Traitor

"Cast spells and attack, don't let the opponent hit you," Li Wei ordered the Mirror Image, then drew his Beast Soul Sword and charged forward.

The 'Mirror Image' created by the Mirror Image possesses all the abilities of the copied entity, but it cannot be attacked, otherwise it will be destroyed. Only one Mirror Image can exist on the same target at a time, and the interval between consecutive Mirror Image is 3 seconds.

This special skill has both advantages and disadvantages, depending on how it is used. Li Wei, who has thoroughly studied the Mirror Image, controls the Mirror Image well to launch an attack on Guiguzi. In response to the opponent's attacks, Li Wei controls the Mirror Image to either dodge or parry. Soon, Li Wei, who possesses the Ink Dragon and the Mirror Image, gained an absolute advantage.

The same Ghost Valley Dao Arts kept bombarding each other. Fortunately, Li Wei fought and retreated, moving the battlefield outside the town. Otherwise, that small town would probably have been reduced to ashes long ago.

Guiguzi was extremely frustrated. In his hundreds of years of cultivation, he had never encountered such a troublesome situation. Originally, Guiguzi had set up Demon-Gathering Formation in Chishui Town, imbuing the townspeople with various demonic energies, in order to summon the four ancient demonic beasts and then control them to roam the world. Who would have thought that the opponent could completely remove the demonic energy attached to the townspeople? This was undoubtedly something Guiguzi could not tolerate, which was why he had revealed himself.

In fact, Guiguzi had been following Li Wei and his group on their way to Chishui Town. However, he later realized that these people posed no threat to him, so he didn't pay them any attention, thus leaving a hidden danger. In Guiguzi's eyes, Li Wei clearly belonged to the demon race, with a cultivation level of only 'Three Core Stages,' which was only average. However, his magic was very special; he could create 'puppets' that looked exactly like him and could even use all of Guiguzi's Ghost Valley Dao Arts. For a time, this demon was forced to retreat repeatedly.

However, as a grandmaster, Guiguzi naturally possessed extraordinary observational skills, and he quickly discovered that his opponent seemed to be able to evade his attacks.

"Every Daoist art has its weaknesses. Hmph, this child's Daoist arts are extraordinary, but even they can't be without weaknesses. This puppet technique should be very vulnerable to attack. Therefore, as long as we attack its weakness, we can defeat the enemy." Guiguzi quickly formed the Ghost Valley Thirteen Yin Talisman Seals with his hands, then shouted, "Drizzling Rain, rise!"

Li Wei, on the other side, felt the surrounding air change and saw countless water droplets the size of beans appear in the air. Then, these water droplets poured towards him like bullets.

"Not good!" Li Wei was shocked, but he was helpless against this wide-range attack. He could only use Shifting Forms and Changing Positions to change his position, and the Mirror Image behind him was shattered by this wide-range attack.

Without the Mirror Image, Li Wei's combat strength plummeted, but he managed to survive for 3 minutes and create another Mirror Image.

Although he had regained the advantage, Li Wei knew that the scales of victory had tipped in Guiguzi's favor. His opponent had learned of the weaknesses of the Mirror Image and probably also knew that casting the Mirror Image required a certain amount of time.

As expected, Guiguzi once again unleashed a wide-range attack technique, shattering the Mirror Image, and then launched his fiercest attack on Li Wei without hesitation.

Li Wei, whose combat strength was far inferior to Guiguzi's, was immediately severely injured, and his combat strength was greatly reduced.

"Alright, enough time has passed, the others should be in a safe zone by now." With that thought, Li Wei was about to use his Shifting Forms and Changing Positions, but he found that the Shifting Forms and Changing Positions, which had worked just now, was now ineffective.

"Ignorant brat, I have long seen through your magic that allows you to travel a thousand miles in an instant. That's why I've set up the 'Lock-Yin Formation' here. You can't escape now. Prepare to die!"

Li Wei didn't know what the 'Lock-Yin Formation' was, but it must be related to his inability to use Shifting Forms and Changing Positions.

There's no escape now, so we have no choice but to fight it out.

However, the difference in combat strength led to Li Wei's swift defeat. Struck to the ground by a Ghost Valley Dao Arts, Li Wei coughed up a mouthful of blood, but coldly stared at Guiguzi opposite him.

At this point, Li Wei's last resort was the 'Spatial Cage'.

Although the Copper Pot could expand the Spatial Cage to a range of over ten meters, its duration was too short. Fortunately, in that instant, within that ten-meter space, he was like Main God.

Even if they cannot kill Guiguzi in one fell swoop, they can still use their Shifting Forms and Changing Positions.

Thinking of this, Li Wei did not show the dejection of a defeated person, but instead raised his head high and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

"Old man, that's all you're good for. You're really not that great."

Li Wei wasn't saying these things to show off; he was trying to provoke Guiguzi into getting closer so he could use his 'Spatial Cage' technique.

Guiguzi was indeed furious, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and he was about to fall from the sky.

At that very moment, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of Li Wei.

"Brother Wei, are you alright?"

Her voice was gentle, like a warm spring soothing the lungs, refreshing the mind and spirit. Moreover, the fragrant breeze that wafted over one's face invigorated the spirit. It was none other than Xue Lian'er, the woman in white.

At this moment, she looked at Li Wei, her face full of worry.

Her appearance put Li Wei's plans on hold, but Li Wei couldn't say anything, "Don't worry, that old guy can't hurt me."

