Although the figure remained motionless, he stared unblinkingly at the people fighting. After a moment, he turned his attention to the star sand in the pile of rubble. At the same time, his figure slowly solidified. It was Liu Ming.
"It's the people from the Big Dipper Pavilion and the Heavenly Palace … And that star sand. Speaking of which, star sand is refined from this thing. With such a large piece, if I refine it all, I should be able to get three bags of star sand …"
A thought flashed through Liu Ming's mind. His eyes flashed and his figure became faintly discernible.
In the middle of the battle, the Big Dipper Pavilion youth surnamed Xu was fighting one against three. Although he had the upper hand, he was entangled by the three from the Heavenly Palace and couldn't escape for a while.
The youth surnamed Xu glanced around and a trace of anxiety appeared in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and spat out a mouthful of blood essence, turning it into a blood mist that fused with the two curved hooks in his hands.
The two curved hooks shined with starlight and flew out of his hands. They spun around and suddenly turned into two transparent jellyfish phantoms, sprinkling starlight below them.
As the youth surnamed Xu quickly formed several hand seals, the two jellyfish spun rapidly with the three from the Heavenly Palace at the center. Starlight poured down like a waterfall, trapping the three from the Heavenly Palace in the middle.
"Haha, Brother Yao, I'll accept this star sand …" The youth surnamed Xu laughed and flew toward the pile of rubble like lightning.
"Quick, stop him!" The voice of the middle-aged man from the Heavenly Palace came from the starlight.
The other three from the Heavenly Palace were also anxious and tried to stop the youth surnamed Xu. However, Yin Se and the others naturally wouldn't let them do as they wished. They had already accelerated their attacks.
The youth surnamed Xu's figure rose and fell several times, appearing above the rubble. His eyes flashed with joy and his hand shot out starlight to sweep up the star sand below.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
Along with an ear-piercing whistle, a ten-meter-wide yellow sphere suddenly appeared in the distance. It suddenly transformed into a meteor and rushed forward like a tsunami, arriving behind Grand Immortal Xu in the blink of an eye.
The earthen yellow sphere's momentum was like a bolt of lightning. Before it even hit Grand Immortal Xu, a great pressure had already pressed down on him. Then, a yellow light swept out.
Grand Immortal Xu's complexion greatly changed. Unable to collect the star sand, he fiercely stamped his foot and soared into the sky, brushing past the edge of the yellow light.
A fierce gust of wind swept up his body and sent him flying far away.
Grand Immortal Xu's expression changed and he shouted, "Who is it?"
The yellow ball emitted a ray of light that swept up the stardust stone, and with a flash, it turned into a streak of earthy yellow light that sped away into the distance.
A series of unforeseen events happened in the blink of an eye. The people of the Big Dipper Pavilion and the Heavenly Palace were all dumbfounded. Only now did they react.
"Quickly chase them!"
Grand Immortal Xu's complexion became extremely unsightly. He waved his hand and the starlight that trapped the three Heavenly Palace disciples scattered, transforming back into two curved hooks that flew back into his hands. Then, they lifted his body and shot forward.
Yin Se and the other two immediately stopped their attacks and followed behind the youth surnamed Xu without saying a word.
The six Heavenly Palace cultivators were slightly slower, but after they reacted, they also hastily chased after Grand Immortal Xu.
In the yellow light, Liu Ming glanced back at the Big Dipper Pavilion and Heavenly Palace cultivators chasing after him and frowned.
Although the Mountain River Pearl's offensive power could easily crush ordinary Jin Dan cultivators, its flying speed wasn't very fast.
He muttered to himself for a moment before quickly forming an incantation gesture and putting away the Mountain River Pearl. A purple sword light shot out, carrying his body as he continued to break through the sky. Grand Immortal Xu's entire body was wrapped in a layer of starlight.
The youth surnamed Xu was wrapped in a layer of starlight and was the closest to him. When he saw a sword light suddenly appear in front of him, his expression changed.
"Sword cultivator!"
Among all cultivators, sword cultivators were recognized as the fastest when it came to flying speed. Grand Immortal Xu's eyes flashed with a cold glint and he spat out a pitch-black beam of light towards the silhouette in front of him.
To his surprise, the purple sword Qi up ahead blurred before suddenly transforming into four identical streaks of sword Qi that shot forth in different directions.
"Doppelganger technique!"
Grand Immortal Xu's expression greatly changed and he immediately released his spiritual sense. As a result, he found that the auras of the four lights were the same and he couldn't tell which one was the real one.
After a moment of hesitation, the four sword projections disappeared into the distance as four specks of light.
After a few breaths, the other three from the Big Dipper Pavilion and the Heavenly Palace cultivators caught up and landed beside Grand Immortal Xu.
"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Brother Xu, your wishful thinking has failed this time." The middle-aged man from the Heavenly Palace looked ahead and couldn't see the figure in front of him. He turned to Grand Immortal Xu and sneered.
Grand Immortal Xu's eyes were filled with anger and he suddenly turned around.
