Qingyan Trapped

Just as Qingyan Daoist was about to fly out of the mist, the mist in all directions began to surge wildly.

The Qingyan dared not be careless in the slightest. She quickly formed hand seals, and the blade Method Formula on her longsword shone brightly, rapidly swirling around her. Countless blade energies shot out in all directions.

At the same time, she did not stop her escape and continued flying out of the mist.

A dark red flying sword emerged from the depths of the mist, slashing towards Qingyan Daoist behind her.

The flying sword did not strike Qingyan Daoist, but was blocked by the long sword that was rapidly spinning around her.

The Qingyan used her sword energy to protect her body and also disperse the power of the longsword.

The longsword failed to completely block the bombardment of the flying sword, and Sword Qi that had left the sword struck Qingyan Daoist in the back.

"Puff!"

The sound of a sharp blade slicing through flesh.

A terrifying, two-foot-long gash appeared on Qingyan Daoist's back, her ribs clearly visible.

At the same time, the impact of the Sword Qi energy propelled Qingyan Daoist forward, which helped her escape the Spirit-Hiding Mist.

At this moment, Su Anping group, who had been chasing the Du Clan cultivators, had returned.

When they saw that Qingyan Daoist was actually injured and unable to fight back, they were all shocked and prayed that nothing else would happen.

After moving several hundred meters away from the mist, Qingyan Daoist called out to Su Anping.

"All members of the Su Clan, attack the mist and disperse it. Today, I will surely grind Du Tianhua to dust!"

As soon as she finished speaking, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Su Clan several miles away lit up various Law Technique in their hands, and even some of the Qi Refining Stage members of the Su Clan began to cast Law Technique.

The area shrouded by the mist was beyond the reach of their Divine Sense and was not within their effective attack range.

However, the fog covers a considerable area and does not move; as long as their attacks can land within the fog's range, it's fine.

The Law Technique chosen by the Su Clan cultivators were mostly Fire Element and wind-based, as these two types of Law Technique are the easiest to disperse the Spirit-Hiding Mist.

Towering flames erupted within the mist, and gusts of wind howled towards it.

The Qingyan stood to the side, wielding her longsword, poised to strike, waiting for Du Tianhua to appear so she could unleash a thunderous attack.

As the Spirit-Hiding Mist gradually dissipated, Du Tianhua began to panic. If things continued like this, his presence would be exposed sooner or later.

After roughly determining Qingyan Daoist's location, Du Tianhua fled out of the mist in the opposite direction.

Upon seeing Du Tianhua appear, Qingyan Daogu's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

The long sword sliced through the air with a sound like tearing silk.

Du Tianhua was prepared; his dark red sword flashed as it met the long saber.

"When!"

Swords clashed.

Just when Du Tianhua thought that even if the flying sword was no match, it could greatly weaken the power of the longsword, a ten-foot-long sword aura shot out from the sword and directly slashed behind him.

"Laugh!"

The blade's energy penetrated the flesh.

Du Tianhua's left arm was severed at the shoulder, and he was sent flying by the immense force of the blade's energy, crashing into the dense forest below.

If he hadn't shifted his body slightly at the last moment, that strike would have cleaved him in two.

"Bang!"

Du Tianhua slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up dust and creating a crater several meters deep. Blood gushed continuously from his mouth like an underground spring.

Qingyan Daoist nun's face lit up with joy. She urged her long sword to kill Du Tianhua completely. But before the sword could strike, a thick fog rose from the dense forest.

Du Tianhua released the Spirit-Hiding Mist again.

Qingyan Daoist nun lost track of Du Tianhua once again in her Divine Sense perception.

"Destroy this dense forest!" she shouted at the Su Clan members behind her.

The Su Clan members obeyed the order, and countless Law Techniques were cast.

Suddenly, the mountain collapsed and the earth cracked, with rocks flying everywhere.

After the Spirit-Hiding Mist was dispersed, Du Tianhua was nowhere to be seen.

Despite being severely injured, he managed to conceal his vision in the dense forest and somehow managed to hide his aura, thus evading the Divine Sense of Qingyan Daogu and the others, and escaped.

Damn it!

