"Qingyi, Qingyi, are you okay?" Ren Pingsheng, who had fallen to the ground, completely disregarded his own injuries and hurriedly looked at the unconscious Yi Qingyi in his arms, asking cautiously.
"Cough, cough... Qingyi, it's all my fault for letting you get hurt." His blood-stained hands trembled as he touched her pale face, filled with sorrow as he spoke.
"This old bastard, I must kill him!" Feeling the surging True Qi and Intimidation behind him, Ren Pingsheng said with a face full of hatred. Without caring about the attack coming from behind, he flipped his hand and took out the Dragon Scale he had obtained at Azure Mist Mountain. With a twist of his True Qi and a forceful squeeze, he crushed it.
"You little brat from Azure Wind Sword Sect, die!" The elder with King-Level Expert cultivation sneered. "How dare you kill my Evil Sect's people? Today, I will leave none of you from Azure Wind Sword Sect alive."
Just moments ago, he had disregarded his identity and launched a sneak attack, severely injuring Ren Pingsheng with the intention of finishing him off quickly. However, he did not expect such a turn of events. Now that he had this opportunity, he naturally wanted to eliminate them all without mercy.
"Ren Pingsheng, be careful behind you!" Kong Zhan and the others, struggling to get up, shouted upon seeing this scene. Unfortunately, their strength was insufficient; even if they wanted to help, they were powerless.
"Qingyi, it's okay! Someone will come to save you soon," Ren Pingsheng said gently while using True Qi to heal her.
As he watched the palm about to land on him, if it truly struck, given his current severely injured state, he would definitely not be able to withstand it.
At that moment, the entire Void suddenly paused, followed by a wave of spatial fluctuations. An elder suddenly appeared beside Ren Pingsheng; it was the Azure Dragon Sacred Beast he had encountered at Canglan Mountain. Having just crushed the scale, it sensed the situation and immediately teleported over.
"En!" The elder who had just teleported noticed someone attacking him right away. Although there was no threat, he reflexively waved his hand.
"Bang... Ah..." The King-Level Expert of the Evil Sect, who had been grinning with delight at the prospect of killing Ren Pingsheng, was startled when the elder suddenly appeared but did not lose his murderous intent. He prepared to kill both Ren Pingsheng and this elder together.
Just as he thought this, the elder simply waved his hand lightly at him. He felt as if the entire world was collapsing; the surroundings seemed to plunge into darkness. Before he could react in horror, he was struck in the chest by a blow that felt unimaginably powerful and was sent flying away. He crashed into a nearby mountain hundreds of feet tall, turning the entire small mountain into ruins.
The terrifying power directly took away most of the life of the Evil Sect’s King-Level Expert. He struggled to crawl out from the rubble. His chest had caved in significantly, and blood stained his entire body. However, at that moment, he seemed to be numb to everything, staring in fear at the old man beside Ren Pingsheng in the distance.
At this moment, he truly felt fear. As a King-Level Expert, he couldn't even withstand a light strike from the opponent. How strong must one be to achieve that? Such a person was simply not someone he could provoke. Even the overlord of the Snow State, Xuanjian Sect, would not dare to offend someone like that.
"Cough cough... This is bad! Who exactly is Ren Pingsheng? How could he attract such a powerful person? That brat Tianjiang is really asking for it; how did he get involved with someone like this?" He completely disregarded his injuries, thinking about countermeasures in his mind on how to deal with this situation. This time, it wasn't just him; if things went wrong, the entire Evil Sect could suffer.
"How did you get such serious injuries? What do you need from me?" Azure Dragon glanced at Ren Pingsheng, surprised.
"Senior, please save Qingyi; she is seriously injured," Ren Pingsheng immediately turned around, holding the bloodied Yi Qingyi and pleading.
"Sigh, this is fate; there's no escaping it!" He looked at Yi Qingyi's injuries and said helplessly, "I told you to leave him back then, but you refused. Now it has indeed come true."
"Senior, you must save her! You promised me you would help with one thing, so you will do it, right? You can definitely heal Qingyi!"
"I originally thought you would ask me to help deal with that King-Level Martial Artist."
"I will handle them myself; none of them will escape." Ren Pingsheng said with bloodshot eyes.
"Alright, she is too severely injured and has very little breath left. I can only do my best; I can't guarantee the outcome. You need to protect me while I work; it will take a day." Azure Dragon sighed and then took over Yi Qingyi, a green light shining as he began to heal her.
Meanwhile, far away in the Southern Region Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, within a grand hall, a figure shrouded in Cloud Mist suddenly opened her eyes, and the entire hall was filled with endless Intimidation.
"The jade pendant shattered; the girl is in life-threatening danger. Huh? She's actually in the Eastern Region!" The voice speaking was that of a woman. Then the entire hall shook, countless lights illuminated, and her figure vanished. This place was actually a Teleportation Array.
