Li Dao seized Qing Shu's hand and darted aside. When he glanced back, he saw that the Undying Beings seemed to have found a new target and were charging straight at the Array Formation Marquis.
The two hid on a rocky islet. Watching the Undying Beings clash with the forces Venerable Qingyuan had brought, they both let out a sigh of relief.
Li Dao had no time to worry about anything else. He immediately took out a stalk of treasure medicine, sat cross-legged, and began regulating his breathing to restore the divine power within him.
His frequent use of the time Treasure Art earlier had left even his powerful physique feeling as though it were on the verge of collapse.
He gained a new understanding of the dangers lurking upon this sea.
Qing Shu sat slumped nearby. Once she sensed that the danger had passed for now, her heart, which had nearly leaped out of her chest, slowly settled.
Watching Li Dao sit cross-legged beside her, regulating his breathing, she felt a deep surge of gratitude.
But this was no time to let her thoughts wander. She too sat cross-legged and began restoring her divine power.
Venerable Qingyuan and his party, however, were out of luck.
With a saber in each hand, Liu Chi swung them in a flurry so dense that not even the wind could penetrate it. Streaks of saber light slashed into the Undying Beings surrounding him.
The strikes nearly cut them in half at the waist, but after the black mist on their bodies churned for a few brief moments, they recovered completely.
"What in the world are these damned things?!"
A great swarm of Undying Beings plunged straight into the ranks behind Venerable Qingyuan, and a fierce battle erupted.
Venerable Qingyuan's expression was frosty. A