Chapter 228: The Alchemy Furnace Explodes.
Drip—
Drip, drip, fresh blood dripped from the tip of the short dagger in Zhuang Yan’s hand.
Zhuang Yan glanced at Yun Yiyi, whose gaze was now like she wanted to flay him alive. He sneered and leisurely walked back to the side of the alchemy furnace, inserting the dagger in his hand into a hole on the furnace.
Splash—
The red and yellow flames that were originally burning fiercely in the alchemy furnace instantly turned a fresh red from the blood. Reflected by the obsidian on the platform, the entire cave was dyed a bloody, ominous color.
Zhuang Yan peered into the alchemy furnace again, then took out another short dagger from his storage bag and slowly walked towards Yun Yiyi.
“Eldest Miss, this seat did not intend to take your lives. To this seat, you and Second Miss are but ants.”
Yun Yiyi pondered a way to escape and calmly replied,
“Then why have you changed your mind now?”
“Shouldn’t you blame Third Miss?” Zhuang Yan walked up to Yun Yiyi and chuckled, “If she had readily surrendered, taking five drops of vital blood from each of you would have been enough. But now that Third Miss is not present, I can only trouble Eldest Miss and Second Miss to make up for her share.”
As he spoke, Zhuang Yan slowly pressed the dagger in his hand against Yun Yiyi’s upper abdomen.
Yun Yiyi gritted her teeth, preparing to face the imminent sharp pain. At the same time, she formed hand seals, ready to activate the Body Protection Amulet hidden in her belt.
Facing a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator like Zhuang Yan, she had no confidence in being able to fight him in this situation.
Her only option now was probably to have her vital blood taken by Zhuang Yan, then fake her death with the Body Protection Amulet. After Zhuang Yan left, she would have a chance to escape.
Though it was frustrating, this was the only way to survive.
She still had to avenge Ye Anping, and her second sister’s death.
She absolutely could not die before avenging them.
Swish—
Yun Yiyi clenched her teeth and resolutely closed her eyes.
Just as Zhuang Yan was about to stab the dagger into her upper abdomen, a blast of energy suddenly erupted beneath his feet.
Boom—
Yun Jiujiu, who had been curled up on the ground, suddenly sprang up and punched the cross-section of the dagger in Zhuang Yan’s hand, sending it flying. At the same time, she twisted her fist and lunged towards Zhuang Yan’s face.
Following a loud explosion, Zhuang Yan was sent flying backward, his back slamming against the alchemy furnace in the center of the platform, causing it to emit a low hum like a morning bell.
Dong—
“Hah—H—”
Yun Jiujiu panted heavily and slowly stood up, blocking in front of Yun Yiyi.
A golden mist radiated from her entire body, and even Yun Yiyi behind her could feel the heat waves emanating from her.
Yun Yiyi reacted for a moment and then understood. Her second sister had forcibly stimulated all the spiritual energy within her meridians, using her vital blood to forcefully break through her cultivation realm.
Yun Jiujiu’s aptitude was already the best among the three sisters. The spiritual essence accumulated over sixty years erupted in an instant, enough to elevate her several realms in a short period.
However, now, every movement she made caused excruciating pain, as if her bones were being scraped, and she would most likely explode and die afterward.
“Second Sister, you…”
“I’ve had enough!! The Yun Family is a damn mess!!” Yun Jiujiu roared, “I was already preparing to leave and never deal with this damn Yun Family’s affairs again, and then this happens at the end!! Yun Yiyi, I’ll fuck your dad!!!”
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Yun Yiyi frowned and retorted, “Why are you cursing me?”
“I’m cursing your dad!! Why did your mom give birth to so many bastards, you and Yun Xi, and now Yun Kunwu pops up!! It’s so annoying!!”
“I’m your sister.”
“Then, Elder Sister, listen up!!”
Yun Jiujiu roared and kicked the broken chain on the ground, picking it up and holding it.
At the same time, the two Core Formation Stage cultivators who had brought them here stepped to Yun Jiujiu’s sides, drawing their swords and lunging at her.
“I’m saving you now, remember to find a way to smash that old man Zhuang after we get out!!!”
Clang, clang—
With the chain in her hand, she directly intercepted the long swords of the two approaching Core Formation Stage cultivators and then kicked them away with one foot each.
