Zhou Zhi watched Ye Feng lying unconscious and finally clenched his teeth.

He decided not to descend the staircase and had left the Sect’s secret signals in many places.

If someone saw them, they would surely come to find him; it was best to stay nearby.

Plus, with Ye Feng unconscious, he couldn’t just leave him, so he simply locked the door and waited.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Zhou Zhi sensed the presence of others.

After discovering they were disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect, he quickly let them into the room.

Through conversation, he found out they too had been pursued by Black-clothed Persons!

Looking at the cold corpse on the ground, Zhou Zhi clenched his fists tightly!

Zhou Zhi’s throat moved slightly, and he asked nervously, “Duan Xiong, did you see Jiang Su after you came in?”

The young man’s brow furrowed, and he said solemnly, “I saw her once! North of the main city.”

“But just as I was about to step forward to help, Sister Jiang and that Black-clothed Person were both swallowed by the collapsing ground.”

“I was injured at the time, and by the time I got to the edge, it was too late.”

“Then later, I saw the mark you left, brother, and I followed it here.”

Zhou Zhi stood still, his gaze vacant, not knowing what he was thinking.

But the fists clenched beneath his sleeves were so tight that even his fingernails dug into his flesh without him noticing.

It took a long while before Zhou Zhi regained his composure and took a deep breath, saying solemnly, “We still don’t know the identities of these people; you go upstairs first and tend to your wounds.”

“And keep an eye on Ye Feng; his injuries are severe, and he’s passed out.”

The resolute-faced Duan Xiong suddenly grasped something and grabbed Zhou Zhi’s shoulder, saying gravely, “Brother, I know what you’re thinking.”

“But this Mechanism City is very strange; I advise you not to risk searching for Sister Jiang!”

Zhou Zhi’s suppressed voice burst forth, “How can I not worry!”

“Those people all have hidden weapons, and they’re all coated with poison!”

“If we’re not careful…”

“Anyway, you stay here. If anything happens, just shout a few times; I won’t go too far.”

Duan Xiong hesitated for a long time but finally let go, saying solemnly, “Brother, even though you’ve only been in the Inner Sect for a short time.”

“Whether it’s me, Duan Xiong, or anyone else, back in the Outer Sect, it was you who took care of us all.”

“I know you like Sister Jiang, but… from what I see.”

“With Sister Jiang’s strength, turning the tables on that person shouldn’t be a problem.”

By this time, Zhou Zhi had already turned away, his voice slightly low, “Should be.”

“I’m still not at ease; I’ll go have a look and then come back.”

Then Zhou Zhi’s figure flashed like the wind, directly entering the underground city.

Meanwhile, in the room, a hidden compartment showed signs of being tampered with.

Duan Xiong closed the door, sighed softly, and then flashed upstairs.

“You’re awake? How do you feel? Here, take this Spirit Stone and recover.”

In the underground city.

Li Guanqi watched the light at the bottom of the stairs with caution, still wearing the armor.

However, the armor, transformed from the soldier pill, was constantly absorbing the Primordial Energy from Li Guanqi’s body.

So, eventually, he simply put away the soldier pill.

At this moment, Li Guanqi, holding the Cang Lang Sword and clad in silver armor with mysterious black and gold patterns, approached the light, his hand unconsciously tightening around the hilt.

However, when he emerged from the staircase, he found himself facing a square platform nearly five hundred zhang wide.

And opposite him stood twelve Black-clothed Persons!

The leader’s eyes flashed with murderous intent, especially covetous upon seeing the soldier pill on Li Guanqi’s body.

Li Guanqi’s brow furrowed, unsure why this group of mysterious Black-clothed Persons had gathered here.

Seeing that they had no intention of attacking, Li Guanqi slowly put away the soldier pill.

His eyes narrowed as he said, “All at once?”

“Pfft! Hahahaha! Did you hear what he said?”

“Hahaha, all at once, are you an idiot?”

“All at once, to kill you?”

“A bunch of Sect disciples, truly ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.”

The mockery continued unabated, but the man with the purple sleeve badge just sneered.

“Hehe, a life-and-death duel between the two of us, do you dare?”

He then rose into the air and stepped onto the platform.

Buzz!!!

As the man landed on the platform, it trembled slightly and suddenly a half-sky screen of light rose!

The crimson screen was slightly blood-red, but it only covered the half beneath the man’s feet.

Li Guanqi’s eyes flickered, and he silently called out to the Sword Spirit in his mind.

However, after several breaths, he received no response and couldn’t help but sigh.

“I didn’t expect this Mechanism City to suppress the Sword Spirit so strongly.”

“Should I allocate more Primordial Energy to her in the future to increase her strength?”

The man opposite, seeing no response from him, couldn’t help but mock, “Tsk tsk, quite the talker.”

“You dare not one-on-one? What, do you want me to suppress my Realm to the same mid-stage as you?”

“Hahahaha, after all, beating up a kid is a bit disgraceful.”

At this, many Black-clothed Persons behind the man joined in the mockery.

The scornful voices were endless.

But Li Guanqi was undistracted, ignoring their insults.

After all, he had heard words a hundred times worse than these.

He helplessly cleaned his ears and said, “The barking of one dog doesn’t affect me, but a pack of them is quite annoying.”

“Your insults are too low-level.”

“Old Widow Wang at the head of our village could out-curse a bunch of you for three hours straight without taking a breath.”

“Please stop talking to me with your excretory organs; the smell is too strong.”

“A bunch of jumping clowns still have the face to prance around here; why don’t you wait, I’ll call some people, and we can have a melee.”

“Whoever flinches is the grandson; if I don’t beat the shit out of you, I… never mind, it’s too much of a loss to share a surname with you.”

With that, the other side fell silent.

Li Guanqi rolled up his sleeves and gripped the long sword in his hand, taunting.

“You wanted a duel, right? Fine.”

“Me against all of you!”

As Li Guanqi stepped forward, his sword was suddenly drawn!

A chilling Sword Light flashed, and his entire demeanor changed abruptly!!

Primordial Energy surged, and a slight Pressure emanated from him.

The leading Black-clothed Person’s eyes instantly narrowed!

Because in his perception, the aura displayed by Li Guanqi was even slightly stronger than his own!!

Just as Li Guanqi’s foot landed, he saw a hint of mockery in the opponent’s eyes.

Li Guanqi’s heart tightened, and he forcefully retreated!

Bang!!

Li Guanqi felt his back slam solidly against a thick wall.

“Damn it…”