Just as the Snow Spirit Pill was in her hand, Mu Yunjin suddenly felt a sweet, bloody taste rise in her throat. A wave of pain struck her, and she coughed up blood.

Mu Yunjin frowned and wiped the blood from her lips, which had already turned blackish.

While battling with Tuer, Chu Qing caught a glimpse of the small pill in Mu Yunjin’s hand, and his eyes narrowed as his heart sank slightly.

This was unacceptable!

He couldn’t let Mu Yunjin swallow that pill. Otherwise, with his abilities, he might not be a match for her, and not only would he fail to summon the Divine Phoenix from her body, but he would also back himself into a corner.

Sitting on the ground, Mu Yunjin coughed up several more mouthfuls of blood. Her right arm had completely lost sensation as the poison spread. She felt the deadly toxin about to invade her heart and lungs.

Holding the Snow Spirit Pill, Mu Yunjin raised her hand. Just as the pill reached her lips, a fierce gust of wind came from beside her. Her hand trembled, and the Snow Spirit Pill fell onto the grass nearby, disappearing among the lush green weeds.

Mu Yunjin looked sideways and saw that Chu Qing had just struck a palm toward her direction.

Seeing such an important item as the Snow Spirit Pill fall into the grass, Mu Yunjin frowned deeply. She turned to her side, squatted by the grass, and began searching for the pill with her hands.

…

…

She felt that “unlucky” was no longer enough to describe her situation.

She had calculated everything, but had underestimated the existence of someone like Chu Qing.

It was also her carelessness for not discovering those red-patterned flower snakes earlier…

But at this point, dwelling on these thoughts was useless.

Mu Yunjin had been searching for a while but couldn’t find the Snow Spirit Pill. Strangely enough, the Snow Toad Pill had been quite large before, but this Snow Spirit Pill was so tiny.

She had been searching for a long time, but all she found were small stones or black soil.

Gradually, Mu Yunjin felt waves of darkness before her eyes, and her whole body began to tremble. Just as she was about to faint, from the corner of her eye, she saw a figure slowly walking toward her.

Looking at the fluttering clothes, it was Chu Qing.

Glancing to the side, she saw Tuer being held up by several black-clothed men, unable to break free.

Seeing Mu Yunjin constantly searching through the grass, Chu Qing couldn’t help but laugh coldly, “Mu Yunjin, save your strength!”

Mu Yunjin withdrew her hand but didn’t speak.

“Honestly, let’s negotiate a deal, shall we?” Chu Qing squatted beside Mu Yunjin, looking at her eyes that could barely focus, his lips revealing contempt.

Mu Yunjin still didn’t speak.

“The antidote, this prince has it here.” As Chu Qing spoke, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and held it in his hand.

“Take out the Divine Command Token, and the antidote is yours. Moreover, this antidote can eliminate the poison in your body. While the poison hasn’t yet entered your heart meridians, you’d better consider carefully.” Chu Qing’s tone was calm as he stared at Mu Yunjin.

At this moment, Mu Yunjin found it extremely laughable. Where did Chu Qing get the idea that he was worthy of her trust?

“Mu Yunjin, don’t you want to see Chu Li again? Or is the Divine Command Token more important to you than Chu Li?”

“Think about it. You give the Divine Command Token to this prince, this prince gives you the antidote, you go find Chu Li—isn’t that a win-win?”

“Besides, you don’t have time to consider anymore. Your poison could activate at any moment. After you die, not only will you not see Chu Li, but the Divine Command Token will also be this prince’s. You’ll end up with nothing.”

After Chu Qing finished speaking, Mu Yunjin suddenly smiled lightly and caught a hint of information from his words, “The reason you’re patiently negotiating with me is because you also need to get the method to activate the Divine Command Token from me, right?”

Otherwise, Chu Qing could simply wait for her to succumb to the poison and then take the Divine Command Token. Why bother negotiating with her?

“You guessed right.” Chu Qing didn’t deny it and held the porcelain bottle in front of Mu Yunjin. “You take the antidote first, then give this prince the Divine Command Token.”

His words implied that Mu Yunjin would choose to give him the Divine Command Token.

Mu Yunjin reached out, took the porcelain bottle, opened the lid, and poured out two pills.

Where there’s life, there’s hope.

Although she didn’t know whether to trust Chu Qing, at the moment, she seemed to have no choice.

The Snow Spirit Pill had fallen into the grass, and by the time she found it, she would probably have died from the poison.

Mu Yunjin looked at the two pills and swallowed them in one gulp.

In front of her, Chu Qing’s gaze suddenly turned strange, and the corners of his lips slowly curled into a sinister smile.

Mu Yunjin, you’ve taken the bait!

The Divine Command Token and the Divine Phoenix’s blood would be his!

Once he activated the Divine Command Token, the first thing he would do would be to destroy this Divine Sacred Continent forever, letting all these people die on this illusory land.

From then on, he would be the ruler of the Chang Hua Continent.

After swallowing the pills, Mu Yunjin waited for a while and suddenly felt a stinging sensation in her numb right arm, as if it was slowly regaining feeling.

After a moment, all the blood in her body suddenly surged upward. An overwhelming pain swept through her heart meridians. Mu Yunjin’s brows furrowed as she began coughing up large amounts of blood.

Mouthful after mouthful of black blood was expectorated.

Only when the blood gradually turned bright red did Mu Yunjin feel the pain in her heart meridians slowly disappearing.

When she raised her right hand again, not only had sensation returned, but the bluish-purple discoloration was also gradually fading, revealing her original skin.

Chu Qing hadn’t lied to her.

