He left behind a sky full of Knife-Winged Blood Bats and Gu Yue Yi Dai, who stood frozen in place, utterly stunned by the sudden turn of events. This mysterious powerhouse seemed to have appeared out of thin air, catching everyone off guard.
Gu Yue Yi Dai watched helplessly as the powerhouse, like a ghost, vanished from his sight with Tie Xueleng's corpse, his heart filled with doubt and unease. He had no idea how long this powerhouse had been hiding nearby, nor did he understand why he took Tie Xueleng's corpse.
At this moment, Gu Yue Yi Dai, having transformed into a Blood Zombie more quickly, found his thoughts becoming increasingly rigid and dull, making it even harder for him to comprehend and accept this bizarre situation.
However, despite his heart being full of questions, Gu Yue Yi Dai dared not relax in the slightest. He remained vigilant at all times, fearing that the powerhouse might suddenly return to attack him. After all, the opponent's strength was unfathomable, and he was unsure if this powerhouse was his Senior Brother's helper.
If that were truly the case, then things would become even more complicated. After all, this involved the Blood Sea True Inheritance, and his Senior Brother should not easily seek help.
Thus, the powerhouse's origin became even more enigmatic. Was he truly just trying to snatch Tie Xueleng's corpse? Gu Yue Yi Dai simply couldn't understand the reason behind it.
Before Gu Yue Yi Dai could even ponder deeply, he suddenly noticed that his Bloodline descendants were disappearing at an alarming rate.
"Damn it!" Gu Yue Yi Dai cursed, seething with anger. He knew very well that this was clearly a carefully planned open conspiracy, but even so, he had no choice but to immediately leave this place to protect his Bloodline descendants.
One must know that these Bloodline descendants were all precious Materials he had painstakingly cultivated and nurtured over hundreds of years! They were crucial to whether he could successfully use the Blood Skull Gu to enhance his Aperture Aptitude. Losing even one person meant a significant loss to his Aperture Aptitude.
Gu Yue Yi Dai was burning with anxiety; he unhesitatingly spread his pair of blood-red wings, soaring away like a crimson lightning bolt. At the same time, he unleashed a powerful suction, drawing an entire blood lake into his body.
The arm that had been severed was instantly restored to its original state, as if it had never been injured. Immediately after, he flapped his wings and flew high, bringing with him the sky-darkening Knife-Winged Blood Bats, like a crimson whirlwind, directly towards Gu Yue Village.
At this moment, Gu Yue Yi Dai no longer cared whether there might be an ambush set by enemies. He had only one thought in his mind: to quickly reach Gu Yue Village and protect his Bloodline descendants. Even if the final outcome was a mutual destruction, where no one could obtain the Blood Sea True Inheritance, he would not hesitate!
...A sword light, like a flash of lightning, streaked across the sky, its speed astonishing, twice as fast as the Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider! Wherever this sword light passed, time seemed to stand still. With such incredible speed, it was likely that no other Gu Master in the world could catch up to him.
"This trip was truly worthwhile!" Liu Chen sighed inwardly. He looked at the colorful treasure chest that had appeared on the System page, a joyful smile on his face. He had never expected that the old fellow Gu Yue Yi Dai would drop such a precious colorful treasure chest. This undoubtedly proved the high value of the Blood Sea True Inheritance.
Liu Chen stopped activating the Sword Evasion Gu, and his figure instantly appeared on a barren mountain. In his hand, he still carried Tie Xueleng's lifeless corpse. Liu Chen carefully placed Tie Xueleng's corpse gently on the ground, as if afraid of damaging this precious corpse.
Then, Liu Chen reached out and slowly pulled out the blood puppet zombie arm that had pierced through Tie Xueleng's Physical Body. Immediately after, he unhesitatingly activated the One Life One Death Gu within his body. The One Life One Death Gu quickly released an invisible suction force, pouring into Tie Xueleng's body. This suction force rapidly devoured the Death Qi on him, bit by bit, and converted it into Life Qi.
As the Death Qi was continuously devoured, Tie Xueleng's originally ashen face gradually regained some color, but no signs of life appeared yet.
Seeing this, Liu Chen immediately activated the Flesh Bone Gu. With the Life Qi boost from the One Life One Death Gu, the Flesh Bone Gu displayed astonishing effects. The large hole in Tie Xueleng's chest rapidly healed at a visible speed, recovering completely in the blink of an eye, and even other injuries on his body were instantly cured.
Seeing Tie Xueleng's corpse fully recovered, Liu Chen felt a slight sense of relief, but he did not stop his actions. He then pulled out a Gu worm from his embrace that resembled a small crystal person.
This Gu worm was called the Raise the Dead Gu, an extremely special Gu worm whose ability was to bring people back to life. However, this Gu worm also had a strict limitation: it could only be used on corpses that were already dead and had an intact Physical Body. Even a tiny bit of damage to the corpse would prevent the miraculous effect of the Raise the Dead Gu from being successfully cast.
Because of this, the Raise the Dead Gu usually needed to be used in conjunction with healing Gu worms like the Flesh Bone Gu to maximize its effectiveness.
The rarity of this Gu worm was in no way inferior to any Five-Rank Gu worm. After all, life is only once for everyone, and the value of a Gu worm that can bring people back from the dead is naturally self-evident.
Liu Chen did not hesitate at all and decisively activated this Gu worm. The crystal-person-like Raise the Dead Gu, as if summoned by some force, flew directly towards Tie Xueleng's chest and quickly merged into his body.
The moment the Gu worm merged, Tie Xueleng, who had been lifeless, began to breathe slowly, as if a faint force was gradually reviving his life. As time passed, this force grew stronger, and Tie Xueleng's breathing became more and more pronounced.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Tie Xueleng's body finally showed a clear reaction—his little finger slowly twitched.
Tie Xueleng's consciousness gradually cleared, but he did not immediately get up. Instead, he kept his eyes closed, slowed his breathing, and pretended to still be in a coma.
In his last memory fragments, he should have died in the Yellow Springs, and even if he was lucky enough to survive, he would definitely be severely injured. Now that he was here, he had clearly fallen into enemy hands. In this situation where the enemy was strong and he was weak, feigning death became his only option, as he waited for the opportune moment to counterattack.