After the people of Holy Pill Sect retreated one after another, Yun Tianyi immediately waved the longsword in his hand and charged towards Zhu Hong: "Junior Brother, Iāll help you!"
Although Zhu Hong had already lost his senses at this time, his combat awareness was extremely sharp.
When Yun Tianyi approached, Zhu Hong realized he was an easy target, so after chopping towards Gu Sheng, he ignored him and instead grinned hideously while punching at Yun Tianyi.
The powerful punch, accompanied by a piercing force, smashed towards Yun Tianyi. At the same time, a dense red glow burst from Zhu Hongās fist, a red barrier appeared on his punch.
Zhu Hongās aura was already immensely powerful, and Yun Tianyi was immediately suppressed, feeling agitated and blood surging. Upon realizing the formidable might of that blood punch, his expression turned serious. He grasped the sword with both hands, channeling the sword stance to unleash his most powerful sword technique, the Yellow Level Mid-grade Martial Arts technique "One Sword to Return to the Sea", towards Zhu Hong!
The longsword slashed forward, as if slicing through a water curtain in the air mercilessly, the sword stance condensed a layer of pale blue energy on the sword.
Zhu Hong sneered: "Die for me!"
When punch met sword, the red glow on Zhu Hongās fist bloomed. Yun Tianyiās strongest move couldnāt even break the barrier on Zhu Hongās fist, let alone injure him.
Yun Tianyiās "One Sword to Return to the Sea" was directly shattered by Zhu Hongās punch, and the residual force hammered into Yun Tianyiās chest.
"Thud!"
Yun Tianyiās chest immediately caved in by half an inch, spewing blood incessantly as his body rapidly flew backward.
Gu Sheng frowned, fully activating his Wind Walking Boots. Like a nimble bird, he swiftly caught Yun Tianyi.
Yun Tianyi was gravely injured at this point, and his aura quickly declined.
Looking at Gu Shengās face, Yun Tianyi suppressed his pain to force out an apologetic expression, and said with all his strength in a halting manner: "Junior... Junior Brother, Iām... Iām sorry. I... Iām too incompetent, couldnāt help you."
Gu Sheng naturally understood that Yun Tianyiās intentions were good and certainly wouldnāt blame him. He quickly took out a Top-grade Yellow Level life-saving pill specially refined by Lu Junyi from his storage pouch and stuffed it into Yun Tianyiās mouth.
The Top-grade Yellow Level pill had remarkable effects; as soon as it was consumed, green light emitted from Yun Tianyiās body. His collapsed chest was visibly healing, and his aura gradually recovered, though he would temporarily not have any combat power, at least his life was saved.
Having gained the upper hand with that punch, Zhu Hong noticed Gu Sheng trying to leave with Yun Tianyi, so he immediately moved to intercept, quickly waving his long blade to unleash waves of powerful Sword Qi to stop Gu Sheng.
Seeing Lu Shu and Lin Tianhao approaching to deal with Zhu Hong, Gu Sheng did not wish to reveal his strength too early, so he casually wielded a few sword strikes to fend off the Sword Qi and then activated his Wind Walking Boots, taking Yun Tianyi away from the scene.
Once they were out of the Demon Suppression Sect ruins, Gu Sheng immediately arrived at Mu Yuanyuanās side and placed Yun Tianyi into her arms: "Sister Mu, Iāll have to trouble you to take care of my senior brother! You all should leave this place immediately and search for Spirit Stones or other opportunities in other locations."
"What about you?"
Gu Sheng pointed to the Demon Suppression Sect relics: "The Vajra Demon Suppression Bell is yet to be obtained, I of course have to go back. Donāt worry, although your three families havenāt contributed much this time, the Sect will deliver the promised benefits to you once weāre out."
With that, Gu Sheng retrieved three Top-grade Yellow Level pills from his storage pouch and handed them to Mu Yuanyuan: "Our Holy Pill Sectās overall strength isnāt strong, Iāll have to trouble your three families to look after things a bit during this period. These three Top-grade Yellow Level pills were personally refined by our Sectās Great Elder and Peak Master Lou from Spirit Pill Peak. They work very well and can be life-saving at critical moments, consider this my humble advance payment to you."
The Top-grade Yellow Level pills were already of great value. Though Mu Yuanyuan and her two companions were considered decent within their families, such pills were not easy for them to acquire. Coupled with this alliance, they had actually not contributed much effort, and being able to obtain the Demon Suppression Golden Scroll depended entirely on Gu Sheng himself. Gu Sheng still giving them a Top-grade Yellow Level pill was already going above and beyond.
Holding the pills, Mu Yuanyuan curiously asked: "Where should we wait for you? Or where should we find you next?"
Gu Sheng shook his head: "You need not look for me, nor wait for me! The Demon Suppression Golden Scroll and Vajra Demon Suppression Bell hold significant meaning. Even possessing just one of them, the Governor Mansion and Haoyang Sect wouldnāt easily let me go. If you stick with me, it would draw too much attention, making it overly dangerous for you. Itās better for me to go alone."
Mu Yuanyuan, understanding the strength of Lu Shu and Lin Tianhao, was worried and advised: "Junior Brother Gu, your talent is extraordinary, and thereās still a chance to enter here again in the future. The Scarlet Cloud Secret Realm contains many similar Sect relics. Donāt let your vision be blinded and lose your life for a momentary gain. If it comes to it, give the scroll to Lin Tianhao. Heās a righteous person with a broad mind, and given the historically good relations between Haoyang Sect and your Holy Pill Sect, which have even watched over each other in the past hundred years, if youāre willing to hand over the Demon Suppression Golden Scroll to him, he will certainly protect you. With your strength and his protection, Lu Shu wouldnāt dare to do anything to you."
Gu Sheng nodded: "If push comes to shove, Iāll consider it. You all should leave quickly."
After saying this, Gu Sheng immediately activated the Shadow Concealment Skill and disappeared in front of them.