Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Little Junior Sister Got Caught

Under the leadership of the Transmission Elder, the Qingyang Sword Sect’s team entered the Ghost Mist Gorge.

However, just as they entered the gorge, trouble found them.

This left Xiao Yang, who had secretly followed behind, completely stunned.

They had barely crossed the threshold into Ghost Mist Gorge, and the remnants of the Demon Sect were already making their move?

He hurried after them.

Ahead, Sword Qi surged, dispersing the mist around them.

On the open ground, Jiang Ting, Lin Wangchuan, and Song Qiang were fiercely fighting a massive black scorpion with their flying swords.

Seeing this, Xiao Yang couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He didn’t reveal himself.

He hadn’t sensed any trace of the Demon Sect’s remnants.

Those Demon Sect remnants were cunning and treacherous; they wouldn’t act recklessly!

Lin Wangchuan was swinging around like a monkey, energetically dodging and attacking the enormous scorpion.

Meanwhile, Song Qiang, Zheng Fan, Lei Renjie, Li Yunhu, Fang Ritian, Chu Haoran, Ye Qingyao, and Yun Qianxue weren’t having it so easy.

Zheng Fan and Li Yunhu were protecting Han Bin, who was on a stretcher.

The Transmission Elder stood on the sidelines, observing but not intervening.

Qin Fei followed closely beside the Transmission Elder.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yang couldn’t help but smirk inwardly.

That Qin Fei was smarter than anyone.

He knew it was safest to stick close to the Transmission Elder right now.

The giant scorpion was enormous, ferocious, and its jet-black shell provided impressive defense.

Its pincers waved in the air like two sharp daggers, constantly clashing with everyone’s flying swords.

The scorpion’s tail arched ominously, repeatedly lunging toward the group.

They had their hands full dealing with this giant scorpion.

All of them were sword cultivators, but their battle experience was lacking.

“Stay calm, hold your ground, and then strike,” the Transmission Elder advised the group on how to deal with the scorpion.

The scorpion was incredibly agile; in a flash, its tail shot toward Jiang Ting’s forehead.

Jiang Ting gasped in surprise and quickly dodged.

The tail grazed her forehead as it shot past.

Jiang Ting recoiled in shock.

As the scorpion tried to chase after Jiang Ting, it was pushed back by Lei Renjie’s lightning sword light.

A cold sweat broke out on Jiang Ting’s brow.

Just half a moment slower, and she might have been stung by the scorpion.

They had barely entered Ghost Mist Gorge when they encountered this beast.

Everyone was on edge.

Xiao Yang shook his head at this scene.

Going down the mountain for training was definitely the right choice.

Because their combat experience was really lacking.

Some of them, like Ye Qingyao, Lei Renjie, Li Yunhu, and Zheng Fan, had experience from their training; their battle skills were noticeably richer than those of Jiang Ting, Yun Qianxue, Song Qiang, Fang Ritian, and Chu Haoran.

Lin Wangchuan was often playing around with birds and beasts on the mountain and had no trouble dealing with such creatures; he was actually the strongest fighter in the group.

“This guy’s weakness is its abdomen!” Lei Renjie shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone directed their flying swords to attack the scorpion’s belly.

However, that belly was pressed against the ground, and for a moment, they couldn’t do anything about it.

At that moment, Qi Xuan, who had not acted until now, stepped in.

“Use your Qi to command the sword, go for the kill!”

He unleashed his full force, and an intense earth-based sword Qi erupted, piercing directly through the ground beneath the scorpion’s abdomen and instantly puncturing its belly.

The sword light went berserk inside the scorpion.

“Smash!”

The scorpion thrashed wildly.

Seeing this, everyone quickly dodged out of the way.

Moments later, the scorpion collapsed to the ground, motionless.

At this moment, Qi Xuan withdrew his flying sword from inside the scorpion.

Having claimed the ninth spot in the sect’s grand tournament, Qi Xuan was a practitioner of the Earth Elemental Martial Body, able to channel his flying sword underground.

Seeing Ji Xuan take down the scorpion, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

Xiao Yang, watching from the shadows, nodded in agreement.

Qi Xuan was very low-key; among the junior disciples, he didn’t stand out too much.

Everyone didn’t pay him much mind.

In the team, he was like a transparent person.

But now, everyone looked at him with newfound respect.

If it weren’t for Qi Xuan, they wouldn’t have dispatched that scorpion so quickly.

Looking at the fierce-looking scorpion before them, they couldn’t help but feel alarmed.

They’d only just stepped into Ghost Mist Gorge and had encountered such a strong foe; what monsters and deadly creatures lay further ahead?

Getting through this Ghost Mist Gorge was going to be no easy feat.

At that moment, they finally grasped just how perilous Ghost Mist Gorge could be.

“Your battle experience is way too little. Let’s keep moving!” said the Transmission Elder as he continued forward.

Everyone retracted their flying swords and followed the Transmission Elder closely.

They didn’t dare slack off and remained vigilant.

Just moments earlier, when the giant scorpion had charged out, Jiang Ting had been completely thrown into panic and had almost gotten stung.

Who knew how many even stronger foes lurked in the Ghost Mist Gorge?

Zheng Fan and Li Yunhu carried Han Bin behind the Transmission Elder.

Lei Renjie, Lin Wangchuan, and Zheng Fan brought up the rear.

Lei Renjie was a master of the Heavenly Martial Realm.

In the team, aside from the Transmission Elder, Cang Xiao, and Lin Wangchuan, he was the strongest.

Surrounded by toxins and obscurity, none knew when hidden dangers would suddenly attack them.

Xiao Yang quietly trailed behind the group.

He was being extra cautious.

Even the Transmission Elder wasn’t aware someone was following them.

Xiao Yang used the Hidden Breathing Technique, melding seamlessly with the environment around him.

Not even a powerful figure from the Divine Martial Realm, or even a Half Saint, could sense his presence.

Those remnants of the Demon Sect lurking in the shadows wouldn’t sense Xiao Yang’s aura either.

The Ghost Mist Gorge, stretching a hundred miles, was only the beginning.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from up ahead.

“Oh no!”

The Transmission Elder’s face instantly changed.

Next moment, everyone saw a swarm of fist-sized, colorful poison bees buzzing out from the toxic mist, flying straight at them.

Everyone was taken aback; Ghost Mist Gorge was way too dangerous.

“Buzz!”

The Transmission Elder took action; a sword’s cry rang out, and a wave of sword light erupted, enveloping everyone in a protective shield.

Countless poison bees slammed into the light shield created by the Transmission Elder’s flying sword, getting shredded to bits by the Sword Qi.

Seeing this, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

The Transmission Elder snorted coldly, his Sword Qi exploding forth.

Then, swarms of poison bees came tumbling down from the sky like dumplings.

In no time, all the poison bees had been sliced apart by the Transmission Elder’s Sword Qi.

The ground was covered with the bodies of poison bees.

The Transmission Elder retracted his flying sword.

Everyone resumed their journey.

However, at that moment, the ground beneath Jiang Ting suddenly gave way, and a hand shot up from underground, grabbing her ankle and pulling her down.

“What the…”

Everyone was taken aback; this was truly a big deal.

“Little Junior Sister…”

Everyone was left dumbfounded.