Chapter 72

Seeing Jiang Lingzhu and Nie Xian suddenly appear, Nie Tian temporarily gave up on asking Zheng Bin about the Ghostfire Wolves.

After sitting still for a long time, he finally stood up and looked at the two from afar.

Jiang Lingzhu and Nie Xian, dressed in blue robes, were noticeably thinner compared to a while ago.

Apart from her still bright and lively eyes, Jiang Lingzhu was dirty all over, and her blue robe was tattered with several holes at the corners.

Nie Tian knew at a glance that those holes were made by sharp weapons.

Nie Xian, who also came from the Nie family, was even worse off than Jiang Lingzhu. His Lingyun Sect standard blue robe seemed to have been torn and then sewn back together.

At first glance, Nie Xian looked like a beggar in Black Cloud City, dirty and disheveled.

"Zheng Bin, water! Get us some water to drink!" Jiang Lingzhu shouted as she walked over. "Why are you here? Did you encounter any disciples of the Prison Realm in that volcanic area?"

"Ah! Nie Tian!"

As she got closer, she suddenly saw Nie Tian and couldn't help but scream.

"Nie Tian!" Nie Xian also looked incredulous. "You, you're still alive?"

In the eyes of Jiang Lingzhu and Nie Xian, Nie Tian should have been dead long ago.

How could Nie Tian, who left alone and wandered in the desert, not have been killed by the Ghost Sect and Blood Sect?

When they were ambushed by Yu Tong and Mo Xi, Yu Tong had taken out a Blood Compass and clearly told them that no matter where they fled, she could track them down.

With the Blood Compass in Yu Tong's hands, Nie Tian, who left alone, could not have escaped her sight.

How could Nie Tian, who was targeted by Yu Tong alone, have survived?

Both Jiang Lingzhu and Nie Xian believed that Nie Tian had long been killed by the Ghost Sect and Blood Sect, and never expected to meet him again here.

"It's been a while. I'm relieved to see you're both fine," Nie Tian smiled.

"Jian Xuan! What are you waiting for? Get them some clear water!" Zheng Bin ordered.

Jian Xuan, who almost killed Nie Tian, reacted and quickly took out a water flask, running over to hand it to Jiang Lingzhu and Nie Xian.

Jiang Lingzhu drank heartily, with no ladylike demeanor, and her straight neck was dotted with sparkling water droplets.

Nie Xian also drank the water from another flask, gulping it down, and then sat down contentedly.

"Nie Tian, you... weren't found by the Ghost Sect and Blood Sect?" Nie Xian asked in confusion.

"A Ghost Sect disciple targeted me, but I killed him," Nie Tian explained softly.

Nie Xian looked at him deeply and nodded. "Well done."

When they first encountered danger, Nie Tian suddenly appeared and forced Yu Tong of the Blood Sect to retreat. At that time, he already found it hard to see through this younger cousin.

He vaguely guessed that something miraculous must have happened to Nie Tian that he couldn't understand.

If it was just a Ghost Sect disciple, he believed that Nie Tian, who could force Yu Tong to retreat, should really be able to kill the opponent.

Jiang Lingzhu finished drinking the water and, under Zheng Bin's inquiring gaze, described their encounter with the ambush.

Just before they were about to cross the desert and enter the volcanic area, they were caught up by the Ghost Sect and Blood Sect, and a battle broke out instantly.

During the battle, Yu Tong of the Blood Sect suddenly advanced to the Postnatal Realm, her strength surging, and she unleashed various forbidden techniques of the Blood Sect, making them powerless to resist.

Yu Tong, who had advanced to the Postnatal Realm, was almost invincible in the Qinghuang World, leaving them with no hope of victory.

To survive, they had to scatter and flee, so Yu Tong couldn't trap and kill all of them in one place.

Jiang Lingzhu and Nie Xian, after escaping the battlefield, were pursued by Mo Xi of the Ghost Sect and barely made it to this place with great effort.

Ye Gu Mo of the Lingyun Sect, after separating from them, was never seen again, and his fate was unknown.

On their way back, they didn't encounter An Ying and others from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, and they also didn't know the condition of An Ying and the others.

"If Mo Xi of the Ghost Sect was the one who pursued you, then... there should be many survivors from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion," Nie Tian suddenly felt relieved after hearing this.

"What do you mean? If Mo Xi pursued us, then Yu Tong of the Blood Sect must have targeted An Ying and the others. Yu Tong is even more terrifying than Mo Xi. Why do you think An Ying and the others can survive?" Jiang Lingzhu asked curiously.

