Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 44 Sect Grand Competition (9)

Just as Luo Zai Shui had predicted, the corpse was indeed very strange.

Chu Yeli limped over and, together with Luo Zaishui, dug out the corpse.

"Drained..."

The clothes contained only skin and bones, and it seemed that the thing would fall apart if touched.

"The skin is already dried out; it probably died as soon as it came in."

Luo Zai Shui took out a compass, and his expression suddenly changed drastically.

"What's wrong?" Chu Yeli leaned over to take a look. "Holy crap... no way."

The compass needle began to shake violently, indicating that something dirty was directly affecting the magnetic field.

"What are you standing there for? Run!"

Chu Yeli grabbed her hand and was about to lead her away.

"It's too late..."

Suddenly, the sky and earth changed color, and thick black smoke enveloped the earth. Chu Yeli released her hand and hurriedly took out a talisman to fight.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie..."

"What a fresh-faced person, and a Taoist priest at that..."

"Let me have a breath, I'm starving."

"This is the first time in all these years I've seen so many people. If I eat you all, I can break through this formation, hahahahaha..."

All sorts of sounds rang out from all directions. These were evil spirits from ancient times, suppressed for ten thousand years. Chu Yeli and Luo Zaishui were trapped here, no less than lambs falling into the jaws of tigers.

The two stood back to back, ready to fight.

"Don't you dare hold me back, my life is in your hands."

Chu Yeli said this.

Luo Zai Shui gripped a sword in one hand and a talisman in the other: "I'll return those words to you!"

The two attacked almost simultaneously. Luo Zai Shui, wielding the Rainbow Sword and using the Wind Riding Technique, shattered an evil spirit with a single strike at top speed.

Chu Yeli activated a talisman array, with dozens of golden talismans flying around him. If any evil spirit approached, it would be burned to ashes by a single yellow talisman.

Both of them were prodigies in the arts of array formations and talismans, so dealing with these little devils was naturally a piece of cake for them. However, there were just too many of them, and their spiritual power was quickly depleted.

"come over!"

Chu Yeli placed a defensive array with one hand, just big enough for two people. The two were back to back, and although they had caught their breath for a moment, they dared not relax at all.

"I'm out of talismans."

Chu Yeli had almost used up all the talismans he had prepared earlier.

Luo Zai Shui took out a stack of talismans from his storage bag and threw them into his hand: "Enough for everyone."

Looking at the various talismans, Chu Yeli even had the mood to laugh: "Where do you find so much time to draw talismans?"

Luo Zai Shui seemed to recall something, and smiled, "These are the ones drawn by Ting Han, Wu Si, and my master to save my life. The uglier ones were drawn by your junior sister Li Yue. Although most of them are not very useful, I picked out the useful ones and kept them."

“Since that’s the case…” Chu Yeli clenched the talisman in her hand, “then we can’t just die here.”

The two threw the talismans at each other almost simultaneously onto the vengeful spirit in front of them.

Luo Zai Shui was stunned for a moment: "What are you doing?"

Chu Yeli was clearly surprised that Luo Zaishui would do this: "What are you doing now?"

Luo Zai Shui smiled and said, "You are the eldest disciple of the Linghai Sect. It's not appropriate for you to die here, is it?"

Chu Yeli's lips twitched: "If you had just dropped your talisman over there, you could have rushed out."

"And what about you?" Luo Zai Shui smiled. "It wouldn't be good to explain if I went out alone."

Chu Yeli said with a stern face, "If I were the only one to go out, your senior brother would chop me into mincemeat."

Upon hearing Chu Yeli mention Shi Ming, Luo Zai Shui's smile faltered for a moment before she defended him, saying, "He wouldn't."

"Alright, stop wasting your breath. The people from Xianyun Peak are still waiting for you to return. We'll blast a hole and then you can run!"

"Aren't the people from Linghai Sect and your family also waiting for you? Let's run together. If we both get out, we can brag about this achievement for the rest of our lives."

Even though she knew perfectly well that no one was waiting for her outside, Chu Yeli still agreed as if possessed: "Okay."

