Chapter 35
In the chaotic darkness, the bronze mirror emitted a dim light that flickered, reflecting Yan Bujian's face distorted by extreme pain.
That strange will raged through his sea of consciousness like a tide, forcibly washing away his memories and emotions. Wherever it passed, his life experiences became a wasteland.
"No...!" Every time his memory was stripped away, it felt like a steel knife was slicing his soul inch by inch. Seeing that even the last scene in his mind was about to be erased, Yan Bujian suddenly struggled, roaring wildly like a trapped beast cornered in despair.
The next moment, the sword-shaped birthmark beneath his eye suddenly glowed a blinding red. A streak of crimson blood slowly oozed out, flowing down his pale cheek like a stream of tears. The moment the blood touched his skin, it split into countless fine threads, as if alive, rushing towards his bones!
"Buzz!" The moment the blood line took shape, the golden sword energy around Yan Bujian suddenly surged, and with the determination to burn everything, he slashed down at the several bloody paths on his body!
The sword energy generated by the sword bone was the sharpest blade in the area. In an instant, his skin and flesh were torn apart and blood was dripping. However, the sword energy continued to cut towards the bones underneath without any stagnation.
He actually wanted to destroy this natural sword bone with his own hands!
"Stop!" The voice was horrified at the sight, revealing a hint of emotion for the first time in his presence. But Yan Bujian remained trembling, letting the excruciating pain of the sword energy's backlash rip through his sword bones, every inch of his bones crackling under the weight, as if ready to shatter at any moment. He simply bit his lip tightly, not even uttering a muffled groan.
Those dark eyes were burning with madness.
"Crazy! Yan Bujian, you've gone completely crazy!" The voice was completely panicked - if Yan Bujian was allowed to destroy the sword bone at this time, the consequences would be immeasurable, and even this world... would be destroyed!
In desperation, he finally slowly withdrew the will that had invaded Yan Bujian's sea of consciousness.
Feeling the oppressive feeling in his sea of consciousness suddenly disappear, Yan Bujian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. After staggering back several steps, he finally managed to support his shaky body.
"Your obsession is so deeply rooted that you would rather die than let it go." A long sigh came from the darkness, full of regret and unwillingness. "Yan Bujian, you have already planted a deep inner demon. Your life is destined to be bumpy. I will give you one last chance. Do you really want to kill for the sake of life and death for mortal love and abandon the open path to immortality?"
However, after he finished speaking, the only response he got was a single word that exploded like thunder, carrying bone-chilling coldness and determination:
"roll!"
"...Well then." A helpless sigh sounded.
Afterwards, Yan Bujian saw that the bronze mirror in front of him suddenly began to vibrate violently, and the gray mist that was originally flowing slowly in the mirror suddenly rolled up wildly as if it was enraged, and formed a huge vortex in the blink of an eye!
The next moment, an extremely strong suction force came from the vortex. He was already exhausted and had no time to resist. He was swallowed by the vortex and disappeared in it.
"The third test of Yunshan, Kong Xianglan, failed. The challenger Yan Bujian will not be able to obtain the secret treasure of Yunshan." Just as his mind was about to fall into darkness, a cold verdict sounded in his ears, "...Tomorrow Immortal Venerable, I will wait for your return."
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The blood-red fog on the mountain road grew thicker and thicker, its crimson hue like congealed blood, tinting the sky overhead a frightening dark crimson. Lin Yibai stood before the fog, her face as pale as paper—she had never imagined that after all these twists and turns, she would finally find herself in front of Shi Wanglan!
Unlike the illusion in Chi Anyan, the fog in front of him now carried a real smell of blood.
——It was in this fog that she experienced countless tortures.
Standing before this fog, she and the spoiled, dim-witted young master were no longer separate. This was where "she" had died... and it was also hers.
Looking at the blood before her, every cell in her body screamed frantically, "Don't go! Don't go! Once you step in, only death awaits you!"
But when she thought of the system's task of "rescuing Yan Bujian", and the worry about Yan Bujian's current danger that she didn't want to admit but was still hidden in the deepest part of her heart, she slowly clenched her fists.
She had no choice but to move forward.
"Xiao Mi, wait here for me. Don't run around." Lin Yibai took a deep breath, bent down and gently touched the head of the boy next to him. His voice trembled slightly, "I'll be back soon."
There were so many monsters inside that she couldn't even take care of herself and couldn't bring the boy in.
But when Xiao Mi heard the sound, she grabbed the corner of her clothes tightly, as if she had expected something. She just shook her head stubbornly and refused to let go.
Lin Yibai's heart softened, and she was about to open her lips to comfort him again, but she suddenly felt an extremely cold murderous aura from the back of her neck, like the tongue of a poisonous snake, which instantly made the hairs on her body stand on end!
"who?!"
Lin Yibai reacted extremely quickly, subconsciously dodging to the side. Then, with a "swish" sound, a cold light grazed her neck and pierced deeply into the dead tree next to her.
