"Senior Sister Xu... I knew it... I knew you'd make it."
Wang Yi'an could no longer see Xu Yi's figure. He could only stare blankly into the void, uttering words of gratitude.
Xu Yi ignored him and placed her hand on his wrist, only to be startled by the burning heat.
Wang Yi'an's body temperature was astonishingly high. Xu Yi feared he might melt into a puddle of flesh and blood at any second.
How could she stop Wang Yi'an's condition from worsening!
Xu Yi's mind raced.
"Senior Sister Xu... you don't need to worry about me anymore. Be careful... that monster..."
Wang Yi'an's voice grew weaker and weaker, until it was barely audible, and his eyes gradually closed.
"Wang Yi'an! Wang Yi'an, don't fall asleep!"
Xu Yi shouted Wang Yi'an's name, her brow furrowing tighter.
But Wang Yi'an showed no response, his breathing growing faint.
Xu Yi took a deep breath. At this point, she could only take a risk.
She dragged Wang Yi'an up and placed him next to Chen Tao.
Chen Tao lay on the ground like a corpse, his face covered in dense blisters.
"Ji Buwang, hold him off."
After sending a message to Ji Buwang, Xu Yi sat between them and took their hands.
Whether they lived or died depended on this.
"Earth Core Green Flame."
Xu Yi silently chanted, coaxing two Earth Core Green Flames from her palm. She then enveloped them with her spiritual power, carefully channeling them into Wang Yi'an and Chen Tao's bodies.
This was an extreme method she had considered before.
Teacher Li had once said that she could go to a place with abundant fire spiritual energy to expel the fire poison.
Later, she wondered if the Earth Core Green Flame could achieve a similar result.
However, Xu Yi's Earth Core Green Flame could melt even a sixth-grade spiritual treasure, and a single mistake could incinerate Wang Yi'an and Chen Tao to ashes.
Thus, this method had stayed in Xu Yi's mind for only a moment before she quickly dismissed it.
But now, the situation was dire, and she could no longer afford to hesitate.
If she didn't act, Chen Tao and Wang Yi'an would surely die. If she did act, they would at least have a slim chance of survival.
Under Xu Yi's control, the Earth Core Green Flame moved within their bodies.
Both of them began to twitch slightly, emitting pained groans from their mouths.
Xu Yi remained unmoved, continuing to control the Earth Core Green Flame, attempting to expel the fire poison hidden within their bodies.
Meanwhile, the battle between Ji Buwang and Long Haotian had entered a stalemate.
Although the other party occupied Long Haotian's body, they could not fully unleash its hundred percent strength, managing only to fight Ji Buwang to a draw.
Therefore, their gaze towards Ji Buwang was filled with covetousness.
What a perfect body this was.
Thinking of the body they now occupied, Long Haotian frowned in disgust, and then a faint gleam flashed in their eyes.
The next moment, a shadow, imperceptible to the naked eye, drifted out of Long Haotian's body and flew towards Ji Buwang.
Simultaneously, Long Haotian's body slowly fell backward.
Ji Buwang's eyes flashed with cold light. The instant the shadow attacked, he retorted, striking out with a golden seal that had been hidden in his palm for a long time.
The golden seal, shimmering with golden light, instantly landed on the shadow.
A shrill scream erupted from within.
A breath later, the shadow hastily retreated back into Long Haotian's body. They stood up unsteadily, their eyes filled with undisguised apprehension.
This person is so strong.
The disciples of the Xuanqing Sect shared the same sentiment.
"Senior Brother Lu... is so formidable."
A disciple swallowed hard and said with difficulty.
In their hearts, Ji Buwang's strength was probably comparable to Jin Biao's, and certainly far inferior to Xu Yi's, let alone being able to deal with this monster alone.
But now, the strength Ji Buwang displayed made them only able to look up to him.
They couldn't help but look towards Xu Yi, a hint of a guess they were unwilling to admit surfacing in their minds.
The strength of the top disciples of the Xuanji Sect far surpassed that of the Xuanqing Sect, reaching a level of sheer dominance.
If they weren't the ones being saved right now, they wouldn't have been able to control the surge of jealousy.
"You are strong, worthy of me using my true form," Long Haotian said sinisterly, lowering their head.
"Bluffing," Ji Buwang's eyes were cold.
Long Haotian let out a cold laugh and opened their mouth, emitting a sharp whistle.
The whistle seemed to pierce the soul, causing both Xu Yi and Ji Buwang to frown almost simultaneously.
However, Xu Yi suppressed her instincts, steadily controlling the Earth Core Green Flame.
Ji Buwang spread his divine sense, scanning in all directions, wary of the Soul Calming Bell that might appear at any moment.
Yet, after several breaths, the Soul Calming Bell did not appear. Long Haotian's triumphant expression gradually turned grim, replaced by suspicion and unease.
Where was its true form? Why hadn't it appeared yet?
"Are you looking for this?"
A majestic voice rang out.
Long Haotian's expression stiffened, and their face became even more unsightly.
They had completely failed to detect where the voice was coming from.
This indicated that the speaker's cultivation was far superior to theirs.
At this moment, four figures slowly solidified from the void, appearing abruptly in mid-air.
And in the hands of the person standing at the forefront was an exquisite bell.
"Sect Master!"
"Elder Zuiyue!"
"Father!"
The disciples of the Xuanqing Sect were moved to tears upon seeing the four figures.
Especially upon seeing that even the Sect Master had appeared, their excitement reached its peak.
Long Haotian, seeing their true form held in someone's hand, was greatly alarmed and, without a word, attempted to flee into the distance.
However, the moment they moved, a colossal force descended from the sky, pinning them to the ground, leaving them no escape.
Knowing that there was no chance of turning the tables, Long Haotian decided to throw caution to the wind and threatened loudly, "You cannot touch me. If you do, the souls of those people will be lost!"
"Noisy."
Ancestor Wu Gan cast a cold glance, and Long Haotian could no longer speak.
Ignoring Long Haotian, Ancestor Wu Gan looked at Ji Buwang with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Ji Buwang, seeing Ancestor Wu Gan, looked somewhat surprised and quickly cupped his hands in greeting, "Greetings, Ancestor Wu Gan."
"Ancestor Wu Gan?"
The Xuanqing Sect disciples, who had already begun to suspect something, widened their eyes.
They had never expected that this incident would alarm Ancestor Wu Gan, who had long been in seclusion.
This made them feel both nervous and excited.
However, when they heard Ancestor Wu Gan's address to Ji Buwang, they nearly dropped their jaws.
"Sect Master Buwang."
Xuanqing Sect disciples: !!!
Isn't Sect Master Buwang the current Sect Master of the Xuanji Sect?
But the person standing before Ancestor Wu Gan was clearly just Lu Zaiye, a disciple of the Xuanqing Sect.
Could it be...
The disciples of the Xuanqing Sect were utterly shocked, recalling Ji Buwang's astonishing moves just now and his ability to fight the monster to a standstill.
Sect Master Qinglian exchanged a brief greeting with Ji Buwang before anxiously rushing towards Long Haotian, only to be met with the resentful glare of the imposter, leaving him flustered, anxious, and angry.