There will always be people I want to see, like my master, and... my father...

Another group of vengeful spirits surrounded them. In the vastness of the world, the two were like ants shrouded and oppressed by the night, seemingly about to be destroyed in an instant.

Although Luo Zai Shui carried many talismans with her, the spiritual power of the two of them was already showing signs of being unable to hold on. She gritted her teeth and thought to herself that if she were at her peak, these little devils would have been burned to ashes long ago.

She channeled her spiritual power, and Chu Yeli shivered from the cold: "What are you doing?"

Luo Zai Shui did not reply. She channeled her spiritual power into her palms, bent down, and slapped her hands on the sand. A huge amount of spiritual power spread outwards.

The vengeful spirit sensed the danger but had no time to escape before being frozen by Luo Zai Shui's spiritual power. This effect spread for hundreds of miles.

Chu Yeli's eyes widened, but before he could utter a word of praise, Luo Zaishui coughed up a mouthful of blood. He swallowed back what he was about to say and commented truthfully, "It hurts the enemy eight hundred, but also injures yourself a thousand. It's not worth it."

The escaped vengeful spirits were blocked by Luo Zai Shui's spiritual power and dared not approach, which did indeed buy them a brief respite.

"You take a rest first, I'll handle the rest."

Chu Yeli stood in front of her and quickly set up a spirit-ferrying array in front of them. Any vengeful spirits that approached were burned to ashes.

Even so, the vengeful spirits surrounding them were already pressing in.

The pills Luo took in the water hadn't taken effect yet, and she could barely muster any spiritual power. Chu Yeli didn't dare to imitate her and use all his spiritual power to repel the vengeful spirit. If neither of them had any spiritual power left, they would both become fish on the chopping block.

The Long Rainbow Sword flew out at this moment, freely weaving through the vengeful spirits. Wherever it went, there were wailing ghosts, giving Luo Zai Shui a chance to catch her breath.

But it was all a drop in the ocean. Countless vengeful spirits forced them back into their defensive formation once again, and every counterattack they made was like a stone sinking into the sea, quickly fading into silence.

"That's good, no need to compete with you anymore. We've both fallen here, so it's a draw."

Chu Yeli still had the mind to compare herself to her, while Luo Zaishui could only give a bitter smile: "What's the point of comparing yourself to someone as short-lived as me?"

"You are a genius in the art of array formations, and so am I. What is there to be inferior to you?"

Chu Yeli was still somewhat unconvinced: "I think I'm still a step ahead of you, at least you're a bit less lucky than me."

"Yes, yes, yes." Luo Zai Shui was too exhausted to argue with him anymore. She closed her eyes wearily and awaited the arrival of death.

"Hey, you've already closed your eyes?" Chu Yeli hurriedly shook her awake. "Struggle a little longer, Shi Ming is still waiting for you outside."

Luo Zai Shui opened her eyes. The fragile defensive array was about to be crushed by the black mist. Chu Ye Li was still holding the talisman in her hand. The Long Rainbow Sword was entangled by a black mist and could not break free.

She took out a stack of talismans from her storage bag and gave half of them to Chu Yeli.

Chu Yeli's eyes widened: "How many talismans do you have left? Wait, these talismans... Heaven-grade?! Where did you get them?"

Luo Zai Shui nodded with difficulty, pointing to the talisman in his hand: "My master gave it to me to protect my life. Now it seems that even these talismans may not be able to save our lives."

"Your master is so good to you."

Chu Yeli mumbled something, but Luo Zaishui could no longer hear it.

Just as the defensive array shattered and the vengeful spirits were about to devour them, the talismans in their hands quickly ignited, forming a golden defensive shield that protected them inside.

The two instinctively covered their heads. Suddenly, a strong wind arose, and flying sand and mud covered their faces. The vengeful spirits surrounding them seemed to have seen something ferocious and scattered in an instant. Some that couldn't escape were torn to shreds by the wind.

"Chu Yeli!"

A hand grabbed her wrist: "Be careful, this wind is acting strangely, don't get blown away!"