Lan Hua cursed, "Damn it, even in this state, he's still not dead?"
The black bird roared, "Today I will eat you two alive, I will eat you a hundred times before you die!"
The Lan family was speechless. This way of dying was truly cruel. But if it were anyone else, the Black Ancient Bird would definitely have succeeded. Unfortunately, this big bird met Lan Hua.
Although Lan Hua has temporarily lost all her cultivation, she is protected by the Qiankun Bowl and can protect herself. It is only Qin Cheng who is in danger.
The black bird glared at Lan Hua with hatred and roared, "You almost killed me, so I'll eat you first!"
Severely injured, the Black Ancient Bird moved much slower, its wings were torn with many large holes, its blood was almost congealed, and many of its black feathers had fallen off, revealing its blood-red skin underneath.
However, as a True Celestial Being, Black Ancient Bird is not easy to kill.
Miracles can happen as long as a trace of the primordial spirit remains, unless the primordial spirit is completely dissipated.
Even with such severe injuries, it wouldn't be a problem for him to perish together with an ordinary celestial being, let alone someone who has lost all their cultivation.
Just then, three small throwing knives suddenly flew from afar, their killing intent surging, drawing three parallel lines in mid-air.
When the Blackbird realized what was happening, it was too late to dodge. Its eyes were filled with horror as it opened them to watch the three-colored streamers shoot into its body.
The flying knife entered the bird's back, its blade energy crisscrossing, shattering the Black Ancient Bird's primordial spirit, and countless blade energies pierced through the Black Ancient Bird's flesh.
"Ah...this is the Demon-Slaying Flying Knife...you are a member of the Qin family of the Sword Realm!"
After the scream, the Black Ancient Bird's body fell from mid-air, creating another large crater.
A figure flew out from the distant mountain peaks. The person's face was ashen, his left hand was clutching his chest, and his clothes were stained with a large patch of blood.
"Brother Qin, how are you?"
Lan Hua quickly flew over and helped Qin Cheng land next to the black ancient bird.
Qin Cheng coughed and said weakly, "This is a huge loss. I almost died. That big bird broke several of my ribs with one blow."
"If it weren't for Brother Lan risking his life to accompany me, I would have been caught off guard and never made it out."
The two sat back to back.
Lan Hua sneered, "You, at only the ninth level of the Celestial Realm, dared to stroke a tiger's whiskers. How about it, your Yuan energy is exhausted and you're seriously injured!"
Qin Cheng snorted, "You're no better. You hid in the shadows to ambush people, and ended up exhausting your primordial spirit power. You still have the nerve to criticize me?"
One person's Yuan energy was exhausted and he was seriously injured, while the other person's Yuan Shen energy was exhausted. By all accounts, they were evenly matched.
The two turned around and suddenly smiled at each other, but Qin Cheng's chest ached terribly from laughing.
Although the two were seriously injured, they still managed to kill a True Realm expert by working together, which was a satisfying thing.
"Are you from the Sword Realm?" Lan Hua's laughter suddenly stopped, and she asked calmly.
Qin Cheng seemed to have anticipated Lan Hua's question and was not surprised, casually replying, "Yes!"
"There are three major powers in the sword world: the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Qin family, and the Gong family. I come from the Qin family!"
Lan Hua snorted, "So you're not a rogue cultivator? Then why did you make up those lies to deceive me?"
Qin Cheng said "Oh," and then said, "Brother Lan, you should examine your conscience. When did I ever say that I was a rogue cultivator? It's true that I've been in the Heavenly Domain for twenty years."
"I did indeed cultivate in the Ancient Orchid Realm, reaching the Yuanxiang Realm, and only entered the Heavenly Domain after successfully transcending the tribulation. When have I ever lied to Brother Lan?"
Lan Hua hummed in agreement, then asked with a puzzled look, "Since you ascended from the lower realm, why are you from the Qin family of the Heavenly Blade Realm?"
Qin Cheng sighed and said, "Then I have to mention my life experiences. As the youngest in the Qin family, I was unloved and uncared for since I was a child."
When he was a teenager, he was taken to the Ancient Realm by his family elders, ostensibly to gain experience in the lower realm.
