Xiao Yang finally vented some frustration.
With a powerful stomp, he crushed Qin Fei’s groin into utter disarray, causing Qin Fei to writhe in agony, wishing he could just perish.
Xiao Yang’s sudden attack left everyone stunned.
At that moment, Qin Fei lay on the ground, completely spent, having lost control of his bodily functions, leaving a disgusting mess beneath him.
The air was thick with the smell of something foul, mixed with a faint burnt aroma.
By now, quite a crowd had gathered around.
Qin Fei had never felt such humiliation; this was undoubtedly the biggest disgrace since he began his journey.
Qin Fei was burning with shame and anger.
“Why do this to me…”
A single crystalline tear rolled down from the corner of Qin Fei’s eye.
He looked pitiful, like someone who wished he were dead.
“Little Junior Brother, remember when I told you to cut it? You didn’t listen, and now look—your eggs are burnt, and that thing down there’s lost its worth. Oh well, what’s the point of keeping it now?”
Xiao Yang sighed.
Watching Qin Fei wallow in despair made him feel utterly delighted.
“You…”
Hearing this, Qin Fei spat out a mouthful of blood, flinging it three feet away, and promptly fainted.
“Little Junior Brother…”
Jiang Ting gasped, rushing forward without caring that Qin Fei was now nasty.
“Senior Brother, you…”
Jiang Ting glared at Xiao Yang, furious.
“You think I wanted to step on him? I was trying to save him. We’re brothers after all; I can’t just stand by and watch him die, can I?” Xiao Yang smirked, suppressing his laughter.
“Holy Son’s Big Brother makes a good point. If it weren’t for him crushing the fire on Little Junior Brother, he’d be more than just burnt down there.”
Lin Wangchuan dashed over.
Song Qiang followed close behind.
“Yeah, true. Although the method was a bit rude, Senior Brother did save Little Junior Brother’s life.”
Song Qiang said, barely keeping a straight face. He was clearly struggling to contain his laughter.
“Oh? Isn’t that a friend from the Qingyang Sword Sect?”
At that moment, a startled voice chimed in.
Everyone turned to see a man in white approaching, whose bulging bag suggested he had quite the haul.
The bag, although initially small, had been stuffed so full that it bulged like a sack.
“I’m Song Ming from the Heavenly Medical Sect; I’m here to check on this friend’s injuries…”
The newcomer set down his bag and crouched down to examine Qin Fei’s condition.
Just then, Qin Fei stirred awake.
“Don’t move; let me see if your… thing can still be saved.”
Qin Fei’s heart raced with panic at Song Ming’s words.
He recognized his lineage.
The Heavenly Medical Sect folks wore white robes embroidered with small gourds at the collar.
“Six Gourds Medical Master?”
Xiao Yang noticed that the white-robed man wore six tiny gourds on his collar.
This guy’s medical skills had to be top-notch.
You see, Heavenly Medical Sect disciples are rated from one gourd to nine gourds based on their skills.
“How is it… can it still be saved?”
Jiang Ting asked anxiously.
She couldn’t bear to look at that part of Qin Fei, turning her back to him.
“Alas!”
Song Ming stared at the charred remains down there for a long time before finally sighing.
“Can it be treated or not?”
Qin Fei asked breathlessly.
“If it’s cooked, what’s there to treat?”
Song Ming shook his head and sighed.
“Cooked… cooked?”
With that, Qin Fei spat out another mouthful of blood and collapsed backward.
“Unless…”
Song Ming trailed off.
“Unless what?”
Hearing he was on the verge of fainting again, Qin Fei sat up straight.
Originally, his eggs were merely a matter of taking a Revitalization Dan, but now they were all cooked to a crisp—no amount of miraculous Dan could fix that.
Pretending to be pitiful to garner sympathy was one thing; becoming a eunuch was another.
He absolutely did not want to become a real eunuch!
This was one undercover operation he had no interest in.
He was utterly crushed.
At that moment, Qin Fei felt like a condemned prisoner kneeling on the execution grounds, waiting for the axe to fall.
He knew there was no hope, yet he still clung to the faintest possibility.
“Unless you were to cross tribulations and ascend, achieving immortality through martial arts, you could restore your damaged body at that point.”
Song Ming mused.
“What?”
Qin Fei sank into despair. Cross tribulations and ascend? Was that a joke?
Since the War of Immortals and Demons, the demonic clan had been sealed deep within the Abyss, and immortals had vanished from the world.
Since then, no one in the Yuanzong Continent had achieved ascendance.
Only immortals could cross tribulations and ascend.
