After discussing matters with Xiao Qi, Xu Qingtong changed their original strategy. He would tie down the Body-Shaping Stage cultivator, and once Xiao Qi had dealt with the Soul Forging Stage Netherworld cultivators, they would join forces against the Body-Shaping Stage old fiend.
Xiao Qi had already assumed human form and was also the bane of ghosts, so dealing with a few Soul Forging Stage cultivators should not take her long.
With the plan settled, Xu Qingtong had Xiao Qi return to the Seven-Star Bracelet for the time being, then flew leisurely eastward.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, a group appeared within Xu Qingtong's divine sense. They were precisely the five returning Netherworld cultivators, led by the Early Body-Shaping Stage Netherworld cultivator named Li Wu.
Xu Qingtong glanced at their route, found a suitable spot, and quietly concealed himself, waiting by the stump for his rabbit.
Before long, Li Wu came along with the four Soul Forging Stage Netherworld cultivators, chatting and laughing.
Just as they passed a pile of scattered rocks, something suddenly happened!
A large black serpent shot out, heading straight for the Early Body-Shaping Stage Netherworld cultivator named Li Wu.
At the same time, a girl of sixteen appeared before them. Upon appearing, she casually tossed out a silk handkerchief.
Li Wu had no time to take a close look at the girl before him, for the large black serpent had already reached him. He hastily took out a large grayish-white axe, gripped its haft with both hands, channeled strength into his arms, and hacked down at the serpent.
But the massive axe stopped in midair halfway through its descent. Li Wu could only watch as the large black serpent rushed up to him and coiled its body tightly around him,