Chapter 97 The Team Collapses

Chapter 97 The Team Collapses

The emerald green barrier trembled violently under the attack of the sword energy, rippling outwards like waves. Qi Qingji felt the barrier's aura gradually weakening, and his heart pounded with anxiety.

Once the barrier is breached, his defenses will fail, and he will face a direct attack from the sword energy, for which he will have no other means to defend himself.

"Brother Qingxiong, listen to my advice, the bigger picture is more important!" Qi Qingji retreated frantically, dodging the sword energy, his voice amplifying and echoing throughout the space, "Once we're out of the small world, you can do whatever you want with my brother, I'll have no complaints!"

"Clang!"

In response, Qi Qingxiong unleashed another sword strike, which struck the barrier in the blink of an eye, making the already fragile barrier even more fragile.

Qi Qingxiong's expression was icy, like a demon god, as he forcefully blocked Qi Qingji's retreat. The Qingfeng Sword flew out of his hand, and after the sword energy had achieved its effect, it delivered the final blow to the barrier: "Break!"

With a crack, the green barrier split open, and then, as if triggering a chain reaction, countless cracks appeared, finally collapsing completely in mid-air.

Qi Qingji stared at the scene, his eyes filled with despair: "No!" As he spoke, he retreated rapidly, his face paler than before.

At its master's summons, the Azure Edge Sword returned to Qi Qingxiong's hand, and a soaring aura rose from the ground around him, his voice booming through the heavens: "If you want me to forgive you, it's simple, defeat me!"

Qi Qingji had a long face. Normally, he wouldn't be afraid to fight his cousin, but when he was in the wrong, he was really hesitant.

"Is the only way to appease his anger to let Qingxiong beat him up?"

Sword cultivators are inherently dangerous, and Brother Qingxiong has even comprehended the original sword intent. If I were to get a beating from him, I would suffer greatly.

Qi Qingji's face twitched violently. While fleeing, he did not forget to use his divine sense to search the surrounding valley. It was all because of that mysterious female voice that he had ended up in such a state, but no matter how he searched, he could not find any trace of outsiders.

At this moment, outside the small world.

When the screen switched back to the valley, everyone saw Qi Qingji being chased, and the person chasing him was none other than Qi Qingxiong.

Everyone's pupils dilated in shock: "Hiss, why are they fighting all of a sudden?"

Because there are many disciples undergoing trials in the small world, the light screen can only display images in turn. Usually, the selected images are mainly about fighting. So, when everyone was looking at other images one moment, the next moment the image would be on the Qi brothers.

Kong Qianyun had just inquired about her benefactor's name from the Yunxiao Sect disciples and learned that he was currently in the small world, so she had been watching the scene closely.

Noticing the commotion among the disciples, Kong Qianyun subconsciously looked at what they were seeing. She was shocked to see Brother Qi chasing and beating Qi Qingji without Qi Qingji fighting back: "They were fine before I left."

Even if Qi Qingji had grievances against Brother Qi, she wouldn't be surprised, after all, Brother Qi had lied to Qi Qingji, but the truth had been reversed.

Qi Qingji was seen running away in front, his head in his hands, while behind him was his elder brother, Qi, who was filled with endless resentment. He raised his Qingfeng sword and attacked Qi Qingji again and again. The most serious attack even cut off a section of Qi Qingji's hair and almost sliced ​​off Qi Qingji's flesh.

"Why is Brother Qi so angry? And why isn't Qi Qingji resisting?"

The same question arose in everyone's mind, especially among the disciples of the Cloud Soaring Sect and the Star Pavilion. They had thought that the two sects could sweep through the small world together, but the two brothers in charge actually started fighting, looking like they were determined not to give up.

The Sword Master Chengfeng and True Man Fengyun in the void were also drawn to the attention, their expressions filled with confusion. However, no matter how they guessed, they could not have imagined that it was Lou Yuqing's thoughts that caused it.

Those who knew of Gu Bugai's inner thoughts understood them perfectly well, but they couldn't express them, and the thought arose in their hearts that they were the only ones who were sober while everyone else was drunk.

