Top-tier Unruly Master

Gusu Qingwen saw Ding Fan coming desperately as if he had gone mad, and her beautiful eyebrows slightly frowned.

At this moment, as Ding Fan's longsword was about to chop down on Gusu Qingwen's head, she didn't dodge or avoid, but right when Ding Fan's longsword was about to strike, Gusu Qingwen stretched out two delicate jade fingers and firmly caught the descending longsword.

"How... how is this possible?" Ding Fan was stunned.

Although Ding Fan's cultivation was still discernible compared to his opponent, his sword strike was not weak. This sword could split mountains and rocks without any problem, yet now, Gusu Qingwen had caught his longsword with just two fingers.

While Ding Fan was astonished, what happened next shocked him to an indescribable degree; with a little force from her two fingers, Gusu Qingwen directly crushed the longsword in Ding Fan's hand.

The Selfless Flying Sword that had accompanied Ding Fan for some time was just crushed by her two fingers. Ding Fan himself was forced to retreat several steps by his opponent's longsword.

"How... how is this possible?!" Ding Fan had said 'impossible' more times than he could count by now.

The Gusu Qingwen before him looked like a fairy descended from heaven; yet, her methods were shockingly overwhelming, and, even more unbelievably, she was still severely injured. If she weren't injured, what fate would he have met?

While Ding Fan was secretly shocked, Gusu Qingwen raised her right hand suddenly, and a surge of inner strength swept over.

Thump, thump, thump... Ding Fan immediately felt a stuffiness in his chest. Only then did he realize that several major acupoints on his body were immobilized.

Ding Fan struggled to mobilize the True Qi in his dantian to break through the sealed acupoints. However, he soon realized that he was completely unable to use his True Qi; he was truly immobilized.

After facing Gusu Qingwen for several exchanges, she had not stood up from her seated position on the ground. She had not moved at all.

"You are not a person of my Immortal Sect, yet why do you carry the Immortal Sect's talisman?" Gusu Qingwen asked Ding Fan.

Immortal Talisman?

Ding Fan truly did not remember carrying any Immortal Sect's talisman, but now he suddenly recalled that during the loot division in the grand hall, he had taken an Immortal Talisman.

"Are you talking about the Immortal Talisman?" Ding Fan pondered for a moment and asked.

Gusu Qingwen did not waste words with Ding Fan. She moved her index finger slightly, and the storage ring that Ding Fan had kept in his storage ring flew out directly.

Ding Fan was stunned; he had not expected that Gusu Qingwen could detect and freely take out the talisman even from within the storage ring.

The Immortal Talisman flew towards Gusu Qingwen, who caught it with one hand. She examined it gravely.

"This talisman is not yours. Where did you get it from?" Gusu Qingwen looked towards Ding Fan.

"From the grand hall outside... Could it possibly be that I stole it?" Ding Fan said.

"Grand Hall?" Gusu Qingwen was taken aback, then muttered, "Could it be that this channel of the Immortal Realm has really been opened by the Hundred Ranks Sect?"

"Now that you already understand the origin of the talisman, quickly unseal my acupoints." Ding Fan said.

Gusu Qingwen looked at Ding Fan. "You tell me how you got here."

Although Ding Fan was a bit impatient, he did not hide anything. If he didn't speak, she really wouldn't unseal his acupoints. Immediately, Ding Fan described how he had come to this barrier.

"... After leaving the grand hall, I saw three passages. I took the middle passage, and as I walked, I arrived here."

After listening to Ding Fan's words, Gusu Qingwen didn't speak for a while. She just sat there blankly, seemingly lost in thought.

"Now that we have figured it out, you can unseal my acupoints," Ding Fan said to Gusu Qingwen.

Gusu Qingwen looked at Ding Fan. "Do you think that even if I unseal your acupoints now, you can leave this place?"

Ding Fan was startled.

When he had entered this forest, Ding Fan clearly heard someone named Nan Gongling say that this place was called the Desperate Forest, and from Nan Gongling's expression, he seemed very fearful.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the distant forest.

Gusu Qingwen looked towards the direction of the noise, and her expression grew more solemn.

"I don't have much time to explain now, but I can tell you clearly that we must cooperate, or we will both surely die today!"

Although Ding Fan was without Divine Sense at this moment, he still felt a slight approaching sense of danger. Ding Fan knew that his current situation must be extremely dangerous.

Gusu Qingwen's cultivation was much higher than his, and she was extremely cautious and tense. Now, there was even less need to talk about his own situation.

It seemed that if he wanted to get out of this situation, he truly needed to cooperate with Gusu Qingwen.

"Okay, I will cooperate with you!" Ding Fan said.

Gusu Qingwen then once again flicked her right hand, and a gust of wind brushed past Ding Fan's body.

Ding Fan immediately felt that his previously blocked meridians had all become unblocked. Such powerful force with just one flick, Gusu Qingwen's cultivation was indeed boundlessly high.

"The killing intent here is very strong... We must leave this place now," Ding Fan said carefully, listening to the surrounding noises, addressing Gusu Qingwen.

