And now, with the Yin Sha Qi being devoured by that unknown creature, the difficulty of harvesting it naturally increased, and even if it could still be harvested, there wouldn’t be much to collect.
Because the spiritual qi whirlpool that had just appeared had directly devoured ninety percent of the Yin Sha Qi in this marsh.
They knew that if they could collect all the Yin Sha Qi here, the mission would almost be halfway to meeting the target amount, which shows just how rich the concentration of Yin Sha Qi was in this area.
Not only could the Yin Sha Qi strengthen their Demonic Techniques’ cultivation, but it also allowed them to refine a unique Poison Skill as well as create Yin Sha Puppets.
The poison that Yang Yuemin suffered was precisely inflicted by a Yin Sha Puppet of the Black Cloud Sect.
"These two women’s presences are getting weaker and weaker, they are no longer at the strength of the Melding Earth Realm. Everyone together, take them down, after that, quickly harvest the Yin Sha Qi. I want to see what kind of monster is below that has such a big appetite, swallowing such dense Yin Sha Qi,"
Li Chu ordered the Martial Artists of the Black Cloud Sect.
Hearing this, the crowd naturally could only obey his command.
Jia Shaluo, Mu Qingxue, and others all had the same thought as Li Chu.
If they wanted to accomplish their Sect’s mission, they must first get rid of these Martial Artists from the Jade Cauldron Sect blocking their path, otherwise, it would only cause them trouble.
"You can all try, but today I must avenge my junior brother!"
Xu Lianyu glared at Xu Qiang and the others with a look of vengeance. Despite her weakening presence, her fighting will was still as strong as ever; she was determined to avenge Lin Chen no matter what.
Wang Yilin naturally did not back down either.
However, the others from the Jade Cauldron Sect were already drained of Spiritual Power, greatly weakened in combat, and many had even lost the will to fight, wanting to flee.
After all, the rewards for the Sect mission could be forsaken, but one’s life was singular and they were not yet prepared to die for their Sect.
"What does it matter if one is a Melding Earth Realm powerhouse? In the end, they still died by my hand, just a pity for two good skins."
Li Chu had employed some Evil Technique, and his aura suddenly burst forth to the level of half-step into the Melding Earth Realm, he cackled and charged toward the two women, Wang Yilin and Xu Lianyu.
He was well aware of the special status of the two women within the Jade Cauldron Sect and was naturally not willing to miss out on the credit for killing them.
Feeling the powerful aura coming from Li Chu, despite the great concern the disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect had for Wang Yilin and Xu Lianyu, not a single one of them dared to make a move to block Li Chu’s attack.
Gong Xinghui and Bi Futian wanted to rescue the two women and flee, but Li Chu’s attack was too sudden, and they simply could not respond in time to save them.
However, just at that critical juncture, a sudden loud noise came from the ground beneath the marsh, much like an erupting volcano, and countless pale yellow flames of Spiritual Light burst forth from underground.
A powerful shockwave instantly dissolved Li Chu’s attack, forcing him to retreat in order to protect himself.
Everyone was puzzled by what had happened, but in the next second, a black figure leaped out from the erupting light of flames.
Seeing that familiar figure, Wang Yilin and Xu Lianyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, with Xu Lianyu’s eyes faintly glimmering with tears.
That figure was none other than Lin Chen.
"You’re actually still alive, how is that possible!"
Xu Qiang, looking at Lin Chen leaping out from the marsh, was utterly shocked.
He was confident that his punch, especially under such a sneak attack, would be fatal to anyone. Even those at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm wouldn’t survive, let alone Lin Chen who was only at the Third Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm.
Wait! Something was not right!
"You... you actually broke through to the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm!"
Xu Qiang’s eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost, and his heart shook to its core.
The expressions on the faces of people from both sides were actually very similar to Xu Qiang’s at this moment. In less than an hour, to have a breakthrough from the Third Layer Spirit Gathering Realm to the Sixth Layer was something nobody could believe.
However, the truth was right in front of them, and the aura emanating from Lin Chen’s body did not lie.
"Thank goodness, Junior Brother, you’re alright. You really scared your Senior Sister to death!"
Xu Lianyu, who was by Lin Chen’s side as soon as he landed, immediately hugged Lin Chen tightly, not caring about the gazes of others around her, and began to sob loudly as she held him.
Wang Yilin also had a crying expression on her face, but Xu Lianyu had hugged Lin Chen before she could, causing Wang Yilin to pout and look at the two with dissatisfaction. After all, she was Lin Chen’s wife, and she hadn’t even hugged him yet. So why should Xu Lianyu, as the Senior Sister, get to hug him first?
"It’s alright, I’m fine, see I’m all good."
Feeling the warmth of Xu Lianyu’s body, as well as the tightness of the hug, Lin Chen’s heart warmed. He knew his Senior Sister truly cared for him.
"Senior Sister, you two...!"
However, before Lin Chen could further indulge in the moment, he suddenly realized that the auras of Xu Lianyu and Wang Yilin were somewhat unstable, not of the Ninth Layer Spirit Gathering Realm, but of the Melding Earth Realm, and they were both injured. For origınal chapters go to ɴovelfire.net
Lin Chen’s fists clenched tightly; he had guessed what had happened above after he was knocked into the marsh.
Just now, Li Chu had tried to take their lives which caused Lin Chen’s anger to flare up.
Undoubtedly, Xu Lianyu and Wang Yilin had undone their seals. In this secret space, lifting the suppression of their cultivation would cause irreversible damage to their bodies, affecting the foundations of their Great Dao, and their future cultivation might no longer make progress.
All of this was the doing of the people from Black Cloud Sect before him.
"Senior Sister, rest well; leave everything else to me."
Lin Chen gently rubbed Xu Lianyu’s head, signaling her to rest, and then he took out several elixirs that were good for healing and restoring Spiritual Power and handed them to the two women.
"Leave it to you? They are all Ninth Layer Spirit Gathering Realm Martial Artists, and moreover, they are Demon Cultivators, with cruel and tricky methods. You..."
Instinctively, Xu Lianyu didn’t want Lin Chen to take risks, but when she met Lin Chen’s confident gaze, she accepted the elixir from his hand and nodded her head.
"Take care of yourself."
Xu Lianyu said concernedly, and Lin Chen nodded in response, not saying a word.
Turning around, Lin Chen’s gaze settled on Li Chu as well as Xu Qiang, who was hiding behind the disciples of Black Cloud Sect at a distance.
"Humph, don’t think just because you have broken through to the Sixth Layer Spirit Gathering Realm that you can do anything to us. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll just run away while you can."
Li Chu, while feeling somewhat uneasy at Lin Chen’s icy gaze, still tried not to show weakness with his words, indicating that Lin Chen should leave so they could continue collecting the Yin Sha Qi. Once they had collected the Yin Sha Qi, he planned to slowly settle the score with Lin Chen and the others.
"It was you who ambushed me, wasn’t it? Today, I’ll show my gratitude by giving you a swift death!"
Lin Chen’s gaze landed on Xu Qiang, who was shielded by the disciples of Black Cloud Sect; his tone was cold as he spoke.