Framing Another for the Crime

"Ah... Brother Luo, is Xiao Guan'er the only one blocking our path?"

Dong Lijun's expression changed, and she felt a strong sense of foreboding. Everyone knew that relying on one person alone to intercept and kill a cultivator of the same realm was extraordinarily difficult.

The higher one's cultivation, the more obvious this became.

Sure enough, she quickly received the predictably terrible answer.

"Of course not. Not only have they set up a grand formation, they've also found a helper.

Hmm, broad-backed and thick-waisted, with what looks like a layer of tree armor covering his body. Fairy Dong, do you recognize such a late-stage great cultivator?"

The benefit of powerful spiritual sense was being able to anticipate one's enemies. Though Luo Hong was three thousand miles away, he had easily probed their arrangements clearly.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Great Elder of the Demonic Wood Sect—Old Demon Blackwood!

This demon cultivates the Demonic Wood Sect's sect-defending divine art, the Netherwood Sun Severing Art. It is a rare demonic art capable of restraining Yang-attribute divine abilities, and it excels at absorbing others' essence for cultivation.

Old Demon Blackwood has been famous for a long time, and the depth of his magic power is unfathomable. Though the Demonic Wood Sect is not ranked among the top five of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, his strength can absolutely rank among the top five late-stage old demons of Great Jin!"

With an extremely grave expression, Dong Lijun introduced Old Demon Blackwood, then added worriedly:

"Brother Luo, I know you possess great divine ability, but you are injured after all. It would be best not to fight them head-on.

Since we discovered them in advance, why not take a detour?"

Luo Hong looked at Dong Lijun with a slight smile, secretly thinking