Just as the man in the black robe was about to strike down Ye Qingyu, who was less than a meter away, a streak of light shot across the sky like a meteor.
The man in the black robe paused, his expression changing drastically.
Sword Flight!!!
Anyone capable of such a feat must be at least as powerful as he was.
So, this was the reinforcement the girl had called for?
Indeed, they were fast!
The man in the black robe's face went through a series of changes, and in an instant, several hesitant thoughts flashed through his mind.
Should he kill the woman in front of him or retreat immediately?
In the end, he decided to retreat!
After all, he had no personal grudge against this woman. It wasn't worth risking his life to kill her.
His cautious and prudent nature was hard to change, and he considered it a good habit that didn't need altering.
The man in the black robe quickly retreated, leaving the area at top speed.
Ye Qingyu was shocked to see the man in the black robe give up on killing her and retreat on his own.
The man in the black robe could see someone flying in on a sword from a distance, but Ye Qingyu, facing him, couldn't see it from her angle.
When she turned around, she saw a familiar figure descending from the sky.
Most importantly, this figure was standing on a flying sword, moving as fast as lightning!
Sword Flight!!!
The Shu Mountain Sword Sect's Sword Flight technique was not just for show.
Its most astonishing feature was its speed.
Truly as fast as lightning!
"Senior Brother Meng, you… you…" Ye Qingyu was dumbfounded, staring at Meng Fan as he landed on his sword, unable to form coherent sentences.
As a disciple of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, she knew the difficulty of Sword Flight.
Some disciples at the Condensation Pill Realm couldn't even achieve it!
And Meng Fan, who was only at the second level of the Heavenly Origin Realm, could actually perform Sword Flight?
This was unbelievable.
The scene was like a thunderbolt exploding in Ye Qingyu's mind, leaving her stunned.
"Senior Brother Meng, have you been hiding your cultivation level? Are you at the Condensation Pill Realm?" Ye Qingyu asked, confused and dazed.
Honestly, she was a bit out of it at this point.
Instinctively, she thought Meng Fan must be at the Condensation Pill Realm.
It was the only reason she could think of in her haste.
"My realm isn't the point. The point is, why are you in such a sorry state?" Meng Fan frowned, looking at Ye Qingyu's bloodied and miserable appearance, feeling a bit of pity.
Especially the wound on her abdomen, which was still bleeding profusely.
Meng Fan placed his hand on Ye Qingyu's abdomen, not minding the blood, and began to use his True Qi to heal her.
In fact, he didn't know how to heal, but he could use True Qi to seal the wound and stop the bleeding.
That was all he could do!
After stopping the bleeding, Meng Fan removed his hand from Ye Qingyu's abdomen and said, "You're an alchemist; you should have healing pills on you, right?"
"Yes!" Ye Qingyu took out a jade bottle from her storage ring, swallowed a pill, and began to heal herself.
Meng Fan looked at Ye Qingyu's abdominal wound and asked worriedly, "Such a big wound, will it leave a scar?"
Ye Qingyu blurted out, "Of course not. I just took a Yuanling Small Rejuvenation Pill, which can heal the dead and regenerate bones.
For mortals, this pill has miraculous effects, almost bringing them back to life!
Using such a spiritual pill for healing, how could it leave a scar?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she frowned.
Why was she explaining this?
Ye Qingyu glared at Meng Fan.
What does it matter to him if I have a scar or not?
Meng Fan felt a bit puzzled, thinking, Why is she glaring at me?
Is it wrong for me to care about you?
Just as Ye Qingyu was focusing on healing after taking the pill, Meng Fan's Hong Qi Sword suddenly unsheathed.
A surge of Sword Intent shot into the sky, sharp and fierce!
Ye Qingyu was startled and quickly opened her eyes.
Feeling such a sharp Sword Intent, she thought Meng Fan was going to attack her!
The moment she opened her eyes, she understood why Meng Fan had drawn his sword.
Not far away, a blade light was slashing towards them.
The black-clothed person had returned!
Caught off guard, Ye Qingyu's heart sank as if it had fallen into an icy abyss.
She had thought they were safe when the man retreated.
But she had celebrated too soon!
As Ye Qingyu's heart turned cold, the blade Qi from the black-robed man was dissipated by a single sword strike from Meng Fan.
"Senior Brother Meng, you haven't answered my question. Are you at the Condensation Pill Realm, hiding your cultivation level?" Ye Qingyu asked expectantly.
At this moment, she could only hope for this.
If Meng Fan was at the Condensation Pill Realm, hiding his cultivation level, then they still had a chance to survive today.
And she thought this was highly likely!
No wonder Meng Fan could defeat her with just the second level of the Heavenly Origin Realm; it was because he wasn't at the second level at all, but at the Condensation Pill Realm!
Ye Qingyu looked at Meng Fan with hope and longing.
But Meng Fan just shook his head with his back to her.
"I'm not at the Condensation Pill Realm, but I can still protect you. Just focus on healing."
Hearing Meng Fan's words, Ye Qingyu couldn't calm down at all.
In this situation, how could she focus on healing?
After saying this, Meng Fan ignored Ye Qingyu behind him.
His gaze was fixed on the man in the black robe opposite him, and he asked coldly, "The missing infants in Black Bee Town, was it your doing?"
Hearing Meng Fan's question, the man in the black robe sneered.
"Haha, I was almost scared off by your Sword Flight. Luckily, I quietly checked your cultivation level, or I would have been a laughingstock today!"
He didn't answer Meng Fan's question, not bothering to respond.
Confirming that Meng Fan was at the Heavenly Origin Realm, he felt relieved.
Earlier, seeing Ye Qingyu summon help with her Sword Qi, he had thought a powerful ally was coming, possibly even a group of experts.
But it turned out there was only one person, and he was also at the Heavenly Origin Realm.
Although this cultivator had a special technique for Sword Flight, it didn't matter.
Because Sword Flight, in essence, was just a mount, no different from a horse.
It had no offensive power!
To the man in the black robe, any cultivator at the Heavenly Origin Realm could be easily crushed and killed by him!
Since he confirmed that there were only two Heavenly Origin Realm cultivators, he had no reason to retreat.
If it became known that a dignified Soul Refining Sect officer was scared off by two mere Heavenly Origin cultivators, how could he face anyone in the future?
Even if no one else knew, he couldn't get over it himself!
He couldn't afford to lose face!!!
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