Chapter 25: The Barrier Under the Moon

His hands growing weak and Ye Shiyuan staggered back several steps.

The drawbacks of his cultivation chose this precise moment to reveal themselves completely.

Was he going to die here today?

Yet it seemed that there were still many things he could not let go of.

In his mind, Bai He’s face suddenly appeared.

"Ye Shiyuan, are you alright?"

As if hearing a familiar voice, Ye Shiyuan shook his dizzy head. "Little Elder Bai?"

"That’s great, you’re still conscious."

Joy surged in Bai He’s heart, but the black clad man behind him had already lost his patience and directly slashed their sword toward the two of them.

"Little Elder Bai, be careful!" Ye Shiyuan shouted.

The black clad man seemed to slam into something invisible.

He was violently flung backward and crashing into a large tree before falling heavily to the ground.

It felt as if his internal organs had all been shattered from the impact.

When Bai He saw this scene he though serves him right!

"Don’t be afraid! I just took out a magical treasure that can turn into a barrier to protect us!"

Bai He might not know many other things, but he had an abundance of magical treasures in his pocket.

Even if the black clad man were to chop until his hands were severed, he still wouldn’t be able to harm them in the slightest.

This barrier was called the Xuantian Barrier and it’s incomparably very sturdy!

"Thank you, Little Elder Bai, but I’ve already..."

Because Ye Shiyuan had been delayed here for far too long, he felt like he has been reached his limit.

He should have already gone to the Cold Lake by now.

"Hey, Ye Shiyuan."

Bai He was speechless.

He pulled the cord from around his neck, then took out the Heavenly Soul Tempering Pill and fed it to him.

Wouldn’t it have been fine if he had just eaten it earlier?

In the original novel, it was precisely after consuming the Heavenly Soul Tempering Pill that he resolved his cultivation predicament.

Because the barrier could not be moved, Bai He and Ye Shiyuan could only remain where they were and wait.

Feeling bored, Bai He even propped up her chin and watched as the black clad man who is unwilling to give up continued hacking at the barrier.

"Don’t waste your effort. You can’t break the Xuantian Barrier."

"The Xuantian Barrier? Are you sure it’s the Xuantian Barrier? You’re not lying to me?"

That made sense, after all, the Xuantian Barrier was a legendary protective shield.

It was normal for the black clad man not to believe it.

"Why would I lie to you? I’m the last disciple of the founding ancestor of the Lingguang Sect. Do you even know what a ’last disciple’ means?"

The black clad man sized up Bai He with his gaze.

This young looking person was actually an elder of the Lingguang Sect... impossible.

If Bai He were truly an elder of the Lingguang Sect, he would already be dead by now.

After all, any elder of the Lingguang Sect was a renowned figure among cultivation sects, a top-tier expert, someone almost impossible to contend with.

The black clad man knew very well exactly what he was capable of.

Yet if the person before him were lying, how could there be something like the Xuantian Barrier?

"Hey, today I’m in a good mood, so I’ll spare your life. If you refuse to leave, then don’t blame me for being impolite."

Bai He immediately pulled out a sword and its gleam dazzling the black clad man’s eyes.

The moment the black clad man saw the sword in Bai He’s hand, he was so frightened that he did not dare hesitate at all and turned around and fled immediately.

At this point, he no longer doubted that Bai He was indeed an elder of the Lingguang Sect.

Bai He felt secretly pleased. Scaring him away was enough.

Worried that the man might return, Bai He did not withdraw the barrier.

He simply waited and waited.

After about half an hour, Ye Shiyuan finally opened his eyes.

"Little Elder Bai!"

"Ye Shiyuan, you’re finally awake. How are you feeling now?"

Ye Shiyuan carefully sensed his condition.

He felt very good.

Strange, how could he have recovered so quickly?

He raised his head to look at the full moon hanging high in the sky.

He knew that today was the night of the full moon; there was absolutely no mistake about that.

"I fed you the Heavenly Soul Tempering Pill. You’re already almost fully recovered now and can handle it! The Heavenly Soul Tempering Pill can not only help you break through bottlenecks, but it can also repair the drawbacks you developed over the years from cultivating with the Ninetinite Resonant Heart. From now on, there won’t be any more problems."

As soon as Bai He finished speaking, he noticed the sharp look in Ye Shiyuan’s eyes and his heart skipped a beat.

What was going on, had he said something wrong?

"How did you know about this matter?"

That was right.

In the original story, Ye Shiyuan had always guarded this secret closely and had never told anyone about it.

Not Bai He, not even his own master, and not even his sworn brothers later on knew about it.

That was because the temptation of the Ninetinite Resonant Heart was far too great.

Not only those from demonic or heretical paths, even righteous cultivators might not be able to withstand such temptation.

Ye Shiyuan’s vigilance was completely within reason.

"I didn’t know at first, but just now, after you lost consciousness, that black clad man told me."

Bai He casually made up an excuse.

Just let the black clad man take the blame, he was already shady enough, what did it matter if he became a little darker?

Bai He’s nervous expression fell into Ye Shiyuan’s eyes, and to him, it looked like fear.

Ye Shiyuan stood up and took two steps back, then bowed respectfully. "I’m sorry, Little Elder Bai, for frightening you."