"It's all about our skills!"
As the Rat Taoist finished speaking, he suddenly reached out his hand to grab Han Yu.
"Bold!"
The three sect leaders simultaneously shouted in anger and attacked. The Rat Taoist quickly retracted his hand and retreated several steps, while the Celestial Blade Sect Leader drew his blade and pursued.
After exchanging a glance, Spirit Heart took on the task of capturing Han Yu, while Jade Spring wielded his duster and swiftly advanced to join forces with the Celestial Blade.
"Little Pharmacist, come with me!"
The Spirit Heart Sect Leader forced a friendly smile, but with his naturally harsh features, it looked anything but sincere.
Han Yu turned his head and ran, but the Spirit Heart Sect Leader sneered and leaped forward, reaching out to grab his shoulder. As soon as he touched him, it felt as if he'd grabbed a chunk of lead, prompting Han Yu to quickly twist his shoulder to break free.
Meanwhile, the Rat Taoist was engaged in an intense battle with the Celestial Blade and Jade Spring, exchanging multiple blows. They fought from the ground to the sky, with True Essence surging, and Sword Qi and Blade Qi crisscrossing. Around them, tiles were being lifted, and the walls received numerous blade and sword marks.
After several exchanges, the Rat Taoist could barely hold on, his sleeve had been sliced and a dense array of wounds on his chest had been left by the duster wielded by the Jade Spring Sect Leader.
Seeing that Han Yu was already captured by the Spirit Heart Sect Leader, he couldn't help but shout out with divided attention.
"Little Pharmacist, why are you running? Your physical body is formidable; fight him, even if it's a wound-for-wound exchange, he's the one who should fear you."
In that moment of distraction, the Rat Taoist suffered a severe blow, a Sword Qi slashed across his chest, causing blood to spurt out.
From a hundred meters away, Han Yu was indeed seized again by the Spirit Heart Sect Leader. Hearing the Rat Taoist's words, he tentatively threw a punch at him.
The Spirit Heart Sect Leader looked at the punch, devoid of any True Essence, with some disdain, and reached out to meet it.
Bam!
Upon the clash of fists, Han Yu remained immovable while the Spirit Heart Sect Leader was forced back several meters, his blood and energy churning.
The Spirit Heart Sect Leader wore an incredulous expression, and Han Yu looked equally astonished.
Am I really this strong?
Up until now, Han Yu had only considered himself to have the strength of a sect disciple, never imagining that his physical body could contend with a sect leader of this level. Even after taking the Nine Ox Strength Pill, he only dared to confront sect disciples.
Now, having succeeded with a single punch, Han Yu's thoughts began to stir.
"Why is your body so monstrous?"
The Spirit Heart Sect Leader asked in disbelief.
Han Yu chuckled, raising his fist, and said, "My fists are even more monstrous, come on."
Tap! Tap! Tap!
With a few quick steps, Han Yu unprecedentedly took the initiative. He swung his iron fists at the Spirit Heart Sect Leader with no particular technique.
In fact, he needed no technique; he didn't need to dodge, he just needed to land his punches successfully on his opponent each time.
Just like the Rat Taoist said, a wound-for-wound exchange to see who feared whom.
Although the Spirit Heart Sect Leader's body technique was skillful, he couldn't withstand such straightforward and unremarkable attacks!
Han Yu received a palm strike, felt a dull pain in his chest, and returned it with a punch to the Spirit Heart Sect Leader's chest, causing blood to seep from the Spirit Heart Sect Leader's lips as he retreated in panic.
"Someone come quickly, this little pharmacist is strange. He clearly has no cultivation, yet his body is terrifyingly trained, and his strength is astonishing. I can't defeat him."
The Celestial Blade and Jade Spring exchanged a glance, then Jade Spring quickly broke away and headed toward Han Yu.
Finally, the Rat Taoist felt a reduction in pressure and could catch his breath. He glanced over, his expression becoming equally perplexed.
Seeing Han Yu manage to force the Spirit Heart Sect Leader to call for help was entirely beyond his expectations. Initially, his plan was to use Han Yu's physical body to delay, never imagining a little pharmacist could be so monstrous.
His mind already inclined toward retreat, realizing that not even in his prime could he capture the little pharmacist. Moreover, he was injured, with three sect leaders present. This opportunity wasn't his to seize.
"Stop, I yield the little pharmacist to you. I won't fight over him."
The Rat Taoist voiced before blocking another wave of Sword Qi and attempted to retreat.
"You can't leave."
The speaker was not the Celestial Blade, but Ye Zhiqiu calmly approaching from afar.
Not only that, but the Rat Taoist was stunned to find that during their intense battle, the Palace Guard had mobilized to encircle the area completely. The disciples of the Five Immortals Sect and the three other sects had been apprehended.
The Celestial Blade unsheathed his blade with a stern expression, facing Ye Zhiqiu, and spoke coldly, "Ye Zhiqiu, do you realize that by doing this, you're making enemies? How do you plan to survive in the Cultivator Realm afterward?"
