A great demon with a tiger's head and a human body appeared beside the Evil Sword, coldly scanning the group from Inquiry Immortal Pavilion, "Evil Sword, you handle Ku Mu, leave the others to me."
"No problem."
Evil Sword reached out, and the giant sword behind him flew into his hand. He licked the blade cruelly, his eyes bloodshot.
In his eyes, Lu Changsheng and his companions were already corpses.
"Black Tiger Daoist, a great demon at the fourth level of Dao Palace Realm from Huang State, often devours Huang Tribe humans, cruel and bloodthirsty by nature. This is bad."
Elder Ku Mu had lived for eight hundred years and was wise and knowledgeable, familiar with the loose cultivators of Huang State.
Elder Ku Mu could delay the Reincarnation Hall Elder, Evil Sword, but could do nothing about Black Tiger Daoist.
Thus, Elder Ku Mu secretly transmitted to Lu Changsheng, Xia Ningxue, Luo Feng, and others, urging them to find a way to escape.
"Attack!"
Hundreds of disciples from the Demon Sects wielded various weapons, surrounding Lu Changsheng and his companions from all sides.
"Follow me to break through the encirclement."
Xia Ningxue drew a snow-white longsword, sword qi sweeping across, slashing several Demon Sects disciples, leading the charge.
"You crooked paths seek your own demise!"
"Heaven Burning Sword!"
Luo Feng summoned a precious sword that erupted in fierce flames. The Demon Sects disciples caught in the flame sword qi turned to ash without even time to scream.
Inquiry Immortal Pavilion was one of the six major Righteous Dao sects, not ordinary by any means.
However, two Dao Palace Realm Elders from Reincarnation Hall took action.
The sound of chains whipping through the air arose, and the scythe at the end of the chain slashed towards Xia Ningxue through the void!
Xia Ningxue intercepted the scythe with her longsword, yet the sword became entwined with the chain, and the scythe continued towards her.
"Break!"
Xia Ningxue's left palm released palm strength, knocking the incoming scythe away!
"Break again!"
Xia Ningxue swung her sword with her right hand, cutting through the chains with sharp sword qi!
"An Acquired Spirit Treasure?!"
The Reincarnation Hall Elder attacking Xia Ningxue was shocked. Her longsword was extremely sharp, severing his chain and scythe.
"One Sword, Frost Cold!"
Xia Ningxue unleashed a chilling sword qi over ten feet long, freezing the air into ice upon contact!
The Reincarnation Hall Elder failed to dodge in time, losing an arm to Xia Ningxue's sword qi!
The wound froze, the Elder of Reincarnation Hall displayed an expression of painful ferocity.
He was also at the first level of Dao Palace Realm, but Xia Ningxue was endowed with the Lingwa Holy Body and Innate Spiritual Vein and wielded an Acquired Spirit Treasure, completely overwhelming the Reincarnation Hall elder.
"Within Reach, Ends of the Earth."
Xia Ningxue stepped forward, suddenly appearing before the Reincarnation Hall Elder, slaying him with a single sword!
Lu Changsheng, who was fighting Demon Sects disciples amid the chaos, was secretly astonished.
Xia Ningxue was indeed no ordinary elder of Inquiry Immortal Pavilion.
"Useless waste!"
Black Tiger Daoist's heavy voice sounded as he conjured massive beast claws, striking at Xia Ningxue!
"Ice Sword Domain!"
The air around Xia Ningxue solidified into ice, forming a sword qi shield in front of her.
Pa!
The beast claws shattered the cold ice sword qi, striking Xia Ningxue!
"Ugh…"
Xia Ningxue was wounded by Black Tiger Daoist's claw, spitting blood, her face pale.
Though nearly invincible at the same realm, Black Tiger Daoist was a Dao Palace Realm level-four great demon, three realms above her.
"Black Tiger Daoist, do you not fear the six major Righteous Dao sects by colluding with Reincarnation Hall?"
Xia Ningxue's expression was frigid, remaining rational in the face of danger.
"Six major Righteous Dao sects are nothing," he said. "One day I will charge into Mount Shu and devour its hundred thousand disciples!"
"Die!"
Black Tiger Daoist destroyed flowers mercilessly, as beast claws once more smashed down!
Xia Ningxue attempted to evade using a flying sword.
But the beast claws grew larger with the wind, like a small mountain, still crashing down fiercely!
