The intense light from the shattered jade pendant illuminated the ground beneath, revealing the two disheveled figures clearly.

When Liu Yunzhao saw the exploded jade pendant, his face, which had been filled with fear and despair, instantly revealed a look of relief at surviving a disaster.

The next instant, Cheng Yunyun's figure appeared as the exploding jade tablet hurtled through the air.

"Master! Capture her!"

Before Cheng Yunyun's figure could solidify, Liu Yunzhao shouted at her despite the pain.

The force of the exploding jade tablet made Liu Yunqing's vision go black and her head spin, but Liu Yunzhao's shout saved her from fainting.

Cheng Yunyun's power at the Nascent Soul stage was far superior to Liu Yunzhao's Golden Core stage. However, when Cheng Yunyun reached out and grabbed her, Liu Yunqing felt as if all the bones in her body were shattered.

But Liu Yunqing knew in his heart that if Cheng Yunyun really caught him, what would a mere broken bone matter?

That would mean certain death and annihilation of both body and soul!

But is it possible for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to escape from a Nascent Soul cultivator?

Nothing in this world is absolute, but there was no precedent before Liu Yunqing.

Just as Cheng Yunyun's hand was about to grab Liu Yunqing, Liu Yunqing gritted her teeth, rolled into the crack that the jade pendant had exploded, and disappeared.

From Cheng Yunyun's appearance to Liu Yunqing's escape, all these actions took place in the blink of an eye.

Cheng Yunyun stared at her empty hand for several breaths before realizing that Liu Yunqing had actually dared to escape from her grasp!

Yes, something that seemed impossible happened to Liu Yunqing once again.

Until Liu Yunzhao could no longer hold back and let out a scream, Cheng Yunyun could only glare angrily at the place where Liu Yunqing had disappeared, cursed "brat" and then swept Liu Yunzhao away and disappeared.

Upon returning to the Wanmiao Sect, Cheng Yunyun realized that Liu Yunqing's escape from her was nothing at all.

The real serious matter is the injury Liu Yunzhao sustained.

Two of the injuries were the most critical.

First, there is the divine consciousness.

The reason why Liu Yunzhao failed to dodge Liu Yunqing's attack was largely because Liu Yunzhao was too careless and was struck by Liu Yunqing's divine sense.

It should be noted that the most renowned aspect of the Myriad Wonders Sect is its cultivation and inheritance of divine sense.

Any disciple of the Myriad Wonders Sect possesses a spiritual sense far superior to that of ordinary disciples from other sects, let alone a prodigy like Liu Yunzhao.

Relying on her powerful spiritual sense, Liu Yunzhao never imagined that Liu Yunqing would dare to launch a spiritual attack on her.

Unfortunately, throughout history, those who drown are always the ones who know how to swim.

However, while a spiritual injury might be very troublesome or even incurable for people from other sects, it is not considered an incurable disease in the Myriad Wonders Sect.

What's truly troublesome is the blow to the heart that Liu Yunqing delivered.

If it were just a matter of tearing out the heart with one's hand, it would be nothing more than a physical injury to a cultivator, not worth mentioning at all.

But Liu Yunqing carried fire in his hands, fire containing the essence of the Golden Crow, fire that would turn ordinary people to ashes if they touched it.

Moreover, Liu Yunqing had a clear objective. Not only did he tear out Liu Yunzhao's heart while it was on fire, but he also ignited the fire to burn the blood in his heart. When Cheng Yunyun examined him, she found that Liu Yunzhao had lost seven or eight tenths of his heart's blood.

It should be understood that if half of a normal person's blood is lost, it will damage their foundation and shorten their lifespan.

In fact, Cheng Yunyun arrived very quickly. If the fire had been put out in time, so much of her heart's blood wouldn't have been burned.

But after Liu Yunzhao shouted those words, he couldn't hold on any longer and fainted. He didn't even have time to tell Cheng Yunyun that once you're tainted by Liu Yunqing's fire, it's very difficult to extinguish.

