Chapter 119: Failure

“Damn, Senior Divine Dragon, you’re practically my idol!”

Qin Mu watched the situation reverse in just a few seconds.

His cheat had finally arrived, and he felt like weeping with relief.

However, before Qin Mu could finish his sentimental thoughts, he heard the Divine Dragon speak.

“Boy, I can only help you this much. The rest is up to you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden markings on Qin Mu’s body quickly faded.

Immediately after, Qin Mu’s consciousness returned to his body, followed by a wave of complete weakness.

Thud.

Qin Mu fell straight to the ground.

“Senior Divine Dragon! What’s happening to me!”

Right now, Qin Mu couldn’t even open his mouth because he lacked the strength; only his eyes could still move.

“Human boy, you are too weak. You cannot withstand this old man’s power for long. You can only last for three breaths at most.”

Qin Mu: “…”

‘So I’m basically a 3-second man, huh.’

“Senior Divine Dragon, why didn’t you say so earlier!”

“Human boy, you never asked me.”

It was Qin Mu’s turn to be speechless.

Great, now he truly was a fish on a chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered.

On the other side, Li Botian felt the terrifying aura vanish.

He looked back and saw Qin Mu lying on the ground, unable to move.

Li Wenji was also shaken.

Just a moment ago, he had even tasted the scent of death.

“Cousin, what do we do now?”

Li Wenji felt that this boy, Qin Mu, was far too bizarre.

Li Botian stared at Qin Mu and gritted his teeth.

“We must take this boy back first!”

Having said that, Li Botian took a stride toward Qin Mu, reaching out to grab him.

Bang!

The sound of space shattering echoed.

The space Li Botian had previously locked down was now being forcibly broken from the outside.

Immediately after, a blast of Sword Qi swept toward Li Botian.

“Hah!”

Li Botian reacted instantly, circulating his True Qi to meet the attack head-on.

He naturally knew who the newcomer was, and precisely because he knew, he wanted to test their true strength.

Li Botian originally believed that the gap between their strengths wasn’t large, but when he faced the Sword Qi at close range, the bone-chilling coldness felt terrifying even to someone like him, who had reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

‘This is bad!’

Li Botian hurriedly dodged.

Whoosh!

The Sword Qi grazed Li Botian’s cheek.

Sensing the Sword Qi, Qin Mu was instantly overjoyed.

‘It’s Miss Ruoshuang!’

In the next moment, the hem of a white dress appeared before Qin Mu’s eyes.

Although he couldn’t see the newcomer’s face, he was all too familiar with that cold, elegant fragrance.

“Miss… Ruoshuang…”

Qin Mu used every last bit of his strength just to squeeze out those words.

Hearing his voice, Qin Ruoshuang hurried to bend down and check Mu’er’s condition.

Her beautiful eyes, usually as cold as ice, were now filled with a look of worry.

After her slender, jade-like hands performed a quick examination, she confirmed that Mu’er’s True Qi was simply exhausted.

Qin Ruoshuang breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Botian stared at Qin Ruoshuang.

He hadn’t expected that even after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, he would still be so far from being her match.

He flashed back to Li Wenji’s side and whispered, “Let’s go!”

Li Botian wanted to flee, but Qin Ruoshuang wasn’t about to let him leave easily.

She thrust her sword forward, imbued with Sword Intent, charging directly at Li Botian.

“Qin Ruoshuang! Do you really want us to fight to the death!”

Li Botian summoned a Fabao to barely block the strike.

As for Li Wenji, he had long since gone soft from fear.

Qin Ruoshuang did not speak.

The only response Li Botian received was more of her Sword Qi.

‘Damn it!’

Li Botian never imagined that Qin Mu would have another trump card.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have delayed so long, allowing Qin Ruoshuang to notice the anomaly.

As things stood, his only option was to retreat.

Li Botian took out the Teleportation Jade Stone given to him by the black-robed man and crushed it.

