Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 55 Sect Grand Competition (3)

After seeing Qiao An's actions, the female demon was about to lash out with her whip, but Luo Zai Shui stopped her with a sword.

"Trying to leave? With just a few of you?"

The female demon decided to deal with Luo Zaishui and the others first, and then deal with Qiao An, who wanted to break the formation. Luo Zaishui and she were locked in a stalemate, and she couldn't do anything about it for a while.

Shi Ming's side was also deadlocked, with a slight advantage in the meantime.

Qiao An's hands were trembling as she held the talisman. Chu Yeli endured the pain and instructed her, "You stick this talisman on the array, then ignite it with your spiritual power. Do you know how to ignite it with spiritual power? Concentrate and then inject your spiritual power into the talisman. The process of transferring spiritual power cannot be interrupted, otherwise the talisman will be ruined."

Qiao An nodded, then followed Chu Yeli's instructions and pasted the talisman on the array. She took a deep breath and channeled her spiritual power into the talisman.

When the female demon saw that Qiao An had already made a move, she panicked and rushed over with her whip.

Joan's hand trembled slightly, but she did not stop channeling spiritual energy into the talisman.

The moment the whip fell, Shi Ming blocked it with his sword, while Luo Zai Shui flashed in front of the three demonic cultivators. Several talismans exploded in the air, temporarily suppressing the three. Luo Zai Shui then turned around and joined Shi Ming's battle.

Luo Zai Shui thrust his sword at her from the side, but the female demon spun around and broke free from Shi Ming's grasp, dodging Luo Zai Shui's attack.

Just as Qiao An was about to break the formation, the female demon began to exert pressure. Almost all the disciples present were only at the Golden Core stage, and the pressure from the late Nascent Soul stage caused Shi Ming and Luo Zai Shui to pause for a moment.

Joan was forced to kneel on the ground, but her movements were not interrupted.

"Qiao An—"

Nie Xushuang was a little anxious, but Chu Yeli reassured her, "Don't be afraid, trust your Senior Sister Luo and the others."

Although Qiao An was crying, she nodded firmly, believing that Senior Sister Luo would definitely be able to protect her.

The three demonic cultivators caught their breath for a moment, then surrounded them again.

"What are you dawdling for? Go catch that medicine cultivator!"

At the female demon's command, the three demons surrounded Qiao An again.

Without hesitation, Luo Zai Shui stood in front of Qiao An, activated more than ten explosive talismans, and flew over in the blink of an eye, exploding in mid-air.

How many talismans does she actually have?

"Take care of that medicine-cultivator first!"

The three demons exchanged glances, then two of them restrained Luo Zai Shui, while the third planned to sneak up behind Qiao An and launch a surprise attack.

Although Luo Zai Shui's movements were somewhat affected by the female demon's oppressive aura, the speed of the Xianyun Peak disciples was no joke. She nimbly weaved between the two, and kicked another demon into the formation just as he was about to strike with his sword.

The group of Jian Muyi and others, who had been huddled together, had somehow broken free of their ropes. The demonic cultivator, who had fallen to the ground, looked up at his disciple, who was flexing his wrists.

Just before he struggled to his feet, Jian Muyi pounced and landed on top of the demonic cultivator. Ji Tinghan followed suit and landed on top of the thick-skinned Jian Muyi. Xue Xin hesitated for a moment, then also landed on top of him. The demonic cultivator, who had previously had a chance to break free, was now firmly pinned down.

"What are you standing there for? Fight!"

The other male cultivators then realized what was happening and found an opening to press down on them. Some of the female cultivators were too embarrassed to get close, so they secretly punched or kicked each other. Some of them broke free of the ropes and simply picked up stones from the ground and threw them at the female cultivators. Naturally, female cultivators were not delicate, and the stones hit their faces, instantly disfiguring them.

With a "bang," the formation that had trapped the disciples broke. Qiao An put the disciples' storage bags inside and then turned around to untie Nie Xushuang.

Tears streamed down the little girl's face, and her hands, which had been untying her, were still trembling as she asked, "Senior sister, are you alright?"

Nie Xushuang's heart softened, and she patted Qiao An's fluffy head: "I'm fine, don't worry, you did a good job."

The disciples retrieved their magical artifacts one by one. There is a difference between one or two disciples and a group of disciples. If it were just a few individual disciples, the demons would still be able to capture them in batches. But now they are facing a group of disciples, a group of chosen ones, so the situation is very different.

Seeing that the formation had been broken and that Shi Ming and Luo Zai Shui were still locked in a fierce battle, determined to wear them down to death, the female demon's eyelids twitched. She then gave the order: "Withdraw—"

Even though they are at a disadvantage now, there are still formations in the secret realm, and those disciples will not be able to get out for a while. As long as they can hold them off and let the Demon Lord achieve his goal, they will have completed their mission.

Those people instantly turned into black shadows and disappeared into the air, leaving only the demon who was being suppressed to the point of near death.

"Senior Sister!"

Su Wusi returned to Luo Zaishui's side, her eyes still red. Luo Zaishui looked at her, covered in bruises, and felt a pang of sadness.

She patted Su Wusi's head: "Sorry we're late."

Su Wusi shook her head: "Senior sisters, it's good that you're all alright."

After retrieving her storage bag, Nie Xushuang began to lead her fellow disciples in treating the wounded. Shi Ming and Luo Zai Shui leaned against the same tree, getting a moment's rest.

Chu Yeli limped over to her and sat down cross-legged: "You guys are really bold. If something goes wrong with Qiao An, the three of you will definitely be in trouble."

Luo Zai Shui gave a wry smile: "There's nothing we can do. It seems that the demon has discovered our tracks, so we have no choice but to take action."

Chu Yeli frowned: "I didn't expect that the demon race would have people who understand formations and talismans. They must have been brought over by those demon cultivators. They are getting more and more difficult to deal with."

Luo Zai Shui looked up at the sky: "There's another one up there. We need to get out of here as soon as possible, or there will be a lot more trouble later."

Chu Yeli looked up at the sky and sighed, "It's tough. This is a huge formation. We need to find the core of the formation. And those demons won't let this go. They will definitely find a chance to retaliate."

Seeing Nie Xushuang skip over one wounded soldier and go to treat another less seriously injured one, Luo Zaisui suddenly asked, "Senior Sister Nie, why didn't you help that person?"

Chu Yeli glanced at Song Rentou one last time before looking away: "I guess he can't be saved."

"Isn't that a disciple of your sect?"

Shi Ming suddenly asked, "Are you really not going to save them?"

Chu Yeli curled the corners of his lips, then withdrew his smile: "There's no need to save her. Let's not waste Senior Sister Nie's pills."

Luo Zai Shui and Shi Ming both guessed that a lot must have happened in between, but they didn't want to ask too much. The two leaned on each other and simply closed their eyes to rest.

Chu Yeli knew that they had used up a lot of energy in this battle, so he simply began to meditate and regulate his breathing, as there would be many more opportunities to break the formation later.