Chapter 431 - 39: Opportunity in the Desolate Land

The flames exploded, the earth rumbled, and there were Flying Swords weaving through the air.

After Li Ji’an chased the Zhao Family’s enemies for a thousand miles, Yao Rui and the other three were fiercely battling with six Thief Cultivators.

However, their skirmish, in Li Ji’an’s eyes, truly seemed like child’s play.

In his previous life, Li Ji’an may not have engaged in much Magical Combat, but the Fake Pill True Man’s understanding and application of Magic, combined with decades of accumulated experience, especially the mindset during Magical Combat, naturally couldn’t be compared to inexperienced novices.

With just a casual glance, Li Ji’an spotted no fewer than ten flaws in Yao Rui and the others.

In the Cultivation Realm’s Magical Combat, if one has an advantage in Cultivation Realm, Magical Power, and other aspects, the details of Magic application can be disregarded.

But Yao Rui and the others’ Cultivation Realms were inferior to the six Thief Cultivators, relying only on the Sect’s authentic Cultivation Technique and Magic to counter them, plus the advantage of their numbers.

In such circumstances, the details of Magic application, as well as the influence of one’s mindset, become crucial.

Advance to reverse the situation, retreat and risk total annihilation.

"This is the true trial!" Sensing the four giving their all and enduring a great life-and-death crisis, Li Ji’an nodded quietly.

Alas, in this lifetime, he cannot truly experience such a trial.

Firstly, he cannot empathize with this sense of crisis.

He glanced at Old Huang’s foolish-looking face hiding behind the ox cart, then raised his eyes to look at the horizon.

He could confirm that there was at least one Fake Pill Elder secretly guarding the Guardian Path.

"Zhou Zheng, what are you doing?" Just as he was about to act, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zheng, who was fighting alongside Hu Zaiyi and Shen Xingchen against four Thief Cultivators, suddenly put away his Magical Artifact, not only ceasing his attack but also shouted at Hu Zaiyi and Shen Xingchen after a moment of daze.

"Shen Xingchen, Hu Zaiyi, what are you doing? How can you strike to kill disciples of the Sect?" Zhou Zheng stood in the middle, accusing the two.

"Zhou Zheng, are you crazy?"

"Be careful!"

Due to Zhou Zheng’s obstruction, Shen Xingchen and Hu Zaiyi hurriedly withdrew their Magic.

However, the three Thief Cultivators behind Zhou Zheng struck ruthlessly, and seeing Zhou Zheng about to be hit, Hu Zaiyi soared forward.

"Hu Zaiyi, you’re the one who’s crazy!" Zhou Zheng shouted angrily, not only ignoring the Thief Cultivators attacking from behind but also attacking Hu Zaiyi, who came to rescue him.

Boom~

The attack from Hu Zaiyi was intercepted by Zhou Zheng.

However, the Thief Cultivators behind him struck Zhou Zheng’s Body-Protecting Dharma Shield without obstruction.

"You..." Although Zhou Zheng was only at Qi Cultivation 5th Layer, his cultivation of the Sect’s superior Cultivation Technique made his Magical Power comparable to that of a Thief Cultivator at Qi Cultivation 7th Layer. The Body-Protecting Dharma Shield took a hit but didn’t shatter, only shook fiercely.

But his face was filled with confusion, turning his head to look at the attacking Thief Cultivators, an expression of deep bewilderment in his eyes.

"Zhou Zheng, wake up, you’ve definitely fallen under this Thief’s Divine Soul Demon Technique!" Shen Xingchen shouted explosively.

"Thief Cultivators..." Although Shen Xingchen hadn’t cultivated Sound Wave Skill type spells, this forceful shout, imbued with Magical Power, slightly restored a trace of clarity to Zhou Zheng’s Divine Soul.

"You all..." Zhou Zheng’s eyes gradually cleared, looking towards the three Thief Cultivators in shock.

Buzz~

The three Thief Cultivators saw this, each showed a serious expression, their eyes once again filled with hazy, enchanting energy.

"Hold your heart steady!" Hu Zaiyi shouted loudly.

...

"This Secret Technique is indeed mystical!" Li Ji’an’s heart stirred upon witnessing this scene.

"Come help me!" At this moment, Yao Rui, battling alone against two Thief Cultivators, cried for help.

With her at the peak of Qi Cultivation 6th Layer, facing the two Thief Cultivators with the highest Cultivation, one at Qi Cultivation 9th Layer, the other at Qi Cultivation 8th Layer, she was indeed struggling.

However, the most exhausting part was the continuous erosion of their Divine Soul Secret Technique during the battle, making her spirit gradually fail.

In an instant, the four True Inheritors at the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation from the Upper Sect began to fall into a disadvantage.

The six Thief Cultivators all breathed a sigh of relief and no longer focused on defense.

Seeing the four barely holding on, Li Ji’an finally took action.

"Whoosh~"

In an instant, a sky full of green and verdant leaves danced and enveloped the ten combatants.

"Senior Brother Li, save us!" At the moment Hu Zaiyi’s Body-Protecting Dharma Shield was broken, sensing Li Ji’an’s presence, he was immediately overjoyed.

"Swoosh~" A green leaf that had floated in front of Hu Zaiyi suddenly experienced spatial fluctuation, instantly transforming into Li Ji’an’s form.

"Puchi~" At the same time Li Ji’an appeared, several vines shot towards the approaching Thief Cultivators.

"Pop pop pop~" The continuous strikes of the vines hit the Thief Cultivators’ Body-Protecting Dharma Shield.

Regrettably, the vine’s Magical Power was strong but lacked sharpness, and failed to break their Body-Protecting Dharma Shield.

"Gather!" Li Ji’an softly commanded, and the vines transformed into a pliant binding, tangling the Thief Cultivator tightly.

Although unable to penetrate his Dharma Shield, they could bind him.

"Save me!" The next moment, in her lapse of mind, Yao Rui was pierced by a Blood Spear, wrenching her fate. She twisted her form to dodge but was nonetheless impaled in the thigh, trailing a string of blood beads.

"Swish!" Li Ji’an’s form disappeared from in front of Hu Zaiyi, transforming into a green leaf, reappearing behind Yao Rui but a moment later, using the same method to bind the closing Thief Cultivator.

"Senior Brother Li..." Witnessing Li Ji’an’s methods up close, Yao Rui’s eyes were filled with astonishment.

"Keep your spirit firm, do not be distracted!" Li Ji’an advised, then charged towards the Thief Cultivator with the highest Cultivation.

"Tha... Thank you." Watching Li Ji’an’s form vanish once more into the green leaves, Yao Rui murmured.

She then quickly raised her gaze, focusing all her anger on the Thief Cultivator about to break free from the vine’s binding.

With Li Ji’an’s vine binding, the adversary became like a living target to her.