376: The beast tide receded

"Still alive..."

In the Void Realm, Li Cen, who was confronting the blood-faced demonic Cultivator, instantly captured Yao Delong's weak yet tenacious life aura amidst the ruins with his powerful Divine Thought. The string that had been tightly wound in his heart finally loosened a bit, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

As long as he is alive, there is hope!

"Heh heh... quite a tough life."

The blood-faced demonic Cultivator swept a glance toward the ruins with scarlet eyes, emitted a disdainful snort, and then locked his cold gaze onto Li Cen. "Peak Master Li? Meddling in other people's business comes with a price!"

Hum!

A demonic sword, pitch-black throughout, with its blade wreathed in the phantoms of countless vengeful spirits and exuding a monstrous, ferocious Devilish Qi, instantly appeared in the blood-faced demonic Cultivator's hand! The tip of the sword pointed directly at Li Cen!

"Mad Extreme Demon Lord! You dare to harm my sect's Disciple? Today, I will ensure this Clone of yours remains here forever!"

Killing intent boiled in Li Cen's eyes, and his usual gentleness vanished. With an angry shout, the sword box on his back hummed, and a golden Sword Qi, radiant as the great sun and exuding righteous energy, soared into the sky! It was his life-bound Flying Sword—Haoyang!

Boom!

Two figures, representing the extremes of the Righteous Path and evil, collided instantly! The terrifying Sword Qi and Devilish Qi intertwined and clashed, erupting with earth-shattering power, causing the space above the battlefield to distort violently!

The two of them fought their way into the higher Void Realm to avoid the aftermath affecting those below.

Taking advantage of this earth-shattering turn of events, the Golden Scaled Demon Crocodile, already terrified out of its wits, dared not stay any longer.

Enduring the excruciating pain, it violently tore through space with its massive body, transformed into a streak of dark golden light, and fled desperately toward the depths of the Great Desolate Forest without looking back, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye!

On the chaotic battlefield, the human Cultivators and the remaining Yao Beasts were stunned by this sudden Void Refining Realm battle.

Above the Void Realm, Sword Qi crisscrossed, and Devilish Qi surged to the heavens! The battle between Li Cen and the Mad Extreme Demon Lord was like two gods and demons slaughtering each other; every collision caused the space to tremble and the Law to wail!

Had Li Cen not deliberately drawn the battlefield to the high heavens, the terrifying aftermath would have already reduced the city below to dust!

On the ground, following the desperate flight of the Golden Scaled Demon Crocodile, the few Eighth Order Peak Yao Beasts that were still resisting lost their backbone. They let out a few unwilling roars, then turned around, and swept up the remaining beast tide, fleeing in panic toward the depths of the Great Desolate Forest like a receding tide!

"We won! We won!"

"The beast tide has receded!!"

After a brief silence, earth-shaking cheers swept across the entire battlefield like a tsunami! Countless Cultivators watched the Yao Beasts retreating like a tide, and looked up at the radiant Sword Qi in the high heavens representing the Righteous Path; the ecstasy and excitement of surviving the disaster instantly overwhelmed them!

Many collapsed to the ground, exhausted, gasping for breath, but with smiles of victory on their faces.

However, on the city wall, Li Linger showed no joy.

Her little face was pale, tears welling up in her eyes. She gripped Mo Qingxian's sleeve tightly, her voice choked with sobs: "Auntie Mo! Quickly! Go check on Brother Yao! He must be alright! I beg you!"

Seeing Li Linger's anxious and desperate appearance, a trace of imperceptible indulgence and helplessness flashed in Mo Qingxian's cold eyes.

She gently patted the back of Li Linger's hand, her voice soft but filled with unquestionable strength: "Linger, do not panic. Auntie Mo is here. Let's go!"

Before the words had even faded, the space around Mo Qingxian rippled slightly, and she vanished from the city wall with Li Linger in an instant.

The next moment, the two of them appeared above the chaotic ruins several miles away.

The thick smoke and dust had not yet fully dispersed, and the air was filled with the smell of blood and brick dust.

Yao Delong's figure was buried beneath a pile of broken rubble and fractured beams, with only a small portion of his blood-stained shoulder and arm exposed, his aura as weak as a candle in the wind.

