Chapter 1612: Chapter 1612: Lending Qingzhu a Helping Hand

“Awooo!”

Suddenly, a wolf howl echoed. The single eye of the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf glimmered sharply, shooting a volley of arrows toward Qingzhu Venerable.

Just as Qingzhu Venerable waved the Green Bamboo Fan with all his might to fend off the arrow shower, the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf lunged forward sharply. When it got about a Zhang away from Qingzhu Venerable, its body twisted suddenly, and it lashed out its three wolf tails, each like a steel whip.

Three fierce green glows, each a Zhang long, roared with overwhelming force, sweeping horizontally at Qingzhu Venerable.

“Not good!”

Qingzhu Venerable cried out in shock inwardly.

He had just narrowly evaded the volley of arrows; there was no time left to fully counter these three long tails’ sweeping attack.

Out of options, he hurriedly formed a defense Qi shield around himself, bracing to endure the heavy blow of the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf.

“Bang!”

The three long tails of the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf easily shattered the defense Qi shield around Qingzhu Venerable, hitting him with a dull thud.

“Pfft!”

Qingzhu Venerable felt as if his body had been struck by the force of tens of thousands of pounds, his complexion turning pale immediately. Unable to suppress the violent surge of qi and blood within, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

His body retreated by over ten Zhang by force, staggering a few steps before barely managing to stand. After a self-examination, he found himself gravely injured from this strike.

This grave injury reduced Qingzhu Venerable’s combat power to less than half of his peak, and if the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf launched another full-force attack, he wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

Though in the ninth level of the Linglong Tower, he wouldn’t truly “perish,” the thought of being about to be kicked out of the Linglong Tower and unable to continue training in the seventh-level space filled Qingzhu Venerable’s heart with unwillingness.

With a helpless sigh, Qingzhu Venerable closed his eyes, deciding not to resist anymore.

However, as he waited for several breaths, the next wave of the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf’s attacks, as he had imagined, did not follow, which puzzled him.

In the next moment, he sensed a familiar presence. His heart stirred, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Fang Bai, who had somehow positioned himself in front of him, standing between him and the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf, facing off against the beast.

“Fang… Brother Fang?”

Seeing Fang Bai’s back, Qingzhu Venerable felt a surge of excitement for no reason.

Fang Bai turned his head slightly and said, “Senior, we meet again.”

Qingzhu Venerable sized up Fang Bai, sensing the powerful aura within him, and exclaimed, “You’ve already reached the initial stage of the Soul Severing Realm? It seems you’ve had a great fortune during these days apart!”

Fang Bai smiled indifferently and said, “Not too bad! I lucked my way onto the eighth layer…”

“What?”

Qingzhu Venerable was so excited that he almost jumped up, exclaiming, “Really?”

Fang Bai was about to reply when Qingzhu Venerable suddenly shouted, “Watch out!”

Fang Bai felt a sudden gust behind him, pressure mounting rapidly, knowing it was an attack from the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf, so he responded with a palm strike.

The Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf was one of the smartest types among spirit beasts. When Fang Bai appeared, it knew it had met a formidable foe. Seeing Fang Bai turn to speak to Qingzhu Venerable, it immediately launched a sneak attack.

It repeated its old trick, using the same method it severely injured Qingzhu Venerable to deal with Fang Bai, but it underestimated how Fang Bai’s strength had surpassed Qingzhu Venerable’s, making its ambush ineffective.

Fang Bai’s casual palm strike contained a wisp of Spirit Fire power that the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf couldn’t withstand.

Fang Bai’s palm wind quickly reached the target, enveloping the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf in scorching heat, instantly charring its fur.

In pain, the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf let out a wretched howl, shocked at how strong this human was, and seeing the unfavorable situation, it attempted to flee.

As Fang Bai turned, he swung the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, which he was holding, with the same motion.

“Whoosh!”

A sharp slicing sound cleaved through the air as the several-zhang-long blood-red blade light descended from the void, cutting through the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf’s body.

The Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, having drunk the blood of numerous Soul Severing Realm spirit beasts in the eighth-level space, now wielded several times its former power.

With that one slash from Fang Bai, the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf, though it had a body strong as steel, was cleaved in half like cutting through melon, with its intestines spilled, immediately perishing with its life extinguished.

“Hiss…”

Qingzhu Venerable, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

He had struggled against the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf for a long time but had not only failed to kill it, he had almost been defeated by it. Yet, Fang Bai, appearing out of nowhere, had effortlessly slain the beast with just one palm and one slash.

So, it seemed, Fang Bai’s current strength far exceeded his? Qingzhu Venerable contemplated this.

Having slain the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf, Fang Bai saw the shocked expression on Qingzhu Venerable’s face and, knowing what he was thinking, smiled and said, “If that Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf had not underestimated its enemy, it wouldn’t have been so easy for me either.”

Saying this, Qingzhu Venerable found some sense in his words, yet he remained amazed at Fang Bai’s rapid power advancement.

“Brother Fang, did you really ascend to the eighth level of the Linglong Tower?”

Qingzhu Venerable, watching Fang Bai collect the inner core of the Three-Tailed One-Eyed Wolf, couldn’t help but ask again.

Fang Bai answered seriously, “Indeed.”

He continued, “I relied on the power of this Blood-Drinking Mad Blade to withstand the pressure of the steps leading to the eighth-level space; otherwise, I might not have been able to ascend!”

Qingzhu Venerable exclaimed enviously, “Your Spiritual Artifact is truly extraordinary!”

Sighing and smiling bitterly, he said, “Brother Fang, your training in the tower has been tremendously fruitful, making me quite envious. As for me… I came to train in the nine-story Linglong Tower, hoping to make it to the eighth level. But now, it seems like nothing but a distant dream, truly humbling!”

Suddenly recalling something, he added, “By the way, is it true that the cultivation resources in the eighth-level space are primarily Royal Grade?”

Fang Bai replied, “Indeed it is. Relying on the Royal Grade cultivation resources obtained from the eighth-level space, I managed to advance to the Soul Severing Realm.”

Seeing the look of dismay on Qingzhu Venerable’s face, Fang Bai smiled and said, “I found a piece of Royal Grade Green Wood Marrow in the eighth-level space. Senior, may I have your Green Bamboo Fan now?”

“You…”

Upon hearing this, Qingzhu Venerable, both surprised and delighted, exclaimed excitedly, “You want to refine the Green Bamboo Fan for me?”

Fang Bai nodded with a smile, “Honestly, I didn’t expect to advance to the Soul Severing Realm. Now that I have, I am confident I can refine your Green Bamboo Fan into a Royal Grade Spiritual Artifact.”

Qingzhu Venerable was overjoyed, his voice trembling, “If my Green Bamboo Fan becomes a Royal Grade Spiritual Artifact, then I might have a chance to ascend to the eighth-level space!”

Fang Bai said, “It’s quite likely!”

Qingzhu Venerable suppressed his excitement, cupping his hands and bowing deeply to Fang Bai with a solemn voice, “Brother Fang, thank you. I, Qingzhu, will remember this favor.”

Fang Bai nodded, taking the Green Bamboo Fan from Qingzhu Venerable’s hands. He then produced a small piece of Royal Grade Green Wood Marrow and began refining it before Qingzhu Venerable’s eyes.