"Brother Xiong, take this prepared herbal decoction in five separate doses, once a day. After five days, your external injuries should be healed.

"As for these elixirs, take them after your external injuries have healed.

"Once you're completely recovered, you should be able to expel the death energy from your body on your own. Then you can leave this place," Luo Xiu said, looking at the pile of medicine on the table and instructing Kuang Pi sternly.

...

Kuang Pi sighed softly. He wanted to say something but hesitated. He could see that Luo Xiu was in a great hurry.

"Xiao Luo, aren't you going to tell them?"

Luo Xiu shook his head gently. "When Ying'er and the others wake up, just tell them I've gone into seclusion to cultivate. I'll be back soon."

This trip to Mount Green Hills will undoubtedly be a battle to the death, and I don't know if I'll make it back alive. That's why I don't want to drag Luo Ying, Dou Dou, and Yaya into this.

He had never treated Luo Ying as a maid, nor Dou Dou and Yaya as little followers. To him, they were his best friends, his most trusted companions. Fortunes could be shared, but hardship was his to bear alone.

After giving his instructions, Luo Xiu left the Burial Sword Tomb of the Thunderstorm by himself. Using the Eye of the Reaper's 'Summoning Evil Spirits' ability, he summoned an Iron Feather Black Hawk to carry him toward Mount Green Hills.

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At the foot of Mount Green Hills, the flames of war raged. A foul wind blew through a grisly mist, and clouds of blood rose into the air. The ground was littered with the corpses of Demon Beasts, interspersed with those of Heavenly Moon Cult disciples.

Within a gilded imperial carriage floating in the sky, Tang Ao looked helplessly at the barrier-enclosed Mount Green Hills. "Master, it seems this truly is the Pink Emperor's homeland," he said. "We've been attacking this mountain-protection Barrier for so many days without breaking through. It has even killed many of our people. If this continues... I don't know how much longer it will take."

Next to Tang Ao, an immortal-like elder with a gloomy gaze was lost in thought. Upon hearing Tang Ao's words, the elder spoke slowly, "The mountain-protection Barrier set by the Pink Emperor may be strong, but so many years have passed. It has surely weakened. Moreover, look. The Barrier currently requires those Fox Demons to continually channel their demonic power just to maintain it. It's no longer able to strike back, which can only mean one thing: it has reached its limit and will soon collapse. This old man refuses to believe this pack of Fox Demons can hold out forever!"

The elder's name was Zhong Mudo, an Outer Elder of the Heavenly Moon Cult from the Upper Realm.

This time, when he descended to the Lower Realm, Zhong Mudo did not join his contemporaries in exploring the Ancient God Ruins for opportunities. Instead, he headed straight for Mount Green Hills. He had only two goals for this descent. The first was to slay the Azure Emperor and seize his Emperor's Blood! The second was to capture a Pureblood Nine-tailed Fox alive and bring it back to the Heavenly Moon Cult! As for the Ancient God Ruins, while there might be significant opportunities, they came with immense risks. Risking his life there was hardly as worthwhile as seizing the Azure Emperor's blood and capturing the Pureblood Nine-tailed Fox. If he could succeed, it would be a monumental gain, making the trip entirely worthwhile.

At the foot of Mount Green Hills, Zhu Hui, the Lord of Zhangwei, was leading an army of Demon Beasts in a relentless assault on the mountain-protection Barrier.

On the other side of the Barrier, the young warriors of the Fox Clan fell one after another, only for others to immediately step forward and take their place, pouring their demonic power into the Barrier to maintain it!

"We must protect our Queen, even if it means death!"

"Damn it, why don't we just go out there and fight those bastards to the death!"

"Absolutely not! If we open the Barrier, we can fight and die, but what about the old, the women, and the children behind us? What about our Queen?"

"Dammit... these dogs!"

"Don't panic! We have to hold on until the Elders activate the Ancient Demon Array!"

