Ling Xiao's condition was unprecedentedly bad. His body was almost cut to pieces by Wu Bufan's sword energy, and it was as if he had suffered the cruel punishment of being hacked into pieces.
When he was blasted to the bottom of the lake, he almost lost consciousness, and a lot of lake water poured over him.
If he was completely immersed in the lake water, it would accelerate the loss of blood, and Ling Xiao would soon die.
Fortunately, he had Lu Weng in his sea of consciousness, and its pure Wood Attribute energy could keep him alive. In addition, he had absorbed a lot of blood crystals in the Chaotic Abyss of War, so his blood energy was several times denser than an ordinary person's. Moreover, the Ancient Sovereign Divine Art's protection wasn't without flaws, so he was able to maintain his consciousness and didn't die.
Of course, the reason he could make the lake water overflow was because he had the Water Isolation Pearl. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to do this.
In his current state, if he didn't recover soon, he was afraid that any King Rank expert would be able to take his life.
However, he had consumed all his energy just now, and now he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand. He could only rely on the powerful recovery power of the Ancient Sovereign Divine Art, and the Unique Origin Restoring Divine Art to support him.
Lu Weng wasn't so stingy anymore. It had harvested the essence of the Blood Essence Magic Tree, and its condition was almost recovered. Moreover, as Ling Xiao's mental strength grew more and more terrifying, it also benefited a lot.
Now that Ling Xiao was in trouble, if it didn't help him, it would only be waiting for Ling Xiao to expel it.
While Ling Xiao was recovering, the enemies that wanted to kill him began to appear.
The endless potential Ling Xiao had displayed had put a lot of pressure on them, and if he was allowed to grow any further, they wouldn't be able to eat or sleep in peace.
Kang Lan was the first to act, and he ordered the elder who came with him to attack Ling Xiao.
However, before the elder could reach Ling Xiao, someone else stood in front of him, blocking his path.
"I'll kill whoever dares to touch him!"
An imposing figure holding a golden rod stared coldly at the half-step Sovereign elder, and his biting cold aura was suffocating.
This figure was Yuan Zhantian!
He had been watching the battle between Ling Xiao and Wu Bufan for the past few days, and the battle intent in his heart was surging.
He saw Ling Xiao as a true opponent, and he also felt a little more like a friend to Ling Xiao. Naturally, he didn't want others to kick him when he was down.
"Get out of my way, or I'll kill you as well!" The Quasi Emperor said faintly, and a peak sixth-rank spirit beast appeared beside him.
Yuan Zhantian didn't waste any more time. He immediately used his World Energy to deduce the situation. Countless Sacred Battle Apes wielded their golden rods and charged at the half-step Emperor and the Rank 6 spirit beast.
The cries of the apes resounded through the sky!
The martial artists not far away all came back to their senses and were all surprised.
"It seems like someone is going to hit Ling Xiao when he's down. How despicable!"
"There's no such thing as humility between enemies. However, it's really unexpected that Yuan Zhantian would protect Ling Xiao!"
"Speaking of which, is Wu Bufan dead? If he's really dead, I'm afraid the Spiritual Martial Pavilion will go crazy!
Although he lost this battle, his future growth is still limitless! "
"I really didn't expect that he would lose like this. That Ling Xiao is the number one person in his generation!"
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While Yuan Zhantian was obstructing the half-step Emperor and the Rank 6 spirit beast, the elder from the Spiritual Martial Pavilion had already found Wu Bufan, who was thousands of meters away.
At this moment, Wu Bufan's chest was blasted through, and his internal organs were exposed. The blood stains all over his body made him look hideous and frightening.
An ordinary person would have died eight or ten times in such a state.
However, Wu Bufan still had a breath left in him. He was not really dead.
The elder's expression changed. Without hesitation, he immediately bent down and took out a top-notch eighth grade healing elixir and stuffed it into Wu Bufan's mouth. At the same time, he took out a bottle of Holy Spring Water and poured it on Wu Bufan's chest wound.
As the elixir and the Holy Spring Water took effect, the wound on Wu Bufan's chest actually healed at an extremely fast speed.
The elder wiped the sweat off his forehead and murmured, "Fortunately, the old Pavilion Master knew that this trip wouldn't be smooth. He gave me an eighth grade elixir and a few drops of Holy Spring Water. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. I didn't expect the Demonic Emperor's disciple to be so powerful. He even defeated the Young Pavilion Master!"
The elder didn't have time to care about anything else. After Wu Bufan's wounds healed, he carried the unconscious Wu Bufan and immediately left.
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At a corner, a ferocious expert at the Emperor Realm spoke to his two Quasi Emperor companions, "Attack! Otherwise, something unexpected might happen!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his imposing aura erupted, and his figure flashed swiftly towards Ling Xiao like a shooting star. Moreover, his two companions followed right behind him.
It wasn't just his position, many cultivators in the surroundings had flashed up at the same time, and they were charging towards Ling Xiao as well.
A total of over 10 groups of experts that weren't inferior to the Emperor Realm had appeared here, and there were many Quasi Emperors and Heavenly Exalts following behind them. Such a terrifying force caused all the cultivators in the surroundings to be astounded.
