Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Jun Wuxie and Qin Keqing sped away until they were over a hundred miles away before slowing down.

"We should divide these three Wind Lightning Fruits."

He stopped, preparing to take out the Wind Lightning Fruits.

Qin Keqing interrupted him, saying, "The medicinal energy of the Wind Lightning Fruit is too overbearing. I suffer from the Severed Meridians disease, so I can't use it."

Jun Wuxie paused, noticing a hint of melancholy in her eyes as she spoke.

This was the first time he had seen such negative emotions in her eyes.

Since meeting Qin Keqing, she had always been cheerful and optimistic.

It seemed the Severed Meridians disease troubled her deeply.

She usually just hid it in her heart, not showing it.

"What exactly is your Severed Meridians disease, and how can it be cured?"

Jun Wuxie had always wanted to ask. Qin Keqing's identity was extraordinary, so she should have access to high-level physicians.

But her Severed Meridians disease had never been resolved.

This indicated that the Severed Meridians disease was very difficult to treat!

"Have you… heard of the Nine Yin Severed Meridians?" Qin Keqing looked at him, and seeing his confusion, she sighed and said, "You probably haven't heard of it. I have the Nine Yin constitution, which was originally a rare ancient bloodline…"

She slowly began to tell him about her past, her tone calm without much emotional fluctuation.

It turned out that when her mother was pregnant with her, she was plotted against, causing problems with her bloodline.

As a result, she accidentally consumed some kind of fruit in her childhood, eventually leading to the Severed Meridians disease.

Her father and mother were ambushed and killed while visiting famous doctors to treat her Severed Meridians disease.

She was only a few years old at the time.

Since then, her brother had been the one who accompanied her as she grew up.

However, five years ago, her brother ventured deep into a secret realm to find a cure for her Severed Meridians disease and never returned.

"So, your family is already…"

Jun Wuxie opened his mouth, but couldn't bring himself to finish the sentence, fearing he would prick the scar in her heart.

He hadn't expected that Qin Keqing, who seemed so cheerful and optimistic, had suffered the pain of losing loved ones twice.

"Yes, except for Grandpa, they are all gone, having left me forever."

She smiled, a radiant smile, but Jun Wuxie saw the deep sadness hidden in her eyes.

"Your grandpa…"

"Grandpa went into seclusion after my parents passed away and only came out once when my brother disappeared. Since then, he has left Elder Yun by my side to protect me…"

Jun Wuxie quietly listened to her story.

He vaguely realized that her family was very complex.

Her parents must have been people of high status and great strength, yet they were both killed.

Her brother also followed in his parents' footsteps.

Their deaths had one thing in common: they all wanted to treat her Severed Meridians disease!

How did her Severed Meridians disease come about?

It was caused by someone's plot while she was in her mother's womb, leaving behind hidden ailments, and then by accidentally consuming a mysterious fruit in her childhood.

This suggested that the fruit was probably not just accidentally consumed. Could someone have deliberately orchestrated this event?

Within her family, someone didn't want her bloodline to return to normal!

This was a form of fear!

And they were so afraid that they didn't hesitate to kill her loved ones to stop it!

"You said that there might be something in this Nanshan Secret Realm that could treat your Severed Meridians disease, so you should know how to solve this problem. Tell me, and I will do everything I can to help you!"

Jun Wuxie wanted to repay Qin Keqing for her help over these past days, and her experience touched the softest part of his heart.

Thinking about it carefully, his life and hers were similar in some ways.

But, no matter what, he still had his mother.

Although he didn't know where his mother was now, he firmly believed that she was still alive.

He also had Yue Yao.

Qin Keqing, however, had no relatives other than her grandfather, who was in seclusion year-round.

"To resolve the Absolute Yin energy in my body, I need spiritual essence with pure Yang attributes, such as Pure Yang Grass, Fiery Yang Flower, Three Yang Grass, Six Yang Grass, Nine Yang Grass, Sun Fruit…"

"As long as I can find one of them, even if it's just Pure Yang Grass, my Severed Meridians disease will be greatly alleviated, so I can continue to cultivate, at least without problems in the next few realms."

She said that because the Absolute Yin energy had accumulated in her body, she hadn't cultivated for two years.

Her realm had stagnated at the peak of the Cave Heaven Realm two years ago, and she didn't dare to break through.

Now, as soon as she cultivated or engaged in high-intensity combat, the Nine Yin True Energy in her body would cause the Absolute Yin energy to grow, eventually leading to complete blockage of the meridians. The Absolute Yin energy couldn't be cleared, causing the meridians to swell and even rupture.

Hearing this, Jun Wuxie finally understood why black lines appeared on Qin Keqing's face and hands that day. It turned out that it was caused by the eruption of Absolute Yin energy that couldn't be cleared.

