"We appreciate your good intentions, but we won't be escorting you. If there's nothing else, we'll take our leave here," Situ Xiao replied.
They had no intention of tangling with the other party any longer. The situation was unclear, and the potential danger was obvious.
"Wait!" Guan Longshan raised his hand to stop them. "It won't be too late to leave after finding out if they're friend or foe."
Situ Xiao said, "Neither friend nor foe. In any case, they're not Master Qing's subordinates. We're just passing through. Please do us a favor."
Guan Longshan said, "There's no need to be so cautious. I just want to find out where you're from. I promise I won't make things difficult for you afterward. What do you say?"
Situ Xiao said, "How can a promise be trusted? If you really want to make things difficult for us, then we'll stay out of each other's way."
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from the side. "If you don't believe his promise, how about I vouch for you?"
They quickly turned around, only to see a silhouette appear in a flash. A man with a disheveled beard and a black cloak suddenly appeared in front of them, his gaze quickly assessing them.
Miao Yi and the others were shocked. They had been observing their surroundings all this time, and didn't notice someone approaching them while they were talking. What was this person's cultivation?
The six of them stared at the blood-colored cloud pattern on the other party's forehead, and immediately groaned inwardly. They realized they'd fallen into a trap. It turned out that the Guan man was intentionally stalling for time, and dragged an Infinite Transcendence Energy cultivator over to deal with them.
But then again, that didn't make sense. The Guan man had an Infinite Transcendence Energy cultivator behind him. Even if he didn't stall for time, he could easily wait for the other party to catch up. They wouldn't be able to escape then.
In any case, the six of them couldn't figure out what was going on. In any case, they couldn't escape this time.
"General!" Guan Longshan quickly arrived and cupped his fists in greeting.
The general's gaze lingered on the wings on Yun Aotian's back for a moment, then asked, "You're cultivating the Unparalleled Demonic Art?"
The other party kept asking about their cultivation technique, but Yun Aotian didn't know how to answer him. He remained silent.
The general didn't press him further. His gaze fell on Situ Xiao, who was also a Ghost Cultivator. After a brief moment, he suddenly dashed forward and reached out to grab Situ Xiao.
Everyone was shocked. The speed of this attack was so fast that Miao Yi couldn't even draw the bowstring of the Transcendence Bow in time with his hand speed.
The few of them reacted quickly, but Mu Fanjun was the fastest to act. With a flip of her palm, several intersecting thunderbolts shot out and instantly blocked in front of everyone.
At the same time, the six of them quickly retreated. Who would have thought that they would not place Mu Fanjun's lightning in their eyes at all? They brazenly charged into the lightning, allowing the lightning snakes to swim around their bodies. Their bodies only trembled slightly as they continued to reach out to grab Situ Xiao.
Miao Yi took the opportunity to draw his bowstring. With a bang, three Meteor Arrows shot out simultaneously. On the other hand, Yun Aotian had already unsheathed his saber with a flip of his hand.
The hand that was grabbing towards Situ Xiao suddenly waved, and the five fingers grabbed at the void. The three streams of light that were shooting over were forcibly frozen in the void, and the Meteor Arrow instantly revealed its true form. With a flip of his five claws, the three Flowing Light Arrows were sucked into his five claws like they were about to take their lives.
The Meteor Arrow was completely immobilized in the hand of the general, so how could Miao Yi summon it back?
The general then reached out with his other hand, and the large saber that Yun Aotian had slashed out was instantly frozen in the air. The general actually managed to grab hold of the blade with three fingers, and it could no longer move an inch.
Situ Xiao had already split into dozens of clones in an attempt to confuse the other party.
The general cast a sidelong glance at Situ Xiao's transformation, then flipped the fingers that were grabbing onto Yun Aotian's saber. With a flick of his fingers, a loud clang rang out, and Yun Aotian was sent flying along with his saber.
To everyone's surprise, the general did not continue to attack. Instead, he turned around and retreated in a flash.
Although it seemed like a long time, the exchange had actually happened in the blink of an eye. At that moment, the general who had been locked in the void pressed his arms down, and the electric arcs on his body disappeared. A wisp of smoke rose up from his body.
Lightning was supposed to be effective against Ghost Cultivators, but this person's cultivation was simply too high. He was actually able to withstand it with his own cultivation. With Mu Fanjun's current cultivation, it was impossible for her to hurt him.
There was no way they could escape from this person. Miao Yi and the others quickly hid among the dozens of Situ Xiao's doppelgangers. Each of them had their heartstrings stretched taut, and their expressions were solemn. They were on the verge of exploding.
Facing an expert like this, who had no chance of winning, none of the six dared to make the first move. They could only stay on high alert.
Someone was already cursing Miao Yi in his heart for being up to no good. He just had to run over here, and no one could stop him. It was too late to even cry now.
Guan Longshan had been hovering motionlessly from start to finish. He was clearly very confident in the general.
With the electric arcs on his body gone, the general stared at Mu Fanjun and said, "Ninth Heaven!"
He then swept his gaze across the dozens of Situ Xiao's. If he didn't make a move now, he wouldn't be able to tell which one was the real Situ Xiao. He casually tossed the three Flowing Light Arrows in his hand.
The speed at which the three arrows were tossed back wasn't very fast. Miao Yi was a little bewildered as he caught them. He didn't understand what was going on. From the looks of it, the other party didn't seem to harbor much hostility.
Yun Aotian and the others also looked at each other.
