No one knew what the woman had encountered before arriving here. She was already wounded, her clothes in tatters, and she looked utterly bedraggled. As she fled, flashes of exposed skin showed through.
When Lu Ye's attack suddenly struck, she instinctively circulated Spiritual Power to shield herself.
The long saber came down, stopped by the Spiritual Power around her body, but its overwhelming force was impossible to dispel. With a cry of alarm, she was sent plummeting downward.
Lu Ye followed the saber, close on her heels.
From afar, it looked as though he had pinned her down with a single slash and forced her into the descent.
She landed miserably, the fall leaving the woman dazed and disoriented. Fortunately, as a True Lake Realm cultivator, her physique was strong enough that, despite the unbearable pain, she had not suffered any major injuries. Before she could rise, a pitch-black saber was already resting against her neck.
Following the blade upward with her eyes, she met Lu Ye's downward gaze.
Feeling the blade's sharpness, her body instinctively froze.
Several figures landed not far away. They were the people who had been pursuing the woman. They too seemed to have gone through a fierce battle, and all bore injuries. The young man leading them had a vigorous aura and the cultivation of Tier Six of the True Lake Realm.
Seeing this, he grinned. "Well done, Fellow Daoist. We truly have to thank you."
With the cultivation of their group, they would have captured this woman sooner or later, but with Lu Ye stepping in now, they had been spared some trouble.
As he spoke, he took a step forward and reached out to seize the woman.
The other man's unabashedly rude manner left Lu Ye momentarily stunned. Though he could not