Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

Three Daoist Tier Cultivators.

Although each of them was currently in a weakened state from having their Immortal Dao Will drained, the three attacked in unison. That terrifying aura pressed down on Ye Wanqing. She was only a Martial Cultivator at the Small Divine Power Realm Third Level; forget resisting, even dodging was an immense struggle.

Even though she had tried to create distance at the first possible moment,

she still couldn't dodge the attack.

All she could do was grit her teeth and shield Yang Xiao with her body.

"Yang Xiao, run! I'll hold them off for a bit."

Ye Wanqing said urgently, looking back at Yang Xiao.

"Can you really hold them off?"

Ye Wanqing bit her lip. "My Ye Family has a Secret Technique that can temporarily unleash ten, a hundred, or even a thousand times my normal power. But it requires an extremely strong physique and consumes my Origin. With my current ability, I can probably manage a hundred-fold increase. That should be barely enough. You go on ahead. If you ever see my sister, I hope you can forgive her... and take care of her for me!"

As she finished speaking, Ye Wanqing's aura began to surge violently.

A look of grim resolve filled her eyes.

Seeing her so determined,

Yang Xiao cleared his throat. "Actually, I have some Pills here that can help you."

Ye Wanqing was stunned.

She saw several pills appear in Yang Xiao's hand.

"This red one is a Violent Yuan Pill. It can instantly increase your damage output tenfold. This green one is a Solid Essence Pill. After you swallow it, it will rapidly replenish your lost Origin, replacing it with its medicinal energy. And this cyan one is a Light Spirit Pill. Take it, and you'll become as light as a swallow, with a huge boost to your agility and speed. Oh, right, hold on. I'll get you a Celestial Spirit Pill, too. This is the good stuff. After you take it, your Spiritual Power won't permanently increase, but for a short time, your senses will be more than ten times sharper. Hurry up and take them! What are you spacing out for? Those three old geezers are coming! Any later and it'll be too late!"

Yang Xiao was getting anxious.

Seeing her just standing there in a daze, he pulled her into his arms and stuffed all four Pills from his hand straight into her mouth.

Ye Wanqing instinctively opened her mouth, her lips brushing against Yang Xiao's palm.

In that instant,

a peculiar feeling welled up in both of their hearts.

For the first time,

even the thick-skinned Yang Xiao couldn't help but blush.

As for Ye Wanqing, her face turned so red it seemed like blood would drip from it.

Fortunately, the three Daoist Tier Cultivators chose that moment to press their attack, snapping the two out of it. They no longer had time to dwell on the awkwardness.

Ye Wanqing's figure shot into the air.

A single slash of her sword cut through the air, aimed directly at the three descending palms.

The Sword Qi blazed like a rainbow.

Its edge was unstoppable.

In a single move, it completely shattered their combined attack.

Watching the three white-haired elders descend from the sky,

Ye Wanqing's expression was one of utter shock.

'It actually worked! And my damage output really increased tenfold... A tenfold increase on top of my Secret Technique, and the Origin consumption... is zero? And my body feels as light as a single strand of hair, yet I can control it with perfect ease. It must be the Spiritual Power... the control is incredibly precise!'

Ye Wanqing was utterly astonished.

Before, when Yang Xiao had told her the Pills could help, she hadn't actually believed him.

After all, take the Violent Yuan Pill, for example. Normally, she would believe a pill could increase her damage output tenfold. But she was already using her Secret Technique to boost her power a hundredfold. Even if the Violent Yuan Pill had worked, she expected it would only boost her original strength by ten times, which would only add about a tenth to her current damage output. That alone would have been impressive.

Moreover, stacking them like that would have likely caused irreparable damage to her body.

That was why the Ye Family had an ancestral rule: never take a power-surging Pill while using this Secret Technique. Not only would it fail to increase one's power, but there was a high chance it would cause one's body to simply explode.

But now...

Yang Xiao's Pills hadn't worsened the side effects of her Secret Technique at all. Instead, with no additional burden, they had simply boosted her damage output another ten times.

Even more incredible, the other three Pills were also astonishingly effective.

When stacked, not only could she unleash the full power of her Secret Technique—a Combat Power increase equivalent to an entire Great Realm—but the side effects had been reduced to zero.

Thanks to the Solid Essence Pill, her Origin Power, which should have been rapidly depleting, hadn't been touched in the slightest.

And then there was the Celestial Spirit Pill and the Light Spirit Pill.

An effect like this was nothing short of a miracle.

While Ye Wanqing stood there in amazement, the three cultivators stationed at the Flame Cloud Mountain Mine wore ugly expressions.

In truth, they had been aware of Yang Xiao and Ye Wanqing from the moment they arrived.

But given their own weakened conditions, each had wanted the others to make the first move,

hoping to avoid expending too much of their own energy.

If something were to happen, it would be a disaster.

They only reached an agreement when Ye Wanqing started killing people.

They would attack together.

That way, no one could take advantage of the others.

Otherwise, why would all three of them act at once against a mere Martial Artist of the Small Divine Power Realm?

But the result was that even with all three of them acting together—and using over seventy percent of their strength, even if it wasn't their full power—

it should have been a one-hit kill.

They never imagined that after swallowing a few Pills, this girl—who couldn't have been more than twenty—would shatter their attack with a single slash.

What... what was going on?

'Could it be those Pills?'

The three exchanged glances, and their gazes suddenly fell upon Yang Xiao.

They had all seen it. The young woman had been preparing to sacrifice her life, to use her Secret Technique, but then this fellow had given her a few Pills.

Her aura had surged, causing them to suffer a minor setback.

"It seems that kid is a very powerful Alchemist. Otherwise, the girl wouldn't be risking her life to protect him. If we capture him, perhaps he can cure this inexplicable ailment of ours. What do you think?"

The one who spoke was the one who appeared oldest, with the deepest cultivation.

"Elder Chixiao speaks wisely. I think it's worth a try."

"I agree, we should try."

The other two elders were in complete agreement.

It was no surprise. For the past three days, they had been racking their brains about their condition. Now, they had suddenly found someone who could produce such incredible Pills.

Even if he was in league with that girl who cultivated the Martial Dao, they had to try.

As for the Slaying Martial Order?

Could that thing possibly be more important than their own lives and cultivation?

The three immediately reached a consensus and decided on a strategy. Two of them—the two with the deepest cultivation—lunged toward Ye Wanqing.

The last one lunged for Yang Xiao.