Chapter 2354 - 2044: Sect Leader Yun, Isn’t This a Bit Inappropriate?
Zhou Xiaoxiao thought to herself, could it be that Lu Chen really has some backup plan, which is why he is so calm at this moment.
But regardless of whether Lu Chen has a backup plan or not, Zhou Xiaoxiao still reminded, "The Sect Hierarch’s goal is not to kill you; her goal is just to take you away."
"If those mysterious evil spirits hold up your guards, I’m afraid you will only be able to surrender without a fight."
Zhou Xiaoxiao and Zhou Youyou naturally didn’t plan to attack Lu Chen; they only had the strength of the Late-stage Xuan Realm, while Lu Chen was already at the Earth Realm. Even if they wanted to take Lu Chen away, they couldn’t do it.
Besides, deep down, they didn’t want Lu Chen to become the exclusive blood meal for their Sect Hierarch; they genuinely hoped he could escape.
However, just because they wouldn’t take action doesn’t mean their Sect Hierarch wouldn’t either.
Hearing Zhou Xiaoxiao’s reminder, Lu Chen responded calmly, "Don’t worry, the one driving our carriage will protect me."
Zhou Xiaoxiao frowned slightly. It was just an old man at the Late-stage Earth Realm. Although his strength was stronger than their Sect Hierarch, the Heavenly Fate Sect had thousands of mysterious beings, and so many could definitely tie down a Late-stage Earth Realm Spirit Martial Artist.
If Qu He got entangled with those mysterious beings, then no one would be able to protect Lu Chen, and their Sect Hierarch would surely act directly against Lu Chen.
However, even if the Zhou Xiaoxiao sisters were worried, they couldn’t do anything. After all, they were mysterious beings and couldn’t openly betray the Heavenly Fate Sect.
At that moment, battle shockwaves swept over the carriage Lu Chen was riding in; Zhao Yu and the others were already fighting against the evil spirits in front.
The evil spirits rushing ahead weren’t powerful. It took just one swing to kill a large batch, but there were so many that even after killing dozens, another dozen would quickly pounce.
Seeing Zhao Yu and the others desperately protecting the carriage below, Yun Yudie’s expression became increasingly icy.
"Just three Earth Realm strong persons trying to hold off my army of evil spirits? Dreaming."
Then Yun Yudie issued another command, urging the evil spirits and mysterious ones to charge forward desperately.
The mysterious ones knew they could be resurrected by their Sect Hierarch even if they died, so they charged more ferociously. The valley was soon filled with thick deceitful evil.
Although Zhao Yu and his companions could easily slaughter those mysterious ones, their number was immense, and they were rapidly depleting their spiritual evil.
If they continued to consume, their spiritual evil would be exhausted in less than four hours.
Unlike Lu Chen, who had a special physique and could quickly refine spiritual evil during battle with the Netherworld Evil Control Body, Zhao Yu and the others took a long time to refine and restore their spiritual evil, making continuous depletion extremely unfavorable for them.
Yet, despite this, Lu Chen still didn’t let Qu He take action.
Before encountering Yun Yudie, Qu He must not reveal his Heavenly Realm aura. If Yun Yudie discovered Qu He’s true realm, she would likely leave the valley immediately, making it much harder to capture her then. Yun Yudie wasn’t foolish, and she would surely find a place to hide afterward.
This world had more than just the kingdom of Dazhou, and if Yun Yudie escaped to another kingdom to hide, finding her would likely require much energy and time.
As the evil spirits and mysterious beings grew fiercer, Zhao Yu and the others’ auras weakened continuously, and they could hardly withstand the overwhelming onslaught of mysterious evil spirits.
Seeing that Yun Yudie still didn’t come out, Lu Chen immediately told Zhao Yu and the others, "Stay away from the carriage."
Upon hearing the voice from inside the carriage, Zhao Yu and the others paused momentarily.
They were protecting Lu Chen, so how could they protect him if they stayed away from the carriage?
However, the three quickly realized what Lu Chen intended. If they stayed too close to the carriage and tightly guarded Lu Chen, the Female Deceit King wouldn’t appear immediately, as her target was Lu Chen.
Consequently, the three advanced into the distance, quickly putting more space between themselves and the carriage Lu Chen was in.
Seeing Zhao Yu and the others distance themselves from Lu Chen’s carriage, Yun Yudie thought to herself, the opportunity had come.
Then she unhesitatingly leaped from the cliff, heading straight for Lu Chen’s carriage.
A violent evil wind blew towards Lu Chen’s carriage, and the next moment, Yun Yudie appeared less than three zhang from it.
Yun Yudie raised her jade hand and struck out, a violent deceitful evil turned into a handprint, shattering Lu Chen’s carriage and revealing the figures of Lu Chen and the Zhou Xiaoxiao sisters.
Yun Yudie glanced at Qu He and then struck towards him again with a palm.
She could feel the oppressive aura from Qu He, but only considered him a Late-stage Earth Realm Spirit Martial Artist and didn’t pay much attention to him.
As for Lu Chen at the Earth Realm, she looked down on him even more. Her plan was to lure Qu He away, have her minions hold him off, and then return to attack Lu Chen.
However, the massive palm Qi formed by the deceitful evil was about to touch Qu He but seemed to hit something and instantly dispersed.
Alarm bells rang in Yun Yudie’s heart, and an ominous premonition grew stronger within her.
Even though she was suppressed by the Qi fortune of Dazhou, limiting her power, she was still a Late-stage Earth Realm mysterious being, and even without full power, it wouldn’t be easy for a human to withstand her palm.
Yet the opponent stood there doing nothing, and her deceitful evil just scattered like that. What was going on?
Could it be that this old man used some kind of spiritual treasure?
Just as Yun Yudie was about to attack again, Lu Chen looked up at her in the sky, smiling as he said, "Sect Leader Yun, don’t you think your actions are inappropriate? I sincerely want to make a trade with you, yet you attack me."
Yun Yudie remained cold-faced and silent.
Then she drew a longsword and swung it, the deceitful evil combined with Sword Qi rushed towards Qu He.
But her Sword Evil, like the palm Qi before, dispersed instantaneously before reaching Qu He.
Yun Yudie felt even more uneasy. What on earth was going on?
Unyielding, she released a towering evil Qi from her body.
Next, her originally perfect physical body underwent a drastic transformation; half remained unchanged while the other half turned into bones, looking terrifying.
In the next moment, she raised her bone claw and launched another attack at Qu He, with countless white bone claws formed by deceitful evil converging towards him.
Qu He remained calm, asking Lu Chen, "Princely Heir, may I take action now?"
Yun Yudie had already attacked three times, and she must have noticed something was wrong.
If he didn’t act now, she might escape the scene.
Lu Chen glanced at Zhao Yu and the others in the distance; their spiritual evil was almost depleted, and they couldn’t continue like this, so he said, "Take action."
As those words fell, a tremendous pressure was released from Qu He’s body, and the blue-black spiritual evil instantly shrouded the entire valley.