"withdraw!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the leader of the black-robed man shouted loudly and waved the soul flag in his hand. In just two breaths, he fled with his companions and countless ghosts.
The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and a disciple of the Qingyun Sect in the late stage of Ling Jing quietly asked: "Senior Brother Qi, which uncle is here?"
Why haven't you shown up yet?
Qi Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know either."
"ah?"
The disciples of Qingyun Sect looked at each other, looked at Qi Yuan in surprise and asked: "Isn't it one of the seniors under Elder Han who is here?"
"No..." The aura was very unfamiliar, and Qi Yuan could be sure that the other party was definitely not from the Wangyan Peak controlled by his master.
Qi Yuan glanced in the direction of the sect and realized that he was not completely deceiving those men in black robes just now. He had indeed sent a request for help to the sect, but it had only been less than half a cup of tea. Even if someone came to rescue him, it would not be so fast.
The aura of the men in black robes around them has completely disappeared, obviously because they are afraid of being caught by the elders of the Qingyun Sect's out-of-body realm and distraction realm.
But Qi Yuan still didn't dare to let down his guard, and threw out three diamond talismans in succession in front of his fellow disciples. Then he took a step forward and bowed to the void.
"I am at Wangyan Peak of Qingyun Sect, Han Feng's third disciple, Qi Yuan."
"Thank you, senior, for lending a helping hand and saving your life!"
Several Qingyun Sect disciples behind him heard this and finally realized that the senior who used the power of his spiritual consciousness to scare away the black-robed man was not sent by the sect to rescue them, but a kind-hearted person who happened to be passing by.
Several people followed Qi Yuan's example, folding their hands and bending towards the void, saying in unison, "Thank you, senior!"
If it hadn't been for this senior's intervention, they wouldn't have been able to survive until the sect's support arrived today, and someone would have died.
Still silence greeted them.
Qi Yuan guessed that the mysterious senior who helped them did not want to reveal his identity.
Upon seeing this, he took the lead and bowed three times in the air with his fellow disciples behind him.
On the clouds, inside the spirit boat with the concealment formation activated, Fu Qingyu quietly withdrew her consciousness and injected a stream of spiritual power into the formation plate controlling the spirit boat.
The originally stagnant spirit boat suddenly shot out toward the southeast like an arrow from its string.
Under the clouds.
Although the Qingyun Sect disciples did not see the mysterious senior who came to help, they did see the scattered clouds in the sky.
Qi Yuan stared for a long time, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that senior has left."
As soon as he finished speaking, two figures flew from a distance and landed in front of them.
"Master! Uncle Lu!"
"Master, Master Han!"
"Elder Han, Elder Lu!"
The ones who came were Han Feng and Lu Ming, another elder of the sect’s distraction realm. Among the disciples present, one was the direct disciple of Taoist monk Lu Ming.
He was one of the two people whose arms were injured.
Lu Ming used a touch of spiritual power to stop the blood from the wound and looked around, "Where is the person who hurt you?"
"Already ran away..."
The disciples described what happened before, word by word. Their team was originally ordered to go to a village near their jurisdiction to exterminate the demonic cultivator who was causing trouble in the area. Unexpectedly, on their way back to their clan after completing their mission, they were ambushed by the demonic cultivator's forces.
When they ambush them today, the moves the group of black-robed men used were all killing moves. They obviously wanted to leave no one alive before the Qingyun Sect's support arrived.
If it hadn't been for the help of the mysterious senior, the consequences would have been disastrous...
Han Feng and Lu Ming frowned after hearing this.
Although the black-robed man who ambushed the disciples today only had the cultivation of Jindan, he dared to act near the Qingyun Sect's territory. The power behind him should not be underestimated. If he continued to allow it to grow, he was afraid of causing a catastrophe.
"This matter has been reported to the sect, and manpower must be dispatched immediately to eradicate this force."
Han Feng and Lu Ming reached a consensus.
On the way back with his disciple, Han Feng asked Qi Yuan in detail about the situation at that time.
"That senior should be in the out-of-body realm. From the sound of her voice, she sounds like a very powerful female senior."
"I don't know when that senior came, but he took action just after I sacrificed my jade flute to defend against the enemy..."
Qi Yuan recalled carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the other party had not thought of taking action before, and only extended a helping hand to them after he sacrificed the magic weapon given by his master.
A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and Qi Yuan looked at Han Feng with bright eyes, "Master, is that female senior someone you know well?"
Even if they are not familiar with each other, disciples who are willing to rescue each other obviously have some sense of friendship.
His master, who has been single for nearly a hundred years, will not have the opportunity to bloom!
"What are you thinking about?" Han Feng raised his hand and patted Qi Yuan's head.
How could he know any female cultivators in the out-of-body realm that he knew?
Not to mention the otherworldly realm, there is no realm of distraction, Nascent Soul realm, or anything else. He has no female cultivators with whom he has close contact. Even the spiritual beasts guarding the mountain gates in the entire Wangyan Peak are male!
However, many years ago, he had a familiar female cultivator who was in the out-of-body realm.
It's just that that person has died for a long time, and now he only lives in his own memory.
Thinking of this, Han Feng sighed.
"Master?"
"It's okay." Han Feng shook his head, "The person who helped you has nothing to do with being a teacher. I think he did it for the sake of the Qingyun Sect."
Qi Yuan doesn't think so.
Just seeing the master's expression becoming lonely for no reason, he didn't dare to say anything more.
On the other side, the spirit boat continued to move along the planned route.
The closer we get to Fuguang City, the more deserted the surrounding scenery becomes.
Two hundred miles away from Fuguang City, even villages began to become rare.
From time to time, you can see some houses that have been abandoned for a long time. Just looking at the dilapidated appearance, you can tell that the people who originally lived in them have moved away for some years.
From a distance, the towering walls of Fuguang City came into view.
It is still majestic and standing there solidly, but the two words "Fu Guang" hanging high on the city gate are already covered with dust and mottled.
Once upon a time, this was one of the busiest and most prosperous cities in Dongzhou...
Standing downstairs at the city gate, Fu Qingyu seemed to be able to recall the bustling traffic here many years ago.
Now, there is not even the slightest trace of human life. The whole city is silent, like a silent city.
Fu Qingyu put away the spirit boat and took Fu Yu into the city.
The layout of the streets is the same as in the past, but it has become completely different due to being uninhabited and dilapidated for a long time.
"This main street used to be the busiest place in Fuguang City. Our Fu family's alchemy shop was located in the center of the street..."
Fu Qingyu stretched out her hand and pointed. A five-story building stood tremblingly in front of her. The roof had collapsed and the two doors were long gone. Fu Qingyu remembered that it was made of spiritual wood, and she thought it was removed by someone unknown.