"Those natural treasures I mentioned can only be found in such secret realms or certain forbidden areas. Even the lowest-grade Pure Yang Grass is a six-star superb product, requiring thousands of years of growth."

"Don't worry, as long as I see Pure Yang Grass in this secret realm, I will do everything I can to help you get it!"

…

They didn't delay any longer and continued deeper into the secret realm.

Along the way, he kept thinking about Qin Keqing's Severed Meridians disease.

According to her, even a six-star superb Pure Yang Grass couldn't completely cure her Nine Yin Severed Meridians.

This disease was truly terrifying.

The Absolute Yin energy in her body was extremely difficult to purify and remove.

They traveled forward, penetrating approximately hundreds of miles.

They came across a low-lying depression.

This depression was surrounded by mountains, with lush vegetation.

In the middle, a stone platform had been built.

There was a runic tower on the stone platform!

"That is… a suit of armor?"

Jun Wuxie's gaze fell on the armor floating in the air within the runic tower's barrier.

The silver-gray armor was covered in runes, suspended in the air, rhythmically rising and falling.

He looked closely, and the runes on the armor occasionally flashed with a faint light.

Whenever that happened, the faint light of the runes would condense into stars.

He counted them, and there were actually six stars!

When the stars appeared, they were very bright, slightly dazzling.

"Six-star armor!"

His heart immediately began to thump.

How could he have imagined that he would see a six-star spiritual artifact here!

"Judging by the brightness of the stars, it's a six-star superior grade!" Qin Keqing beamed, saying, "The owner of this secret realm must have been worried that people with low realms wouldn't be competitive, so they built so many special runic towers. Fighting in the tower can only rely on physical strength. Often, the stronger the bloodline, the stronger the physical body!"

"That's right, he wanted to leave his things to descendants with powerful bloodlines, but he forgot that body cultivators would have a great advantage."

"No." Qin Keqing shook her head, saying, "If a body cultivator with a too low realm obtains the opportunity inside the barrier, they can only be trapped inside. Once they leave the barrier, they will inevitably be killed by their competitors. Therefore, the secret realm's owner didn't fail to consider it. Besides, not every body cultivator has a freakish physical body like yours…"

"Cough, are you praising me or mocking me?"

As they talked, they quickly arrived at the foot of the runic tower in the middle of the depression.

He and Qin Keqing were about to step onto the stone platform to retrieve the armor, but suddenly stopped.

Something was wrong!

His eyes were fixed on the area near the stone platform. In this area, the flowers and plants were scattered and lying on the ground. Looking closely, they could even see footprints!

Someone had been here!

He and Qin Keqing looked at each other, seeing solemnity and vigilance in each other's eyes.

Now it could be confirmed that someone had been here, but why hadn't they taken the armor?

This was too illogical!

They stepped onto the stone platform, but didn't take the armor.

Their eyes carefully searched every inch of the visible area of the depression.

Suddenly, Jun Wuxie's gaze narrowed slightly, fixed on a forest where there were two rocks.

Someone was sitting on the rocks.

It was actually Nanshan's undefeated guest, Wang Yao!

Jun Wuxie didn't expect to meet Wang Yao here. He seemed to be injured, with bloodstains on the corners of his mouth.

On the other rock was a person wearing a Great River Sword Sect sect robe, also with bloodstains on the corners of his mouth.

Could it be that these two had fought each other over the armor, resulting in a mutually destructive outcome?

As soon as this thought arose, Jun Wuxie immediately rejected it.

If there had been a fight, the traces here would definitely be ten or a hundred times more messy than they were now.

Then, why were they both injured and hadn't taken the armor?

"Heh, the sacrifices have arrived. Now I can finally take the armor."

Nanshan's undefeated guest, Wang Yao, opened his eyes, looking at Jun Wuxie and Qin Keqing from afar, calmly and indifferently.

The Great River Sword Sect's true disciple on the nearby rock also opened his eyes and glanced over, but quickly closed them again to continue healing.

Wang Yao flew into the air, the saber energy around his body slicing through the air, creating a whistling sound.

He stood in the air in front of the stone platform, his hands behind his back, condescendingly saying, "You two, now take turns retrieving the armor for me."

His words were indifferent, completely in a high and mighty commanding posture.

"Retrieve the armor for you?"

Jun Wuxie looked at him with cold eyes, without making any movements.

"You should know that being able to die for me, Nanshan's undefeated guest Wang Yao, is your glory." Wang Yao smiled, saying, "Go, use your lives to grind off the baleful aura on the armor. Dying for me, Wang Yao, you should feel infinitely honored."

Jun Wuxie: …

Was this guy's brain pinched by a door?