Before the word "dare" could be uttered, the trigger was already pulled.

Bang!

The massive noise made those who were rushing from afar glance over.

Especially the elderly man, whose hair and beard were also white. They were all quite aged— even the youngest among them, the tenth elder, was over five hundred when he was slain by Liu Tangxi.

The echoes in the valley forced his running steps to come to a halt.

"What's going on with the ninth elder?"

"Shouldn't he have already met up with Xiao Er? How could it have turned out like this? Is there another expert ambush?"

"It shouldn't be. Liu Tangxi was trailing behind us, so how could she be in front?"

He cursed under his breath.

Just a moment ago, they discovered Liu Tangxi's tracks, so the two immediately decided to withdraw. It was originally two against one, and they could easily handle a junior whose realm was inferior to theirs.

The problem was they could both sense Liu Tangxi's gaze stalking them from someplace nearby. Since even her disciple had come to this vicinity, there's no reason her master wouldn't be here.

Thus, the two engaged in a running fight, particularly the Seventh Elder, who sensed through his secret technique that a gaze seemed to be persistently locked on him, making him too wary to engage fully.

The most urgent priority was to find Xuan Yinzi.

Otherwise, if that woman went berserk, he feared he couldn't protect his grandnephew.

Whoosh—

A sharp sound cutting through the air made the old man duck instantly.

"Xuanyin Array, activate."

A streak of lightning crossed the sky, different from Jiang Feng's Purple Thunder, this Heavenly Thunder brought down golden light, carrying with it an air of righteousness.

The long spear fell to the ground like a cannonball, embedding half a meter into the surrounding soil, just as it struck the center of the array, shattering it like breaking through glass!

The old man staggered but steadied himself. Now, he seemed to only want to quickly take his grandnephew away.

A rather mature-looking man landed; Yang the protector was ready from the moment he received Liu Tangxi's token, prepared to intercept the two at all costs.

Despite being a junior with a lower realm, he was able to tangle with the two elders for such a long time, proving his impressive skills and seriousness in vying for the position of sect master.

It's worth noting that he was originally one of the candidates to succeed as the sect leader, joining the sect over a decade earlier than Liu Tangxi, and his age made him adequately capable to become an inner sect protector.

Before he could firmly grasp his weapon, he watched as the shattered array instantly reformed!

His legs reflexively kicked.

Yet, three large hands broke through the ground!

Two grabbed his ankles, and the other clutched the spearhead, rendering Yang the protector unable to draw it out no matter how much strength he applied.

Further disturbances came from underfoot, as several white bones emerged from the earth, seemingly requiring significant effort to break free.

The Seventh Elder let out a disdainful snort and chose to walk away.

In terms of power, this Yang kid had some skills, but his level wasn't quite enough to challenge him.

A skinny camel is still bigger than a horse, and though he was aging, the foundation laid over hundreds of years wasn't just for show. But in the next second, a cold light darted in from afar.

Ding!

Directly piercing the array, shattering it like Yang the protector did, but this pierced through like a needle in water, causing ripples on the lake surface.

The force wasn't immense but perfectly executed.

This scene made the Seventh Elder's expression turn a few shades darker, assaulting with point to break the surface, utilizing softness against hardness; although he hadn't directly engaged with Liu Tangxi, he had heard of her methods.

The array was ruptured in an instant, rippling like a water stain evenly on the ground, as Yang the protector raised an eyebrow, unhesitatingly kicking the spear shaft to pull it from the earth.

"Mang Long!"

He let out a low shout.

The immense power and destruction forced even the Seventh Elder to avoid its edge.

"Damn it, where does this kid get all this strength from, not even out of breath after hours? If this old man were two hundred years younger, I'd teach you a lesson."

Cursing, he ran off.

In terms of fighting experience, this Yang kid might not match these old-timers; in cultivation realm he's far behind, but he had one advantage.

Youth.

In terms of stamina, energy, and recovery speed, even when the ninth elder and he bound together, they couldn't match this brat, had to concede to aging.

