*Bam*
Chen Zong fell to the ground, and blood spurted out of his mouth. "Cough... Cough... Even though my external injuries weren't bad, my internal injuries were severe."
Mu Lingxue also spat out a mouthful of blood, and her vision started to blur, especially since her technique caused her to suffer a backlash.
Mu Lingxue sighed heavily as Chen Zong rose to his feet, and a bitter smile appeared. "Sigh, even after I used that technique, I still couldn't beat him."
After she said that, Mu Lingxue closed her eyes and fell from the sky; her consciousness had already begun to fade.
"Lingxue!"
"Senior Sister Mu!"
"Junior Sister Mu!"
Lian Bing and the Lotus Sect's core disciples shouted in panic after they saw Mu Lingxue's condition, but before they could move to catch her, Ling Yun had already appeared beside her and grabbed her first.
"You sure are careless, you know?" Ling Yun said as he put the Flawless Grade Healing Pill into Mu Lingxue's mouth. "Swallow it, or your injuries will get worse."
Hearing that, Mu Lingxue opened her eyes slightly and swallowed the pill before losing consciousness.
Ling Yun turned to Feng Ruxue. "She is already unconscious."
Feng Ruxue directly announced the winner. "The last match was won by Chen Zong! Since you all have fought hard today, we decided to give you guys a chance to rest, and we will continue with the third round tomorrow morning."
Hearing that, the participants breathed a sigh of relief, for they were all fatigued, especially since most had fierce matches.
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"What about Lingxue's condition, Yun'er?" Lian Bing asked after he landed in front of them with the unconscious Mu Lingxue.
"Fortunately, I am here and have given her the Flawless Grade Healing Pill. Otherwise, she will become a cripple, especially since she has not properly mastered her technique." Ling Yun explained as he took out a Large Qi Restoration Liquid from his item box; he then glanced at Lian Bing.
Lian Bing nodded in understanding. "I will explain it to Lingxue after she wakes up."
Yu Mei and the other disciples were confused by Lian Bing's words, but their eyes widened when Ling Yun poured the liquid into his mouth, and he helped Mu Lingxue drink it through their mouths.
However, neither said anything, for they knew that Ling Yun had to do that to save their sister. Even so, some of them felt jealous because Mu Lingxue was the first to kiss him, even though she was unconscious.
Ye Jing and Ling Ling exchanged glances after seeing their reactions, but they laughed, imagining Mu Lingxue's reaction if she found out their husband had already kissed her.
Tang Wan sighed upon seeing that. Even though she had already decided to become Ling Yun's woman and was interested in him, she still felt confused about their relationship.
After that, Ling Yun said to them. "Let's go, we should rest now, and I will ask my mother to treat Lingxue further."
Lian Bing unhesitatingly followed Ling Yun, and all the core disciples of the Lotus Sect also followed behind her.
However, Xiao Xi suddenly said to him. "Yun'er! You want to return to your residence, right? Sister Die, and I want to come with you."
"You guys can go with him; I still want to talk to these old folks." Long Weishan said to his family Xiao Feng and Jiang Yuan also agreed, especially since they rarely got together.
"Hey, what will you do with Lu Wan'er and the others?" Ling Xi asked him.
Ling Yun turned to the four people from the Hundred Flower Sect first and said to Zhou Yu via a sound transmission. 'After we leave, you can bring them to our residence; I have a plan for them.'
"All right." Zhou Yu understood the meaning of Ling Yun's words; he did not want to be connected to their disappearance.
Tang Zhiyi directly opened a space door, and they immediately entered it, disappearing from people's sight.
However, Feng Bing'er, Feng Yujie, Shi Xiaoyin, and Ling Xiaofei did not come with them, for they also wanted to discuss with the other ancestors.
Zhou Yu then ordered Lu Wan'er to take the other three women to another area, and they could only helplessly follow her orders, especially since their cultivation had already been sealed by Ling Xi before. Everyone's eyes were on them, but no one seemed to want to stop them, not even the ancestors.
After arriving at another area, Zhou Yu knocked Luo Yan and Su Xin unconscious, and she brought them to Yunlong Zuzhai.
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"How are your injuries, Zong'er?" Chen Wentian asked his son as he passed a healing pill to him.
