Mu Lian ran forward with a panicked look on her face. Although her flying magic weapon was of a decent grade, the people chasing her were equally extraordinary. They were actually two sword cultivators from the Ten-Step Academy who were the best at speed.
It has been nearly a hundred years since the end of the war, and the Taixuan Sect has long since returned to the South China Sea. Although it has become the weakest force, it is still vaguely connected with the other two sects.
The reason is that the Wuliang Sect exposed the existence of the Demon Envoy!
The Ancient Wine Flag alone could suppress the three sects' Divine Transformation cultivators, not to mention that the Wangliang Sect also had another Divine Transformation cultivator, Su Changyang, which forced the other three sects to be on guard.
So after the war, the Wild Moon Continent quickly returned to its original structure, and the Wuliang Sect was once again targeted by the three sects.
The disciples of each sect also returned to their previous hostile attitude. During their training, they hunted down the monks of other sects and attacked without mercy. There was no longer the sympathy they had in the past when they joined forces to fight the enemy.
A few years ago, Mulian took on a solo mission to find a "Shadow Void Stone", which is an important material indispensable for refining illusion arrays.
It took her six years to find this thing yesterday.
But unexpectedly, just after she got the item, two monks from the Ten-Step Courtyard suddenly rushed out and approached her.
The two sword cultivators from the Ten-Step Courtyard didn't waste any time and threatened Mu Lian to hand over the "Shadow Sky Stone" in his hand immediately.
How could Mulian be willing to do this? She knew that in these Ten Thousand Mountains, seizing treasures meant killing people to silence them, so the two sides started fighting without much ado.
These two Ten-Step Academy monks are both Outer Sword Academy monks, but before reaching the Golden Core Stage, the Outer Swordsmen are more powerful in attack and better at killing than the Inner Sword Academy monks.
In an instant, Mu Lian was defeated by the opponent's sword formation consisting of more than a dozen flying swords.
She dodged left and right in the rain of swords, but fortunately she was very alert and quickly distanced herself from the other party as soon as they appeared, so she was not surrounded by the two men.
Mulian also has a way to save her life. Not only is she proficient in witchcraft, she also has a magical weapon with an extremely fast flying speed.
However, the two sword cultivators were also extremely fast in flying their swords, and it was difficult for Mu Lian to get rid of them easily. Instead, they were getting closer and closer.
As a disciple of "Buli Peak", the poisonous insect in Mu Lian's body is considered to be quite powerful among the same level.
However, they were unable to deal with these two sword cultivators at all, and many of them were strangled to death in the rain of swords formed by the opponents' flying swords.
"Where are you running to!"
While fleeing, Mu Lian suddenly felt a blur in front of her eyes. She was shocked and a figure blocked her way.
It was the sword cultivator who had been chasing from behind just now. At this moment, the sword cultivator's face turned as pale as a piece of paper.
Obviously, he must have used some secret technique to suddenly appear in front of Mulan, which cost him a considerable price.
But he finally blocked Mu Lian's way, and at the same time another sword cultivator came roaring from behind and immediately blocked Mu Lian.
"What do you want to do?"
Mu Lian raised her eyebrows.
"Don't waste time talking to her. This place is not far from the Wuliang Sect. She is trying to delay time and find a chance to escape. Make your move!"
The pale-faced swordsman in front spoke immediately. He pointed both fingers forward at the same time and, ignoring the need to recover his magic power, long rays of light shot up into the sky from the huge sword box behind him.
The next moment, rays of rainbow light intersected and shot towards Mulian.
The other party clearly knew that the two of them were trying to steal the treasure, but he was still asking questions despite knowing the answer. Was he trying to delay time or something else? Since he had already started, he must be trying to kill people and steal the treasure.
Mu Lian's pretty face changed again when she saw this. Her witchcraft was very powerful, but today she happened to meet a swordsman who could restrain her.
The poisonous insects she had cultivated were called "Ant Mosquito Gu". They were good at group attacks and sneak attacks. They were densely packed throughout the entire space. It was a huge headache for ordinary cultivators to encounter them. They were exhausted from dealing with them and could not escape their doom.
