The three of them moved extremely quickly, avoiding the imperial army's scouts along the way, and in less than half a day, they had already reached the territory where the valley was located.
A hundred li from the mouth of the valley, several fresh corpses lay sprawled across the ground. Judging from their clothing, they were all Rogue Cultivators who had tried to cross through.
Li Yunjing suddenly raised a hand, signaling them to stop.
He focused his senses and said in a low voice, "There's an ambush."
Before his voice had even fallen, black mist surged violently all around them, and dozens of dark figures shot out from within the fog, surrounding the three of them completely.
The leader wore a black robe, his face withered and gaunt, and his cultivation was shockingly at the third heaven of the Golden Core Realm.
"Heh heh, three more fat sheep have come."
The black-robed man laughed sinisterly. "Leave your Storage Rings behind, and I can let your corpses remain whole."
Unhurried, Li Yunjing took out the Yin Yang Five Elements Heaven Derivation Sword and smiled at the two women. "We've run into Cultivator Bandits. How interesting."
"Mm! A pack of trash that doesn't know life from death!"
Neither Zhao Qi nor Su Muqing was anyone easy to deal with. Faced with these ordinary Cultivator Bandits, both of them were itching to try their hands.
Li Yunjing flicked his sword finger lightly, and the Yin Yang Five Elements Heaven Derivation Sword instantly split into five streams of sword light. Green, red, yellow, white, and black flowed in rotation as they slashed toward the men in black.
"Let's test my new ability."
The corners of Li Yunjing's mouth lifted slightly. His sword art changed, and the five-colored sword light suddenly swelled.
Ever since