Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 123 A Trip to Penglai (6)

"No, Japan is our territory, how can we cede it to the demons!"

"That's right! How could we let the demons take over the Japanese territory that the Luo family defended to the death back then!"

"How can we face the Luo family if we hand over Dongying City!"

Below, a commotion erupted, while above, the Wen family patriarch and the Demon Lord remained silent, both wearing confident smiles.

The demon, tired of the sounds below, impatiently picked at his ear: "How about this, I'll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to consider. If you agree, we'll release them immediately; if you don't, we'll kill one person every fifteen minutes. You can decide what to do."

Those in the audience immediately turned their attention to the Wen family patriarch. With the other sect leaders and patriarchs absent, he was the only one in charge.

"Those inside are all direct disciples, inheritors of sects and families. Something must not happen to them."

"But if we lose Dongying City, it will be much easier for the demons to invade again!"

"Without the Luo family, Dongying City would have been nothing at all long ago."

"Is this a fair treatment of the heroic spirits of the Luo family?!"

The people below were making a ruckus, but those on stage remained indifferent.

Luo's movements in the water never stopped for a moment.

The people below the stage urged the Wen family patriarch to make a decision.

The Wen family patriarch feigned difficulty: "This... the sect leaders and elders of the other sects are not here, so I really can't make a decision on my own."

"Where did they go?!"

"Where were they when it really mattered?!"

Those below were in a great hurry; those trapped inside had poured their hearts and souls into it and could not afford the slightest mistake.

"How about this, let's leave the decision to everyone." The Wen family head had a warm smile on his face. "They all have their own trusted disciples; we can't let them die, can we?"

"That's right! Dongying City is so far away, so abandoning it is fine, but the disciples are the hope of the sect."

"Stop arguing! We agree to hand over Dongying City, just release them now!"

Almost everyone in the audience had made their decision, and just as the head of the Wen family was about to announce the results, a voice interrupted him.

"No, this is a trap set by the demons!"

Xie Jing rushed in, covered in blood, like a demon crawling out of hell.

He glared fiercely at the Wen family head and demanded, "May I ask, Wen family head, you promised to bring reinforcements, where are those reinforcements?"

The Wen family patriarch looked apologetic: "We happened to encounter the Demon Lord's visit and didn't have time to bring people to provide support. Where are the other sect leaders and elders?"

Xie Jing sneered: "Of course we're still on the front lines killing demons."

His gaze suddenly shifted to the Demon Lord: "May I ask, Demon Lord, what is my purpose in sending people to attack Dongying City, and what is the purpose of my presence here?"

The people below began to stir restlessly.

"What? The Demon Lord has sent people to attack Japan? It seems the Demon Lord is determined to win this time."

"The demons dare to invade so openly; they are utterly lawless!"

The Demon Lord showed no fear of his plans being exposed; instead, he laughed wildly: "I've come here to seek peace, and they are my bargaining chips."

He pointed to his trapped disciples: "You still have half an incense stick's time. You don't want anything to happen to your disciples, do you?"

Xie Jing now understood the Demon Lord's intentions; their goal was not only Dongying City, but also their personal disciples.

Luo Zai Shui breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that Xie Jing had arrived, but she dared not relax at all. She had heard the confrontation between the Demon Lord and the others clearly, and the key to breaking the deadlock now lay with her disciples.

Self-rescue, or rescue from others?

The trusted disciples naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait for their doom.

After the deaths of Sun Heng and Qiao An, the scene was deathly silent.

Ye Xiao slowly woke up, and Su Wusi's originally dull eyes lit up for a moment before returning to their deathly stillness.

Her current situation made her extremely flustered, and her brain had lost the ability to think. If only her senior sister were here.

"Pfft pfft..."

Jian Muyi asked Ji Tinghan to come closer. Ji Tinghan was stunned for a moment, then firmly blocked Jian Muyi from behind.

Upon seeing this action, the protégé became agitated for a moment, but then quieted down.

The demons were watching them, and Jian Muyi stopped what he was doing. He was extremely nervous, but he managed to appear very calm.

Once the demons looked away, the other disciples followed suit.

No one could have imagined that the Immortal Binding Rope that locked away spiritual power could be untied using ordinary knot-tying methods.

