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  At this moment, Jin Bier's face was extremely tired, as if she had just gone through a great battle, exhausted. However, despite this, when facing these righteous disciples, Jin Bier still managed to reveal a heart-moving smile, and in the darkness, she looked unusually pitiful.

  "Nature is me, this young master of Fengxiang Valley, how come we've only met a few times and you can't forget about me?"

  Li Xuan's face turned red, and he took a step back, angrily saying: "Who is it that you can't bear to part with? You demon woman, you harmed my fellow disciple Yan Hong in the past, and now I'm going to demand blood debt from you."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xun waved his hand and his figure flashed like lightning, already dashing towards Jin Ping'er. Zeng Shu's eyebrows furrowed in concern behind him, wanting to speak but hesitating, while the disciples of Huo Xiang Valley beside him hesitated for a moment before shouting and surrounding them as well, creating a grand scene.

  Jin Ping'er let out a cold hum, and a mocking glint flashed in her eyes. With so many enemies attacking at once, and she herself being exhausted, she naturally wouldn't try to fight back strongly. Suddenly, a resolute look flashed across her gentle face, as if she had made up her mind. At the same time, she let out a soft shout, and a purple glow burst forth from the edge of her right hand, with a surge of killing intent.

  Li Xun had clashed with Jin Ping'er several times and deeply understood the ferocity of this demonic cult's female devil. He immediately became vigilant and cautious, while also discovering that there were many disciples swarming up from behind him. Li Xun was shocked beyond measure and hastily shouted to stop them. The crowd was stunned, and they all stopped in their tracks. However, in this brief moment of chaos, the purple aura around Jin Ping'er suddenly surged violently, like a wave of purple flames sweeping forward. Li Xun let out a loud shout, standing in front of everyone, his sword flashing out to block the attack.

  Just as this seemingly omnipotent spell was blocked by Li Xuan, he suddenly furrowed his brow and hesitated for a moment. The expected power turned out to be like a thin paper that broke at the touch, and the seemingly powerful spell dissipated instantly. Behind Zi Mang, Jin Ping'er's figure had somehow disappeared into the darkness again.

  Li Kun's face turned iron-green with rage, and he shouted: "That cunning witch has cast her spell on us again, let's chase after her quickly."

  Having said that, he chased after the first one. The people of Xiangyang naturally followed him with admiration, and they all rushed up together. Zeng Shu opened his mouth to say something, but looking at the flashing figures, he shook his head helplessly, sighed, looked around cautiously, and slowly followed up.

  Li Xun seemed to be extremely resentful towards Jin Ping'er, chasing after her all the way and refusing to let up for even a moment. In reality, with Jin Ping'er's abilities and skills, if she were in a normal situation where she could plan ahead, it wouldn't have been difficult for her to slip away unnoticed. Unfortunately, at this moment, she was extremely unlucky - firstly, they were in an ancient cave that seemed to only have one path, making it impossible to hide; secondly, not long ago, she had just fought a battle with the mysterious woman who suddenly appeared, also known as the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Xiao Bai. Although she hadn't been injured and managed to escape when Xiao Bai was entangled with Gui Li, she had still been greatly drained of her magical powers by Xiao Bai's strange techniques.

  To know that Xiao Bai is the ancestor of the Fox Demon clan, his cultivation has already exceeded a thousand years. His cultivation is high and his magic is strong, he is a top-notch figure in the world. Jin Ping'er, although also an extremely intelligent woman, still suffered a secret loss at the hands of Xiao Bai. Originally, this was not a big deal, first, it didn't count as losing face, second, Jin Ping'er wasn't injured, and Xiao Bai had no intention of hurting her. Who would have thought that in such a weak state, she would encounter Li Xun and others.

