Chapter 70 Senior Brother... no, who exactly are you...?
Sheng Zhiyi felt weak all over and staggered, almost falling to the ground.
But just before he fell, he was caught by a strong force around his waist.
Ji Fuguang wrapped one arm around her and held her wrist with the other, pulling her into his embrace.
Sheng Zhiyi lowered her head, dark blood flowing down the corner of her mouth.
Her attention, however, was entirely focused on her sea of consciousness.
The system countdown has stopped, the number has changed to 00:00:00, the task description has become blank, and only the scoreboard is flashing 800.
Everything seemed to freeze at this moment.
Before she could think it through, another pain shot through her chest, and she coughed softly.
Is it an act of erasure...? But the system seems to be completely unresponsive...
Sheng Zhiyi's mind was in chaos, but one hand held a handkerchief to her lips.
Ji Fuguang lowered his head and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, his voice low and deep:
"The toxins have damaged your heart meridian. Why haven't you rested properly these past few days?"
It's not a system punishment, it's just damage to the heart meridian?
Sheng Zhiyi was stunned for a moment, completely unexpected this possibility.
Although Ji Fuguang asked the question, he didn't seem to really want an answer. He slightly tightened his fingers on Sheng Zhiyi's wrist, channeling pure spiritual energy into her meridians.
After circulating her spiritual energy once, Sheng Zhiyi felt much less stuffy and oppressive in her chest, and she stopped coughing.
"Thank you... Ah!"
Before she could even speak, she was suddenly picked up and hugged.
Ji Fuguang summoned the clouds and mist, which carried her away.
"Senior brother, where are we going?"
The night wind grew stronger, blowing Sheng Zhiyi's hair across her face, making her voice unsteady.
"To the outskirts of the city."
"But I am currently frail and sickly, and I'm afraid I cannot..."
Sheng Zhiyi was puzzled. She was vomiting blood frequently, and not only could she not help Ji Fuguang kill the demons, but he also had to take care of her. Why should she be taken there?
Ji Fuguang said, "There is a thousand-year-old jade snake on Qibao Mountain outside the city."
A thousand-year-old jade snake?
She had been researching information about Thousand Flowers and Myriad Plants for the past few days, and naturally knew that Thousand Flowers and Myriad Plants had another characteristic: the residual poison was difficult to completely eliminate, and even if the antidote was taken, it would leave sequelae, which was one of the reasons why it was so insidious.
However, the gallbladder of the thousand-year-old jade snake can clear away residual poison, and the effect is best when taken immediately after the gallbladder is removed. Therefore, Ji Fuguang insisted on taking her with him.
"no!"
Sheng Zhiyi grabbed Ji Fuguang's arm, her tone resolute.
"Senior brother, the Azure Serpent is good at hiding and is cunning by nature, making it difficult to deal with. I will rest for a few days and that will be fine. You should not put yourself in danger because of this."
Even if we go to great lengths to save her now, she will be immediately eliminated when the system's punishment arrives. Taking the risk now would be futile, so why bother?
Sheng Zhiyi looked earnestly at Ji Fuguang, wanting to change his mind.
But Ji Fuguang held her waist with one hand, and the speed of flight did not decrease at all, as if he had not heard what she said at all.
He's ignoring her again; he's always so headstrong.
Sheng Zhiyi was both anxious and angry, and forcefully shoved Ji Fuguang's arm.
"Are you even listening to me? I told you, you don't need to kill the Azure Serpent right now!"
Ji Fuguang finally lowered his eyes and looked at Sheng Zhiyi calmly.
He reached out and grabbed Sheng Zhiyi's wrist, removing her hand from his arm, and said in a calm voice, "Do you prefer to have your meridians forcibly sealed, or would you rather faint right now?"
A blatant threat.
Sheng Zhiyi felt as if she were facing a mountain wall that would never respond; no matter what she said or did, the other party would not change. If she persisted, the other party would only use absolute force to suppress her thoughts.
She couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness welling up from the bottom of her heart.
"Senior brother, I really don't need it..."
Sheng Zhiyi tried to persuade him again, but this time, Ji Fuguang suddenly sped up. The howling night wind hit her face and rushed into her open mouth, forcing her to swallow the rest of her words.
Ji Fuguang carried Sheng Zhiyi and left Yingzhou City, continuing to fly south.
Soon, the lights of Yingzhou City grew dimmer and dimmer until they could no longer be seen.
