Regret

Wu Yue certainly attached great importance to this rescue of Shi Xiaotian.

He even deployed two Sun Profound Realm Puppets.

However, after seeing how young Zhong Qing was, he felt he had been overly cautious.

Old Hei was also too careless; he actually capsized in the gutter, fell victim to a greenhorn like Zhong Qing, and ended up in such a predicament.

Given Zhong Qing's eighteen-year-old bone age, he didn't believe that in a head-on confrontation, he would be Old Hei's opponent.

Crushing him would be as simple as a flick of his finger.

Therefore, he immediately extended a finger, crushing Zhong Qing with a condescending posture!

A single finger from a Sun Profound Realm expert was enough to pierce mountains and tear rivers apart.

It was extremely terrifying.

Facing the opponent's terrifying attack, Zhong Qing lightly offered a palm.

Then, Wu Yue, who had been so imposing and displayed the demeanor of a Grandmaster, was instantly sent sprawling to the ground.

This scene stirred up boundless waves in Shi Xiaotian's heart.

"He, how could he be so strong?"

Last time, when he faced Zhong Qing, he hadn't even figured out what happened before he was knocked out.

This time, he saw everything clearly.

Both were Sun Profound Realm, and Old Bai, whose overall strength was more than a little stronger than his, had no power to resist in Zhong Qing's hands.

Just one move!

Old Bai was knocked down with overwhelming force.

"Pfft..."

In the small courtyard, Wu Yue spat out mouthfuls of blood, his gaze filled with terror as he looked at Zhong Qing.

He was a Sun Profound Realm expert!

Even in the entire Eastern Domain, he was considered a strong contender.

Yet, in Zhong Qing's hands, he couldn't even last a single move!

At this moment, Wu Yue's heart was filled with grief and indignation.

This grief and indignation stemmed from the Limitless Sect Dark Guard Leader.

What were these Dark Guard Department people doing?

A Sect with such a terrifyingly strong expert presiding over it was only listed as a second-rate Sect in their intelligence reports.

This was simply outrageous.

At the same time!

The Dark Guard Leader, who was processing intelligence in the Limitless Sect, inexplicably shivered.

"Who's thinking of me?"

He muttered to himself, a hint of confusion in his expression.

As the Dark Guard Leader, his identity was destined to remain hidden, and coupled with his extremely low-key personality, the number of people who truly knew him was minuscule.

As for recently, he had only been in contact with Seventh Elder and Eighth Elder.

"Could it be that Seventh Elder successfully reached the Immortal River Sect, finished his business, and, thinking I did well, is coming back to reward me?" The Dark Guard Leader thought about it and concluded that Seventh Elder was the only one who would be thinking of him.

It must be said that his intuition was extremely accurate.

However, the reality was quite different from his imagination.

Seventh Elder wasn't thinking of rewarding him, but rather of killing him.

Mufu Peak!

In the small courtyard!

With one move, Zhong Qing completely incapacitated Wu Yue.

He completely shattered his pride and crushed his arrogance.

Though Wu Yue was shocked, he hadn't completely given up hope of resisting.

He still had trump cards, and two Sun Profound Realm Puppets.

By now, he had completely abandoned the idea of annihilating the Immortal River Sect and leveling Mufu Peak.

He only hoped that the two Puppets could hold Zhong Qing for a moment, creating an opportunity for him and Shi Xiaotian to escape.

As his mind moved, giving the two Puppets the command to attack Zhong Qing, the two Sun Profound Realm Puppets moved instantly.

However, before they could unleash the power befitting a Sun Profound Realm, Zhong Qing casually waved his hand the next moment, and a gust of wind appeared, directly pulverizing the two Puppets into dust.

This situation left Wu Yue completely stunned.

These were two Sun Profound Realm Puppets!

Even slaughtering a pig would take some time!

His understanding of Zhong Qing's power once again rose to another level.

Under the setting sun, Zhong Qing leisurely walked up to Wu Yue and lifted him up like a little chick.

"I was just wondering where to find another guinea pig, and you've arrived at just the right time!"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Shi Xiaotian and said,

"Xiaotian! You did well! If you have any other relatives or friends, feel free to call them all over."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yue's eyes widened instantly.

It was hard not to associate these words with Shi Xiaotian and Zhong Qing setting him up and luring him here.

As for Shi Xiaotian, he almost completely broke down.

So, the savior he called was, in Zhong Qing's eyes, just another guinea pig for testing Medicinal Pills, just like him.

For a moment, he couldn't find any words to express his current feelings.

...

And so, Wu Yue became the second test subject for Zhong Qing's Medicinal Pill experiments on Mufu Peak.

To verify whether his self-refined Medicinal Pills were problematic or if Shi Xiaotian had an allergic reaction to the Medicinal Pills, Zhong Qing even stayed up all night for them.

He rushed out a batch of Medicinal Pills overnight, and without surprise, the Medicinal Pills refined this time were still lumpy.

And reality often falls short of expectations.

That is, the Medicinal Pills he refined were not only effective on Shi Xiaotian but also remarkably effective on Wu Yue.

This night was destined to be restless.

The usual single wailing scream turned into two.

The screams were so piercing, like vengeful spirits crawling out of Hell.

At this moment, Wu Yue finally understood why Shi Xiaotian had become so gaunt in such a short time.

The toxicity of this Medicinal Pill, the intensity of its medicinal properties, he tried it once and immediately cried out that he couldn't bear it.

It was a miracle that his good friend was still alive.

As dawn approached, the effects of the Medicinal Pill slightly receded.

The two lay on the ground, gasping for breath as if exhausted.

Shi Xiaotian's gaze was somewhat resentful: "Old Bai, I'm already trapped here, couldn't you have brought more experts?"

Wu Yue: "..."

Good heavens, I haven't even asked you for an explanation, and you're already complaining to me first.

"This guy is so terrifying, why didn't you mention it in your letter?"

He asked himself if he had been cautious enough.

Coming to a small second-rate Sect, and even bringing two Sun Profound Realm Puppets.

And the result?

The other party didn't mention a single word about the enemy's strength in the distress letter.

If it weren't for the two of them enduring that inhumane torture together last night, he would have strongly suspected he had been set up.

If he had known Zhong Qing was so terrifying, how could he have come to rescue someone so carelessly?

Hearing this, Shi Xiaotian felt a little awkward.

It wasn't that he didn't want to warn him, but rather that he simply didn't know how terrifying Zhong Qing was; at that time, he hadn't even figured out what was going on before he passed out.

Furthermore, when he wrote the distress letter, time was urgent, and everything was simplified; he hadn't considered so much at all.

He only thought that Wu Yue would certainly take it seriously after learning of his danger.

He never expected that he would harm him instead.

To accompany him in enduring this inhumane torture.

Looking at his friend's haggard face and slightly pale complexion.

Shi Xiaotian's heart filled with boundless regret.

If only I had known, if only I had known!

Wouldn't it have been better for him to simply remain an Elder in the Limitless Sect?

Why did he have to strive for some title of Alchemy King Grandmaster?

If he hadn't been blinded by fame and fortune, how could he have gone searching for heavenly spirit grass, leading to his current predicament?