Chapter 108: Unexpected Change Midway
The Medicine Clan, one of the seven ancient clans, has been stagnant and arrogant for many years, causing its internal strength to be far inferior to its former glory. Even among the five strongest of the past, the most powerful alchemist was Dan Ta Lao Zu from outside the clan. Not only did he reach the peak of power at that time, but he also challenged the Medicine Clan and greatly surpassed them in terms of alchemy skills. Undoubtedly, this was a severe blow to the face of the Medicine Clan, which claimed to be the best in the Dou Qi continent.
At this time, a luxurious courtyard in the medical world had people coming and going at its entrance. From afar, it seemed that several young girls were being led into it.
One of the guards saw this and exclaimed in surprise: "How can there be so many girls? Even if the young master is extremely powerful, he can't handle tens of thousands of concubines, right?"
"You just got back and don't know, I heard that," the guard next to him explained in a low voice: "The young master recently obtained a Dan formula, which is said to be able to make him break through to the Half-Saint level. However, the materials required for the Dan formula are quite demanding, requiring 100 women with pure water attribute physiques. This time, even people from the family have searched all over the continent and barely found 90 women."
Upon hearing this, the guard sucked in a breath of cold air. A person's physical attributes are determined from birth, and pure water attributes are already extremely rare. What kind of pill formula is so biased?
Becoming a medicine guide also means that these hundred women will definitely die, ordinary families are naturally unwilling to give them away, and it is likely that there will be a bloody storm on the way to take these women away.
"It's said that the young master couldn't bear it anymore and personally ran out to search," the guard continued, "It's good that he left, who here hasn't suffered at the hands of the young master? If he weren't the son of an elder, how could he possibly have had a steady supply of elixirs to raise him to half-sage?"
"Shh, you want to die? If Master hears that, he'll kill your whole family!" The previous guard hastily stopped his friend.
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"Wow, I've actually met two women who are both purely aquatic." Just as Han Yue and her sister were flying rapidly through the air with Xue He, Cai Lin, and the others, a voice suddenly rang out.
The owner of the voice stood in mid-air, looking somewhat handsome but with a frivolous expression on his face. At this moment, he was staring tightly at Han Yue and Han Xue, with six people standing beside him, seemingly his servants.
Han Yue and Han Xue both wore white dresses that wrapped their slender figures perfectly, with full-bodied physiques that were extremely moving. Three thousand black hairs were casually tied up by a blue silk ribbon, hanging down to the waist that could be grasped in one hand.
"Haha, compared to the previous women, you two are more to my liking. Don't worry, I'll make sure to enjoy you both before using you as medicine. It's an honor for you to be of use to me." The man's eyes revealed his naked desire, and he turned to his subordinates and said: "Bring those two women over."
The six ministers replied respectfully: "Yes, young master." Then they flew towards Xuehe and the others, seemingly wanting to kill them and abduct the woman.
People on the Dou Qi mainland are quite straightforward when it comes to snatching things up.
The Blood River's brow furrowed again, with the power of the Soul Temple or the Soul Clan behind it. They were not afraid of any force, but sometimes some Killer Mates just wouldn't consider this. Now, on his own side, there was only one half-saint himself, and based on the aura, the man and his subordinates had three half-saints as well. The remaining three also had the strength of a Dou Zong, and this guy might even be from the ancient Eight Clans. How could they possibly win if they insisted on fighting? His side was absolutely no match for them.
"In the Lower Soul Temple, Blood River Four Heavenly Venerables, this young master and these two girls are our mission this time." Blood River slowly spoke.
"Soul Temple? Blood River?" Upon hearing these words, the four subordinates of that person stopped in their tracks. They were not afraid of the Soul Temple, nor were they afraid of the Dan Tower, but the Soul Clan behind the Soul Temple was far more powerful than the Medicine Clan! If they were to take the side of the Soul Temple...
