Chapter 89: Calamity Female Lead Protects Xu Chen

There were countless white bones; the number of the dead was no less than ten thousand.

Xu Chen looked up and found the surroundings resembled a forest, with demonic beasts, plants, and lakes. But the only difference was that the area was constantly shrouded in a crimson hue, as terrifying as fresh blood.

He knew he was no longer in the Heavenly Sword Sect's territory, yet those outside could still see them inside.

This area was full of calamities, but also opportunities. For instance, mixing the white bones here with blood could refine a special elixir. Consuming such an elixir might elevate one's realm. He glanced around and noticed the highest cultivation level among those who had entered was Peak Grade Seven. It wasn't that the Calamity Female Lead didn't want to drag in stronger people; it was simply that her current strength was limited. Sometimes she lacked consciousness, and sometimes she had it.

The many people here were likely killed when she was unconscious. "Who are you? Why did you capture us?" someone asked in terror. The Calamity Female Lead replied, "I am called Calamity. I brought you here to devour your blood and spiritual energy. If you want me to hold back, you must refine an elixir capable of restoring me. The requirement isn't high: a Grade Seven elixir, and the herbs are only found here. I won't let anyone of Grade Eight enter, or if there are no elixirs, I will die first." The crowd cursed angrily, "Who would help you? Get lost."

"Whoosh!"

After speaking, the person's body was pierced by tendrils, instantly turning into a corpse. Before dying, he couldn't even scream. The crowd's pupils shrank; so cruel. 09 Calamity spoke out, "I brought you here not to ask for your opinions, understand?" The crowd trembled, daring not to speak any more insolent words. Those outside flew into a rage, "This Calamity is truly arrogant. Palace Master Shangguan, please open the domain again so we may enter."

The speaker was Jin Tianlong, the Sect Master of the Vajra Gate.

Shangguan Luoyun glanced indifferently at Jin Tianlong, "Sect Master Jin, your Grade Nine physical body could also break the domain."

Jin Tianlong's mouth twitched slightly; exposed, he felt a bit awkward. He bared his teeth, "Palace Master is still stronger; you could break it with a flick of your finger. My method is too troublesome." Shangguan Luoyun said indifferently, "This Palace is not a hired hand; I have no obligation to open it for you." She was familiar with the plot, so she was not worried.

Calamity would likely protect Xu Chen as well.

The surrounding crowd, helpless and unwilling to reveal their strength, decided to continue watching. Xu Chen walked for a long time and found he had returned to the original area. "Illusionary Maze Array," Xu Chen said.

As he pondered, a familiar voice appeared, "Don't fear, I am still here." Xu Chen turned and saw it was none other than Bu Fengshuang. At that moment, he also saw Li Ruoling. With a casual gesture, Bu Fengshuang broke the Illusionary Maze Array. Xu Chen said, "Why did you come? Don't run around recklessly." The two women nodded, "Rest assured, we know what we are doing."

"Buzz!"

Immediately after speaking, Xu Chen and the two women were forcibly separated by a force.

In an instant, Xu Chen was transported to a special area, while the two women were on the other side. Those watching saw that the area where Xu Chen stood was filled with the sound of trickling springs, birdsong, and fragrant flowers, devoid of the blood-red aura.

Xu Chen grabbed at the air and found it was full of moist spiritual energy. Breathing it in felt exceptionally comfortable. Seeing this, the crowd was utterly bewildered. What situation? Is Xu Chen treated so well? "No! Do not approach Xu Chen!"

"Xu, Xu Chen, you are in the Comfort Zone; it is very comfortable and has no danger." At this moment, Calamity's weak voice came again. Xu Chen clicked his tongue, "What about the others?" Calamity replied, "Danger Zones." The crowd: "…………" Damn! Why is Xu Chen in the Comfort Zone while theirs is a Danger Zone? This is toxic. Didn't they say they were coming to find herbs to refine elixirs for you? Those outside also had veins bulging on their foreheads; this Calamity was definitely a bit sick. Shangguan Luoyun said softly, "Calamity is indeed a patient, so she needs elixirs."

