Chapter 73: How Could One Live On By Abandoning Righteousness?

After the three left, Qin Xuan also walked up and put the clump of Nine Dragons Thunderflame into his system space.

After storing the Nine Dragons Thunderflame, Qin Xuan didn’t leave immediately.

Instead, he raised his head, looking towards a spot halfway up a mountain peak behind where the Nine Dragons Thunderflame had been.

That mountainside spot was exactly where Gong, Li, and Song had secretly glanced at as they left.

It was also the source that had suddenly caused Qin Xuan’s Chaos Divine Body to stir slightly!

Thus, Qin Xuan stepped directly into the air and arrived at the mountainside location.

“What are you doing here? Huh?”

Seeing Qin Xuan suddenly fly to the mountainside, Lin Yiner followed and asked.

But as soon as she spoke, a faint, extremely weak ripple passed through her Elf Bloodline, causing her to utter a puzzled sound.

Boom! Crash!

Facing Lin Yiner’s question, Qin Xuan didn’t answer.

Instead, he began throwing punch after punch, like an excavator, directly crushing massive boulders in front of him into pieces.

As huge rocks shattered, a cave abruptly came into view. Mysterious runes were carved all around its entrance, and an aura of profound Dao rhythms wafted out.

The stone door at the cave entrance shimmered faintly with spirit light, showing its extraordinary nature.

Seeing this, Lin Yiner was also very surprised.

And she found the reason her Elf Bloodline had stirred!

Lin Yiner’s Elf Bloodline granted a natural, powerful affinity for elements and the ability to easily sense the presence of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

Naturally, Qin Xuan’s Chaos Divine Body was far stronger than a mere Elf Bloodline!

So, the closer Qin Xuan got to this cave, the more violently the Chaos Qi within him boiled and surged, as if cheering with excitement!

“It seems something truly remarkable awaits inside this cave!”

Sensing the stir of the Chaos Qi within him, Qin Xuan said with some excitement.

Besides the Nine Dragons Thunderflame, there was another huge unexpected harvest.

This meant that Gong, Song, Li – or at least one of them – likely possessed a unique talent, having somehow also discovered this mysterious cave!

Thinking this, Qin Xuan immediately summoned the Crimsonflame Tiger King.

He released the entire Crimson Flame Tiger Pack from his system space to guard the place.

“Guard this cave. Aside from me, don’t let anyone, human or beast, get close!” Qin Xuan commanded the Crimsonflame Tiger King.

His main goal now was still finding Ji Yingyue first.

As for the opportunity inside this cave, he’d let the Crimsonflame Tiger King keep watch for now, acting as bait while waiting for the big fish to bite!

“The treasure is right here, why are you leaving?”

Seeing Qin Xuan’s actions, Lin Yiner asked, full of confusion.

Why leave when such a rich opportunity was right in front of them?

“Because I need to find my wife!”

After casting a glance back at Lin Yiner, Qin Xuan also patted the Crimsonflame Tiger King’s huge head, then strode away.

Hearing Qin Xuan speak so firmly about going to find his wife, Lin Yiner didn’t know why, but she suddenly felt a pang of disappointment in her heart.

“Hey! Didn’t you promise I could follow you?”

Then, Lin Yiner quickly shook her head, dispelling that strange little feeling of disappointment, and hurried after him.

Sensing Lin Yiner catching up behind him, Qin Xuan couldn’t help but show a slight smile.

And so, Qin Xuan, with Lin Yiner, followed the direction sensed by the Cataclysm King-Slaying Sword Array, drawing ever closer to Ji Yingyue’s location!

Until they arrived outside a valley. Sensing powerful bursts of energy clashing violently within it inside the valley.

The hopeful gleam in Qin Xuan’s eyes gradually turned sharp and cold.

…

Inside the valley, Ji Yingyue’s face was deathly pale. She swept her long sword, and streaks of purple phoenix flames fell like heavenly fire.

Accompanied by sword light, they rained down burning destruction towards several figures ahead.

Beside Ji Yingyue, Liu Liming also slashed out with painfully sharp blades of light.

Infused with infinite sharpness and bolstered by his Third-Layer Sword Intent, they struck towards several others.

