Goose feather-like heavy snow continued to fall, dyeing the world in a vast expanse of white.The cold wind, carrying snowflakes, scraped across her cheeks like sharp knives, landing on Dongfang Mingyue's hair, quickly accumulating a thin layer of frost.She knelt in the snow, holding Xiaoyu tightly in her arms, clearly feeling the person in her embrace growing colder by the minute, her previously faint life force like a flickering candle in the wind, threatening to extinguish at any moment.Dongfang Mingyue's body trembled violently, not from the cold, but from bone-deep fear. Hot tears dripped onto the snow in front of her, instantly melting into small pits that were quickly covered by newly fallen snowflakes.The surrounding guards stood silently by, watching this heartbreaking scene, their eyes red-rimmed.In their eyes, Xiaoyu was always like a little sun, skipping and hopping beside Dongfang Mingyue, offering hot soup to the guards on duty, and telling jokes to amuse everyone when they were bored.But who could have imagined that this lively and lovely girl would ultimately face death in such an aged and withered state—for a girl in the prime of her youth, such an end was too cruel, and too heavy.Just as everyone was enveloped in despair, and even their breathing became heavy, a black figure suddenly broke through the wind and snow, landing in the snow like a black lightning bolt.It was Qin Tian!The moment he landed, his gaze locked onto Xiaoyu in Dongfang Mingyue's arms. His spiritual sense swept over her quickly, and when he perceived a faint trace of life force remaining in Xiaoyu’s body, he didn't hesitate for a moment. He immediately knelt down and placed his palm on her. “Buzz—”As Qin Tian's palm descended, a light black aura spread from his palm, enveloping Xiaoyu's body.This was his innate ability, 【Damage Transfer】, which could forcibly transfer all negative statuses and thirty percent of injuries from the target to himself.The next moment, something miraculous happened.The thick black energy on Xiaoyu's face receded at a visible speed, as if it had met its nemesis. Her originally wrinkled, aged face began to slowly smooth out, her loose skin gradually tightened, and even her grey hair subtly showed a hint of black—though she hadn't fully recovered to her original appearance, this obvious change was like a beacon of light, instantly illuminating everyone's hope. The dying flame of life, moreover, seemed to have been doused with oil, suddenly flaring up vigorously.“Xiaoyu!” Dongfang Mingyue cried out in surprise, her body shaking, her eyes bursting with intense joy. Tears welled up again, but these were tears of excitement and relief.The surrounding guards also showed expressions of disbelief, their tense bodies finally relaxing, their faces showing the relief of having escaped disaster.On the other side, Qin Tian's face quickly showed the same black energy that Xiaoyu had earlier, a sign that the curse had transferred to him.But his Emperor's Hegemonic Body state had not yet faded, and its characteristic of “immune to all control and debuff effects” instantly took effect. The black energy on his face, like ice meeting scorching sun, completely dissipated almost the moment it appeared, leaving not a single trace.After resolving the curse, Qin Tian did not stop, and a gentle life energy continuously infused into Xiaoyu's body through his palm.Seeing this, Dongfang Mingyue also reacted immediately, concentrating her Azure Wood power at her fingertips and gently pressing it on Xiaoyu's wrist, nourishing Xiaoyu's body alongside Qin Tian's life energy.Under the combined action of the two forces, Xiaoyu's changes became even more pronounced: her aged face rapidly grew younger, her skin regained its former fairness and firmness, her grey hair turned black and lustrous again, and her breathing gradually became steady and strong.However, her eyes remained tightly closed, with no sign of waking up.Qin Tian withdrew his palm, his brows slightly furrowed, and said in a deep voice, “This is not enough. Her vitality has been too severely eroded by the curse. Although her life has been stabilized for now, to fully awaken, she will likely need the aid of pills or rare heavenly treasures to repair her damaged origin.”“Pills—that’s right! Pill Tower!” Dongfang Mingyue's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had thought of something, and she said urgently, “There is a Yin-Yang Rebirth Pill in the Pill Tower that can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on bones. It will surely save Xiaoyu!”Hearing this, a gleam flashed in Qin Tian’s eyes, and he immediately nodded, “There’s no time to lose, we’ll go to the Pill Tower now!”As his words fell, spatial energy surged around Qin Tian, and a translucent spatial door slowly opened before everyone. He stepped in first, Dongfang Mingyue, tightly holding Xiaoyu, followed closely behind, and the guards also quickly followed.The other end of the spatial door was the square outside the Pill Tower. Guards were stationed at the entrance year-round, and seeing the group of people suddenly emerge from the spatial door, the guards on duty immediately became alert, their hands on the weapons at their waists, and they sharply demanded, “Who goes there? How dare you trespass into the Pill Tower!”“It’s me.” Dongfang Mingyue, holding Xiaoyu, walked forward urgently.Only then did the guards on duty clearly see the newcomers' appearance. When they saw Dongfang Mingyue covered in blood, and the guards behind her all injured and looking disheveled, they instantly realized that Dongfang Mingyue must have encountered danger.The lead guard quickly stepped forward and respectfully asked, “Miss Mingyue, what is this—what happened?”