Chapter 688: Chapter 698: Slaying Arrogance
"Quickly flee! I’ll find a way to break free later!" Si Huang’s tone was somewhat anxious.
Everyone dared not delay, as now was not the time for dawdling. They each controlled their swords and swiftly flew away into the distance.
Si Huang, too, led four Sword Slaves, fighting while retreating, not choosing to battle the Great Demon to the death.
Chu Feng was originally prepared to join forces with Yan Qing, Elder Zi Xu, and You Hu to form the Small Extermination Immortal Sword Formation to lend Si Huang a helping hand. Seeing that she was able to cope, he abandoned this idea.
It’s best to keep one’s trump cards and secrets unrevealed whenever possible.
Han Sheng and Lu Kuixi had been eager to kill Chu Feng. At critical moments, the Small Extermination Immortal Sword Formation could turn the tide and kill them instead.
The Second Tribulation Great Demon behind them was truly powerful, having already killed one and wounded many. Yet they hadn’t even caught a glimpse of its true form.
Chu Feng and the others didn’t even know what kind of creature this Great Demon was.
Dongxue was a friend of Chu Feng, and their relationship was good.
Along the way, Si Huang had also taken good care of Chu Feng. Now, leaving behind these five delicate girls to deal with the ferocious Great Demon...
Chu Feng was somewhat uneasy, deliberately lagging at the back of the group.
Fortunately, when they had flown about ten li out, Si Huang and the others turned into a long rainbow and caught up.
The five of them were all pale, with blood at the corners of their mouths.
The Sword Essence within their bodies was fluctuating violently. It seemed that all five beauties had been injured, and not lightly.
"Si Huang, are you alright?"
Elder Zi Xu approached them with concern in his voice.
He was of considerable age and held no improper thoughts towards Si Huang. His concern was purely for the younger generation of the Sect.
"To escape, both I and the four Sword Slaves overexerted our Sword Essence for an all-out strike. I did not expect that the Great Demon would turn out to be an Iron-Backed Demon Wolf. Its defensive power is extremely astonishing, and it even used its Innate Divine Ability. Ultimately, it caused me and the four Sword Slaves to suffer backlash injuries."
"Quick, we must leave. It may still catch up to us!"
Si Huang would always condense a sword lotus beneath her feet, no matter the occasion. However, right now, due to her heavy injuries and depletion of Sword Essence, the sword lotus had long shattered.
She no longer had the strength to maintain it.
The sight was truly distressing.
It turns out that even the Sect’s number one Heavenly Pride had her moments of vulnerability.
"Roar!"
A furious roar from the Iron-Backed Demon Wolf came from behind. A huge cluster of green demonic light revealed a terrifying Demon Wolf, five to six meters tall and over ten meters in length, with thorns growing along its back.
"Not good, that beast has really caught up. Everyone, run for your lives!"
All faces underwent a drastic change.
Each one of them bitterly wished for more legs as given by their parents, desperately driving their Divine Weapons to fly forward.
Suffering injuries and with depleted Sword Essence, Si Huang, Dongxue, and the others were severely affected in their speed of escape.
"Dongxue, take this Healing Elixir! Once taken, catalyze it with your Sword Essence, and it will allow your wounds to recover substantially in a very short time," Chu Feng flicked an apricot-yellow Elixir towards her.
The other women didn’t believe that there was an Elixir in the world with such outstanding healing effects.
They had already taken their Healing Pills, and their wounds were slowly recovering.
As the saying goes, illness comes on horseback but leaves on foot.
Becoming injured is an instant affair, but recovery is not so simple and requires slow recuperation.
Among the four female Sword Slaves, Dongxue had the weakest cultivation and was the youngest, suffering the most severe injuries.
Now, at the brink of her endurance limit, she was nearly unable to hold on any longer while fleeing for her life.
Chu Feng and Yan Qing remained at the back, ready to lend a hand at any moment.