However, facing the extremely strong and masculine sword cultivator with sword energy flying all over the place, the body of "Ant Mosquito Gu" seemed too fragile. It could not break through the layers of sword curtains set up by the opponent, let alone close combat.
Of course, Mulan wanted to delay time and find a chance to escape again, but unexpectedly the other party was not fooled at all.
In desperation, she stretched out her jade hand and drew a line around her. Suddenly, a large mass of white clouds quickly emerged around her.
The white clouds appeared suddenly and quickly, and in just a moment they turned the area within two or three hundred feet into a sea of clouds.
Mu Lian's figure was submerged in it in an instant, and the aura on her body disappeared along with it.
In this way, the rainbow-like sword rain lost the exact location of the target.
"Hmph, let's see how long you can hide!"
The pale-faced swordsman in front snorted coldly.
Mu Lian's move really caught him off guard, as he was only a foundation-building cultivator.
A total of only ten flying swords were sacrificed. The coverage range of these sword curtains is within a hundred feet and their power is greatest.
Once this range is exceeded, the power of each sword will be drastically reduced and can be easily blocked by monks of the same level.
However, he also knew that the situation of this female cultivator was not very good at the moment. Although this concealment technique was good, every time she expanded her range by an inch, a lot of mana would be consumed.
In order to avoid the attack of her own sword formation, the female cultivator spread the surging white cloud to more than two hundred feet. With such a spell, the female cultivator would not be able to sustain it for long.
And at this moment, Mu Lian in the white clouds was complaining in her heart just as the sword cultivator had said. She really couldn't hide for too long.
This technique is called "Sea of Clouds". She usually uses it to trap the enemy and then release poisonous insects inside to launch a sneak attack on the opponent. It can also conceal her own breath so that her main body can also launch a sneak attack at the same time.
Normally, the range of this skill is only a hundred feet at most. Combined with his own sneak attacks, he can severely injure the enemy in just a few breaths.
However, the sword cultivator's sword formation had a very wide attack range, so she had to use this technique to avoid the opponent's attack. With such a large range, Mu Lian could only hold on for about fifteen breaths at most.
At the same time, her other purpose also failed. She wanted to cover the two of them in the white cloud so that she could release the "Ant Mosquito Gu". However, the sword cultivator in front of her was obviously very experienced in fighting. As soon as the white cloud spread outside Mu Lian, his body quickly retreated to the back.
But it will not retreat too far, always keeping the surging and spreading white clouds away from it.
"By the way, where is the other sword cultivator?"
At the same time, Mu Lian swept her spiritual sense backwards, but did not find the swordsman who had just chased after her. She couldn't help but panic. The two sides had just fought for half a breath, and their movements were as fast as a startled bird.
If you lose track of the other person at this time, it means that the other person can attack you at any time.
Just as Mu Lian was panicking about losing track of the enemy and was about to expand the range of her spiritual sense, a sudden earth-shaking explosion came from below.
“Boom boom boom!”
At the same time, a cold drink was uttered again.
"You still want to ambush me? You Wuliang Sect has always been good at doing shady things. Just come out now!"
The huge rocks on the ground below were hit by the sword lights, and sand and rocks flew everywhere. At the same time, a figure rushed out in a panic from the flying rain of rocks and sword formation.
Sun Guoshu cursed in his heart, he didn't want to get involved in this chase at all.
Even though he could see clearly that the female cultivator was wearing a dark green robe with two tiny insects embroidered on the cuffs that were hugging each other, and that she was a disciple of the "Buli Peak" sect from the same clan as himself, this had nothing to do with him.
The reason he has been able to survive until now is because of this kind of self-preservation, but the sword cultivator's perception is too sharp, and it is possible that he was sensed by the other party at the same time that Sun Guoshu sensed the other party.
At that time, Sun Guoshu saw that the speed of those rays of light was incredibly fast. If he turned around and ran, he would be exposed immediately, so he hid below.
