Chapter 686: Ling Shuang Severely Injured! Absorbing Divine Blood!

In reality, if the White Wolf of the Azure Sky personally searched, the probability of finding Hearing Ling Shuang would be much higher.

To it, the Ketianming Sect was merely a swarm of ants.

Simply helping to seal the space was already a tremendous favor.

To expect it to search personally—how could that be possible?

This is the arrogant attitude most ferocious beasts hold toward the Tianming Sect.

Merely food, not worth special treatment.

Even if in a bad mood, killing them all outright was no big issue.

The Tianming Sect's high-ups were naturally aware of this situation.

Yet they still gladly accepted it, willingly serving their so-called 'Holy Clan.'

They rejected their own human identity, instead believing themselves members of the Holy Clan.

It was laughable—yet the ferocious beasts never regarded them as kin.

"Yes!" the Heavenly Demon bowed respectfully.

Only after three or four minutes did she slowly rise, her pearl-like teeth gently biting her red lips, and ordered:

"Form groups of one Red Robe Grand Bishop each; according to the Azure Sky Lord's command, search the 120-kilometer radius!

She forcibly used her spatial ability, suffered severe injuries, and her strength is now greatly diminished—once found, kill her immediately!"

Although Hearing Ling Shuang's escape filled her with fury, she could only now do her best to make amends.

Fortunately, as members of the Tianming Sect, they need not fear attacks from ferocious beasts while traveling through the wilderness, allowing them to move at full speed.

Otherwise, searching this 120-kilometer radius would truly be difficult.

Crackling—

Deep within the Dayangzhou wilderness, inside a cave.

A brilliant golden thunder, roughly the size of a basketball, floated motionless above the cave's highest space.

Serving as a light source, freely radiating illumination in all directions.

Xu Jingming had regained his original appearance.

Seated cross-legged on the ground, his breathing steady, he silently practiced his Ability Cultivation Method, absorbing Yuan energy to restore his condition.

Unlike last time, this time the divine blood to absorb was far greater—and it was from a Rank Nine apex King-level ferocious beast.

Without fully restoring his condition, he dared not even begin absorption.

Yet at that moment, the space talisman token stored against his body grew slightly warm.

"Hmm?"

Confused, Xu Jingming opened his eyes, but had not yet pulled out the talisman.

The space before him blurred, and a slender woman clad in black battle armor suddenly appeared, falling to the ground.

"Teacher Ling?" Xu Jingming's expression turned startled.

In an instant, he lunged forward and caught Hearing Ling Shuang before she could hit the ground.

"Xiao Jian!"

A low command—and the thorned sword grass rooted nearby sprouted vines, instantly forming a soft bed.

"Teacher Ling, are you alright?"

Xu Jingming hurriedly asked as he laid her upon it.

Though unaware of what had happened, from Hearing Ling Shuang's aura alone,

her condition was clearly poor, her face pale.

"Jingming… it really is you."

Seeing the familiar, resolute face before her, Hearing Ling Shuang—who had just escaped death—felt an inexplicable sense of peace.

She sat up from the bed, shook her head gently, and said softly:

"Nothing serious—just that my abilities and blood qi are completely drained, leaving me weak."

To escape, she had poured all her blood qi into the spatial beast bone.

As for her spatial ability, it was nearly entirely exhausted.

"I have Heaven's Spirit Spring."

Xu Jingming quickly pulled a small porcelain bottle from his space ring.

Removing the stopper, a faint medicinal fragrance drifted out.

Heaven's Spirit Spring, an SS-grade heavenly treasure, is an upgraded version of the S-grade Earth Spirit Spring.

Earth Spirit Spring only strongly restores the energy of below Rank Six ability users.

Heaven's Spirit Spring is different—it can be used even by Rank Nine ability users.

Xu Jingming had purchased it long ago for emergencies; he never expected his first use would be for Hearing Ling Shuang, not himself.

"Heaven's Spirit Spring? I have some too."

A faint shimmer from her space ring, and a vial of Heaven's Spirit Spring appeared in her hand.

After taking a small sip, her pale complexion immediately flushed with color.

"Good."

Xu Jingming nodded, frowning: "Teacher Ling, did you encounter a Rank Nine Beast Emperor? How did you end up this way?"

Logically, even a Rank Nine Beast Emperor shouldn't have driven Hearing Ling Shuang to this state.

"It was indeed a Rank Nine Beast Emperor—but it's tied to the Tianming Sect."

Shaking her head, Hearing Ling Shuang briefly recounted the events.

"The Tianming Sect's Rank Nine Wu Sheng lay in ambush—so Teacher Ling, your mission was a trap all along," Xu Jingming analyzed.

"That's true, but the top priority is still to return to Moben as quickly as possible."

A faint trace of worry on her pretty face, Hearing Ling Shuang said with a solemn expression:

"The Tianming Sect will definitely search for us. The later we leave, the greater the chance of being discovered.

But the surrounding space is all sealed off, teleportation is impossible, we can only rush back on foot."

That ninth-tier Wu Sheng heavenly demon was still manageable, the main problem was that Pale Sky White Wolf.

With this spatial variant around, she always felt a creeping sense of danger at her back.

And the spatial beast bone in her hand had already turned to powder earlier, unable to be used again.

If they ran into that Pale Sky White Wolf again, it would be a dead end.

"Alright, let's set out now."

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Jingming said directly.

Although he very much wanted to absorb the divine blood right now, since the Tianming Sect people were tailing behind, it was better to head back first.

"Don't rush yet, let me recover my abilities a bit first, that way even if we run into Tianming Sect people we'll have the strength to fight."

Hearing Ling Shuang said softly.

She could feel that, although the surrounding space was still sealed.

It was just that teleportation was impossible; using spatial abilities in combat was still feasible.

"Teacher Ling, roughly how long do you need to recover?" Xu Jingming asked with some hesitation.

"About seven or eight hours, why?" Hearing Ling Shuang said, puzzled.

The physical injuries were still manageable — with the help of the Heavenly Spirit Spring, she'd only need three or four hours to fully recover.

But her spatial abilities had been overdrawn, and recovering them was extremely difficult; in seven or eight hours, she might recover less than half.

"Seven or eight hours, that's more than enough."

Xu Jingming explained with a smile: "I found some Lei Ting Storm Dragon King's divine blood, I want to absorb it before we leave."

Last time absorbing divine blood took roughly six or seven hours; this time his physique was even tougher, so it probably wouldn't take that long.

Moreover, after absorbing the divine blood, his strength would increase once more, and by then he should be able to face-to-face kill an eighth-tier Grand Master.

Escaping would also be easier.

"You obtained divine blood suited to yourself? Then your fortune really isn't bad."

Hearing Ling Shuang nodded slightly, waved her jade hand, and a different spatial fluctuation instantly enveloped the cave entrance:

"Absorbing divine blood will probably cause quite a stir, this way it won't draw attention."

"Thank you, Teacher Ling!"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up, and he directly took those 500 liters of divine blood out of his spatial ring, suspending it in midair with his spiritual force.

Thus, in midair inside the cave, there appeared an additional crimson blood orb nearly a meter in diameter!

PS: The next chapter might get censored, please wait a bit. If it really does get censored, I can only revise it......