The Supreme Being Against Heaven

--Translated by likesnovel--

Afterward, Jun Buping—his entire body drenched in blood—shook off the stains before walking back toward Shangguan Bingbing, whose face was still covered in tears.

At that moment—

Jun Buping, Shangguan Bingbing, Bai Li Longtian, and Xiao Qingxuan exchanged glances briefly before all 4 of them suddenly knelt together in front of Tan Yun, Mu Mengyi, and Xue Ziyan.

The 4 bowed deeply, their voices trembling with emotion.

“Thank you for saving our lives!”

“We will never forget this life-saving grace!”

“There’s no need to be so formal. We’re all disciples of the same sect. How could I just stand there and watch you die?”

Tan Yun stepped forward and personally helped Bai Li Longtian and Jun Buping to their feet.

“Senior Sister Xiao, please stand up as well.”

Mu Mengyi gently supported Xiao Qingxuan with both hands.

The 2 women had already held good feelings toward each other for quite some time. During the 9-Lineage Competition, Xiao Qingxuan had been defeated by Mu Mengyi in only 1 move, and she had always been grateful that Mu Mengyi spared her life back then.

“Stand up already. Don’t cry anymore. That beast who humiliated you is dead now.”

Xue Ziyan smiled faintly as she helped Shangguan Bingbing up as well.

At this moment—

The gratitude the 4 of them felt toward Tan Yun and the other 2 women was overflowing from the depths of their hearts.

Especially Bai Li Longtian and Jun Buping—

Because just moments ago, between life and death, both of them had finally won the hearts of the women they loved.

When death was closing in—

Shangguan Bingbing and Xiao Qingxuan had both bravely confessed their true feelings, admitting that they deeply loved Jun Buping and Bai Li Longtian.

“Don’t move. Let me check your injuries first.”

Tan Yun released his spiritual sense and enveloped all 4 of them.

After examining them for a while, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although Shangguan Bingbing, Xiao Qingxuan, and Jun Buping were heavily injured, their wounds were not fatal.

Only Bai Li Longtian’s condition was truly serious due to the loss of his right arm.

“Longtian… what should we do? None of us knows how to reattach an arm…”

Xiao Qingxuan supported Bai Li Longtian as her reddened eyes filled with pain again.

“It’s fine. I can heal Brother Bai Li’s arm.”

At that moment, Tan Yun spoke confidently.

“Junior Brother Tan… you know medical arts?”

Xiao Qingxuan looked at Tan Yun with eyes full of hope.

“Don’t worry. I guarantee I’ll return a complete Bai Li Longtian back to you.”

Tan Yun smiled faintly before turning toward Jun Buping and Shangguan Bingbing.

“You 2 go help Mengyi and Ziyan collect the spoils from the corpses first.”

“After I finish reattaching Brother Bai Li’s arm, we can talk more.”

“Alright!”

Jun Buping and Shangguan Bingbing immediately agreed before hurrying off to help Xue Ziyan and Mu Mengyi gather the battlefield spoils.

Afterward, the 4 used their swords to dig several deep pits before burying the more than 800 corpses inside.

Meanwhile, Tan Yun carefully searched through the forest for something.

Not long later—

After Jun Buping and the others had finished burying the bodies—

Tan Yun returned carrying 2 blood-red medicinal herbs in his hands.

“Junior Brother Tan, what are those herbs?”

Xiao Qingxuan asked curiously.

The others also looked at Tan Yun with puzzled expressions.

“Oh, these are 600-year-old Blood Bone-Reforging Grass.”

“They can reconnect bones and regenerate flesh. Although the effect isn’t perfect, it’s more than enough.”

Tan Yun explained calmly.

“At the latest, Brother Bai Li’s arm will fully recover within 4 months. If everything goes well, it may only take 3 months.”

“Really?! That’s wonderful!”

Xiao Qingxuan cried tears of joy, excitement clearly visible on her face.

“Of course it’s true.”

Tan Yun chuckled softly before signaling for Bai Li Longtian to sit down.

Then, he pressed Bai Li Longtian’s severed arm firmly against the wound with his right hand.

“Go!”

Suddenly, the 2 stalks of Blood Bone-Reforging Grass in Tan Yun’s left hand floated into the air before instantly turning into blood-red powder.

The crimson powder drifted through the air like a mist of blood.

With a casual wave of Tan Yun’s hand—

The powder began flowing like liquid streams and wrapped itself around Bai Li Longtian’s severed arm.

Next, Tan Yun instructed Xiao Qingxuan to tear strips from her damaged dress and use them to tightly secure Bai Li Longtian’s right arm in place.

Then he warned,

“Senior Sister Xiao, for now, help support Brother Bai Li’s right arm carefully.”

“After we find a place to rest, just let him lie down quietly.”

“Mhm.”

Xiao Qingxuan nodded softly.

“If Junior Brother Tan doesn’t mind…”

Bai Li Longtian spoke with a pale face, though his expression was full of sincerity.

“From now on… may I call you ‘Brother Tan’?”

