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At a command, the formation was immediately broken up.

The cultivator holding the fishing net artifact stared intently at the shadow rat.

Although these kinds of monsters are known for their speed, if you are only wary of them sneaking up on you, your fishing net magic weapon is more than enough to deal with them.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man at the peak of Qi Refining raised his hand to retrieve the array flag, infusing it with spiritual power in preparation for another opportunity to set up the array.

The Tang family cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining who was cooperating with him gripped a double-edged axe tightly in his hand, his gaze fixed on the heavily injured golden-striped leopard.

Tang Wu, whose cultivation level was the lowest, stood to the side and behind the fishing net cultivator.

Having just recovered from the Shadow Rat's sneak attack, he nodded vigorously upon hearing this, and subconsciously turned to look at the Cleansing Pulse Fruit.

A sudden burst of spiritual light emanated from his two fingers, and just as he was about to cast a spell to seize the fruit, a wisp of gray mist flashed past his eyes. In the blink of an eye, the Cleansing Pulse Fruit disappeared, leaving only a withered leaf slowly drifting down.

"Elder, the Cleansing Pulse Fruit is gone!"

Tang Wu was stunned for a moment, then shouted.

The Tang family elder, a peak Qi Refining expert, was startled. He quickly turned his head and caught sight of the gray mist with his naked eye. Golden light flashed in his eyes, his brows furrowed, and he roared:

"A mere Qi Refining Level 6 rat dares to steal my Tang family's treasure?!"

The remaining three members of the Tang family were all taken aback upon hearing this.

Unexpectedly, there were other cultivators here, and they seemed to be only at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Realizing what was happening, they all used their divine senses to lock onto the dark figure.

As soon as the Tang family elder, who was at the peak of Qi Refining, finished speaking, his mind raced, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Cleansing Pulse Fruit was stolen, the other party was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. In some ways, it was better than it falling into the hands of the Golden-Striped Leopard or the Shadow Rat.

With this thought in mind, the Tang family elder immediately looked at Tang Wu and gave the order:

"Wu'er, go and snatch the Cleansing Pulse Fruit back."

Tang Wu didn't say anything more and quickly disappeared.

If he were to deal with the Golden-striped Leopard or the Shadow Rat, he might not be up to the task.

Dealing with a petty thief at the sixth level of Qi Refining is a piece of cake.

Moreover, the opponent tried desperately to escape, but never managed to escape the range of my divine sense. With the speed of the eighth level of Qi Refining, it would not be difficult to catch up.

Realizing that only Tang Wu was pursuing them, Li Shen's mind raced, and he deliberately slowed down.

His original plan was to seize the Cleansing Pulse Fruit and then use the Concealing Breath Talisman to escape.

Unexpectedly, before he could even activate it, he was discovered by the Tang family's elder at the peak of Qi Refining.

After a brief moment of thought, he decided not to use the concealment talisman and to see who the Tang family elders intended to send to chase after them.

If it were just him, it would be tantamount to abandoning the other three. Li Shen would not hesitate to use the Concealing Talisman to make a clean escape.

Without him stationed there, once the two demonic beasts, who were united against a common enemy, realized that the Cleansing Vein Fruit was gone, they would naturally turn their attention to the human cultivators in front of them.

The fate of the three members of the Tang family was predictable.

If someone else were sent to chase after them, Li Shen guessed that it would most likely be Tang Wu, who had failed to seize the fruit.

Having dealt with the Foundation Establishment family members so many times based on his displayed cultivation level, Li Shen knew exactly what they were thinking.

As expected.

This is a good opportunity to settle the accounts from the banquet at the Zhao family's house.

Li Shen's eyes turned cold. Although he slowed down, he was still not fast enough for Tang Wu to catch up immediately.

While maintaining his seemingly disheveled escape, he spread his divine sense and scanned the surrounding mountains and forests.

We need to find a suitable burial place for this young master Tang.

Tang Wu kept his divine sense firmly locked on the thief, who remained within the limits of his divine sense, so he dared not relax his guard in the slightest.

