Chapter 82 - Saving Dongfang Caiyun

“Bang!”

A sharp crack resonated through the storm as Dongfang Caiyun’s protection finally succumbed to the explosion of the poison dragon, shattering into fragments.

Without protection, Dongfang Caiyun was like a kite with a broken string, thrust out by the storm. More terrifyingly, a few drops of poison blood landed on her body.

The poison blood scorched and corroded her delicate skin instantly. Dongfang Caiyun, sustaining consecutive injuries, turned deathly pale, crying out in agony.

If not rescued immediately, Dongfang Caiyun would perish. Leng Yan’s face showed determination, his thoughts reaching out to Leng Mo, urging him to shield against the storm’s assault.

Leng Yan launched his protection and charged forward, heading toward Dongfang Caiyun in the storm.

With a wave, two Fire Spirit Seals flew from either side of Leng Yan, blocking the incoming gusts.

Underfoot, the Azure Sky Sword glowed fiercely, its speed increasing sharply. In the blink of an eye, Dongfang Caiyun was rushing toward him.

His hands filled with yin power, he was ready to catch Dongfang Caiyun at any moment!

“Boom!”

Leng Yan caught Dongfang Caiyun firmly in his arms. However, the impact from her momentum sent Leng Yan flying backward!

“Leng Mo, cover us!”

Blood trickled from Leng Yan’s mouth, his face resolute as he swiftly turned and accelerated toward Leng Mo.

Leng Mo’s face remained expressionless, but he nodded slightly, surging up with a wall of demonic fog to block the force behind them.

Dark streaks and oozing liquid appeared on Dongfang Caiyun’s arm. If not controlled, the poison blood would soon invade her entire body.

Yet, Leng Yan didn’t know how to treat the poison dragon’s venom, and he didn’t even have the most basic detoxification pill with him.

He took out a few healing elixirs and gave them to Dongfang Caiyun to ingest, then sealed her acupuncture points with the fastest speed to prevent the infected poison blood from spreading.

At this moment, Leng Yan was at a loss for what to do, yet he remained calm, contemplating how to save Dongfang Caiyun’s life.

Although Dongfang Caiyun was an assassin with her sights set on him, considering him as her prey, her act of shielding him from the poison dragon signaled that she might have abandoned her mission to assassinate him.

Given this, Leng Yan could not simply let her die without trying to help.

It is not the assassin who is heartless, but the expendable soldier. Leng Yan is an assassin, but he still has human compassion.

“Yun Nantian, Yun Nantian must know how to detoxify!” Leng Yan suddenly remembered the remnant spirit of a void tribulation cultivator within the immortal land. Since passing on the seven emotions and six desires technique to him, the spirit hadn’t been seen, and Leng Yan had almost forgotten about him!

As he searched for a safe place, Leng Yan called out with his spiritual awareness inside the immortal land, “Senior Nantian, come out! This junior has a question!”

“What is it?” Yun Nantian’s voice sounded weary, indicating his spiritual awareness had not yet recovered.

Hearing Yun Nantian’s response, Leng Yan felt a surge of relief and quickly asked, “How do I cure poison dragon poison blood?”

“Poison dragon?” Yun Nantian sighed softly, then explained slowly, “It’s not too troublesome. You need to find ten pieces of royal jelly, one poison dragon blood pearl, and a branch of unicorn deer antler. Combine the three ingredients into an elixir to detoxify. However, for someone affected by poison dragon poison blood, you must first use ice to suppress the poison blood, which will delay its effects for twenty days.”

“Thank you, Senior!” Leng Yan, hearing Yun Nantian’s words, swiftly used the blackwater emperor technique to freeze Dongfang Caiyun.

He then communicated with the queen bee’s avatar, instructing it to lead a hundred thousand giant bees to another giant bee territory, while Leng Yan himself rushed there as quickly as possible.

Leng Yan already possessed one piece of royal jelly, so he still needed nine more. Considering his strength, invading the giant bee territory alone might result in another hasty retreat.

Thus, he had the queen bee lead the hundred thousand giant bees to create a diversion ahead while Leng Yan planned to once again use the immortal land to seize the opportunity to steal the royal jelly.

From a distance, a “black cloud” approached swiftly. This cloud was different, its flight accompanied by a buzzing that echoed between heaven and earth.

