Might of the Flame Ice Soul Severing Talisman!

"Abducting Evil Cultivator?"

The Li Hunting Team was thrown into panic, every member wearing a look of horror.

The Second Elder rode his sword out to attack and said, "Dingzhou, lead them out of the encirclement. This old man will hold them back."

The Masked Man sneered. "Old fool, none of you are leaving."

Whoosh!

The man rode his sword into battle. His Qi Condensation Sixth Layer cultivation poured into his Tier 1 Mid-grade Magic Tool, making the flying sword even swifter and more ferocious as he suppressed the Second Elder with his strength.

The Second Elder, Li Guangzong, waved his left hand, sending out a Wind Blade Talisman. Blades of wind emerged and slashed toward the man.

The man controlled his sword with Spiritual Sense. His longsword swept through the air and easily blocked the Wind Blade Talisman. He scoffed, "What can a mere Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Paper do to me?"

"Kill!"

The flying sword flashed like a streak of light, repeatedly boring into the Second Elder.

The Second Elder activated a Diamond Talisman for defense, used Wind Blade Talismans to attack, and Explosive Fire Talismans to counterattack. For a short while, he barely managed to hold his opponent back by relying on talisman after talisman.

"Old fool, do you think you're the only one with talismans?" The Masked Man flicked all five fingers, sending three Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Papers flying out. They exploded one after another.

After three loud booms, the Second Elder flew backwards several yards, wounded.

If not for the Diamond Talisman protecting him, he would have already suffered grave injuries.

"Go!" The man sent his sword flying out. One strike knocked away the Second Elder's magic tool, then the flying sword flashed like a streak of light and pierced through the Second Elder's thigh, spraying blood everywhere.

"Ah!" The Second Elder let out a miserable cry.

Then, the Masked Man swiftly tossed out a Spirit Binding Net. It descended over the Second Elder, trapping him tightly and leaving him unable to fight back.

Seeing this, Li Dingzhou and the others' expressions changed. "Second Elder!"

"Damn it, let's fight them to the death!"

Li Dingzhou dived forward and said, "Hold off the others. I'll rescue the Second Elder."

Moon Shadow Technique!

Li Dingzhou's figure became a streak of light, afterimages following in his wake as he shot forward in a blur, charging straight at the Masked Man.

The Veiled Woman sneered. "A mere Qi Condensation Fourth Layer cultivator, overestimating yourself."

Whoosh!

The woman rode her sword in to attack Li Dingzhou's thigh, intending to cripple his mobility.

Li Dingzhou calculated inwardly, Only by catching her off guard can I end this quickly.

Only if I quickly kill this woman before the Qi Condensation Sixth Layer man reacts can I contend with him afterward and preserve the family's strength.

Yuan'er, thankfully I have you.

While diving down, Li Dingzhou swiftly took out talismans. He stuck a Diamond Talisman onto himself and activated it instantly.

Then he unleashed a Wind Blade Talisman and an Explosive Fire Talisman. The moment he attacked, he used three talismans at once.

Among them, the Diamond Talisman was a Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Paper of Masterwork Quality, capable of withstanding the attacks of a Qi Condensation Sixth Layer cultivator.

The Wind Blade Talisman and Explosive Fire Talisman he unleashed were also masterwork quality, their attacking power comparable to a Qi Condensation Sixth Layer cultivator's full-force strike.

Clang!

The Wind Blade Talisman shot out and knocked the woman's flying sword away. Its remaining force did not diminish, and sharp wind blades slashed toward the Veiled Woman.

The woman was greatly startled. "A Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Paper of Masterwork Quality?"

"Diamond Talisman!" Her expression changed. She immediately activated the Diamond Talisman on her body for defense. This talisman's quality allowed it to withstand attacks from Qi Condensation Fifth Layer cultivators.

Clang!

When the wind blade descended, it struck the woman's chest, but the Diamond Talisman blocked most of it.

The woman flew backwards several yards, suffering only light injuries.

She shouted furiously, "You're courting death..."

Before she could finish, however, the Explosive Fire Talisman followed close behind, an attack comparable to a Qi Condensation Sixth Layer cultivator's full-force strike crashing toward her.

The woman was horrified. With no time to think further, she immediately raised her magic tool to block it.

Her magic tool was also a Tier 1 Mid-grade Magic Tool.

Clang!

The magic tool in the woman's hand was knocked away, and her body flew backwards several yards.

Seeing his opponent wide open, Li Dingzhou used the Moon Shadow Technique to close in. With a long saber magic tool in hand, he swung it down with an angry roar. "Eight Slashes of the Blood Saber!"

"You dare!" The Masked Man flew into a rage and sent his sword out, shouting, "Do not harm my sister!"

Whoosh!

His flying sword sped toward him like a streak of light, aiming directly for Li Dingzhou's back.

Yet Li Dingzhou ignored it completely. He swept his long saber, saber qi crisscrossing as he unleashed eight slashes in an instant. Eight streams of saber qi intertwined and tore through the Veiled Woman.

Rip, rip...

The woman's body was sliced apart by the saber qi. Blood splashed everywhere as she screamed.

