As the old man got serious, unleashing his full speed as a sixth realm cultivator, the green flying boat was still caught up with by him.

Seeing that Blood Demon Saber condense once again from the Blood Robe Old Monster’s hand, Chu Xuan immediately maneuvered the flying boat with a sharp turn, diving into the underground caverns.

He wasn’t fleeing recklessly; this cavern was the same one he and Gu Haitang had entered before, where a serpentine beast resides.

Chu Xuan didn’t know the exact realm of the beast’s power, but he could tell it felt very strong.

Presumably, even if it wasn’t in the sixth realm, it definitely had the power of the fifth realm, otherwise, he wouldn’t have dodged so quickly before.

The big snake happened to be hiding in the depths of the cavern, sleeping soundly, seen clearly by Chu Xuan’s skill of "Knowing the Terrain".

The Blood Robe Old Monster instantly pursued into the cavern, giving no chance for the two to slip deeper underground, stabbing straight with a saber!

"Boom~!" The underground cavern was pierced through by the saber, leading to massive collapses, and the green flying boat didn’t escape either, getting carved into two halves by the Blood Demon Saber.

However, neither Chu Xuan nor Pei Shurou’s figures were seen onboard; they somehow managed to escape the boat right under the old man’s nose.

But how come he didn’t see them?? He even lost their traces completely from his divine sense.

"This is impossible!" roared the Blood Robe Old Monster, ready to wield the Blood Demon Saber for an indiscriminate attack in all directions.

In the old man’s view, even if this strange kid had some special concealment technique, he definitely wouldn’t have escaped far. I’ll plow the surroundings and see if you survive!

But just at that moment, from the collapsed underground caverns emerged an enraged one-horned giant snake, its scales snow-white, aura astonishing, exuding a faint dragon’s majesty.

The one-horned giant snake appeared and immediately lunged at the Blood Robe Old Monster, because who wouldn’t be furious to have their home collapsed while they were sleeping tranquilly?

...

On the other side, Chu Xuan had already used the Six Souls Banner to wrap himself and Pei Shurou, escaping from the boat as soon as it entered the cavern.

With the Banner’s transformative abilities, it can easily become invisible, and it can shield any cultivator’s divine sense, making them miss everything.

So long as they slow down and don’t create the sound of breaking through the air, achieving such "disappearing into thin air" is actually quite simple. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The only issue is, intelligent cultivators discovering the enemy missing would start indiscriminate attacks, which would inevitably cause harm, which is why Chu Xuan had to drive the tiger to swallow the wolf.

As he wished to see the big snake fighting with the Blood Robe Old Monster, he immediately used earth-escape to take Pei Shurou deeper underground.

Though the shockwaves of the two fighters above still occasionally transmitted down, they were merely residual waves, which Chu Xuan could endure with the Six Souls Banner for now.

...

On Li Yucheng’s side, his cultivation had reached the sixth realm and the Six Celestial Ladder, achieving the Divinity Transformation perfect realm.

Meanwhile, the black robe man was still lingering in the second ladder, slightly inferior in minor realms. Even though the treasure in his hand was tremendously powerful, he couldn’t take down a battle-weary Li Yucheng despite fighting for a long time.

Seeing Pei Shurou being saved by Chu Xuan, though Li had lingering worries, he could hold onto a hint of hope, especially after hearing the distant scream of the Blood Robe Old Monster, giving him more confidence in this talented junior.

Thus, he concentrated, no longer distracted by his fellow sect members, focusing on battling the black robe man.

With decreased pressure and concentrated spirit, Li Yucheng fully unleashed his strength, gradually reversing the initial suppression to suppress his opponent instead.

The black robe man kept hoping his companion would promptly deal with the kid, return and help him encircle Li Yucheng, but his companion’s return was in vain.

Seeing his subordinates being defeated by those Purple Star juniors in the other direction, the black robe man dared not linger longer, fearing being kept by Li Yucheng here.

He feigned a flaw, took a hard hit from the opponent’s duster, borrowing force to flee far away without looking back.

As for the remaining demonic cultivators, seeing their leader run, naturally scattered like birds and beasts.

Li Yucheng had resisted for a long time before finally spitting blood, already too weak to pursue, he had to take a healing elixir, temporarily gathering his disciples.

Gu Haitang certainly witnessed Chu Xuan save Pei Shurou at that moment. Even if their side’s threat was temporarily removed, her face still bore a look of worry.

Li Yucheng comforted, "You don’t need to worry too much, that Blood Robe Old Monster hasn’t returned after chasing so long, likely hasn’t found them."

"As long as they withstand the initial pursuit, even if Pei Shurou is injured, once she regains her strength, she should shake off the monster with Chu Xuan."

"Give me a moment to stabilize myself, and then we’ll immediately go find them."

Gu Haitang nodded reluctantly, her eyes still held a trace of worry, besides safety, she worried about other aspects.

Despite knowing it’s wrong, inappropriate to think so, during the Flower Banquet before, Gu Haitang noticed Chu Xuan showed a keen interest in Pei Shurou, repeatedly asking about her.

Could Chu Xuan... do something to Pei Shurou?

No no no, Gu Haitang, how can you think of him this way?! Chu Xuan is a gentleman of integrity, he would never exploit someone’s vulnerability!