Under everyone's solemn gaze, the girl's figure was blown out of the center of the explosion like a kite with a broken string, and fell towards the scorched forest below!
Upon seeing this, Daoist Qianhe's face lit up with joy, but he remained vigilant and did not immediately step forward. Instead, he spread his powerful divine sense down from a distance, carefully investigating the situation of the mountain forest below.
Just then, Shen Yunhao suddenly took flight on his sword in the mountains below, speeding northward.
As he desperately fled, he shouted loudly in the direction of Daoist Qianhe, his tone filled with gratitude for surviving such a calamity:
"Thank you so much, Daoist Qianhe, for helping me break free from these demonic vines! I am deeply grateful and will take my leave now! Until we meet again!"
"..."
This left even Ouyang Jingfeng, Luo Yuchen, and the others watching from afar stunned and somewhat bewildered.
Daoist Qianhe narrowed his eyes and quickly scanned the forest below with his divine sense. He could no longer sense any trace of wisteria in that area.
However, he was not in a hurry to chase after Shen Yunhao. The speed of sword control of a Soul Condensation Realm cultivator was as slow as a tortoise in his eyes. Even if he ran for two and a half minutes, he would not escape the range of his divine sense.
After pondering for a while, Daoist Qianhe took out two paper talismans and threw them downwards. The forest instantly burst into flames. Under the intense heat of the fire element, he immediately sensed a hidden aura fleeing to the west!
"Tch! Two mere rats, trying to pull a trap?"
Qianhe Daoren sneered inwardly.
After being completely tied down by him, the other party obviously changed their strategy, allowing Shen Yunhao to escape alone. Mo Yan no longer needed to be distracted by protecting him, which greatly increased her chances of escaping.
Shen Yunhao not only has the protection of Guanghan Palace, but also the identity of a "hostage," making him much more troublesome to kill, so his priority is naturally lower than that of the Demon Vine.
Once Mo Yan is eliminated, Shen Yunhao will have plenty of opportunities to deal with him later!
He was about to use his methods again to continue the pursuit when he seemed to suddenly receive some message and froze for a moment.
Then, after taking a deep look in the direction where Mo Yan's aura had last disappeared underground, he completely ignored the fleeing demonic vines and turned to chase after Shen Yunhao, who was fleeing in panic, at a terrifying speed. As he chased, he deliberately amplified his voice, sneering and shouting:
"Shen Yunhao! I'm giving you one last chance. Hand over the Demonic Vine, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
When they saw Daoist Qianhe suddenly change his target and rush straight towards Shen Yunhao, all the spectators were shocked!
All those present were cultivators at the Void Realm, and they could clearly sense that Mo Yan's aura was rapidly fleeing into the distance underground. With Qianhe Daoren's cultivation level, it was impossible for him not to notice!
Instead of chasing after the heavily injured and fleeing Mo Yan, he went after Shen Yunhao, who had no chance of escaping...
Nie Qingshuang's expression suddenly changed. "That old dog! Is he trying to find an excuse to kill Yun Hao?!"
Murong Xi's face also turned extremely ugly: "Oh no!!"
After saying that, he and Nie Qingshuang, who was next to him, turned into phantoms and disappeared almost at the same time!
They could ignore the others, but they couldn't just watch Shen Yunhao be beaten to death by Daoist Qianhe. The Tai Xuan Dao Sect wouldn't be afraid of offending the Guanghan Palace, and the Guanghan Palace naturally wouldn't be afraid of this so-called number one righteous sect!
At the same time, the ground below suddenly exploded!
Mo Yan, who had already fled a distance, froze instantly and burst out of the ground. Her purple eyes were filled with raging anger as she stared at Qianhe Daoist, who was chasing after Shen Yunhao, and let out a furious roar!
"You old dog, Chizuru! How dare you touch him!!!"
Then it transformed into a streak of purple light and charged back towards Daoist Qianhe!
However... it was too late to act at this point!
A sinister smile crept across Qianhe Daoist's lips, and his speed surged once more, instantly closing the distance between him and Shen Yunhao, appearing not far behind him!
"You little beast, let's see who's protecting you now!"
Daoist Qianhe raised his hand, and a gigantic spiritual energy palm that blotted out the sky appeared out of thin air, carrying a terrifying power that could crush everything, and fiercely grabbed at the "weak and helpless" back of Shen Yunhao in front of him!
At this distance, unless someone at the Tai Xu Realm intervenes, none of the people present can save him...
Just at this critical moment!
Something no one expected has happened.
Shen Yunhao, who was originally "fleeing in panic", suddenly turned around, and the Guixue sword in his hand emitted an unprecedentedly high-pitched sword cry!
His eyes were now completely filled with a dense and eerie deep purple light!
Those weren't human eyes; they were more like... a terrifying monster from the abyss!
"Buzz—!"
A terrifying aura far exceeding that of the Soul Condensation Realm erupted from Shen Yunhao's body like a dormant ancient beast suddenly awakening!
The violent purple spiritual energy shot straight into the sky like smoke from a wolf's beacon!
"Old man! I've been waiting for this moment... for a long time!"
Shen Yunhao's voice became sinister and deep, carrying a chilling killing intent that could almost freeze the soul!
The next moment, he merged with the Guixue Sword, transforming into a purple lightning bolt that tore through the heavens and earth. He stopped running and charged in the opposite direction! With an indomitable and all-consuming attitude, he fiercely thrust at the Thousand Crane Daoist who was charging towards him!
A flash of purple lightning!
"What?!!!"
Daoist Qianhe was so terrified that his soul almost left his body!
In his eyes, the person in front of him was no longer the Shen Yunhao who was only at the Soul Condensation Realm. The violent aura of the Demonic Vine and the chilling killing intent were clearly those of a Dark Abyss Demonic Vine disguised as Shen Yunhao!
We've fallen for their trap! We've completely fallen for their trap!
All of their previous actions, including their struggles, escapes, serious injuries and falls, and parting ways, were just a performance for him!
Their ultimate goal was not to split up and escape, but simply to lure him into this deadly attack range!
He deliberately said that the Demon Vine was on Shen Yunhao in order to take the opportunity to kill him, but he never expected that the Demon Vine was really hidden on him, and the one that was burrowing into the ground to escape was a fake!
In the blink of an eye, without even considering whether the opponent was bluffing, Daoist Qianhe abandoned the fight and decisively retreated.
At the same time, he hurriedly took out two paper talismans and decisively activated them. With a buzzing sound, a light shield that was even more solid and thick than before appeared in front of him again.
This light shield is far more powerful than the previous one, and it is one of the trump cards that Daoist Qianhe uses to save his life!
Even if the opponent is faking injury, Mo Yan is still at her peak strength, and the probability of her breaking through this defensive light shield instantly is not high.
If he can withstand this desperate attack, he can escape to a safe distance, and then...
However, just as Qianhe Daoren had this thought, he was horrified to see that the Guixue Sword in Shen Yunhao's hand, which was filled with a frosty aura, seemed to have a transparent, even more slender and sharp sword shadow flash across its blade the moment it touched the light shield.
The light shield that was strong enough to withstand a full-force attack from a peak Void Realm expert was completely ignored by that transparent sword shadow! It was easily passed through without any resistance!
"Pfft...!"
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