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Chapter 113 Surprise (3rd update, please vote)

Upon hearing the foul and filthy words spewed by the Green-Faced Ghost, the Lonely Moon Immortal's usually aloof and detached eyes suddenly blazed with murderous intent, turning icy cold.

As the master of one of the peaks of the prestigious Qixia Immortal Sect, who would dare to show her the slightest disrespect on ordinary days?

Now, I'm being so disrespectfully insulted by a heretical practitioner.

After Gu Yue Zhenren roared angrily, the Taiyin Divine Light suddenly erupted.

She slightly raised her jade-like hand, and a crystal-clear, deep blue ice cone tore through the night sky, carrying the terrifying power to freeze the soul, heading straight for the face of the green-faced ghost.

This furious strike was incredibly powerful and terrifying.

However, faced with such a fierce and unparalleled supernatural power, the blue-faced ghost in mid-air showed no panic on its ferocious face. Instead, a cunning look of a successful conspiracy flashed in its eyes.

His flippant remarks just now were not out of arrogance, but rather a deliberate act!

The reason why the Green-Faced Demon has survived to this day is not only because of his ruthlessness, but also because of the cunning he was born with.

He knew perfectly well that the female cultivator in front of him was a formidable character whom even the Black Spider Dharma King might not be able to defeat. If he faced her alone, he would definitely die.

Therefore, he deliberately used foul language to provoke the other party, intending to make this high-ranking cultivator agitated and attack in anger.

"boom!"

The ice spike slammed right in front of them.

The green-faced ghost had no intention of taking the attack head-on. He suddenly bulged outward with his yin and evil aura, making a hasty defensive stance.

The moment the terrifying force of the Taiyin Divine Light struck the protective ghost energy, the green-faced ghost was like a kite with a broken string, and was violently pushed backward by the violent impact!

Using this powerful thrust, the Green-Faced Ghost suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood essence in mid-air, and the Black Wind Escape Technique was instantly pushed to its limit.

He was even faster than he had come, leaving a trail of afterimages in the night sky as he fled frantically in the direction he had come from.

He wasn't that stupid; he didn't think he could capture Gu Yue Zhenren on his own.

They just wanted to use the recoil to create distance and make it easier to escape.

Seeing that the Blue-Faced Demon retreated immediately after his attack without lingering, Master Guyue's slightly fluctuating aura instantly calmed down, and he immediately understood the true intentions of this Wusheng Sect demon.

How could she let the other party escape and then bring in a large number of reinforcements to besiege the place?

"A mere trick." Master Guyue parted his red lips slightly and let out a cold laugh.

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly flicked her slender wrist and gently waved it outwards.

The seemingly light and airy flowing fairy dress on her body suddenly became magical, and one of the wide, plain white sleeves shot out as if it were alive.

The sleeve grew longer in mid-air, instantly transforming into a white tassel tens of feet long. This tassel moved with lightning speed, tearing through the night sky with a piercing sonic boom, arriving before the enemy!

Like a frosty, furious dragon traversing the void, carrying the momentum to seal off heaven and earth, it precisely blocked the path that the blue-faced ghost was destined to take in his escape.

When the blue-faced ghost saw his path abruptly cut off by that seemingly delicate yet indestructible plain white sleeve, his heart sank.

Knowing full well the consequences of being left behind by Lonely Moon, he immediately turned his eyes wide with rage and let out a roar like that of a wild beast.

With a sudden slap of his withered ghostly claw onto his storage bag, he summoned a white bone ghost head knife burning with emerald green flames.

The green-faced ghost poured his Yin energy into the barrier without regard for the cost, causing the ghost-headed blade to grow wildly in the wind, transforming into a ghastly green blade of light, attempting to forcefully cleave through the sleeve barrier in front of him.

Clang!

The blade struck the plain white sleeve fiercely, producing a piercing, sharp sound as metal clashed against stone.

The Taiyin spiritual light flowed on the sleeve, and the force was completely neutralized by the slash that caused it to dent outward by only a few inches. It could not be broken through instantly at all.

However, that short period of time passed.

