Chapter 78: Encountering the Enemy

After securing the corpse of the Ninth Rank True Qi Realm beast, Chu Jianqiu flew towards the group.

As he approached, Chu Jianqiu saw dust flying and heard a great commotion. Upon closer inspection, he saw the group engaged in battle with five blood-robed warriors.

Among the five blood-robed warriors, one was a Ninth Rank True Qi Realm warrior, two were Eighth Rank True Qi Realm, and two were Seventh Rank True Qi Realm.

The Ninth Rank True Qi Realm blood-robed warrior was fighting against Yan Junbi and Tan Youxin, two against one, and was not at a disadvantage at all. The two Eighth Rank True Qi Realm blood-robed warriors, fighting three against two, also had the upper hand.

On the Xuanjian Sect side, the three Eighth Rank True Qi Realm warriors were barely holding their own against the two Eighth Rank True Qi Realm blood-robed warriors, thanks to the formidable combat prowess of the young man Zhao Gaochi, who wielded a folding fan.

Zhao Gaochi's folding fan was clearly a high-grade magical treasure. When he waved it, streams of fiery wind shot out, causing considerable trouble for the two Eighth Rank True Qi Realm blood-robed warriors.

At the Ninth and Eighth Rank True Qi Realm levels, the Xuanjian Sect disciples could still hold their own against the blood-robed warriors. However, at the Seventh Rank True Qi Realm level, the situation was precarious.

The three Seventh Rank True Qi Realm warriors of the Xuanjian Sect were in a dire situation against the two Seventh Rank True Qi Realm blood-robed warriors. Under the attacks of the two blood-robed warriors, the three Xuanjian Sect disciples were in a perilous state, with Wan Xiuying already lying on the ground, her condition unknown.

Chu Jianqiu rushed over and lifted Wan Xiuying from the ground. At this moment, her eyes were tightly closed, her face as pale as gold paper, and her breathing weak, on the brink of death.

Chu Jianqiu placed his palm on Wan Xiuying's back and infused a pure and powerful true qi into her. This true qi was refined by the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Technique, containing supreme mystical power.

With the infusion of this true qi, Wan Xiuying coughed up a mouthful of blood and slowly opened her eyes. Chu Jianqiu took out a healing pill and fed it to her.

This healing pill was the second-grade supreme Nine Revolutions Moistening and Restoring Pill, the best healing pill Chu Jianqiu had selected from the "Detailed Explanation of Alchemy Formulas."

The materials required to refine the Nine Revolutions Moistening and Restoring Pill were not cheap. Just the materials for one batch cost Chu Jianqiu 100 contribution points.

After taking the Nine Revolutions Moisturing and Restoring Pill, Wan Xiuying's complexion gradually turned rosy, and her injuries visibly recovered.

Wan Xiuying was grateful and thanked Chu Jianqiu. She was not unfamiliar with the pill he had just fed her; it was the extremely precious Nine Revolutions Moisturing and Restoring Pill.

The Nine Revolutions Moisturing and Restoring Pill was a second-grade supreme pill. Not only were the materials expensive, but the refinement process was extremely difficult, with a very low success rate, even more challenging than refining some ordinary third-grade pills.

In the Xuanjian Sect's Treasure Pavilion, one Nine Revolutions Moisturing and Restoring Pill cost 30 contribution points. Although the inner sect disciples of the Xuanjian Sect had better treatment than the outer sect disciples, a newly promoted ordinary inner sect disciple could only receive 50 Qi Gathering Pills per month, equivalent to 50 contribution points.

The Nine Revolutions Moisturing and Restoring Pill Chu Jianqiu had just given her was roughly equivalent to half a month's worth of resources. If it were someone else, they might not have been willing to spend so much to save her life.

Just as Chu Jianqiu had settled Wan Xiuying, a惨叫声传了过来。Chu Jianqiu turned his head and saw a Seventh Rank True Qi Realm Xuanjian Sect disciple being struck by a blood-robed warrior, flying over ten yards and crashing into the ground, creating a large pit. After a few convulsions, the body lay still.

Wan Xiuying had only been hit by the aftermath of the battle. The blood-robed warrior who attacked her did not take her seriously and merely brushed her with a palm, allowing her to survive by a stroke of luck.

Now, the Xuanjian Sect disciple who was struck by the blood-robed warrior's full force was killed on the spot.

With one less companion, the remaining two Xuanjian Sect disciples found it even harder to hold their ground. In terms of combat power at the same realm, the Xuanjian Sect disciples were generally weaker than the Blood Fiend Sect disciples.

The Seventh Rank True Qi Realm woman named Huang Yisu, facing the palm of the blood-robed warrior, turned pale. Without the support of her companion, she could not avoid this palm.

In her despair, a white figure suddenly flashed, and with a loud boom, intercepted the attack of the blood-robed warrior, sending the blood-robed warrior flying.

Huang Yisu looked closely and saw that the white-robed figure was none other than Chu Jianqiu, who was regarded as a waste by everyone, a Third Rank True Qi Realm cultivator.

Huang Yisu was utterly bewildered. How could a mere Third Rank True Qi Realm cultivator like Chu Jianqiu send a Seventh Rank True Qi Realm blood-robed warrior flying?

Not only was Huang Yisu shocked, but Yan Junbi and Tan Youxin were also filled with disbelief, and Zhao Gaochi looked as if he had swallowed a fly.

When they saw the situation turning against them, Yan Junbi and the others were extremely tense. They were barely holding their own against the blood-robed warriors, and if any more external forces joined, they would surely lose.

Under normal circumstances, a Seventh Rank True Qi Realm warrior would not pose much of a threat to them, but in this situation, it would be the last straw that broke their backs, becoming the key to determining the outcome of the battle.

The Ninth Rank True Qi Realm blood-robed warrior, seeing that they were about to win, thought victory was assured, but did not expect such an unexpected turn of events.

When Chu Jianqiu first appeared, no one took him seriously. A Third Rank True Qi Realm waste, even if he stood there and let them attack, they would not be injured, so what could he possibly do?

But now, this waste that no one took seriously had decided the outcome of the battle.

Chu Jianqiu's previous palm strike was only the fifth strike of the Seven Waves Palm. In the previous battle, Chu Jianqiu had already experienced the terror of the seventh strike of the Seven Waves Palm. If he used the seventh strike now, the blood-robed warrior would likely be reduced to a pile of flesh.

This was not out of any compassion for the blood-robed warriors. These evil people of the Blood Fiend Sect all deserved to die, and Chu Jianqiu would not show mercy in taking their lives.

However, Chu Jianqiu did not want to reveal too much of his true strength in front of everyone. In such a dangerous and unpredictable environment, it was not wise for others to know too much about his capabilities.

The blood-robed warrior, injured by Chu Jianqiu's palm strike, was severely wounded but did not die immediately. Looking at Chu Jianqiu, his eyes were filled with disbelief and fear. He had no fighting spirit left and wanted to escape.

Chu Jianqiu would not let him have the chance to escape. After killing the others, he would not let this one live. With a flash, he moved forward and delivered another palm strike, ending the blood-robed warrior's life.