106: Chapter 106 Spirit Locking Array

As soon as Ye Xuan finished speaking, Chen Mingyuan shot him a fierce glare.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his tone was full of impatience and disdain. "Don't pursue a desperate foe? Fellow Daoist Ye Xuan, you're far too timid! That old scoundrel Kuangdao just took a combined hit from the four of us.

"He even damaged his own Spiritual Qi to activate a killing move. He must be at the end of his rope now, his spiritual power nearly exhausted! Are we really going to let him escape again?!"

With that, he said to Yun Yue, "Junior Sister! Let's pursue him quickly, we can't let him get away!"

Having said his piece, he mounted his sword and flew off in pursuit.

A flicker of irritation passed through Ye Xuan's eyes. This Chen Mingyuan was far too impulsive and arrogant. Currently, Ye Xuan was only at Qi Refining Level 6. Even if that Immortal Master Kuangdao was injured, he would still be extremely difficult to deal with based on Chen's Qi Refining Level 8 cultivation alone.

"Brother, should we follow them?" Ye Yi asked.

Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes, then said coldly, "Follow them. We can't let Chen Mingyuan die, otherwise, we'll have no one left on our side capable of rivaling Immortal Master Kuangdao!"

Seeing this, Ye Yi looked at Guo Zhengning. As a general, Guo Zhengning naturally understood their intention, so he waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to stand by.

The two of them set off to catch up with Chen Mingyuan and the others.

In a secluded spot, Ye Yi summoned Xiao Yu to carry them as they pursued Chen Mingyuan.

Ye Yi deliberately controlled their speed, maintaining a distance of about a hundred zhang from Chen Mingyuan—close enough not to be shaken off, but far enough to avoid being prematurely drawn into the fray.

"Big brother, Chen Mingyuan is so conceited, he might not necessarily lose even if he encounters Immortal Master Kuangdao. After all, Immortal Master Kuangdao took a combined hit from the four of us and even damaged his own Spiritual Qi to use a killing move. He must be seriously injured."

Hearing this, Ye Xuan felt helpless. "You underestimate Immortal Master Kuangdao. He dared to come here alone to provoke us.

"And then he chose to taunt us while fleeing. Chen Mingyuan and Yun Yue's cultivation levels are inferior to his, and they are so flighty. Pursuing him so rashly... if the enemy has set a trap, they will certainly be in danger!"

Sure enough, after fleeing for a hundred li, Immortal Master Kuangdao pressed down on the gourd beneath him and came to a halt in mid-air.

Chen Mingyuan and Yun Yue caught up on their flying swords.

"You old scoundrel Kuangdao! What's the matter? Have you run out of spiritual power and have nowhere left to run?" Chen Mingyuan sneered triumphantly.

Immortal Master Kuangdao slowly turned around. Instead of showing any embarrassment, a grim smile appeared on his face as he raised a hand to wipe a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth.

His voice was hoarse yet carried a bone-chilling coldness. "Chen Mingyuan, your talents are extraordinary. This old man has developed an appreciation for your potential. Why don't we temporarily cease hostilities and have a chat?"

"Kuangdao, are you begging for mercy now that death is imminent?"

Chen Mingyuan mocked him.

Standing on his gourd, Immortal Master Kuangdao said with a look of regret, "You two possess exceptional strength. If you join my Xuanyou Sect, once you achieve Major Achievement in the Demonic Path, it will be a hundred times better than wasting your years in this tiny Qingyun Sect!"

These words shocked Chen Mingyuan and Yun Yue; this Immortal Master Kuangdao was actually an underling of the Xuanyou Sect!

Yun Yue's elegant brows furrowed as she said coldly, "The Xuanyou Sect practices evil arts, harms Cultivators to seize their Spiritual Roots, and has long been the public enemy of the Canggu Realm. How could we ever associate with the likes of you?"

Chen Mingyuan sneered even harder. "Old scoundrel Kuangdao, have you lost your mind from your injuries? With those unorthodox tricks of the Xuanyou Sect, you think you're worthy of us joining? Today you are heavily wounded; it's the perfect time to take your miserable life!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his spiritual power surged. The dragon-whiskers sword in his hand hummed, and he immediately unleashed a technique: Qingyun Sword Rain.

Immortal Master Kuangdao showed no fear. Instead, he slowly shook his head. "Young people, having too much hostility is not good. Do you really think I came here alone today on a mere impulse?"

