Chapter 1676: Arriving Just in Time

Although Clan Chief Li Haoran of the Li Family did not understand why the Secret Realm could not be reclaimed by himself, he still had ample time to prepare again.

He immediately gathered all local Martial Cultivators and the army, and stationed them at the entrance and exit of the Secret Realm.

Some Martial Cultivators who had been following the idea of fighting those women, upon hearing the news, also rushed over to join the commotion, indiscriminately helping the Li Family seal off the Secret Realm's entrance and exit.

Since the Secret Realm had not yet been developed, Man Shu and her group, after entering, actually found quite a few good resources and spent some time.

This also made the Li Family's preparations even more thorough. They also allied with the local Formation guards and shut down the Teleportation Array, fearing that someone might come to reinforce Man Shu and the others.

The local Formation guard squad had long been colluding with the Li Family. The guard captain's Transmission Talisman had clearly received the Transmission Voice from Yi Cheng, but pretended not to see it and did not activate the Teleportation Array.

When Man Shu and the others prepared to leave the Secret Realm and emerged from the entrance, they were met head‑on with a fierce attack.

Although Man Shu's cultivation level was high, it could not withstand a battle formation of tens of thousands and the simultaneous assault of numerous Martial Cultivators. To cover the others' retreat back into the Secret Realm, Man Shu, Lei Ming, Long Nv and others were wounded, with Man Shu suffering the gravest injuries.

Fortunately, they all had enough pills, Life Spring Water and other resources for emergency aid. Yet Man Shu needed time to recover to peak combat power.

Lei Ming reacted quickly; once attacked, she felt the assault was intense and they could not break through on their own. So she immediately transmitted location information to Ye Liuyun, which delayed them a bit, resulting in some injuries.

Afterwards, these women withdrew back into the Secret Realm, so Ye Liuyun could no longer contact them.

Ye Liuyun raced at full speed toward Xinghe City while having Qiong Qi ready to act.

"You, it's because there are too many women that your cultivation is delayed! You've only been quietly cultivating for a few days and you keep running out! At this pace, when will you ever reach the Divine Realm?" Qiong Qi kept complaining about Ye Liuyun.

At this moment Ye Liuyun was burning with impatience and had no mood to heed Qiong Qi's complaints.

Meanwhile, the Martial Cultivators who had arrived from other regions and were guarding outside the Secret Realm, seeing that the strongest among the women, Man Shu, was wounded, thought a chance had arrived and surged into the Secret Realm to hunt them.

Wu Qingcheng led Man Shu and the others; after barely fending off several waves of Martial Cultivators, they could only continue to hide deeper within the Secret Realm.

Li Haoran, meanwhile, continued to guard the Secret Realm's entrance and exit with local Martial Cultivators and the army.

Ye Liuyun supplied the Flying Shuttle with Spirit Stone without limit; a normal Flying Boat would take two days, but he arrived at Xinghe City in less than two hours.

Because of the extreme speed, the Formation surrounding the Flying Shuttle had already begun to fail, and its speed noticeably slowed.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun had already arrived, and there was no major impact.

He simply tossed the Flying Shuttle to Qiong Qi for repair, then donned the Invisibility Cloak and charged into the Secret Realm.

He also saw the Martial Cultivators and army guarding outside the Secret Realm, but had no time to deal with them; rescuing the people was urgent.

Upon entering the Secret Realm, Ye Liuyun released Qiong Qi, and also sent a clone wearing the Invisibility Cloak to guard the entrance and exit, killing anyone who came in or out without exception.

After entering the Secret Realm, Ye Liuyun immediately used the Divine Soul Contract to locate Lei Ming and the others.

Learning that Lei Ming and the others had gathered and were being pursued by some Martial Cultivators, Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi rushed over at full speed.

At this moment Ye Liuyun, wearing Flying Boots, was actually faster than Qiong Qi, leaving Qiong Qi far behind.

"You shallow‑hearted fellow, you run so fast just for women! Why haven't I seen you this fast before?" Qiong Qi shouted while chasing.

Ye Liuyun was too lazy to reply, simply pushing himself to accelerate.

Wu Qingcheng and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Ye Liuyun had arrived.

"Fortunately Liuyun arrived in time; otherwise we would have fallen into those Martial Cultivators' hands, which would be no better than death!"

At this point, Lei Ming already sensed Ye Liuyun rapidly approaching, so everyone no longer needed to run.

As soon as they stopped, some fast Martial Cultivators chased after them.

Wu Qingcheng and the others, after continuous battles and retreats, were now in a sorry state. Man Shu still could not fight.

Lei Ming and Long Nv also used their Physical Body to shield everyone several times, their bodies covered in wounds, with no time to rest.

The divine artifacts they needed had already been used once; now they took them out again, preparing for a final defense, holding out until Ye Liuyun caught up.

"Why aren't you running?" a double‑ranked Celestial Sovereign Martial Cultivator sneered.

He had a few late‑stage Celestial Sovereign Martial Cultivators beside him, and they immediately surrounded Wu Qingcheng and the others to prevent another escape.

"Did you change your mind? If you'd thought of it earlier, it would have been fine! Women, after all, must get married! Follow me, and I'll guarantee you a life of luxury, no shortage of resources!"

Another Martial Cultivator, seeing that they could not escape, began to harass them.

At this moment, the first Martial Cultivator spoke again: "Brothers, now that there are few people, let's act quickly; each of us can take one, no problem. When the crowd grows later, there won't be enough to go around!"

"Great! Let's all act together, I want the one with the highest cultivation, the injured one will do! It looks quite plump!" another Martial Cultivator said while preparing to act, sneering.

"Then I'll take the one wielding a long sword, good figure, should look decent as well!" another Martial Cultivator pointed at Wu Qingcheng.

The women all covered their faces, so the cultivators could not see their features and could only judge by their figures.

"Enough talk, act now, I can't wait any longer!" the first Martial Cultivator said, ready to move.

Suddenly, he felt a powerful force lock onto him, making him feel extremely dangerous.

Before he could turn, a flash of Golden Light shot out, piercing a large hole straight through his chest.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil saw from afar that none of the women were missing, and he was relieved to have arrived in time. Though some were wounded, with Life Spring Water there was no worry about recovery.

Now he was no longer worried, but anger immediately replaced it. These Martial Cultivators had chased his women into such a sorry state; they could not be let off.

He feared the Vajra Divine Bow would not kill this Martial Cultivator, so he directly used the Hunting Demon Bow.

After firing one arrow, he immediately took out a Storage Yuan Stone to replenish energy.

His current Mysterious Origin reserve, after shooting one arrow with the Hunting Demon Bow, now retained only a small portion of Mysterious Origin.

However, he had no time to rejoice, only thinking of rushing to his women's side to avenge them.