Chen Zong smiled bitterly, swallowed the pill, and answered his father. "My internal injuries are terrible, and I'm not sure I'll be able to fight with all my might tomorrow."
"I see." Chen Wentian was also aware of that, especially since he could feel that Mu Lingxue's last attack was powerful. "All right, you can rest and try to recover your injury as soon as possible."
"I know." Chen Zong then asked him. "What about Ancestor? Why is he still not awake?"
Liu Ruyue sighed and answered him. "I don't know what Ling Yun did to him, but something was eating away at his body from the inside. Even your grandfather had tried to help him, but he couldn't do anything to help him."
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Meanwhile, Situ Luan was stunned after seeing Ling Yun and the others disappear; she pressed her palm against her chest. 'What happened to me? Why can't I stop thinking about him?'
"What's wrong with you, Luan'er?" Nie Shuang asked her daughter. At first, she wanted to quickly bring her daughter back to their clan, but Situ Luan refused her request because she wanted to watch the competition till the end.
Situ Luan shook her head. "I don't know, Mom. I have a strange feeling towards Ling Yun, but I don't know where this feeling comes from, especially since I've only seen him once."
"Hmm?" Nie Shuang was surprised to hear her daughter's words. "Are you interested in Ling Yun?"
"I don't know." Situ Luan replied with a shake of her head.
Suddenly, Situ Han asked her. "Luan'er, do you remember the location of their sect? And do you still remember what Lu Wan'er did to you and Liang'er?"
Hearing her father's question, Situ Luan felt ashamed of her parents, mainly since she had repeatedly dual cultivated with her little brother when she was under Lu Wan'er's influence. "I'm sorry, Father. I don't know the exact location of their sect; that's because she always brings me back to the sect using returning jade."
"I see." Situ Han nodded in understanding and sighed heavily. "Apparently, we still have to wait to save Liang'er."
"En." Situ Luan nodded to him, but she was lost in thought again.
Nie Shuang sighed in her heart after seeing her daughter like that; she then told his husband through voice transmission. 'Husband, our daughter seems to be attracted to Ling Yun. How about you talk to him tomorrow?'
Situ Han raised his eyebrows upon hearing that, and he asked his wife back. 'Do you really want me to do that? You have seen that Ling Yun has so many women by his side, and they all seem extraordinary. If our daughter also becomes his woman, I'm afraid she will be ostracized by them.'
'I know that.' Nie Shuang replied with a soft sigh. 'However, you pay attention to our daughter's expression, she has clearly been captivated by Ling Yun, and I can't bear to see her like that.'
Situ Han then observed his daughter's face and nodded in agreement with his wife. 'All right, I'll try to talk to Ling Yun tomorrow, but I'm not sure he's interested in our daughter.'
'At least you can try to talk to him first.' Nie Shuang said back to him as she shook her head.
After that, the people from the sects and clans set up their respective camps and spent the night at the Cultivator Peak.
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Meanwhile, Yu Mei and the other core disciples were shocked when they appeared at Yunlong Zuzhai, they did not expect that Ling Yun's residence was so huge and spacious.
Even though Xiao Xi and Yu Die had heard about the residence from Long Yuyi and Long Zhan, they were still in shock after seeing it with their own eyes. They then exchanged glances and had the same thought in their minds. 'Apparently, Ling Yun intends to become a harem lord, or else he wouldn't have built such a huge residence.'
"Anyway, you guys can choose your own rooms, my mother and I will take Lingxue elsewhere to treat her." Ling Yun said as he carried Mu Lingxue to one of the rooms in the area that he had prepared for guests; Yi Mingxia and Lian Bing also left with him.
After that, Ling Ling took her sect's sisters to rest, and Ling Yun's other women also returned to their respective rooms, for they were so exhausted.
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"Mom, treat her as best you can."
"Don't worry, she will definitely recover as before." Yi Mingxia then took her acupuncture needles and started to treat Mu Lingxue.
Suddenly, Zhou Yu appeared in the room with the four women. "I leave them to you."
"En." Ling Yun nodded and looked at Lu Wan'er with an evil smile; he opened the Yin-Yang Chamber and brought the four inside.
- To Be Continued -
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