Immortal Road.

Patio courtyard.

Lin Shan, Chi Hong, and the others stared intently at You Meiji, watching the bloodline in front of her appear intermittently, and the red crystal completely merging into the spatial storm and finally disappearing.

puff--

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body swayed, and he almost fell over.

All around, Elder Feng's voice echoed inexplicably, and a winding void passage suddenly appeared from the outside!

"We must leave quickly, for this place will become a spatial graveyard tonight. The entire Immortal Envoy camp has been wiped out. We must immediately head to the outer void to fight the Pure Lotus Hermit!"

The sound echoed loudly, startling Lin Shan and the others. They quickly looked around, but could only hear the sound and not see the person.

Then I heard a cacophony of voices, as if I were actually there.

"What? So fast?"

"Elder Feng, why did you go and attack Layman Jinglian without any warning?"

"Yes, I'm not ready yet!"

"What preparations? We're at the crucial moment already, who's going to give you time to prepare?"

The old demon's voice also boomed outwards, and since the two teams were not far apart, their conversations could be heard.

"We must strike by surprise tonight to ensure our safe retreat. Otherwise, if any of you leaks the secret, wouldn't all of Fairy's long-term plans be in vain?"

"Ah, yes, yes, you are so thoughtful. The fairy was right to choose the right person."

"Stop talking nonsense and get going!"

"Wait, where is the Holy Maiden?"

Hearing Elder Feng's call again, You Meiji struggled to put her hand to her forehead and weakly called out softly into the void.

Elder Feng, I'm here.

"Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden?"

Elder Feng called out anxiously, but it seemed he couldn't hear them. His aged voice echoed in the cave, causing the fire pits around him to flicker.

Youmeiji shouted with all her might, and after seven or eight times, she finally got a faint response.

The two cave entrances are separated by the mountain, and sound is blocked by the spatial storm; only the forceful penetration of divine energy can pass through.

Elder Feng comforted her:

"Holy Maiden, you've worked hard. The Sky Burial Technique must have drained your energy. We'll be picking you up through the spatial passage soon. We'll drop a hovering rope in a bit, so be sure to hold on tight!"

Youmei Ji quickly got up, anxiously waiting for help to appear from outside the space above her head.

Lin Shan and the others also craned their necks and looked up at the sky.

Finally, at a certain moment, they saw a shining passage in the spatial storm outside the barrier between worlds, and Protector Feng and the others made a fleeting appearance!
He then threw a rope straight down in this direction.

and many more!

What is this operation?
Feng Hufa and his group escaped through the spatial passage, but You Meiji, as the chief priest who made the greatest contribution, only arranged for them to evacuate with a single rope?
This was so different from what everyone had expected that they immediately panicked, their minds went blank, and they didn't know how to deal with it. They could only act according to the situation.

The fact that the other side left only one rope for their evacuation clearly shows they didn't want to give outsiders any opportunity to take advantage of the situation, demonstrating extremely careful consideration!

Youmei Ji tensed up, trying to grab on, but the rope swayed violently before it was even halfway there, swinging back and forth in the spatial storm. It looked very dangerous and exciting. As if guided by something, although it deviated from the direction several times, it still managed to turn back firmly.

"Holy Maiden, hold on! The Sky-Holding Rope is a treasure personally passed down by the World Honored One. When you see this, break through space and grab the rope. Do not let go!"

The two sides staged a thrilling rescue in the sky and inside the cave. The spatial storm was raging with huge waves, and the lifeline was like a small boat, swaying and teetering on the edge of its seat!
Lin Shan and his men were on high alert, ready to strike.

Everyone stared intently at the rope, ready to leap up and climb it as soon as it got close to the courtyard, following You Meiji to escape.

This is the only way now, a desperate measure!

Even if they become grasshoppers on the same rope, they are determined to be together!
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the old demon suddenly spoke up:

"Guardian Feng, wait a moment. Just now, through the void, I saw what appeared to be a layer of gray veil flashing past the Holy Maiden. I wonder if it was just my imagination?"

Ok?
You Meiji was taken aback upon hearing this, and quickly looked around but found nothing unusual. However, she startled Lin Shan and the others!
All that was heard was Protector Feng saying:
"Fellow Daoist, you are overthinking it. I didn't see anything. Perhaps it's because we are far away in the void, and sometimes the light is refracted. It's inevitable that I would misjudge."

"Hmm, maybe I'm being too sensitive."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and one by one they secretly glanced at Lin Shan, their eyes asking what to do.

Lin Shan signaled to them not to rush into anything, lest they reveal a weakness.

But who knew that the old demon was so shrewd, he actually took the initiative in the heavens and remotely commanded Youmeiji!

"Holy Maiden, immediately clear the surrounding area and see if anyone has lurked near you!"

"what?"

Lin Shan and the others were startled again.

Youmeiji was furious and immediately shouted coldly across the space.

