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Li Shen made this suggestion mainly because his own methods were inconvenient to use in public.

He was confident that he could defeat any one of the three opponents while preserving his own life.

After a brief silence, Zhao Ying frowned slightly, glanced at Li Shen, shook her head, and gave a brief reply of just two words:

"No."

Li Shen was taken aback when he heard this, but then he realized what was going on.

His suggestion was purely from his own perspective, considering that with methods such as Soul Devouring Ants, Blood Soul Nails, second-tier Soul Slaves, Seven-Colored Pythons, and various high-grade talismans, he could fight against opponents in the late Qi Refining stage or even the early Foundation Establishment stage.

But he overlooked one thing: Zhao Ying was unaware of his many trump cards.

In her eyes, Li Shen was just a rogue cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Although he had some attainments in the Dao of Talismans and the Dao of Alchemy, the difference in their cultivation levels was real.

Sending him to lure the enemy away alone in the misty, murky Soul Forest would be tantamount to suicide.

Although this Fairy Zhao was taciturn, she did not show the contempt that is common among scions of noble families when she looked down on Li Shen. She was clearly not the type to use her companion's life as bait, so she immediately rejected Li Shen's proposal.

As expected, Zhao Ying's next telepathic message arrived, her tone still devoid of emotion, yet every word was clear:

"Fellow Daoist Li, now that you have taken the Mind-Concentrating Pill, while its effects are still wearing off, Qian'er and I can cover your escape. We have our own way of getting away."

Li Shen was taken aback.

Doesn't that mean he should escape alone?

His gaze shifted slightly, landing on Zhao Ying's profile, and he was momentarily at a loss for words.

He has been practicing Taoism since then, and has always lived a solitary life.

Murder, escape, scheming, and breaking the deadlock—all are the work of one person.

Even though he became the Zhao family's talisman master, he was well aware that there was a fundamental difference between himself and the Zhao family, and he had no intention of staying with the Zhao family or Yunhe Mountain Market forever.

Therefore, his companionship with the two fairies from the Zhao family was mostly just to look after them.

I don't burden others, nor do I ever expect help from others.

Zhao Ying paused, then added:

"My sister and I possess a combined attack technique, which makes it easy for us to escape."

After listening to Zhao Ying's telepathic message, Li Shen pondered for a moment and could only nod.

He believed that what the other party said was not just bravado.

As a disciple of the Jade Sword Sect from a prestigious family, with the cultivation level of the early Foundation Establishment stage, and possessing a precious talisman like the Light Escape Talisman, if he were truly determined to escape, even the three opponents might not be able to stop him, let alone them.

I just suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Doing this would mean owing someone a favor, but he wasn't a particularly selfish person and didn't like owing favors.

Zhao Qian, who was standing to the side, also tacitly agreed to her sister's suggestion.

With the plan set, the three of them no longer hesitated.

"These are two high-grade concealment talismans. You two fairies must be extremely careful."

Li Shen took out two talismans from his storage bag and handed them out.

He had originally intended to take this opportunity to find out how the other party had broken the effect of the concealment talisman and tracked him down.

But the current situation is not a good opportunity.

This question must be put aside for now, and we will look for the answer later.

Of course, he wasn't entirely clueless, but he only had guesses.

Zhao Ying looked down at the talisman in her hand, remained silent for a moment, and did not ask any further questions about the talisman, but simply hummed softly.

Having just used one, one can naturally feel its true effect.

Immediately, Li Shen channeled his spiritual power into the Cloud-Stepping Shoes and quietly departed alone.

The fat worm in Leng She's hand immediately reacted even more strongly.

It made an excited hissing sound.

Leng She narrowed his eyes slightly and snorted:

"Interesting. Trying to escape separately? Han Yuanhua, you go after that lone ant, but remember not to kill him."

Han Yuanhua chuckled and nodded in agreement.

As soon as he took a step, he was stopped by a rapidly flying ice sword.

