"Hehehe..."
Hun Changqing watched Hai Bodong's departing figure and couldn't help but let out a strange and evil laugh.
"What did you send him to do?"
Medusa, standing beside him, crossed her arms, her delicate eyebrows slightly raised, and asked in confusion.
Hun Changqing glanced at Medusa, his laughter gradually subsiding. He shook his head and said somewhat perfunctorily,
"I sensed a few people fighting. I sent Hai Bodong over to check it out. He's quite strong, and he should have some good stuff on him."
"Shouldn't we go with him? Can he handle it with his strength?"
Medusa deeply doubted Hai Bodong's abilities.
"Just a few Dou Huangs. If he can't even handle that, he might as well find a block of tofu and kill himself."
Hun Changqing waved his hand dismissively. Medusa nodded thoughtfully, and then followed Hun Changqing as they continued flying towards Canaan Academy.
...
At this moment, on the distant battlefield, a massive cyan battle aura collided with two other battle auras of different colors, unleashing waves of energy that swept outwards.
"Clang!"
A sharp cyan blade, carrying immense momentum, struck a peculiar energy wave, producing a crisp metallic clang. However, the energy wave, formed from the fusion of the two battle auras, was not significantly affected by the cyan blade's attack.
After being blocked for a moment, the energy wave dispersed the cyan battle aura energy and swept towards its owner, Yun Yun, with unstoppable momentum.
Yun Yun, having just launched an attack, was in a state of exhaustion and unable to generate new power, and was completely unable to withstand the energy wave sweeping towards her.
"Pfft!"
With a wave of energy crashing down, all the energy contained within poured into Yun Yun's body, creating a violent impact. Yun Yun was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of bright red blood that splattered across her path, leaving a long, bloody trail in the sky.
"Boom!"
Yun Yun, blasted away, plummeted from the sky like a cannonball, crashing heavily into the forest below with a thunderous roar, kicking up a cloud of dust.
As the dust gradually settled, a huge crater was revealed, littered with broken branches and trees. The corpses of small animals and magical beasts that hadn't had time to escape lay silently in the crater, blood splattered everywhere.
In the center of the pit, Yun Yun knelt on one knee, a slender hand clutching a bleeding wound on her shoulder. Her delicate, fair face was smeared with dust, her expression extremely grim, a few drops of blood lingering at the corner of her mouth. Her tattered robes no longer conveyed the elegance and nobility she had just displayed; she resembled a swan dragged into a mud pit.
Yun Yun stared grimly at the two figures slowly descending from the sky and landing outside the pit. She hadn't expected her journey to be so unsuccessful.
Yun Yun had come because Nalan Yanran, after being defeated by Xiao Yan, seemed like a completely different person, cultivating relentlessly like a madwoman, determined to enter the forbidden area of the Yunlan Sect, the Gate of Life and Death!
Yun Yun had tried to dissuade her, but to no avail. Out of helplessness and heartache, Yun Yun had no choice but to support her, wanting Nalan Yanran to advance her strength before entering the Gate of Life and Death, giving her a means of self-defense.
But to further enhance Nalan Yanran's strength as a Great Dou Master, there was only one way: elixirs.
The fourth-grade pills, the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and the equally fourth-grade Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, are needed to help Nalan Yanran, who is now a Great Dou Master.
These two pills are not only extremely difficult to refine, but the ingredients are also incredibly hard to find. Even the Yunlan Sect could only gather enough ingredients for one portion of the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill. Since the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill can be taken twice in a lifetime, at least one more portion of ingredients is needed to refine two pills. The Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill is also missing several ingredients.
These missing precious ingredients are unavailable even to the most wealthy auction house in the capital, Mitel.
Without the ingredients, even Gu He, the sixth-grade alchemist elder of the Yunlan Sect, is like a cook without rice—he can't cook without rice, no matter how skilled he is at alchemy, he cannot refine these two pills.
