Xi Lian landed backwards, slashing diagonally at the flying sword with her soft sword. The flying sword's momentum had weakened, and under the strike of the soft sword, it tilted to the side and then flew back under the guidance of Liu Lingying's sword technique.
Xi Lian barely managed to deflect the flying sword, and before she could even exhale, a rapidly spinning Tai Chi diagram suddenly rushed towards her. When Liu Lingying first formed the Tai Chi diagram, it was only the size of a washbasin, but now it was over a meter tall. As the diagram grew, its black and white colors faded considerably. It rushed towards her, taking only a fleeting moment from its formation to its arrival before Xi Lian. At that moment, Xi Lian had just deflected the flying sword and had no time to react. The Tai Chi diagram slammed into her, sending her frail body flying backwards for two or three zhang before crashing heavily to the ground, stirring up the layer of black mist that permeated the ground.
Xi Lian fell heavily to the ground, let out a muffled groan, and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
When Xi Lian flew backward, Li Gan was right behind her. He could have easily caught her with a simple reach to prevent her from hitting the ground and getting hurt even more. However, he simply took a step to the left and stepped aside.
Li Gan already knew very well that Xi Lian's cultivation was at the top level of the Demon Heart realm, while Liu Lingying had already stepped into the Void Transformation realm. In a duel between the two, Liu Lingying would definitely have the upper hand. And judging from what Xi Lian said, she must be his bedmate. But for some reason, Li Gan felt no pity for Xi Lian whatsoever, and was so heartless.
Liu Lingying watched Li Gan's actions and felt a chill in her heart. After so many years, his heart had become so ruthless. Did his heart still have any warmth left?
Xi Lian lay on the ground, struggling to lift her head to look at Li Gan's retreating figure. A hint of sadness flickered in her half-closed eyes as she softly called out, "Your Excellency..."
Li Gan didn't turn around, only his cold voice came out, saying: "Knowing you are no match but still trying to be strong, you are disgracing my demon race, you useless thing!"
Xi Lian felt a pang of pain in her heart. She coughed violently twice and spat out another mouthful of blood.
Li Gan looked up at Liu Lingying. The moment he saw her, his eyes showed a fleeting warmth, but that warmth vanished in an instant. He raised a sinister smile, tossed the curved knife in his hand, and said, "Liu Lingying, make your move."
Liu Lingying's eyes turned cold. She bent her hands into a sword gesture, ready to command her flying sword to attack, when she heard Li Gan speak again. His voice was low, and it was impossible to tell what his emotions were. He said, "If you lose, I won't take your life. You... come back to the Demon Realm with me."
Liu Lingying was stunned for a moment, then shouted angrily, "If I, Liu Lingying, am defeated by you, I only ask for death! But if I win, I will definitely kill you for the sake of all living beings!"
Li Gan lowered his eyes, his gaze darkening. When he looked up at Liu Lingying again, his eyes were as cold as ever, devoid of any warmth. He tossed the curved sword high into the air, then caught the hilt precisely and swung it downwards with a casual flick of his wrist. A crescent-shaped sword shadow, half a person's height, materialized and charged menacingly towards Liu Lingying.
Just as Liu Lingying was about to retaliate, a thunderbolt suddenly appeared out of nowhere and shattered the curved blade shadow into pieces. A deep male voice sounded behind Liu Lingying, saying, "Junior Sister Ying!"
Liu Lingying turned her head and saw a man dressed in a blue Taoist robe slowly walking over. He glanced at Li Gan and asked in a low voice with doubt, "Why are there demons here?"
Liu Lingying paused for a moment, then replied in a low voice, "I don't know either."
The man shook his head and said, "The situation is urgent now. Junior sister, there's no need to get entangled with the demons. It's more important to rescue Han'er and the others as soon as possible."
Liu Lingying glanced at Li Gan, whose black aura had dissipated after the scimitar's shadow vanished, then sheathed her flying sword and nodded in response, "Yes, Senior Brother Ting."
The man nodded, pulled Liu Lingying around, and turned back the way they came. The two quickly reached the corner. Liu Lingying turned her head one last time and saw that Li Gan was still standing in the same place. He showed no intention of chasing after them. He just looked down at his feet, and the blood-red scimitar in his hand gleamed with a blinding light.
Liu Lingying withdrew her complicated gaze, turned a corner, and quickly walked forward.
Li Gan paused for a while, a flash of blood-red light appeared in his hand and the curved blade disappeared silently. He turned around and slowly walked forward. When he passed Xi Lian, who was still lying on the ground, he did not stop at all. He put his hands behind his back and said indifferently, "If you're not going to die, then go out on your own."
Xi Lian remained silent for a while, listening to Li Gan's footsteps gradually fade into the distance, then lowered her eyes and replied softly, "...Yes."
Li Gan's footsteps quickly faded away, leaving Xi Lian lying alone in the swirling black mist in the passage. She coughed twice, her voice sorrowful, and murmured to herself, "So she is... Liu Lingying?"
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More than an hour has passed since the formation was activated, and more than half of the approximately one hundred righteous youths who entered the formation have already perished. The impact of this demonic calamity on the righteous path is considerable.
One by one, righteous masters rescued the teenagers, while Liuli and Shichan were still struggling in a corner of the demon array, waiting for rescue.
At that time, the place where the human and the demon were located was a crossroads with roads leading in all directions. When they arrived at this place and were hesitating about which road to take, a strange change suddenly occurred.
Simultaneously, deadly ambushes were activated from the eight passages surrounding the intersection. The passages to the east, west, south, and north spewed pure black demonic fire, dark red karmic fire, purplish-black lightning fire, and bluish-purple poisonous fire towards the intersection, respectively. Meanwhile, from the southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest directions, swarms of demonic needles, black triangular spikes, a deluge of black darts, and a rain of tiny black beads rained down on the intersection.
The human and the demon were within range of these demonic flames and hidden weapons. They looked at each other and their faces turned pale. Not to mention that they were almost exhausted at this moment, even when they were at their peak, they could not escape this overwhelming killing intent.
The numerous demonic flames and hidden weapons were about to surge towards them. Liuli looked at Shichan with a deathly pale face and said weakly, "It's over, little monk, we're doomed..."
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