Chapter 314: Chapter 228: A Hidden Countermeasure Against the Enemy (Long Chapter)

For a moment, a group of cultivators all surrounded Li An and his companions.

“How dare you!”

Shee Anqi and Shee Anrong instantly appeared in front of Li An and Tan Qingxue, blocking the crowd.

－－The two sisters did not follow the others into the Yellow Springs Valley, so they survived.

“Cyan Dragon Demon King, you and my sister protect His Majesty in leaving. I will hold them back－－”

Shee Anrong spoke to the Cyan Dragon Demon King at the side.

But the Cyan Dragon Demon King remained indifferent, his green battle armor stained with blood, his face cold and emotionless, and the Demon Generals behind him were silent as well!

The four Great Demon Kings vie for the Demon Emperor position, suppressed forcefully by Demon Queen Jing Chan. But which Great Demon King truly follows Tan Qingxue?

Even the Vermilion Bird Demon King chose to rebel in the face of opportunity.

Moreover, Tan Qingxue has lost her combat capabilities.

With Tan Qingxue dead, the Cyan Dragon Demon King would be the strongest, capable of replacing Tan Qingxue.

Hence, at this moment he stood by, waiting for the Human Race to kill Tan Qingxue and others!

“You…”

Shee Anrong and her sister’s expressions slightly changed.

“Heh, the entire Demon Race is crumbling, just the two of you want to stop us?”

Elder Zeng from the Blood Essence Sect laughed instantly, “Cyan Dragon Demon King, I know what you desire, I will sever the head of the Demon Queen for you－－”

After saying that, the crowd directly moved to kill－－

Shee Anqi and Shee Anrong were extremely anxious. Li An, struggling, managed to utter a word, so the two sisters immediately joined forces. Shee Anrong took out dozens of Rank Four Talismans, which shattered a corner of the encirclement. Shee Anqi quickly moved Li An, Tan Qingxue, and Gu Hong away－－

“They can’t escape!”

“Don’t even think about leaving－－”

This group of Nascent Soul cultivators relentlessly pursued.

Shee Anqi did not flee to a distant place but rushed directly towards another valley not far from Yellow Springs Valley.

Shee Anrong covered from behind, frantically using various Magical Artifacts, yet unable to withstand. Luckily, everyone’s attention was on Li An, otherwise she might have already died.

Shee Anrong heavily landed within the valley, already coughing up blood.

A group of Nascent Soul cultivators also followed in, each with a cold expression, leaving Shee Anqi and the others with no way out－－

“Li An, surrender to my sect, and I will spare your life－－”

Zuo Liankong from the Blood Essence Sect also entered. His eyes were full of greed.

Shee Anqi, alone and seemingly unable to hold on－－

“Cough…”

Li An coughed painfully. At this moment, the puppet Secret Technique within his mind was nearly complete, and the pain wasn’t as severe. He struggled to stand up, supported by Tan Qingxue.

“Is it me you all want, right?”

Li An chuckled, blood filling his mouth, “No need to involve others… I’m right here, come kill me as you wish.”

“Seeking death!”

Elder Zeng from the Blood Essence Sect and others made a move, directly attacking Li An.

But at this moment－－

Boom!

In this valley, terrifying Array fluctuations instantly emerged. The power of the Rank Four Demon Dao Killing Array exploded unchecked, accompanied by dozens of Rank Three Killing Arrays.

“Not good!”

“An ambush!”

“It’s a trap!”

Everyone’s faces changed dramatically.

All these Arrays came from the Demon Sect, known for being far superior to typical Array inheritances. To leave a path for his own survival, Li An chose the most vicious Killing Arrays among them, thus the slaughtering power was extremely horrifying. When the Arrays erupted, they were accompanied by a large amount of poisonous smoke, Talismans, and other effects.

The Nascent Soul cultivators were all panicked, hastily trying to escape. Some used Rank Four Breaking Charms, but they had little effect against the Demon Sect’s Rank Four Killing Arrays, barely tearing a gap through which only a few could escape. The Arrays soon re-shrouded!

Li An used a Parent-Child Array, interlinking them, making it extremely difficult to break.

The Array descended, instantly killing five or six Nascent Souls, while another five or six struggled bitterly, and the rest of the dozen Nascent Souls ripped through the Array to escape.

“He actually left a killer move…”

“Cunning scoundrel!”

“That was close, that Array is strong enough to kill Late-Stage Nascent Soul cultivators!”

The escaped Nascent Soul cultivators were all shocked.

The Cyan Dragon Demon King, who had followed, was even more somber-faced.

As expected, there was a backup plan.

