The forest surged, and arrows rained down like a downpour.
“Enemy attack!”
A sharp cry pierced the sky, shaking the mountains.
In an instant, flashes of swords and blades lit up from hidden corners, and figures darted through.
Boom!
Ji Hao’s body surged with Qi, deflecting all arrows.
“Za Yu!”
Ji Hao roared, “How dare you disrespect me? There’s no need for your Evil Cloud Pavilion to exist anymore!”
His fury was boundless, all the resentment he had accumulated recently completely erupting.
First, there was that damned scoundrel who insisted on being a hero and saving the beauty!
Then, there was the Disciple of the Town Guardian Envoy who he couldn’t find no matter what!
And finally, the most infuriating thing was…
The elder powerhouse, Fairy Yun Ni, inexplicably came to attack him?
What?
Am I, Ji Hao, so despicable? Can anyone just come and bully him?
A scholar can be killed…
But not humiliated!
Ji Hao’s eyes were cold, and from all directions, arrows flew again, along with boomerangs, flying locust stones, and poisonous arrows…
“All of you, die!”
Ji Hao roared like a fierce tiger ascending a mountain, his Aura like a rainbow.
… … … …
On the mountain, Ou Ye suddenly shivered. This roar?
It sounded somewhat familiar?
Zhuang Yan had returned to the entrance, and hearing the sound, he couldn’t help but look in that direction.
Cold sweat streamed down Ou Ye’s forehead. He quickly stood up and shouted, “Is that damned Ou Ye here? Good, you’re quite bold! You immediately deal with him for me. I’ll count it as your top merit, and I will certainly report it to Master when I return.”
Zhuang Yan was overjoyed, drew his sword, and left. “Please rest assured, your subordinate will be back shortly.”
After walking a distance, he raised his arm and shouted, “Gather! Kill Ou Ye! Let this scoundrel never again be able to deceive and swindle!”
Ou Ye rushed out and yelled, “Be careful of his Great Thousand Illusory Appearance Technique! Don’t let him turn into one of us and sow discord, harming you all.”
Zhuang Yan’s tears streamed down. These bastard higher-ups finally understood the difficulties of us at the bottom. “Thank you for your concern, Young Master. I will definitely bring his head to you.”
Seeing people rushing down from various mountain peaks, Ou Ye paced anxiously in circles.
“If you don’t come up soon, I’m going to run away.”
Ou Ye paced back and forth along the edge of the pit.
Anxious? How could he not be anxious?
Being targeted by the Evil Cloud Pavilion was nothing!
Being targeted by Evil Forces, that was truly terrifying.
Zhou You, who was still moving through the mine, couldn’t help but frown. He sensed movement outside, and the sounds of shouting and killing faintly reached him. He thought to himself, “Could it be that Ou Ye has been exposed?”
But that shouldn’t be the case.
With that guy’s intelligence and glib tongue, there’s no reason for Zhuang Yan to have seen through him so quickly.
And at this moment, he had only searched a little over half the area.
Seeing that if this continued, the delay would be too long and disadvantageous to himself.
If it really didn’t work, he would just act directly.
“Lu Renjia.”
Zhou You took a deep breath and directly shouted.
The mine tunnels were intricate, but there was also an advantage: sounds would travel and echo through the various tunnels.
“Second Master, is that you?”
A weak voice came from deep within an adjacent mine tunnel.
“Lu Renjia.”
Zhou You shouted again, and at the same time, he walked over swiftly.
Xiao Jing and Zhou Chen quickly followed behind him. Under the dim light of an oil lamp, a gaunt, dirty, tearful young man leaned against the wall, struggling to walk out.
From his appearance, there was still some familiarity.
“Lu Renjia?”
Zhou You was surprised. “Oh, you poor child, you’re barely recognizable.”
Lu Renjia knelt to the ground with a thud. He was so weak he could barely walk. Tears streamed down his face as he hoarsely called out like a grieving child, “Family!”
Who knew how he had lived these past few days? It was simply not a human life.
Zhou You took out a Lingyun Vitality Pill and gave it to him. “Quick, take the medicine, you can still live.”
Lu Renjia swallowed it. “Second Master, you are a living immortal who saves the suffering! From now on, whatever you say, I will not hesitate.”
Zhou You smiled, “Alright, you. Quickly recover some strength first.”
Xiao Jing and Zhou Chen both felt a sense of dread. Thinking back, how long had it been since they separated?
A promising young man, just like that, became useless?
It was likely that after this, it would be difficult for him to make further progress in Cultivation.
After all, the depletion of his blood Qi was too severe, having damaged his Origin.
Zhou Chen quickly said, “Second Master, what about the others?”
Zhou You thought for a moment. “As the saying goes, meddling in others’ business gets you nothing. So, since we’ve found the person, we should just leave.”
Leaving discreetly was always better than fighting to the death.
Zhou Chen’s eyes showed hesitation, but remembering that this was after all the Evil Cloud Pavilion’s territory, she forced her thoughts back down.
At this moment, Old Dog hurriedly found his way here. “Found him? Is this Lu Renjia? Oh my goodness, he’s so thin he’s unrecognizable!”
Zhou You asked, “Where’s the person who led you here?”
Old Dog made a throat-slitting gesture. “Dealt with him, but it’s a pity, there are still many Blood Crystal Mines here. But clearly, we don’t have time to get them.”
Pity?
Zhou You narrowed his eyes and walked directly to the pit.
The others guarded Lu Renjia, who was recovering.
At the very least, Lu Renjia needed to regain some ability to move.
Zhou You stood upright at the bottom of the pit. As the Overlord Heaven Art circulated, the air around him vibrated, creating ripples.
“Myriad Manifestations Blood Guiding Method!”
As the Myriad Manifestations Blood Guiding Method was performed, faint wisps of red Qi emerged from all the different mine tunnels, gathering towards Zhou You.
Regarding this, Zhou You had a vague feeling that he might truly Break Through to the Tuotai Realm because of it.
His internal blood Qi boiled, with specks of golden light.
On his bones, golden patterns became increasingly clear and dense.
Every one of his tendons uncontrollably—cramped.
At the moment of the cramping, a Dragon roar seemed to sound.
Blood glowing golden, bones containing golden patterns, tendons emitting Dragon roars.
This was the Tuotai Realm.
Of course, this was just his, Zhou You’s, personal situation.
More and more blood Qi gathered, enveloping Zhou You in a blood mist.
Old Dog watched in astonishment. “This method is truly bizarre. The Blood Crystal Mines within its affected range can even be absorbed?”
The miraculousness of this method was truly unheard of.
From this, it was clear that this person had a very significant background, Cultivating some special Cultivation Techniques unknown to outsiders.
The blood mist churned, and a foul, black-red Qi permeated the air.
Zhou You’s skin cracked, and dried skin crumbled off. At the same time, very small bone fragments continuously pushed out from under his flesh.
Zhou You’s expression suddenly changed, and he clutched his stomach.
Not good, he had eaten too much junk food recently, and suddenly he had an upset stomach.
As he ran, dregs began to fall from his entire body.
Skin and bone fragments fell all over the ground.
Old Dog watched, stunned. What the hell was this?
Boom!
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck above, scattering countless rocks.
Old Dog was overjoyed. “It’s thundering, it’s going to rain. This makes it even easier for people to escape.”