The middle-aged man wasn't afraid. Although the six of them were at a disadvantage against the four from the Big Dipper Pavilion, they were more than enough to protect themselves.
"If Brother Xu still wants to fight, then I will accompany you. Otherwise, don't waste time. Let's go!" The middle-aged man coldly snorted and turned into a white light that pierced through the sky. The other five Heavenly Palace cultivators saw this and hurriedly followed.
Grand Immortal Xu's expression was a bit ugly. After a while, he slowly said, "Let's go!"
Lu Meng and Yin Se looked at each other and nodded.
A thousand miles away, Liu Ming stood on top of the Bitter Wheel Sword and happily looked at the star sand stone in his hand. After looking at it a few times, he put it away.
There was a crackling sound and a purple electric light suddenly appeared on the body of the Bitter Wheel Sword. It sped up and flew into the distance.
… …
Time flew by quickly. In the blink of an eye, a few months had passed. According to the past practice, there was not much time left before the end of the trip to the ruins.
The cultivators of the major forces in the ruins began to rush to their respective agreed gathering places, waiting for the sect to open the teleportation array between the two worlds.
At the edge of a desolate sea of sand, this was the place where the passage between the two worlds was opened by Taiqing Gate.
At this time, Xiao Longzi, Luo Tiancheng, the Ouyang sisters, Long Yanfei, and two other Taiqing Gate disciples, a total of seven people were gathered here.
There was less than a day before the end of the trip to the ruins.
At this moment, most of the people's expressions were quite heavy.
This was no wonder. There were 22 people who entered the ruins from here. In addition to the three disciples of other families who had not returned and Kim Tin-thi who had long been teleported out, there should be 18 people. But now there were only seven people left. It could be said that there were heavy casualties.
"There is not much time left. It seems that only we survived." Luo Tiancheng shook his head and said faintly.
Xiao Longzi's face was emotionless. He looked into the distance quietly. No one knew what he was thinking.
The Ouyang sisters looked at each other when they heard the words.
"We asked Brother Liu to protect us. I didn't expect that we were fine, but Brother Liu …" Ouyang Qin smiled bitterly. Her lips moved slightly, and she communicated with Ouyang Qian through voice transmission.
"The world is impermanent. The ruins of the upper realm is a place of death. It's not surprising for anyone to die here." Ouyang Qian seemed to be much calmer, and she replied faintly through voice transmission.
Under a sand dune not far from the two women, Long Yanfei in purple sat alone with her legs crossed. Her breathing was a little chaotic. It seemed that her injury had not yet healed.
At this moment, Xiao Longzi, who had been quietly looking into the distance, suddenly moved and turned his head to look in a direction.
Suddenly, a purple dot of light appeared in the distant sky.
With a whistling sound that was getting closer and closer, the purple light spot gradually became bigger and turned into a purple sword light. It was rushing toward here quickly.
Seeing this, Xiao Longzi didn't move, but his eyes suddenly lit up.
When the others heard the sound, they also turned their heads and looked over. Suddenly, their expressions changed.
In just a few seconds, the sword light was close. As the light faded, a young man in a green robe appeared with a smile on his face.
Who else could it be but Liu Ming?
"Younger Brother Liu!"
"Brother Liu!"
As soon as they saw Liu Ming, the seven people present were shocked.
Speaking of which, not long after entering the upper realm ruins, Liu Ming left the team and was never heard from again.
Although his strength was extremely strong and he had been creating miracles after entering Taiqing Gate, as time went by, coupled with the cruelty of the ruins and the constant death of his companions, even Xiao Longzi, who had always been optimistic about him, thought that Liu Ming most likely died somewhere in the ruins.
"Senior Brother Xiao Longzi, Senior Sister Long, long time no see." Liu Ming smiled faintly and looked around with his fists cupped.
"Younger Brother Liu, I can't believe you are still alive. Speaking of which, where have you been for the past six months?" Xiao Longzi strode to Liu Ming, patted Liu Ming's shoulder heavily, and said with a laugh.
The Ouyang sisters and Long Yanfei, who were familiar with Liu Ming, also came over at this moment. There was joy in their eyes, but their eyes were also full of curiosity.
Luo Tiancheng and the other two Taiqing Gate disciples stood aside and looked at Liu Ming from head to toe. They didn't say anything.
"It's a long story. That day, Senior Brother Jin and I were hunting for treasures for the Nature Work Sect. Then, we were chased by the Beastkin Clan cultivators who suddenly appeared … After that, we were delayed for too long. We couldn't find you, so we had to wander around alone …" Liu Ming was touched by these people who sincerely cared about him. He simply told them about his experience in the past six months. As for some parts, he naturally left out intentionally or unintentionally.
"Well, no matter what, it's good that you can come back alive!" After listening to Liu Ming's narration, Xiao Longzi couldn't help but sigh.
Hearing this, the people present were all filled with emotions.
Since entering the upper realm ruins, they had experienced too many life-or-death situations. They had also witnessed many cultivators from other forces die in the blink of an eye.
"Senior Brother Xiao, only these people came back? Could it be that the others have already … "Liu Ming looked around and said with a frown.
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