"You wish! I'm from the Divine Forge Manor, if you dare touch me, my... my father won't let you off!"

  Jiang Feixue gritted her teeth, clutching the Yuanyang Pearl tightly in her hand, trembling with fear.

  "Brother Zhu, let's retreat quickly!"

  She whispered to Su Shi'er, instinctively grabbing his hand as they both retreated repeatedly.

  Su Shi'er squinted his eyes, not in a hurry to reveal his strength, pretending to be very scared. In reality, he was secretly accumulating True Essence within his body.

  "Heh, so what if you're from Divine Forge Manor? Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, he wouldn't be able to save you two!"

  "Today, in front of your little lover, I'll take your primal yin, and then kill your little lover!"

  The fat man in gray showed a fierce glint in his eyes, tearing off his cloak to reveal an ugly, fat face full of flesh, with a cruel and mocking smile, stepping towards Su Shi'er and Jiang Feixue.

  "You... go to hell!"

  Jiang Feixue shouted, trembling, pouring all her True Essence into the Yuanyang Pearl, and then desperately throwing it at the person in front of her.

  The energy within the Yuanyang Pearl surged, a terrifying wave of Spiritual Power rushing straight at the fat man in gray.

  "Haha, just in time! Truly worthy of someone from Divine Forge Manor, using a Top Grade Ritual Artifact right off the bat."

  "Unfortunately, this bit of damage, are you trying to tickle me?"

  The fat man in gray laughed heartily, not taking the attack seriously at all, with a wave of his hand, he grabbed the Yuanyang Pearl.

  The Yuanyang Pearl and Yunyang Spirit Fire had a natural restraining effect on this kind of evil cultivator, but Jiang Feixue's strength was too low to unleash even a tenth of the power of these two treasures.

  "Little beauty, if you have any other treasures, bring them out. If not, I'll show you my treasure!"

  The fat man in gray tilted his neck, cracking his knuckles, continuing to pounce towards Jiang Feixue.

  As for Su Shi'er on the side, he didn't take him seriously at all.

  Hearing the obscene words from the other side, Jiang Feixue was so angry her face turned red, tears streaming down her cheeks in despair.

  But at this moment, Su Shi'er, who had been silent, suddenly flickered and disappeared from where he stood.

  "Hmm? Brother Zhu, be careful! You're not his match..."

  Seeing this, Jiang Feixue hurriedly warned, but before she could finish, her eyes widened in shock.

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  "What?"

  The fat man in gray also felt a shiver in his heart, sensing something was wrong.

  But his attention was all on Jiang Feixue, and even though he reacted quickly, he was still a step too slow in the face of Su Shi'er's full-force strike, only seeing a flash of silver light before his eyes.

  "You... how can you be at the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage?!"

  He only had time to let out a cry of surprise before a red line appeared on his neck.

  Then, the world in his eyes turned upside down, and he saw his body standing still.

  But there was no head on top.

  In his dying moment, his heart was filled with endless regret.

  If not for his lust, he would have acted as soon as he appeared. Even if he wasn't a match, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

  But alas, in the face of death, regret was of no use.

  Watching the fat man in gray be beheaded by Su Shi'er with a single sword strike, Jiang Feixue was even more shocked, her mouth agape, wide enough to fit a large duck egg.

  "Brother Zhu, you... you're actually a Qi Refining cultivator at the seventh level?!"

  "Yes! Traveling alone, one must be cautious, please understand."

  Su Shi'er replied calmly, nodding slightly, skillfully taking the storage bag from the fat man in gray.

  Then he cast a fireball spell, burning the corpse, and took Jiang Feixue's arm, ready to leave.

  "The situation is urgent, let's leave here first."

  "No! I can't leave! My brother is still here, I can't just watch him die here!"

  "Brother Zhu, please, please help me save my brother!"

  Jiang Feixue shook her head urgently, pleading with Su Shi'er.

  "This..."

  Su Shi'er looked troubled, not agreeing immediately, but turning his head to look towards the mountain hollow.

  At this moment, the battle in the hollow was nearing its end.

  The white-robed man stood leaning on his sword, blood flowing continuously from his mouth, his aura chaotic and weak.

  Behind him, less than ten cultivators remained standing, each exhausted and nearly hopeless.

  In contrast, the Red-Eyed Child had several new sword wounds on his body, his aura significantly weaker than at the start.

  But the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, carrying a faint smile.

  "The people of Divine Forge Manor are indeed not to be underestimated. With the strength of a Qi Refining cultivator, you can actually use a sword move that only Foundation Establishment cultivators can cultivate."

  "Unfortunately, in the end, I still have the last laugh. Once I refine your souls, my Ten Thousand Souls Banner will fully advance to a Spiritual Artifact!"

  "Hahaha..."

  The Red-Eyed Child laughed loudly, his eyes filled with eager joy.

  In his heart, there was also a bit of secret relief.

  He had secretly lured cultivators to their deaths, but he hadn't expected to attract three at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage this time.

  Moreover, one of them was a young master from Divine Forge Manor.

  The opponent's methods were not lacking at all, if not for being in the Evil Pit with its advantageous terrain, the outcome might have been uncertain.

  However, this also gave him more confidence in refining the Ten Thousand Souls Banner into a Spiritual Artifact.

  The souls of cultivators at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage were much purer and stronger.

  With a wave of his hand, he grasped the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, shaking it forcefully.

  "Whoosh~"

  A chilling wind arose, countless vengeful spirits and evil ghosts hovering in the air, locking onto the white-robed man and the remaining cultivators.

  "Brother!" Seeing this, Jiang Feixue's pupils dilated, her face filled with endless sorrow.

  Then, she turned and knelt before Su Shi'er with a thud.

  "Brother Jiang... what are you doing?" Su Shi'er quickly helped her up.

  Jiang Feixue, with a sobbing voice, pleaded, "The Red-Eyed Child is already seriously injured, with Brother Zhu's strength, saving my brother shouldn't be a problem."

  "Brother Zhu, I know this will put you at risk, but he's my only brother!"

  She knew in her heart that with her strength, going down there would only mean death. At this moment, her only hope was Su Shi'er.

  Su Shi'er squinted his eyes, not agreeing immediately.

  Even though the Red-Eyed Child was injured, he couldn't say he was confident in defeating him.

  He wasn't a three-year-old child, he wouldn't put himself in danger just because of a few words from someone else.

  Seeing Su Shi'er like this, Jiang Feixue bit her lip and continued, "As long as Brother Zhu helps me save my brother, from now on, I will be yours..."

  "Brother Jiang, you don't need to say anymore, I will help you save him!"

  Before Jiang Feixue could finish, Su Shi'er suddenly interrupted her.

  With that, he quickly took out the Yuanyang Pearl and returned it to Jiang Feixue, instructing her, "Stay here and don't make a sound!"

  Then, he leaped forward, riding the wind towards the mountain hollow.

  He knew all too well the pain of losing a loved one. In his heart, he had already considered Jiang Feixue a friend, and naturally didn't want her to suffer the same pain he had.

  Of course, the most crucial thing was that by killing this guy, he could obtain the Golden Sacred Spirit Spring, a treasure that could enhance his cultivation.

  Earlier, he was probably the least hopeful one.

  But now the situation was different, the current Red-Eyed Child's strength was less than half of what it was before, and even though he was at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage, it wasn't entirely hopeless for him.

  Such an opportunity was definitely once in a lifetime.

  Jiang Feixue only hoped he would help save her brother, but he wanted more!

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