Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Chapter 1088 Two People Join Forces to Save Chen Qing

Despite being beset by misfortunes, Heaven bestowed upon Shen Yichen a compassionate and affectionate heart.

Jian Chenqing, the woman who had traveled with him all the way but had become a stranger to him all the way, was still a stranger to Shen Yichen when he saw her again!

Shen Yichen seemed to understand why the Ji family, the Gongsun family, and the people of Youzhou had killed Jian Chenqing.

Corpses littered the ground, throats slit with every sword!

"Who is it, so ruthless!"

Although Mu Qingxue's tone was surprised, her expression remained normal.

Shen Yichen didn't feel ruthlessness, but coldness—a coldness in Jian Chenqing's heart!

Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue moved swiftly through the dense forest. It was clear that these people were there to ambush them, but instead, they were killed by the ones who had surrounded them.

Judging from their clothing, these people were members of the Murong clan of Youzhou. Shen Yichen did not see any members of the Ji family or the Gongsun family.

Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue soon arrived at the edge of a large canyon. Many people were standing on both sides of the cliff, and inside the canyon, people were surrounding and killing a woman. It really was Jian Chenqing.

Jian Chenqing was covered in blood, her face was pale, and her eyes were cold, but the sword in her hand was still deadly!

Jian Chenqing was clearly in a killing frenzy, seemingly devoid of any emotion, or perhaps she knew she was doomed and was fighting with a suicidal attitude.

Shen Yichen observed for a while and was surprised to find that there was someone he knew there: Murong Ruoshui!

Murong Ruoshui was currently sitting in a recliner among the crowd at the bottom of the canyon, drinking wine, still acting like a spoiled young master.

On the cliffs on both sides of the canyon, besides the Murong family, there were several martial arts figures: one carrying a large sword on his shoulder, another covered in strings of copper coins tied to his clothes, a grandfather and grandson, the child holding a rattle drum and the old man smoking a pipe, and two others who looked familiar to Shen Yichen, who seemed to have appeared on the summit of Yunyu Mountain.

"Hey, are you sure you want to save that woman? You're not having an affair with her, are you?"

Mu Qingxue stared intently at Shen Yichen, her expression very serious.

"I'm so strong, one kick isn't enough!"

Mu Qingxue pinched Shen Yichen's waist.

"Hate!"

Shen Yichen was at a loss. How could he save him, or rather, was it even worth saving him?

"Qingxue, do you have a good idea?"

"We can save them, but how do we escape? There are clearly some experts among these people!"

"The Soul-Separating Illusionary Step, is that it?"

"Yes, but we have to wait until this woman is close to death. Look at her current state; she'll kill anyone who gets close. I wouldn't dare go near her!"

Shen Yichen looked around, needing to think of a good way to escape.

"Qingxue, what about that valley entrance? I'll distract everyone, you lead them to that valley entrance, and I'll use my power to destroy it!"

The canyon has four exits, two on the east and two on the west. Shen Yichen pointed to the one on the far west, slightly to the north.

"Wow, she's really something! Aren't you itching to get her? She's a stunning beauty!"

"Stop joking. We're practically friends. We came to Yanquan together from Youzhou. I only encountered your painting when she took me to Dubei Temple. It's fate!"

Shen Yichen pulled Mu Qingxue towards the valley entrance in the northwest direction.

Jian Chenqing was about to give up; four longswords were already stuck in her body!

"Big pervert!"

Although Mu Qingxue did not know who Jian Chenqing was, she could tell that it was the sword technique of the Youjian Sect. The Youjian Sect and the Ji family of Zhongzhou had always been closely connected, and in a sense, it had sided with the Ji family.

What Mu Qingxue didn't know was that since Ji Qingyun disappeared, the Youjian Sect and the Ji family hadn't been as close.

Shen Yichen sat cross-legged at the valley entrance, intending to use the Cloud Void Extreme Deception Technique to cover Mu Qingxue's journey to rescue Jian Chenqing.

Shen Yichen was unaware of the danger; even he was startled. The strange gray mist he generated by circulating his energy seemed to be endless, rapidly enveloping the entire canyon.

"Yi Chen, you, how come your Gu poison technique is so powerful?"

Mu Qingxue looked shocked.

"Qingxue, go! My consciousness will follow you!"

A divine sense flew out from Shen Yichen's sea of ​​consciousness and attached itself to Mu Qingxue, ensuring that Mu Qingxue would not be affected by the strange gray mist.

In the canyon, the members of the Murong clan from Youzhou were all channeling their inner energy to break through and dispel the eerie gray fog.

"Murong Leng of Youzhou, I wonder which fellow Daoist from the Ancient Miao Region is playing such a joke on the Murong family of Youzhou!"

Beside Murong Ruoshui was a middle-aged man around forty years old, whose palms were filled with purple light, which quickly dispelled the strange gray mist around them.

