Chapter 83

Lu Xiaoding crouched by the tripod, huddled into a ball. The tripod had already tipped over, and Ge Pi's upper body had been thrown out. Countless rocks fell, but were held back by the tripod and Lu Xiaoding, who was covered in dust.

Kong Xincai had already ignobly returned to his sword form, finding it unseemly to bend under the weight of the rocks, which would damage his image. Lu Xiaoding had nowhere to hide and could only endure the rocks hitting her, but fortunately, her tough skin and the tripod blocking most of the stones helped.

She took out a night-luminescent stone and scanned the tripod. A fist-sized dent had been created on the side of the tripod, and heavy rocks were pressing down on it. She touched her sore buttocks and sighed deeply, feeling the pain from the collision.

If she had known, she wouldn't have just thought it looked good and refined the soft silk onto the tripod. In the future, she would only choose strong materials; judging by appearance alone would eventually lead to her downfall.

Ge Pi had only rolled out halfway, his lower body still stuck in the tripod's mouth. His head had been hit by several rocks, and without using his spiritual energy to protect himself, the rocks had broken his head, causing blood to flow over his face.

He had been sleeping and was suddenly awakened by the impact. Dazed, he looked around and felt something wet on his head. When he touched it, he found his hands covered in blood. He was about to sit up but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist. Looking down, he saw himself squeezed in the tripod with a seven-colored egg.

"What's going on?" He turned his head in panic and saw Lu Xiaoding squatting nearby, holding a night-luminescent stone. The area was full of broken rocks, and any movement would cause them to fall.

Seeing him awake, Lu Xiaoding said, "You should be able to dig a hole. Quickly dig a hole so we can escape. They are using spiritual energy to dig the rocks above."

"What did you do?" Ge Pi looked at her in confusion, completely unaware of what had happened.

Lu Xiaoding didn't have time to explain. She pushed the egg back into the tripod and urged, "Hurry up and dig. Your master is up there and wants to eat us. If we don't leave, we're all done for."

"My master is outside," Ge Pi was suddenly frightened. He quickly crawled out of the egg, took out a spirit talisman, and placed it on the ground, activating it with his spiritual energy.

The talisman glowed, and a symbol appeared on the ground, about half a丈 wide. He immediately jumped into it, and his lower body instantly sank into the symbol. He shouted to Lu Xiaoding, "Hurry, this is a ground-penetrating talisman."

"Coming." Lu Xiaoding glanced at the symbol, which was just large enough for the tripod to pass through. She immediately picked up the tripod and jumped in. Both of them instantly disappeared into the symbol, escaping underground.

The sect leader, True Master, was using his divine sense to observe. Suddenly, he roared, "This scoundrel, it's him who betrayed me by colluding with outsiders. Quickly search down the mountain. They used a ground-penetrating talisman to escape. If you encounter Ge Pi, bring him back to me alive."

Everyone stopped, looking at the True Master with astonishment. Could today's events be the work of the junior master? Was he chosen by the Yinxian sword? This was too exaggerated. Why would the Yinxian sword choose such an incompetent person who was too lazy to practice and spent his days idly chatting?

Yuan Zhi frowned but remained still. He couldn't act now; the True Master's attack was too severe, almost killing him.

"Quick, go find the junior master. I can't detect the woman with my divine sense, but I can detect the tripod. If you find a moving tripod, that's them," everyone now knew that although they couldn't detect people, the tripod couldn't escape. There was no bigger target than a moving tripod unless they abandoned it.

"Found them!" Suddenly, someone shouted and turned into a black shadow, flying down the mountain. The True Master was no exception, running faster than anyone else. In an instant, he had moved a hundred meters, leaving all the disciples behind.

Unfortunately, it seemed there was no solution to this. Yuan Zhi watched them rush down the mountain and sighed in his heart. Without the tripod, with Lu Xiaoding's god-like escape skills, leaving here would be as easy as turning over one's hand. However, he had seen her carrying the tripod multiple times, so it must be something she couldn't abandon.

"Yuan Zhi, let me help you back." Yuan Zisi appeared beside him, extending her hand to support him. He hadn't seen her earlier and thought she had gone to the Tianling Sect. He nodded, wanting to return. Regardless of whether this matter succeeded, he couldn't immediately go find Lu Xiaoding.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Zisi, who was supporting him, suddenly whispered, "Go, they're coming. No one can escape."

"Huh?" Yuan Zhi looked at her in confusion, suddenly remembering Lu Xiaoding's identity. She was a medicine boy of the Yunjian Sect. An ordinary person couldn't just appear here; the Yunjian Sect must have already come to find her. He had forgotten this in the chaos of the Yinxian sword.

This matter should be reported to his master.

Seeing his gaze become sharp, Yuan Zisi tightened her grip on his hand and continued to whisper, "Three Yuan Ying cultivators from the Ming Sect have arrived. We are no match for them. The Guiling Sect is finished."

