The formidable aspect of the Unsheathed Blade lay not only in the blade’s sharpness but also in the aura it released, which could freely restrain targets.

Zhou Tianba back then, the Fire Dragon Beast today.

Whether Wutu or comparable to Wuzong, all became souls slain beneath this divine weapon!

Though the Unsheathed Blade was heaven-defying, it also had major flaws. After drawing it, one couldn’t use it continuously, and after sheathing it, the user’s body would instantly be completely drained.

Sect Master Jun, having just broken through to fourth-rank Wushi, should by rights be full of vigor, yet he lay paralyzed on the ground, completely powerless.

The weakness would last thirty minutes. During this time, even an ordinary person could easily kill him.

Completing the epic quest.

Obtaining a pile of rewards and experience.

Using one Seal-Breaking Talisman was absolutely worth it!

Ye Xingchen sat cross-legged with difficulty, thinking to himself, “The injury is too severe. I’ll need at least a month to recover.”

Forcibly executing the high-level Shifting Heaven and Earth technique would naturally cause internal backlash, and on top of being heavily struck, the fact he could even sit up was thanks to his excellent physical foundation.

Damn it!

Since that guy had such a powerful weapon.

Why didn’t he take it out earlier and instead let us risk our lives to kill the Fire Dragon Beast!

Yes.

Why?

Because Jun Changxiao initially hadn’t expected the Fire Dragon Beast to be this powerful.

When Xiao Zuiji was about to be swept by the tail, he had summoned the Unsheathed Blade and already crushed the Seal-Breaking Talisman.

The blade was about to be drawn.

But Ye Xingchen and Li Qingyang’s assistance made him abandon the idea of drawing the blade.

This kind of mutual assistance among sect members could not only enhance their mutual feelings but also improve their coordination—he definitely couldn’t easily destroy that.

Jun Changxiao also believed that after Ye Xingchen executed that strange martial technique and Li Qingyang raised his Fortified Iron Shield, the three would at most suffer severe injuries without life-threatening danger.

As expected.

The three didn’t perish, though they were all injured.

Later, Lu Qianqian and Zhou Hong—one ice-sealing the Fire Dragon Beast, one slashing out two sword strikes—pushed the disciples’ coordination to the extreme.

Though they couldn’t defeat that behemoth, Jun Changxiao gave full affirmation and high praise for their cooperative battle.

With disciples like these in my Tiegu Sect, how can we not grow powerful!

Later, when dozens of small Fire Dragon Beasts appeared, Jun Changxiao couldn’t keep watching and directly drew his blade to clean up the mess.

This incident taught us.

The Tiegu Sect disciples worked together in unity to fight monsters, but the one who came out to show off in the end was Jun Changxiao!

“Sigh.”

Ye Xingchen sighed, circulated the Taixuan True Scripture, and began repairing his damaged meridians.

That said.

With the Taixuan True Scripture’s enhancement, he could dissolve quite a bit of force. Those two fellows were surely injured more severely than himself.

Swish! Swish!

Li Qingyang and Xiao Zuiji jumped up.

“Sect Master.”

The two walked over and helped Jun Changxiao up, saying, “Are you alright?”

This…

Ye Xingchen’s eyes widened.

Something’s wrong, very wrong!

They should be severely injured—how could they act as if nothing happened?

Especially Xiao Zuiji.

Having endured three consecutive bombardments, even an iron body should have suffered serious internal injuries!

He’d thought he was the least injured of the three, but seeing the two bouncing around helping the Sect Master, Lord Ye received a heavy blow.

Could it be… that I’m too weak?

Once this thought arose, Ye Xingchen, whose self-esteem was extremely strong, couldn’t suppress his injuries and spat out a mouthful of blood.

“Junior Brother Ye.”

Xiao Zuiji said, “Quickly take a Healing Pill!”

Ye Xingchen clutched his chest and smiled miserably, thinking to himself, “How could such low-grade Healing Pills cure this emperor’s internal injuries?”

Just then, from the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Qianqian across from him take out a Healing Pill and swallow it.

When the Fire Dragon Beast broke free from the ice layer, this woman had surely suffered severe internal injuries. How could a mere Healing Pill suppress such wounds?

“Swish!”

Lu Qianqian stood up. The pallor on her face disappeared as she brushed back her slightly disheveled hair.

Screech.

Ye Xingchen’s facial muscles stiffened.

