Elder Guo stared at the explosion scene in shock, his face ashen as the reality of what had just happened settled in his mind. With trembling arms, he tried to push himself up from his position.
"Junior brother..." he whispered.
"Stop moving, you’re still hurt," Elder Huang spoke gently, her hands steadying him as she helped him sit back down. Though she bore injuries herself, her focus remained entirely on caring for her senior brother in this devastating moment.
She studied his face, noting the hollow look in his eyes. This had to be the worst day of his life. Even when his golden core was injured years ago, he hadn’t worn such an expression of utter devastation. But how could he not? Guo Shantian, Mei Zhiyuan, and Wei Tianxu had all trained together under the former sect master. They weren’t just fellow disciples—they were best friends who had sworn brotherhood to each other.
Now, one sworn brother had betrayed him, and the other had sacrificed himself in a desperate attempt to save what remained of their sect. And as if that weren’t enough, Elder Guo had lost all his cultivation, reduced to a mere mortal while the sect still faced imminent danger.
Elder Guo leaned against her shoulder as she gently ran her fingers through his hair.
"Sect Master, I..." he began, his words disjointed, he didn’t seem to be in the right state of mind.
"It’s okay," she soothed.
"I can’t protect the sect anymore,"
Elder Huang surveyed their surroundings with dread. The demon authority that had pinned everyone to the ground had lifted following the explosion, and the demonic cultivators were rising to their feet. Even with their leader apparently eliminated, the enemy forces still outnumbered and outmatched the remaining sect disciples. They had really lost this battle.
Just as this realization settled in her mind, a bright red light suddenly appeared in the sky, drawing everyone’s attention upward.
"There is no way..." she thought, her breath catching in her throat as she stared at the impossible sight above them.
Suspended in the air was a small drop of blood that shone with a bright crimson glow. The fighting below ceased as everyone—friend and foe alike—watched in horror. In the next second, the droplet contorted, twisting unnaturally before expanding outward in all directions.
From this single drop of blood, Elder Mei’s form materialized completely, fully restored as though the self-destruct explosion had never happened.
Elder Huang’s eyes widened in shock, her mind refusing to accept what she was witnessing. How was this possible? Even if Mei was a peak Golden Core cultivator, there was no way he could have survived the point-blank detonation of the Sect Leader’s self-destruction.
"Hahaha!" Elder Mei’s triumphant laughter echoed across the courtyard. "Did you really think you could take me out that easily? With the power of the Demon God, even if just a drop of blood remains, I can still regenerate."
Around them, the remaining sect disciples dropped their weapons, shoulders slumping in defeat. The sect was truly doomed. How could they possibly defeat an enemy who could regenerate from a single drop of blood?
Elder Guo stared up at the recovered Elder Mei, rage burning in his eyes despite his powerless state. Elder Huang maintained her grip on him, preventing him from moving—not that he could do anything in his current condition.
As his gaze locked onto Elder Mei hovering above the courtyard, Elder Guo’s eyes suddenly widened in disbelief.
Am I seeing things? he wondered, blinking rapidly to clear his vision. Why do I see that disciple of mine floating behind Elder Mei?
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Li Yao clutched the token tightly as the familiar sensation of spatial transfer enveloped her. In an instant, she found herself suspended high above the Azure Cloud Sect.
What greeted her eyes resembled scenes from an apocalypse. The once-pristine courtyard lay in ruins, bodies scattered across the broken stone like discarded dolls. Blood painted dark patterns across the ground and the elegant sect buildings now stood partially collapsed, smoke rising from several structures.
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