Sleep with her!
Upon hearing those words, Ye Qiu’s face darkened instantly.
“Little brat, do you think that, apart from the thousand-year elixir, only a Nine Yang body can save Su Luoying?”
“No, no, no, actually, you can save her.”
“Though you’re not a Nine Yang body, your constitution far surpasses it. If you don’t believe me, try it and see.”
How could he try something like that?
If it could cure Su Luoying, fine, but if it didn’t, wouldn’t that just add to the sorrow?
“Little brat, don’t think I’m joking. I’m telling the truth.”
“Alright, I’ve said all I needed to say.”
“Little brat, take care!”
Long Eyebrow Master gave Ye Qiu a deep look, then turned and resolutely walked towards the Golden City.
Ye Qiu didn’t hesitate for a moment, stepping forward to follow.
“There’s danger here. Why are you following? Go back!” Long Eyebrow Master added: “I’m old. Even if I die here, it’s no big deal. You don’t need to risk it with me.”
“You think I’m doing this for you? Old man, you’re so full of yourself,” Ye Qiu said. “I just want to see what the treasure in the Golden City is.”
Long Eyebrow Master: “…”
Clang, clang, clang!
The Emperor Sword in Ye Qiu’s hand kept emitting cries, trembling more violently, as if it had encountered something terrifying.
“Little brat, go back!” Long Eyebrow Master urged again.
“Since I’m here, not seeing the treasure would be a regret. I’m not one to leave regrets,” Ye Qiu said, striding forward.
Long Eyebrow Master watched Ye Qiu’s back, his heart filled with emotion.
He knew Ye Qiu was doing this entirely for him.
What is a friend?
A friend is someone who, knowing the danger, still charges forward without hesitation, sharing life and death.
“Little brat, thank you,” Long Eyebrow Master thought to himself, then followed.
Ye Qiu and Long Eyebrow Master walked side by side, their bodies tense, eyes constantly scanning their surroundings.
As if facing a great enemy.
The Emperor Sword kept warning, the sense of danger growing thicker, yet neither could pinpoint its source.
“Little brat, this place is no simple matter. Be careful.”
“Mm.”
They slowed their pace.
Fully on guard.
Continuing forward.
Two hundred metres.
One hundred fifty metres.
One hundred metres.
Eighty metres…
As they drew closer to the Golden City, suddenly, the ground shook violently.
“Run!”
Ye Qiu and Long Eyebrow Master raced towards the Golden City.
However, before they reached it, a massive iron pillar burst from the ground, standing abruptly before them.
At the same time.
Iron pillars kept emerging around them.
Forty-nine in total!
Each pillar was as thick as a bathtub, about ten zhang tall, engraved with mysterious runes, emitting a terrifying aura that made their souls tremble.
Without a second thought, Ye Qiu and Long Eyebrow Master charged forward.
Suddenly, the runes on the forty-nine pillars lit up, releasing beams of white light.
Each beam, like a rope, wove together, forming a vast net that trapped Ye Qiu and Long Eyebrow Master inside.
Swoosh!
Ye Qiu unleashed a sword qi, striking a beam of white light.
Clang!
Sparks flew.
The white light was unscathed.
Ye Qiu immediately drew the Emperor Sword, channeling the Nine Revolutions Dragon Art, infusing internal energy into the blade, and slashing fiercely.
“Clang!”
Another burst of sparks.
The white light was indestructible.
Ye Qiu and Long Eyebrow Master finally stopped.
“What is this?” Ye Qiu asked.
Long Eyebrow Master glanced at the forty-nine iron pillars, saying gravely: “If I’m not mistaken, this is a formation.”
A formation?
Ye Qiu’s heart jolted.
He observed closely for a moment, shocked to find that none of the formations in the legacy of the Ye family ancestors matched the one before them.
How could this be?
The Ye family ancestors’ legacy included everything—divination, feng shui, talismans, martial arts secrets…
It had it all!
Even if some records weren’t comprehensive, there’d be at least a mention, but for this formation, Ye Qiu searched the entire legacy and found no trace of information.
“Old man, do you know what formation this is?” Ye Qiu asked again.
Long Eyebrow Master shook his head, replying: “I haven’t figured it out yet.”
Ye Qiu said: “We need to find a way to break out.”
Long Eyebrow Master nodded, pointing at the interwoven beams of white light, saying: “These beams come from the runes on the pillars. To break the formation, we must first destroy the pillars.”
Ye Qiu didn’t hesitate, crouching into a horse stance, channeling the Nine Revolutions Dragon Art. Internal energy surged from his dantian, flowing through his meridians, quickly gathering in his right fist.
Soon, a faint golden glow appeared on his fist.
Ye Qiu clenched his fist, charging forward, smashing it fiercely against a pillar.
“Boom!”
A loud crash.
The pillar didn’t budge, but Ye Qiu was thrown back a dozen steps. When he steadied himself, he looked down and saw his right hand bleeding.
“This…”
Ye Qiu’s face was unprecedentedly solemn.
He had used all his strength just now. Even a peerless master like Long Eyebrow Master, with six strands of true qi, would be crushed by such a punch.
Yet, unbelievably, the pillar didn’t even flinch.
“Again!”
Ye Qiu, heedless of consequences, unleashed the second move of the Grass Sword Art.
Boom!
The sword struck the pillar.
Clang!
The sound of the collision was deafening.
The incomparably sharp Emperor Sword not only failed to cut the pillar but didn’t even leave a scratch.
“How is it so tough?”
Ye Qiu stepped forward, touching the pillar. Moments later, he noticed something, his pupils shrinking: “This… it’s black iron!”
At that moment, the forty-nine pillars hummed and trembled, the runes on them flowing.
The scenery before them vanished instantly.
Aside from the forty-nine pillars and the interwoven white beams, nothing could be seen.
A fierce wind rose.
Sand and stones flew.
“Roar—”
A deafening dragon cry sounded.
The three strands of innate true qi in Ye Qiu’s body, as if sensing their master’s danger, surged out, manifesting behind him.
Ye Qiu knew that without extreme danger, his innate true qi wouldn’t act this way.
This meant he and Long Eyebrow Master were facing a life-or-death crisis.
“These pillars are made of black iron, indestructible, and the runes are mysterious and unpredictable. Old man, we need to find a way to break this formation, or we’ll be trapped here to death…”
Ye Qiu turned, seeing Long Eyebrow Master standing like a wooden post, dazed. Furious, he roared: “Old man, at a life-or-death moment, why are you spacing out?”
Long Eyebrow Master said in terror: “Little brat, I’m sorry, I’ve doomed you.”
“We’re done for.”
“Completely done for…”
