A beam of fiery light pierced through the passageway. In the blink of an eye, it was a hundred meters away. Mo Wen's silhouette was like a shooting star as he dashed into the cave.
Shangguan Qingyou, who was fighting with the burly man in black, saw a streak of golden light flash past her. Her facial expression changed slightly. She didn't understand why Mo Wen was rushing back. She looked out of the passageway and didn't see anyone chasing after Mo Wen. Forcing him to turn back, then why didn't he escape quickly?
In the blink of an eye, Mo Wen had traversed thousands of meters of underground passageway.
At this moment, the woman who had previously intercepted the two black-robed men was fleeing in a sorry state, and the two black-robed men were hot on her heels. However, a ray of golden light flashed and directly swept past her. The next moment, a frightening Sword Qi swept out like a dragon, directly slicing the intermediate stage Embryonic Breathing realm man in black into two. Blood rained down, and the glaring golden light seemed to become golden water droplets.
The other man in black in the later stage of the Embryonic Breathing realm turned pale with fright when he sensed the terrifying aura surging towards him. Without thinking, he retreated, not daring to continue chasing after the woman. However, even so, the terrifying golden sword light still swept past his chest. Fresh blood flowed from his chest. Fortunately, it was only a superficial wound and he had retreated in time. Otherwise, his outcome would not be much better than the man in black from before.
Mo Wen didn't continue to pay attention to the man in black who had just escaped death. His silhouette didn't stop at all. The golden light directly swept past the man, disappearing into the depths of the cave in the blink of an eye.
The woman from the Fengwu team took this opportunity to completely escape from the pursuit of the men in black. She looked at Mo Wen's silhouette doubtfully, then gritted her teeth and continued to rush out of the cave. Although she didn't understand why Mo Wen had dashed into the cave, she couldn't care less right now. If she didn't escape now, she would most likely die in the cave.
In the big underground cave, Pei Fengwu and Cai Yan were entangled with the three Golden Elixir realm black-robed men, causing them to be unable to escape and chase after the members of the Fengwu team. However, how powerful were the three Golden Elixir realm absolute experts? He could only barely protect himself. It was almost impossible for him to be a match for a Golden Elixir realm cultivator.
At this moment, Cai Yan had completely fallen into a disadvantageous position and was in imminent danger. After activating the Purple Light Treasured Mirror over and over again, her Qi and blood were greatly consumed. The speed of activating the Purple Light Treasured Mirror became slower and slower. It was difficult for her to block the black-robed man who was in the Golden Elixir realm. There were a few times when she was in danger.
As for Pei Fengwu … Her situation was even more serious. She was fighting against two black-robed men by herself. Even though she had many trump cards up her sleeves, they were not very effective against such a huge gap in strength. She was already seriously injured and almost died at the hands of the black-robed men several times.
"Old fart, I'll fight you to the death!"
Cai Yan spat out a mouthful of essence blood onto the Purple Light Treasured Mirror, causing it to shine brightly and split into three again. They seemed to have turned into three treasured mirrors.
The black-robed man fighting Cai Yan was startled and immediately retreated. Although it was difficult for the purple light to injure him, it was not easy for it to hit his body.
Then, the Purple Light Treasured Mirror released three beams of purple light. However, they did not hit the black-robed man. Instead, they turned and hit the two black-robed men fighting Pei Fengwu. The sudden beams of light could not be avoided at all. The two black-robed men were knocked back dozens of meters. She had saved Pei Fengwu from danger by a hair's breadth.
"You're courting death."
The black-robed man fighting Cai Yan immediately knew that he had been tricked. Instantly, he flew into a rage and attacked Cai Yan with all his might.
On the other side. Pei Fengwu's figure was light and agile. She was like a leaf floating in the wind. She was clearly surrounded by danger, but she still looked graceful. That wasn't a deliberate gesture, but a set of profound secret movement skills. If not for her excellent movement technique, she would have died under the attacks of the two black-robed men.
However, even so, her situation was getting worse. Although Cai Yan would occasionally help her, she could not even take care of herself. Naturally, she could not help her much.
"Heaven and Earth Sleeves."
Pei Fengwu flew up as though she was dancing. With a sweep of her sleeves, two beams of pinkish-blue starlight came down like the Milky Way, pushing the two black-robed men back. However, because of the terrifying impact, she was also sent flying. Her pale face grew paler.
"Let's see how long you can last."
One of the black-robed men snorted coldly and attacked Pei Fengwu again. He had not expected that a woman who was not even in the Golden Elixir realm would be so difficult to deal with. She alone had stalled the two of them for such a long time. If this continued, the members of Huatian Palace might really escape.
"Kill!"
The other black-robed man was even more decisive. He immediately pounced forward and tried to kill Pei Fengwu.
Pei Fengwu pursed her lips tightly. There was a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth. She did not say anything and continued to fight with the two black-robed men. The longer she stalled, the higher the chances of the others escaping. Otherwise, with the strong practitioners in the Golden Elixir realm chasing after them, no one would be able to escape.
