Chapter 811: Very Cold
"Run! We can't win against Bai Ling Shi now, this guy is much more powerful than all of us combined." As they saw Bai Ling Shi, Little Fox Bai Ling also spoke to everyone, and none of them had the slightest intention of sticking around for a tough fight. Before Bai Ling Shi could charge out of the dark fog, they ran towards the distance.
"Urgh"
Numerous mouths opened at once, Bai Ling Shi let out bizarre shrieks that sounded like vomiting. Then, Bai Ling Shi reached out with its hand full of mouths toward the direction of the group, its arm as thick as a century-old tree.
"Chenjiang Duanliu Break? Breaking Flow Formation!!"
Facing the enormous hand that was swiftly catching up from behind, Zhu Bufan suddenly turned around and unleashed a Breaking Flow Formation towards the hand. The powerful Sword Qi struck Bai Ling Shi's hand like a whip, forcing it to retract. Seizing that instant, Zhu Bufan and the group ran even further away.
"ROAR!!!!"
The hand of Bai Ling Shi that was struck was evidently enraged, struggling continuously to break free from the pitch-black smog. Unfortunately, Bai Ling Shi's body was too colossal to break through the barrier, so it could only poke a part of itself out each time.
"That damn multi-mouthed monster, go back home and eat mud, bastard." Seeing that Bai Ling Shi had been left a considerable distance behind, Zhu Bufan turned around and shouted loudly in its direction, but before he finished speaking, an arm of Bai Ling Shi burst through the layer of fog, landing not far in front of Zhu Bufan.
"I forgot to mention, Bai Ling Shi are gregarious Demon Beasts; it's almost impossible for them to act alone." Seeing that Zhu Bufan nearly collided with the gigantic arm full of mouths, Emperor Yan suddenly added a comment that was enough to make one spit blood.
"It seems that the character of this black Demon is equally abominable to everyone."
"You're quite right, this little girl is sometimes a real Demon, so in the future, restraining her will be left to you, little Fairy," Zhu Bufan said to Bai Ling with a wry smile after hearing her words.
"Leave it to this Fairy... Hey!! Don't decide for me, why should I have to help you restrain that black Demon?" Bai Ling said proudly, lifting her head, only to realize something was amiss and quickly shouted out.
The group continued to rush forward, while Bai Ling Shi's seemingly endless arms burst out of the black fog, trying to catch them, causing the group to be in an extremely sorry state. Finally, they saw the light ahead.
"We're at the exit."
A pure white light shined dazzlingly like a reflective mirror, and the five of them zipped past the numerous obstacles of Bai Ling Shi, leaping towards the pure white exit.
"Watch out!!"
Just then, Wang Hui's voice reached them, but by this time, Zhu Bufan was enveloped by the white light in front of him, seeing nothing, only feeling his body being forcefully pushed by Wang Hui.
The white light came quickly and disappeared just as rapidly. Once the white light vanished, Zhu Bufan landed on a desolate piece of land, looking out across a vast expanse of withered grass and endless desolation.
"Where are the others?" Thinking of this, Zhu Bufan quickly turned around to look—Little Fox Bai Ling lay not far from him, while Emperor Yan was about five hundred meters away. Huo Ling was with Emperor Yan, and thanks to the connection of Emperor Yan's Po Jun, Zhu Bufan quickly found them and called them all back to consciousness.
"Where is Master Wang Hui?" After finding Huo Ling and the two girls, Zhu Bufan immediately started to look around, but it seemed he couldn't see Wang Hui anywhere.
"I remember when we fell in here, Wang Hui pushed me hard. I hope nothing happened to him," recalling the feeling of being pushed away, Zhu Bufan began to worry.
"I'll check it out." Upon hearing Zhu Bufan's words, Huo Ling frowned slightly and quickly used the Wave Stepping Technique to soar into the sky, surveying the entire wasteland from above. After a while, Huo Ling hurriedly returned to the ground and said to Zhu Bufan: "Over there, a kilometer away, I saw a figure lying on the ground, and it seems they are injured."
"What?" Hearing Huo Ling's words, Zhu Bufan's expression changed slightly, and he immediately sped towards the direction Huo Ling had mentioned, along with Huo Ling, Emperor Yan, and Bai Ling, leaving trails in the air due to their speed. They quickly reached the spot Huo Ling spoke of, and upon seeing the situation, Zhu Bufan and Huo Ling's faces instantly turned ashen.
The person lying on the ground was, as expected, Wang Hui, but his current state alarmed Zhu Bufan, for Wang Hui's body, starting from the right shoulder onward, was entirely gone. His right arm appeared to have been torn off forcibly, and the dark red blood had stained the surrounding ground blood red. Wang Hui, who had lost too much blood, was now pale as death.
"Master Wang!!!"
