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Chu Li and Nan Yi exchanged a glance. Could the treasure mentioned by this evil cultivator include their Time Amber?
If they could extract the Time Amber, it would naturally make it easier for them to seize it.
The leader seemed to ponder for a moment, but finally shook his head. "No, this place is still a bit too unsafe. Let's find another place."
Why not here?
Chu Li used a giant tree beside her to conceal herself. Hearing this, she couldn't help but prick up her ears to listen. She also wanted to know why the leader of the evil cultivators felt that this place was not safe. Wasn't this the place they had chosen themselves?
"We're too close to the fight ahead."
Upon hearing this explanation drifting from ahead, Chu Li was momentarily at a loss for words. Should she say they were cautious? Or that they were overly afraid of death?
But she and Nan Yi still had to continue following them. So far, they had only sensed the aura of Time Amber on them, and it was highly likely that the Time Amber was on them.
The other three evil cultivators weren't too surprised by their leader's explanation. Instead, they all vanished in a flash, like wisps of smoke.
Chu Li grasped Nan Yi's hand and stepped onto the lotus with her other foot. "Let's follow."
But when she grasped Nan Yi's hand, she felt that his palm was a little damp. However, she didn't have time to think about it at the moment and directly followed the residual aura of the evil cultivator.
The surrounding scenery was changing rapidly. Nan Yi's fingertips twitched slightly, and he inadvertently brushed them across the ground, bringing a soft touch. His heart suddenly began to pound.
The moment Chu Li approached, his whole body tensed up. He secretly mocked himself; he and his senior sister had been cultivating together for countless days, yet his reaction to such a simple closeness was still so strong…
But the next moment, when Chu Li grabbed his hand, his mind went completely blank.
...It seems that many things are different from before.
For some reason, those evil cultivators wandered through a maze of twists and turns and ended up in an even denser forest.
The vegetation in this forest is thriving, with a height that can almost cover an adult. Therefore, these evil cultivators are difficult to detect if they are not searched for using magic.
Even Chu Li could only barely find a spot where she could catch a glimpse of them.
After all, it was inconvenient for her to use magic at this time, as magic would easily alert them, so she could only try to observe with her eyes.
Nan Yi could hardly imagine how there could be such a cowardly evil cultivator in this world. Based on his previous impressions of evil cultivators, they were all people who loved killing, enjoyed killing, and would stop at nothing to improve their strength.
But the people in front of him were somewhat contrary to his understanding.
A subtle sensation came from his wrist. He subconsciously looked down and saw Chu Li standing beside him gesturing to him to squat down a little.
Nan Yi almost instinctively squatted down, gently rubbing Chu Li's palm with the soft black hair on his head. Then he tilted his head back, his bright eyes seeming to ask if she was at a suitable height now.
Chu Li was taken aback. She had intended for Nan Yi to crouch down slightly and try to hide himself in the grass, but she hadn't expected him to do it so quickly—
A slight itch came from his palm. Chu Li touched it casually and found that the texture was quite nice, comparable to that of fox fur.
However, there wasn't much time for them to discuss such things. After confirming that the two wouldn't be exposed, Chu Li quickly turned her head to stare at the evil cultivators.
One by one, the treasures were slowly taken out. These evil cultivators carefully wrapped the treasures with a transparent membrane to prevent their aura from escaping.
They were quite cautious, Chu Li thought to herself, while secretly peeking through the gaps in the grass.
The moment they took out the Time Amber, Chu Li recognized it almost immediately.
“Junior brother, I’ll distract them later, you…” Chu Li paused for a moment before handing him the green lotus. “Take this. Find an opportunity to snatch the Time Amber later, and the green lotus will take you away.”
Nan Yi did not accept the green lotus, but instead stared intently at Chu Li. After realizing that Chu Li would not say anything more, he calmed himself down and asked, "Senior Sister, what about you?"
My senior sister was already seriously injured before, and if she were to use herself to draw all the firepower again...
But Chu Li didn't wait for him to finish speaking. She gently patted his back, placed the green lotus in his hand, and then lightly touched the ground with her toes, heading directly towards the evil cultivator in front of her.
She chose to act at this time for her own reasons. Firstly, the evil cultivators' attention was focused on the treasure, making them likely to overlook the surrounding dangers. This was a good time to strike when they were off guard.
Secondly, if we don't act now, it will be even more difficult to find an opportunity to act later.
She was confident that she could retrieve a Time Amber; she had no intention of risking her life for it.
Almost the instant she appeared, the evil cultivators suddenly raised their heads and chuckled, seemingly mocking her overestimation of her abilities.
Indeed, from an outsider's perspective, she only has one Nascent Soul cultivator, while the evil cultivators have a total of four Nascent Soul cultivators.
Without hesitation, Chu Li tilted her head back and swallowed something—it was the Spirit Gathering Pill that she always carried with her, which could sustain her spiritual energy output for a period of time.
However, this Spirit Gathering Pill doesn't last long enough. If his spiritual energy runs low later, he'll probably need to take another pill, she thought to herself.
"Domain, rise!"
Streams of spiritual energy instantly spread out, surrounding the evil cultivators and cleverly separating them from the treasure.
This is one of the few domains that consumes little spiritual energy for her, and it has no offensive power. Its only advantage is that it can trap people inside, preventing them from doing anything. For Chu Li, who usually prefers to use more aggressive domains, this is somewhat useless, but it is an excellent solution for the current situation.
"Junior brother, hurry!"
As Chu Li watched the evil cultivator's figure disappear into the domain, she immediately shouted, her voice slightly anxious, knowing that her domain could not control the evil cultivator for long.
Nan Yi gritted his teeth, gripped the green lotus in his hand, flew over, and held the Time Amber tightly in his hand.
