Chapter 102: Is Nangong Wan Severely Injured and Near Death?

Time flew by, spring departed and autumn arrived, a year passed in the blink of an eye!

For a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, a year's time has absolutely no significant impact, especially for a newly advanced Golden Core cultivator like Yan Taibai.

Furthermore, for this past year, Yan Taibai had been constantly researching the refining method for his Life-Bound Magical Treasure, the "Luxian Juetian Sword".

At the same time, Qiong Laoguai had been searching for materials for the master and disciple, and the results were quite good; they had basically gathered everything.

Yan Taibai also had a rough plan for refining his Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

Therefore, just as Yan Taibai was preparing to communicate further with Qiong Laoguai, intending to borrow the Yanyue Sect's earth fire to refine a few magical artifacts, Qiong Laoguai told him some bad news first.

Something happened to Yan Ruyan, and Nangong Wan was severely injured and near death!

"Wang Chan, what a fine Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect!"

After hearing Qiong Laoguai's words, Yan Taibai's face looked as if it were covered in frost, and he said coldly with intense killing intent.

"Yan'er is not in any major trouble, nor was she forcibly taken away by a Golden Core Stage Cultivator from the Ghost Spirit Sect. It is just that the situation with Martial Niece Wan'er is somewhat dire; the Great Elder is currently seeking medicinal pills and elixirs from friends in various countries."

Qiong Laoguai's expression was no better than Yan Taibai's.

"Then what medicinal pills or spiritual herbs does Martial Senior need?"

"What, could this brat be going to Tianluo Country to seek revenge?"

"Martial Niece Wan'er's injuries are not the main issue, but the trouble is that she has been poisoned. Although it is not the Chi Poison the Ghost Spirit Sect intended to use on you, it is still a type of sinister, evil poison. It is not easy to neutralize, and Martial Senior is also trying to find a way."

"This disciple understands."

Qiong Laoguai sighed and said.

Upon hearing this, Yan Taibai immediately asked urgently.

In a side hall of the Sunset Hall, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, who had received Qiong Laoguai's voice transmission in front of the bed, held her forehead and said irritably.

The Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect looked at Nangong Wan inside the ice block with eyes full of heartache.

Nangong Wan had been severely injured precisely to prevent Yan Ruyan from being abducted by a Golden Core cultivator from the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Qiong Laoguai did not finish this sentence.

Looking at the approaching Qiong Laoguai, Yan Taibai, whose heart was originally filled with raging fire, had to stop obediently and said cautiously.

Since that Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, Wang Chan, dared to lay a hand on Nangong Wan and Yan Ruyan, he naturally would not be polite either.

Yan Taibai gave a bitter smile and said.

There was no need to worry about anything; if he were truly pursued, as long as it was not by multiple Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivators, retreating unscathed would not be a problem.

After saying this and confirming the general location, Yan Taibai transformed into a golden-white rainbow light and headed toward the direction of Tianluo Country.

He believed that the Young Sect Master's life was worth a few pills; at worst, his "faked death to escape" would be exposed, but he was going to leave the Tiannan Cultivation World anyway.

……

At this moment, he was inside a Transmission Array, and Yan Taibai patted his Storage Bag to take out five Spirit Stones, pressing them into the grooves of the Transmission Array.

"Alright, this disciple knows. This disciple will consider it carefully."

"No, there is also you, this girl."

"Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, you had better wait for me."

Yan Taibai nodded and said.

"Martial Senior, Martial Senior said to ask for your opinion? She is also searching for a way to find medicinal pills and elixirs, you don't need to be too..."

"So, what did the Great Martial Uncle say?"

Afterward, he ended the conversation with Qiong Laoguai and then stopped.

If not for this, he would not have left his place of refuge.

No matter what, he could not just stand by and do nothing.

"These two master and disciple, neither of them is easy to worry about."

Upon hearing this news, Qiong Laoguai's expression changed drastically, filled with regret, and he gritted his teeth and set off for Tianluo Country as well.

"Master, has the Ghost Spirit Sect proposed any conditions again?"

"That little girl from the Yan Family, if she dies, she dies; it would be a relief, and it could cut off that brat's thoughts. When you succeed to the position of Great Elder, how good it would be for you two to become Dao companions. You had to risk your life to save a little girl, almost getting yourself killed; if not for the secret technique of the 'Sunü Lunhui Gong' you practice, which delayed the toxicity, you would have already passed away by now."

"Master, you... why have you come too?"

Yan Taibai nodded and asked again.

At the same time, the fact that he had used the Transmission Array had already been told to Qiong Laoguai by the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect via voice transmission.

"Their target this time was never Yan'er from the beginning; it was Martial Senior Wan'er. If there are no surprises, this should be the strategy of Mr. Xuan Ye. One is the Great Martial Senior's disciple, the other is the descendant of a traitor to the Yue Country; there was no need to choose."

Before leaving the Yanyue Sect, he even personally sent a voice transmission to inform the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect.

The Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect had a face full of heartache again as she looked at a one-zhang-sized ice block on the bed; inside the ice block was Nangong Wan, a seven or eight-year-old girl, eyes tightly shut, unconscious, and it was indeed Nangong Wan.

The next moment, blinding white light surged out, completely engulfing him, and when he appeared again, he was in a desolate wilderness.

Qiong Laoguai said again, unwillingly.

"You guessed correctly; the Ghost Spirit Sect did indeed propose conditions involving Yan'er. They want Yan'er; as long as Yan'er is handed over to them, they will naturally send the antidote pills."

"But if Yan'er is sent to the Ghost Spirit Sect, wouldn't everything Martial Niece Wan'er suffered be in vain?"

"What a silly girl, it's all that brat's fault; why did he have to go and provoke you for no reason."

"Are you planning to go to Tianluo Country?"

Qiong Laoguai had a dark face and questioned him in a voice that had never been heard before.

"Yan'er and Martial Senior are both in this state because of me; I must go to Tianluo Country to seek some advice from that Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect. Since he has already made a move, if I don't counterattack, wouldn't I be letting down his sincerity? So, Master, if you want to scold me, then scold me! In any case, this disciple must go to Tianluo Country."

Upon hearing this, Yan Taibai could only bite the bullet and say.

If not for the bond between master and disciple, he would have even wanted to say that, in any case, you cannot beat me anyway.

"Do you think I will let you go? Are you going to obediently come back with me to cultivate in seclusion, or do I have to take action myself to bring you back? In any case, with your current strength, going to the Ghost Spirit Sect in Tianluo Country is purely seeking your own death, and it will make all our hard work for so long go to waste."

Qiong Laoguai threatened coldly.

"In that case, Master, you can catch me first before saying anything else!"

Hearing Qiong's words, Yan Taibai knew that a fight was unavoidable.

It was also a good opportunity to test his specific strength and divine abilities.

It could be called killing two birds with one stone; furthermore, with Qiong's help, the hope of escaping unscathed after heading to the Ghost Spirit Sect in Tianluo Country would be even greater.

"Good, you've reached the Golden Core Stage and your courage has grown, actually wanting to make a move against your master. It just so happens that I will let you understand exactly how vast the gap is between the Golden Core Stage and the Nascent Soul Stage."

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, Qiong was so angry he laughed, coldly rebuking him.

"In that case, I ask for Master's guidance!"

Seeing this, Yan Taibai could only sigh lightly in his heart, then cupped his hands in a salute.

"Good, good, good!"

Seeing this posture from Yan Taibai, Qiong's aged face flushed until it turned dark, and he laughed in anger.

Before the words had even faded, he had already made his move—no, it should be said he opened his mouth.

He had already made up his mind that this time he must beat Yan Taibai until he lay in bed to wake up alongside Nangong Wan.

Qiong opened his mouth, and over a dozen nearly transparent Invisible Needles shot out toward Yan Taibai from different directions at strange and tricky angles, without the slightest intention of holding back.

Facing such a merciless attack from his own master, Yan Taibai actually did not dodge or evade, causing a flash of nervousness and panic in Qiong's eyes.

Just as he was about to retract his Life-Bound Magical Treasure, the Invisible Needles, he discovered that what he had hit was merely an afterimage.

And the real Yan Taibai had already appeared a hundred feet away, looking at him with a face full of smiles.

"Such fast evasion speed!"

Seeing this, Qiong was shocked.

He could guarantee that this was absolutely not his own Invisible Evasion Technique; his Invisible Evasion Technique could certainly not reach such speed during the Golden Core Stage.

It was so fast that even his divine sense had not perceived it before he dodged his Life-Bound Magical Treasure, the Invisible Needles.

Such evasion speed was likely only possible for a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator with wind or lightning attributes using the Wind Evasion Art or Lightning Evasion Art.

As for the metal-attribute Gold Evasion Art, it was also not suitable for the current situation of the master and disciple.

Moreover, even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not necessarily be able to cultivate the Gold Evasion Art.

Not to mention Yan Taibai, a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

"What kind of evasion technique has this brat cultivated?"

Qiong was not in a hurry to continue the attack; instead, he stopped and pondered to himself.

Yan Taibai's evasion technique was truly too bizarre; relying solely on this technique, if the time were long enough, even he would not be able to catch him.

"No wonder he dared to go to Tianluo Country alone. With such an evasion technique, it is enough to protect himself. But he is still lacking if he wants to take revenge. I must let him understand that the gap between him and a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot be made up by a mere bizarre evasion technique."

Thinking of this, Qiong no longer had any thoughts of holding back, and he made up his mind to strike with full force to see exactly what Yan Taibai's divine abilities were.

……

Ghost Spirit Sect

"Young Sect Master, rest assured. Nangong Wan is a disciple of the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect and is simply not comparable to Yan Ruyan. As long as she wants to save Nangong Wan, she will inevitably send someone to obediently deliver Yan Ruyan to the Young Sect Master."