“Pretty lady, give up! Why not seek ultimate pleasure with us brothers?”

“That’s right! We are Silver Talisman Prodigies from the Purple Light Domain, far stronger than you from the Youlong Domain!”

“Third-Layer Sword Intent! Never expected such a swordsman could emerge from a puny place like Youlong Domain!”

“Leave now! Hand the woman over to us, and we’ll overlook you attacking us!”

“Otherwise, you’ll be the first corpse in this valley!”

Hearing their words, Ji Yingyue clenched her silver teeth tightly and didn’t speak.

The phoenix flames blazing around her body just grew fiercer!

She had been surrounded and attacked because she had found a piece of Phoenix Parasol Spirit Wood.

Phoenix Parasol Spirit Wood was an extremely rare Heavenly and Earthly Treasure.

It contained rejuvenating life energy that could greatly increase her chance of success during her next Nirvana.

Finding it had made Ji Yingyue very happy.

However, just as she stored it and turned to leave, she was blocked by these seven people!

Among these seven, two were Silver Talisman Prodigies from the Purple Light Domain.

Though the Purple Light Domain wasn’t one of the Ten Great Domains, it ranked very close to the top.

Though merely Silver Talisman Prodigies from their domain, these two were at the 9th Level of the Grotto-Heaven Realm, just half a step from Divine Treasure Realm conferring the Marquis title!

Adding the other five, all prodigies above the 5th Level of the Grotto-Heaven Realm, made up a very formidable group within the Azure Heaven Secret Realm.

Relying on their strength, they demanded Ji Yingyue hand over the Phoenix Parasol Spirit Wood!

Moreover, they developed wicked thoughts about Ji Yingyue. Within the closed-off Azure Heaven Secret Realm, humanity’s darkest impulses were amplified to the extreme.

A supreme Holy Maiden like Ji Yingyue, with stunning looks a perfect figure, naturally aroused their greed and lust!

Ji Yingyue refused to submit, so the fight started!

But against such a strong group, even though Ji Yingyue had undergone two more Nirvanas since returning to Tai Xuan Sacred Land, she still struggled to match them.

Luckily, Liu Liming happened to pass by. With his help, Ji Yingyue regained some safety.

But that safety was only temporary!

Although Liu Liming had achieved Third-Layer Sword Intent under Qin Xuan’s guidance.

His cultivation base was his biggest weak point; he couldn’t match prodigies from the top-ranked domains.

So even fighting together, the two were losing ground against the enemies before them, merely delaying their inevitable defeat.

“Don’t worry about me! Just go! Even if things come to this, my husband will understand. He won’t blame you!” Ji Yingyue said to Liu Liming, struggling to block the enemy assaults as she spoke.

The reason Liu Liming helped her, risking his life, wasn’t because they were both prodigies from the Youlong Domain.

It was because Qin Xuan had helped him achieve his dream Third-Layer Sword Intent, and Ji Yingyue was Qin Xuan’s wife.

Liu Liming helped Ji Yingyue regardless of the danger only to repay the debt he owed Qin Xuan for his guidance!

After all, he had vowed to help Qin Xuan wholeheartedly, without question, if ever needed!

“How could one live on by abandoning righteousness?”

“Brother Qin was willing to forego past grudges and help me achieve Third-Layer Sword Intent. That alone is a tremendous favor!”

“If now I turn a blind eye to the life and death of Brother Qin’s own wife, even if I lived on, I would lose my heart for the Martial Dao!”

“So, I, Liu Liming, won’t hesitate to repay with my life!”

“I will unleash one final sword strike! After this blow, seize the chance to escape!”

“Dawnbreaker Sword Art, KILL!”

As his words fell, Liu Liming poured all his Spiritual Energy into his long sword, exploding his Third-Layer Sword Intent to its absolute peak.

Boom! Crash!

As the sword descended, a dazzling, terrifyingly large blade of light tore through the void.

Like the first light breaking dawn, it swept forward swathed in annihilating sword aura to attack the group!

Seeing this, the seven opponents’ expressions turned grave.

This strike genuinely made them sense a threat!

Thus, under this sword attack, the two leading Silver Talisman Prodigies immediately unleashed their strongest martial skills to meet it.