Leading the swarm of a hundred thousand giant bees was the queen bee, resplendent in golden yellow, its sharp mandibles gleaming coldly, leading the bees with a mighty presence, bold enough to sweep across armies!

Leng Yan followed the swarm from a distance to avoid alarming them.

After about fifteen minutes, a valley appeared up ahead, also echoing with buzzing sounds.

The aggressive arrival of his giant bee swarm alarmed the giant bee swarm within the valley, causing roughly eighty thousand giant bees to fly out, gathering into another “black cloud.”

The two swarms faced each other in the air, but Leng Yan still didn’t see the opposing queen bee. He burned 5,000 primordial spirit elixirs and activated the immortal land.

Leng Yan wanted to find out what the queen bee was doing and why it hadn’t appeared despite the invading enemy.

Flying through the “two armies,” Leng Yan headed into the valley!

Inside the valley, it was desolate with no vegetation at all. On both sides of the valley’s sheer cliffs, there were numerous caves.

These caves seemed to serve as the nests for these giant bees.

While Leng Yan was having trouble locating the queen bee’s residence, he suddenly noticed a cave ahead guarded by about thirty thousand giant bees.

These giant bees blended almost perfectly with the cliff’s color. If one hadn’t moved slightly, Leng Yan might never have spotted them!

With guards posted, it was clear that this cave must be the queen bee’s nest. Leng Yan quickly rushed inside!

Inside the cave, there was a faint yellow glow and a slightly sweet aroma. This was the scent of royal jelly, confirming to Leng Yan that he was in the right place.

After taking numerous turns, Leng Yan finally saw the queen bee!

The queen bee was lying on a pool of royal jelly, its body emitting a golden glow, flickering on and off. Astonishingly, its aura faintly resembled that of a cultivator at the golden core realm.

“It’s undergoing a breakthrough! No wonder it didn’t come out while a battle is imminent! In that case, strike while it’s vulnerable, or else if it succeeds in advancing, it’ll be trouble for me!” Leng Yan thought, immediately commanding his queen bee to launch an attack.

Upon receiving Leng Yan’s command, the swarm charged forward, initiating a battle between the giant bees. Leng Yan’s side had the support of his queen bee, boosting their morale significantly. Meanwhile, the opposing bees fought desperately as their queen was advancing to a higher realm.

However, Leng Yan had brought a hundred thousand giant bees, and while the opposition could have mounted a stronger offensive, thirty thousand of their bees remained behind to protect the queen. This left the bees outside with fewer numbers than Leng Yan’s forces.

Moreover, Leng Yan orchestrated tactics from his side, making them even harder to resist.

In less than ten minutes, the opposing bees were overwhelmed and divided. They were already outnumbered, and now they found themselves surrounded completely.

The queen bee inside, sensing the battle outside, began to grow restless upon seeing its swarm being slaughtered.

Leng Yan noticed this and smiled faintly. His intention was to unsettle the queen bee and disrupt its advancement. Advancing for demonic beasts is similar to humans: fraught with dangers. Particularly during critical moments, an unsettled spiritual mind can lead to failure, causing injuries that might prevent further progress for life.

The queen bee was reaching the final stage of its breakthrough, with a purple aura enveloping it and the golden hue changing color.

“Trying to rush the advancement, is it?” A wicked grin crossed Leng Yan’s face as he directed the immortal land above the queen bee’s head, over the soft fuzz.

In an instant, a burst of black light descended, piercing the queen bee’s head. It all happened abruptly, taking only a moment!

Struck by the spirit-fixing needle, the queen bee’s soul was locked in place, severing its connection to the body, signaling the failure of its advancement.

“Boom!”

The spirit-fixing needle’s short grip was finally shattered by the queen bee’s soul, forcibly expelling the needle.

Yet it was far from over. The queen bee now faced an imminent backlash.

“Buzz!”

A tear suddenly opened in the queen bee’s body, causing blood to ooze from the wound, with more blood flowing from its mouthparts. Its eyes lost their luster, showing signs of severe weakness.

Taking this chance, Leng Yan hurriedly collected the royal jelly. With his prize in hand, Leng Yan turned to leave, but as soon as he turned around, he suddenly stopped in his tracks!