The Earthly Immortal realm and the True Immortal realm merely belonged to the Earthly Immortal category.
Moreover, the three immortal realms were merely legendary stages of cultivation.
In today’s world, the strongest level was the Sacred Martial Realm.
Do you expect me to cross tribulations to become an immortal? Is that even possible?
Song Ming had offered him hope, but it was a hope that seemed virtually unattainable.
Jiang Ting also looked on in disbelief.
Xiao Yang, however, secretly rejoiced; Qin Fei was likely destined to be a eunuch for life.
“Actually, there’s a relatively simpler way!”
Just when Qin Fei was plunged into despair again, Song Ming offered him a glimmer of hope.
“What way?”
He was willing to try anything to avoid becoming a eunuch.
Everyone turned to Song Ming.
Xiao Yang, however, looked thoughtfully at Song Ming.
Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan were also curious about how to cure Qin Fei.
“Nirvana Dan. If you can find the legendary Nirvana Dan, you could be reborn like a phoenix, flesh and blood renewing, and your eggs and… thing down there could be restored to their prime.”
“I’ve said all I can; I’ll take my leave now. Until we meet again!”
With that, Song Ming hefted his bag and floated away.
By now, more and more people were flooding into the underground vein, all crazily digging for spiritual stones and scrambling for spiritual herbs. Soon, there were fights breaking out, people getting injured, and some even dying.
More and more folks were pouring in, and chaos quickly ensued in the spiritual vein.
The cultivation resources here made everyone envious.
“Nirvana Dan, I have to get my hands on it.”
Qin Fei gritted his teeth.
He refused to be a eunuch.
“Little Junior Brother, I’m not trying to rain on your parade, but do you understand how precious the Nirvana Dan that Song Ming spoke of is? Even in their Heavenly Medical Sect, they don’t have a complete recipe for it.”
Xiao Yang looked at Qin Fei, sneering.
“What?”
Qin Fei was taken aback.
“Senior Brother, what nonsense are you saying?”
Jiang Ting began defending Qin Fei again.
“I’m speaking the truth. Little Junior Brother, just be at ease and become sisters with Little Junior Sister. By the way, let me remind you, the sooner you cut it, the shallower the cut; the later you wait, the deeper it’ll be. If you don’t act soon, you might as well dig a hole down there.”
“Hahaha…”
Xiao Yang finally couldn’t contain his laughter any longer.
He laughed so heartily that tears came out.
Qin Fei was so outraged, he nearly spewed blood again.
“By the way, Little Junior Sister, weren’t you saying that your relationship with Little Junior Brother is a pure senior-junior one? I think, once Little Junior Brother becomes your sister, that sisterly bond is the purest of all. What do you think?”
“Hahaha…”
Xiao Yang laughed again, enjoying himself thoroughly, before beckoning Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang to follow him, leaving without a backward glance.
“Senior Brother… you…”
Jiang Ting was both shocked and furious, her resentment toward Xiao Yang deepening.
But Xiao Yang couldn’t care less.
“Senior Brother, leaving Little Junior Sister here might not be wise!”
Song Qiang voiced his concern.
After all, Jiang Ting was the daughter of their master, and this area was anything but safe.
“Did you not see that Lei Renjie and his crew have run off again?”
Xiao Yang said dismissively.
When danger arose, Lei Renjie, Zheng Fan, Han Bin, and the others were the first to flee.
But once that Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast was chased off by Li Chenyu, they returned.
They just couldn’t bear to leave behind those high-grade spiritual stones, spirit jade, and spirit crystals in the fire spirit vein!
“Hmm?”
Xiao Yang suddenly spotted a shadow rushing past ahead.
“You guys help me carry the stuff back; I’ll go check it out!”
As he spoke, Xiao Yang handed his bag to Lin Wangchuan and flew off on his sword, chasing after the disappearing figure.
“Senior Brother…”
“This…”
Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang wanted to follow, but Xiao Yang was far too fast on his sword.
When they finally caught up, however, they found themselves facing six or seven different paths.
They couldn’t see which one Xiao Yang had taken.
With no other choice, Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang had to return helplessly.
Just as they had emerged from the underground vein, a large group of powerhouses from the Guiyuan Martial Sect finally arrived.
“Seal the mountain!”
At the command of the leader, numerous powerful figures rushed to various directions.
They aimed to seal off the entire mountain area where the vein’s entrance was located.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yang had caught up with that figure.
“Gui Yijian, didn’t expect to see you like this today.”
Xiao Yang stepped toward the person slowly.
“Xiao Yang?”
The disheveled Gui Yijian spun around, fixing a fierce gaze on Xiao Yang.