The night sky above suddenly darkened.

The blue-faced ghost raised his head in despair, only to see a "Mysterious Heaven Great Handprint" formed from pure Xuanbing magic power, carrying a terrifying pressure that could suppress mountains, mercilessly enveloping his head.

The giant handprint slammed down, and the void itself crackled as it was frozen by the chilling force.

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Knowing he had nowhere to retreat, the blue-faced ghost frantically channeled his innate ghostly energy, manipulating his ghost-headed saber and the few remaining protective magical artifacts on his body to fight desperately in mid-air.

boom! boom! boom!

Several deafening explosions followed in succession.

After only three rounds of parrying, the magical artifact that the Green-Faced Demon was so proud of shattered one after another under the absolute crushing force of the Xuan Tian Great Handprint.

The tangible, extremely cold palm force firmly suppressed him in mid-air, and no matter how hard he tried and struggled, he could not break free at all.

As the Xuan Tian Great Handprint pressed down little by little, the bone-chilling cold began to invade the Green-Faced Ghost's meridians.

A deep despair finally welled up in his cloudy, triangular eyes.

He knew perfectly well how terrifying Gu Yue Zhenren's methods were, and he had not forgotten the tragic fate of his sworn brother "Red-Haired Ghost" in the underground river, where this woman used the Taiyin Divine Light to freeze him into an ice sculpture and then blast him to death.

If he falls into the hands of such a ruthless and vicious female cultivator, what awaits him is nothing short of cruel torture, where he will be unable to live or die.

Either way, death is inevitable. If you can't escape, the outcome will be even worse than being completely annihilated!

As a wicked cultivator who lives on the edge of a knife, the ruthlessness and ferocity inherent in the Green-Faced Ghost were fully unleashed at this moment.

"If you want to kill me, you won't get away with it!"

The blue-faced demon let out an extremely venomous roar.

Without any hesitation, a cruel determination flashed in his eyes as he reversed all the meridians in his body, instantly detonating the foundation he had painstakingly cultivated over many years!

Boom!

The power of a Foundation Establishment stage evil cultivator's self-destruction without reservation is terrifying.

A blindingly bright crimson light suddenly exploded in mid-air, followed by an incomparably violent shockwave of Yin energy mixed with destructive spiritual power, like a world-destroying black storm, which swept and spread wildly in all directions in an instant.

Faced with this overwhelming destructive force, large swathes of trees below were instantly reduced to dust, sand and stones flew everywhere, and the sky and earth changed color.

"madman!"

The distance was too close, and the power of the self-destruction erupted too quickly; even with her cultivation level, she couldn't completely annihilate it.

At the critical moment, Master Guyue forcefully activated his power, and with a wave of his wide sleeves, an incomparably thick Taiyin divine light transformed into a hemispherical light screen, protecting himself and Xia Dong within it.

boom!

The terrifying shockwave from the self-destruction slammed violently into the Taiyin light barrier. The barrier trembled violently, emitting a distorting sound that made one's teeth ache.

Although Master Guyue blocked most of the self-destruction's power, the violent shockwave from the collision still sent aftershocks through the light barrier, directly hitting Xia Dong behind him.

For Xia Dong at this moment, the aftershocks are still terrifying.

With a dull thud, Xia Dong felt an incomparable giant hammer slam into his chest and between his eyebrows.

He had used the Heavenly Demon Blood Escape Talisman, which greatly depleted his physical essence and blood, leaving him in a weakened state. Furthermore, his recently awakened divine sense was further ravaged by this shockwave, his soul nearly shattering on the spot.

puff!

Xia Dong tilted his head back and spat out a mouthful of bright red blood, all the strength in his body completely drained in that instant.

His vision went black for a moment, and before he could even utter a word, he fainted on the spot from the terrifying aftershocks, his body collapsing limply like a puppet with its strings cut.

The raging storm of Yin energy gradually subsided, leaving the once lush mountains a scene of utter devastation. Soil churned, trees reduced to dust, and a massive, charred crater lay across the night sky.