His figure suddenly vanished.

***

Seven Star Sect, Sect Master Peak.

“Found it!”

With a cry of excitement, Wang Yan’er clutched the jade slip in her hand.

Hearing this, Lu Qian rushed over.

“Let me see.”

Sure enough, there were dense golden markings inside, but…

“A divine dragon?”

Lu Qian’s delicate brows furrowed slightly.

According to the description in the jade slip, these were the markings on a divine dragon’s body when it took human form.

“A divine dragon? Could it be the Celestial Divine Dragon that was slain by the joint efforts of the Three Tribes at the End of Antiquity?”

Wang Yan’er also had a fair understanding of divine dragons.

After all, they were extremely powerful existences between heaven and earth, and the timeline was relatively recent.

Compared to the eras even more distant than the Ancient Era, the End of Antiquity seemed quite close.

“That’s the one. But how did Mu’er get this thing?”

As Lu Qian spoke, she flipped through the other jade slips nearby to see if there were any other related records.

Unfortunately, there were none.

Seeing this, Wang Yan’er asked, “Why don’t we pay a visit to the Dragon Clan?”

The relationship between the divine dragons and the current Dragon Clan was very deep.

During the Ancient Era, the Dragon Clan even regarded the divine dragons as their spiritual leaders.

If anyone had preserved a lot of information on divine dragons, it would definitely be the Dragon Clan.

Lu Qian nodded in agreement.

“Very well. With the two of us, a trip there shouldn’t be a problem.”

Although the Dragon Clan’s strength was not weak, if they went under the banner of the Sect, the Dragon Clan likely wouldn’t refuse them.

***

After Li Botian’s plan failed, Qin Mengyu flew into a rage and directly stripped him of his status as an Elder of the Dan Sect.

Normally, a Holy Maiden wouldn’t have such great authority.

Qin Mengyu had borrowed the Sect Leader’s Decree from Mu’er and announced it in the capacity of the Sect Master.

Li Botian refused to accept this, saying that even if his status were to be revoked, it must be approved by the Elder Council.

In his view, the members of the Elder Council would never pass such a motion.

However, to Li Botian’s surprise, the Elder Council actually agreed.

It was like a bolt from the blue.

Not only had he offended the Qin Family Sisters, but the Elder Council had also abandoned him.

Driven to desperation, Li Botian took Li Wenji and fled back to the Seven Star Sect overnight.

Relying on Li Wenji’s status as the Saint Son, Li Botian stayed at Li Wenji’s place for the time being.

“Miss Mengyu, I’m really fine. My body is just a bit weak.”

Qin Mu lay on the bed with his clothes open.

Miss Mengyu was currently performing acupuncture on him to stimulate his meridians.

“What do you mean ‘fine’? Mu’er, your meridians are completely empty. You don’t have a single drop of True Qi left. If you don’t recover soon, it will damage your foundation!”

Pity and heartache showed in Qin Mengyu’s beautiful eyes.

This level of True Qi exhaustion was truly absolute; not even a tiny bit remained.

Even the dual cultivation techniques of the Hehuan Sect wouldn’t drain someone this clean.

Qin Ruoshuang sat kneeling on the other side, a handkerchief in her slender hand as she wiped the sweat from Mu’er’s forehead.

Previously, Qin Ruoshuang had followed the spatial fluctuations to lock onto the location where Li Botian had teleported.

She had intended to kill them all, but a black-robed man appeared and blocked her assault, forcing her to return empty-handed.

“Mu’er, I’m sorry.”

Qin Mu could naturally tell that Miss Ruoshuang was apologizing for failing to kill Li Botian.

“It’s alright, Miss Ruoshuang. If you hadn’t arrived in time, I might not have ever seen you again.”

Hearing this, Qin Mengyu bit her lip.

It was her own negligence.

Next time, she would absolutely not let Mu’er leave her sight for even a moment.