Insufficient balance

  Tang Hao watched Lin Xiao chase after him, and he didn't stop either. On the one hand, he wasn't a hundred percent sure of defeating Lin Xiao, on the other hand, he wanted to lure Lin Xiao away, allowing Song Ningwei and Ling Xuan Fairy to form a one-on-one situation, making it easier for her to escape.

  Lin Xiao's long spear in his hand was a spiritual artifact. Before Tang Huan could run far, Lin Xiao had already blocked his way.

  "I don't want to kill you, as long as you take out what you got from the treasure, I'll consider sparing your life." Lin Xiao said calmly.

  "Can what you say be counted on? It's still that woman inside who has the final say." Tang Hao snorted.

  Lin Xiao took a deep breath, "Don't blame me then." The long spear thrust towards Tang Huang, while spiritual energy continuously swirled around the spearhead, forming a vortex that further increased the spear's piercing power.

  Tang Hao hastily retreated, fortunately Lin Xiao's earth attribute skill was strong in defense and vitality, but slow in speed, giving Tang Hao a brief moment to catch his breath.

  But Tang Hao was after all retreating, and his speed couldn't compare to Lin Xiao's frontal assault. Just as the long spear was about to pierce Tang Hao, he turned around and dodged the spearhead, but a strand of his hair was cut off by the spearhead and fell down.

  It was at this time that Lin Xiao's flank was exposed to Tang Huan, and as someone who relied mainly on speed and agility, how could Tang Huan let go of this opportunity? The treasured sword in his hand stabbed towards Lin Xiao.

  Lin Xiao's face was expressionless as he formed a spiritual energy shield around his body, and surprisingly blocked Tang Hao's sword.

  As a foundation-building cultivator of the Lin Xiao sect, his cultivation technique was not ordinary. If he were to be injured so easily by Tang Huan, that would be strange indeed.

  "You can't kill me, even if I stand here and let you chop at me, you still won't be able to do anything to me," Lin Xiao said.

  Tang Hao's Metal Attribute Spirit Power and Earth Attribute Spirit Power do not have a mutually restrictive relationship, in other words, it ultimately comes down to the richness of one's Spirit Power and the superiority or inferiority of their Spirit Techniques, in which case Tang Hao is at a disadvantage in both aspects.

  Tang Hao couldn't help but smile secretly, and the earth attribute spiritual power in his body rotated simultaneously. As the saying goes, "earth gives birth to gold", under the blessing of the earth attribute spiritual power, the power of the gold attribute spiritual power greatly increased. With a cracking sound, Lin Xiao's shield suddenly shattered.

  Lin Xiao had no chance to defend himself now, and could only use offense as defense. Tang Huan would not let go of this opportunity either, and the treasured sword stabbed down.

  The final sword still pierced Lin Xiao's left chest, and Lin Xiao's palm also slapped on Tang Huan's chest.

  Tang Hao didn't have time to care about eating tofu or not at this moment. He circulated his Earth Spirit Power, dispersing Lin Xiao's attack all over his body. Even so, Tang Hao still flew back dozens of meters and spat out a mouthful of blood.

  But Lin Xiao's wound, which should have been bleeding profusely, had only added a hole, and nothing flowed out.

  Lin Xiao doesn't seem like an ordinary Qi Foundation stage cultivator. Compared to the one on Penglai Island, it's simply incomparable. If this continues, there will only be a dead end.

  Tang Hao prepared to make a run for it, but Lin Xiao still had an expressionless face as he said: "Do you think you can escape? Same old words, hand over your storage bag. What's going on! Why does my body feel a bit numb?"

  Tang Hao's sword was not a simple physical attack, but contained poisonous wood spiritual energy, which spread rapidly throughout Lin Xiao's body under the support of water spiritual energy. Although it did not lead to death, his movements became much slower.

  As a foundation-building cultivator, Lin Xiao naturally felt the change in spiritual energy. "Cultivating four types of spiritual energy at the same time, fortunately it's not a five-elemental spiritual root, otherwise I wouldn't be your opponent either. However, I also have no choice but to kill you now, because leaving you alive would pose a threat to Ling Xuan."

  Tang Hao used a minor healing technique on himself, and his body slowly began to recover, but it would still take some time to fully heal from the injury. However, Lin Xiao had already managed to shake off the numbness.

  Tang Hao used his Leap Technique, combined with the array formation on his shoes, and shot towards a nearby forest like a flying arrow.

  Lin Xiao didn't think that was Tang Hao's true speed, and under helpless circumstances, he could only follow Tang Hao in pursuit.