Ye Zhiqiu folded his hands behind his back and sneered, "Do you think a few of you are enough to represent the Cultivator Realm?"
"Aren't you afraid the Cultivator Alliance will trouble you?"
Seeing each of his disciples about to be taken away by the Palace Guard, the Rat Taoist hastily shouted.
"Have you forgotten? I am the guardian of the prefecture. You four sects disrupting the lives of Yujin Prefecture's citizens makes your arrest justified. If the Cultivator Alliance wants trouble, let them find it in my sect. Behind me, besides the Imperial Court, there's also my sect."
Ye Zhiqiu looked indifferent, glanced at the two people, and coldly sneered.
"Since it's difficult to resolve peacefully, why not join forces?"
Rat Taoist's face darkened, he glanced at the Celestial Blade sect, and after a brief exchange of looks, the two simultaneously launched an attack.
A short sword shot out from Rat Taoist's sleeve, aiming straight for Ye Zhiqiu's throat, while the Celestial Blade Sect Leader wielded a blade with both hands, slashing forward.
"Burning Fire Spreads!"
The blade ignited with flames, and as it slashed out, a fire dragon spewed forth, twisting and charging towards Ye Zhiqiu.
"Secret Skill? I have one too."
Ye Zhiqiu drew his blade to cut through water, knocking away the short sword and then slashing at the fire dragon.
"Raising a Storm!"
A Water Dragon Vortex slashed out from the blade, as if a water dragon was colliding head-on with the fire dragon.
A massive cloud of steam continuously billowed between the water and fire dragons, and the fire dragon ultimately couldn't withstand the Five Elements' suppression, being swiftly devoured by the water dragon.
The Celestial Blade Sect Leader's face turned pale, seemingly having consumed a lot of energy. Seeing that things were unmanageable, he turned around intending to call Rat Taoist to escape.
As soon as he turned his head, there was not the slightest trace of Rat Taoist. During the moment he had expended a large amount of True Essence, Rat Taoist had already fled.
The Celestial Blade Sect Leader almost became consumed with anger, but could only keep it in mind for later reckoning, as the place was not safe to stay any longer; the remaining disciples could only wait for the three sects to unite and seek Cultivation Alliance mediation afterward.
On the other side, Han Yu was full of vigor just for a moment, but ever since the Jade Spring Sect Leader joined, he had been feeling extremely suppressed.
The Spirit Heart Sect Leader kept capturing him, and whenever he threw a punch, it would always be entangled by the Jade Spring Sect Leader's duster.
When he turned to attack the Jade Spring Sect Leader, his agile body technique avoided direct confrontation, tying Han Yu down so the Spirit Heart Sect Leader nearby could strike him.
Gradually, Han Yu was driven to anger, determined, he recklessly pushed the two aside, picked up an unextinguished torch from the ground, reached into his bosom, ignited the Paradise Pill, and quickly threw it forcefully into the sky.
"Don't you want it? Go fetch it yourself!"
The Paradise Pill trailed a large amount of smoke across the sky, and the Celestial Blade Sect Leader was the first to catch it.
"Such a fragrant smell."
A slight twitch at the nose, inhaled into the lungs, brought an inexplicable feeling of pleasure.
"Great Pill!"
The Celestial Blade Sect Leader couldn't help but praise.
"Give it to me!"
"Give it to me!"
Two voices chorused in unison as Lingxin and Yuquan simultaneously flew towards the Celestial Blade, attacking him.
Entering the dense fog of the pill, the two also experienced a body-wide pleasure, with imaginations of the pill's effects growing even more intense.
It's likely a pill beneficial to the body.
Because inspired by Han Yu's precious gem, the three of them had a similar thought.
Only one pill, but three people were after it, hence a fierce struggle ensued in mid-air, barely having it in hand and inhaling before it changed hands again.
The dense fog grew thicker, gradually enveloping the three, faintly revealing intertwined shadowy figures.
Suddenly, the Paradise Pill, who knows by whom it was knocked out, flew towards Ye Zhiqiu.
Han Yu's face changed, quickly shouting loudly, "Cover your mouth and nose, don't inhale."
Seeing Han Yu acting so solemnly, Ye Zhiqiu dared not be careless, he drew his blade forward, and shouted loudly.
"Wind Rises!"
A gust of wind was fanned out by him, blowing the Paradise Pill in the opposite direction.
As the Paradise Pill hit the ground, the smoke dispersed with the wind spreading out, and Han Yu knew they were doomed.
The three Sect Leaders seemed addicted, chasing after the descending Paradise Pill.
The sound of frantic laughter came from the fog, the Celestial Blade Sect Leader rolling on the ground hugging his blade, the Jade Spring Sect Leader singing and dancing with his duster, while the Spirit Heart Sect Leader clapped his hands foolishly and laughed alongside.
Hiss!
The effect of the Paradise Pill is like this? And lasts a year?
Watching the smoke enveloping half the city, Han Yu shrank his head, intending to slip away unnoticed as no one was around.
"If you leave, I'll issue an arrest warrant."
Ye Zhiqiu suddenly appeared in front of him, with a cold smile.