Qibao Mountain is located over a hundred miles away. It is a continuous mountain range that is rarely visited by people. It would not be surprising if it were said that there was a thousand-year-old jade snake here.
The trees standing silently from top to bottom on the mountain range resemble a huge, silent beast, lying prone in the darkness, as if they are about to awaken and bare their sharp fangs.
Ji Fuguang finally landed slowly on the ground.
Sheng Zhiyi covered her lips, suppressing the sound of her cough, afraid of disturbing the other demonic beasts.
Ji Fuguang walked confidently forward, stepping on the fallen leaves and branches scattered on the ground, each step producing a crisp "crack" sound. At the same time, his spiritual power was released arrogantly and domineeringly, spreading out silently and undeniably driving away the other demonic beasts.
Soon, various faint and subtle sounds emanated from the silent forest. Beneath the calm surface, many demonic beasts had already silently fled this place of trouble.
Ji Fuguang's footsteps finally stopped at the entrance of a secluded valley.
The moonlight was cut through the tall, pine-covered rock walls, casting only a narrow, pale line that illuminated a small, unusually flat, barren patch of land in the center of the valley. The air was filled with an old, bloody stench and faint fluctuations of spiritual energy.
Sheng Zhiyi felt an increasing tightness in her chest. "Senior brother, something's not right here..."
Before he finished speaking, Ji Fuguang placed her behind a boulder, made a hand seal to set up a protective barrier, and simply said, "Stay."
The next moment, he stepped into the darkest part of the valley.
Spiritual energy shot out from the front of the Night-Shining Snow, like a fleeting shadow, slashing into the air.
Cracks began to appear in the transparent air, and a thin snake appeared in mid-air. The snake's body was struck by spiritual power, its scales shattered, and blood flowed out.
Is this the Thousand-Year-Old Jade Serpent?
Sheng Zhiyi looked over in disbelief; how could she be so slender and frail?
She immediately understood why.
The Azure Serpent seemed to be enraged. It hissed and flicked its tongue, and soon its body began to swell as it began to fight with Ji Fuguang.
Unlike the monsters we've seen before, which simply grow larger, this one can expand and shrink at will, making it exceptionally flexible.
The enormous snake tail, as large as a mountain, lashed out, sending up clouds of dust and creating fine cracks in the ground where Ji Fuguang was standing.
Sheng Zhiyi's heart was in her throat, fearing that Ji Fuguang would be struck by this sudden attack.
The snake turned around, and before Sheng Zhiyi could see it clearly, Ji Fuguang appeared behind the Biyou Snake, which had already dodged his attack.
The human and the demon exchanged blows, their moves complex and dust flying everywhere. Sheng Zhiyi gradually became dazzled, unable to discern who was superior. But Ji Fuguang's moves remained sharp and domineering, while the Biyou Snake sustained more and more wounds.
Sheng Zhiyi leaned against the cold stone wall, her worries lessening slightly, and her gaze inadvertently drifted to the ground.
On the barren land, the blood of the Azure Serpent was splattered everywhere, in spots that seemed to have no pattern.
Just as she was about to look away, the blood of the Azure Serpent dripped down again. In the moonlight, the bloodstains on the ground seemed to shimmer and flow to the side, connecting the blood streams.
Sheng Zhiyi suddenly shouted, "Senior brother, watch your step!"
At that moment, a sudden change occurred.
A strange, blood-red glint flashed in the eyes of the Azure Serpent, and its scales suddenly opened, bursting out a thick cloud of blood mist.
The blood mist did not dissipate, but instead, as if it were alive, it instantly seeped into the ground beneath their feet. The blood that had been laid out earlier lit up at the same time, and intricate dark red patterns instantly formed. A light curtain that shot into the sky completely enveloped the entire valley.
The Azure Serpent withdrew from the valley, watching with satisfaction as the howling wind swept through, whipping up sand and gravel, and the ear-piercing sound surged towards the center of the formation from all directions.
The sound will materialize and relentlessly assault the person surrounded, tormenting their soul and body until they completely collapse.
The Azure Serpent slowly landed on the ground. It remembered that a woman had come with this white-robed cultivator...
It slithered across the ground, deliberately making a "swish" sound as it moved like a snake.
All over his body, the edges of the wounds inflicted by spiritual energy were torn open, and the white bones could even be faintly seen.
