Mirror Light Reappears

"Fellow Daoist Mo Xing, what should we do now? They're chasing us too closely!" Zhiwei transmitted urgently to Li Su while desperately urging her escape light forward.

Her injuries hadn't healed, so her escape speed wasn't fast. It was only thanks to Li Su occasionally using formations to slow them down that they managed to avoid immediate capture.

Li Su, his bamboo body moving swiftly, constantly monitored the movements of the battlefronts behind and ahead with his divine sense. He calmly replied, "There's no other way but to use their strength against them! The battlefield ahead is chaotic. If we can lure the pursuers there and create more confusion, we can escape in the ensuing chaos!"

Hearing this, Zhiwei looked towards the distant sand pit area, where the dazzling lights of magical treasures and exploding spiritual powers still flashed, and the sounds of battle roared. Her small face turned deathly pale.

Even a stray energy wave from there could probably tear her apart.

But looking at the three ferocious demonic winds closing in behind them, she understood this was their only path to survival.

"Alright! I'll listen to you, Fellow Daoist!" She gritted her teeth and poured the little remaining demon energy within her into her escape light.

Li Su, meanwhile, continuously calculated the distance and timing.

He couldn't directly charge into the center of the melee; that would be suicide.

The best option was to skirt the edge of the battlefield, allowing the pursuers behind them to enter the vigilance range of the powerful cultivators vying for the exotic treasure. By using those powerful individuals, he could eliminate the pursuers or at least entangle them in the battle, leaving them no time to worry about anything else.

"The demonic cultivators on the left have the most mixed aura, their vigilance might be relatively low. We'll circle around from their rear flank!" Li Su made an instant judgment and adjusted their direction.

Behind them, the wolf demon leader clearly saw their intention and roared, "Trying to divert the disaster?

Dream on! Stop immediately, hand over the rabbit demon and the Moon Essence Stone Core, and we'll spare your lives!" He suddenly accelerated, his claws slashing out, and a pitch-black demonic wind blade tore through the sky, slashing towards Li Su!

Li Su's bamboo body flickered, and he narrowly dodged it. The demonic wind blade struck the sandy ground, kicking up a sky full of black sand.

He retaliated with several Star Spirit Bamboo Leaf Blades shot towards their pursuers. Though they couldn't inflict fatal wounds, they could continuously harass and slow them down.

They were getting closer and closer to the edge of the battlefield!

They could already clearly feel the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from the clashes of the powerful cultivators, making their hearts pound.

"Now's the time! Fellow Daoist Zhiwei, dive directly into the sand to the lower left with all your might and conceal yourselves!"

Li Su transmitted urgently. At the same time, his bamboo body erupted in light, instantly deploying seven or eight rudimentary illusion and obstruction arrays towards their pursuers, creating a large area of distorted light and shadow to temporarily blind the wolf demon.

Zhiwei didn't hesitate. She immediately plunged downwards, burrowing deep into the sand once more.

Li Su, however, changed direction, charging towards the flank of the demonic cultivator group while deliberately emitting clear energy fluctuations to attract attention.

"Hmph? What kind of bamboo spirit is this? Seeking death!" On the periphery of the demonic cultivator group, a demonic being with an aura of an early Celestial Immortal, who was observing the central battle, was alerted and turned back sharply.

Seeing Li Su charging straight at him, he didn't think twice. With a casual wave, a foul, blood-colored demonic claw grabbed over. In his eyes, this ignorant spirit was simply asking for death.

This was exactly what Li Su wanted!

He abruptly stopped and veered, narrowly dodging the demonic claw. At the same time, he shouted, "Senior, spare me! This junior was being pursued by a vicious demon and accidentally stumbled here. I had no intention of disturbing you!"

Before his voice even faded, the three wolf demons from behind had already broken through the illusion array's obstruction, their ferocious forms and the demonic aura of peak Earth Immortals exposed without any concealment!

The demonic being froze, then saw the three wolf demons chasing after them, especially sensing the peak Earth Immortal cultivation of the wolf demon leader. He immediately misunderstood, sneering, "So you have accomplices? A mere Earth Immortal demon dares to offend this seat's demonic chariot? All of you die!"

He clearly couldn't be bothered to discern the truth. He only felt offended. He directly abandoned Li Su, splitting his demonic claw into three, carrying a foul and putrid stench, and grabbed towards the three wolf demons!

The wolf demon leader was both shocked and enraged. He quickly explained, "Demon Lord, please calm your anger!

We were merely pursuing fugitives and had no intention of offending you!" But the demonic being didn't listen at all. The attack had already arrived!

With no other choice, the wolf demon leader could only roar and swipe his claws to meet the attack! The other two wolf demons were also forced to engage.

BOOM!

The demonic claw collided with the demonic wind, and energy exploded! A peak Earth Immortal against an early Celestial Immortal – the outcome was no surprise!

The wolf demon leader let out a miserable cry and was sent flying backward, spitting blood from his mouth. The other two wolf demons had their bones broken and tendons snapped by the demonic claw, severely wounded and on the verge of death!

