Cao Jinxing and the Beggar Gang had arrived quickly and left even faster.
The disciples of the four sects locked in battle first heard palm strikes roaring like dragons and sensed people descending from above. Before they could attack, those people leaped away again and vanished without a trace.
The entire sequence had happened too quickly for the eye to follow.
The four sects' disciples were left bewildered.
Meanwhile, Cao Jinxing and the others swiftly left Flower-Bird Cove and Bangyuan Cave, reaching a nearby dense forest.
Cao Jinxing landed, braced himself against a large tree, and coughed softly, pressing a hand to his chest. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Cao!"
Lu Kunlun hastily turned to him. "How are you?"
"..."
Cao Jinxing gave him a helpless look. I'm wearing a disguise. Watch it. He shook his head. "I'm fine. Tang Wuyou is at the sixth level of Xiantian. I took his claw strike, that's all. Just two broken ribs. Nothing serious."
Just...
Lu Kunlun's mouth twitched. "You're one tough bastard! Watching you fight three at once nearly scared me to death. Not only did you dodge their killing moves, you even beat up Li Chonglou! Wudang's leading third-generation disciple, and he couldn't take a single move. Looks like mastering movement techniques really is necessary. He didn't even react."
Cao Jinxing wiped away the blood, thinking, He's not at Tongyou. Why should I go easy on him?
With my ninth-level Demonic Shadow Doppelganger, he couldn't beat me even if there were three of him!
Let him master Taiji to its highest level if he's so capable!
"Now we've gathered all three stone carvings. Let's see what secret they're hiding..."
Cao Jinxing took out Bai Ze, while Lu Kunlun produced Qilin and Pixiu.
"Don't rush. Let's find somewhere more