"Go in!"
Two guards escorted Yi Yun to a chamber in the Chu royal residence and pushed Yi Yun in. Then, they chained Yi Yun's hands and feet.
Yi Yun fell onto the cold ground. He was lying on his back. Every time he breathed, the cold air he exhaled would condense the water vapor in the air.
This chamber, be it the door or the windows, were all made of special metal. There were arrays engraved on them. Even if a human lord was locked in here, he would not be able to break open the chamber.
Furthermore, there were Chu royal residence guards patrolling outside the door. Further away, there were legendary figures from the Shen Tu family clan. Trying to escape was no different from a fool's dream.
However, regardless, he had survived. It was just that … the reason why he could temporarily survive was because of Shen Tu Nantian's obsession with Jiang Xiaorou's bloodline.
If Shen Tu Nantian did not hate the Desolate race so much, or if he did not want to find an opportunity to capture Jiang Xiaorou, then Yi Yun would have lost his value. Now, he would be a dead man.
This was unacceptable to Yi Yun. He did not want his life and death to be based on so many ifs.
Today was the closest he had ever been to death. Furthermore, he had nearly lost the most important person in his life.
In comparison, the assassination attempt by Lian Chengyu in the Cloud Wilderness and the pursuit of the Golden Crow species in Fallen Star Gate were much weaker.
Death … Yi Yun did not know what it felt like. The cold and dark underground, endless loneliness, his body rotting and turning to dust …
Yi Yun was a modern person in his previous life. He was not like this world's warriors, who would easily risk their lives for some matters.
Yi Yun cherished his life. As long as it did not cross his bottom line, Yi Yun would do his best to survive.
If he could survive this calamity … then, he did not want his life to be in the hands of others. He did not want to live on the decisions of others.
No matter who it was, it was not allowed!
Yi Yun's body remained motionless. In this chamber, in a completely silent environment, he interfaced his spiritual energy with the Purple Crystal. Using the Purple Crystal's energy, he slowly refined the frost toxins in his body.
Even in a hopeless situation, he did not give up hope. He would do his best to win more chances of survival.
He knew that he was safe for now.
If Shen Tu Nantian wanted to use him to lure the upper echelons of the Desolate race, then he would not be in a terrible state. At least, he would not break his limbs and turn him into a complete cripple.
If not, when the upper echelons of the Desolate race arrived and used their perception to search for Yi Yun, they would probably give up when they saw that Yi Yun was no longer in human form. This was because it would be meaningless to save Yi Yun in such a state. It would only increase Yi Yun's pain.
This was probably the reason why Shentu Nantian had used a Seven Noxious Divine Yin Pill to cripple all of Yi Yun's cultivation level. As such, as long as the news of Yi Yun was sealed, then on the surface, it would look like Yi Yun had expended all of his Yuan Qi and was extremely weak. The upper echelons of the Desolate race would not know that they were actually saving a cripple.
This was also Shen Tu Nantian's plan.
Yi Yun naturally would not allow himself to be manipulated.
As time passed, the chamber turned dark. Yi Yun lay on the ground without moving a single finger. However, in Yi Yun's body, the Purple Crystal had created a tiny vortex. This vortex gathered energy and subtly absorbed the frost toxins in Yi Yun's body bit by bit.
Inside the Purple Crystal, the tiny blue ice crystal was also becoming larger.
Although its quality was not as good as the Pure Yang Spirit, but due to a freak combination of factors, it had left behind a Yin attribute seed in the Amethyst …
One day, two days, three days …
Yi Yun faced the sky with his eyes wide open. He did not move, and on the surface, he looked like he was dead.
But in fact, Yi Yun's internal injuries were already slowly recovering. His strength was also rapidly recovering.
In his Dantian, the Radiant Sun Qi was circulating vigorously once again, but … Yi Yun had used the Purple Crystal to seal the pure Yang energy.
As long as the Purple Crystal absorbed and sealed the energy, even a Sage would not be able to detect it.
At the same time, Yi Yun released the frost energy that had been sealed in the Purple Crystal and spread it throughout his body. As such, on the surface, Yi Yun still looked like he was suffering from frost toxins and his cultivation level was nearly crippled.
The chamber did not know day and night. The Chu royal residence's guards would send a pill every morning and forcefully feed it to Yi Yun. This pill was a Life Extending Pill. It was to prevent Yi Yun's life from drying up and dying.
The deadline was in a few days. Regardless of anything, they had to make Yi Yun look fine, or they would not be able to attract the attention of the Desolate race.
"Tsk Tsk! How pitiful. It's been seven days and Yi Yun's eyes haven't even moved once. If not for his heartbeat, I would have thought he was finished. "
A guard said. His tone was filled with schadenfreude.
As guards of the Chu royal residence, their statuses were not low. However, compared to a proud son of Heaven like Yi Yun, they were nothing.
In their hearts, they could not help but feel enmity and jealousy. Seeing Yi Yun in trouble, their feelings were similar to commoners seeing a high official fall from grace.
"There's nothing sadder than a dead heart. If you were crippled of your cultivation, you would also end up like this when your heart is dismembered in a few days." Another guard said as he fed the pill to Yi Yun.
