Chapter 32

The axe mark fell, splitting the air, and a pitch-black fine crack appeared in space, almost being split by the axe. Li Tiansheng was greatly alarmed, as the power displayed by Ye Feng overturned his thinking.

"Kill!"

Ye Feng shouted, chopping down on Li Tiansheng's long sword, producing a loud explosion.

"Clang!"

The long sword split into two, actually being severed by Ye Feng. The axe was still falling, and in a blink, it was above Li Tiansheng's head.

"Crack!"

Blood splattered, red and white objects flew in the air, mixed with a foul smell. The body was cut in half, intestines and internal organs scattered on the ground. He was not yet dead, his eyes wide open, but the two eyes were already separated, one looking at Ye Feng, the other at the unconscious Qi Ruomei, as if showing unwillingness.

Three men lying at a distance, seeing Li Tiansheng killed, were terrified and ran away, not daring to stay.

"Letting a tiger return to the mountain will bring endless troubles!"

Ye Feng's body shot out, continuously using three axe strikes to horizontally chop the last three men, their bodies all split apart. Even if their fathers came, they would not be able to recognize them.

After killing four people in succession, Ye Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was an ambush. If they had fought face-to-face, whether he could kill them so smoothly was really unknown. At the very least, it wouldn't be so easy.

After searching the four bodies, he found three storage rings. There was no time to investigate, so he put them all away. The most important thing at the moment was to find a way to detoxify the girl.

Holding the girl's body, Ye Feng chose a direction, leaped a few times, and disappeared into the valley.

In a not very large cave, a young man found some dry grass and placed the girl on it. He went out to find some water, took out a few detoxifying pills, and had her take them with clear water.

Ye Feng did not know what poison the girl had been poisoned with and did not dare to treat her lightly, feeling very anxious. He could only hope that the girl would wake up on her own, then there would be a way.

A day passed, and the girl's face became darker, her breath faint, as if about to lose its luster. Ye Feng was so anxious that he paced around, with no solution. Every day, he could only input a large amount of true qi into the girl's body to maintain her vitality and prevent it from being cut off.

As days passed, it was already five or six days. Ye Feng's daily task was to help the girl input true qi. If he did not input true qi into her body every day, she might have died long ago.

After several days of inputting true qi, Ye Feng discovered something strange: his true qi seemed to have become more refined. It was consumed every day and slowly recovered, becoming more condensed.

For several days, Ye Feng did not dare to close his eyes, afraid that the girl would suddenly die if he did. He stayed by her side until the seventh day, when he could no longer bear it and fell asleep beside her.

"Hmm!"

A faint murmur echoed in the cave, and Qi Ruomei opened her beautiful eyes, her consciousness beginning to recover. She found her body completely powerless, unable to move even a finger. The first thing she did upon waking was to look around.

She saw a man lying beside her, very unkempt, now drowsy. Despite his unkempt appearance, he could not hide the heroic aura in his brows. His lips curved slightly, his features distinct, and his eyebrows sharp.

The girl let out a cry, and somehow found the strength to sit up. The first thing she did was to check her body, finding that her clothes had not been tampered with and there were no wounds on her body, thus putting her mind at ease.

This cry woke the drowsy Ye Feng, who rubbed his eyes, which still had bloodshot.

"You're finally awake!"

Seeing the girl awake, Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief. These days had not been in vain, as he had saved the girl's life.

"Where is this? Who are you? Why am I here!"

The girl seemed like a frightened rabbit, staying far away from Ye Feng, hiding on one side of the cave, her hands covering her chest.

"Uh!" Ye Feng was at a loss, apparently the girl had mistaken him for a bad person.

"This is a cave in the Qiyang Mountains, with a waterfall outside. As for me, it's not necessary to know!"

Ye Feng briefly introduced the place to avoid any misunderstanding.

"Did you save me?"

The girl seemed to remember what happened before she fainted, her clear eyes looking at Ye Feng.

"Do you remember?"

Seeing the girl shivering from the cold, Ye Feng made the fire burn brighter. After all, it was almost late autumn, and the girl had no true qi to resist the cold.

"Where is Li Tiansheng? Where did he go? When I return to the academy, I will make sure he is punished!"

The girl's voice was filled with anger, a hint of killing intent flashing across her face.

Ye Feng did not speak, quietly watching the fire.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

Knowing that Ye Feng had saved her, the girl's guard against him relaxed. If Ye Feng had wanted to do anything, he would have done it long ago, no need to wait until now.

"Today should be the seventh day!"

Ye Feng said calmly.

"You've been here for seven days?"

Seeing Ye Feng's bloodshot eyes and unkempt body, the girl was somewhat moved.

"Can't help it, who makes me a good person." Ye Feng gave a self-deprecating smile. He wanted to leave, but if he left, the girl would die. Even if she didn't die, the nearby beasts would kill her.

