Don't try to cultivate immortality; mortals live longer than immortals.

Jiang Yaoguang sighed. It was too late for regrets now. She shouldn't have been so greedy for that low-interest loan in the first place.

Now all we can do is try to get back to Duan Xuan's side as soon as possible.

Fortunately, she had a backup plan. With the God's permission, she secretly left a special locator in the tactical backpack she gave the boy.

It wasn't about surveillance, but rather about knowing Duan Xuan's location at all times so that he could secretly protect him.

Fairy Yaoguang took out a palm-sized object from her storage bag. This was a spatial coordinate resolver, which could receive coordinates sent by the locator even without a network, through the special signal transmitted by void ions.

Iris unlocking was performed, and a complex password of hundreds of characters was entered using divine sense. Then, a magical power containing a special mark was injected to activate the machine.

A slight smile appeared on Fairy Yaoguang's lips.

However, the next second...

The smile then became stiff.

Similar to the situation with the nano-spiritual energy numerical detector, the locator was also interfered with and did not respond at all; the spatial coordinate resolver failed to receive any coordinates.

Ah this...

Fairy Yaoguang's face immediately turned very ugly.

It should be noted that, unlike the nano-spiritual energy detectors issued to Qi Refining cultivators, this instrument used for spatial positioning is theoretically resistant to interference. The Immortal Alliance has conducted experiments showing that even when it is thrown into a third-order shielding array, it can still transmit signals.

But in front of...

Fairy Yaoguang suddenly became quite anxious.

How can this be good?

According to the intelligence gathered beforehand, this secret realm is extremely vast. Without the locator, meeting up with Duan Xuan would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

If I can't protect him secretly, and that kid is unlucky enough to accidentally die, that would be a really bad situation.

"calm."

Fairy Yaoguang took a breath, forcing herself to clear her mind of her chaotic thoughts. Panicking at this moment would only make things worse.

However, at that moment, she raised an eyebrow slightly.

The faint sound of footsteps reached her ears. Although her divine senses were greatly disturbed here, her senses were still incredibly sharp, and she sensed that someone was quietly approaching her.

"Three people, moving in an arc, blocking all their escape routes—are they trying to trap them like turtles in a jar?"

Fairy Yaoguang sneered. She was already in a bad mood, and yet someone still had to walk right into her trap.

"Come out, stop hiding. I've already spotted you, you three scoundrels."

"what?"

A surprised voice reached their ears, and then three cultivators emerged from the dense forest nearby.

Two men and one woman!

All three were dressed in gray-blue Taoist robes, their long swords gleaming coldly, and their faces showed undisguised hostility and greed.

"Oh, it's the junior sister from Danxia Pavilion. Why is she here all alone, wandering around the Crimson Trial by herself? Isn't that a bit too dangerous? Why don't she come with the three of us? That way, we can at least look after each other."

The leader was a tall cultivator, but his tone was very frivolous. As he spoke, his gaze swept over Jiang Yaoguang's storage bag and figure, as if she were prey that had fallen into a trap.

Jiang Yaoguang was both amused and exasperated. Her gaze swept over the sleeves of the other person's clothes. Although the three of them wore different shades of gray Taoist robes, they were all embroidered with white clouds.

Clearly, these three people are from the Lingyun Sect!

Unfortunately, the Danxia Pavilion, which he used to disguise his identity, happened to be a mortal enemy of the Lingyun Sect.

According to intelligence, there are dozens of sects and families entering the Crimson Trial this time, and the two sides, as the five strongest sects in the first tier, have a deep-seated grudge against each other.

There are still some reservations about what happens outside, but once disciples meet in the Blood Trial, it's a fight to the death, they are mortal enemies who cannot be separated from each other!

Now that there are three opponents, seeing that he is alone and has the identity of Danxia Pavilion, he naturally feels that victory is in his grasp.

If it were an ordinary college student, they would probably be doomed in this situation, but these three unlucky guys actually came to rob him, a Golden Core Ancestor.

And to make matters worse, I'm in a really bad mood right now!

Okay, I'll play along with you guys.

Jiang Yaoguang took a breath, suppressing her worry for Duan Xuan's situation, and a proud smile appeared on her face: "I'm so scared! The Lingyun Sect is really powerful. Three cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining are ganging up on a little girl like me?"

"Why don't you kneel down and kowtow now? I might consider going a little easier on you later."

"you……"

The two men and one woman looked at each other, unable to understand where the other got their confidence from.

They discovered by chance that this location was somewhat special, as spiritual consciousness was suppressed, making it a suitable place for an ambush.

I've been lying in wait here for the past two days and have already made several deals.

Any lone cultivator who is not from our sect will be killed without exception.

With three against one, plus a sneak attack, even two of the Qi Refining Perfection experts have already fallen to them.

What's wrong with this woman? First, she discovered their ambush, and now she's facing all three of them alone, yet she's not afraid at all.

He even made sarcastic and insulting remarks!

Where did she get the guts?

Is it bluffing or madness?

The tall, imposing cultivator at the head of the group sensed something was amiss, but the other man, short and stocky, was known for his volatile temper.

Hearing this, he flew into a rage and cursed, "What are you so arrogant about? Today I'll show you that having more people means you can bully someone who has fewer."

Before he finished speaking, the long sword in his hand rose with the wind, transforming into a sharp ray of light that pierced straight towards the direction where Fairy Yaoguang's face was located.

Seeing that their companion had already made a move, the other two felt that this action was somewhat reckless, but they could only cooperate. They also used their magic to summon their flying swords and stabbed down from different directions. Almost instantly, they blocked all of their opponent's evasive routes.

Clearly, the three are indeed good at teamwork.

By working together now, we can easily achieve a result greater than 3 by adding 1+1+1.

However, Jiang Yaoguang smiled.

The opponents were indeed well-coordinated, and their attacks were flawless.

But this is from the perspective and experience of a connoisseur.

Even if it were me, a Golden Core Ancestor, I could only use Qi Refining level power at this moment, but the difference in level would naturally lead to a world of difference in my perspective.

To him, the three's perfectly coordinated attack looked like nothing more than children playing house.

She didn't even need to use any treasures; with a mere sway of her body, she effortlessly dodged the attack of the three flying swords from an incredible angle.

Then, with a light turn, she arrived in front of the short, stocky monk.

The two were originally more than ten feet apart, but she inexplicably crossed that distance without any apparent reason. Her steps were very casual, and she didn't use any particularly profound magic in the process.