Chapter 1787: Who Saves Whom

In the darkness, a black shadow shot over rapidly, catching up to the two in the blink of an eye.

Baili Qingyan knew escape was impossible, so she had no choice but to turn and face it.

“You run! I’ll hold him off!” Baili Qingyan cried out sharply.

Ye Yuan did not flee; instead, he looked at Baili Qingyan in surprise.

This girl—was she actually willing to sacrifice herself to save others?

At a time like this, given how much Baili Qingyan hated him, shouldn’t she have thrown him to the wolves and escaped herself?

Baili Qingyan was powerful, her sword law running rampant within the cave.

But against the mighty Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast, she was still more than a step behind.

Under the fierce beast’s onslaught, Baili Qingyan’s composure quickly fell into disarray.

Suddenly, the Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast’s third eye flashed brightly, emitting a terrifying beam of light.

Baili Qingyan’s expression changed, but it was too late to dodge.

“That guy—he should have escaped by now, right? Am I out of my mind, why would I sacrifice myself to save him?” This was the last thought in Baili Qingyan’s mind before she lost consciousness.

Boom!

The beam of light struck Baili Qingyan directly. Her body flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground, unconscious.

Roar!

Having defeated Baili Qingyan, the Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast let out another earth-shaking roar, as if proclaiming its might.

It walked step by step toward Ye Yuan, its powerful aura nearly crushing him.

Ye Yuan paid it no heed. He walked slowly to Baili Qingyan’s side, picked her up, and headed out of the cave.

Roar! Roar!

The Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast was clearly enraged by Ye Yuan—this insignificant human dared to ignore it!

It raised a massive claw and swiped at Ye Yuan.

In its view, this strike would surely crush Ye Yuan to dust.

But at that moment, a terrifying aura emanated from Ye Yuan.

This aura made even the beast tremble.

Boom!

The Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast was sent flying.

…

Baili Qingyan slowly opened her eyes, and everything before her became clear.

“I… I’m not dead?”

Baili Qingyan looked around; there was no one, nor any sign of the Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast.

“Who saved me? Could it be… a strong expert from Shadowmoon Sect happened to pass by? Huh… my injuries—all healed?” Baili Qingyan was full of doubt.

She distinctly remembered being struck hard by the Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast, her injuries severe.

But now, not only was she rescued, but her wounds were also fully healed.

“Of course I saved you! You don’t naively think some savior appeared, do you?”

A voice sounded, and Ye Yuan’s figure emerged from a cave not far away.

Baili Qingyan was slightly stunned. This guy—he hadn’t fled?

Or had he escaped and then come back?

Of course, she absolutely refused to believe Ye Yuan’s claim.

“You? The Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast could tear you apart with one claw. You want to save me from it?” Baili Qingyan said disdainfully.

Ye Yuan smiled. “Otherwise, who do you think could have saved you?”

Baili Qingyan sneered. “Of course it was a strong expert from Shadowmoon Sect! You’re taking credit for someone else’s deed, hoping to move me and win my favor, aren’t you? You’re overthinking it!”

Ye Yuan was speechless. Seriously, you’re the one overthinking it, okay?

But since Baili Qingyan thought so, he didn’t bother to explain. He casually tossed a few fruits in front of her.

Baili Qingyan’s expression changed. “This… is a Jade Lemon Fruit?”

Ye Yuan said indifferently, “What the Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast guards is naturally something good. We’re teammates in this group. These are yours. Don’t say I’m hogging it all.”

Baili Qingyan looked at Ye Yuan and was greatly startled. “You… you broke through?”

She was shocked to find that Ye Yuan’s aura had grown much stronger—he had actually broken through to Divine Lord Sixth Heaven while she was unconscious.

Ye Yuan’s cultivation had long been at the peak of Divine Lord Fifth Heaven.

Now that he had found these Jade Lemon Fruits, a breakthrough was naturally expected.

But in Baili Qingyan’s eyes, this breakthrough seemed far too casual.

Even with Jade Lemon Fruits, one couldn’t instantly convert them into strength.

Jade Lemon Fruits contained immense spiritual energy, even stronger than some medicinal pills.

If one consumed too many, a martial artist couldn’t digest them.

Even to break through, one had to patiently go into seclusion and slowly refine them to turn them into strength.

But she had been unconscious until now—surely not much time had passed?

This… this was a breakthrough already?

How could she know that after getting the Jade Lemon Fruits, Ye Yuan simply ate them like fruit?

With the domineering nature of the Chaos Heaven-Connecting Scripture, he naturally refined them all, channeling them into his divine vortex.

“You should refine the Jade Lemon Fruits first. That should let you break through to the peak of Divine Lord Ninth Heaven,” Ye Yuan said calmly.

Baili Qingyan found it all too dramatic. When she encountered the Three-Eyed Azure-Maned Beast, she thought she was doomed.

Who would have thought that in a flash, not only was she alive, but her strength could also reach a new level.

Baili Qingyan composed herself and began to refine the Jade Lemon Fruits.

A few days later, Baili Qingyan slowly opened her eyes, excitement shining in them.

After refining one Jade Lemon Fruit, her strength had broken through to the peak of Divine Lord Ninth Heaven.

Now, if she were to spar with Zhong Hanlin, Baili Qingyan was absolutely confident she could defeat him.

“Tsk tsk, truly a proud daughter of heaven. Your effect from refining the Jade Lemon Fruit is even better than I imagined,” Ye Yuan praised.

Baili Qingyan’s talent was almost comparable to Leng Qiuling’s.

In this Void Realm, she was definitely a top-tier genius.

Even Zhong Hanlin and the others couldn’t compare to Baili Qingyan.

After all, they were much older than her.

Baili Qingyan looked proud and said calmly, “Of course! I will definitely obtain a spot in the Huangling Sacred Hall!”

Ye Yuan smiled. “Then we’ll be opponents when the time comes.”

Baili Qingyan looked at Ye Yuan with slight surprise. “You want to participate in the Huangling Tournament too? Don’t joke around. You don’t think that breaking through to Divine Lord Sixth Heaven makes you invincible, do you?”

Ye Yuan chuckled and shook his head. “You geniuses—are you always so arrogant? There are still over two hundred years until the Huangling Tournament. Who will win is still unknown!”

Baili Qingyan said calmly, “Two hundred years—for someone like you, at most you’ll rise to Divine Lord Ninth Heaven. Even if you’re exceptionally talented and break through to Half-Step Divine Lord, there’s not a shred of hope.”

Ye Yuan laughed. “Words are useless. Let’s just wait and see.”

Baili Qingyan, self-assured, didn’t argue. Instead, she asked, “There’s not much time left in the month. We don’t have many Heavenly Demon Crystals. This is going to be a problem.”

Ye Yuan smiled. “Don’t worry about that. Someone will deliver Heavenly Demon Crystals to us.”