"Brother Delong!" Seeing this scene, Li Linger's heart felt as if it were being stabbed by a knife, and she cried out, about to rush over.

"Linger, don't move him!" Mo Qingxian was quick-witted, grabbing her instantly with a grave expression. "His bones and Meridians are fractured and displaced in many places, and his internal organs are severely damaged. Moving him rashly will only worsen his injuries!"

Upon hearing this, Li Linger forced herself to stop, tears finally spilling over, and she could only look at Mo Qingxian anxiously.

Mo Qingxian moved with light steps, came to Yao Delong's side, crouched down, and extended her slender fingers, gently placing them on the pulse of Yao Delong's exposed wrist.

A gentle and pure strand of Yuan energy, carrying a trace of icy chill, probed into Yao Delong's body like the most precise probe.

Although Yao Delong could not move his body and the intense pain was constantly assaulting his consciousness like a tide, his Divine Thought was exceptionally clear.

He clearly perceived Li Linger's arrival, as well as the descent of another powerful, vast, and terrifying aura that far surpassed Elder Mo Yan.

That aura was cold and pure, carrying a kind of lofty majesty, but it held no malice.

"It is a mighty figure from the Moyang Sect... and she has a close relationship with Linger..."

Yao Delong's tightly wound heartstrings finally relaxed a bit.

What he feared most was the blood-faced demonic Cultivator attacking again; in his current state, he couldn't even activate the Intermediate teleportation talisman bestowed by his Revered Master.

Now that he confirmed it was a friend and not a foe, the willpower he had been forcing himself to maintain collapsed like a floodgate bursting!

Fatigue, intense pain, and the tearing sensation brought about by the fierce confrontation between the medicinal power of the yimu azure spirit pill and the Devilish Qi inside his body felt like countless steel needles piercing into the depths of his Soul!

"Ugh..." A suppressed groan came from beneath the rubble, and Yao Delong's vision went black as he completely lost consciousness.

"Brother Yao!" Li Linger's heart instantly jumped into her throat.

Mo Qingxian's brows furrowed slightly as she was carefully investigating the situation inside Yao Delong's body.

"Huh?" A soft sound of surprise escaped her lips, and a glimmer of astonishment flashed in her cold eyes.

"Auntie Mo, what's wrong? Brother Delong, he..." Li Linger's heart fluctuated with the changes in Mo Qingxian's expression.

"This boy..." Mo Qingxian withdrew her fingers, her brows relaxing, but the look of astonishment in her eyes deepened. "The healing Medicinal Pill he took earlier is extraordinary; the medicinal power is vast and pure, containing powerful vitality. It is currently fully repairing his damaged internal organs, Meridians, and bones at a very fast speed. At this rate, the recovery of his Physical Body is only a matter of time."

"Really? That's great!" Hearing this, a look of joy immediately appeared on Li Linger's face.

"However," Mo Qingxian changed the subject, and her expression became grave once more. "The trouble is the Devilish Qi that has invaded his body! Pure, overbearing, and filled with a will of destruction and corrosion—it is definitely the Origin Devilish Qi of a demonic Cultivator! This Devilish Qi is like a maggot on a tarsal bone, entrenched in his Meridians and Dantian, locked in a tug-of-war with the healing medicinal power, constantly eroding his life Origin and preventing his injuries from fully healing. If not for his incredibly robust Foundation, his Physical Body strength far exceeding his peers, and that high-grade heavenly artifact armor protecting him, he would have already been eroded into a skeleton by the Devilish Qi!"

"Then... then what should we do? Auntie Mo, you must have a way, right? Please, save him!"

Li Linger's heart, which had just been put at ease, hung in the air again, and she pleaded anxiously.

Mo Qingxian looked at Li Linger's anxious appearance, then looked at the unconscious Yao Delong in the ruins, whose aura was weak yet exceptionally tenacious. She pondered for a moment and said, "The Origin Devilish Qi of the Void Refining Realm is extremely difficult to remove. If removed by force, the slightest carelessness will damage his Foundation, and it could even detonate the Devilish Qi, with unimaginable consequences. However..."

Just after Yao Delong lost consciousness! A sudden change occurred!