While keeping an eye on the demons' movements, Chu Yeli untied the ropes binding Nie Xushuang and whispered to her, "I know you're very upset right now, but we have to find a way to escape. The demons must have some ulterior motive for capturing us, and we can't let them control us."

Nie Xushuang concealed the grief in her eyes and nodded. Now that Ye Xiao was seriously injured and Sun Yuan was immersed in grief, they had to stand up for the sect and not drag it down.

Xue Xin untied the Immortal-Binding Rope for Shi Ming and asked in a low voice, "Senior Brother, what should we do now?"

Shi Ming has recovered enough. If he has a magical artifact to fight the demons, he can probably delay them for a few quarters of an hour. This time is enough for the others to escape.

Chu Yeli guessed his thoughts and silently mouthed to him, "In the water, outside."

This is telling him that there is someone waiting for him outside, and that person is trying to save him; he shouldn't act rashly.

However, whether they can even get out of the barrier right now is a question.

Nie Xushuang forced herself not to focus on Qiao An's corpse, and asked in a low voice, "Is there any way to break this barrier?"

Chu Yeli looked around: "It's not easy to break through from the inside, but it's possible. Once we take action, we'll be discovered."

Nie Xushuang's gaze fell on the storage bags piled up in the distance, which were filled with their various magical artifacts. If they could get their hands on these, things would be much better, at least enough to last for a while.

Ye Xiao regained consciousness, sat up, and silently asked them what to do.

Chu Yeli pointed to himself and then to the storage bag not far away.

This was an unformed plan: Ji Tinghan would break the formation, and then his disciples would retrieve their magical artifacts and fight their way out.

They were missing an opportunity, a chance for Chu Yeli to successfully break the formation.

Once they break the formation, Shi Ming and the others will be able to obtain their magical artifacts as quickly as possible and begin their counterattack.

But how can we break through the formation silently?

A fleeting figure in green flashed past Ye Xiao's eyes.

It was Xu Yu and Zhou Mian.

They evaded the demons' pursuit and made their way here, but now they are at a loss, lacking the strength to confront the demons head-on.

Ye Xiao recognized the person who had arrived, and Chu Yeli also noticed the unusual behavior on his side, but he dared not follow the gaze to see who it was, lest they reveal their location.

He silently asked Ye Xiao, "Is someone there?"

Ye Xiao closed his eyes and nodded.

Chu Yeli pondered for a moment, then mouthed, "Let them create opportunities for me."

Ye Xiao hesitated. Letting Xu Yu and the others show themselves now would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths.

He still wanted his junior brothers and sisters to live, so his order to them was: "Run!"

Xu Yu knew their senior brother best. In this situation, he would only choose to protect them. So instead of running away, they turned their attention to the storage bag not far away.

Their eyes kept glancing at the storage bag, so it must contain something that could save them.

"Junior Sister," Xu Yu gripped her sword, "dare you do something big with your senior brother?"

Zhou Mian followed his example: "Since Senior Brother isn't here, I'll listen to you, Senior Brother."

Xu Yu rubbed her head and pointed to the storage bag not far away: "I'll lure them away in a bit. You throw the storage bag to your senior brothers and then run after them, understand?"

Zhou Mian knew he was going to his death, and gripped his sleeve tightly: "Senior brother, I'll draw them away, you..."

Xu Yu slowly pulled his sleeve out of her hand: "I often fight with that brat from Xianyun Peak. I'm just as fast as him. Seize the opportunity."

Having said that, he lightly leaped and landed in front of the demon: "Weren't you looking for me? If you've got the guts, come and fight me! Hey, you there from Xianyun Peak, watch closely, this sword strike is going to be really cool!"

The powerful sword strike instantly exhausted all his spiritual energy. He calmly swallowed the spirit-restoring pill he had prepared beforehand, and as expected, the attention of the demons was drawn to him.

Chu Yeli took the opportunity to wander through the crowd, searching for the weakest point in the barrier.

"Is that all you've got? If you're so capable, come and catch me!"

Xu Yu shouted, drawing away most of the demons.

Jian Muyi clenched his fists. They had agreed to have another match later, so he had to come back alive.