"Haha! If it were me, I would probably commit suicide now! "
"Commit suicide? Stop dreaming. Young master Nantian would not let him die like that. With frost toxins in his body, he does not even have the ability to sever his meridians. His limbs are chained, so he can forget about committing suicide. With a Life Extending Pill every day, it would be impossible for him to die. Sigh! The world is unpredictable. Who would have thought that a few days ago, he was at the peak of his powers, would now become the most miserable prisoner on death row. He has fallen from heaven to hell! "
A guard said as he shook his head. They knew that the Shen Tu family clan had sent two unfathomable Elders over the past few days. The two of them had joined forces to set up a terrifyingly powerful array in order to catch the big fish.
In a few days, there would be members of the high-ranking Desolate race coming to break this nearly unbreakable array to save a completely crippled person.
Upon thinking of this, the two guards felt that there was a good show to watch.
They wanted to know what expression the upper echelons of the Desolate race would have after saving Yi Yun and realizing that he was a cripple.
...
It was the ninth day.
Shen Tu Nantian looked at the sky. The Sun was about to set. Tomorrow was the last day. If the upper echelons of the Desolate race did not come, Yi Yun would be executed.
"Young master Nantian, the Desolate race might not return. The cost of setting up this Heaven Earth Empyreal Array is not low …"
Beside Shen Tu Nantian, a white-robed elder said. His eyebrows were especially long, like two white snakes that drooped down.
The Heaven Earth Empyreal Array needed primordial species' blood essence to draw the array runes. It also needed 108 array flags refined from desolate bones.
Creating such a set of array flags cost a lot. Furthermore, these array flags could not be used forever. Every time they were used, they would use up some of their lifespan.
Shen Tu Nantian said, "Elder Su, Elder Mo, please do not let your guard down. That witch girl's status in the Desolate race is extraordinary. The Desolate race will value her wishes. Although the Heaven Earth Empyreal Array is expensive, if we can really capture a high-ranking Desolate race member and stop this beast horde, we can even take the opportunity to capture that witch girl. Then, this bit of expenditure would be negligible."
The two elders did not speak any further. They returned to their respective spots to meditate and rest. They rejuvenated themselves and reached their peak condition.
Although to the two elders, such an obvious trap would most likely be a one-way trip. There was no way a high-ranking Desolate race member would send themselves to their deaths.
As the moon hung high in the sky, a night wind blew in the Chu Prefecture City.
On a mountain in the outskirts of the city, a silver lone wolf was howling against the silver full moon.
A lone wolf howled at the moon.
Beside the silver wolf, there was a youth holding a bamboo flute that was less than a foot long.
His eyes were like the deepest black gems. They emitted a light brighter than the starry sky. And behind the youth was a vast galaxy. The silver light was like a waterfall that cascaded down from the sky. The scene was dream-like.
The azure-clothed youth looked at the distant Chu Prefecture City. The night wind blew up his azure-colored hair band, causing it to dance in the wind.
Under the night sky, the Chu Prefecture City was like a black behemoth with its mouth wide open, waiting for his arrival.
The azure-clothed youth stepped on the wind and flew up …
"Oh!?"
Elder Su and Elder Mo, who were meditating, suddenly opened their eyes. At the same time, they felt a powerful aura approaching them.
And it was not the Yuan Qi that humans had, but the surging Power of Desolates!
Power of Desolates … Desolate race!?
They really came!?
The two elders' eyes flashed as they flew up into the sky. They were stepping on a golden beam of light. One of them held a golden sword, while the other held a bronze mirror. They were like two gods of war as they flew high into the sky.
They never expected that with the two of them holding down the fort, and with the Heaven Earth Empyreal Array, there was still a Desolate race member who dared to send himself to his death!
It was a taboo for a lone army to enter deep into enemy territory. Furthermore, they were waiting at ease, and had set up a trap. Was the Desolate race mad!?
At this moment, Shentu Nantian flew out from a palace. He was excited that the Desolate race had come.
Only then did his plan have meaning.
If not, without the Desolate race taking care of Yi Yun, so what if he were to dismember Yi Yun's heart in another day? It would just be executing a cripple, and it would be no different from stepping on an ant.
But now, even if he could not capture Jiang Xiaorou, killing a high-ranking member of the Desolate race was still a great harvest!
"I wonder what kind of lineup it will be. I hope it will not disappoint me."
With this thought in mind, Shentu Nantian estimated that the Desolate race would send at least seven or eight experts to take care of each other, so as to reduce the risk.
However, when he saw the person, Shentu Nantian was stunned.
An azure-clothed youth was slowly walking through the void.
His movements were calm and elegant. With every step he took, there would be points of starlight condensing in the void, forming an azure-colored lotus flower that quietly bloomed.
Floating Steps, Lotus Blossoming with each step!
His pace seemed slow, but with every step he took, the space seemed to shrink beneath his feet. A few breaths ago, he was still on the horizon, but a few breaths later, he had already arrived in the sky above the Chu royal residence with such ease.
"Shepherd Boy!"
A cold beam flashed in Shentu Nantian's eyes!
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