But it wasn’t entirely without gain.
At least for Dong Zhengyang, Ren Wushuang, and the others, it bought them enough time to escape.
Now, it was impossible for Mo Wushen and his companions to continue their pursuit.
Qin Feiyang didn’t delay any further and chuckled, "You four, we part ways here, but our paths will cross again."
"Wait!" Mo Wushen said urgently.
"Is there anything else?" Qin Feiyang asked.
Mo Wushen said gravely, "Where is Pan Wuyan? Hand her over to us."
"Her?" Qin Feiyang was taken aback, then shook his head. "I don’t know if she’s dead or not, but I can give her back to you."
As he spoke, Qin Feiyang waved his hand, and a bloody figure appeared on the ground before him.
It was Pan Wuyan!
But at this moment, Pan Wuyan showed no signs of life, her face as pale as paper; she was obviously completely dead!
"Sorry, my Brother Butterball was a bit too heavy-handed and accidentally killed her. Find a place to bury her. Farewell!" Qin Feiyang said with a mocking smile, waved at the four, and vanished in a flash.
Looking at Pan Wuyan’s cold corpse, all four wore rather grim expressions.
Especially Yan Tianfeng.
He had been closest to Pan Wuyan, his long-time partner. Now that Pan Wuyan was dead, he was left all alone. How could he possibly contend with Mo Wushen and Liu Yunfeng in the future?
"Liu Yunfeng, Pei Sanshi, I know I have no right to blame you for what happened today," Mo Wushen began, his voice heavy with pain. "After all, we’ve often bullied you in the past. It’s only natural that you harbor resentment. But I must say, you are indeed also at fault. You must understand, only five of us from Yun State came to the Netherworld this time. Every single one of us is crucial. But now, not long after entering the Death Marsh, Pan Wuyan has died, leaving just the four of us. This is not good news for us. So, I hope that until we reach the other side, we can put aside our grudges and stop trying to kill each other."
"Fine, we’ll listen to you," Liu Yunfeng and Pei Sanshi, after a moment of contemplation, were the first to state their position. "But on one condition: stop bossing us around!"
Yan Tianfeng glanced at the other three and snorted, "Do I have any choice now?"
Mo Wushen said, "Since we’ve reached an agreement, let’s lay her to rest."
After burying Pan Wuyan, Pei Sanshi frowned and asked, "What about the mysterious flower at the bottom of the pool?"
"Forget it. Qin Feiyang won’t give up on it; we can’t possibly snatch it from him," Mo Wushen said. "And in the future... we should also avoid provoking him. We set out immediately. Let’s head deep into the Death Marsh and strive to be the first to reach the other side."
Liu Yunfeng and the others nodded.
Compared to Qin Feiyang, the Imperial Capital was clearly more important.
Mo Wushen declared, "There’s no time to lose. Let’s go!"
WHOOSH!!!
The four of them dashed into the jungle and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The area quickly fell into a deathly silence.
「Inside the ancient castle.」
Hearing their conversation, Qin Feiyang finally understood.
He had initially wondered how Mo Wushen and the others had entered the Death Marsh so quickly and even found a place to ambush them in advance. It turned out that only those five had come to participate in the Nine States war. The people from Yun State were indeed clever; they knew that anyone below the War Ancestor realm entering the Netherworld would merely serve as cannon fodder, so they had simply decided against sending them. This, in turn, made things easier for Mo Wushen and the other four.
In contrast, the people from Spirit State had rushed in one after another. And what was the result? They perished needlessly without even knowing what the Death Marsh was like. How utterly foolish!
"Sigh!" Qin Feiyang heaved a deep sigh and looked at Fatty. "The situation of the Nine States war is far beyond my expectations. Don’t go out again until you’ve broken through to the War Ancestor realm."
Fatty nodded.
Though he was usually rather timid, with his current strength, he was perfectly capable of dominating anyone beneath the War Ancestor realm. Even ten experts like Wu Yan combined would be no match for him. However, when facing experts at or above the War Ancestor realm, his strength was completely inadequate. Therefore, breaking through to the War Ancestor realm became Fatty’s top priority.
As for the Wolf King, he had already broken through to Nine-Star War Emperor and was not far from the War Ancestor realm himself.
The Drill Beast, Lu Hong, Lo Qianxue, and Lin Yiyi had all made significant progress in their strength, but in the Netherworld, they clearly couldn’t be of much help to Qin Feiyang.
The only ones who could assist him were Fatty and the Wolf King.
Just as Qin Feiyang was about to leave the ancient castle, Lin Yiyi suddenly said, "Brother Feiyang, didn’t you say you had a surprise for me?"
"A surprise?" Qin Feiyang paused, then slapped his forehead and chuckled. "Look at me, I got so busy I almost forgot. Wait a moment."
With that, Qin Feiyang walked to the altar and began alchemy.
In little more than ten breaths, a Vermilion Glazed Pill with four Elixir Patterns was ready.
Qin Feiyang took the pill, walked over to Lin Yiyi, and smiled. "The Vermilion Glazed Pill is different from the Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill. A Vermilion Glazed Pill with four Elixir Patterns is enough to allow you to break through five minor cultivation levels."
"Five minor cultivation levels!" Lin Yiyi’s eyes quivered. It was indeed a huge surprise.
Qin Feiyang said, "Actually, you don’t need to think so much. I believe I have the ability to protect you."
Lin Yiyi accepted the pill, lowered her head, and said, "But I want to protect you, to help you."
"Uh!" Qin Feiyang was taken aback.
The Wolf King snickered. "Little girl, I’m not trying to put you down, but with your current strength, you’ll never be able to help us."
