C364 Lan-wu xian-jun

Shangguan Ding's words caused the black-clothed man to be stunned for a moment. It was as if he did not expect the other party to actually agree to his request so straightforwardly.

Soon after, a hint of joy emerged from the bottom of his heart and slowly appeared on his masked face, gradually spreading to the depths of his eyes.

He was well aware that if he could attract this fellow, who could refine special jade talismans, into his organization, it would bring him great benefits.

However, this feeling of joy didn't last for long. In the blink of an eye, the joy in the leader's eyes suddenly trembled. It froze for a moment before it was replaced by an iron-green killing intent.

His eyes fixed firmly on the spot where Shangguan Ding had teleported to. The leader in black squeezed out a word that seemed to be able to freeze the air with his teeth, "Chase!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the space around him rippled, and his figure disappeared. He went in the direction the cauldron had left in.

The other three men in black did not waste any time. They were only a moment later than their leader, and also disappeared into the mountain range.

It was impossible for Shangguan Ding to join the party according to the leader's request, there was no doubt about it. And what he was considering just now was not whether or not to join the party, but how to escape from the hands of these four opponents whose strength exceeded his.

Ever since he and his sister Shangguan Hong had been saved by Yi Yan and taken in as disciples by him, Shangguan Ding had treated Yi Yan as his own father. At the same time, he had also treated his own Weapons Sect as his new, only home.

Whether it was Shangguan Ding or his fellow disciples who had different personalities, it was impossible for them to deceive their teacher and destroy their ancestors and betray their sect to do so.

Just now, when he asked the black-clothed man what benefits he could obtain, Shangguan Ding had actually only hesitated for an instant to think about how he could escape from the hands of the four black-clothed men who were all stronger than him.

That sentence seemed to be out of the ordinary, but in reality, it was just to buy him some time.

Thus, as soon as he finished speaking, before the four black-clothed men could even react, Shangguan Ding had already used all his strength to teleport, fleeing in the direction of the Que Ran Star's Transfer Array.

He knew that his realm was far lower than that of the four black clothed men, and the distance he could teleport was far less than theirs. If he wanted to escape smoothly, he would need the strength of his Transfer Array, or else he would have no chance at all.

However, Shangguan Ding had still underestimated the strength of the four black-robed men, especially their leader.

When his figure appeared within the Transfer Array, he quickly took out nine Immortal Stones, but didn't have the time to embed them within the Transfer Array.

A faint spatial ripple suddenly appeared beside him, and the black-clothed man's figure instantly appeared beside the Transfer Array.

 "Hmph!"

With a cold snort, the leader appeared and without any hesitation, a powerful Immortal Elemental Energy shot out from his hand. It struck the nine immortal stones that were about to fall onto the Transfer Array and sent them flying, landing tens of kilometers away.

 "Ding, ding..."

The sound of a series of immortal stones falling to the ground came from far away, as if they had smashed into an official's cauldron. His heart couldn't help but sink, sinking lower and lower, until it reached a deep bottom.

At this time, the other three black-clothed men, who were behind Shangguan Ding and the leader of the black-clothed men, had also rushed to the Transfer Array area at the same time.

After appearing, they did not say a word, and in a flash, they surrounded Shangguan Ding, and locked their aura on his body.

There was no doubt that if Shangguan Ding took any action at this moment, he would have instantly attracted the three people's storm-like attacks.

Brat, you dare to play with me?

The leader's face, which was covered by his mask, was so dark that it looked like it was about to drip with water. His hoarse voice was filled with an indescribable coldness. "I'll give you one last chance. Join us, or die!"

The current Shangguan Ding, under the encirclement of four black-clothed men whose strength far exceeded his, didn't seem to have any chance at all.

However, there was no trace of panic or fear on his face. There was only determination and a trace of regret.

 Yes, it's a pity.

In the tens of thousands of years since he had flown, he had not found any trace of his master or the people from the sect. Perhaps, after this battle, he would never have the chance to see them again, and will only be able to leave this world with this deep regret.

However, his heart didn't waver in the slightest, because to him, there were things that were more precious than life.

Thus, the moment the black-clothed leader's voice fell, Shangguan Ding's figure had already begun moving.

