After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 248 Only the dead can bring peace of mind
The rope loosened, turning into a stream of light and returning to the mark, but the black fox didn't react at all. It seemed this amount of black energy wouldn't even be enough to fill its teeth.

She didn't have time to cast a cleansing spell at the moment. Instead, she sat down, took a healing pill, and continued to absorb spirit stones to replenish her spiritual power.

There were still several Golden Core cultivators inside the array plate. Although there were demonic beasts formed from spirit stones trying to interfere, it was uncertain how long they could interfere.

If they divide the work, with one person going to hold off the two little ones while the others gather together to break the formation, the damage to her formation plate would be far more than just a little.

Wen Gui is dead, and he won't spare his subordinates either. Only the dead can bring peace of mind...

Before she could fully replenish her spiritual energy, she felt a tremor. She quickly summoned the Crimson Crown Divine Bow and flew upwards.

That attack just now was someone trying to break the formation, charging up their power to unleash a blow on the barrier.

The demonic beasts formed from the spirit stones didn't manage to bother them for long; the two little ones were probably escaped by someone else!
She drew her bow and aimed at one of them, but the arrow was blocked.

He didn't even expect to hit the target with this shot; it was only meant to intimidate and deter them. It would let them know that arrows could be shot from the shadows, forcing them to send people to deal with the incoming arrows.

When her first attack failed, she simply fired three arrows at once. However, firing three arrows at once consumed too much of her spiritual energy, so she could only fire three arrows intermittently to keep them guessing.

In her mind, she contacted Sang Biao and Tang Yuan through a contract, telling them not to chase after one person, but to go back and disrupt their formation.

Tangyuan flew over first upon receiving the order, leaving the Red Enchantress and another cultivator to deal with each other.

The Frost Eagle can now not only create hurricanes with its wings, but also use frost magic.

This is an innate ability they possess, unlocked upon reaching a certain rank. It is an inherited ability, learned without instruction.

After flying over those people, it immediately fanned out frost at them.

The frost carrying spiritual power fell down in a torrent. Seeing this, they couldn't care less about breaking the formation and could only work together to create a protective barrier to block it.

Seeing that all of its attacks were blocked, Tangyuan was furious and began to prepare an even more powerful frost attack.

Lin Yan also cooperated by aiming at one of them and firing arrows in succession.

They knew that if they only defended themselves and did not try to break the deadlock, their spiritual power would be gradually depleted, and the enemy would not give them the opportunity to absorb spiritual power with spirit stones.

After a moment's thought, one of the more prestigious cultivators said, "This can't go on. We need to break the formation and leave here as soon as possible! I have an idea."

Someone timidly asked, "What about the prince?"

The moment the question was raised, everyone else instinctively avoided the topic. They were all struggling to survive; why would they care about a prince?
Each of them was over a hundred years old in terms of bone age. They were usually at the beck and call of the prince and never received a kind word. If they did something wrong, they would be scolded by a boy who was so much younger than them.

It wasn't that they failed to protect him properly; it was the prince who insisted on killing him...

“The prince is a direct disciple of Venerable Miaoyin, so that female cultivator certainly wouldn’t dare to kill him easily, but we are just guards…”

These words silenced everyone once again; they all knew what decision they had to make!
Yes, they are just bodyguards, most of them have no background, they rely on this job to obtain some cultivation resources, and no one will stand up for them when they die.

Before they could think any further, an even more swift attack was already underway.

Frost and hurricanes struck the protective barrier alternately, along with incoming red arrows. Their spiritual power was being severely depleted, and they were gradually unable to hold on.

The returning seventh-tier red demon slammed its claw into the protective barrier, causing it to shatter with a loud crash, and the force of the impact sent them flying.

The ensuing red arrows seemed to have eyes, aimed directly at their throats. When the barrier shattered, they were defenseless and fell one by one. Some tried to beg for mercy, but before they could even utter a word, they were pierced through by arrows.

Lin Yan had no intention of leaving any survivors; only when they were all dead could her words be definitively proven.

Their magical treasures were neither as good nor as numerous as Wen Gui's, and without external support, they were soon utterly defeated and defenseless.

Seeing that they were all dead, she dared not relax and ordered the two little ones to continue attacking. Only after confirming that they were all dead did she finally let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing their owner's unsteady steps, the two little ones quickly returned to her side. Their worried voices echoed in their minds.

"Master, you're injured. Master, quickly eat some beans to heal your wounds..." The Snow Frost Eagle didn't know what pills were, only that the spiritual fruits and bean-shaped pellets its master fed it were delicious.

Not only can DouDou increase cultivation level, it can also make wounds heal faster.

"Master! Quickly meditate and heal your injuries, I will protect you!" The red demon leaned closer, letting her master stand next to her.

"Master, waaaah, you're hurt. It's all my fault. I failed to protect you."

The Snow Frost Eagle kept making noises, and the Crimson Enchantress, not understanding what it was muttering, simply slapped it with her paw. "Don't disturb your master's healing!"

"..."

Tangyuan felt wronged, but she wouldn't say anything now.

Lin Yan was covered in blood. Her elegant robes were stained with blood, turning them into vibrant colors. She looked less like a fairy and more like a killing god.

She sat cross-legged after performing a cleansing spell, took a healing pill, and used the spirit stone to absorb spiritual energy to heal her wounds.

After regulating their breathing, they cleared the corpses from the array plate and removed their storage bags.

Wen Gui's body was left behind, while the bodies of the others were used as fertilizer.

After erasing the mental imprint on the storage bag, she opened Wen Gui's storage bag first.

Inside, there was everything: spirit stones, cultivation techniques, pills, talismans, magic treasures, and he also had a magic-type substitute doll that hadn't been activated.

She ultimately killed him by stabbing him directly with her sword; she did not use any magic.

What severely damaged him was the destructive force generated by the clash of spells, which was a second-stage damage and insufficient to trigger the doll's effect.

His assassination attempt came in haste, without adequate preparation, and death was his inevitable fate.

The inventory revealed over 20,000 high-grade spirit stones. There were also many other miscellaneous items: sect tokens, clan badges, spirit stone tablets…

Lin Yan took out the spirit stone token, her brows furrowed tightly. Given his status, he must have stored many spirit stones in the merchant guild, but unfortunately, she didn't know the password, and even with the token, she couldn't retrieve them.

I feel like I missed out on a fortune, it's like having a heart attack!
The other people's storage bags were much more ordinary than Wen Gui's, containing only some ordinary quality talismans and pills, not many spirit stones, and their magic weapons were damaged beyond repair in the battle.

It turns out he was rolling in money while his subordinates were struggling to make ends meet. No wonder at the last moment, they discussed breaking the formation and escaping instead of rescuing Wen Gui.

She tidied up the storage bag a little, picking out all the usable items and moving them into her own storage bag.