Excessive affection for her disciple, Yun Yun wasn't satisfied with merely having Nalan Yanran refine one Purple Heart Breakthrough Pill. After all, Nalan Yanran's life was at stake, and Yun Yun wanted her to be fully prepared before entering the Gate of Life and Death. Therefore, Yun Yun chose to leave the sect alone to search for the medicinal herbs needed to refine the Purple Heart Breakthrough Pill and the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.
However, Yun Yun searched almost the entire Jia Ma Empire without finding any trace of these precious herbs. Left with no other choice, she had to venture into the chaotic Black Corner Region to find the herbs she needed.
Upon arriving in this chaotic and dark place, Yun Yun was shocked by the local customs and culture. Although it was filled with depravity and evil, Yun Yun couldn't deny that the resources here were incredibly abundant.
After attending several auctions in the major cities of the Black Corner Region, she successfully gathered the necessary herbs. Once she had these herbs, she could take them back to Gu He, a sixth-grade alchemist, to refine them, and soon obtain the two pills that could help Nalan Yanran.
After collecting the medicinal herbs, Yun Yun felt relieved, as if a heavy weight had been lifted from her heart. Since she was already there, she decided to browse the other auction items.
Among the dazzling array of items, Yun Yun selected several pieces of equipment suitable for herself and her beloved disciple. As the sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, and with Gu He as her suitor, Yun Yun's assets were naturally incredibly vast.
Although she had explicitly refused Gu He's gifts, he always managed to use the excuse of serving the sect to force Yun Yun to accept a large quantity of pills. Yun Yun couldn't object, as Gu He was essentially trained by her master, and refining pills for the Yunlan Sect was perfectly normal for him.
Yun Yun's lavish spending naturally attracted the attention of ruthless thugs from the Black Corner Region. Those who appeared before her now were clearly greedy for her treasures, intending to rob her and perhaps even take advantage of her.
After Yun Yun left the auction, she was followed by these two men and fought a fierce battle. Although one of them was a one-star Dou Huang and the other was a two-star Dou Huang, they had extremely rich combat experience and were ruthless in their attacks. Every move was aimed at vital points, and they were able to find almost every flaw in Yun Yun's body. Yun Yun, a Dou Huang who had cultivated in the Yunlan Sect since childhood and had hardly experienced any life-or-death battles, was no match for these powerful figures who had been living on the edge of death in the Black Corner Region every day. She was defeated in no time, just as Hun Changqing had sensed; Yun Yun was truly a stunningly beautiful
but ultimately empty-headed woman. "Brother, we're really lucky this time! From a distance, she didn't seem like much, but up close she's such a gem!"
Of the two people looking down at Yun Yun, one had a muscular physique with bulging veins on his arms like black earthworms, a full beard, and a hideous scar running across his face, making him look fierce and intimidating.
At this moment, the burly, bearded man was shamelessly gazing at Yun Yun's exquisite and shapely body with an extremely lewd look. His dark tongue kept licking his lips, and his breathing was heavy. He spoke to the withered old man beside him, seemingly unable to suppress the wicked desire rising within him.
The withered old man beside him, dressed in a dark yellow robe, with graying hair, a wrinkled face, sunken eyes, a hooked nose, and black lips, maintained a calm and collected expression, but the lewd light emanating from his cloudy eyes revealed that the withered old man was also burning with lust.
"Not bad, a good find. Same rules as before, I'll use her first, then it'll be your turn. After you're done, just throw her at the auction. Be careful this time, don't kill or maim her again. This is a female Dou Huang, she'll definitely fetch a good price!"
The withered old man warned the burly man beside him, his face full of excitement, in a hoarse, shrill voice.
"Understood."
The burly man felt a little resentful upon hearing the withered old man's words. With his years of experience, he could tell that this breathtakingly beautiful female Dou Huang was still a virgin.
He was a little unhappy that the withered old man had gotten there first, but he dared not show it and could only obediently agree. He knew how terrifying the withered old man's methods were.
Meanwhile, Yun Yun, a Dou Huang level expert in the deep pit, naturally heard every word of the conversation between the two not far away, and her face turned pale with anger.
