Hearing Kong Hyun-hui's words, Yu Wenshang heaved a sigh of relief. After a long silence, he said, "I admit that when I first approached you, I approached you with a purpose. It was for the Living Void Cave in the Chaotic Lands."
"Living Void Cave?"
You Qing and the others sucked in a breath of cold air in shock when they heard those words.
Qin Shi frowned and asked You Qing, "Brother You Qing, what kind of place is this Living Void Cave?"
You Qing looked solemn and said in a low voice, "The Living Void Cave is a forbidden area in the Chaotic Lands. It's said that the Ancient Weapon of the Chaotic Lands, the Yakushi, is inside the Living Void Cave. However, it's full of wild soul power. It's like a soul meat grinder. Anyone who enters it will have their soul destroyed. They will never be able to reincarnate, even if they're at the Domain Realm. That's why the Yakushi hasn't shown up for a long time."
"Is that so?"
Qin Shi was a little surprised. It could even tear the soul of a Domain Realm expert. What kind of terrifying power was that?
But that wasn't what he cared about. What he cared about was the relationship between Kong Hyun-hui and the Living Void Cave.
He curiously looked at the two of them.
Kong Hyun-hui frowned and said, "Go on."
"Everyone knows that the Living Void Cave is like a soul meat grinder. Even the old guys in the Chaotic Lands are afraid of it. But you're different. Your body is special. You have the Ancient Void Body. Your soul is strangely strong and has the ability to recover instantly. That's why the Chaotic Lands wants to use your Ancient Void Body to enter the Living Void Cave and take the Yakushi." Yu Wenshang sighed.
Hearing this, Qin Shi frowned. Kong Xianhui's body was special. He had heard about this from the evil demon a long time ago. However, hearing Yu Wenshang's words made him feel inexplicably disgusted.
Kong Hyun-hui was enlightened. She smiled sarcastically and said, "Haha, so, you purposely provoked me, deceived my feelings, and lured me to the Chaotic Lands just for this Living Void Cave?"
When Yu Wen Shang heard this, he nodded his head helplessly. Then, he immediately shook his head. "No, I admit that I approached you with ulterior motives. However, you should understand me. I, Yu Wen Shang, have my head in the sky and my feet on the ground. If I don't want to do something, no one can force me to do it. I really like you, so I approached you."
"Then let me ask you, what about these three years?
Where have you been these three years when I needed you the most?
Where did you go during these three years when I was living a life worse than death? "
"These three years …!"
Yu Wen Shang clenched his fists angrily and said coldly, "Three years ago, the old guys in the Chaotic Lands found me and prepared the conditions for me to break through to the Domain Realm. To be honest, I was really tempted, but I didn't hurry to agree. Later, they promised me that they wouldn't let you take any risks during these three years. They wouldn't let you enter the Living Void Cave. That's why I agreed."
"Plus, they said they found a way to borrow the Ancient Void Body. That way was the Rosy Cloud Ganoderma!"
"The Rosy Cloud Ganoderma?"
"That's right. They said that as long as you had the Rosy Cloud Ganoderma, you wouldn't have to take any risks. That's why I arranged for Wu Ning to stay with you and asked Ju Yan for help before I went into seclusion."
"At that time, Ju Yan was the only one who had reached the Heaven's Boundary Realm. I asked him to help me find the Rosy Cloud Ganoderma. I didn't expect that after he found the Rosy Cloud Ganoderma, he realized that there was no way to borrow the Ancient Void Body in the Chaotic Lands. The Rosy Cloud Ganoderma could indeed help them obtain the Ancient Void Body, but it would cost you your life."
"After Ju Yan found out about this, he severely injured three inner region disciples that very night. Only then did he escape the Chaotic Realm with the Rosy Cloud Ganoderma and ran into the Cemetery of Chaos. It was also because of this that he became the seventh most wanted criminal on the Eight Regions Evil List. It was also because of this that he died." Yu Wenshang shook his head in sorrow.
Hearing this, Qin Shi's heart sank. He suddenly remembered what Ju Yan had told him before he died. If what Yu Wen Shang said was true, then everything made sense.
"I didn't know you had suffered so much over the past three years. If I had known, I would have given up on breaking through to the Domain Realm. I wouldn't have allowed it!" Yu Wen Shang's eyes told everyone that he wasn't lying.
Kong Hyun-hui trembled slightly and her delicate body went limp. She looked at Yu Wen Shang with infatuation. After a long time, she suddenly struggled and shook her head. "No, it's not like that. How could it be like this?"
She couldn't believe that the truth of the three years she had hated was like this. That bewitching power had shattered her heart.
"Even if you don't want to believe it, this is the truth!" Yu Wen Shang shook his head helplessly. His heart was bleeding as he watched her suffer.
How he wished that he was the one suffering, and not Kong Hyun-hui.
Everyone was silent as they listened to the tragic truth.
"I don't believe it. I don't believe it!"
Kong Hyun-hui was on the verge of a mental breakdown. She pushed Yu Wen Shang's arm away and staggered a few steps back. She almost fell to the ground.
Qin Shi was quick to react. He rushed forward to support her. "How are you?"
