Tianji Zhenren's Agony

Elder Shi noticed it as well. His brows furrowed as he fixed his gaze on it.

A meteor streaked straight down from the skies, its landing point aimed directly at the Backer Sect's mountain gate!

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the meteor was not some object at all, but a person!

That was...

Tianji Zhenren!

At this moment, Tianji Zhenren's face was dark red, and cracks covered his body as though he were about to split into four pieces and shatter into five.

His left arm had been torn off, and there was a translucent bloody hole in his abdomen!

He had suffered a brutal heavy blow and was now practically at death's door!

"Chief Tianji!"

Elder Shi cried out!

He had originally been an elder of Celestial Secrets Peak.

Today, he was merely on duty. Seeing his own chief injured so badly, his face drained of color in shock.

Hua Yunfei immediately waved his hand, sending out gentle spiritual power that gathered into a cloud and caught the falling Tianji Zhenren!

Elder Shi hurried forward and caught Tianji Zhenren in his arms.

At this point, Tianji Zhenren was already barely conscious, his eyes half-closed as though he could faint at any moment.

With the last shred of his strength, he shouted, "Damn it, there's an assassin!"

Hua Yunfei: "..."

Elder Shi: "..."

Ye Bufan: "..."

Chapter 10: Tianji Zhenren's Agony

After saying that, Tianji Zhenren pointed at his backside. "Cover me up. This is humiliating!"

Hua Yunfei took one look and thought, This is...

Holy shit!

Elder Shi was on the verge of tears, yet he nearly burst out laughing instead. Even the hands holding Tianji Zhenren were trembling.

He was enduring it with great difficulty!

Ye Bufan desperately restrained himself. A chief being ambushed was a very serious matter.

He could not laugh!

He had to be polite!

"Cough, cough."

Hua Yunfei tried his best not to look. He poured a great deal of spiritual power into Tianji Zhenren's body, helping soothe the injuries within him.

Then, he took out a garment and covered Tianji Zhenren's body.

Looking at Elder Shi, he instructed, "Do not let anyone else know about this. Uncle-Master Tianji cares greatly about his reputation."

"Don't worry. Who in the Backer Sect doesn't know that my, Shi Changsheng's, mouth is sealed tight!"

Elder Shi patted his chest in assurance and nodded readily. His mouth was very tight indeed!

Using all his strength to hold the garment over his backside, Tianji Zhenren looked at Hua Yunfei. "Take me to see the Sect Leader. If I don't kill that son of a bitch, I'll shave my head and become a monk!"

His voice was steeped in grief and indignation, carrying a sobbing tone.

"Gather the chiefs of the four peaks. We will hold a council at Backer Peak!"

Hua Yunfei carried Tianji Zhenren and Ye Bufan as he flew into Backer Peak, while Elder Shi rushed toward the summits of the four peaks to invite the various chiefs.

"What... happened to him?"

Seeing Tianji Zhenren lying facedown on the bed, Yun Tian Zhenren had initially been enraged beyond measure. But when he lifted the garment and looked, he froze completely.

Limitless Heavenly Venerable.

This was...

Yun Tian Zhenren said furiously, "Who injured my junior brother? Such methods are truly vicious!"

Other than Hua Yunfei, the chiefs of the various peaks had all once been genius disciples of the Backer Sect. Naturally, they addressed one another as senior and junior brothers.

Tianji Zhenren had nearly passed out, but upon hearing Yun Tian Zhenren's words, he suddenly grabbed his hand and said miserably, "Senior Brother Sect Leader, this junior brother of yours is in pain! This is too much bullying. How could they do this to me?"

"It really does hurt! It hurts just looking at it!" Yun Tian Zhenren agreed.

Even his own backside felt waves of chill!

Hua Yunfei was inwardly amazed as well. Such a method—what a petty villain!

For a cultivator with strong self-respect, this was critical-hit damage. It was far too damn humiliating!

"Sect Leader! What happened to Junior Brother?"

Gou Yuan Zhenren was the first to arrive, his face full of concern.

He had the best relationship with Tianji Zhenren. They had played together ever since they were young.

