70: He is a smart man

"These Cultivators are crazy, run!"

"We can't run! After tonight, the Secret Realm exit will close. If it doesn't open again for who knows how many years, we will die inside!"

"Everyone unite and kill these Interception Cultivators!"

Facing a life-or-death crisis, the Cultivators finally united to jointly resist the Ascension Society Deathsworn.

Fang Huai also understood the reason why the Ascension Society was doing this.

If they couldn't defeat hundreds of Qi Refining Cultivators, but let most of them escape and only killed a small portion, wouldn't they be able to win then?

"Five Thunder Curse!"

"Blazing Flame Technique!"

"Poisonous Fiend Technique!"

The Cultivators gathered into a group, and various Spells blasted towards the Ascension Society Deathsworn who were trying to close in.

After slightly widening the distance, a Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator tore up a Talisman Paper, and a blue-green Formation immediately appeared beneath everyone's feet.

He urgently said: "This is the Azure Light Formation. It can replenish everyone's Spiritual Qi and enhance the power of their Spells.

Everyone quickly stand on the bright areas of the Formation Nodes to jointly resist the Interception Cultivators."

The Ascension Society Saint Bodies mixed among the Cultivators looked at each other, hesitating whether to make a move.

"What are you thinking? Do you want to die?"

Seeing those few people stunned, the other Cultivators roared, and these Ascension Society Saint Bodies had no choice but to cooperate with the normal Cultivators.

After all, the Hall Master's primary mission for them was to survive and secure a spot in the top thirty for Secret Realm gains.

Although the Deathsworn side was fierce and fearless of death, their numbers were small, and they only fought individually, gradually being suppressed by the normal Cultivator side.

Just then, bursts of murmuring reached Fang Huai's ears, and a sudden sense of irritability arose in his heart.

He originally just wanted to watch the fire from the other side of the bank, but now, looking at the normal Cultivator side felt like looking at enemies with deep-seated hatred.

The dormant Blood Jade Worm inside his body actually felt like it couldn't be suppressed.

Fang Huai looked at the surrounding Saint Bodies and saw their eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging, and blood-red Evil Qi swirling around them; they must have been similarly affected.

These Saint Bodies suddenly broke away from their Formation positions and attacked the normal Cultivators.

"There are traitors!"

"There are too many Interception Cultivators. We can't win."

"If we're trapped in the Secret Realm, then so be it. It's better than dying. Run!"

Morale collapsed in an instant, and the Deathsworn took advantage of this time to close in on the normal Cultivators... Although the Small Corpse Meteor Worm was suppressing it, the loss of control over the Blood Jade Worm was still intensifying.

Where exactly did the problem lie?

Looking around, only Shen Yuan and Zhang Zhu were not participating in the fight.

As Shen Yuan's mouth opened and closed, the sound of obscure Incantations became clearer and clearer.

Following Shen Yuan's Incantations, the Deathsworn's attacks became increasingly frenzied, the Saint Bodies' skin swelled blood red, and the power of their Techniques greatly increased.

This incantation was similar in tone to the one heard at the Zheng Family of Nanze.

However, the Zheng Family Head used the incantation to command the Blood Jade Worms to gnaw on the Cultivators' Physical Bodies, while Shen Yuan used the incantation to control her own side to fight frantically.

"I must pretend to be controlled by the Blood Jade Worm, otherwise, Shen Yuan will surely discover my abnormality and kill me."

Seeing that his skin was not as crimson as the other Saint Bodies.

Fang Huai hardened his resolve and mobilized the Evil Qi to impact the blood vessels throughout his body.

His blood vessels burst beneath his skin, and the color of his skin instantly turned crimson.

"Yiya yiya, I'll kill you all."

Fang Huai's expression was twisted, showing signs of madness, as he randomly attacked the normal Cultivators.

Originally, seeing his low cultivation, the normal Cultivators wanted to use him as a Breakthrough point, but now seeing his state, they all avoided him like the plague.

Fang Huai couldn't be too agile; he had to appear somewhat clumsy.

Since the other Deathsworn and Saint Bodies were all injured, he had no choice but to find some less powerful Techniques and brace himself to meet the attack.

As the battle dragged on, the normal Cultivators successively brought out their Trump Cards.

"Burning Spirit Sword!"

