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Upstairs in the small building.

Yu Mengyou's playful demeanor in front of Li Shizhou vanished, replaced by a gloomy expression, her entire body enveloped in a golden shield.

"Junior sister, don't be nervous. Let's catch up. I've been looking for you for ages."

Opposite Yu Mengyou, a white-clad man with a somewhat sinister face raised his pinky finger and tucked a stray strand of hair behind his ear.

"Senior brother, what do you want with me?"

"Junior sister, why ask when you already know the answer? Hand over Master's legacy and I'll leave now."

Upon hearing this, Yu Meng's expression darkened, and she replied, "My master's mantle is not in my hands."

The disheveled man sneered, "Looks like a battle is inevitable, here or outside the city?"

......

Downstairs in the small building.

A shimmering blue bead gleamed inside Li Shizhou's storage bag.

Two creaking sounds rang out in the quiet courtyard as two windows upstairs were opened.

He channeled his magic power into his eyes and saw two figures with invisibility talismans on their bodies, flying one after the other out of the city on magical artifacts.

One of the women had reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining, while the other white-robed man had already reached the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, and was not far from the peak.

Just then, the golden panel refreshed.

[Daily Opportunity Information]

[Area: One li]

[An: Twenty feet away, Star Palace cultivator An Daocheng has a high-grade magic artifact in his storage bag. Taking it will yield nearly a hundred spirit stones.]

[Danger: Thirty feet away, Shi Buyou, a cultivator from the Six Extremes Sect, has a Foundation Establishment Pill in his storage bag. Taking it will increase your chances of establishing your foundation.]

Looking at the three words "Foundation Building Pill" on the panel, a fiery glint flashed in Li Shizhou's eyes.

Without stopping, he climbed over the wall again, took out his flying sword, and flew towards the outside of the city.

A moment later, near Yixiang Pavilion, an elderly Taoist robe-wearing man at the eleventh level of Qi Refining appeared.

He held an invisibility talisman between his fingers and a yellow gourd in his other hand.

"Alas, these evil scoundrels are becoming more and more rampant, completely disregarding the Star Palace's prohibitions."

After saying that, the old Taoist opened the gourd, tilted his head back and took a sip, then said to himself, "Never mind, never mind, no mortals saw it anyway, let them be."

He wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth and gradually disappeared into the vast night.

......

"quack".

Outside Qianyang City, at a mass grave, crows cawed incessantly.

A stray dog ​​dug a human corpse out of the ground and was gobbling it down.

Not far away, Yu Mengyou and the man in white stood facing each other, about seven or eight zhang apart on the ground.

A black shield fluttered around the man; judging by its quality, it was a high-level magical artifact.

Yu Mengyou moved her fan slightly, and with a whoosh, the wild dog collapsed to the ground, its limbs twitching a few times before falling still.

"Don't worry, junior sister, your senior brother will bury you deep later and will never let you die in the wilderness."

The man in white gave a wicked smile and then took out a silver soft whip.

Yu Mengyou frowned and replied, "Hmph, I'm a petty junior sister, I'll definitely grind you to dust."

"Junior sister is still as mischievous as ever!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the white-robed man flicked his silver whip like a serpent towards the other side; this whip was also a high-level magic weapon.

Yu Mengyou suddenly swung her wrist, and a gust of wind and three wind blades appeared out of thin air.

The gust of wind carried her back swiftly to dodge the soft whip, while the wind blades thrust sharply at her opponent.

The man in white first used his shield to block the wind blades, then the shield spun rapidly, and a sword light formed from a talisman and a silver needle-like magic weapon, as thin as a cow's hair, shot out one after the other, grazing the edge of the shield.

Because the shield blocked her view, Yu Mengyou was caught off guard and was struck by the sword light. The shield immediately thinned and was pierced by the silver needle that followed, aiming straight for her heart.

Although needle-type magical artifacts do not cause much damage, they are extremely effective at piercing spiritual energy shields, making them difficult to defend against.

With a soft clang, the silver needle was fortunately blocked by the heart-protecting magic artifact, and Yu Mengyou couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Although she had the advantage in the grade of her magical artifact, her cultivation level was inferior to her opponent's, and she was at a disadvantage for five or six rounds.