"You old demon, what right do you, an outsider, have to order me around? Don't forget, I am the Holy Maiden appointed by the World Honored One!"

"Hmph, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Please forgive me if I have offended you."

The old demon's eyes gleamed as he darted around, making eye contact with Lin Shan, Chi Hong, Jian Guhan, and the others across the distance, as if he could truly see them.

Protector Feng was still struggling to control the rope. Although the two places were not far apart, the spatial storm was too violent, and he was always blown away. No one had expected that the void docking would be so difficult.

"Holy Maiden, just listen to Fellow Daoist Scattered Demon. First, scan the surroundings, and I will save you immediately!"

It was clearly just a casual move, but You Meiji deliberately didn't do it that way. Instead, she mocked and ridiculed the heavens.

"I've always been the only one here. With so many restrictions placed outside the cave, how could anyone else have gotten in? You're overthinking it!"

Lin Shan and the others were tormented by the constant back and forth, their emotions fluctuating like a rollercoaster, and they were actually in a dilemma.

Even at the risk of being discovered by Youmeiji, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and hide here, just so they could escape as soon as possible.

In his heart, he cursed the entire Black Lotus Cult. He should never have joined this treacherous camp in the first place. Now, not only are they being abandoned, but they are also stingy with rescue efforts, using only one rope to save one person. They are clearly not giving us a way to survive!
As time went by, they roughly guessed why Youmeiji refused to make a move.

That means they dare not make a move!
It's fine if there's no one around, but once she discovers that someone has actually infiltrated her, will Protector Feng still save her?
She doesn't dare to gamble!

If we don't rescue her, how can a single woman withstand so many burly men who are like wolves and tigers?

So sometimes, you have to turn a blind eye and play dumb!
Even with a string of followers behind her, she still had to take care of herself and survive.

At this critical moment, Youmeiji surprisingly regained her senses and did not cause any further trouble, but anxiously awaited the arrival of the celestial rope.

"Clap!"

Finally hearing the voice from the world barrier, Youmeiji immediately broke through the space, and the surging spatial storm from the outside world squeezed in instantly. She grabbed the air suspension rope without hesitation!
This rope is very strong and also serves as a link between the two locations, ensuring that people are not blown away or drifted off course by the space storm.

Without ropes, one has no control over direction or position and can only drift aimlessly in the spatial storm.

"Holy Maiden, hold on tight! Protect yourself, we'll pull you up!"

You Meiji used her divine energy to protect herself and was also trying to climb upwards, preparing to withstand the spatial storm from the outside. Theoretically, those in the Nascent Soul stage still have some self-protection ability. As long as she can hold out until she reaches Protector Feng, she will have succeeded!
But just then, more than a dozen people suddenly rushed out from all around the cave.

Lin Shan, Chi Hong, and the others quickly stretched out their hands and feet and jumped up to grab the rope, hanging on it like skewers of candied hawthorns.

"!!!" Even Protector Feng from beyond the heavens was stunned by this scene.

Such a dramatic scene left the old man speechless.

"You, you, you all"

Stop with the "you guys" and pull the rope!

With a shout, Chi Hong climbed up the pole, his body engulfed in flames, ready to confront the spatial storm head-on.

The thirty-odd Nascent Soul stage cultivators outside the sky stared wide-eyed at this scene, finding it utterly unbelievable.

They were kept in the dark before they were brought out. How did these abandoned bastards find out in advance and lie in ambush next to the saintess?
The old demon and the Qinghe River demon also sensed something was wrong and craned their necks to look. They immediately roared at Protector Feng.

"Quick, loosen the rope!"

"Ah?"

Just as Protector Feng was about to pull, he was suddenly stopped by two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, leaving him somewhat at a loss.

"Didn't you hear me? Let the rope go right now!"

"Don't let the leader of the Ancient Seeking Cult escape!"

"But... the Holy Maiden is still down there."

You Meiji bit her red lips tightly, her eyes filled with resentment. She hadn't expected Lin Shan to be so persistent and actually follow her.

If it weren't for the chief priest delaying her, she would have already escaped with Protector Feng and the others. Why would she have been entangled by these guys?
"Protector Feng, save me!"

Seeing this, Protector Feng sighed and reached out to pull the rope again.

"stop!"

The old demon and the Qinghe River monster joined forces to stop them, their resolve unwavering.

"The leader of the Seeking Ancient Sect is a troublemaker in our camp. He must be holding a grudge after being abandoned by us this time. He will never fight alongside me again. If we drag him into this, he might ruin Fairy Qinglian's grand plan!"

"But... the Holy Maiden is still down there, how can I stand by and watch her die?"

"The Holy Maiden has completed her high priesthood, giving her last bit of energy. There's nothing more for her to do after this. It's worth it if she can take the Ancient Seeking Cult Leader and the others with her in death!"

