The situation is critical; it would be best to leave this place as soon as possible.

He had no intention of wasting time.

Every second wasted increases the risk of being overtaken by the enemy.

The others clearly understood this principle as well.

Sigh, if it were any other time...

Then we can just compete in terms of Taoist magic, and whoever is more capable will get the most!

But with pursuers behind them and the future uncertain, no one wanted to lose their life for some treasure.

Thus, under the arrangement of Master Cangyun, the treasures were distributed equally.

He naturally took the lion's share, taking a water spirit herb and two bottles of pills to improve his cultivation.

The others had no objections.

After all, they were at the mid-to-late stage of the Void Refinement realm, which was a huge gap in cultivation level compared to Daoist Cangyun, who was at the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement realm.

He exerted the most effort when breaking the formation, so he should have taken the most.

Even if someone harbors dissatisfaction, they might grumble a few words in private, but no one dares to say it aloud.

After everyone had distributed the treasures, they were preparing to continue their escape.

Before they could escape the cave, a golden light descended from above.

The mountain peak, hundreds of feet high, was actually split in two.

More than ten male and female cultivators dressed in various colored Taoist robes stood high in the air.

They blocked the path of the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators from all directions.

"Oh, you've got some luck, actually discovering the ruins of an ancient cultivator here. Too bad, all of this stuff is now ours."

Previously, the mountain peaks were concealed by an array, so ordinary people could not see anything unusual about them.

Even the combined attacks of several cultivators could not easily break through it.

But Daoist Cangyun had already led the others to break the formation.

This is just an ordinary mountain peak; how could it possibly withstand the full force of a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage?

Daoist Cangyun's face was grim, yet he remained silent in rebuttal.

The current situation is extremely unfavorable for them; six people are facing more than a dozen.

The others also looked embarrassed, not expecting the other party to catch up so quickly.

Moreover, the other side had already found a good spot, making it difficult for them to escape.

The group exchanged glances, their bodies radiating intense ghostly energy, and then simultaneously roared.

The dozen or so people were prepared, and their escape lights shot straight into the sky, spreading boundless ghostly energy.

The two sides had clashed several times, and the Cangyun Taoist had escaped by chance the previous time.

They wanted to see how they planned to get away this time.

Dozens of people were in a state of chaos, while on a small mountain peak several hundred feet away...

Liu Chen sat on the cliff face, his hands supporting his chin, looking languid and content.

"Sigh, let's fight!"

This is the effect he wanted to achieve.

After all, they've brought out medicinal herbs that have been brewing for thousands of years. How could they not make a big fuss about it?

Thinking of the man in blue who had left earlier, Liu Chen chuckled and gently brushed his right hand across his face.

Soon his figure became slightly thinner than usual, and his appearance also changed to that of the man in the blue robe.

However, Liu Chen did not rush to make a move, but planned to wait for the others to fight a little longer.

These things can't be rushed. On the surface, there are nearly twenty cultivators at the Void Refinement stage here.

In reality, there are quite a few people hiding in the shadows.

If one wants to catch them all in one fell swoop, then one cannot be the mantis, nor the oriole; one must be the one who swallows the oriole whole.

The two sides fought fiercely on the field, with the Ghost Spirit Sect being outnumbered.

But the struggle of cornered beasts is often extremely dangerous, with each one fighting like a madman.

I just want to escape from here as soon as possible, so that I can have a chance to survive.

Therefore, everyone used every trick in the book, even resorting to consuming pills to enhance their strength or using secret techniques that damaged their lifespan to rapidly increase their power.

Moreover, the cultivators from both sides fought together.

However, since the Ghost Spirit Sect was from the same school, they were familiar with each other's techniques.

Therefore, when joining forces, it is still necessary to be more in sync with the other party.

Those who had the advantage in numbers naturally didn't want to suffer too much loss, so none of them were willing to use their trump cards, let alone sacrifice their lifespan to enhance their strength.

So the two sides fought to a standstill, neither able to gain the upper hand.

However, such explosive techniques cause too much damage to oneself.

Those cultivators who ingested the pills would need to spend countless years recuperating afterward.

These cultivators who used secret techniques burned nearly a thousand years of their lifespan.

A cultivator at the Void Refinement stage can only live for five or six thousand years at most.

The source of a thousand years was burned in an instant. Even if they could escape alive, they probably wouldn't have many years left to live.

Only by achieving another breakthrough can lifespan be extended again.

These people fought to the death, neither willing to back down an inch.

But at a certain point in time, both sides retreated simultaneously.

Although the man in white and his companions still had Cangyun Daoist trapped, they were in no hurry to make a move.

Daoist Cangyun retreated to the bottom of the cave and turned to look at the eastern corner.

"Fellow Daoist, now that you've arrived, why hide in the shadows and refuse to show yourself?"

The two sides were engaged in fierce fighting and neither paid attention to the surrounding situation.

Both he and the man in white were at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

With a soul perception far exceeding that of others in the same realm, he quickly sensed someone hiding in the shadows, preparing to launch a sneak attack.

Now that they had been discovered, the group stopped hiding and emerged from the shadows.

The three forces remained at a distance, and none of them dared to make a move rashly.

The newly emerged force is also composed of independent cultivators, and their numbers are small, consisting of only five people.

Or perhaps they weren't independent cultivators, but rather disciples of other sects.

Aside from those sects that have a life-or-death feud with the Ghost Spirit Sect, they will send their disciples to hunt down Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators.

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