He Lan Tianxia

When Murong Junlan woke up, he found himself hanging up. To be precise, all four of them were hung in a stone cave by the Tyrant Vine, and the sound of dripping water could be heard in his ears.

Several people woke up one after another, and they were speechless when they saw that they were wrapped in vines with blooming flowers.

Luo Xie struggled for a while but couldn't break free. He chuckled and said, "Your Highness, it seems the Black Overlord Wall is planning to dry us out, cut us up, and stir-fry us."

The woman chuckled upon hearing this. Suddenly, a scene flashed through her mind of Tang Sanzang and his disciples being trapped in a cave by a demon. But who among these four was Tang Sanzang and who was Zhu Bajie?

The woman had been stunned by the poisonous love flower and was startled by the "Dreamlike Twin Shadows," but she was slowly recovering. Her lively personality immediately resurfaced, and she chuckled, "Luo Xie, you're just like Pigsy."

Luo Xie: "..."

Murong Junlan looked displeased: "Who is Zhu Bajie? Is he a handsome man?" Having been around many women, Murong Junlan had also picked up the word "handsome man," and he couldn't tolerate his beloved concubine thinking about other men.

"That's right." The woman nodded and gave Murong Junlan a bright smile.

Murong Junlan's handsome face immediately darkened, and he glared at the woman with sharp eyes, "No one is allowed to think about this except me, including women."

"That's domineering." The woman stuck out her tongue, made a face, and retorted, "Are you a domineering CEO? How can you be so domineering?"

"And who is this domineering CEO?" It seems this woman has quite a few little-known rivals in love with him.

“A domineering CEO is a man even more handsome than Pigsy.” The woman chuckled, deliberately swung the swing hard, and added, “Your Highness, the feeling of swinging on a vine is quite romantic.”

Murong Junlan: "..."

A morning passed, and no one came; an afternoon passed, and still no one came. What did this mean? Everyone's stomachs were growling with hunger, but they couldn't break free from the vine's entanglement. For the first time, Murong Junlan was puzzled. He tried to cut it with his short sword; the vine broke, but new ones immediately sprouted and wrapped around it again. Three valiant men with glorious battle records couldn't do anything to this tiny, domineering vine.

"Your Highness, why don't we try the Dreamy Twin Shadows?" The woman thought of her previous feat and felt that this was worth a try.

"Didn't you notice that we can't use our internal energy?" Murong Junlan reminded the woman. "Black Overlord must have used a 'softening power powder' on us."

No wonder they'd been so obediently trapped; they couldn't use their powers. The woman couldn't stand it anymore either; she mainly needed to use the restroom. This damned, monstrous vine!

"Your Highness, I need to use the restroom," the woman said, looking aggrieved.

Murong Junlan looked embarrassed. He had never failed like this before, actually losing to a vine that was entangled with him.

"You two turn your faces away," Murong Junlan ordered Jiang He and Luo Xie.

"..." The woman was embarrassed.

Jiang He and Luo Xie immediately turned their faces to the side, and Murong Junlan threw out a thin rope to pull the woman over.

"So what if we turn around? Are we going to just pull him down from above?" A voice suddenly came from the ground, startling Murong Junlan. When did someone get down there? But he quickly guessed who it was.

"Old pine tree spirit, is there any way to get down?" Murong Junlan had already sensed where the old pine tree spirit was hiding.

"That's not difficult. But you have to give me the antidote first," the old pine spirit said, seizing the opportunity to make a condition.

"Open your mouth." Murong Junlan was too lazy to waste words with it, because his beloved concubine needed to use the toilet, and he couldn't hold it in.

As soon as the old pine tree spirit opened its mouth, Murong Junlan threw a pill at it, which rolled down the old pine tree spirit's throat with a gulp.

"One isn't enough," the old pine spirit said smugly.

"Open your mouth," Murong Junlan spat out the two words harshly.

The old pine tree spirit immediately opened its mouth, gulped down another pill, and swallowed it.