Master Guyue removed the Taiyin Light Curtain, looked down at Xia Dong, whose face was pale, and revealed a look of shock and anger.

What shocked him was that this demon from the Wusheng Sect was so decisive and ruthless. Knowing that there was no hope of escape, he did not hesitate to detonate his Foundation Establishment Dao Foundation. What angered him was that even though he had personally protected him, Xia Dong still suffered such serious injuries in the aftershocks.

She understood that Xia Xiaozi's soul and body had suffered such severe damage that if he did not receive timely treatment, he was very likely to develop irreversible health problems.

Master Guyue looked up at the sky, his eyes surging with murderous intent.

But the blue-faced demon had already been blown to smithereens in the self-destruction, his body and bones reduced to ashes, utterly destroyed. Now, even if she wanted to vent her overwhelming rage, she couldn't find anyone to direct it at.

"You died a quick death."

Just as she was about to take Xia Dong back to her cave to heal, her powerful divine sense instinctively swept outwards, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

In the very center of that enormous crater from the self-destruction, amidst the thick layer of ash, lay a dusty, undamaged bag.

That was the Blue-Faced Demon's storage bag.

It turns out that when the Green-Faced Demon self-destructed, the destructive power radiated outwards in a frenzied manner. This storage bag happened to be located at the very center of the explosion, the "eye of the storm." The various violent forces here actually created a strange vacuum that neutralized each other. In addition, the storage bag itself was made of a superior material, and by some strange twist of fate, it was preserved intact.

Master Guyue's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the unconscious Xia Dong and said coldly, "You caused Xia boy to be seriously injured. Consider the wealth in this storage bag as compensation for him."

With that, she moved her consciousness and transformed into an invisible hand, grabbing the dusty storage bag and hanging it on her waist.

Then, Master Guyue did not delay any longer.

With a gentle wave of her hand, she unleashed a soft yet powerful stream of profound Yin energy, lifting Xia Dong steadily up. Her figure transformed into a streak of dark blue light, heading straight towards the cave hidden by the Five Elements Bewildering Array.

Back in her cave, Master Guyue carefully placed Xia Dong on the smooth stone bed. She placed her palm on Xia Dong's back and channeled a stream of pure magic power to protect his heart meridian. Seeing that his breathing, though weak, had finally stabilized, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After settling in, Master Guyue walked to the stone table to the side and sat down, casually taking off the storage bag he had captured from his waist.

Although the Green-Faced Ghost was a Foundation Establishment stage evil cultivator, the divine sense restriction he left on his storage bag was as fragile as paper in front of the Gu Yue Zhenren, a master who was only one step away from Core Formation.

"break."

Master Guyue's fingertip shone with a divine light of Yin, and he gently tapped the opening of the storage bag. With a crisp "click," the layer of sinister restriction instantly disintegrated like ice and snow melting away.

She originally just wanted to casually count the spirit stones and pills inside to see if there were any healing elixirs that could be used immediately to treat Xia Dong's injuries.

So she extended a wisp of her divine sense and casually scanned the inside of the storage bag.

However, just as his divine sense clearly saw a certain item piled up in the corner of the storage bag, Master Guyue's perpetually calm and composed expression...

His face, as white as ancient ice, froze for a rare moment.

Her expression immediately became extremely unnatural, and a faint blush of embarrassment and annoyance appeared on her fair ears.

The divine sense that had probed into it seemed to have been scalded by something filthy, and instantly withdrew as if electrocuted.

"Snapped!"

A crisp, light sound.

Master Guyue quickly and tightly closed the opening of the storage bag, as if afraid that the lewd energy inside would leak out and taint the tranquility of the cave. Then she threw the dusty bag far away to the far corner of the stone table, frowned, and refused to look at it again.

The Five Elements Bewitching Array isolated the cave from the outside noise, making it quiet and still.

On the bluestone couch, Xia Dong's eyes were closed, and his usually long and steady breathing was now barely a whisper.

Master Guyue sat by the couch, his delicate brows slightly furrowed.

She extended a wisp of her divine sense into Xia Dong's body to examine his injuries once again.

