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The sword light arrived in an instant.

Chen He was the first to react. He steered the celestial bird, spinning its body and drawing a beautiful arc in the air to dodge the attack.

Hou Shengjie followed closely behind, but instead of dodging, he patted his waist and sent out a cone-shaped magic weapon.

The cone-shaped magic weapon collided directly with the sword light, shattering it the instant it struck. Its momentum undiminished, it continued upwards, hitting the sword light in front of Liu He and successfully rescuing him from his predicament.

"Get out here!"

Hou Shengjie's face was gloomy, his eyes filled with anger. He let out a cold shout, and the cone-shaped magic weapon burst into flames under his control, transforming into a fire dragon that roamed around him.

The magical artifact's power spread out, but there was no one in sight, nor any other cultivators' magical energy fluctuations nearby; the air was still.

Still shaken, Liu He steadied himself on his celestial bird, a shield now in his hand, three talismans hidden in his palm, alert to his surroundings.

Chen He stepped on the celestial sparrow, formed hand seals, and instantly unleashed his senses and magic.

Everything within a hundred-foot radius was clearly perceptible, yet no one was in sight.

There were only slight fluctuations in the southeast direction.

Without any hesitation, he flipped his hand and threw out a wind talisman, and a blue wind blade slashed out fiercely, tearing through the clouds.

Hou Shengjie's tiger eyes widened, and the fire dragon formed from his cone-shaped magic weapon rushed forward, turning the southeast area into a sea of ​​fire.

But at that moment, two sword energies attacked from the left and right.

The sword energy on the left was angled sharply and aimed directly at Liu He's back.

The sword energy from the right side attacked Chen He's head from the side, vicious and deadly.

Upon seeing this scene, Hou Shengjie's heart leaped into his throat. The cone-shaped magic weapon was unable to turn back in time, and he instinctively threw a punch.

The illusory fist formed from magical power sent Liu He flying. The talisman on Liu He's hand was activated, and a golden light covered his entire body, enveloping the immortal bird.

He and the fairy sparrow were knocked apart. The sword energy narrowly missed him, colliding with his fist and dissipating into nothingness.

Liu He's body plummeted, but he clung tightly to the fairy sparrow. Under the control of his magic, the fairy sparrow gradually stabilized and then moved closer to Hou Shengjie.

However, they did not get too close, as the fairy birds were quite large and getting too close would affect their flight.

There's no need to get too close; just stay within Hou Shengjie's attack range.

At the same time, the sword energy arrived in front of Chen He, and just as it was about to hit him, a gourd emitting flames appeared out of thin air.

It was indeed the Fire Crow Gourd.

The sword energy was blocked by the gourd, and the extremely high flames caused the sword energy to dissipate rapidly.

Even more fire crows flew out in a line from the gourd's mouth, rushing towards the source of the sword energy.

They still found nothing. Even though the clouds in the sky were evaporated by the flames, they couldn't force the enemy in the shadows to come out.

"Walk!"

Hou Shengjie realized something was wrong. It was frustrating not being able to find the enemy. Unwilling to get entangled, he whispered to Liu He and flew away first.

Liu He followed closely, even swallowing pills, fearing that he would consume too much of his magic power and cause the fairy sparrow to fall behind.

Chen He also controlled the fairy sparrow to change direction, and the fire crow gourd floated around him. The fire crows patrolled around and were not taken back.

Flying so cautiously, closely following Hou Shengjie, just as they approached the outer mountain peak, Chen He suddenly discovered an invisible barrier around them.

His eyes were icy as he controlled the fire crows to fly out and crash directly into the barrier, but the extremely high temperature of the fire crows could not burn through it.

That invisible barrier merely rippled out a series of waves before blocking the flames; the fire crows' repeated attempts to break through were futile.

Seeing this, Chen He controlled the fairy bird to fall, but it still encountered an invisible barrier.

He remained completely calm. With a snap of his fingers, fire crows burst forth, swooping down in all directions. As expected, there were barriers on all sides, and he was completely trapped.