"Ugh!"
Xia Ningxue spat blood once more, her face drained of color.
The gap of three realms made it hard for Xia Ningxue to cross the chasm.
"Junior Sister!"
Luo Feng, engaged in fierce battle with another Reincarnation Hall elder, noticed Xia Ningxue about to be killed by Black Tiger Daoist and was deeply anxious.
But he and the Reincarnation Hall Elder were both at the second level of Dao Palace Realm, locked in a fight without respite.
"Die!"
Black Tiger Daoist struck multiple claws in succession, shaking the land as beast claws fell everywhere.
Xia Ningxue was somewhat helpless, and could only evade using her sword.
"Ah!!"
Another disciple of Inquiry Immortal Pavilion was slain, falling from midair.
Of the more than twenty people from Inquiry Immortal Pavilion, only about a dozen remained after the Demon Sects' assault.
Lu Changsheng circulated the Taiqing Wuji Technique, wielding the Nine Heavens Imperial Thunder Sword, single-handedly battling three Nascent Soul Realm Elders of Reincarnation Hall without losing ground. The Nine Heavens Imperial Thunder Sword swirled with wind and thunder, destroying two Reincarnation Hall elders!
The intelligence from Reincarnation Hall stated Lu Changsheng was a Nascent Soul Realm elder from Mount Shu, but Lu Changsheng was actually already Dao Palace Realm.
Reincarnation Hall suffered a great loss from the erroneous intelligence, and Lu Changsheng fought even harder, killing seven or eight more Reincarnation Hall disciples.
"The most troublesome is Black Tiger Daoist; even if I kill all Demon Sects disciples, if Xia Ningxue dies by Black Tiger Daoist's hand, I'll still face calamity."
Lu Changsheng resolved in his heart, and attacked Black Tiger Daoist's back with his sword.
"Hmph, a mere Nascent Soul Realm Taoist dares to launch a surprise attack?"
Black Tiger Daoist sensed sword qi approaching from behind, casually turning and striking with a palm.
"Myriad Swords Return to Origin!"
Lu Changsheng frantically circulated the Taiqing Wuji Technique, vast spiritual energy surging from his dantian!
In mid-air, tens of thousands of spirit swords formed from spiritual energy appeared, stabbing towards Black Tiger Daoist!
At that moment, Lu Changsheng no longer hid his strength, instead unleashing his full power!
"What? You're Dao Palace Realm!"
Black Tiger Daoist was caught off guard, underestimating Lu Changsheng's palm strength due to miscalculations.
Black Tiger Daoist's palm strength only obliterated three thousand spirit swords, leaving seven thousand spirit swords to bombard him.
Boom, boom, boom!
Black Tiger Daoist, unprepared, was repeatedly struck by spirit swords, in great distress.
"Let's go!"
Lu Changsheng knew that while a surprise attack might severely wound Black Tiger Daoist, crossing three realms to kill him would be extremely difficult.
Xia Ningxue was shocked, realizing Lu Changsheng was also Dao Palace Realm and could bear Luo Feng's mockery earlier.
While fighting, the Inquiry Immortal Pavilion group retreated, led by three Dao Palace Realm individuals, breaking through the encirclement.
"You dare to wound me, unforgivable! Black Tiger Heart Devouring!"
Black Tiger Daoist furiously attacked, a mass of black mist billowing towards the Inquiry Immortal Pavilion group.
"Not good, he's attacking the soul!"
"You leave, I'll block it! Dao Follows Nature!"
Xia Ningxue stood behind the crowd, withstanding Black Tiger Daoist's attack.
Struck by the black mist, Xia Ningxue's soul felt like it was hit hard, her eyes vacant.
"Struck by my Black Tiger Heart Devouring technique, in moments you will become soul-scattered."
Black Tiger Daoist was confident in his technique.
He had unknown numbers of hero figures destroyed by this very move.
"Take this pill."
Unable to escape from Black Tiger Daoist's pursuit alone, Lu Changsheng decisively took out the seventh-grade pill Nine Nether Soul Gathering Pill, feeding it to Xia Ningxue.
Xia Ningxue's soul gathered once more, her gaze bright and astonished by her survival.
"Hmm?"
Black Tiger Daoist had exhausted much spiritual energy to perform his unique technique, yet Xia Ningxue was effortlessly saved by Lu Changsheng.