“I’ll be waiting below, bring him to me, and I’ll continue beating him below!!”
Saying that, Yun Jiujiu directly broke the iron lock on Yun Yiyi’s wrist with a hand chop, then threw her arm around her waist, preparing to charge out with her.
Seeing the situation turn south, Zhuang Yan, who was in front of the alchemy furnace, decided not to hold back any longer. He had already taken Yun Jiujiu’s vital blood, and he could kill Yun Yiyi later to obtain it.
Instantly, he formed a sword finger and ten golden spirit swords shot out from his storage bag.
However, Yun Jiujiu did not lead Yun Yiyi to escape through the exit above. Instead, she raised her right leg high and forcefully kicked the obsidian platform.
Boom—
A tremor, like the earth overturning, echoed through the cavern.
One by one, the iron chains holding the platform began to break after her kick. The Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators on the platform were mostly panicked. They immediately stood up, preparing to summon their flying swords to prevent themselves from falling into the lava below.
Only the six Core Formation Stage cultivators maintaining the furnace fire around the alchemy furnace remained as they were.
However, the alchemy formation originally required six Core Formation Stage cultivators and dozens of Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators. With the absence of the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, the remaining six instantly felt their spiritual energy being drained.
Zhuang Yan had not anticipated that Yun Jiujiu would think of breaking his alchemy formation first, and thus had no intention of dealing with them anymore.
He waved his hand and formed seals, using his own spiritual power to replace the dozens of Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators in maintaining the furnace fire. At the same time, he recalled the ten spirit swords and scattered them in various directions around the platform, acting as substitutes for the iron chains, lifting the descending obsidian platform.
“Tsk.”
Seeing that Zhuang Yan was no longer paying attention to them, Yun Jiujiu quickly picked up Yun Yiyi and prepared to escape.
But…
“Stop them!!”
Zhuang Yan, while maintaining the alchemy formation, shouted and slammed the panicked Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators down.
The more than sixty people, along with the two Core Formation Stage cultivators previously kicked away by Yun Jiujiu, and the Core Formation Stage cultivator supervising the alchemy above, instantly took out their spirit swords from their storage bags and rushed towards Yun Jiujiu and Yun Yiyi one after another.
“Hiss—”
Seeing so many people, Yun Jiujiu’s expression became troubled.
She could completely defeat one Core Formation Stage cultivator now, and at most draw with two. With so many people now…
“Elder Sister!! Think of something!!!”
“Just charge out…”
Yun Yiyi scanned her surroundings and immediately took out the Body Protection Amulet hidden in her belt, preparing to activate it to envelop herself and Yun Jiujiu.
Although it might not be effective against a Nascent Soul cultivator, this group of Foundation Establishment cultivators plus a few Core Formation Stage cultivators would definitely not be able to break through their spiritual shield for a while.
It was at this moment that a golden light flashed from the direction of the alchemy furnace.
Ding—
Zhuang Yan’s eyes widened. Due to the chaotic situation, he hadn’t even reacted. After seeing the golden light, he realized that two Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators had stealthily crept to the side of the alchemy furnace. One of them had even made a small hole in his furnace with his sword.
How is this possible?
The alchemy furnace contained so much spiritual energy, it was like it had its own spiritual shield. Even a full-powered attack from a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator might not be able to make a hole in the furnace.
How did this person manage to make a hole in the furnace?
Zhuang Yan’s eyes were filled with confusion, but the next moment, they turned to horror—
He saw another person looking at him with deep purple eyes filled with mockery.
Ye Anping held a Water Spirit Pearl in his left hand and placed it before the small hole that Feng Yu Die had broken with all her might. He didn’t throw it in directly, but waited until Zhuang Yan could clearly see what it was before letting go.
“Wait!!!”
Zhuang Yan immediately reached out to grab it, but the Water Spirit Pearl had already fallen into the furnace.
Almost simultaneously, Ye Anping grabbed Feng Yu Die and commanded,
“Protect yourselves!!”
Feng Yu Die reacted extremely quickly, immediately releasing her spiritual energy and forming a spherical spiritual shield around them with Ye Anping.
On Qiong Peak, under the fierce wind and snow.
A column of fire shot straight into the sky, piercing the daylight of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect.
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