Innate Sha Qi Enters the Body

"Lei Xiao, who was that senior who came with you and Third Sister just now?"

Seeing Tongtian and Zhunti move the battlefield into the prehistoric starry sky, Yun Xiao breathed a sigh of relief before asking.

"Tongtian of the Three Pure Ones, also the master of Third Sister and me," Lei Xiao said.

Hearing the four words "Supreme Pure Tongtian," Yun Xiao parted her lips slightly, seemingly wanting to say something, yet the sheer weight of the information left her speechless for a moment.

It was not just Yun Xiao. Beside her, Qiong Xiao's beautiful eyes widened as she sharply drew in a breath.

"You and Third Sister have actually taken such a mighty being as your master. This is your fortuitous chance; you must cherish it," Yun Xiao admonished.

The law of the prehistoric world was that the weak were prey to the strong. Take the old man at the peak of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, whom Zhunti had casually slain earlier—why had he died at Zhunti's hands? Because his cultivation was weak.

But if one had someone to rely on, the situation would be different.

"Eldest Sister, Second Sister, you needn't be envious. Master said he would take you as disciples too." At that moment, a streak of light descended, and Bi Xiao stepped out from within it.

"Third Sister, is that true?" Yun Xiao's beautiful eyes lit up at her words.

"If Eldest Sister doesn't believe me, ask Little Fourth," Bi Xiao said with a curl of her lips.

Yun Xiao looked toward Lei Xiao.

"It's true."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly. "Master came with us this time precisely to take Eldest Sister and Second Sister as disciples."

Hearing Lei Xiao confirm it once more, Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao exchanged a glance, both seeing the irrepressible ecstasy in the other's eyes.

"Cough, cough—"

Just then, Qiong Xiao suddenly began coughing and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

"Second Sister..."

"Second Sister..."

Yun Xiao and Bi Xiao paled in alarm, hurrying to support Qiong Xiao from either side.

Qiong Xiao's already pale face was now utterly bloodless, while wisps of Sha Qi mingled within that mouthful of black blood.

"Second Sister, there's Sha Qi in your body. I'll force it out for you."

As she spoke, Bi Xiao immediately circulated her immortal essence and gently pressed both palms against the center of Qiong Xiao's back.

Pure, gentle immortal power slowly flowed into the other woman's meridians. Following the paths of her circulating blood and qi, it tried to force the accumulated sinister Sha Qi out of her body step by step.

However, the instant her immortal essence touched that Sha Qi, a sudden change erupted!

The seemingly ordinary black Sha Qi acted like a living creature, abruptly bursting forth with an incomparably violent devouring force. Bi Xiao's immortal essence was directly turned into nourishment for the Sha Qi's growth.

Part of the Sha Qi even followed the immortal essence, attempting to enter Bi Xiao's body.

"Not good."

Sensing that something was wrong, Lei Xiao waved his hand and sent out a stream of magical power, separating Bi Xiao from Qiong Xiao.

Caught off guard, Bi Xiao staggered back several steps before barely steadying herself.

Her face turned deathly pale. Lowering her head to look at her hands, she saw wisps of black Sha Qi lingering at her fingertips, crazily corroding her skin like a disease that clung to the bone.

"Third Sister!"

Yun Xiao cried out and hurriedly reached out to support Bi Xiao, extending her divine sense at the same time to examine her condition.

"I'm fine..."

Bi Xiao shook her head. "I was only struck by a backlash from that Sha Qi. It's nothing serious. But Second Sister's condition is rather troubling."

As Bi Xiao spoke, Lei Xiao had already sent his own immortal power into Qiong Xiao's body.

"Fourth Brother, stop! You'll suffer backlash!" Bi Xiao's expression changed drastically. She had just experienced it firsthand.

"Rest assured, Third Sister. My immortal power contains the power of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder; it does not fear Sha Qi."

As he spoke, Lei Xiao's immortal power had already come into contact with the Sha Qi within Qiong Xiao's body.

"Sizzle—"

An exceedingly faint burning sound rang out inside Qiong Xiao's body.

