Su Yi staggered as he walked, his right hand clamped over his waist, his face contorted with pain.
Ever since he had endured the agony of merging with the Great Dao Phone, this little pain had hardly seemed like anything.
"Since transmigrating to the Desolate Ancient, my greatest progress hasn't been in strength, but in my ability to endure pain."
Su Yi thought bitterly. Before he transmigrated, this kind of pain would have knocked him unconscious.
He struggled out of the enormous pit. Dust billowed all around him, the scene resembling the aftermath of a dust storm.
Just then, a graceful figure descended from the sky and landed in front of Su Yi.
Su Yi looked up. It was Wu Qingyao.
Her white dress fluttered in the breeze, and she looked like a celestial maiden who had descended to earth. Su Yi had never seen such a stunning woman with such bearing.
But his heart already belonged to someone else. He felt no stirrings, only frowning as he looked at her.
Wu Qingyao produced a white jade bottle with a turn of her hand and walked over to Su Yi. "This is a Bone Healing Pill. It can treat your injuries."
Su Yi didn't take it right away. Instead, he asked, "Who are you?"
"Wu Qingyao of the Luoshui Sect. We'll be fellow disciples in the future."
Wu Qingyao spoke with a meaningful smile. She thought Su Yi wouldn't understand, so she teased him on purpose, making him think he would be joining the Luoshui Sect.
Wu Qingyao!
Su Yi understood at once and raised a hand, gesturing for her to pass the bottle over.
Wu Qingyao was a member of the Emperor Su Sect. If she dared to harm him, he could kill her with a thought.
Besides, he could tell from her clear eyes that she didn't seem like a despicable person.
Of course, you could know someone's face but not their heart. If Wu Qingyao really had disguised herself that well, then this would teach him a lesson!
It would teach him that a woman's heart was as fathomless as the sea!
Wu Qingyao tossed the white jade bottle lightly to Su Yi.
After catching it, Su Yi nodded. "If this medicine is genuine, I'll owe you a favor."
By rights, he owed every member of the Emperor Su Sect a favor. After all, they had all contributed resources when he joined the sect, and he hadn't repaid them yet.
Wu Qingyao shook her head and smiled faintly. "Take care of yourself."
With that, she turned and left.
Humans and demons walked different paths. Even though she had joined the Emperor Su Sect, in the real world she still had to keep her distance from demons.
Watching her retreating figure, Su Yi opened the white jade bottle. There were five Bone Healing Pills inside. He tipped one out and swallowed it.
Even without the pill, his ability to heal himself was strong, but recovering faster was always a good thing.
At the intersection in the distance, Mo Haosheng watched with a face like thunder, his fists clenched. Behind him, the Luoshui Sect disciples exchanged glances.
Senior Sister Wu had something going on with a Half-Demon?
The Bone Healing Pill was the Luoshui Sect's sacred medicine for treating injuries, and she'd just given one away?
They could all smell gossip in the air, and they looked at Mo Haosheng's back with amusement.
Mo Haosheng was domineering as usual. Though they often fawned over him, deep down they couldn't stand him.
This spoiled brat thought he could marry Senior Sister Wu?
Even if his father was the sect master, it wouldn't help!
Mo Haosheng didn't know what his fellow disciples were thinking, but he felt humiliated. He even had the sense that he'd been cuckolded.
"Damn it... If I don't kill you in this life, I'm no man!"
Mo Haosheng roared fiercely in his heart. From that moment on, his goal in life was no longer to marry Wu Qingyao, but to kill Su Yi!
At the same time, the Four Elders of Great Wei were also sizing up Su Yi.
"This young man destroyed Kuang Chu'e's body. He's powerful! We mustn't make an enemy of him!"
"There's something strange about his sword!"
"Magic treasures are part of one's strength!"
"We must win him over!"
The Four Elders of Great Wei quickly made up their minds. They planned to stay in Xiwan City a while longer and get closer to Su Yi.