  Tang Hao was constantly darting in and out of the forest, which made Lin Xiao, who was flying in the sky, somewhat restricted. Adding to that, his body had already become numb, so the speed of the two was almost evenly matched. However, the amount of spiritual energy they consumed per second was vastly different. As someone who could conserve his energy like a steady stream, Tang Hao was confident he could eventually shake off Lin Xiao. But by then, Tang Hao would also be at his last gasp, without any spiritual energy left. If he were to encounter other cultivators, he would only be able to let them slaughter him.

  Tang Hao hoped that Lin Xiao could see the current situation clearly and stop this futile pursuit, but unexpectedly, Lin Xiao was like a stubborn fool and really pursued Tang Hao relentlessly.

  Tang Hao had no choice either, as he was currently unable to penetrate Lin Xiao's armor and could only engage in this war of attrition with him.

  Tang Hao's spiritual power was almost depleted, but Lin Xiao still pursued him relentlessly. Tang Hao gritted his teeth and decided to head towards a crowded place, stir up chaos, and take advantage of the commotion to escape.

  Tang Hao looked ahead and saw a brilliant light, thinking that someone was fighting in front of him, so he ran over.

  They could have gone there, but in front of them was a five-colored barrier that enveloped a village inside. The village looked like it had been around for a long time, the key point being that there wasn't a single person inside, while beside it many monks stood outside hesitating, seemingly considering something.

  Tang Hao didn't have time to think much, because his spiritual power was already running low. Even if he stopped, he would still be the target of these cultivators' encirclement. He might as well charge directly into the protective shield.

  Lin Xiao saw Tang Hao enter the shield and didn't think much of it, following him into the shield.

  Tang Hao suddenly felt dizzy and when he came to his senses, he found himself lying on a simple but clean bed.

  Tang Hao opened his eyes to find a young girl lying on the edge of his bed. The girl was probably thirteen or fourteen years old, with two braids and wearing a hemp garment. Since she was lying down, Tang Hao couldn't see her face clearly.

  Tang Hao looked around and found that the layout belonged to an ancient costume drama on TV. The walls were made of mud, indicating that this was an ordinary family home. There were also a few clothes hanging in the house, which were not from Tang Hao's era. After looking at them for a while, Tang Hao's first reaction was whether he had traveled through time.

  Tang Hao sat up, wanting to confirm it, and found that he was also wearing hemp clothes. His originally proud twin peaks were gone, and he had returned to a man's airport. Tang Hao lifted the quilt and confirmed it again. Now he really had changed back into a man.

  "Brother Huang Yang, you're awake!" The girl who was lying on Tang Huang's bed was also woken up by him. Tang Huang was instantly stunned by the girl's appearance - her delicate face, exquisite features, and that innocent and mischievous expression really made Tang Huang lose his soul.

  "Hao Shu, Hao Shu, Brother Haoyang woke up!" The little girl exclaimed excitedly.

  At this time, a couple in their forties also rushed into the room. The man had yellowish skin and looked like a typical farmer. The woman's eyes were filled with wrinkles, clearly from doing needlework for too long. "Haozi, you've finally woken up! You've been unconscious for over ten days!" The woman cried.

  Tang Hao rubbed his forehead, wondering if Huang Yang was both his past life and his true self, and that he had become the Demon Emperor of Huang Yang through that five-colored light mask.

  Thinking of his own ending, Tang Hao couldn't help but lose himself for a moment. Thousands of years later, he would be dead, and at that time, Yun Xi and Lin Yunduan had not yet been born, which means that he would never see Yun Xi and Lin Yundan again. If this is a reincarnation, then his promise to Yun Xi was just empty words.

  Even if I changed history and lived until Yunxi was born, as two people from different camps, would the simple Yunxi who had no worldly experience still be destined to die with me? And Lin Yundan would inexplicably look at me and say, "Uncle, who are you?"

  Tang Hao knew that Huoyang Demon Emperor had his own romantic encounters, but it didn't mean he could abandon Yun Xi and Lin Yundan.

  "Brother Haoyang, why aren't you talking?" The little girl muttered with her pink lips pouted.

  Tang Hao rubbed his temples and said with some effort: "What happened? Why can't I remember anything?"

  The woman said: "Look at this child, I reckon he's been frightened and doesn't remember anything. More than ten days ago, you and Biyou went to the riverbank, Biyou accidentally fell into the river, you went to save her, but unexpectedly she was saved, and you fainted instead. It's also hard for this girl, she has been taking care of you by your side all along, crying until she's like a tearful person. How about this, when Biyou is two years older, you go to their house to propose, get the important things done early, but I don't know if Biyou agrees or not?"

  Her face, which was as beautiful as jade, showed a happy expression, and she lowered her head in shyness, saying: "I'll do everything Aunt Huan says."

  Tang Hao was shocked, Bi You! The wife of the Haoyang Demon Emperor, Bi You! The Bi You who died in Heaven's Court!