Hearing Su Xi's words, Gu Li immediately jumped out, shouting to stop her, "Who do you think you are, ordering us around!"
"You have no proof, why should we believe you?"
"Or are you taking us for fools?"
Gu Li coldly snorted, wanting to snatch away and destroy the pill in Su Xi's hand. Although he didn't believe Su Xi could extract pills from the human body, he didn't want to take the risk.
After all, behind Su Xi stood the unfathomable Lin Qing, and he dared not gamble.
Su Xi had long anticipated that Gu Li would not give up. The moment Gu Li made his move, she had already retrieved the pill. At the same time, she put some distance between them, looking at Gu Li with a hint of mockery, "Elder Gu, why are you so impulsive? Are you perhaps trying to destroy the evidence?"
"Nonsense! This matter has nothing to do with me, why would I do such a thing." Gu Li denied it with a dark expression.
Hearing Gu Li's denial, Su Xi seized the opportunity to say, "Since that's the case, then we'll send this pill out for examination. It will be clear who is telling the truth and who is lying."
After speaking, Su Xi walked towards the door again.
Gu Li watched Su Xi's retreating back, his gaze uncertain, his thoughts rapidly turning.
Kill or not kill?
There was only one chance.
After a few breaths, he finally made his decision.
Seeing Su Xi about to reach the door, he cast a spell around, and a white light instantly appeared in the room. At the same time, he leaped into the air towards Su Xi, shouting, "Tiger God Claw!"
His hands instantly burst with red light, forming a majestic tiger phantom, which lunged at Su Xi's back. The tiger phantom was enormous, several times larger than Su Xi.
Tiger God Claw, as a Xuan-grade high-tier technique, could easily move mountains and fill seas. If Su Xi's head were bitten by the tiger phantom, it would undoubtedly be torn to shreds.
"Unacceptable." Daoist Chang Qing hurriedly took out his horsetail whisk, unwilling for Su Xi to be harmed by Gu Li.
The horsetail whisk flew out, immediately transforming into white threads that held back the tiger lunging at Su Xi.
However, the white threads only held for three seconds before being torn apart by the immense power of the tiger phantom.
Daoist Chang Qing's face turned pale upon seeing this.
Although he was from the Shu Mountain sect, he did not cultivate powerful offensive sword techniques. He never expected that the gap would be so vast when fighting someone now.
The tiger phantom broke free from Daoist Chang Qing's entanglement and raised its claw to strike Su Xi's head.
As the tiger claw drew closer and closer to Su Xi, Gu Li's face showed a look of relief.
As long as he dealt with everyone here, he would have no trouble. After leaving, he would still be a highly respected elder of the Luoyun sect.
Having lived for so many years, Daoist Chang Qing also realized that since Gu Li dared to commit murder in front of so many people, he must have already decided to kill.
Therefore, he quickly took out a voice transmission talisman, wanting to notify the people outside.
As long as Gu Li's actions were made public, he would surely be brought to justice and receive rescue.
However, Gu Li saw what Daoist Chang Qing was doing but did not try to stop him at all. Instead, a cold smile appeared on his lips.
Since he had already made a move, how could he let anyone escape?
The barrier of the entire room had been activated by him, so no one inside could escape, and no one outside would know what was happening within.
Su Xi looked at the approaching tiger claw, showing no tension at all. Instead, she smiled, like a child who had received candy.
The pill from before was a substitute she had found; she had no ability to extract medicinal ingredients from the dead Liu Piaopiao. Everything she had done before was to lure Gu Li into making a move.
Since Gu Li had made a move, it was enough to prove he was indeed suspicious.
The tiger claw quickly fell upon Su Xi, but there was no gore as everyone expected.
Su Xi's body began to twist gradually, and soon dissipated into the heavens and earth.
Looking at the scene before him, Gu Li immediately understood that he had been tricked. What he had just attacked was a substitute talisman, not Su Xi's true body.
He grunted and looked around angrily.
There was a barrier he had set up around the room. Su Xi could not possibly have escaped. She must still be nearby. If he searched carefully, he would surely find Su Xi's whereabouts.
Gu Li, after all, was at the Golden Core stage, and he quickly discovered the anomaly.
A cold smile flickered on his lips, and he sent a red light towards a corner of the room.
"Boom."
With a cracking sound, Su Xi's figure stumbled out from within.
Looking at the disheveled Su Xi before him, Gu Li's face contorted, and he said menacingly, "Now let's see who can save you."
He was ready to settle both old and new grievances today. Tolerating someone being arrogant in front of him for so long had exceeded his limit.
Therefore, he had no intention of holding back.
Tiger God Claw struck again, grasping towards Su Xi's head, leaving her no room to live.
Seeing this, Daoist Chang Qing knew he could not wait any longer.
Compared to Gu Li, they were already at a disadvantage in terms of strength. If they lost Su Xi, they would be even more so.
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and summoned a scroll painting of mountains and rivers.
The scroll painting of mountains and rivers slowly unfurled, and a lifelike landscape painting appeared in the void, blocking the charging tiger phantom and swallowing it.
This Mountain and River Scroll was a treasure of Xuan-grade high-tier that Daoist Chang Qing had painstakingly obtained. It was both offensive and defensive, and it was now perfect for use.
Survival was his goal.
Gu Li looked at the Mountain and River Scroll above his head, a hint of interest in his eyes.
This time, his attack had not been in vain.
Gu Li formed a hand seal, and a red light instantly shot out from his body. It then enlarged rapidly above his head, quickly transforming into a blood-red alchemy furnace.
The God Slaying Furnace, in addition to being a top-tier Xuan-grade high-tier alchemy furnace capable of refining high-grade pills, also possessed the ability to melt all things.
It was precisely because he possessed such a powerful treasure that Gu Li did not care about Daoist Chang Qing and the others. As long as he eventually threw them into the God Slaying Furnace to destroy their bodies, no one would know what he had done.
"Collect."
Gu Li uttered a single word, and the God Slaying Furnace instantly emitted a bright light. A red beam shot towards the white light cast by the Mountain and River Scroll, enveloping it.
As soon as the red light touched the white light cast by the Mountain and River Scroll, a powerful suction force was transmitted, gradually pulling the Mountain and River Scroll towards the God Slaying Furnace.
Daoist Chang Qing felt the abnormality of the Mountain and River Scroll and his face immediately changed. He continuously channeled his magical power, trying to hold onto his treasure.
The Mountain and River Scroll was his life-bound magic weapon. If it were melted by Gu Li, not only would his strength decrease, but he would also suffer serious injuries, and his entire cultivation would be affected.
"Hurry and help!" Daoist Chang Qing shouted at the motionless people beside him.
If this continued, he would truly be unable to hold on.