It had to be said that both Fan Yunhua and Jia Yu possessed exceptionally rich combat experience and instincts for escape.
Almost at the same moment the two made their move, Lu Ye moved as well.
He did not choose to flee. If possible, he would rather have Fan Yunhua and Jia Yu cooperate with him. Both were at the Star Constellation Realm Late Stage; with himself added in, they might not be unable to fight a Moon Jade Realm cultivator.
But that was clearly unrealistic. He did not trust those two, and those two would not trust him either.
Besides, taking the initiative at a time like this was far more advantageous than passively fleeing.
The Crag Mountain Saber rang as it left its sheath, slashing toward Zhu Yuan.
At that moment, the dense blackness in the cave ahead suddenly twisted. Immediately afterward, two shadows shot out like thick ropes, one to the left and one to the right, striking outward.
Fan Yunhua and Jia Yu fled, Lu Ye drew his saber, and the black shadows twisted forth—all of it happened in an instant.
Lu Ye's pupils abruptly shrank to pinpoints, and his mind was violently shaken in that very instant.
Yet the Crag Mountain Saber he had swung out did not lose any momentum, hacking down viciously.
Zhu Yuan still had his back to him, his expression solemn. With his strength, he had certainly sensed Lu Ye's attack, but he clearly did not think much of Lu Ye. He merely circulated Spiritual Power to protect himself.
But how could mere protective Spiritual Power withstand the Crag Mountain Saber empowered by the Divine Edge Spirit Pattern?
The long saber fell, Spiritual Power shattered, and Zhu Yuan sensed that something was wrong. But by the time he tried to dodge,