Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 1178A. Life for a Life

Qin Yu looked backwards. Just now, he thought he had sensed something.

A faint disturbance in the air.

As if some hunter hidden in the darkness had locked onto him.

He was sure that the events of the mountain valley had been discovered by others.

If someone could spark his senses and have him feel restlessness, it could be imagined how strong they were.

But who was it?

Qin Yu looked at Yun Che who was hugging Yun Shi. The Ash Flame Lineage was a possibility.

Or perhaps it was the Sly Fate Clan that the female corpse had mentioned before she truly died.

Although Qin Yu didn’t have a good understanding of these two groups, he had heard Yun Che and the others speak about them while they were on the ship.

They both seemed to be incredible inheritance clans!

Since Yun Che stayed outside and waited for him to come out, Qin Yu was able to guess his thoughts. So even if he didn’t say anything about the Ash Flame Lineage, the man would definitely take the initiative to mention it.

Qin Yu’s eyes flashed and he came to a stop. He pointed a finger, “Let’s rest here for now.”

Landing on the ground, he quickly found a hidden place. After scanning the area with his divine sense and confirming there weren’t any dangers, he nodded.

Hu –

Yun Che let out a long breath and then carefully laid Yun Shi down. He bowed, “Thank you for saving us Brother Qin. I had eyes but couldn’t see. If I disrespected you anywhere, I ask for your forgiveness.”

Qin Yu waved his hand. “Since I helped, I never placed this matter in my heart. And I also have my own considerations.”

These words were tactless, but Yun Che was finally able to relax. The more Qin Yu was like this, the more it showed he really didn’t care.

Only after determining that Qin Yu didn’t have any past animosity could Yun Che ask for his help.

“Brother Qin, my little sister’s life is in danger. On behalf of how she looked after you, please try and save her.”

Qin Yu looked at Yun Shi. The dark mark between her eyebrows had faded a great deal.

He furrowed his eyebrows together. The rampaging bloodline within her body was stronger than he anticipated.

Ash Flame Lineage!

With such a tyrannical bloodline, their strength could be imagined.

“I…” Just as Qin Yu opened his mouth, his complexion suddenly changed. He lifted a hand and punched at the ground, instantly exploding with strength.

Bang –

The earth violently shook as countless cracks exploded.

A pained scream rang out. A monster with a mouse-like appearance that had been lurking around had its head shattered.

Qin Yu looked at its corpse and frowned. There was surprise in his eyes.

He lifted his hand and a lotus flower appeared in his palm. It shined with ephemeral multicolored light.

Hum –

Suddenly, the lotus flower started to flutter, releasing a swallowing strength. Little golden dots of light flew out from the monster’s corpse and were absorbed by the lotus flower.

After this was done, the lotus flower emitted an even brighter brilliance than before.

He was right!

Qin Yu put away the lotus flower and looked at Yun Shi. His gaze was much heavier.

This mouse-like monster beast had an incredible ability to conceal its aura. If it weren’t for Old Turtle reminding him, he wouldn’t have been able to sense it.

And its target had been the unconscious Yun Shi.

Facts proved that this monster beast had been controlled by something and sent here. It was the formidable soul body that was hiding in this mystic realm.

But what was the reason?

Yun Shi wasn’t strong. The only remarkable thing about her was her rampaging Ash Flame Lineage bloodline. But from what Qin Yu sensed, this bloodline was insufficient to attract the formidable soul body in this mystic realm.

The chances of this being a coincidence were so low that it could be ignored. In other words, the most likely possibility was that Yun Shi was hiding some other attribute in her body that he hadn’t discovered yet.

And this attribute held a strong attraction to the formidable soul body hiding in this mystic realm.

But this theory had one unreasonable point. If this really was the work of the formidable soul body, why did it send such a small and weak monster beast?

Qin Yu had killed it in one punch. Besides its exceptional concealing ability, this monster beast’s strength could be ignored.

Perhaps…it was carrying out something extremely important right now and couldn’t spare too much strength. Or some other matter was diverting its energy.

After all, Qin Yu wasn’t the only person who had intruded into this mystic realm. Besides him, he had no idea how many tyrannical characters were here.

Taking a deep breath and calming himself, Qin Yu looked at Yun Shi. He had already decided to try his best to save Yun Shi.

But now, ‘trying his best’ had become ‘had to’. Qin Yu’s intuition told him that if he wasn’t wrong, then Yun Shi was the key to finding the soul body in this mystic realm!

Yun Che revealed a face of anger, “This…this is…”

Qin Yu didn’t explain. He said, “I’ll examine her first. Tell me everything you know about Yun Shi.”

To tell him everything meant to conceal nothing.

The more comprehensive the information was, the more likely he could find the crucial clue needed to save her life.

Yun Che hesitated a little, but he soon understood. He glanced at Zhou Cheng.

That honest and good-natured person still hadn’t come out of his depressed state of mind. Zhou Cheng dryly said, “I’ll go to the surrounding area and keep a lookout.” Then he stood up and walked out.