The corners of many experts' mouths twitched; for this statement, they were momentarily unable to refute it.

Having thought this through, they looked back inside.

The next second, their jaws dropped. They saw that beside Xu Chen, a number of spiritual herbs had appeared out of nowhere. Many were of the sixth grade, and there were even five or six of the seventh grade. "Xu Chen, if I die, you should take these spiritual herbs."

"I don't know if I can see you again; after all, in this life, no one should be refining elixirs for me." The voice of E Nan carried a hint of tears. In the previous life, Ye Xuan had helped her refine elixirs to expel the filth from her body. But at the same time, later on, Ye Xuan had caused her severe injury near death to boost his own cultivation base. Before she died, she had spent a month with Xu Chen. Only then did she realize that even a villain could be gentle. She died in Xu Chen's arms, and she was happy. If she were to die in this life as well, she also wanted to die in Xu Chen's arms. Xu Chen clicked his tongue. According to the plot, Ye Xuan should have refined an elixir to save you.

Therefore, Xu Chen looked at Ye Xuan and said, "Um, that waste over there, aren't you going to help her refine an elixir?" Ye Xuan's face instantly turned black. "Get lost! What does she have to do with me? If you want an elixir, refine it yourself." Your woman, Xu Chen, wants me, Ye Xuan, to refine an elixir? Are you crazy? He had originally intended to refine one, but now that Xu Chen had said that, he wouldn't do it! Thinking this, Ye Xuan sneered, "Right now, within the entire E Nan domain, I am the only seventh-grade elixir refiner. Xu Chen, let's see how you save your woman, unless you come and beg me." After being guided by the Spirit Venerable, he roughly knew where the problem with E Nan lay.

There were many medicinal herbs here; as long as they were found, they could be refined. On the contrary, Xu Chen would surely be helpless and burst into tears. Tsk, thinking of Xu Chen's painful expression made him want to laugh out loud. Xu Chen, as long as you beg me, I, Ye Xuan, can reluctantly help you. "Slap!"

Upon hearing this, E Nan directly flung out numerous tentacles, which struck Ye Xuan's body with a fierce lash.

In an instant, Ye Xuan let out continuous screams and was momentarily unable to hold on. The Spirit Venerable said awkwardly, "Disciple, hold on. People outside the E Nan domain can see this; it is inappropriate for your master to intervene."

Ye Xuan: "…………"

Ye Xuan's mouth corner twitched wildly. "Master, this E Nan has the strength of a perfect seventh grade. I..."

"Ah!" As he spoke, he was lashed again, suffering extreme pain. The Spirit Venerable said, "Use your trump card, the Qian Lin Armor."

Ye Xuan nodded and immediately took out the Qian Lin Armor from his storage ring. In an instant, it withstood those E Nan tentacles.

Ye Xuan tore off the tentacles and said coldly, "I originally wanted to wait for Xu Chen to beg me to save you. Now, even if Xu Chen begs, it will be useless."

E Nan fell silent. Fine, hitting Ye Xuan was useless anyway.

In fact, even if Ye Xuan refined an elixir for her, she would not eat it. She did not want to feel grateful to Ye Xuan and repeat the mistakes of her previous life. Having said that, she silently retracted her tentacles and stopped speaking.

She just watched Xu Chen quietly, waiting calmly for her own death. Xu Chen's teeth ached; it seemed he had no choice but to act!

According to the original plot, if E Nan is not cured, the story is not considered finished, and he cannot leave.

Xu Chen asked the system, "Speechless. System, if I steal the protagonist's job, will there be a problem this time?"

The system said, "Based on previous experiences, there should be no problem." Xu Chen bared his teeth; this damn system.

However, since the damn system said so, it basically meant there was no problem. Thinking this, he wasted no words and directly began collecting the spiritual herbs. Because he was in a comfortable zone, Xu Chen collected the spiritual herbs very quickly. Moreover, he found flames on certain spiritual beasts and merged them into his own body. For him, a former Immortal Emperor, such matters were as easy as eating and drinking. As long as there was spiritual energy and fire, he could refine elixirs with his eyes closed.