However, his target was not the Transfer Array beneath his feet, but rather the black-clothed man on his right.

For now, he could only use all of his strength to seriously injure one of them. He opened a gap in the encirclement and searched for a way to survive.

While the surrounding immortal spirit energy was still being affected by the shockwave of the battle, Shangguan Ding's figure flashed and appeared in front of the black clothed man on the right side. With no expression on his face, he slashed at the black clothed man's head with the Immortal Sword that was glowing with the intense milky white light.

Although they had already expected that Shangguan Ding would not give in so easily, the four black clothed men did not expect that this person, who in their eyes was only a bit of luck, would actually act so decisively in the face of such a life and death situation.

Thus, when Shangguan Ding launched his attack, the black-clothed man whom he had targeted was not able to react in time. Instead, he stared blankly at Shangguan Ding, whose eyes were filled with dense killing intent, as though he had been scared silly.

Although this strike did not use any sword arts, the power of this strike, after pouring all of Shangguan Ding's Immortal Elemental Energy into it, was not to be underestimated. This point could be seen from the sound of the friction from the Immortal Sword hitting the air, as well as the sound of the air exploding.

 "Ah!"

The intense light emitted by the Immortal Sword in Shangguan Ding's hands stung the black-clothed man's eyes, and finally woke him up from his stunned state. He could not help but let out a startled cry.

However, when the Immortal Sword was less than a meter away from his head, the current him no longer had the chance to dodge. Even if he was much stronger than Shangguan Ding, it would be useless.

 "Pu!"

He only had enough time to tilt his head to the right before the celestial sword in his hand hacked viciously at the black-clothed man's left shoulder. With a dull thud, the black-clothed man's left arm was actually dislodged by the sword!

 "Hmph!"

With a muffled groan, the pain from his left arm being chopped off caused the man in black clothing to completely sober up.

However, the current him, was unable to retaliate in the face of's powerful physical body being destroyed. He could only control his body to move horizontally towards the position of the leader on his right, as a means of escaping Shangguan Ding's attack range.

It was just that Shangguan Ding did not seem to be satisfied. As the black-clothed man's left arm was being twisted into pieces by the sharp sword beam, the Immortal Sword in his hand strangely turned when it was slashing at full speed, drawing an arc in the blood mist that had splashed out from the left shoulder of the black-clothed man, and ruthlessly slashed horizontally at the man's waist!

From the looks of it, he wouldn't let it go if he didn't cut open his opponent's dantian!

 "Dang!"

With a crisp sound of metal colliding, Shangguan Ding's Immortal Sword caught up to the black-clothed man whose left arm had been cut off.

Shangguan Ding only felt an irresistible force coming from the Immortal Sword in his hands. Even though he had already done his best, he was still unable to stop the Immortal Sword from rising up into the air.

Shangguan Ding's heart sank and he began to frown deeply.

He suddenly raised his head and saw a saber light fiercely slashing towards his waist from the corner of his eyes.

At the same time, a sinister voice entered his ears, "Kid, since you refuse a toast and are punished, then, you can only bid farewell to this world!"

In his haste, Shangguan Ding didn't even have the time to see the person that attacked him. Shangguan Ding instinctively raised the Immortal Sword in his hand and moved towards the direction of the blade's light.

 "Pu!"

Where the swords and blades met, a loud sound echoed. Shangguan Ding's body was like a sandbag that had been hit by a speeding car, as he was suddenly sent flying while spitting out blood.

From the corner of his eyes, he could clearly see two other black-clad men rushing towards him from the direction he had landed.

In their eyes, sharp and cold killing intent instantly magnified in Shangguan Ding's pupils, and it became larger and larger, until it filled the entirety of the depths of their eyes.

"Farewell, Four Realms Heaven; farewell, Weapons Sect; goodbye, Master …"

At this moment, Shangguan Ding knew that under the joint attack of the three men in black, he had no chance at all. Perhaps his soul would be shattered in the next moment.

"It seems that I won't be able to see Master again after all. I can only leave this world with endless regrets."

As he powerlessly flew into the air, a teardrop quietly slipped down from the corner of Shangguan Ding's eyes. It was not regret, but a kind of deep yearning and reluctance.