More than ten sword beams suddenly attacked Lan Hua from behind, swift and sharp, without even a sound of air being torn apart.

Lan Hua quickly changed direction, brought the brakes to a sudden stop in mid-air, and then used both palms to block the unavoidable sword beam.

As soon as they landed, more than ten sword beams slashed down at the same time.

Lan Hua waved his hand repeatedly, summoning three layers of defensive talismans that enveloped him and Huo Xiaoxiao.

boom!

The defensive talisman shattered, and the sword light dissipated. A strong gust of air whipped up their hair, stinging Huo Xiaoxiao's pretty face.

"Please come out, Your Excellency!" Lan Hua said in a deep voice.

To be able to unleash so many sword beams with a single strike, the person wielding the sword must be incredibly powerful, no less so than myself.

He thought and thought, he hadn't offended anyone in the blessed land and spiritual veins. How could a rat crossing the street dare to offend anyone?

However, there was no response.

Huo Xiaoxiao summoned the Zhu Yang Bow, a large, bright red bow that attracted a lot of attention.

"Brother Lan, be careful! This person has concealed his presence, as if he has blended into his surroundings. If he doesn't make a move, it will be difficult to find his whereabouts!"

Lan Hua nodded and released her divine sense, but found no one.

The two were in an open space surrounded by scattered trees. The man had deliberately concealed himself, making him difficult to spot.

"Miss Xiaoxiao, be careful! This man is cunning and a formidable opponent!"

Suddenly, more than ten sword beams attacked again, targeting the two of them.

Lan Hua and Huo Xiaoxiao said in unison, "We found you!"

Triple defensive runes reappeared in front of the two, blocking the sharp sword light.

Huo Xiaoxiao drew her bow to its fullest extent and unleashed her invisible archery technique, sending eight icy arrows hurtling towards the small grove ahead.

boom!

A large tree in the forest was blasted down, but the man quickly dodged and moved around the two of them.

Suddenly, Lan Hua felt a fluctuation of spiritual energy around her, followed by two sword beams slashing from not far behind them.

"This is... the Sword of Wind and Moon?"

The two crescent-shaped sword energies appeared so suddenly and almost silently that Lan Hua had no time to summon a defensive talisman.

In haste, Lan Hua used the Heaven-Opening Palm to strike the crescent-shaped sword energy rushing towards her.

Bang!

The powerful and sharp sword energy pierced through the massive palm force, cutting a deep gash in Lan Hua's right palm.

"Holy crap, it was almost ruined!"

On the other side, Huo Xiaoxiao's cultivation was only at the peak of the Transformation Realm. Although Lan Hua reminded her, her reaction was a little slow.

Even though she managed to block it with the Zhu Yang Bow at the crucial moment, the crescent-shaped sword energy still struck her delicate body.

After the sword energy reached her body, it frantically invaded her meridians, causing her unbearable pain and making her delicate body tremble.

Lan Hua is furious!

He quickly stood guard beside Huo Xiaoxiao, using his clairvoyance and divine sense to their fullest extent, and finally caught a slight flaw.

With the bow fully drawn, Lan Hua endured the excruciating pain in her right hand and decisively unleashed the black iron talisman arrow.

boom!

The black iron arrow pierced through a tree that three people could barely encircle, and then pierced the shoulder of the person hiding in the shadows.

"Well!"

The man let out a muffled shout and said, "It really is you, the assassin of the Burial God Alliance, Hero!"

Lan Hua was taken aback.

Only two people knew his identity as an assassin of the Burial God Alliance: Zhao Xueli and Huo Xiaoxiao.

Even the assassins of the Burial God Alliance don't know the weapons and techniques used by other assassins, unless they are members of the Burial God Alliance.

Moreover, he is a person in management.

Lan Hua asked in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you? And why do you know the Wind and Moon Sword Technique of the Wind and Moon Sect?"

The man snorted coldly, and what responded to him was an even more powerful blade aura.

The blade's energy pierced through the air, carving a deep trench in the ground.

"The Heartless Severing Technique?"

