Li Erbi quickly flew back into the sky, then looked at the enemy who had ambushed him.
A colossal body, five zhang tall, fur as hard as steel needles, blood-red eyes…
Nascent Soul tenth layer!
Earth Roaring Bear!
The Earth Roaring Bear ignored the other cultivators and roared furiously at Li Erbi with bloodshot eyes.
"Give me back Panpan!"
Unfortunately, no one present understood beast language.
The Earth Roaring Bear's roar, to their ears, was simply and crudely reduced to one word.
"ROAR—!"
Li Erbi's legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground again.
Earth Roaring Bears were an anomaly among demonic beasts. They possessed no innate magical arts.
However, the physical bodies of this species were incredibly, monstrously strong!
It was no exaggeration to say that an Earth Roaring Bear at the tenth layer of Nascent Soul could withstand the attacks of a cultivator at the tenth layer of Spirit Transformation purely with its physical body!
As expected.
The Earth Roaring Bear couldn't reach Li Erbi in the air, so it immediately slapped at Li Erbi from a distance!
"BANG!"
The palm strike hit Li Erbi, successfully smashing him back to the ground!
That's right, it was damage caused purely by airflow, without any magical arts.
Yet, such a strike, devoid of any demonic energy, easily took down Li Erbi!
It wasn't that he didn't want to dodge, it was just too fast to avoid!
Demonic beasts were inherently stronger than cultivators of the same level, and the Earth Roaring Bear was a full four minor realms higher than him…
This time, Li Erbi was seriously injured.
It was fortunate that he was only hit by the palm wind.
If the Earth Roaring Bear's massive paw had directly struck him earlier, he would have undoubtedly turned into mashed meat!
Seeing that it had successfully knocked the human thief down, the Earth Roaring Bear immediately charged over with a rumbling sound.
"Give me back Panpan!"
Li Erbi nearly wet himself from fear…
He could still fly up now.
The problem was, he'd likely crash the moment he took off…
At the speed the Earth Roaring Bear ran, it would reach him in at most three to five seconds.
Li Erbi's mind raced.
Why was this beast only chasing and attacking me, ignoring everyone else?
Is it because my cultivation is the highest?
No!
The intelligence of demonic beasts was not much lower than that of humans. They knew to pick on the weak.
Could it be that I have something on me that it cares about?
With this thought, Li Erbi took out Tiandi Wuji from his spatial ring.
Indeed!
He noticed that after he took out Tiandi Wuji, the red glow in the Earth Roaring Bear's eyes intensified!
Li Erbi was decisive. He immediately threw Tiandi Wuji with all his might!
Whether it was intentional or not, Tiandi Wuji happened to land in front of True Lord Ziyun, who was watching from the side…
"My Panpan!"
The Earth Roaring Bear roared and changed direction, charging towards True Lord Ziyun.
True Lord Ziyun was momentarily stunned, then quickly understood.
Whoever held Tiandi Wuji, the Earth Roaring Bear would chase them!
True Lord Ziyun was so furious she almost cursed, and immediately prepared to throw Tiandi Wuji away.
Just then, a bold idea suddenly popped into her mind!
True Lord Ziyun eventually threw Tiandi Wuji, but in the direction of the sky above her head.
Under the effect of her true qi, Tiandi Wuji quickly flew very, very high!
The Earth Roaring Bear immediately swiped at the air.
"My Panpan!"
Its body was indeed incredibly strong, and the palm strike was ferociously powerful.
However.
Tiandi Wuji flew too fast, and it was still some distance from True Lord Ziyun.
Therefore, it flew directly out of its attack range…
The next moment, a massive flying boat appeared in mid-air.
Tiandi Wuji landed steadily inside the flying boat.
Perhaps it was that its limbs were strong but its brain was simple, or perhaps the Earth Roaring Bear's eyes only held its Panpan…
After Tiandi Wuji was thrown, the Earth Roaring Bear no longer paid any attention to True Lord Ziyun and the others.
True Lord Ziyun, along with the elders, flashed into the flying boat and sped away!
"My Panpan!"