He didn’t take action earlier because he was waiting. After all, the Demon Queen Jing Chan, though seemingly powerless, who knew what other strengths she might hide? Using these Human Race cultivators as cannon fodder was just right.

However, now facing this formidable Array… it seemed difficult to break!

“Break the formation!”

“Yes, let’s join forces to break it!”

Everyone spoke up, striking together, causing waves in the formation, yet they could never break it.

…

Inside the array.

Shee Anqi led the killing formation, repeatedly striking, and the remaining cultivators trapped inside the array gradually perished.

“Li An, you executioner…”

Zuo Liankong, the Sect Leader of the Blood Essence Sect, had also fallen into despair at this moment.

Just now, he had failed to escape; after all, he was already seriously injured!

Having not died at the hands of that great demon in the Spirit Realm, he was now about to die at the hands of Li An…

He was on the verge of madness; it was clearly a winning situation, so why had he come along?!

Defeat in a sure win!

He felt indescribable regret, trembling with fear inside. This Li An, it’s no wonder he wiped out the Immortal Talent Hall and could even compete with the giants of the Demon Sect… truly terrifying.

Under Shee Anqi’s prompting, a sharp beam from the array descended instantly. Severely injured, Zuo Liankong could not resist and let out a harrowing wail before being executed.

His Nascent Soul tried to escape, but it was useless; in the next moment, it was shattered.

“There are changes within the Demon Race; I’m afraid we can’t hold on much longer…”

Shee Anrong spoke with deep concern.

The Demon Queen Jing Chan was trapped, and the Cyan Dragon Demon King was outside… Will other top experts of the Demon Race risk their lives to rescue them?

If this continues, even if they can hold on for a short while, the outcome seems inevitable!

“It won’t be long.”

Li An coughed and said, “Very soon, someone from the Spirit Realm will come…”

The Spirit Realm was currently hunting Shangguan Shengxian and couldn’t spare attention here, but soon, they would react and send people over.

At that time, neither the Cyan Dragon Demon King nor the various major factions of the Human Race would matter.

He turned back, looking at Tan Qingxue, and his eyes inexplicably showed a hint of complexity.

Tan Qingxue smiled gently, “Back then in Qingyang Market, when dealing with the Life-taking Horse-Faced, I left.”

“This time, I will not leave.”

She tidied the hair beside her ear, calm and graceful, as beautiful as she was back then.

Even though Li An had known Tan Qingxue for so many years and they had shared life ups and downs, he couldn’t help but be astounded by her breathtaking beauty at this moment.

“Thank you.”

But Li An merely spoke softly, then bent over to check Gu Hong’s condition.

His heart sank.

Gu Hong had been afflicted by Shangguan Shengxian’s demonic bite technique, and her entire vital essence had been eroded away; her Divine Soul was almost extinguished—

Pressing his palm against Gu Hong’s back, a trace of life essence from his shattered Golden Core infused her body.

Gu Hong slowly regained consciousness, coughed lightly, and opened her eyes. Seeing Li An before her, joy and excitement filled her eyes, “Li Lang, is it safe…”

She instinctively looked around, seemingly wanting to check if Shangguan Shengxian was still there.

“It’s safe, it’s safe! Shangguan Shengxian has already left, gone to the Spirit Realm, no longer in the Emperor Origin Realm…”

Li An said.

“It’s good if it’s safe…”

Gu Hong’s voice was weak, yet she gently pushed away Li An’s arm, shaking her head: “Husband, I can’t survive.”

Her eyes were moist, filled with infinite joy yet also infinite regret: “My own life essence is exhausted; there’s no Life Essence left. Your attempt to save me… is a bottomless pit.”

She was well aware of her condition.

If even a trace of Life Essence were left, Li An could use this kind of life energy to strengthen her and grant her a rebirth, but without Life Essence, like a plant breaking from its root, no amount of water from Li An could do more than temporarily keep the leaves from withering.

Looking into her eyes, Li An felt an inexplicable sorrow in his heart.

He thought he wouldn’t have such emotions again.

In his past life, he had many wives and concubines and had become indifferent to life and death.

In this life, he avoided worldly desires, withheld true feelings, remaining aloof and indifferent.

Yet, at this moment, he couldn’t help but feel a poignant sadness.

“To die at your side, I am already very happy. It’s just that, it’s just that… cough…”

Gu Hong coughed up a mouthful of blood, smiled, and said, “Li Lang, do you know what I want most?”

“I most wish to find an ordinary little village with no cultivators, to plant vegetables, grow flowers, while you read, and I make tea for you…”

Closing her eyes, she continued, “I really do not desire the Immortal Dao to be everlasting, I only want to spend worldly life with you…”

…

Goodnight.

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