84: Chapter 84 Chu Youcai ambushes the Chen siblings, Xiao Xin'er comes to the rescue.

The scenes along the way grew increasingly gruesome, with more and more corpses of Disciples appearing by the roadside.

Some were even nailed to the walls, fresh blood flowing down the walls and into the cracks of the runes on the ground, making those pitch-black runes appear even more eerie.

The scent of blood in the air grew thicker, and with every breath, one could feel a burning sensation scorching their throat.

As they reached the inner gate archway, a figure suddenly rushed out from behind it, a long blade in hand glowing with an evil red light, slashing directly at Li Siwen's face!

"Li Shiwen, your time of death has arrived!"

Li Siwen's pupils constricted, and the Dongxu Spirit Eye Technique instantly revealed the opponent's identity.

A collateral Disciple of the Chu family, Chu Hao!

He was one of the lackeys who had previously followed Chu Youcai, only at the Aperture Opening Middle Stage, yet now his aura had actually reached the Kaiyuan Realm Perfection, and the evil red light surrounding him was even more intense than those three from before!

Chu Hao's long blade slashed down, the blade wind carrying a massive amount of blood Qi, as if it wanted to suck away Li Siwen's Divine Soul.

Xiao Xiner immediately swung her sword to parry, the Moonlight Sword Qi colliding with the long blade and emitting a harsh sound of clashing metal!

"Kaiyuan Realm Perfection?" Xiao Xiner's arm went slightly numb, and her heart sank. "Just how much of our fellow Disciples' blood did the Chu family use to pile up so many experts?!"

Chu Hao sneered, swinging his long blade again, the red light on the blade growing even brighter. "Using the blood of trash like you to help our Chu family rise is your honor! Xiao Xiner, stop struggling, submit obediently, and perhaps you can still be left with an intact corpse!"

As soon as his words fell, the runes on the ground suddenly lit up, and a thick surge of blood Qi poured out from underground, flowing into Chu Hao's body.

Chu Hao's aura instantly skyrocketed, the power of his long blade increasing by a few notches, actually forcing Xiao Xiner to retreat repeatedly!

"Senior Sister, he is borrowing the array's power!" Li Siwen shouted urgently, the fengwu sword thrusting rapidly at Chu Hao's Dantian. "Yue Li, use the Purification Beam to interrupt his absorption of blood Qi!"

Yue Li acted immediately, the grayish-white beam landing precisely on the runes beneath Chu Hao's feet. When the beam touched the runes, it instantly erupted with dazzling light, and the blood Qi on the runes ignited like oil, burning violently!

Chu Hao's movements suddenly stalled, and the circulation of blood Qi within his body instantly turned chaotic. He looked at the runes under his feet in terror. "What is this power?! Why can it break the array?!"

Li Siwen seized this opportunity, the fengwu sword taking advantage of the moment to pierce into Chu Hao's Dantian, the crimson Sword Qi instantly shredding the core of the evil cultivation technique within his body!

"Ah—!"

Chu Hao let out a shrill, miserable scream, the evil red light around his body instantly dissipated, his aura declined rapidly, and he collapsed to the ground, twitching a few times before falling silent.

Xiao Xiner breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. "It's fortunate that we have Miss Yue Li's purification power; otherwise, this Blood Sacrifice Array would truly be difficult to deal with."

Yue Li shook her head, her soul body dimming slightly. "This is only the edge of the array; the blood Qi at the core is much thicker, and my purification power might not be able to have such a great effect there."

Li Siwen looked at Chu Hao's corpse, then looked toward the inner gate plaza in front, from where the faint sounds of fighting could be heard, a flash of determination in his eyes.

"No matter how difficult it is, we must go on. Ahead is the core of the Blood Sacrifice Array; the main force of the Chu family should be there."

The three of them adjusted their states and continued walking toward the inner gate plaza.

The closer they got to the plaza, the thicker the Death Qi and blood Qi in the air became, even forming a thin layer of red mist that obstructed their vision.

Vaguely, one could hear Chu Tianxing's hoarse voice echoing in the center of the plaza, carrying a trace of insane excitement: "Faster! Kill a few more, and the Blood Sacrifice Array will be complete! Once I break through to the Lingyuan Realm, the entire Xuanjian Sect will belong to our Chu family!"

Li Siwen, Xiao Xiner, and Yue Li exchanged glances, tightened their grip on their weapons, and stepped firmly into the red mist filled with death and evil.

The red mist was thick, carrying a nauseating scent of blood and decay, with visibility extending no more than a few zhang.

The moment they stepped in, the three of them heard the explosive sounds of weapons clashing and Chu Youcai's arrogant and lascivious wild laughter!

