Wuwuwuwu!
In the grand courtyard of the Lushan Sect, the specters were instantly annihilated, their wails echoing in succession before vanishing in an instant.
When the lightning faded, everyone looked around and found that not a single ghost king remained.
"It's over just like that?" Zhao Yiyao frowned, feeling a bit bewildered. "We were just warming up!"
Long Feicheng seemed to agree. "Yeah, I haven't even drawn my sword yet!"
"You can just stand aside," Weng Qianxiang quipped. "You and I were just watching the show the whole time."
"That's you. In fact, I was subtly buffing everyone," Long Feicheng retorted.
Zhao Chengxiang and the others felt a pang of frustration. This feeling of having just drawn their swords when the opponents were all dealt with was akin to a man unbuckling his belt only for the other person to say they were finished.
It was truly dissatisfying!
Yan Nanfei, with a distressed expression, accused Yu Luming, "Heavenly Master, couldn't you have acted a bit slower so we could have had some fun too?"
Han San agreed. "Yeah, I just got my muscles warmed up, and you snatched all the kills!"
Luo Ning frowned. "My zombies consume a lot of blood every time I summon them. This is all wasted now."
Facing everyone's accusations, Yu Luming was taken aback.
A tiny spark of electricity flickered at his fingertip, and he said aggrievedly, "That lightning strike just now wasn't from me!"
Although he had gathered power for a long time and set the scene perfectly, the final blow wasn't delivered by him.
Someone else had acted!
"Not you, then who else could it be?" everyone blurted out, then suddenly realized and looked at Yan Shouyi in unison.
Besides Yu Luming and Liu Yiren, only Wei Changqing and Yan Shouyi knew the Five Thunder Divine Method. But Wei Changqing likely disdained to act, leaving only one culprit!
It was Yan Shouyi!
Yuan Jianxin showed surprise. The magnitude and ferocity of that Five Thunder Divine Method surpassed his comprehension.
At least, he didn't believe Yan Shouyi could unleash such a technique!
But the fact remained that Yan Shouyi had executed it, meaning Yan Shouyi's cultivation had improved further in the past month!
And it was a significant improvement, enough to leave everyone else behind.
"Brother Yan!" Zhao Chengxiang said, clearly disheartened. "Can't you go a bit slower?"
His tone was like a weak, pitiable, and wronged little wife complaining about her husband.
Yan Shouyi coughed twice. "The atmosphere was right, and I couldn't hold back for a moment."
He even glanced at Yu Luming as he spoke.
Yu Luming also felt a bit of mild resentment.
However, Yu Luming's resentment wasn't due to Yan Shouyi's progress in strength.
It was because after all his efforts and building up the momentum, Yan Shouyi had stolen the satisfying final surge.
He felt a strange sensation.
But undeniably, Yan Shouyi's growth exceeded everyone's imagination. At the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, they were all rivals, but now, if they didn't strive to catch up, they wouldn't even be able to see the back of Yan Shouyi's head.
After the Five Thunder Divine Method, the Lushan Grand Courtyard was completely cleared.
The sect leaders, Lushan Sect disciples, and dignitaries who hadn't fled, cautiously emerged.
Sun Tangzhi asked, "What should we do now?"
Lü Xin had fled, and Lin Zitong had gone after her. Although the crisis was averted, everyone felt a sense of being leaderless for a moment.
Yan Shouyi looked at Luo Ning and Zhao Yiyao. "Luo Ning, Yiyao, please handle things here. I'll go help the little girl."
"We're going too!" others stepped forward.
Yan Shouyi shook his head and continued, "Xiao Long, Old Weng, Brother Yan, Xiao Xiao, and Changshan, Lü Xin had locked up many elders and disciples of the Lushan Sect. Please find out where they are being held."
The five had no objections.
The remaining people followed Yan Shouyi to support Lin Zitong.
Wei Changqing leaped onto the wall, his eyes flashing with a faint blue light. He then frowned and said, "Neither Zitong nor Lü Xin are here anymore."
"What?" everyone's faces changed.
The time it took them to deal with these specters was no more than fifteen minutes. Moreover, Yan Nanfei's formations had sealed the area. Logically, it would be difficult for Lü Xin to leave, so how could she and Lin Zitong have vanished so silently?
Wei Changqing shook his head. "I can't find their whereabouts."
"I can."
At this moment, Yan Shouyi stepped forward. Although he didn't know where Lin Zitong had gone, he had a mental connection with San Yuan.
Even if they were far apart, he could roughly sense San Yuan's direction.
After closing his eyes for a moment to sense, Yan Shouyi discovered that San Yuan was in their southeast direction.
"Southeast..." Yan Shouyi thought grimly. "The southeast is Rong City's most prosperous district. Lü Xin must be panicked and has lost her way. She might want to cause chaos in the bustling downtown area to escape!"
Hearing this, everyone's expression turned grim.
But since the situation had already occurred, they could only figure out how to handle the aftermath.
Yan Shouyi said, "There are cars at the entrance. Everyone, follow me!"
Although everyone had their own unique abilities, and their running speed was definitely faster than cars, they would be passing through a bustling downtown area, and running directly would be too astonishing.
Everyone could only rush out of the Lushan Sect courtyard and get into the luxury cars arranged by Ye Chengfu.
Fortunately, the cars were equipped with drivers, so they didn't have to drive themselves.
After getting into the cars, Yan Shouyi directly instructed the drivers, "Drive towards the southeast, full speed!"
The drivers, unaware of what was happening, asked, "Son-in-law, should we run red lights too?"
"Run them!"
In a critical moment, red lights were unimportant. What mattered was lives, not traffic tickets!
If Lü Xin were to go on a rampage in the bustling downtown area, the consequences would be unimaginable!
The drivers seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation and floored the accelerator. The cars shot out instantly. Before Yan Shouyi could buckle his seatbelt, he was pressed against the back of the seat by the sudden G-force.
After the cars sped out of the parking lot, Han San stood in place, stunned for a few seconds, then ran after them shouting, "I didn't get in the car! Hey! I haven't gotten in the car yet!!"
"Are we missing someone?"
In the car, Liu Yiren looked around in surprise.
Yuan Jianxin asked in return, "Are we?"
Yu Luming spoke, "I don't think so."
"Then it must have been my imagination," Liu Yiren pouted and gave up thinking.