"Hmph, Soul Temple, how strong are you? I am Yao Feng, the son of the three elders of the Medicine Clan. These two women are necessary for my alchemy, hand them over to me obediently." Yao Feng's face was filled with disdain, relying on the reputation of the Medicine Clan, he had always been arrogant and rarely left the medicine world, so he didn't have much understanding of Soul Temple's background.
This young master is indeed a prodigy. His subordinates all sighed, every time they killed someone and robbed them, they had to loudly proclaim their name, fearing that others wouldn't know it was him who did it, having made up their mind to "make a name for themselves". In the past, dealing with some lowly powers was one thing, but why are you so brainless?
"Medicine clan, alchemy formula..." Blood River muttered to himself once and already understood. This man was not only powerful but also an idiot. He planned to refine Han Yue's sister into a medicinal pill, but in this situation, an idiot would be even more troublesome. What he feared most was that this idiot would recklessly disregard the Soul Clan's reputation and take action.
"The Soul Temple is just a subsidiary force of the Soul Clan, perhaps you know the Soul Clan? This time, the woman is very important to us, please choose another person." Blood River understood this kind of young master, who could only rely on his powerful background, and hoped that he would retreat in the face of the Soul Clan's reputation.
"Soul Clan?" Yan Feng thought for a moment, but after glancing at Han Yue, he remembered the elixir that could help him break through to the Dou Sheng realm. The Dou Sheng realm was already the pinnacle of the world, and if he could reach it, the Medicine Clan would protect him, and the Soul Clan wouldn't dare to touch him. Moreover, they were just a subsidiary force of the Soul Clan, so it was unlikely that the Soul Clan would seek revenge for some ordinary underlings. Underlings were expendable, no matter how many died, they could always be replenished.
"This is what I have decided, when it's your turn to point fingers and criticize, consider the face of the Soul Clan, leave these two sisters behind, you can go." Yao Feng felt that he had made the greatest concession, waiting for Xue He's departure.
Han Yue's face turned deathly pale as soon as she heard, never expecting that after escaping the wolf's den, they would enter the tiger's lair. The three people from the Soul Temple, except for Cai Lin, had ignored them completely, and now it was highly likely that they would hand over her and her sister.
"It's a pity, but we have promised to protect these two sisters to a safe place. The Soul Temple cannot break its promise." Xue He took a deep breath and slowly refused, while secretly infusing his aura into the jade token of the Soul Temple, calling out to the Dou Sheng-level strongmen within the temple.
An unexpected answer made Han Yue and Yao Feng stare at Xue He with wide eyes.
"You old thing, do you really think I don't dare to kill you?" Yao Feng suddenly exploded in anger. He had spared him out of mercy, and yet he dared to refuse him? Immediately, he shouted: "Yao Fei, quickly kill everyone except for those two women! Kill the two old men, and as for that remaining woman... she's still pretty good-looking, bring her back to play with the brothers of the Yao clan! I don't believe it, the Soul Clan will go to war with my clan for you!"
Alas, a hint of helplessness could be seen in the eyes of his subordinates, but they also rushed up quickly. Otherwise, who knows what punishment they would receive when they return? Now, all they can do is hope that the Soul Clan won't get enraged over this.
"You... this scoundrel." Cai Lin's face turned red, but she had no choice since the other party was a half-saint level expert.
The Blood River's surface was calm, but with a wave of his sleeve, a blood dragon burst out and charged fiercely at the opponent. The opponent, a Half-Saint, struck out with one palm, causing the blood dragon to explode violently, but it didn't disappear. Instead, it transformed into a sea of blood that enveloped the opponent, separating the two sides.
"Cai Hu Fa, you're just getting in the way here. Take these two girls and leave quickly. I'll stay with Kuang Hu Fa to intercept them. I've already called upon Da Tian Zun." A hoarse voice came forth as Xue He gave his orders calmly, but relying on just two little girls, they couldn't move very fast.
"This... is!" Cai Lin was not the kind of girl who hesitated and wasted time. Now that Blood River Tianzun and Huan Hu Fa were both facing three enemies, every moment was extremely precious.
