The prodigy of the Thousand Spirits Sect who had enacted the Violent Ape Body Forging Technique, Shen Jie, exuded a terrifying aura. His two arms, swinging fiercely towards Ye Chen, were imbued with an incredibly violent power.

Just as Ye Chen was about to draw his sword, suddenly, a silhouette appeared out of thin air, standing before him.

A long black gauze dress, a graceful back... it was the Black Widow!

The Black Widow glanced at the black violent ape swooping down from the sky, a strong disdain flashing in her eyes. Without any visible movement, a surge of power erupted from her body.

"Boom!"

In the face of the Black Widow's power, Shen Jie, transformed into a black violent ape, was like a lone boat in a storm, instantly sent flying away.

"Senior Brother Shen!"

The remaining four disciples of the Thousand Spirits Sect cried out anxiously and rushed towards the airborne Shen Jie.

"Bang!"

Shen Jie's body crashed to the ground.

The form of the black violent ape had disappeared, and the surface of his skin was as cracked as parched earth, his entire body limp, bones shattered beyond measure.

"Unity Realm... who exactly are you?"

Supported by the disciples of the Thousand Spirits Sect, Shen Jie barely managed to stand. He looked at the Black Widow, utterly shocked.

Someone on Lingyun Mountain turned out to be a Unity Realm practitioner, especially as this powerhouse was clearly aiding Ye Chen!

The Black Widow said indifferently, "You have no right to know who I am. When I entered Lingyun Mountain, I promised not to kill, but that doesn't mean I won't dare to. Leave immediately, or else you will all die!"

The few from the Thousand Spirits Sect exchanged glances.

Shen Jie gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!"

They originally intended to kill Ye Chen... but now things had turned around. With a Unity Realm backing Ye Chen, they couldn't win.

The other four disciples from the Thousand Spirits Sect opened a gap in the barrier and took the severely injured Shen Jie away!

Outside.

Zhou Chengqian and Li Tianyi, who were planning to continue breaking through this barrier layer, were dumbfounded.

The people from the Thousand Spirits Sect came out so quickly?

And among nine who went in, only five came back!

The strongest, Shen Jie, was already critically injured!

What on earth happened?

Although the Thousand Spirits Sect had used them earlier, Zhou Chengqian and Li Tianyi dared not express their anger, and quickly approached Shen Jie from the Thousand Spirits Sect.

"Brother Shen, what happened inside?"

"Did you manage to find Ye Chen inside?"

Struggling to speak, Shen Jie said, "Ye Chen is hiding above, but that boy is very cunning and used some special means to ambush us, causing heavy casualties. However, he's exhausted all his trump cards. I need to descend the mountain to find a quiet place to heal, and once recovered, I'll come for him again!"

Shen Jie didn't mention the matter of the black-clad woman.

He hoped Zhou Chengqian and Li Tianyi would charge in and get killed by the woman in black.

Because he suspected that the woman in black had sneaked in and the person who let her in wouldn't allow her to kill on Lingyun Mountain.

If Zhou Chengqian and Li Tianyi attacked upwards, the woman in black might retaliate, and then she would certainly be expelled from Lingyun Mountain.

At that time, he could settle the score with Ye Chen!

This grievance was intolerable to Shen Jie; they had many precious elixirs and medicines on them, and Shen Jie felt that his injuries could be healed within a few days. Once the woman in black left, no one could stop him from killing Ye Chen!

Then.

The five from the Thousand Spirits Sect left the area to find a quiet place to help Shen Jie recover.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chengqian and Li Tianyi exchanged glances, not being foolish. They felt that Shen Jie's account was suspicious, especially since Shen Jie had previously used them and then abandoned them, resulting in distrust towards him!

"Shen Jie might not be telling the truth. Anyway, the other dynasty groups are also preparing to forcibly break through the barrier and charge in. Let them go ahead and explore first," Li Tianyi said.

Zhou Chengqian chuckled and said, "That's exactly what I thought. Let's spread the word that the greatest fortune atop Lingyun Mountain has fallen into Ye Chen's hands, so that everyone from the other dynasties will unite against Ye Chen."

At the mountain's peak.

Ye Chen looked at the Black Widow and said, "Thank you."

The Black Widow faced Ye Chen and said, "This time I'll help you as a return for your kindness in helping me find the Seven-leaf Seven-flower Herb. From now on, you and I are even and shall pretend we've never met."

"..."

After all the hassle for a day, leaving me sore and exhausted, just to pretend nothing occurred?

Heh... women, heartless!

The Black Widow noticed the odd look Ye Chen was giving her and realized what he might be thinking. Her expression turned icy, saying, "If you dare speak of certain matters, no matter how far you run, I will surely hunt you down!"

"You're leaving?" Ye Chen didn't respond directly to the Black Widow's words, but instead asked.

The Black Widow made a sound of acknowledgment and said, "I had a promise when entering Lingyun Mountain. After resolving my troubles, I must leave immediately."

"You must have promised my master," Ye Chen said.

The Black Widow's expression revealed a hint of surprise.

Knowing he guessed right, Ye Chen said, "Among the five legendary practitioners of the Heaven-Reaching Realm surrounding Lingyun Mountain, only my master has the power to let someone secretly in."

Yang Tianji's strength was something Ye Chen had absolute confidence in!

If it was someone else arranging for the Black Widow to sneak in, Yang Tianji would have discovered and exposed it long ago!

"Considering your master also helped me once, I will aid you one more time. This Jade Pendant allows for short-distance teleportation once." The Black Widow casually tossed a Jade Pendant to Ye Chen, then said, "Good luck to you!"

In the next moment, the Black Widow directly slashed through the barrier with a sword and dashed out.

The curse on her had been broken, indicating a significant increase in her strength. Previously, she needed Ye Chen's help to break the barrier, but now her own power was more than sufficient.

...

Outside Lingyun Mountain.

In the area where Yang Tianji stood guard alone, the Black Widow's form slowly passed through the Heaven and Earth Array barrier covering Lingyun Mountain.

The Black Widow bowed her head slightly to Yang Tianji.

Yang Tianji asked, "Has the curse on you been dispelled?"

"Thank you for your concern, Elder Yang, the curse is lifted."

Yang Tianji nodded and asked, "How are things inside? Did you encounter my disciple Ye Chen?"

They were outside, beyond the Heaven and Earth Array, unable to sense what was going on inside.

The Black Widow said, "I didn't encounter him, but when coming down, I noticed a lot of commotion everywhere. It seems your disciple Ye Chen is heavily targeted."

The Black Widow wished to conceal any matter related to Ye Chen!

Yang Tianji acknowledged, "Leave quickly, don't get detected."

The Black Widow said, "Elder Yang, I will absolutely fulfill what I promised!"

With that, the Black Widow turned and left.

...

At the mountain peak of Lingyun Mountain.

"Boom boom boom!"

Ye Chen realized that from all directions, intense booming sounds erupted.

Clearly, at this moment, numerous groups were already launching assaults on the barrier of the mountain top.

Ye Chen put away the Jade Pendant given by the Black Widow, then directly sat on a bluestone and took out a cloth from the Storage Ring to gently polish the Celestial Mark Sword.

The shimmering cold light of the Celestial Mark Sword grew even more dazzling!

The people from the Thousand Spirits Sect shouldn't dare to return for now.

As for others... Ye Chen was confident that no matter how many came, he could kill them all!

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