With a wave of his hand, three black tokens flew out from his sleeve. The moment they hit the ground, a thick black mist suddenly surged within a radius of over ten li. Faint sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling echoed from within the mist.

Both Chen Mingyuan and Yun Yue simultaneously felt a sense of disorder in the spiritual power within their bodies.

"Oh no, it's the Xuanyou Sect's Spirit-Locking Array!" Yun Yue's expression changed drastically. She tried to use her spiritual power to break through the black mist, but she only felt a wave of pressure that prevented her from using any techniques.

Then, she and Chen Mingyuan were both bound by chains emerging from the Formation, unable to move even an inch.

She cried out in panic, "Senior Brother! He lured us here on purpose!"

Chen Mingyuan's heart also sank. He tried to circulate his spiritual power to control his sword, but his speed was more than thirty percent slower than usual.

Seeing this, the sinister grin on Immortal Master Kuangdao's face deepened. "Little brats of the Qingyun Sect, you are too green after all! This Spirit-Locking Array can isolate the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and suppress a Cultivator's cultivation. In this array, you won't even be able to exert thirty percent of your strength!"

He paused and continued, "I will give you one last chance. Submit to the Xuanyou Sect, and I will take you to see Lord Xuanming! If you stubbornly refuse, today shall be your burial ground!"

Over the past few months, he had been struggling against these two from the Qingyun Sect and had yet to take over the Yan State. Lord Xuanming, whom he served, had long grown impatient. However, seeing the superb swordsmanship of these two from the Qingyun Sect, he had developed an appreciation for their talent and wanted to recruit them.

After all, the Xuanyou Sect was a sect of demonic Cultivators, and their pool of talent was depleted. They desperately needed talented Qi Refining Cultivators as reinforcements.

Once they were recruited, the Yan State would be theirs for the taking!

Hiding nearby, Ye Xuan and Ye Yi were shocked to hear this. They hadn't expected Immortal Master Kuangdao to be a demonic Cultivator, nor that he intended to capture Chen Mingyuan and Yun Yue to force them into the Xuanyou Sect!

"Brother! Let's make our move! If Chen Mingyuan and Yun Yue are really taken away by Immortal Master Kuangdao, there's no way we'll be able to stand against him with our strength!" Ye Yi urged.

Ye Xuan frowned at the situation and said, "Let's observe a bit longer!"

He had to save them, but he also needed to ensure there weren't other people from the Xuanyou Sect following along. Otherwise, they would be caught up in it as well once they stepped out!

"Kuangdao! I'm telling you! My master will never let you get away with this!" Chen Mingyuan shouted in fear.

Immortal Master Kuangdao said disdainfully, "Just based on your Mid-stage Foundation Establishment master, Yun Jian? Lord Xuanming wouldn't give him a second thought! Rest assured, even if I were to kill you both outright, let alone your Yun Jian, even your Sect Master wouldn't dare do anything to me!"

He dared to swallow an entire country because he had a backer; that was the only reason he acted so boldly. Cultivators generally didn't care about the lives of Mortals. Even if demonic Cultivators appeared, as long as they didn't cause too much of a stir, others would simply turn a blind eye.

Furthermore, for the sake of two brats in the Qi Refinement Stage, a Sect Master wouldn't take such a huge risk to oppose the entire demonic cultivation world!

Chen Mingyuan naturally understood this as well. One had to know that the leader of the Xuanyou Sect had already successfully reached Core Formation. If a fight truly broke out, their Sect Master would definitely be no match.

He was also panicking now. He absolutely did not want to practice demonic arts, but faced with life and death, he wavered.

Seeing the two Cultivators captured yet still maintaining an air of "preferring death to surrender," Immortal Master Kuangdao sneered and swung his great saber.

"Since you're unwilling, then die!"

"Wait! I'm willing to join the Xuanyou Sect!" Seeing his life in danger, Chen Mingyuan shouted at the top of his lungs.

The great saber suddenly stopped right above Chen Mingyuan's head. Trembling, Chen Mingyuan shouted again, "Kuang... Senior Kuangdao! This junior is willing to join the Xuanyou Sect!"

Hearing this, Yun Yue turned pale with shock. She looked at Chen Mingyuan in disbelief. "Senior Brother! How can you be so cowardly! We are Disciples of the Qingyun Sect. How can we stoop to joining demonic Cultivators and bring shame to our sect!"