Urban Martial Saint

Watching the clouds disperse in the sky, Ye Qing let out a sigh of relief and quickly rushed to Fat Jiao’s side.

Fat Jiao was still lying on the ground, blood constantly pouring out from his body, looking severely injured, to the point that his consciousness seemed unclear.

Ye Qing looked at Fat Jiao like this and felt at a loss. With ordinary masters, he might have ways to help with bandages and the like. But the wounds inflicted by the Two-Winged God’s power on Fat Jiao were ones he couldn’t handle at all.

The blood on Fat Jiao continued to surge out, and his breath grew increasingly weaker. It was apparent that Fat Jiao was on the brink. If this continued, Fat Jiao’s life might truly be lost here.

Seeing the situation, Ye Qing grew more anxious. Did Fat Jiao endure so much from the Heavenly Thunder only to die here?

Looking at Fat Jiao, Ye Qing suddenly remembered something. He quickly stood up, running towards the cave while shouting, ”Jiao, hold on! Hold on!”

Reaching the cave entrance, Ye Qing reached out to slap a nearby python. The python, worriedly watching Fat Jiao, looked at Ye Qing blankly, seemingly not understanding his meaning.

”Take me up the mountain, gather Lingzhi, save him!” Ye Qing shouted, gesturing continuously with his hands. Unsure if the python could understand his words, he knew the mountain’s Lingzhi might be the only way to save Fat Jiao.

Whether or not the python understood Ye Qing’s words or could interpret his actions, it rushed over, letting Ye Qing ride on its back, and charged into the cave, heading towards the spot where the Lingzhi was grown.

Fat Jiao moved swiftly, and soon they reached the Lingzhi-growing place. At this point, Ye Qing couldn’t worry about anything else. He sprinted to the Lingzhi field, gathering the oldest Lingzhi, then ran to the python, letting it carry him down the mountain.

Cradling several Lingzhi, Ye Qing dashed out of the cave, nearly sprinting down the hill to Fat Jiao’s side. Fat Jiao was starting to roll his eyes, his injuries severe enough to shake his internal organs. In such conditions, saving him wasn’t easy.

”Jiao, don’t worry, you’re okay!” Ye Qing hurriedly ran to Fat Jiao, picking up the oldest Lingzhi and stuffing it into Fat Jiao’s mouth, saying, ”Eat this, and you’ll be fine, eat this, and you’ll be fine...”

Fat Jiao opened his mouth, biting a few pieces, slowly chewing as if trying to swallow the Lingzhi. But after ingesting one mouthful, a gush of blood sprayed out, ejecting the Lingzhi still in his throat. Immediately, Fat Jiao began to cough violently, spewing blood, as if his injuries had worsened.

Ye Qing stood beside him, anxiously spinning in circles. Fat Jiao clearly couldn’t eat the Lingzhi; what should he do? Was he really going to watch Fat Jiao die here?

On the mountain, everyone clenched their fists, nervously watching Ye Qing and Fat Jiao below. If not for Fat Jiao, many would have died here today. Now that Fat Jiao was facing death, their spirits were weighed down. Yet no one could save him, for his injuries were too severe!

”Jiao, Jiao...” Ye Qing’s eyes teared up, seeing Fat Jiao covered in blood, his spirits plunged. If Fat Jiao truly died here, he wouldn’t be able to forgive himself!

Fat Jiao coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, opened his eyes to glimpse at Ye Qing, and surprisingly extended his claw slowly, lightly patting Ye Qing’s arm, reminiscent of an affectionate gesture among old friends. This situation made Ye Qing’s heart ache even more. Fat Jiao always considered him a friend, and now this friend was dying because of him; how could Ye Qing accept that?

Just as everyone was struck with grief and silence, the Wendao Stone floating in the air started swaying.

”What...” Seeing the Wendao Stone motioning, Ye Qing was stunned, unsure what was happening with it.

At that moment, the Wendao Stone suddenly descended, just in time to crush Fat Jiao beneath it.

Ye Qing’s complexion changed. He didn’t expect the Wendao Stone to hit Fat Jiao, fearing it might worsen his injuries. He quickly jumped, reaching to push the stone off. But before his hand touched the Wendao Stone, it floated up on its own, heading straight for the cave.

Ye Qing didn’t have time to worry about the Wendao Stone now, quickly turning to look at Fat Jiao. But just now on that patch of ground, there was no sign of Fat Jiao!

”Jiao!? Jiao?” Ye Qing was shocked, unable to comprehend where Fat Jiao had gone in this brief time.

”Underneath that stone...”

A gasp came from the mountain. Ye Qing quickly looked up and saw that the Wendao Stone had already flown to the entrance of the cave. From Ye Qing’s angle, he could clearly see beneath the Wendao Stone. And Fat Jiao was right under that Wendao Stone, as if it had been embedded in a crack and was being carried away by the Wendao Stone!

”Jiao Brother!” Ye Qing’s expression changed, and he quickly ran towards the cave. Entering the cave, the Wendao Stone was nowhere to be seen. Ye Qing, like a madman, searched everywhere inside the cave. However, after searching thoroughly, he still could not find the Wendao Stone, as if it had vanished suddenly.

