I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 277 - 244: (Cultivating) Demonic Qi

Maze ruins.

After taking some effort to send off Eunuch Wenn, Jiang Yuebai glanced at the tattered Golden Armor Warriors and the slightly damaged Sword Sky Puppet. Suddenly, her five internal organs were in intense pain, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Opening three furnaces with the "Vajra Furnace Skill" would damage three internal organs, but she had no choice. The gap in cultivation between her and those two brothers was indeed large. Without this temporary boost in strength, she couldn’t confront them head-on.

Those two trump cards, it’s best to keep them unused if possible, as she still had the inner hunting grounds to charge through.

The bet she made with the Kong Family was indeed about winning the top spot, but the fact that she had already killed off Kong’s Three Heroes was irrefutable.

In this way, even if the Sect Alliance lost in the end and she didn’t get a chance to fight for the top spot, the Kong Family wouldn’t have the face to ask her master for compensation.

As for whether she could successfully obtain the Green Cicada Flying Coin, Jiang Yuebai didn’t know at the moment. She could only keep striving for first place.

Jiang Yuebai swallowed the Nine Flower Jade Dew Pill Xie Jingshan had given her earlier, and the power of the Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline was also healing other injured parts of her body.

Little Ganoderma on her head moved slightly, and Jiang Yuebai suddenly wondered if she could pull off Little Ganoderma and eat it, would her internal injuries be immediately healed?

"Uh... this feels like biting off my own fingers, but my Little Ganoderma is about to ascend to Level 7, and by then, the demonic power and medicinal power will be stronger. I must protect it and not let any demon beast eat it."

The surrounding white mist hadn’t dissipated. The array flag was still planted intact at the array’s core.

Just now, Kong Wenliang used his last bit of strength to protect the array flag but not himself. He must have been trying to hold on for as long as he could.

"He does consider the bigger picture."

After her injuries recovered slightly, Jiang Yuebai put away the Sword Sky Puppet and Golden Armor Warriors, leaned on her spear, and walked over, reaching out to pull out the flag.

Clang!

A sword hummed with a trembling sound. Jiang Yuebai’s eyes sharpened, and she stepped back, barely avoiding the Frost Silver Sword Aura that grazed the ground, leaving a deep groove.

"Who?!"

Jiang Yuebai stood on guard with her spear, watching as a cold-faced woman in white, exuding an icy chill, walked out of the swirling mist.

"Anan?"

Jiang Yuebai lowered her spear and stood still, about to approach, when she noticed a few more people emerging from the fog behind Lu Nanzhi.

It was Fang Mingyi and three unfamiliar disciples of the Fang Family. The three quickly surrounded the array flag, glaring at Jiang Yuebai.

Jiang Yuebai frowned, "Anan, what’s the meaning of this?"

Lu Nanzhi’s eyes were emotionless, "You’d better leave, don’t take another step forward."

"And if I do?" Jiang Yuebai took half a step forward.

Swish!

A sword aura mercilessly swept past Jiang Yuebai’s feet. She didn’t retreat, getting her body showered with debris.

"Don’t waste words with her, just drive her out," Fang Mingyi urged from behind Lu Nanzhi.

"Shut your dog mouth; there’s no place for your barking here!"

Jiang Yuebai shouted angrily, her chest full of boiling blood. She forcefully suppressed the metallic taste in her throat, glaring at Lu Nanzhi.

Fang Mingyi was furious, but when Lu Nanzhi glanced sideways at him, he bit his lip, suppressing his anger and retreating, merely glaring at Jiang Yuebai.

Lu Nanzhi’s eyes reflected a hint of struggle, and she said to Jiang Yuebai, "Leave or... fight!"

Jiang Yuebai knew that Lu Nanzhi certainly had her plan and wasn’t truly helping the Noble Family Disciples. In front of these Fang Family members, Lu Nanzhi could only oppose her.

Jiang Yuebai believed in Lu Nanzhi!

"Then let’s fight! No matter who stands in the way today, I’m breaking this array!"

Sparks flew from Jiang Yuebai’s Fire Thunder Spear as she charged towards the array flag.

Fang Mingyi, daunted by Jiang Yuebai’s intimidating presence, hastily retreated.

Lu Nanzhi gripped her sword hilt tightly, ultimately slashing out a colossal wave, which froze inch by inch to form a barrier, blocking Jiang Yuebai’s advance and sealing the array flag behind ice.