Outside the Barrier, Zhu Hui stood on the back of a giant rhinoceros, throwing his head back with a loud laugh.

"Yue Yong, Yue Zhan, you two idiots! If you open the Barrier and surrender now, I might consider sparing your lives!" he bellowed. "But if I have to break through this Barrier myself, then those vixens of your Mount Green Hills... I've long wanted a taste of the Green Hill Fox Demons. And that beautiful new queen of yours... tsk, tsk. I hear she looks a lot like the Pink Emperor. If she were captured and taken to the Upper Realm, I bet those Heavenly Gods would be lining up, mad with desire to possess her, to make her their forbidden delicacy. Just imagining it is a thrill!"

Hearing Zhu Hui's words, the Fox Clan warriors gnashed their teeth in fury. Though they knew he was deliberately provoking them, they still wanted to tear him apart and eat him alive.

A warrior named Yue Yong roared in anger, "Zhu Hui, you degenerate! To think you're a Lord of the Shanhai Territory, yet you've stooped to being a lapdog for the thugs from the Upper Realm!"

Zhu Hui sneered. "What the fuck do you understand? To be at the beck and call of the Heavenly Gods from the Upper Realm is an honor! An honor you little demons will never have in your lifetime!"

With a wave of his hand, he commanded in a booming voice, "Men, put more effort into it! Focus all your attacks on a single point!"

Receiving the order, the Zhangwei Demon Beasts roared in unison and unleashed their Demon Arts without reservation.

Under Zhu Hui's relentless efforts, as time wore on, a crack finally appeared in the mountain-protection Barrier from the onslaught of Demon Arts.

Seeing this, Zhu Hui's eyes lit up with triumphant joy. "It's breaking! It's breaking! Men, give it one more push for me!"

At that moment, the brothers Yue Yong and Yue Zhan stared at the crack in the Barrier, their hearts sinking into despair. Even pouring every last drop of their demonic power into the Barrier, they couldn't sustain it for long.

"Can it be... that the heavens truly wish for the destruction of Mount Green Hills?" Yue Yong looked up at the sky, tears of sorrow streaming down his face.

Meanwhile, Su Shenyun stood quietly on the mountain peak, her own tears falling as she watched the tragic scene below. She wasn't crying for the fate that might await her, but for the valiant Fox Clan warriors who were sacrificing their lives.

Yue Ya's eyes were red as she approached. "Your Majesty, the Elders have activated the Ancient Demon Array... If the Pink Emperor were still here, she would have surely saved us."

Su Shenyun bit her lip and said hatefully, "Why can't we rely on ourselves? Why must we pin our hopes on such an uncertainty? Who can guarantee that by activating the Ancient Demon Array, the Pink Emperor, in some distant realm, will even sense it?"

Yue Ya looked at Su Shenyun with a firm gaze. "I know your resolve, Your Majesty, but you are our clan's only hope. You cannot risk your own safety. These people from the Upper Realm are incredibly powerful. To fight them is to throw your life away for nothing. The Ancient Demon Array may be a slim hope, but it's better than no hope at all."

Su Shenyun's body trembled. She clenched her small fists and said nothing more.

In reality, she only hated herself. She hated that she was too weak, unable to do anything. As Queen of the Fox Clan, she couldn't protect her people. Instead, they had to sacrifice themselves for her, all for that slim ray of hope.

CRACK—!

Just then, a thunderous explosion echoed from the distant sky, pulling Su Shenyun from her thoughts.

She fixed her gaze in the distance, her beautiful eyes trembling.

She saw a giant eagle swooping down from high above. A tall figure stood on its back, wielding a Thunder Halberd and charging straight for the army of Demon Beasts below!

Is... is it him?

Su Shenyun recognized the familiar silhouette at a glance.

Who else could it be but Luo Xiu?

A happy smile spread across her face, and a wave of security washed over her.

No matter when, no matter where, that man always made her feel safe.

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