She hadn't expected these two to already be deciding how to deal with her, and their intention to treat her this way ignited boundless rage within her, the usually aloof and superior leader of the Yunlan Sect.
But this rage was followed by a profound despair, and panic spread through her. She was now powerless to fight back against the two above her.
She was like a fish on a chopping board, completely at their mercy. The thought of their proposed punishment was utterly unacceptable to Yun Yun.
She even considered invoking her master's name to intimidate them, but Yun Shan was still in seclusion, his fate unknown, and these two were clearly ruthless villains.
Revealing her identity might not instill fear in them; instead, it might cause them to inquire about the Yunlan Sect. Once they learned that Yun Shan had been in seclusion for many years, they might even seek out the Yunlan Sect. At that point, without a Dou Huang to protect them, the Yunlan Sect would face annihilation!
For a moment, Yun Yun found herself utterly helpless against these two disgusting thugs, and her delicate body began to tremble violently with fear.
"Make your move! Our little beauty can't wait any longer! Hehehe!"
Seeing Yun Yun's chest heaving with despair as they talked in the pit below, the withered old man's usually composed expression softened with excitement. He loved seeing his prey radiate despair and resentment in his hands!
With a loud shout, the two men charged down into the pit, lunging at Yun Yun. Yun
Yun, seeing the two men with their eyes gleaming with lust and their faces filled with lewdness as they pounced on her, felt her despair deepen, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Then, Yun Yun gritted her teeth, slowly raised her hand, and gathered her last bit of fighting spirit in her palm. She then pressed that palm, imbued with violent fighting spirit, against her heart—she intended to commit suicide!
Yun Yun couldn't accept falling into their hands and the fate that awaited her. It would be torture, worse than death. Since death was worse than death, she might as well just die. Otherwise, if she were captured and her fighting spirit sealed, even death might be a luxury!
"Yanran... I'm sorry, Master couldn't keep his promise to you..."
Yun Yun slowly raised her palm, about to strike her heart, but the withered old man's sharp voice reached her ears from afar.
"Hmph, want to die? Not so easy!"
The old man, who had been flying down, had already sensed Yun Yun's intention. He wasn't surprised. In his many years of service with the young master, he had encountered countless loyal and virtuous women, and even more who wanted to commit suicide.
For this reason, he had specially developed a unique sealing fighting technique, which was rather useless against enemies, but absolutely terrifying to those whose fighting spirit was already exhausted and who had no resistance.
This fighting technique can be unleashed instantly from a distance, suppressing and sealing all the energy within the enemy's body before they can resist. It also affects the physical body, leaving the victim limp and powerless, like a lump of mud.
A strange light, subtly radiating energy fluctuations, shot out from the withered old man's fingertips. Just as Yun Yun's hand, imbued with fighting spirit, was about to strike her heart, the strange light descended upon her. As Yun Yun
was struck by this strange light, the last vestiges of her fighting spirit vanished instantly, leaving her body limp and powerless, as if drunk.
Yun Yun's hand landed lightly on her body, then she was pushed to the ground by the weak force from her own hand. She tried to struggle to her feet, but to no avail.
For a moment, despair filled Yun Yun's heart. She seemed to possess the ability to foresee the future, able to imagine herself falling into the hands of these two, suffering daily torture as if she were in the depths of hell.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! That's the expression! Hahaha! That wonderful expression! It's so delightful! Hahaha!"
The withered old man, flying through the air, clearly saw the despair filling Yun Yun's face and her gradually dimming and empty eyes, and burst into a chilling, shrill laugh.
The laughter was as piercing as a stone scraping against glass, sending shivers down one's spine. Even the burly man beside the old man shuddered at the sound, as if the laughter had stirred up some unpleasant memories.
Just as despair filled Yun Yun's eyes, her long, thick eyelashes, stiff as fans, trembled wildly, and scalding tears streamed from her beautiful, star-like eyes, as she prepared to face the tragic fate that awaited her.