The general stared at them for a while, then slowly said, "I am Du Yuanhao, a general under the command of the Holy Master of the Ghost Dao. May I know where you are from? Are you the participants of the Heavenly Court?"
Mu Fanjun said with a straight face, "General Du, you can be at ease. We are definitely not from the Heavenly Court. We have no ill intentions. Please be magnanimous and let us go."
Du Yuanhao said, "If you are not from the Heavenly Court, how did you manage to enter the Purgatory?"
The others looked at each other. If they continued to hide things at this point, they were afraid that something big would happen. The remnant forces of the Six Great Supremes were the Heavenly Court's mortal enemies.
After asking for his opinion, Mu Fanjun replied, "Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from General Du. We entered the Purgatory a hundred years ago. A hundred years ago, we intercepted and killed three of the Heavenly Court's Great Commanders of Heaven's Avenue. While being pursued by the Heavenly Court, we accidentally entered a Star Gate. We didn't expect this place to be the Purgatory, so we were trapped here for many years and didn't dare to move. Who knew that this time, a large group of people from the Heavenly Court would come here for the assessment and barge into our hiding place. After a fierce battle, we were forced to flee here in order to avoid the Heavenly Court's forces. Who would have thought that we would unintentionally offend General?
This woman really knows how to cover up her lies, Miao Yi thought to himself. He didn't know if he could fool her with this.
"It's you guys?" Du Yuanhao was obviously taken aback. He asked in astonishment, "You guys are the ones who robbed and killed the three Great Commanders of Heaven's Avenue a hundred years ago?"
As soon as she said this, it undoubtedly proved that there was a connection between hell and the outside world. Either that, or they had found out about the situation from the Heavenly Court's assessment personnel. However, the former was more likely. Under those circumstances, it was unlikely that the Six Great Supremes' forces would retreat into hell without leaving a single one behind. And it was also unlikely that the Heavenly Court would capture all the remnants of the previous dynasty without leaving a single one behind. After all, the Six Great Supremes had been operating in the higher realm for many years.
Miao Yi, on the other hand, felt a little guilty when he heard this. After all, he hadn't participated in Yun Aotian's scheme a hundred years ago.
"That's right!" Mu Fanjun nodded.
"That's not right!" Du Yuanhao said gravely, "As far as I know, there were only five bandits who escaped into the Purgatory all those years ago."
As expected, the spearhead was pointed at Miao Yi. There was one more person.
Mu Fanjun said, "The Heavenly Court only saw five people. In reality, there were far more than five people. They are all in our beast sacks." As she said this, she waved her hand and summoned her disciples, An Ruyu and the others.
Before An Ruyu and the others could understand what was going on, Mu Fanjun waved her hand again to summon them back into the beast sacks just to prove herself.
Du Yuanhao clearly had no intention of pursuing this matter any further. His gaze fell on Ji Huan and said, "You are a Yao cultivator who cultivates the Great Art of Myriad Demons."
Even though Ji Huan hadn't made a move earlier, she was already prepared to do so. Naturally, he had seen the demonic aura she had condensed.
Her gaze then fell on Cang Lei. "Monk! If I'm not mistaken, you should be cultivating the Blissful Heart Sutra. "
Her gaze then fell on Miao Yi. "The remaining one should be cultivating the Great Art of Infinity."
Miao Yi was speechless. How could she be so sure that he was cultivating the Great Art of Infinity?
"Yin Soul Art, Unparalleled Devil Art, Nine Heavens, Great Art of Myriad Demons, Blissful Heart Sutra, and the Great Art of Infinity! The heirs of the six Divine Masters are all here. How could there be such a coincidence in this world? I don't believe that you killed three Great Commanders of Heaven's Avenue and accidentally entered the Purgatory! It's been a hundred thousand years. We've listened to him and waited for more than a hundred thousand years. He's already been sealed in the Yao-Sealing Pagoda. I'm afraid he won't be able to fulfill his promise. Who sent you here? "Du Yuanhao pursed his lips and spoke in a sorrowful voice.
Not far away, Guan Longshan wore a sorrowful expression as well.
They all looked at each other in confusion. 'What hundred thousand years? Who's been sealed in the Yao-Sealing Pagoda?'
Even Miao Yi couldn't help but wonder, 'Yao-Sealing Pagoda? Is he referring to Lord White or Lord Yao? What does this have to do with Lord White and Lord Yao being sealed in the Yao-Sealing Pagoda? What did Lord White or Lord Yao promise them? '
Mu Fanjun wanted to say something, but hesitated. In the end, she braced herself and said, "We don't understand what General Du is saying." She wasn't lying. They really didn't understand.
Du Yuanhao said, "It's fine if you don't understand. If you want to live, then come with me." He took out the beast sack and walked towards them, gesturing for them to enter.
Everyone immediately became cautious. They didn't dare to go in. If anything happened, they might not even know how they died. At least they could put up a fight this way. At least they could die knowing what had happened.
Situ Xiao said, "General Du, it's as easy as flipping your hand to kill us. We're all ghost cultivators here. Why do you have to make things difficult for us?"
Du Yuanhao's gaze fell on his ghost mask. After a moment of silence, he didn't continue to force them and put away the beast sack. "If you don't want to come in, then come with me." He turned to Guan Longshan and said, "I'll leave this place to you!"
"Understood!" Guan Longshan cupped his fists and accepted the order.
"Let's go!" Du Yuanhao then called out to Miao Yi and the others.
Situ Xiao asked, "Where to?"
"To a place that can decide your fate. If you want to live, then come with me. Don't force my hand!"
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