"Pfft, hahahaha..."

Yet after lifting the garment, Gou Yuan Zhenren immediately burst out laughing.

Only when he met Tianji Zhenren's murderous gaze did he forcibly stop. His body still trembled, and every now and then, a faint laugh escaped him.

"What a rotten friend!"

Tianji Zhenren cried out, nearly weeping.

After Xiaxuan Zhenren, Wuji Zhenren, and Di Shen Zhenren arrived, they first showed concern for Tianji Zhenren's injuries. While using their magical power to help him recover, they discovered that Gou Yuan Zhenren was still trembling nonstop in the corner.

Xiaxuan Zhenren's pretty face hardened as she said, "A peak chief was attacked while away and nearly perished, yet you seem rather happy? Can't you be more serious?"

Wuji Zhenren had the most explosive temper. Hearing that, he immediately added, "Exactly. Junior Sister is right. This is too much. Senior Brother, how can you be so oblivious to what matters?"

Di Shen Zhenren was a man of few words. He nodded in agreement.

"Enough, enough!"

Yun Tian Zhenren stepped forward to mediate. Then, seemingly absentmindedly, he lifted the garment covering Tianji Zhenren and said, "Let us first stabilize Junior Brother's injuries. He should have been poisoned, so we must detoxify him first."

Tianji Zhenren's face was dark red, a sign that poison had entered his body.

"Why... is there a little hole there?"

Wuji Zhenren was puzzled. He stepped forward and examined it closely, his expression gradually turning strange. He then walked aside, the corners of his mouth rising beyond his control.

Di Shen Zhenren had sharp eyes and noticed it immediately. He gave a light cough and pretended not to have seen anything, though the corners of his mouth slowly curled upward.

Xiaxuan Zhenren's face went blank, a trace of embarrassment flashing across her pretty features. She turned around and said, "Senior Brother Sect Leader, you are being improper too!"

Why remove the garment just to detoxify him? It was definitely intentional!

What an old lecher!

Yun Tian Zhenren smiled awkwardly and covered him with the garment again.

Tianji Zhenren had already fainted from humiliation.

He had not expected that, compared with the injuries on his body, that place would be of greater concern to those old fellows.

Hua Yunfei said, "I have a pill here, one I happened to obtain during this trip. After Uncle-Master Tianji takes it, he should recover completely."

As he spoke, he took out a Saint Pill. The pill was ash-gray and white, radiating a halo, with cloud-like patterns unexpectedly etched across its surface!

Yun Tian Zhenren said delightedly, "A Saint Pill with pill clouds can be called a supreme-grade treasure. Using such a pill to treat such a minor injury would be far too extravagant."

As he spoke, Yun Tian Zhenren took the Saint Pill and stored it in his Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven. "We will first use our magical power to heal Junior Brother, then feed him some lower-grade pills. If that still fails, the Saint Pill can at least preserve his life."

Damn it, this guy really knows how to squeeze every last drop! He's even trying to pocket the Saint Pill his nephew gave him!

Gou Yuan Zhenren was speechless, but he said nothing.

After all, he also believed that although Tianji Zhenren's injuries were severe, they did not warrant using a Saint Pill. With his Celestial Realm cultivation, it was impossible for him to die so easily!

Every word and action of a Celestial Realm cultivator could draw upon the power of heaven and earth and resonate with the Great Dao. Severed limbs could regrow, and even a mutilated body could revive!

As long as they removed the poison from Tianji Zhenren's body, he could restore himself.

As the group worked together to remove the poison from Tianji Zhenren's body, their expressions gradually turned grave.

Hua Yunfei said, "It is blood poison! Blood Demon venom!"

Blood Demons were similar to the Crimson Fiend that had appeared above Luoyang City two days ago.

But compared to Blood Demons, Crimson Fiends merely possessed a trace of their bloodline and could not compare to them at all.

Blood Demons were a royal branch of the Ancient Demon Clan. They fed on blood, cultivated through blood, possessed powerful physiques, and were extremely dangerous.

When cultivators of the same realm fought Blood Demons of the same realm, it was very difficult for them to win!