Although Chu Feng was somewhat cold and ruthless, he was extremely good to his friends and family.
He couldn’t possibly stand by and watch Dongxue be eaten by the Wolf Demon.
Strangely enough, after Dongxue took the Healing Elixir gifted by Chu Feng, and as the medicinal effects were absorbed, her originally pale, bloodless cheeks gradually gained a hint of color. Moreover, her speed in escaping also increased a bit.
At the same time, the turbulent Sword Essence within her body slowly began to calm down.
"Wow, it really works! And the effect is very good!" Dongxue exclaimed with immense surprise.
She held a Spirit Stone in one hand and began to quickly recover the depleted Sword Essence.
Originally, her speed was the slowest among them. Now, she could easily outpace Si Huang.
Chun Hua and the others were all extremely surprised.
After discovering that Chu Feng’s Healing Pills truly had miraculous healing effects, they all became somewhat tempted, yet they were too embarrassed to ask for them.
"Roar!"
At this moment, the Wolf Demon behind them had closed in even more. Its speed was terrifyingly fast, relentlessly chasing them, vowing to kill all these humans who dared to trespass on its territory.
Si Huang and the others heard the wolf’s howl growing closer and closer, and all their faces turned pale with fear.
No one is unafraid of death.
They were like flowers in full bloom, with bright futures ahead, having gone through countless hardships just to reach their current levels of cultivation. They were not willing to be killed by the Wolf Demon.
"Chu Feng... could you also give me a Healing Elixir?" Chun Hua asked somewhat sheepishly.
"No problem!"
Chu Feng was indeed generous, flicking out a special Healing Elixir to Chun Hua.
As a result, after she took it, her injuries were quickly brought under control, just like Dongxue, and she recovered a great deal in a very short time.
Unfortunately for Xia Lu and Qiu Ju, the situation was somewhat tragic.
Not only did their escape speed not increase, but it had also slowed down considerably. This was very dangerous.
Seeing the Wolf Demon getting closer and closer, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads in anxiety.
"Chu Feng, we also want to buy two of those special Healing Pills from you, do you still have some?" the two women couldn’t help asking.
"Of course! Normally I sell them for ten thousand silver taels each, but for you, five thousand silver taels each will do. I wouldn’t sell them to just anyone, even if they offered money," said Chu Feng, as he took out two more special Healing Elixirs.
He flicked them towards the two women.
"We’ll combine our offer and give you one Low-grade spirit stone," said the two women, their pride quite strong, not willing to take advantage of Chu Feng.
Chu Feng happily accepted their spirit stone.
He turned his gaze to the pale-faced Si Huang.
At that moment, Si Huang also glanced at him. Seeing her Sword Slaves quickly getting their injuries under control after taking Chu Feng’s Healing Pills, she had been very tempted all along.
It’s just that her pride was too great to bring herself to ask.
"Chu Feng, could you sell me one as well? Although we are friends, I can’t just take it without giving something in return. Here’s a Spirit Stone," Dongxue understood her mistress’s intention.
She also knew about the tension between Si Huang and Chu Feng.
She couldn’t bear to see her mistress embarrassed.
Pretending to be oblivious, Chu Feng said sternly, "These special Healing Elixirs, while very effective, can only be taken once per person. Taking more is useless." He simply didn’t quite approve of Si Huang’s aloof and proud attitude, wanting to deliberately take her down a notch.
So she wouldn’t always have a Bodhisattva face on.
"I’ll find it useful, so give it to me quickly!" Dongxue said with a somewhat coquettish tone. She even assertively flicked a Spirit Stone to Chu Feng.
Si Huang appeared to be focused on the path ahead, but her ears were actually eavesdropping, and she was paying close attention on the sly.
She knew that Dongxue must be buying it for her.
"Alright then, for your sake, I’ll sell one! But as for the money, whoever takes it should pay for it. I won’t take yours," said Chu Feng, as he flicked an Elixir toward Si Huang.