Chapter 30
In her dazed state, Jiang Liuya suddenly remembered Ning Xuan's words.
“My brother is one of the nine peak masters of the Nine Nether Sect. In less than three days, he will lead the people of the Nine Nether Sect to flatten the Imperial Pill Sect and take this crystal mine for himself.”
Her broken heart seemed to be tightly gripped.
Now is not the time to be discouraged.
The current situation doesn't allow her to continue immersing herself in her own world and sorting out her tangled thoughts.
Jiang Liuya suddenly stood up, ran to the stream, squatted down, scooped up water with both hands, and splashed it hard on her face. The icy water instantly sobered her up. She vigorously rubbed her face, wiping away the dried tear stains, as if trying to rub away all her vulnerability.
After straightening her clothes, she took a deep breath and ran quickly toward the mountain gate.
Inside the Imperial Pill Sect, Song Chu saw her return alone and asked, puzzled, "Huh? Senior Sister, why are you alone? Where's Brother Mysterious Man?"
In her opinion, the two of them should have come back together.
Jiang Liuya stared blankly for a moment, then shook her head, her eyes looking lost and dejected.
Seeing that her senior sister's eyes were red and swollen and she looked haggard, Song Chu dared not ask any more questions.
Jiang Liuya took a deep breath, trying to keep her voice calm, and quickly and concisely finished explaining the matter of the Nine Nether Sect.
She told Song Chu to quickly call Li Yuan, prepare more crystals, and take her master away from the Imperial Pill Sect as soon as possible.
Song Chu was stunned, as if struck by lightning, completely bewildered. She hadn't expected so many changes to occur overnight. Her mind was a jumbled mess, countless questions and fears flooding her mind.
After a long while, Song Chu looked at Jiang Liuya with a worried expression and asked, "Senior Sister, what about you?"
Jiang Liuya remained silent for a moment, then slightly raised her head, looked into the distance, and slowly said, "I killed Ning Xuan, and the Nine Nether Sect will never let this go."
Her expression was resolute as she continued, "I'm afraid I won't be able to escape. But you are different. You have no connection with the Nine Nether Sect. They just want the crystal mine; we can just give it to them!"
Immediately, she reached out and tightly grasped Song Chu's arm, her knuckles turning white from the force, her eyes filled with fervent hope.
She said solemnly, "You and your senior brother, take Master to a place far away from the Nine Nether Sect. From now on, you two must take good care of Master."
Song Chu shook her head, tears welling in her eyes, her face full of reluctance.
When her master was mentioned, Jiang Liuya suddenly thought of the Mysterious Herb hidden in the alchemy room.
She immediately ran to the alchemy room and began searching. She had treasured this spiritual herb for so long, originally intending to personally refine a Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Pill for her master; now, that chance was likely gone forever. She needed to have Xiao Chu and the others take the Wall Marrow Profound Grass and the Spirit-Locking Rock with them, so that one day…
However, Jiang Liuya did not expect that the people from the Nine Nether Sect would arrive so quickly.
Song Chu cried out from outside the door, "Senior Sister, run!"
The voice, filled with boundless terror and anxiety, shattered the last vestiges of peace at the Imperial Pill Sect.
The black banner of the Nine Nether Sect fluttered in the wind, its surface embroidered with a dark pattern resembling a ghost face, now rustling loudly.
A group of cultivators dressed in black had already surrounded the area. The Gu formation spread rapidly, with black Gu worms flying everywhere, covering the entire Imperial Pill Sect.
The leader of the men in black removed his hood, revealing half of his face covered in Gu patterns.
He said dismissively, "This small sect in such a remote and desolate place has wasted today's Gu formation."
The power of the Gu formation surged forth like a raging tide. Li Yuan and Song Chu, whose cultivation levels were lower, were quickly overwhelmed and their bodies were sent flying uncontrollably, crashing heavily to the ground. Both coughed up blood, the crimson stains starkly visible against the gray earth.
Jiang Liuya stood to the side, using all her spiritual power to fend off the swarming Gu worms. When she saw the two men fall to the ground injured, her face turned deathly pale.
In this moment of crisis, Master Yuhe, who had been in a daze all day, stumbled over and, just like before, protected his disciples behind him.
Master Yuhe stood before them and said resolutely, "I am the head of the Imperial Pill Sect. If you must kill, kill me alone and spare my disciples."
These were the clearest words she had spoken in three years; every word was resounding, as if she had used all her strength.
Jiang Liuya's heart felt as if it had been struck by a heavy object.
"Master!" Jiang Liuya rushed over in a panic, hugging her master's frail body tightly, tears instantly blurring her vision.
"Master, it's all my fault! It's me who has stirred up trouble again." She murmured in Yuhe Zhenren's ear, snuggling against her loved one like a child.
"Release them?" The leader of the black-clad cultivators burst into laughter as if he had heard a joke.
"My younger brother, Ning Xuan, died tragically last night. The people he saw before he died were from your Imperial Pill Sect!" Ning Yu said angrily.
The oppressive aura of a high-level cultivator swept over us, causing even the trees nearby to tremble.
It turned out that this person was Ning Xuan's brother, and Jiang Liuya felt a chill in her heart.
She bit her tongue, forcibly suppressing the trembling caused by the oppressive force.
"Your brother's death was my doing! If you want revenge, come at me alone!"
"I have to take responsibility for my actions. Please release my master and the others..." Jiang Liuya pleaded in her voice at the end.
"You're Jiang Liuya?" Ning Yu stared at her, as if she were a demon, and said, word by word, "Don't worry, today, none of you will escape!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Ning Yu's eyes. He waved his hand forcefully, and a burst of spiritual energy roared out, carrying the force of tearing through the air, and struck Jiang Liuya's core directly.
In an instant, it felt as if a thousand sharp arrows pierced Jiang Liuya's dantian simultaneously. Overwhelmed by excruciating pain, she collapsed to the ground, her body convulsing uncontrollably. A powerful force raged within her dantian, as if to tear her body apart from the inside out.
She could clearly feel the spiritual energy that had condensed into liquid within her body rapidly dissipating like a burst dam.
The once abundant dantian energy instantly became empty, as if it had been drained.
"Kill the rest!" Ning Yu shouted, his voice seeming to come from hell.
Upon hearing the order, the black-clad monks around them, like wolves smelling blood, launched a brutal attack on their weak prey.
The three of them struggled little before collapsing into a pool of blood...
"No!" Jiang Liuya cried out in despair. She curled up and tried to get up from the ground, but she was in so much pain that she was covered in sweat.
Ning Yu gripped Jiang Liuya's neck tightly with his five fingers, like an iron clamp, and lifted her slightly off the ground.
"As for you? I'm going to take you back to the Nine Netherworld Sect and let you suffer endless torment until you die!"
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