As he spoke, the sound of blades clashing suddenly came from afar, attracting everyone's attention.
I looked over and saw that the depths of the Blood Maple Forest was shaking. I could vaguely see a few figures rushing towards us.
Just a few seconds later, the two Yang God Celestial Masters that the young man had called "Ah Lu" and "Ah Xi" appeared first.
The two of them were Yang God Celestial Masters, but at this moment, they were in such a sorry state that it was not an exaggeration to say that they were scared shitless.
As soon as the two of them appeared, two blood-red lights followed closely behind them. I looked carefully and saw that each of the two blood-red lights was wrapped around a figure. This figure was not a real body, but a blood-red illusory light shadow. It was thin and strong, about three meters tall. It was holding a long blood-red blade in its hand, and its illusory face was expressionless.
This should be the Blood Spirit Guard that the young man had mentioned.
The Blood Spirit Guard's speed was much faster than the two Yang God Celestial Masters. The distance between the two of them was getting closer and closer. Under the pressure, the two Yang God Celestial Masters fled while using various Taoist techniques to greet the Blood Spirit Guard behind them. The Blood Spirit Guard only used the blood-red blade in its hand to block the many Taoist techniques, and its speed was not affected much.
On the contrary, the two Yang God Celestial Masters continued to use Taoist techniques, and their speed was affected. Not only did the distance not increase, but it also decreased.
Seeing that the Blood Spirit Guard was about to catch up, the other two Yang God Celestial Masters who had stayed behind went forward. They did not use any other Taoist techniques, but directly released their Yang Spirits. Two Yang Spirits, half real and half illusory, jumped out from the top of their heads.
These two Yang Spirits were similar to the Yang Spirits of the three Taoist priests from Mount Longhu that I had seen before. They each held a weapon in their hand.
One of the Yang Spirits held a small palm-leaf fan, while the other held a long ruler. They each rushed towards a Blood Spirit Guard.
Just as the two Yang Spirits approached the Blood Spirit Guard, the thick blood-red fog not far away from them suddenly converged and outlined two vague figures. From their silhouettes, it was obvious that they were Blood Spirit Guards.
Seeing that two new Blood Spirit Guards were about to be formed, the Celestial Masters were not surprised. No one even looked in that direction. The two Celestial Masters who had escaped from the Blood Maple Forest continued to run. The two Celestial Masters who had gone to meet them were already entangled with the two Blood Spirit Guards.
A Yang Spirit waved the palm-leaf fan in his hand and instantly set off a gale, rushing towards a Blood Spirit Guard. of The Spirit Guard kept waving the blood-red long blade in his hand, creating a gale that wrapped around his body and continued to charge.
The other Yang Spirit brandished a long ruler and directly fought with the Blood Spirit Guard. After the weapons clashed, the two illusory weapons produced the sound of metal and stone.
After being entangled by the two Yang Spirits, the speed of the Blood Spirit Guards dropped significantly, but at the same time, it was obvious that the two Yang Spirits were no match for the Blood Spirit Guards. After a moment of entanglement, they showed signs of defeat.
The Yang Spirit, who was waving the palm-leaf fan, did not stop the Blood Spirit Guards. Instead, it was blown back by the wind from the Blood Spirit Guards' blood blades, causing it to lose its balance in the air.
As for the other Yang Spirit, his defeat was even more obvious. He could not use the long ruler in his hand to block the Blood Spirit Guards' attacks. From time to time, his body would be cut by the blood blade. Fortunately, the Yang Spirit was also an illusory body, so it was not injured.
However, the Yang Spirit's body became much more illusory when the blood blade cut it, and it was even faintly stained with a trace of red. It was obviously very bad.
Although they were in a difficult situation, they were still able to contain the Blood Spirit Guards. The two Celestial Masters ran further and further away. When they were only a hundred meters away from us, the Blood Spirit Guards formed by the blood fog condensed. Their cold eyes turned to the two Yang Spirits, and they waved their long blades and chased after them.
At this time, the two Yang Spirits finally broke away from the battle and quickly retreated.
