Shi Shuhong used all his spiritual power to chase after Wei Shouyuan.

But he was a physical cultivator, and was ultimately not as fast as Wei Shouyuan, who was a sword cultivator. Wei Shouyuan in front of him was as fast as lightning and soon disappeared from sight.

Shi Shuhong was very anxious and chased after him.

"Haha, Shi Shuhong, I was the first one to do it after all!"

Wei Shouyuan in front was very proud. He had already made up his mind that once he found Xiaotang in the back mountain, he would take her away immediately.

Find a secluded and safe place, and then safely seize Xiaotang's innate spiritual energy.

Soon, Wei Shouyuan came to the back mountain and found the lotus pond.

The scene at that time involuntarily emerged in my mind.

The three major sects took advantage of the absence of Xia Qinglian and his disciples to raid Qinglian Mountain. This was a massacre in itself.

However, they encountered the most stubborn resistance in front of the lotus pond in the back mountain.

A group of Qinglian Sect disciples guarded the lotus pond tightly, saying that it was built by their saint Xia Qinglian for their senior sister Chun Hongtang, and that the senior sister's soul was in it.

The most powerful disciple among this group of disciples was only at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, but he managed to hold out against the numerous elders from the three major sects for a full half a day.

When the last Qinglian Sect disciple was killed, the blood dyed the lotus pond red. Wei Shouyuan and others carefully explored the lotus pond but found nothing special.

They all couldn't understand why these Qinglian Sect disciples would risk their lives for such an ordinary lotus pond?

Because of this past, Wei Shouyuan has a deep memory of this lotus pond.

At this moment, he was standing in front of the lotus pond which had long dried up and in which the withered lotus flowers had turned dark red, looking around and searching anxiously.

Suddenly, his eyes paused.

Not far to the west of the lotus pond, there is a thatched house.

When the Qinglian Sect was wiped out, there was only this lotus pond here, and no houses.

This is it!

Wei Shouyuan was overjoyed. He came to the front of the house, raised his hand, and the door opened.

A woman was sitting in the room, looking at Wei Shouyuan who suddenly appeared with a look of panic on her face.

“Who are you?”

The woman seemed to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was wearing a plain skirt made of coarse cloth and had a somewhat childish look on her face. Her features were exactly the same as those described by Ye Xiyue about He Zhiqiu's mistress.

Wei Shouyuan smiled and said, "Are you Xiaotang? I'm He Zhiqiu's friend, and he asked me to come here."

The woman's face showed joy, and she stood up and said, "I'm Xiaotang! Is my husband coming to pick me up?"

Yes!

Wei Shouyuan was overjoyed and was about to go forward to kidnap Xiaotang when a sinister voice came from behind him:

"Miss Xiaotang, don't believe him. He is from the Demon Sect. I am He Zhiqiu's fellow disciple. I am here to protect you!"

Wei Shouyuan looked back at Shi Shuhong with a gloomy expression: "Brother Shi, your body movements are faster than before."

Shi Shuhong sneered: "Brother Wei, you are no match for me. Leave now and I won't embarrass you."

Wei Shouyuan's expression kept changing. He suddenly raised his hand and a long sword flew out, hovering beside Xiaotang's fair neck. Xiaotang screamed, her legs went limp with fright, and she collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.

"You, you are a bad person, don't, don't kill me!"

With such performance, it is obvious that what He Zhiqiu said is true, his mistress really does not know how to practice.

Shi Shuhong saw Wei Shouyuan pointing a sword at Xiaotang, his face changed: "Wei Shouyuan, are you crazy?! If you kill her, there will be no hope for both you and me to become gods!"

Wei Shouyuan sneered, still controlling the flying sword against Xiaotang's neck. He flashed to Xiaotang's side and clasped her wrist with his fingers.

"Brother Shi, we may not be able to trust everything He Zhiqiu and Ye Xiyue say. Why don't you let me investigate first to see if this woman really has an innate top-grade spiritual root?"

Shi Shuhong took a slow step forward, a smile on his face: "Junior Brother Wei is indeed very thoughtful."

"stop!"

Wei Shouyuan shouted coldly: "If you dare to take another step forward, I will kill her. At worst, neither of us will get it!"

Shi Shuhong had no choice but to stop and said with a laugh: "Don't worry, Junior Brother, I won't move, you can investigate with peace of mind."

Wei Shouyuan looked at him warily, his fingers clasped on Xiaotang's wrist, and his spiritual power penetrated into the other's body.

After a moment, his expression changed, he let go of Xiaotang's hand, and said angrily:

"We've been fooled. This woman has no spiritual roots at all!"

Shi Shuhong was startled and asked quickly, "Really?"

Wei Shouyuan's face was gloomy, and he pretended to push Xiaotang towards Shi Shuhong: "Brother Shi, take a look for yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, a green sword light shot out from behind Xiaotang like lightning and pierced Shi Shuhong's eyes!

Shi Shuhong was prepared and his hands emitted white light, blocking his eyes.

The sword pierced his hand, making a loud bang.

The ground around it cracked slightly, and even the house collapsed.

Xiaotang screamed, squatted down with her head in her hands, and her whole body was shaking.

Shi Shuhong flashed in front of her, stretched out his hand to grab her, and suddenly stabbed down with two flying swords, forcing him away.

Wei Shouyuan turned around and wanted to catch Xiaotang, but a fierce aura attacked him from behind. He had no choice but to turn around and swing his sword to block Shi Shuhong's fists.

"Brother Shi, this woman has no spiritual roots. Why are you and I fighting here in vain?"

"Brother Wei, if she really has no spiritual roots, why did you attack me? Do you dare to hand her over to me and let me investigate personally?"

"Brother Shi, give this woman to me. When I advance to the Spiritual Transformation Realm, I will help you subdue Ye Xiyue and let you fulfill your wish. How do you think?"

"Haha, Junior Brother Wei, you have always been in love with Ye Xiyue. This woman is plain-looking, so give her to me. When I break through, I will help you take Ye Xiyue under you. How do you think?"

"So it seems that the battle between you and me today is inevitable?"

"I've heard that Junior Brother Wei's Supreme Heart-Slaying Sword has reached the highest level, and I've long wanted to learn from him."

Boom!

The two men's negotiations were fruitless, so they finally gave up their reservations and went all out!

For a moment, strong winds blew and the entire back mountain was shaking constantly.

Xiaotang was covered by a confinement magic circle that the two men tacitly set up, in order to protect her from the aftermath of the fight and to prevent her from escaping.

The sound of huge spiritual power collisions continued to ring out.

I don’t know how long the fight lasted.

puff!

puff!

Shi Shuhong and Wei Shouyuan spat out blood at the same time.

The two of them had just collided with all their strength and both suffered serious injuries.

Their eyes were filled with murderous intent, and they had obviously made up their minds to fight to the death today!

Boom! !

In the deserted back hill of Qinglian Mountain, two great monks in the Nascent Soul stage fought with all their might and risked their lives, and blood fell from the air from time to time.

At this moment, the two men did not seem like elders of a righteous sect, but more like thieves who had started a internal conflict over the uneven distribution of the spoils.

As the heaven and earth changed color due to the fight between the great monks, Xiaotang, who was squatting on the ground with his head in his hands, slowly raised his eyes, and a fierce murderous intent suddenly flashed in his ordinary eyes.

She looked towards the dried-up lotus pond in the distance, her voice soft but cold:

"Junior Sister Wang, Senior Sister Li, Junior Brother Chen Guan, Aunt Liu, Little Orange... The enemy has arrived. Today, I ask you to drink a cup of the enemy's blood."