Encountering Highway Robbers

Shen Ge's expression changed several times. He really didn't want to fight this person, because without revealing the Samsara Method, he was indeed no match for him.

"Brother Zhu, I only have one piece of purple jade here. You actually like it?"

"Little by little, it adds up."

Shen Ge's lips twitched, and she didn't want to say anything more. This person seemed determined to steal it, so...

Just then, a streak of purple light flew in from the horizon; the woman from the Purple Wondrous Palace had caught up with them.

Shen Ge's face lit up with joy, and she hurriedly called out, "Sister Zi, come quickly and help! This guy is trying to steal your Purple Jade!"

Zhu Xiu glanced at the woman in the air, then at Shen Ge, and said speechlessly, "Do you even know who she is before calling her 'sister'?"

In the air, Zi Huang glared coldly at Shen Ge, then looked at Zhu Xiu with a somewhat solemn expression. This person gave her a very dangerous feeling, and she dared not be careless.

"This is Zi Huang, the current Holy Maiden of the Purple Wondrous Palace. How dare you call her 'sister'? Fellow Daoist, even if you're trying to take down a wolf, you can't be so reckless with your words."

"So you're the Holy Maiden of the Purple Wondrous Palace." Shen Ge nodded and called out to Zi Huang, "Holy Maiden Sister, this guy has a dense purple light on him, so he must have a lot of purple jade. Why don't we team up and rob him? You get eight and I get two."

"I don't earn much from this, it's all for you. How about that, am I loyal enough?"

Hearing this, Zhu Xiu chuckled softly. He bowed slightly to Zi Huang and said, "Neither of you are at your peak right now. It's not that I'm being arrogant, but even the two of you combined can't threaten me. So, Fellow Daoist Zi Huang, you'd better not entertain this idea."

"Besides, you don't have any purple jade on you, so there's no point in fighting you."

You really know how to rub salt in the wound! The reason she doesn't have the Purple Jade is because that little thief stole it from her. Fighting him is pointless, but stealing from you would be much more interesting, wouldn't it?!

Upon hearing Zhu Xiu's words, Shen Ge was overjoyed and immediately took action.

At this point, he didn't need to ask anymore, because the woman would definitely take action.

Sure enough, as soon as Shen Ge moved, she moved too, and the dazzling lightning filled the entire space.

Seeing this, Zhu Xiu sighed helplessly, "You two, why bother? Why are you making things difficult for yourselves?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Xiu's entire body suddenly swelled up, transforming into a muscular giant several meters tall, his blood Blood Qi resembling a coiling dragon.

The purple lightning Sword Qi struck him like a tickle, causing him no harm whatsoever, demonstrating the terrifying strength of his physical body.

"Brother Zhu, your physical body must be comparable to that of a dragon." Shen Ge looked at the defensive shield that had been destroyed by the opponent's punch and complained with a hint of heartache.

On the other side, Zi Huang, who had been forced back by Zhu Xiu, stood in the air with a slightly unpleasant expression. "The Zhu Household's ' Fierce Battle Instruction ' is truly extraordinary."

"Fellow Daoist, you gave it a thumbs up immediately. Compared to your Purple Wondrous Palace's Heavenly Thunder Method, our ' Fierce Battle Instruction ' is still somewhat inferior."

It's a bit of an eyesore to see such a muscular, burly man speaking so humbly and politely.

Zi Huang turned to look at Shen Ge, who was trying to sneak away, and said coldly, "Fellow Daoist, what are you still hiding?!"

Having been discovered while trying to sneak away, and now things weren't going smoothly, Shen Ge chuckled and looked at Zhu Xiu, saying, "Brother Zhu, how about we form an alliance?"

"You are strong, but not by much. Why don't we form an alliance? That way, we'll be safer when we try to seize the purple jade later."

Upon hearing this, Zi Huang's face darkened even more. How could this guy be so shameless? You attacked first, and now that you can't win, you want to back down and form an alliance? You really have a lot of nerve.

"An alliance?" Zhu Xiu chuckled lightly, then said humbly, "I'm sorry, fellow Daoist, you're still a bit lacking."

People look down on me.

Shen Ge's face darkened slightly, and his voice was chilling. "Brother Zhu, you really are arrogant enough."

"Do you know what happened to the last person who was this arrogant? He died, and his body was never found. If you don't believe me, you can ask that fellow Daoist over there."

Zhu Xiu didn't ask any questions, but simply chuckled softly, "That's because he's not strong enough."

So, Brother Zhu thinks you have the right to be arrogant?

