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Ji Changkui's face was pale, he covered his chest with one hand, and looked at the distant sky with lingering fear.
At this moment, the majestic back with the sword gate on its back has disappeared, and even the pressure between heaven and earth is gone, as if it has never appeared.
However, perhaps only he, the leader of the battle, can most clearly perceive the terror of that man, and he will never forget it in this life!
"Chase me!"
After regaining his composure, Ji Changkui roared with an ugly expression, and led the crowd in pursuit.
"are you OK!"
While escaping, Ji Ning turned to look at Qi Lan beside him, and saw that the young man's face was very pale at the moment, as if he had been coated with a layer of wax, and he was breathing heavily. It seemed that his injury was very unstable, and he was almost dying. Can't hold on.
What's going on here?
Ji Ning's pale face gradually recovered, and he couldn't figure out why Qi Lan was so seriously injured.
Although the man carrying the sword gate was terrifying, he did not deliberately target any of them. Just like the rotation of the sun, moon and stars in the sky, they were not shaken by the ants on the ground. He suspected that the man did not even know about them. The presence.
He was just passing by.
Ji Changkui's formation blocked a small part of the world, so the man crushed it with one foot.
Just an unintentional move.
Qi Lan's withered lips moved, and he took out a pill and drank it while running, feeling a wry smile in his heart.
No one knew that he was actually the one who had endured the most pressure just now, because Ji Changkui's sword strike and the man's figure were almost at the same time. In order to protect himself, he did not hesitate to use the Canggu Bell.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Cang Gu Zhong appeared, he was about to fly into the air to suppress everything, but was stepped back by the man. The terrifying pressure directly suppressed Cang Gu Zhong back, and all the spiritual energy inside was blocked.
Even the slightest crack appeared on the surface of the Canggu Bell!
"At least, he must be a strong man in the Seventh Realm!"
Qi Lan was silent. Whether it was the ancient clock or the formation, to that man, it was like the breeze to the falcon. The resistance to progress was almost negligible.
"Stop!"
Just when Qi Lan was still immersed in the pressure of the peerless strong man's back, Ji Changkui and others from behind finally caught up, and in an instant they were twenty steps away, roaring and slashing with a knife.
"careful!"
Ji Ning's expression was stern, and he took the initiative to turn sideways to protect Qi Lan behind him. He folded his hands in front of his chest and used his spiritual energy and starlight to support a barrier.
Boom!
The huge sword light struck the star barrier, and the terrifying force instantly pressed on Ning's shoulders, and then suddenly exploded, causing a huge storm in the space.
Ji Ning's face was solemn, and he was knocked back several meters. A small opening opened in the star barrier in front of him.
Many practitioners in Kuizi Adventure Group were also affected by the explosion of sword light and stopped to resist.
It was at this moment that Ji Ning seized the opportunity, grabbed Qi Lan's right shoulder, and quickly led him ten steps away.
"That guy is very strong, at least he is in the Qi Condensation Middle Stage!"
Ji Ning's face turned slightly pale. As he was escaping, he couldn't help but look down at his left hand. Dots of blood lines appeared on the back of his hand.
Although the knife was blocked by him, there was still a huge force that penetrated the barrier and pressed on his body.
Fortunately, his body could still withstand it. If Qi Lan, who was weak at this moment, had been the one to receive the blow, he would have been crushed!
"There are traces of battles everywhere around here. It seems like something terrible happened just last night. The camp was attacked, and it wasn't just us!"
After taking a breath, Qi Lan's condition was obviously more stable. He held the golden knife and looked around with an ugly expression. He saw that in the woods in all directions, there were stumps of monsters and humans everywhere, mixed with each other.
Such a large-scale battle, involving more than one battlefield, was obviously not something that their small adventure group could accomplish.
The only explanation is that there was a tide of beasts last night.
I wonder if other adventure group camps have suffered disasters besides this area?
Ji Ning naturally saw those things clearly. He remained silent and did not speak. He just hurried on. He and Qi Lan made a lot of noise last night. I wonder if the beast tide of this scale is related to them.
"The top priority is to find where Brother Xue and the others are."
Qi Lan weakly took out a small compass from his arms. Under the stimulation of spiritual energy, the pointer on it kept jumping, and finally stopped in the north direction.
"I don't know if it's accurate, so just go here."
Ji Ning nodded, still remembering that when he met Xue Zhongjing, the latter told him the rules here.
The small adventure group can only stay in the south of Xiushan's periphery. If a beast tide breaks out, they will be the first to suffer. There are several large forces stationed in the north of the periphery, so it is relatively safe.
Now, it seems that almost all of the south has been lost. If Xue Zhongjing and others were alive, they would definitely run to the north.
