Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

Fifteen minutes ago, on the mountain path.

After slicing the last high-level alien spirit blocking his path in two and then smashing it to pieces with a palm strike, Lu Yunshi turned to look at the main peak of the Iron Mountain Sect and then ran forward quickly.

Strangely, Lu Yunshi, who was originally on the verge of death, was in excellent condition at the moment, as if he had never been injured.

At that moment, Lu Yunshi spoke to the air. "Hey! Are you sure you can handle everything?"

"Haha, believe me, what else can you do but believe me now? Your friends have absolutely no chance of defeating my disciple."

A voice appeared directly in his brain. This voice was none other than Zhang Tieshan, the sect leader of the Iron Mountain Sect!

"Heh, so humble as to have to beg a Body Tempering Realm cultivator, I find it hard to believe your abilities." Lu Yunshi's eyes revealed a hint of mockery, then he added, "But you're right, you really had no choice."

"Don't worry, with my help, your strength will increase greatly. Although your friends are no match for my disciple, they will definitely cause him some trouble, distracting him from fully attacking the formation and even consuming a lot of energy. As long as we are a little faster, things won't be too bad," Zhang Tieshan said.

"That would be best," Lu Yunshi silently quickened his pace, responding in his mind.

The two's current state stemmed entirely from what happened after Lu Yunxi and the others left. At that time, Lu Yunxi had a brief conversation with Zhang Tieshan, and he simply couldn't believe that things were as simple as Zhang Tieshan had described. Those high-level alien spirits had already left them helpless, and as the culprit behind everything, Li Qing's strength couldn't be as understated as Zhang Tieshan had made it out to be.

Moreover, even if Li Qing really only has the strength of the Nascent Soul Realm, inferior and superior alien spirits have such powerful recovery abilities, so what about Li Qing? He must be even stronger. His strength cannot be judged by the conventional Nascent Soul Realm level.

Under Lu Yunshi's persistent questioning, Zhang Tieshan finally revealed his true thoughts.

He didn't actually want Lu Yunxi and the others to defeat Li Qing; he merely wanted them to delay Li Qing's progress in attacking the formation.

He wanted to cooperate with Lu Yunshi and use the power of his soul to help Lu Yunshi increase his strength so that he could kill Li Qing.

As for why they didn't borrow someone else's body, but instead chose Lu Yunshi, a body-tempering cultivator?

If possible, Zhang Tieshan certainly wouldn't want to, but his soul still needs some time before it can enter another person's body, and it also needs some time to get rid of certain restrictions.

If we just sit around waiting, things will get worse.

However, after possessing Lu Yunshi's body, Zhang Tieshan felt that this body tempering method was not bad.

As Lu Yunshi gazed at the approaching mountaintop, he suddenly recalled the way Lu Yunxi had left, and it seemed as if he heard the sounds of a conversation echoing in his mind.

"Don't worry, I will definitely keep my promise."

“I fully trust your promise, young lady. However, if the situation becomes urgent, please allow me to fulfill my duty and stand before you as your guard.”

"Shut up!"

Is this a conversation from the past?

Sure enough, I forgot something important, but if this is my promise, then now is the time for me to fulfill it.

"We've arrived!" Looking at the barrier in front of him and the miserable scene inside, Lu Yunshi observed everyone's condition, slowly stepped inside, and smiled.

"Hey, looks like I got this card pretty well."

"Lu...Lu Yunshi? What are you doing here?" Looking at Lu Yunshi's sudden appearance, Lu Yunxi almost thought it was her hallucination, feeling both surprised and delighted.

"Young Miss, it's only natural for me to be here. If I weren't here, who could stand in your way?"

Looking at Li Qing, who exuded a fierce and evil aura, Lu Yunshi slowly stepped forward, gripped the long sword in his hand, and his expression turned cold.

"Who asked you to save me? Get out of my way! That's an order!" Lu Yunxi shouted angrily, but she looked like she was at her last gasp, and her words had no power whatsoever.

After Lu Yunshi appeared, the firmness he had put on in front of Li Qing seemed to crumble instantly, and his weakness could no longer be hidden.