Shen Yichen's expression changed slightly. He had anticipated the presence of a powerful expert, but he hadn't expected them to be this strong, capable of instantly dispelling the strange Gu technique!

Fortunately, Mu Qingxue was there; she returned carrying Jian Chenqing.

Jian Chenqing had already fainted, and her breathing was extremely weak.

"Yichen, run! They have a master!"

Mu Qingxue went straight out of the valley.

Shen Yichen knew, of course; his eerie gray mist was almost completely dispelled.

Escaping would be difficult. Shen Yichen had to destroy the valley entrance. He knew that to destroy such a large valley entrance, he would have to use the Heaven and Earth Unity Saint Emperor Technique, which would expose him!

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yichen decided to use the technique of cultivating both good and evil. Half of his body was filled with Buddhist light, while the other half was filled with demonic light. A Buddhist palm split a mountain, and a demonic fist cracked the earth.

When the eerie gray fog was dispelled, a massive explosion occurred at the valley entrance, and Shen Yichen chased after Mu Qingxue amidst the smoke and dust.

Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue didn't linger for a moment and fled into the deep mountains to the west.

The people in the canyon didn't chase after them, but a magical beast came after them from the mountains and forests.

Shen Yichen quickly replenished the true essence within his body, managing to stabilize his depleted body.

"We must find a way to eliminate the spirit beast of the Gongsun family!"

Shen Yichen discovered that the Spirit Beast had been following them. Gongsun Qingmu had once told him that if the Spirit Beast caught up with them, their whereabouts would be exposed very quickly. Jian Chenqing was probably caught up with by the Spirit Beast!

Gongsun Qingmu also told Shen Yichen that the spirit beasts of the Gongsun family were very difficult to destroy, but he did not explain why; that was a secret of the Gongsun family.

"Let's run first, it'll be troublesome if those people catch up!"

Shen Yichen listened to Mu Qingxue's advice, and the two headed west along the deep mountains and forests. The spirit beast followed them all the way, but they really couldn't shake it off!

By the next morning, Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue were too exhausted to run any further.

The two arrived at the edge of a valley. This valley was strange; it was full of white stones and had no vegetation.

Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue stopped directly at the valley entrance and turned to look at the Spirit Beast.

The Spirit Beast ran all night and seemed perfectly fine, showing no signs of fatigue.

Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue looked at each other in bewilderment.

"I'm leaving it to you now, I'm going to rest for a bit!"

Shen Yichen thought Mu Qingxue was referring to Jian Chenqing in her arms, so he reached out to take Jian Chenqing.

Mu Qingxue glared at him!

"What are you thinking? I'm talking about the Spirit Beast. Does she need you to carry her? Does she deserve to be carried by you?"

After Mu Qingxue finished speaking, she threw Jian Chenqing on the ground. Yes, she threw her!

Shen Yichen withdrew his hand, glanced at Jian Chenqing, who should still be alive, and dared not show the slightest sign of nervousness!

"Hurry up and deal with this. Then we'll discuss which way to escape. Am I destined to clash with Yanquan? Every time I come here, I'm chased and forced to flee. My father used to be the one chasing and killing others!"

Mu Qingxue sat down directly, and she sat on Jian Chenqing's lap.

Mu Qingxue was obviously testing Shen Yichen. This woman wasn't mentioned in Shen Yichen's romantic history, but she was incredibly alluring!

Shen Yichen activated the Holy Void Emperor Technique, condensing two Holy Spirit Essences in his hands before flying to attack the Spirit Beast.

What happened next was quite hilarious!

Shen Yichen chased the Spirit Beast all over the mountain; to be precise, the Spirit Beast toyed with Shen Yichen all over the mountain.

Shen Yichen couldn't catch up with the Spirit Beast. Some of his attacks could hit, but the Spirit Beast would automatically reassemble itself. In other words, even if Shen Yichen broke the Spirit Beast's leg, the Spirit Beast's leg would fall off, but it would quickly reconnect through true essence.

The Spirit Beast has no meridians, blood vessels, bones, or anything like that; its entire body is connected by true essence.

"Qingxue, do you... do you know what's going on?"

"I don't know. You can't even destroy a spirit beast? What are we even doing entering Luowu Ancient City then? Are we just going to die?"

"Cough cough... Get out of my way!"

Jian Chenqing woke up at this moment.

"I thought you were dead!"

Mu Qingxue didn't get up because, in her judgment, Jian Chenqing should have woken up long ago; Jian Chenqing had been pretending all along!

Shen Yichen was panting heavily as he looked at the Spirit Beast. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

If the Spirit Beast is formed by piecing together true essence, then what controls it?

Shen Yichen pondered for a long time, then exclaimed:

"The Spirit Beast possesses divine consciousness!"

Shen Yichen thought of the monsters in Jianying City that were controlled by Xuanling Essence. The Lingji Beast was probably another kind of mutated monster!