Fuck you!
"Isn't it just because my mother was originally a lowly maid that they found some excuse to throw me into the lower realm? I think it's all for the sake of the family's legitimate sons, afraid that I would get in the way of their brothers!"
"So, since I returned to the Heavenly Realm, I rarely go back to the Qin family and I'm too lazy to deal with those messy family matters. Being a hunter is so much more comfortable, and very few people in the Heavenly Realm know that I come from the Qin family of the Blade Realm!"
Lan Hua nodded, beginning to admire her teammate.
"So where did you learn your swordsmanship?"
Qin Cheng laughed and said, "Naturally, it's the family's swordsmanship. I have to thank the family for that, at least they let me learn top-level swordsmanship, the Qin family's ultimate technique, the Fearless Swordsmanship!"
Suddenly, with a flick of his right hand, three small throwing knives flew out from the black ancient bird's body and landed back in Qin Cheng's hand, where he carefully put them away.
"This throwing knife is quite nice. It reminds me of a friend from the lower realm who also enjoys throwing knives!" Lan Hua said, staring at the throwing knife.
The friend Lan Hua mentioned was none other than Zhao Xueli from Xuan Yu. It was he who led her into the world of assassins and made her go through so much.
Qin Cheng laughed and said, "This flying knife technique is also a unique skill of my Qin family. The Demon-Slaying Flying Knife is one of the treasures of my Qin family, and it was originally managed by my second uncle."
Seeing my talent and how quickly I was developing, even faster than the direct disciples, he secretly passed on the throwing knife to me without the family head's permission!
After saying this, Qin Cheng sneered, "To put it bluntly, he just doesn't want me to fully mature, so he abandons the aristocratic families and wants to use this Demon-Slaying Flying Knife to bind me to them!"
Lan Hua listened quietly to all of this, then sighed, "Although you come from a prestigious family in the Heavenly Domain, I never imagined that the waters of such families could run so deep!"
"That's right, one wrong move and you could be demoted to the mortal realm!" Qin Cheng said self-deprecatingly.
Qin Cheng suddenly stood up, slashed down with his sword, and then pulled out a large ball of flesh from the bird's body—the heart of the Black Ancient Bird.
"Brother Lan, the greatest value of this Black Ancient Bird lies in its heart, which is a highly nourishing substance. After consuming it, your primordial spirit power will be restored in just a few days!"
Lan Hua asked in surprise, "That's amazing! How come I didn't know that?"
"The dealer who bribed you, Blackbird, won't tell you, and he doesn't know either."
Even if I knew, I couldn't tell you, because it's a secret of the Heavenly Domain Management Committee!
Qin Cheng slashed again, splitting the Black Ancient Bird's Heart in two.
Lan Hua thought Qin Cheng wanted to split it in half, but she didn't expect there was a small black bead in her heart that emitted a soft light.
"What is this? Why do I feel a pure power?" Lan Hua asked in surprise.
Qin Cheng smiled mysteriously, "This is the secret I was talking about!"
"The management committee actually used the pretext of the Black Ancient Birds wreaking havoc in the Heavenly Domain, but its real purpose was to collect these black beads."
This bead contains far more spiritual power than the spirit essences you were given, and it has miraculous effects; it's practically a panacea!
"So that's how it is. The law enforcement agencies in this Heavenly Domain are truly ruthless!" Lan Hua sighed.
"That's right, all crows are black, there's no limit to how black they can get!"
Qin Cheng condensed a blade of light in his palm and slashed it, splitting the black bead into two pieces, and gave the larger part to Lan Hua.
"Brother Lan, your primordial spirit power is the most difficult to recover, so I'll give you the larger piece. I'll take the smaller one!"
Lan Hua did not refuse; it was what he deserved.
After consuming the black bead, the two remained in place to meditate, hoping to recover quickly. Neither of them knew whether there were any other Black Ancient Birds nearby.
After recovering somewhat, the two dragged the enormous bird's body towards the outer perimeter.
Even a Blackbird without a heart can still fetch a good price, especially a True-Rank Blackbird, which is extremely rare.
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