"I-I want to leave this place. Please take me away!" She grabbed onto Qin Shi, her teary eyes glistening with pleading.
Qin Shi nodded. "Alright, I'll take you away now."
He carried Kong Hyun-hui and ignored everyone's gazes. He stepped into the void and left. Even though he knew that Yu Wen Shang loved Kong Hyun-hui, he couldn't allow Kong Hyun-hui to get hurt.
You Qing and the others shook their heads helplessly and followed him.
Yu Wen Shang revealed a pained expression as he watched them leave. Zhao Xin lamented, "Big Brother, aren't you going to chase after them?"
"No, let her calm down. Asking her to stay by my side will only bring her trouble." Yu Wen Shang shook his head in infatuation.
"Even at a time like this, you're still thinking about her."
"I really owe her these three years," Yu Wen Shang said.
Yu Wenshang spat out. Then, his aura changed drastically as he revealed a ferocious killing intent. "That's why I want everyone who hurt her to pay the price!"
"Is Elder Yan going to make a move?"
"Yes, we owe Elder Yan a favor. Even though Elder Jin Ying was killed by that brat Qin Shi, Deng Kai and Xing Moyuan are also involved," Yu Wen Shang snorted coldly.
Yu Wenshang coldly snorted. Soon after, his face slightly sunk. His body slightly swayed on the spot, turning into an afterimage as he disappeared.
Zhao Xin and the others sighed and shook their heads, then left.
From the beginning to the end, Bu Jingxian looked down from the sky. In the end, he looked in the direction that Qin Shi had left in. A hint of sorrow and yearning flashed in his eyes.
…
After leaving the black market, Qin Shi and Kong Hyun-hui returned to the outer regions of the Chaotic Realm.
As soon as they entered the room, Kong Hyun-hui sealed herself in her room. Qin Shi knew that she needed to calm down. She had to think things through on her own.
After returning to the room, Qin Shi entered the secret compartment. He had also suffered serious injuries during the fight with Sikong Lingnan. Even though Yu Wen Shang had acted in time and the injuries weren't fatal, they would definitely leave behind hidden injuries if he didn't treat them quickly.
In the secret compartment, Qin Shi sat cross-legged on the praying mat. He quickly circulated the Sweet Torrential Rain Dew Mantra. Emerald green life force flowed through his blood vessels, causing them to gradually recover.
After three circulations, his dim dantian regained some luster. The spiritual energy in his sixth spiritual meridian also gradually brightened, allowing his cultivation to improve.
According to the Blood Shaman, he should be considered a pseudo Five Heavens. Coupled with his spiritual cultivation and various secret arts, he was confident that he could even fight a peak Seven Heavens.
After all, he was able to kill Jian Zhun, who was in the advanced Seven Heavens. He believed that as long as he cultivated and waited for the spiritual energy in his sixth spiritual meridian to be full, he would be able to fight even an early Eight Heavens. Even if he couldn't win, at least he wouldn't be as passive as when he faced Sikong Lingnan.
However, things didn't go his way. Just as he was about to continue cultivating, a series of hurried footsteps interrupted him. He couldn't help but frown.
"Bang!"
A fatty rushed into the room, sweating profusely. This fatty was undoubtedly Ning Yu. He was on the verge of tears when he saw Qin Shi. His small eyes disappeared completely. "Big Brother, you're finally back!"
Qin Shi looked at the wretched fatty and asked in astonishment, "What's going on? Speak slowly!"
"I can't be slow. If I'm any slower, he'll die!"
"Eh?" Qin Shi's eyes narrowed. "What happened to Ling Yun?"
"Ling Yun, Ling Yun was captured by Xu Yan!"
"Xu Yan?" Qin Shi's heart skipped a beat. He stood up immediately. "What exactly happened?"
Ning Yu rubbed and panted a few times before saying anxiously, "I don't know either. Just a few days ago, Big Brother and Brother You Qing had just left the Chaotic Realm. A group of Genesis Team disciples suddenly surrounded Ling Yun's house and captured both Ling Yun and Mu Hui. I spent a lot of effort to find out that it was all Xu Yan's doing. They locked Xu Yan in the Genesis Team's prison cell. Mu Hui was tied up in Xu Yan's room. Xu Yan took off one of Mu Hui's clothes every day. Until today, Mu Hui was only left with her underwear!"
"What?" Qin Shi was instantly enraged.
"That bastard even said that if Big Brother wants the two of them to be safe, he has to go to the Genesis Team himself!" Ning Yu gritted her teeth and scolded.
Qin Shi clenched his fists tightly.
"Bang!"
Just at this moment, another beautiful figure broke through the door. Just like Ning Yu, she rushed in front of Qin Shi in a hurry.
Qin Shi looked up in shock. Wasn't this the Mist Alliance's breadwinner, Ye Ling?
"Sister Ye Ling, what happened to you?"
Ye Ling panted and said, "The Mist Alliance, the Mist Alliance was attacked. Sikong Lingnan just led a group of disciples to surround the Mist Alliance and injured hundreds of our disciples."
"What?"
Qin Shi's black eyes widened again, and an indescribable rage surged out.
"Let's go, let's go to the Mist Alliance first!"