Chapter 45: Return to the Sacred Land!
Half a day later.
The disciples of the two great sacred lands also gradually returned to the Blue Fire Dojo.
When Mu Qianxue, looking disheveled, saw the carefree appearance of Lin Xuan and Zhao Ling'er in the pavilion, a trace of hatred inadvertently appeared in her eyes.
Afterward, she found a corner and began to heal and recuperate.
When Qiu Tu returned, he developed a keen interest in Lin Xuan obtaining ten million points. If converted, that would require one thousand Golden Core Realm demons and monsters.
Just imagining the overwhelming scene of countless demons made Qiu Tu shudder.
At the same time.
Qiu Tu also became interested in Lin Xuan.
This Lin Xuan's sudden rise was likely due to obtaining a heaven-defying inheritance in the ancient battlefield, possibly even the inheritance of one of the three great emperors.
"Lucky fellow!"
Qiu Tu glanced at Lin Xuan in the pavilion and couldn't help but speak.
There was no jealousy in his eyes, at most only a trace of envy. For their Nine Heavens Sacred Land to produce another genius disciple was something most people in the Nine Heavens Sacred Land would be happy to see.
The backup saintess of the Nine Heavens Sacred Land, Ji Yourong, returned only at the last moment.
Her aura was extremely chaotic, and surprisingly, her body was entangled with a cold demonic energy, which was very puzzling.
When this wisp of demonic energy appeared.
Lin Xuan in the pavilion was almost the first to notice it, and he also walked out of the pavilion.
He looked toward the direction of the ancient battlefield.
Before his eyes, he saw Ji Yourong struggling to return to the Blue Fire Dojo. The incomparably cold and proud Ji Yourong now had an extremely pale face. If one looked closely, one could even see some bloodstains on her red dress.
Lin Xuan took a step forward.
He transformed into a startling rainbow and afterimage, almost teleporting to the side of Ji Yourong, who was about to fall from the air. With a casual wave, a gentle wind appeared beneath Ji Yourong, causing her delicate body to slowly land beside a giant boulder and lean lightly against it.
"Her meridians and bones have been eroded by demonic energy, and the condition is very severe. It seems she has entered a place deeper than one hundred thousand miles!"
Lin Xuan looked down at Ji Yourong, who was half-lying on the ground, and with a single glance, he saw through her condition.
"An elder previously said that with the strength of the False Core Realm, one should stop at one hundred thousand miles at most. Why did you go deeper? You should know that if no one can help you remove the demonic energy from your bones, your cultivation will be damaged, and you might even fall to the Foundation Building Realm!"
Lin Xuan said.
Ji Yourong's tone was very weak. After just a few glances at Lin Xuan, she felt the demonic energy in her bones begin to fight with her spiritual energy, and the intense pain made her frown.
"My affairs, Ji Yourong, have never needed to be explained to others!"
Ji Yourong said with a cold smile at the corner of her mouth.
"I can save you. If you ask me, you won't have to suffer the pain of demonic energy erosion!"
Lin Xuan said to her from a superior position.
"You?"
Ji Yourong looked him up and down. Among the powerful people she knew, there was no one with such a face.
"I don't believe you? Then forget it!"
Lin Xuan glanced at her indifferently and was about to turn and leave.
"Don't go. If you help me remove the demonic energy from my body, I can offer a fourth-grade medicinal pill as payment!"
Seeing Lin Xuan about to leave, Ji Yourong hurriedly called out to him. Since Lin Xuan dared to say such a thing in front of so many disciples, he must have his methods.
She had entered within one hundred thousand miles to find the place where an inheritance was buried. Although she later discovered the map was fake, she encountered three Void Core Realm magical beasts. After killing them with all her strength, she was also eroded by demonic energy and had to endure it all the way back to the Blue Fire Dojo.
She could sense that the demonic energy had already eroded her internal organs. This was a matter affecting her strength that could not be delayed.
"I, Lin Xuan, love doing good deeds the most in my life. Helping you remove the demonic energy is just repaying an old matter; there's no need to exchange it for spiritual medicine!"
Lin Xuan replied.
Hearing Lin Xuan say this, a trace of doubt flashed in Ji Yourong's eyes. She did not recall ever having any contact with Lin Xuan.
In the game, Ji Yourong had once casually saved his life during a beast tide. Since Ji Yourong was now in trouble, Lin Xuan helping her was considered repaying the debt of gratitude in his heart.
Lin Xuan did not explain to Ji Yourong.
He slowly walked in front of her, raised his right hand, and reached toward her delicate brow. Finally, he extended one finger and gently pressed it on her pale forehead.
As Lin Xuan's finger landed, the demonic energy within Ji Yourong seemed to receive some kind of summons, leaving her body one after another and dissipating from within.
Seeing this situation, Lin Xuan returned to his pavilion without looking back and continued drinking his spiritual tea.
"Brother Lin Xuan, why did you help Ji Yourong?"
As soon as Lin Xuan sat down, Zhao Ling'er, who had seen the entire scene from the side, asked him softly.
At the same time, her clear, crystalline eyes were filled with curiosity.
"Cough, cough, don't get the wrong idea. Ji Yourong is a disciple of our Nine Heavens Holy Land. Saving her is just a small effort, nothing more than camaraderie among fellow disciples!"
Lin Xuan had just picked up the teacup from the table but stopped to explain to Zhao Ling'er beside him.
Half an hour later.
On the stone platform half a zhang above the ground in the dojo, Yu Hong's figure suddenly appeared.
Although he had suffered some minor injuries in the battle with the Nine-Headed Yellow Lion, he had now fully recovered.
Yu Hong glanced around. Only about fourteen hundred people remained, with the number of deaths reaching five hundred.
Among them were two backup saint sons, who had likely been killed by the shockwaves from the Nine-Headed Lion's attack.
The number of people sacrificed in this trial was several times that of previous years. The intervention of the Nine-Headed Yellow Lion and the Peng Demon Clan had introduced many variables into this trial battle.
After this, Yu Hong would also discuss with the Tribulation Transcending ancestors of the two holy lands to prevent such trial battles from being conducted in the future. The loss of five hundred disciples was heartbreaking even for him.
After Yu Hong collected himself.
He announced the top three of this trial battle to the disciples of the two holy lands.
When Yu Hong learned that Lin Xuan was first in the trial, he was not too surprised. He had personally witnessed Lin Xuan making a member of the Spirit Void Realm demon race look utterly defeated.
"The top three of the trial, come forward!"
Yu Hong's thunderous voice echoed throughout the Blue Fire Dojo.
Immediately, Lin Xuan, Qiu Tu, and Li Yifeng stepped forward, with Lin Xuan in the middle.
"You three must cultivate diligently in the future and take slaying demons and eliminating monsters as your duty!"
After Yu Hong spoke, he casually waved his hand, and three treasures flew out and landed in the hands of the three.
Afterward, Yu Hong gave generous rewards to the remaining top ten and bestowed upon each disciple who participated in this trial a fifth-grade medicinal pill, the Core Formation Pill.
With that, the Trial Battle concluded. The many disciples of the Nine Heavens Holy Land and the Big Dipper Holy Land also used the teleportation array of the Tianlan Domain to return to their respective holy lands for cultivation.
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