After sitting down together, Zhou Zhiyue took the initiative to fill Xiao Lingchen's cup, and they both drank the Hundred Blossom Wine.

  As the wine went down, Xiao Lingchen instantly felt a rich aroma sliding down his throat, spreading throughout his body.

  The potency of the wine seemed to transform into a warm flame, reaching every part of his body, bringing an indescribable comfort and joy.

  His body felt slightly warm, and as his cultivation increased, both his physique and soul benefited greatly.

  This sensation made him feel as if he were floating on clouds, reluctant to leave.

  "Great wine!"

  Xiao Lingchen laughed heartily.

  Zhou Zhiyue continued to refill Xiao Lingchen's cup.

  And so, they shared a few more cups of the Hundred Blossom Wine.

  It wasn't until they finished the ninth cup that Zhou Zhiyue stopped pouring.

  With a flushed face, Zhou Zhiyue said, "The strength of this Hundred Blossom Wine is astonishing, and today we are in the Dark Forest, surrounded by dangers, so we dare not indulge."

  "If one day, Daoist Xiao is willing to visit my Hundred Flowers Sect, I will surely treat you with even better wine."

  Xiao Lingchen was not one to be greedy.

  After nine cups of Hundred Blossom Wine, he had gained immensely and was quite satisfied.

  So he nodded, "In that case, I look forward to that day."

  Zhou Zhiyue nodded lightly, her face still red.

  Although they couldn't drink any more, she was not stingy and gifted the remaining bottle of Hundred Blossom Wine to Xiao Lingchen.

  Then she bid farewell to Xiao Lingchen and left.

  Xiao Lingchen was delighted.

  He hadn't expected that by merely saving a female disciple of the Hundred Flowers Sect while slaughtering the Tianyan Sect disciples, he would forge such a good relationship and receive such a precious Hundred Blossom Wine.

  This was definitely worth it!

  After storing the Hundred Blossom Wine in his storage ring, Xiao Lingchen lit a Spirit Breath Talisman and continued towards the direction of the Tianyan Sect disciples.

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  In the following days, Xiao Lingchen resumed his slaughter.

  Any Tianyan Sect disciple he encountered, regardless of age or gender, was slain with a single sword strike!

  From their mouths, Xiao Lingchen learned that the Holy Son of the Tianyan Sect, Wei Wuhen, also came to participate in the Sect Tournament.

  Wei Wuhen was at the peak of the Breaking Illusions Realm.

  The dying Tianyan Sect disciples thought that mentioning Wei Wuhen's name would make Xiao Lingchen hesitate and spare them.

  Instead, it made Xiao Lingchen even more excited!

  "A Holy Son at the Breaking Illusions Realm, the Tianyan Sect must have spent countless resources to nurture him. If I kill him, the entire Tianyan Sect would go mad, wouldn't they?"

  Xiao Lingchen thought, feeling even more motivated to continue!

  On this day, Xiao Lingchen arrived at the center of the Dark Forest.

  The beasts here were noticeably fewer than outside.

  The reason being, the beasts in the depths were much stronger, each capable of ruling a mountain, and naturally disdained living with others.

  Conversely, this made the area even more dangerous.

  Along the way, Xiao Lingchen had seen many corpses of disciples from various sects.

  Among them were disciples from his Supreme Mystical Sect.

  They had all perished in battles with the beasts.

  Suddenly, the sound of fighting came from ahead.

  Xiao Lingchen immediately went to investigate and saw several familiar faces.

  It was his Senior Sisters from the Small Bamboo Peak of the Supreme Mystical Sect!

  At this moment, they were fiercely battling several people in black armor with strange appearances.

  Xiao Lingchen frowned slightly.

  In his memory, none of the disciples from the thirteen major sects of the Celestial Star Kingdom looked like this.

  Recalling Jiang Yuanji's introduction to the Dark Forest, Xiao Lingchen immediately thought that those in black armor were likely members of the Demon Race lurking in the Dark Forest!

  Sure enough, as Xiao Lingchen was thinking this, one of the black-armored men spoke:

  "Wow, such a pretty little lady! She's as beautiful as our Demon Race's Holy Maiden!"

  "It's been a long time since I've seen such a beauty. Once we capture her, I'll savor her slowly!"

  "Stop talking, I can't wait any longer, let's get on with it!"

  Hearing their vulgar words, Xiao Lingchen confirmed their identity as the Demon Race.

  The female disciples of Small Bamboo Peak were all furious, their faces flushed as they attacked again!

  Yun Zhanyi took the lead, unleashing her divine powers and attacking the leader of the Demon Race.

  Hundreds of sword shadows materialized around her, swirling like a tangible force.

  With a thrust of her sword, the sound of swords echoed, and hundreds of sword shadows merged, unleashing a terrifying power!

  Even from hundreds of meters away, Xiao Lingchen could feel the sharp Sword Qi.

  Few in the same realm could withstand this move.

  However, the Demon Race leader let out a cold laugh.

  With a fierce slash of his large blade, he shattered the hundreds of sword shadows!

  As the sword shadows dissipated, Yun Zhanyi suffered a backlash, as if injured by countless Sword Qi.

  Blood marks appeared on her body, and she was sent flying, landing on the ground and spitting blood.

  The Demon Race leader sneered, "Your divine power is not bad, but you haven't mastered it, full of flaws!"

  Meanwhile, the other female disciples of Small Bamboo Peak were also defeated and fell to the ground.

  "Alright, enough playing, take them all away!"

  The Demon Race leader ordered.

  The surrounding Demon Race members laughed lewdly and moved forward to capture Yun Zhanyi and the others for their amusement.

  However, at this moment, a sword light suddenly slashed through, cutting one of the Demon Race members in half!

  Everyone was shocked and looked towards the direction from which the sword light came.

  Yun Zhanyi screamed, "Who told you to act!"

  "Run!!!"

  In fact, Yun Zhanyi had noticed Xiao Lingchen as soon as he arrived.

  Although she no longer had a good impression of him, she still hoped he would stay hidden and protect himself.

  But she hadn't expected him to act!

  Even she couldn't defeat these Demon Race members, wasn't Xiao Lingchen courting death by himself?

  Especially the Demon Race leader, although he concealed his aura well, she was certain his realm had reached the Breaking Illusions Realm!

  She didn't believe Xiao Lingchen couldn't see it.

  Yet he still acted!

  "What a fool!"

  Yun Zhanyi shook her head with a bitter smile.

  At the same time, she quietly circulated her spiritual power, preparing to use her last resort.

  To perish together with these Demon Race members!

  Encountering such powerful Demon Race members was their misfortune today.

  But if sacrificing herself could give her fellow disciples a chance to survive, it would be worth it!

  As Yun Zhanyi was thinking this, several Demon Race members charged at Xiao Lingchen.

  However, in the next second, something unexpected happened!

  Xiao Lingchen turned his hand, and a red sword appeared in his grip!

  The sword had an incredibly unique appearance, with a hilt resembling a Phoenix perched on it.

  But that wasn't the most crucial part; the most crucial part was!

  The moment the sword appeared, a chilling aura surged into the sky!

  The aura swept across the surroundings.

  In that instant, it felt as if they were in a sea of corpses and blood!

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