"what?"

These words not only stunned Protector Feng, but also shocked the thirty rescued cultivators.

Well, doesn't this clearly mean that the Holy Maiden has no further use and can be discarded?

If even the Holy Maiden of the Black Lotus Cult can be like this, then wouldn't outsiders like them also suffer a bad end?

"No need for you to take this personally! As long as the leader of the Xun Gu Cult is eliminated, our camp will never be united. Special cases require special handling, and I believe the Holy Maiden will understand our good intentions."

"I don't understand a damn thing!"

Youmei Ji couldn't help but curse loudly from below. She was currently hanging in mid-air, swaying back and forth, while a dozen or so people below stared at each other blankly, just waiting for the rope to be pulled.

The old demon and the Qinghe River monster, with their high-sounding words, actually tried to morally blackmail themselves. Are you even human?
"Protector Feng, don't listen to them, pull me away quickly!"

The group below also started talking all at once, pleading and saying all sorts of nice things. Only Chi Hong was crazy enough to start cursing You Meiji at this point!

He called her a bitch so many times he almost drove her crazy!
We're all in the same boat, what are we doing jumping around like this?

Just as Protector Feng was caught in a dilemma, the old demon saw that he was hesitant to make a decision and, in desperation, made the decision for him.

"Wow~"

Without anyone being on guard, the levitation cable was snatched away and then thrown away!
"Protector Feng, there's no time to lose! Fairy Qinglian is still waiting for us in the heavens. Hesitation will only lead to trouble. Let's go!"

"Do not--"

Youmeiji roared in disbelief as she watched the other end of the levitation rope being thrown into the spatial storm and swept away by the torrent. All the people on the rope fell from the skylight at once.

The old demon and his companions from beyond the heavens carried Protector Feng away through the spatial passage without looking back, leaving them here to sigh in despair.

The surrounding mountains trembled more and more violently, and the barrier between Blackwater Cliff and the world was rapidly dissolving, about to be destroyed by the spatial storm.

Everyone stared blankly at the sky, at a loss for what to do.

Suddenly being abandoned as a pawn and losing their only chance to escape, it's a miracle they didn't break down under the immense pressure.

However, most of these people only have one primordial avatar left, and if they are left here, they will never be able to go out and walk again.

As for those like Jian Guhan and You Meiji, whose true forms are here, their deaths would be the end of it all!
"Master Lin, what should we do?"

At this point, everyone was at a loss and could only rely on Lin Shan, even though they knew it was impossible, they still clung to a sliver of hope.

Lin Shan gave a wry smile and shook his head, not too surprised, as if he had been mentally prepared for it all along.

"Protector Feng is incompetent, but the old demon is decisive. This 'Flying Rope from Beyond the Heavens' move is truly a stroke of genius. It can be used to save people or to abandon them. There's really no other way."

"Hmph, saying these things after the fact, are you trying to show off your abilities?"

Youmeiji sneered from the side, even in her dying moments she was going all out, and began to mock and ridicule.

He was immediately slapped across the face by Chi Hong!

"You bitch, do you even have the right to speak here?"

Lin Shan ignored his two enemies. As the saying goes, one should consider defeat before victory. In fact, he had an ultimate backup plan, which was the Heavenly Treasure carried by this Yuan Nian avatar.

Burial ground!

This item and the Yangqian Heavenly Plate are originally a pair. Not only can they control the earth's veins, but they also have the additional function of "predicting the future"!
The Enhanced Panel Appraisal function was originally only available three times. It was used twice by the Guigu Sacred Land in history, and now only one more time remains.

Previously, we would not waste this precious opportunity for deduction unless absolutely necessary.

Only in critical moments like this is it time to put his last life-saving trump card, which he carried with him when he went out, into play!

I hope you won't let me down.

As he murmured, the earth in his hand began to spin violently, drawing out strands of essence from the depths of the earth, which transformed into beams of light that danced in the air, serving as nourishment for the calculations of the Heavenly Treasure.

Unconsciously, everyone held their breath and nervously formed a circle, praying that Lin Shan could find a way out.

Even Chi Hong didn't dare to make any noise at this moment, and could only temporarily stop beating You Meiji.

But at this critical moment, a large number of footsteps suddenly came from outside the cave.

"Bang!!!"

A violent explosion rang out, and a large number of hostile auras rushed into the area.

"Oh no, the Celestial Envoys' camp has come looking for us?"

Everyone was shocked and rushed to block the entrance. They could hear a constant commotion outside, with no fewer than ten people at the Nascent Soul stage, and an countless army following behind them at an extremely fast pace.

Then, the sound of conversation could be heard coming in.

"Brother Silent Extinction, are you sure there are remnants of the Black Lotus here?"

"Never mind all that, just charge in and get the information. Capture them alive and interrogate them. Anyone who dares to resist, leave no survivors!" (End of Chapter)