As the mountain mist grew thicker, the Evil Seeds that had been roaming the mountain began to gather.
Wang Instructor's sword hand was burning hot, so he could only curse angrily, while Ji You finally recovered, propping himself up with his sword.
"We have to fight our way out."
"There are too many; if we don't fight our way out, we'll be trapped and die."
Ji You sheathed his remaining two swords, weighing the main weapon in his hand, and said, "Form a column. You and I will clear the path at the front. The rest of you will back us up, back-to-back. These ghost things aren't strong; there are just a lot of them. We have a chance."
Wang Instructor looked at the surrounding Disciples upon hearing this: "This is the only way."
"Let's do it!"
Ji You channeled Spirit Origin into his longsword, continuously gathering Spirit Origin in his palm. Then, a clear sword hum resounded, and the sharp sword in his hand instantly shot through the wind, cutting through a section.
This scene was as if a narrow gap had been torn through the dense pile of Evil Seeds, just like when they first entered the mountain.
"Your turn."
"?"
Wang Instructor wildly swung his sword: "No, just one sword? You're resting already?"
Ji You waved his hand as if cutting melons and vegetables: "I need to charge up."
After the Spirit Spring shattered, Ji You no longer needed Spirit Origin; he could gather Spirit Origin through his own breathing, recovering extremely quickly.
However, one sword strike almost emptied all his reserves, so he needed time to recover, and Wang Instructor had to hold the line during this interval.
As the saying goes, a famous Disciple comes from a great Instructor. Ji You had great trust in Wang Xin'an's sword techniques.
The reason he was only an Outer Courtyard Instructor was not due to a lack of ability, but because no one practiced Martial Skills.
However, upon hearing that Ji You was resting again, Instructor Wang was dumbfounded.
No wonder that sword strike was so swift; it turned out he had used all his Spirit Origin. How long would he have to hold out? Until the grass on his grave was three zhang high?
Just then, Ji You re-gripped his sword: "Alright, it's my turn."
"Your Spirit Origin recovers so quickly?!"
"Or do you want to hold on a bit longer?"
"No, no, you come, you come!"
Under the night sky, at the front of the team, whose breakout speed had slowed, a clear sword hum suddenly resounded again, and a huge gap reappeared ahead.
Ji You knew that Wang Instructor was strong and resilient, so he directly gave up the opportunity for normal attacks, becoming a humanoid skill release device.
Because only in this way could they break out.
Wang Instructor was deeply shocked and, without further ado, directly raised his sword to hold the line.
He had said before that anyone could learn Martial Skills, but to evolve them into a Martial Dao, one ultimately needed a sense of combat awareness.
Ji You's sword was not strong because it was brilliant, but because of how it was used.
Damn it, it's over.
Wang Instructor had a premonition that after tonight, the Trial Sword Forest would be even more crowded, and his work would never be happy again.
Meanwhile, on the cloud-shrouded mountaintop, an old man in black and a young man with a long saber at his waist had intended to leave, but at this moment, they couldn't help but stop, staring blankly at the scene.
The Evil Seeds, full of Evil Qi, were a dense black, and when gathered together, they formed a deep black mass.
The column of Tianshu Academy Disciples, on the other hand, was like a long Dragon, continuously advancing. Whenever they were about to exhaust their strength, a clear sword hum would resound, and Sword Qi would cut across.
In the end, they truly managed to escape without incident, leading all the Evil Seeds back to the edge of Wanzhuo Mountain.
"Let's go. The objective has been achieved. Don't cause any more trouble."
"No, kill him."
"The three Master-in-charges who were lured away are about to return!"
"There's a window for one move. Tianshu Academy is an important step, but there's an unexpected person who keeps jumping around. I won't feel at ease until he's killed."
The young man with the saber was about to stop him, but he didn't expect the old man in black to directly rush out, reaching towards the white wave in the darkness, and a beam of lightning instantly struck the ground.
Damn it, have I made any vows recently?
Ji You had fully charged, but seeing the Heavenly Lightning coming at him, he was startled and immediately raised his sword to resist it.
The Upper Five Realms and Lower Three Realms were, after all, worlds apart. Even this single thunderbolt could be fatal.
Spirit Origin was insulated, but it would soon be broken through by the lightning Dao. Ji You waved his hand to summon a second sword, and as the two swords collided, they drew the lightning away. He then waved his hand, and the sword struck the ground, the massive lightning bolt disappearing directly into the earth.
Upon seeing this, Wang Instructor was stunned, the Disciples behind him were stunned, and the old man in black in the air was also stunned.
At the same time, the three Master-in-charges and Inner Courtyard Disciples who were rushing back through the night were all stunned.
It's physics; I added physics.
Ji You looked up and saw the black-clad figure quickly retreating after failing in one strike.
The three Master-in-charges wanted to give chase, but a tremendous pressure suddenly descended from the sky, directly carrying away the old man in black, who vanished in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, the three Master-in-charges were still shaken and stood frozen on the spot, not even daring to pursue.
Then they heard gasps of alarm, and looking down, they saw the Evil Seeds already coming down the slope.
So the three immediately summoned the enormous Flying Sword they had arrived on and slammed it hard against the cliff, directly hitting the oncoming Evil Seeds.
At this point, the crisis was resolved, and everyone looked at Ji You.
That black-clad figure just now was clearly in the Rongdao Realm, two major Realms above Junior Third Realm Completion.
Dual Cultivation of Martial Dao might make one invincible within the same Realm, but how could he survive a strike from someone in the Rongdao Realm without dying and remain completely unharmed?
"You... you resisted a lightning Dao spell head-on?"
"No, it was Mother Earth."
Ji You pursed his dry lips, took out a cold, hard object from his embrace, and upon looking at it under the moonlight, it was a stone with an unknown pattern carved on it.
Wang Instructor was Stunned for a moment: "What is this?"
"It fell off an Evil Seed just now. I tucked it into my embrace when I had a moment."
"Why are you carrying it?"
Ji You scratched his head, a bit regretfully: "I thought 'Ancient' in 'Ancient Ruins' meant there must be antiques or something inside. Maybe I could sell them for money."
Wang Instructor's eyes widened: "You didn't forget about getting rich even at the brink of death?"
"People still need dreams. What if they come true?"
Just then, Qin Zhangshi suddenly landed from the air, took the stone from Ji You's hand, and examined it for a long time.
Master-in-charge Ji and Lord Lang also walked over, and upon seeing the object, their brows furrowed deeply.
If their guess was correct, this was a piece of broken tile from the Ancient Ruins, likely brought out by the Evil Seeds when they left the tomb.
They used to think that Evil Seeds would lose their vitality once they moved too far from the ruins, but it seemed that had changed.
Otherwise, they couldn't explain why there were so many Evil Seeds near Wanzhuo Mountain when there were no large ruins there.
"Qin Zhangshi."
"Hmm?"
Wang Instructor took a breath: "Have the Dan Sect Disciples been found?"
Qin Zhangshi shook his head: "They're missing. They weren't robbing or killing; it seems the alchemists were the target."
Just then, everyone suddenly felt a surge of Spirit Origin coming from the direction of Shengjing; it was from the Disciples who had originally remained in the courtyard.
As they landed, an ominous premonition arose in Qin Zhangshi's heart.
"What happened?"
"Hongshan Spirit Mine was attacked by Evil Seeds, and Green Willow Villa was attacked by Evil Seeds."
Qin Zhangshi couldn't help but frown: "Someone couldn't stand the loneliness anymore."