This is a madman!

Not only does he not care about the life and death of others, but he doesn't even care about his own life. Otherwise, how could he do such a crazy thing?

But this madness seems to be truly effective.

At this moment, not only did Luo Qingxuan really stop, but Su Yuwei also shifted more of her attention to Luo Qingxuan rather than the Deserters.

"Luo Qingxuan, let's join forces to kill them first. We can resolve our issues ourselves."

A glimmer of murderous intent flashed in her eyes, and Su Yuwei spoke in a heavy tone.

"Resolve? How can you resolve it?" Before Luo Qingxuan could answer, Jing Yuan sneered again: "Will you spare some resources, or wait for Wang Junze to seize the relic and spare the Saintess Luo's life?"

"You're courting death!"

Facing Jing Yuan's provocation, Su Yuwei's eyes filled with more murderous intent. With one step forward, countless raindrops encircled her as she struck towards Jing Yuan!

"Boom!"

Almost at the instant Su Yuwei made her move, Elder Li also moved, responding with a palm strike.

Under the terrifying impact, both sides retreated half a step, yet neither could overcome the other.

Elder Li's strength was not much weaker than Su Yuwei's, especially since Su Yuwei's condition was already very poor after several battles. In such circumstances, unless risking life, it was impossible to determine a victor.

But with Luo Qingxuan's neutrality, Su Yuwei dared not really risk her life against the enemy.

"Elder Li, strike with full force, don't seek victory, just exhaust their strength."

Looking at Luo Qingxuan, Jing Yuan commanded again.

"Alright!"

Upon hearing Jing Yuan's words, Elder Li flipped his wrist, and suddenly a Dragon Head Walking Stick appeared in his hand, attacking Su Yuwei with all his might, disregarding the cost.

Jing Yuan didn't even glance at the opponent, but turned back to Luo Qingxuan again: "So, is the Saintess Luo reassured now?"

First intentionally letting the opponent kill a Heaven-Stepping Powerhouse, then letting Elder Li and Su Yuwei fight hard without seeking victory, only exhausting strength. In this way, Luo Qingxuan naturally needn't worry about Jing Yuan reneging, letting the Deserters take advantage in the end.

And doing all this was just to make Luo Qingxuan and Su Yuwei turn against each other!

After a few moments of silence, a trace of hesitation flashed in Luo Qingxuan's eyes. If she were ruthless enough, joining forces with the Deserters now to first kill Su Yuwei would be the best choice.

But with Luo Qingxuan's nature, ultimately she couldn't bring herself to join forces with the Deserters.

In the span of a breath, a piece of moon-white Sword Qi suddenly burst forth, aiming straight at Jing Yuan!

"Be careful!"

Although engaged with Su Yuwei, Elder Li's attention was always on Jing Yuan. At this moment, realizing that Luo Qingxuan really was targeting Jing Yuan, his heart instantly rushed, taking a hit from Su Yuwei's palm, rapidly advancing towards Jing Yuan.

The Dragon Head Walking Stick instantly flew out, seemingly turning into an angry dragon, roaring towards Luo Qingxuan's back.

At the same time, Jing Yuan felt an equally strong sense of crisis in his heart!

Buzz!

In an instant, a purple spear appeared in his hand, fiercely pointing at the sword light in front of him!

"Puff!"

In just a moment's contact, Jing Yuan was directly slashed away by the sword, spitting a mouthful of blood. The hand holding the spear trembled continuously, almost unable to grasp the shaft!

This was only possible because Elder Li reacted quickly enough, desperately forcing Luo Qingxuan to withdraw the sword defensively. That sword didn't strike true, just a residual Sword Aura hit the spear shaft, otherwise that sword would have killed Jing Yuan.

"Go!"

Blocking that sword, Jing Yuan hesitated not a bit more, grabbing Elder Li's arm, he spoke in a low voice.

In fact, by this point, Elder Li also had no intention to fight anymore, grabbing Jing Yuan, they fled for their lives nonstop.

Su Yuwei still wanted to chase, but before she could act, that streak of moon-white sword light descended again, forcefully interrupting her pursuit!

"Luo Qingxuan!!!"

At this moment, Su Yuwei was exceedingly angry, unable to resist shouting angrily.

But Luo Qingxuan was entirely unmoved!

The sword from just now was her stance; she wouldn't join forces with the Deserters but wouldn't miss the chance to kill Su Yuwei either.

If Jing Yuan could evade that sword, she would not chase further!

At this level of battle, the Deserters posed little threat anymore. Competing with Su Yuwei for the relic was now the most important matter.

With just such a block, Elder Li swiftly escaped with Jing Yuan, Nini, and Ah-Man.

Only after escaping the palace, did Jing Yuan finally breathe a sigh of relief, feeling congested in his chest, spitting another mouthful of blood.

"Lord Jing Yuan, what should we do now?"

Supporting Jing Yuan, Elder Li asked unwillingly.

Everything just happened so fast, even now, he still couldn't fully grasp why Jing Yuan chose to give up so decisively. At the time, the Deserters still had two Heaven-Stepping Powerhouses; if it really came to fighting, it seemed like they had a fighting chance too. Even if defeated, it should feel better than this humiliating escape.

"Elder Li, don't blame me for being ruthless... When Luo Qingxuan broke through the Sword Array, we were already defeated!"

Shaking his head, Jing Yuan explained in a low voice: "Fighting harder would only let Wang Junze receive the inheritance. At that time... None of us could possibly escape!"

"Wang Junze might not necessarily pass the test, refining the Divine Sword, right?" Elder Li couldn't help but interject: "I admit that Wang Junze is indeed extraordinary, but he's ultimately only Condensing Truth... Even if he gets the inheritance, it can't change the battle situation, right?"

"No, Wang Junze's chance of success is at least ninety percent!" shaking his head, Jing Yuan replied calmly: "Moreover... The root of the problem doesn't lie in whether he can succeed, but in Luo Qingxuan!"

"You all underestimate Luo Qingxuan too much!" Smiling bitterly, Jing Yuan continued: "Elder Li, do you really think I didn't stop you from interfering, that Luo Qingxuan couldn't kill him?"

"Don't you understand? To cut through the Sword Array with pure strength, Luo Qingxuan's power has already surpassed our imagination... If she attacks with full force, no one can stop her!"

"Exploiting the conflict between her and Su Yuwei is already our only chance to escape."

"With Luo Qingxuan's nature, she wouldn't target Wang Junze, so... Once Wang Junze finishes the test, no matter if he succeeds or not, we would have no escape!"

Taking a deep breath, Jing Yuan slowly said: "We are already defeated, so the focus should not be on how to turn the tables, but on how to minimize the loss!"

"..."

From a rational standpoint, Nini and Elder Li truly understood that maybe Jing Yuan's judgment was correct.

But to make such a quick judgment in such a short time, and then make such a decisive, ruthless decision was exceptionally hard, and completely contrary to human nature.

In this world, perhaps only Jing Yuan could achieve absolute reason and make such a decision under those circumstances.

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