Mr. Xuan Ye said very confidently.

"Hmm, that would be best. As soon as Miss Yan arrives at the sect, this Young Sect Master will immediately take her as a concubine. With her assistance, I will certainly be able to cultivate the first few levels of the Blood Spirit Great Method successfully. After the dual cultivation ceremony is held, I can also use it to study the later levels of the Blood Spirit Great Method together with Miss Han, thereby reaching the Golden Core Stage sooner."

Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, nodded slightly, looking quite satisfied as he spoke.

"Miss Han, could it be Miss Han Li of the Han Family in Yunzhou?"

Hearing the "Miss Han" mentioned by Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, Mr. Xuan Ye immediately asked in pursuit.

"Correct, it is indeed Miss Han Li."

Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, nodded and smiled.

"But isn't the Han Family one of the three great families of the Demon Flame Sect? How could they agree?"

Mr. Xuan Ye frowned, puzzled.

"Hehe, what of it? My father promised that as long as Miss Han Li becomes my dao companion, he will fully support the Han Family in becoming one of the top ten cultivation families in all of Tianluo Country. Do you think the Lian Family of the Demon Flame Sect could do that? Moreover, the entire Han Family will move into Youzhou and will no longer be under the control of the Demon Flame Sect."

"For so many years, the Han Family has been suppressed by the Lian Family until they could barely breathe. Naturally, they want to break away from the Demon Flame Sect. With the help of the Han Family, the Ghost Spirit Sect will certainly be able to take a step further. Once the two of us successfully cultivate the Blood Spirit Great Method, we will certainly be able to make the entire sect the number one sect in Tianluo Country, and there will be no need to worry about anything else."

Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, chuckled and spoke with incomparable confidence about his grand ambitions.

As for Mr. Xuan Ye, he could naturally only offer his congratulations.

But he could not help but worry about the Yan Family in his heart. Now, a portion of the core disciples of the Yan Family had already quietly left the Ghost Spirit Sect, but wanting to break away from Tianluo Country was not an easy matter.

Because the border regions had already been sealed off by the Demon Dao Six Sects, almost entirely with arrays and Restrictions; wanting to leave without a sound was not an easy matter.

And once discovered by the Ghost Spirit Sect, it would basically mean certain death.

But remaining in the Ghost Spirit Sect meant being a pawn or cannon fodder that could be discarded at any time, which was naturally not something Mr. Xuan Ye wanted to see.

"Mr. Xuan Ye, how long do you think it will take for the Masked Moon Sect to send someone to deliver Miss Yan?"

Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, smiled again.

"This subordinate does not know; I can only say it should not be too long. After all, the condition of that Senior Nangong cannot hold out for much longer."

"If there are no accidents, I am afraid it will be that Senior Qiong from the Masked Moon Sect, who has just condensed a Nascent Soul, coming in person."

Mr. Xuan Ye thought for a moment and smiled.

"Haha, if it is him, that is for the best. If he makes a move, I will just take the opportunity to send him to reunite with that fellow Daoist Yan."

After hearing from Mr. Xuan Ye who might come, Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, could not help but burst into loud laughter.

After all, if it were not for Yan Taibai, Yan Ruyan and the entire Yan Family might already belong to the Ghost Spirit Sect by now.

And Yan Taibai's appearance not only took away Yan Ruyan but also caused the Ghost Spirit Sect heavy losses over these years, forcing them to compensate the other sects with many interests; even if they occupy the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World in the future, they must give up half to the other five sects.

It is conceivable that the person the Ghost Spirit Sect hates most is definitely Yan Taibai.

This is also the reason why Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, wants to send the master and disciple to reunite together.

"What the Young Sect Master says is very true."

Mr. Xuan Ye could only echo with a face full of smiles.

"Then help me come up with an idea on how to make him unable to hold back and strike at me; as long as he strikes at me, he will surely die without a doubt. It just so happens that Uncle-Master Suihun has broken through to the Nascent Soul Mid Stage and come out of seclusion. Just have him protect me from the shadows."

Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, said with a pointed meaning.

"This is not considered too difficult."

Hearing the new request from Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, Mr. Xuan Ye was silent for a moment before speaking.

"It only requires..."

"Master, now you can rest assured, right!"

Facing Qiong Laoguai, who was shocked and furious with a face alternating between pale and green after being defeated by his disciple who was not yet twenty years old and at the Golden Core Initial Stage, Yan Taibai said with an apologetic smile.

Having defeated his own master five or six times in a row, Yan Taibai also found it quite a headache.

But his master, Qiong Laoguai, was always acting like a rascal and refusing to admit defeat, leaving him truly with no options.

He also could not bring himself to use heavy force and leave him unable to get out of bed.

"Hmph, rebellious disciple!"

Seeing this, Qiong Laoguai, whose face looked exceptionally ugly, let out a cold snort and cursed without any politeness.

Being defeated by his own disciple at the Golden Core Initial Stage was truly not a glorious matter.

(End of this chapter)