Yao Yin's Assassination Attempt

Even after leaving the Blood Mud Space, Li Weiyi's mind was still filled with the words of his Spirit Tablet Master.

"With another breakthrough in mental power, what changes will occur on Lesser Yang Star?"

For the next three days, Li Weiyi dared not engage in strenuous activity. Apart from taking medicinal meals, he spent his time recuperating from his injuries or entering the Blood Forest to cultivate his mental power and nourish his fire by absorbing light.

The trial participants returned one after another.

Li Weiyi wasn't sure how many people had died or been injured in this first trial, but the medicinal cuisine room was much quieter than before.

Seeing Yao Yin emerge from the Stone Gate, Li Weiyi quickly stood up, preparing to leave.

"Wait a minute!"

Yao Yin feigned composure and calmness, walked into the blood forest with her small hands behind her back, and asked from a distance of about ten feet, "Why didn't you kill me in the spider cave?"

This was the first time he had seen her in three days. Li Weiyi said, "When we entered the cave, didn't we agree to outlast the other competitors first? So, I'm just fulfilling my promise."

After saying this, Li Weiyi quickly left.

Head to the medicinal cuisine room.

Yao Yin clearly didn't believe this answer and quickly followed, but kept at least a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) of distance. "Alright, it's settled then! I will definitely repay the favor I owe you."

"Repaying a favor?" Li Weiyi asked.

Yao Yin exuded the arrogance typical of martial artists with Pure Immortal Body: "You fed me the Cordyceps Sinensis elixir, didn't you? I've turned misfortune into blessing; in these three days, I've already broken through to the Eighth Spring Realm. Of all the competitors, only that Ninth Spring Perfected Person is slightly troublesome. Here's what I'll do: I'll eliminate all the competitors and leave you until the end."

"The last one to kill?" Li Weiyi asked.

Yao Yin's expression turned serious. "There's nothing we can do about it. I'll give you a fair chance to duel later."

Li Weiyi nodded, secretly deciding to give her a fair chance to fight as well.

"By the way! What exactly happened in the spider cave? Why are there ice cracks all over your body?" Li Weiyi asked casually.

To everyone's surprise, upon hearing this, Yao Yin's mind was filled with the word "whole body," and she immediately conjured up some unpleasant images. Her previous good expression vanished instantly, and her eyes turned cold and brooding.

"Shameless. It seems Hidden Twenty-Four was absolutely right."

Yao Yin snorted, mobilized her magic power, and strode away first, unwilling to travel with him any further.

Li Weiyi stood there, completely bewildered, utterly unaware of what she had said wrong. She muttered to herself, "It's her problem, definitely not mine. Hmm... what on earth did Hidden Twenty-Four spout? How can a recluse be so talkative?"

Upon arriving at the medicinal cuisine room, Li Weiyi and Yao Yin sat at the furthest distance from each other.

The surviving trial participants arrived one after another; there were only eighteen of them, and all of them were present.

That's why they arrived so neatly.

This is because today's lavish medicinal meal is a reward for all those who have passed the trial.

"Eight people died in the first trial. It seems that even if they don't kill each other, it won't be easy to survive until the last month," a mortal martial artist who had opened eight springs said in a cautionary tone.

Of the four martial arts practitioners from the Eight Springs Sect, one died, leaving three remaining.

The Tiger-like Deformed Humanoid Race, Baquan Wuxiu, licked his lips and laughed, "If we eliminate all the competitors beforehand, we won't need to go through the trials; we can win directly."

The mortal martial artist from the Eight Springs looked grim, knowing he was no match for him.

If we lose, we die.

After eating the medicinal diet.

Yao Yin suddenly rushed out like lightning, her speed reaching its peak, and thrust her magical dagger straight at Li Qing.

Without any warning.

Even Li Weiyi was stunned. She never expected that the Tiger-like Deformed Humanoid Race humanoid Baquan martial arts cultivator who had been making threats would not make a move, but instead the gentle and weak Yao Yin would become the first person to publicly kill her competitor.