All of them had Ling Xiao as their target. Some were here for the sake of the Gu Clan's generous reward, and they hoped to be able to take the lead and take Ling Xiao's head in order to obtain the reward. There were also some who were here for the treasures in Ling Xiao's possession. The various miraculous techniques Ling Xiao had revealed earlier had aroused their interest. Moreover, he even had Heavenly Jewels and Saint Artifacts in his possession. All of these were extremely tempting to them.
Birds die in pursuit of food, and men die in pursuit of wealth!
This was a law that had never changed since ancient times!
Even if Ling Xiao was the disciple of the Demonic Emperor, the Demonic Emperor had already left for the Heaven Domain, and there was no way he would return. Hence, they had nothing to worry about!
They were taking advantage of Ling Xiao's illness to take his life!
Yuan Zhantian had also noticed the abnormality, and he immediately went berserk. Countless Sacred Battle Apes smashed the Quasi Emperor elder and the Sixth Grade Spirit Beast into minced meat.
Although Yuan Zhantian had the strength of a high-level Heavenly Exalted, his battle prowess wasn't inferior to that of Ling Xiao and Wu Bufan. Dealing with a mere Quasi Emperor was a piece of cake for him.
After getting rid of the Quasi Emperor elder, the golden rod in Yuan Zhantian's hand instantly expanded to become as large as a pillar that supported the heavens, causing everyone to feel incomparably horrified!
"All of you, go to hell!" Yuan Zhantian roared, and he swung the golden rod with boundless might towards the people flying towards him.
This move was a move that used strength to break through ten thousand catties, and it was simple and effective!
Three low-level Xuan Emperors and several Heavenly Venerables were the first to bear the brunt of the attack. Several Heavenly Venerables were immediately smashed into smithereens, causing blood to splatter everywhere. Those Xuan Emperors were not ordinary people. They dodged the attack and did not bother with Yuan Zhantian. Instead, they charged towards Ling Xiao, who was at the bottom of the lake.
"Bastard!"
Yuan Zhantian exclaimed. His figure flashed, and he chased after those Xuan Emperors like a bolt of lightning.
Unfortunately, there were too many people attacking him at the same time. It was impossible for him to stop so many people with his strength alone.
Two Emperors were already above Ling Xiao, and their eyes were filled with intense killing intent. The weapons in their hands were about to slash at Ling Xiao.
At this critical moment, a figure mixed in among the many martial artists suddenly attacked from an unexpected direction.
Pfff Pfff!
This figure was like a venomous snake lurking in the grass, and also like a ghost in the dark. The long sword in his hand was like a scythe reaping human life. In an instant, the heads of those two low-level Xuan Emperors were chopped off.
The two headless corpses fell heavily to the ground.
This sudden scene caused many martial artists who came to attack to stop in their tracks.
Killing two low-level Xuan Emperors in the blink of an eye made them fearful.
The person who came was Fang Chen, who came with Ling Xiao.
He had not appeared earlier because he was hiding among the many martial artists, hiding his presence and aura.
Previously, when the Spiritual Martial Court's Xuan Emperor wanted to save Wu Bufan, he was the one who stopped him. Otherwise, Wu Bufan would not have been seriously injured by Ling Xiao!
His current strength was no longer that of a low-level Xuan Emperor. With Ling Xiao's supreme-grade Xuan Emperor Elixir, he directly advanced to the mid-level Xuan Emperor cultivation. Coupled with his assassin's assassination techniques, it was a piece of cake for him to instantly kill two Xuan Emperors that were weaker than him!
"Whoever wants Young Master's life, ask the sword in my hand first!"
Fang Chen held the sword that was still dripping with blood and said coldly. At the same time, his protective spiritual beast, the seventh-tier Rat Beast, appeared beside him and protected Ling Xiao!
Fang Chen's mid-level Xuan Emperor cultivation also rose at this moment. Most of the martial artists who wanted to take advantage of the situation to get Ping Yi became timid.
A mid-level Xuan Emperor was not someone that anyone could offend. Without some ability, who would dare to take half a step forward?
With the appearance of Fang Chen, those weaker martial artists turned around and left.
They were afraid that they would die a violent death if they were late by even half a beat!
In an instant, the hundreds of martial artists that suddenly rushed up were mostly gone. Only ten or so martial artists who were above the Thearch rank remained.
However, these ten or so Xuan Emperors were not together. They did not immediately join hands to attack Fang Chen and Yuan Zhantian.
Among these ten Xuan Emperors, three of them were already mid-level Xuan Emperors. One of them said, "Let's join hands to kill them first. Then, we will decide who will kill Ling Xiao. What does everyone think?"
This mid-level Xuan Emperor was undoubtedly very calm. He knew to unite against the enemy first before splitting the benefits!
"That's good too. Then, let's take him down first. The rest of you can go deal with that Heavenly Venerate!"
Another mid-level Xuan Emperor responded and summoned his protective spiritual beast. Together with the other two mid-level Xuan Emperors, they started to deal with Fang Chen!
The other low-level Xuan Emperors started to surround Yuan Zhantian and attack.
"You guys have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall. How dare you have designs on my boss!" At this moment, an angry voice came from the bottom of the lake.