114: Chapter 112: Thwarting Yin Xie Shao 114: Chapter 112: Thwarting Yin Xie Shao Ding!

The Sword Gang of Xie Shao viciously pierced into Ye Zhen’s chest, but it emitted a crisp sound as if it had struck refined steel!

Bang!

Not only did the Sword Gang completely dissipate, but even Xie Shao’s longsword was rebounded back by the Hundred Stacked True Gang Qi densely covering Ye Zhen’s body.

A look of utter horror suddenly surfaced on Xie Shao’s face.

Fast Sword Cao Bufan, who had just been shouting in concern for Ye Zhen, was also shocked by this scene, his mouth hanging open wide enough to fit a fist.

There was no helping it; this scene was simply too miraculous!

The Protective Gang Qi of someone with just the True Essence Fourth Realm cultivation was actually able to block a sneak attack from an individual at the early stages of the Spirit Summoning Realm and remain completely unscathed.

This scene had utterly exceeded Fast Sword Cao Bufan’s understanding!

Almost simultaneously, as the Hundred Stacked True Gang in Ye Zhen’s chest flung away Xie Shao’s longsword and the stench of the oncoming Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger attacked from behind, Ye Zhen moved.

He kicked off the wall of the mine shaft, taking quick, nimble steps, and in the instant he stood vertically on the mine wall, he executed the lightning-fast Chasing Star Step, taking Fast Sword Cao Bufan with one hand.

In the blink of an eye and at the most critical moment, Ye Zhen directly carried Fast Sword Cao Bufan over Xie Shao, who blocked the way overhead.

Instantly, he delivered the pouncing Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger back to Xie Shao.

However, if Ye Zhen only did that much, it would have been too benevolent.

In the instant he passed over Xie Shao, the Sword Gang on the Sky Crystal Sword surged, and Ye Zhen turned around and thrust his sword at Xie Shao.

Just as Xie Shao turned around, intending to flee, he roared, “Ye Zhen!”

But no matter how Xie Shao yelled, Ye Zhen’s Sky Crystal Sword showed no mercy as it stabbed toward Xie Shao’s throat.

By now, Xie Shao’s predicament was even more dangerous than that of Ye Zhen just a moment before.

Just now, the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger had chewed a bit on the corpse of Iron Palm Gao Xiong, and this time, the middle-grade Earth Level Demon Beast, the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger, had already pounced over.

Caught between attacks from the front and back, Xie Shao had no choice but to deal with the assault of the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger first.

“Hmph, dare to ambush me?

Now, I’ll return it all to you, of course, not without sending a big gift your way!”

Under the stunned gaze of Fast Sword Cao Bufan, Ye Zhen’s left hand emitted a three-foot-long True Essence Sword Finger, merging with the Sword Gang of the Sky Crystal Sword held in his right hand, wildly slashing in all directions within the mine tunnel!

Sss sss sss sss!

Wherever the Sword Gang passed, the support beams of the mine and the rocks crumbled like tofu, and the incisions deep into the walls of the tunnel were violently stirred, causing a large section of the mine to collapse.

The falling rocks and sand immediately blocked the entire tunnel, trapping the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger and Xie Shao inside.

In the moment of blockage, Ye Zhen noticed a giant wound on the abdomen of the jumping Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger; his brows furrowed slightly—it must have been injured by others before this.

Almost at the same time, Ye Zhen saw a figure flash past in the interconnecting tunnel not far away.

The clothes and figure seemed somewhat similar to the Che Family’s Sixth Elder.

That figure moved extremely quickly, ignoring the commotion happening here without so much as a glance.

“Ye Zhen, I curse your ancestors!”

The moment the tunnel was blocked, Xie Shao’s venomous roar echoed thunderously.

This scene left Fast Sword Cao Bufan dumbfounded.

Everything had happened too fast!

The turnaround was also too swift!

Although this was written so much, in reality, from the onset of the incident till now, it had only been three or four breaths of time.

These earth-shattering changes, one shock after another, left Fast Sword Cao Bufan still somewhat dazed.