Mu Yunjin felt that this incident had taught her another lesson.

“Now that the poison is gone, where’s the Divine Command Token?” Chu Qing extended his hand.

Mu Yunjin lowered her gaze, her eyes wavering, as she took out the real Divine Command Token and placed it in Chu Qing’s palm.

Looking at the Divine Command Token in his palm, Chu Qing immediately clenched his fist tightly, a trace of excitement flashing through his heart.

With the Divine Command Token in hand, all that remained was the Divine Phoenix’s blood.

Mu Yunjin didn’t notice that Chu Qing’s eyes looked somewhat strange. She stood up from the ground and looked toward Tuer.

Tuer was surrounded by several black-clothed men, and although he was still fighting, he seemed to be struggling.

Mu Yunjin narrowed her eyes, flicked her wrist, and several flying daggers left her palm, sweeping toward those black-clothed men.

Caught off guard, several black-clothed men were hit by the flying daggers. When they turned around, ready to charge, they saw Chu Qing standing beside Mu Yunjin and hesitated, not knowing what to do next.

Seeing this, Tuer immediately ran quickly toward Mu Yunjin. “Little girl, are you alright?”

“I’m fine now, thank you.” Mu Yunjin looked at Tuer, her eyes showing gratitude. If not for Tuer’s help, she feared her situation would be even more complicated.

Tuer smiled and then turned to glare fiercely at Chu Qing. “Chu Qing, I’m telling you, if you cause this little girl any more trouble, I’ll slaughter you!”

While Tuer was speaking to Chu Qing, Mu Yunjin caught sight of the Snow Spirit Pill that had fallen in the grass from the corner of her eye.

Her eyes suddenly brightened. She quickly gathered her true energy, flipped her wrist, and swiftly drew the Snow Spirit Pill from the grass, gripping it tightly in her palm.

This series of movements was so fast that it barely registered with Tuer and Chu Qing.

“Little girl, is your poison cured?” Tuer noticed that Mu Yunjin’s right hand had regained its fair complexion and was somewhat surprised.

Hearing this, Mu Yunjin was about to nod when she suddenly felt waves of heat rising within her body, followed by the sensation of thousands of ants crawling inside her.

Damn it…

“What’s wrong? Your face suddenly turned so red?” Tuer looked at Mu Yunjin and saw a flush appear on her face, with beads of sweat dripping from her forehead.

“I…” As soon as Mu Yunjin opened her mouth, she found her voice had become unusually soft and delicate.

At this moment, Chu Qing burst into laughter. “Hahaha, this prince promised to detoxify you, but never promised not to poison you. Though this isn’t exactly poison—any man can help you resolve it!”

Mu Yunjin frowned, her body burning hot, with fine beads of sweat rolling down her forehead. She bit her lower lip tightly, afraid of making any sound.

“Chu Qing, you!” Tuer was furious again.

Chu Qing raised an eyebrow, caressing the Divine Command Token in his palm, not taking Tuer seriously at all.

On the other side, more black-clothed men attacked Tuer.

Mu Yunjin leaned against the tree trunk, narrowing her eyes as she stared at Chu Qing. She had suffered greatly at Chu Qing’s hands this time, and it wasn’t in her nature not to seek revenge.

Chu Qing, you’re dead!

The emotions in Mu Yunjin’s eyes grew darker, her nails digging deeply into the tree trunk. The red peach blossom mark on her forehead suddenly flashed with a red light.

“Clang, clang…”

The phoenix’s cry resounded.

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Not far away to the south.

Chu Li had never experienced such a difficult battle. He hadn’t closed his eyes for several days and nights, and his body was already extremely exhausted.

Combined with his existing internal injuries, after fighting with this mysterious old man for a long time, Chu Li gradually felt his strength failing.

The mysterious old man’s internal energy was profound, and his martial arts technique was something Chu Li had never seen before.

And the moves Chu Li used could be easily countered by this old man…

“Bang…”

Chu Li finally lacked the strength to dodge and took a heavy palm strike. He retreated several steps, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood. When he tried to get up again, he found that all his meridians had been completely severed!

Huang Yan, Imperial Advisor An, and others appeared at this moment. Seeing Chu Li’s unusual state, they immediately went up to him.

“Chu Li, how are you?” Imperial Advisor An looked at Chu Li, and noticing his dark complexion, reached out to feel his wrists and ankles.

“Meridians completely severed.” After Imperial Advisor An spoke these four words, even he found it incredible.

How extraordinary must someone be to injure Chu Li so severely?

“Your Highness, how did you…” Huang Yan was also astonished.

“He had already sustained severe internal injuries, and after the fierce battle that just took place here, such extremes were bound to be too much for his meridians to withstand.” Imperial Advisor An sighed, explaining.

Chu Li seemed unconcerned, his gaze sweeping over Imperial Advisor An. “Where is Yunjin? Have you seen her?”

“She’s with her mother.” After Imperial Advisor An finished speaking, his eyes suddenly lit up. “Doesn’t that girl have a Snow Spirit Pill on her?”

Chu Li nodded slightly.

“That’s great! Quickly go find Yunjin. With the Snow Spirit Pill, severed meridians are a minor issue!” Imperial Advisor An said to Huang Yan and Hua Ying.

Hearing this, the two didn’t hesitate and immediately flew back the way they had come.

Just as Imperial Advisor An was about to transfer some true energy to Chu Li, a figure slowly came to stand on the ground.

“So, you can’t withstand even this much?” An aged voice drifted over.

Hearing this voice, Imperial Advisor An turned to look. When he saw the man’s face, his eyes revealed shock, and he hesitantly said, “Feng Cang?”