  Li Xun chased after her, not daring to catch his breath for a moment. As the leader of the Burning Fragrance Valley, one of the three major factions on the Righteous Path, Li Xun was also Cloud Easy's most favored disciple, and his cultivation was not to be underestimated. Golden Vase had used all her cunning and strength to flee, but she still couldn't shake off Li Xun who was hot on her heels. After a long time, Golden Vase felt herself starting to get short of breath, and even her breathing became irregular.

  Jin Bier's heart grew more and more anxious, ever since entering the Zhenmo Ancient Cave, strange things happened one after another. First, she encountered the mysterious woman Xiao Bai, then Gui Li disappeared together with that mysterious woman. Not long ago, the eerie howls and scorching heat waves from deep within the cave seemed to indicate that someone was already engaged in a fierce battle of magic. However, Jin Bier thought it over several times, but ultimately did not dare to venture deeper. After all, she wasn't like Gui Li, willing to take great risks to advance. Although her relationship with the Gui Wang Sect was not shallow, it didn't reach the point where she would risk her life for them.

  Just as someone was desperately chasing behind, Jin Bao'er flashed and fled all the way, and it's unknown how far he flew into the depths of the Town Demon Ancient Cave. This ancient mountain cave is really deep and terrifying, and from the outside, you can't see where it leads to. It only feels like the terrain of this cave hasn't seriously inclined downward, but it's unknown where it actually connects to.

  In the darkness, the sound of the wind by my ear was sharp as a knife. I don't know when it started, but that gust of dark wind had disappeared, however Li Xun's voice remained behind me, never disappearing.

  At this moment, a vague figure suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead. With her exceptional eyesight, Jin Bao'er immediately recognized that it was the woman who had caused her great suffering earlier, none other than the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Xiao Bai.

  The little white figure standing quietly in the darkness seemed to have noticed something, and a soft white glow appeared on its body as it slowly turned around.

  "It's you again!" Xiaobai frowned and said lightly to Jinpinger.

  Jin Bier was blocked on her way, and she had to stop. She had already experienced Xiao Bai's methods earlier and didn't dare to make any rash moves. At this moment, with obstacles in front of her and pursuers behind, she also changed color.

  The little white face seemed to be weighed down by worries, glanced at Jin Bao'er, and didn't seem willing to let her pass. Just as she was about to speak up, she suddenly paused, turned around to look back the way she came, and then suddenly laughed coldly, saying: "Strange, there really are a lot of people coming here today!"

  Among the voices, Li Kun's figure emerged from the darkness with a whoosh, and after seeing that there was another beautiful stranger in the field, Li Kun seemed to have some vigilance, and did not immediately attack Jin Ping'er standing in front of him, but stopped his footsteps.

  Xiao Bai glanced at Li Kun, and suddenly his eyes turned cold, as if he had recognized Li Kun. A moment later, the sound of rushing wind grew loud, and in the darkness behind Li Kun, figures began to flash by, one after another. These were other disciples of Fengxiang Valley who had arrived, their cultivation not as high as Li Kun's, and their speed much slower than his.

  Xiao Bai's gaze swept across the faces and clothing of the Fengxiang Valley disciples, before suddenly breaking into a cold smile: "People from Fengxiang Valley?"

  Jin Bao'er couldn't help but glance at Xiao Bai, and vaguely sensed that Xiao Bai was dissatisfied with the people of Fengxiang Valley. She secretly rejoiced in her heart. Meanwhile, Li Xun didn't understand Xiao Bai's true intentions and didn't want to create unnecessary trouble at this moment. He spoke up, "I am Li Xun, a disciple under Yun Yiluo, the master of Fengxiang Valley. I don't know who you are, miss? We mean no offense to you, but this woman," he pointed at Jin Bao'er, "is an evil and wicked demonic girl from the Devil's Sect. We were just about to eliminate her. If you have nothing else to do, would you mind standing aside? We would be eternally grateful."

  Xiao Bai hummed and instead of walking away, he took two slow steps forward, saying calmly: "I have some things on my mind, so I can't leave."

  Li Kun's face changed, and several of his fellow disciples from Fengxiang Valley behind him had already shouted out in anger.

