Chapter Content:
A Tribulation Stage Great Power’s physical body is terrifyingly strong. Even smashing into a mountain would cause no harm, yet now they were injured by the two who had escaped earlier.
Two possibilities: either they were already severely wounded, or the two from before had been hiding their true strength.
Sure enough, the shadow that Chu Jiujiu had just killed now appeared beside Long Shengtian, feeding him a pill.
A trace of blood trickled from the corner of Chu Jiujiu’s mouth. She turned and slashed, cutting the lock chain.
“Senior Chu!”
Qin Mu quickly ran over and supported Chu Jiujiu’s delicate body.
“Young Master Qin, you go first…”
Chu Jiujiu’s brows furrowed tightly. On her abdomen, the wound from earlier was emitting wisps of black Qi.
“Go? High Priest, you’ve been poisoned by our Gu Tribe’s toxin. Don’t even think about leaving.”
The three shadows merged into one. Here, as members of the Demon Clan, they were in their element.
Qin Mu naturally couldn’t abandon Senior Chu and flee alone. He had slipped away earlier only because it was just him.
“Senior Divine Dragon! Don’t go offline on me now. What do we do?”
Hearing Qin Mu’s call, the Divine Dragon, who had been resting, woke up.
“Kid, I have to say, your luck is really bad. Alright, follow the incantation I recite.”
The next moment, Qin Mu’s eyes turned golden, but compared to before, the color was much lighter.
Qin Mu’s lips parted slightly, and incomprehensible words flowed from his mouth.
As Qin Mu chanted, the surrounding space began to ripple.
“Not good!”
The shadow was greatly alarmed and immediately shot out its lock chain, but it was too late.
“Damn it! How does that human kid know this incantation?”
The incantation Qin Mu chanted was an extremely ancient language. Long, long ago, before martial arts manuals existed, witchcraft was used to call the wind and rain. However, with the extinction of the Witch Clan, witchcraft gradually became lost.
Inside a certain cave, the space rippled, and two figures appeared—none other than Qin Mu and Chu Jiujiu.
But now, Qin Mu looked to be in good spirits, while Chu Jiujiu’s face was pale.
Qin Mu carefully helped Senior Chu sit down against the cave wall. On her lower abdomen, black Qi was spreading—clearly nothing good.
“Senior, Senior Chu.”
Qin Mu called out a few times, but Chu Jiujiu did not respond.
“Tsk, it’s the Demon Clan’s Black Demon Curse. This is troublesome.”
“Senior Divine Dragon, is Senior Chu’s life in danger?”
After a moment, the Divine Dragon replied, “Yes…”
“The Black Demon Curse is one of the high-level curses of the Demon Clan. I’ve seen it a few times before, but unfortunately, before I could study it much, the various races joined forces to defeat them.”
Hearing that her life was at risk, Qin Mu became anxious. Senior Chu had saved him earlier.
“Kid, in my opinion, just give up. If you hadn’t agreed to the Gu Tribe’s troublesome request, this wouldn’t have happened. Besides, even the Gu Tribe Ancestor said it was fine if you couldn’t do it. So don’t feel guilty.”
Qin Mu remained silent, looking at Senior Chu’s pained expression.
“No, Senior Divine Dragon, I’ve decided to save Senior Chu. Otherwise, my conscience won’t allow it. I’m not the kind of person who stands by and watches others die.”
Qin Mu’s gaze was firm. ‘I may not be a great hero, but I’m not someone who would watch someone die.’
“Kid, have you really made up your mind?”
“Of course. I’m not someone without feelings or righteousness. Besides, Senior Divine Dragon, you must have a way.”
Qin Mu thought based on his experience: if the Divine Dragon truly had no solution, he would be pretending to be offline by now.
“Heh, you guessed right, kid. Yes, there is a way, but can you bear the cost, boy?”
“What do you mean?”
“Kid, my method is to have this Great Priest of the Gu Tribe consume the Divine Dragon True Blood at your heart. As a Primordial Being, my true blood can dispel all curses in the world.”
“However, if we do this, kid, your cultivation level will drop back to the Qi Refining Stage. Are you mentally prepared?”
Back to the Qi Refining Stage…
When Qin Mu heard this, he was stunned. ‘I finally broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and it hasn’t been long, but now I have to go back to the Qi Refining Stage…’
Looking at the beautiful, furrowed brows on the stunning face before him, Qin Mu gritted his teeth. ‘It’s just going back to the Qi Refining Stage. I’m used to it.’
“Come on, Senior Divine Dragon, I’m ready.”
Seeing Qin Mu like this, the Divine Dragon didn’t waste words. “Kid, relax your mind.”
With that, the Divine Dragon took control of Qin Mu’s body, forcing the Divine Dragon True Blood from his heart to his brow. With a finger swipe, a drop of golden blood floated in the air.
The moment the golden blood appeared, the surrounding space trembled. It contained an immense amount of energy.
During Qin Mu’s fierce battle with Jing Kun and Elder Kumu, the Divine Dragon True Blood had protected Qin Mu’s heart meridian.
Pinching Senior Chu’s mouth open slightly, he then guided the golden blood into her.
The instant the golden blood was consumed by Chu Jiujiu, the black Qi on her abdomen dispersed instantly. Not only that, but the meridians in her body also emitted a golden light. Under the cleansing of the Divine Dragon True Blood, Chu Jiujiu’s meridians were being reshaped.
In the ancient era, many Great Powers of various races had fought bitterly but never obtained even a single drop of Divine Dragon True Blood—yet now, Chu Jiujiu had consumed it.
The moment the Divine Dragon True Blood was drawn out, Qin Mu’s aura plummeted to the Qi Refining Stage, and a wave of exhaustion washed over him.
Because the Divine Dragon was controlling Qin Mu’s body, Qin Mu didn’t faint immediately—but after the Divine Dragon used the true blood to be consumed by Chu Jiujiu…
“Kid, it’s done. You might sleep for a while now.”
With that, Qin Mu instantly regained control of his body.
“Senior Divine Dragon, wait…”
Before Qin Mu could finish, a feeling of weakness surged through him, like firing eight cannons in a single day.
“Damn…”
After saying those two words, Qin Mu fell straight to the ground.
Meanwhile, after being stabbed, Chu Jiujiu realized she had been careless.
But her first priority was to ensure Young Master Qin’s safety. However, that force was not only eroding her meridians but also her soul.
Though her true Qi was insufficient, Chu Jiujiu’s soul was not weak. Initially, she thought that with her soul’s power, cleansing this corrosive force would just be a matter of time.
But Chu Jiujiu had miscalculated. This corrosive force was too troublesome.
Just as the situation was tense, a dragon’s roar sounded. The next instant, a golden dragon instantly dispelled the corrosive force.
Chu Jiujiu’s soul gazed at the figure of the golden dragon. Its ancient and powerful aura made even her, a Tribulation Stage cultivator, feel insignificant.
Yet, the power from the golden dragon did not cause her discomfort. On the contrary, her soul power was still increasing.
The next moment, the golden dragon dissolved into specks of light, which cleansed the meridians in her body.
After an unknown amount of time, a pair of beautiful eyes slowly opened.
“Mmm…”
Chu Jiujiu held her forehead. After resting a moment, she was surprised to find that not only were her injuries completely healed, but her nearly depleted true Qi had also been fully replenished.
Before she could examine further, she saw a young man lying on the ground.
“Young Master Qin!”