Chapter 1282
Refusing to Endure
Chapter 1282 Refusing to Endure
Ling Yichen had never felt so frustrated.
When he came down, he was under the influence of the incense and knew nothing. When he opened his eyes, he was already on the ground.
Now, he was sandwiched between the crowd, the tight restraints making him slightly suffocated, and his hands were also tightly bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, making it impossible for him to lift them.
Countless icy tentacles brushed across Ling Yichen's face, one after another, covering his mouth, nose, and eyes and pulling hard. His already difficult breathing became even more difficult.
He wondered if he would be the first Golden Core cultivator to suffocate.
Yes, a Golden Core cultivator!
He's a Golden Core cultivator! How did he end up being bullied by everyone... by Ling?
Ling Yichen wailed inwardly, struggling weakly with his hands, but unable to break free.
Just as memories of the past began to flash through his mind, his face suddenly felt lighter.
Lin Fan, who was in front, finally noticed Ling Yichen's miserable state and cut off the spiritual tentacles wrapped around Ling Yichen's face.
The spirits seemed to know they were trying to escape, but they were wary of the spirit-avoiding spell, so they could only grab the only exposed person and desperately pull and block them.
The seven people stood on the flying leaves and tied together. All their defense relied on the spirit-avoiding incantation chanted by Lin Fan and Du Xingyu, which created a certain isolation space around them.
It's bad enough that Ling Yichen is in the middle, but he's also quite tall.
Within the already tiny ∞-shaped protective shield, only his head protruded high, with his entire shoulders and neck exposed. How could a spirit possibly let this opportunity pass?
"Don't look back!" Ao Hen practically hugged Du Xingyu's entire head in his arms, pressed down on Shen Xiuyuan's shoulders, and severed the tentacles on Ling Yichen's feet. "I'm watching, he won't die."
The moment Lin Fan turned around, Fei Ye slowed down completely, as if he were stuck in a swamp and couldn't move forward an inch.
She was already multitasking, chanting the spirit-avoiding incantation while also controlling the flying leaves, so she had no spare thoughts to spare for other unimportant matters.
Lin Fan was well aware that the situation was still unclear, so he immediately focused on breaking through. Without making a sound, he channeled the power of the Soul-Suppressing Bell from his bracelet into his twin swords. He raised them forward to form striking pins, clearing a path for the flying leaves.
Ling Yichen had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Ao Hen's voice, and his heart clenched again.
This guy didn't hesitate at all when he killed Jin Tong, as if he wasn't the one who was laughing and joking with that little girl Jin Tong before.
Ling Yichen dared not entrust his personal safety to that beast. Although Ao Hen had not shown any murderous intent towards him for a long time, Ling Yichen knew that he was never what he appeared to be.
In fact, everyone had a feeling about it. So no matter how much Ao Hen tried to be nice to them, everyone except Jin Tong remained wary of him and dared not fully trust him.
Is it possible to keep him alive by staying alive?
Ling Yichen quickly took a deep breath, realizing that he was better off relying on himself than on him.
Damn it! Why is there such a huge difference between people who are all at the Golden Core stage?
Oh! Ao Hen isn't human...
Ling Yichen cursed inwardly, on the verge of tears. And just as he had expected, Ao Hen showed no intention of providing timely assistance, only allowing Ling Yichen a few moments of respite when he felt he was about to die.
After several rounds, Ling Yichen was exhausted, looking like someone who had been repeatedly drowning. He was pale and weak, barely clinging to life, his head tilted to the side, as if he might die at any moment.
Shen Xiuyuan couldn't bear to watch any longer and put a pill in his mouth. But he didn't interfere with anything else.
The resistance in the lake was so great that once the leaf left the water, it soared into the sky.
The spirits in the lake, unwilling to be held back, suddenly surged forward.
As if sensing something, Du Xingyu threw out the Yunxiu Summoning Staff that he had been holding in his hand.
The off-white umbrella unfolded the moment it descended. Golden runes flowed and spread out, forming a massive protective barrier that enveloped the entire lake surface.
The surging waters that touched the runes immediately emitted white smoke and recoiled in pain, retreating back to the surface.
Lin Fan controlled the flying leaf to turn around, and just as he was about to relax as the water returned to calm, he heard a commotion behind him.
"Xingyu!" Shen Xiuyuan saw Du Xingyu spit out a mouthful of blood and collapse, so he immediately grabbed him, put away the Immortal Binding Rope, and threw out the large flying boat that Yifeng had left for them in the air.
With the binding ropes no longer pulling them apart, the people huddled together all began to fall, swaying and tumbling downwards.
Lin Fan, standing on the flying boat, grabbed Shen Xiuyuan first.
