Chapter 97

(Continuing the outbreak today!)

At this moment, Lu Tianyu’s entire body was still sealed, unconscious, and being carried on Sima Yan’s shoulder as she rapidly flew towards the headquarters of the Liuyun Sect.

The five people behind her followed closely, tracing the lingering aura Sima Yan left in the air. Gradually, their expressions became extremely peculiar.

"That demoness didn’t flee out of the Liuyun Sect but instead kept delving deeper into our sect. What is she up to?" The second senior brother, a tall and thin elder, finally couldn’t contain his curiosity and loudly asked his fellow disciples while chasing.

"I don’t know either. Demonesses are always unpredictable, making it hard to fathom their intentions," the third senior brother immediately replied with a bitter smile.

Sima Yan, who was carrying Lu Tianyu and running, was also extremely anxious, but she didn’t show it, maintaining a faint smile on her face.

"I originally planned to wait until Lu Tianyu’s cultivation was stronger before implementing it, but plans never keep up with changes. I didn’t expect him to fall into a dead end so quickly. To save him for that plan I’ve been preparing for over a hundred years, I had to reveal my identity. I hope he doesn’t disappoint me; otherwise, my sacrifice will be in vain." Sima Yan thought to herself as she flew, her heart uneasy, wondering if Lu Tianyu could withstand the upcoming plan.

If Lu Tianyu couldn’t endure it and died during the plan’s implementation, all her hard work would be in vain. The next time it would be much harder to succeed, especially with the Liuyun Sect on guard, making it much more difficult.

However, she was now in a position where she had no choice but to take a bold risk, regardless of success or failure. If not, she wouldn’t know when the next opportunity would come.

Of course, to implement the plan, she first needed to safely reach the destination. The five Liuyun Sect elders chasing her were like leeches, making her increasingly frustrated.

"Rumble!" With a powerful divine sense, Sima Yan immediately detected a strange and powerful restriction in the forest 300 zhang ahead, blocking her path.

Without hesitation, Sima Yan swung her right hand, and the demon blade appeared, instantly emitting a dazzling light. In the next moment, it fiercely slashed at the restriction ahead.

"Crack!" The restriction, like a piece of cloth, split into two, revealing a huge crack.

Sima Yan moved her body and darted through the crack like lightning.

"Who dares to intrude on the Liuyun Sect’s forbidden area? Leave now!" As Sima Yan entered the forest, an elderly voice suddenly echoed. The sound was still lingering in the air when a gray figure darted out of the forest, blocking Sima Yan’s path.

"Get out of my way!" Sima Yan sneered and, without hesitation, swung the demon blade at the gray-robed elder’s waist.

"Whoosh!" The massive demon blade tore through the air, reaching three meters in front of the gray-robed elder in an instant. Before the blade arrived, the blade aura had already transformed into countless sharp blades, cutting into the elder’s body.

"Crack!" The gray-robed elder’s robe instantly turned into fragments, scattering on the ground. At the same time, his skin split into pieces, and blood spurted out wildly.

"Ah!" In unbearable pain, the gray-robed elder let out a heart-wrenching scream and, terrified, fled to the right.

This was not surprising. As one of the six elders of the Liuyun Sect, Ma Xingfeng had fled in fear of the demon blade and was beaten to a pulp. The gray-robed elder, who was much weaker in status and strength, was no match for Sima Yan.

"Crack!" It was too late. The gray-robed elder, unable to dodge in time, was quickly cut in half by the demon blade. His body exploded, turning into a cloud of blood that rained down.

Although the gray-robed elder died, he successfully delayed Sima Yan for a moment.

A mere moment, insignificant to ordinary people, was extremely precious to the five pursuers.

In that moment, the five Liuyun Sect elders had closed the distance, now less than a thousand zhang away from Sima Yan.

"Senior Brother, that demoness has intruded into the Liuyun Sect’s forbidden area. What is she up to?" The second senior brother asked again, puzzled.

"Trouble! We must catch up and prevent her from entering deeper into the forbidden area," the first senior brother exclaimed, his face turning pale. He immediately accelerated, rushing towards the entrance of the forbidden area, which was the forest ahead.

"Senior Brother, what’s going on?" The second senior brother was still confused.

"Less talk! Everyone, attack together and kill that demoness. I’ll explain later," the first senior brother shouted impatiently, already rushing into the forest ahead.

But Sima Yan had already vanished, leaving only the bloodstains from the gray-robed elder’s explosion on the ground. The strong smell of blood lingered in the air.

"Rumble!" At this moment, another deafening sound came from 300 zhang ahead. The first senior brother quickly looked up and saw a violent spiritual energy fluctuation in the air, like a tear in the void, forming a huge crack.

That was the location of the teleportation array to enter the forbidden area.

"You four, quickly transfer all your energy to me to help me kill that demoness!" The first senior brother’s face turned ashen. If Sima Yan entered the forbidden area through the crack, they would be powerless against her.

Moreover, the first senior brother was now certain that the demoness was after the object suppressing the forbidden area.

That object was crucial to the safety of the entire Divine Wasteland Continent. It must not be compromised. If the demoness took it, the consequences would be dire.

Hearing the first senior brother’s shout, the four pursuing disciples immediately pressed their right hands on his back, transferring their energy into him like a flood.

"Whoosh!" The first senior brother’s aura rapidly increased, visible to the naked eye. His white hair stood up like steel needles.

A strand of white hair, accidentally blown by the wind, sliced through a nearby tree, which split in half and fell to the ground with a "crack."

With the combined energy of the four disciples, the first senior brother’s cultivation broke through the late-stage Battle Emperor and advanced to the early-stage Battle Venerable.

Of course, this was temporary. Once the energy transfer stopped, his cultivation would revert to the peak late-stage Battle Emperor.

After the energy transfer, the four disciples collapsed, looking like they had aged ten years, panting heavily.

In their depleted state, they were extremely vulnerable. Even someone of Lu Tianyu’s cultivation could easily kill them.

In contrast, the first senior brother, with the combined energy, emitted a devastating aura that made the low-level demons in the forest flee in terror.

Leaves were torn from the trees by the powerful aura, turning into fragments that scattered on the ground.

Sima Yan, just stepping into the crack and standing on the teleportation array, immediately sensed the overwhelming aura behind her. She turned her head and, seeing the first senior brother’s appearance, her face turned deathly pale.

"I didn’t expect these five old men to use such a body-damaging joint technique to deal with me. They must have seen through my intentions." Thinking quickly, Sima Yan immediately took out numerous high-grade spirit stones from her storage bag and inserted them into the slots beside the teleportation array.

"Whoosh!" As the spirit stones entered the slots, the teleportation array emitted a dazzling white light and slowly activated.

Sima Yan’s figure began to fade as the teleportation array activated, about to be transported to the depths of the forbidden area.

"Where are you running, demoness?" At this moment, the first senior brother’s closed eyes suddenly opened, and with a deafening roar, his body vanished and reappeared in front of the crack. Without hesitation, he raised his right fist and fiercely punched the teleportation array, which was emitting the white light.

"Rumble!" With the first senior brother’s devastating punch, the white light on the teleportation array shattered, turning into smoke that gradually disappeared. Sima Yan’s figure also began to fade, about to vanish completely.

"Come out!" The first senior brother, seeing this, roared with red eyes, swung his right hand, and tore through the void, desperately grabbing the fading figure and pulling it out.

"Whoosh!" With the first senior brother’s world-shattering technique, Sima Yan, who was halfway through the teleportation array, was forcefully pulled out, appearing outside the array with a look of utter horror.