With this delay, Li Su had already seized the opportunity to escape far away, quickly concealing his aura, and transmitted to Zhiwei underground, "Let's go!"

One above and one below, they took advantage of the demonic being's attention being drawn by the wolf demons, and the moment other cultivators at the edge of the battlefield were distracted by this minor incident, they desperately fled towards the outer perimeter of the battlefield!

Behind them came the unwilling roars of the wolf demon leader and the arrogant sneers of the demonic being, along with even more intense sounds of battle—clearly, the wolf demon leader had to fight for his life, temporarily tying down the demonic being.

Li Su didn't dare to look back. He rendezvoused with Zhiwei, who emerged from beneath the sand, and increased their speed to the maximum. Only when they were completely far from the chaotic battlefield and could no longer feel the terrifying energy fluctuations behind them did they dare to stop and catch their breath.

"So... so close..." Zhiwei collapsed onto the sand, her small face pale, her heart still pounding with fear. She looked at Li Su with eyes full of gratitude, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Mo Xing, for saving my life! If not for your quick thinking, we would surely have died today!"

Li Su's bamboo body swayed as he calmed the surging power within him. The operation just now, though seemingly simple, had been a tremendous test of his divine sense, his application of formations, and his timing.

He said slowly, "You don't need to be so polite, Fellow Daoist. We are both wanderers in distress; helping each other is only right."

After resting for a moment, Zhiwei seemed to have made a decision. She took out a jade box from her embrace. Upon opening it, three pigeon-egg-sized crystals emitting pure and gentle moonlight power were revealed – the Moon Essence Stone Core.

"Fellow Daoist Mo Xing, I have no way to repay your great kindness. These three Moon Essence Stone Cores are important to my clan, but I wish to gift one to you as a small token of my gratitude. I hope you will not refuse."

She cupped one in her hands and offered it to Li Su.

Li Su's divine sense swept over it. He could feel the pure Taiyin moonlight power within, which would be greatly beneficial for his cultivation of star-path techniques. It was indeed a good item. He pondered for a moment and did not refuse, gently coiling it with a bamboo branch, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhiwei. This item is indeed useful to me."

Seeing Li Su accept it, Zhiwei's face broke into a smile. She carefully put away the remaining two.

Just then, the "Bedrock Rune" fragment deep within Li Su's Primordial Spirit warmed slightly once more!

At the same time, the Moon Essence Stone Core she had put away seemed to resonate faintly with the "Bedrock Rune," and the moonlight power it emitted subtly pointed towards the northwest!

Immediately after, the fleeting phantom image of the ancient bronze mirror flashed through his consciousness once more!

The mirror's light was a sliver clearer than before, still pointing northwest. Within the light, a winding, blurry path seemed to emerge between endless mountain ranges.

Li Su's heart trembled violently!

The Kunlun Mirror! It was guiding him again! And this time, empowered by treasures containing pure Yin energy like the Moon Essence Stone Core, the guidance had become even clearer! It had even revealed part of the path?

"Fellow Daoist, what's wrong?" Zhiwei asked, noticing Li Su's abnormality (her bamboo body trembling slightly).

Li Su suppressed his excitement and slowly said, "It's nothing. I just had a feeling... Fellow Daoist Zhiwei, what are your plans now?"

Zhiwei's expression dimmed, and she whispered, "The Black Fiend Ridge is quite powerful. I can't go back to the Green Rain Plains.

I can only leave far away and find a remote place to cultivate diligently, hoping that one day I can avenge my people..." As she spoke, a flicker of determination flashed in her eyes.

Li Su was silent for a moment, then said, "I intend to head northwest, to seek immortal mountains and find a master to learn from.

This place is not suitable for staying long. Perhaps we could travel together for a while, looking out for each other."

Zhiwei's eyes lit up at his words, but then she hesitated, "But... I would only drag you down..."

"It's fine. Once we leave this area, the Black Fiend Ridge's reach might not extend that far.

Besides, one more person means one more source of strength," Li Su said.

He wasn't a bleeding heart, but he felt this rabbit Yao had a good nature. Moreover, she was skilled in earth-elemental escape techniques, which might compensate for his own shortcomings in some aspects.

Traveling together in this dangerous Primordial World would indeed increase their chances of survival.

Zhiwei thought for a moment, then nodded heavily, "Okay! Thank you, Fellow Daoist! This humble Yao is willing to follow you to the northwest!"

And so, Li Su's westward journey gained a companion.

After a brief rest, the two, guided by the mirror's light that Li Su sensed, set off once more towards the northwest.

Ahead lay the even vaster, unknown Primordial World, filled with both opportunities and dangers.

What Li Su didn't know was that not long after he left, at the bottom of a sand pit deep within the Black Desert, the crimson light that had caused so much contention, after a fierce battle.

Was finally swept away by a sudden, clear, moon-like immortal light, disappearing without a trace, leaving behind only a mess and the roars and unwillingness of countless powerful beings