Shen Xiuyuan, carrying Du Xingyu and dragging Ling Yichen who was already slumped like a rag doll, was thrown onto the flying boat by Lin Fan.
Lin Fan cut the ropes binding him, threw Mu Jingjing and Yu Sinian onto the deck, and rushed down to retrieve the drifting Yun Xiuzhao. The umbrella, now free from Du Xingyu's control, gradually lost its runes.
The spirits in the lake weren't smart enough to immediately discern the situation, so they only stirred up ripples on the surface of the lake, ultimately daring not to take root and sprout.
Ao Hen's journey has not been easy.
His arm injury worsened, and blood continued to flow, causing him to feel dizzy and disoriented. Suddenly, he fell from the flying leaves, unable to react in time, and plummeted downwards as well.
After finally managing to stand on the waist knife, I was still unsteady and swaying. Just when I was about to fall into the lake again, I was suddenly supported by a force and flew steadily upward.
Looking at the lush greenery beneath his feet and then at Lin Fan's retreating figure ahead, Ao Hen smiled from the bottom of his heart.
But the smile didn't last long.
Lin Fan led Ao Hen back to the flying boat, but was stopped by Shen Xiuyuan.
“He can’t come in.” Although Shen Xiuyuan looked disheveled, he stood up straight and his gaze was firm as he refused to let Ao Hen in.
He didn't expose the matter from below because he was wary of the variable that was Ao Hen. If there were a conflict of opinion, it would not only affect their escape but could also lead to more serious consequences.
But now he is safe. Standing on the flying boat of Changtianmen is standing on Changtianmen's territory, and Shen Xiuyuan no longer needs to worry about Ao Hen's revenge.
He doesn't dare, and he doesn't have the ability!
Lin Fan immediately thought of Jin Tong and turned to look at Ao Hen: "What did you do to Jin Tong?"
She assumed that Jin Tong was missing because he had died along the way. Shen Xiuyuan, as an alchemist, healer, and senior brother leading the team, had mixed feelings and therefore didn't ask further. It seems that the truth was not so.
Ao Hen smiled easily again, as he used to: "I didn't do anything. She's going to die, so I just helped her out."
"You killed Jin Tong?!" Lin Fan was surprised that Ao Hen could laugh as he spoke of such a heinous act.
Although they always feared him, but...
When Ao Hen casually mentioned killing someone he had spent every day with, his nonchalant attitude was more chilling than the murder itself.
“She was going to die anyway,” Ao Heng said, spreading his hands and shrugging helplessly. “You all knew that, didn’t you? I just wanted to stop her from suffering any longer.”
"Senior Brother Ao!" Shen Xiuyuan shouted sternly, "Jin Tong is a disciple of my Changtian Sect. As long as she has a breath left..."
"Come on," Ao Hen interrupted dismissively, "In that situation, bringing her along would only be a burden. I just chose a faster route for you, you're welcome."
“…” Shen Xiuyuan gritted his teeth.
He knew, of course, that Jin Tong's condition was terrible, and that having her along was a burden. But that was no excuse for Ao Hen to kill at will, nor was it the high-sounding pretext he was using now.
Jin Tong was, after all, a disciple of Changtianmen! How could he allow Ao Hen to kill him at will?
“Since that’s the case,” Lin Fan said solemnly, blocking Ao Heng’s path, “this Changtianmen flying boat is probably not capable of carrying the person who killed the Changtianmen disciples. Please!”
"Tsk!" Ao Hen sneered. "If I had known you would act like this, my good intentions would have been met with no reward."
After resting for so long, his internal energy had stabilized. He threw his waist knife next to Fei Ye and stepped onto it.
As soon as Lin Fan entered the flying boat, Shen Xiuyuan immediately activated the defenses, turned the power up to the maximum, and propelled the flying boat away.
"Is that all?" Lin Fan asked, clinging to the gunwale and looking down at Ao Heng, who was standing on his waist knife, completely unconcerned and still waving at her.
No matter what kind of person Jin Tong was, it was not a reason for Ao Hen to kill him at will.
“We can’t do anything about him,” Shen Xiuyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ao Hen hadn’t caught up. “Let the sect demand an explanation from the Youye Sect. That’s why the Youye Sect is always criticized, now you know why.”
Thinking of the little golden boy who had reformed and was now working hard, Shen Xiuyuan sighed and turned to look at his junior brothers and sisters who had fallen on the deck.
Unable to intervene, Lin Fan leaned against the ship's railing, watching the miserable state of his fellow disciples and Ling Yichen, who was slumped to the side.
If the ancient world was really filled with radiation like this... then how do we get in to find the secret realm where the Chaos Pearl is hidden?
Where is Binze?