"Because Yu Tong of the Blood Sect first targeted Yuan Feng and Yun Song from the Ash Valley. After killing Yuan Feng and Yun Song, that demoness... then targeted me for pursuit," Nie Tian said with a relatively relaxed tone. "Without that demoness, the Blood Sect alone couldn't have killed An Ying and Pan Tao."

"What? You were targeted by Yu Tong?" Jiang Lingzhu was greatly shocked. "How did you survive until now?"

Nie Xian was also startled. His expression towards Nie Tian was extremely complex.

Unlike the people from the Xuanwu Palace, they had truly witnessed Yu Tong's prowess. After breaking through to the Postnatal Realm, Yu Tong's strength was so formidable that it made them all tremble with fear.

It could be said that because Yu Tong advanced to the Postnatal Realm, they had to scatter and flee, no longer daring to fight.

Yu Tong almost single-handedly shattered their mental defenses!

Such a terrifying Yu Tong, after killing Yuan Feng and Yun Song, and then targeting Nie Tian, made it almost impossible for Nie Tian to survive.

"He survived because Yu Tong, after killing Yuan Feng and Yun Song, was injured and her strength sharply declined," Li Xi explained using Nie Tian's words.

Jiang Lingzhu glanced at Li Xi, frowned prettily, and said, "What do you know?"

Li Xi's expression froze.

"Yuan Feng and Yun Song were both injured to different degrees when they fled, and they expended more energy than Yu Tong," Jiang Lingzhu looked at Nie Tian strangely. "Yu Tong, after advancing to the Postnatal Realm, was at her peak when she pursued everyone. I don't think it would take much energy for Yu Tong to kill the demoralized Yuan Feng and Yun Song."

"As for injuring Yu Tong..." she shook her head. "That's even more impossible."

"Are you lying to us?" Zheng Bin's face turned cold as he said to Nie Tian, "Did you really encounter Yu Tong? Was Yu Tong really pursuing you?"

"Cheater!" A girl named Han Xin with an oval face said angrily.

The other people from the Xuanwu Palace also looked at Nie Tian with dissatisfaction.

"Nie Tian, your strength... I can't see through it. But I think if Yu Tong hadn't advanced to the Postnatal Realm, you could have survived," Jiang Lingzhu hesitated and said softly. "But she did advance to the Postnatal Realm, and she is really, really terrifying! It's indeed almost impossible for you to survive and come here from her hands."

Nie Tian, being doubted by everyone, smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that lying without leaving any traces was indeed not easy.

He couldn't tell Jiang Lingzhu about the powerful rage punch he had learned from that mysterious place.

So, he remained silent for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "I really did encounter Yu Tong of the Blood Sect. But after Yu Tong killed Yuan Feng and Yun Song, she encountered the Mystic Ice Python in the Ice Region. The Mystic Ice Python is the strongest spirit beast in the Qinghuang World, and Yu Tong was injured while killing it."

The Mystic Ice Python had already left the Qinghuang World and would never appear again. As a second-level spirit beast, it was also very powerful, making it a suitable scapegoat for Nie Tian.

"Ah, so there was the Mystic Ice Python. That makes sense," Jiang Lingzhu suddenly believed him. "The Mystic Ice Python is indeed very powerful. It has already gained intelligence and is almost a third-level spirit beast. For Yu Tong to kill it alone, she must have paid a price."

"You should have told the truth," Zheng Bin said coldly.

"So you survived because Yu Tong killed Yuan Feng and the Mystic Ice Python. I thought... you were that powerful," Han Xin said disdainfully.

"By not mentioning the Mystic Ice Python, you were just trying to make yourself look good, weren't you?" Li Xi also mocked.

Nie Tian touched his nose and laughed, not bothering to respond to them.

Afterward, Zheng Bin kept asking Jiang Lingzhu about the details of the battle with the Ghost Sect and Blood Sect, trying to understand their strength and discuss how to deal with them next.

Nie Tian, who had been mocked by the Xuanwu Palace, didn't feel right to bring up the Ghostfire Wolves and sat idly beside Nie Xian.

Though Nie Xian was full of questions, he didn't ask Nie Tian at that moment but took out the spirit stones granted by the Lingyun Sect to recover on the spot.

After a while, Jiang Lingzhu and Zheng Bin finished their discussion. She didn't rush to recover but pointed at Nie Tian and said, "Come with me, I have something to say to you."

Nie Tian was stunned. Seeing Jiang Lingzhu already walking to the other side of the mountain wall, he had no choice but to get up and follow silently.

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