At the center of the Eastern Region Canglan Mountain, an ancient Teleportation Array lit up. Then a stunningly beautiful woman appeared and without even looking back, she rushed towards the Eastern Region. In just a flash, she disappeared into the horizon. Her speed was like the wind, leaving no trace behind.
"Ren Pingsheng, are you alright?" Zhu Tianchao and the others cautiously approached and asked softly.
"I'm fine, you all should go back! The Canglan Sword Sect is no longer in danger," Ren Pingsheng said lightly before closing his eyes to continue healing.
Seeing this, the others said nothing more. They glanced at the elder who was treating Yi Qingyi with expressions of fear and slowly retreated.
They were not foolish; they could tell that the person who had ambushed them was a king-level expert from the Evil Sect. However, such a powerful figure had been severely injured and forced to retreat with just a light wave from the elder. The elder's strength was terrifying, beyond their imagination, so they dared not ask further. Ren Pingsheng became even more mysterious in their eyes.
In the blink of an eye, a moment passed. While healing, Ren Pingsheng suddenly felt a cool breeze pass by and then noticed someone had appeared in front of him. A stunningly beautiful woman was staring directly at Yi Qingyi.
He immediately stood up warily. Qinglong had just told him to guard the area and not let anyone disturb them. Now, with an inscrutable woman suddenly appearing, he had to do his best to prevent her from getting close, even if he was still injured.
"Senior, please stop!" He drew the Fenghen Sword and said with a serious expression.
"So it's you; no wonder she came here!" She turned her face to look at Ren Pingsheng and then said with realization, "Tell me how she was injured and who hurt her."
"She was injured while saving me; it was a king-level expert who harmed her." As he spoke, Ren Pingsheng's gaze drifted to the elder from the Evil Sect who was still lingering in the distance. He wondered what the elder was thinking for not leaving but instead continuing to heal.
The elder himself had his own troubles. He wanted to leave, but the Evil Sect Leader was still unconscious near Ren Pingsheng. How could he dare approach? Yet if he tried to leave directly, he feared Qinglong would attack him, so he could only stay put.
At this moment, seeing another woman whose depth he could not discern appear made him feel alarmed again, unsure whether she was friend or foe. Just as he worried, the woman in the distance continued to stare straight ahead.
"Damn it! How dare you attack my disciple!" She shouted angrily, pressing her palm down as a massive hand descended from the sky.
"Ah!" The king-level expert from the Evil Sect felt fear once more; under the overwhelming pressure, he had no strength to fight back. Then he was crushed by a single palm strike. A deep pit several dozen feet deep was left behind at the spot, with a trail of blood marking its edges.
“Is Senior the Master of Qingyi?” Ren Pingsheng asked cautiously. She had clearly felt the terrifying power of that palm strike just now, which was at least that of an Emperor-Level Expert, if not stronger. Otherwise, how could a King-Level Expert be so easily defeated?
“That's right. I wonder how she is this time. I hope Azure Dragon can save her,” the woman sighed softly and then fell silent, quietly watching the two enveloped in green light.
Soon, a day passed, and the green light disappeared. At that moment, Azure Dragon finally opened his eyes, though there was a hint of regret in his gaze. Turning his head, he was taken aback.
“Nine-Tails, you’re here. Unfortunately, your disciple probably won’t come back. At least with my current abilities, I can’t bring her back.”
“Is that so? If I had known, I wouldn’t have let this girl out,” the woman said sadly as she looked at Yi Qingyi in Azure Dragon's arms.
“No… no… how could this happen?” Ren Pingsheng stared at Yi Qingyi in Azure Dragon's arms—no, to be precise, at a white fox—muttering in disbelief. It seemed he had witnessed something impossible.
That Little White Fox was clearly the one he had longed for day and night, the one who had accompanied him through the happiest times of his cultivation. But why was it like this? How could Yi Qingyi be that Little White Fox?
He couldn’t help but recall the familiarity and excitement he felt when he first met Yi Qingyi at Wanyao Mountain. He remembered when Yi Qingyi first saw him and said, “I really miss you.” He thought about why Yi Qingyi had always clung to him and never guarded against him, even risking her life for him.
It turned out she had already recognized him long ago. Yet he hadn’t been able to recognize her until now when she was gravely injured and revealed her true form.
“Why did it turn out like this? Yi Qingyi, Qingyi,” Ren Pingsheng shouted sorrowfully. He recalled the times spent with the Little White Fox, who always wore a green outfit; perhaps to him back then, green represented Ren Pingsheng. It symbolized their happy moments together.
Thus came the name Yi Qingyi. Remembering is about Qingyi; how could it not be him? How could it not be that carefree time?
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