Within the Nine Formation Map, as Lu Ye's long saber fell, the fox demon's head separated from its body, and its life force was utterly extinguished.
He let out a long breath, shook the blood from the Crag Mountain Saber, and relaxed. His body swayed slightly.
The battle with the fox demon had not been overly perilous. The main issue was that his Mind Power had been drained too severely in a short time, leaving him somewhat fatigued.
His body was covered in wounds, but none had damaged his muscles or bones. Given his physique, recovery would not be difficult.
"Yiyi, how is the situation outside?" Lu Ye asked.
Logically speaking, now that the fox demon was dead, the Soul Secret Technique she had planted should have broken on its own. But he had no way of knowing whether that was truly the case.
Yiyi's voice quickly reached his ears. "Everyone has returned to normal, but several Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators ran off at once, including Xia Liang and Tan Sheng."
Those bastards reacted quickly enough! Lu Ye gritted his teeth inwardly.
Originally, after killing the fox demon, he had planned to slaughter Tan Sheng and Xia Liang as well. Though he had been cultivating alongside Xia Liang this whole time, he had never forgotten the enmity between them.
Had he not been taken into the Nine Formation Map, he could have immediately interfered with the battlefield after killing the fox demon. But while inside the Nine Formation Map, he had no way to influence what was happening outside.
Xia Liang and Tan Sheng both knew the wolf pack. After all, they had suffered a major loss at the Spirit Land before. Thus, once they broke free of the fox demon's control, the first thing they did was flee far