As Yun Che leaped out of the abyss, clutching the Nine Nether Dark Iron, Xing Wen had already dimmed like a flickering candle. The backlash from the Bloodfire Elixir swept through his body, each meridian burning with pain.
Yun Che raised his eyes and saw Xiao Qingli's figure flickering with three illusory shadows. "Give it to me," she extended her hand, her fingertips gathering the lingering essence of Qin Yin.
Yun Che scoffed and tossed the dark iron into the air. "Why don't you tell me first what this thing can refine?"
Xiao Qingli soared into the air on her sword, but as she reached for the dark iron—
Boom!
A crimson arrow shot through the air, shattering the rock beneath the dark iron!
Amidst the flying debris, three dark figures emerged from the mist. The leader, clad in a black robe, mocked in a hoarse voice from beneath his mask, "The young lady of Lingxiao Pavilion is actually collaborating with Moyuan and Yu Nie?"
Xiao Qingli turned mid-air, sweeping her Fu Mo Qin against the Sound Blade. "The hyenas of Scarlet Flame Valley dare to meddle in my affairs?"
Taking advantage of the chaos, Yun Che retreated. Xing Wen sensed the impending danger and forced himself to activate Flowing Wind Steps. However, the red arrow pursued him relentlessly, aiming straight for his back!
In that fleeting moment between life and death, Xing Wen executed a remnant form of the Heavenly Gang Sword Technique, slicing through the arrow.
As sparks flew, he caught sight of the arrow's tail mark—a blood-red skull with three furious eyes.
"The Three-Eyed Ghost Arrow... a killer ranked seventh on Scarlet Flame Valley's bounty list." A chill ran down Yun Che's spine.
The man in black raised his hand to form a seal, and nine fire serpents erupted from the ground, sealing off Yun Che's escape route. "A little bug in Body Refinement Realm is quite slippery," he flicked his fingers, and a third arrow transformed into a fiery phoenix that lunged at him!
Xiao Qingli's Qin Yin suddenly surged with ferocity.
The seven strings vibrated in unison, and sound waves coalesced into an ice phoenix that collided with the fire phoenix mid-air!
As ice and fire clashed violently, she flung her strings to ensnare Yun Che's waist. "If you don’t want to die, come here!"
Yun Che was pulled into Qin Yin's barrier as the red arrow struck the light curtain, causing spiderweb-like cracks to explode outward.
"Scarlet Flame Valley offers five thousand Ling Crystals for your life."
The figure in the black robe licked the arrowhead. "But if we add the secret of the Starfall Clan... perhaps I could exchange it for an elder position?"
Xiao Qingli's fingertips oozed blood, while Qin Yin grew increasingly anxious. "Where did you hear this?"
"I have to thank your Elder Mo from the Lingxiao Pavilion," the black-robed man sneered. "He said that the corpses of the Starfall Remnants are most suitable for refining into puppets!"
Yun Che's pupils constricted sharply.
Xing Wen sensed an overwhelming hatred and began to involuntarily absorb the spiritual energy within the barrier!
Xiao Qingli let out a muffled groan, and Qin Yin nearly lost her composure. "Are you crazy? Breaking through at a time like this!"
"Better than becoming a puppet!" Yun Che roared.
The bottleneck of his body refinement at the seventh level shattered with a thunderous crash. Xing Wen moved like a living being, etching a blood-red Star Map onto his skin.
The black-robed man finally changed color. "Heavenly Gang Star Pattern... retreat!"
But it was already too late.
Yun Che shattered the barrier, and the Star Map summoned the remaining demonic energy from the abyss, coalescing into hundreds of sword shadows!
The second form of the Heavenly Gang Sword Technique—Falling Star!
A rain of swords poured down, and fiery serpents howled as they dissipated.
The black-robed man retreated hastily but was still pierced through the right shoulder by a sword, blood splattering against the cliff wall.
"Today’s grudge, Scarlet Flame Valley will surely repay!" With a roar, the three figures vanished into the mist.
Xiao Qingli pressed down on the strings of her zither, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. "How does it feel to be backfired by Xing Wen?"
Yun Che knelt on one knee, blood beads seeping from his Star Map. "No need to worry about me."
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Looking down, he saw that the wound left by the black-robed man had turned a dark greenish-black—there was poison on the arrow!
"The Bone Corroding Gu of the Three-Eyed Ghost Arrow," Xiao Qingli raised an eyebrow. "The gu worm enters your meridians; in three days, you'll turn to bones."
She leaned down and grasped Yun Che's wrist, her spiritual energy probing in before she coldly laughed. "The Bloodfire Elixir exacerbates the toxicity; you won't survive for two hours."
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