A searing pain coursed through his mind.
His entire body was sent flying back an considerable distance.
The intense pain cleared his head.
He looked down.
An arrow feather was still lodged in his right shoulder, trembling from the immense force.
Blood gushed from the wound.
"Hahaha, Chu Tian, is it? Weren't you so arrogant? Come on!
Feeling the pain now? Heh heh... What would you do if I raped her right in front of you?"
As Zheng Enlai spoke, he transferred his longbow to his right hand.
With a wave of his left hand, he drew Zhang Chengcheng, who had lost consciousness earlier, towards him.
He then tossed her onto the table.
"I'll show you that you can only watch as I defile her, helpless. You... you're a piece of trash, hahaha."
With a rip...
Zhang Chengcheng's clothes were torn into shreds by Zheng Enlai.
Her fragrant shoulder was instantly exposed to the air.
"You..." Chu Tian's eyes nearly turned red again.
The searing pain in his shoulder couldn't keep him rational.
However, as he spoke, his ears twitched, and he paused.
He glanced sideways at the large bird that had inadvertently flown to the side railing of the high platform and perched there.
Then, he straightened himself and spoke to Zheng Enlai with a fierce gaze.
"Fine, you win. State your demand! How can I get her back?"
Though Chu Tian gritted his teeth, his voice carried a tone of defeat and powerlessness.
"Hmm?" Seeing this, Zheng Enlai stopped his actions.
He looked at Chu Tian curiously and asked.
"How did you know I had a demand?" Zheng Enlai was unaware that behind Chu Tian,
Xing'er, the third princess, a creature about a foot long, resembling a mermaid, was tightly clinging to his back.
She was like a wet stain... Da Feng Novel Network.
She had been following Chu Tian for half the day like this.
Chu Tian hadn't expected her to have such an ability at first.
It was because of her words just now.
The third princess's mind-reading ability had been secretly cast on Zheng Enlai.
Learning his innermost thoughts.
Chu Tian, after hearing this, snapped out of his enraged state.
"If you only wanted to humiliate her, you wouldn't have waited until I arrived to do it...
Speak, what do you want?" Chu Tian said calmly, staring at Zheng Enlai.
"Hahaha... I didn't expect you to be so clever.
Fine... since that's the case, I'll be direct. I want you to... willingly dig out your own heart!
Remember... it must be willing, and there must not be a shred of resentment left in your heart!"
Zheng Enlai's ferocious expression transformed into a serene smile, like a gentle breeze.
"Why?" Chu Tian frowned and asked.
"To refine a pill!" Zheng Enlai offered no further explanation.
However, as soon as these two words were spoken.
Xing'er, the third princess's voice echoed in Chu Tian's ears again.
"He must be trying to refine the 'Dao Yuan Pill'. It's said that the main ingredient requires the heart of someone with a congenital Dao body, along with countless precious medicinal ingredients.
Upon consumption, there's a chance to inherit the congenital Dao body's legacy!
Of course, this probability is related to the quality of the pill after refining...
The quality of the pill is related to whether the person who offered their heart did so willingly.
If the heart was forcibly taken, it would contain a great deal of resentment, so to successfully form the pill, the person with the congenital Dao body must willingly offer their heart.
The Dao Yuan Pill is a Heavenly-grade pill, but it doesn't require very high refining skills.
The most stringent requirement is the source of the main ingredient... and the method..."
Xing'er, the third princess, as a royal princess of the Jiaoren tribe.
Their collected literature was naturally extensive.
She was also a studious child.
Coupled with her photographic memory.
Like a living dictionary, she understood many obscure things perfectly.
After hearing this, Chu Tian remained unfazed.
He looked at Zheng Enlai and said indifferently, "I wonder... what is your refining skill level?
The 'Dao Yuan Pill' is a Heavenly-grade pill. Can your refining level reach Heavenly-grade?
If your skill is too low, I fear it might be a waste of my heart."
As soon as he said this, Zheng Enlai's previously nonchalant expression changed instantly.
"The 'Dao Yuan Pill' is a Heavenly-grade pill? Where did you learn that?"
He was shocked. The Dao Yuan Pill was something he had read about in an ancient text.
And that ancient text was a unique copy.
He was nearly four hundred years old, having lived for over three hundred years.
To think that this young man, barely twenty years old, upon hearing him mention refining pills,
could directly utter the name 'Dao Yuan Pill' and even state its grade. This information he hadn't even gleaned from that ancient text.
"You don't need to know where I learned it...
However... I have another method that benefits us all!"
Chu Tian said indifferently.
Initially, the first half of his sentence made Zheng Enlai frown.
Then, Chu Tian's tone shifted, and Zheng Enlai's eyes flickered, clearly showing renewed interest.
He shifted his stance slightly.
"What method?" Zheng Enlai pressed.
"It's..." Chu Tian smiled and slowly began to speak.
"You die..."
Zheng Enlai was leaning in, ready to listen.
But at this moment, Chu Tian suddenly roared...
Swish...
Simultaneously, a golden light appeared from the side of the high platform.
By the time Zheng Enlai reacted and turned around, he saw a doll-like little girl with vacant eyes.
She had a naturally dazed look. She was holding Zhang Chengcheng, who was dishevelled and lying on the table.
"Seeking death..."
Zheng Enlai roared in fury and raised his hand to strike.
Whoosh...
The golden light erupted, drawing a long golden thread.
Then it slowly disappeared.
Zheng Enlai's palm struck empty air.
Due to the excessive force, he stumbled.
"Here you go..." Chu Tian's voice came.
Rip...
A gust of wind shot towards the back of his head.
Zheng Enlai abruptly turned back and grabbed what was coming at him.
The sticky sensation caused it to slide a bit further in his palm before stopping.
It was the arrow that had been used to sneakily shoot Chu Tian.
It was stained with Chu Tian's blood.
The arrow stopped in his hand.
The arrowhead was only a hair's breadth away from his forehead.
Zheng Enlai could feel the sharpness of the arrowhead.
This enraged Zheng Enlai to the point of explosion.
His eyes turned icy cold as he looked in Chu Tian's direction.
Chu Tian was now also retreating.
A faint green light flickered in his hand.
It all fell upon his right shoulder, and in an instant, the penetrating wound rapidly healed.
"Stop him..." Zheng Enlai roared.
He saw countless more puppets surge out from all directions.
Many elemental spirits were among them.
There were so many formed spirits on Dengxian Island. Had he gathered them all?
Or was there some secret here that made it easier for animals to cultivate and achieve sentience?
Chu Tian glanced into the distance. Yin Yiran's figure had already flown out through the hole in the formation they had broken.
A great weight lifted from his heart.
Now... with no lingering worries, he could fight with all his might.