family member who had escaped the fastest.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, the other party was terrified and threw out two fireball talismans.

Jiang Bai neither dodged nor avoided, swatting away one of the fireballs with his poisonous palm. He then slightly shifted his body, and another fireball grazed past the hem of his clothes.

The burning sensation swept across my skin, but it didn't even break my oily skin.

After mastering the first level of the "Hundred Poisons Tempering Technique," his physical body was already comparable to a low-level magic weapon.

In less than a breath, he had caught up with the other person.

The dagger pierced his back.

The second person fell.

Without pausing, Jiang Bai turned towards another member of the Li family.

The man was terrified; his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, crying, "Don't kill me! I'll surrender—"

"It's too late."

The dagger sliced ​​across his throat.

Jiang Shan's side has also resolved the battle.

Despite his injuries, dealing with a fleeing Qi Refining Level 2 cultivator was no problem for him; he finished off the opponent with a single strike of his heavy sword.

Finally, the two surrounded and cornered the Chen family member in blue against a rock wall.

The other person leaned against the stone wall, his face ashen, and the sword in his hand trembled uncontrollably.

"No...don't kill me..." his voice trembled. "I'll tell you everything!"

Jiang Bai and Jiang Shan exchanged a glance.

"What's your name?" Jiang Shan asked.

"Chen... Chen Ping, the third son of the Chen family, born out of wedlock."

Jiang Shan nodded and sheathed his heavy sword: "Three years ago, during the market conflict, you stood up for the old man selling spirit herbs and fought with me. Although you lost, you were still a man of honor."

Chen Ping was taken aback, clearly not expecting Jiang Shan to still remember this.

"Therefore I will not kill you today."

Jiang Shan took a breath, his wound starting to bleed again. "But you have to tell me everything you know, without missing a single word."

Jiang Bai took out a small porcelain bottle containing the True Essence Powder from his storage bag and weighed it in his hand: "Or, shall I use this to help you 'remember'?"

Chen Ping stared at the pale yellow powder, his Adam's apple bobbing, before finally slumping and saying, "I'll talk..."

The subsequent interrogation went smoothly.

The information Chen Ping provided largely matched what Jiang Bai knew from his previous life: Li Yueyao's overall plan, Jiang Li's promise, and the internal conflicts within the Chen family.

The only new information is that Li Yueyao seems to have also contacted a group of independent cultivators near Tianhen Mountain as a backup plan.

If they fail in the trial, they will be intercepted and killed on the Jiang family's return journey.

"Rogue cultivators?" Jiang Bai frowned. "What level of cultivation? How many of them are there?"

"I don't know..." Chen Ping shook his head. "I only heard the young lady mention it once, saying that 'the people from Black Fiend Valley have already been taken care of.'"

Black Fiend Valley.

Jiang Baiji wrote down the name.

That was a dangerous place in the northwest of Tianhen Mountain, where several independent cultivators were entrenched. They had a bad reputation and were known for their murder and robbery.

After asking the question, Jiang Shan stared at Chen Ping for a few seconds and said, "Go back and tell the elders of the Chen family that the Jiang family is aware of this matter. If they continue to collude with the Li family, it will be a full-scale war. Get out."

Chen Ping felt as if he had been granted a pardon and staggered away.

Jiang Bai did not object.

Killing a mere soldier is of little significance; keeping him around to deliver a message would only create more chaos within the Chen family.

"What do we do now?"

Jiang Yurou helped her unconscious companion over, her face filled with worry. "Li Yueyao and the others should be here soon, right?"

According to Jiang Bai's [Killing Intent Perception], those auras had already approached within a mile.

"Let's get out of here! We have to get out of here right now!"

He decisively said, "The Heart-Eating Grass mission has failed. Survival is the priority. Let's go down the mountain immediately and return to the Jiang family."

No one objected.

Jiang Bai gave Jiang Shan another detoxifying pill: "Prevent the Li family from poisoning."

Jiang Shan took the medicine, his gaze towards Jiang Bai complex: "This time... thank you. If it weren't for you, we would all be dead here."

"It was just a small thing." Jiang Bai waved his hand, looking at the path down the mountain. "Is it walkable?"

"He won't die."

Without further delay, the group hurried down the mountain.

During the journey, Jiang Bai secretly checked his own condition.

[Swift Shadow Step] has entered cooldown, consuming about 40% of its spiritual energy, enough to sustain only one more fierce battle.

He touched the bronze ring on his finger, which contained hundreds of spirit stones and several materials. Although he had not found the inheritance jade slip, it was already a considerable windfall.

As for the jade pattern on the palm, it was still nowhere to be found.

Where exactly is the inheritance hidden?

Jiang Bai pondered to himself, "It didn't appear when I touched the skeleton, and although the jade pattern appeared at the moment of death, it vanished in an instant... Could it be that I really have to die in front of that skeleton to trigger the inheritance?"

He shook his head, temporarily suppressing his many questions.

Now that the ring is in hand, the mystery of its inheritance can be explored at will.

The most urgent task is to return to the Jiang family alive and then slowly settle old scores.

The journey down the mountain was much smoother than expected.

Perhaps when Li Yueyao and the others arrived at the battlefield, they found it deserted and were furious.

Or perhaps they were certain that Jiang Bai and his group would return directly to the Jiang family and were plotting an even more insidious ambush.

In short, the group encountered no obstacles and finally arrived at the outer perimeter of Tianhen Mountain an hour later.

The Jiang family's residence was faintly visible in the distance.

The manor, with its gray walls and black tiles, was built against the mountain, and two stone lions in front of the gate cast long shadows in the setting sun.

The two characters "Jiang Mansion" on the lintel look somewhat unfamiliar now.

The guards were shocked to see the five men return wounded and quickly opened the door to welcome them in.

"Young Master Shan, Young Master Bai, this is...?"

"Shut up," Jiang Shan interrupted coldly. "Where is the clan leader?"

"The meeting is being held in the main hall."

Jiang Bai and Jiang Shan exchanged a glance and whispered, "Let's go see the clan leader first, and then discuss Jiang Li's matter."

Jiang Shan nodded, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The five people stepped through the family gate, and the atmosphere behind the gate became heavy.