The Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill?
Upon hearing this, Dong Xuan and the other disciples of Guiyuan Academy subconsciously glanced at Long Chen. They hadn’t expected the people from the Yuanyang Sect to be after the Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill, not the Heaven Reaching Fruit!
Even Long Chen was quite surprised. Logically, besides Lu Hao and Qian Kun, no other power should have known the Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill was in his possession. Yet now, the moment they arrived, they were already demanding the Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill. Such an unusual occurrence must mean foul play is involved!
"Who told you the Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill was in our hands?" Long Chen asked calmly. "I believe you’ve made a mistake."
"A mistake?" Liu Yang snorted. "Don’t even think about fooling us. This information came from the Divine Blade Sect, so it’s absolutely true! I’ll say it one last time: hand over the Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill now. If you do, I might let you leave this place unscathed."
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Just then, several more figures appeared in the vicinity. A man stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking coolly at Liu Yang. "Liu Yang, you’re being a bit too hasty. We from Feiyu City haven’t even said a word, yet you’re already trying to get a head start. That’s not very appropriate, is it?"
"Feiyu City?"
"They’re here too."
The expressions on the Guiyuan Academy disciples’ faces grew even more somber. Feiyu City and the Yuanyang Sect were evenly matched among the third-class powers. No one had expected people from Feiyu City to appear at this moment. Dealing with the Yuanyang Sect was already difficult enough; now they had to contend with Feiyu City as well. Furthermore, judging by their words, they were also targeting Guiyuan Academy. What were they to do?
Liu Yang’s eyes narrowed as he stared fixedly at Wang Xianglong. "What are you people from Feiyu City doing, stirring up trouble here?"
"What?" Wang Xianglong smiled faintly. "Since when was there a rule that only your Yuanyang Sect could come here?" His tone was thick with provocation. "Liu Yang, it hasn’t been long since we last met. When did your Yuanyang Sect become so unreasonable?"
"Wang Xianglong, I’m warning you! The Yuanyang Sect discovered these Guiyuan Academy disciples first, so you had best not interfere! Otherwise, don’t blame us for getting nasty!"
"You think the likes of you can scare us?" Wang Xianglong’s face showed a disdainful smile. "How ridiculous! Since you’ve put it that way, I won’t bother with pleasantries. I have no objection to you taking these people from Guiyuan Academy. However, I must first reclaim the Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill that was stolen from me!"
"Bullshit!" Liu Yang spat. "Wang Xianglong, have you no shame? *Your* lost Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill? Why don’t you just claim all the opportunities in the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land belong to Feiyu City?"
Wang Xianglong simply chuckled, ignoring Liu Yang. He waved to the Feiyu City disciples behind him and ordered, "Move now! Seize the Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill!"
"Yes, sir!"
At Wang Xianglong’s command, the accompanying Feiyu City disciples fixed their vicious gazes on Long Chen’s group. With a flash of movement, they all lunged forward!
Seeing this, Liu Yang refused to be outdone. He bellowed to the Yuanyang Sect disciples behind him, "Stop those dogs from Feiyu City! Don’t let them succeed!"
In an instant, Long Chen and his companions were trapped, besieged from two sides.
"What do we do?!" the disciples of Guiyuan Academy cried out, drawing their sharp swords and preparing for battle.
"Disciples of Guiyuan Academy are not cowards who fear death!" Dong Xuan roared, his expression resolute. With a powerful wave of his hand, he rallied them, "Since these people want to kill us, then follow me and we will carve a bloody path out of here!"
Inspired by Dong Xuan’s defiant cry, the other Guiyuan Academy disciples roared in unison, forcing their spirits to soar. Their gazes hardened with resolve as they charged forward to meet their foes.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The sounds of colliding fists, palms, and swords instantly filled the air as the area erupted into a chaotic melee.
The arrival of Feiyu City was not necessarily a bad thing for Guiyuan Academy. After all, the Yuanyang Sect and Feiyu City were rivals. Both factions wanted the Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill for themselves, so amid the chaos, they began clashing fiercely with each other, neither willing to yield. This conflict gave the disciples of Guiyuan Academy some much-needed breathing room.
Nevertheless, among the three powers, Guiyuan Academy was the weakest overall. As the battle raged on, many of its disciples were injured one after another, and some were even killed.
The air grew thick not only with tension but also with the pungent stench of blood.
Witnessing this, Long Chen’s brow furrowed tightly. He worried that if the situation continued, all the Guiyuan Academy disciples would perish.
Left with no other choice, Long Chen leaped forward. Wielding his Blackwind Sword with blinding speed, he carved a bloody path through the fray. Any disciple from the Yuanyang Sect or Feiyu City who dared to attack him became another soul reaped by his blade.
Long Chen vaulted into the air and retrieved an item from his spatial ring—it was the very Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill he had taken from Qian Kun the previous night!
"Stop!" he bellowed. "The Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill you want is with me! It has nothing to do with Guiyuan Academy! You want it? Then come and get me!"
Long Chen’s indifferent voice carried clearly to everyone from the Yuanyang Sect and Feiyu City, instantly capturing their attention.
In the next moment, countless gazes snapped toward him.
"The Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill!"
"It’s real!"
"That brat actually has it?"
Upon seeing the Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill, the eyes of everyone present lit up with greed.
"If you want this Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill, you’ll have to prove you’re skilled enough to take it!" With everyone’s attention now fixed on him, Long Chen sneered, turned, and shot away at incredible speed.
"Where do you think you’re going?!"
"The Jinyin Tiger’s Inner Pill is mine! No one else better even think of snatching it!"
Liu Yang and Wang Xianglong roared in fury, immediately giving chase in the direction Long Chen had fled.