320: God's favor

At the peak of the mountains, the astral winds howled.

Eight figures streaked across the sky as a heart-pounding chase unfolded above the sea of clouds. Daoist Yun Che quickly pinched a dharma formula with two fingers, and a wisp of eerie green-black smoke instantly condensed at his fingertips. Carrying a bone-chilling coldness, it shot straight toward the backs of Li Pingan and the other two.

"Senior, be careful! Daoist Yun Che is catching up!" Lin Xiuqin hurriedly warned, her tone anxious.

As soon as she spoke, Chen Xuan didn't even turn his head. A brilliant golden light spontaneously overflowed from around his body, shooting out like a sharp sword and colliding exactly with that wisp of black smoke. With a soft "hiss" sound, the black smoke was instantly crushed by the golden light and dissipated into the astral wind without leaving even a trace.

"Was the person who just attacked Daoist Yun Che?"

"Huh?"

Lin Xiuqin was still immersed in the shock of the golden light breaking the evil energy, and for a moment, she couldn't snap out of it. She froze for a moment before reacting.

Hearing this, Li Pingan immediately nodded in response: "Revered Master, the second person on the right behind us is Daoist Yun Che."

A faint smile curled at the corner of Chen Xuan's mouth as he thought to himself that it really didn't take any effort at all.

Seeing his attack fail again, Daoist Yun Che was suddenly filled with both anger and annoyance. The mountain gate of the Tianque Sect was already right before their eyes. If those three escaped back to the Sect, protected by the mountain-protecting formation, their group would truly be helpless for the time being. When they returned to the Demon Suppressing Tower, he would inevitably lose some face in front of Yan Shu and the others.

Just as he was secretly pondering, the white-robed figure ahead suddenly stopped his wind-riding steps. He slowly turned around and looked toward the back with a calm gaze, clearly waiting for them to approach intentionally.

The other two Tower Masters of the Demon Suppressing Tower and that great demon showed looks of surprise upon seeing this, clearly not expecting the opponent to take the initiative to stop their flight.

Li Pingan took advantage of this gap to protect Lin Xiuqin and Zhao Jingchen as they continued to gallop toward the Tianque Sect. The three figures, like streaks of light, instantly moved far away, the distance between them and the white-robed figure behind them gradually widening.

"Young Master Li, what does Senior Chen mean by this?"

Zhao Jingchen was full of doubt and couldn't help asking, "Once we pass those two cloud-shrouded peaks ahead, we'll reach the Tianque Sect's mountain gate. There's absolutely no need to stop now!"

Hearing this, Lin Xiuqin also subconsciously turned her head, her eyes full of confusion, and nodded gently.

Li Pingan's gaze remained locked on the faintly visible mountain shadows of the Tianque Sect ahead. After thinking for a moment, he said concisely: "Revered Master is doing this to suppress and kill Daoist Yun Che."

"Suppress and kill Daoist Yun Che?" Lin Xiuqin and Zhao Jingchen froze at the same time, looking at each other with eyes full of unbelievable shock.

The two of them had indirectly heard about the past events where Li Pingan and Ye Hao were plotted against in the Demon Suppressing Tower, so they could roughly guess the reason.

As their Revered Master, Senior Chen naturally wanted to seek justice for his Disciples. But seeking justice required a clear understanding of the situation! The opponent had a total of three Tower Masters of the Demon Suppressing Tower, plus a fierce-looking great demon accompanying them. The reputations of two of those Tower Masters were on par with the Revered Masters of the Tianque Sect. With such a disparate lineup, even if Senior Chen was highly powerful, how was this move any different from striking a stone with an egg?

Li Pingan seemed to see through the doubts in their hearts and shook his head gently. His voice was faint, but it carried absolute trust:

"Revered Master will not do anything he is not certain of. Do not worry."

Lin Xiuqin took a deep breath, slightly reining in her chaotic thoughts, and could only secretly hope that Senior Chen was not someone who overestimated himself.

The top priority was still to return to the Sect as quickly as possible to find the Mountain Protecting Elder to assist Senior Chen and Elder Master Qing Xuan. Even if the Demon Suppressing Tower only sent four people, her Revered Master's side was still in a dangerous situation of two against five, and the circumstances were truly not optimistic.

