328: Chapter 65: Falling into the Well_2 328: Chapter 65: Falling into the Well_2 Immediately following that, Ao Ying, clad in her red robe and bolstered by [Feng Mou], caught up with the falling figure of Xie Xuanyi.
Ao Ying’s condition was very bad.
Her complexion was pale to the extreme.
In the previous battle, although she had snatched away Xie Sheng’s True Dragon Destiny, which seemed like a bountiful harvest, before she had the chance to refine it, she had already channeled a good portion of that destiny into the [Feng Mou]…
Beyond that.
She had also overexerted her already fatigued soul.
Activating [Feng Mou] to fall into the well was the last thing she could do.
The pulsing crimson vertical pupil slowly faded away.
Ao Ying tried to stay conscious, but her awareness had already begun to waver.
The flickering shadow of the Red Dragon, struggling free from her embrace, flew towards the outside of the well—
Ao Ying realized something was amiss.
But dealing with Master Chong Kan’s lingering thoughts had already drained her…
Watching the Red Dragon that darted out, the demoness’s expression revealed reluctance; she clenched her teeth, exerted all her strength to wave her sleeve, and after her sleeve burst apart, her red robe became a silk fabric.
She attempted to catch the Red Dragon Fortune but that red shadow was extremely agile.
When she pulled back the large sleeve, she caught nothing.
“Tsk!”
At that moment, Xie Xuanyi extended his hand and directly grasped it!
The Red Dragon avoided Ao Ying’s red silk but did not evade Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Thought; it trembled violently, but was in vain against Xie Xuanyi’s palm, which was like iron pincers, clenching it to death.
Ao Ying witnessed this scene.
The tension she had been holding on to, at that moment, was released.
The falling demoness slowly exhaled a turbid breath.
She closed her eyes, her entire body relaxed, and collapsed weakly onto Xie Xuanyi’s body, with her legs wrapped around Xie Xuanyi’s waist.
“…?”
Xie Xuanyi frowned slightly, his body stiffened.
He indeed did not expect Ao Ying to do this.
Did the demoness trust him that much?
Although the two of them were now considered allies, the enmity between humans and demons was irreconcilable.
Was she not afraid that he would kill her with a single sword strike?
Subconsciously, Xie Xuanyi summoned the radiance of the Golden Cave Heaven from between his eyebrows.
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
Even as the sound of Sword Sound resonated.
Ao Ying did not open her eyes, her breathing was even; it looked like she was completely exhausted.
Indeed.
Escaping from Master Chong Kan’s pursuit came at a great cost.
This Secret Treasure of Chi Ling City, which appears to be an Evil Demon Artifact that “Devours Bone Blood”, made Ao Ying, despite having swallowed what Xie Sheng had obtained, still replenish a great amount of her own bone blood into it…
Being able to hold on till this moment and meet with him was also due to the demoness’s sufficiently strong will, accompanied by good luck.
The sound of Sword Sound dissipated.
Due to the Divine Soul Contract that was signed previously in the Dragon Array,
Xie Xuanyi did not execute his sword to slay the demon.
He certainly despised the Demon Race, but he had also saved Jiang Huang.
Moreover…
from the current situation, the girl Qing Li appears to have a significant connection with the “Great Demon of Dragon Descendants” from a thousand years ago.
Being able to live for more than two natural lifespans, to face the demise that comes with Heavenly Person’s five decays, she might very well be a half-step True Dragon who has reached the final step.
Qing Li blinked, looking at Ao Ying’s cheek, wondering about something.
Perhaps sensing Xie Xuanyi’s Sword Qi.
She gently pinched Xie Xuanyi’s clothing, conveying her own thoughts.
“You want me not to kill her?”
Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow.
Qing Li slowly nodded.
Actually, even without her saying so, Xie Xuanyi would not have made a move against Ao Ying.
Although the demoness had schemed against him previously…
she had already paid a hefty price for it.
Her cultivation had fallen, her bone blood had been sacrificed.
Now that she had killed Xie Sheng for him, willingly swallowed the bitter fruit of Master Chong Kan, in Xie Xuanyi’s heart, these two debts had more or less been offset.
If he were to strike unexpectedly at this moment, seizing fortune, what kind of person would he be?
Would he not fall to the same level as Fang Hang and Xie Sheng?
This mere Red Dragon Fortune coming from Xie Sheng’s body,
Even if it offered itself up to him, Xie Xuanyi had no desire to spare it another glance.
With these thoughts in mind, Xie Xuanyi suppressed the golden radiance of Sword Qi Cave Heaven and extended his hand to support Ao Ying’s waist, allowing her to descend steadily.
Boom boom boom!
A red and a black figure, nearly merging together like a spiraling meteor, plummeted towards the unfathomable depths of the Great Yue Well!
“…”
Xie Xuanyi looked up towards the top of the Great Yue Well.
Having jumped into darkness, one becomes darkness itself; looking up now, all he could see was darkness.
The previously spacious mouth of the Great Yue Well, like a lake, had now become a tiny black dot, which was still shrinking, becoming smaller and smaller.
But after jumping into the well, the unease in Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake had considerably subsided.
The figure in black that had been chasing after him, hovered above the Great Yue Well.
Master Chong Kan’s lingering thoughts hesitated above the well.
Obviously wary, it did not jump in directly.
Xie Xuanyi was not sure if he should feel fortunate or not.
If he had to choose between “dying now” and “dying later,”
He would definitely choose the latter.
…
…
After a long while.
With a splash, Xie Xuanyi, holding Ao Ying with one hand and embracing Qing Li with the other, landed “on the ground” steadily.
He stood on the surface of the water, his Divine Thought rippling outwards.
Xie Xuanyi had thought that this was a dried-up well.
But now, it seemed that there was another Grotto Heaven within this ancient well; the water under his feet was not stagnant, but flowed from a distant source.
This world beneath the well appeared to be a complete world, long ago carved out, and even after thousands of years, this world remained intact.
It seemed as though time itself was frozen, suspended.
As expected.
There was no binding of Gang Qi and Tao Rules in the world at the bottom of the well; Xie Xuanyi also did not see that Divine Fruit nurturing in the void.
The Great Yue Kingdom.
It was like an ancient country wrapped within an Illusion.
Everything here was buried in the dust of history, making it feel somewhat unreal.
The Divine Thoughts that Xie Xuanyi released were repelled back after a few breaths.