Sheng Zhiyi watched helplessly as the Azure Serpent drew closer and closer, growing larger and larger in front of her.
A snake, as tall as a person, stood upright, facing her face, its tongue flicking out without restraint, its body reeking of a foul stench.
The barrier left by Ji Fuguang is getting weaker and weaker. The spiritual power of this barrier depends entirely on Ji Fuguang. If the barrier is like this, Ji Fuguang's condition must not be much better.
Sheng Zhiyi suppressed the urge to vomit and pulled out the Jinghong Feather from her waist.
She slapped her own chest with her backhand.
Her already fragile heart was dealt another heavy blow, and she couldn't help but vomit blood again.
All the blood was spat onto the clear, bright blade of the Jinghongyu sword.
Using one's heart's blood to activate one's natal sword allows one to unleash its full potential.
Ji Fuguang was in critical condition. No matter what, she had to defeat the monster in front of her and save Ji Fuguang.
With a soft "crack," the barrier shattered.
The sword flashed swiftly, like a thunderclap, as Sheng Zhiyi thrust his sword at the Azure Serpent.
She had already spotted it; there was a deep wound on the head of the Azure Serpent, so deep that the bone was visible. That was her chance.
"Bang!" Before the double wave could strike, Sheng Zhiyi was slammed against the mountain wall by the force of the snake's tail, and slowly slid down the mountain wall.
She didn't even use her strongest move...
"Shh, shh," the Azure Serpent approached again.
Sheng Zhiyi gripped the sword hilt tightly, but she no longer had the strength to get up.
So... before the system can even eliminate her, she's going to perish here with Ji Fuguang?
Sheng Zhiyi struggled to lift her head and look into the valley. Sand and stones were still flying in the formation, and she could not see any figures.
She had no regrets; she had already told Ji Fuguang how she felt...
In truth, Ji Fuguang shouldn't have taken such a risk for her. A person like him shouldn't have died so easily here...
Instead of killing her, the Azure Serpent shrank back to its original size, extended its tail, and its sticky, cold scales wrapped around Sheng Zhiyi's wrist, slowly contracting.
It wanted these two people to hear each other's pain firsthand. The man in the formation was still holding on, but that didn't matter; they could start with the woman first.
A sharp pain shot through her, and Sheng Zhiyi instinctively screamed.
Immediately, she bit her lip hard and glared fiercely at the Azure Serpent in front of her.
In any case, she couldn't bring Ji Fuguang any more pain.
Upon seeing this, a cold glint flashed in the Jade Serpent's icy eyes.
It retracted its tail and grew larger again.
Sheng Zhiyi's body trembled slightly as she waited for it to continue inflicting torture.
Just then, a surging and fierce force surged forth from the center of the formation at the bottom of the valley.
Sheng Zhiyi's eyes widened. This was not the clear and pure spiritual power of Ji Fuguang that she was familiar with, but rather... a dense, viscous, and seemingly monstrous demonic energy from the depths of the abyss!
The pitch-black demonic energy, like a giant beast breaking free from all restraints, suddenly spread out from the center of the formation, instantly turning the tables and completely shattering the dark red light of the formation. With an absolutely overwhelming and terrifying force, it brutally crashed into the formation's light barrier.
The killing formation designed to trap and kill spiritual cultivators proved as fragile as glass in the face of this purer, higher-level demonic power.
"Snap!"
The entire killing formation trembled violently, then collapsed with a roar, turning into countless red and black light spots scattered across the sky. The eerie sound also abruptly ceased.
The valley was deathly silent; even the sound of the wind seemed to be swallowed up by the terrifying demonic energy.
The Azure Serpent had already transformed back into its frail and small form, but before it could disappear into the air, the man who emerged from the formation gently raised his hand and pinched its vital spot from afar.
Sheng Zhiyi stood frozen in place, all the pain and dizziness replaced by immense shock. She stared incredulously at the man in the center of the formation.
His handsome face remained unchanged, but now it appeared eerily unfamiliar due to the dense demonic energy lingering around him. His unfathomable eyes held none of their usual gentleness, only a cold indifference that surveyed everything. Dark demonic energy swirled around him, making him appear like a demon god descending to earth.
"Senior brother... no," her voice was terribly dry and trembling uncontrollably, "who... who exactly are you?"
With a "bang," the Azure Serpent seemed to be crushed by an invisible hand, splattering blood mist that landed on half of Sheng Zhiyi's face.
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