He has already fallen into the trap.

……

"Wait, Senior Brother Hou, Chen He is gone!" Liu He exclaimed.

He only glanced at Chen He out of the corner of his eye, afraid that Chen He would fall behind, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the person would disappear.

"Ignore him, don't look back." Hou Shengjie's voice was cold and ruthless. "We came here for him anyway, we don't need to get involved."

"How is this possible?" Liu He was extremely shocked. He hadn't expected the enemy to be targeting Chen He, nor had he expected Senior Brother Hou to be so ruthless.

"Use your brain. Anyone who dares to fight within the sect, especially using flying swords so openly, must have a powerful background."

Hou Shengjie said in a low voice, "What do we have to worry about? Only Chen He's Penglai Token is worth the price to hunt for."

Even outer disciples and outer deacons dare not act arbitrarily within the sect's territory, let alone resort to such deadly force.

Hou Shengjie immediately understood that the other party was after Chen He, and he even breathed a sigh of relief, at least Liu He was alright.

To him, Chen He was just a new acquaintance, while Liu He was a blood descendant of Steward Liu. He knew which was more important.

"But senior brother, are we just going to leave like this?" Liu He couldn't bear it; he wanted to save him but didn't know how.

He was just a cultivator who had mastered Qi cultivation and meridian opening, and his methods were limited. Without Senior Brother Hou's help, he would have been sent to his death.

"The intruders are too fierce and their preparations are thorough," said Senior Brother Hou. "Let's hurry back and ask your uncle for help."

"Alright!" Liu He gritted his teeth, poured in a lot of magic power, and took a pill. His fairy bird suddenly accelerated and flew with his senior brother Hou.

In the blink of an eye, the two disappeared.

……

Hundreds of fire crows protected Chen He, and they roamed within a hundred-zhang radius of the fire crow gourd.

Fire crows are everywhere—up, down, left, right, front, and back—creating a spherical surrounding area that can block attacks from any direction.

"Come out!"

"A deliberately set up formation, or a second-tier advanced formation that can be formed instantly."

"They didn't intend to kill me, or they were afraid that even if they did, they wouldn't get what they wanted."

Chen He spoke calmly, his gaze fixed ahead, where a shadow quietly appeared.

He was completely covered by a black robe, with a hood over his face and a mask.

He had a sword in his hand that was not drawn, and two short swords floated on his left and right shoulders, trembling invisibly as if they were spiritual.

"You're very smart!"

An androgynous voice emanated from the man in black robes, "Hand over the Penglai Token, and I'll spare your life; otherwise, you die!"

"Isn't your information outdated?" Chen He said helplessly. "Killing the owner of the Penglai Token won't get you the Penglai Token. You're wasting your time."

"That's why I made you hand it over voluntarily," the man in black robes replied. "A mere second-tier mid-level magic weapon can't stop a flying sword."

"I won't hand it over," Chen He shook his head. "At worst, you can kill me, but you still won't get the Penglai Token and will be hunted down by the Lingxiao Immortal Sect. If I hand it over, I'll only be heading towards death."

If we don't hand it over, there's no point in the other side killing us.

Once he's handed over, Chen He will be nothing more than a roadside urchin, worthless and easily silenced.

"You have to pay, whether you like it or not. I'm not negotiating with you," the man in black said. "I have a thousand different ways to torture you. Do you want to experience it? Are you sure you can endure it?"

"Come on!" Chen He smiled calmly, the Fire Crow Gourd spinning to collect all the fire crows. He even opened his hands. "Let's do it!"

Without any hesitation, the man in black robes controlled two flying swords to charge forward. The swords crossed paths and instantly pierced through Chen He's body.

But Chen He didn't bleed; he just gave a mocking look, his body faded, and then he disappeared.

He entered the market with his physical body, and the moment he entered, the attacks were ineffective and did not harm him in the slightest.

The man in black robes remained calm, waved his hand to take out two array plates, activated them, and threw them out before flying away.