"One more, please." The old pine tree spirit was courting death.

With a "whoosh," Murong Junlan's thin rope swung over. Although he couldn't unleash his power, he was still skilled at throwing ropes. With a "thud," the old pine tree spirit was flung to the other side like a ball, crashing into the stone wall and wincing in pain.

"If you don't give it to me, then just wait here to die." The old pine tree spirit thought of the two poison pills in its stomach, and its heart was filled with desperation.

"Alright, I'll finish you off first." With that, Murong Junlan swung his thin rope again, and the old pine tree spirit slammed into the other side like a ball. *Clap clap clap*, Murong Junlan swung it several times in succession, and the old pine tree spirit rolled around until it was dizzy and disoriented. Murong Junlan stopped.

"How is it?" Murong Junlan uttered two words lightly.

The old pine tree spirit's head was throbbing with pain. He knew that if he continued to be stubborn, his centuries-old life would be over. Wait a minute, this kid doesn't look even a hundred years old. How could he, at hundreds of years old, have been defeated? Looking back at Murong Junlan's aura, it was clear that this man was no ordinary person. So, the old pine tree spirit trembled, touched his swollen head, and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "Black Tyrant isn't in his cave tonight."

"Hmm?" Murong Junlan glanced at the old pine tree spirit with a blank expression.

“I’m not lying to you.” The old pine tree spirit repeated, adding, “Tonight is the night of the waning moon, and the Black Tyrant will go looking for blood to drink, otherwise it can’t advance.”

"Looking for blood to drink?" Murong Junlan thought of the secret passage in the Wubei Kingdom.

"Black Tyrant doesn't drink just any blood. She prefers the blood of those with high martial arts skills, which has made her many powerful enemies." The old pine tree spirit decided to expose Black Tyrant's secret to Murong Junlan. It thought fiercely that since it couldn't defeat these two who had given it poison, it might as well turn the tables and let them kill each other.

Murong Junlan had already guessed the old pine tree spirit's intention, but he was happy to throw another pill at it.

The old pine tree spirit was momentarily stunned, its mouth opening and closing in bewilderment. How could Murong Junlan be so merciful? Oh dear, impossible! Could it be another... another poison? Thinking this, the old pine tree spirit knelt down with a thud, its voice trembling as it said, "What I said is absolutely true, there is not a single lie."

"Let us down." Murong Junlan knew the old pine tree spirit had misunderstood, so he decided to play along.

Just as the old pine tree spirit was about to leap up to rescue them, the stone door suddenly rumbled and shook, and then Ling Yi darted in. He jumped up and sprayed some misty liquid onto the vine, which immediately snapped in two, rescuing Murong Junlan first, followed by the woman, Luo Xie, and Jiang He. As soon as the vine broke, Murong Junlan caught the woman, but the old pine tree spirit rushed over and told Murong Junlan where the toilet was. After he finished using the toilet, the stone door slammed shut again with a loud crash.

"Oh no, Black Tyrant is back." Ling Yi said warily.

Didn't they say Black Tyrant went out? How come he's back so soon? Murong Junlan gave the old pine tree spirit a cold look.

"..." The old pine tree spirit shuddered, but it was unconvinced and clarified, "It wasn't me, I heard it say it with my own ears." At this point, it wouldn't dare to act recklessly even if given the guts of a leopard.

Murong Junlan didn't bother with the old pine tree spirit. He said to Ling Yi, "We've all been poisoned by the Softening Powder. Be careful."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'm not afraid of that poison." Lingyi looked at the stone gate and prepared for battle, while Murong Junlan and the others also gathered together.

"Hehe..." A burst of wild laughter suddenly rang out in the air, and then a person was thrown in.

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized it was a white-haired woman who had been thrown in, bound hand and foot, and covered in blood.