“Brother Ye, thank you for what you did just now!”

If not for Ye Zhen pulling Cao Bufan aside earlier, it might have been him, Cao Bufan, who was now battling the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger to the death.

Ye Zhen chuckled and started listening attentively to the noise from within.

“This Xie Shao is too damn treacherous.

It was so dangerous, we saved him, but he turned around to ambush us.

It’s a pity for Gao Xiong.

He was directly killed by Xie Shao and fed to the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger.

If we knew this would happen, we definitely would not have saved Xie Shao…”

After composing himself, Cao Bufan spoke in an angry tone about the earlier events.

“Old Cao, don’t take it too much to heart.”

“Earlier, beneath the jaws of the Demon Beast, we saved him because he is a human!

Our kind.

Now, I send him back into the jaws of the Demon Beast because he is not human, he’s a beast devoid of humanity!”

“That’s right, Xie Shao is nothing but a big beast.

We saved him and yet he endangered us.

He’s really no good!

He gets what he deserves!” Fast Sword Cao Bufan exclaimed angrily.

The barrier of sand and stones created by Ye Zhen’s sword wasn’t too thick, but don’t underestimate this pile of rubble.

Normally, not to mention someone at the Spirit Summoning Realm, even a True Yuan cultivator could scatter it with a few strikes, but if you’re being chased by a mid-grade Earth Level Demon Beast, this pile of debris blocking the road becomes insurmountable.

From the sounds of combat inside, one could tell it was intense.

Xie Shao was hanging by a thread, and in a state of desperation, he unleashed formidable combat power.

But with a middle-grade Earth Level Demon Beast, even those at the Spirit Transformation Realm must be wary, let alone in such a cramped space.

Gradually, the sounds of struggle from within grew weaker, and Xie Shao’s pitiful cries for help started.

“Save me!”

“Save me, ah!”

“Ye Zhen, I beg you, save me, I won’t dare anymore!”

“Ye Zhen, save me, I was wrong!”

“Save…”

The cries for help came to an abrupt halt, and Ye Zhen remained unmoved, his heart as steadfast as stone.

The first rescue is a human instinct.

However, saving Xie Shao a second time, who was devoid of human decency, would only happen if Ye Zhen had lost his mind.

After silently listening for a quarter of an hour with no further disturbances, Ye Zhen and Fast Sword Cao Bufan carefully cleared the pile of sand and stones and were immediately stunned by the scene before them.

The Middle-grade Earth Level Demon Beast Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger was still there, but its body was covered in countless wounds of varying depths, and one of its eyes had been gouged out, with tiger blood all over the ground.

It was now weakly roaring.

More than half of Xie Shao’s body was gone, with only half a rib cage and a head left beside the tiger’s mouth, likely having been eaten by the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger.

No wonder Xie Shao screamed so miserably; it turns out he was being eaten alive by the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger.

“Can it be?

Xie Shao was so powerful, even if he fought desperately, he couldn’t have brought a Middle-grade Earth Level Demon Beast to the brink of death with severe injuries, could he?” Fast Sword Cao Bufan was astonished.

“Xie Shao wasn’t that powerful.”

“Then how did it…?” Cao Bufan pointed at the mortally wounded Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger and asked.

“I saw just now, the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger had a nearly gut-opening wound on its stomach, likely inflicted by someone in Xie Shao’s group in a desperate fight.

The wound was too big, this Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger bled to death!”

“And what about Yan Shan and the others?”

“Not sure, they might be dead or might have gotten away.

“Let’s get out of here first.

It’s too dangerous inside.

If another Middle-grade Earth Level Demon Beast collapses out, we’ll be in danger.”

“Okay!”

Luckily, Ye Zhen found a Demon Core on the body of the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger.

Ye Zhen originally intended to share this Demon Core with Fast Sword Cao Bufan, but Cao Bufan refused to accept it under any circumstances.

In the end, Ye Zhen gave Cao Bufan all the things he found on Xie Shao, and also handed over all the valuable materials from the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger’s body to Cao Bufan, considering it a division of the spoils.

