Master, you go first!

After leaving the secret realm, the people at the door were already sparse, not as exaggerated as when the waiting started. But there were still some monks staying outside waiting for someone.

Chang Ling'er and Tian Yuxin did not go with Gu Jiu and others when they came to the Western Land. They also wanted to visit the nearby Lingji to see if there was anything they needed.

So they said goodbye and left in different directions.

Gu Jiu and Shen Nian were left. At this moment, they were eager to return home. Without stopping at all, they rushed directly towards the sect.

However, what they didn't know was that the demon cultivator in the secret realm had already spread the news of their departure. On their way back, the master of the Nanhai branch altar was waiting for them with a dozen demon cultivators.

At this time, there was another figure coming out of the secret realm. Guan Yuliang came out of the secret realm dressed as a righteous monk, and also rushed back to the sect with his sword.

Just when Gu Jiu and the others arrived near the Nanduan Mountains at the junction of the Western Territory and the Southern Territory. A powerful Nascent Soul aura blocked their way.

"No, someone is blocking the attack." Gu Jiu felt bad when he saw a group of people standing in the sky in front of him.

Originally in the secret realm, he was very confused as to why the demon cultivators were targeting them. Is it because of taking the Nine Ghost Fire?

But no matter what, the current situation must be resolved first. Judging from the aura, the opponent should be much stronger than me.

Gu Jiu sent a message asking for help without any hesitation.

"Go on, arrest that woman." The altar leader ordered. Then they took the lead and flew towards Gu Jiu and the others.

Originally, if it was just Gu Jiu, it wouldn't be difficult to escape with his spiritual talent. But Gu Jiu just heard that their goal was to capture Shen Nian, which was a bit troublesome.

"Go down, we can't run in the sky." Gu Jiu said.

When Shen Nian heard this, he immediately rushed to the ground.

But the speed difference is still too big. The master of the Demonic Cultivation Altar has the cultivation level of Nascent Soul. At such a close distance, he was already in front of them in less than a few seconds.

"Hmph, it's not that easy to run away." He snorted contemptuously. In his eyes, this was already fish on the chopping board.

Just when he made his move. Gu Jiu took Shen Nian's hand and burned a talisman.

The two disappeared instantly. It is another short-distance teleportation talisman, similar to the life-saving talisman he used when entering the secret realm, but that one is passively triggered, and this one is actively released.

However, the transmission distance of this talisman is very short, less than two miles.

Although he dodged the blow, he was quickly discovered by the altar owner and immediately chased him.

Just like this, you chase and I hide, Gu Jiu and Shen Nian keep flashing in the Nanduan Mountains.

Since the talisman cannot be oriented, he can only protect it from being teleported into the team of demon cultivators.

"Let's see how many magic weapons you still have." The altar owner sneered and chased after him.

Gu Jiu was sweating on his forehead. He didn't have many talismans, only a dozen or twenty. If he continued chasing them like this, they would soon be used up.

After dodging a dozen times, they teleported to the ground. Fleeing in embarrassment in the forest. Just like Chang Ling'er was hunted down in the secret realm before.

After landing, Gu Jiu did not dare to use the talisman again for fear of being transported to the sky again. When he was about to be caught up, he just used the Aurora Formation to escape, scattering colorful ribbons along the way. Because this formation consumes the least amount of spiritual power.

He also tried setting up a mud formation, but it didn't work. The other party's cultivation level was so high that it couldn't be trapped for two seconds before breaking through.

This scene of chasing and escaping lasted for half a stick of incense, like a frame-skipping animation.

From time to time, flocks of birds flew up in this forest, and from time to time one or two big trees fell down.

……

Over at Lingxue Mountain, Ji Chuxue received a letter asking for help from Gu Jiu, with just a few words: "Please help, Nan Duan."

Because it was too urgent at the time, Gu Jiu directly used his spiritual power to type these words on the special letter paper and sent it away.

After receiving the message, Ji Chuxue swayed to the library, spoke to Mr. Yuan and set off immediately. Even if they reached the Nanduan Mountains, it was at the junction of the two southwest borders. If they had not reached the south, it would still take them close to one stick of incense to get there. Not sure of the location yet, so I can only follow the route to the secret realm to find it.

After setting off, Ji Chuxue sent a message to Lu Qian and Lin Miaoxun on the way. After all, the sect's strongest combat power was Mr. Yuan, so she focused on the key points and set off immediately.

……

Gu Jiu ran away panting, having consumed a lot of his spiritual power. He had already swallowed several precious spiritual recovery pills for himself. The enemy was too powerful, and it seemed that even small tricks were not enough, and there was nothing he could do for the moment.

He might be able to escape by leaving Shen Nian behind, but how is that possible? Gu is not that kind of person.

"If you don't stop and fight them, you won't be able to hold on anymore, right?" Shen Nian said.

"No, just run away for a while. I have already sent a message. If the sect master and the others come, they can be saved." Gu Jiu did not stop and still tried his best to escape.

"Don't worry, as long as we can hold on until the sect master and the others come over, we will be safe." Gu Jiu comforted him a little more, maybe to comfort Shen Nian or maybe to comfort himself.

But he didn't have the confidence, because the precious recovery pill in his bottle had been emptied out. There wasn't much of it in the first place, and Shen Nian only had one left for him. Moreover, with such a large consumption, ordinary spirit-reviving pills may not recover as fast as they are consumed.

Just when Gu Jiu swallowed the last treasure to return to the spiritual elixir, a cloud of black smoke appeared in front of them, blocking their way.

Guan Yuliang walked out of the black smoke, dressed in a black robe, and his originally charming fox eyes became a little more evil.

"Stop running, you can't outrun him."

"Senior Brother Guan..." Shen Nian said in surprise, "Why are you here."

Just when Shen Nian asked this question, the Demon Sect Altar Master behind him had already arrived. Seeing Guan Yuliang blocking their way, they stopped and laughed.

"Hahaha, look where you are running now, follow us back obediently to avoid any physical pain."

He seemed to have seen the credit he was about to receive. If this female cultivator was very important to the high priest, maybe he would be able to get a promotion and a raise and reach the top of the magic cultivator.

Seeing that Guan Yuliang had not yet taken action, the altar master issued an order.

"Soul servant, tie them up and take them away."

Shen Nian's eyes widened and he glanced at Guan Yuliang in disbelief, "Soul servant?" Does it mean Guan Yuliang?

Compared to Shen Nian's surprise, Gu Jiu was not surprised at all. The first time he saw Guan Yuliang's eyes, he felt that there was something wrong with him.

However, the current situation looks very bad. It feels like if you stretch your head or shrink your head, it will be a knife, and you will die anyway. It seemed that the only option was to rise up and resist.

"Yes."