Junior sister took first place again

Chapter 156: Battle at the Lake

When Qing Li started fighting with the chasing demons at the entrance of the tunnel at the bottom of the lake, Xue You and Yi Ye had already tracked them to the barrier outside the manor.

There was only this last step left, but Yiye and Xueyou stopped where they were in great embarrassment.

In front of them was a defensive barrier that mainly had the functions of insight, exploration, and bloodline detection. If they did not have someone to lead them through, no matter how they got through, they would both be exposed.

Yiye's already impatient face furrowed even more, "It's almost the final step and it's like this again! The Xue family is so cunning!"

Xue You also frowned, and after a moment, he suddenly flicked his sleeves and took out all the small gifts given by his companions.

"We're not far away now, let's try using the secret technique to see if we can contact Qing Li."

As Xue You spoke, he formed a complicated hand gesture and took the lead in injecting a large amount of spiritual power into several objects floating in the air.

Seeing this, Yiye also took out his own copy and began to make seals.

The moment the spell was completed, Xue You attacked the barrier in front of him without any hesitation, completely disregarding the concerns about being exposed when he came.

Yiye had wanted to do this for a long time. He and Xueyou received the news from Qingli at the same time.

Now that Qing Li has been exposed, it is too late for them to be shocked by what Qing Li has seen. Their primary task today is to leave here alive and rescue their companions who have been taken away by the demons.

When Yiye and the others saw Qingli's message, they also saw the message that Fu'e sent to his teammates before going to Jizhou.

Ah Sheng was actually taken away by the demons on King Chongming’s territory!

Xue You and the others didn't know what King Chongming, who was skilled in divination, saw that made him choose to do this. They only knew one thing: Ah Sheng was their friend, and the last thing he did before being taken away was to think about his companions. He summoned the masters of the Misty Pavilion of the Xuanling Sect to come and support them.

She was the one with the lowest cultivation and was the youngest in the team, so they should take her back in the same way they brought her to Dongzhou.

Before the people from the Xuanling Sect's Misty Pavilion arrive, the three of them must get out of here first.

Qing Li was seriously injured. After she was exposed, Master Xue came over quickly. In addition to the four monsters at the beginning, there were many human cultivators chasing her at the bottom of the lake.

With Qing Li's level of cultivation, he should not have been caught up by several demons in the God Transformation Stage. However, there was a barrier at the entrance of the tunnel. They detected that Qing Li's bloodline was not right, and he did not have a pass or other items on him, so Qing Li could not pass through immediately. This delay allowed several demons that were not far away to come and kill him.

Looking at the Sky Fox, which was already covered in wounds but still struggling to resist, being surrounded by two Nascent Soul cultivators and four Spirit Transformation demons, Master Xue felt a little moved and said with a sigh:

"Why are you still refusing to surrender? You are a precious six-tailed celestial fox. Although I don't know which lord under King Qingxiao you are, I will not kill you."

"If you continue to resist stubbornly, all it will do is inflict more wounds on you, and the final outcome will not change."

Qing Li didn't have the energy to pay attention to him. His skin and flesh were torn and bleeding, and the white bones of his left leg were exposed.

Although Master Xue ordered to capture her alive after knowing her cultivation level, those opponents did not kill her, but if they caught her fighting with all her strength, they would not go easy on her.

Qing Li had no choice but to use her last bit of strength. She expanded her body and turned into an even bigger fox, trying to break through the barrier in one go.

The fierce battle caused the entire lake bottom to shake. Everyone's heartbeats were so tense that they couldn't be suppressed. Their eyes were focused on the battlefield. The fish and shrimp in the lake were also frightened by the fierce battle and fled in all directions.

Therefore, everyone ignored some subtle noises coming from outside.

When Master Xue saw the fox demon who refused to give up, he remembered that twenty years ago, there was also a stubborn demon in the Nascent Soul stage who fought desperately under his siege. In the end, not only did he get nothing, but he also almost lost his life.

But it was not without gain. At least after that incident, he remembered the lesson and would never give any demon tribe a chance to perish together with him.

He was thinking about these random things and was too focused on the battle in front of him that he didn't notice the changes in the outside world. It was not until the jade slip on his body rang with Awu's cry for help that Master Xue was suddenly startled and realized that two more great demons in the Nascent Soul stage had broken in.

A Wu's voice came from the jade slip, with a hint of panic and fear. Her voice trembled, as if she was suffering from great pain. Master Xue's eyes were stern, and he called out directly:

"Three of the long-awaited sixth-rank monsters have suddenly arrived at your doorstep. You're in luck! Let them all in!"

After saying this, he turned to look at Qing Li who was still resisting, "Since you are so ungrateful, I don't want to waste time talking to you. You guys, go and catch her."

Behind him, two tall figures rushed up. They were the two snake half-demons that Qing Li had seen before.

After the two of them joined forces, their aura changed, and they exerted the same pressure as a grandmaster, which instantly disrupted Qing Li's already limited spiritual power.

Qing Li's eyes went dark and he spat out a large mouthful of blood. Then he was tied to the side by the two monks who surrounded him with a top-level demon-binding rope.

Then everyone looked up at the entrance to the lake bottom, and saw another snake body dozens of feet long accompanied by countless thorny vines, falling down like a giant net.

The snake demon's original form was sturdy and majestic, and it exuded a cold demonic aura. As soon as it came in, it killed many monks in an instant.

The cold vertical pupils looked over indifferently and ruthlessly, as if looking at everyone like ants. Another demon temporarily hid his tracks.

Master Xue sneered, "You're just in time! This is a great opportunity for me to test the combat capabilities of these puppets. Now that you're here, none of you can leave."

As he spoke, he crushed something, and several demons in the Spirit Transformation and Void Refinement stages suddenly rushed out of the tunnel and immediately started fighting with the uninvited guests.

He called back the two Nascent Soul cultivators who usually followed him and asked them to bring Qing Li over. The three of them watched the demon fight in front of them with cold eyes.

At the same time, on the border of Xizhou, bordering the territory of King Fufeng of Youzhou, a great war is about to begin.