In the big karst cave, a beam of golden light flashed. Suddenly, there was another person shining with golden light. His powerful aura was like a strong wind that swept through. However, compared to the three black-robed men, it was insignificant. Even though the aura of the Golden Elixir realm was concealed and hidden, it was enough to deter any ancient martial art practitioner in the Embryonic Breathing realm.
"Mo Wen!"
Cai Yan and Pei Fengwu looked at Mo Wen at almost the same time. A look of confusion and anxiety flashed in their eyes. Didn't he escape? Why did he come back? Could it be that there were some terrifying strong practitioners in the periphery that forced him to escape?
"Why did you come back? Can't you escape?"
A beam of purple light pushed the black-robed man back. Cai Yan took the opportunity to retreat and looked at Mo Wen anxiously.
"I came back to help you."
Mo Wen shook his head. He had changed his mind midway. If he did not come back, these two women would most likely die here. Although he was not related to Pei Fengwu and Cai Yan and had only participated in this mission for the 100,000 Contribution Credits, he did not need to take the risk for them.
If everyone was just minding their own business and taking care of themselves, Mo Wen would definitely not take the risk to return.
However, along the way, the women of the Fengwu team had been protecting him, intentionally or unintentionally. They had taken the initiative to block the black-robed men. They would rather be in danger themselves. As a man, he felt guilty asking a group of women to cover his retreat while he escaped safely.
Initially, he did not want to be too deeply involved. However, now that things had come to this, he had no other choice.
"You came back to help us?"
Upon hearing this, Cai Yan was both angry and amused. She had an urge to die. This person was overestimating himself. If he was not seeking death, then what was? They had risked their lives to create a chance for him to escape. In the end, he did not cherish it.
Pei Fengwu said anxiously, "Mo Wen, don't mess around. Leave quickly. Now is not the time to be impulsive."
As she was talking, she was slightly distracted and was hit by the black-robed man's palm wind. It sent her flying and caused her injuries to worsen.
"Haha, lad, you came back to be a burden. You are so silly that you don't know how to spell the word 'death'."
One of the black-robed men laughed loudly. He had never seen such a reckless person. This young ancient martial art practitioner was too amusing. He was merely at the later stage of the Embryonic Breathing realm, yet he dared to boast so shamelessly. He could kill him with one finger.
Mo Wen did not speak. There was a flash of light in his hand and a straw cape appeared in his hand. Although it was old and simple, it was emitting a black light. It was obviously not an ordinary item.
As soon as it appeared, it automatically put on Mo Wen's body. The next moment, Mo Wen's figure seemed to have become a cloud of illusory fog. It was very strange that it had an illusory feeling, as if it did not have a physical body.
"Another Immortal's treasure!"
One of the black-robed men narrowed his eyes and his expression became serious. The reason why Pei Fengwu and Cai Yan could fight with them was because of the two Immortal's profound level weapons. If they did not have these items, they could kill the two of them in an instant.
Now that a third Immortal's treasure had appeared, it was not a good thing for them.
"That's not right. He has a storage ring. Moreover, it is a storage ring that can recognize its owner. He is just an ancient martial art practitioner. How is it possible?"
Another black-robed man suddenly screamed. Everyone was only paying attention to that strange straw cape, but they didn't notice where that straw cape had come from. Now that they thought about it, that youth didn't have a straw cape on him at all. It was as if it had appeared out of thin air.
There was only one explanation. Mo Wen had something in his storage space. However, that was an Immortal's treasure. It was rare even among Immortal Cultivators. Compared to ordinary magical treasures, it was much more precious. He was just an ancient martial art practitioner. How could he possibly have a storage ring?
The three black-robed men felt incredulous. Could it be that the Huatian Palace would equip the Executors who were on a mission with something like a storage ring? Wasn't that too extravagant? Also, the youth could casually take out items from the storage ring. He did not use spiritual stones or other mediums to open the storage ring. There were only two possibilities. One was that the youth was an Immortal Cultivator who practiced spiritual power and could directly activate Immortal's items.
The other possibility was that the storage ring could recognize its owner automatically. This type of storage ring was a thousand times more precious than ordinary storage rings. It was almost impossible for an ancient martial art practitioner to obtain it.
Even Pei Fengwu and Cai Yan were stunned, let alone the three black-robed men. They did not know that Mo Wen had an Immortal's treasure on him. Or rather, the Immortal's treasure was definitely not something that the Huatian Palace had temporarily given him for the mission. It was something that belonged to Mo Wen. Before this, Mo Wen did not know about this mission at all. He had also not been to the Huatian Palace headquarters.
"Isn't this lad a little too rich?"
A glint of envy flashed in Cai Yan's eyes. He actually had a storage ring. As a high-ranking Executor of the Huatian Palace, she naturally had some understanding of some Immortal Cultivator items. Normally, when they were on a dangerous mission, the Huatian Palace would equip them with some Immortal's treasures to protect themselves. However, the storage ring was something that rarely appeared. It would only appear for some special missions.
The profound level weapons in her and Pei Fengwu's hands were treasures that the Huatian Palace had temporarily allocated. After the mission was over, they had to immediately return it to the Huatian Palace. It was not their personal item. (To be continued.)
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