This was clearly unexpected by Li Qing, who could only respond hastily.

"Sizzle!"

The dagger narrowly missed Li Qing's neck, leaving a bloody mark on his chin.

Li Qing was just a hair's breadth away from being killed in one blow.

"Fine! Since you're courting death, I'll eliminate your Pure Immortal Body from the competition ahead of time."

Li Qing touched his chin, his hand covered in blood. After the initial shock, a murderous glint appeared in his eyes, and he drew his sword and slashed out.

Yao Yin originally intended to use her superior agility, coupled with the fact that her opponent was unaware of her breakthrough, to unexpectedly eliminate Li Qing, her strongest opponent. This was because a month ago, when Li Qing fought Hidden Nine, she realized that Li Qing's speed was a weakness.

But to everyone's surprise, Li Qing made up for his weakness in just one month.

The movement technique he used to dodge her assassination attempt just now clearly reached the level of Heavenly Dao Mana Fusion.

"Swish! Swish..."

Both of them possessed exquisite and unparalleled movement skills. They rushed out of the medicinal kitchen and appeared in the plaza below the Mind Power Stone Wall. In an instant, countless figures appeared, and magical artifacts clashed repeatedly.

It is common knowledge that Pure Immortal Body possesses abnormal combat power capable of fighting across realms.

The man who had descended from the Eight Springs Tiger-like Deformed Humanoid Race, gazed at the battlefield. "What a pity! We were so close to a successful assassination."

Although he said it was a pity, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Li Weiyi said, "Go and lend her a hand; perhaps you can send that Perfected Person from the underworld away."

"And then? The first person she killed was me." The Deformed Race Martial Cultivator was not stupid; he clearly understood who the biggest enemy was at this stage.

"Puff!"

Li Qing unleashed a sword technique at the Heavenly Dao Mana Fusion level, a piercing sword cry rang out, and with one sword strike, he shattered Yao Yin's Heavenly Wind Palm Technique.

The sword pierced her palm and emerged from the back of her hand.

Yao Yin gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, and immediately withdrew her bloodied palm, disappearing into the purple bamboo forest in an instant using her movement technique.

"Having just broken through to the Eighth Spring, you dare to attack me? Isn't that a bit too hasty?"

Li Qing roared angrily, but instead of giving chase, he raised his blood-stained longsword and glared menacingly at the crowd behind him. In particular, his gaze was fixed on Li Weiyi.

Just as he was about to press his advantage and kill Yao Yin, Li Weiyi's magical energy fluctuations appeared behind him.

He knew Li Weiyi was no ordinary person; he had been specifically sent by the Earth Wolf King Army to monitor him. But given the current situation, it was clear that only one of the two could survive.

Just now, Li Weiyi must have been trying to emulate Yao Yin and assassinate him in a sneak attack.

After Yao Yin, a Pure Immortal Body, is injured, he will inevitably be hunted down by all martial artists who have opened the Eight Springs. But before that, Li Qing is very worried that all martial artists who have opened the Eight Springs will unite and kill him first.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Li Qing did not immediately pursue the "desperate bandits" who could not escape, but instead prepared to first deter the restless "bandits".

"Hidden Twenty-Four, Hidden Twenty-Five, that Pure Immortal Body Physician is overestimating herself and has already attacked me. Can I kill her at any time now?"

Li Qing shouted loudly to the two hermits standing at the edge of the square.

Hidden Twenty-Five said, "Those at a lower cultivation level lose their right to be protected once they strike first. If you want to kill her, of course we won't stop you."

Li Qing fixed his gaze on all the martial artists who had opened the Eight Springs, including Li Weiyi: "Did you hear that? You only have one life. Before you make a move, you'd better weigh your own strength carefully."

Li Weiyi really wanted to make a move just now, but he restrained himself because he still had some doubts in his mind and needed to contact Li Qing privately to verify them.

"If I challenge the murals with psychic powers, can they launch a sneak attack?" Li Qing asked, preparing to add another layer of intimidation.

Hidden Twenty-Four said, "Of course not."