She grasped one of Han Yue's sisters with each hand, and a powerful seven-colored aura burst out from her body at the same time, wrapping up Han Yue's sisters.
"Qianqian, Cai Hu Fa, it's my great honor to work with you." Just as Cai Lin was about to leave, Huan Hu Fa suddenly blurted out a sentence without even turning his head.
"I'm the same, you old poisonous-tongued man who loves to mock people." Cai Lin smiled sweetly, and a fierce aura suddenly burst out, a seven-colored light streaking across the sky like a meteor.
At the same time, the blood wall created by Xue He shattered, and several figures burst out of the scattered blood mist.
"Bastards, you bunch of trash, let those people escape!" Yao Feng thundered, "Don't hurry up and chase after them yet?"
Suddenly a fierce bloody smell arrived, Yao Feng subconsciously stretched out his hand to block, but was still hit by a fist full of blood energy and flew out dozens of meters.
"Master!" The three and a half saints stopped chasing after Cai Lin too. Master's life was gone, what was the point of pursuing them?
"It's no wonder that he was promoted with the help of Dan medicine, his strength is not strong, and we can gain some time." Heihe didn't think he could be a match for the four and a half saints on the opposite side, fortunately, the master of the opponent was a waste among the half-saints, as long as he focused on fighting him, he could buy time for Cai Lin and others to leave.
As for his and Huan's lives? If luck is on their side, they might be able to expect rescue from the Great Heavenly Master. However, the opponent also knows that he has called in reinforcements, so it's impossible for them to reach the Great Heavenly Master in a three-on-one situation. Well, at worst, it would just mean death, although dying with Huan, this poisonous-tongued person, doesn't fit his style.
Evil people also have a bottom line for evil people. From the moment they joined the Soul Temple, they could sacrifice their lives to maintain the principles of the Soul Temple with their lives. The promise of the Soul Temple must be fulfilled. Promises are everything.
"I'm telling you, old man, how can you only trap them for such a short time? Your strength is getting more and more useless. Although it's one against three, the Jade Guardian still hasn't changed his venomous tongue style, and he's mocking the Blood River Heaven Lord with a transmission of air from the side. However, you did do something right, in terms of speed, I'm faster than the Jade Guardian, but in terms of foundation, the Jade Guardian's true body is the Seven-Colored Heavenly Python, so in the future, he will definitely be stronger than both of us."
Xuehe Tianzun couldn't withstand it and was punched in the chest by his opponent, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Upon hearing Huanhufa's words, he smiled instead.
One of the half-saints from the Medicine Clan looked at him with a tinge of regret and said, "I've heard that the people of the Soul Temple were originally evil individuals. Why are you so devoted to carrying out an order from the Soul Temple?"
Xuehe's face was pale with a faint smile, "The words of the Soul Palace must be put into action, I have personally experienced this. If one is willing to stake their life on something they believe in, they wouldn't want it to become a lie."
The extremely distant colorful scales, have already felt that the soul jade representing the Blood River and the Hudu Guardian in the Na Ring has cracked open. Biting her lips with her teeth, she still uses the remaining Dou Qi to bring Han Yue sisters flying towards the Soul Temple's sub-temple, and also secretly makes a vow in her heart.
PS: Bento is for oneself, didn't think of that? Moreover, the original draft was even darker, and also arranged for Cai Lin to cut off one hand (was taken back by Xiao Xing Meng with Mohist things, two convenient). Han Yue died, Han Xue turned black... However, some people said that the recent plot is a bit too dark, so it was revised.
Actually, the original plan was to go to Danta's place, but later found that Danta is a bit too weak...
The villainous Wind and Thunder Pavilion arc ends here, without the protagonist risking his life to rescue a beauty amidst a thousand soldiers and winning her heart in the process. Instead, it was the Han family's wrong choice, Xiao Yan arriving late to save someone, the Medicine Tribe recklessly entering to kidnap people, and the Soul Temple's leaders being easily defeated.