This probing revealed a hint of surprise in her usually cool eyes.

Under the shockwave of that terrifying Foundation Establishment self-destruction, Xia Dong's soul was violently shaken, and his internal organs were severely damaged.

If it were an ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivator, their internal Qi would have completely collapsed and become chaotic long ago.

However, his body was in an extremely peculiar state.

His divine sense, magical power, and martial arts blood were seemingly connected by some mysterious hub, linking them together and stubbornly continuing to operate.

However, his injuries were too severe, and his body was extremely depleted. This instinctive function lacked sufficient replenishment of vital energy, like water without a source, and could not play a significant role in healing his current serious injuries.

"It's truly wondrous, managing to knead essence, energy, and spirit so tightly together," Master Guyue couldn't help but murmur in admiration.

Surprised, she turned her jade-like hand slightly and took out a mutton-fat jade bottle from her storage bag.

Pulling out the stopper, Master Guyue poured out a pill the size of a longan, entirely emerald green, and covered with natural cloud patterns.

As soon as the elixir appeared, an extremely rich and refreshing herbal fragrance filled the entire cave. Just one whiff of it made one feel relaxed and refreshed.

This is the "Life-Creating Elixir".

This pill is an extremely rare life-saving holy medicine in the cultivation world, known for its miraculous effects of bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh and bones. The life-giving energy contained within it is astonishing.

Even someone as accomplished as Master Guyue only possesses a handful of these, which he treasures and rarely shows to others.

However, after only a moment's hesitation, Master Guyue made his decision upon looking at the Life-Creating Pill in his hand.

Soon after, she will consume the Sacred Heart Lotus Seed and officially attempt to break through to the middle-grade Golden Core stage.

Once she successfully forms her core, her life level will undergo a qualitative leap, and this life-saving elixir will become much less effective for her.

Moreover, this young man had gone through thick and thin with her all this time, and saving his life with a Creation Pill was enough to fulfill their bond.

Master Guyue extended two slender, cool fingers, as white as jade, and gently pried open Xia Dong's tightly clenched teeth, placing the incomparably precious Life Creation Pill into his mouth.

The Life-Creating Pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, transforming into a vast and pure emerald-green liquid that rushed down Xia Dong's throat and into his entire body.

The potency of this kind of holy medicine is terrifying.

With Xia Dong's severely injured and near-death Qi Refining stage body, it is impossible for him to digest this on his own. In fact, it is highly likely that his meridians will be directly burst by this enormous life force.

Master Guyue was well aware of this.

Without hesitation, she reached out her right hand, placing her palm against Xia Dong's chest, preparing to channel her Yin energy into him to gradually dissolve and guide the powerful medicinal force.

However, the moment her magic entered Xia Dong's body, Gu Yue Zhenren's expression suddenly changed.

She was horrified to discover that she didn't need to help guide her at all.

The immense medicinal power released by the Life Creation Pill did not rampage through Xia Dong's body as she had expected, but was instead being rapidly refined at an extremely terrifying, even unbelievable, speed!

Master Guyue immediately used his divine sense to probe in the direction of the medicinal power.

Deep within Xia Dong's body, where essence, energy, and spirit converged, lay a strange aura that was colorless and formless, yet seemed to encompass the very origin of all things.

It was this aura that, like a greedy bottomless pit, devoured and melted the medicinal power of the Life-Creating Pill, and then nourished Xia Dong's damaged body and sea of ​​consciousness.

When Gu Yue Zhenren's divine sense touched that colorless and formless aura, she was struck as if by lightning.

"This is----"

This ultimate purity, untouched by any acquired dust, capable of returning all power to its source—

Master Guyue's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, her gaze falling upon the unconscious Xia Dong, her chest heaving violently. Her usually calm and aloof face was now a mixture of extreme shock and uncontrollable ecstasy.

"Primordial Qi!"

These four words exploded in her heart like a thunderclap.

Master Guyue's delicate body trembled slightly uncontrollably. For a moment, this usually aloof and proud Foundation Establishment Perfection Grand Cultivator was so excited that her throat tightened and she couldn't utter a single word.