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Under the mysterious man's attacks, the defensive formation's light grew dimmer and dimmer. Lin Yitang and the others dared not be careless and quickly gathered together, standing back to back.

Fan Niannian brandished her long ribbon and shouted, "Disciples of the Taique Sect are here. Are you friend or foe? State your name!"

A rustling sound came from the bushes, and several figures slowly emerged.

The leader was a burly man with a face full of scars, exuding a fierce aura.

"Tai Que Sect disciples? Haha, what I like to rob the most are self-righteous guys like you."

The man laughed loudly, his voice rough and unpleasant, "If you know what's good for you, leave behind your magic treasures and pills, and I might consider letting you go."

Only then did everyone realize that there were actually nine people! Three of them were Foundation Establishment cultivators, and six were late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. They were all dressed as rogue cultivators, and their eyes gleamed with a fierce light.

“It’s a robbery,” Lin Yitang said in a low voice. “Judging from their appearance, they must be desperate criminals who are not afraid of the authority of the Taique Sect.”

Song Hang drew his sword and was about to step forward, but Fan Niannian grabbed him.

"Don't be impulsive," Fan Niannian said in a deep voice. "The enemy has a large number of people, and their cultivation level is not low. We can't fight them head-on."

She turned to the group of robbers and tried to reason with them: "Fellow Daoists, we are all disciples of the Taique Sect. We are on a mission ordered by the sect. If you attack us, you all know what will happen. Why don't we just let it go and pretend we never had any conflict?"

Upon hearing this, the bandit leader burst into wild laughter: "Tai Que Sect? What a load of rubbish! I'm not afraid of you, come at me if you dare. Today, your magic treasures, pills, and that spirit beast are all mine!"

Before he could finish speaking, his eight men rushed forward. Seeing this, Fan Niannian said no more and had no choice but to fight.

She flashed forward and met the three Foundation Establishment cultivators at the head of the group.

The battle was about to break out, and Fan Niannian, with her mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, fought to a standstill with three early-Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Song Hang faced off against a cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Refining. The two clashed swords, neither giving an inch. Senior Brother Wei fought two against one, using his several spirit beasts to contend with two cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Senior Brother Liu was in the rear formation, making the most of his time to repair the defensive array.

On Lin Yitang's side were three cultivators at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining. Although their cultivation levels were slightly lower, their teamwork was excellent, and their attacks were relentless, aimed directly at Lin Yitang's life.

It was obvious that they knew Lin Yitang was the weakest and wanted to break through her first.

Seeing Lin Yitang fighting three opponents alone, Fan Niannian thought she was in danger and couldn't help but call out, "Yitang, be careful!"

However, before she could finish speaking, the bandit leader opposite her suddenly grinned maliciously and swung his broadsword down. Fan Niannian quickly used her white silk ribbon to block the blow, but the force of the blow made her hands go numb.

"Don't get distracted!" the bandit leader sneered. "We'll deal with you first, then we'll take care of the others!"

Fan Niannian gritted her teeth. She knew that Lin Yitang was in danger, but she couldn't spare the time to help. She was extremely anxious.

Everyone else noticed Lin Yitang's predicament, but they were powerless to help, as they were all being relentlessly pursued by their opponents and could only watch helplessly.

Just then, Lin Yitang suddenly took out several spirit herb seeds from her storage bag. She silently recited the incantation, and the seeds instantly took root and sprouted, turning into vines as thick as tree trunks.

"Growth-inducing technique!" Lin Yitang shouted softly, and the vines grew rapidly, binding the three Qi Refining cultivators tightly, making them unable to move.

The three cultivators struggled desperately, but only sank deeper and deeper. Two of them eventually died from having their hearts pierced by the vines, while the third, a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining, managed to escape, but was also in a sorry state.

Enraged, he swung his sword at Lin Yitang. Lin Yitang, agile as ever, easily dodged his attack. With a light tap of her toes, she used her movement technique to instantly appear behind the cultivator, conjuring a golden sword in her hand and thrusting it towards his back.

The cultivator reacted extremely quickly, twisting his body and using his sword to block Lin Yitang's attack. However, at that moment, Lin Yitang summoned several more golden swords, thrusting them at him from different angles.

The bandit cultivator, struggling to defend himself, was ultimately pierced through the chest by a golden sword. Even in death, he couldn't believe that a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining could kill him, a cultivator at the eighth level! And the attack power was even stronger than that of an ordinary eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator!

The air fell silent, and everyone stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Song Hang, in particular, gaped and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Lin Yitang, catching her breath, laughed and said, "Don't underestimate me. I'm a woman who can fight a sword cultivator to a draw."

After saying that, she flashed and rushed towards Senior Brother Wei. At this moment, Senior Brother Wei was almost at his limit; his spirit deer, spirit eagle, and the unknown spirit beast on his shoulder were all covered in wounds.

Lin Yitang rushed to Senior Brother Wei's side, channeling her spiritual power to unleash the Entangling Wood Technique. The vines grew rapidly, binding her opponent. Although the Entangling Wood Technique didn't last long against a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator, it still bought Senior Brother Wei a few seconds, giving him precious time.

Senior Brother Wei seized the opportunity and commanded the spirit beasts to launch a fierce attack. In the end, under the combined attack of the spirit deer and the spirit eagle, the two cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining could not hold on and were killed by Senior Brother Wei with a single blow after he found an opening.

Seeing that five of the nine men were dead, the leader of the robbers' expression changed, and he waved his hand, saying, "Let's retreat!"

However, at that moment, the formation suddenly activated. But this time, it wasn't a defensive formation, but a killing formation!

The dense spiritual energy condensed into sword energy, which attacked from all directions, catching the four people off guard.

The four were immediately thrown into disarray. Although they managed to block the sword energy, they were also seriously injured. Moreover, the killing formation was activated, trapping them firmly within it.

Lin Yitang and the others suddenly realized that what Senior Brother Liu had been setting up was not a defensive formation, but a killing formation!

Fan Niannian's mind raced, and she immediately understood Senior Brother Liu's intention. She thought to herself, "Well done!" and then, in coordination with the killing formation, she killed the two weakest bandits.

The remaining two Foundation Establishment cultivators were terrified upon seeing this. They exerted all their strength to break free of the killing formation and fled in panic.

Fan Niannian did not pursue, but turned to look at Senior Brother Liu and said gratefully, "Junior Brother Liu, thank you so much. This killing formation is set up silently and is so powerful. Otherwise, I would not have been able to kill the two of them."

Senior Brother Liu smiled shyly and then continued to repair the defensive formation.

Lin Yitang asked, "Why didn't you chase after those two people? Aren't you afraid of their retaliation?"

Fan Niannian explained, "Those two people were able to escape from the killing formation, so they might still have some trump cards up their sleeves. If we chase them too closely, they might turn the tables and kill us. Besides, they've been scared out of their wits by us, so they probably won't come back anytime soon."

Senior Brother Wei agreed, saying, "Look at those two, their Dao hearts are shattered. They were already desperate criminals, and after suffering such a great loss, they probably won't do these kinds of things again."

Lin Yitang nodded, then turned to Song Hang and smiled, "So, do you acknowledge my abilities now?"

Song Hang snorted coldly, turned his head away, and said stubbornly, "Fine, I admit you're pretty good."

Nothing more was said that night, and when day broke, the group continued their search for the tiger.

This time, they finally found some clues.