At that moment, due to the sudden disappearance of the Demon Wall at the edge of the Stone Forest, the righteous disciples hesitated to step forward. Then, these chaotic sounds were carried by the wind. Although the sounds were extremely weak due to the distance, these righteous youths were elite disciples of their sects, all with profound cultivation. Most of them heard these words, and those who did not hear them clearly learned about them through the relay of their friends.
Most of the youths' expressions changed. At that moment, Shi Chan and Shi Ning stood together. He looked at Shi Ning with a solemn expression and said worriedly, "Senior brother, if the demons get the treasure, they will surely harm the people of the Central Plains. What should we do?"
After a moment's thought, Shi Ning gritted his teeth and said, "The only option is to go and try to seize the magic treasure and destroy it."
“But…” Shi Chan frowned and said, “The demon’s blatant summoning of us must be a trap.”
Shi Ning said helplessly, "Even if it's a trap, we still have to go. We can't let the demons get the demonic artifact and just walk away unscathed..."
As the two were talking, people around them began to fly up and head towards the place where the demons were gathered.
At this moment, Yuanjue came to Shi Ning's side, put his hands together, and asked in a low voice, "Senior Brother Shi Ning, what should we do?"
With a solemn expression, Shi Ning replied, "In my humble opinion, we have no choice but to go."
“Not bad.” Yuanjue shook his head helplessly and said in a low voice, “However, let’s leave a few disciples to guard outside. If there is any emergency, they can return to the mountain to report to their master.”
"Yes." Shi Ning nodded in agreement, then turned to Shi Chan and said in a low voice, "Junior Brother Shi Chan, why don't you take a few of your junior brothers and stay outside?"
Shi Chan shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Shi Ning, you should stay outside."
After a moment's thought, Shi Ning said, "Alright, if Junior Brother Shi Chan wants to go, then go. Just be careful."
As he spoke, Shi Ning selected a few disciples with lower cultivation levels and whispered instructions to them. Yuan Jue and Hui Ting also each selected a few disciples from their sect and left them outside.
In the area where the Taoist disciples were gathered, Liang Yihan, Yan Huayin, and Yu Xing discussed in hushed tones for a while. Liang Yihan shook his head and said, "There's no other way. Even knowing there's a trap ahead, other sects have already gone in, so our Yuandao Sect has to go in too. Besides, it's very possible that the demons have obtained the treasure and just want to show off. If we can seize the demonic treasure and refine it, perhaps we can obtain a treasure ourselves. Junior Brother Yin, you and a few other junior brothers stay outside. If anything changes, immediately send someone back to the mountain to inform our elders, understand?"
Yan Huayin nodded and said, "Okay, don't worry, senior brother."
Liang Yihan looked at Yu Xing, and the two nodded to each other. They then called over a few Yuandao Sect disciples with higher cultivation levels, and together they flew up and followed the crowd into the sky.
Above the Chi You statue, Liuli was tightly bound by the Binding God Rope. She was struggling violently, her voice angry and shrill, shouting, "Li Molin, you bastard, let me go! Let me go... you bastard!"
"One day, I will definitely steal your Binding Rope! I'll make you bind me! You bastard!"
By the end, Liuli's voice was hoarse. Far away, Ahua was being held tightly by Langyuan's arm. She wanted to come and see, but Langyuan wouldn't let go of her no matter what.
Just then, streaks of seven-colored light flew rapidly from the distant sky. Liuli trembled, staring in that direction. After a moment, she shouted hoarsely, "Little monk! Little monk! Don't come any closer! There's a trap here!"
"Little monk, Shi Chan! You can't come any closer!"
"Ji Jue!" Li Molin looked over coldly and said in a chilling voice, "Cover her mouth!"
Liu Li was furious. She glared fiercely at Li Molin, about to speak, but Ji Jue had already firmly covered her mouth. Liu Li couldn't speak, so she could only glare angrily at Ji Jue. If looks could kill, Ji Jue would probably have been torn to pieces long ago.
In the distance, hundreds of righteous youths flew over one after another. Liuli carefully discerned them and could already see Shi Chan's figure. In a panic, she suddenly opened her mouth and bit Ji Jue's hand hard.
Ji Jue instinctively withdrew his hand in pain. He looked down and saw two rows of small teeth marks on his hand, with blood slowly seeping out from them.
Once Liuli was free, she called out again, "Little monk! You..."
Before she could finish speaking, her mouth was covered again. She looked up angrily, only to see Li Molin covering her mouth.
Following suit, Liuli opened her small mouth without hesitation and bit Li Molin's hand, biting down with all her might, instantly filling her mouth with a sweet and fishy taste.
Li Molin frowned and couldn't help but groan, but he looked coldly at Liuli and refused to let go despite the pain.
Liuli's mind raced, her angry eyes darting around. After a short while, she suddenly frowned, her anger turning into pain as she looked pitifully at Li Molin.
Li Molin was taken aback. His gaze softened, and after a moment's hesitation, he slowly released his hand and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?"
Liuli's brows furrowed even more, her eyes glistening with tears welling up. She said pitifully, "Li Molin, did I struggle too hard? The Binding God's Scepter is so tight, it hurts so much!"
Li Molin looked down and saw that the Binding God Rope on Liuli's body was still spinning like a snake. The rope was indeed too tight at the moment, and he could see that there were already bluish-purple marks on her exposed arms.
Li Molin's brow twitched. He chanted an incantation to loosen the Binding Rope a little, and said in a low voice, "Who told you to struggle?"
In a fleeting moment when Li Molin wasn't paying attention, Liuli glared at him fiercely, but when Li Molin looked up at her, she immediately changed her expression and said pitifully, "It still hurts so much, Li Molin, please let me go, I promise I won't scream again, okay?"
Li Molin hesitated for a moment, looked down at the purplish-blue marks on her slender arms, and then looked up at her pitiful little face.
At that moment, almost all the righteous youths flew over. Suddenly, a wild laugh came from the Chi You statue. Then, a dense demonic aura shot up from the Chi You statue. The demonic power quickly spread throughout the entire stone forest. All the demonic statues in the stone forest began to move around under the impetus of the demonic power, making a loud rumbling sound.
Hearing the noise, Liuli knew that the magic array had started to operate, and she became very anxious.
"Ah!" Liuli's eyes darted around a few times before she let out a loud cry of pain. She frowned, her whole face contorted, and she pretended to be in agony, saying, "Li Molin, it really hurts!"
Li Molin's heart ached. He chanted an incantation to put the Binding God Rope back into his sleeve, and frowned as he asked, "Where does it hurt? Let me see."
As soon as Liuli regained her freedom, she glared fiercely at Li Molin, then suddenly transformed into a white ray of light and flew towards the group of righteous youths.
"Liuli!" Li Molin's heart trembled. He hadn't expected Liuli to suddenly fly over. He acted quickly, but he was still a step too slow. In the blink of an eye, she had disappeared from his sight.
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