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The great battle was on the brink of breaking out, and other powers and sects stood in the distance, wearing an expression of watching the excitement unfold.

The more people who died, the better it would be for them.

Atop the high ground, Nangong Feng couldn't help but ask, "What do we do now?"

Nangong Yan's expression fluctuated, as from the current situation, the Li Family was at a complete disadvantage.

Although Li Yunchen and his companion were very strong, they still fell short compared to Huang Yi. If the battle continued this way, the ultimate victor would likely be the Rakshasa Sect.

Once that happens, the Rakshasa Sect won't show any mercy, and the entire Li Family will probably be annihilated.

As for Li Xiaoyao...

Hey!

Nangong Yan shook his head and sighed. Even if he forced a breakthrough and succeeded, what then? Could he really contend against Huang Yi?

The disciples of the Nangong Family couldn't help but clamor one after another, "Elder, let's leave quickly."

"Staying here is waiting for death. Why should we risk the lives of the Nangong Family for the sake of the Li Family?"

"Elder, you may choose to stay, but you can't force us to stay as well, right?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yan felt endlessly irritated.

He was torn, uncertain whether to go or stay.

If he were to leave now, the friendship that had been so hard to build with the Li Family would surely shatter.

But if even Li Xiaoyao was killed, what was the point of maintaining this friendship?

Wasn't everything they had done because they valued Li Xiaoyao's potential?

Nangong Yan struggled with himself for around fifteen seconds before finally saying, "Second Brother and Third Brother, take our clan members and leave immediately by boat. I will stay."

Nangong Feng and Nangong Jue looked at him, their voices lowered, and asked, "Big Brother, do you really intend to stay?"

Nangong Yan nodded and said, "Since we've promised, we cannot just abandon it. Otherwise, how will outsiders view the Nangong Family? Go ahead."

What Nangong Yan didn't say was that he wanted to gamble.

From the current situation, the Li Family was indeed at an absolute disadvantage, but on second thought, every seemingly hopeless situation that Li Xiaoyao had encountered, when hadn't he managed to turn misfortune into a blessing at the last moment?

This was a young man adept at creating miracles, and intuition told Nangong Yan that he should take a gamble.

For the future of the Nangong Family, take a gamble.

The battle below had almost affected a three-kilometer radius.

In the fight between Spirit Condensation Realm experts, a mere ripple from their combat could kill a group of Spirit Cultivation Realm experts. Even Golden Core Realm experts would choose to watch the battle from a distance. Watching from up close was simply a death wish.

The Rakshasa Sect could be said to be the birthplace of Shui Country's Onmyoji, and everyone in the sect, from the Sect Leader to the disciples, practiced the Ghost Summoning Technique. Even their other spells were related to ghosts and goblins.

Huang Yi held a Soul Summoning Banner in his right hand and a bell in his left. With his cultivation level, he could already summon ghosts merely by ringing the bell.

Li Yunchen and his companion naturally weren't afraid of these ghosts, and Huang Yi had no intention of killing them with such minor tricks.

To ordinary people, attacks by ghosts were powerful, but to cultivators who had achieved some level of cultivation, they were too weak.

Even if Li Yunchen and his companion stayed still, any ghosts that collided with them would be shattered by the powerful life force radiating from their bodies.

Huang Yi's goal was to have the Souls disturb their minds.

Among the thousands of souls, if just one managed to break into their sea of consciousness, it would have a substantial impact on them.

Everyone looked up at the sky almost completely covered by dense ghosts and felt an inexplicable chill in their hearts.

It was really chilling, such a bizarre sight, giving people an extreme sense of unreality.

Li Yunchen and another, either of them in a single combat with him, were absolutely not his match.

Not to mention that Huang Yi's realm was higher than theirs, even their way of fighting was incomparable.

One cast spells while the other exhibited martial arts; they simply couldn't be compared with each other.

But Li Yunchen and his companion were truly worthy of being Ancestral Elders of the Li Family of the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country; their fight awareness was extremely sharp and delicate. Even with Huang Yi's powerful spells, he could not manage to deal with the two of them in a short time.

Furthermore, the two coordinated flawlessly, one at the eighth rank of the Spirit Condensation Realm and the other at the ninth rank. Together, they were not just a simple case of one plus one equals two.

Nangong Feng and Nangong Jue left with their clansmen, but Nangong Ling'er stubbornly stood by Li Xiaoyao's side, waiting and refusing to leave.

"Ling'er, come with me!" Nangong Xuan was somewhat anxious; he knew that his sister had truly developed feelings for Li Xiaoyao.

This was not a good sign. Li Xiaoyao was destined to be extraordinary and would definitely not lack women by his side. Liking such a man meant that she was destined not to experience love like ordinary people.

Nangong Ling'er was his sister, and he hoped more that she could have a simple and quiet love, rather than following Li Xiaoyao everywhere, being hunted by enemies every day.

Nangong Feng stood in the back, staring at Li Xiaoyao with resentful eyes.

Nangong Ling'er had been the woman he had set his heart on, and he had planned to propose to the Family Head after returning. But then Li Xiaoyao suddenly appeared out of nowhere on their journey.

It was because of this annoying Li Xiaoyao that Ling'er had developed an aversion to him.

"A pair of doomed lovers, go to hell and continue as desperate mandarin ducks!" He cursed inwardly and turned to follow the Elder down the hill quickly.

Nangong Yan also advised, "Ling'er, stop messing around, hurry and leave with Xiao Xuan. With me here, Xiaoyao won't be in any trouble."

"I won't, I won't go." No matter what they said, Nangong Ling'er stubbornly refused to leave.

Feeling helpless, Nangong Yan made a lightning-fast move, knocked her unconscious, and said, "Xiao Xuan, take her away."

This was already the second time she had been knocked unconscious, the last being outside the Human Realm, also because of Li Xiaoyao.

Nangong Xuan nodded, his eyes complicated as he glanced at Li Xiaoyao and finally said, "Great Elder, be careful."

After they left, on the vast plateau, only Nangong Yan and Li Xiaoyao, who was frantically absorbing Spiritual Energy, remained.

"Xiaoyao, don't let me down." Gazing at Li Xiaoyao, Nangong Yan murmured to himself, then shook his head and scoffed at himself, "Leave it to fate."

Forcing a breakthrough was absolutely not advisable for ordinary people.

In the eyes of common folks, Li Xiaoyao's actions were no different from suicide.

But Li Xiaoyao had great confidence that he would be able to successfully break through.

His body was extremely sturdy. Not to mention forcibly breaking through, even if he were split in two by a sword, Li Xiaoyao would probably not die.

The only drawback for Li Xiaoyao in forcing a breakthrough was that his foundation would be a bit unstable.

Normally, Li Xiaoyao's cultivation involved absorbing Spiritual Energy, refining it into Spiritual Power through his Cultivation Technique, then channeling it through a Grand Circulation within his meridians, and finally, converging it all into his Dantian.

This whole process would take at least two hours.

Only Spiritual Power refined this way would be the purest.

Now, Li Xiaoyao was forcibly breaking through, which meant skipping the step of Spirit Power transitioning from the meridians to the Dantian and going directly from the state of Spiritual Energy into the Dantian, then having the Dantian refine it into Spiritual Power.

If an ordinary person dared to do this, they would either die or lose half their life.

But Li Xiaoyao did not have to worry at all. Firstly, his physique was strong, and secondly, his Dantian was different from that of ordinary people.