I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

"Die to me!"

Xue Lian abandoned the repair of the Yin Sha Banner and concentrated most of his power at his fingertips. A dark finger wind, refined to the extreme and exuding a chilling and corrosive aura, shot silently and swiftly towards Ye Chuhan's back as he led the villagers to retreat, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole!

If that finger strike lands, given Ye Chuhan's current condition, he will be severely injured if not killed!

"Your opponent is me!"

Ji Zhou roared, forcibly squeezing out his almost depleted dantian. His figure flashed, and he stood fiercely between Ye Chuhan and that finger wind!

He placed his palms together, and the remaining crimson gold spiritual power intertwined with the wind spiritual power, forming a thin but tough shield in front of him!

"puff!"

The dark finger struck the shield hard, producing a dull thud.

The shield fluctuated violently, its light flickering. Ji Zhou trembled violently, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth again. But he held on tightly, not retreating even a step, thus buying Ye Chuhan a precious chance to catch his breath!

"Jizhou!!" Ye Chuhan turned around and saw Jizhou taking the blow head-on. His eyes were red. He knew that this was not the time to hesitate.

He forcefully shoved the three terrified villagers in his arms toward the direction leading out of the cave, and at the same time, he slammed the Cloud Shuttle that had been hovering to the side at Jizhou!

"Next! Kill this old bastard!"

The jade shuttle transformed into a beam of white light and landed precisely in Jizhou's hands.

The skin feels warm and smooth to the touch, and the powerful and pure wind-elemental energy it contains invigorates the spirit of Jizhou!

Ye Chuhan didn't look back, protecting the other villagers, and transformed into a streak of green light, rushing out of the cave at top speed!

All he can do now is get the survivors to safety as quickly as possible so as not to distract Jizhou!

Almost the instant Ye Chuhan's figure disappeared around the corner of the cave entrance—

"Wow——!!!"

"Father! Mother! You died so tragically!!"

"Damn it! Why are they doing this to us?!"

A heart-wrenching wail, filled with endless grief and despair, suddenly burst in from outside the cave like a flood bursting its banks!

The sound was a collection of cries from many surviving villagers, filled with the pain of losing their homes and the deep hatred for the evil cultivators. It echoed in the deep cave, sounding particularly mournful and shocking!

The sudden, deafening cry of grief caused Xue Lian, who was preparing to continue his fierce attack on Jizhou, to pause slightly.

Although he regarded human life as worthless, the cries of so many people, which gathered the most extreme emotions of those dying and those who survived, created an invisible impact that disturbed his mind.

When Jizhou heard the crying, his heart clenched, as if he could see the scene of survivors kneeling and weeping in front of the ruins of the villages outside the cave.

This further strengthened his resolve to kill this scoundrel!

He gripped the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle tightly in his hand, feeling the powerful force contained within it resonate subtly with his own wind-elemental spiritual energy.

Without the slightest hesitation, he frantically poured the little spiritual energy he had just recovered into the Cloud Piercing Shuttle, along with the power of the shuttle itself!

"Om-!"

The Cloud-Piercing Shuttle emitted a clear and melodious sound, and a bright white light shone forth, instantly transforming into an incomparably condensed white stream of light that seemed capable of tearing through space!

"You heretics, prepare to die!"

Ji Zhou's eyes flashed like lightning as he locked onto Xue Lian, who was slightly distracted by the crying, and he hurled the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle out!

The white light, like a shooting star chasing the moon, ignored the thin black mist remaining in the space, and with its unstoppable penetrating power and the pure aura of purifying evil spirits, shot straight at Xue Lian's brow!

Xue Lian sensed the deadly threat contained in the white light, his expression changed drastically, and he could no longer care about anything else. He frantically activated the Yin Sha Banner to block in front of him, while his figure retreated rapidly!

However, as the treasure of Sect Master Ye, how could the broken Yin Sha Banner completely withstand the power of the Cloud Piercing Shuttle?

"Crack! Puff!"

First came the sound of the banner being easily pierced by the white light and shattering completely, followed by the dull sound of a sharp blade entering flesh!

Blood Refinement's retreating figure suddenly froze. He looked down, staring incredulously at the hole in his chest where the Cloud Piercing Shuttle had pierced through him.

The scorching, pure wind elemental power raged wildly within him, destroying all his life force.

"impossible……"

He opened his mouth, making a hoarse sound, the bloodlust in his eyes quickly dimmed, and finally, filled with endless resentment and bitterness, he fell backward to the ground...

There was no breath left!!

The deafening cries outside the cave could still be faintly heard, but inside the cave, an eerie silence had fallen.

The only sounds were Jizhou's heavy breathing and the soft "ding" of the Cloud Shuttle falling to the ground after completing its mission.

The blood-soaked corpse lay there, its chest hollow, devoid of life.

The malevolent Yin Sha Banner was completely reduced to ashes, with only a few traces of black energy slowly dissipating in the air.

Despite his near-collapse, Ji Zhou walked step by step to Xue Lian's corpse.

Only after confirming that he was completely dead did he finally relax, collapsing to the ground and coughing violently. Each cough aggravated his internal injuries, bringing waves of sharp pain.

He glanced at the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle that had fallen not far away, and felt a surge of gratitude towards Sect Leader Ye and Ye Chuhan.

If it weren't for this treasure, the outcome of today's battle would be uncertain.

For a moment, Mingchuan came to mind.

During the time that Ming Ge himself came to the cultivation world, did he also experience countless exhausting battles like he is now?

Looking at his trembling hands, Jizhou felt a pang of sorrow and felt heartache for Mingchuan's past.

If they hadn't progressed so slowly, Doflamingo wouldn't have been left to face so many powerful enemies alone...

Jizhou let out a long sigh.

After a long while, he rested and recovered some strength before struggling to stand up.

He carefully picked up the Cloud Shuttle and wiped away the dust.

Fortunately, the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle was still full of spiritual energy, but its connection with his own spiritual energy was temporarily interrupted. It needed to be refined again to unleash its full power once more.

He carefully put it away and then began a thorough search of the heretical practitioner's lair.

In a corner of the cave, he found some storage bags left by the Blood Refining Sect, several magical artifacts of decent quality but exuding an evil aura, and some sinister materials needed to refine evil spells.

Ji Zhou frowned and destroyed the materials that were clearly harmful on the spot, only keeping the spirit stones, some common pills, and a few magical artifacts that could perhaps be recycled or exchanged for resources.

After doing all this, he staggered out of the cave.

Stepping out of the dark cave, the sky above the Black Wind Mountains remained gray, but the suffocating, sinister aura in the air seemed to have thinned considerably.

Not far away, Ye Chuhan was surrounded by a group of ragged, sorrowful villagers. He seemed to be trying to calm them down, but with little effect.