Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 1494 1531: Rescue

The elder couldn't help but release True Qi to protect himself. For an elder with Spirit Severing Cultivation, True Qi is not just an ordinary presence; it is vast and majestic. Yet, the elder's True Qi could not withstand the compression of the air, and the force within the air seemed like a natural power, making it impossible for the elder to resist. The True Qi merely defended him barely, but the oppressive feeling persisted.

Thud!

A dagger plunged directly into the elder's abdomen, and he spat out a mouthful of blood involuntarily. Although the elder saw the dagger rushing at him, he clearly had no ability to defend against it. At that moment, the elder seemed to be invisibly restrained, so he could only use True Qi to barely affect the direction of the dagger, changing its deadly path, but it still ended up in his abdomen.

All of this happened in an instant. The elder was extremely shocked by the opponent's attack, evidently not expecting such an enigmatic move. The elder knew in his heart that if he hadn't already cultivated to the Spirit Severing Stage, surpassing ordinary people in both True Qi and physicality, he might have been directly crushed to death by the oppressive air!

The Spirit Severing Elder felt his body lighten, and he was knocked back, severely injured, seemingly unable to even muster the strength to stand up.

While Ding Fan attacked the Spirit Severing Elder, another elder attacked Ding Fan with a sword, stabbing his shoulder fiercely. Blood cascaded down Ding Fan's shoulder instantly.

Ding Fan couldn't help but retract his attack, and instantly consumed a Medicine Pill. Although he had struck a Spirit Severing Elder, he was still attacked by another elder. Ding Fan's power reached Spirit Severing cultivation, but facing two Spirit Severing Elders was evidently a bit much, especially since this elder attacked him unexpectedly.

The young girl, seeing this scene, was completely astonished. She clearly didn't expect that with just one very odd attack, her Spirit Severing Elder companion was brought to such a state. She was shocked in her heart, knowing full well how unbelievable this was!

The Spirit Severing Elder, even more appalled, hadn't imagined such a young opponent could strike with such a fierce and mysterious attack. With just one move, he was defeated and heavily injured, his combat prowess completely depleted.

The Spirit Severing Elder knew in his heart that if there hadn't been another Spirit Severing Elder attacking the young man, the young man would have continued his assaults. The elder feared he might have perished here already.

Wu Qianwen was filled with palpitations. Originally, Wu Qianwen thought the girl's dagger had already pierced her heart, believing she was already as good as dead. But unexpectedly, Ding Fan, disregarding his own life, charged directly to save her, taking a sword strike himself.

Wu Qianwen felt immensely grateful in her heart, not expecting Ding Fan to risk his life for her. Her heart surged with gratitude and deep guilt towards Ding Fan. However, Wu Qianwen was most shocked by Ding Fan's strength.

Wu Qianwen knew the distance he had been from her, and yet he had directly drawn her over, even the Spirit Severing Elder binding her was pulled along by Ding Fan — it was truly unbelievable!

In her heart, Wu Qianwen reevaluated Ding Fan's strength with profound shock, not expecting that Ding Fan could not only defeat a cultivator at the Late Emergence Stage but even a Spirit Severing Cultivator — it was simply unbelievable!

Considering Ding Fan's young age, appearing barely in his early twenties, yet possessing Power at the Spirit Severing Stage — it was truly an astonishing feat!

Moreover, Ding Fan wasn't just outstanding in cultivation but also in alchemy, being none other than a Grade Nine Alchemist. Wu Qianwen knew a Grade Nine Alchemist was an incredible existence, but how incredible, she couldn't say. After all, her level was too far removed from that of a Grade Nine Alchemist.

At this moment, Chai Er witnessed Ding Fan's actions, her heart racing with shock. She didn't expect Ding Fan to save her sister under such dire circumstances, almost slaying a Spirit Severing Elder in the process.

This wasn't something an ordinary cultivator could achieve; Chai Er knew all too well that the elder was a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator. Seeing Ding Fan's shoulder injury, Chai Er felt deep heartache, knowing he was injured saving her sister, and it was from a Spirit Severing Elder's sword.

Chai Er knew that if an ordinary cultivator faced such a sword from a Spirit Severing Elder, they would be half-dead, if not outright dead, for a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator was no average entity.

But Ding Fan seemed unperturbed, giving Chai Er some solace amidst her shock, realizing that Ding Fan's situation wasn't too severe. While she was concerned about Ding Fan, she also understood that if Ding Fan were slain by the opposing young girl and company, her sister and she would face dire consequences too.