"That's good!"

Li Qing strode towards the Mind Power Stone Wall and placed his hand on it.

"Whoosh!"

Hidden Nine, half-real light and shadow emerged from the stone wall, wielding a giant axe, and attacked the challenger Li Qing.

With a deafening roar, the giant axe clashed with the longsword in Li Qing's hand.

Li Qing's body slid back four zhang, his face instantly turning pale, and his sword-wielding hand trembling uncontrollably. Facing Hidden Nine's second axe strike, he immediately used the Heavenly Dao Mana Fusion Technique to dodge it.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Li Weiyi looked at the battlefield with only one person and one shadow, and nodded slightly.

Li Qing has made tremendous progress in the past month!

A month ago, in a single exchange of blows, Hidden Nine sent his longsword flying, leaving him utterly powerless to resist.

Li Qing withstood seven moves before his longsword finally fell, and he immediately admitted defeat.

Hidden Twenty-Five was shocked. "How could he have improved so much? I can only withstand four moves from Hidden Nine now."

A look of amazement appeared in Hidden Twenty-Four's eyes. "To become a Nine Springs Perfected Person outside the world is naturally no simple matter."

Hidden Twenty-Three arrived, his massive body appearing beside them. He said, "He obtained an opportunity during the Nine Springs Trial, Trace Meridians within his body are probably close to the full Silver Vein. In at most another month, once he reaches the full Silver Vein, he will truly be invincible among this group."

"But he still can't be a match for Hidden Nine! Hidden Nine is the pinnacle of mortals, possessing a hundred Silver Meridian Lines," Hidden Twenty-Five said.

With such a strong newcomer, Hidden Twenty-Four felt the pressure and unconsciously glanced at Li Weiyi.

Li Qing picked up the longsword from the ground, glanced at the group of frightened martial artists from Baquan, and then, following Yao Yin's lingering aura, disappeared into the purple bamboo forest.

One of them, dejected and bitter, said, "Is there any point in continuing the trials for us? I feel that the spot for Hidden Twenty-Six can no longer be claimed by anyone else!"

The Tiger-like Deformed Humanoid Race, Baquan Wuxiu, said, "Why don't we all join forces and eliminate him first?"

"Join forces? With just us? That Pure Immortal Body didn't lose an arm, so if we joined forces with her, we might have a chance. But now, with only one arm, her combat strength is probably not much stronger than yours."

Li Weiyi walked across the square, glanced at the red Mind Power Stone Wall in the distance, and decided not to further discourage those pitiful guys, so he went to find Li Qing first.

Li Qing used his movement technique to chase after the Blood River downstream.

"Where can we escape to? Beyond this valley, ferocious insects lurk everywhere."

Li Qing chased after them for more than twenty miles when he suddenly slowed down and saw three underground river tributaries branching off in front of him.

His gaze locked onto the narrow entrance to the underground river on the far right, a slight smile playing on his lips, "The scent on you has been giving you away. How could you escape? You dare not go deeper inside; you must be hiding at the entrance. Inside, ferocious insects roam, gnawing at your flesh piece by piece. The pain is like being slowly sliced to death, a fate worse than death."

"Come out! Dying by my sword is far more satisfying than dying at the hands of those ferocious insects."

Hidden in the shadows of the cave entrance, Yao Yin tore off a strip of cloth from her clothes, gritted her teeth, and trembled as she bandaged her bleeding hand, sweat beading on her face from the pain.

When Li Qing's magical sword pierced her palm, the blade contained magical energy, and the wound could not heal for a short time.

"Yao Yin, don't be afraid... We're all going to die sooner or later... Don't be afraid. We've lost, we've already prepared for it before we came to the Hidden Gate. You won't be afraid... You won't be. Fight!"

She sat on the ground with her back against the stone wall, her chest heaving, trying to overcome her fear of Li Qing and quickly regain her fighting spirit and condition. Just as she mustered her courage and was about to rush out, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from outside.

"Li Qing, shouldn't we have a proper talk about what's going on between us?"

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