In the Cultivation World, the older one is generally stronger, considering cultivation, foundations, and experience, but it's not absolute.

A person's overall strength is undoubtedly composed of multiple factors, such as cultivation realm, age, and physical qualities. Although Yang the protector currently falls behind in the cultivation realm, they are unable to instantaneously defeat this young lad.

Their cultivation only has a lead, not an overwhelming advantage.

In a tug-of-war like this, naturally younger individuals have the upper hand. After two hours of fighting and running, they are already gasping for breath, while this lad doesn't even pant once.

What can you do about this?

"And that woman, wait until I send Xiao Er to a safe place, then I'll have to move my bones a bit with you young folks!"

Saying harsh words, he was somewhat angered and gradually losing his rationality.

After all, no one would be happy being chased around by two young people for two hours.

In fact, only three people within the Xuanyin Sect have sparred with Liu Tangxi.

They are the Great Elder, the Sect Leader, and the Tenth Elder; unfortunately, the Tenth is deceased. Yet, both the elder and the leader have sternly warned the other brothers that if they ever encounter Liu Tangxi alone outside, they should avoid confrontation and simply flee.

Honestly, he felt a bit unconvinced. After all, how old is that woman really? But in the next moment, another boom from afar caught his attention.

Boom!

"You dare, lad!"

Twisted his body.

Strong penetrative force, combined with erupting Thunder Power, blasted directly onto him.

Fleeing wasn't much of an option; it could be seen that Jiang Feng's move was indeed cunning, aimed at the Nascent Soul separated from the body, the key was in such critical moments it really couldn't be interrupted, so he had to block it with his body.

A sweet taste in his throat.

Without any protection or preparation, the Ninth Elder actually used his back to bear two shots of Lei Zhenzi, making him stagger!

Yet Jiang Feng only regretfully shook his head.

The gap in realms was astonishingly big; even an expert at the Nascent Soul Stage, without any protection or preparation, would probably die instantly from such a close-range shot.

But the Ninth Elder had no wounds, only his robe was blown away halfway, didn't even cough up blood, only his energy surged, illustrating how insurmountable the gap was between the two.

With great difficulty, the Nascent Soul extracted was interrupted as it returned to the previous flesh due to loss of Secret Technique drive.

And this completely triggered the old man's wrath; he glared at Jiang Feng, his big hand grabbing directly.

"Such audacity! Since it's like this, I'll deal with you first!"

"Tsk."

Clicked his tongue.

Jiang Feng intended not to run; considering the current situation, running seemed impossible. Watching the elder's sweeping five claws, its height rivaling a three-story building, the overwhelming might could make anyone's knees weak.

Faced with this scenario, the only thing he could do...

"Senior Sister! Help!"

Shouted at the top of his lungs.

Anyway, he had no burden mentally, even if he got killed here, he wouldn't disgrace his Senior Sister or the sect.

But the next moment.

Whoosh—

A piercing eagle's cry.

A golden light tore through the sky, the enormous five claws were forcibly scattered in the air, a long spear landed pushing down its surroundings over two feet.

With a thud, it landed.

The white-robed man firmly grasped the spear, stance unwavering, effortlessly twirled the spear into a flower pattern, his figure long and well-proportioned, visage like a hawk, somewhat similar to Xuan Yinzi's aura, but he carried a strong yet gentle presence.

"Nephew, do not fear; Yang is here."

Yet another commotion.

The Seventh Elder somehow stood next to the Ninth Elder, his face dark as he conversed with the elderly figure beside him.

Seemingly querying why Xuan Yinzi became like this, with a face full of rage, but after a few brief words, his gaze directly fixated on Jiang Feng.

No.

Actually, both of their gazes bypassed Jiang Feng, also bypassed Yang the protector, and landed behind Jiang Feng.

It was a woman dressed in plain clothes without adornments, pure to the extreme.

Holding a three-foot Green Blade, she walked towards them slowly, each step seemed to tread upon their hearts.

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