My Sister Is Invincible

Pale white bone fragments pattered down. At the broken stump of the Saint Corpse Bone Demon, dense Death Qi surged wildly, attempting to reform, only to be continuously annihilated by the lingering Chaos Qi.

The roars rising from the abyssal rift grew ever more furious, and the entire edge of the fissure shook violently.

"Che'er, the aura beneath the abyss... is exceedingly chaotic. Aside from stronger undead creatures, there are also... living beings. They are using Death Qi to conceal their tracks and are rapidly heading downward!" Yun Mengyao said.

"Almost certainly." Xuanyuan Che nodded. "They've got some nerve, fishing right under my nose. Looks like there really is something good hidden at the bottom of this abyss—something worth risking their lives for."

When he had smashed apart the Saint Corpse Bone Demon's arm with one punch earlier, there had been some showing off involved, but not much. More importantly, he had planted a wisp of a Chaos mark in its core, allowing him to sense the situation below the abyss in reverse through its connection to the Death Qi. At this moment, the scene his spiritual sense "saw" was far clearer than what the others could perceive.

Several figures cloaked in warped shadows clung tightly to the rock wall, avoiding the main battlefield as they silently slipped toward the deepest reaches of the abyss. They carried peculiar magical artifacts that could ward off the corrosion of the dense Death Qi here to a certain extent, even drawing upon it for their own use to conceal their auras.

The leader's aura was obscure, but he had absolutely reached the Saint Realm—and he was far more than a mere newcomer to it! The others were all formidable experts of the Tai Xu Realm as well.

Those ghostly figures had a clear goal, heading straight for the abyssal floor. The fluctuations there seemed to share the same origin as the Sacred Heart Crystal discovered on the altar earlier, yet their energy was a hundred times stronger. Moreover, mixed within them was an exceedingly faint trace of... vitality? Vitality nurtured within this land of absolute death?

"Utter extinction gives birth to the ultimate of life..." Xuanyuan Che recalled the divine script on the altar's base and understood.

"Brother Xuanyuan, this is no place to linger!" Zhou Qiankun approached with the people from True Martial Academy, his expression grave. "Though the Saint Corpse Bone Demon has been injured, as long as the abyssal aura remains, it can regenerate without end. It may even draw even more terrifying existences here! We are not in good condition. Perhaps..."

Before he could finish, Xuanyuan Che interrupted him.

"Brother Zhou, you should withdraw first." Xuanyuan Che's tone brooked no argument. "Take this and return the way you came. It can help you avoid most dangers." With a flick of his finger, a talisman landed in Zhou Qiankun's hand. "Crush it, and it will block Death Qi detection for a short while—long enough for you to leave this area."

Zhou Qiankun held the exquisite talisman, his shock deepening. This thing was even more useful than the magical artifacts on his body. He gave Xuanyuan Che a long, deep look.

"Great kindness needs no words of thanks! Brother Xuanyuan, everyone, take care! If you ever come to the Central Continent, True Martial Academy will sweep its couch clean to welcome you!" Zhou Qiankun no longer hesitated. He cupped his fists in a solemn salute, then decisively led his fellow disciples away at speed.

"Second Senior Sister, can you sense their exact positions?" Xuanyuan Che asked.

Yun Mengyao gently nodded. A hazy white radiance rose around her as she communed with heaven and earth. A moment later, she opened her eyes. "They have already descended three thousand zhang. The concentration of Death Qi below increases geometrically, and there are naturally formed Death Qi vortices and spatial cracks. It is extremely dangerous. Their target... lies at a tremendous depth. My spiritual sense cannot fully reach it, but the feeling it gives me... is deeply contradictory. It is both a land of absolute death and a place where a thread of life is hidden."

Then that was it. Xuanyuan Che thought to himself.

Yun Mengyao paused before adding, "If we pursue them directly now, we will immediately alert the existence deeper below. The Netherworld Clan seems to have mastered a secret path."

"A secret path?" Xuanyuan Che raised a brow. "Can you deduce their route?"

"I can try, but it will take time, and I cannot guarantee complete accuracy." Yun Mengyao pondered. "The abyssal environment changes constantly, and their route is not fixed either."

"No matter." Xuanyuan Che smiled. "We have a simpler method."

Under the puzzled gazes of the three, Xuanyuan Che took out a plain-looking compass from his storage ring. Its material was neither metal nor wood, yet it had a distinctly solid texture.

"This is...?"

"The Heaven and Earth Searching Disk. My sister gave it to me," Xuanyuan Che casually explained. He forced out a drop of pale golden blood from his fingertip and let it fall into the center of the compass. The blood was absorbed instantly. Its needle spun madly before finally settling, pointing down into the abyss and slightly to the left.

"Little Junior Brother, you have an older sister?"

"Of course. I have an older brother too. Is that important, Senior Brother?"

"Little Junior Brother, your sister was willing to give you something so precious. She must love you dearly. Don't worry—we'll definitely protect you!" Thunder Roar Ravine had already imagined a tragic and beautiful scene of deeply affectionate siblings forced apart by circumstances beyond their control.

Yun Mengyao and Mu Qingxue were also deeply moved. Although they had never heard Little Junior Brother mention his family, such a gifted child had "fled" all the way to the Eastern Wasteland. Wasn't this precisely the script of some great clan suffering a calamity, forcing the family's chosen prodigy to carry everyone's hopes—the thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river?

Thus, the way they looked at Xuanyuan Che grew ever more doting, gentle... and sympathetic?

What exactly are you sympathizing with, may I ask?

Xuanyuan Che's expression turned strange, his face full of question marks. Third Senior Brother was as sentimental as ever. Always making wild assumptions.

"My sister is invincible."

Without offering further explanation, Xuanyuan Che coughed twice, then continued,

"When I was beating up that pile of bones earlier, I casually fished out some material from its core. It shares the same origin as those deathly things below, while this needle is now more inclined to track... vitality. The Netherworld Clan's techniques are sinister, but they are still alive. They must have some vitality in them. Following the needle's shifts will reveal the relatively safe route they chose."

Yun Mengyao, Mu Qingxue, Thunder Roar Ravine: "..."

While beating up the Saint Corpse Bone Demon, he had been able to precisely steal a trace of its origin Death Qi from its core to use as a tracking medium, and he had even prepared such an inconceivable tracking compass beforehand... This kind of maneuver was like having cheat codes.

"Let's go. Any later, and we won't even get the soup." Xuanyuan Che stepped out first, lightly leaping into the fissure along the direction indicated by the compass needle.

Yun Mengyao and the other two exchanged looks, each seeing the amazement in the others' eyes. Then they followed without hesitation.

The four figures moved like specters, darting across the steep, rugged rock walls with borrowed force.

Holding the compass, Xuanyuan Che continuously made minor adjustments to their direction. His Chaos Body was like a fish in water here. The pores all over his body opened and closed slightly, not only ignoring the erosion of Death Qi but even slowly absorbing and refining the pure yin-attributed energy within it.

The farther down they went, the dimmer the light became, until there was almost complete darkness. The Death Qi had become so dense it was impossible to disperse. An ordinary Tai Xu Realm cultivator would likely be eroded completely within a quarter of an hour here.

Had the four not all been extraordinary—and had they not had Xuanyuan Che, this cheat code—they likely would have found it impossible to endure much earlier.

At last, Xuanyuan Che stopped. The other three halted as well, concealing every trace of their auras.