I just don’t know if the big forces that have set the rules, especially the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group who robbed them before, will be lenient to them?
Ji Ning frowned, the current situation was really critical.
It can be said that there is a wolf in front and a tiger in the back. Ji Changkui and others are in hot pursuit and cannot get rid of them in a short time.
And ahead, not far away, you will reach the territory of the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group.
There is a wolf in front and a tiger behind, what should we do?
"The past may not necessarily kill you, but stopping will."
Qi Lan seemed to have clearly seen Ji Ning's worries and spoke weakly.
Ji Ning also nodded, with firm eyes, and continued to gallop forward.
As time passed, the two sides fought several more times.
Seeing it, Ji Ning was about to be unable to hold on any longer.
In front of them, a camp loomed on the tip of the mountain.
"There's someone here!"
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at the same time.
The outer edge of Xiushan is to the north, within the camp under the jurisdiction of the Huanglong Adventure Group.
There were crowds of people on the hillside.
Countless teams of casual cultivators, large and small, were sitting on the ground along a mountain spring. They had all experienced the beast tide last night and escaped in advance. They followed the orders of the leader of the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group and were simply placed here.
"Still no news?"
Xue Zhongjing looked tired and looked at Zhen Xixi who was running back in a hurry and asked.
The woman's clothes were messy, and the animal skin draped over her shoulders had been thrown away. Her snow-white shoulders were stained with dust and blood, and her hair was messy, looking very embarrassed.
Apparently there had just been a big war not long ago.
"No."
"I have inquired about more than 20 teams, large and small, along the way, including the casual cultivators, but I haven't found either of them."
"Hmph, the two deserters might have died long ago!"
On the side, Jiang Hailiu, who was covered in injuries, was leaning on a stone, leisurely chewing on an animal leg in his hand, and mockingly.
His voice immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Zhen Xixi gritted her teeth and stared at Jiang Hailiu:
"Jiang Hailiu, what do you mean!"
"Qi Lan has been traveling with Brother Xue from the beginning, and has killed monsters for our queen more than once, and now you are cursing him to death!"
Hearing Qi Lan's name and thinking of the opponent's fast and fierce golden knife, Jiang Hailiu's expression of leisurely eating the animal's legs suddenly paused, as if he was a little scared.
But then, as if he remembered something, he looked at Zhen Xixi again and said with a smile:
"I would like to ask this Miss Zhen, who has always secretly admired Qi Lan, where is Qi Lan, who has made great achievements and followed Captain Xue all over the country?"
Before Zhen Xixi could speak, Jiang Hailiu stretched his waist again, stood up with a smile and said loudly to everyone:
"Qi Lan and that kid escaped halfway. This is a fact!"
"Last night, after I was on duty, I was supposed to go to that boy to keep watch, but he left his post without permission and ran away with Qi Lan!"
"I guess they must have felt the danger early, then ran away on their own, and later wanted to come back to pick up the things in our pockets. Are you still going to target such a treacherous person who stabbed him in the back!"
"shut up!"
Zhen Xixi yelled angrily.
"Qi Lan is definitely not that kind of person. He must have his reasons for leaving!"
"As for the night watch, I clearly heard that you were the one who was on duty for the rest of the night, so when the two of them left, there was no such thing as being AWOL!"
Seeing that the lie he had made up was exposed, Jiang Hailiu was not annoyed and said with a smile:
"What you heard is false. We made a temporary change last night."
"Besides, no matter what, it is a fact that the two of them left without reporting. This caused our team to suffer huge losses. Four of us died in the beast wave last night. Why not curse them!"
"That's because the beast tide is too fierce. What does it have to do with Qi Lan!"
"Of course it does matter. If Qi Lan is here, he can at least play some role and take care of each other, and the casualties will definitely be reduced. But he escaped to who knows where without permission, so I said it was him who killed Brother Jiang and they are wrong !"
Jiang Hailiu's face was full of anger and he shouted loudly. His voice even attracted the attention of other adventure groups, who all came forward to watch the fun.
"you!"
Zhen Xixi's face turned pale, and she was extremely angry at Jiang Hailiu's nonsense, but she couldn't think of any reason to refute it in a short time.
After all, Qi Lan and Ji Ning did disappear without any reason.
"Okay, everyone is gone, so don't worry about it anymore!"
Seeing that there seemed to be a tendency of war between the two, Xue Zhongjing, who had been silent, stood up in time.
He and Qi Lan have known each other for two years. During this period, they have experienced many battles together. Although they are not particularly good friends in private, they can definitely trust each other when hunting monsters. partner.
There must be a reason for Qi Lan to leave.
