Luo Wenyuan saw the old man Abe Jiao running and laughing, with an expression on his face as excited as a young wife meeting her lover. He felt disgusted and suddenly activated his earth-based ability. The ground of the hall arched up a rugged back, and then a strange python made of mud jumped out from the ground, opened its big mouth, and bit Abe Jiao.

Abe Kakuichi, wielding his blade with both hands, unleashed a Shinto Munen-ryu Wind and Thunder Slash technique. Using the force of his back and waist, he thrust Muramasa swiftly into the python's belly from below. The python, roughly the thickness of a bucket and identical in form to a green anaconda, gradually tapered, as if absorbed by Muramasa. In the blink of an eye, it disintegrated, transforming back into mud and scattering across the ground.

At this time, Abe Kakuichi had already arrived in front of Qingshan. Qingshan arched his back and chest, ready to attack. Six black willow-leaf blades flew into the air, ready to launch a rotating strangle technique. However, a cloud of gray smoke suddenly emerged from the palm of Abe Kakuichi's left hand, spinning at a high speed like a whirlwind, and instantly enveloped Qingshan.

“Qingshan——!”

Luo Wenyuan's heart tightened, and he jumped into the gray smoke, condensing a fireball. The hot air flow brought by the high temperature blew away the gray smoke, and his vision became clear again. There was no trace of Qingshan and Abe Kakuichi, only six black willow-leaf blades on the ground.

"Qing, Qingshan——!"

Luo Wenyuan was almost going crazy. How could two living people disappear in the blink of an eye?

If Qingshan had vanished on his own, he could have hidden himself in the space, but even Abe Kakuichi was missing, which made Luo Wenyuan shudder. Qingshan had said that the space was inaccessible to all animals except those with whom she had a pact, so Abe Kakuichi's disappearance definitely wasn't Qingshan's initiative to bring him into the space. The only possibility was that the old devil had used some mysterious and sorcerous technique to abduct Qingshan, or perhaps... forced Qingshan into the medicine bracelet space!

Luo Wenyuan knew very well how Abe Kakuichi treated the Qilin with dual water and wood elements. When he thought of Qingshan being trapped with this old madman, Luo Wenyuan felt a chill down his spine and hated himself for not using his full strength. Even if he couldn't kill Abe Kakuichi immediately, at least he could injure him a little. At least Qingshan would have a better chance of winning if he dealt with him.

Just when Luo Wenyuan was getting anxious like an ant on a hot pan, a lazy male voice sounded behind him:

"Yo~~~~~~, are you embarrassed?"

Luo Wenyuan was startled and suddenly shot out more than a dozen fireballs behind him. At the same time, he leaped forward to create some distance and turned to look in the direction of the sound.

Immortal Lord Qingyang sighed, brushed off the sparks on his white robe, and continued in his leisurely tone:

"Alas, you are young, impulsive and irritable. I'm just being kind and concerned about you, but do you think you have to throw a ball of fire at me? Besides, your elementary fire technique is really not authentic. It's really a case of lost cultivation and the ancient way of Taoism. It's sad and lamentable!"

Luo Wenyuan's white fireball had a temperature of 1,500 degrees, but when it hit the man in white it was like hitting the barrier at the temple gate. All the energy was bounced back, and not even his clothes were damaged.

"Who are you?"

Immortal Lord Qingyang narrowed his fox eyes, reached out to play with the jade pendant at his waist, and replied:

"Boy, you haven't answered my question yet! Are you embarrassed? Uh... I mean, are you embarrassed as an adult?"

Luo Wenyuan's face was full of black lines. This vixen man's words were a double entendre, mocking him for losing both his wife and his army, but he had no way to refute it.

"Humph, yes, I am indeed embarrassed!"

Seeing Luo Wenyuan's frustrated look, the Immortal Lord Qingyang seemed to be in a good mood, with his eyes curved with joy, making him look more like a cunning fox.