Seeing that Li Wei seemed to be really alright, Xue Lian'er finally smiled, then turned around with an icy expression.

"Lian'er greets Master."

Xue Lian'er bowed to Guiguzi, but although she addressed him as her master, her expression remained cold and aloof.

Guiguzi was also taken aback by Xue Lian'er's appearance at this critical moment. He was stunned for a moment, then roared angrily, "You traitorous disciple, you still remember that I am your master?"

Xue Lian'er smiled gently, "Master, you have taught me the Ghost Valley Dao Arts for a hundred years, how could I forget?"

"Fine, then why are you still protecting this fox demon?"

Fox demon?

Li Wei was taken aback, then realized that Guiguzi was talking about him.

"He is my closest relative, Lian'er's savior, and the person I cherish in my heart. Of course, I must protect him. But Master, why are you making things difficult for him?"

"Hmph," Guiguzi snorted coldly, recounting the events in detail, and then said, "This man and his accomplices sabotaged my grand plan; therefore, they must die."

After saying that, he gathered a sword-shaped force and thrust it towards Li Wei.

However, this attack was neutralized by a single finger strike from Xue Lian'er.

"In the end, you're still on his side. Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you too?" Guiguzi's face turned ferocious as he stared at Xue Lian'er opposite him.

"I would rather die for you than live for you. I am Lian'er. But Master, can you kill Lian'er?" Xue Lian'er smiled, a faint light appearing in her hand.

"You... fine, fine," Guiguzi laughed angrily, "For this man, you dare to openly defy your master's orders and even become his enemy. Your crime deserves death. I'll give you one last chance. If you kill this man, I will forgive and forget, and you will still be my obedient disciple. If I achieve great things in the future, I will surely remember your contribution. Otherwise, I will make sure both of you are annihilated."

The answer to Guiguzi was Xue Lian'er's "Falling Goose Finger".

Guiguzi was furious upon seeing this and used some mysterious Daoist technique to neutralize the power of the Falling Goose Finger.

"You unfilial disciple, don't forget, this Falling Goose Finger is a unique skill I taught you. You've practiced it for over 300 years and only achieved a slight level of mastery. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you witness the true Falling Goose Finger."

"Speak!" he suddenly flicked out two fingers, one aimed at Xue Lian'er, while the other was aimed at Li Wei.

Xue Lian'er was shocked, but disregarding the finger aimed at her, she formed a hand seal and summoned an earthen-yellow talisman, which she placed in front of Li Wei to block the terrifying finger strike.

Two sounds rang out simultaneously: a loud 'bang' and a soft 'plop'.

Because Li Wei was protected by the Yin Talisman, he was able to neutralize the force of Guiguzi's Falling Goose Finger. However, Xue Lian'er was unable to dodge in time and was hit squarely. Her body exploded into a ball of blood light, and like a kite with a broken string, she crashed into a distant stone wall.

"Those who disobey their master shall be killed!" Guiguzi laughed wildly. He knew that Xue Lian'er's cultivation was the most outstanding among his many disciples, already on par with his own. Moreover, as a fox demon, Xue Lian'er had reached the 'Five Core' realm. Simply attacking Xue Lian'er would likely be ineffective. However, Guiguzi was cunning and shrewd. He knew that Xue Lian'er had waited devotedly for 300 years for a fox demon named 'Wei Bin'. The young man before him seemed to be the one Xue Lian'er had been waiting for. Therefore, Guiguzi simultaneously unleashed two 'Falling Goose Finger' strikes, knowing that Xue Lian'er would not allow her opponent to be injured. As Guiguzi predicted, to help Wei Bin defend against the Falling Goose Finger, Xue Lian'er abandoned her own defense, resulting in a direct hit. The Falling Goose Finger was an extremely powerful offensive technique; once struck, even with her 'Five Core' cultivation, she would be severely injured.

Seeing that his scheme had succeeded, Guiguzi laughed wildly and was about to rush forward to finish off Xue Lian'er, his traitorous disciple.

However, someone else covered hundreds of meters faster than him and caught Xue Lian'er in his arms just as she was about to crash into the stone wall.

This person was none other than Li Wei.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, and Xue Lian'er was struck unconscious. Li Wei was deeply moved by Xue Lian'er's decisive action.

She was actually willing to abandon her own defense for his sake. Li Wei knew that although Guiguzi's attack was fast, Xue Lian'er would not be hit if she only cared about herself.

But she made a choice that no one could understand.

Perhaps, in her heart, this wasn't a choice at all, but something she absolutely had to do. At that moment, Li Wei felt a tightness in his chest.

Regardless of the circumstances, Xue Lian'er was injured while saving him, so he couldn't abandon her; this is the most basic principle of being a human being.

At this moment, Li Wei unleashed all his potential, pushing his combat power to the limit. The three inner cores within his body continuously generated true energy, and he adopted a do-or-die attitude.

Seeing this, Guiguzi sneered, "Foolish! Knowing you're like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, you still insist on doing it. Truly the height of foolishness! Very well, I'll send you both to the underworld together. Consider it fulfilling your wish, you two adulterers! Haha!"

Without another word, he suddenly rushed in front of Li Wei, a long sword gleaming with a blue light appearing in his hand. The sword was radiant with light and overflowing with aura, clearly not an ordinary weapon. The blade even emitted wisps of sword energy, as if he intended to stab Li Wei and Xue Lian'er to death together.

Just as the longsword was less than half a meter away from Li Wei promptly unleashed the 'Spatial Cage'.