The others followed in, searching everywhere for the Wendao Stone, but none could find it. It was as though the Wendao Stone, such a large object, vanished into thin air. They scoured the entire cave but did not see the Wendao Stone.

”Where could such a big stone have gone?”

”That stone took the Flood Dragon with it, what does it mean?”

”I think this stone isn’t malicious. It just helped the Flood Dragon by shielding it from the Heavenly Thunder, saving its life, which shows friendliness towards it. Maybe it took the Flood Dragon to save it!”

”I certainly hope so. The Flood Dragon saved all of our lives today; I don’t want it to be in any danger!”

Everyone was discussing, unable to calm down as they couldn’t find the Wendao Stone. However, considering how the Wendao Stone had shielded Fat Jiao from the Heavenly Thunder earlier, there was still some hope in everyone’s heart.

Ye Qing, unable to find Mount Wendao or Fat Jiao, could only give up. But in his heart, he was actually more hopeful than everyone else. The Mount Wendao was left by Ancestor Chen Tuan, a highly regarded figure in the Taoist Sect who wouldn’t harm Fat Jiao. Perhaps this Wendao Stone had a way to save Fat Jiao.

Ye Qing didn’t know what the situation was, he could only speculate in his heart like this. Hope was beautiful; as for what the result would be, that could only be left to fate.

Soon after, several loud sounds echoed from the mouth of the cave outside. Hearing the noise, everyone rushed out, just in time to see four Sect Masters of the Sword Saint Sect already at the entrance. All the Sect Masters were somewhat injured, appearing a bit bedraggled. Yet, they had brought with them one person, which was the Fifth Sect Leader previously controlled by the Wanyan Family.

The battle between the four Sect Masters of the Sword Saint Sect and the four Unity of Heaven and Man experts from the Wanyan Family had always been on the distant mountaintop, far from here. No one had a clear view of the situation over there, and they didn’t know how their battle was going. But upon seeing the four Sect Masters bring back this Fifth Sect Leader, people could at least speculate a little about the situation there. It seemed like the four Sect Masters of the Sword Saint Sect weren’t at a disadvantage.

”Alliance Leader Ye!” The Sword Saint Sect Master walked up to Ye Qing and said, ”Three beyond peerless masters of the Wanyan Family rescued Wanyan Hongfeng, and we took the opportunity to capture the Fifth Sect Leader back. The Fifth Sect Leader was hit by the opponent’s Heart Demon Technique, do you have any method to dispel this Heart Demon Technique?”

Only then did everyone learn how the battle outside had gone; it turned out that the three people had abandoned the Fifth Sect Leader to rescue Wanyan Hongfeng, which was why they managed to capture the Fifth Sect Leader.

Ye Qing looked at the blank-faced Fifth Sect Leader; he had no way to break this Heart Demon Technique. However, he could let Lin Tianyou try. After all, Lin Tianyou was a disciple of Divine Doctor An Shiping and could heal even injuries from Unity of Heaven and Man; maybe he had a solution for the Heart Demon Technique as well. If the Fifth Sect Leader’s Heart Demon could be removed, that would be great. In this way, Ye Qing and his allies would have five Unity of Heaven and Man experts, greatly increasing combat power!

”Let’s discuss this when we go back to Shenchuan City!” Ye Qing replied.

”Back to Shenchuan City?” Everyone looked at Ye Qing in surprise, Helian Tiehua asked, ”Are we going back to Shenchuan City?”

”Of course, we need to go back!” Ye Qing nodded slowly, ”This battle has caused significant losses to the Wanyan Family. The Long-toothed Rat Swarm has been completely wiped out, the Corpse Ghost Dragon is disabled, and Wanyan Hongfeng is severely injured and unable to act in the short term. The Wanyan Family members have suffered significant damage too, this is the perfect opportunity for us to counterattack!”

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, which was indeed the case. Given the current state of the Wanyan Family, it was the perfect time for everyone to strike. The Wanyan Family is everyone’s biggest enemy now; once they are defeated, there will be nothing else to worry about.

”In that case, let’s prepare to return to Shenchuan City!” Helian Tiehua’s spirits were lifted. After being driven out of Shenchuan City by the Wanyan Family last time, he had always wanted to return and fight. Now that the opportunity had arrived, he was undoubtedly the most excited!

”Don’t be so hasty.” Ye Qing waved his hand, saying, ”I still have something to deal with. Let’s go to Shenchuan City in three days. And in these three days, declare to the world that those who once joined the Wanyan Family, if they defect to us now, the past will be forgiven, and no grudges shall be held. However, those who do not turn back within these three days, once the Wanyan Family matter is resolved, they will not have any good days ahead!”

The last time the Wanyan Family captured Shenchuan City, showcasing immense strength, many people defected to the Wanyan Family. The Twelve Green Halls, Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, and the World Alliance—all were working for the Wanyan Family now. It could be said that the current power of the Wanyan Family was mainly built from other members. Ye Qing’s approach was to cut off the water supply beneath the cauldron, first disintegrating the Wanyan Family’s power!