Chapter 135 The person he cared about didn't wait for his return.

Ji Mingran took a quick step, getting ahead of Jiang Chaoxing and getting close to Yu Tianxing, standing right next to him.

Standing shoulder to shoulder with Yu Tianxing, she then carefully examined Jiang Chaoxing.

His body was weak and emaciated, his face was pale and his nose was swollen, his hair was disheveled, and his clothes were covered with marks from swords and fire. He looked utterly miserable and destitute.

What's wrong with him?

Ji Mingran was puzzled. Hadn't he returned to the Nameless Sect?

Yu Tianxing's face was bloodless, his lips were pale, and his deathly white face was only marred by his completely black pupils, which looked like frozen ice as he approached.

The newly formed body swayed and nearly crashed into the rocks beside it.

Jiang Chaoxing rushed to his side and helped him up, her voice filled with worry and anxiety: "I've finally found you, how are you?"

She lifted her eyelashes, her dark eyes coldly staring at Jiang Chaoxing. After a long while, she finally said, "Why are you... here?"

Having not spoken for a long time, the new body's voice was low and hoarse.

"Junior brother..." Jiang Chaoxing was about to answer his question when their eyes met and he stopped speaking.

His dark eyes, hidden beneath thick eyelashes, were cold and indifferent, making no attempt to conceal his vigilance and suspicion.

“You’ve become like this, it’s no wonder you’ve suffered inhuman torture, and it’s normal that you don’t trust me.” Jiang Chaoxing said with pain in her eyes, “I had just arrived at the sect’s gate when I was chased by Mao Qingyun. My senior sister saved me and told me many things.”

Yu Tianxing stumbled and nearly crashed into the other rock wall with the current. Jiang Chaoxing quickly grabbed him tightly: "How can you hold on here in this condition? Don't say anything, I'll take you out first."

The cliff bottom restrains cultivators' abilities, while the pressure of the deep sea further burdens the body. To get out of the seabed, one must not only avoid the water but also evade attacks from sea monsters.

It was a miracle that Yu Tianxing managed to escape from the cave. If he were to swim out in his current state, having been attacked by the shadowy creatures of the cave, he would likely drown halfway out of the ravine.

The fact that Jiang Chaoxing was able to come here and discover him shows that he has a way to deal with various problems at the bottom of the sea.

Yu Tianxing was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay."

Without saying a word, Jiang Chaoxing immediately took out a water-repelling talisman and handed it to him, then helped him swim upstream.

Jiang Chaoxing was already in poor condition, and with Yu Tianxing also dragging them along, their escape was extremely difficult. Several times, the sea monsters stealthily caught up with them, intending to swallow them whole. Jiang Chaoxing put all the protective magical artifacts and talismans on Yu Tianxing and summoned his divination sword to fight the monsters to the death.

Despite the risk of having half of his body bitten off by the monster, Jiang Chaoxing used his divination sword to block the monster's movements and fled for his life with Yu Tianxing.

The deep seabed is far from the surface, and there are no teleportation arrays; one can only rely on physical strength to endure it.

Due to the severity of his injuries, Jiang Chaoxing's swimming speed decreased repeatedly, and his fingers, which were gripping Yu Tianxing's robes, loosened their grip several times. Just before Yu Tianxing was swept away by the ocean current, the man who was about to faint suddenly woke up and hurriedly pulled him back with all his might.

Ji Mingran watched as Jiang Chaoxing rolled her eyes and swam to the end as if she were about to die.

The two surfaced and, with a combination of dragging and pulling, brought Yu Tianxing ashore. The moment their mission was accomplished, Jiang Chaoxing felt dizzy and collapsed backward into the snow.

Yu Tianxing did not leave, but sat beside him, his face pale as he channeled spiritual energy into him.

A short while later, Jiang Chaoxing woke up.

"We were able to escape this time entirely thanks to our senior sister."

Having struggled to escape from the seabed until now, without drinking a single drop of water, Jiang Chaoxing's throat was dry: "My master and mistress are in seclusion. My eldest sister foresaw the misfortune we would encounter outside, so she used magic to try to reverse our fate. Mao Qingyun took advantage of the situation to launch a sneak attack, causing her to suffer a severe backlash from the magic. She ran into me on her way back to the sect while fleeing."

