As he spoke, a malicious smile appeared on the corner of the Demon Lord's lips.

He was in a good mood and dropped a bombshell, successfully noticing everyone's suddenly tense expressions.

The Demon Lord was moody and unpredictable, so several people were unsure of what he said, but it was indeed possible.

Direct disciples have always been the main target of the demons. Coupled with what has happened in recent times, it is difficult for them to guarantee that the Demon Lord will not go looking for those children.

But there is no point in being anxious. The most important thing for them now is to get out of this turtle shell first.

Moreover, there were attacks from the souls of dead monks all around.

Several people had tried it before, using brute force to chop the formation several times but it didn't move at all. This meant that breaking the formation by force was not feasible.

What a hell.

I don’t know where the Demon Lord came up with such a strange formation.

And...

Sect Master Yun stretched out his hand and clenched it. His gentle face became solemn. "It seems that our spiritual power is being gradually drained away."

She said in a somewhat uncertain tone.

Perhaps it was because of the high level of cultivation of everyone, or perhaps it was the characteristics of the formation. Although the signs of spiritual power loss were minimal, she still noticed something strange.

This is somewhat similar to the effect of a kind of elixir that alchemists would refine, but the rate of loss is slower.

Following her gentle reminder, the other sect leaders also noticed it.

really.

It’s still the problem of this turtle-shell-like formation.

Sect Leader Lin frowned, trying to think of a way to break the formation.

But the Demon King next to him calmed down again.

There was no way. The Demon Lord had already done this, and it was impossible for him to get back the other half of his soul.

Besides, he didn't have that ability. This crappy formation confined him to this space.

Even though he was unhappy, considering that both sides had the same goal, he had no choice but to hold his nose and continue to work together to deal with the leaders of the five sects.

That face is just really stinky.

Fang Jinxing just took a look and couldn't help but look away.

Tsk.

The beast form isn't good-looking to begin with, and now it's even more eye-catching.

He originally thought that he was not a person who cared about appearance, but now looking at it this way, he suddenly felt that he might be one too.

"What should we do now?" It has come to this point and it is obviously not going to end well.

The Demon Lord would not allow them to find a way to break the formation.

Fang Jinxing was worried about his apprentice. Being mentioned by the Demon Lord at this time was not a good thing, especially since Gu Xia had previously incurred a great deal of hatred from the Demon Lord.

He gritted his teeth, drew his sword and a flash of cold sword light appeared, "What else can I do?"

"Fuck him!"

No matter what, the culprit still lies with the Demon Lord.

As these two simple words were spoken, both sides seemed to have reached some consensus in an instant, and the already tense atmosphere suddenly stagnated.

The two sides fought in a mess again.

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Gu Xia didn't know that the Demon Lord was so obsessed with her. In fact, she had no way of knowing. In fact, even if the Demon Lord really went to cause trouble for her, it would not be a big deal.

Because she had already escaped.

As it stands, what Fang Jinxing is worried about will not happen in the short term.

Unless she seeks death on her own initiative.

Otherwise, the Demon Lord would not be able to find her for a while.

Gu Xia flew quickly through the air on his sword, touched his chin with his hand, and began to think about his next stop.

Because she wanted to drag those people from the aristocratic families into the water, she planned to first test the opinions of those families she was familiar with.

But for some unknown reason, near the fork in the road, she was thinking about sending another jade slip to Elder Zhong Yi to confirm the situation in the sect.

However, this time no one answered the call until the light from the jade slip disappeared.

Gu Xia couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. In her opinion, it was impossible that Elder Zhong Yi could not be contacted at this time.

Unless something happened in the sect that hindered him.

Thinking of this, she felt uneasy and tried it again twice. Finally, a familiar voice came from the other side of the jade slip.

"Xiao Xia?" Elder Zhong Yi's tone sounded very surprised. "Why are you looking for me all of a sudden? Is there any problem over there?"

Good thing they could get in touch, Gu Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Hearing this, she quickly denied it, "No, everything is going well here. The remaining cultivators in the city are also fine. We just repelled the demons and monsters that attacked the city not long ago. The situation has temporarily stabilized."

Gu Xia honestly summarized what had happened before and then told him.

Elder Zhong Yi laughed and said, "Good job, you did a great job."

It sounds like he's in a very good mood.

Gu Xia waited for him to laugh for a long time before asking, "Elder, is there something wrong with the sect?"

She suddenly spoke, and Elder Zhong Yi's voice paused, and he was surprised: "How did you know?"

"Of course I guessed." Gu Xia shrugged, seemingly unconcerned, and asked, "What's going on? Do you need me to go back?"

The two of them exchanged a brief conversation through the jade, and Gu Xia vaguely heard the noise on the other side and someone whispering in a deliberately low voice.

Elder Zhong Yi seemed to have said something to the other party, and then hurriedly said, "There is a small problem, but there are still a few elders and peak masters in the sect, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Just as we said before, you just need to stay over there and contain the demons. Be obedient."

After saying this, he hurriedly hung up the jade slip.

Gu Xia blinked, becoming more certain of his previous guess.

Something must have happened in Taiyi Sect, and it looked like it was quite a big trouble. However, Elder Zhong Yi probably didn't want them to take risks like this, so he chose to hide it from her.

It's just...

Gu Xia looked back at the road he had come from, his expression somewhat subtle.

Well, she was dishonest.

It’s not her fault, because she has already run eight feet away from her original position.

So even if she goes back now, it shouldn't be considered as disobeying the elders' orders...right?

Gu Xia only thought about this question for a second or two, and then happily made the decision.

I decided to go back to the sect right away.

She wanted to see what was going on.

As for whether she would be scolded later, she was already used to it.

Go ahead and scold her, it won’t hurt her.

Gu Xia temporarily put aside the matter of going to the cities where those aristocratic families were located.

Are you kidding me?

Her house was about to be robbed, so how could she have time to run somewhere else?

At the very least, we must first make sure that our own sect is safe.

Thinking of this, Gu Xia raised his head again, only to see a red light disappearing in the distance, and a scene of dark clouds vaguely visible.

She silently cheered for her masters in her heart, then flew towards Taiyi Sect on her sword without looking back.

There is no other way. Those who are capable should work harder. Master and the others should just work harder.

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