The tentacles behind the Second Elder moved with incredible speed, converging before her and blocking Ye Kunlun's sword strike!
*Ssshhh—*
The Second Elder's tentacles possessed remarkable resilience, momentarily halting Ye Kunlun's sword energy and emitting a hissing sound!
But it was only a brief interception!
The next second, all the tentacles were cleanly severed, and the sword energy swept towards the Second Elder at her waist!
*Clang—*
The sword energy struck the Second Elder's seemingly soft body, emitting a clang as if it had hit an incredibly hard piece of profound iron.
Ye Kunlun revealed a hint of surprise, not expecting the opponent's body to be so tough!
"Aow—"
The Second Elder opened her crimson lips, revealing two rows of sharp, pointed teeth.
"A thing that is neither human nor ghost, I want to see if your body is harder, or if my sword is harder!"
With that, Ye Kunlun instantly appeared before the Second Elder.
Sensing this, the Second Elder quickly retreated, leaping into the air.
Ye Kunlun, holding Han Qingmian, pursued closely, his Star River Sword Intent chasing after the opponent!
*Ssshhh—*
Where the sword energy passed, it severed the tentacles on the Second Elder's body, causing her to emit sounds of pain.
One sword, two swords, three swords!
A total of three swords formed a terrifying sword formation, completely blocking all of the Second Elder's escape routes!
"Slash!"
Ye Kunlun let out a light cry, and the fearsome sword energy within the formation instantly slashed towards the Second Elder!
At that moment, a beam of dark light shot from the Second Elder's double pupils, piercing through the sword formation and aiming for Ye Kunlun!
Ye Kunlun let out a cold snort and unleashed a punch!
The collision of the two forces tore open a massive spatial rift in mid-air!
Simultaneously, Ye Kunlun's sword formation landed on the Second Elder, turning her into a sieve of blood!
The Second Elder let out a piercing scream, landing on the ground in utter disarray. Her anomalous eye, bleeding, stared fiercely at Ye Kunlun!
"Withdraw your illusion, and I'll spare your life!" Ye Kunlun said coldly.
"Die!" The Second Elder grinned, baring her sharp teeth.
As she spoke, Han Qingmian in Ye Kunlun's arms convulsed, her life force rapidly draining.
"Kill!"
Without hesitation, Ye Kunlun slashed with his sword, directly turning the Second Elder's body into a blood mist!
However, the condition of Han Qingmian in his arms did not improve; she even let out sounds of painful groans from her throat.
"Senior Sister!"
Ye Kunlun's expression was grave. He released his divine sense, directly entering Han Qingmian's sea of consciousness.
But there was no anomaly in Han Qingmian's sea of consciousness!
"How is that possible?" Ye Kunlun frowned deeply.
Normally, when one is trapped in an illusion, the sea of consciousness would reflect the scenes within the illusion.
But Han Qingmian's sea of consciousness was exceptionally calm, with nothing present.
This left Ye Kunlun momentarily at a loss!
However, he had no time to think, so he could only rely on his own potent spiritual energy to seal Han Qingmian's vital acupoints, preserving her life force.
Just then, Ye Kunlun sensed something!
From the blood mist that the Second Elder had become, some power seemed to be released.
Ye Kunlun's gaze sharpened, and he casually beckoned.
With a *swish*!
A peculiar bead, resembling an eyeball, flew out from the blood mist, seemingly trying to break free from Ye Kunlun's grasp.
"Come here!"
Ye Kunlun's power was not something a mere bead could escape from. He directly seized the bead.
Ye Kunlun looked closely and found that the bead in his hand was identical to the Second Elder's anomalous eye!
"Could the illusion be caused by this bead?" Ye Kunlun mused, gazing at the bead in his hand.
Immediately, he released a strand of divine sense, directly entering the bead.
"Senior Sister!"
As Ye Kunlun entered the bead, the surrounding scenery changed. He saw Han Qingmian trapped in a swamp, on the verge of being swallowed!
"Break!"
Ye Kunlun directly destroyed the power of this strand of divine sense. The terrifying force then erupted within the illusion in the bead!
Han Qingmian, held in his arms, suddenly opened her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Senior Sister!"
Ye Kunlun looked at the awakened Han Qingmian.
Han Qingmian felt weak, as if all her strength had been exhausted in the recent illusion.
She glanced at Ye Kunlun weakly, then slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Ye Kunlun checked Han Qingmian's body. Seeing that she was no longer in danger, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The next second, Ye Kunlun's palm began to burn with pure Yang fire, preparing to destroy the bead.
But a surprising sight unfolded before Ye Kunlun. Under the searing heat of the pure Yang fire, the bead remained completely unharmed; instead, it seemed to glow even brighter!
"What material is this bead made of?" Ye Kunlun wondered curiously.
"I still don't believe I can't destroy you!" Ye Kunlun intensified the flame.
*Crack, crack—*
The bead suddenly developed a web of cracks, like a shattered eggshell.
A look of shock spread across Ye Kunlun's face, as he sensed a life force emanating from within the cracking bead.
"The anomalous eye is actually an egg?"
Before Ye Kunlun could recover from his shock, a *dududu* sound came from within the bead.
Then, the shell of the bead broke, and a small, fluffy yellow head emerged.
"A chicken?"
Ye Kunlun was bewildered. The small head that emerged from the bead bore little difference to the chicks he had hatched while cultivating in Kunlun.
Subsequently, the chick fully emerged from the bead, bathed in Ye Kunlun's pure Yang fire. It shook its downy feathers, and its bright, luminous eyes actually showed a look of comfort.
Ye Kunlun certainly didn't believe it was just a chicken, after all, he hadn't heard of any chicken that could appear comfortable under his pure Yang fire.
"Jiji—"
The chick shook its fluffy feathers, flapped its minuscule wings twice, and chirped at Ye Kunlun.
Then, with a push of its small legs, it directly hopped onto Ye Kunlun's head.
"What the hell!"
Ye Kunlun hadn't even noticed how the chick had flown onto his head.
"Get down here!" Ye Kunlun was becoming a little agitated.
The chick chirped twice, then burrowed into Ye Kunlun's hair, settling into a comfortable position and falling asleep.
Ye Kunlun was speechless. It seemed this little fellow had mistaken his head for its own nest!
"Fine, you can stay for now. I need to find a place for Senior Sister to rest properly!"
Ye Kunlun took to the sky and directly sped away into the distance.
The matter of the Yin lineage had not yet been resolved. After all, the First Elder and the Fourth Elder were still unresolved. Once Han Qingmian was safe, he would return!
Not long after Ye Kunlun had left.
A bizarre scene unfolded in the Yin lineage.
All the blood mist and the blood on the ground, under the control of some unseen power, began to flow slowly.
Even the corpses of the Second Elder, Osaka Shiotada, and Osaka Shinichiro were drained dry.
All the blood converged towards the headless stone statue in the very center of the Yin lineage's plaza.
As all the blood flowed into it, the stone statue's arms twitched...