A Qi Refining Peak Cultivator flashed before Fang Huai. The opponent bit the tip of his tongue, spraying Essence Blood onto the spirit sword, and slashed towards Fang Huai.

The ferocity of the Aura actually gave Fang Huai a sense of mortal danger.

Just as he was about to take out the crimson heavens cry to block, an Ascension Society Deathsworn blocked the space between him and the Qi Refining Peak Cultivator.

The sword light split the Deathsworn's body in two, but the Deathsworn showed no fear, and the fragmented body lunged toward the Qi Refining Peak Cultivator.

"Bang—"

With a loud bang, the Deathsworn self-detonated its body. While severely injuring the Qi Refining Peak Cultivator, the Blood Jade Worms inside its body invaded the opponent's body.

"Ah!"

The Qi Refining Peak Cultivator only felt his meridians blocked and his Spiritual Power circulation hampered. At the same time, his Physical Body was being gnawed by countless worms.

Seeing this, the other Deathsworn also surrounded him and tore his body apart together.

Fang Huai, taking advantage of the force of the explosion, rolled his eyes back, pretended to faint, and successfully fell to the ground.

Alas, playing dead is much simpler than pretending to be controlled.

The fighting around grew fiercer. The sound of Deathsworn self-detonating came occasionally, and Spell Aftershocks sometimes blasted onto Fang Huai.

I can't move, I can't move, I'm already unconscious!

Fang Huai forcefully suppressed his instinct to dodge, only hoping that the Ascension Society people would end the battle soon.

"Body Burning Art!"

Unfortunately, directly above him, a Ninth Level of Qi Refining Cultivator, wanting to perish together with a Deathsworn before dying, embraced the opponent and plunged towards the ground.

It's over! I can't pretend anymore. If I keep pretending, I'll be burned to ashes!

Just as he was about to get up, he felt a violent Spell graze past his body, blasting the two Cultivators who were about to fall away.

Subsequently, he was picked up by slightly cool arms.

Who is it?

Fang Huai was confused. Was it Jin Xiaoxiao?

Did the other party also have a way to escape the control of the Blood Jade Worm?

"Senior Brother Fang, if you had taken me that day, the one by my side wouldn't be Zhang Zhu."

Fang Huai was startled. Judging by the voice, it was actually Shen Yuan.

That day... was the night Shen Yuan said she would serve him for life... "When refining a Living Corpse, using one's closest and dearest person yields the best results. What a pity, you were actually unmoved by me."

Shen Yuan's lips landed on Fang Huai's forehead: "But this is also good. Now, you count as my person too.

There is nothing I want that I cannot obtain."

Shen Yuan gently put Fang Huai down and placed a Medicinal Pill into his mouth.

The Medicinal Pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, quickly moisturizing the wounds on his body.

This Medicinal Pill is of high quality, worth at least three thousand contribution points!

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The battle ended, and the Incantations murmuring from Shen Yuan's mouth also stopped.

Almost all the Deathsworn were killed in action, and the Saint Bodies didn't fare much better, each suffering serious injuries.

"Gather the Storage Pouches, erase the Divine Sense on them, and then you may die."

Shen Yuan gave the surviving Deathsworn their final command.

These Deathsworn, whose Divine Sense had been annihilated, had numb expressions. Following Shen Yuan's words, they piled the Storage Pouches into a heap.

Afterward, they self-detonated and died.

The Saint Bodies looked at each other, realizing that Shen Yuan must hold a transcendent position within the Ascension Society.

"Randomly take three Storage Pouches, and hurry up your cultivation after exiting the Secret Realm. The Ascension Society does not keep useless people. If you fail to achieve a rank five years from now, you know the consequences."

Shen Yuan's cold gaze swept over everyone, and she then instructed the Bronze Armored Living Corpse beside her:

"You, make them swear the Vow Fiend. No one is allowed to reveal what they saw or heard in the Secret Realm, or else their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering."

Fang Huai was secretly alarmed. The Bronze Armored Living Corpse could be used in this way too.

Living Corpses have long lifespans and can execute some Human Race Techniques. Isn't this the perfect vessel for carrying the Vow Fiend?

At this moment, someone pointed at Fang Huai and said: "Does that person not need to swear an oath?"

Fang Huai cursed silently in his heart. Just mind your own business, why did you have to drag me into this?

Shen Yuan's gaze was profound as she looked at Fang Huai and said, "There's no need. He is a smart person."