Advance teams from various factions gathered at Linjiang Tower under the stars and moon.
The chill that had been shrouded in mist and fog on the river was now filled with a chilling, murderous aura.
The employees at Linjianglou were terrified and scattered in all directions.
They were met with a massacre by advance teams from various factions; before they even arrived, a bloodbath had already swept through the streets surrounding Linjiang Tower.
The sudden change stemmed from Zheng Ya secretly informing Liu Yuan, ordering the supernatural ability group guarding the surrounding streets to release information about Xie Baochai trading a key with someone, implying that various forces were intervening to break the deadlock.
Zheng Ya cannot thwart the Shadow Man's plans, but he also needs to force them to appear in the life-or-death situation to expose the key and more secrets. The only option is to resort to the worst possible strategy.
The shadowy figure immediately sensed the danger and snapped off five fingers of Xie Da's left hand, hissing, "You have one last chance to speak..."
"Don't tell her that elite teams from various forces have gathered here. We can only join forces to fight our way out and then discuss the details..." Earl Dai interrupted Xie Baochai, nearly enraging the shadowy figure so much that he snapped Xie Da's neck.
Xie Qianshi was already terrified, trembling and sobbing on the spot.
Xie Baochai hugged her mother tightly around the waist, activated the golden hairpin charm, and said, "If the three of us, mother and children, of the Xie family lineage live, you will get everything you want..."
"You bastard, how dare you defy me and disregard the life of your own brother..." the shadowy figure roared furiously.
The elite troops dispatched by various forces have already reached the vicinity of Linjiang Tower.
The first to charge forward flew into the air and unleashed their magical weapons as they stormed up the building.
Time waits for no one. The shadowy figure made a final effort, but Xie Baochai responded by teleporting away with her mother: "Whoosh!"
Earl Dai missed his sword when he tried to stab Xie Baochai in the back. Enraged, he roared to the sky, "You bastard! How dare you steal Xie Baochai and the key! Die!"
Shouting, he turned his sword and charged at the shadowy figure. The cultivators who had just flown up saw this and, believing it to be true, also attacked the shadowy figure, using him as a tool to kill.
The shadowy figure sneered, "Idiot, just wait to die..."
He was ruthless and taciturn; after speaking, he vanished from the rooftop platform, rendering the powerful attacks of the dozen or so cultivators ineffective: "Boom!"
The spells and magical artifacts bombarded the platform, directly destroying Linjiang Tower.
The entire building crumbled, and amidst the chaos of people moving about, Count Dai roared, "Those on the west, stop the thieves, retrieve the key, kill..."
The "killing" cultivators were elites from different factions and were already at odds with each other. Regardless of the truth that the key had been stolen and the enemy fled to the west, they would kill anyone they identified as their enemy.
In an instant, shouts of battle filled the air, and Count Dai seized the opportunity to pursue them eastward.
The moment the shadowy figure disappeared with Xie Da, it turned east, misleading Count Dai and the monk who first discovered the shadowy figure, so that they would seize the opportunity to chase after it to the east.
Little did they know that the shadowy figure had already left a special mark on Xie Baochai, thus creating a diversion to shake off the pursuers and stealthily chasing northwards.
Zheng Ya also left a time and space imprint on the two of them and followed them.
The journey at breakneck speed allowed Zheng Ya to gain some understanding of the shadowy figure's invisibility abilities; the air was thick with yin energy, exuding a ghostly power.
A cultivator with Yin Spirit Roots, whose strength has reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
Unfortunately, this world has lost the blessing of the Heavenly Dao, and the spiritual energy is disordered and thin, which greatly weakens the strength of cultivators. The shadowy figure's strength is estimated to be less than one-twentieth of that of a Nascent Soul cultivator in the Immortal Dynasty.
However, the strength of the shadowy figure should not be underestimated.
Zheng Ya tracked the figure all the way, but only sensed a faint, ghostly aura left by the shadowy figure along the way. If there were no spatial or temporal imprints to reveal the figure's location, he might have lost track of him.
