Translator: CinderTL
The newcomer cast a disdainful glance at Song Wen before speaking.
"Since you're so sincere, I'll give you a chance. Help me find Bai Wei, and I'll keep you by my side to serve me."
"Thank you, Senior!"
The fear on Song Wen's face vanished instantly, replaced by uncontrollable elation.
"Junior Chi Pei, may I ask for Senior's esteemed name?" Song Wen asked.
The newcomer replied with haughty composure, "I am Xuan Qu."
Song Wen's face immediately plastered with obsequious flattery.
"So it's Senior Xuan Qu! I've long heard of your great renown. Meeting you today confirms your legendary Daoist aura and immortal bearing."
Xuan Qu retorted, "Enough with the flattery! Hurry and lead me to Bai Wei!"
"Yes, Senior! Please follow me." Song Wen rose and flew in the direction he had come from.
Xuan Qu trailed dozens of miles behind Song Wen.
"Chi Pei, you must be a demonic cultivator, right?" Xuan Qu asked casually.
Song Wen continued flying ahead, glancing back to reply, "Senior's insight is sharp. This junior indeed cultivates the Corpse Path Art."
"Hmph!" Xuan Qu scoffed disdainfully. "Just as I suspected. Bai Wei has been secretly collaborating with those demonic cultivators from the Divine Blood Gate all along."
Song Wen froze, his expression shifting to surprise.
How is Bai Wei connected to the Divine Blood Gate?
"Senior, you misunderstand," Song Wen said. "Though I am a corpse cultivator, I have no ties to either the Six Fiends Hall or the Divine Blood Gate."
Xuan Qu's voice turned icy. "Spare me your excuses. In the Southern Nether Continent, who else would risk their life to save her except the demonic spawn of the Divine Blood Gate?"
"But... Bai Wei was injured by the Six Fiends Hall," Song Wen countered. "Why would they send someone to rescue her?"
"The Six Fiends Hall attacked her to break free and survive," Xuan Qu explained. "Their subsequent rescue attempt was also for survival. If she dies, the entire Six Fiends Hall might be buried with her."
Song Wen's mind swirled with questions, his pace slowing involuntarily.
"Senior, what exactly is Bai Wei's true identity?"
Xuan Qu's expression suddenly darkened, his eyes burning with hatred and resentment.
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't. Where is Bai Wei in seclusion?"
"The Primordial Qi Death Zone," Song Wen replied.
"Why didn't you say so sooner! You've wasted my time!" Xuan Qu roared. "I thought she was nearby!"
He raised his hand, unleashing a surge of spiritual power that coiled around Song Wen. Then, with a sudden burst of speed, Xuan Qu shot toward the Primordial Qi Death Zone.
Two figures pierced through the air, slicing through the pitch-black Primordial Qi, and landed in a ravine between two mountains.
This ravine was precisely where Song Wen had emerged from the ground with Bai Wei after their subterranean escape, leaving traces of their passage.
Staring at the empty ravine, Xuan Qu roared in fury, "Where are they?!"
Song Wen stood trembling behind Xuan Qu, his body shaking with terror. "Junior... Junior left her right here. There was blood on the ground."
Xuan Qu's divine sense swept through the ravine again, searching meticulously.
Yet, apart from a few faint tracks, there was no trace of blood.
Bai Wei had indeed coughed up blood here, staining the ground, but she and Song Wen had fled seven days ago. The Primordial Qi had long since corrupted the bloodstains, causing them to vanish without a trace.
Xuan Qu's rage blazed, his aura surging with murderous intent.
But just then, he sensed a strange presence behind himโthe unique aura of a creature from the Primordial Qi Death Zone.
An ominous premonition surged through Xuan Qu's mind.
Without a moment to spare, he lunged forward, whirling around to face the source of the disturbance.
Nine tentacles had erupted from Chi Pei's head, writhing and extending outward.
"Void fiend!"
Xuan Qu's eyes widened in horror, a flicker of terror flashing across his face.
The fact that Chi Pei's body concealed a void fiend was truly astonishing.
Despite his shock, Xuan Qu reacted swiftly.
A bronze mirror, the size of a bowl, materialized in his right hand.
The mirror gradually began to glow faintly, clearly indicating that Xuan Qu was channeling his full power into activating this treasure.
Simultaneously, brilliant Thunderlight erupted from his left hand.
Buzz!
A piercing hum filled the air.
Xuan Qu felt as if a muffled thunderclap had exploded in his mind. An invisible force, like a heavy hammer, slammed into his divine soul. Unbearable pain surged through him, nearly overwhelming his reason.
The divine sense attack unleashed by the tentacles extending from Chi Pei's head was terrifyingly powerful, rivaling even the late seventh-tier Black Wolf Void Demon controlled by Wei Gu.
The faint glow on the bronze mirror instantly dissipated.
The Thunderlight in Xuan Qu's left hand rapidly dimmed.
Darkness swam before Xuan Qu's eyes as he plummeted toward the ground.
A cold glint flashed before Song Wen, striking directly at Xuan Qu.
Just as the icy light was about to pierce Xuan Qu, tendrils of Thunderlight suddenly erupted from his body, resembling thousands of silver serpents dancing wildly in the night.
Enveloped in the Thunderlight, Xuan Qu transformed into a streak of light, hurtling away at astonishing speed.
His velocity surpassed even that of the Soul Cleaving Blade.
The Soul Cleaving Blade slashed through empty air, striking only a few drifting fragments of shattered talismans.
The fragments were entirely purple-gold, with faint traces of residual lightning snakes flickering across their surfaces.
"An escape-type lightning talisman!"
Song Wen moved swiftly, pursuing Xuan Qu relentlessly.
Initially, Song Wen relied on the shadow void to sense Xuan Qu's distant location.
But Xuan Qu soon fled over fifty thousand kilometers away, exceeding the shadow void's detection range.
Yet Song Wen refused to abandon the chase.
He had deliberately lured Xuan Qu into the Primordial Qi Death Zone before attacking, precisely to counter Xuan Qu's various escape methods.
With the shadow void's assistance, Song Wen could move freely within the Primordial Qi Death Zone, granting him a significant advantage in both escape and pursuit.
His eyes gradually glowed with a faint crimson light as he activated the Dreamfloat True Eye.
Instantly, the traces Xuan Qu had left while traversing the Primordial Qi became vividly clear.
By the time Song Wen caught up with Xuan Qu, they were already over two hundred and fifty thousand kilometers away.
Xuan Qu's condition was no better than Bai Wei's had been after her near-fatal injury.
He lay collapsed on the barren, yellow-earth ground, his body trembling violently as if every muscle were convulsing in agony.
His pupils were dilated and vacant, yet filled with boundless suffering.
His divine soul had suffered severe damage, seemingly impairing even his sensory perception.
Song Wen was only twenty meters away before Xuan Qu finally noticed his arrival.
Xuan Qu refused to accept his impending demise. In his right hand, a purple-gold talisman materialized.
Before he could activate it, a flash of blade light streaked past.
Xuan Qu's right arm was severed instantly.
The Soul Cleaving Blade's lingering force carried through, decapitating him in a single stroke.
"You can't kill me!"
Xuan Qu's severed head rolled across the yellow earth, yet he still dared to threaten Song Wen.
(End of the Chapter)
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