The young man dressed in a black training suit, carrying a long blade on his back, stared coldly at the courtyard by the lakeside not far away.

A few candle lights flickered, and the tranquil mist flowed gently, reflecting with the moonlight.

"That's the place," he said.

A young man wearing a tea-colored wide-sleeved robe squinted as he walked over,

"No wonder you're the genius disciple of the Eternal Immortal Sect, you remain unharmed even after being hit by divine techniques. So, what's the plan? Should we just kill our way in?"

Xu Lengshi shook his head,

"No. That Jiang Maodian has an extremely formidable escape method; he managed to flee even in a near-desperate situation last time. Now, he's surely more vigilant; if we attack directly, he'll likely escape again."

Yi Shanhe nodded,

"Yes. He's also very skilled at concealing his aura. If I weren't proficient in the Talisman Dao, I probably wouldn't have been able to find his location."

"He's been hit by both of our deadly divine techniques. Even if he's not dead, he's severely injured and has chosen such a remote and quiet place, probably to heal. In a direct battle, he wouldn't be a match for us."

"But the Eternal Immortal Sect has more than just him."

Xu Lengshi said, "I found out beforehand. Among the five disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect coming this time, there's no fifth-phase disciple; the strongest is Jiang Maodian. As for the others, one is at the Early Stage of Golden Core, two are at Foundation Establishment, and there's even a cook without any cultivation power from the grand opening ceremony of the Eternal Immortal Sect. Together, they can't withstand a single slash from me. Therefore, our only enemy is Jiang Maodian. Even though he's seriously injured, we cannot underestimate a Seventh-Layer Golden Core genius Sword Cultivator."

"Then, should we surround them?"

Xu Lengshi said coldly, "This time, we must capture him completely. Otherwise, once he leaves this blessed land, he will surely find a way to seek revenge on us."

The revenge of a genius Sword Cultivator...

Yi Shanhe pondered for a moment and firmly supported Xu Lengshi's view.

Xu Lengshi said,

"Gather the people, block all exits of this place, and leave no escape."

"Okay!"

After speaking, Yi Shanhe tore a few talismans, and instantaneously, several wisps of aura swiftly flew in all directions.

Before long, several people arrived.

Besides the disciples from Yi Shanhe's Luofu Mountain and Xu Lengshi's Green Blade Sect, there was also a loose cultivator, and a retainer of the City Lord of Weiri City.

They restrained their auras and slowly approached the courtyard by the lake where members of the Eternal Immortal Sect were located.

At this moment,

Inside the courtyard… Ai Yinian was busy digesting that strand of mysterious blessing. At this moment, his entire body was trembling uncontrollably, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Suddenly, he opened his eyes. His eyes were filled with confusion, and he muttered from his mouth,

"Why is this blessing so hard to digest?"

Two days had passed, and he still couldn't find any clue or understand what was contained within the blessing.

Moreover, while digesting the blessing, he constantly felt as if someone was watching him from behind. But every time he looked back, he found nothing.

In short,

since he picked up this blessing, instead of feeling the joy of reaping a reward, it made him anxious and uneasy.

"Could it be that my method of digesting is incorrect?"

He decided to go out for some fresh air.

As soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw Fu Manman standing in the dim corridor, blowing in the breeze, so he went up to greet her,

"Senior Sister Fu."

Fu Manman looked back at him, frowned slightly, and said softly,

"Your eyes are very red, what's going on?"

"What?" Ai Yinian was a bit confused, he rubbed his eyes instinctively, and as soon as he touched them, a scorching pain ensued, "It hurts!"

Fu Manman gestured and condensed a mirror of ice with her immortal energy.

Ai Yinian looked into the ice mirror and was startled. His face in the mirror was extremely flushed, like someone who had just recovered from a serious illness. His eyes were bloodshot and swollen, and even his lips had a bluish tint,

"What... what is this!"

He suddenly felt a dryness in his throat and had a strong urge to drink water.

"Water... give me water..."

Fu Manman noticed something was clearly wrong with him, as black Qi gradually emanated from his body. This black Qi was... Evil Qi!

She quickly asked,

"Where have you been in the last two days?"

Ai Yinian scratched his head, but this scratch caused a clump of hair, along with bloody scalp, to be scraped off. Shocked by this, he screamed,

"Ah!"

Fu Manman said in a serious tone,

"You've encountered Evil Qi!"

"Wha... what?" Ai Yinian said in panic, "I haven't been anywhere."

"Think carefully, have you experienced anything strange in the past two days?"

"Strange... strange things?" Ai Yinian gulped, his red eyes flaring up relentlessly, "Two... two days ago, I stumbled upon a mysterious blessing. However... that blessing, I just can't digest it. And while digesting it, I felt like someone was watching me."

"Could it be that the blessing transformed from Evil Qi?"

"But its taste clearly has the scent of a blessing."

Fu Manman conjured up a small ice house and said,

"Go in and don't move. This can help alleviate some of the pain and suppress your Qi and blood flow."

"O... okay!"

Ai Yinian hurriedly crawled inside.

After Fu Manman sealed the ice house, she intended to inform Jiang Maodian about the situation.

However... as she took a few steps, she suddenly sensed that something was gradually approaching the courtyard.

She immediately released her spiritual senses to check.

Then, she saw nearly ten unfamiliar auras approaching the courtyard from various directions.

This aura... this method of approach...

There was no need to think much; they were definitely coming for revenge!

Not good!

Fu Manman's judgment was swift, and she hurriedly woke up Jiang Maodian to inform him of the situation.

Jiang Maodian had just woken from a deep state of meditation, and upon hearing two pieces of bad news, he was stunned for a moment, then immediately furrowed his brows,

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