"I didn't expect this Black Overlord's Cave to be even more interesting than my Valley of Annihilation. Murong Junlan, aren't you very capable? You made a mess of my Valley of Annihilation, so why are you backing down here at the Black Overlord's Cave?" The white-haired woman looked unconvinced.

Murong Junlan ignored her and strode past her to leave.

"Hmph, do you think you can leave?" the white-haired woman said sinisterly from the side.

"Your Highness, look!" Before Murong Junlan could even speak, the woman screamed as Jiang He and Luo Xie pushed open the stone cave door. Outside the cave door was another bottomless cliff.

"It seems that Black Tyrant particularly enjoys playing thrilling games on cliffs and steep slopes," Luo Xie couldn't help but interject.

Because of the poisoning from the Softening Powder, Murong Junlan was unable to use "Dreamlike Twin Shadows" to get everyone out. Just when everyone was at a loss, Lingyi squeezed in from behind to Murong Junlan's side.

"Your Highness, please sit on Lingyi's lap."

"Absolutely not." Ling Yi's skill is far inferior to what it used to be. Forcing himself to exert his strength like this will definitely cause internal and external injuries. If he is not careful, everyone will fall into the abyss.

Suddenly, a whistle came from the bottom of the abyss, and then a flat area stretched forward from the stone gate at a visible speed. At the end of the flat area, a crescent moon hung obliquely in the sky. It was a newly risen crescent moon, but it had the feeling that it was about to fall into the sky. There was a desolate and ruined atmosphere all around. At the same time, a series of shrill wolf howls came from afar and gradually became more desolate, making people shudder.

“It’s Xiao Sha Yue Can Hua.” Murong Junlan’s dark eyes were tightly locked. He secretly clenched his hands to see how much power he could recover, but his hands were still weak. He knew that Xiao Sha Yue Can Hua was a secret technique of the Shangcha Ancient Kingdom. This long-lost secret technique was an extremely powerful and subtle celestial technique among the ancient demonic arts. It was originally used to worship heaven and earth and drive away demons. Later, someone took a risk and actually incorporated its essence into the Poison Sect’s martial arts, creating a set of Xiao Sha Yue Can Hua Poisonous Techniques. This Poisonous Techniques were vicious. With just one thought, it could confuse people’s minds, soften their muscles and bones, and weaken their power. What made Murong Junlan careless this time was that he underestimated the abilities of Xiao Shayue Canhua. As for Xiao Shayue Canhua, it was Master Liaokong, Murong Junlan's master, who told him about it on the eve of his graduation and departure from the mountain, and instructed him never to fight Xiao Shayue Canhua unless absolutely necessary. But today's situation was not absolutely necessary, but it seemed that they had already started fighting. At this moment, leaving was impossible, and he could only take things one step at a time.

The flat ground that had appeared out of thin air had now been completely spread out, and a thick fog spread out, with clumps of vines stretching out in S-shaped clusters, one after another, extending all the way to the foot of the crescent moon. The colors of the flowers also gradually deepened. Below the crescent moon, a clump of vines stretched out and intertwined arrogantly, and black vine flowers bloomed one after another on the vines, each one larger than the last. Finally, in the center of the flowers, an enormous black vine flower bloomed proudly, shining like obsidian, unruly yet alluring, with a hint of sinister poison hidden within its allure. With a "poof," a stream of black fog shot out, and in the black fog, an incomparably beautiful woman leaned against a black vine throne, glancing at the group with a gaze that was ambiguous between love and hate. Her cold gaze immediately added a chilling aura to the desolate crescent moon.

"Awooo—" A wolf howled, sending chills down everyone's spines.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" Azi stepped out from the side and bowed to the Black Overlord Flower mistress.

"Drain that woman's blood." Black Tyrant originally wanted to have Azi drain Murong Junlan's blood. She was already drooling from the smell of it from afar, but she didn't dare. Even though Murong Junlan had been affected by her soft-body powder, so what? Murong Junlan still clearly exuded the domineering aura of a martial arts master. But at this moment, she wanted to see how these men would protect this woman today.

