The west was mountainous.
At that moment...
Cui Yuanxi and Cui Zhaowei were facing off against a True Dragon at the celestial mid-stage.
Neither woman had a scratch on her. Instead, it was the South Sea True Dragon, with its higher realm and greater cultivation, that was covered in wounds, Sword Qi and conceptual images spilling from them.
The South Sea True Dragon was in poor shape, but its eyes remained shrewd.
The Clan Elder said that if I encountered direct descendants of the Aohai Cui Clan or the Eastern Ya Cui Clan, I could fight for a while, then pretend to be outmatched and escape. It should be about time now.
Recalling the Clan Elder's instructions, the South Sea True Dragon counted off the time in its mind. Deciding that enough time had passed, it had no desire to keep fighting Cui Yuanxi and Cui Zhaowei. It left them with a threat, then slipped straight into the Great Void and fled.
Although the others had yet to settle their battles, and it ought to have stalled a little longer before running, it was not pretending to be outmatched now. Cui Yuanxi and Cui Zhaowei really were about to beat it to death.
Cui Yuanxi alone would have been manageable. Her Divine Abilities were decent, but she still could not defeat it. Add Cui Zhaowei, however-a Foundation Establishment Sword Immortal-and its True Dragon flesh was utterly useless. It could only fall behind. Sword Cultivators were simply too unreasonable.
Its clan's mission was important, but its own life mattered more. In any case, these two were only middling in strength. Better to hand over the Wu Earth and make a quick escape.
To kill Ao Xiu in one fell swoop, the South Sea Dragon Clan had invested heavily this time, taking