After a brief moment of shock, Zhu Bufan rushed to Wang Hui's side. As he gently propped Wang Hui up, he immediately took out two Purple Solidification Pills and fed them to Wang Hui, while Huo Ling cast a spell to cleanse and soothe his wounds, alleviating Wang Hui's pain.
Once the elixirs were swallowed, Wang Hui's originally pale face began to show slight improvement. Huo Ling's Water Purification Technique also eased the intense pain. Gradually, Wang Hui opened his eyes.
"Hey, are you two all right?" The first thing he saw upon opening his eyes were Zhu Bufan and Huo Ling looking at him with concern. Wang Hui revealed a slight smile and said.
"Master Wang Hui, were your injuries caused by the Demon Beast?" Seeing that Wang Hui had regained consciousness, Zhu Bufan hastily asked.
"How embarrassing, I was bitten at the very last moment before our escape." Wang Hui smiled weakly and said.
"Is it because of my mistake?"
"Not at all, stop blaming yourself," Wang Hui laughed and said, "I just happened to see a big mouth charging out, so I reflexively pushed you out of the way. In reality, if I hadn't pushed you, none of us would have been hurt. It's just that I acted needlessly and now even injured my hand."
Although Wang Hui spoke lightly, Zhu Bufan couldn't possibly believe it was that simple. Seeing Wang Hui's still bleeding severed arm sparked deep guilt within him. At this moment, Wang Hui passed out again. The severe blood loss was too much to bear, even for a cultivator. The words he had spoken had exhausted all his energy.
"Why are you looking so upset, you fool." While Zhu Bufan was caught in a whirlpool of self-blame, Emperor Yan suddenly spoke, "Have you forgotten what's in your ring? Take it out now and give it to the Alchemist to eat, and his severed hand can grow back."
"You mean the Ice Lotus Immortal Fruit?" Upon hearing Emperor Yan's words, Zhu Bufan initially felt angry, but then he was taken aback as he remembered Emperor Yan's previous comment that the Ice Lotus Immortal Fruit can even regenerate limbs.
"Of course, it's the Ice Lotus Immortal Fruit. But since it's not refined into an elixir, it might take a long time to work. You guys don't have the power to refine the Ice Lotus Immortal Fruit into an elixir, so you'll have to make do with it. Honestly, you have quite the treasure trove on you. Don't panic when you come across issues." Emperor Yan rolled her eyes and said to Zhu Bufan unceremoniously, leaving him speechless at her scathing words.
"The Black Demon is the Black Demon after all, always eyeing other people's belongings." Bai Ling, standing to the side and witnessing Emperor Yan's arrogant manner, was instantly annoyed. After a sneer, Emperor Yan said mercilessly.
"What did you say? This Ice Lotus Immortal Fruit is mine! It's just that I generously gave it to the fool. It's all because of you, the lying fox—why are you even here, sticking around shamelessly?"
"Who's following you shamelessly? You shamelessly kidnapped me, you shameless Demon! Believe it or not, I could stamp you into the ground and you wouldn't be able to come out?"
"You're the one, you shameless fox! I'm going to punch you into a roasted fox!!"
Emperor Yan and Bai Ling, like two little girls, were quarreling as if their ancestors' graves had been disturbed, never staying quiet for three minutes. Just after feeding the Ice Lotus Immortal Fruit to Wang Hui, Zhu Bufan shouted: "Enough, you two little girls! Instead of fighting, you might as well come and check on Master Wang Hui's injuries!"
"Tch!"
Startled by Zhu Bufan's shout, the two girls glared at each other, turned their heads away, and walked over to Wang Hui's side. Emperor Yan's hands ignited with Wutian Black Flame, and after touching several key points on Wang Hui's body, she said to Zhu Bufan, "Don't worry, it will take effect once the medicinal power is released. The Ice Lotus Immortal Fruit's potency is relatively mild and doesn't require complex guidance, especially considering an Alchemist's cultivation is not weak and he can adjust on his own."
"You really are a cold-hearted Black Demon!"
"What did you say? You brainless lying fox!"
Watching the two glare at each other like fighting cocks, Zhu Bufan forgot his headache and turned to Huo Ling, saying, "Huo Ling, tell me, putting those two little girls together, was it a huge mistake in my life?"
Zhu Bufan's perplexed expression and dazed demeanor made Huo Ling burst into laughter. Realizing it wasn't appropriate to laugh at this time, she quickly held it back and said, "That was your decision, and of course, only you can understand whether it was right or not."
"But," as Zhu Bufan shook his head and sighed, Huo Ling continued, "However, ever since I've known Emperor Yan, and since she met Bai Ling, she has smiled the most. I like Emperor Yan this way, so if you ask me, I think what you did was great."
"Thank you." After hearing what Huo Ling had to say, Zhu Bufan smiled and spoke to her. Meanwhile, the medicinal effect of the Ice Lotus Immortal Fruit was taking place, and Wang Hui's complexion had improved significantly from before.