Many people, not just the Blood Blade Sect Master, believed Ling Xiao was backed by a powerful organisation.
Even the combined forces of the Holy Dynasty’s imperial family and the Heavenly King Sect could only secure the Ancient Natural Dragon Martial Soul for their Holy Son, Ji Mingkong, which paled in comparison to Ling Xiao’s achievements.
“Could the Moon Flower Sect have been playing the weakling all along?”
The Snow Mountain Sect Master frowned.
“Impossible. Playing weak to the point of becoming truly weak is just foolish. Don’t forget how the Heavenly King Sect used to bully the Moon Flower Sect, how many of their disciples died at their hands.”
The Mysterious Fire Sect Master shook his head.
The group exchanged glances, shaking their heads with wry smiles, unable to pinpoint what had caused Ling Xiao’s terrifying progress.
Their sects all had robust intelligence networks.
If Ling Xiao was truly tied to a major organisation, they would have known.
Currently, the two groups closest to Ling Xiao were the Moon Flower Sect and the Divine Sword Sect.
The Moon Flower Sect was weak, and the Divine Sword Sect was even weaker.
“Mother, please help him. Look how heartbroken he is.”
Dai Yao Ling, perhaps due to her connection with Dai Yu Ling or her admiration for Ling Xiao, pleaded with her mother.
“What’s this, little girl, heart fluttering?” The mistress of the Spirit Medicine Manor, a beautiful woman, asked with a smile.
“Don’t talk nonsense, Mother. I just think in times like these, people as loyal as him are rare.”
Dai Yao Ling shook her mother’s arm as she spoke.
“You’ll soon see if he’s truly loyal.”
The mistress stood and called out to Ling Xiao, “Young man, want to save that little butterfly?”
“Yes!”
Ling Xiao looked up sharply, wiping his tears and nodding.
“It’s not hard to save her. The poison Sun Shang developed, we at the Spirit Medicine Manor already found an antidote for last year. But you’ll have to pay a price.”
The mistress said.
“Senior, name it. I’ll pay any price to save her!”
Ling Xiao nodded firmly.
“What if I ask for your Natural Dragon Soul?”
The mistress sneered.
She’d seen plenty of people who spoke grandly but balked when it came time to pay. She wanted her daughter to see Ling Xiao was just another one of those.
“I’m willing!”
To her surprise, Ling Xiao agreed without hesitation.
The mistress was stunned.
She asked, almost in disbelief, “You heard me right? I said the Natural Dragon Soul, not some other martial soul.”
“I heard you clearly. The Natural Dragon Soul! As long as you can save Butterfly Girl, I’ll hand it over without breaking my word.”
Ling Xiao said solemnly.
“Fine, I underestimated you. But that price is just our fee. You’ll also face a significant impact. To detoxify her, you’ll need to expend a large amount of your core energy, which will drastically reduce your cultivation, possibly to the Mortal Realm. Are you still willing?”
“Senior, no need for more words. What’s a drop in cultivation? I, Ling Xiao, reached this level in such a short time. Even if I have to start over, it won’t take long!”
Ling Xiao interrupted her. All he cared about was saving Butterfly Girl. Nothing else mattered.
Cultivation could be regained, but Butterfly Girl had only one life.
“Alright, I’ll help you!”
The mistress finally fell silent, stepped forward, and began teaching Ling Xiao the antidote method.
After receiving it, Ling Xiao extracted his Natural Dragon Soul and offered it to the mistress. “You’re too hasty, child. No need to give it to me. Give it to your senior sister, Dai Yu Ling. I owe that girl too much, but she won’t accept anything from me. Give it to her as her junior brother.”
The mistress smiled, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
“Focus on detoxifying. I’ll guard you.”
As the Spirit Medicine Manor’s mistress, this still-youthful-looking woman had made mistakes in her youth and now sought to make amends.
Knowing her daughter liked Ling Xiao, protecting him from sneak attacks was the least she could do.
Ling Xiao felt his Heavenly Origin Power draining rapidly, something he’d never experienced.
But the poison in Butterfly Girl’s body was indeed being expelled, proving the mistress wasn’t deceiving him.
With this in mind, he stopped overthinking and focused entirely on detoxifying her.
Sun Shang was taken away for treatment, as his condition was dire, likely not far from death without help.
Si Kong Xuan stood still, not daring to move.
He might have been able to trade a few blows with the Spirit Medicine Manor’s mistress before, but with his cultivation now greatly reduced, he was no match.
This created a bizarre scene.
The Heavenly King Sect and Holy Dynasty’s imperial family kept claiming they’d capture Ling Xiao, yet no one dared act.
Meanwhile, the Holy Emperor and Heavenly King Sect Master Si Kong Zun were being pushed back, teetering on the edge of defeat.
“Should we make a move?”
In the crowd, Demon Flame Heavenly Lord asked the Blue Water Palace Master.
“I know you have a grudge with that kid, but now’s not the time for personal scores. Don’t ruin the Storm Legion’s plans!”
The Blue Water Palace Master warned.
Though Demon Flame Heavenly Lord was displeased, he was helpless.
In strength, he was no match for the Spirit Medicine Manor’s mistress. Without the Blue Water Palace Master’s help, he’d be courting death.
Boom!
A loud crash came from the sky.
Two figures slammed into the ground, both defeated.
In the sky, the Moon Lady, like a deity, looked down on the Holy Emperor and Si Kong Zun with cold disdain.
“Damn, how is this woman so strong!”
The Holy Emperor clutched his chest, spitting blood.
Si Kong Zun was in better shape but still bore many wounds.
“She’s a monster from a hundred thousand years ago. We’re no match. If only the Supreme Holy Emperor would help, we might have a chance.”
“That old fool’s lost his mind.”
The Holy Emperor cursed in frustration.
“Moon Lady Sister, let’s go!”
The battle ended, and so did Ling Xiao’s detoxification.
Little Butterfly returned to the Mountain River World to rest.
As the mistress had said, Ling Xiao’s cultivation plummeted to the Ninth Layer Supernatural Realm of the Mortal Realm, no longer even a Heavenly Vein Warrior.
Yet, his case was unique. Once formed, Heavenly Veins don’t revert.
So, his body still produced Heavenly Origin Power.
A Ninth Layer Supernatural Realm warrior with Heavenly Origin Power was unprecedented.