Luo Buqi felt as if he had been struck on the head with a heavy hammer, and his vision went black: "Impossible! You guys are actually fighting amongst yourselves! Damn it, aren't you brothers? Fighting at a time like this will only benefit outsiders!"

He had hoped they could wipe out the disciples of the Wendao Sect, but instead, their own forces fell apart first.

The followers shook their heads as they watched the furious Senior Brother Luo. They knew that with Lou Yuqing around, nothing good was likely to happen. They figured the gossip between the Qi brothers had probably been exposed.

Meanwhile, the chase came to an end.

Qi Qingji raised his hand to the bracelet on his wrist, finally making up his mind, and roared, "Goodbye, Brother Qingxiong! You dare chase me out here if you dare!"

He didn't shout out the last sentence, lest he truly anger Qi Qingxiong.

Under the light of the bracelet, Qi Qingji's figure gradually disappeared. He vowed that as soon as he got out, he would return to his sect for seclusion. Brother Qingxiong was not a disciple of the sect, so even if he was angry, there was nothing he could do.

When Qi Qingxiong saw what he did, he instantly understood his thoughts. His sword intent surged, his long hair flew, and a huge sword shadow formed above Qi Qingji's head, slashing down at him with a thunderous roar.

Just then, the teleportation light expanded and contracted, enveloping Qi Qingji's body and disappearing from the spot.

The sword missed its mark!

After losing its target, the valley floor was immediately devastated as the massive sword shadow slashed across the ground, leaving a deep ravine.

"Qi Qingji!" Qi Qingxiong's roar echoed, "You can hide for a day, but you can't hide forever! Once I finish my trial, it will be your death day! You better pray that I never find you in this lifetime!"

Qi Qingji, who had just been teleported to the plaza, overheard these words. He patted his chest with lingering fear, thankful that he had escaped quickly, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

I must immediately return to my sect for seclusion!

Time will wash everything away. If he comes out again in five or ten years, Qingxiong will probably not be as furious as he is now, and his crisis will be resolved.

While Qi Qingji was thinking this, he had no idea that one day in the future, Qi Qingxiong would use the excuse of visiting his cousin to successfully enter the Star Pavilion, come to his cave, blast open the door, and personally settle accounts with him.

After finishing her melon, Si Nidie smiled contentedly: "Junior sister, the alliance between the two sects has collapsed. It seems that victory is on the side of our Wendao Sect."

Lou Yuqing closed the gossip panel and said cheerfully, "Yes."

She had originally planned to sabotage their plans and cause them to fail, but she didn't expect that problems would arise within their ranks.

A line of text scrolled across the corner of the system screen—This juicy gossip has been delivered. Nine people were involved: Si Nidie, Qi Qingxiong, Qi Qingji, and Kong Qianyun…

Lou Yuqing made a hand seal, preparing to remove the magic treasure that shielded her divine sense and go to the mine to investigate. Suddenly, a powerful divine sense swept over from not far away, and her hand froze.

Si Nidie also paused.

While they stood motionless, my divine sense swept over their location without hesitation, moving directly to other places, and it was clear that it was the direction Qi Qingxiong and the others had left in.

Soon after, several streaks of light flashed in the sky and flew rapidly into the distance. The figures in the streaks of light were disciples from the two sects, led by Qi Qingxiong.

"A Golden Core expert."

Qi Qingxiong glanced back warily, then increased his speed again. There was only one Golden Core cultivator in this area, and that was the Sect Master of the White Rock Sect.

He originally planned to blow up the mine and lure the White Rock Sect Master into the magic array they had set up, at which point the Snow Lotus would be within his grasp. However, the other party arrived at the mine ahead of time and was attracted by the fight that had just taken place.

Thus, all his plans failed.

Feeling the divine sense constantly locked on him, Qi Qingxiong's heart sank. He suddenly increased the speed of his sword flight, leaving everyone behind. His only chance of survival was to escape the range of the divine sense as quickly as possible.

As for the others, he couldn't care less.

"call!"

The sound of something breaking through the air whistled past.

A white figure flew over Lou Yuqing and Si Nidie's heads. He was unaware that there were two Foundation Establishment cultivators hiding below, as his attention was entirely focused on Qi Qingxiong and his group.

