ALL NOVEL Chapter 85
On the other side, two figures were frantically fleeing.
The imposing image of the middle-aged man had completely vanished, replaced by a disheveled appearance, covered in dirt, with his robes torn and tattered—he looked nothing like the grand elder of the Wendaozong.
The woman in yellow, with skin as pale as snow and a youthful, rosy face, once fearless and unyielding, now resembled a frightened little rabbit, her eyes and brows revealing signs of panic.
Indeed, it was Fan Dezhen and An Miaoyi!
Fan Dezhen never anticipated that Medicine King Valley would hide such mysteries; no matter what cultivation level one had before entering, everyone was suppressed to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, without any reasoning at all.
Poor guy, a dignified Great Ascension Completion powerhouse, reduced to the level of a Qi Refining novice—talk about turning a tiger into a cat!
Even so, as someone who had weathered many storms, Fan Dezhen could still accept this sudden change.
Because he was confident that even with his cultivation at the Qi Refining Stage, as the absolute genius of Wendaozong back in the day, he could still sweep through opponents easily.
After all, in this age, which genius couldn’t challenge beyond their level?
Just as Fan Dezhen was calming himself, a few precious herbs emerging from the jungle made him question his life choices.
It dawned on him that every herb with awakened intelligence here was ridiculously strong, utterly different from those outside.
Just when this grand elder of Wendaozong, a Great Ascension Completion powerhouse, was about to be dragged into the bushes and ruthlessly ravaged by herbs, the always-protected An Miaoyi stepped forward, using all her might to save her Uncle Fan.
Ironically, Fan Dezhen’s advantage in Medicine King Valley was far outweighed by An Miaoyi’s.
Outside, due to the vast disparity in realms, the difference in strength between the two sides was enormous.
But in this unique location of Medicine King Valley, the special constitution of the Wendaozong’s leader’s daughter came into play.
An Miaoyi, possessing the Starry Immortal Body, could unleash power far beyond that of her peers, even when her cultivation was suppressed to the Qi Refining Stage.
Thus, An Miaoyi took on the heavy responsibility, protecting Uncle Fan as they fled, steering clear of the grasp of those precious herbs.
The two hid and dodged through the woods, utterly twitchy at the slightest sound, terrified of being attacked.
Although all participants didn’t have to worry about dying in Medicine King Valley—there was a rule that if there was life-threatening danger, they would automatically be teleported outside—the real issue was that only life-threatening situations counted as dangerous. If that’s the case, they’d torment and humiliate you, insult your dignity, and trample on your pride.
So who could endure that?
Everyone feared being caught by those crazed herbs and being forced into their twisted games!
Even if they lived, what did it matter? Do you know what it feels like to live worse than death?
Besides, with a shattered Dao heart, there goes your cultivation path!
So, An Miaoyi and Fan Dezhen were on edge, hoping Medicine King Valley would close soon so they could be teleported out and escape this calamity.
“Miss, I’m sorry. It’s Uncle Fan’s fault for being useless; I had to rely on you to rescue me at a critical moment, and now I’m dragging you down. I’m just a burden!”
Fan Dezhen’s eyes were red, filled with self-reproach.
It’s hard to imagine that the revered grand elder of Wendaozong could appear so defeated.
An Miaoyi saw this and felt a pang of hurt. “Not at all! Miaoyi has never blamed Uncle Fan. Besides, you brought me out of the sect this time, so it’s only right that I protect you now that we’re in trouble. That’s what the younger generation should do!”
“Miss…” Fan Dezhen felt deeply moved, his eyes misting over.
“If you ask me, it’s all this cursed place’s fault! The herbs here are all so strong; it’s clearly not normal!”
An Miaoyi slammed her fists into the air, complaining, “I previously thought the Medicine Sovereign was a good guy; now it seems he’s just an evil old man with bad intentions!”
Fan Dezhen smiled wryly, wanting to defend, but upon reflection, he had nothing to say.
Because the strength of the herbs here was far beyond the normal level; just one of them could wipe out a large number of human cultivators of the same rank.
If no one was pulling strings behind the scenes, who would believe that?
And Medicine King Valley was the Medicine Sovereign’s territory, so he couldn’t be unrelated to this matter!
What’s worst is that Medicine King Valley had opened so many times, yet no hero had stepped forward to reveal the secrets?
What a scam, it was too much of a scam!!
Thinking this, Fan Dezhen felt suffocated inside; he had nearly been stripped naked and hung from a tree by a few precious herbs. If the people from Wendaozong found out about this, where would he put his old face?
While the two were haphazardly fleeing, a blue vine like a giant serpent rolled up, kicking up a storm of dust and then, like lightning, coiled around An Miaoyi’s ankle.
“Damn!”
The sudden attack caught An Miaoyi completely off guard.
Lifting her jade hand, she summoned starlight in her palm.
Whoosh!
An Miaoyi unleashed her starlight with all her might, trying to sever the vine wrapped around her ankle.
But the vine’s surface sparked with brilliant blue lightning, not only blocking her attack but also sending electric shocks coursing through her body.
“Ahhh…”
An Miaoyi felt electric shocks coursing through her, her hair standing on end, and without any resistance, she was dragged back by the vines!
“Miss!”
Fan Dezhen was horrified, forming several sword qi with a flick of his fingers, slashing at the vine, but it did no damage at all.
Fan Dezhen, frantic, tried to continue attacking when another blue vine struck him in the chest—–>