39: Chapter 39 Slaughtering All Sides

Nangong Xi stayed close to Ning Yuan, a long sword in her hand constantly flashing as she cut down Cultivator after Cultivator. She was drenched in blood, both her own and that of others.

Looking at Ning Yuan beside her, the shock in her heart was beyond words. Ning Yuan's strength far exceeded her expectations; it was not at all what a Foundation Establishment Cultivator should possess.

Wherever Ning Yuan's Natal Sword, 'sword name', passed, no one could stand against it, falling one after another beneath his blade.

If someone claimed he had the strength of a Golden Core Cultivator, no one would doubt it!

Yet the surrounding Cultivators continued to charge at Ning Yuan in an endless stream, their faces twisted with ferocity and their eyes filled with greed.

They had been blinded by the massive bounty; in their eyes, Ning Yuan had become a walking Treasure Trove.

They were all Disciples of small Sects or Loose Cultivators who could barely sustain their usual cultivation. Now that the opportunity was before them, they would not give up easily.

"Go! Get him! We can't let Ning Yuan escape!"

"Block him! Use your full strength! As long as he's alive, it doesn't matter!"

"Since he dares to resist, there's no need for us to show mercy!"

"..."

After a period of siege, the crowd realized Ning Yuan wouldn't be easy to catch. They decided to intensify their assault and stop holding back.

After all, the bounty only specified capturing Ning Yuan, so as long as he didn't die, nothing else mattered.

As the crowd increased their offensive, Ning Yuan inevitably sustained injuries, and even Nangong Xi was starting to find it hard to hold them off.

Ning Yuan swung 'sword name', and a beam of sword light sent the Cultivators in front of him flying. Behind him lay a mass of severed limbs and flowing blood.

"Ning Yuan, what do we do now?" Nangong Xi shouted, her hands never stopping as her sword cut down a Cultivator attacking her.

Continuing like this wasn't a solution; they would eventually be worn down to death. The consequences of that required no further explanation.

"Follow me!" Ning Yuan responded loudly, while urgently asking in his mind, "Fairy Mu, where exactly is the teleportation array your father mentioned?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a route map appeared in Ning Yuan's mind, marking the location of the teleportation array.

Throughout the entire process, Mu Qingyao didn't say a single word, only responding to Ning Yuan silently, as if she weren't even there.

Ever since Ning Yuan told her the words Mu Tiancheng had asked him to pass on, she had remained silent, her thoughts unknown.

But in the current situation, Ning Yuan had no time to worry about her. After obtaining the teleportation array's location and identifying the direction, he immediately began carving a path toward it.

Seeing this, Nangong Xi followed without a moment's hesitation, staying close behind Ning Yuan all the way.

Boom! Boom, boom!

As the two continued forward, the battle grew more intense, leaving a wide trail of corpses in their wake.

Ning Yuan and Nangong Xi were like reefs in the ocean, constantly being lashed by the waves.

The besieging crowd showed not a hint of fear; instead, they grew more frenzied, launching continuous attacks.

This was because the two of them were showing clear signs of fatigue, their bodies covered in blood and filth, and their spiritual energy nearly depleted after the prolonged slaughter.

"Go! They're almost finished!"

"Their spiritual energy is almost gone! Take this chance to bring them down in one go!"

"A mountain of Spirit Stones is right before us! Charge!"

"..."

Seeing the opportunity right in front of them, the crowd began to shout, their cries shaking the heavens as if they had already captured Ning Yuan.

"You're overthinking things!"

Ning Yuan sneered, and two Medicinal Pills appeared in his hand. He swallowed them immediately, and the spiritual energy in his body rapidly recovered; even his injuries healed significantly.

Feeling the abundant spiritual energy within him, Ning Yuan quickly unleashed the Extreme Yang Great Hand Seal, and the Cultivators in front of him were turned to charcoal in the blink of an eye.

Taking this opportunity, Ning Yuan's figure flickered and vanished, reappearing in the distance in an instant.

The long sword in his hand quickly slashed at several surrounding Cultivators; they had no time to react before being slain on the spot.

Then, Ning Yuan's figure flickered and vanished again, immediately appearing elsewhere to kill several more people.

Subsequently, Ning Yuan's silhouette moved like a ghost, appearing all over the battlefield, taking several lives with every appearance.

Facing the elusive Ning Yuan, the besieging crowd completely failed to keep up with his speed, momentarily falling into a passive position.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

But Ning Yuan didn't care about that; he continuously used Heaven Treading Steps to weave through the crowd, incessantly harvesting lives.

During this process, Ning Yuan intentionally controlled his direction, drawing closer to the teleportation array.

Beside him, Nangong Xi was not a bit weaker than Ning Yuan. In such a dangerous situation, she still followed Ning Yuan closely, her strength being quite evident.

This was likely the first time Ning Yuan had seen Nangong Xi fight, and her strength greatly exceeded his expectations.

He had thought her strength was similar to Tie Xiong's, but looking at her performance, she was far more formidable.

It was unclear what methods she was using, but those around her would fall into a brief daze, and she would take the opportunity to kill them.

This move was practically invincible!

Without understanding Nangong Xi's methods, anyone who came was simply sending themselves to their deaths.

Even so, no one retreated; everyone's faces were filled with madness.

For the sake of the greed in their hearts, they were willing to ignore even their own lives.

As the great battle continued and grew more tragic, the sounds of screams, hisses, and roars were incessant, forming a massive wave that echoed through the sky.

Figures constantly fell from the sky while others charged up. The earth was dyed blood-red, mangled corpses were everywhere, and blood gathered into rivers that flowed silently.

But in this scene that resembled Hell, no one cared; all they cared about was Ning Yuan before them.

As long as they could catch Ning Yuan, they didn't care how many people died, provided they were the one to catch him in the end.

Boom!

But just then, Nangong Xi was suddenly attacked and fell from the sky with a booming sound, smashing a large pit into the ground as dust filled the air.

Ning Yuan's figure streaked across like a meteor, rushing directly into the pit to help Nangong Xi up and giving her a Medicinal Pill to swallow.

A figure appeared where Nangong Xi had been, and a voice drifted down from the sky at the same time.

"Fellow Daoist Ding... no! I should call you Fellow Daoist Ning! I didn't expect us to meet again!"

In mid-air, Luo Yonghao spoke with a face full of smiles, though his eyes held no mirth, only pure killing intent.

Looking at Luo Yonghao standing in the air, Ning Yuan's expression darkened and his fists clenched.

Beside him, Nangong Xi's gaze was fixed on Luo Yonghao, her face exceptionally grim; it was he who had suddenly attacked and knocked her from the sky.

"Luo Yonghao, I didn't expect you to come too!" Ning Yuan said slowly, staring at the figure standing in the air.

"Heh! It's hard not to be tempted by such a generous bounty, not to mention the things on your person..."

Luo Yonghao said with a chuckle, then he looked at Nangong Xi nearby: "I didn't expect the two of you to know each other; that's quite a surprise! Nangong Xi, helping him like this, aren't you afraid of the Ultimate Bliss Sect being implicated?"

"You say that as if you would have let my Ultimate Bliss Sect go! Whether I help or not, the Ultimate Bliss Sect will be targeted by you regardless!" Nangong Xi said with a mocking smile.

"You're right! Who told your Ultimate Bliss Sect to be so weak? If we don't target your Ultimate Bliss Sect, who else would we target?"

Luo Yonghao gave a light laugh and admitted it openly, without any concealment at all.

In the interval while they were speaking, the crowd that had been part of the siege surrounded Ning Yuan and Nangong Xi once again.