"Thank you. What's your name? I see you are also a disciple of Tianling Academy. When I return, I will definitely thank you properly!"

The girl knew that upon waking, she found foreign true qi in her body, indicating that Ye Feng had used true qi to sustain her life for these seven days.

"There's no need for thanks. How is the poison in your body?"

Ye Feng did not want to cause trouble. He did not want anyone to know that he had killed a Tianling Inner Academy disciple, to avoid future trouble. However, the girl seemed to have figured it out. If Ye Feng had not killed them, he could not have saved her, but he did not point it out.

"This poison is too powerful, only the one who administered it can remove it!"

The girl's face turned pale. Although she had woken up, her face was still pale, and her condition was poor. The poison was still eroding her body.

"These are Li Tiansheng's things. See if there is any antidote here!"

It had been seven days, and Ye Feng had gone through the few storage rings he had obtained. From Li Tiansheng's storage ring, he found 5,000 spirit stones and 1,000 Qi Gathering Pills. Indeed, a major sect disciple had abundant resources.

Ye Feng also found a先天武技, the Odd Gate Sword Technique, which Li Tiansheng had practiced. Ye Feng had no interest in sword techniques, but it could serve as a reference, greatly helping his future cultivation.

The other storage rings did not have much, only some spirit stones. In total, there were about 10,000 spirit stones. Ye Feng was slightly excited. The Inner Academy was indeed different, and he was eager to join it, as it would help his strength improve faster.

The girl's eyes lit up, looking at the seven or eight small bottles on the ground. She quickly searched and found a greenish porcelain bottle. She opened it, smelled it, and quickly poured the contents into her mouth, which seemed to be the antidote.

Ye Feng did not understand medicine, so he did not know which bottle was the antidote and did not dare to give it to her lightly, as a mistake could lead to instant death.

After taking the antidote, the girl sat cross-legged and began to refine it. A wisp of black gas emitted from her head, all of which was the poison, being expelled from her body. Her face gradually recovered, becoming rosy.

An hour later, the girl opened her eyes, a beam of qi flashing, emitting the pressure of a先天 realm. Ye Feng felt a vast power pressing down on him and quickly used his true qi to resist.

The girl quickly retracted her aura, and Ye Feng felt his body lighten. The先天 realm was indeed powerful. Ye Feng had only killed Li Tiansheng by ambushing him, not giving him any chance.

The girl stood up, her strength fully recovered, looking at Ye Feng with a complex expression. In her eyes, Ye Feng was just a mere ant, with no possibility of any future interaction.

Even if she knew he had killed Li Tiansheng, she believed it was because she had severely injured Li Tiansheng, allowing Ye Feng to kill him. She absolutely did not believe that Ye Feng had the ability to defeat a先天 realm.

Ye Feng could only give a faint smile, as they were now on different levels, almost in different worlds.

"What do you need? As long as I can do it, I will agree!"

The girl said to Ye Feng.

"No need!"

Ye Feng said calmly, still sitting in place, indifferent.

"I, Qi Ruomei, do not want to owe anyone. Here is a先天 cultivation technique, suitable for you to practice, as a way to repay you!"

The girl threw a cultivation technique to Ye Feng, but he did not even look at it, still watching the fire, his face flushed by the burning wood, which crackled.

A先天 cultivation technique, if sold outside, would be worth at least several hundred thousand spirit stones, or even more. The girl had taken it out without hesitation, indeed a grand gesture. With a先天 cultivation technique, the speed of condensing true qi would at least double, but Ye Feng did not pick it up.

"Until we meet again!"

The girl did not want to stay, bowed to Ye Feng, and walked to the cave entrance, quickly disappearing from his sight.

Seeing the girl disappear, Ye Feng stood up, looked at the先天 cultivation technique on the ground, and shook his head with a bitter smile, throwing it into his storage ring, not knowing where it would end up.

"It's been more than twenty days. It's time to return to the academy!"

Ye Feng stretched, left the cave, cleaned up, and restored his appearance as a handsome young man, heading back to Tianling Academy.

At Tianling Academy, on a square, a harsh voice echoed in the air.

"Are all the disciples of Tianling Academy like this? Weak and unable to resist, even the Inner Academy champion, a disgrace!"

A man in his early twenties stood on a platform, looking down on everyone, sweeping his gaze around. No one spoke, and many elite disciples stood at a distance, quietly watching.

On the other side of the platform, Ximen Xuri's mouth spewed blood, his clothes torn, his eyes flashing with anger, but he was severely injured and unable to fight.

"This Dalu Academy is too overbearing, challenging the Inner Academy champion as soon as they arrived. I didn't expect them to be so powerful. Ximen Xuri was no match for him, defeated in one move!"

An Inner Academy disciple said angrily. The man on the platform was this year's Inner Academy champion of Dalu Academy, Zhu Zequn, who had come to challenge the Inner Academy champion of Tianling Academy, specifically challenging Ximen Xuri.