It turned out to be a poisoned dagger. The half of the dagger exposed outside the tree trunk was emitting a dark green light, and it was obviously extremely poisonous.
"...Haha, you react quite quickly." A sinister laugh sounded at this time, and then a figure slowly walked out from behind a tree not far away.
It was Li Jue.
His dark purple robe was tattered, his left sleeve was empty, his face was as pale as paper, but his pair of molten golden eyes were burning with murderous intent as he stared at her.
"Li Jue?! Why are you here?" The moment he saw him clearly, Lin Yibai's pupils suddenly contracted. When his eyes fell on his empty left shoulder, he took a half step back in shock. "Wow, where's your hand?"
It would have been fine if these words hadn't been spoken, but once they were spoken, it was like lighting a powder keg. Li Jue roared in fury, "You despicable rat! If it weren't for your Bo Deng Sect's scheme, my Wangjiang Tower's elite soldiers wouldn't have perished, and why would I have to cut off an arm to survive?! And you still dare to ask questions now!" Dark golden spiritual energy surged through his body. Although it seemed a little sluggish due to his serious injuries, it still carried a powerful pressure. "Today, I will first cut you into pieces, then take away the opportunity that your Bo Deng Sect has worked so hard for, to relieve the hatred in my heart!"
Lin Yibai was stunned. "Trick? Who tricked him? As for chance...what on earth was he talking about?"
But before she could figure it out, she saw Li Jue rushing towards her with a dagger in his hand!
The blade, brimming with murderous intent, stabbed straight at her chest. Lin Yibai didn't dare to be careless, quickly channeling his spiritual energy and dodging the attack with a sideways movement. Then, following his lead, recalling the basic techniques he'd crammed in a few days, he raised his hand and unleashed a stream of pale purple spiritual energy, striking Li Jue's waist.
"Bang!"
Spiritual energy collided with the blade, producing a dull thud. Lin Yibai was knocked back two steps, her arm numb. Although Li Jue was seriously injured, his fundamentals were still intact, and his combat experience far surpassed hers. Even though she had broken through to the Golden Core Realm, she didn't dare to let her guard down.
Seeing that she dodged the attack that he thought was sure to hit her, Li Jue couldn't help but feel surprised, but he didn't delve into it. Instead, he sneered and attacked Lin Yibai even more frantically!
The two men clashed, their swords flashing in the blood-red mist. Xiao Mi watched with rage, her eyes reddening, but unable to help, she could only pick up the rubble on the ground and throw it at Li Jue, shouting anxiously, "Go away, go away!"
But his attack was just like scratching an itch, and Li Jue ignored it completely.
In the chaos, no one noticed that the blood mist was quietly spreading, wrapping around their ankles like a living thing, slowly pulling the three of them into the mist.
"How is this possible?!" After another collision, Li Jue suddenly retreated. After gazing intently at the energy surrounding Lin Yibai, a trace of disbelief and shock finally appeared in his eyes. "--How could your cultivation level increase so dramatically? From Qi Refining to Golden Core, it's unheard of in the Three Thousand Continents... What kind of opportunity did you get in this Cloud Mountain?!"
He really couldn't understand how a useless cultivator with a bad reputation in the demon world could break through two major realms in just a few days!
But besides being shocked, he also clearly realized that it would be difficult to defeat Lin Yibai with just a frontal attack, as he was now seriously injured.
Jealousy and resentment were like poisonous snakes, madly running through Li Jue's heart. His eyes gradually became sinister, but in a flash, a plan came to his mind.
He roared angrily and stabbed towards Lin Yibai's face with the knife in his right hand again. However, in the corner where no one could see, a faint mechanical sound could be heard from his empty sleeves.
"Be careful!" The next moment, Xiao Mi's shout sounded in Lin Yibai's ears.
——But it’s too late.
Li Jue suddenly raised his left sleeve, and a small sleeve arrow was activated by his spiritual power at this time. It was shot out like black lightning and shot straight towards Lin Yibai's neck!
Lin Yibai was concentrating on blocking the dagger and had no time to dodge. He could only watch the sleeve arrow approaching.
——However, at this critical moment, the two saw ripples suddenly appear in the void in front of them, and then a gray vortex appeared out of thin air!
Immediately afterwards, a pair of hands stretched out from the vortex, and two fingers, like iron clamps, firmly grasped the speeding sleeve arrow.
Even after being caught, the hidden arrow continued to move forward, trembling violently at the pale, slender fingertips. Dark green venom dripped from the tips, and as soon as it touched the ground, it emitted a corrosive sound, like an unwilling curse.
But until the buzzing sound of the hidden weapon completely died down, the two fingers did not suffer any damage.
The gray vortex was like a passage connecting the two worlds, slowly rotating in the void - the next moment, a figure slowly stepped out of the vortex.
After seeing the person clearly, Li Jue's pupils shrank suddenly: "It's... you?!"
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