“No time to explain!” Dongfang Mingyue, {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} holding Xiaoyu, continued to walk without stopping, saying urgently, “I need to find the Pill Tower Master. Xiaoyu is dying, and must be saved with the Yin-Yang Rebirth Pill!”Seeing this, the guards on duty dared not stop her. They quickly stepped aside to clear the path, not forgetting to instruct their companions, “Quick, go notify the Master, Miss Mingyue has an urgent matter to discuss!”Dongfang Mingyue, holding Xiaoyu, hurried towards the interior of the Pill Tower, her steps urgent yet cautious, afraid of disturbing the person in her arms.Qin Tian and the other guards remained outside the Pill Tower entrance, partly to avoid too many people entering and disturbing the Pill Tower's order, and partly to guard against potential unforeseen circumstances—after all, the previous Black-Robed Man and Man in White had not been completely dealt with, and they had to remain vigilant.The lights inside the Pill Tower spilled onto the square through the doors and windows, illuminating Qin Tian and the guards' figures, and also reflecting the anticipation in their eyes—hoping that this time, Xiaoyu could truly escape danger and return to being that lively, smiling little sun. On the peak of the desolate mountain, white snow fell like Fluff, and the howling cold wind carried snowflakes, scraping across the Black-Robed Man's face, yet it could not cool the chill in his heart in the slightest.He stood on a protruding boulder, gazing at the faint lights of the distant city, his black robe flapping in the wind, his voice as sinister as poisoned ice: “Damn fellow, I’d like to see how long you can protect her!”He had originally thought that with his strength as a Seventh-Tier Psychic Mage, he could easily complete the mission, but he never expected to be defeated by a Sixth-Order Spiritual Energy Practitioner. However, upon thinking of the opponent's strange bloodline that could suppress Dark Spiritual Energy, a hint of solemnity appeared in his eyes.Just then, a light, airy voice suddenly sounded behind him, carrying a hint of nonchalance, yet it exploded in the Black-Robed Man's ears like a clap of thunder: “Just now, was it you who called me a good-for-nothing?”The Black-Robed Man's body stiffened abruptly, and his hair instantly stood on end.As a Seventh-Tier Psychic Mage, his spiritual perception far exceeded that of ordinary people, yet until this voice sounded, he hadn't detected anyone approaching behind him. The other party's stealth ability was simply terrifying to the extreme.He spun around sharply, only to see a Man in White standing not far in front of him, having appeared at some unknown time. Snowflakes fell on the Man in White's pristine robe, yet left no trace.The newcomer had an ordinary appearance, but his aura was extraordinary, like an exiled immortal descending on a snowy night. Though standing in the cold wind, he exuded a sense of otherworldly detachment. What astonished the Black-Robed Man even more was that he felt a spiritual energy fluctuation from the other party that far surpassed his own; that fluctuation was as vast as the deep sea, seemingly calm, yet hiding destructive power.“You—who are you?” The Black-Robed Man instinctively took a step back, his hands quietly gathering Dark Spiritual Energy, staring warily at the Man in White—he was certain he had never seen such a powerful person. The other party's appearance filled him with a strong sense of life-and-death crisis.The Man in White did not answer, merely slowly raised his right hand, and a silver longsword appeared at his waist. The sword's blade, reflecting the snowlight, shimmered with a brilliant glow like the Milky Way.“Then I’d like to see if you can take a sword from this ‘good-for-nothing’.”Before his words finished, the sword light suddenly flared! A silver sword arc several zhang long, like a cascading galaxy, instantly filled the Black-Robed Man's vision. The sword wind, carrying biting cold, froze the surrounding snowflakes into ice crystals.The Black-Robed Man's pupils contracted. He mustered all his strength to condense a thick dark shield, while simultaneously retreating sideways, wanting to avoid this fatal sword strike.But the speed of this sword was simply too fast, so fast that he had no time to react. The silver sword arc, like cutting tofu, easily tore through his dark shield, slicing through his body without the slightest obstruction.“Pfft—”The Black-Robed Man's body suddenly trembled, and he stood rigidly in place, a thin line of blood slowly appearing on his forehead. The next moment, the bloodline spread, and his body neatly split into two from the middle. Blood and internal organs splattered onto the ground, quickly covered by the falling white snow, leaving only two tattered black robes, trembling slightly in the cold wind.The silver longsword in the Man in White's hand emitted its last burst of light before he slowly returned it to its sheath, his movements fluid and graceful, as if he had merely waved his hand, rather than slaying a Seventh-Tier Psychic Mage.He looked up at the distant city, his gaze falling in the direction of the Pill Tower, and the corner of his mouth curved into an elusive smile.

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