Chapter 119: Blood Heart Pill

While Gu Tiannan and his apprentice had not yet subdued the black-robed youth, Qin Sang already heard shouts from beyond the mountain, but they sounded more like the howls of wild beasts than human voices.

He swiftly moved behind a rock and, upon seeing the scene in the mountain hollow, couldn't help but feel a chill of awe.

The black-robed youth was covered in wounds and already at the end of his tether. His flying needle was broken and could only be used to obstruct Gu Yuan.

Even more horrifying was Gu Tiannan's current appearance. His entire body was disfigured; his flesh swelled and bulged, making him twice his original height. His thick limbs were covered in bulging veins, and his hands and feet resembled animal claws, transforming him into an extremely hideous beast.

Gu Tiannan let out a grating roar from his throat, glaring with bloodshot eyes at the black-robed youth. There was only endless madness in his gaze, not a trace of rationality.

From his appearance, not a single trace of Gu Tiannan's original form could be seen; he had completely lost his humanity.

Gu Tiannan was not only as swift as the wind, but his physical body was also exceptionally strong. His ten fingers were like blades, effortlessly crushing large rocks. He forced the black-robed youth to desperately evade his attacks using only raw physical power.

The black-robed youth's attacks couldn't hinder him at all, feeling like they struck metal, leaving no mark behind.

As the cat demon had said, Gu Tiannan's destructive power at that moment was comparable to that of a cultivator at the thirteenth level of the Qi Condensation stage. It was unknown what method he used to hide it, as he hadn't revealed any trace of it before!

Completely suppressed by Gu Tiannan, the black-robed youth finally couldn't hold on any longer. Before he died, he glanced towards where Qin Sang and the white cat were hiding. Even from such a distance, Qin Sang could clearly sense the intense hope in his eyes.

*Bang!* The black-robed youth was struck in the back by Gu Tiannan's claw and crashed heavily to the ground. Just as he was about to get up, Gu Tiannan's hand clamped around his throat, severing it and ending his life.

"Hoh-hoh-hoh..." Gu Tiannan hunched over, breathing heavily, his hand still clamped tightly around the black-robed youth's neck. His arm trembled violently, seemingly trying to suppress his own primal killing instinct.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan hastily retracted his short sword, darted behind Gu Tiannan, and with a flick of his wrist, unleashed several silver needles that plunged into the top of Gu Tiannan's head. He shouted, "Master!"

Awakened to reason by Gu Yuan, the bloodlust in Gu Tiannan's eyes gradually receded, a flicker of clarity returning. Finally, rationality prevailed, and his body emitted a series of 'click-clack' sounds as it reverted to human form, his face even paler than before.

Gu Tiannan swayed, nearly toppling to the ground, but Gu Yuan quickly caught him.

"Cough, cough... Quickly!" Gu Tiannan coughed violently several times, his voice exceptionally weak and urgent. "Quick! Take the heart!"

Gu Yuan quickly assented, helped Gu Tiannan sit on the ground, then knelt beside the black-robed youth, reached into his chest, pulled out a bloody heart, and handed it to Gu Tiannan.

Fresh red blood flowed from the heart, yet the organ itself shimmered with an eerie greenish-black hue.

Gu Tiannan snatched the heart, gazing at it with extreme greed, his eyes burning with an unusual fervor. Suddenly, he coughed violently a few times, his expression changing drastically. Infusing his fingers with spiritual energy, he quickly tapped the heart multiple times.

The heart twitched, and suddenly black demonic flames erupted, burning it until it melted into a mass of pitch-black liquid. This liquid then solidified into two pills, one large and one small.

They resembled two medicinal pills.

Gu Tiannan tossed the smaller pill to Gu Yuan, then eagerly swallowed the larger one himself.

Gu Yuan also took the pill with an excited expression and swallowed it.

After consuming the pills, the master and apprentice sat in meditation to refine them. Before long, a faint flush of color appeared on Gu Tiannan's face. His previous weakness vanished completely, and his overall complexion improved significantly.

Gu Yuan, meanwhile, let out a moan of pure satisfaction, then opened his eyes and asked, "Master, how do you feel?"

Gu Tiannan grunted, examined his body, and nodded. "Thankfully, we obtained this Blood Heart Pill in time," he said with immense relief, "otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Gu Yuan said indignantly, "That brat was too troublesome!"

Gu Tiannan scoffed, "If it weren't for that cat demon who appeared out of nowhere, whose methods are too strange, allowing them to escape several times, how could that brat have been so rampant for so long! By the way..."

Gu Tiannan suddenly looked up towards the direction they came from. Within the soaring green light, there seemed to be turbulent waves, constantly churning, indicating that the battle inside was clearly fierce.

"Has that Qin fellow made any move?"

"Don't worry, Master," Gu Yuan said, stretching his limbs. "Your disciple has been keeping an eye on that area. That Uncle Qin doesn't seem very strong, yet he's managed to completely entangle the cat demon. The green light hasn't dispersed, and they've been fighting continuously without stopping, so they couldn't have noticed our actions."

Gu Tiannan nodded, glancing over the chaotic battlefield. "That's good. Let's clean up here first to avoid detection. Don't underestimate him; I find that man to be cunning and probably not simple. Be careful not to expose any flaws."

The master and apprentice immediately began working. Gu Tiannan meticulously handled the traces on the black-robed youth's corpse.

Gu Yuan, meanwhile, used his short sword to hack and slash, creating confusion and covering up the claw marks Gu Tiannan had left on the battlefield. He tentatively asked, "Master, what about over there? It seems Uncle Qin might end up in a mutually destructive fight with the cat demon."

Gu Tiannan glared fiercely at him. "This is Shaohua Mountain. No matter how careful we are, it's impossible to erase all traces, and we nearly had an accident this time. You dare to touch someone from Shaohua Mountain? Are you tired of living?"

Gu Yuan gave an awkward laugh. "Master, you also said before that we need to find a new place. It feels a bit unwilling to leave without gaining anything first. If Uncle Qin truly manages to kill the cat demon, then of course, we won't provoke him. But if he's killed by the cat demon, such incidents are common, and it simply means he was inferior. Shaohua Mountain can't blame us for that. And I believe Uncle Qin has a substantial background; if we lose Shaohua Mountain's protection in the future, that Sky Shuttle could be very useful..."

At this moment, the man and the cat quietly retreated.

The white cat, still shaken, said, "The few times we fought Gu Tiannan before, he wasn't this terrifying or insane. Young Master can surely believe us now. We don't ask you to kill him, only that you take pity on those poor people Gu Tiannan has harmed and report this matter in full detail to your sect. Surely a righteous immortal sect would not tolerate such a demonic fiend bringing disaster upon the world?"

Qin Sang had been deep in thought. Hearing this, he glanced at the white cat and said, "Not a single villager from Black Tiger Gully died. If Gu Tiannan isn't an idiot, he'll definitely realize something's off. By the time I get help from my sect, he'll have long since fled."

The white cat sighed softly. "Heiwawa couldn't bring himself to kill them; he only kills those who commit evil."

Qin Sang's brows furrowed slightly; he was thinking about Gu Tiannan.

Without a doubt, Gu Tiannan's cultivation level was indeed the thirteenth level of the Qi Condensation stage.

When Gu Tiannan left his sect, he was only at the eighth level of Qi Condensation. Given his age at the time, breaking through the ninth-level bottleneck could be considered pure luck. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to hide his true cultivation level for fear of suspicion.

His ability to reach the thirteenth level of Qi Condensation was highly abnormal, indicating it was undoubtedly due to that demonic art!