He poured out his story to Yu Tianxing: "Mao Qingyun took control of the sect and used a magic spell to force our master and mistress to stay in seclusion. My senior sister and I were forced to hide, but Mao Qingyun and Miao Miaowan still found us and threw us into this place."

"My senior sister used forbidden magic to try to defy fate. She succeeded halfway, pulling me out of the abyss of eternal torment, but she... she couldn't hold on any longer. Before she died, she told me where you were and asked me to come and save you." Recalling the painful memories, Jiang Chaoxing closed her eyes tightly, but she still couldn't stop the hot tears from rolling down her cheeks.

"..." Yu Tianxing's face was so white that it seemed to blend into the ice and snow. His eyelashes trembled, and his throat moved, but too much blood was spilling out, and the blood that he hadn't swallowed spilled from the corner of his mouth.

The bright red blood against the pale skin was extremely jarring.

"Tianxing, how are you now? Are you alright?" Jiang Chaoxing was startled by the noise Yu Tianxing made. She immediately got up to help him and said worriedly, "Hold on a little longer. Let's leave this place and hide. The technique to stop peeping left by our senior sister before she died can only last for three days. During these three days, Mao Qingyun and Miao Miaowan will not be able to find our whereabouts. Once I recover, my divination sword can still allow us to hide for a while."

With the ability to seal off the sect and ambush the master, and to defeat the sect's senior disciple, Mao Qingyun's cultivation and divination skills have reached an unparalleled level.

In addition to Miao Miaowan, Ji Mingran was particularly impressed by her ability to condense stellar power. Her astrological skills not only allowed her to discern celestial secrets but also to condense stellar power.

Miao Miaowan has always presented herself as unassuming, and given Cui Mianyue's disdain for her offensive capabilities, it's likely that apart from Mao Qingyun, no one knows the strength she is hiding.

Even if the two of them joined forces, where could they possibly escape to? For a cultivator skilled in divination, finding someone's whereabouts is a piece of cake.

Even though he couldn't sense her presence, Ji Mingran still stood on the other side of Yu Tianxing, supporting him, her gaze shifting from Yu Tianxing to the sky.

The air was heavy and oppressive, with dark clouds pressing down on their heads. Everything seemed to foreshadow a future devoid of light for the two boys.

Jiang Chaoxing took a few steps forward, squatted down, and gestured, "Get on, I'll carry you, let's get out of here as soon as possible."

After waiting a short while, there was no sound behind him. Jiang Chaoxing turned around.

Yu Tianxing stood amidst the icy world, pale and weak, his breath faint. His skin, as thin as paper, revealed the outline of his bones. He was so frail and weak that it seemed as if a single frost flower falling from the sky could severely injure him, and another one could take his life.

He stared intently at Jiang Chaoxing, motionless, like a wandering ghost with its eyes wide open in death, even more so than a living person.

Just then, a muffled clap of thunder sounded in the sky.

"Tianxing!" Jiang Chaoxing urged, "We only have three days, hurry!"

"Three days," Yu Tianxing said lightly. "That's enough."

Jiang Chaoxing thought she had misheard: "Enough? What's enough?"

Ji Mingran had already floated back down behind Yu Tianxing and was now tightly embracing him.

Ji Mingran understood what Yu Tianxing was trying to say.

Yu Tianxing simply said, "Come find me in three days."

Jiang Chaoxing exclaimed in surprise, "W-what? You...?"

With a deafening roar, thunder silenced his voice.

Jiang Chaoxing was shocked and stammered, "You...you're going to break through?" He jumped up and said, "No, no, in your current state, how can you break through! I'm afraid you'll be struck dead by the first bolt of lightning!"

Yu Tianxing said, "If we can't get through this, it will be no different from death."

Jiang Chaoxing was at a loss and anxious: "No, I'll stay. Maybe I can help you."

Yu Tianxing's dark eyes were indifferent.

Jiang Chaoxing remained silent for a long time, then said dejectedly, "I understand." Yu Tianxing's attitude was clear, how could she not feel his resistance? If she stayed, two people would die if something went wrong.

