265: Eight Guardians

"It just ended like that?"

Zhou Leren watched Jin Yan disappear from the top of Tiannan Hall.

He was slightly surprised.

"No other issues is the best situation..." A moment later, Zhou Leren smiled faintly in his heart.

"When are we leaving?"

Immortal Master Gu Li watched the Golden Core True Persons sent by other forces in the hall slowly disperse and leave Tiannan Hall, then asked the three of them.

Some went straight down Tiannan Peak, while others chose to return to their original residences.

"Hmm~"

True Person Xichun pondered for a moment, then added.

"Let's rest for a few days before we go."

The exchanges with other Golden Core True Persons during these past few days had brought her some insights.

"Agreed."

Zhou Leren was not in a hurry either.

True Person Lian Xin also nodded in agreement.

A decision was made.

The four of them got up and went outside the hall.

Under the guidance of a Tiannan Hall deacon, they returned to Huaqing Palace.

Several days later.

Halfway up Tiannan Peak.

Beside a huge stone tablet inscribed with the three characters 'Tiannan Pavilion'.

Two men and two women walked out from the Tiannan Pavilion Grand Array.

It was precisely Zhou Leren and the other three.

During these past few days.

The Golden Core True Persons who had come to participate in the alliance meeting had already left one after another.

They also found it inconvenient to stay here for long.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for seeing us off."

Zhou Leren and the three others thanked the deacon who had escorted them out of the Grand Array.

Amidst the deacon's return bow.

The four of them used their Magic Power, conjured their escape lights, and flew out of Tiannan Peak.

In the sky.

Four streaks of light flashed past.

This return journey was still led by True Person Lian Xin.

And they deliberately avoided the route the four had taken to come here.

This was also a measure taken to reduce danger... At the border between Zhongzhou and Xinzhou.

The four streaks of escape light high in the sky suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Immortal Master Gu Li asked, his tone carrying a hint of wariness.

"We've been targeted!"

True Person Lian Xin, who was leading, spread her Divine Sense, which was at the Mid Golden Core Stage, nearing the Late Stage, and her tone was slightly heavy.

Zhou Leren and True Person Xichun exchanged glances.

There was no doubt.

"Hehehe~"

At this moment.

A charming, alluring laugh entered the ears of the four.

A three-foot long cyan-blue precious sword appeared in Zhou Leren's hand.

The Magic Power in his body was ready to be unleashed.

The other three were also in the same state.

True Person Lian Xin held a bamboo flute, and a faint green halo appeared around the flute.

True Person Xichun held a three-foot six-inch five-fen long brown ancient zither in her left hand, its strings trembling slightly.

Behind Immortal Master Gu Li, a precious bead as black as ink appeared.

The four of them formed a circle, wary of their surroundings.

As the alluring laugh faded.

From the surrounding space in the distance.

Figures emerged one after another.

As if their disguises had been shed.

"Eight of them..."

Immortal Master Gu Li's heart tightened.

Among the people who appeared around them, all were cloaked in black robes, concealing their figures, and wore various blood-stained, terrifying masks with fierce faces and fangs.

"Chi, Mei, Wang, Liang, Ba, Ji, Yu, Xu..."

"Eight of the Heart-Devouring Sect's Ten Protectors have actually all arrived. They really think highly of us."

Looking at the attire and masks of these eight people.

True Person Lian Xin's heart sank slightly, and she said in a deep voice.

Zhou Leren had also recognized their identities.

The Heart-Devouring Sect had often targeted Yuefu and the Zhou Family, so both sects had a certain understanding of the Heart-Devouring Sect's intelligence.

"Hehe~"

The alluring voice sounded again, enchanting the minds of the four.

"How did you know our whereabouts?"

Zhou Leren lowered his gaze.

He subtly scanned the surroundings, then suddenly asked.

"We can't tell you that, oh~"

"Mei, stop talking nonsense, kill them."

Mei still wanted to say something.

But a voice full of malice from one of the eight interrupted her.

"Hmph~"

Mei snorted coquettishly, but did not retort.

"Attack!"

As the words fell.

The Aura of the eight people surged, and black-red evil Qi surged in the space.

Evil white bone hands, accompanied by wailing vengeful spirits, attacked the four.

Wherever the white bone hands passed, an ominous and evil Qi spread across the heavens and earth.

"Late Golden Core Stage!"

"I'll deal with it, you all be careful!"

True Person Lian Xin shouted in a low voice.

The green flute in her hand danced lightly, and ripples of green light transformed, binding towards the white bone hand.

The owner of this white bone hand was the leader of the eight, Chi, who had a Late Golden Core Stage cultivation.

"Woo~"

The green ripples confined the white bone hand for an instant.

True Person Lian Xin brought the flute to her lips.

Low, continuous, whimpering flute sounds entered everyone's ears.

The flute sounds were like weeping and complaining, seemingly transforming into tiny steel needles, piercing directly into the mind of Chi, the owner of the white bone hand.

The white bone hand suddenly moved.

Breaking free from the confinement of the green ripples.

It slammed down, bringing with it bursts of fierce and evil wails of vengeful spirits, matching the whimpering flute sounds.

On the other side.

True Person Xichun held the zither in one hand and plucked its strings with the other, retreating rapidly.

Mei, Wang, and Liang, three Mid Golden Core Stage Protectors, continuously used their techniques.

Pink, mind-corrupting Qi emanated from a silk fan held by Mei, which was embroidered with intertwined, lewd patterns of white bones.

The patterns in the silk fan seemed to come alive.

Continuously releasing lewd sounds before True Person Xichun's eyes and ears.

True Person Xichun's face turned slightly pale.

Her eyes clearly showed disgust.

At the same time, Mei's seductive, charming laughter continuously provoked True Person Xichun's inner desires, attempting to break down True Person Xichun's mental defenses.

On both sides, Protectors Wang and Liang each wielded an extremely bizarre Magic Treasure that resembled a combination of a sickle and a hook, specifically attacking True Person Xichun's vital points.

"Zongzong zongzong~"

The zither strings in True Person Xichun's hand vibrated even more rapidly.

The zither's sound transformed into a shield, barely fending off the trio's attacks.

However, the pressure was growing increasingly intense.

The remaining four Early Golden Core Stage Protectors.

Two in a group, had already attacked Zhou Leren and Immortal Master Gu Li.

Zhou Leren held the peiyu sword and wore a golden, shimmering armor.

The armor emitted golden light, and a tall golden light projection blocked all the attacks from the evil spirits within the soul banner Magic Treasures held by Protectors Ba and Ji.

And the peiyu sword in his hand had already flown out.

Rainwater trickled, and mist permeated the air.

The peiyu sword was like a phantom in the rain, occasionally emerging from the mist, its Sword Qi crisscrossing, stabbing towards the two.

The two hastily responded.