Raise a sword!

Beside Chen Chi were Li Ruyuan, the head of the Li family, and his younger brother Li Rufeng.

These two individuals deserve immense credit for the Chen Kingdom cultivators' invasion of the northern foothills and their ability to quickly ascertain the details of many of the Cangshan Sect's assets.

Hearing Sun Yinxi's sarcasm, Li Ruyuan calmly replied, "They're just serving their own masters."

Li Rufeng smiled and said, "My junior nephew Sun from back then has now become a Foundation Establishment cultivator and is a figure who governs a region... With your talent, why waste your years in the Cangshan Sect? Why not join the Chen Kingdom..."

Before Li Rufeng could finish speaking, Sun Yinxi said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Li, you seem to imply that the Cangshan Sect will cease to exist after this battle... But you and I both know that your mere Chen family is not enough to destroy the Cangshan Sect."

"I'll repeat myself," Sun Yinxi sneered, "No matter what happens after the war between Cangshan Sect and Chen Kingdom, your Li family will be the one the sect will never let go!"

"No one can protect you! Not even the Chen family you've allied yourselves with!"

Rumbling--

The moment Sun Yinxi finished speaking, the formation that had held up for so long collapsed completely after Chen Chi's latest attack.

The light screen transformed into scattered specks of spiritual energy, and then the giant hammer in Chen Chi's hand suddenly expanded, carrying a gust of spiritual energy straight towards Sun Yinxi.

bang——

A loud bang was heard beneath Sun Yinxi's feet.

In the next instant, her figure had already disappeared from the spot.

The giant hammer fell, leaving a deep pit several meters long and wide where Sun Yinxi had originally been.

At the same time, Li Rufeng, who was standing next to him, seemed to have noticed something, and his expression changed slightly.

"Brother, be careful!"

A sense of impending crisis flickered in Li Ruyuan's heart.

Almost instinctively, he activated the inner armor on his body, and a shield formed from spiritual energy appeared behind him.

click-

The shield was pierced as soon as it appeared.

Sun Yinxi held a magic sword, its tip pressed firmly against Li Ruyuan's back, but it could not advance any further.

"What a pity, as expected of the head of the family, he has quite a few treasures on him."

Sun Yinxi felt regret.

At this moment, Chen Chi and Li Rufeng also arrived.

Seeing this, Sun Yinxi stepped back using the Gale Step, while simultaneously making a hand seal and exhaling a puff of mist.

In the blink of an eye, the mist enveloped an area of ​​hundreds of feet in radius.

"It's the Water-Based Mist-Drawing Technique," Li Rufeng's calm voice rang out.

He looked around but could not see his two companions, and his spiritual sense was blocked by the fog.

"This technique is a second-tier spell passed down by the Cangshan Sect. It can block sight and divine sense, but it cannot block sound. In addition, Ni Chang has improved this technique. This mist can be transformed into a maze... She is trying to buy time."

Li Ruyuan asked, "How do we break this?"

"How is your mastery of the Golden Flame Technique, elder brother? Can you skillfully transform spiritual energy into fire?"

"Can."

As Li Ruyuan responded, he waved his hand, drawing all the spiritual energy within a radius of more than ten feet around him to his front. The spiritual power within his body circulated according to the cultivation technique, and in the next moment, the spiritual power instantly transformed into spiritual firewood.

The appearance of the raging fire broke through most of the surrounding water mist barrier.

Chen Chi and Li Rufeng immediately gathered around the fire.

Li Rufeng raised his hand and beckoned.

"The wind is blowing!"

The strong wind whipped up the fog, adding to the imposing presence of the firelight.

In just a moment, ninety percent of the fog that had enveloped the surrounding area was cleared away.

When his vision cleared again, Li Rufeng's gaze fell on Sun Yinxi, who was not far away.

"Is this all Junior Nephew Sun is capable of?"

"Hmph." Sun Yinxi scoffed, "Two mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators and one early-Foundation Establishment cultivator teaming up, and they still have the nerve to spout nonsense?"

bang——

Another gust of wind exploded beneath Sun Yinxi's feet.

The three of them lost track of Sun Yinxi once again.

But this time, Li Rufeng laughed and said, "The Gale Step is indeed powerful, but it's a pity that only Junior Nephew Sun is there. He can't protect the Qi Refining disciples and those rogue miners in the Golden Copper Valley below."

"The three of us can't save you, but we can guarantee that none of the people below will survive!"

Sun Yinxi's figure slowly appeared in the distance.

Seeing this, Li Rufeng thought his threat had worked and said smugly, "It seems Junior Nephew Sun is planning to surrender?"

But a strange look appeared on Sun Yinxi's face.

"Surrender?" She looked at them as if they were already dead, her eyes filled with icy coldness. "The reinforcements have arrived. Are the three of you ready to die?"

Upon hearing this, Li Rufeng and the other two showed expressions of surprise.

Almost at the same time, sparks suddenly began to appear in the surrounding air.

The sun had already set, and the surroundings were completely dark.

Those sparks were incredibly conspicuous in the dim light.

"It's spiritual energy burning, it's so hot!" Chen Chi's expression changed slightly.

However, Li Ruyuan, the only one among the three who practiced fire magic, was now looking as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

"This is a demonstration of using spiritual energy to create fire after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. Who is this?!"

Just as Li Ruyuan spoke, a loud bang of wind rang out.

The three of them subconsciously looked at Sun Yinxi, only to find that she was still motionless in the same spot.

Immediately afterwards, in the starlit night sky, Li Ruyuan's figure suddenly fell from mid-air.

"Brother!"

Li Rufeng was shocked and was about to rush to his aid when a dark figure pierced the night and caught Li Ruyuan as he fell through the air.

At the same time, the dark figure finally spoke.

"Senior Sister Sun, am I not too late?"

Sun Yinxi's lips curved slightly.

"It's not too late."

Before they could finish speaking, Li Ruyuan, who had been ambushed, finally realized what was happening.

Jiang Peng had his throat tightly gripped by one hand.

"Cough cough... How dare you get close to me?"

As soon as the voice rang out, bursts of spiritual fire suddenly erupted around Li Ruyuan.

The spiritual fires quickly spread out, forming bursts of blue-green flames.

This is something that can only be achieved after the spiritual energy transformation into fire in the "Golden Flame Technique" has been cultivated to a state of perfection.

But what Li Ruyuan didn't expect was...

Even though they were already in a sea of ​​fire, and even their own bodies were ablaze with spiritual fire.

But the person in front of him showed no sign of letting go; in fact, the grip on his neck tightened even more.

"The Golden Flame Technique, right? It involves transforming supernatural spiritual power into fire, right?"

Jiang Peng curled one corner of her mouth, and a cold white flame suddenly appeared on the hand that was pinching Li Ruyuan.

That patch of cold white stood out starkly against the surrounding sea of ​​fire.

As the flames rose, Li Ruyuan's screams rang out.

"ah--"

Jiang Peng released his grip, letting Li Ruyuan fall from mid-air.

But even after regaining his freedom, Li Ruyuan continued to scream in agony.

"What kind of fire is this! Why can't I put it out! I can't put it out!"

"Help me! Help me!"

"Like the wind, save me! Come and put out this fire! Quickly, put out this fire!"