"Cough cough!" Chen Xue coughed up blood repeatedly, her face suddenly turning deathly pale and bloodless.
Its aura instantly waned to its lowest point, becoming extremely weak.
Chen Shaorong's palm strike was not intended to kill Chen Xue. After all, they were cousins, and it was just a matter of internal conflict of interest, so it was not necessary to kill her.
The main purpose was to interrupt his use of the talisman and inflict serious injury on him!
Otherwise, if he misses this opportunity, it would be wishful thinking for him to try to subdue Chen Xue in his current state.
When the talisman was activated, a large amount of spiritual energy surged back, causing the magical power within his body to clash, and his meridians may have even broken.
Judging from his aura at this moment, he was already extremely weak. Although his injuries were not too serious, they had rendered him powerless and he could not pose a threat for a short period of time.
Upon seeing this, Chen Shaorong couldn't help but smile.
Chen Xue coughed dryly, coughing up blood that stained her chest. She struggled to get up several times, but couldn't even stand up. She could only crawl forward, looking utterly disheveled.
After grasping the talisman again, she looked up, her face filled with shock, anger, and disappointment.
Because, after Chen Shaorong took action.
The woman surnamed Liu, dressed in official robes, activated the blue silk ribbon, which hovered in mid-air and pointed at Lin Xiuyuan, emanating a strong spiritual energy fluctuation that locked onto Lin Xiuyuan!
"Why? Are you going to betray the Chen family? Are you going to defy the Five Ancestors' orders? The talisman was almost activated!!"
Chen Xue was furious and glared fiercely at Chen Shaorong.
Chen Shaorong smiled triumphantly, shook his head, and said, "Xuemei, you've lost your mind. How could I betray my own family? I just had another plan and seized the opportunity to seriously injure you!"
"As for why? The Fifth Ancestor wants Third Master to achieve the Golden Core, but your Second Uncle also wants to achieve the Golden Core! Furthermore, I want to obtain the Yin-Yang Golden Core spot even more. There are only two Yin-Yang Golden Core spots left, so..."
Chen Shaorong shrugged and said, "So I had no choice but to take this opportunity from you. Xuemei, don't blame me. Even an ordinary Three-Turn Five Elements Pill can help you embark on the path to the Golden Core stage. But my aptitude is poor, and without this Yin-Yang Golden Core, I have virtually no hope of achieving the Golden Core stage."
Chen Xue smiled bitterly.
Normally, we should have eliminated these purple scorpion demons before vying for the opportunity, right? But unexpectedly, something unexpected happened at this time!
They were already on guard against Chen Shaorong, but they really didn't expect him to make a move when she activated the talisman.
What was even more unexpected was that the woman surnamed Liu, dressed in palace attire, had sided with Chen Shaorong from the very beginning.
For a moment, she felt utterly discouraged and utterly defeated. Chen Xue looked at the woman in official attire surnamed Liu and said angrily:
"Why? After so many years of friendship, and I even offered him a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, why would you side with him? Don't forget, I am also a member of the Chen family. Do you want to die after this?"
The woman surnamed Liu, dressed in official robes, smiled apologetically and said, "Sister Chen, I have no choice. Your cousin offered a higher price. I've passed the sixty-year mark, and even with a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, my chances of achieving the Foundation Establishment stage are slim. But Fellow Daoist Chen promised to give me a Dragon Jade..."
"As you can imagine, this is incredibly tempting for me. I'm willing to give up everything to achieve Foundation Establishment. I'm sure Sister Chen understood this well in the past. Isn't that how the cultivation world is? Everyone is driven by profit, and all cultivators follow this path."
"The power of the Chen family is indeed formidable, but once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you can go anywhere in the world. There's nowhere you can't go. Sister Chen, there's no need to waste your breath. Since you've made this choice, I've already thought it over several times. If I fail to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, I will personally come to apologize... I'm sorry, Sister Chen."
After speaking, the woman surnamed Liu, dressed in palace attire, turned to look at Lin Xiuyuan and smiled slightly, saying, "Fellow Daoist Lin, we owe our journey to your talismans. We are sorry for any offense caused. Rest assured, this dispute between the two members of the Chen family will not result in any deaths."
"Of course, the premise is that you stay put and don't cause any trouble, otherwise I won't go easy on you."
She smiled alluringly, but her eyes held a chilling depth as she stared intently at Lin Xiuyuan.
Lin Xiuyuan frowned, looking at the scene before him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
It's true what they say: all the world's hustle and bustle is for profit!
From the very beginning, the team was subtly divided into two factions, which made him somewhat uneasy. However, seeing that Chen Xue didn't seem too worried about the matter, he wondered if she trusted Chen Shaorong or was confident.
Regardless, Chen Shaorong was ultimately the more skilled one!
The situation reversed in an instant... Chen Xue suffered a complete defeat!
Lin Xiuyuan felt a wave of helplessness and bitterness wash over him.
Even if he made arrangements in secret, what could he do? He couldn't change the situation.
He was no match for the woman in palace attire before him alone, let alone Chen Shaorong, who was also capable of fighting, and the two cultivators from the Wei family!
Just when he thought he was about to get his hands on a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, the situation suddenly turned out this way, which left him feeling helpless. He had wasted so many talismans in vain.
Lin Xiuyuan sighed inwardly. It seemed that he could only slowly accumulate talismans and then continue to seek opportunities in the secret land.
Hopefully, the schemes of those demonic cultivators that I overheard won't have too much of an impact, and that they won't implicate him!
There is still a glimmer of hope.
Lin Xiuyuan's expression darkened slightly. He silently took a few steps back, stood with his hands behind his back, glanced at the distraught Chen Xue, and then stood still, closing his eyes to rest.
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