The strand of black Sha Qi that had been raging madly just moments ago shuddered violently the instant it touched Lei Xiao's immortal essence, as though it had been scalded, letting out a shriek that set teeth on edge.

Like water and fire meeting, the two forces wore each other down.

"Urgh..."

Qiong Xiao gave a muffled groan, her already pale face now completely devoid of color. She could clearly feel the black Sha Qi entrenched deep within her body madly gathering and fiercely tangling with Lei Xiao's immortal essence.

Seeing this, Lei Xiao was about to increase his immortal power and clash head-on with the black Sha Qi when Yun Xiao's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Lei Xiao!"

Looking at the fine beads of sweat seeping from Qiong Xiao's forehead and her constantly trembling body, Yun Xiao's beautiful eyes were filled with anxiety.

"Stop now! Second Sister's body is too fragile to withstand such forceful scouring."

Lei Xiao frowned at her words, but did not immediately withdraw. Instead, he sent his divine sense into Qiong Xiao's body and examined it carefully.

Sure enough, just as Yun Xiao had said, if he continued forcefully scouring her body, the Sha Qi might not yet be purged, but Qiong Xiao's immortal body would first be shattered by the thunder force, her foundation ruined!

"I was too hasty."

Lei Xiao's heart sank. In an instant, he withdrew most of his immortal essence, leaving only threads of the gentlest Purple Heaven thunder aura circling the Sha Qi within Qiong Xiao, barely suppressing the wildly darting Sha Qi without continuing the forceful collision.

The violent agony of their inner struggle abruptly weakened. Qiong Xiao's taut muscles suddenly relaxed, and her body went limp, nearly collapsing entirely into Lei Xiao's arms. Fine cold sweat soaked through her robes, her lips were bloodless, and her breath was weak and disordered.

"Second Sister, how are you?" Yun Xiao immediately asked.

"Her origin has been eroded by Innate Sha Qi."

Lei Xiao revealed Qiong Xiao's condition. This was also the most troublesome part.

If it were merely Innate Sha Qi, he could still use his immortal essence to wear it away bit by bit. It would only take more time.

But once her origin had been eroded by Innate Sha Qi, Qiong Xiao's origin itself would become nourishment for it. Unless Lei Xiao destroyed Yun Xiao's origin along with it, the Innate Sha Qi would not vanish.

Yun Xiao likewise realized the desperate situation Qiong Xiao now faced. Her body trembled slightly, a veil of worry instantly clouding her eyes as her fingertips brushed Qiong Xiao's chilled cheek.

"When? Just when did Innate Sha Qi enter your body and even invade your origin? It must have been quite a long time ago. Was it within the Yin-Yang Profound Baleful Array?

Why didn't you tell me then? If you had told me, with my help, perhaps we could have expelled the Innate Sha Qi from your body at once..."

Qiong Xiao merely shook her head slightly. At the time, both she and Yun Xiao had needed to devote their full strength to maintaining the Innate Array and sustaining the seal. Telling Yun Xiao would only have distracted her.

This was fate.

She had been fortunate enough for the Dragon-Binding Rope to acknowledge her as its master, but as the core of the seal imprisoning the Yin-Yang Baleful Qi Flood Dragon, when the Yin-Yang Baleful Qi Flood Dragon desperately tried to break the seal, she would naturally suffer greater backlash.

That was when the Innate Sha Qi had entered her body.

"Eldest Sister, Third Sister, Fourth Brother, don't worry. My life is not in danger for the time being."

Qiong Xiao forced a smile. "But I cannot absorb Innate spiritual qi to restore my magical power now, because once Innate spiritual qi enters my body, it will be devoured by the Innate Sha Qi and turned into nourishment for its growth.

The Dragon-Binding Rope cannot display even a trace of its power in my hands now. Keeping it would only be a waste. Eldest Sister, I'll give it to you..."

"Second Sister, what nonsense are you saying!"

Yun Xiao cut her off sharply, rare severity in her voice. She seized Qiong Xiao's hand as she tried to remove the Dragon-Binding Rope, her eyes reddening, yet she stubbornly refused to let her tears fall.

"I may have a method that can completely resolve the Innate Sha Qi within Second Sister's body," Lei Xiao suddenly said.