Upon returning to the Wanmiao Sect and investigating, Cheng Yunyun discovered that Liu Yunzhao's heart meridian was deteriorating more and more severely. Only then did she realize that there was still a tiny flame, as thin as a hair, in his heart meridian!

"This is outrageous!"

Looking at the tiny bit of precious blood she had barely managed to save with all her might, Cheng Yunyun gritted her teeth in hatred.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he cursed, Liu Yunzhao's condition remained terrible.

Finally, Cheng Yunyun took the special identity token representing the Daughter of Heaven's Fortune and went to the ancestor who had calculated the Daughter of Heaven's Fortune. Only then did she obtain a Nine-Turn Life-Giving Pill from the ancestor of the Shangqing Sect.

However, the Nine-Turn Life-Giving Pill could only barely restore half of Liu Yunzhao's heart blood and stabilize her bodily functions.

The remaining fire poison raging within Liu Yunzhao's body, the decline in cultivation caused by the depletion of his heart's blood, the loss of his other half of heart's blood, and the damage to his divine consciousness all require a different approach.

Liu Yunzhao woke up on the third day after taking the Nine-Turn Life-Giving Pill.

But she didn't wake up on her own; she was awakened by the voice in her head.

"Idiot! Wake up right now!"

"If you keep sleeping, you'll be completely ruined!"

Liu Yunzhao was in a daze. He could hear what the voice said, but he didn't understand what it meant.

"But... I feel like I've recovered a lot."

The businessman seemed to be furious, and upon hearing Liu Yunzhao's words, he launched into another tirade before finally getting down to business.

"The fire poison within your body is now so strong that it's enough to burn away any excess spiritual roots. Why not take a gamble?"

Upon hearing that his spiritual root could be saved, Liu Yunzhao's mind instantly cleared, and he endured the pain to ask:

"Is it really okay? Is there any danger?"

The voice snorted coldly, saying with great disdain:

"Nonsense! Even if I gave you the Golden Crow's essence blood directly, there would still be dangers."

Liu Yunzhao naturally knew there was danger, but he was just talking nonsense because he couldn't control his emotions after receiving the good news.

Hearing that voice cursing him, he didn't care at all, but instead composed himself and said:

"Then what should I do?"

The voice regained its usual nonchalance, saying:

"You don't need to do it. Just tell Cheng Yunyun, and she'll know what to do."

Liu Yunzhao hummed in response, but did not immediately call out to anyone. After a moment of silence, he asked the voice in his mind:

"Didn't you say that Liu Yunqing couldn't refine the Golden Crow's essence blood?"

The voice didn't respond, so Liu Yunzhao continued to ask:

"So her spiritual root was obtained by refining the essence blood of the Golden Crow?"

"The senior told me before that he would use the Golden Crow's essence blood to solve my spiritual root problem. In reality, he just wanted me to control the Golden Crow's essence blood, right?"

The voice remained silent. Liu Yunzhao's eyes flickered, and he spoke with a mixture of probing and threatening:

"Now that Liu Yunqing has refined the Golden Crow's essence blood, I suppose Senior has nothing for me to do, so let's leave now."

"Heh heh heh, threatening me?"

The voice spoke again, letting out two disdainful chuckles, before suddenly turning cold:

"You can try. I'd like to see who can drive me away!"

"I advise you not to think about such things. Even if you manage to get through this and solve the spiritual root problem, you still have to get the Golden Crow's essence blood back!"

After saying this, the voice disappeared again, and no matter how much Liu Yunzhao summoned it, the voice would not reappear.

Just then, Liu Yunzhao suddenly noticed a noise outside the door. He turned around and saw Cheng Yunyun walking in from outside.

Seeing Liu Yunzhao sitting on the bed, Cheng Yunyun was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with joy, and she quickly walked over and asked:

"You're awake? Tell your master, do you know where Liu Yunqing went?"

Liu Yunzhao's eyelashes trembled, and the warm feeling of filial piety that welled up in her heart instantly turned cold. She lowered her eyelids and whispered:

"I don't know where Yun Qing went, but I might have a way to solve my spiritual root problem. Would you like to hear it, Master?"