Figures flickered, swift as the wind and lightning.

Clang!

Jiang Yuebai blocked Lu Nanzhi’s sudden sword thrust with her spear. Though the sword hadn’t reached her, the chilling murderous intent pierced through her, making Jiang Yuebai shiver.

"I don’t spar; I only kill."

Jiang Yuebai’s pupils trembled, suddenly recalling the words she had said to Lu Nanzhi upon returning from the mines, during their practice.

Back then, while sparring with Lu Nanzhi, there was no intent to kill in her moves, always leaving room.

But now... Jiang Yuebai felt it genuinely and concretely, the bone-deep killing intent emanating from Lu Nanzhi.

Lu Nanzhi’s eyes were blood-red, her aura suddenly soaring, casting layers of sword shadows.

Jiang Yuebai felt immense pressure, forced to defend.

The two figures flashed like shooting stars, continually crossing paths.

Jiang Yuebai’s body was enveloped in fierce flames, thunder roaring in the sky.

Lu Nanzhi manipulated water into ice, waves surging in torrents.

The powerful air currents twisted the atmosphere, leaving Fang Mingyi and the others in awe and speechless.

"Wow...so powerful!" a Fang Family disciple exclaimed in awe.

"Young Master Fang, you can even tame a woman as strong as Lu Nanzhi, it’s truly impressive."

Despite his guilty conscience, Fang Mingyi couldn’t help but lift his head proudly at the compliment.

Another chimed in, "During our journey from the Ice Crystal Maze, it’s thanks to Lu Nanzhi’s help. She single-handedly took down the guardians of the Ice Crystal Maze, she’s truly strong."

Fang Mingyi’s gaze flickered, "What’s the use of being strong? Once she’s married here, she still has to follow the rules of the Fang Family."

After dozens of exchanges, the two separated, retreating on their own.

Lu Nanzhi was dotted with embers, her expression pained; Jiang Yuebai was covered in frost, her breath freezing mid-air. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Jiang Yuebai felt a peculiar chill invade her body, unlike any aura she had encountered before.

Stronger than the ominous aura of the Ghost Clan by a hundredfold, even the Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline within her struggled to purify it.

This sent her aura into chaos, overwhelmed by a raging, uncontrollable emotion.

This is... demonic Qi?

Realizing this, Jiang Yuebai was shocked, raising her head to intently stare at Lu Nanzhi.

"Anan, have you... fallen into demon?"

Lu Nanzhi’s brow furrowed, her hand holding the sword slightly trembling.

At that moment, the ground shook, and an invisible wave swept across, quickly dispersing the surrounding dense fog.

Fang Mingyi and the others frantically checked their surroundings.

"Oh no, the other two array cores must have been destroyed. This place won’t hold for long; go, head to the Transmission Array!"

Fang Mingyi and the others left first. Lu Nanzhi frowned at Jiang Yuebai. The harshness in her eyes just now suddenly overflowed with a hint of pleading.

"Little Bai, don’t go inside, trust me!"

After speaking, Lu Nanzhi turned and left. Jiang Yuebai retracted the Fire Evil Spiritual Energy into her Elixir Field Dao Platform, then released the Spiritual Energy from the Wood Dao Platform, attempting to purify the Demonic Qi within her.

But it was to little effect. After contemplating for a moment, she could only drive all the Demonic Qi to the top of Little Ganoderma.

The once cloud-white Little Ganoderma immediately developed a fingernail-sized black spot, losing vitality, with a deathly pallor.

If not for fear of mutations that might delay things, she could now use the Spiritual Medicine to raise the Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline by another level.

"I’ll slowly purify it after getting out."

The Nine Flower Jade Dew Pill’s effects were still working. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yuebai pursued in the direction Lu Nanzhi had taken.

She trusted Anan, but she also couldn’t just leave Anan behind, letting her face everything alone. No matter what Anan planned to do, she had to help her.

The gradually dissipating mist allowed Jiang Yuebai to see the surrounding ruins clearly and hear numerous footsteps rushing in one direction.

At this moment, someone approached from behind. Jiang Yuebai turned to see a lone Fang Family disciple.

"Perfect timing!"

Jiang Yuebai raised her spear to attack; she wouldn’t spare any of these Fang Family’s dogs!