Lin Yiyi instantly looked crestfallen.
"If you kept your mouth shut, no one would think you’re a mute!" Qin Feiyang shot a fierce glare at the Wolf King, then turned to Lin Yiyi with a smile. "Don’t listen to its nonsense. I believe that one day you’ll be able to protect me. My only worry then would be people gossiping that I’m relying on a woman."
Lin Yiyi’s tears turned to laughter.
"Alright, you all continue cultivating. I’ll go out and see if I can get that mysterious flower," Qin Feiyang said with a smile, then left the ancient castle and headed towards the pool.
He had a persistent feeling that if he missed out on that mysterious flower, he would regret it for the rest of his life. The flower also seemed somewhat familiar, but he couldn’t recall its name at the moment.
「A moment later.」
He arrived before the pool, but one look at its current state made his heart skip a beat.
The previous battle had not only caused severe damage to the surrounding land but had also left the pool completely ravaged.
Qin Feiyang was very worried that the mysterious flower might have been affected.
SPLASH!
Without hesitation, he jumped in.
However, as soon as he plunged into the water, a dozen or so Black Demon Locusts swarmed him, latching onto his body.
He immediately felt those disgusting insects frantically sucking his blood and desperately trying to burrow into his flesh.
Anyone in such a situation would feel their skin crawl, and Qin Feiyang was no exception.
He quickly climbed ashore and summoned the Netherworld Demon Flame. A terrifyingly high temperature instantly enveloped the area.
The dozen or so Black Demon Locusts, startled, detached from his body and fled towards the pool.
"Die!" Qin Feiyang pointed, and a crimson Sword Qi surged forth, instantly shredding their bodies. Combined with the incineration from his alchemical flame, they were quickly reduced to ashes.
Looking at the dozen bloody holes on his body, Qin Feiyang couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear.
Luckily, he had reacted in time. Otherwise, once the Black Demon Locusts had burrowed into his body, he would have been like a delicious cake, helpless as they fed on him.
SPLASH!
Without delay, Qin Feiyang, wreathed in the Netherworld Demon Flame, jumped back into the pool.
The Netherworld Demon Flame, in its semi-revived state, began to heat the pool water as soon as it entered.
Fearing something might happen to the mysterious flower, Qin Feiyang quickly descended towards the bottom.
Along the way, any Black Demon Locusts he encountered no longer dared to approach him, though they trailed behind him.
A short while later, Qin Feiyang finally reached the bottom of the pool.
Ghastly White Bones were scattered everywhere, a truly horrifying sight!
Numerous Black Demon Locusts were positioned around the mysterious flower, exhibiting extreme hostility towards Qin Feiyang, this intruder.
Looking at the mysterious flower, Qin Feiyang breathed a long sigh of relief.
Although the shockwaves from the earlier battle had been terrifying, thankfully the pool was deep enough that they hadn’t affected the mysterious flower.
He then held his breath and calmed his mind, slowly approaching the flower.
The Netherworld Demon Flame in his hand radiated scorching waves of heat, forcing the Black Demon Locusts surrounding the flower to continuously retreat.
Seeing this, Qin Feiyang felt quite excited. If nothing unexpected happened, he would surely be able to obtain the flower smoothly.
However, the unexpected still happened.
When he was only a meter away from the flower, the Black Demon Locusts that had been forced to retreat, now ignoring the high temperature of the Netherworld Demon Flame, once again swarmed and completely enveloped the flower.
Clearly, they were determined to guard that mysterious flower, even at the cost of their lives!
Qin Feiyang was forced to stop, his expression quite annoyed.
But this also indicated, from another perspective, that this flower was definitely no ordinary item.
What now?
Just as he was pondering a solution, two faint sounds suddenly came from above, as if something had fallen into the pool.
Could it be that Mo Wushen and the other three haven’t given up?
Qin Feiyang’s heart tightened, and he immediately looked up, his eyes filled with vigilance.
But as time passed, Qin Feiyang gradually felt that something was wrong.
Over three hundred breaths had already passed. If it were indeed Mo Wushen and his group, they would surely have reached the bottom by now.
Yet, no one was descending; he could only feel the water above him stirring.
What’s happening?
Qin Feiyang frowned. Suddenly, a thought struck him:
Could someone be bathing up there?
If that were the case, then it definitely wasn’t Mo Wushen and his companions.
That said, this person was truly careless.
With the Netherworld Demon Flame present, the pool water was still continuously heating up; it would be easy to detect that something was unusual here.
If it were him, he would definitely have come down to investigate first.
Perhaps... to this person, this place just seems like a natural hot spring.
Thinking of this, Qin Feiyang couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle.
How could he still be in the mood for such thoughts at a time like this?
He looked down again at the Black Demon Locusts.
Suddenly!
He gritted his teeth, shot out his left hand directly into the swarm of Black Demon Locusts, and snatched the mysterious flower.
Instantly, a heart-wrenching, agonizing pain shot up his arm.
He felt that in that single moment, dozens of Black Demon Locusts had latched onto his arm!
But he ignored it, forcefully uprooting the mysterious flower, and swiftly entered the ancient castle.
The moment he entered the ancient castle, he took out Blue Snow and, without any hesitation, brought it down on his own left shoulder!
SCHLICK! He severed his arm! Blood gushed out like a waterfall!
BANG! The severed left arm struck the ground, and dozens of Black Demon Locusts crawled out from it, immediately darting towards the others.
Seeing this, Lin Yiyi and Lu Hong’s faces turned pale with fright.
Even Lo Qianxue was no exception.

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