Lan Hua was startled again and quickly used the fourth move of the Invisible Arrow Technique. A huge invisible arrow, almost ten feet long, shot out and pierced through the blade's energy.

Who exactly are you?

"What is your purpose in stopping us?"

There was still no response from the other side.

"If you won't talk, then we'll beat you until you do!"

Lan Hua fired another black iron talisman arrow, which combined with invisible archery techniques, but it was quickly intercepted by the man.

"Um?"

The man was taken aback; the power of the arrow seemed to have exceeded his expectations once again.

Just as Lan Hua was about to fire another arrow, more than ten sword beams attacked again.

However, the target of the attack was Huo Xiaoxiao, who had lost her fighting ability, fallen into a coma, and collapsed to the ground.

"mean!"

Lan Hua quickly summoned a defensive talisman, which saved the life of the cold and beautiful woman.

"Hand over the Transformation Furnace, or you won't be able to save this beautiful woman's life!"

The man's voice trembled slightly, as if he was also enduring the pain of the pierced shoulder.

"The Transformation Furnace? Could it be the Yuan Power Furnace I possess?" Lan Hua was taken aback.

It turned out that the man had his eye on his treasure.

Lan Hua said, "She only showed off her skills in the spiritual vein, yet she's been watched until now. Her patience is truly impressive!"

The man scoffed, "I advise you to obediently return the Transformation Furnace; that furnace does not belong to you!"

Lan Hua scoffed, "I risked my life to obtain this furnace. You think you can just give it to me with a few words? You're delusional!"

Suddenly, several crescent-shaped sword energies appeared out of thin air and slashed towards Lan Hua and Huo Xiaoxiao.

The crescent-shaped sword energy was incredibly sharp, easily shattering the defensive talisman summoned by Lan Hua. Fortunately, Lan Hua was prepared and managed to block it with the Heaven-Opening Palm.

"I told you, you can't save her life unless you hand over the Transformation Furnace!"

A sword light suddenly appeared, descending from the sky and shooting towards Huo Xiaoxiao.

"The Immortal Sword Technique?"

Lan Hua was greatly surprised. That person even knew sword techniques like the Immortal Sword Manual. He was really too strong.

In the rush, Lan Hua picked up Huo Xiaoxiao and dodged the sword light.

The sword light disappeared into the ground, and at the same time, another sword light descended from the sky, piercing towards the beauty in Lan Hua's arms.

"Holy crap, this is going to kill me!"

Lan Hua used the Flowing Light Step to dodge quickly. Just as he was about to land, his divine sense suddenly sensed something was wrong with the ground.

puff!

A beam of sword light suddenly shot out from the ground, heading straight for Lan Hua's lower body.

"A low-class trick!"

Fortunately, Lan Hua saw through the trick in advance and narrowly avoided it. The flying sword left a long bloody gash on his back, and blood flowed out in a gush.

"Let go of me, or you'll die too!" The beauty in his arms said weakly, her consciousness fading.

Lan Hua gave a wry smile. What the beautiful woman said was true; he simply couldn't free his hands and feet to defend against the flying sword.

The flying sword was small, about the same size as Zhao Xueli's throwing knife; it was exquisite, yet deadly.

It is more than twice as powerful as the long flying sword used by Duan Feipeng.

The man scoffed, "Let's see how long you can hold out."

The two flying swords crisscrossed, leaving more and more bloodstains on Lan Hua's body.

Lan Hua suddenly picked up Huo Xiaoxiao and made a sweeping motion in the air with her right hand, creating a defensive talisman around her.

However, the flying sword's attack was simply too powerful, and even with Lan Hua's continuous support of its power, the defensive talisman couldn't hold out for long.

"Aren't you going to hand over the Transformation Furnace?"

The man's eyes turned cold, and he increased the force in his hand. The defensive talisman began to show a crack, and it was close to breaking through.

Lan Hua snorted, "You possess the unique skills of three major sects and know our identities as assassins. You're not simple!"

"On the Xuanhuang Continent, only the Xiaomen sect could possess such capabilities, right?"

"Um?"

The man exclaimed in surprise, "You actually know about the Owl Sect?"