"Fang Chengqian, are you looking for death?" Xiao Pingtian sneered mockingly.
"Whether I die or not, we'll only know after we fight." Fang Chengqian was a little disappointed. He had thought the Mystic Gold Poison Toad could have injured Xiao Pingtian just now. Even a minor injury would have been helpful in this battle.
"Elder Li, you might as well come out." Liao Changping decided to drop the act. He hadn't expected their entire plan to be seen through.
Li Hong emerged from the water. "The Flowing Cloud Sect has truly played its cards well. Wiping us all out in one fell swoop, framing our Beast Taming Sect for harming your disciples, and then taking the ownership of that spirit vein in the process, is that it?" His icy gaze fell upon Liao Changping. The latter remained noncommittal.
"It seems you have all truly underestimated me," Li Hong sneered. How could the Beast Taming Sect not know that the Flowing Cloud Sect was difficult to deal with? Since they had arranged for him to handle all of this, how could they not have made any preparations?
Liao Changping looked at Lin Yun. "You brat, you think you can survive just because you have some trash from the Beast Taming Sect to help you? Today, not even Ancestor Liuyun herself could save you if she came." Gu Xiande had been planning this for a long time; he would naturally not fail.
Liao Changping formed a seal with his right hand, and a flying sword shot out from behind him. With a flick of his sleeve, several waves of invisible sword qi condensed behind him and rushed straight toward Li Hong.
Faced with Liao Changping's full-power attack, Li Hong naturally did not dare to be careless.
"Pfft." He spat out a mouthful of blood. As the blood mist dissipated, a magnificent white horse appeared behind him. Then, a pair of wings grew from the white horse's back, stirring up a hurricane. Liao Changping's flying sword was actually held at a stalemate against it.
"A White Jade Divine Steed. Heh, to think you managed to tame this creature. But unfortunately, it's all in vain." Liao Changping sneered. His flying sword was being suppressed by the strong winds from the steed, but the next moment, he also used his blood as a catalyst. Instantly, the sword's light flared, showing signs of a comeback.
"All of you, attack together! You must not let this kid leave alive!" Following Liao Changping's order, the several people who had come with him all made their move.
Fang Chengqian was up against Xiao Pingtian. The attacks of the Mystic Gold Poison Toad were extremely tricky, preventing Xiao Pingtian from using his advantages for a time.
Lin Yun was fighting three opponents alone. Their strengths were all at the peak of the Yuan Sea Realm and the initial stage of the Void-Gazing Realm. Although it was stressful, he wouldn't be taken down so quickly.
The three of them tacitly moved closer to Weiyang Lake as they fought. Although it was unclear what was at the bottom of the lake, at this moment, their only choice was to take a gamble.
However, Liao Changping saw through their objective. "They want to enter Weiyang Lake! Stop them!"
Xiao Pingtian grew even more excited. "Hehe, you want to run when you can't win? After I kill you, I'll go and kill that annoying kid!"
Fang Chengqian's face turned grim. No matter what, there was a whole major realm separating them. Left with no choice, he even summoned a giant, entirely black mantis. Although he managed to barely resist Xiao Pingtian's assault, anyone could see that this was just a slow death.
On Liao Changping's side, his flying sword sped through the air, its attacks seemingly random and chaotic. But before Li Hong could even react, thin, hair-like threads had already surrounded him. These threads were tough and sharp, and they were contracting at an extremely fast speed...
Li Hong's face darkened, and he released another three-meter-tall black turtle. The shell on the turtle's back swelled to a huge size, and the threads were unable to do anything to it. However, Li Hong's expression was now very ugly.
Something's not right. Liao Changping was at the seventh level of the Myriad Laws Realm, completely crushing him in terms of realm. Li Hong was only barely holding on thanks to his two spirit pets. Now Liao Changping's attacks were growing fiercer, and the angles of his flying sword were particularly cunning.
"How is it? Are you feeling more and more exhausted?" seeing Liao Changping's smug look, Li Hong had a sudden realization. When he had come down the mountain earlier, he had just eaten a meal at the Flowing Cloud Sect. Now it seemed there was likely a problem with the food he ate then. It was a pity that at the time, he had never imagined the Flowing Cloud Sect would have such intentions.
"How despicable. Your Flowing Cloud Sect has no shortage of villains." Li Hong was panting heavily. "Fang Chengqian, take him and go! Leave this to me." A chill glinted in his eyes.
If it were before, he would have had the confidence to protect these young people, and he himself would have been fine. But now it was different. Resisting Liao Changping was already a struggle, and now the yuan energy in his body was dwindling. He definitely wouldn't be able to hold on. The most urgent task was to save Lin Yun and Fang Chengqian.
Li Hong had a premonition that this young man named Lin Yun would definitely survive. As long as the true face of the Flowing Cloud Sect was exposed to the public, they would have nothing to worry about.
Fang Chengqian understood what Li Hong was thinking. "Lin Yun, into the water."
The terrain of Weiyang Mountain was complex. They only had one choice now. Whether they lived or died would all depend on their fate.
Xiao Pingtian sneered. "Trying to run? Did you ask me first?"
In the distance, Lin Yun looked at Li Hong, feeling helpless. It seemed that fate was not so easily changed. Even Li Hong, who knew everything in advance, ultimately couldn't escape his destiny. Lin Yun had already tried; he didn't dare get too involved now. After all, this was a death calamity.
Just as Xiao Pingtian was about to intercept the two of them, Li Hong roared. "You trash of the Flowing Cloud Sect! You think you can kill people in front of me? Have you asked for my permission?"
A terrifying power swept across the area, and dark red, formless flames began to burn on Li Hong's body.
Liao Changping's expression changed. "You old fool, are you mad? For the sake of an unrelated brat, are you really prepared to have your soul annihilated?"
Li Hong was using a secret art. Once he crossed the limit, he would be completely dead, without even a chance for reincarnation. But because of this, his strength soared. Not only did he instantly remove all negative effects, but his realm was also raised to the eighth level of Myriad Laws.
Lin Yun looked at Li Hong's back, a little moved. Compared to the Flowing Cloud Sect, the elders of the Beast Taming Sect were truly reliable. When there was trouble, they really stepped up.
While Xiao Pingtian and the others were still reeling, Fang Chengqian immediately appeared beside Lin Yun. "It's useless for us to stay here. In a battle of the Myriad Laws Realm, we're just cannon fodder. Listen to Elder Li, let's go first." He thought Lin Yun was unwilling to leave. He grabbed Lin Yun's hand and was about to rush into the lake.
But just then, Li Hong pointed with two fingers. "All of you, stop."
The few people who had wanted to surround Lin Yun were frozen in place. Even Liao Changping felt his movements being restricted at this moment.
Xiao Pingtian saw that Lin Yun was about to run again. Damn it, if I let this kid go this time, won't his strength just increase again?
At that thought, he spat a mouthful of his essence blood onto his sword. Xiao Pingtian's eyes turned crimson, as if he had gone mad.
"Lin Yun, today, you will die without a doubt!"