605: Chapter 605 Kidnapped Just Stepped Out the Door

Long Tianxing stumbled out of the ward, avoiding the coalition members who tried to help him along the way, and finally came to a tree to vomit.

"Ugh~ Is that blockhead sick?"

Back when he proposed going to kill that bastard and snatching back the broken sword, Wang Yao had struck him with an elbow.

If his original cultivation base were still there, he might have been fine.

But now, after being messed with by Initial Flood Dragon—who claimed to be optimizing him but actually caused his cultivation base to plummet—even his dao body had become quite fragile.

Taking that blow was truly unpleasant.

"What is this all about."

After spitting out the stagnant blood, Long Tianxing felt much better and sat down under the tree to rest.

"I really didn't expect him to die because of me."

Under the canopy of the leaves, sunlight cast dappled shadows. Long Tianxing raised his hand, trying to catch the sunlight, but only caught the shadows.

Long Tianxing's heart was in turmoil at this moment.

He had clearly waited for Zhou Yan to return and had saved the Southern Desert along the way, yet he had heard the news of Lv Yang's death.

He couldn't say he was familiar with Lv Yang, and he hadn't felt any psychological pressure when snatching the broken sword, but now the man was dead.

Even if he couldn't bring himself to feel sad, he couldn't help but feel guilty.

Yet for some reason, Wang Yao had lost his mind; just because he mentioned wanting to retrieve that sword, he had been nearly injured by an elbow.

He had clearly just saved him with his own hands, even at a great cost, yet the other party acted as if he didn't appreciate it, hurting him for the sake of a guy who obviously wasn't a good person.

It was like he had saved an ungrateful wretch!

But at the thought of the term "ungrateful wretch," he remembered the courteous treatment he had received at Tingxue Zen Monastery and began to regret his past actions immensely.

Long Tianxing was a sensitive person by nature. Being alone, his overthinking created a heavy burden for himself.

He reached into his robes and pulled out a key.

"Wheel of Reincarnation Path, it seems I must go."

"This is my mistake; I cannot let others bear the consequences."

"And that blockhead Wang Yao, although I don't know what relationship he has with that Hun Wushang, you had better not stand in my way."

"Kid, don't blame me for speaking harshly."

Initial Flood Dragon's voice echoed in Long Tianxing's mind, carrying a hint of a guilty tone.

"In your current state, I suggest you recover from your injuries before taking action, or you might end up in a miserable state."

"You have the nerve to say that? What exactly did you do to me!"

Still feeling sorrowful, Long Tianxing heard Initial Flood Dragon adding fuel to the fire. He wanted to give him a piece of his mind, but suddenly felt his hand become empty.

Turning his head, he saw a woman in green robes standing with her back to him, holding the key up in the air to examine it.

Seeing the key snatched away, Long Tianxing could no longer remain calm.

This key was originally intended to resurrect Zhou Yan, and now it had become an important item for returning the sword; he could not lose it no matter what.

"Give it back to me!"

Long Tianxing tried to snatch the key back, but the movement aggravated his injuries, causing a sharp pain to shoot through his body. He lost his footing and fell to the ground.

"Hiss—!"

This fall made his already battered body even worse.

He barely managed to lift his head, staring directly at the figure's back.

"Give the key... back to me!"

The figure in the green robe seemed to finally hear his voice and slowly turned around.

Under the sunlight, her face was hidden in shadow, preventing Long Tianxing from seeing it clearly for a moment.

But soon, a familiar female voice rang out, awakening his sealed memories.

"This key is fated to be with me."

"I see you are severely injured. How about I heal your wounds and bestow a stroke of fortune upon you, and you let me have this key instead?"

Long Tianxing had been angry, but upon hearing this voice, his eyes widened abruptly, and he lifted his head.

"Kong Xuan?"

Inside the ward, Wang Yao had calmed down and explained his relationship with Hun Wushang to the others.

"Oh~ So, the reason you didn't act with Long Tianxing but instead ran into me was because you were looking for him?"

Wang Yao drank the water in his cup and nodded.