Jiang Chaoxing clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot: "Don't die! If you die, I'll be all alone. How am I supposed to avenge you?"

Yu Tianxing turned his back and didn't look at him: "I know."

Thunder rumbled repeatedly, and the dark, thick clouds could no longer hold back the lightning that was about to strike.

Jiang Chaoxing took a deep breath, suppressed the thought of staying, closed her eyes, and rushed out of the icy ground.

In the frozen wasteland, only Yu Tianxing remained.

Yu Tianxing looked up at the sky, his eyes calm and undisturbed, and then he slowly sat down.

The first bolt of azure dragon lightning burst forth from the clouds, roaring as it pierced through Ji Mingran's body and struck the person beneath her.

"Ugh..." Yu Tianxing groaned softly, and the snow was covered in a patch of bright red.

It seemed to be using up all the lightning in the world at once, with each bolt of lightning more powerful and terrifying than the last.

This kind of situation was even more rapid and intense than the lightning tribulation she had experienced before.

Yu Tianxing was struck so hard that his body arched up and he fell to his knees.

Ji Mingran knew that he could survive this ordeal.

He survived being shredded into pieces and his bones shattered into dust; surely this kind of lightning tribulation wouldn't kill him.

He will be in a lot of pain, but nothing is more painful than the regeneration of flesh and blood.

For three days and two nights, the lightning strikes were relentless and relentless.

Finally, with the final, resentful clap of thunder, the dark clouds dispersed, and sunlight fell upon the scorched earth where the ice and snow had melted.

Yu Tianxing stood in place like a stone statue.

The cold wind rises again, dispersing the smoke of battle, and snow falls once more.

Just as the first snowflake landed on her lapel, she raised her downcast eyes.

Jiang Chaoxing returned to her.

"Tianxing!" Jiang Chaoxing's eyes shone with fervent joy: "You've actually reached the Great Ascension Realm! We now have a chance to fight our way back and rescue our master and mistress!"

With a detached gaze, Yu Tianxing nodded and said, "Let's go."

He took a step.

Ji Mingran felt his vision flash across several places: icy lands, deep seas, wilderness, and bustling city. In the blink of an eye, the nameless sect port appeared before him.

Jiang Chaoxing, who had been brought along, was shocked and hadn't yet reacted: "We...we're back?"

"Hmm," Yu Tianxing responded softly.

Ji Mingran held him and fell into deep thought.

Is this the Mahayana realm? In a single breath, one can return from the abyss to the Nameless Sect.

Yu Tianxing's cultivation level was so powerful before.

Not only his cultivation level, but his regenerative ability is also extremely rare; even the 100,000-year legacy of the Dingsheng Sect has never recorded a similar phenomenon. Could this be related to the Guizang Heart Sutra he cultivates?

She lay prone on Yu Tianxing as he soared over the sect.

Everywhere you look, there are flames burning and remnants of being bombarded by celestial bodies, a scene of devastation and corpses strewn across the land.

The study hall she used to frequent had crumbled into ruins, with broken walls and beams pressing down on severed limbs. The forests and fields she used to traverse were charred black, and on the ashes-covered ground lay the corpses of the master and his fellow disciples.

Some people died in Xitang, while the refugees who fled from Xitang failed to escape the forest.

"Are they insane! How could they kill innocent people!" Jiang Chaoxing staggered, his voice trembling. He rushed into the study hall and the woods like a madman, turning over the corpses to identify their faces.

Yu Tianxing's gaze followed Jiang Chaoxing's movements, and his movement became increasingly slow.

"Where's Shuangshuang?" After thoroughly searching all the corpses, Jiang Chaoxing, disregarding the filth covering her body, turned and ran in another direction with a dazed look in her eyes.

Yu Tianxing moved along the direction of the forest, each step feeling as if he were carrying a thousand pounds of weight, making every step difficult.

He exuded an increasingly cold and gloomy aura.

He did not use magic again, but walked step by step through the forest and across the grassland until he stopped in front of the simple hut on the grassland.

Ji Mingran slid off Yu Tianxing and sighed softly, "Please accept my condolences."

She comforted her partner, offering her condolences.

Please accept our condolences for his sect.

Please accept my condolences for her death.

Author's Note: I'm updating!