Yu Ci was not a particularly warmhearted person, but he would not cause someone trouble for no reason, then pat his backside and walk away.
Lu Qing's expression did not change at all. She merely nodded slightly and said, "All right."
No sooner had she finished speaking than she guided the flying boat down close to the ground and slowed it. At the same time, the gang thunder around the vessel gathered and gradually transformed, held back without being released. Clearly, Lu Qing was controlling it deliberately.
The Flying Armored Demon Dragon behind them drew ever closer. Yu Ci had assessed its strength back when they first encountered it. It was roughly between the middle and upper stages of the Core Restoration realm, but it was like a fish in water within the sandstorm. Once it truly stirred up a raging tide of sand, its strength would rise dramatically.
"Best to end this quickly."
Having made his preparations, he flew out first. Lu Qing put away the Clear Sky Gang Thunder Boat, but the impressive pale-blue gang thunder did not disperse. Amid crackling explosions, it shifted and transformed, wrapping around the female cultivator like a suit of lightning armor. It was dazzling and magnificent.
Yu Ci praised her inwardly. He had originally intended to spread the Flawless Sword Circle to block the wind and sand outside, but the lightning around them had its own order. Within a radius of thirty feet, black sand capable of piercing gold and boring through stone was sent flying the instant it touched the lightning, saving him quite a bit of effort.
The Flying Armored Demon Dragon was already flickering in and out of sight within the sandstorm. This vicious beast was not especially intelligent. It had mainly been pursuing the flying boat wrapped in