Red-haired woman, swarthy man, young teenager! And the elder holding a long spear with a unique pattern, was just the one who hid in the Abyss Demon Qi and launched a surprise attack on them.

Realizing the aura emanating from these four, everyone on Liang Yi's side couldn't help but frown and inwardly exclaimed, "This is bad!"

The peak of the Ninth Realm, and there are four of them!

"Lin Jiyao, Shi Li, Bai Kui, and... Zhao Taishi!"

Wan Tinggui's eyes slightly squinted, identifying the identities of the newcomers one by one.

"Yo, so the Saintess is really here! Plus a bunch of youngsters from the Mystical Mechanism Continent, what a lively scene!"

Shi Li, rubbing his bald head with his right hand, grinned at the people in front of him, much to everyone's surprise.

Here were not only Liang Yi, Su Youyi, and He Zhiqing, as mentioned in the intelligence, but also the strange cat from the Demon Clan, Pang Qingshi from the Senluo Wanxiang Sect, and Ke Mengzhan, who was entangled in a fight with Qiu Nanfeng.

Even they did not anticipate such a luxurious lineup!

"If you all were to fall here, it would be a great loss for the Mystical Mechanism Continent!"

Lin Jiyao pursed her lips and smiled, her gaze gentle as water sweeping across everyone, eventually settling on Liang Yi's face.

When Lin Jiyao sized up this disciple of the Banished Immortals, Liang Yi was also sizing up these sudden arrivals from the Devouring Spirit Sect.

Among all the forces in the Abyss Continent, Liang Yi was most familiar with the Devouring Spirit Sect, given that they were his long-standing archenemies since his arrival.

He had heard Zhou Yuqing mention this red-dressed woman, Lin Jiyao, numerous times before—back when Zhou Yuqing was the Vermilion Bird Envoy, this woman was Zhou Yuqing's most capable subordinate.

Indeed, whether in her style of conduct or otherwise, Lin Jiyao had unconsciously been greatly influenced by Zhou Yuqing. Thus, when Liang Yi and Su Youyi first saw Lin Jiyao, they felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

Whether it was the red clothes and red hair, or the subtly enchanting ability to sway hearts during her speech, she was very reminiscent of the former Zhou Yuqing.

However, when Zhou Yuqing regained her memories and broke free from the control of the Devouring Spirit Sect, the power of the Vermilion Bird in her hands exhibited might like never before, and Zhou Yuqing's temperament underwent an earth-shattering change.

And Shi Li, the swarthy and hearty Body Cultivator next to Lin Jiyao, was likely from the same lineage as the Black Tortoise Envoy Ling Dongsheng, while the white-haired, stupefied teenager Bai Kui was the brother of White Tiger Envoy Bai Sheng, who they had once killed together.

After all, while realizing the two shared similar white hair and facial features, Liang Yi had heard from Wan Tinggui and Zhou Yuqing that the relationship between these brothers seemed quite ordinary.

As for the elder holding the spear who had just attacked them, he seemed to be an elder from the Devouring Spirit Sect.

Liang Yi's gaze shifted momentarily before finally settling on yet another figure.

Among these people, what gave Liang Yi the biggest sense of danger was not the apparently leading Lin Jiyao, nor the swarthy hearty Body Cultivator Shi Li, but rather the stupefied Bai Kui, who seemed utterly detached from the world!

"Where is Ke Mengzhan?"

Liang Yi spoke calmly and indifferently.

Since these people had been lurking behind them ready to attack, they must have also passed the valley earlier and seen Ke Mengzhan.

"That young guy? Naturally, he's been handed over to Qiu Nanfeng."

Lin Jiyao looked at Liang Yi's profound gaze that seemed bottomless and, although she said lightheartedly, cursed Qiu Nanfeng for his stubbornness in her heart.

They were rushing here earlier when Qiu Nanfeng, for some reason, rushed ahead of them and found Liang Yi and his group. By the time they hurried over, they saw Qiu Nanfeng and Ke Mengzhan engaged in a collision of swords, as if abandoning everything else!

Originally, they planned to directly help Qiu Nanfeng take down Ke Mengzhan, as although they had confidence in Qiu Nanfeng, it seemed it would take some time to settle Ke Mengzhan's situation based on his appearance.

Unfortunately, before they could make a move, it was Qiu Nanfeng who instead turned his head and warned them with a sword strike.

This was their battle, and they allowed no one else to intervene!

Reluctantly, Lin Jiyao and the others could only leave Qiu Nanfeng alone there, while they stepped into the black storm surrounding the mountain pillars to chase after Liang Yi and his group.

Although caught off-guard and initially driven out by the swarms of black demon dragons, after a brief observation, they also found a way through this area.

Different from Liang Yi's method of isolating the Abyss Demon Qi through domains, Lin Jiyao and her companions simply and brutally merged themselves with the Abyss Demon Qi. In the eyes of the demon dragons, they appeared as "kin," using this method to avoid the black demon dragons' assaults.

After all, unlike the cultivators of the Mystical Mechanism whose bodies are filled with Spiritual Power, Abyss Cultivators merging with this extremely dense Abyss Demon Qi is greatly beneficial.

Liang Yi took a look around; that Qiu Nanfeng was not mixed in with these people either because this group had no intention of meddling in those two's grievances, or they wanted to intervene but were declined.

In either case, at least Ke Mengzhan didn't have to worry about dealing with other enemies.

Thinking this, Liang Yi remained silent, yet he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, glad to know Ke Mengzhan was alright, and it would also make their operations here a bit more convenient.

"To turn oneself into an existence similar to the Abyss Demon Qi, using this method to hide from those black dragons?"

Wan Tinggui just glanced and understood the method these people were using.