Chapter 754: Jingbo Pool Water, Life Spring

Chapter 754: Chapter 754: Jingbo Pool Water, Life Spring

"Gather everyone, we're going home!" Tian Xiaozi said with great difficulty, his voice filled with deep regret and sorrow that tugged at the heartstrings of all who heard it.

"Yes!" Nu Tianlao immediately responded.

Nu Tianlao cast a spell towards the black hole where Di Xuan Sha was. Shortly, eight strong Tian family members emerged.

These eight experts were in a miserable state. Although they were not dead, their injuries revealed the intensity of the internal battle. Each had at least a hundred wounds, their clothes soaked in blood, their hair disheveled, and their faces marked by utter distress.

Seeing the eight figures emerging from the black hole, countless onlookers around felt a chill. Di Xuan Sha? One against ten, yet still so fierce? Indeed, a peerless formidable figure.

"Patriarch!"

As the eight injured experts flew out, they immediately saw Tian Xiaozi lying like a heap of mud on top of Kunpeng's head.

Compared to the patriarch's injuries, the wounds from fighting Di Xuan Sha seemed mild.

"Let's go home!" Tian Xiaozi said.

Kunpeng spread its wings, carrying the Tian family members towards the west, heading back to the Tian family headquarters in the underworld.

In this battle, the Tian family was defeated?

People watched the two shrinking black holes with increasing horror. The monstrous Da Jin Empire? Zhong Shan?

The black hole where Zhong Shan was located was the first to stabilize.

As the black hole vanished, revealing Zhong Shan standing on the now hundred-zhang Ba Ji Tianwei, many looked at him with admiration.

The wind blew, making Zhong Shan's cloak flutter, enhancing his imposing figure.

Was it Zhong Shan who had beaten Tian Xiaozi to such a state? This battle in the Black Sea would undoubtedly make Zhong Shan's name famous throughout the underworld.

The black hole where Di Xuan Sha was located also gradually stabilized after the Tian family's eight strong experts left, revealing Di Xuan Sha inside.

Di Xuan Sha's two golden wheels of the world, one circling around him and the other slashing towards Ye Qingcheng.

Without the Immortal Slayer Sword, Ye Qingcheng's strength had greatly diminished. His body was covered with wounds, making him look more miserable than the eight Tian family members who had left. He appeared weak and exhausted.

This exhaustion was not just physical but also mental. The once spirited Ye Qingcheng now seemed much older.

As for the last Heaven Tier expert, Daoist Master Hong Jian, he had already been split in two by Di Xuan Sha's golden wheel of the world.

Ye Qingcheng, the primary target of Di Xuan Sha, had not been defeated solely because of a floating yellow talisman in front of him.

The talisman emitted a faint yellow light, enveloping Ye Qingcheng in a protective aura. Despite Di Xuan Sha's golden wheel repeatedly striking it like a saw, the talisman remained intact.

The talisman bore strange runes, their meaning indiscernible.

This stalemate had persisted for a long time, with the golden wheel failing to breach the protective shield, although the yellow barrier seemed to tremble slightly.

Di Xuan Sha's eyes grew cold. With a wave of his hand, the other golden wheel of the world rushed forward fiercely.

As the golden wheel sliced through the sky, it left a black trail.

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

The other golden wheel slammed into the yellow talisman.

With a thunderous explosion, the talisman shattered.

In the underworld's Tian family, within the Jingbo Pool.

Tian Xiaozi lay on a wide chair, seemingly unconscious. Beside him, an elder took a spoon, scooped some water from the Jingbo Pool, and fed it to Tian Xiaozi.

"The Spring of Life will accelerate Tian Xiaozi's recovery!" Tian Chenzi remarked.

The Spring of Life was a type of life-infused water found only in the Creation God Palace. In the past, Bing Xuan had obtained a box of it to please Bei Qingsi. However, it had been contaminated by airborne dust and, under Zhong Shan's refined 'microscope,' was found to contain countless microorganisms.

That Spring of Life turned out to be just water from the Jingbo Pool. It seemed that the legendary Spring of Life from the Creation God Palace also came from this pool.

As a spoonful of the Spring of Life entered his stomach, Tian Xiaozi slowly opened his eyes. Though he couldn't move, his face had mostly recovered over the past year.

Upon waking, Tian Xiaozi glanced at the surrounding elders, sighed lightly, and closed his eyes again.

Tian Chenzi looked at Tian Xiaozi and asked, "Patriarch, how did you and Kunpeng get so severely injured?"

"It was my miscalculation!" Tian Xiaozi shook his head.

"Even the bronze mirror on your chest broke. What weapon did Zhong Shan use to even cut through a celestial artifact? Was it that big saber?" Tian Chenzi frowned.

Tian Xiaozi recalled that day. It wasn't the saber that struck him; it was a palm strike from Zhong Shan.

The Heaven-Opening Axe? Tian Xiaozi's eyes reddened at the thought. Why was Zhong Shan chosen by the grand world and not him?

"What is it?" Tian Chenzi asked again.

Tian Xiaozi looked at Tian Chenzi with a blank expression, but his heart was in turmoil. The Heaven-Opening Axe was mine. I can't tell anyone, especially the Grand Elder! If he finds out, he will definitely claim it for himself. It's mine! Once I recover, I will make Zhong Shan pay dearly!

"It was... it was the big saber. Zhong Shan's technique, I couldn't match it," Tian Xiaozi sighed.

Tian Chenzi looked at Tian Xiaozi with a slight frown, then nodded.

"Focus on your recovery," Tian Chenzi said.

"Yes," Tian Xiaozi replied and was taken away.

In the Tian Vein Hall!

Tian Xiaozi lay immobile, surrounded by important members of the Tian family.

"Patriarch, Xiao Wang has indeed betrayed us, defecting to the Da Jin Empire and offering thirty-five cities, all critical points!" Nu Tianlao said angrily.

"Impossible, I don't believe it. Ruyan is still in my hands. Xiao Wang cannot betray me!" Tian Xiaozi's face turned red with agitation.

"Patriarch, Ruyan was swapped!" a Tian family member said.

"What?" Tian Xiaozi's chest heaved, worsening his already fragile state.

"It must have happened when the ancient divine beast attacked our Tian family. Someone sent by Zhong Shan took her and left behind a counterfeit ghost!" the man explained.

"Zhong Shan? Again Zhong Shan, planning this from so early on? This is too much!" Tian Xiaozi exclaimed, anger overwhelming him.

"Ugh!" Tian Xiaozi coughed up a mouthful of blood from the intense rage.

"Patriarch, you should prioritize your recovery. With the Spring of Life, you should fully recover within ten years. Don't worry about the Tian Vein Empire. Let me handle it!" another person urged with concern.

Shaking his head, Tian Xiaozi said, "We can't hold onto the southern cities we captured. With Xiao Wang, who knows the terrain, as their commander, we can't defend them. Withdraw our forces from the south and consolidate our strength in the central regions of the Tian Vein Empire."

The group gritted their teeth but ultimately nodded in agreement. "Yes!"