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Chapter 18 Marrow-Cleansing Pill_1

Chapter 18: Chapter 18 Marrow-Cleansing Pill_1

A three-meter-long gray leopard appeared in the arena, with three four-pointed stars on its head—a third-tier Holy Beast! Lei Bao shouted towards Ji Anping, "Master."

Seeing Ji Anping summon his Phantom Beast, Dugu Qianye called out, "Xiaoyin."

Everyone was curious about Dugu Qianye’s Phantom Beast. After hearing her summon it, they waited for a long while but saw no impressive Phantom Beast appear. Finally, sharp-eyed spectators noticed that a palm-sized puppy had appeared in Dugu Qianye’s arms, prompting laughter from the crowd.

Dugu Qianye looked at the puppy in her arms that kept blinking at her, her face lined with black marks. When had Xiaoyin ever been so endearing? And in such a situation?

Ji Anping saw Dugu Qianye’s Phantom Beast and laughed loudly, "Is this your Phantom Beast? Don’t tell me you think a Phantom Pet is the same as a Phantom Beast. Lei Bao, tear them apart for me."

Dugu Qianye threw Xiaoyin to the ground and said, "Fight."

Xiaoyin glanced at Lei Bao opposite and said, "It’s this little leopard, eh? Master, I’ll take care of it right away." With that, it shed its disguise, and suddenly a five-meter-long Silver Wind Wolf appeared in the arena, its eight four-pointed stars dazzling everyone.

Dugu Qianye never went easy on those who wanted to kill her. She instructed Xiaoyin, "Make it quick." Then, she condensed Phantom Power and attacked Ji Anping.

Xiaoyin let out a roar and charged at Lei Bao. Its front claw swept forward, unleashing a fierce gust of wind at Lei Bao. Then, it bit towards Lei Bao’s neck.

The disparity in their levels and the oppressive aura caused Lei Bao to move sluggishly. It was caught by the gust and bled profusely. Before it could recover, its neck was clamped by Xiaoyin’s jaws. With one fierce tear, blood gushed out like a fountain, and within moments, Lei Bao lay motionless on the ground.

Dugu Qianye kept changing positions, ceaselessly unleashing Phantom Power as if it would never run out. At first, Ji Anping could still defend, but soon he became flustered and was occasionally struck. Finally, Dugu Qianye approached him, channeling the Formless Divine Skill and striking at his Dantian.

"Ah!" Ji Anping screamed and fell to the ground, his body convulsing uncontrollably.

The referee Wang Youwei took the stage, knelt down to check on Ji Anping, and declared, "Victory to Dugu Qianye of the Mo Family!"

"Ohhh!"

Hearing the referee’s decision, the Mo Family disciples cheered. Dugu Qianye had won, indicating that the title of number one still belonged to them this year. They swarmed the stage and surrounded Dugu Qianye—if she were a man, they probably would have hoisted her up by now.

Ji Lingling ran up to the arena, throwing herself beside Ji Anping. She saw him covered in blood, especially around his abdomen. She channeled Phantom Power into his body and shouted, "You’ve shattered his Phantom Power Source!"

The lively scene was as if doused by a bucket of cold water, instantly cooling down. The Ji Family disciples rushed onto the stage, used Phantom Power to sense his condition, and their faces showed indignation. Destroying someone’s Phantom Power Source meant that the person could no longer cultivate Phantom Power.

"What happened?" Seeing the commotion on the stage, the heads of the four major families approached.

"Dad, Dugu Qianye shattered cousin’s Phantom Power Source," Ji Lingling ran to the Ji Family Head and pointed at Dugu Qianye.

"Family Head Mo, what do you have to say about this? Using underhanded tactics in a competition?!" The Ji Family Head turned around and angrily confronted Mo Jian after hearing what Ji Lingling said.

Ji Anping was the Ji Family’s prodigy, the future of the Ji Family, and Dugu Qianye had just disabled him, causing widespread resentment within the Ji Family.

"Heh, Ji Family Head, unintentional injuries are hard to avoid during a competition," Mo Jian said. "Haven’t there been other injuries before?"

"How can those injuries be compared to what happened to Anping?"

"How is it that others can be injured, but your Ji Family can’t? If he’s injured, it can only mean that his skills were inferior," Mo Jian said meaningfully in response to the Ji Family Head’s anger.

Just as he finished speaking, both the Qiu Family Head and the Li Family Head looked at him with unpleasant expressions. The Ji Family Head, however, was so blinded by rage that he said, "I don’t care about others; your Mo Family trash crippled my Ping’er, and she must pay with her life!"

"If my Ah Jiu is trash, what does that make the person she crippled?! The victory and defeat on the fighting stage is one thing, but if your Ji Family insists on taking the matter off the stage, my Mo Family is not afraid to fight back!"

"You trash, why did you launch such a vicious attack on my cousin?" Ji Lingling charged up to Dugu Qianye and demanded loudly.

Dugu Qianye looked at Ji Lingling coldly and said, "Is there any need for me to show mercy to someone who is trying to take my life?" Having said that, she turned without a further glance at anyone and left.

Dugu Qianye left the square alone, unaware of what happened afterwards, but she trusted that Mo Jian would handle it well.

Back in her room, Dugu Qianye took out the Pill Furnace and began practicing alchemy. She hadn’t practiced much recently due to the competitions. She practiced until evening.

At night, a guest came to the courtyard.

"You’re here." Dugu Qianye stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the door, watching the person who walked into the yard.

"Yes." Mo Lian came over and said, "I’ve brought some wine."

"Then let’s go up to the roof," Dugu Qianye said.

They found a ladder and climbed up to the roof. Mo Lian brought out two jars of wine and handed one to Dugu Qianye. Upon opening, the fragrance of wine wafted through the air.

Initially, both of them drank silently without speaking. After a while, Mo Lian finally managed to say, "Who are you?"

Looking at the moon above, Dugu Qianye did not answer, seemingly lost in thought. After a long time, she took a sip of wine and said, "I am Dugu Qianye."

"No, you’re not her. Ever since Mo Ju harmed you, you’ve changed," Mo Lian said, "I’ve been protecting her since we were kids. I know better than anyone what she’s like."

"Ha, when I say ’I am Dugu Qianye,’ I’m not claiming to be her. I am simply a lone soul from another world. I died in that world, she died in this one, and then my soul came into this body."

Looking at her as if she were a monster, Mo Lian forgot to swallow the wine in his mouth. Seeing Mo Lian’s reaction, Dugu Qianye chuckled lightly, "What’s the matter, are you scared?"

"Uh, a bit," replied Mo Lian, swallowing the wine, "I was wondering why there was such a big change. So it’s really not the same person anymore. But no matter who you are, you are still my sister, my aunt’s daughter." After a pause, Mo Lian sighed, "Alas, I don’t even know where my aunt is now."

"I will find her, and my father as well," Dugu Qianye said, taking a big gulp of wine.

"Yes, once you have enough strength, you can go and look for them. Speaking of which, your level is so much higher than mine now; you won’t need my protection anymore," Mo Lian said with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

"Ha, then it’s my turn to protect you. But, I’ve noticed everyone’s level isn’t very high. Isn’t there a way to increase the speed of cultivation?" Dugu Qianye asked, thinking of Mo Feng’s poor talent as well.

Mo Lian thought for a moment and said, "I saw in a book that in ancient times, there was something called the Marrow-Cleansing Pill. Eating it could cleanse the marrow and improve one’s constitution. But now there’s no recipe for it anymore."