"I wouldn't dare," Zhu Xiu shook his head slightly and said, "But if you continue to be so secretive, then you are indeed no match for me."

"It seems I won't be able to escape today without showing some real skill." Shen Ge's expression was solemn. "I wonder if you also have such a high level of attainment in the realm of divine souls?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a divine soul flying sword flew out from Shen Ge's forehead. The moment the sword appeared, time seemed to freeze.

Zhu Xiu's face had just shown a hint of surprise when she was struck by the divine soul flying sword, and she fell into a brief daze.

However, the attack did not truly harm him. Although his soul was not very strong, which was a weakness, he was still a member of the Zhu Household, so he still had treasures to defend against soul attacks.

However, not being injured is one thing, but that doesn't mean he wasn't affected. By the time he regained his senses, Shen Ge was nowhere to be seen at the scene.

Zhu Xiu looked at Zi Huang in the air and suddenly chuckled to herself, "I really underestimated him. He managed to escape from me without using his full strength or being at his peak. How interesting."

"Now I'm actually looking forward to seeing what kind of power that fellow Daoist will unleash when he goes all out."

"Fellow Daoist Zi Huang, I shall take my leave now. Hope we may meet again someday."

Zi Huang did not reply. Her eyes were fixed on the direction Shen Ge had left, her gaze slightly cold.

"Interesting. I hope you don't run into me again next time."

After uttering those words, Zi Huang disappeared into the horizon.

At this moment, there is intense discussion outside.

"The Zhu Household has truly produced a promising talent this time. To have cultivated the ' Fierce Battle Instruction ' to this extent at only the Peak Nascent Soul, he might even be able to condense True Dragon Body in the future."

"The True Dragon Body' is probably an exaggeration, but the Demonic Dragon Body' is definitely possible."

"The Snow Moon Zhu Household truly lives up to its reputation as a great Lineage with a history of over ten thousand years. This Zhu Xiu is likely to rank among the top fifty of all the contestants."

"That yellow-robed kid is really cowardly. He's so timid in a fight, always running away or trying to outmaneuver others. Can't he be tough for once?!" Someone was indignant about Shen Ge's escape.

"Judging from how skillfully that kid ran away, it would be quite difficult to force him to use his full strength."

"Do you think that kid is only good at running away, but not so good at fighting? After all, he always runs away so nimbly, which is obviously the result of a lot of practice. If he were really strong in combat, he wouldn't run away so often."

"That makes sense, but we'll have to wait and see. I reckon that kid's combat strength isn't weak either, but I don't know why he's hesitant to go all out."

"Fellow Daoists, hand over the jade, and we may spare your lives."

Three people dressed in black robes, seemingly from the same faction, surrounded the five people below. The five people below all bore injuries of varying degrees, clearly indicating that they were at a disadvantage in a five-on-three situation.

"Black Mysterious Sect, don't push your luck!" A little girl, clutching a wound in her abdomen that was bleeding blue blood, shouted.

"The rules here don't say we can't kill or rob, so we haven't broken any rules, and therefore it's not excessive," the middle man said. "Little girl, I know you're Luan Bird. If this were anywhere else, you'd either be in a pot or at our feet right now. So, you'd better know your place."

Although the Black Mysterious Sect is not a top-tier power, the mere Luan Bird Forest is no match for them, so they naturally have no fear of the Fairy Qingyu in the Luan Bird Forest.

The man in Qingyi's face turned pale and then red, clearly furious. But the advantage was now on the other side, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they were powerless to turn the tide.

Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a golden streak of light that curved and flew off in another direction. She hurriedly called out, "Hey you, Shen Linfeng, come help!"

She used Secret Method to make her shout, and the sound carried extremely far.

In the far distance, Shen Ge really wanted to pretend he didn't hear the shout, but he could have just walked away peacefully without any problems. However, the girl shouted and he was leaving like this. He was afraid that Bai Ze would cause trouble for him once he got out.

With this in mind, Shen Ge had no choice but to turn around and fly back.

The Xiong Xin among the three from the Black Mysterious Sect looked at Shen Ge, who was standing above them and radiating a dense purple light. His expression involuntarily darkened, as if he didn't like anyone standing above him.

After ascending to a height equal to Shen Ge's, Xiong Xin said coldly, "Fellow Daoist, you shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess."

Shen Ge looked at the person opposite him, waved his hand helplessly, and said with a wry smile, "I can't help it, I'm afraid someone will cause me trouble after I leave."

"So, you're quite familiar with that person from Luan Bird Forest, fellow Daoist?"

