Inside the Misty Cloud Sect's main hall.
Yun Yun sat in the sect master's seat, her face pale.
A deep wound marked her left shoulder, and the skin around it had already turned purplish-black.
A foul odor wafted from the wound.
Nalan Yanran stood beside her, her eyes red-rimmed.
Several elders surrounded Yun Yun, their expressions extremely grim.
"Sect Master, how were you injured so badly?"
Great Elder Yun Leng's voice trembled.
Yun Yun forced her eyes open.
"Tier 6 Magical Beast... Black Water Profound Snake."
Her voice was weak, and every word took tremendous effort.
The elders' expressions changed at once.
Black Water Profound Snake.
A Tier 6 Magical Beast, equivalent to a Peak Dou Emperor expert.
Moreover, the Black Water Profound Snake's venom was exceedingly potent. Even a Dou Zong expert would struggle to escape unscathed after being poisoned by it.
"Sect Master, how did you provoke the Black Water Profound Snake?"
Second Elder could not help asking.
Yun Yun shook her head without speaking.
She had originally intended to search the Magical Beast Mountain Range for a rare medicinal herb.
Unexpectedly, she had encountered the Black Water Profound Snake on the way.
That beast had been incredibly powerful, and she had only barely managed to escape after exhausting all her strength.
Yet she had still been poisoned by it.
Yun Yun could clearly feel the poison continuously spreading through her body.
It flowed from the wound along her meridians, spreading toward every limb and organ.
Her Dou Qi was being corroded bit by bit by the poison.
If this continued, it would not be long before the poison invaded her heart meridians.
By then, even immortals would be unable to save her.
"Teacher, you must hold on."
Yun Yun barely forced out a smile.
"Don't worry. Your