"Chen Mingtao! Stop your futile resistance! Obediently hand over your sister, and then cripple your own cultivation; this young master might still show some mercy, spare your dog life, and let you watch with your own eyes how we 'cherish' Sister Yaojia! Hahaha!"

Through the billowing red mist, one could see Chen Mingtao covered in blood, his clothes tattered, desperately shielding Chen Yaojia behind him.

The long sword in his hand already had several notches, his aura was chaotic, and he was clearly at the end of his rope, yet his eyes remained stubborn and fierce, like a beast protecting its young.

Chen Yaojia behind him was in an even worse state; a wound on her left shoulder, deep enough to see the bone, was gushing blood, staining half of her clothes red. Her face was pale as paper, and her originally lively eyes were now filled with terror and despair, while the Talisman she tightly gripped was dim and lusterless.

All around, more than ten corpses lay strewn about, including both Xuanjian Sect Disciples and guards wearing Chen family attire, all having died in miserable states.

And besieging them were five or six Chu family Disciples led by none other than Chu Youcai!

These people all had eyes glowing with red light, their bodies wreathed in evil Qi, and the weakest among them was at the Kaiyuan Middle Stage.

Chu Youcai himself had a skyrocketing aura that had reached the Kaiyuan Realm Perfection, his attacks vicious and tricky, consuming Chen Mingtao's last strength as if playing a game.

"Beast!" Seeing this scene, especially the wounds under Chen Yaojia's tattered clothes and her desperate eyes, Xiao Xiner's rage instantly overwhelmed her reason!

Her ice-blue Xuanyuan Realm cultivation erupted with a roar, and the yuehua longsword emitted a hum that shook the red mist!

"Chu Youcai! Die!"

Her figure moved like lightning, man and sword becoming one, transforming into an ice-blue rainbow that tore through the red mist, striking directly at Chu Youcai's heart from behind!

Before the sword arrived, the biting chill already made the surrounding Chu family Disciples shiver uncontrollably!

"Hmm?!" Feeling the terrifying killing intent and pressure from behind, Chu Youcai's expression changed abruptly, and he hurriedly turned to parry!

"Clang—!"

A deafening loud noise!

The evil long blade in Chu Youcai's hand was fiercely struck by the Moonlight Sword Gang; he only felt an irresistible force surge over, his webbing between thumb and forefinger instantly splitting, and blood flowed freely.

His entire body was like it had been hit by a giant hammer, staggering as he flew backward, crashing heavily into a stone pillar before barely managing to stop!

"Pfft!" He spat out a mouthful of black blood, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief. "Xuanyuan Realm?! Xiao Xiner, you... how is it possible..."

He clearly remembered that before entering the Secret Realm, Xiao Xiner was only at the Kaiyuan Late Stage!

How long has it been?! She actually broke through to the Xuanyuan Realm?! How is this possible?!

"Sister Xiner!" Seeing the person who arrived, Chen Yaojia's desperate eyes instantly burst with a light of pleasant surprise, and tears couldn't stop streaming down.

Chen Mingtao also breathed a sigh of relief, the breath he had been forcing himself to hold releasing, and he immediately collapsed to the ground, gasping violently, but his gaze toward Xiao Xiner was also filled with shock.

Li Siwen and Yue Li followed closely behind.

Li Siwen swept his gaze across the battlefield, the Void-Piercing Spiritual Eye instantly assessing the situation, and he shouted in a low voice: "Yue Li, save them! Clear out the small fry!"

"Yes, Master!" Yue Li's figure flashed, instantly appearing in front of Chen Yaojia, the grayish-white Purification Beam shooting out like a spirit snake, landing precisely on the wound on her shoulder.

"Sss..."

The evil Death Qi entwined at the wound was instantly purified and dispersed, the bleeding stopped immediately, and although the wound did not heal instantly, the excruciating pain was greatly reduced, and Chen Yaojia's complexion also recovered a trace of rosiness.

At the same time, Yue Li waved her other hand, and several grayish-white beams, as if possessed of life, shot toward those Chu family Disciples who were still stunned!

"Ah! My power!"

"This light... it hurts!"

For the Chu family Disciples who cultivated evil arts, the purification power was like a nemesis!

As the beams touched their bodies, the evil red light around them rapidly dimmed and dissolved, their cultivation instantly plummeted, and they let out terrified screams, only to be effortlessly wiped out by Yue Li in an instant!

Upon seeing Li Siwen, and especially seeing the stunningly beautiful and powerful Yue Li beside him, Chu Youcai's eyes instantly turned red!

That was not anger, but extreme jealousy and greed!