ate it much before because there was no need to. However, facing an opponent with decent skills like this, the Spirit Guarding Pattern is crucial. He encountered such an opponent in the battle where...Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan's attack drew everyone's attention. This cultivator hadn't guarded against someone sneaking up behind him, and by the time Lu Ye made his sudden move, it was too late for them to react.

Just as he had taken flight, his body crashed to the ground with a heavy thud. The searing pain in his back made it hard for him to breathe. When he looked up, a rain of blades descended upon him.

He hurriedly activated his spiritual energy barrier for protection, but the barrier only lasted three breaths before shattering under a barrage of sword lights.

The crisscrossing blades slashed down, a staccato rhythm echoing through the air. The cultivator's body trembled violently; in this instant, they endured countless blows, their protective spiritual energy shattered completely.

Then his body lightened, and his vision spun wildly, consciousness fading rapidly.ve noticed the growing disparity in power between himself and Lu Ye. But at this moment, he was blinded by rage, with only one thought churning in his mind: to kill the opponent standing before him!Sh...