"Oh, is Junior Brother Li really sure you can lure away the two demon cultivators?" Looking at Li Yan's serious expression, although Hu Xiaowang was still half-believing and half-doubting, he also felt that Li Yan was not just talking nonsense.
Li Yan once again nodded affirmatively. Hu Xiaowang and the other three exchanged a glance, their expressions of disbelief clear to see.
Seeing Li Yan's certainty, and knowing that at this time Li Yan would absolutely not joke with his own life, "Then what plan does Junior Brother Li have to make the other party split their forces to pursue?" Hu Xiaowang was the eldest in the sect here and considered things more, so he pressed on.
Li Yan just smiled noncommittally. "When I was out on a solo mission from the sect before, I once met a cultivator and learned some of the Demon Clan's habits from him. It should be possible to make them split up to pursue."
Li Yan could have actually explained the plan, but that would take time to explain, so he found an excuse to prevaricate. When he said this, the others thought that Li Yan might have some secret art, so it was not good to press further.
At this moment, everyone's gaze turned to Bai Rou. She was their previous captain, and her combat power was not inferior to a Pseudo-Core cultivator. Even Hu Xiaowang and Yan Feijun could not defeat Bai Rou alone.
Bai Rou thought for a moment, then shook her head at Li Yan. "But your plan still has problems. The most crucial point here is that we must be able to quickly deal with the remaining six foreign cultivators before we can go and surround the last two demon cultivators with you. But, Junior Brother Li, how long can you last? Our side will need at least... half an incense stick's time to kill all the opponents. But... but this is only an estimated time, and... and if you fly too far away, it will take us longer to get there, which would be dangerous for you. This method is still not advisable."
Li Yan immediately waved his hand. "Please rest assured, Senior Sister Bai. I have some life-preserving methods. I believe that even with the cultivation of these two demon cultivators, it won't be that easy to kill me. We don't have much time left to complete the mission. If we continue to go west, it's definitely not appropriate. Let's just do it this way."
After Li Yan finished speaking, he smiled and nodded at the four of them. His calm and composed expression suddenly gave the four of them an idea. "Wei Zhongran must have given Li Yan some magical treasure specifically for dealing with demon cultivators, which is why Li Yan is so confident. His words just now must have been a mix of truth and lies."
Especially Bai Rou. Before she left, Elder Chigong had called her out alone. Apart from instructing her on some things to pay special attention to, he had given her a small golden stone. Elder Chigong said that when her life was in critical danger, Bai Rou could use this stone. It sealed an immortal art of Elder Chigong's, capable of delivering a full-power strike of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. It might be able to save Bai Rou's life at a critical moment. It was a supreme magical treasure that Elder Chigong had refined at the cost of great effort. So now Bai Rou was the first to think of this. She felt that Li Yan must also have a life-preserving magical treasure given by Wei Zhongran. It was just a pity to use it so early in the mission. When it was truly needed in "Zhouyang Town," what would they do?
At this moment, another thought occurred to Bai Rou. If Li Yan's life was in danger, she could just use this little golden stone to help him. Why think so much? Immediately, Bai Rou was startled by her own thought, and her face turned crimson. Fortunately, everyone's attention was on Li Yan at this time, so no one saw. But then Bai Rou rationalized to herself that even if Sun Guoshu and the others were in mortal danger, she would probably use the little golden stone as well.
"Junior Brother Li, it's not that I'm being long-winded, but this matter is really no joke. Are you sure you can lure away the two demon cultivators and hold them off for a while?"
Hu Xiaowang said, confirming with Li Yan one last time. He was much more mature in handling things than Yan Feijun. If this Junior Brother Li in front of him was just afraid of losing face because he, as the captain, had no way to shake off the enemy, and was boasting out of youthful vigor, if he were to die because of this rash action, then Martial Uncle Wei of Little Bamboo Peak would definitely not be easy to talk to. Everyone in the Malevolent Spirit Sect knew that this Martial Uncle Wei was the most protective of his own, and had always acted a bit crazy. In a fit of rage, it was not impossible for him to kill a few of them on the spot. Apart from Bai Rou, if a few of them died, it would be no different from a few ants dying.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Hu."
As Li Yan spoke, the speed of the Cloud-Piercing Willow had slowly decreased, but he did not immediately fly downwards. Instead, he continued to fly forward, just maintaining a necessary flight speed.
After getting Li Yan's confirmation again, Hu Xiaowang said no more. Li Yan's method was currently the best way to defeat the enemy: divide and conquer.
Sun Guoshu had not dared to participate in their discussion all along. Among the five, he was the only one who was not a Malevolent Spirit Sect cultivator. If the plan succeeded, it would be fine. But if it failed, as long as he participated in the discussion, he would undoubtedly be the one to take the biggest blame afterward.
"Junior Brother Li, since you are sure you can lure away the two enemy demon cultivators, how about I accompany you?"
Bai Rou spoke softly beside Li Yan at this moment. She felt that with Li Yan facing two demon cultivators alone, even with a life-preserving magical treasure from Martial Uncle Wei, mistakes were inevitable.
Li Yan just smiled and shook his head. "Senior Sister Bai, you are the main combat force here. If you come with me, then it won't be easy for the three of them to deal with six people, even if they can win. The sooner your side ends, the safer my side will be."
