After leaving the Avici Hell, just as Qin Shi and Yin Meng stepped out of the Elder Council, they heard an explosion behind them. The five-story building of the Elder Council collapsed and burst into flames.
Looking back, Qin Shi knew that it was Liu Feng and Zi Lingsha's handiwork.
Now that he knew about Yin Mo, he did not linger in the Yunding Sect. Instead, he went through the back door of the Yunding Sect and headed towards the back of the Cloud Tripod Peak, searching for the location of the Blood Bathing Rune.
When he left the Yunding Sect, the fire had already spread from the Elder Council to the entire Yunding Sect. From afar, the Yunding Sect had already turned into a sea of fire, and it was still spreading wantonly.
"Lin Yun will definitely like this big gift, right?"
The light of the fire shone on Qin Shi's youthful cheeks. Feeling the warmth, he nodded his head in satisfaction.
"Now that I've rescued flat-chested, it's time to reunite with Su Ming and the others. I'm really looking forward to it. I wonder how they are now. They must have missed me so much, right?"
As Qin Shi indulged in his narcissism, he looked forward to reuniting with his long-lost brothers and sisters. The more he looked forward to it, the more motivated he became. Once he stepped into the back of the mountain, he spread out his mental power and searched for traces of the Blood Bathing Rune in the forest.
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The night faded away.
The back peak of the Cloud Cauldron Sect was a dense pine forest. When the morning sun shone down from the east, it covered the entire forest. The rare emerald green in early winter made people feel a sense of life.
However, it was not as fresh as the morning dew. Instead, the air was filled with a thick scent of blood. The scent of blood was mixed with the moisture in the air, permeating through every nook and cranny.
In the depths of the pine forest, there was a huge stone plate.
There were three stone pillars made of recondite iron around the stone plate. The stone pillars were inlaid with mysterious and special runes. The runes were connected by a faint fluorescent light, like a spider web on the stone plate.
In the center of the stone plate was a frail woman. She was only wrapped in a thin layer of gauze, and her entire body was covered in wounds. Her head was lowered, and she looked extremely miserable.
The woman was bound by the glowing runes and hung in midair.
Below, there were three elders. The three of them were wrapped in Qingyun robes and looked like they were in their seventies. The leader among them had snow-white hair. If Qin Shi was here, he would definitely not be a stranger. It was Li Yundong, the First Elder who had been pierced by his Netherworld Sword.
Under Li Yundong's lead, the other two elders stood beside him. The three of them put their fingers out of their sleeves at the same time, and a trace of clear Spiritual Power wandered in the air, which was filled with blood Qi.
This spiritual power shone with a faint silver light under the first rays of dawn. It was like a thousand-year-old silk that pierced the blood vessels of the woman in midair.
"Yiya!"
The pain made the woman grumble coquettishly. Her eyes followed the messy hair and glared at Li Yundong fiercely. "You bastards, you won't have a good end!"
"Huh? He's not dead yet?"
"Haha, you're really tenacious. But even if you try your best to hold on, who can you count on to save you now?"
Li Yundong snorted and immediately waved his hand. The woman's blood was drawn by the Spiritual Power that had pierced into her blood vessels and flowed into the runes on the stone plate bit by bit.
As the blood flowed into the runes, the originally dim runes began to flicker gradually, flashing with a scarlet light.
"Yiya!
Bastards, the leader will not let you off! "
"Hehe, you mean the people of the Lihuo Sect?
How naive. They are all like straws to put out a fire now. How can they have time to care about you? "
Li Yundong raised his eyes slightly and sped up the extraction of Yin Mo's blood. He sneered and said, "By the way, I remember that you seemed to have quit the Lihuo Sect for that bastard Qin Shi, right?
Or are you waiting for him to save you? "
"If Qin Shi were here, you would definitely die!"
"Haha, is that so?
I'm so scared, but it's a pity that he was taken away by that mysterious man. I don't even know if he's dead or alive. Do you think he will show up here?
Do you think he will come to save you? "At the mention of Qin Shi, Li Yundong bared his teeth and scolded with a mocking tone.
"Whoosh!"
A cold wind blew past.
Suddenly, a figure wrapped in a black robe stepped into the stone plate out of thin air and stood behind Li Yundong. His voice was very low and reached Li Yundong's ears. "You have to believe what she said."
"Who is it?"
Li Yundong's eyes tightened and he suddenly came to his senses.
"Phantom Kick of the Pine!"
But the moment he turned around, one became two, two became four, four became four, and four became eight. Thousands of phantoms rose up along the ground like a rainstorm and hit Li Yundong's chest.
"Whoosh!"
Bang!
As soon as Li Yundong opened his eyes, the scene in front of him changed. After a moment of illusion, his whole body flew out of the stone plate with a bang. He flew hundreds of meters away and spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.
"First Elder!"
Seeing this, the other two elders stopped at the same time, and their eyes changed in surprise. Li Yundong was now at the peak of the Spirit Breaking Realm, only a hair's breadth away from the King Spirit Realm.
But with such strength, he had been sent flying with a single blow?
"Qin Shi!"
When Yin Mo saw the black-robed young man, her beautiful eyes suddenly froze. At that moment, it seemed that she had forgotten all the pain.
Wrapped in the black robe, Qin Shi raised his head and looked at Yin Mo gently. He took a deep breath and just said, "Sorry, I'm late..."