The Yang God's speed was much faster than the previous two Yang God Celestial Masters. It instantly shook off the Blood Spirit Guards that were fighting with each other and avoided the two Blood Spirit Guards that were chasing after us. When it returned to our side, it happened to catch up with the two Celestial Masters that had just escaped.
The four Blood Spirit Guards were still chasing after us. It seemed that they would not stop until they killed these Yang Spirit Celestial Masters.
Seeing the fierce fighting power of the Blood Spirit Guards, Liang Tianxin, Qiao Sigui, and I were all shocked. When the Blood Spirit Guards got closer, they couldn't help but want to run away.
However, the strange thing was that after the few Yang God Celestial Masters fled here, they directly sat down cross-legged and turned a blind eye to the Blood Spirit Guards that were about to catch up. Even the young man, who looked like a rich young master, stood there calmly and looked at the approaching Blood Spirit Guards without a trace of fear.
Cultivators were all smart people. When they saw their indifferent expressions, they knew what was going on. Although the shock on their faces didn't diminish, they didn't take a step back.
As expected, when the four Blood Spirit Guards got closer, they stopped at the edge of the short mountain at the same time. They placed their blood-red blades on the ground and stared at us coldly. Their feet seemed to be tied up by something invisible and they didn't take another step forward.
After a while, their blood-red bodies gradually became more illusory. They slowly turned into a thick blood-red mist and dissipated.
After the Blood Spirit Guards disappeared, the two Yang Spirit Celestial Masters, Ah Lu and Ah Xi, stood up and walked to the young man. After cupping their hands in greeting, they said, "Young Master, Brother Fu can still hold on. He asked me to report to Young Master that he can't estimate how long it will take to defeat the Blood Spirit Guards. He asked Young Master to wait for a few more days."
The young man, who had a faint smile on his face, now looked slightly worried. He sighed and nodded. "You two should rest first."
With that, he turned to look at us. "You've met the Blood Spirit Guards. You can leave now."
The fatty and I looked at each other and saw the intention to retreat in each other's eyes. I nodded at the fatty and turned to leave.
At that moment, the young man called out to me. "Zhou Yi, you don't need to leave. Stay here for now."
I furrowed my eyebrows, and after a moment of consideration, I stopped walking.
Although I didn't know why he wanted me to stay, I understood that his words were an order. I didn't have the strength to resist this order and could only obey.
After I stayed, Yaoyao naturally stayed as well.
At the same time, Lin Acheng, who had been silent, suddenly said to the fatty, "Hu Zi, you don't need to leave either. Come to my side."
The fatty had already stopped when he saw me stop. When he heard Lin Acheng's words, he naturally wouldn't refuse. He turned and walked to Lin Acheng's side.
Thus, only Liang Tianxin and Qiao Sigui were left.
The two of them looked conflicted. They wanted to stay, but they were afraid of the Blood Spirit Guards and the Yang Spirit Celestial Masters. However, they were unwilling to leave. They stood there for a long time without moving.
"You don't want to leave?"
The young man looked at them with interest. Then, he turned to the Yang Spirit Celestial Masters and ordered, "If they don't want to go back, then send them forward."
"Yes!"
After the two Yang Spirit Celestial Masters received the order, they waved their sleeves and created a gust of wind. Before Liang Tianxin and Qiao Sigui could react, their bodies were swept up by the gust of wind and flew into the depths of the Blood Maple Forest, disappearing without a trace.
At the same time, the blood fog in the distance gathered again. Two Blood Spirit Guards appeared from the blood fog and chased in the direction that Liang Tianxin and Qiao Sigui had disappeared.
Due to the blood fog, I couldn't see the situation in the depths of the Blood Maple Forest. However, it wasn't hard to guess the outcome of Liang Tianxin and Qiao Sigui.
I turned to look at the young man and asked, "Why did you leave me behind?"
He turned to look at me and didn't answer my question. Instead, he asked, "Which cauldron do you control?"
I was stunned. Which cauldron?
What did he mean?
After hesitating for a while, I said, "The Qingzhou Cauldron."
After listening to me, the young man's face showed a hint of sadness. He turned to look at Lin Acheng and then at me. He suddenly sighed.