Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Ambush That Claimed Huang Yipeng's Life

“Hmph~~ You wicked woman, even at death’s door you dare talk back. Soon, I’ll make you…”
At such a dire moment, Chu Xinyer still dared to defy him. Huang Yipeng snorted coldly, already fantasizing about how he would torment her, making her beg for life and death alike.
Yet, just then, an inexplicable sense of danger enveloped him. His voice abruptly cut off, and he no longer cared about Chu Xinyer, hastily preparing to raise his protective aura.
But his reaction came too late. A gray shadow flickered and instantly split into four—it was Xiao Wenzi, who had used invisibility talismans to conceal himself and stealthily approach, suppressing his demonic aura with concealment charms.
Taking advantage of Huang Yipeng’s focus on Chu Xinyer, Xiao Wenzi unhesitatingly activated his Demon Shadow Technique combined with the Swift Demon Technique to close in rapidly.
Blood spurted from the back of Huang Yipeng’s head. Xiao Wenzi, striking with his Claw Technique, unleashed his full strength—he could tear through stone tiles, so how could a mere Qi Refining cultivator’s skull withstand his assault?
Having struck successfully, Xiao Wenzi showed no intention of stopping. Regardless of Huang Yipeng’s frantic attempt to slap him away, his claws kept raking and tearing.
A smack, flesh and bone laid bare, agony weakened Huang Yipeng’s hand. Though he struck Xiao Wenzi, it merely drove him deeper into his skull.
The soft tissue of the cerebral cortex barely harmed Xiao Wenzi. He continued to claw and destroy, and Huang Yipeng died without even a final cry, his soul unable to escape.
“Xiao Wen, you’re alive—thank goodness!”
Chu Xinyer had resigned herself to fate, believing escape impossible. Seeing Xiao Wenzi suddenly appear and kill Huang Yipeng, her cultivation still sealed, her face revealed unrestrained excitement.
Moments before, she’d witnessed Xiao Wen being obliterated by the power of the enemy’s talisman treasure, believing she’d lost the companion who’d saved her many times. Chu Xinyer was heartbroken.
Now, to have him back—how he escaped and managed a sneak attack mattered not. What mattered was that she had not truly lost Xiao Wen.
“Master, your wounds are still bleeding. Quickly, let me help you bandage and heal.”
Though her calf and shoulder injuries hadn’t fractured bone—thanks to Huang Yipeng’s twisted mercy—the blood continued to flow, and if left unchecked, she could perish.
As he spoke, Xiao Wenzi used his claws to rip Huang Yipeng’s robes, bringing strips of cloth before the girl.

“Thank you, Xiao Wen.”
Though her spiritual power was sealed, Huang Yipeng had been distracted by the demon energy behind him and hadn’t fully cast his spell; her consciousness and limbs could still move.
Taking the cloth, Chu Xinyer gritted her teeth and quickly bandaged her wounds, then fished several healing pills from her storage pouch to swallow.
She’d purchased these pills just days ago at the Skycloud Valley market, preparing for a risky attempt to kill Huang Yipeng—never imagining she’d actually need them.
With her wealth, Chu Xinyer bought more than just healing pills. In the cultivation world, potions that instantly restore stamina were rare, but pills that accelerate recovery were not.
She’d also bought Qi Gathering Pills to hasten her Qi Refining recovery.
“Hmph~~ You think you can just leave? Not so easily.”
As Chu Xinyer swallowed her pills and bandaged her wounds, the man in green who’d been meditating to heal himself seized the chance to scramble up and attempt escape.
Xiao Wenzi snorted coldly and pursued him, wings spread.
Shiyan, grievously wounded, hadn’t regained much strength from his meditation and could never outrun Xiao Wenzi. In moments, the demon caught up and stabbed his proboscis into the back of Shiyan’s neck.
A wave of itching agony struck. Shiyan instinctively tried to swat him away, but Xiao Wenzi, rapidly draining his blood for system coins, didn’t pause. With a flick of his wings, two sharp blades flew out.
Shiyan’s right hand was pierced twice, turning his attack into frantic avoidance, as if bitten by vipers. Still, his legs kept running.
“Hmph~ Still trying to flee!”
Xiao Wenzi wouldn’t let Shiyan stray from Chu Xinyer; he didn’t trust leaving the girl alone. He paused his bloodsucking, swooped to Shiyan’s calf, and slashed down hard with his claws.
A series of shrieks followed, bones crunching and splitting. Shiyan’s leg collapsed, forcing him to his knees, his abdominal injuries nearly causing him to faint.
“Damn demon mosquito, I’ll fight you to the death!”
Though gravely wounded, Shiyan’s mind remained clear. Seeing Xiao Wenzi approach again, he roared in fury, attempting to muster his remaining power for a desperate secret technique.

But before he could form a spell, Xiao Wenzi’s speed surged. Agony flared in his left wrist—his uninjured hand’s veins were severed.
A gray flash, and his right hand’s veins were destroyed as well. But it didn’t end there; Xiao Wenzi sent two wing blades at his dantian.
With a thud, Shiyan’s sea of Qi was pierced through, his cultivation ruined. Powerless, he could only watch as Xiao Wenzi drank his blood.
Grief and rage overwhelmed him, and unable to breathe, he fainted dead away.
Chu Xinyer, having taken healing pills and properly bandaged her wounds, felt no relief. Her cultivation remained sealed, and this place was hardly a deserted wilderness.
If another cultivator came by, Xiao Wen might not be able to protect her.
Even if the intruder wasn’t an enemy, if they escaped and spread word of what happened here, she would be branded a traitor for killing a fellow disciple. Worse, she’d be hunted to the ends of the earth by Huang Yipeng’s uncle.
Huang Bing, that old man, was in the late Foundation Establishment stage—she stood no chance against him. Her only option was to restore her power, destroy the bodies, and flee far away.
Fortunately, her storage pouch still contained three Watercloud Pills. Their medicinal strength should help her break the seal.
Resolute, Chu Xinyer took out a small bottle and swallowed all the pills inside.
They dissolved instantly, their power flooding through her organs and limbs. Chu Xinyer felt her sealed spiritual energy loosening, and she focused all her willpower on breaking through.
After half an incense stick’s time, her blocked energy suddenly flowed free. She let out a long breath and rose from the ground.
With his breakthrough to the sixth tier, Xiao Wenzi had grown much larger, and his bloodsucking speed was now several times faster than before.
Exchanging just nine drops of blood for system coins took him only moments.
Combined with his powerful demon senses, he’d earned hundreds of sixth-tier system coins in barely half a quarter hour.