The Earth Roaring Bear roared and chased after the flying boat with a rumbling sound!
Although it couldn't fly, its running speed was actually keeping pace with the flying boat!
Li Erbi was dumbfounded!
Damn, that actually works?
Why didn't I think of that earlier…
The people from the Seven Great Sects exchanged bewildered glances.
Ziyun is quite something, huh?
But if this continues, they'll eventually be caught by the Earth Roaring Bear and end up at Ziyun Sect.
No, we have to go watch the excitement!
With that thought, the people from the Seven Great Sects all took out their flying boats and flew towards Ziyun Sect.
Li Erbi took out a communication jade and sent a message to his sect, then took out his flying boat and followed them.
Two hours later.
Ziyun Sect.
"Great Elder, arrange for the disciples to leave the vicinity of the mountain gate, and then activate the mountain protection formation!" Ziyun instructed, handing over a jade slip for activating the formation.
The reason she dared to run back was to stake her hopes on this mountain protection formation.
It didn't need to last too long, just long enough to block the Earth Roaring Bear for one day!
One day would be enough for her to refine Tiandi Wuji.
And it would also take the people from Xianyin Sect a day to arrive from Donghua City.
After the Great Elder left, True Lord Ziyun waited nervously within the mountain gate.
A quarter of an hour later.
"RUMBLE—!" The Earth Roaring Bear, kicking up dust, charged forward.
And behind the Earth Roaring Bear were eight small flying boats.
At the same time, the Ziyun Sect's mountain protection formation lit up.
True Lord Ziyun ascended into the air, extremely tense.
The Ziyun Sect's mountain protection formation hadn't been used for over a thousand years, and she was a bit unsure of its exact defensive capabilities.
Originally, the formation could automatically activate when a powerful enemy approached, but it hadn't reacted last time when the Eagle King led his subordinates.
It was clearly aging…
So, even though the formation could theoretically withstand attacks from the tenth layer of Spirit Transformation, True Lord Ziyun was still uneasy.
If it really came down to it, she might have to abandon Tiandi Wuji.
The Earth Roaring Bear's charge did not abate, and it slammed fiercely into the formation.
"Give me back Panpan—!"
"BANG—!"
At the moment of impact, a semi-transparent barrier appeared in the air.
Although the Earth Roaring Bear didn't break the formation with this impact, it still caused the formation to shake violently for a while.
The Earth Roaring Bear shook its head and slammed into it again!
"BANG—!"
"BANG—!"
"BANG—!"
…
After each impact, the formation shook more violently than before.
True Lord Ziyun's heart tightened: Looking at this momentum, it might not last a day?
And the reality was as she predicted.
An hour later.
"Crack, crack, crack…"
With another impact from the Earth Roaring Bear, fine cracks appeared on the formation's shield!
At this rate, it would be completely shattered in another fifteen minutes!
Seeing this, Li Erbi's heart rejoiced!
He had come along not just for the show, but also with his own plans.
In his opinion, since True Lord Ziyun had chosen to run away with Tiandi Wuji, she surely wouldn't give up.
He planned to wait until she and the Earth Roaring Bear were both weakened from their struggle, and then he would reap the benefits. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
True Lord Ziyun touched the spatial ring on her hand and sighed helplessly in her heart.
It seemed she and this Tiandi Wuji were not fated to be.
By Jingming Lake.
Ye Fan sat on a small stool, leisurely fishing.
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A gentle breeze blew, and Ye Fan squinted his eyes comfortably.
This was what life should be!
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After happily placing the fish into the bucket, Ye Fan cast his line again.
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[Mountain Protection Formation upgrading…]
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In front of the mountain gate.
The Earth Roaring Bear slammed fiercely into the shield again.
"My Panpan—!"
By now, the formation's shield was covered in spiderweb-like cracks.
If this impact landed squarely, it would definitely shatter on the spot!
True Lord Ziyun reluctantly took out Tiandi Wuji, preparing to throw it.
Just as the Earth Roaring Bear's head was about to collide, the entire formation suddenly emitted a faint golden light!