After a long and arduous pursuit of over three thousand miles, the three parties finally stopped atop an unnamed mountain the following day, forming a triangle with one in the light and two in the shadows, remaining silent and on guard.
As the morning glow rises in the east and the morning mist rises, it feels like being in a fairyland, with a gentle warmth and coolness lingering in the heart.
Feeling cold, Xie Qianshi huddled up and rubbed her hands: "Baochai, the girl who arrested your brother is here..."
"Mother, please calm down. Psoriasis is hard to cure..." Xie Baochai teleported all the way, but she couldn't shake off the enemy no matter how many twists and turns she made. She angrily made veiled accusations.
In fact, Xie Baochai used a bit of cleverness to teleport along the way, repeatedly finding high places on windy mountain peaks, circling around to the enemy's downwind side, and judging the enemy's presence by facing the wind.
The aura of cultivators is unique and they are also very sensitive to the aura of outsiders.
Xie Baochai tried to leave a mark on the shadowy figure, but the figure erased it all. However, she was unable to detect the time-space imprint left on her by Zheng Ya.
Each of the three parties has its own strengths and weaknesses, and there is a proper measure to judge them.
The shadowy figure couldn't help but reveal himself, startling Xie Qian Shi. Seeing her eldest son hanging limply by his legs, his head resting on the ground and being trampled by the figure's foot, she burst into tears, sobbing, "Waaah, let Da'er go! You're so cruel..."
"Shut up. If you don't want me to trample your son's head like a bubble, then make your daughter hand over the key..." The shadowy figure appeared without revealing his face, his entire body shrouded in a protective shield of Netherworld power, making it impossible to see his features.
It gives the impression of a shapely, 1.7-meter-tall, illusory human figure.
The rising clouds at dawn, with their shimmering light, gave the scene a mysterious and radiant beauty, reminiscent of a fairy from hell.
Unfortunately, it exudes a chilling murderous aura, ruining the image of the Hell Fairy.
Zheng Ya, positioned due east, rested his chin on his hand, admiring the view. Xie Baochai laughed in exasperation, "You're the one who should shut up. Do you think I'm young and ignorant, or a fool?"
"Good, very good. It seems that being kept under house arrest by Prince Rong since childhood and being trained under the Golden Hairpin Project has broadened your horizons and taught you the essence of cunning. Not bad, is it?" The shadowy figure approvingly tossed Xie Da aside, then kicked Xie Da away as a gesture of goodwill.
Xie Baochai was stunned for a moment, then saw Xie Qianshi rushing to rescue Xie Da, which also surprised Zheng Ya. What was going on?
"Ah!" In the blink of an eye, Xie Qianshi fell into the hands of the shadowy figure, and was replaced as a hostage?
Before Zheng Ya could even grasp the situation, Xie Baochai, regaining her senses, burst into tears, crying out for help: "No, let go of my mother..."
"Hehehe, little girl, you lost?"
"So, do you still want me to give you a chance to start over?" The shadowy figure was overjoyed, and his hands were swift and decisive. He grabbed Xie Qianshi by the back of her neck and lifted her up, strangling her mercilessly.
In just a moment, Xie Qianshi's face turned purplish-blue, her mouth agape and tongue lolling out, looking like she was struggling to her death but unable to move.
Zheng Ya felt a chill run down his spine. What a ruthless heart, what swift and skillful hands!
With a "thump," Xie Baochai's younger brother knelt on the ground, sobbing, "I'll tell you everything! As long as you release my mother, I can't escape your pursuit at all, and I don't have the magic to teleport away anymore, sob sob!"
"Little girl, is that all the skill you have? If you don't try to be cunning and struggle a little more, you might escape my pursuit and even fight the Seal alone, who knows?" The shadowy figure said as he reached out and pinched Xie Qian's eyeballs so hard they bulged out of their sockets and almost fell out.
Terrified, Xie Baochai cried out in anguish, her heart trembling, "No, please! I beg you! I've already sent the key to Zheng Ya. It's not too late to retrieve it, but you must release my mother first..."
"Damn Xie family bitches, die..." The shadowy figure roared in fury as he began to kill...
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