Perhaps it was the slippery, mud-catching combat that angered the opponent, for the initial attacks quickly ceased. Ge Gen was just about to take the opportunity to dive deeper underwater to swim further away when he was unexpectedly blocked by a spiritual energy rune.
A yellowish-brown aura pierced through the water, rapidly flowing into intricate patterns on the underwater surface where direct light was difficult. Ge Gen didn't recognize it, but instinctively felt it was extremely dangerous.
He instinctively tried to back away, but was horrified to find that his hands and feet were completely out of his control.
In his haste, he spat out a string of bubbles, and all the air trapped in his stomach flew away.
He managed to cover his mouth, but suddenly felt a strange tugging at the back of his neck. His collar was grabbed from behind, and he was quickly pulled towards the surface of the water.
Ge Gen was so constricted that he exhaled the other half of the air.
Oh no, he's known as the Little Superman of the fishing village, he might die from his signature skill!
He'd be utterly humiliated if his master found out!
"ha......!"
Finally, his body was enveloped in air again. Ge Gen took a deep breath, coughed for a long time, and finally caught his breath before he could see who had seized his fate by the back of his neck.
"...Master?" He stared dumbfounded at the person who seemed most unlikely to appear before him. "Why are you here?"
Master clearly said that he couldn't come because of the rules of heaven and earth, so what's going on now?
"Shuanghuang, take Gegen a little further away." Ji Mofan didn't have time to answer Gegen's question for the time being. He tossed Gegen aside, and Shuanghuang also jumped out of his Qiankun bag at the same time. He grabbed Gegen, who had choked on water and was severely shocked, and stepped on the small boat that had been smashed by the attack, and ran away into the distance with the waves.
Although the pose is somewhat unique, it is, after all, a five or six-year-old child carrying a big child who is almost twice his height in a princess carry.
"Don't waste your time, you can't get out of this barrier." The woman, who had just appeared weak, now had eyes full of ruthlessness and killing intent.
“I’ve never seen you before.” Ji Mofan drew his Snow Embrace sword from his waist, frost forming on its blade. “Who are you? Who instructed you to come here?”
The woman had no intention of wasting words with him; she immediately drew her longsword and thrust it at him. Ji Mo Fan's pupils constricted, and he hurriedly dodged while simultaneously unleashing an attack with all his might.
This person, just like him, was a Nascent Soul expert who disguised his cultivation level by using some rare and precious materials to infiltrate the barrier!
If it's just to kill a mere kudzu root, why go to such lengths?
It's important to understand that while Nascent Soul experts aren't exactly rare, they're not exactly common either. If you want to invite one, you'll have to spend either spirit stones or personal favors.
Unless the person behind it already knew that a Nascent Soul stage expert would come to protect Ge Gen.
Ji Mofan narrowed his eyes and exchanged several more blows with the woman in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Both being at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, the two fought fiercely, neither gaining the upper hand. Ji Mo Fan relentlessly pushed the Yun Cang Sword Technique from the first level to the fifth level before finally finding an opening and wounding his opponent's arm with a single sword strike.
The woman's breathing was barely audible, even though a large portion of her clothing had been torn off by Ji Mofan, revealing her severely injured forearm.
The wound was deep enough to expose the bone, and it was also enveloped in cold air. At this moment, in the midst of battle, she had no time to dispel the external spiritual energy coming from others. She could only let Ji Mofan's icy spiritual power wreak havoc in it. The pain made her face turn even paler. Even though she was good at enduring pain, she couldn't help but catch her breath and let out a muffled groan.
"So you're from the Die Sha." Ji Mo Fan smiled slightly at this moment.
The clanging of swords and the splashing of water created an eerie atmosphere, even as Ji Mofan's clear voice mingled with the sounds.
The woman instinctively covered her arm.
However, it was too late, because Ji Mofan had attacked the opponent's forearm with all his might just to confirm whether there was a butterfly-shaped brand on her forearm.
The Diesha is a long-established secret society in the cultivation world, specializing in doing things that can't be seen in the light of day.
The Disha themselves are neutral; they only obey money and do not associate with any power.
Ji Mofan had once asked his disciples for help with some matters; no one knew better than them how to handle dirty affairs.
But this time it's a bit interesting.
Ji Mofan gripped the Embracing Snow Sword tightly in his hand.
Although he only glanced at it underwater because he was in a hurry to take Ge Gen out, it was enough for him to determine what those light yellow lines were.
That's something that has been with him throughout his life, from the age of seven until now.
It is Shen Yun's formation.
Apart from Shen Yun himself, no one is more familiar with these things than Ji Mo Fan.
He used to study and practice the sword manual given to him by his master day and night, so much so that now he can tell what kind of formation Shen Yun is going to draw just by raising his hand.
It doesn't feel right, but it's not easy to change; it's become muscle memory.
In theory, arrays, like talismans, can be pre-drawn using some medium and then infused with spiritual power when used, thus achieving the same effect as when they were freshly made.
...Tsk, but Shen Yun once told Ji Mo Fan that he hadn't yet figured out how to transfer the formation.
Could it be that he was afraid of teaching his apprentice and causing the master to starve, so he kept a secret from him?
This is the kind of thing that someone like Shen Yun would do.
The strangest thing is that if they had already found someone from the Diesha to carry out their killing intent, why would they still leave behind clues that could represent their identity?
He didn't have much time to think. Although the woman's right hand was severely injured by Ji Mofan, she still showed no intention of retreating. She switched the longsword to her left hand and directly used the Mirror Sword Technique.
"Master, we can't get out..."
He vaguely heard Shuanghuang's voice coming through the flashing swords and shadows.
"Try to stand to the side!" Ji Mo Fan didn't have a better solution for the time being.
The barrier formation forged by a Nascent Soul stage expert can even shield the laws of this world, allowing Ji Mofan and the unknown woman in front of him to regain their suppressed strength. How could they possibly let Ge Gen, a mere Qi Refining stage ant, escape?
Since they knew the other party was from Diesha, there was no point in interrogating them. Ji Mofan had dealt with them before; these people were always extremely tight-lipped about their employers' information, and even threatening them with their lives was useless once they were caught.
The only way to get rid of it is...
With a sweeping sword aura, he forcefully forced back his opponent. Ji Mofan lightly touched the air with his toes, breaking through a flying water droplet. His afterimage disappeared, and his true body landed on the water's surface.
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