After Kuang Chu'e fled, Xiwan City didn't return to peace, because the Qiling Holy Lotus was still there.
Fortunately, the Qiling Holy Lotus's vines stayed within a thousand meters of it, causing no major casualties or destruction in Xiwan City.
Inside a helicopter circling overhead, a reporter trained the camera on the Qiling Holy Lotus. As they watched it looming in the dust clouds, everyone felt tense. Tales of the Qiling Holy Lotus had begun to spread.
An evil spirit from legend!
One that would give birth to a fiend who would slaughter all living things!
Anyone would be on edge after hearing that.
The Luoshui Sect disciples also sent word back, reporting the matter to the sect's higher-ups.
The Qiling Holy Lotus's appearance would surely turn Xiwan City into forbidden ground for the entire world. Powerful figures from many great factions might even come to suppress it.
Once the Qiling Holy Body emerged, the world would fall into chaos!
Meanwhile, Wu Qingyao also relayed the news to the Emperor Su Sect.
Black Tiger Emperor: Kuang Chu'e of the Western Buddha Dynasty nearly got killed? A Half-Demon can be that powerful?
Old Lord Qiyang: This kid's growing at a terrifying pace! No wonder Emperor Su considers him a genius!
Devil Lord Qingyan: Really? The Western Buddha Dynasty may not have any powerful experts, but it has a Nascent Soul guarding it. A mortal cultivates for a month and can defeat a Nascent Soul?
Sword Saint Xia Tianyi: He uses a sword? Interesting. I'd like to take him as my disciple.
Demon Wolf Star: The Qiling Land, is it? I'm on my way!
By now, the members of the Emperor Su Sect all knew that Emperor Su was cultivating a mortal, leading him down the demonic path. The man could slay a Nascent Soul in just one month—something that defied all reason.
Aside from the Demon Wolf Star, the others were merely interested. None of them intended to wade into the Qiling Land's muddy waters.
Su Yi, who was recovering from his injuries, also noticed the Demon Wolf Star's message.
"That fellow is actually coming..."
Sitting cross-legged beside the pit, Su Yi furrowed his brows. He still didn't want to meet members of the Emperor Su Sect, lest his identity be exposed.
Besides, the Demon Wolf Star was clearly stronger than Old Lord Qiyang. The way the devil spoke in the chat made it clear he was cruel and cunning. If he became an enemy, he'd be a nightmare.
But...
He'd come at just the right time!
Maybe he could be put to use!
Su Yi thought to himself. The Western Buddha Dynasty certainly wouldn't let this go, and the other six dynasties might come too. Xiwan City would have a hard time staying peaceful in the days ahead.
The Demon Wolf Star would be a trump card in his hand!
Then Su Yi continued healing.
About an hour later, his injuries had healed. He had to admit, the Bone Healing Pill was miraculous.
He got up and returned to the pit where the Qiling Holy Lotus lay. The vines around it seemed to have a will of their own and didn't attack him, so he waited quietly.
Inside the pit, dust filled the air. He couldn't see the Qiling Holy Lotus at all, but he could sense Nan Xiaopao's presence.
That girl was growing stronger at an astonishing speed!
"So it's true. Tsk, tsk, the Qiling Holy Body... Will she become a fiend someday?"
Su Yi murmured to himself, but he wasn't too worried.
In his view, no constitution was pure evil. It was only when people's hearts fell into demonic ways that they became wicked.
Nan Xiaopao was mischievous, but she was kind at heart. Under his watch, she would never become the fiend of legend.
After all, he was a Half-Demon himself. He wasn't exactly a model of virtue.
The helicopter's camera caught Su Yi, making people wonder: Could Su Yi have some connection to the Qiling Holy Lotus?
Time slowly passed.
The moon set and the sun rose. Before long, a whole day had gone by.
The Qiling Holy Lotus's vines lay between the streets without stirring again, as if everything had returned to calm.
Ming—
A sharp cry suddenly rang out from high above. Then a black speck plummeted through the clouds and fell into Xiwan City.
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