Wei Chi Yun looked up, his whole body trembling, and said, "Zhang Yan?"

During the swordfight at Chengyuan Gorge, Zhang Yan used the Xuanhuang Great Hand, striking fifty miles across the river with such formidable mana that it left him in utter shock. Seeing him again now, he knew he could not contend with him and quickly stopped in his tracks. Eight Yin Sha White Bone Ghost Soldiers suddenly split apart and darted to both sides.

Zhang Yan smiled but did not give chase. Sword light had already been set around them, enough to hinder for a moment. He gave a slight shake of his body, causing the Gang Cloud above his head to vibrate. With a pull of the Qi Mechanism, he heard the crashing sound of waves beneath his feet, with layers of heavy water surging up like swelling tides, crashing forward.

Wei Chi Yun heard the loud noise behind him and turned to look back, only to be greatly shocked.

He came to this swordfight to deal with Xun Huaiying. Even though the Shaoqing Killing Sword was peerlessly sharp, it could sweep away all obstructors in solo combat. But if captured by Divine Skills, it would be rendered useless. Zhang Yan’s Water Element True Light just happened to counter him, so he rushed to accelerate his tunneling light a few more grades.

But before he could get far, a few sword lights suddenly flew up, and the eight White Bone Ghost Soldiers were almost simultaneously cut down by the sword.

One of them wobbled, as if an invisible Qi Mechanism burst out, then transformed back into a solid form, continuing to flee into the distance.

However, he had no Moving Technique, and his Escape Skill was rather ordinary. The sword light turned and caught up behind him, slicing him in two again. As he transformed once more, the Water Element True Light from behind had already caught up, sweeping down directly over his head and containing him within.

Zhang Yan pinched a spell, and the water light gradually converged until it disappeared without a trace.

There are no invincible Divine Skills in the world. Besides his superb substitution technique, Wei Chi Yun had many shortcomings, and his Dharma Treasures were all destroyed in fighting Xun Huaiying. Thus, once inside the Water Element True Light, even if there were a thousand Yin Soldiers substituting for him, it would be in vain. As long as his mana could not match Zhang Yan’s, he would be trapped inside until death, unable to escape.

At this moment, not far away, a sword shadow suddenly appeared, speeding towards this direction with an air of piercing the blue sky.

Zhang Yan raised his hand in greeting and said aloud, "Is it Daoist Xun? Zhang Yan is here."

The sword light suddenly withdrew, and Xun Huaiying revealed himself. He looked around but could not see traces of Wei Chi Yun, knowing that he was likely taken by Zhang Yan. However, he didn’t mind much, glanced at the Treasure Mirror floating beside Zhang Yan, and recalling that Mirror Light from earlier, he asked, "Daoist Zhang, have you come here specifically for me?"

Zhang Yan said with a smile, "Precisely."

Xun Huaiying’s eyes flickered, and he asked, "Is there something urgent?"

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "True Master Xun speculated correctly."

He immediately explained the reason for coming and finally said, "Brother Huo and the others will arrive soon. I ask True Master Xun to wait a moment."

Xun Huaiying pondered for a while and nodded.

The two waited for three-quarters of an hour, then five tunneling lights flew in from afar, and the three from the Mingcang Sect and the Yang couple had arrived.

Huo Xuan glanced down from the clouds and saw that both Zhang Yan and Xun Huaiying were unharmed, letting out a slight sigh and descended with the others to greet them.

After some idle talk, he got straight to the point, "I believe Junior Brother Zhang has already explained the reason to Daoist Xun, so I will not elaborate further. Feng Haiyang has achieved the Nascent Soul Third Realm, something none of us alone can handle. We should join forces against the enemy. What do you think, True Master Xun?"

Xun Huaiying listened and calmly said, "A Nascent Soul Third Realm Cultivator is indeed difficult to deal with. The idea of joining forces is appropriate."

Upon hearing his agreement, Huo Xuan felt more at ease and looked around at everyone, "On the way here, I heard Daoist Yang and the two junior brothers mention that it seems the Demon Sect has a way to spy on our movements. After careful thought, within the Demon Sect, besides Feng Haiyang, there’s another named Lu Muqiu, a cultivator from the Hun Cheng Sect. This person might use the ’Thousand-Mile Sound’ and ’Candle Light Nine Nether’ skills. If so, we may be entirely within their watchful eyes. Originally, with our Xuanmen having the advantage in numbers, there was no need to worry. But as things stand, to kill Feng Haiyang, this person must first be eliminated."

Luo Qingyu also said, "This person also seems capable of using a Moving Divine Ability, and if left unchecked, the consequences could be endless." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Huo Xuan said in a deep voice, "I heard that when the two skills of the Hun Cheng Sect are used, the cultivator can only sit still. Among us, one can be selected to walk alone and act as bait, luring Feng Haiyang to attack, while Junior Brother Zhang uses the Treasure Mirror to locate Lu Muqiu’s hiding spot and swiftly proceed to kill him."

Zhong Muqing spoke up, "But who will act as bait?"

Xun Huaiying said, "Let me give it a try."