613: Lu Xueqi (90)

The group moved at extreme speed, almost flying at full strength.

Su Han held Bi Yao tightly in his arms, using his own True Essence to form a stable protective shield, isolating her from the airflow impact caused by their high-speed movement.

He lowered his head, his gaze almost never leaving Bi Yao's face.

The vital energy of the earth vein spirit milk circulated within her body, barely maintaining her flame of life, but that Malice Qi was like a maggot on a bone, constantly consuming this vitality and spreading at the wound, preventing it from healing.

Bi Yao's brow would occasionally furrow slightly due to pain, and her long eyelashes trembled faintly, yet she remained unconscious throughout.

Lu Xueqi followed silently by Su Han's side, looking at the person in his arms with a complex gaze, then looking at Su Han's tense profile.

She had practiced pure cultivation for many years, and the lake of her heart rarely had ripples, but Bi Yao's unhesitating collision today, and that blood-stained yet smiling face, had left a deep mark in her heart.

That was an emotion so blazing that one could sacrifice themselves, something she had never experienced before.

She could not understand it, yet she was deeply shaken.

"She... why did she save me?" Lu Xueqi's voice was very soft, almost inaudible in the whistling wind.

Su Han's body jolted slightly; he didn't look back, only holding Bi Yao a bit tighter, his voice low:

"She... has always been like this. She seems quirky and sometimes even a bit willful and mischievous, but her heart... is truer and warmer than anyone's."

Lu Xueqi fell silent.

She recalled the way Bi Yao usually looked at Su Han, and the complex, indefinable gaze she occasionally directed at her, and she seemed to understand something in her heart.

"I will save her," Lu Xueqi suddenly said, her tone firm, "no matter the cost."

Su Han glanced sideways at her, saw the determination in those cold eyes, and nodded: "We will do it together."

Shi Yue, ahead of them, checked the map from time to time to adjust their direction.

This mountain range was vast and deep; although the Malice Corpses had been eliminated, no one could guarantee there were no other dangers.

A journey of eight hundred miles, for Cultivators of their level, would not normally be considered far.

But now, carrying the critically injured Bi Yao, every minute and every second felt exceptionally long.

Su Han could clearly feel that the vitality of the person in his arms was like sand between his fingers, slowly but steadily slipping away.

"Faster!" he couldn't help but urge, bloodshot veins appearing in his eyes again.

"Fellow Daoist Su, don't worry, it's not far ahead! Once we pass through this Black Pine Forest, we'll see the outpost!" Shi Yue was also burning with anxiety, pushing his magic power to the limit... Half an hour later, a simple camp built of grey-white rocks appeared in everyone's sight.

The camp was built against the mountain, with simple warning and defense Formations arranged on the perimeter, faintly flowing with an earthy yellow spiritual light, clearly in the style of the Town Yue Tower.

"We're here!" Shi Yue's spirits lifted, and he was the first to land, performing a hand seal.

The camp's Formation light curtain opened a portal, and two Disciples dressed in Town Yue Tower attire came out to meet them. Seeing Shi Yue, they hurriedly saluted: "Senior Brother Shi! You're back! This is..."

Their eyes fell on the heavily injured Bi Yao in Su Han's arms, and they were instantly shocked.

"Don't ask questions! Activate the teleportation Formation immediately, we need to return to the sect at once! This lady's injuries are extremely severe and she needs urgent treatment!" Shi Yue ordered urgently.

"Yes!" The two Disciples didn't dare to delay, and one of them immediately turned and ran toward the center of the camp.

There was a simple teleportation Formation arranged with several Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and special Ores. It wasn't large, and its light was somewhat dim, clearly intended only for short-distance point-to-point teleportation.

Holding Bi Yao, Su Han stepped into the Formation.

Lu Xueqi, Shi Yue, and the others followed closely behind.

"Activate!" Shi Yue shouted.

The Disciple guarding the Formation immediately embedded several Spirit Stones into the grooves, performed hand seals, and activated the Formation.

Buzz!

A wave of spatial fluctuations came, and a grey-white light enveloped everyone.

After a brief moment of dizziness, the scene before them had changed completely.

It was no longer a deep mountain forest, but the mouth of a relatively open valley.

In the distance, the outlines of towering, continuous mountain ranges were vaguely visible, and the concentration of Spiritual Qi had also significantly improved.

This was already the outer area of the Town Yue Tower's mountain gate.

"Go! Straight to the 'Hall of Thick Earth'. Elder Mu is on duty today, he is the most skilled at healing and dispelling evil!" Shi Yue identified the direction and immediately led the way.

Su Han didn't say a word, holding Bi Yao and following Shi Yue closely.

Lu Xueqi was always by his side. The tianya sword was already sheathed, but Sword Intent faintly flowed around her, as she was ready to respond to any sudden situation at any time.

Along the way, they encountered some Town Yue Tower Disciples. Seeing Shi Yue rushing with a group of strangers, especially the blood-stained woman in green in Su Han's arms, they all cast surprised glances, but no one dared to step forward and ask.

Before long, a grand hall built of heavy yellow-brown rock appeared ahead.

The hall doors were wide open, ancient and weathered, with three archaic characters "Hall of Thick Earth" carved on the lintel.

Even before entering, a thick scent of medicinal herbs mixed with earth-element Spiritual Qi rushed toward them.

"Elder Mu! Elder Mu! Quick, save her!" Shi Yue's voice arrived before he did, filled with urgency.

Inside the hall, an elderly man wearing a brown robe, with a lean face and three strands of long beard on his chin, was reading a Jade Slip. Hearing the voice, he looked up, his brow slightly furrowed: "Shi Yue? Why such a panic... Hmm?"

His gaze was instantly drawn to Bi Yao in Su Han's arms, especially that hideous bone spur still piercing through her body, which caused his pupils to shrink.

"Such heavy Malice Qi! Quick, place her on that 'soul calming jade bed' over there!" Elder Mu stood up abruptly, pointing to a jade bed on one side of the hall that was entirely white and emitted a soft, warm luster.

Su Han immediately placed Bi Yao carefully onto the jade bed.

The jade bed felt warm to the touch, and the soft white light it emitted seemed to have a slight effect on stabilizing the Divine Soul and calming the breath. Bi Yao's body, which had been trembling slightly due to pain, calmed down a little.

Elder Mu flashed to the bedside, his fingers quickly landing on Bi Yao's wrist pulse point, and a wisp of pure, heavy earthy-yellow True Essence probed inside.

After a moment, his brow locked tightly.

"A penetrating wound, severe damage to the internal organs, but that's not the most troublesome part," Elder Mu said deeply. "The most difficult thing is the Malice Qi attached to this bone spur. It's extremely pure and poisonous, having already invaded near the heart meridian and faintly entangling with her own magic power, constantly eroding her vitality. earth vein spirit milk? You gave her earth vein spirit milk? It's lucky you did, otherwise she wouldn't have lasted until now. But the power of the spirit milk is also nearly exhausted by this Malice Qi."

"Elder Mu, can she be saved? Whatever you need, just say the word!" Su Han's voice was dry with tension, his eyes fixed on Elder Mu.

Lu Xueqi also took a step forward, her cold eyes filled with earnestness.

Elder Mu looked at Su Han and Lu Xueqi, then at the anxious Shi Yue, knowing this person must be of great importance.

"There is a way to save her. But it is extremely dangerous, and several things are required."(End of Chapter)