Black Sparrow was an old man who was already at the final of his life span, he had a hunchback and used a yellow dry bamboo to hold his steps, this old man was the only alchemist of the valley and also the right hand of Evil Cloud.
Perspiration was slipping from his forehead as he was trying to take the sword energy out of Xinghong chest, attacks that carried sword aura would be infused with a sharp qi that would cut the enemy meridians apart, even to treaty it was a dangerous thing.
But Xinghong situation was way worse than just a sharp qi circulating in his chest meridians, the energy on his body was in complete turmoil, the frail balance Black Sparrow helped Xinghong to maintain all those years was broken and worsening his situation, even if he still was alive he was between the life and death.
The pills and the first aid Yong gave him was only enough to help him to keep alive for some time
In the white chest of Xinghong, a deep gash was being sutured by the old man's dry but agile hands, and hundreds of needles scattered at his chest as they shone in red light.
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Shi was carefully looking at his self-made map, if his exhausted sight wasn't lying he was going in the opposite direction of his cave but it was okay, he didn't want anyone to know about it.
Cuifen woke up two times already but she wasn't with her mind clear. She would just look everywhere and blabber something then fall asleep again, Long Shin told him that this was because of the high fever she was having.
He was starting to get anxious at her state, he wanted to treat her, but Long Shin won't let him do it, Shi mind was starting to get tired too, he didn't know how much time he was walking, but every time the cold wind blew in his bandaged left arm he felt pain consuming his bones.
His vision was already blurry but Long Shin would keep talking about everything trying the maximum he could to keep him awake.
Cuifen was weighing on his back, the iron chain was squeezing his chest making it hard for him to breathe, every time he blinked his eyes would feel relief as they became harder to open again.
As Shi took another step his eyes closed and it was aching to open again, when he opened it the floor was almost at his face, he couldn't even react before burying his face on the grass floor and with a "thud" he fainted.
Seeing this Long Shin sighed loudly as he analyzed Shi's body condition, even if Shi knew something about the medicine he couldn't tell what was happening to his body all those months after the breakthrough.
His heart was demanding a great quantity of energy and the food he was eating couldn't handle it, of course, it wasn't just wasting energy, Shi wounds would heal at a ridiculous speed and his body would also start to develop at the same rate.
His actual situation now was a correlation of all things that happened to him between his breakthrough and the situation at the neutral zone.
As Shi was already snoring loudly another person who was also in a bad state woke up in his back, Cuifen eyes are still dazzled and she could barely discern anything, she felt a cold touch on her cheek and she could only see a little of Shi's face before fainting like him.
Long Shin felt the scene was funny, one sleeping at the top of the other, the two in a bad situation, happily they are ok and with the pressure of the blood in the heavenly circlet he could keep away any beast at the neutral zone, the problem was only one, humans.
As he was analyzing Shi's and Cuifen bodies he felt something and narrowed his eyes at a faraway place, his eyes shining in a dangerous way.
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As Shi was snoring loudly somewhere the battle between the foxy and the elegant woman was heating up.
"CLANG" The guandao came from above his blade so heavy that when Liang slashed it it would bend the elastic wood used to hold it as the blade would take her time to find her target.
But the power was absolutely stunning as the thin refined saber Wu carried touched it, Wu shot backward as her feet dragged on the floor leaving a trail, her eyes aren't taunting anymore they are narrowed as she needed to respect Liang's strength.
Liang was with her complexion dark, her eyes were shining in a red blood light and behind her, a giant gray wolf phenomenon was shining through the night, it's red blood eyes were the same as Liang.
Inside Wu's heart, a fear was creeping, she knew things could go wrong, her realm advantage was annulled because of their fight styles, she would use enchanting techniques to fight and almost none of straight forward confrontation.
But because of the relation between their martial spirit Wu's heart was beating madly every time that wolf howled at her, it was a classic taste of one's own poison, she who always used techniques and tactics to control her enemy's hearts was in the same situation now.
Suddenly a tinge of purple light shines through her eyes as a little white fox phenomenon surged behind her, this little fox had a purple tear sign in between her brows that shined as the moonlight passed through it.
Liang narrowed her eyes at the sight of the white little fox, she knew it was a bewitching beast, as her own master fell for it years ago, Cuifen father was the blood elder of that generation, he was known for his strength and stamina but in the end, a man with his strength fell to an enchanting spell.
Enchanting and bewitching techniques always are treated lowly, but they are also the bane of a lot of cultivators because they toy with the heart and mind.
She wasn't really worried at her enemy martial spirit, but at her realm. But now seeing the little fox, it was like her spirit got an upgrade, she felt a tingling sensation starting to permeate her body.
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Yong was running through the forest, Black Sparrow gave him the mission to carry a message to Evil Cloud, it was for him to tell about Xinghong state, and that he was already treating him, but Cuifen got away, it was for him to hold the enemy as long as possible.
The acid in his stomach was overturning causing him to feel heartburn as his thoughts are also burning his mind in anxiety. It was a common trait of shrewd people to have all their hopes destroyed as their schemes didn't work out.
When he got to the campsite he felt his knees go weak, the chaos was scary for someone who wasn't with the battle frenzy like everyone brandishing weapons on the battlefield.
Holding his fist tight until it became white and his bones started cracking he took a deep breath, as a hatred light born in his eyes in his head this entire situation was Shi's fault.
Darting his eyes throughout the battlefield he easily found the sect master and started running in his direction, he was having an intense fight against the Blossom Lotus sect matriarch.
He could see his sect was losing the fight, not only they had more casualties but their enemy was clearly in an excited state as they shout and attack without fear.
As he got closer a big problem suddenly came to his mind, he couldn't get near the fight between two-spirit awakening cultivators, since their powers affect the heavens and earth if he got too close he would only die.
Then he decided to speak with the elder he was closer to, then he started to run in the direction of an old man who was fighting a woman, as he got closer he called for the old man.