"If you're talking about Fairy Qingyu, I'm not familiar with her; I've never even met her."

Two other members of the Black Mysterious Sect appeared beside Xiong Xin. There seemed to be runes of an array flowing between the three of them, clearly indicating that their position was not arbitrary.

This scene left Shen Ge somewhat speechless. He said, "Gentlemen, is it really necessary to start with the Great Three Talents Formation from the beginning? I'm just one person; do you all need to be so cautious?"

"Fellow Daoist, you are surrounded by a purple aura; you must be a prodigy, so it would be best to play it safe."

After saying that, Xiong Xin added, "Fellow Daoist, why don't you turn around and leave? The three of us really don't want to have a conflict with you."

Although the intense purple light was tempting, Xiong Xin restrained his greed.

If someone can possess such purple light and be in perfect condition, then their strength is undoubtedly extremely high.

It's not that the three of them couldn't win, but it wasn't worth it. Losing their strength for some purple jade would be extremely unwise in the current secret realm.

Even if you manage to snatch a lot of purple jade, you still have to persevere to the end. Otherwise, if you lose your form halfway through and someone else steals it, wouldn't you be doing all the work for someone else?

Just then, a voice in Qingyi suddenly came from below. "Shen Linfeng, stop wasting time talking to them! Since they dared to try and take me away, let's take me back together!"

After saying that, she took the initiative and acted as if she was afraid that Shen Ge would disagree, as if she was eager to drag him into the mess.

Seeing this, the other four people also took action. Although they were injured and not at full strength, they did not believe they could lose when there were six of them against one.

The battle was ignited instantly, but Xiong Xin and his two companions seemed to have been prepared. A previously hidden formation appeared, not only blocking all attacks but also enveloping all six members of Shen Ge's group.

In an instant, various attacks came one after another. In the blink of an eye, Shen Ge blocked at least fifty attacks.

After shattering a Sword Qi Shen Ge flashed in front of the Qingyi, blocking a stone spike for her. "Five Elements Grand Formation, do you three need to be so cautious when you're just robbing someone?"

Outside the formation, Xiong Xin calmly began Hand Seals. Seeing Shen Ge's words, he simply chuckled and replied, "There's no other way. There are too many powerful individuals inside. We can't afford to be careless."

"Fellow Daoists, I'll say it again: as long as you hand over the jade, we won't make things difficult for you. After all, everyone has their struggles, and I won't let you leave empty-handed after coming all this way."

Inside the formation, Shen Ge erected a shield to block the attacks, then smiled slightly and asked softly, "Do you know why I didn't want to come over just now?"

Before the other person could speak, Shen Ge continued, "Because I don't want to drag you down with me."

Upon hearing this, Xiong Xin's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly looked around at the horizon and, seeing no movement, stared at Shen Ge within the formation with a grim expression. "Fellow Daoist, do you think it's fun to scare me?"

"Don't panic, they should be here soon." Shen Ge gave a mysterious smile.

"Three... two... one!"

"Look, they're here."

Xiong Xin hurriedly looked behind him and saw more than a dozen streaks of light approaching from the distant horizon, causing the three of them to change color at the same time.

"Damn it!" Xiong Xin cursed angrily, then turned to Shen Ge and yelled, "You've provoked so many people at once, you bastard, you're even more outrageous than all of us!"

After cursing, he hurriedly called out, "Junior brothers, let's retreat!"

Faced with the ten people attacking from the other side, he really dared not stay. After all, none of the ten people had any purple light around them, so they obviously did not have any purple jade. If they waited for them to arrive, the three of them would definitely become the targets of robbery.

Three breaths after Xiong Xin and the others had left, they finally removed the Five Elements Grand Formation.

At this moment, the streaks of light on the horizon had arrived. Shen Ge turned to look at the woman in Qingyi and then transmitted his voice, "Don't say you know me later."

After saying those words, Shen Ge quickly flew into the air.

"You scoundrel, where do you think you're going!"

"You dare to plot against your Daoist master, brat? Today, I guarantee I'll bury you in a cesspool!"

Five or six streaks of light flew rapidly toward Shen Ge Shen Ge, arriving behind him in the blink of an eye. Shen Ge didn't even look, quickly leaping and dodging. Those that he couldn't dodge could only be met with defensive Law Treasure.

But Shen Ge is currently fleeing for his life, and any attack will slow him down and allow him to be caught.

That makes sense, but you can't just ignore the attacks. So, in less than ten breaths, Shen Ge was surrounded by the thirteen people chasing after him.