Gou Zai created a blessed land in the immortal abode

Just then, the formation opened a gap, and a sharp sword light came flying in.

The evil cultivator at the front reacted quickly, immediately raising the black curved sword at his waist. A flash of inspiration appeared, and he slashed horizontally.

After a brief exchange with the sword energy, they dissipated.

The next moment, a cultivator about the same size as Li Chengming stepped out.

"You dare to come out alone? Are you looking for death?"

The evil cultivator sneered, and then the four of them surrounded him.

"This person is suspicious!"

Li Chengming's gaze sharpened; he sensed that something was amiss with the aura emanating from this member of the Kong family.

Despite being only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, his aura overwhelmed those four evil cultivators who were also at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

"Did you use a secret technique that can forcibly boost your cultivation level?"

The Kong family cultivator glanced coldly at the four evil cultivators in front of him and chuckled:

"Trading one for four is worth it."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed, and in an instant, he appeared in front of a heretical cultivator with his sword. The sword suddenly shone with a bright white light.

With a sudden swing of the sword, the gleaming sword energy headed towards the man's neck.

puff!

The speed was so fast that a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining had no chance to react before he died.

"Sword Qi!"

The evil cultivator wielding the black scimitar, witnessing this, immediately narrowed his eyes and let out a cold laugh:

"He's a genius, but today he's going to die by my hand."

"That's nothing but empty talk," the Kong family cultivator replied coldly.

Another swift sword strike was unleashed.

Seeing the sword energy rushing towards him, the scimitar-wielding evil cultivator dared not be careless at all. He first took out several talismans to create a golden barrier, and then his scimitar shone brightly, unleashing a crescent-shaped ray of light.

"My technique is sword energy, while yours is magic. How can you compare to me?"

The moment the crescent-shaped arc of light touched the sword energy, it turned into fragments of spiritual light, scattering across the ground.

The sword energy only lost a little luster before striking the golden barrier directly.

Click!

In an instant, several cracks appeared in the barrier.

"Turtle shells are really hard."

The Kong family cultivator frowned slightly, pondering to himself:

"I don't have much time, so I'll start with the others and make sure everyone has a way to escape."

He used the family's secret technique, "Blood Burning Technique," which allowed him to forcibly increase his strength by burning his essence blood, but it couldn't be sustained for long.

Moreover, the longer it goes on, the greater the long-term consequences will be, and it may even affect the foundation.

With this thought in mind, he made up his mind and moved again.

This time, he did not choose to confront the evil cultivator with the curved blade head-on. Instead, he turned and rushed towards another evil cultivator on the left.

The evil cultivator, already intimidated by the previous sword strike, was terrified when he saw the other party charging towards him. He hurriedly summoned a bronze shield to block in front of him.

The bronze shield shimmered with spiritual light, clearly indicating that it was a fine magical artifact.

However, the Kong family cultivator's lips curled slightly, and with a flick of his longsword, the tip of the sword drew an arc in mid-air, bypassing the bronze shield and heading straight for the evil cultivator's throat.

"Don't even think about it!"

The evil cultivator with the curved blade roared, and the curved blade flew out of his hand, turning into a black streak of light that slashed towards the back of the Kong family cultivator.

If the Kong family cultivators insist on killing the person in front of them, they will inevitably suffer the same fate.

However, he did not hesitate at all. His sword momentum did not diminish. At the same time, he reached out with his left hand, and a palm print formed by spiritual light appeared out of thin air and slapped towards the curved blade behind him.

puff!

The sword tip pierced the evil cultivator's throat, and blood splattered everywhere.

At the same time, the black scimitar struck the palm print of spiritual light, producing a piercing friction sound. Although most of the force was dissipated, it still left a deep bloody gash on the left arm of the Kong family cultivator.

"madman!"

A hint of apprehension flashed in the eyes of the scimitar-wielding evil cultivator.

In a short while, two of the four mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators were gone, while the Kong family cultivator had only been slashed once.

"We can win!"

Li Chengming's eyes lit up.

"Of the remaining two evil cultivators, only the one with the scimitar is somewhat threatening... The Concealing Breath Talisman still has some effect, and with the Swiftness Talisman, if I can get behind that evil cultivator and unleash the Water Serpent Technique to distract him, I might be able to win."

Li Chengming weighed the pros and cons in his mind and felt that this matter was worth a try.

So, he took out the Swift Travel Talisman, infused it with spiritual power, and stuck it to his body.

He instantly felt as light as a feather, bent down, concealed himself, and quietly circled around to the back of the evil cultivator.

At the same time, the scimitar-wielding evil cultivator looked at the Kong family cultivator, his eyes flashing with a fierce light:

"I didn't want it to be like this!"

It is unclear what kind of magic he used, but suddenly his body was covered in blood-red light. He spat a mouthful of blood onto the curved blade, and the blade immediately shone with a bright black light, and his aura suddenly increased.

The Kong family cultivator frowned, and a sword aura, even more solid than before, shot out and aimed directly at the two of them.

The evil cultivator was not afraid at all. He raised his curved blade, which was glowing with black light, and slashed fiercely at the sword energy.

boom!

The two forces collided, sparks flew, and a shockwave swept through.

The Kong family cultivator groaned, took three steps back, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

The evil cultivator wielding the curved blade was also suffering; his hand holding the blade trembled slightly, and the web between his thumb and forefinger split open.

"He's dying!" the slashing swordsman grinned maliciously. "Attack together!"

Two heretical cultivators attacked the Kong family cultivators from the left and right.

Just then, a water snake as thick as a bucket suddenly darted out from behind the evil cultivator with the curved blade, opening its mouth to bite at the back of his neck.

"Who goes there?!"

The scimitar-wielding evil cultivator was shocked and, abandoning his attack, hurriedly parried with his own blade. The water snake was cleaved in two by the blade's light, dissipating into spiritual light, but this momentary delay gave the Kong family cultivator an excellent opportunity.

This is the moment he's been waiting for.

The sword light flashed like a rainbow, arriving in an instant.

The scimitar-wielding evil cultivator's pupils constricted sharply. It was too late to dodge; the sword's edge sliced ​​across his chest, flesh torn open, and blood gushed forth.

Puff!

A large amount of blood gushed out, and a large number of organs slipped and fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the other evil cultivator was so frightened that he turned and ran away.

"Huff... huff..."

With the evil cultivator dead, the Kong family cultivators breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in the direction from which the water snake had come.

"I wonder which fellow Daoist offered this assistance; the Kong family will surely be of great gratitude."

Li Chengming slowly walked out, clearly displaying the retainer's token hanging from his waist, and chuckled softly:

"Fellow Daoist, we're all family."

Upon seeing the token clearly, the Kong family cultivator suddenly realized what it meant and said with a smile:

"So you're one of my retainers. My name is Kong Chengli. May I ask your name?"

"Li Chengming".

Li Chengming inquired:

"Fellow Daoist, what exactly is happening in the market? How come so many evil cultivators have invaded?"

"How could the protective array be so easily broken after it was activated?"

Li Chengming blurted out all the doubts that had been lingering in his mind.

Kong Chengli waved his hand and said:

"This matter is probably inseparable from the Zhao family."

"The Zhao family?" Li Chengming raised an eyebrow, looking puzzled.

Kong Chengli didn't say anything more, but changed the subject:

"The market is no longer safe. Fellow Daoist, please come back to Guangling Mountain with us first."

Li Chengming nodded and followed him into the Kong family's shop.

Inside the shop, there were more than ten people, mostly monks from the Kong family, with only two or three retainers.

Because most of the retainers were either dead or had run away.