Watching the white figure disappear into the distance, Lou Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief: "Senior sister, he must be the sect leader of Baiyan Sect. Fortunately, we didn't approach the mine rashly, otherwise we would be the ones being chased now."

"I didn't expect him to show up here. Let's get out of here while he's being held back by Qi Qingxiong and the others. We can't fight against a Golden Core cultivator." Si Nidie's eyes flashed.

Fighting against opponents of higher levels is not so simple. Unless one possesses extraordinary abilities or has other auxiliary methods, it is almost impossible to win in a head-on confrontation.

After confirming that the sect leader of Baiyan Sect had gone far away, the two immediately transformed into two streaks of light and flew towards Baiyan City. The fate of Qi Qingxiong and the others remains unknown.

However, those outside the small world knew very well that, under the pursuit of the White Rock Sect Master, everyone except Qi Qingxiong had been eliminated.

Wanfu Inn.

Lou Yuqing returned to her room, her mind filled with thoughts of the Hu family's ancestral worship ceremony. Their plan to capture the Baiyan Sect Master was similar to Qi Qingxiong's plan: to lure him into a killing formation and then demand the Snow Lotus.

This plan cannot afford the slightest mistake, otherwise they will suffer the same backlash as Qi Qingxiong and others.

Lou Yuqing took out a communication jade slip and contacted Ling Yunxiao. To her surprise, there was no response. She wondered, "Could it be that it's been blocked by the magic array again?"

“That’s most likely the case.” Si Nidie nodded in deep agreement. “We’re heading back as soon as we arrive, hoping they can make some progress in Lao Xue’s village.”

She took out the snow rabbit stone carving and examined it carefully, scrutinizing every single hair, but still couldn't figure it out. She sighed helplessly.

"Junior Sister Lou!"

Just as they were studying the stone carving, Shen Lijun's anxious voice suddenly came.

Lou Yuqing pushed open the door and immediately noticed his injured and bleeding arm. Her expression changed: "Senior Brother Shen, why are you alone? Where are Ling Yunxiao and Senior Brother Chu?"

“Old Xue’s village was set up with a magic array. We thought the villagers were all mortals and we fell into the trap without realizing it.” Shen Lijun’s eyes were red as he said guiltily, “They were forced to stay inside the magic array in order to save me. I wanted to contact you, but I didn’t have your communication jade slip.”

Si Nidie panicked for a moment, then pressed for an answer: "Do you know what kind of magic array it is?"

If it were a powerful magic array, they probably wouldn't have time to get there in time.

"Don't worry, Junior Sister." Shen Lijun seemed to have seen through her thoughts and reassured her, "It's a Minor Five Elements Trapping Formation. Those inside the formation are difficult to destroy, but as long as we join forces to attack from the outside, we will definitely be able to rescue them."

Lou Yuqing understood the situation and nodded: "Let's not delay, let's set off immediately!"

Yu Guang noticed the injury on Shen Lijun's arm and said again, "Senior Brother Shen, please stop the bleeding first. Senior Sister and I will need you to lead the way."

Si Nidie chimed in, "Yes, healing is the priority, otherwise the wounds will be aggravated when it's time to fight. If Senior Brother Shen doesn't have any pills, I can provide some for you..."

Shen Lijun stopped her from getting the medicine, and a smile appeared on his slightly pale face: "Thank you for your concern, junior sisters. I still have some healing pills, but I was in too much of a hurry on the way here and forgot to take them. Fortunately, you returned to the inn, otherwise I might have come to nothing."

Lou Yuqing and Si Nidie were deeply moved upon hearing this. Senior Brother Shen had forgotten his own injuries in order to save his fellow disciples; such character was truly admirable.

Shen Lijun seemed to sense their approval. The moment he lowered his eyes to take the pill, a strange light flashed in his eyes. Soon after, the bleeding stopped and his complexion became rosier.

"Junior sisters, let's go!"

Shen Lijun led them toward Lao Xue's village.

Outside the small world, the real Shen Lijun, witnessing this scene, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan: "That's fake! You guys need to see through it quickly!"

Chu Qingyang also had the same worried expression.