Li Qing chuckled softly as he listened to their conversation.

"Sorry, but I don't really enjoy watching tragic love stories. Since this young man is here, let's all die here together. It's only a matter of time anyway."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qing suddenly stepped forward and chopped down with a palm at Lu Yunxi. His aura was incredibly powerful, and Lu Yunxi was completely unable to resist it.

Suddenly, Lu Yunshi, who was just tens of meters away, appeared in front of Lu Yunxi, raised his sword and slashed at Li Qing's palm. At this moment, equally powerful spiritual energy swirled around Lu Yunshi's body.

The moment his palm met the sword, a cold glint flashed in Li Qing's eyes, and he quickly withdrew his hand and retreated.

"Na...Na Ling?" Feeling the aura emanating from Lu Yunshi in front of her, Lu Yunxi opened her eyes wide and blurted out.

Not just Spirit Absorption, but the late stage of Spirit Absorption. The strength of Lu Yunshi's aura at this moment is undoubtedly that of the late stage of Spirit Absorption.

This is precisely the benefit of cooperating with Zhang Tieshan.

Li Qing seemed to have realized something at this moment, his eyes flashing with a bloody light, and his aura becoming violent.

"This is that old bastard's aura. Old bastard, you're on him? What? You want to accomplish what you couldn't before? To kill me?"

“Yes, Sect Master Zhang said he came here to kill you, his unfilial disciple. He raised and taught you, but you are ungrateful and instead wiped out the entire Iron Mountain Sect. He can’t wait to chop you into pieces,” Lu Yunshi said with a smile.

"Hey! You brat, I never said that." Hearing Lu Yunshi's slander, Zhang Tieshan couldn't hold back and immediately retorted, but Li Qing on the other side undoubtedly took it seriously.

"Hahaha! That's right, well said. The biggest mistake that old man made was not killing me back then, while my biggest mistake was killing him. If I could also let him step into this world, he would definitely change his mind."

"Tsk, no wonder he's a madman." Seeing that the other party's emotions only fluctuated briefly before he calmed down, Lu Yunshi knew that provocation would not expose his weakness, so he immediately turned around and spoke to Lin Min, who had just recovered.

"Senior Sister Lin, leave this to me. You take Senior Brother Li and the others to the Iron Mountain Sect gate immediately. The gate will open in no more than an hour. Then you can leave immediately."

"What? Junior Brother Lu, is it you?" Lin Min was shocked to hear Lu Yunshi's words. She hadn't recovered from Lu Yunshi's sudden appearance and his inexplicable increase in strength. He actually wanted to leave someone behind to deal with Li Qing.

"Lu Yunshi! What exactly are you...?"

Lu Yunxi was both anxious and angry when she realized what Lu Yunshi had said. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly felt dizzy.

Upon closer inspection, Lu Yunshi had placed his finger on her forehead. The slight impact caused her to faint immediately. However, before losing consciousness, she saw Lu Yunshi's gradually blurring face and still managed to utter a vicious sentence.

"Lu Yunshi, you will regret this."

"Young Miss, I am the guard."

Catching the young lady's body, Lu Yunshi said with a smile, then tossed her to Lin Min and said with a serious expression.

"Senior Sister Lin, if you want them to live, take them away quickly, leave the Iron Mountain Sect, get rid of its influence, and there will be a chance for everything outside. Staying here will only be a burden."

Lin Min opened her mouth, but had no choice but to agree with Lu Yunshi's statement. She could only nod slightly, hoist Lu Yunxi onto her shoulder, and then took out a whip with her free hand and lashed it out, tying Li Hu, Tang Busan, and Zhao Han together. She then picked up the three of them, carried one person, and turned to leave the mountaintop.

Seeing Lin Min leave, Lu Yunshi breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Li Qing.

"Sorry for the wait."

Li Qing took a step forward, and a blood-red sword suddenly appeared in his hand. The two clashed instantly. He stared at Lu Yunshi's unwavering eyes and spoke with contempt.

"It's okay, we're all going to die anyway, it doesn't matter where we die."