Qingyan Daoist cursed, swallowed two healing pills, and flew towards the valley.

She was seriously injured, and her Law Power was also severely depleted, so she needed to meditate to heal her wounds.

Upon seeing the Qingyan return injured, a fleeting hint of joy flashed in Su Gan's eyes, but his face remained full of concern.

"Qingyan, how badly are you hurt?"

"It's nothing, just a minor injury. Give me a quarter of an hour, and once I've refined the healing pill, the injury will be much better," Qingyan Daoist replied nonchalantly.

"Then you should heal your wounds first. When I extract all the flesh and life force from the living sacrifices and refine it into my body, I will need your help to control the <Devouring Essence Array>."

Qingyan Daoist nodded, landed in the eastern section of the <Devouring Essence Array>, sat cross-legged, and began refining the elixir.

At this moment, in the western section of the <Devouring Essence Array>, more than half of the Rogue Cultivator had had their flesh and life force extracted. The Blood Serpent had also grown to over ten feet long and were moving much faster, like a long snake hunting its prey, rapidly slithering through the array patterns and constantly devouring one rogue Rogue Cultivator after another.

A little over fifteen minutes later, the flesh and life force of the thousand rogue Rogue Cultivator who were serving as living sacrifices were all extracted by the <Devouring Essence Array>.

The Blood Serpent was already two zhang long, winding and coiling within the array patterns, moving about everywhere.

"Qingyan, lend me a hand!"

At this time, Qingyan had not yet fully refined the elixir, and her injuries were not yet fully under control.

Upon hearing Su Gan's plea for help, Qingyan disregarded continuing to refine the elixir and used her Law Power to suspend the auxiliary Formation Plate in front of her.

He formed hand Method Formula and continuously struck the auxiliary Formation Plate.

At the center of the formation, Su Gan also continuously cast Method Formula towards the main Formation Plate suspended in front of him.

The fluorescence emitted by the entire <Devouring Essence Array> gradually intensified, and the Blood Serpent accelerated its movement, heading towards the center of the array.

Su Gan glanced at Qingyan Daogu with a sinister look in his eyes, and his hand Method Formula suddenly changed.

A powerful pressure suddenly arose, like a mountain descending upon Qingyan Daogu.

The Qingyan Qingyan's expression changed drastically, and she became extremely panicked.

"Brother Su, what's going on?"

She instinctively gasped in surprise, and at the same time, her hand Method Formula stopped, and she hurriedly activated her spiritual power, trying to break free from the formation.

However, the pressure on her was too great, making it difficult for her to move.

"Qingyan, don't blame me for being ruthless. My Spirit Root aptitude isn't particularly good. Successfully forming my core is already an immense fortuitous opportunity. Even if I use the <Devouring Essence Array> to extend my lifespan by sixty years, I'll still find it difficult to break through to the Golden Core Early Stage in my lifetime. If I want to go further on the path of cultivation, I must use some extraordinary means."

"The Devouring Essence Array can not only prolong life, but also plunder the cultivation of others, helping cultivators break through bottlenecks. Each cultivator can only use the Devouring Essence Array once in their lifetime. In order to make good use of this one and only opportunity to use the Devouring Essence Array, I will not only plunder the life force of Rogue Cultivators, but also plunder your cultivation to help me break through the bottleneck of the Golden Core Early Stage."

Seeing that Qingyan Daoist was under the control of the formation, Su Gan, who believed that victory was in his grasp, finally stopped pretending and revealed his true colors, laying out his entire plan.

According to what Su Gan comprehended in the 'Longevity Token', one can plunder the life force of others to extend their lifespan, but the target must be a cultivator who practices the 'Longevity Art'.

However, there are no restrictions on Cultivation Method for plundering others' cultivation; cultivators who practice any Cultivation Method can plunder.

However, plundering the cultivation of others does not mean that one can improve one's own cultivation without restraint.

If a Qi Refining Stage cultivator uses the Devouring Essence Array to plunder the cultivation of Golden Core cultivator, the only result will be that the Golden Core cultivator's physical body will be burst apart by the immense spiritual power within the Golden Core cultivator, leading to death.