But it was impossible for him to say such words in public, because now, almost everyone in the adventure group, except Zhen Xixi, had strong opinions against Qi Lan and Ji Ning.
The tide of beasts last night was too violent.
Even though they discovered the anomaly early and evacuated from the camp, they were overtaken by the beast wave halfway and had to fight and retreat, resulting in heavy casualties.
Along the way, they encountered many teams that failed to evacuate in time, and all of them were swallowed up by the beast tide.
"Xue Zhongjing, what's going on here!"
At this time, a greasy, fat, bald man with a bare upper body suddenly walked up from the other side of the stream. He was rubbing walnuts in his hands, and there were two guards beside him. It seemed that his identity was not simple.
"Third Master!"
Seeing the arrival, all the casual cultivators on both sides of the stream had stern expressions.
The man with a goatee rubbing walnuts is named Huang Quan. He is one of the five largest forces trapped in Xiushan and the third leader of the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group.
"Seven people were seriously injured and 36 were slightly injured."
When Xue Zhongjing saw the person coming, his eyes narrowed slightly and he responded calmly.
Huang Quan, the third boss, is an old enemy of him. When he was young, he worked in an adventure group, and many conflicts occurred due to competition for resources.
He wins most of the time.
However, more than ten years later.
When I met Huang Quan again, although the latter's level was still not as high as his, he joined the famous Huang Long Adventure Group.
And through some unknown means, he became the third master of the family. He had to mobilize more than a hundred monks under his command, and each of them was a strong man who was always licking blood at the edge of a knife!
It was for this reason that when they were fighting for the ruins that day, they retreated without a fight!
"Oh, that's just a little bit of death, tsk tsk."
Huang Quan rubbed the walnuts, with a sarcastic smile on his face.
Back then, he couldn't compete with Xue Zhongjing, whether it was women or opportunities, but now the gap between their identities has widened.
Although his realm is still not as good as the middle realm of Qi Condensation, a small realm lower than the middle realm, he has the support of his three-stage elder brother!
"What do you mean by that!" Zhen Xixi was already furious. When she heard Huang Quan mocking him like this, she immediately couldn't help but refute, but was pulled behind by Xue Zhongjing.
"No!"
Looking into Xue Zhongjing's eyes, Zhen Xixi's face turned pale and she stopped talking, not daring to say more.
When Huang Quan saw this scene, he smiled a little more. Seeing Xue Zhongjing deflated was his favorite thing to do.
"Zhen Xixi, right? Although she's dressed a little rustically, she has a good figure and face."
Huang Quanse stared at the deep ravine with squinted eyes, exposing the yellow teeth in his mouth, as if his saliva was about to flow out.
The unabashed look in her eyes made Zhen Xixi feel a chill in her heart. She hurriedly took two steps back and covered herself with her hands.
"In these wild mountains, it's still some time before we go out, so eating game seems to be a good choice."
"Little girl, how about sleeping with me for a few nights and I'll pay you two low-grade spiritual stones?"
"Bah!" Zhen Xixi's face was pale, her hands were shaking with anger, and she didn't care about anything else. She pointed directly at Huang Quan's disgusting fat face and cursed:
"I'll give you two low-grade spiritual stones, hurry up and get away from me!"
"You dare to scold me?"
Huang Quan narrowed his eyes, rubbed his bulging belly like a ball, and said with a cold expression:
"Not even your captain dares to talk to me like this. Believe it or not, I will execute you on the spot, then throw you into a pile of men and let you sleep with my brothers for three days and three nights." night?"
As he said that, the two imposing men beside Huang Quan released their auras. They were both in the Silver Bone Realm and had experienced hundreds of battles. Their eyes were locked on Zhen Xixi, as if they were about to rush up and kill her in the next moment. Take away.
For a moment, Zhen Xixi trembled and suddenly felt a little scared.
In the team, some of the monks who secretly admired Zhen Xixi were silent, and Jiang Liuhai could only silently clenched his fists, not daring to make any move.
"I think……"
Just when Xue Zhongjing frowned and opened his mouth, he wanted to say something.
On the hillside in the distance, there was a sudden burst of sword light, and the explosion set off a violent wind and wave of smoke, engulfing everyone's figures.
"who!"
Huang Quan raised his rough voice, widened his eyes, and followed the sound warily, thinking that someone was sneaking up on him. Xue Zhongjing and others also looked stunned.
This is the territory of the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group. The rules have been established long ago. Who dares to fight here?
Before anyone could react, a familiar voice sounded.
As the smoke and dust dispersed, Ji Ning, with a messy face, grabbed Qi Lan and rushed out, shouting in horror:
"Captain Xue, help!"
