This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

If persuasion to surrender fails, then the only option left is to resort to force.

Many skilled fighters rushed towards the bandit leader, while government troops formed ranks and began to fight the bandits.

In an instant, shouts of battle filled the air, and heavy casualties began to appear on both sides.

However, overall, the county government officers and soldiers were stronger.

But the most crucial figure is still the leader.

If we don't eliminate him, the final outcome of this battle is uncertain.

After the fourth-level martial arts master in the government office was seriously injured, the only one who could contend with him was Wang Jingshu.

However, Wang Jingshu was currently entangled by five experts and a group of miscellaneous soldiers. The five experts were clearly military generals, all wearing armor and wielding military weapons. Their attack methods were wide-ranging and their coordination was extremely tight, making it impossible for Wang Jingshu to escape in a short time.

There was no other way, so the county government had to send another expert from the prefectural government, a third-level master, to lead the other martial arts masters in a joint attack on the bandit leader.

For a time, both sides were at a stalemate.

Just as Wang Jingshu was about to use her sword control technique to forcefully break the deadlock, she caught a glimpse of a figure being knocked away out of the corner of her eye.

Those two iconic willow-leaf scalpels were instantly reduced to fragments.

Wang Jingshu was startled and momentarily stunned.

The several experts who were attacking her immediately closed in, and by the time Wang Jingshu reacted, the blades had already fallen.

Her protective charms had run out, and the knife landed directly on her back.

If it weren't for the magic power within her body spontaneously protecting her and blocking most of the blade's force, this strike would have almost cleaved her entire back open.

Even so, Wang Jingshu had already been cut open on her back with a wound half a foot long, and blood gushed out instantly.

The intense pain startled Wang Jingshu awake, and she leaped away to dodge the weapons of the others.

When he turned around, his eyes were already bloodshot.

"ah..."

Wang Jingshu screamed in anguish, almost going mad.

With a flick of his wrist, a sword transformed into a streak of light and flew away.

With his hands forming a mudra, his mind connected with the talismans engraved on the sword. The sword moved with his will, swift as lightning and powerful as thunder, its unparalleled sword energy engulfing the experts and the bandits who had attacked him like a tornado.

When the sword flew back into Wang Jingshu's hand, all the enemies in front of her were killed with a single strike.

Wang Jingshu felt dizzy. Although the sword control technique did not consume too much magic power, it was extremely taxing on her mental energy.

But at this moment, she disregarded her own situation, her figure soaring into the air, passing over the crowd, and landing on another battlefield.

"Third Sister... Third Sister..."

Wang Jingshu helped Ye Sanniang up, a wave of panic washing over her.

Ye San Niang's twin swords were shattered, and her arms were broken and twisted, with bone fragments exposed.

Blood was continuously gushing from his mouth, nose, and ears.

Wang Jingshu hurriedly rummaged through her waist bag and took out a small porcelain bottle.

It was the Pure Spirit Rejuvenation Pill refined by Master.

Trembling, he poured out a pill, about to feed it to Ye San Niang.

With only her last breath remaining, Ye San Niang shook her head, a bitter smile appearing on her face:

"Jing Shu...don't...waste it..."

Before she could say anything more, Wang Jingshu ignored her and pinched Ye San Niang's mouth shut, stuffing the Qingling Rejuvenation Pill into her mouth.

"Don't worry, Third Sister, this is a elixir refined by my master. You'll be fine..."

After saying that, she helped Ye San Niang lie down.

The moment I stood up, everything went black before my eyes, and a violent wave of dizziness washed over me.

He stumbled and fell to the ground.

Ye San Niang lay on the ground watching this scene. She saw that Wang Jing Shu's back was already soaked in blood, and a hideous wound almost exposed the bone.

She was deeply shaken and for a moment choked up, unable to speak.

Having roamed the martial world for so many years, which person I've met doesn't prioritize self-interest? In fact, most of the time, people who call each other brothers can turn against each other for a secret manual or a divine weapon.

Ye San Niang asked herself honestly, and realized that the main reason she befriended Wang Jing Shu was not because she was kind-hearted, but because she felt that Wang Jing Shu had some value to her.

Unexpectedly, even though Wang Jingshu herself was seriously injured, she still gave me the life-saving elixir.

People as innocent and naive as Wang Jingshu are almost never seen in the martial arts world.

Wang Jingshu was not in a good state at the time.

Although the stab to her back wasn't fatal, it caused her to lose a lot of blood.

Having just unleashed his full power by using the sword control technique, his mental energy was greatly depleted, and he was now finding it difficult to hold on.

The problem was that because of her outburst, the bandit leader clearly noticed her.

At this moment, he was doing his best to build a defensive formation, preparing to kill Wang Jingshu when she was weak.

Wang Jingshu felt a little anxious upon seeing this.

He immediately took out a Rejuvenation Talisman, recited the incantation, and placed it on his body. With the effect of the Rejuvenation Talisman, the injury on his back visibly healed.

But the lost vital energy and depleted spirit cannot be recovered.

Wang Jingshu sat cross-legged on the ground, trying to calm her mind and begin to focus her energy and restore her primordial spirit.

At this moment, thanks to the effects of the Qingling Rejuvenation Pill, Ye San Niang finally survived the life-or-death crisis. Her shattered internal organs were repaired, and her twisted arms were visibly recovering.

But there is still a long way to go before a full recovery.

Ye San Niang was deeply shocked. This was simply a miraculous elixir. In her more than ten years of wandering the martial world, she had never heard of such a powerful healing medicine.

Having finally regained some strength, Ye San Niang struggled to her feet and stood in front of Wang Jing Shu, staring intently at the bandit leader not far away.

However, the opponent was too strong, and the martial arts masters who besieged him were killed or injured one after another.

Even the peak expert of the third realm from the government office was seriously injured and forced to retreat, unable to fight any longer.

Seeing the situation, the others no longer had the courage to push forward, only the county government officials and soldiers continued to advance wave after wave.

But how could they possibly stop a fierce warrior on the battlefield who was halfway to the fifth level of cultivation from charging into battle?

In a short while, the enemy had already broken out of the army formation and was charging towards Wang Jingshu on horseback.

Seeing this, Ye San Niang didn't hesitate for a moment. She grabbed a battle knife that had fallen to the ground and rushed forward.

Even though her arms had not fully recovered and she could barely hold the knife, she still went without hesitation.

The bandit leader showed no mercy, his spear piercing through the air and striking Ye San Niang's throat with a speed that Ye San Niang couldn't even react to.

Even Ye San Niang in her prime couldn't withstand this shot, let alone now.

Just as she was in this life-or-death situation, a sword light grazed past Ye San Niang's ear and arrived in an instant.

"bite..."

With a crisp sound, the tip of the spear was deflected and grazed Ye San Niang's shoulder.

It was Wang Jingshu who made the move. She raised her hand and unleashed her magic power, which carried Ye Sanniang's body and made them retreat rapidly, thus dodging the fatal blow.

A yellow talisman appeared in his other hand. He tossed it into the air, formed a hand seal, and solemnly declared:

"By the decree of the Daoist Mysterious Heavenly Venerable, and with the blessing of the Celestial Army, may my body be protected! So be it..."