  Li Xuan said in a low voice: "This young lady, you are defending this demon girl, which means you are an enemy of the Huo Xiang Valley and also an enemy of the righteous path under heaven. Do you know that?"

  Xiaobai burst out laughing, stretched out her pale jade-like palm, gently stroking the hair by her temples, and coldly said: "To be an enemy of Huoxiang Valley? To be an enemy of the righteous path of the world? Ignorant little one, these were already played with and discarded by your ancestors several thousand years ago."

  The crowd of disciples in the valley burst into an uproar, and Li Xuan's face also flashed with anger. However, his composure was better than that of the other disciples, and he couldn't immediately figure out the mysterious woman's background or identity. Instead, he stopped several of his fellow disciples who were about to rush forward and said in a cold voice, "This young lady has quite a big mouth, may I ask who you are?"

  The little white one didn't respond to him, but instead looked a bit dazed. After a while, he seemed to mutter to himself for two sentences, and suddenly, with a "pfft" sound, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He shook his head, chuckling softly: "Gū niáng... *sigh*, it's been so long since I've spoken like this, even I myself can barely understand what I'm saying. Alas, have I truly grown old?"

  As she spoke, the smile on her face slowly faded away, and she became dazed and distracted. Her expression seemed to be somewhat absent-minded.

  Jin Bier stood by, speechless for a moment, unsure what this strange woman was thinking. Meanwhile, Li Xun's temper, no matter how good, was also being provoked by Xiao Bai to the point of almost exploding. In anger, he said, "I'm advising you kindly, if you don't let go, don't blame us for offending you." After that, he coldly sneered twice and said, "Just based on those few sentences challenging the orthodox way of the world you spoke earlier, I can take you down. You'd better know what's good for you."

  Xiao Bai slowly raised his eyes and looked at Li Xun, gazing deeply at him, then suddenly said: "That little girl."

  Jin Bao'er didn't react at first, until Xiao Bai called out for the second time. She was taken aback and asked in surprise: "Are you calling me?"

  Xiaobai hummed and said, "If not you, who else would I be calling?" As she spoke, she lightly waved her hand, took a step forward, and stood between Li Xun and others and Jinping'er, saying, "You can go, I'll block these people for you."

  Li Xun and others suddenly changed color, Jin Ping'er was overjoyed, for a moment she couldn't believe it, and hurriedly said: "Thank you... thank you, senior."

  After finishing speaking, he feared that this strange woman would change her mind, and with a flash of his heart, he rushed forward into the darkness. How could Li Xun let this murderer escape again? Just as he was about to exert himself to chase after her, a white light flashed, and in an instant, a screen of light had appeared, blocking the way in front of Xiao Bai, completely sealing off the path. A moment later, Jin Ping'er's figure had vanished.

  Li Kun's face turned red with rage, and he gritted his teeth as he turned to Xiao Bai and shouted: "What exactly are you, why do you want to help that demon woman?"

  Xiaobai smiled slightly, seemingly Li Xun's anger made her even more pleased. She said leisurely: "Me? Who am I that you care about? As for why I want to help her, it's not for anything else, just because I don't like the look of you people from Fengxiang Valley."

  Li Xun and all the disciples of Fengxiang Valley behind him were stunned for a moment. For a while, they were speechless, unable to say a word. Li Xun couldn't help but ask: "Miss, have we met before, or have we offended you in some way?"

  Xiaobai shook her head slightly, rolling her eyes, with a gentle flow of water-like gaze, and a faintly captivating smile at the corner of her mouth. "We haven't met before, you haven't offended me," she said with a smile, seemingly delighted to say: "But I just don't like the look of Fengxiang Valley, what can you do about it?"

  Li Xun and the others were so angry that their teeth itched, and without waiting for Li Xun's order, some of the disciples of Huo Xiang Gu had already rushed forward in anger. Li Xun didn't stop them either. This woman was so insulting and provocative, if they didn't teach her a lesson, perhaps Huo Xiang Gu would lose face in the future.