“Of course.”

Tan Yun smiled faintly.

“What about me, Brother Tan?”

Jun Buping laughed loudly.

“That’s fine too.”

Tan Yun chuckled before saying,

“Let’s get moving first. We can talk about the rest on the way.”

After that, Tan Yun led everyone deeper into the Burial God Abyss, descending more than 10 zhang underground.

Using his flying sword, he carved out a cave nearly 30 zhang wide into the stone wall on the left side before bringing everyone inside.

After Xiao Qingxuan carefully helped Bai Li Longtian lie down on the ground, she sat beside him and looked at the smile covering his face before pouting softly.

“You’re injured this badly, and you’re still smiling?”

Bai Li Longtian tightly held Xiao Qingxuan’s hand with his left hand, his eyes overflowing with happiness.

“Qingxuan… I’ve waited for this day for a very long time.”

“Oh really? Aren’t men supposed to stop cherishing things once they finally get them?”

Xiao Qingxuan asked with a half-believing expression.

But anyone could tell—

Her beautiful eyes were filled with unconcealable happiness.

On the other side—

Shangguan Bingbing and Jun Buping were also holding hands tightly. Just by looking at each other, they could already understand one another’s feelings without needing words.

“Oh my, are you 2 couples seriously going to act all lovey-dovey in front of so many people?”

Xue Ziyan pouted her rosy lips while pretending to complain.

“Ziyan, you really talk too much.”

Mu Mengyi rolled her eyes speechlessly at her.

“Ahem…”

Tan Yun coughed lightly before his expression gradually turned serious.

“Brother Bai Li, how many casualties does the Ancient Soul Lineage have?”

Hearing this, the smile on Bai Li Longtian’s face slowly disappeared.

His eyes instantly dimmed.

“Brother Tan… all the identity tokens of the Ancient Soul Lineage disciples are with me.”

“Right now… aside from me, Junior Brother Jun, Qingxuan, Bingbing, and another 106 disciples…”

“Everyone else is dead.”

The atmosphere inside the cave instantly fell silent.

Bai Li Longtian continued sorrowfully,

“Those monsters from the Eternal Immortal Sect and the Divine Spirit Immortal Palace…”

“They won’t stop until every disciple of Huangfu Sacred Sect is wiped out.”

“On the way to the Burial God Abyss, we also found corpses from the other 8 lineages.”

“Among them, your Alchemy Lineage suffered the fewest deaths.”

“As for the Five Souls Lineage… they suffered the heaviest losses.”

“They were probably ambushed while traveling here.”

“To be honest… our sect’s losses are devastating.”

“I’m afraid out of the more than 1,000 trial disciples, over half are already dead…”

After speaking, he let out a long sigh.

“And it’s only been a little over 2 months since the trial began…”

When Xue Ziyan heard that her Five Souls Lineage had suffered catastrophic losses, her eyes immediately turned red as tears silently gathered inside them.

The atmosphere inside the cave became unbearably heavy.

A moment later, Bai Li Longtian looked toward Tan Yun again.

“Brother Tan, what are your plans now? Are you going to search for treasures inside the Burial God Abyss?”

Tan Yun shook his head lightly.

A cold killing intent flashed through his star-like eyes.

“Of course I’m going after the treasures.”

“But not now.”

“As long as the enemies are still alive, I won’t feel safe searching for treasures.”

Then Tan Yun looked toward Xiao Qingxuan, Shangguan Bingbing, and Jun Buping before speaking firmly,

“From now on, Ziyan, Mengyi, and I will guard the entrance to the abyss.”

“We’ll wait for the enemies to walk into our trap themselves.”

“All of you are injured, so stay here and recover.”

“Besides, demonic beasts often appear inside the Burial God Abyss. If anything dangerous happens, immediately send us a signal.”

After speaking, Tan Yun led Mu Mengyi and Xue Ziyan out of the cave.

As for all the spoils collected from the battlefield, Mu Mengyi temporarily kept them.

Of course—

She had already returned all the weapons belonging to the deceased Ancient Soul Lineage disciples back to Bai Li Longtian.

“Brother Tan, wait!”

Jun Buping suddenly spoke with a serious expression.

“Count me in too. I want to kill those enemies!”

“I’m going as well!”

Shangguan Bingbing clenched her teeth tightly, her eyes bloodshot.

“I want revenge for the brothers and sisters of the Ancient Soul Lineage who died!”

Tan Yun frowned slightly before speaking decisively,

“You can work with me.”

“But every single action must follow my orders.”

“If you can’t do that, then don’t come.”

“Brother Tan, you saved our lives. Of course we’ll listen to you.”

Jun Buping immediately replied.

“Good.”

Tan Yun narrowed his eyes slightly before speaking word by word in an icy tone.

“Then remember my 3 rules clearly.”

“No matter what happens from now on…”

“First—I will not save disciples of the Five Souls Lineage!”

“Second—I will not save disciples of the Holy Soul Lineage!”

“Third—I will not save disciples of the Beast Soul Lineage either!”