Consecutive Ambushes! Eliminating Others!

After walking for roughly half an hour, Li Bufan and the others had not traveled at full speed. There were still wounded among the group; though their injuries were no longer serious, their true qi had yet to fully recover, preventing them from moving at full speed.

In half an hour, they had only covered two hundred li, far slower than before. Mist blanketed the gray wasteland as everyone closely followed Li Bufan's pace, remaining vigilant.

Very soon, Li Bufan's Spiritual Sense caught several auras.

He stopped and raised a hand to signal everyone to halt. "Five li ahead, there are four auras approaching us. They aren't moving quickly, so they probably haven't discovered us."

Chu Qing had sensed those four auras as well. He nodded. "That's right. There are no other auras around. They should be alone."

The Blade Peak disciples greatly trusted Li Bufan's words and promptly drew their long sabers.

Yan Kuanglan gripped his saber tightly, his eyes brimming with fighting spirit as he said in a low voice, "Li Brother, do we fight? There are only four of them. If we swarm them, we can finish them easily."

Li Bufan pondered for a moment, his gaze sweeping across the group. "Brothers, don't be hasty. There are only four people on the other side. It isn't worth having all of us make a move."

"In a moment, I'll strike directly and suppress them head-on. Brother Chu will deploy his saber formation from the side to hold the line and harass them. We'll aim to end this battle in an instant. The rest of you conserve your strength and don't expose yourselves."

"Alright!" Everyone nodded, having no objections to Li Bufan's arrangement.

The battle plan was quickly settled. Li Bufan and Chu Qing used their movement techniques and