At the same time, with a clang, the flying sword magic tool wielded by the Masked Man struck Li Dingzhou in the back. It collided with the golden light protecting him from the Diamond Talisman, producing a piercing metallic ring.

Li Dingzhou forcibly endured a strike from a Tier 1 Mid-grade Magic Tool wielded by a Qi Condensation Sixth Layer cultivator. Even though the Diamond Talisman of Masterwork Quality blocked the magic tool, he was still sent flying several yards, his blood and qi churning.

The instant he landed, Li Dingzhou rolled like a lazy donkey and sprang quickly to his feet.

"Little sister!" Seeing that his sister had been hacked into eight pieces, devoid of all breath and dead in a gruesome state, the Masked Man was instantly consumed by fury.

"I'll kill you!" The man controlled his flying sword, killing intent filling the air as sword light flashed with blinding speed.

"Wind Blade Talismans, go!" Li Dingzhou waved his hand, sending out three Wind Blade Talismans. Though they were not masterwork quality, they were Genuine Quality, comparable to attacks from Qi Condensation Fifth Layer cultivators.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three Wind Blade Talismans shot out. Not only did they block the opponent's attack, but a small portion of the sharp wind blades also slashed toward him.

The man swept his sword through the air and easily broke the attack.

Li Dingzhou's hands moved rapidly, talisman after talisman flying out. They were all the protective talismans Li Qingyuan had given him.

There were twenty or thirty First-grade Low-rank Talisman Papers. Mixed among them from time to time were Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Papers of Genuine Quality, forcing the man to defend himself.

The Masked Man became enraged. "You're a Qi Condensation Fourth Layer cultivator from a Third-rate Qi Condensation Family. How do you have so many talismans?"

At one moment, amid the many First-grade Low-rank Talisman Papers and several Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Papers, one talisman radiated powerful Spiritual Pressure. A mighty, supremely yin and icy spiritual might erupted.

Li Dingzhou formed a hand seal and said, "Explode!"

Boom!

The Flame Ice Soul Severing Talisman, hidden among more than a dozen talismans, suddenly activated and exploded. The spiritual power within instantly transformed into a blade of ice-blue flame saber qi, cleaving through the sky and slashing down head-on.

The Masked Man's eyes widened in terror. "Tier 1 High-grade Talisman Paper?!"

With a ripping sound, the ice-blue flame saber qi, over ten feet long, descended and passed directly through his body. It killed the Qi Condensation Sixth Layer cultivator, splitting him vertically in two as blood mist sprayed through the air.

With a loud boom, after killing the Masked Man, the ice-blue flame saber qi struck a large tree several meters away and split it apart, sending wood chips flying.

"Gulp!" The two masked Qi Condensation Fifth Layer cultivators were stunned senseless.

"Cousin... he's dead!"

"It was actually a Tier 1 High-grade Talisman Paper?"

"..."

Li Dingzhou pulled out a handful of talismans and shouted, "You two can forget about escaping as well!"

Hearing this, the two instantly woke from their stupor and fled in terror. "Run!"

"Split up and run!"

In an instant, the two Qi Condensation Fifth Layer cultivators flew away on their swords. Regardless of the cost, they fled through the air for their lives.

"Phew!" Li Dingzhou let out a long breath of foul air. Exhausted in body and mind, he leaned against a large tree to rest, gasping for breath.

The battle just now might have sounded drawn out.

In reality, from the moment he used the Moon Shadow Technique and activated his talismans, swiftly closed in to kill the woman, then used a large number of talismans to kill the Masked Man in return, only a dozen or so breaths had passed.

Aside from the enormous consumption of spiritual power, he had little Tier 1 High-grade Talisman Paper left. Li Dingzhou was no longer confident that he could kill those two Qi Condensation Fifth Layer cultivators, so he chose to frighten them away.

After resting briefly, Li Dingzhou hurried forward, opened the Spirit Binding Net, and rescued the Second Elder.

"Second Elder, are you all right?" Li Dingzhou asked with concern.

The Second Elder, Li Guangzong, placed a Blood-Stopping Talisman on his unceasingly bleeding thigh. His face twisted with pain as he said, "Just some injured sinews and bones. I won't die."

When the two looked toward the family's Hunting Team, sorrow appeared on their faces.

At the very start, three of the family's Qi Condensation Third Layer cultivators had been killed in the Masked Man's assassination attack.

Afterward, they joined forces against the other two Qi Condensation Fifth Layer Evil Cultivators. One person died, two were gravely injured and crippled, and three suffered light injuries. Almost everyone was wounded.

Li Dingxue and Li Dingming were both at the Qi Condensation Fourth Layer. They had been the main force holding off those two Qi Condensation Fifth Layer cultivators, and both had suffered grave injuries.

Li Dingxue in particular had one arm cut off. Gravely injured and unconscious, his path of cultivation would likely end here.

Looking at his clansmen, who had suffered heavy casualties, tears filled Li Dingzhou's tiger-like eyes. He cursed, "Damn Bandit Cultivators!"

The Second Elder wept as well, but he knew this was not the time for grief. He steadied his mind and ordered, "Dingzhou, take the Evil Cultivators' Storage Bags, magic tools, and the Spirit Binding Net."

"Then lead the family disciples away at once."

Li Dingzhou nodded. "Yes."