Did he really commit suicide?
Everyone who saw this, Chu Liang included, felt a wave of bewilderment. Even if Chu Liang had cursed him out and beaten him up, it was hardly enough to make him end his own life, was it?
What a fiery temper!
But Chu Liang felt something was off. A born villain like this would never take his own life so easily. He had always done evil—when had he ever done something so good?
Sure enough, after a brief wait, a dazzling mass of azure light rose from Qi Lin'er's body, wrapping around him and lifting him back into the air. As the light flowed, the fatal wound on his neck rapidly vanished. At the same time, the radiance withdrew into his body, making his already formidable physique gleam with divine light.
"This is..." Chu Liang sensed that some powerful force had descended and prevented Qi Lin'er's death.
In midair, Yang Yuhu looked at his elder brother and asked, "Is this the Sect Leader's method?"
"Correct." Yang Shenlong's expression darkened. "The Sect Leader planted Jade Purity divine power within Qi Lin'er. It can shield him from one death. Even if he is killed, it can keep a breath of life in him and immediately infuse him with immense power, ensuring he always has the strength to escape any predicament. Yet this wretch actually forced this divine power to activate just to strengthen himself..."
Yang Yuhu understood at once.
In short, this was a life-saving safeguard Daoist Cangsheng had prepared for Qi Lin'er. When he was on the brink of death, it would preserve a breath of life and immediately infuse him with a surge of immense power.
Who would have thought that Qi Lin'er would forcibly trigger it himself!
"If he suffers another fatal injury now,