CHAPTER 1250: CHAPTER 1250: RECOVERING FROM INJURIES

Whoosh—

Using a Qiankun Escape Talisman, Yang Minghui took Zhang Hongying and escaped over hundreds of thousands of miles.

In her view, anyone capable of injuring someone as formidable as Zhang Hongying couldn’t be ordinary. If the opponent traced her energy to pursue them, Yang Minghui was certain she couldn’t handle it.

So, to be cautious, it was naturally best to get as far away from where Zhang Hongying fainted as possible, to avoid being pursued by them.

Along the way, she erased all traces, also to prevent the opponent from detecting them.

Perhaps Yang Minghui herself hadn’t realized it yet, but her current methods of operation completely imitated Lin Chen’s.

If it were in the past, she wouldn’t have acted with such caution and meticulousness.

...

"How did she disappear? I followed her aura here; she must be nearby."

Just as Yang Minghui took Zhang Hongying and escaped between the mountains and rivers, a figure pursued them. However, upon searching the surroundings, he didn’t find any trace of Zhang Hongying.

Zhang Hongying was severely injured and even burned her Essence Blood; she couldn’t have run far.

Liu Yong, unwilling to give up, searched around again, but still couldn’t find Zhang Hongying.

"On her own, there’s no way she could have escaped."

"It seems someone saved her."

Not finding Zhang Hongying, Liu Yong immediately concluded that someone must have rescued her.

However, there aren’t many with this ability to save someone right under his nose.

Besides the Top Ten Heroes, only that mysterious man in black could possibly do it.

However, Liu Yong knew that the man in black would absolutely not rescue Zhang Hongying.

Because before coming to participate in the examination, the Liu Family had given him secret orders to team up with a mysterious man in black within the Secret Realm during the examination to eliminate the other nine heroes one by one.

Upon receiving this order, Liu Yong was utterly shocked.

The Liu Family has always had great ambitions to unite all the families in Dragon City into one.

However, becoming enemies with the other Seven Great Families is an extremely difficult task to accomplish.

Receiving this task, he was similarly shocked, thinking it an impossible mission.

But just now, that mysterious man in black sent him a message, instructing him to go to a designated location and eliminate the severely injured Zhang Hongying.

Though puzzled, he went anyway.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Hongying was indeed gravely injured and on the verge of death, a perfect time to strike.

Liu Yong, having been privy to some matters of the Liu Family, knew they were no trifling entity, so he accepted this mission.

Only, he didn’t expect that the severely injured Zhang Hongying would have the Secret Technique of burning Essence Blood, struggling desperately to escape.

"Forget it, though I didn’t kill Zhang Hongying, she’s not having a good time either. I’ll just wait for the next instructions from that man in black."

Liu Yong sighed, thinking to himself.

This mission wasn’t up to him; he had to follow the instructions of the man in black, letting him direct the actions.

However, aside from carrying out the Liu Family’s orders, he also needed to pass the Yunlong Heavenly Palace’s examination.

Gazing into the distance, he saw an Ice Clear Flower just ahead.

Liu Yong was instantly overjoyed; it seemed even heaven was helping him, coincidentally encountering an Ice Clear Flower.

Immediately, he walked toward the Ice Clear Flower, preparing to pick it.

Clang clang—

Just as Liu Yong bent over to pick the Ice Clear Flower, a robust figure of a Green Bull rushed toward him rapidly, its pair of horns directly slamming into him.

"Damn it, how can there be a Green Bull here? I just used Divine Sense to examine the surroundings and didn’t notice anything."

Liu Yong was startled, and in the next moment, he was sent flying, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood.

In his prime, he wouldn’t fear this Green Bull and might have been able to respond in time.

However, at the moment, he was no match for the Green Bull after taking a sword from Zhang Hongying, who had burned her Essence Blood during their fight.

Though in the duel, he exacerbated Zhang Hongying’s injuries, placing her life in jeopardy, the increase in cultivation from her burning Essence Blood also harmed Liu Yong a bit.

"Damn it, here it comes again!"

After being knocked away by the Green Bull, it relentlessly charged at Liu Yong again with its two horns.

Seeing this, Liu Yong’s expression changed drastically. At this point, he no longer thought about picking the Ice Clear Flower and immediately turned to flee.

"You damned beast, wait for me; once I recover, I’ll come back to slaughter you!"

...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Chen had been recuperating in that secluded cave for three days, finally recovering from his injuries.

Upon recovery, Lin Chen realized his physique had become even stronger.

This made him ponder; he never expected that taking blows would enhance his physique.

However, Lin Chen merely thought of it and deemed using beatings to improve physique too risky.

Moreover, the effects of beatings were far inferior to the enhancements gained from body restructuring under pressure in that unfamiliar space.

After recovering, Lin Chen left the cave.

The immediate priority was to find Yu Weilian and the others. In this Secret Realm, the objectives of the man in black were still unclear. If they were only targeting Lin Chen, it would be fine.

But if they also attacked those around Lin Chen, it would mean Yu Weilian and the others were in danger.

So Lin Chen had to meet up with them as soon as possible.

Shortly after leaving the cave, Lin Chen flew around, relying on the Jade Slip aura he had left with everyone before entering the Secret Realm to locate them.

Before entering the Secret Realm, Lin Chen had given each of them — Yu Weilian and the others — a Jade Slip for messaging and aura sensing.

However, Lin Chen had tried several times, and within this Secret Realm, he couldn’t Send a Message. It was clearly too far a distance, and he also couldn’t sense their auras. It seemed they were indeed too far apart.

Not long into his flight, Lin Chen discovered an Ice Clear Flower in the Secret Realm, which was crucial for passing the examination.

Yet, to be cautious, Lin Chen didn’t rush to pick it.

Instead, he took out a Skeleton Puppet, maneuvering it to approach the Ice Clear Flower.