Zhao Jingchen still couldn't suppress the concern in his heart and looked back again. In the mid-air behind them, that white robe stood quietly, its hem fluttering gently in the astral wind, forming a confrontation against Daoist Yun Che's group of four. He was clearly alone, yet his entire body exuded an awe-inspiring aura of looking down on the world, as if even ten thousand horses and thousands of soldiers could not shake him in the slightest.

On the other side, Chen Xuan's gaze slowly swept over the four opponents: two at the eighth level of Void Refining, one at the fifth level of Void Refining, and one beast at the fourth level of Void Refining.

Daoist Yun Che said in a deep voice: "Does Fellow Daoist intend to surrender without a fight?"

Chen Xuan responded calmly: "Li Pingan and Ye Hao are Disciples under my Sect. I heard that during their travels in the Rain God Continent, they received 'meticulous' care from the Tower Master?"

"Dao Seeking Sect?"

Daoist Yun Che narrowed his eyes slightly, and it suddenly dawned on him. He finally understood why this unfamiliar powerhouse was traveling with Chu Haotian's group.

"Since you already know, then what follows will be easy to handle." Chen Xuan nodded slightly, secretly thinking about how to layout this fight. He himself was only at the second level of Void Refining. Without using the experience card or the instant kill card, the difficulty of fighting four people across realms was truly not small.

However, fortunately, he still had the heaven-rank magic treasure exchanged from the Void Jade, which was enough to serve as a trump card. Combined with several Talismans and earth-rank magic treasures he carried with him, he wasn't entirely without a chance of winning.

Daoist Yun Che sneered, his tone full of disdain: "Although I don't know what kind of power this Dao Seeking Sect is, does Fellow Daoist think that just by stating a Sect's name, you can save your life?"

Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed involuntarily.

"What are you laughing at?" Daoist Yun Che frowned, his tone becoming increasingly unfriendly.

"Fellow Daoist misunderstands." Chen Xuan waved his hand, "I stated my identity just to let you die with understanding, to know who the person taking your life today is, rather than bringing up the name of the Dao Seeking Sect to make you wary."

True Person Cang Ling, the Tower Master of the Demon Suppressing Tower on the left, could no longer hold back and said in a deep voice: "Enough talk! You guys pin him down here, I'll go and kill those three!"

As his voice fell, his figure flashed, turning into an afterimage. Just as he was about to chase in the direction Li Pingan's group had left, a brilliant and dazzling sword light suddenly attacked, heading straight for his face and forcefully blocking his path.

The gazes of Daoist Yun Che and the other person and demon instantly fell on Chen Xuan—more precisely, they were fixed on the heavy-styled longsword in his hand. The sword's body flowed with a warm yet majestic spiritual light, and there was a faint hum like a dragon's roar emanating from it. It was by no means an ordinary Magic Treasure.

"A heaven-rank magic treasure!"

Daoist Yun Che's pupils shrank as he cried out in shock, his tone full of undisguisable wild joy.

As a Tower Master of the Demon Suppressing Tower, he had only seen a heaven-rank magic treasure once in his entire life, and that was the Xuanxu Tower Master's item. After the Xuanxu Tower Master's Great Dao was damaged back then, it was taken back by the Five Elders Gate. Seeing a second one with his own eyes now, how could he not be excited?

Even the Chusheng Sect, one of the three major Sects, only had a mere two heaven-rank magic treasures.

True Person Cang Ling's chasing figure stopped abruptly. The urgency on his face was instantly replaced by greed, and the thought of hunting down Li Pingan's group from just now was thrown to the back of his mind.

What benefit could be gained from killing those three youngsters?

If he could seize the heaven-rank magic treasure in this white-robed man's hand, it would be enough to make his strength explode several times over.

On the other side, Mo Chenzi, the Tower Master of the Demon Suppressing Tower at the eighth level of Void Refining, also had eyes that became incredibly burning. He rubbed his hands together and smiled sinisterly: "I didn't expect to run into such a treasure here. It seems that Heaven is favoring us!"