Bang!
The thin thread made of Spiritual Energy was cut off by Qin Shi, and Yin Mo's delicate body fell from the sky. He took a step forward and held Yin Mo in his arms. Looking at the bloody wounds on her body, his eyes were filled with blood.
"I've made you suffer. I'm here to take you home!"
Qin Shi opened his mouth, but he couldn't think of anything to comfort Yin Mo. In the end, he just held her tightly in his arms.
"No, it's not hard!
You're alive, that's great. "
Yin Mo nestled in Qin Shi's arms. She cried, looking very haggard, which was very heartbreaking. "Did you know?
I thought, I thought I would never see you again. "
"Silly, how could that be?
Aren't I fine now? "Qin Shi smiled brightly. His fingers ran through Yin Mo's long hair and wandered through it.
Seeing his lost friend again, Qin Shi was also happy, but at the same time, he was angry.
Whoosh!
At this moment, an ice-cold ray of light was reflected from Qin Shi's forehead. When the ray of light from the silver dagger-axe shone on Yin Mo's face, her delicate body trembled. She raised her head and saw the other two elders fiercely chopping down on Qin Shi with their swords.
"Stone!" Yin Mo shouted in fear.
But just as she was struggling, Qin Shi hugged her even tighter. Without even turning his head, he shook his head. "Be good, don't move. You'll be fine. As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you. I'm going to bring you back."
Bang!
Just as the voice fell, the instant the silver dagger-axes were about to reach Qin Shi Fang Cun, a graceful figure suddenly dashed past. A dagger was like a cold stream of light as it slit the necks of the two elders, taking their lives in one strike.
When the two elders died, Shi Lan landed next to Qin Shi. She swung her waist-length golden brown hair. "Hey, these two ignorant things, how could they disturb a fool's flirting?"
"..."
Qin Shi's forehead was full of black lines. The atmosphere was instantly lightened by Shi Lan's words.
Shi Lan's sudden appearance caused Yin Mo's delicate body to tremble slightly. She shyly pushed Qin Shi away.
Seeing this scene, Shi Lan hurriedly waved her hand at Yin Mo. "Oh, don't be shy. It's okay, it's okay. You guys continue hugging, I'm just a bystander."
It would have been better if she hadn't said it, but after hearing Shi Lan's words, Yin Mo became even more embarrassed. She delicately lowered her head. "Stone... this is?"
"Her?
My buddy. "
Qin Shi casually pulled Shi Lan over and introduced her to Yin Mo.
Buddy?
Yin Mo and Shi Lan first looked at each other, and then immediately looked at Qin Shi at the same time. Shi Lan suddenly went berserk. Her beautiful eyes were angry at first, but then she revealed a bright smile. "Hehe, a fool, what did you just say?"
Being stared at by Shi Lan's cold eyes, Qin Shi felt a chill run down his spine. Shi Lan stretched out her hand and waved it in front of him. His expression changed, and he quickly wiped his waist. He saw that the Soul Sealing Tourmaline and the spatial ring on his finger had both disappeared. "What did you do to me?"
Shi Lan had actually stolen the Soul Sealing Tourmaline and Qin Shi's Space Ring at some point in time. She laughed naively, "Hehe, since we're brothers, does it mean that what's yours is mine?
These two things belong to me. "
"..."
Qin Shi was really convinced by Shi Lan's ability to steal things. It seemed that as long as she wanted to, there was nothing she couldn't steal.
Yin Mo was also curious about Shi Lan. A woman who could let Qin Shi completely trust his back to her showed that she had a high position in Qin Shi's heart.
Clang!
At this time, Li Yundong, who had been hit, struggled to get up from the ground. He stared at Qin Shi in surprise. "It's you?
You're not dead? "
"Hehe, you're not dead either."
Letting go of Yin Mo in his arms, Qin Shi tilted his head and looked at Li Yundong. "Hehe, old man, your body is not bad. You survived the corrosive power of the Netherworld Sword?
But I'm afraid you won't be so lucky this time, right? "
"Humph, I don't care how you came back, but you dare to stop my Yunding Sect's big business. You must die!" Li Yundong patted the dust off his body, got up, and walked toward Qin Shi.
Looking at Li Yundong, Qin Shi got up and was about to greet him.
Yin Mo, who was next to him, was anxious and subconsciously hugged him. "Don't go..."
Qin Shi's body stiffened and his gaze became much gentler. Soon after, he turned his head around and smiled at Yin Mo, "Silly girl, there's something you've said just now that's very true."
"Hmm?" Yin Mo was a little hesitant and raised her head in confusion.
"Yes, if I live, he will definitely die!"
Qin Shi growled, and then his body rushed out like a cannonball, turning into a stream of light and rushing toward Li Yundong.
Looking at Qin Shi rushing out, Yin Mo was still a little worried, and her jade-like hands clenched tightly in her chest.
Shi Lan took a step forward and held Yin Mo in her arms. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't you know him?
A small elder is no match for him. "
Yin Mo was slightly stunned, and her small face turned a little red. "You seem to know him very well."
"Do I?
Not really, but I know that although he looks carefree and carefree, he's actually a very meticulous and attentive person. He's usually joking around, but he's always the most reassuring at the critical moment, "Shi Lan was stunned for a moment. She raised her head and looked at Qin Shi's back as she said gently.