Chapter 301

Upon hearing that, the Third Hall Officer's face changed instantly.

"What's going on?!"

Before the Guards could even respond, the blood slaves who had been trapped in the basement all rushed out, heading straight for the Xue Nu Chang's gate at this moment.

"Stop them quickly!" the Third Hall Officer shouted loudly.

The Guards in the Xue Nu Chang all swarmed toward these weak blood slaves, and for a moment the scene was extremely chaotic and noisy.

At the same time, the person who had just exerted pressure on Yuan Yao and the others appeared—a woman dressed in bluish-green tight-fitting attire, looking about thirty, with narrow eyes and a stern demeanor, holding a pale‑white heavy sword in her hand.

This person was none other than one of the Four Guardians of the Xue Nu Chang, Sikong Yi.

"Guardian Sikong!"

Sikong Yi swept her cold gaze over the chaos, then issued a stern order: "Seal off the Xue Nu Chang immediately; anyone who leaves without permission will be killed without mercy!"

Her gaze fell on Yuan Yao and the others, and she said coldly: "If you know what's good for you, surrender and spare yourself the pain."

But Yuan Yao showed no hesitation at all.

Seeing that they refused the toast and chose punishment, Sikong Yi also decisively moved to attack them.

The Four Guardians of the Xue Nu Chang are all experts of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

The reason the Two Provinces Region can accommodate demonic and devilish cultivators is largely because the Xue Nu Chang stands behind it as support!

Even the leaders of ordinary sects are nothing more than Spirit Transformation Realm experts!

Yet a power like the Xue Nu Chang actually possesses four Spirit Transformation Realm experts!

Not to mention the strength of the Xue Nu Chang's Field Master, Hu Yan Cheng.

Sikong Yi gripped her heavy sword and swung it at them.

Boom—

Song Yan and Yuan Yao both drew their swords to block, but were shaken back a step.

Just as Sikong Yi was about to press the attack, a sharp sword qi suddenly came at her, and she instinctively raised her sword to block!

Yuan Yao turned her head and saw the figure of her own Fourth Senior Brother, Xue Jin.

And upon looking closer, they saw Cang Li had already pinned Fang Lao to the wall with a thrust of his long spear, and Fang Lao let out a miserable scream.

On the other side, the Guards who had been surrounding the blood slaves were flung away by a whip.

Xiao Lingwei, Ying Wuji, and Yao Linglong appeared simultaneously, and they decisively cleared obstacles for these hundreds of blood slaves, intending to lead them out of the Xue Nu Chang.

At this moment, the people in each private room recognized who these individuals were!

"All six disciples of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord have come!"

"Are they intending to become enemies of the Xue Nu Chang?!"

"How interesting—I never expected to see a grand show here!"

"These few are indeed disciples of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord; they really do have some skill, but aren't they being overly arrogant?!"

In one of the private rooms, the short‑haired, black‑clad youth Nie Bai, his eyes hinting at interest, raised his eyebrows slightly and gave a light chuckle: "I didn't expect to meet the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord's six disciples so soon."

The name of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord is known to virtually everyone in the cultivation world.

The Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord and the Formless Immortal Venerable are equally renowned, both being among the most powerful beings in the cultivation world.

"Young Master, if they continue like this, the auction probably won't be able to proceed normally—that half of the Treasure Map..."

The person beside Nie Bai had just spoken when Nie Bai revealed a half‑smile.

Because Nie Bai saw Cang Li snatch from Fang Lao's hand the box containing the half of the Treasure Map, and Cang Li, without ceremony, simply stuffed the box into his own storage space.

Soon, Cang Li found the key to the iron cage imprisoning Ao Su, and with a strike of his spear he knocked Fang Lao unconscious.

Cang Li quickly rushed toward the iron cage on the platform.

But before he could get close to the cage, he saw the ground of the round platform suddenly split open, and the iron cage imprisoning Ao Su was about to plummet downward!

Cang Li's face changed in alarm.

At the critical moment——

A five‑colored rope‑tipped hook shot toward the cage, instantly snagging it and then yanking it violently outward.

"Third Senior Brother!"

"Got it!" Cang Li stepped forward, brandished his spear, and steadied the shaking iron cage.

But at that moment, a figure flickered into existence behind Cang Li.

So fast that one could barely see it!

"Ah Li!" Song Yan cried out urgently; just as he tried to dart forward to shield Cang Li from danger, one of the Four Guardians, Sikong Yi, already raised her sword and slashed at him.

Clang!

At this moment Cang Li also sensed the danger, but it was already too late for him to turn and block.

"Nine Infant."

In midair, the nine‑headed infant monster burst forth, attacking that figure and interrupting its assault on Cang Li.

"Roar!"

The pink‑haired youth flickered into motion and instantly appeared behind Cang Li, sword in hand, coordinating with the Nine Infant to launch an attack on that figure.

That figure was shrouded in black cloth, revealing only a pair of dark, murky eyes, and emanated the formidable pressure of a Spirit Transformation Realm expert.

This person was also one of the Four Guardians of the Xue Nu Chang, Wu Ming.

Wu Ming wielded a massive sickle.

He clashed with Xue Jin and the Nine Infant.

Wu Ming's speed was extreme; in the blink of an eye he had already slashed Xue Jin's back.

One of the Nine Infant's heads also nearly got chopped off by him.

Fortunately, the Nine Infant dodged quickly.

After escaping danger, Cang Li's first action was to use a key to open the iron cage and rescue Ao Su, who was locked up with heavy iron chains.

Ao Su is now as thin as a skeleton, his breath feeble.

Cang Li silently cursed the Xue Nu Chang.

He quickly took out a healing pill and fed it to Ao Su.

Ao Su's consciousness gradually returned; he saw everything around him, and on his pale, thin face appeared worry: "I... will I bring trouble to the sect?"

Cang Li said: "All you need to think about now is staying alive!"

At that moment, Zong Yu'er and Lin Xuechen also took advantage of the chaos to rush to Cang Li's side.

Cang Li looked up, his expression serious, and said: "Yu'er, Xuechen, guard Ao Su."

Zong Yu'er and Lin Xuechen nodded to show they understood.

The two of them helped Ao Su to his feet.

At the same time—

Xiao Lingwei, Ying Wuji, and Yao Linglong had already managed to carve out a passage for the blood slaves.

But as the blood slaves had just escaped to the gate of the Xue Nu Chang, they saw a sight that terrified them:

Only to see the streets filled with menacing figures of evil cultivators, and on the rooftops many more evil cultivators stood or sat, wearing demonic mocking expressions, as if ridiculing their naivety.

Thousands of evil cultivators under the Xue Nu Chang surrounded the entire black tower.

For the blood slaves who wanted to flee, it was practically impossible to fly away even with wings!

"Why aren't you leaving?" Yao Linglong originally saw the crowd stopped at the gate, feeling puzzled, but when she stepped out and looked, her pupils contracted slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief: "This..."

Two words flashed in her mind: "It's over."

It was because they had underestimated the enemy!

Ying Wuji and Xiao Lingwei also saw this scene, their expressions turning somewhat grave.

At that moment, the evil cultivators ahead on the street all made way, opening a path.

Only to see eight tall evil cultivators together lifting an extremely luxurious yet dark‑styled sedan; black gauze fluttered lightly in the wind, faintly revealing a young man seated inside.