Chapter 47

As soon as the words fell, a huge ferocious beast with nine heads tore through the void and chased after those cultivators.

Named entities: "giant ferocious beast" is generic; not a name. "Cultivator" is a rank from the glossary. So include Cultivator.

In the blink of an eye, it had already caught up to those cultivators.

Again Cultivator.

Soon, miserable screams were heard.

No named.

The three Dongfangxiu who witnessed this scene had their pupils shrink; they had long known that Xue Jin's temperament was fickle and unpredictable, and his methods were extremely vicious and treacherous.

Named: Dongfangxiu from glossary. Xue Jin from glossary.

"Nine-headed..." Man Yue gasped, "He actually contracted with the ancient ferocious beast, the Nine-headed!"

Named: Nine-headed beast. Man Yue.

At that moment, Xue Jin's gaze fell upon Man Yue and her companions.

Named: Xue Jin. Man Yue.

Suddenly, countless extremely sharp swords appeared around Xue Jin, and in an instant they formed a dense and astonishingly powerful sword formation.

Named: Xue Jin.

The next moment, the swords in the formation lunged toward the three of them.

No new.

Their faces changed in shock, and they quickly gathered spiritual power to resist.

spiritual power

"Xue Jin, do you want to kill us?!" Man Yue yelled, unleashing a palm strike, then cried out in shock.

Named: Xue Jin. Man Yue.

Xue Jin remained silent, but his cold expression said everything.

Named: Xue Jin.

—He wanted to kill them.

No.

"Xue Jin, who exactly is she to you?" Fu Qianli bellowed, "We only broke her formation; we didn't hurt her!".

Named: Xue Jin. Fu Qianli.

At that moment, Dongfangxiu broke out of the encirclement wielding a heavy sword and then headed toward Xue Jin's position.

Named: Dongfangxiu. Xue Jin.

Xue Jin, carrying Yuan Yao, sidestepped to avoid his extremely powerful strike.

Named: Xue Jin. Yuan Yao.

Dongfangxiu continually swung his sword at Xue Jin.

Named: Dongfangxiu. Xue Jin.

Xue Jin dodged throughout, but his movements were extremely gentle, as if he feared affecting the person behind him.

Named: Xue Jin.

Seeing this, Dongfangxiu glared at him sharply and said, "Xue Jin, put her down and let's have a proper fight!"

Named: Dongfangxiu. Xue Jin.

Upon hearing this, Xue Jin's expression instantly sank.

Named: Xue Jin.

"Nine-headed!"

Named: Nine-headed beast.

That nine-headed monster beast instantly flickered into existence and launched a fierce attack on Dongfangxiu.

Named: Nine-headed beast. Dongfangxiu.

Dongfangxiu's expression shifted slightly; he quickly raised his sword to block the Nine-headed beast's assault.

Named: Dongfangxiu. Nine-headed beast.

At the same time, Xue Jin felt the clothing on his back grow warm and wet; he instantly realized what it was, and swiftly carried Yuan Yao away in a certain direction.

Named: Xue Jin. Yuan Yao.

"Xue Jin—" Dongfangxiu saw him leave, about to intercept him, but the Nine-headed beast fiercely blocked him.

Named: Xue Jin. Dongfangxiu. Nine-headed beast.

After Fu Qianli and Man Yue escaped the sword formation, they saw Xue Jin's retreating figure as he carried away the blood-soaked girl.

Named: Fu Qianli. Man Yue. Xue Jin.

"Who exactly is this girl, that she could make Xue Jin care so much?" Fu Qianli narrowed his eyes, and an image of Yuan Yao producing a high-grade talisman spontaneously appeared in his mind.

Named: Xue Jin. Yuan Yao.

That girl's identity is certainly not ordinary.

No.

Fu Qianli suddenly recalled that the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord's weakly present direct disciple—Yuan Yao.

Named: Fu Qianli. Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord. Yuan Yao.

It is rumored that Yuan Yao is lazy and unwilling to cultivate, and the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord dotes on her. However, some say the truth is that her aptitude is extremely poor, like helpless mud.

Named: Yuan Yao. Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord.

Over the past decade, aside from members of the Carefree Sect, very few people have seen Yuan Yao.

Named: Carefree Sect. Yuan Yao.

Naturally, someone became curious about what the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord's sixth disciple, Yuan Yao, looked like; five years ago, someone bribed a Carefree Sect disciple to paint her portrait.

Named: Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord. Sixth Disciple. Yuan Yao. Carefree Sect.

As a result, when Song Yan found out, she first destroyed the portrait and then tracked down that Carefree Sect disciple.

Named: Song Yan. Carefree Sect.

The Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord flew into a rage and expelled that Carefree Sect disciple from the sect.

Named: Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord. Carefree Sect.

Afterward, no one in the Carefree Sect dared to paint Yuan Yao's portrait.