Zhao Qian and Zhao Ying appeared together in front of her.

Leng She flipped his palm and struck outwards with a powerful palm strike, shattering the ice sword into pieces.

He then took out the blood-red short blade, and with a thought, charged straight at Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying's eyes were indifferent as she raised her hand and erected a thick ice wall in front of her.

Immediately afterwards, two more ice swords condensed around him and flew towards Leng She with a whoosh.

Leng She unleashed several palm strikes, shattering the object while simultaneously retrieving a black bullet.

Suddenly it was launched, and the moment the projectile hit the ice wall, it exploded with a loud bang, followed by a cloud of thick smoke.

"not good!"

Zhao Ying quickly turned her head to look, but all she could see in her azure eyes was Han Yuanhua's rapidly departing figure.

Li Shen's figure had already darted into the depths of the misty miasma. The light of his cloud-stepping shoes dimmed slightly, and his toes touched the ground almost silently.

Suddenly, he sensed an aura chasing him from behind at an extremely fast speed, without any attempt to conceal it.

It was Han Won-hwa, who was at the peak of Qi cultivation.

He smiled slightly, not too surprised.

Coincidentally, he has some questions that he needs to ask him.

The fog in the Fallen Soul Forest was thicker than that in the outer area; divine sense could only be extended for a dozen feet before being blocked by the miasma.

Li Shen's mind raced as he moved through the crowd at a leisurely pace, deliberately leaving some openings in his steps, his clothes brushing against the withered branches, making a soft sound.

The pursuit from behind suddenly accelerated.

Before long, a sharp sword light pierced through the fog and aimed straight for his back.

Li Shen turned to the side, the sword blade grazing his ribs and slicing off half a piece of his clothing.

Han Yuanhua sheathed his sword and stood there, his gaze sweeping over Li Shen from head to toe. He sneered:

"That was a good escape tactic, too bad."

He raised his hand and shook his Greedy Mutant Gu:

No matter how well you hide, you can't escape its nose.

Li Shen's eyes narrowed as he glanced at the insect, but he remained silent.

Han Yuanhua gripped his sword, not in a hurry to make a move:

"Seventh level of Qi Refining, a Talisman Master, and close to the Zhao family. Leave your storage bag behind, answer a few more questions, and I might spare your life."

Li Shen still did not answer.

Han Yuanhua's patience waned, and he raised the tip of his sword:

"You won't accept a toast offered politely!"

Before he could finish speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Several talismans shot out from Li Shen's sleeve like lightning.

Han Yuanhua retreated hastily, his sword flashing as he blocked the attack.

But then, three streaks of blood-red light approached at an extremely fast speed from behind the fireball.

Han Yuanhua had no time to react before three holes suddenly appeared in his chest, from which blood flowed out.

His voice trembled, his face full of confusion:

"You're just a Qi Refining Stage 7 cultivator, how could you possess such abilities?!"

Li Shen walked quickly to him.

Just moments ago they were three zhang apart, but now they are almost within arm's reach.

"I was planning to ask you some questions, but after thinking about it carefully, I think you should just die."

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Yuan's physical form froze.

A bronze bell-shaped magical artifact floated between Li Shen and him. Then, a ball of blue light condensed at Li Shen's fingertip.

In the blink of an eye, the Azure Light Technique struck Han Yuanhua squarely on the forehead.

The other person's eyes slowly rolled upwards, and when Li Shen removed the bronze bell artifact, the person immediately went limp and stopped breathing.

Finally, what caught his eye was Li Shen's gaze as he looked down at him.

Calm, indifferent, as if looking at something insignificant.

As Han Yuanhua fell, the fat worm fell out of his sleeve and wriggled wildly toward Li Shen, but Li Shen stepped on it.

Li Shen casually picked up a twig, squatted down, poked the ugly, fat worm, and muttered to himself in confusion:

"I just heard Han Yuanhua say that this is the thing that broke the high-grade concealment talisman. Is it really that powerful?"