  In the darkness, only a dozen or so human figures were seen, jumping out of the darkness one after another, rushing towards that white light screen. The small white smile behind the light screen remained, but in his eyes, there was more ridicule.

  The wind, accompanied by the rapid passage of shadows, turned into a sharp, clear whistle that continuously howled in her ears. She didn't know how many paths there were, but they disappeared one after another under her feet. Lu Xueqi galloped through this ancient dark cave, heading towards the unknown mysterious place ahead.

  She didn't know what lay ahead, but in her heart, a fervent emotion was burning like wildfire, amidst the icy frost that had encased it.

  She flew away, never looking back again.

  The figures behind her had long since dispersed, and when she swept past a place just now, she almost subconsciously felt that there was a figure hiding in the darkness. This feeling flashed by, only in that split second, the figure in the dark seemed to have moved slightly, then seemed to have discovered something, and disappeared again.

  In the distant past, in the wind that whizzed by, was there a faint sigh?

  Lu Xueqi didn't know.

  It seems she didn't take it to heart at all.

  How many more things, or people, will be worth risking everything for in this life?

  If there wasn't, perhaps it would be sad?

  If there is, then let's go all out!

  The Tianyue Divine Sword was held in his hand, bursting out with increasingly intense light, like the most turbulent heartbeat, thundering and flashing.

  That blue figure, flying farther and farther away, yet seemingly getting closer and closer!

  The wind is still blowing.

  The road ahead is still dark.

  But after all, there will still be someone at the end of this road.

  She galloped, galloped, and galloped...

  That green light, slowly lit up in front, Lu Xueqi finally saw the first ray of light in the darkness, far away, in the darkness, like a lonely ghost wandering lightly.

  She suddenly stopped in her tracks, and in an instant, all the brilliance on Tian Jue's sword converged, like a hidden and fearful woman. Only the dark darkness slowly surged up, swallowing her figure and covering it up.

  She stood in the darkness, silently gazing at that one green light. What would be waiting for her behind that green glow?

  Is it disappointment, or is it him?

  What if it were him?

  She hesitated, and the fervent passion that filled her heart was still burning, but deep within the flames, there were a few faintly discernible pangs of sorrow.

  She gazed for a long time, slowly moving her feet, taking a step back.

  Is it fear? Is it withdrawal?

  Is there still someone you can't face in this life?

  Can't or dare not?

  Slowly, there's a suffocating feeling, darkness is sneering around, who's in front? Fate has never been good at smiling, who can easily conquer oneself. Never feared life and death, never afraid of time, but who can avoid, completely facing the depths of one's heart?

  In the darkness, there is silence.

  She seemed as if she was going to back down again.

  What kind of pain is it, an invisible face?

  Suddenly, a scorching heat wave appeared abruptly, and behind that greenish glow, a huge rumble was transmitted.

  The red flames, like a ferocious murderer, wildly laughed and roared in this world, shocking all living things. The ground beneath and the surrounding rocks began to shake again, probably because of proximity, the trembling earth shook even more violently, it was almost unimaginable what kind of scene would be in the depths of those flames.

  Flickering flames reflected far away, a pair of eyes suddenly shone brightly in the darkness.

  Burning, as if it were the pupil!

  A faint blue light flashed again, bursting out of the darkness, amidst the rolling heat waves, a beautiful figure stood tall against the wind, with her hair dancing in the air.

  "Boom!"

  A deafening roar and the earth's tremors, like a thunder god, made mortals fearful. The entire cave seemed to be trembling, countless rocks falling around like fine rain, but that figure had already disappeared from its original place.

  She galloped, in that doomsday-like scene, amidst the increasingly frantic falling rocks, galloping towards the deepest part of the flames, the brightest place, and galloped away!

  No one knows what will be in front of them.

  But who cares anyway?