After changing her master, she turned to the ruthless way, and the whole sect knelt down

A huge force hit Xie Liuyin's sword hard. If Xie Liuyin had not undergone many body temperings and his strength was not comparable to that of ordinary Qi-refining cultivators, Mo Que's sword would have slipped out of his hand long ago.

Realizing that the person coming had ill intentions, Xie Liuyin immediately wanted to fight back, but the other party was faster than her.

After a crisp sound, all the lighting tools in the hands of Jiang Shan and others were broken, and the entire cave was dark.

Xie Liuyin's eyes had not yet adapted to the change in light, and for a moment he could not see clearly what was around him.

But she immediately spread out her spiritual sense and soon keenly sensed a strange aura approaching rapidly.

Realizing that this must be another attack, Xie Liuyin immediately met it with his sword.

Dazzling sparks appeared again, and with this little light, Xie Liuyin finally saw the person in front of him clearly.

A pair of cold vertical pupils carried murderous intent, and long dark blue hair was scattered behind him, making him look like a ghost.

Xie Liuyin felt a chill down his spine and goose bumps appeared all over his body.

She couldn't explain her feelings at the moment, she just knew that if she didn't take ruthless action, she might die here.

"Mo Que!" Xie Liuyin called out to the sword spirit in his mind.

The sword spirit also understood what she meant. The golden spiritual power was poured into the spiritual sword, and the sword energy exploded instantly, causing a shock wave all around.

The sharp sword energy rushed towards the vague figure in the darkness, but did not hurt anyone, only creating another spark.

"Senior Sister Qiu Yu, Senior Brother Jiang Shan, you leave first!" While the other party was forced back by his sword energy, Xie Liuyin hurriedly shouted to the others to leave quickly.

She shouted several times, but the person behind her did not move.

At this point, Xie Liuyin couldn't help but see that something was fishy going on.

Qiu Yu and the others have been silent since their lighting device was smashed. I'm afraid something happened to them at that time.

Xie Liuyin's spiritual sense told her that these people were still alive, but she didn't know whether they were injured or fainted.

As she swung her sword, the opponent's attack finally stopped. The man seemed to realize the power of Xie Liuyin's sword and did not dare to confront her head-on.

Fortunately, after being in the dark for a long time, Xie Liuyin's eyes gradually adapted to the light in the cave. She vaguely saw a tall figure hiding in the corner of the cave, looking at her with great fear.

"Fellow Daoist, you have obtained a really good sword. It would be even better if the sword was not pointed at me." The low voice was a little hoarse, and the tone was very frivolous, which made Xie Liuyin feel unhappy.

She couldn't see the man's face clearly, so she could only raise her full guard, preparing for him to attack again. "Who are you, sir, and why did you suddenly attack us?"

"Your words are interesting. If you and your group hadn't suddenly barged in, how could I have attacked you so carelessly?" The man laughed. "I wonder who ordered you and your group to come and kill me?"

The more Xie Liuyin listened, the more confused he became. "Your Excellency, you must have misunderstood. We came here to search for treasure after obtaining a treasure map."

"Treasure hunting?" The man laughed after hearing this. "Not to mention that these locations are so hidden that ordinary people can't find them, there's no spiritual energy flowing out of this cave. What treasures can there be?"

It seems that this person doesn't believe what he said.

However, Xie Liuyin thought about it and felt that this person's vigilance was not unreasonable.

She could only explain, "Although this place is hidden, our treasure map clearly indicates that there is a water-repellent mermaid pearl hidden at the bottom of the deep pool here. We came here precisely for the pearl."

"If you don't believe me, I can go into the pool and find the mermaid pearl." Afraid that this person would not believe him, Xie Liuyin quickly added.

The man paused for a moment after hearing this, and then seemed to raise his hand and make some gesture.

The next second, Xie Liuyin saw a streak of light passing before his eyes, and a glittering bead floated out of the pool and fell into the hands of the person opposite him.

"So fellow Daoist and his group are looking for this. It seems that I really misunderstood you." After getting the mermaid pearl, the other party's tone was finally lighter than before.

Xie Liuyin breathed a sigh of relief and said carefully, "Although this was a misunderstanding, it was also due to our incompetence that we failed to notice that you were resting here. I apologize."

"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, please allow me to leave with my fellow disciples and friends."

"Fellow Daoist, do you want to leave just like that? Then you don't want this mermaid pearl anymore?" The man held the mermaid pearl and shook it at Xie Liuyin.

In the darkness, only the light of the mermaid pearl was particularly dazzling.

Xie Liuyin said, "No, as long as you are willing to let us leave safely, that will be fine."

The man suddenly let out a series of low laughs, sounding a little crazy: "This is not up to you."

Xie Liuyin's brows darkened instantly. Was this guy not going to let them go?

As if sensing Xie Liuyin's sudden change in aura, the other party waved his hand hurriedly: "Don't be nervous, fellow Daoist, I just want to make a deal with you. Your swordsmanship is truly superb, and I would like to ask you to do me a small favor. After this is done, this mermaid pearl will be yours."

Xie Liuyin was of course unwilling to agree. This person was obviously more powerful than him, and he had even been suppressing him before.

If she didn't have the Mo Que Sword protecting her, she probably wouldn't have been able to withstand even the first attack when they first met.

If even he couldn't solve the problem, what could Xie Liuyin, a Qi-refining cultivator, do?

"I am small and weak, just a Qi-refining cultivator. I'm afraid I can't help you in any way. You'd better look for someone more capable." While dealing with the man, Xie Liuyin tried to convey a message to Yun Xuan.

But she called Yunxuan's name several times, but heard no response.

Now Xie Liuyin became even more worried. If even Yunxuan, a ghost fairy, could be hurt by the man in front of him, his strength must be too terrifying.

The rejected man chuckled, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to be so modest. Anyone who can withstand two of my attacks is not considered a weakling in this secret realm."

As he spoke, he flipped his palm and a lamp appeared out of thin air.

The light spread from his side to the surroundings, and Xie Liuyin finally saw the situation in the cave clearly.

There were people lying on the ground all around her. Xie Liuyin hurriedly helped Hua Lingxue up from her feet, but she could see her dark purple lips at a glance.

"You actually poisoned me!" Xie Liuyin suddenly looked up at the man in the corner.

At this time, the other party's figure was already extremely clear. He was tall and his black clothes were wet and dripping with water.

But what surprised Xie Liuyin the most was that the man's lower body was clearly a pitch-black snake tail!

This is a demon!

The man's thick and long tail was moving on the ground, with a slightly hideous scar on it.

There were extremely clear scratches on the seemingly hard scales. Xie Liuyin guessed that one of the scratches was the one he had just left.

"I've been accumulating this poison for days, and I'm the only one in the world who can cure it." The man wasn't worried about being recognized. "Their lives now depend on your thoughts, fellow Taoist."