The most valuable Middle-grade Earth Level Demon Core ended up in Ye Zhen’s hands.

A Middle-grade Earth Level Demon Core is of great value.

If an Alchemist refines and purifies it, removing negative energies such as the fierceness and toxins within the Demon Core, and refines it into a Demon Spirit Essence Elixir, it could be used to enhance one’s Cultivation for those in the True Essence Realm, Spirit Summoning Realm, or even the Spirit Transformation Realm.

However, the effects after taking it differ according to one’s realm.

Like the last time during the grand competition between the two sects, Ye Zhen’s reward was a High Grade Human Level Demon Spirit Essence Elixir.

After taking it, it was equivalent to half a year of his hard cultivation.

If the Demon Core in his hand was refined into a Demon Spirit Essence Elixir, it would undoubtedly save Ye Zhen a year of hard cultivation without any problem, provided that Ye Zhen finds an Alchemy Master to refine the Demon Core into a Demon Spirit Essence Elixir.

For safety, Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan quickly left the mine.

By the time they exited, nearly three hours had elapsed since they entered the mine.

They departed rapidly, and in less than half an hour, Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan burst out of the mine.

Outside the mine, the sky had already darkened, and a portion of the Che Family clan members were burning pungent incense outside to block the spread of the smell of blood.

Another group was tending several large pots, boiling fresh beast meat with the broth bubbling and wafting an enticing aroma, making Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan’s mouths water after a half day of battling.

“Young Hero Ye, Hero Cao, you finally came out.

By the way, where is Hero Gao Xiong?” Che Tiejun hurried up to them.

The expressions of both Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan darkened, and Che Tiejun’s face fell into sorrow, “What happened, did Gao Xiong also…”

Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan both nodded gravely.

“What about the others?” Ye Zhen inquired.

Che Tiejun’s expression darkened once again, “According to my younger brother, they encountered a Middle-grade Earth Level Demon Beast Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger.

Yan Shan and my ninth brother fought desperately, gravely injuring the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger and both died in battle!

Huang Qi and the Red-clothed Venerable are severely injured; they left the mine early and have already eaten and are now treating their wounds in the tent over there,” Che Tiejun pointed to a tent in the distance.

“Come, come, come, you two have worked hard.

It’s simple out here in the wild.

Have a sip of our Family Head’s stewed broth first.

The meat will be ready soon.

This broth has many precious medicinal herbs added, greatly replenishing Primordial Energy.”

The Sixth Elder of the Che Family offered them two steaming bowls of broth with great eagerness, along with two large barley flatbreads, prompting Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan to quickly take them.

As he took the broth, a flash of doubt crossed Ye Zhen’s mind.

This Sixth Elder of the Che Family, who had just experienced the pain of losing his son yesterday, was able to emerge from his grief already today, smiling from ear to ear?

The fleeting figure that had dashed out of the middle mining tunnel before, it seemed very similar to this Sixth Elder of the Che Family.

The broth was fragrant and hot, and Ye Zhen blew on it without haste to cool it down.

Strange!

At that moment, Ye Zhen had a peculiar feeling.

Che Family Clan Leader Che Tiejun and the Sixth Elder both wore smiles on their faces, looking at Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan with a friendly demeanor.

Even as Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan sat down, they continued to stand there, seemingly serving Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan as they sipped their broth.

“Young Hero Ye, out here in the wilderness, please make do with what we have.

The broth won’t taste good once cooled,” Che Tiejun urged again with enthusiasm, which made Ye Zhen frown.

Something wasn’t right!

Even if the Che Family Clan Leader was enthusiastic, he wouldn’t go to such lengths.

There was definitely something wrong!

With a furrowed brow, Ye Zhen abruptly asked, “By the way, where is Xie Shao?

Why don’t I see him?

Where did he go?”

“Young Hero Xie, he’s over there in the tent treating his wounds.

He was poisoned earlier and…”

Che Tiejun replied with a laugh, causing both Ye Zhen and Cao Bufan’s expressions to flicker with surprise!

(To be continued.

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