Struggle
Shen Ge raised his sword and slashed, a golden sword light cleaving through the demonic mist, but the next moment, a black blade of light, hidden through the demonic mist, rushed straight towards Shen Ge.
Shen Ge's expression changed slightly, and he flapped his Sword Yi wildly behind him, narrowly avoiding the attack.
This action made the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Devil Cultivator frown. Judging from that guy's performance, he was only barely at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, and must have just broken through not long ago.
As for why they were so confident, it's probably because they had just broken through to the Nascent Soul and were feeling a bit overconfident.
However, it cannot be ruled out that he is feigning weakness to launch a sneak attack, so his second brother transmitted his voice. "Be careful, this guy is a bit strange, be careful he doesn't pretend to be weak to take advantage of you."
"Brother, I understand."
After replying, the man immediately stopped his reckless advance and distanced himself from Shen Ge.
Seeing that the other party didn't come over, Shen Ge sighed inwardly, regretting that he had originally wanted to deal with this troublesome guy first.
However, since the easy way doesn't work, let's take a tougher approach.
Behind Shen Ge, streaks of sword light soared up, forming a powerful Sword Intent Sword Intent neither the black mist nor the blade light could penetrate the sword formation.
This scene caused the Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator's expression to change. Damn it, he really was pretending to be weak to take advantage of others!
At this point, he also considered retreating, after all, this sword formation was truly terrifying, and he was not confident in dealing with it.
The three Golden Core Peak cultivators outside, seeing the situation was turning against them, immediately ran away, completely ignoring their elder brothers.
Shen Ge vanished from his spot in a flash, causing the Nascent Soul Middle Stage's expression to change drastically. He immediately shouted, "Second Brother, be careful!"
But he only shouted it out; he had no intention of going to the rescue himself. Instead, he turned into a wisp of black mist and ran away.
His words of advice were merely a ploy to give his second brother a little more time to stall. Though it might seem cold-hearted, he was, after all, Devil Cultivator.
Shen Ge suddenly appeared not far from the Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, and softly uttered, "Imprisonment!"
The Nascent Soul Early Stage, who was just about to resist, froze. He was terrified as he watched the approaching sword array. He was ruthless enough to abandon his body and let his Nascent Soul leave his body.
"Out of body?" Shen Ge sneered, "You think you can escape just by being out of body!"
Shen Ge remained motionless, but a terrifying surge of Spirit Severing swept towards the direction in which the person had fled.
"Impossible! How could you possibly possess such powerful spiritual energy!" The man stared in horror at the approaching spiritual energy and roared in disbelief.
The power of his soul retreated rapidly, and Shen Ge's face turned pale. He glanced at the nascent Nascent Soul whose body had been cleaved in half, his expression remaining calm and composed.
After all, he was Nascent Soul; killing him without careful preparation would be quite difficult.
However, this attack took most of his life, and whether he can survive is still unknown. If he is lucky enough to pull through, he will drop in cultivation level to half a Nascent Soul. He will probably only be able to possess a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.
After recuperating for a while, Shen Ge began to break the formation, which took him nearly two hours to break without injury.
This time, I obtained Storage Bag for a Nascent Soul Early Stage, a physical body, and a perfectly intact trapping formation, so it can be considered a small gain.
High above the clouds, a woman in red calmly observed everything unfolding below.
This is Li Yuxin's split soul, which has been keeping Shen Ge at a distance ever since he escaped from Thousand Hills Town.
After all, such a panicked escape was quite intriguing to her.
"His combat strength is not bad, and his spiritual cultivation is also quite strong. Moreover, he seems to be proficient in formations. He shouldn't be Rogue Cultivator, right?"
"However, we can't rule out the possibility of Rogue Cultivator; after all, there are still some opportunities in this world." At this point, Li Yuxin's divided soul's eyes lit up slightly, and after gently licking her lips, she murmured, "You want to see what secrets you have as soon as possible, don't you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the red figure disappeared. Less than twenty breaths later, she returned, looking exactly the same. But she must have been doing something during her absence.
Back at Azure Moon Mountain, Shen Ge chatted with them for a few moments before entering her cave abode. It was fully furnished, but the most eye-catching feature was the swords, spears, and halberds carved into the stone walls. Without a doubt, this cave abode was carved out by Su Sui, and only she would have the taste to have such carvings in her cave abode.
Above, Li Yuxin's divided soul looked down with slight surprise. There were four Supreme-Grade Spirit Root in total. It was rare for such a small place to gather so many.
Moreover, their auras and other features seem to have a similarity, suggesting they might belong to the same sect.
Based on her analysis of recent news, she has a general idea that these people may have broken away from the previous group.
She came back this time to investigate the people who had appeared here before, since the force of three Spirit Severing and dozens of Nascent Soul was still barely enough.
However, it can only be considered a barely acceptable force, at most a small to medium-sized power.
"They're all promising talents. Should we recruit them?" Li Yuxin was conflicted. Their talent had piqued her interest, but they also seemed to be related to her mission, which made things difficult.
"Never mind, I'll go see him anyway."
After saying that, Li Yuxin slowly descended from the clouds.
Below, Mo Qingyu, Su Liuyue, and Shen Ge in the cave abode all looked up at the horizon, their expressions somewhat solemn.
Shen Ge, in particular, though his expression was only slightly serious, was already cursing inwardly.
But despite their complaints, they have no choice but to accept this situation; they don't even dare to resist.
The three of them simultaneously took to the air, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Senior."
Before the words were even finished, Li Yuxin had already appeared in front of the three of them. She glanced at Shen Ge indifferently, then looked at Mo Qingyu at the very front of the group and said with a light smile, "No need for formalities. I've come here simply to ask you all some questions, and I hope you won't hesitate to enlighten me."
"Please ask whatever you wish, senior. If we know the answer, we will answer it to the best of our ability," Mo Qingyu replied.
The group drove to a mountaintop below, where Shen Ge waved his hand, and several Sword Intent created a stone table and benches.
After he sat down, he was just about to get some tea and spiritual fruit when Li Yuxin waved her hand and they appeared on the table, and they were even high-quality items.
The aroma of that tea, putting everything else aside, was at least twice as good as theirs. As for those spiritual fruits, they exuded an alluring fragrance, and the spiritual energy they contained was incredibly strong, probably comparable to fourth-grade pills.
"No wonder they come from the strongest sect in this area; even the fruits they carry for leisure are so high-class." After thinking to himself, Shen Ge obediently took a seat.
Li Yuxin waved her hand and poured several cups of tea, saying softly, "This is Drifting Snow Tea. Although it's not top-grade, it's still quite good. Please don't find it offensive."
"I wouldn't dare," Mo Qingyu, standing up and waving her hand, looking as if she felt unworthy of the honor.