"After I was separated from Long Tianxing that day, I accidentally learned news about Dabiao."

"Later, I heard that Dabiao might have been captured by the Truth Cult, so I wanted to seek reinforcements to rescue him."

"You have already seen the subsequent situation in those fragments. Because I saw Dabiao's clone, my emotions went out of control, and I accidentally triggered this series of events."

Fan Wujiu and Xiao Sheng exchanged glances, not knowing what to say.

The relationship between Wang Yao and Hun Wushang was clearly unusually close, and Long Tianxing's declaration just now that he wanted to take care of the other party and retrieve the broken sword had clearly touched Wang Yao's bottom line.

However, in their view, Hun Wushang really didn't seem like a good person.

Especially Xiao Sheng; the magic power in his celestial master sword had been completely drained by that guy.

With his own ability, it was basically impossible to replenish it, and he had lost a trump card for nothing.

Not to mention that he had been possessed, with someone going in and out of his body; he couldn't feel comfortable about that at all.

But in front of his good brother, he could only endure it for now and didn't let his emotions out.

After watching the drama for a while and seeing that everyone's mood was a bit low, Xuanyuan Qingyao took a bite of a spiritual fruit and spoke up.

"This Hun Wushang is a bad one, and the really, really bad type at that."

"Dabiao is not bad by nature!"

Wang Yao crushed the cup in his hand and stood up excitedly.

"Calm down, calm down." Xiao Sheng hurriedly stood up to mediate, "Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan, you should say less too. After all, we haven't seen the full picture of the facts, and judging directly... is not very friendly."

Wang Yao also knew he was in the wrong, and coupled with what had just happened, he sat down in a low mood.

In contrast, Xuanyuan Qingyao looked indifferent and continued.

"The relationship between the Return to Ruins and the Truth Cult is closer than you think."

"Although the Six Sects are in an alliance, they usually only cooperate. Plus, the Demonic Path system is loose, and apart from the core parts, there are even quite a few conflicts."

"But the Return to Ruins is different. The Return to Ruins is located in the Underworld and basically only has direct conflicts with Wrath Prison. So, without those people below stirring up trouble and affecting unity, the relationship between the two parties and other Sects is quite good."

"What are you trying to say?" Wang Yao clenched his fists, seemingly understanding Xuanyuan Qingyao's meaning, but still unwilling to accept it.

"Hmm." Taking another bite of the spiritual fruit, Xuanyuan Qingyao stated the cold reality directly, "Just like I said, the Return to Ruins and the Truth Cult have a very good relationship."

"Given this relationship, as a Prodigy of the Return to Ruins, it is impossible for Hun Wushang's Physical Body to be used as an experimental subject."

"For these Soul Cultivators who want to undergo Lightning Tribulation, whether their Physical Body exists is quite important."

"Soul Cultivators who still retain their Physical Body have a success rate for Undergoing Tribulation that is more than forty to fifty percent higher than ordinary Soul Cultivators."

"In other words, if you were a Cultivator about to reach Core Formation and the embryo of your Lifebound Treasure was stolen, wouldn't you be anxious?"

"To put it another way, if a Cultivator from the same Sect stole your Lifebound Treasure embryo and dared to openly use it as a template to create a large number of identical Magic Treasures, what would he be plotting?"

"So, you were just set up."

"For such a big matter, the Truth Cult certainly wouldn't dare to do it alone; there's an eighty percent chance the Return to Ruins was involved too."

"That Hun Wushang should be one of the people sent by the Return to Ruins. Those so-called clones and the news released should also be intentional."

"Didn't the fragments prove it? That person dug out your heart without a word, and after digging it out, left a note and ran away."

"It's not like he has a crush on you and dug out your heart to keep as a collection, right?"

"That... that he should also have some hidden difficulties."

Wang Yao was just about to weakly defend himself again when he was interrupted by a Liyan Holy Land Disciple who suddenly pushed the door open and rushed in.

The Disciple looked panicked and didn't even care that it was a ward, shouting loudly.

"It's bad, Long Tianxing is gone!"