After hearing this, Xun Kun replied:
"They are also cultivators who ascended from the Weiyu Realm. They were once my closest friends."
Ren Tianning said nothing more. When Xun Kun had spoken with Ranxi earlier, he had not avoided them, and Ranxi had immediately risked consuming Soul Power to save them. It was clear that their relationship was indeed very close.
After Yunxi left the Hong Energy Shield, she flashed toward the place where the conflict had erupted.
At this moment, Yun Chen and Han Lian were in a sorry state. They had been besieged all along the way and had expended a tremendous amount of energy. Their Dantians were already nearly empty. If they could not shake off the Evil Cultivators chasing them, they would have no choice but to fight hand-to-hand.
The Evil Cultivators seemed to have realized that the two were at the end of their tether. Rather than rushing to attack, they surrounded them.
"Hmph! Let's see where you can run now!"
"You've got some nerve, sneaking into our territory. Since you're here, leave your fleshly bodies behind."
"Their souls are excellent nourishment for souls. We must keep them."
The nine of them had already begun dividing up Yun Chen and Han Lian's fleshly bodies and divine souls right in front of them.
Yun Chen pressed his palms together and announced a Buddhist title. He was prepared to make a desperate stand and buy Han Lian a chance to escape. His injuries were worse than Han Lian's, and he could no longer flee. He intended to sacrifice himself to keep Han Lian safe.
Han Lian's delicate face turned icy enough to shed frost. Gripping her Lifebound Sword, she said to Yun Chen beside her:
"Yun Chen, let's merge our domains and trap all these Evil Cultivators