"Yes." Azi picked up her sword and turned to walk towards the woman.

Murong Junlan immediately stood in front of the woman, and Jiang He and Luo Xie also stood in front of Murong Junlan, but Ling Yi did not move.

Although Azi also sensed Murong Junlan's domineering nature, she dared not disobey her master's orders. She could only pretend to be calm and brace herself to go forward. She raised her hand and a purple aura shot out. This move was not very useful. It was just to distract the opponent and confuse him with a bit of smoke, and also to give herself a little buffer.

With a "whoosh," in a sneak attack from mid-air, Azi's sword slashed directly at Murong Junlan.

Murong Junlan subtly dodged, pulling the woman into his arms, then swiftly moved towards Azi. Jiang He and Luo Xie, not daring to underestimate him, each used their own techniques to block the sword. One against three—heavens! Even with the three men having absorbed the "softening energy powder," Azi felt surrounded and unable to defend herself. After a dozen or so moves, Azi was clearly falling behind. Suddenly, Murong Junlan pushed the woman in his arms towards Jiang He, then accidentally stumbled to the side. Azi was overjoyed, withdrawing her sword, which was halfway towards Luo Xie, and turning it to strike the woman in front of Jiang He. Jiang He hurriedly pulled the woman behind him, then blocked the attack with his own sword.

Just as Murong Junlan was about to fall to the ground, a black mist suddenly swept in, carrying a sharp sword blade that aimed directly at Murong Junlan's chest. Everyone cried out in alarm. Just as he was about to hit the ground, Murong Junlan suddenly planted his left heel firmly on the ground and, almost lying flat, spun 360 degrees, actually managing to trap Black Tyrant inside the circle. The whirlwind created by his hands instantly held Black Tyrant in place, like a puppet.

Azi turned around and saw that it was bad. She immediately drew her sword and attacked, but Jiang He and Luo Xie would not give her such an opportunity. The two of them entangled with Azi.

Black Tyrant sensed the impending danger and tried to escape, but Ling Yi suddenly appeared. Murong Junlan alone was already difficult to deal with; with Ling Yi added to the mix, he was even more surrounded. Black Tyrant then realized that Murong Junlan's power had recovered, and that her earlier fall was intentional—she had been careless.

"Azi, retreat." Black Tyrant sprayed a thick black mist at Murong Junlan in preparation for escape, but was suddenly injured by Lingyi's tail with a "snap" from behind. The pain was excruciating. Just as Black Tyrant was about to swing his sword to retaliate, Murong Junlan's thin rope followed her as if it had been pressed against her eyes. She suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of fear.

With a deafening boom, Black Tyrant unleashed the first bolt of hidden lightning from his Black Tyrant Cave, causing the mountains to shake and the earth to tremble. The ground beneath Murong Junlan and the others began to crack.

"Take good care of the princess," Murong Junlan reminded Jiang He worriedly.

"Your subordinate understands." Jiang He dared not be careless. Even if Murong Junlan hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have dared to let his guard down. At this moment, A Zi was fighting with Jiang He. When she heard Black Overlord unleash a rarely used hidden lightning bolt, she knew that her master was in trouble. However, she couldn't spare the time. In that moment of distraction, Luo Xie's sword was already at the tip of her nose. She was so frightened that she had to flick out a Purple Overlord Flower for self-defense as cover, because this flower would make the opponent see two A Zis at once.

With a deafening boom, Black Tyrant unleashed a second bolt of dark lightning, causing the mountains to split and the earth to tremble. The ground beneath Murong Junlan and the others crumbled and sank. At the same time, Black Tyrant's shoulder was struck hard by a thin rope, and he exhaled a heavy breath.

Seeing this, Murong Junlan tightened his grip on the rope. He absolutely could not give Black Tyrant a chance to breathe. He even used his "Desert Lightness Skill" to circle Black Tyrant dozens of times, making Black Tyrant dizzy and his face turn black.