Disaster Averted

A sword light streaked across the sky, pinning the Ghost King to the ground. At the same time, a cold shout rang out, "You beast, how dare you wreak havoc!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a bright red figure appeared in the air. Her eyes were filled with murderous intent, and a chilling killing aura permeated her entire being.

She raised her hand and pointed, unleashing a Sword Qi Long River that swept towards the Ghost King, instantly annihilating him into ashes, leaving only a few items behind.

Upon hearing this voice, Shen Ge finally succumbed and fainted.

Han Yu stared blankly at the Ghost King in front of her, who had turned to ashes, her eyes lifeless, as if she had gone mad.

Su Liuyue flashed to Shen Ge's side, and with a sweep of her divine sense, she understood Shen Ge's condition. Without saying anything, she raised her hand and flew into the air with Shen Ge.

"You risked your life to save Shen Ge today, so I owe you a favor. Don't hesitate to come to me if you ever need anything."

After saying this, Su Liuyue transformed into a streak of light and flew away. Although Shen Ge was not dead yet, he was close. She had to take Shen Ge back to the sect for treatment as soon as possible, otherwise Shen Ge would really die.

Han Yu remained expressionless, staring blankly at the spot where the Ghost King had disappeared, as if he were trying to find something.

Unfortunately, there were only a few items left there, the purpose of which was unknown, and none of them were what she was looking for.

After a long silence, Han Yu remained motionless.

Song Junjie walked over, glanced at the things on the ground, and a hint of greed flashed uncontrollably in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

Han Yu coldly glanced at the guy who had bothered him, his murderous intent undisguised. Song Junjie was startled and involuntarily took a few steps back. After all, he was in a terrible state and might not be able to beat Han Yu.

Han Yu got up and went forward to collect the items. At the same time, she scooped up all the black ash from the ground and put it into a piece of silk cloth. She didn't know what the black ash was, but now, it was Su Du's ashes, and she was going to take it back for burial.

Song Junjie really wanted to say that this mass of black ash wasn't just His Majesty's, it also included that Golden Core. Why are you putting them all together? Isn't that just annoying your sister?

But when he thought about Han Yu's current state, he didn't dare to say anything to remind her, for fear that he would be used by this woman to vent her anger.

After carefully collecting all the black ash, Han Yu glanced at Song Junjie and said coldly, "You have rendered meritorious service in saving the people; from now on, you will be the Marquis of Zhenguo."

"Go back and recover properly. You'll attend your sister's funeral in two weeks."

Song Junjie bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Spirit Moon Sect.

As soon as Su Liuyue returned to the sect, she went straight to the Pill Hall.

"Master Tongxuan, Master Tongxuan, come out and save people!"

Tongxuan appeared in front of Su Liuyue in a flash. He glanced at Shen Ge and asked in surprise, "How did things get like this?"

"Wait here, I'll go get the pills."

After saying that Tongxuan vanished in a flash.

However, Su Liuyue still bowed respectfully. "Thank you, Uncle Tongxuan."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mo Qingyu and Ziyang appeared in the main hall at the same time. Mo Qingyu looked at Shen Ge with a raised eyebrow and asked angrily, "What happened? How did you get injured like this? Who did this?"

Her three questions in a row showed just how furious she was.

Ziyang looked at Shen Ge, but only frowned and didn't ask anything, because his question had already been asked by Mo Qingyu.

Su Liuyue bowed, took a deep breath, and said, "This time I was careless. White Bone Mountain sent two teams, the other of which was all Foundation Establishment Realm. I had scouted them out before, but I didn't pay much attention. I never expected it would almost kill Junior Brother Shen."

"Also, Junior Brother Shen's enemy Huang Tao, was also present at the time. I had already chased him into the Blood Devil Grotto's territory and even severed his arm, but I didn't expect him to sneak back."

"If I hadn't suddenly sensed his presence, Junior Brother Shen might have..."

Soon, Su Liuyue told the two what she had learned from her brief observations upon arriving at the scene. As she spoke, Tongxuan returned with the pills.

"Junior brother, can Shen Ge's injuries be healed?" Ziyang Yang asked.

Tongxuan nodded and said, "Physical injuries are a minor problem, but Shen Ge used the life-burning technique, which is the most difficult thing to deal with. He only has about ten years left to live."

As he spoke, Tongxuan used his wood Spiritual Qi to carefully clean Shen Ge's wounds before taking out a Unceasing Life Pill and feeding it to Shen Ge. Although the Unceasing Life Pill could not bring the dead back to life, it could still heal flesh and bones, and it was a perfect cure for Shen Ge's injuries.

Before long, Shen Ge's damaged and charred organs all returned to normal, and at the same time, all the external injuries on his body were healed.

Just then, Wang Yan's voice came from outside the door. "Senior Sister Liuyue, why are you back in such a hurry? And why did you come straight to our Pill Refining Hall? Are you injured?"

Upon entering, Wang Yan discovered that not only was the Hall Master of Tongxuan there, but also the Sect Leader and Uncle-Master Mo. She quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Sect Leader; greetings, Uncle-Master Mo."

Ziyang and Mo Qingyu both nodded, but neither of them spoke.

Wang Yan then noticed Shen Ge lying on the bed in the middle. Seeing his full head of white hair, she immediately understood why Senior Sister Liuyue had returned in such a hurry.

"Junior Brother Shen, who inflicted this injury?" Wang Yan asked angrily.

"Huang Tao," Su Liuyue replied coldly.

"Huang Tao? Didn't he run away? How dare he come back?" Wang Yan was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected that person to be so bold.

"He's dead. Junior Brother Shen killed him, which put his mind at ease."

What?!

Junior Brother Shen killed Huang Tao!

This shocked Wang Yan even more than Huang Tao daring to touch her again. No matter what, Huang Tao was a Golden Core Stage cultivator, while Junior Brother Shen was only at the Foundation Establishment Peak. Even if he used the Life-Burning Technique to gain some Golden Core strength, he still couldn't possibly be able to truly fight against Golden Core Stage.

But the result was like this; it has to be said, Junior Brother Shen is truly a prodigy.

"I remember there are some Lifespan-Extending Pill in Flowing Gold Valley. Wait, I'll go and exchange some." With that, Ziyang's figure flashed and he disappeared.

The Lifespan-Extending Pill can increase lifespan by ten years for those in the Foundation Establishment Realm and twenty years for those in the Qi Refining Stage. If used on ordinary people, it can increase lifespan by fifty years.

Although it is only useful to those at or below the Foundation Establishment stage, it is still rare enough that it is usually snapped up very quickly once it appears. After all, everyone has some disappointing descendants.

Wang Yan took out a pure white snow lotus and said, "Um, I have a Soul-Nourishing Snow Lotus here, Hall Master. Why don't you refine it into a pill? Junior Brother Shen's soul is quite badly injured and needs to be nurtured."

Tongxuan took the snow lotus and put it away. "Okay, I'll go right now."

Mo Qingyu nodded to Wang Yan as a way of thanking her for giving Shen Ge the Soul-Nourishing Snow Lotus to heal his injuries.

"Junior sister, thank you. I will have Junior Brother Shen come to express his gratitude once he wakes up."