The immense energy that Jingxian unleashed created a huge shockwave.

Chi Fei lay on top of Zhang Fan, using her body to block all the attacks.

Zhang Fan wanted to protect Chi Fei behind him, but suddenly realized that he couldn't move his entire body.

While in mid-air, Chi Fei turned the two of them around and crashed solidly into a protruding rock, her body twisting at a contorted angle before finally falling to the ground with a "thud!"

"Chifei! Chifei!" Zhang Fan tried to gather the spiritual energy in his body, but found that the spiritual energy was running wildly in his body and he could not gather it at all.

"Zhang Fan, it will be fine in ten minutes. This is something the Old Master specially practiced for this moment."

"Chi Fei, untie me right now! If I don't save you, you'll die!"

Chi Fei forced a smile: "The old celestial master has calculated that I am destined to face a calamity, which I must overcome to survive. Unfortunately, this calamity is one in nine out of ten times I will die."

Zhang Fan strained until the veins in his neck bulged, but he still couldn't break free of his restraints.

"Miao Valley is only 500 li from Nanxing. When you get there, someone will naturally pick you up."

Chi Fei was having great difficulty speaking, and had to rest for a long time after each word.

After uttering her last word, she coughed up blood, her head lolled to the side, and she died.

"I won't allow you to die! Ah!" Zhang Fan forcefully broke through the shackles, his eyes bloodshot and the veins on the back of his hands bulging.

He forced himself to exert his internal energy and finally broke through the shackles and released the seal. However, because of the exertion, he was weak all over and had no strength left.

Zhang Fan took out the gold needles he always carried and inserted them into nine major acupoints on Chi Fei to protect her heart meridian.

He has already exhausted his spiritual energy, and even with the Nine Life-Saving Needles, it can only prolong his life by ten minutes.

"Pfft!" Chi Fei spat out another mouthful of blood.

The blood gushed out like a river, unstoppable.

Zhang Fan frowned, unsure of what to do.

Without spiritual energy, Chi Fei is doomed to die. Now that her liver is damaged, every breath is torture. It would be better to let her go sooner and be free from this torment.

But at the same time, he felt that there must be other ways to cure Chi Fei. If he could think of a way within these ten minutes, he could cure Chi Fei.

One minute passed...

Two minutes passed...

Zhang Fan tried to recall every detail of the "Wuji Jing" in his mind, but he still couldn't find a solution.

Seeing Chi Fei constantly vomiting blood and suffering terribly, regret appeared on his face.

She died saving him, and it seemed he couldn't save Chi Fei, and that she had suffered so much. Zhang Fan felt a pang of guilt.

Zhang Fan mentally counted down the seconds, and with each count, his despair grew stronger.

10, 9... 2, 1!

Faint golden lights appeared on the horizon, surging in like swarms of living beings.

When Zhang Fan counted to 0 in his mind, a golden light surged into his body.

His eyes lit up, and he looked up abruptly, only to see countless merits flying towards him from mid-air.

Chi Fei is saved.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Fan immediately channeled the spiritual energy he had absorbed into Chi Fei, protecting her heart meridian first.

As merits were continuously absorbed, more and more spiritual energy was injected into Chi Fei's body.

Chi Fei stopped vomiting blood, and her face, which had been as white as paper, gradually became rosy.

Zhang Fan closed his eyes, sensing Chi Fei's internal organs.

Under the nourishment of Zhang Fan's spiritual energy, the damaged and riddled organs were continuously repaired and gradually restored to a healthy state.

After confirming that Chi Fei was out of danger, Zhang Fan slowly withdrew his hand.

He turned around abruptly and said to a rock not far away, "Come out!"

A few seconds later, Zhang Fan saw a pair of white high heels with red soles, slender and delicate legs, followed by a pink cheongsam, and then Li Jingjing's beautiful face appeared before him.

Her eyes sparkled, filled with adoration: "Zhang Fan, are you a god? I saw it all just now."

Just as Zhang Fan was treating Chi Fei, Li Jingjing arrived. Zhang Fan had known all along, but he could sense that she meant no harm. Moreover, Chi Fei's condition was extremely critical, so he had no choice but to ignore it. Li Jingjing witnessed the entire process of Zhang Fan treating the patient.

Her eyes were filled with admiration as she excitedly exclaimed, "Only the immortals in the books can cure diseases like this! Don't you think you're an immortal?"

Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow: "What brings you here?"

Li Jingjing's eyes were filled with resentment: "I asked you to come several times, but you never came. I missed you so much that I followed you."

She glanced at Chi Fei lying on the ground, a wave of bitterness washing over her: "Who is she?"

Zhang Fan: "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

Li Jingjing: "Okay, I won't ask. Let me stay and take care of her. It'll be more convenient for me since I'm a girl."

"Um."

Zhang Fan didn't refuse. He found a place nearby to meditate and cultivate. Since Li Jingjing had already seen it, he was too lazy to hide anymore.

He sat cross-legged, facing the sun, absorbing merit and the sun's essence, allowing spiritual energy to circulate within his meridians.

These merits flow endlessly, seemingly coming from a very distant place.

Zhang Fan guessed that these were all the merits of selling plague medicine from F Continent, but F Continent and Jiangcheng were far apart, so the speed of their arrival was much slower.

These merits were so pure that they allowed his cultivation speed to advance by leaps and bounds.

It was noon, and Zhang Fan felt something gathering in his dantian.

Unlike the previous spiritual energy crystal core, this time he condensed a physical golden bead-like object. The object was very small, only the size of a grain of rice, and emitted a dazzling golden light.

In that instant, he sensed the laws of heaven and earth and gained an understanding of the energy of heaven and earth.

The body has been re-tempered, with its strength and recovery ability significantly enhanced.

Last night, he rushed to the foot of the mountain and picked up the seriously injured Chi Fei. He then found a cave to treat Chi Fei.

After a night of treatment, Chi Fei recovered, but before she woke up, Zhang Fan settled her in the cave and faced Jing Xian and the others alone.

Jingxian and his companions had already considered investigating the village. These people were vicious and ruthless; if they entered the village, who knew what they might do?

Zhang Fan was unwilling to wait any longer, so he made his move without any hesitation.

Although his level of understanding was lower than his opponent's, he believed that human will could overcome fate!

He saw that the other person had a heavy aura of darkness. The Wuji Jing (a classic text on the concept of the infinite) records that such a person has done something that is intolerable to Heaven and will be punished by Heaven.

However, since Jing Xian and Ning Qi did not receive divine punishment, Zhang Fan guessed that they possessed something that could evade the Heavenly Dao.

His power was limited, and he was unable to break the protective amulets on the two of them.

Fortunately, that fool Jingxian actually summoned a Heavenly Thunder Talisman.

The Heavenly Thunder Talisman can strike down evil spirits and also bring down heavenly punishment. Zhang Fan tried to steal the talisman, but after just one glance, he memorized it.

The first bolt of lightning was summoned by him; the subsequent lightning was divine punishment, which directly turned Ning Qi into charred remains. Jing Xian's life force was as strong as a cockroach's; clinging to his last breath, he wanted to perish together with Zhang Fan.

Chi Fei shielded him from all the harm. Zhang Fan looked at Chi Fei, who seemed to sense something. Her long, curled eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.