He then took out a jade pendant, crushed it, turned around and left. Immediately, a white smoke spread rapidly, covering an area of ​​about twenty feet in the blink of an eye.

The man in white chuckled sinisterly, holding a black shield in front of him as he chased into the white mist.

He sneered, "Junior sister, why are you running away? Your senior brother is waiting to be ground to dust by you."

However, his moment of triumph lasted less than a breath. Suddenly, a sharp, clear sound of a pipa rang out. Before the white-clad man could react, three blood-red spikes had already pierced three small holes in the shield in front of him.

Fortunately, he was experienced in combat and dodged to the side in the critical moment, thus avoiding death on the spot.

However, one of the blood-red spikes grazed his forehead, tearing off a piece of flesh with some bone fragments. Blood immediately streamed down his face, making his already somewhat sinister face appear even more ferocious.

Realizing he had been tricked, the man in white endured the sharp pain in his forehead and quickly retreated. Once out of the area shrouded in white mist, he cursed, "You said you didn't inherit the mantle? You old bastard and you little bastard."

Yu Mengyou had already caught up, her hand pressing the strings of the pipa, and said in a deep voice, "Master raised us from childhood, and she has only just passed away. Yet you are so disrespectful to her. Today, I will cleanse the house for Master."

"If you've got the guts, then kill me. Let's see how many times your magic can hold out."

As the man in white spoke, he conjured several defensive talismans, and a tattered black shield tightly protected him.

This pipa was a relic of his master, and he knew it best; it was powerful but extremely taxing on his magical energy.

A moment later, three more awl-shaped thorns transformed into streams of blood-red light, piercing straight into the white-clad man's vital points.

This time he was well prepared. After the spike pierced through the three layers of talisman-formed shield, it was already at its limit and was blocked by the shield.

After this attack, Yu Mengyou's face turned pale, and she almost lost her balance. She couldn't even maintain the golden protective shield around her, and it seemed that she had exhausted her magic power. She hurriedly took out a pill and swallowed it.

The man in white was overjoyed at the sight. With a flick of his finger, he manipulated the silver whip to bind Yu Mengyou.

Suddenly, he felt a spiritual pressure coming from behind him. Years of combat experience made him subconsciously move his mind, and the shield protecting him in front of him quickly turned behind him, and then he turned around abruptly.

Just three feet away from him stood a young man wearing a black cloak and silver armor, who had somehow appeared, raising a golden hammer in his hand.

The white-clad man's shield had already been severely damaged, and with a clang, it was smashed into pieces by the golden hammer.

The young man was naturally Li Shizhou, who, along with Yu Mengyou, had a pair of conjoined beads that allowed them to communicate.

The two had agreed on the way that Yu Mengyou would attract the white-clad man's attention while Li Shizhou would take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. They never expected the man to be so quick-witted.

The man in white was horrified. He hadn't realized that someone had gotten so close to him.

He used the shield to block the sudden retreat, and at the same time quickly took out a white bead. With a flick of his finger, the bead transformed into a white, semi-transparent shield to protect him.

Li Shizhou had no intention of letting him escape unscathed, and caught up in a few steps, smashing a hammer into the white protective shield.

The golden hammer felt soft and yielding, as if it were hitting cotton. Most of the force was dissipated. Although this bead was not a top-tier magic weapon, it was the bane of blunt weapons, and he couldn't do anything about it for the time being.

The man in white had now freed his hands and recalled his silver whip, fighting and retreating, but after fighting for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, he still couldn't shake off Li Shizhou.

He turned his head and saw that Yu Mengyou had already cast a defensive talisman and was holding a spirit stone to recover her mana. If she didn't resolve the current trouble, she might perish here today.

With this in mind, he steeled himself, took out a wooden box from his storage bag, opened it, and a cyan talisman flew out.

In a flash of inspiration, the talisman transformed into a three-foot-long green peak that hovered above the white-robed man's head.

Upon seeing the newly appeared three-foot-long green peak, Li Shizhou's eyelids twitched, and a feeling of unease welled up from the bottom of his heart.

He blurted out, "A talisman."