Named: Carefree Sect. Yuan Yao.

Furthermore, even outside the sect, the members of the Carefree Sect avoid discussing Yuan Yao's affairs.

Named: Carefree Sect. Yuan Yao.

Over time, people only recall the Carefree Sect's Five Disciples of Thousand Mountain, forgetting the sixth disciple, Yuan Yao.

Named: Carefree Sect. Five Disciples of Thousand Mountain. Sixth Disciple. Yuan Yao.

Dongfangxiu and the Nine-headed Beast were fighting when the beast suddenly disappeared; it seems to have been summoned back.

Named: Dongfangxiu. Nine-headed Beast.

Fu Qianli brushed off his dusty clothes, chuckled, and asked, "Could that girl be the sixth direct disciple of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord, Yuan Yao?"

Named: Fu Qianli. Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord. Sixth Direct Disciple. Yuan Yao.

Hearing this, Man Yue and Dongfangxiu froze.

Named: Man Yue. Dongfangxiu.

Fu Qianli gloated, "If that's true, Daoist Dongfang, you're in trouble."

Named: Fu Qianli.

Dongfangxiu frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Named: Dongfangxiu.

Fu Qianli said, "It was your single strike that gravely injured her, leading others to believe they could take her on, after which they all swarmed and attacked her."

Named: Fu Qianli. 'She' refers to Yuan Yao.

"How could I know she was that weak?" Dongfangxiu said dismissively.

Named: Dongfangxiu.

Fu Qianli, seeing he still didn't get his point, sighed helplessly and said plainly: "If she truly is Yuan Yao, even your Tai Sui Sect will struggle to protect you. Haven't you heard? The Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord dotes on this disciple above all."

Named: Fu Qianli. Yuan Yao. Tai Sui Sect. Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord.

Hearing this, Dongfangxiu's expression shifted slightly.

Named: Dongfangxiu.

He steadied himself and said, "The Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord is not that kind of person."

Named: Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord.

"Not someone who covers up his own faults?" Fu Qianli teased, shaking his head.

Named: Fu Qianli.

Dongfangxiu was left speechless.

Named: Dongfangxiu.

Everyone knows the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord is the most protective of his own faults.

Named: Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord.

Dongfangxiu lowered his gaze, his memory drifting back ten years.

Named: Dongfangxiu.

At that time, word spread across the Ninth Province that the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord was seeking a direct disciple, so nearly everyone with talent or powerful connections flocked to the Carefree Sect; even his father brought him there back then.

Named: Ninth Province. Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord. Carefree Sect.

In the end, the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord took on six direct disciples simultaneously, and he himself was not among them.

Named: Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord.

Fu Qianli walked ahead and, without looking back, said, "You'd better hope she isn't Yuan Yao."

Named: Fu Qianli. Yuan Yao.

Hearing this, Dongfangxiu's expression darkened.

Named: Dongfangxiu.

Man Yue remained silent, feeling that Yuan Yao had been badly beaten.

Named: Man Yue. Yuan Yao.

"…"

No.

Meanwhile.

No.

Xue Jin carried Yuan Yao to a cave and gently laid her down; as he supported her, his palm felt a warm liquid.

Named: Xue Jin. Yuan Yao.

It was blood.

No.

Xue Jin's complexion instantly turned grim—just how many injuries has she suffered?

Yuan Yao's face was deathly pale, without a trace of color, her lips seemed dry and cracked from lack of water.

Xue Jin reached out to feel her pulse.

The pulse was weak.

The inner qi was utterly chaotic.

Such a pulse resembled that of a dying person.

The sixth‑grade Healing Wound Pill he had just given her hardly had any effect.

He grew a little panicked, and gently slapped Yuan Yao's face, saying, "Don't sleep, wake up."

"Yao Yao!!"

"Don't sleep, Yao Yao!" Xue Jin shouted anxiously, then quickly applied medicine to staunch the bleeding from her exposed wound.

Yuan Yao had lost too much blood, and her breathing grew ever weaker.

Xue Jin fed her all his best Healing Wound Pills, then tightly grasped her wrist and poured his own spiritual power into her body, trying to calm the chaotic qi within her.

When Yuan Yao finally regained consciousness, she felt her head heavy, dizzy, and painful, and there was not a spot on her body that didn't hurt.

"Yao Yao?"

She seemed to hear Fourth Senior Brother's call.

Yuan Yao struggled to open her eyes; the surroundings were dark, and she faintly saw Fourth Senior Brother's face, beautiful enough to make gender indistinguishable.

Seeing her open her eyes, Xue Jin felt a surge of joy and immediately raised his hand to check her forehead temperature.

"Fourth Senior Brother…" Yuan Yao opened her mouth, and felt her throat dry.

"I want water."

"You can't drink now."