Yuan Zhi was stunned and looked at Yuan Zisi, saying, "Sister, I feel a bit unwell. Please help me inside."

"Sure, let's go. There are many people here, so there won't be any problems," Yuan Zisi nodded and quietly supported him toward their living quarters.

The True Master of the Guiling Sect had already caught up with Lu Xiaoding, his gaze fixed on the Yinxian sword in her hand. He didn't even look at the terrified Ge Pi, who was trembling in fear, but instead reached out to try to snatch the Yinxian sword from the air.

Lu Xiaoding left Ge Pi and quickly escaped through the spirit protection array. The True Master's spiritual energy was blocked by the array, which was designed to prevent external enemies from entering. Now, it was trapping him inside while Lu Xiaoding was outside, making him furious.

"Quickly, turn off the spirit protection array!" He hadn't expected this. How could an ordinary person penetrate the spirit protection array? This was too unbelievable. At that moment, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, looking at Lu Xiaoding in disbelief and muttering, "Could she be a spirit of a tool as well?"

The True Master's gaze fell on the tripod. Realizing he couldn't detect the girl with his divine sense, he suddenly laughed excitedly. Two spirits of tools, one even with a physical form, such a rare thing was right in front of him.

This tripod is the spirit of a tool. From now on, my alchemy can be done at will.

Ge Pi was too scared to move. He hadn't expected Lu Xiaoding to easily escape through the spirit protection array, while he couldn't. Looking at Lu Xiaoding outside the array, he was almost in tears, "Come and save me!"

Lu Xiaoding stood in the forest, clasped her hands, and bowed to him, "I will help you collect your remains and send them to your mother."

"..." Ge Pi, seeing her gesture of bowing to the dead, suddenly collapsed in front of the spirit protection array and burst into tears, "You're not a righteous person? How can you leave me here? Save me! And I haven't even told you what sect my mother belongs to or her name. How can you send my remains to her? You're lying, you big liar!"

"Ah? Then tell me quickly. Your master is staring at you with a terrible expression," Lu Xiaoding quickly said.

Ge Pi was so upset he couldn't speak, already feeling his master standing behind him, his toes almost touching his buttocks.

"Your mother?" The True Master said coldly, "It seems you overheard my conversation with Yuan Zhi. I treated you so well, and you betrayed me. This truly makes my heart cold."

"You tricked me here and raised me to be this way, with no authority or strength. Don't think I don't know; the people in the sect look down on me," he turned around, regardless of the consequences, and shouted.

The True Master's eyes were like knives, and he angrily scolded, "You're just a waste, a piece of mud that can't be propped up. I treated you well, but so many cultivators have children who are born with all kinds of privileges. Why are they so good, while you are not? Even Lin Jilu of the Ming Sect, who is also a playboy, is a hundred times better than you."

Lu Xiaoding watched them, speechless. They seemed like a father and son arguing, and what was so good about someone like Lin Jilu? He looked sick.

Just as Ge Pi's life was about to end, a loud, arrogant laugh suddenly came from the Guiling Sect's teleportation array. A powerful and domineering voice rang out, "You evil little devils, daring to wreak havoc in my Lingmiao State and hiding here for so many years. Today, your evil deeds are exposed, and you will all die here."

The True Master's divine sense instantly swept over, and he turned to look at Lu Xiaoding. He had already sent someone to turn off the spirit protection array. A Yuan Ying cultivator had intruded, and he needed to get the Yinxian sword quickly.

"Hmph, come out," the intruder's divine sense detected him, and a huge green jade gourd appeared in the sky, sucking toward him.

The True Master summoned a banner emitting a sinister aura and threw it into the air. The banner unfolded into a gray canopy, blocking the suction. However, Ge Pi had no protection and was immediately sucked up, screaming in panic.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaoding threw the Yinxian sword, which pierced through the spirit protection array and wrapped around his ankle, pulling him back. Otherwise, he would have been sucked into the gourd.

The Yinxian sword entered the spirit protection array, and the True Master immediately reached out to grab it, "This sword is mine."

"Think again, this thing can't be yours," Lu Xiaoding had promised Kong Xincai and suddenly rushed into the array, being sucked up by the gourd along with Ge Pi.

The True Master reached out and grabbed Ge Pi, while Lu Xiaoding was sucked toward the gourd. Both were suspended in the air, unable to move.

"Give me the sword," seeing this, the True Master disregarded Ge Pi's life and pulled hard, causing Ge Pi to scream in pain, almost being torn in two.

Lu Xiaoding bit open a spirit-gathering pill and, while still converting the earth's spiritual energy into soul power, poured a large amount of soul power into it. She roared, sending a powerful blast of air that pushed the True Master away.

The soul power continued to spew out, and she directed it into the Yinxian sword. The long sword suddenly shrank to a normal size. Ge Pi was thrown to the ground, and she grabbed the sword and swung it at the True Master.

Kong Xincai suddenly emerged from the sword, looking pained and cursing, "Damn, what is this thing?"

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