How could Li Yan be willing to let others follow him? That way, he wouldn't be able to fully display his skills.
Just as Li Yan and the others had slowed down and flown for a while, they felt three divine senses sweep over them again.
Over three hundred li behind them, on the Demon Cabinet, Wu Yuan withdrew his divine sense and let out a sinister, cackling laugh. "Hehehe, Ge Feng, it looks like it's our time to shine. I was wondering how we could be so lucky as to encounter a flying magical treasure of the same level as the Demon Cabinet. These cultivators were using a secret art to maintain that speed before. Now we can catch up even without using our Demonic Origin Power. However, to avoid any complications, for a distance of over three hundred li, let's just waste a little more Demonic Origin Power."
Because it was Ge Feng who had just consumed his Demonic Origin Power, although its power was not yet exhausted, in order to quickly catch up with Li Yan and the others, Wu Yuan was too embarrassed to ask Ge Feng to inject his Demonic Origin Power again. Anyway, for this distance, he only needed to consume a little more, and it should be enough.
"You two are being a bit careless. Be careful not to fall into the other party's trap. The cunning of human cultivators is beyond your imagination."
Wang Changkun frowned and reminded them. He always felt that there was something wrong with the other party suddenly slowing down. But he was born on a meteorite in the turbulent flows of space, and his tone was a bit stiff. The people there, apart from hatred, spent all day cultivating and had to be on guard against the destructive impact of meteorite fragments in the turbulent space at all times. It could be said that they lived in fear at all times. So the male and female cultivators on that huge meteorite eventually became very direct in their speech, not wanting to waste each other's time. Apart from some older high-level cultivators who had interacted with normal humans before, people like Wang Changkun simply didn't know how to communicate with others, speaking without considering their feelings.
The moment Wang Changkun said this, dissatisfaction immediately arose in the hearts of Wu Yuan and Ge Feng. "This clearly means that the intelligence of their Demon Clan cultivators is inferior to that of human cultivators, which is to say that they are stupid. And this Wang Changkun also has the intention of praising his own intelligence at the same time."
Ge Feng's temper was much worse. He immediately replied coldly, "We can tell whether it's a trap or not. We helped your side escape the turbulent space, and now you just need to assist us."
With that, he looked straight ahead, leaving Wang Changkun hanging. Wu Yuan, on the other hand, pretended to be gathering his magic power, looking as if he hadn't heard anything.
Seeing his good intentions treated like this, Wang Changkun couldn't help but feel a surge of anger. But thinking of the orders from above, he just snorted heavily and said no more. After they arrived on the Desolate Moon Continent, their promise was to assist the Demon Clan's army in their attack. As long as it wasn't an act that sent them to their deaths, the three ancestors had demanded that they cooperate fully. Besides, he was only suspicious just now.
There were only five Foundation Establishment cultivators ahead. Wang Changkun didn't take them seriously. With his cultivation, he was not afraid even if he had to face two Pseudo-Core cultivators at the same time.
After flying for a few more breaths, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. Suddenly, Li Yan and his group, who were flying ahead, began to descend towards the forest on the ground. This sudden change stunned Wu Yuan and the others. Then, in their divine senses, the isolation restriction outside the five people's bodies disappeared.
The moment the five of them landed in the forest, their expressions were all extremely weary. When they landed, their steps were even a little unsteady, looking as if they were all excessively exhausted.
Seeing this situation, Wu Yuan and Ge Feng exchanged a glance, and both saw joy in each other's eyes. Ge Feng shouted in a low voice, "They've used their essence blood! Now they have no strength to continue flying. They must be trying to escape using something like an earth evasion art."
Wu Yuan nodded, then licked his thick lips with his scarlet tongue. "There's even a female cultivator, and a top-quality one at that. This time, none of them can escape. Don't kill that female cultivator."
He turned his face and said to Wang Changkun's group of six. Not only Wang Changkun, but the other five also had cold faces. They seemed to rarely have expressions, and they acted as if they hadn't heard Wu Yuan's words, but Wu Yuan didn't mind.
Ge Feng, on the other hand, said to Wu Yuan with dissatisfaction, "This time, it should be my turn to have the female cultivator first. It can't be like in the South Sea, where you snatched her most of the time."
The moment the flying magical treasure's restriction dissipated, Ge Feng had also seen Bai Rou's appearance. His heart was immediately filled with evil thoughts, and his soul was almost hooked away by Bai Rou.
"Hmm... how about this? Let me have her first this time. If we encounter another female cultivator later, you can pick first twice. How about that? Otherwise, don't blame me for... the matter during that mission in the South Sea..."
How could Wu Yuan be willing? He was already stunned by Bai Rou's beauty. How could he give up? He even used Ge Feng's weakness to threaten him, only stopping at the end of his words.
Hearing this, Ge Feng was furious. But thinking about the consequences of the several foreign cultivators who died because of his mistake that time, if the foreign cultivators found out, the trouble it would cause would not be something he could bear. So he didn't dare to go against Wu Yuan's wishes, but he let out an angry laugh.
"Fine, fine, fine, I'll let you have it this time. But if you break your promise, even if you tell on me next time, you won't get off easy either. That time, it was just a matter of primary and secondary responsibility. You also have a share of the blame."
Hearing the other party agree, Wu Yuan no longer paid any mind to Ge Feng's threat.