The young girl saw Ding Fan's actions, initially shocked, but her shock quickly turned to anger. She was astounded that within such a short time, Ding Fan had defeated a Spirit Severing Stage elder, and was unbothered by her fellow Spirit Severing Elder's assault — how could one not be amazed?

Not to mention, the opponent was so young, appearing not much older than herself.

With just a single encounter, the girl and her companions had already had one member defeated by the opponent. Even the Spirit Severing Elder had lost the strength to fight again, lacking even the power to stand, demonstrating the severity of his injuries. Such a grim start was clearly unfavorable to the girl, and it was impossible for her not to be furious.

At this moment, another Spirit Severing Elder witnessed Ding Fan's actions, his heart filled with shock. He had not expected that someone so young could defeat another Spirit Severing Elder, his own companion, with just a single move, even seriously injuring him. It was simply unbelievable!

Moreover, when he thrust his sword at the opponent, in that completely undefended situation, the opponent still managed to react in time to defend against it, unloading most of the sword's power. This was simply incredible!

Though the elder understood in his heart, the reason the opponent was able to incapacitate his companion with just one move was naturally due to the element of surprise. His companion had evidently not anticipated that the opponent would strike so decisively, and with such ferocity.

Clearly, the injured elder was somewhat negligent and did not carefully guard against the opponent. But this elder also knew in his heart that even if it had been him at that moment, it would have been difficult to predict such an attack from a distance, and so violently, something he could hardly imagine happening.

The opponent was so young, who would have thought his attack could directly and severely injure a Spirit Severing Elder? It was simply unbelievable! Although the elder's heart was momentarily uneasy, he was obviously not afraid of Ding Fan, as he too was a cultivator at the Spirit Severing stage.

With such cultivation, roaming freely in the Cultivation World posed no problem. After all, Spirit Severing Elders were very few in number, let alone cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, who were exceedingly rare. At this moment, the elder already knew of Ding Fan's capabilities and would definitely not repeat the mistakes made by the defeated elder.

At this moment, the girl spoke to Ding Fan with a sinister expression:

"You will definitely die a miserable death here today!"

"Really? I doubt that!" Ding Fan heard her words and couldn't help but respond with a tinge of nostalgia in his voice.

For Ding Fan, despite being struck by the elder's sword, after taking his Supreme Quality Medicine Pill, his wounds quickly healed. Clearly, the pill's efficacy was not to be underestimated, and combined with Ding Fan's profound cultivation and having deflected most of the sword's power, Ding Fan was evidently unharmed now.

Moreover, Ding Fan had already rescued Wu Qianwen, and now only Chai Er remained to be saved, which seemed much more manageable.

The girl, seeing the slightly smug expression on Ding Fan's face, couldn't help but be filled with anger. She immediately gave a cold order to the Spirit Severing Elder beside her:

"Kill this woman! Then kill him!"

The girl pointed at Ding Fan, her expression exceedingly sinister.

"Yes,"

The Spirit Severing Elder responded immediately. Then he forcefully grasped the struggling Chai Er, a malevolent and sinister smile emerging at the corner of his mouth. He then gathered True Qi in his palm and fiercely struck down at Chai Er. Clearly, this full-strength strike from a Spirit Severing cultivator would certainly spell death for Chai Er, a mere Nascent Soul stage cultivator, or even for an Emergence stage cultivator.

Seeing this scene, Chai Er couldn't help but feel immense fear. Of course, she knew what awaited her—death. It was clear she had no way to escape from the hands of a Spirit Severing cultivator, as she was only at the Nascent Soul stage.

At this moment, Chai Er found she didn't even have time to cry for help. She tightly closed her eyes, her face pale. She understood that although Ding Fan had successfully rescued her sister, he paid the price of being struck by a sword. Moreover, Ding Fan's move was peculiar and he had already used it once before. Clearly, it was impossible at this moment for Ding Fan to use the same move to save her again.

Furthermore, the Spirit Severing Elder would undoubtedly be on guard, so rescuing her was not an easy task, but a very difficult one. Chai Er knew that Ding Fan was not particularly close to her, whereas the elder's palm was directly above her, making it impossible for Ding Fan to reach her before the Spirit Severing Elder without intervention.

This much was apparent even to Chai Er, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, and in that moment her heart was filled with despair, prepared to face whatever might come...