However, white light trembled violently on the white needle. Its aura seemed somewhat unstable, showing that Ye Ziyu's transparent little sword had inflicted some damage after all.
A startled cry rang out from the vast sea of silk-cotton flowers. "Do not harm my magic treasure!"
Before the words had even faded, another silk-cotton flower demon shot into the sky. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a thin, old female cultivator with grizzled hair. The old woman shrieked, "Wu Sandao, this rotten idea of yours was terrible! If you still refuse to act, I'm withdrawing right now!"
"I'm here. Wasn't I keeping watch over this young man?" The demonic man transformed from the silk-cotton flower demon smiled with feminine delicacy. He opened his mouth, and petal after petal of silk-cotton flowers flew out. Those seemingly soft and featherlight white petals carried an utterly fierce killing intent.
The white silk-cotton petals swept toward Ye Ziyu with shrill cries like razor-sharp flying knives, yet they curved around Lu Xiaotian. They seemed to have no intention of attacking him.
"Heehee, Big Brother Lu, someone has taken a fancy to you. But don't worry—I won't let them snatch you away." Ye Ziyu remained completely unruffled despite suddenly being attacked by two flower demons, and even laughed softly. She did not appear flustered in the slightest. With a thought, the spiritual light around her scattered, and as sword intent coiled around her, it formed a sword lotus that protected both her and Lu Xiaotian inside. In this flower sea fraught with danger, preserving herself first was the sensible choice.
Cling, cling, cling. The spinning silk-cotton petals slashed against the sword lotus like phantoms, sending the Sword Qi above it rippling wildly. These silk-cotton petals had clearly been refined by the flower demon with