Gusu Qingwen, hearing Ding Fan's words, was slightly taken aback. With her cultivation, she could feel the permeating killing intent around, but in her view, Ding Fan was just an ordinary human, so ordinary that he could hardly be any more ordinary. Yet, that an ordinary human could also detect the killing intent around was a level of keenness that forced Gusu Qingwen to respect.

"We are already surrounded... What's surrounding us are the Seventh Grade Fierce Beasts, the Heavenly Wolves," Gusu Qingwen said lightly.

Seventh Grade Yuan Beast! Heavenly Wolf?!

Upon hearing Gusu Qingwen speak, Ding Fan's mouth hung wide open.

The combat power of a Seventh Grade Yuan Beast was extremely formidable; not to mention his current state, even at his peak during the Nascent Soul Stage, it would have been difficult to confront such a being.

What was even more deadly now was that the Heavenly Wolves always appeared in packs. Being surrounded by a group of Seventh Grade Yuan Beasts, even Ding Fan felt a wave of despair.

"My leg is injured, now you have to carry me. You will replace my legs, and only then can we possibly break out of the encirclement,"

Gusu Qingwen said to Ding Fan indifferently.

Ding Fan glanced at Gusu Qingwen. Although she had broken his Selfless Sword, which annoyed him deeply, he had no other choice at the moment.

At that moment, the sounds of slaughter grew from distant to near, eventually turning into a series of rapid running sounds. The ground trembled violently with it.

Ding Fan knew that the Heavenly Wolf Pack was assaulting their way towards them. If he didn't start moving now, escaping from here would be impossible.

Ding Fan immediately walked up to Gusu Qingwen. Just as he was about to bend down to pick her up, she swiftly leaped onto his back.

Ding Fan suddenly felt a soft mass on his back and a burst of pleasant fragrance.

"From now on, just obey my commands and run," Gusu Qingwen said softly.

Ding Fan adjusted Gusu Qingwen on his back, and that was when he noticed that her leg was indeed injured. Blood had already soaked through her skirt.

Thinking back to how Gusu Qingwen had led him here, Ding Fan really didn't know how she did it with such a severe injury to her leg.

"Roar…" At that moment, a Wolverine directly let out a roar.

Ding Fan looked in the direction of the sound, and he could vaguely see the wolves.

"Run towards the northeast corner!" Gusu Qingwen said to Ding Fan indifferently.

Ding Fan dared not delay any longer. Being surrounded by Seventh Grade Yuan Beasts was definitely no joke.

He immediately carried Gusu Qingwen and ran desperately towards the northeast corner.

Gusu Qingwen, laying on Ding Fan's back, was quite astonished at the speed of his sprint. In her eyes, Ding Fan was just a mortal, and even if he had cultivation, it wouldn't amount to much. Yet now, seeing how swiftly Ding Fan was moving, she realized that it would be challenging for her to catch up to him if he sprinted with all his might.

Boom boom boom...

Just then, several Heavenly Wolves fiercely charged towards them from the direction ahead. As Ding Fan was thinking of how to deal with them, Gusu Qingwen on his back suddenly unleashed a gust of wind.

Instantly, one of the Heavenly Wolves was flipped over onto the ground by Gusu Qingwen.

Damn, how awesome!

Seeing this, even if Ding Fan didn't want to admit it, he had to acknowledge it.

The Yuan Beasts of the Seventh Grade were incredibly formidable, yet Gusu Qingwen had just blasted one away so powerfully!

After that Heavenly Wolf was floored, Ding Fan evaded another wolf's attack using his movement technique, while Gusu Qingwen continued to strike, killing another one.

With the coordinated efforts of the two, the seven obstructing Heavenly Wolves were quickly defeated.

Ding Fan took advantage of the situation, found a gap, and carried Gusu Qingwen past the wolves, leaving the pack behind them.

Gusu Qingwen, lying on Ding Fan's back, was very pleased with his performance just now. Given the circumstances, although Ding Fan lacked in cultivation, he was still able to dodge the attacks of several Heavenly Wolves using his movement technique.

A mortal facing Seventh Grade Yuan Beasts, being able to do that was already quite remarkable.

"Turn towards the southeast corner!" Gusu Qingwen suddenly said to Ding Fan.

Ding Fan hastily did as Gusu Qingwen said, and soon, he, carrying Gusu Qingwen, streaked towards the southeast corner like a beam of light.

Just as the two were heading towards the southeast corner, another pack of Heavenly Wolves emerged from the northeast corner.

At that moment, Ding Fan felt extremely uncomfortable. Without Divine Sense, in such a situation, he was as blind as a bat. If not for Gusu Qingwen's help, Ding Fan knew he would have likely died here today.

Ding Fan carried Gusu Qingwen and ran wildly, changing directions as she instructed. After a stretch, the two managed to shake off the pursuing wolf pack.

Upon reaching a large rock, Ding Fan finally set Gusu Qingwen down.

"Take this Pill to recover…" At that moment, Gusu Qingwen tossed a Pill to Ding Fan.

Ding Fan caught it casually.

To Ding Fan's astonishment, the grade of this Pill was also very high. According to the Ancient Martial World's definition of Pills, this Pill had at least a Seventh Grade.

This Gusu Qingwen really was wealthy…