With wolves before him, tigers behind him, and Lin Qi harboring ill intent, Fu Shennong did not dare prolong the fight. He turned and fled.
Though he was at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, his body was frail, riddled with old injuries, and as a medical cultivator, his combat strength was not particularly formidable.
Even after fleeing more than twenty kilometers from the Sorrow Spring, he failed to shake off Lin Qi and the ferocious beasts. Instead, he suffered quite a few injuries.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Lin Qi drew the Emperor Phoenix Sword and unleashed the Imperial Phoenix Seal. Fu Shennong was immediately left half-crippled, plummeting to the ground like a kite with its string cut.
Chunjun, whom Fu Shennong had been carrying over his shoulder, was naturally flung away as well.
By a twist of fate, he landed right in front of Wenge.
Without a word, Wenge drew his sword and stabbed straight through Chunjun's heart.
"Stop!" Fu Shennong only had time to let out a hoarse, heart-rending roar. When he saw Chunjun's body twitch twice before falling still, his eyes instantly reddened with fury.
Chunjun had been Fu Shennong's best hope for extending his lifespan. Now that he had been killed, years of Fu Shennong's painstaking efforts had gone down the drain, and he once again faced the threat of his lifespan running out. How could he not be furious?
Seeing that Chunjun was dead, Fu Shennong no longer held back. He raised a hand and scattered a handful of black powder.
The black powder transformed into countless pitch-black crows and swooped toward Lin Qi and the ferocious beasts beside her.
Seeing this, Wenge immediately warned, "Don't let those crows touch you—they're poisonous!"
Lin Qi reacted quickly enough, promptly raising a layer of defensive barrier