Shen Qing was stunned for a moment, but her face darkened again. "You're lying to me again!"
"You're still wearing the clothes of the Main Divine Hall. The demonic beasts avoided you during the attack. You're in cahoots with Han Ze. How can I trust you?!"
Seeing that Shen Qing didn't trust him, Nan Zhijin opened his mouth nervously, trying to explain but not knowing where to start. He was indeed entrusted by Yu Xuzi to take Shen Qing and Li Xian away.
Nan Zhijin had eavesdropped on the plan of the Main Divine Hall. He knew they wanted to get rid of Yu Xuzi through the puppet corpses from the Demonic Abyss, so he planned to go to the Demonic Abyss first to deal with those puppet corpses.
Unfortunately, he was still a step too late. Yu Xuzi's team had already been attacked. He had no choice but to secretly guide Yu Xuzi's team to escape.
Yu Xuzi had sensed his presence and even divined for him.
Nan Zhijin remembered the prophecy Yu Xuzi had divined for him. Every word foretold a doomed fate, except for a glimmer of hope, which was tied to Shen Qing.
Yu Xuzi had told him that when something happened to the Five - Element Dao Sect, he must take Shen Qing and Li Xian away.
At first, Nan Zhijin didn't quite believe it. He knew that Han Ze had made some tricks in Kunlun Mountain, and Shen Qing couldn't return to the Nine Desolate Continent through the Divine Platform. But the truth was that everything Yu Xuzi had calculated had come true.
Shen Qing really came back when something happened to the Five - Element Dao Sect!
So today, he came.
Seeing Nan Zhijin stuttering and unable to speak, Shen Qing was convinced that he was here to deceive her. She attacked him without mercy.
"You betrayed your sect. That's disloyalty. You also work for the Main Divine Hall, helping the evildoers. That's injustice. A disloyal and unjust person like you, if I kill you here today, it's also ridding the world of evil!"
Nan Zhijin was stabbed by Shen Qing's icy gaze. His heart ached. "Little Junior Sister... I did do some things that hurt you before, but now I've realized my mistakes. Why won't you give me a chance?"
Shen Qing was almost laughed at by Nan Zhijin's words.
How could a person who was so easily misled, attacked so viciously, destroyed her cultivation foundation and almost made her unable to continue cultivating, have the nerve to say such things.
But Shen Qing didn't want to entangle with Nan Zhijin anymore. She said coldly, "There aren't many disciples left in the Qingyun Sword Sect now. If you still admit that you're a disciple of the sect, take off your damned clothes and help us kill the demonic beasts. It's better than blocking me here."
In the face of this great disaster, one more fighter meant one more chance of victory.
Even though she disliked Nan Zhijin, she wanted to give the disciples still fighting a little more hope.
But Nan Zhijin still stubbornly blocked in front of Shen Qing. His face was anxious. "Little Junior Sister, please listen to me. When Yu Xuzi was in the Demonic Abyss... Ah!"
However, before Nan Zhijin could finish his words, he was kicked away by someone. His body fell heavily to the ground, slid for several meters and rolled twice.
Li Xian appeared in front of Shen Qing like a demon with a dark face. He was covered in blood. His clothes were stained with the blood and demonic qi of the demonic beasts. There were wounds of different sizes on his body. Even the Chenxi Sword was surrounded by black demonic qi.
"This scoundrel is bothering you again. Shen Qing, the Five - Element Dao Sect can no longer be defended. I've discussed with the elders of the sect. Later, the disciples will evacuate the Five - Element Dao Sect in batches."
"Those of us with higher cultivation will stay here to cover them."
Li Xian quickly explained the arrangement. His face was solemn and his eyes were firm. The grief in his eyes had been deeply hidden. Now, Li Xian seemed to have returned to the calm and steady senior brother of the Five - Element Dao Sect.
"Okay!"
As soon as Shen Qing replied, Wu Wang appeared in her hand.
But its voice seemed a bit confused and surprised. "Shen Qing, it's so chaotic here. Why didn't you summon me earlier?!"
But then, it seemed to suddenly realize something. Its tone became a bit shy. "You're so worried about me? If you want me to rest more, don't pick this time.讨厌!"
Shen Qing swallowed all the questions in her throat. She was speechless.
Just now, she had desperately tried to summon Wu Wang, but it didn't respond at all. She even thought that Wu Wang might have fainted.
But now was not the time to get to the bottom of things. Shen Qing asked, "Are you recovered? Next, we're going to have a tough battle!"
Wu Wang replied loudly with fighting spirit. "Tough? Can it be tougher than my ice? Let's fight them!"
Shen Qing paused for a moment and flew into the air.
Although she didn't say anything, a question still appeared in her mind.
Who did Wu Wang learn these words from?
"Glacial Descent!"
"Ice - Sealing Barrier!"
Shen Qing quickly formed hand seals with both hands and used two moves at once. In an instant, the demonic beasts that had rushed to the front were frozen.
The disciples got a moment to catch their breath and quickly fled the Five - Element Dao Sect under the protection of the elders.
Xueling's rosary grew bigger and swept across the demonic beasts behind Shen Qing.
In just two quarters of an hour, most of the disciples in the Five - Element Dao Sect had evacuated.
Shen Qing floated in the air and could clearly see the scenes on and below the mountain of the Five - Element Dao Sect.
The dark mass of demonic beasts rushed forward like waves, which was extremely terrifying.
Even in her previous life, Shen Qing had never seen such a creepy scene. These demonic beasts were like crazy. Even if they were missing limbs and only had their heads left, they would still open their mouths to bite the things around them.
Such a crazy attack would surely be difficult for the disciples who had never experienced a big battle to withstand.
Hong Chaoyang leaned exhausted against a half - destroyed pillar, holding a whip.
Her hands were shaking because of overusing her spiritual power. There was a terrifying blood hole on her shoulder, which made it difficult for her to even raise her hand.
Xueling and Xiao Jinglan came to Hong Chaoyang's side at the same time. One of them grabbed one of her hands and wanted to take her away.
Hong Chaoyang was already injured. Being pulled by the two of them, she immediately gasped in pain. But she didn't have the strength to break free. She just said weakly, "Let go of me..."
But neither Xueling nor Xiao Jinglan was willing to let go first. They stared at each other menacingly.
Xueling forced a smile. "Daoist Xiao, didn't you follow the disciples to evacuate? Why did you come back?"
Xiao Jinglan showed a fake smile and gritted his teeth. "You bald donkey, let go of me. Who cares why I came back? Are you trying to break your vow of celibacy here? Besides, do you think you can call me 'Daoist'?"
Hong Chaoyang raised her head. She didn't feel much pain on her body before, but the two of them being sarcastic to each other made her feel irritated. All of a sudden, she felt pain all over.
If it were before, she might have had some charming thoughts when facing this scene.
But now, she just found it very noisy.
"Stop arguing... I'm not leaving. Shen Qing is here. I want to help her."
Xiao Jinglan frowned. "But the disciples have all evacuated. With your cultivation, if you stay here, you'll only be a burden."
Hong Chaoyang:...
Shen Qing looked back at the three people still confronting each other and urged, "Hurry up and take Chaoyang away!"
"Yes!"
"Okay!"
Two voices replied at the same time. The two of them started to tug at Hong Chaoyang again.
"Leave? My dear sister, who do you want to leave?"
A voice sounded out of thin air, carrying a trace of coldness.
The surrounding buildings and spiritual plants began to freeze at a visible speed.
Han Ze had come!