Qin Yu didn’t wait for an explanation to come. He began a detailed examination of Yun Shi’s condition.

Touching her was unavoidable. Even though the bloodline backlash had been barely suppressed by the dark mark, the damage it caused to her body had already occurred.

Qin Yu had to determine the severity of these injuries. He could only apologize inwards and try his best to keep his eyes from straying.

Then, an incomparably old-fashioned and generic story came from Yun Che’s mouth. In short, it could be summed up in a simple way – a heartless man abandoned his wife and children.

The man he spoke of came from the Ash Flame Lineage. Because he bred with an outsider woman, it caused the bloodline inheritance to not be complete.

Yun Che hadn’t awakened his, but Yun Shi’s luck was worse.

The reason he said her luck was worse was that her Ash Flame bloodline was incomplete and thus it wasn’t stable. The reason she had lived until today was that it had been in a sealed state.

Once it was activated, it would result in her present condition. Her bloodline strength would rampage and burn her to ashes.

Qin Yu raised a hand and pinched his eyebrows. This was a completely subconscious action but he still smelled the scent of a woman on his fingertips.

He lightly coughed and lowered his hand. “I understand. Let me think about it.”

Everything in this world appeared simple, but doing it was actually as difficult as ascending to the heavens. For instance, Yun Shi’s condition. If the key issue was that her bloodline was incomplete, then it could be filled in.

This sounded simple, but the question was how to fill it in?

Of course, if someone suggested to directly eliminate her Ash Flame bloodline, then while she might live, the bloodline backlash would turn her into a living corpse that would never wake up.

Filling in her incomplete bloodline or finding some other substitution for it should be the only way.

Qin Yu had many methods for killing, but when it came to saving others…he still had the demon medicines that Feature had left for him, but these things were used for the abyssal demon race. If he tried feeding them to Yun Shi, it would be no different from murdering her.

There was no other way. Thinking about it for too long would be a waste of time. Fortunately, Qin Yu wasn’t the only person thinking about this. He laid his cards down on the table. Yun Shi was likely the key to capturing the formidable soul body in this mystic realm, and she could not be allowed to die.

To Old Turtle, the soul force contained in the golden crystal heart was enough to cause his liver to tremble with excitement. His desire to obtain that thing’s main body reached an unpredicted peak.

At this time, let alone finding a way to rescue Yun Shi, he would even seriously consider showing up naked and streaking his way through the mystic realm.

Pressure was a driving force. And what was stronger than pressure was the infinite and fiery love for life! With the help of this love, Old Turtle actually thought of a way to save Yun Shi.

It was to fill in her incomplete bloodline!

This indeed wasn’t a new or fresh idea, but he wasn’t casually speaking up. Rather, he provided a fairly complete plan to Qin Yu. After careful deliberation, Qin Yu decided that there was a reasonably high chance of success.

Of course, a hundred percent guarantee was impossible. In addition, this plan came from a shadow of the abyss. If used in the vast brightness world, who knew what sorts of inexplicable changes would occur.

But this was already better than allowing Yun Shi to wait for death in this state.

Qin Yu placed a finger between her eyebrows. After several breaths of time he took it back. As he poured strength into her body, the dark mark there had brightened.

But Qin Yu knew that it would only last for a limited time. And as he poured more and more strength into it, there would be diminishing returns.

He stood up and looked at Yun Che, directly saying, “I have already thought about a way to save her, but the process is dangerous. You and Zhou Cheng cannot follow me.”

This was a fact.

For instance, in the battle within the mountain valley, Yun Che and Zhou Cheng had to retreat in advance otherwise they would have been in danger. They had enough time to escape on that occasion, but what about the next time?

It had to be known that a life-saving method was never easily achieved. Moreover, this plan came from Old Turtle, who himself came from the abyss. No matter what angle Qin Yu looked at this plan from, it was harsh and cruel. He might even have to step into danger himself, so he simply didn’t have confidence he could keep them safe.

Yun Che’s complexion changed. He looked at the unconscious Yun Shi and suddenly clenched his teeth. He turned and fell to his knees. “Brother Qin, my sister’s life is in your hands. If you can save her, I will never forget this graciousness!”

Qin Yu accepted his bow and said, “I will try my best.”

He picked Yun Shi up. Then he turned and flickered a few times, vanishing from sight.

Zhou Cheng ran over, his eyes wide. “What happened? Where did Qin Yu take Yun Shi?”

Yun Che bitterly smiled. “I have no idea, but this is the only hope for her to continue living.”

They hadn’t known each other for long, and even if he was rescued by Qin Yu, as Qin Yu said himself, they had their own reasons for doing things.

In his heart, Yun Che certainly wouldn’t believe Qin Yu without reservation, but he had no other choice.

Otherwise all he could do was watch helplessly as Yun Shi was incinerated by her rampaging bloodline.