The next second, he took out that Healing Pill and looked at it with disbelief.

Jun Changxiao had given him Qi Gathering Pills and Qi Cyclone Pills, but the Elementary-Grade Healing Pill was given on the road to Death Valley, when he’d casually mentioned it could be taken for serious injuries.

Healing Pills, such low-grade medicine.

Could they heal injuries faster than my Taixuan True Scripture’s recovery?

Having received the pill, Ye Xingchen hadn’t taken it seriously and had casually tossed it into his spatial ring.

“Junior Brother Ye, quickly take the pill. We still need to clean up the battlefield,” Li Qingyang urged.

Ye Xingchen hesitated briefly, then opened his mouth and swallowed the pill.

As the medicinal effect spread, the damaged meridians in his body rapidly healed. He jumped up, and the shock rising in his heart grew even stronger.

The Upper Realm!

It must be medicine from the Upper Realm!

Ye Xingchen was forcibly filling in the blanks again.

There was no helping it.

In his previous life as a Wudi, he’d never taken a Healing Pill that instantly recovered injuries.

Zhou Hong also hurriedly took out a pill and swallowed it, but it had no effect.

“Strange.”

He said puzzled, “Why doesn’t it work?”

Of course it had no effect—Elementary-Grade Healing Pills only worked for Meridian Opening and Wutu stages.

…

Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, and the others whose injuries had recovered began cleaning up the battlefield and collecting spoils of war.

One high fifth-rank crystal core.

Over thirty mid-fifth-rank crystal cores.

Five hundred jin of Fire Dragon Stones.

The Fire Dragon Beast’s hide was too coarse and had no collection value, so they only took the bones.

Of course, they definitely had to discard other items to make room.

What a pity for those rogue cultivators who’d followed to scavenge but left at the critical moment. Otherwise, after the Tiegu Sect left, they could have come in and harvested quite a bit!

Having dealt with the final boss, obtained contribution points, rewards, experience points, and collected so many materials.

Completing this epic quest was truly a great harvest!

Thirty minutes later.

The weakness dissipated. Jun Changxiao jumped up with a “swish,” and his spirit became vigorous.

“Sect Master.”

Li Qingyang said, “We’ve almost finished cleaning up.”

“Did you search the gourd-shaped cavern the small Fire Dragon Beasts charged out from?”

“Junior Brothers Su and Li are searching it now.”

“Sect Master, there are dragon eggs!”

Just then, Su Xiaomo and Li Fei ran out from the tunnel entrance. The two were jointly dragging an egg wrapped in spider silk.

The egg was the size of a watermelon. The shell was white with red patterns all over the surface.

Jun Changxiao examined it carefully, considered briefly, then said, “Bring it back to the sect.”

“Sect Master.”

Su Xiaomo scratched his head. “There’s a living organism in this egg. We can’t put it in our spatial rings. If it breaks on the road, that would be troublesome.”

Jun Changxiao said, “Put the egg on the shield, tie it securely with spider silk, and carry it on your backs.”

“Great idea!”

Su Xiaomo immediately got to work.

Soon, he secured the dragon egg to the inner surface of a Fortified Iron Shield with spider silk, then had Li Fei carry it on his back.

“Senior Brother.”

Li Fei said foolishly, “Why do I have to carry it?”

Su Xiaomo patted his shoulder and said seriously, “The capable should do more work.”

Jun Changxiao swept his gaze over the scorching land. Finding nothing else, he waved his hand. “Return the way we came.”

…

“Senior Brother Long, why is there no sound?” Li Yuhua, maintaining the defensive formation outside, asked worriedly.

“I don’t know.”

Long Ziyang was even more worried.

Li Yuhua said weakly, “Could the Sect Master and senior brothers have…”

“Don’t jinx it,” Long Ziyang interrupted.

“The Sect Master is coming out!”

Just then, Zhang Wei shouted excitedly.

Long Ziyang and Li Yuhua hurriedly looked toward the tunnel entrance. Seeing the Sect Master and all their senior brothers emerge, they called out, “Sect Master, was the Fire Dragon Beast dealt with?”

“Nonsense.”

Jun Changxiao said, “With this Seat and your senior brothers taking action, is there anything under the heavens we can’t resolve?”

“Sect Master is mighty!”

“Senior Brothers are mighty!”

Long Ziyang and the others dropped their defenses and cheered jubilantly!