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At the base of the colossal stone pillar, Song Wen wielded the Soul Cleaving Blade, carefully carving off a drop of Pure Origin Heavenly Dew.
This was the eighth drop of Pure Origin Heavenly Dew he had obtained from this pillar, bringing his total to twenty-one drops.
According to the two sets of breakthrough insights for the Body Integration Stage he had acquired, he had already met the minimum requirement of twenty drops. Of course, having an extra three to five drops as backup in case of unforeseen circumstances would be even better.
"Gou Jun, how dare you deceive me!" Leng Zhi's voice rang out.
She and Xue Cong descended from the sky, their fury blazing.
Earlier, Song Wen's upward ascent had misled them into believing the upper part of the pillar remained unexplored. Eager to beat him to the treasures, they had rushed ahead to search.
However, aside from a few small pits left by Song Wen after collecting the Pure Origin Heavenly Dew, they found nothing.
"I never said there was Pure Origin Heavenly Dew up there," Song Wen replied with a cheerful smile.
Having achieved his objective, Song Wen was in excellent spirits.
"Hand over the Pure Origin Heavenly Dew. Otherwise, you won't leave this place alive," Leng Zhi said coldly.
A playful smile crept across Song Wen's face.
These two were nothing more than clowns courting death.
But before he could act, another figure swiftly approached.
It was Heng Ziping.
Surprisingly, Heng Ziping was approaching from the east.
When the four had parted ways, he had headed west.
"Fellow Daoist Heng, you've arrived just in time," Leng Zhi said urgently as Heng Ziping appeared. "Gou Jun obtained seven or eight drops of Pure Origin Heavenly Dew from this stone pillar. Why don't you, Xue Cong, and I join forces to eliminate him and divide the dew equally among us?"
Song Wen's eyes narrowed, a cold glint flashing in their depths.
Another fool seeking death had joined the fray.
He hadn't intended to act rashly here, but these three were relentlessly courting death. He had no choice but to eliminate them.
However, events unfolded differently than he anticipated.
Heng Ziping didn't agree to Leng Zhi's proposal. Instead, he regarded her with amusement.
"Leng Zhi, I told you long ago I'd never cooperate with you again. I have no desire to be framed by you again."
Turning to Song Wen, he added,
"Gou Jun, why don't we join forces to eliminate them both? From what I know, Leng Zhi possesses at least three drops of Pure Origin Heavenly Dew. If we kill them, all three drops will be yours. I won't take a single one."
Song Wen stared at Heng Ziping in astonishment, completely unprepared for such a proposal.
Heng Ziping's desire to eliminate Leng Zhi made sense. However, his complete lack of interest in the Pure Origin Heavenly Dew on both Leng Zhi and himself left Song Wen utterly baffled. What scheme was he plotting?
Song Wen wasn't the only one surprised. Leng Zhi and Xue Cong also wore expressions of shock.
"Heng Ziping, aren't you even tempted by the Pure Origin Heavenly Dew on Fellow Daoist Gou Jun?" Leng Zhi asked.
"Compared to the Pure Origin Heavenly Dew, I'd rather eliminate you," Heng Ziping replied.
As he spoke, a colossal thirty-meter-long sword materialized before him.
The giant blade tore through the air, hurtling toward Leng Zhi and Xue Cong.
"Xue Cong, hold them off for a moment while I cast the Profound Sky Thunder Art. Though they have some tricks, once this technique is unleashed, they'll surely perish under its thunder magic," Leng Zhi said, her face as cold as frost, her voice resolute, as if she had absolute faith in her secret art.
The Profound Sky Thunder Art was the Profound Sky Sect's most infamous secret art, considered their strongest and most difficult to master. Few had ever succeeded in cultivating it.
Xue Cong, clearly aware of the art's formidable reputation, his expression brightened.
"Fellow Daoist Leng, feel free to proceed. However, I insist on personally ending Gou Jun's life."
A shield materialized before Xue Cong, expanding to several meters in height to protect him. Simultaneously, he summoned a long saber and charged forward to meet the incoming giant sword.
To his left, Leng Zhi hovered in mid-air, rapidly forming magic seals with her hands. Wisps of Thunderlight gradually emerged from her body, intensifying until they engulfed her entirely.
In the next moment, the Thunderlight pierced the sky and vanished into the distance.
Clang!
The giant sword and long saber collided violently.
The saber, like a fallen leaf swept by autumn wind, was sent flying backward.
"Hahaha..." Heng Ziping's maniacal laughter echoed through the air. "Just as I predicted! Xue Cong, you fool, Leng Zhi has betrayed you again!"
Xue Cong's face twisted in shock, his eyes wide with disbelief and a hint of regret.
Heng Ziping's prediction had come true!
"Fellow Daoist Gou Jun, what are you waiting for?" Heng Ziping urged. "If you want the Pure Origin Heavenly Dew, you'll have to hunt down Leng Zhi yourself."
Song Wen shook his head slightly, abandoning his plan to eliminate Heng Ziping as well. Keeping him alive might prove useful later.
With a swift movement, Song Wen pursued Leng Zhi.
Leng Zhi was using the Profound Thunder Nine Heavens Escape Technique.
While this secret art granted incredible speed, it had a glaring weakness: it left traces of residual lightning energy in its wake. Under the Dreamfloat True Eye's tracking, she had no hope of escaping.
Song Wen followed the trail relentlessly, soon arriving at the base of the Gang Qi Waterfall.
However, Leng Zhi was nowhere to be seen.
The residual lightning energy had completely dissipated in this area.
Yet Song Wen was certain Leng Zhi hadn't fled into the Gang Qi Waterfall.
The waterfall was cascading downward, pouring into the two massive caves below.
A Void Refinement Stage cultivator couldn't possibly break through the gale's barrier and escape the abyss.
Clearly, Leng Zhi had attempted to use the waterfall as an escape route but failed.
Song Wen reactivated the Dreamfloat True Eye, scanning the surroundings. Though the lightning energy had vanished, traces of spiritual power lingered, still traceable.
However, the spiritual power aura was far less conspicuous than the lightning energy.
Song Wen pursued Leng Zhi westward for tens of thousands of miles until he reached the edge of the abyss, his path blocked by a sheer stone wall.
Judging by the lingering traces of spiritual power, Leng Zhi had changed direction again, fleeing along the wall.
As Song Wen continued his pursuit, he soon noticed something peculiar.
The space at the bottom of the abyss was far larger than the entrance above.
Leng Zhi had once mentioned that circling the abyss entrance would cover approximately four hundred thousand miles.
Yet after following the stone wall for three to four hundred thousand miles, Song Wen hadn't returned to the base of the Gang Qi Waterfall. Instead, he felt he had reached the opposite end of the abyss bottom.
Leng Zhi hadn't remained along the wall; she had veered back toward the central region as she fled.
Song Wen finally caught up with her beside a colossal stone pillar.
This pillar was different from the two he had encountered earlier.
Leng Zhi, driven by ambition, was scaling the pillar, clearly searching for the Pure Origin Heavenly Dew.
A flicker of surprise crossed her eyes when she saw Song Wen appear.
"Gou Jun, you've actually tracked me this far."
But the surprise quickly vanished, replaced by a venomous glare.
"Gou Jun, you came alone? Do you think I'm easy prey? Even wounded, killing a rogue cultivator like you is no challenge."
(End of the Chapter)
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