Chapter 24: Doing Good Deeds Without Leaving a Name

"Oh no!"

Yet just as Su Changqing was rejoicing at his breakthrough, he raised his eyes to see Tian Buyi and Shuiyue struck by a palm from Dushen, though the two of them had also unleashed their sword techniques to slash at Dushen.

The Transformation of Spirit Realm is not like the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment realms, where the differences between stages are small and long battles are required to determine a victor; battles in the Transformation of Spirit Realm often conclude in an instant or within a few short minutes.

Tian Buyi and Shuiyue put some distance between themselves and spat out mouthfuls of black, poisonous blood; their faces were pale, clearly suffering greatly from being struck by the Poison Palm.

Dushen had also been struck by both sword energies simultaneously; his dark green robes were shredded to rags, and several bloody gashes had appeared on his aged body.

He was seen taking a dark green insect from his bosom, crushing it with his hand, and smearing its flesh and blood onto his wounds, causing new flesh to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye as he recovered.

Watching such a disgusting and bizarre procedure, Tian Buyi and Shuiyue felt nauseated.

But they also knew this was the ability of Dushen, who had long since cultivated a body immune to all poisons, capable not only of killing with poison but also of using poison to restore himself.

Looking back at themselves, with the poison now inside their bodies, their strength had been greatly diminished; if they continued to fight, they would only end up having their stamina drained away by Dushen.

Yet with things having reached this point, it was impossible for Dushen to stop and let them leave; they could only hope that the Sect Leader had received the news and was rushing here to rescue them, otherwise the outcome was unimaginable.

"Heh heh! I can use poison to restore my power, while you two have already been poisoned; I would like to see what you have left to fight me with."

After saying this, Dushen was about to strike out with another palm to further injure Tian Buyi and Shuiyue.

But then, a streak of sword energy was seen sweeping in from behind him, galloping across the heavens; the sword energy was deeply imbued with a murderous intent, and a gale instantly rose.

Dushen was thrown off balance by this sudden sword energy, shocked in his heart and thinking that the two of them still had an expert assisting them; he turned back to defend against the gale-like sword energy with his spiritual energy.

Yet he discovered that this gale-like sword energy was weak and fragile, causing absolutely no damage when it landed on him.

"Who is it! You are courting death!"

He was momentarily stunned, and upon regaining his senses, his anger grew intense.

This was no expert at all; it was clearly just sword energy unleashed by some trash from the Lower Three Realms. Although the sword energy had an imposing momentum, it could not affect him, a cultivator of the Transformation God Realm, in the slightest.

Tian Buyi and Shuiyue felt a surge of joy.

Without needing to signal each other, they understood, and taking advantage of Dushen's moment of distraction, they joined forces to unleash their respective sword energies.

The Golden Dragon Sword Qi transformed into a golden dragon leaping into the sky, its long roar even more imposing than the previous golden dragon sword energy; it was clearly the strongest strike Tian Buyi could unleash with his remaining strength.

The Blue Sword Qi shimmered with blue light, transforming into a surging, rushing river, as if to swallow everything within the flood of sword energy.

The two streaks of sword energy rushed toward Dushen. By the time Dushen reacted and hurriedly used his Poison Qi Barrier to defend, he was a step too slow; he was sent flying hundreds of meters by the combined force of the two sword energies before he could stabilize his stance. When he stood up again, he was tottering, with no part of him intact, his entire body bathed in black blood.

Clearly, he had been severely wounded by the two sword energies.

Seeing this scene, Tian Buyi and Shuiyue finally felt relieved. After being wounded by their combined efforts, Dushen's state was even worse than theirs, and he no longer had the ability to strike again.

"I am furious! You hypocrites who claim to be of the righteous path—the two of you fought me together, yet you still had someone on the side launching a sneak attack, giving you the opening to wound me!"

"I have noted this matter, and I will certainly not let it end here!" Dushen wiped the black blood from the corner of his mouth, furious to the extreme, and said to Tian Buyi and Shuiyue through gritted teeth.

Afterward, he looked toward the direction from which the gale-like sword energy had come, but with clouds covering everything, he had no energy left to investigate. Unable to know who that person was, he could only viciously declare: "Shameless wretch, today you ambushed me and caused me this disaster; one day I will find you, and it will be a fight to the death!"

Su Changqing naturally heard these words, but he did not care at all.

A fight to the death with me?

Find me first! After Dushen dropped these words, he flew off into the distance. He was already severely wounded, and this place was very close to the Qingyun Sect; if he didn't leave now, he would be waiting for more Qingyun Sect experts to arrive and keep him here.

Seeing Dushen flee first, Tian Buyi and Shuiyue let out a long sigh.

It was finally all over!

Su Changqing was in high spirits; he turned and left the place without leaving a trace, taking the little dragon snake with him. He still wanted to live a leisurely life for a while and could not reveal his identity in front of Tian Buyi and Shuiyue. Seeing that his Master and Uncle Tian were safe, he felt at ease.

As for what they thought, that was none of his business.

Not long after the two had left one after another, several figures were seen rushing in from the sky; they were the Qingyun Sect Sect Leader Daoxuan and several other peak masters.

Seeing Tian Buyi and Shuiyue so severely wounded, Daoxuan did not speak, but walked over with concern to check their condition, then used his spiritual energy to help them expel the toxins, though their internal and external injuries would still require recuperation back at the sect.

"What happened?"

Cangsong stepped forward, frowning as he asked the two.

Tian Buyi sighed helplessly and recounted the cause and effect of the matter to everyone in detail, followed by their great battle with Dushen.

Hearing that a streak of sword energy with great momentum but no damage to a Transformation God Realm cultivator had suddenly emerged from the clouds and distracted Dushen, everyone could not help but be surprised.

What was going on? Was there another expert on the scene? But who was this person? Why didn't they show themselves? Today, this expert had done the Qingyun Sect a great favor, and the Qingyun Sect was a major sect; countless cultivators wished to be on good terms with it. Were they unwilling to use this to befriend the Qingyun Sect? The peak masters hurriedly used their spiritual energy to investigate, but looking out, there was absolutely no clue of this person; it seemed they had already left after finishing the deed.

"Stop searching. This fellow Daoist did this without wishing to appear, which means they did not want to reveal their identity. No matter how we search, it will be difficult to find them; why disturb someone else's freedom and ease?"

"If we are fated to meet, there will naturally be a day for it."

Daoxuan sighed softly. Although he was also curious about this good person who did good deeds without leaving a name, he vaguely felt that this person must have a great connection with the Qingyun Sect.

Perhaps before long, they would naturally know who this person was.

The most urgent task was to conclude the matter at Jiuyin Mountain; there were still a group of disciples waiting below.

Then, Daoxuan and the peak masters led the wounded Tian Buyi and Shuiyue to find the location of the Qingyun Sect disciples. The members of the Demonic Cult present had long since received the news and all fled; some disciples who had been stunned by Dushen on the spot had also had their lives ended by them before they left.

It would be difficult to capture any Demonic Cult survivors for questioning.

(End of chapter)