But in the next second, he did not leave. Instead, he pushed the green lotus in his hand away with one palm towards Chu Li. Above the green lotus was the Time Amber that he had just placed there.
"Junior brother?"
Chu Li's eyes showed a hint of surprise. After seeing Qinglian fly to her side again, she was about to say something more, but the domain under her hand kept vibrating at this moment.
She frowned deeply. As expected, the Spirit Gathering Pill wouldn't last long, and her spiritual power was almost exhausted again... She took a deep breath and subconsciously raised her hand to cover the place where she had been injured.
"Senior sister, senior sister... let me take over next."
Her consciousness suddenly began to blur at this moment, and she could only vaguely hear the familiar voice saying something in her ear.
Something was wrong. She shook her head, trying to clear her mind, her eyelashes trembling as she struggled to maintain the last shred of clarity, but it was no use—
When her eyes closed completely, she still vaguely felt that her body was being supported by a pair of strong arms.
The person behind her had a very familiar aura. Perhaps sensing that familiar aura, her tense body suddenly relaxed, as if she had forgotten her surroundings.
Nan Yi placed his entire palm on his senior sister's forehead, and you could vaguely see that he seemed to be holding something in his hand.
His senior sister was always unguarded around him, which was precisely why he was able to make her temporarily lose consciousness at such a crucial moment.
"Don't worry, senior sister. We'll all be safe once you wake up."
Then he turned his gaze to the blue lotus still dancing in the air, "Take good care of Senior Sister."
Qinglian turned her body around, as if to say, "Do you even need to tell me that?"
Nan Yi let out a soft breath. After explaining everything, he turned his gaze to the evil cultivator who had just emerged from the domain.
"Haha, you scared me! I thought it was another Nascent Soul stage expert, but it turns out to be just a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator."
"What on earth is going on? How come a Foundation Establishment cultivator can actually dare to mess with us?"
Once outside the confined area, the evil cultivator, sees only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and bursts into laughter without hesitation.
They were just worried that there might be a powerful person outside, but it turns out there's only one Foundation Establishment stage cultivator left.
"Where's that Nascent Soul stage cultivator? What, he couldn't beat us, so he abandoned you and ran away?"
Nan Yi slowly raised his eyes, his tone indifferent: "I alone am enough to deal with you all."
Then he gently closed his eyes, and a powerful and distant aura slowly emanated from his body—
He tentatively clenched his fist, sighing inwardly, "This feeling is so familiar."
This was a feeling he hadn't experienced since his injury.
Soft fox ears popped out from the top of its head, while the fox tail stood taut in a straight line, standing tall behind it.
But upon closer inspection, one can discover that this time the fox tail is not just one; a second, and a third tail have slowly grown out from the side...
What exactly is going on?
"The Fox Clan?"
"No matter what, there are four of us here. Are we afraid of just one guy?"
Even though they said that, the four evil cultivators in front of them became wary. Just the fact that the other party had the courage to stand in front of them meant that they, with their usual cautious nature, would never underestimate him.
The evil cultivators exchanged a silent glance, and almost at the same moment, they all decided to unleash their most powerful techniques.
At that very instant, the spiritual energy entwined with yin energy was unleashed towards Nan Yi.
Moreover, several explicit spells were also mixed in, and the dark aura surged towards him like a never-ending river.
If he were an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator at this moment, his body would surely have been firmly fixed in place by such power.
Unfortunately, he is not the same person he was a quarter of an hour ago.
He didn't even open his eyes, only loosened his clenched fists, as if he knew nothing about what he was about to face.
But is that really the case?
A feeling as if they were being watched by a ferocious beast arose spontaneously from the bottom of each of the evil cultivators' hearts. Their previous arrogance and indifference were shattered at this moment.
"wait--"
Before they could finish speaking, their bodies were as if gently patted by something, turning into fragments and dissipating into the world.
As for the spiritual power they unleashed, it barely reached Nan Yi's eyes.
"Ahem, what is this?"
Along with the spiritual energy came a few strands of extremely dark-colored powder, which were mixed in and were inconspicuous.
He held his breath immediately after discovering it, but a few grains of powder still accidentally entered his body through his breath.
He immediately examined himself, but found nothing unusual.
He had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being and turned around to help Chu Li, who was lying on the ground, onto the lotus.
"Senior sister..."
His fingertips gently brushed across Chu Li's face, a slight change in his eyes.
It was at this moment that his strength immediately weakened, and he was now even weaker than an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.
This is precisely the side effect of that pill.
That was a life-saving pill specially made for him by the fox clan. As long as he took this pill, he could recover to his original peak strength within a quarter of an hour.
But once this period expires, he will immediately become a mortal without any spiritual power.
As for how long the side effects last, no one can say for sure.
But he couldn't care less at the time; he couldn't bear to watch his already seriously injured senior sister suffer another injury.
If someone has to bear this pain, why can't it be him?
He at least...
He patted Qinglian on the shoulder: "Then please take my senior sister and me to a safe place. I believe you can understand what I'm saying."
Based on his observations, Qinglian at least possesses intelligence, can understand what they say, and even has a certain ability to protect its master.
It's possible that Qinglian's power is now stronger than both of theirs.
This time, Qinglian did not hesitate at all, and directly expanded her body until it could accommodate the two of them.
Nan Yi was somewhat surprised at this point: "So you can grow this big? Then why did you only give us such a small space before?"
He remembered when Chu Li took him on the Qinglian, the Qinglian only provided enough space for the two of them to stand, and that was all.
For a long time after Nan Yi finished speaking, Qing Lian did not make any move, as if he did not understand what Nan Yi was saying at all.
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