He thought that the three people chasing him would fly past in the sky, but just when they were about to get close to him, the sword cultivator suddenly accelerated and blocked the "Bulifeng" disciple.
The two sword cultivators had already noticed the long robe on Sun Guoshu, and knew that he was also a cultivator from the Wuliang Sect. They immediately thought that he was going to ambush them.
Therefore, before judging that he had entered the opponent's ambush range, he did not hesitate to consume a lot of energy and blood to forcibly intercept Mu Lian, and at the same time he also launched an attack on Sun Guoshu.
This is to avoid being attacked from behind by this disciple of the Wuliang Sect, or forcing this person to call for more helpers through other means.
"You two, you two, fight your..."
"Brother Sun?"
As soon as Sun Guoshu rushed into the sky, he immediately shouted. He didn't want to get involved in this mess.
But just as he opened his mouth, he heard a surprised sound like a yellow warbler coming from a white cloud.
Sun Guoshu's expression froze. He had just seen the face of this fellow disciple from below. He did not know this girl, but she actually called out his last name.
Mulan was also stunned by the sudden change.
Then she saw a figure rushing into the sky, and then she saw clearly that the person was also wearing the uniform of the Wuliang Sect.
She couldn't help but feel happy, and after a closer look, she immediately recognized Sun Guoshu. Of course, she also heard what Sun Guoshu said, so she quickly interrupted him.
Even if they are from the same school, when they encounter danger, of course they should prioritize saving their own lives. Mu Lian knows this.
Although Sun Guoshu is a low-key person, his eccentricity still makes many people remember him.
It was during a task that Mu Lian heard other people's discussions, so she looked at Sun Guoshu a few more times and memorized his appearance.
"We can't let him get away!"
The swordsman who was attacking Mu Lian couldn't help but speak anxiously when he saw Sun Guoshu rising into the air and escaping into the distance.
This place is not too far from the Wuliang Sect. Once Sun Guoshu escapes, even if the two of them succeed in killing Mu Lian, this will be known to other people.
Sun Guoshu only escaped a few dozen feet when he saw a sky full of sword lights whistling behind him. He couldn't help but curse in his heart.
"Damn it, I have to go back to complete the mission. The grudge between you has nothing to do with me!"
But at this time, he also knew that the other party would not listen to his explanation at all, and would only think of killing him to silence him.
Moreover, the female cultivator in the white cloud only shouted once and then stopped talking.
Mu Lian has seen the delicate situation between the two sides. Although Senior Brother Sun does not want to help, the other party will not let the cultivator from the Wuliang Sect escape.
So, she said no more. After eliminating the threat from behind, she took the opportunity to urge Bai Yun to rush quickly towards the sword cultivator from the Ten-Step Courtyard in front. This was her only chance to counterattack.
Her magic power was being consumed even more rapidly. She had no choice but to take out several pills with one hand and swallow them. The speed at which her magic power was being consumed was no longer something that could be replenished by the spirit stones in her hand.
These pills can provide her with the magic power she needs in a short period of time, but she does not have time to refine these medicinal powers.
If she continues like this, it won't be long before the poison in the elixir erupts rapidly, and her strength will decrease instead of increase.
At this moment, Mu Lian silently burst out with all his strength, and regardless of everything, he pushed a large area of white clouds towards the opponent. This time the speed of the white cloud was incredibly fast.
If this swordsman continued to retreat, without anyone blocking him from behind, Mulian would take the opportunity to escape in another direction.
The swordsman on the opposite side seemed to have guessed Mu Lian's intention. He simply stopped retreating and allowed the white cloud to spread. He made up his mind and rushed towards the center of the white cloud.
As long as he rushed closer to a certain distance, the distance of the white clouds he passed by could be ignored.
His attack range will also shrink rapidly, making it easier to lock onto the opponent's position.
Just when this sword cultivator rushed forward several dozen feet, he felt a palpitation in his heart and suddenly his body dodged to the side. At this moment, more than a hundred "Ant Mosquito Gu" suddenly appeared around him.