Zong Ya appeared at the cave entrance with the Three-Eyed Fire Arquebus in her hands.
In the surprise attack, a fireball struck a gap in the golden-armored female cultivator's armor, sending her plummeting toward the ground.
Nan Shang also shot out more than a dozen Dragon Bone nails to pursue and kill the other cultivators.
They saw their leader shot down.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the Imperial Clan cultivators put away their heavy crossbows and all retreated.
They left only the unconscious Murong Xue behind.
Lin Ke saw the Imperial Clan retreat.
He immediately went to check Shi You's and Murong Xue's injuries.
Both were unconscious now.
As the strongest person to enter the Cloud Dragon Secret Realm, Shi You was naturally a major variable.
As one of the leaders of the Imperial Clan's party, Murong Xue also had to be eliminated.
But too many eyewitnesses had escaped just now.
He did not want to invite karmic retribution.
Although they were all only Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, it was not as though Lin Ke had no way to wound or kill them if he resisted with all his strength.
But the forces behind them were all ones he did not want to provoke.
Proceeding with care at every step and steadily developing his strength was his guiding principle.
Unless necessary, it was best not to make enemies of overly powerful cultivators.
Thus, his best option now was to lock the two together and wait for them to kill each other after waking.
Only then would neither side direct its hatred toward him.
After some thought, Lin Ke used the World-Altering Method to form a stone sphere.
Then he flew down the mountain and used Wind and Snow Power to pour the pink mist from the Illusory Heart