Mo Xingjue had only ever seen such a sense of oppression emanating from the Nascent Soul stage ancestor of his sect, indicating that the black-clad man before him had likely reached the Nascent Soul stage in his previous life. As for how much he had recovered, judging from the fluctuations in the black-clad man's spiritual energy and his angry tone, he probably hadn't recovered to the Nascent Soul stage.
Nascent Soul stage?
Mo Xingjue was still guessing when the opponent's palm strike sent him and Li Ze flying. He instantly knew the result: the opponent was indeed only at the Nascent Soul stage. Otherwise, one palm strike would have been enough to kill him and Li Ze. Of course, they were already half-dead.
The two crashed heavily to the ground. Mo Xingjue swallowed the metallic taste rising in his throat and looked down at Li Ze. "Are you alright?"
Although he tried his best to protect his opponent, it was still a strike from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, not to be underestimated. The spiritual energy wave alone could easily injure or even kill a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.
Li Ze was indeed in bad shape; you could tell from his pale face.
Li Ze did not answer his question, but stood up, took out his longsword, and said, "You go first. I will take responsibility for my actions. I destroyed the formation."
"Tsk, you've got guts." The man in black sneered, a look of doubt on his face. "Could it be that I've been asleep for too long, and now the cultivators and demons have made peace?"
Li Ze's expression changed, and he abruptly turned to look at Mo Xingjue. Mo Xingjue, however, remained expressionless, his gaze fixed on the man in black. "You have injuries."
"Old wounds are nothing, they won't stop me from dealing with you two grasshoppers." The man in black sneered, his palm instantly gathering spiritual power imbued with malevolent energy.
If that palm strike had landed on Li Ze and Mo Xingjue, they would have been finished.
Mo Xingjue took out a defensive magic artifact from his storage bag and shielded himself and Li Ze with it. At the same time, he enveloped them both with spiritual energy. Even with this double protection, he was still somewhat uneasy. However, this was all the preparations he could make for the time being.
The man in black looked at Mo Xingjue busily working with disdain.
But at that moment, he discovered that his spiritual power was weakening, or more precisely, the Yin energy within his spiritual power was weakening.
Without the Yin Sha Qi, how is his spiritual energy any different from that of an ordinary cultivator? You must know that back then, he was able to challenge opponents of higher levels precisely because of the Yin Sha Qi within his spiritual power.
"You stole my Yin energy!" the man in black gritted his teeth. "It's you, you demon!"
Enraged, the man in black transformed the spiritual power in his hand into a jet-black longsword. The longsword struck the defensive magic weapon seemingly effortlessly, yet it cleaved the magic weapon in two.
block!
Mo Xingjue blocked the black-clad man's sword tip and shoved Li Ze aside. Caught off guard, Li Ze rolled several times on the ground. Before he could even get up, his body unleashed a tremendous suction force, drawing in malevolent energy from all directions—
The malevolent energy here was too dense. When Li Ze unleashed his full power, the area within ten meters of him turned grayish-white.
Huh?
The man in black raised an eyebrow. "You demon can actually control malevolent energy. That's interesting."
Li Ze ignored the man's words and rescued Mo Xingjue from the other's sword, while simultaneously controlling his baleful aura to bind the man in black.
"You were special and very capable, but unfortunately, your level was too low." The man in black spoke with regret for the young man's untimely death.
The next moment, a strong wind rose, not only blowing away the evil energy gathered by Li Ze, but also almost blowing Li Ze and Mo Xingjue away.
Mo Xingjue hugged Li Ze tightly and whispered in Li Ze's ear, "Don't worry, the ancestor will be here soon."
After hearing this, Li Ze felt much more at ease. As long as they held on a little longer, they would be safe once the ancestor Mo Xingjue mentioned arrived.
The dispersed malevolent energy, drawn by Li Ze, regrouped.
If he were only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, he would naturally be no match for someone at the Nascent Soul stage. But since he is a Devouring Fiend, he is born with the ability to absorb fiendish energy.
The man in black hadn't expected Li Ze to be able to gather his murderous aura again. A look of surprise flashed in his narrow eyes. "You're quite special. It would be a waste to kill you directly. How about turning you into a puppet?"
The man in black used his spiritual power to control Li Ze and Mo Xingjue, walking towards them step by step. Mo Xingjue grabbed Li Ze's hand, scratching his palm with his fingers, trying to lower Li Ze's guard. Unexpectedly, Li Ze scolded, "Stop fooling around."
As soon as he finished speaking, the void suddenly distorted, and an old man with gray hair and an air of otherworldly grace suddenly appeared.
Li Ze's pupils dilated slightly; this must be the ancestor Mo Xingjue had mentioned.
"Don't just stand there, let's run!"
Mo Xingjue grabbed Li Ze and flew into the sky on his sword. At the same time, a massive energy explosion occurred behind them, and the energy wave caught up with them.
Li Ze groaned, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Mo Xingjue suddenly turned his head and saw the bloodstains around Li Ze's mouth, finding it extremely jarring.
He grabbed Li Ze and placed him in front of him, shielding him with his body.
Besides Mo Xingjue and Li Ze, the other cultivators also flew into the sky on their swords, moving away from the cave. When they saw Mo Xingjue and Li Ze, everyone gathered around them.
"Senior Brother, who is that man in black? Why is the Ancestor here?" Sun Chenghao asked. He had only seen this Ancestor two or three times in the decades he had been in Fengyang Sect, but cultivators have deep memories, and two or three times was enough to leave a deep impression on him.
“That man in black is the one who set up the formation; his cultivation is very high,” Mo Xingjue said in a deep voice. If the other party hadn’t been so strong, he wouldn’t have disturbed his ancestor’s quiet cultivation.
Among the current generation of Fengyang Sect members, only he possessed the talisman to appeal to the ancestor for help. This was an exception granted to him by the sect due to their high hopes for him.
One was at the Nascent Soul stage, and the other at the Deity Transformation stage. The Nascent Soul stage possessed divine sense. When the two fought, the weather changed drastically, and the entire sky darkened.
Mo Xingjue led Li Ze back a distance, and after confirming that the battle would not affect this area, he controlled the flying sword to land steadily.
Mo Xingjue took out a pill, preparing to feed it to Li Ze, but then hesitated, "Can you take a cultivator's pill?"
Li Ze gave him a deep look, silently took it, and put it in his mouth.
Mo Xingjue laughed. "Should I call you He Yu, or Li Ze?"
"Who is Li Ze? I don't know." Li Ze said without changing his expression.
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