Suddenly, Tang Wu noticed that the thief seemed to have stopped.

He was puzzled for a moment, but then he realized the reason.

The petty thief fled into a dead end, only to be blocked by a towering cliff.

He couldn't help but sneer:

"You little thief, where do you think you're going to run now?!"

A surge of spiritual light erupted beneath his feet, accelerating his approach.

Under the cover of night, Li Shen planted the battle flags in several inconspicuous corners, set up an ambush, and quietly waited for Tang Wu's arrival.

In no time, Tang Wu appeared before him, standing about three zhang away, his face full of astonishment.

"Is it you?"

Tang Wu couldn't help but voice his doubts.

Li Shen chuckled lightly:

"Long time no see, young master of the Tang family. You must be tired after chasing for so long."

Upon hearing this, Tang Wu immediately became wary, realizing that the other party had done it on purpose.

Could it be that this rogue cultivator thinks he can contend with me just because he has broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining?

Tang Wu couldn't understand for a moment, and said in a threatening tone:

"Since you know it's me, then hand over the Cleansing Meridian Fruit obediently, and I might consider sparing your life."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Shen took a step forward, and five dark green flying knives swam out, swiftly attacking him to catch him off guard.

Tang Wu was prepared. He took two steps back and threw something without hesitation.

The object was a pale blue talisman that ignited in the wind, transforming into a gentle curtain of water that completely neutralized Li Shen's surprise attack.

It then rapidly expanded, forming a spherical light shield that enveloped Tang Wu and a three-foot radius around him.

The light shield appears soft, yet it exudes a sense of toughness and stability.

Li Shen's eyes narrowed, and his expression darkened slightly.

Five throwing knives flew back one after another, hovering on both sides.

Although it is unknown what talisman Tang Wu used, based on experience, it should be a high-level defensive talisman.

However, since it is a spiritual energy shield, it is not difficult to break through it.

Li Shen knew what was going on, but on the surface he still pretended to be on high alert.

Upon seeing this, Tang Wu couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile:

"It's indeed not easy for a rogue cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refining to assemble a set of high-grade throwing knives. But if he thinks he can fight me with that, he's far too arrogant."

As soon as he finished speaking, a silver-white spear appeared in Tang Wu's hand, his eyes revealing a murderous intent.

He made a move to step forward and attack, but unexpectedly a blue light wall suddenly rose up a zhang away in front of him.

Then it rose up from the left, right, and behind, completely enveloping everything in less than a breath.

This is the Lingbi Formation improved by Li Shenwu. The formation flags are arranged in reverse, and then spiritual power is poured in. The reversed formation patterns can transform it from a defensive formation into a trapping formation.

Tang Wu was clearly a bit stunned, not expecting that this rogue cultivator could set up an array.

But it only took him a moment to regain his composure.

Although the Tang family was known for their weapon crafting skills, he had seen their formations before.

According to his observation, this formation was just a basic trapping formation, and it would only take some time to break through it.

Once the thought was made up, he poured in his spiritual power and swung the spear continuously.

The Lingbi stone was struck, causing ripples to spread, and soon it began to tremble and look on the verge of breaking.

But beneath his feet, in a place he hadn't noticed, Li Shen's true intentions gradually became apparent.

The spear flashed silver light repeatedly, striking the azure spirit wall time and time again.

Cracks appeared suddenly and spread rapidly, and it seemed that this carefully arranged trap was about to collapse.

A sinister smile crept across his lips:

"A mere trick! You think you can trap me with this rudimentary formation? Once I break free, I'll make sure you..."

Before he could finish speaking, a slight "buzzing" sound suddenly reached his ears.

Tang Wu subconsciously lowered his head, his pupils suddenly contracting.

All that could be seen beneath their feet was a dense swarm of black insects and ants crawling all over the pale blue light shield!

"What the hell is that?!"

He was horrified and tried to retreat, but at that moment, the green wall around him shattered with a crash!

Almost simultaneously, the protective light shield also collapsed.

The fragments dissipated in the wind, and a thin, long flying needle suddenly appeared before my eyes.