A cauldron? Truly unnecessary! "Whoosh!"

Thinking this, Xu Chen, under the gaze of everyone, directly raised a flame. Seeing this, the people within the E Nan domain were instantly stunned and began to murmur among themselves, "Wait, I remember that among the Jixia Academy crowd, only Ye Xuan cultivates both elixir refining and martial arts."

"Yes, Xu Chen doesn't know how to refine elixirs. Could it be he wants to learn now?"

"He probably wants to try just to get out."

"It's useless. I'm not underestimating him, but in the end, he'll still have to beg Ye Xuan." Seeing Xu Chen's appearance, everyone shook their heads.

Even E Nan cried out, "Thank you, Xu Chen. You tried hard; I am deeply moved." Xu Chen's face showed toothache pain; E Nan's tragic persona made him feel a bit sad too. The Ye Xuan beside him immediately laughed out loud. "Xu Chen, you're refining an elixir? And without a cauldron? That's hilarious." From childhood to adulthood, he had never seen Xu Chen touch a cauldron.

And now, Xu Chen actually wanted to refine a seventh-grade elixir. If this wasn't a joke, what was? Xu Chen said calmly, "I learned it recently. I might not be very skilled, but surpassing you, you waste, should be no problem."

Ye Xuan snorted. "Just boasting with words. In a moment, you'll still have to beg me." Xu Chen was too lazy to say more. He didn't waste time; he condensed his spiritual sense into a cauldron and controlled the fire to burn.

Then, under the bewildered gazes of everyone, he threw all the spiritual herbs directly into the flames.

Ye Xuan laughed until his stomach hurt. "Hilarious. I've never seen anyone throw all the spiritual herbs directly into the flames."

The Spirit Venerable also nodded. "A bit reckless. His method of refining elixirs suggests he probably hasn't even learned the basic techniques."

Ye Xuan's mouth corner curled up. "Exactly. Just wait and see the moment all his medicinal herbs are destroyed and turn to ash."

A seventh-grade elixir, nearly a hundred herbs. Controlling them all simultaneously with spiritual sense? Is that possible? Xu Chen, you are too naive.

Outside, many powerful figures also shook their heads. "Palace Master Shangguan, didn't your academy elders teach Xu Chen how to refine elixirs?"

Shangguan Luoyun sighed. "No, Xu Chen didn't want to learn. I didn't expect he learned it secretly in private." This was a polite way of speaking; the truth was she also saw that Xu Chen did not know how to refine elixirs.

After all, even the strongest elixir refiner in the academy would not dare to control over a hundred elixirs simultaneously with spiritual sense.

Because the probability of all the elixirs being destroyed in that manner was not just high; it was extremely high.

The master of the Spirit Elixir Gate, Lu Chong, chuckled. "Xu Chen hasn't even entered the gate yet. If he wants to learn elixir refining, he'll need to spend some time."

Everyone nodded silently. As the most powerful elixir refining sect in the Heavenly Emperor Dynasty, this statement was certainly correct.

Xu Chen still viewed elixir refining too simply. In a moment, when the medicinal herbs are all destroyed, Xu Chen will know he made a mistake.

But the next second, whether inside or outside the domain, everyone's pupils shrank slightly. Because they saw that the hundred-plus herbs were not destroyed; instead, they all melted into medicinal liquid. At that moment, they were slowly merging into the雏形 of an elixir.

"How is this possible?"

Lu Chong, the master of the Spirit Elixir Gate, spoke in shock, his eyes full of disbelief. The other powerful figures also had their jaws dropped. Was this real or fake?

Inside, Ye Xuan was utterly stunned. Impossible. This is absolutely impossible. How could Xu Chen achieve such a level?

— Author's Notes —

PS: Third update! The plot is too hard to think of. This chapter took me at least three hours; I dared not write carelessly. Emmmm, it's night now. After dinner, I'll continue!