In this land, Immortal Descendants rarely took matters into their own hands.
Regardless of the situation, they always sent their disciples in first.
Even if a helping hand was all it took to turn the tide of battle, they were more inclined to avoid a direct confrontation.
They would use their disciples’ lives to stall the enemy while they retreated to their Immortal Sect.
After all, Immortal Descendants had long lifespans. Disciples could always be recruited again, but if their Immortal Body sustained damage, it might be irreparable.
But perhaps it was because Xie Yutang’s objective was too clear.
Yu Kui, for her part, had only just set foot in the mortal world. Her temperament wasn’t yet steady, and now, not only was her anger stoked, but she was also unwilling to give up the glory of securing the Blood Stone Spiritual Milk.
"Go intercept those Little Demons! Don’t let a single Laborer escape!"
With a cold command, she took the initiative and charged forward.
As the disciples entered the fray, the pressure on the Little Demons below increased immensely.
Xie Yutang silently glanced at the scene below as the short sword in her hand suddenly erupted with the cry of a Cyan Simurgh.
She strode through the air as Dao Essence surged from her body, forming the phantom image of vast wings in the sky, stretching over a hundred feet wide.
Each feather on the wings moved in unison with the short sword in her hand.
"Foundation Establishment First Grade... and the Divine Simurgh Sword Formulas?"
Yu Kui’s expression tightened, a hint of offended anger flashing in her eyes. "You’re using the Yu Family’s Sword Technique to attack a Yu Family Immortal Descendant?"
Her ornate robes billowed as feathers detached from them one by one, swiftly floating into the air.
"Rebel. You will be executed."
As the icy words left her lips,
the slender feathers shot out, slamming into the storm of cyan sword images that rained down!
For an instant, the entire White Teeth Mine fell silent.
Immortal Techniques were derived from Divine Techniques, so it was natural for them to be inferior in many respects.
Yet now, those Cyan Feathers were rapidly and silently dissipating beneath the sword images.
Xie Yutang was not only suppressing Yu Kui, but she even spared dozens of streams of Sword Intent to attack Yu Qing, forcing the young man to flee in disarray.
This former Mountain Master Disciple, having used an Upper Three Grades Internal Method to achieve her Dao Essence Foundation Establishment, was actually capable of overpowering two Immortal Descendants at once!
FZZT.
Yu Kui turned her head slightly, her expression stunned.
Three gashes had silently split open on her fair cheeks, and bright red blood slowly seeped out.
"You dare wound me?"
The girl murmured in disbelief, lightly touching her cheek. Her shoulders suddenly began to tremble slightly.
’A Divine Technique lost to an Immortal Technique.’
Rage began to flood her eyes.
The feathers on her skin rippled, then began to spread rapidly across her entire body.
"Yu Qing, what are you waiting for! Make your move!"
With a furious roar, Yu Kui’s arms abruptly transformed into wings. Her once-delicate, beautiful face was covered in feathers, and a beak like a golden hook jutted forth.
Her robes whipped wildly.
Before everyone’s eyes, her tall figure transformed at a visible speed into a giant bird glowing with a cyan light.
"SCREEE!"
The great bird beat its wings and soared into the sky, shattering the cloud of sword images.
Xie Yutang’s pupils contracted. She shot backward, and facing the wings that slashed down like blades, she could only hold the short sword horizontally in front of her.
CRACK!
Even though she had already retreated a hundred feet, the arc of light from the swinging wing still shattered the short sword in her hand.
The most formidable aspect of an Immortal Descendant was not their Magical Power, but their innate Physique.
Their Immortal Body was comparable to a Magical Artifact.
How could a Cultivator possibly contend with that head-on?
"I know!"
Yu Qing gritted his teeth on the mountainside. Seeing Yu Kui gain the upper hand, he finally took a step forward.
His entire form shot across the sky.
His cyan robes billowed, and in an instant, another great bird appeared in the sky.
The two Immortal Descendants, having revealed their true forms, circled in mid-air before swooping down on the girl in black in a pincer attack.
"Senior Sister Xie!"
Monkey swung his arms with all his might, sending the Foundation Establishment Disciple before him flying as he subconsciously looked up.
In that brief moment of distraction, a blast of energy from the side tore the flesh from his ribs.
"Monkey, stay focused!"
Seeing this, the other Little Demons rushed toward him.
Their mission today was to rescue people; they lacked the power to slay an Immortal Descendant.
Senior Sister Xie was giving her all just to stall the two Cyan Simurghs.
’They had to seize this chance and save as many people as possible.’
"Don’t mind me! If you’re afraid of dying, how can you carry the banner? I came here today with no intention of leaving alive!"
Monkey grunted in pain, but a ferocious light filled his eyes.
He protected the Laborers behind him, retreating step by step and leading the group toward the outside of the mine.
Unfortunately, the exit was too narrow, and for the moment, everyone was jammed there, unable to disperse.
"Heh."
After a brief moment of panic, the Yu Family Disciples quickly stabilized their formation.
They used the Laborers as bait, closing in slowly and deliberately. They had already faintly trapped the few Demons within their encirclement.
Flashes of sword light filled the air without end.
Yu Kui took a hundred sword images head-on, her body now dripping with blood.
With Yu Qing’s help, she finally found an opening and slammed her talons, as hard as cold iron, into the girl in black.
’So what if she’s at Late-stage Dao Essence Foundation Establishment? Her body is still fragile, unable to withstand a single blow!’
BOOM!
Xie Yutang summoned her immense Spiritual Power to block the blow, but her face still went pale.
Her entire body plummeted straight toward the ground.
Her boots sank into the hard stone surface as if it were mud, carving two gouges over a hundred feet long before she barely managed to steady herself.
"It’s about time we left. Get the others out of here first. I’ll be right behind you."
Xie Yutang quickly steadied her breathing. She glanced at the thousand-odd people packed at the exit and gave the order in a calm voice.
’Though we failed to achieve our goal,’ she thought, ’everyone has clearly given their all.’
’It just means our Cultivation is still insufficient. This is the most we could accomplish.’

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