"Sect Leader, please save Hongxiu! Those people forced us to swallow a medicinal pill. That pill converts the elemental force inside our bodies, and in the end we burn to death! Several junior brothers have already died because of it. N-Not even their bones remained!"

Although Jiang Wanqing had been the strongest among them the whole time, she finally broke down the moment Ling Feng appeared. Her voice trembled as she burst into uncontrollable sobs.

No matter how strong she was, she was still only human.

"Let me have a look!"

Ling Feng sighed softly. He reached out, lifted Su Hongxiu into his arms, and let her lean against his chest while he gently held her wrist.

"Sect... Sect Leader... am I dreaming?"

Su Hongxiu had grown extremely weak. Black mist seeped from her body, growing thicker with every passing moment as it slowly devoured her.

"No, Hongxiu. You will recover!"

Ling Feng frowned.

Her condition was indeed critical. The mist was not poison. It was a form of demonic miasma, essentially a crystallized form of demonic qi. It even carried the spiritual consciousness of Yan Jinghong.

Once this demonic miasma entered the body, it slowly consumed both elemental force and life force, leading the victim step by step toward death.

"What a vicious move from Yan Jinghong!"

Ling Feng clenched his fist and began channeling elemental force into Su Hongxiu's body.

However, the moment the demonic miasma sensed the foreign energy, it grew even more violent. It devoured Ling Feng's elemental force instantly. The black mist surged wildly and looked ready to burn Su Hongxiu into ashes at any moment.

"Damn it! What's happening?"

Ling Feng's expression changed. He dared not stop supplying elemental force. If he withdrew now, Su Hongxiu would die immediately.

"Sect Leader, what's wrong? Why is Hongxiu not improving? She looks even worse!"

Seeing this, Jiang Wanqing's heart tightened again.

"This demonic miasma seems able to distinguish between different forms of elemental qi. Once external power enters, the reaction spirals out of control!"

Ling Feng knitted his brows.

This must have been Yan Jinghong's trap. Even if he possessed vast elemental qi, it would never be enough to fill an endless abyss.

Saving just Su Hongxiu had already pushed him into a frantic struggle. If the demonic miasma inside everyone else erupted at the same time, whom could he save?

At that point he might not be able to save anyone.

This was no longer a matter of medicine. Even if he had ways to suppress the demonic miasma, he had already triggered the reaction inside Su Hongxiu. The moment he stopped channeling energy, she would die.

"Sect... Sect Leader..."

Because Ling Feng was pouring elemental force into her body, Su Hongxiu's consciousness cleared slightly. She bit her lip and spoke with difficulty.

"Please stop worrying about me. Do not waste any more elemental force. Being able to see you once before I die... Hong... Hongxiu already has no regrets!"

"What nonsense are you saying? You are supposed to become the Divine Ling Sect's chief alchemist! I have not permitted you to die, so you are not allowed to die!"

Ling Feng clenched his teeth and continued forcing elemental force into her body. Yet this approach resembled drinking poison to quench thirst. It accomplished nothing except exhausting his energy while barely prolonging her life.

"No. I refuse to drag everyone down! Sect Leader, take... take the others away. Leave me here!"

Su Hongxiu looked at Ling Feng deeply. Then she suddenly tried to bite her tongue and end her life.

"Damn it!"

Ling Feng struck the back of her neck with his palm and knocked her unconscious.

Even so, he understood the situation clearly. His elemental force would eventually run dry. The guards outside would discover them sooner or later. Once that happened, everything would be over.

This was obviously a layered trap. The moment he stepped into it, every move became restricted.

Since when had Yan Jinghong become so calculating?

Ling Feng frowned.

This did not resemble Yan Jinghong's style. It felt more like the handiwork of Lin Canglang.

Not only that, the injuries of Feng Yan and the demonic miasma inside Su Hongxiu all bore traces of Lin Canglang's demonic art.

Could those two have joined forces?

Time was running out, leaving Ling Feng no room for further thought. Sweat began to form on his forehead. He looked at Su Hongxiu, whose breathing was growing weaker, and finally made a bold decision.

Ordinary people could not endure the demonic miasma. However, his Chaotic Body could contain all forms of power. Demonic qi and other corrupted energies should also fall within the domain of chaos.

If he could not suppress the miasma with elemental qi, then he would do the opposite.

He would devour it.

This method carried serious risks.

His Asura's Eye was easily influenced by external forces. Demonic qi, especially one filled with malicious power, could awaken the violent and sinister aura hidden inside him.

If he lost control and accidentally activated the Asura's Eye, the situation might grow far worse.

Once this demonic qi entered his body, it would become another unstable threat, like a ticking bomb.

Even so, Ling Feng had no other choice!

"Absorb!"

Having made his decision, Ling Feng stopped channeling elemental force into Su Hongxiu. Instead he began drawing the demonic miasma out of her body.

"Brat Ling Feng, have you gone mad?"

The voice of the Despicable Donkey rang inside his mind.

"You actually dare absorb demonic qi! Are you not afraid you might fall into demonic corruption as well?"

"It will be fine. I have the Sacred Mystical-Heaven Art protecting my body. No matter what, I must try. I cannot watch more people die because of me!"

"Suit yourself. With the strength of your spiritual consciousness, a small amount of evil qi should not influence you too much. Just be careful. This divine beast may have a foul mouth, but I am still a righteous figure. I would rather not associate with some chaotic demon king."

Ling Feng shook his head with a faint smile.

Despicable Donkey's words were unpleasant as always, but the concern behind them was obvious.

As soon as the demonic miasma entered Ling Feng's body, his Chaotic Power suppressed it immediately. The energy began transforming into pure refined power.

That small amount of energy held little value to Ling Feng. However, a trace of dark and negative evil qi flowed toward his sea of mind.

Ling Feng quickly circulated the Sacred Mystical-Heaven Art and stabilized his consciousness. This pure and righteous divine skill possessed powerful suppressive effects against evil qi.

Before long, Ling Feng finished absorbing all the demonic qi inside Su Hongxiu.

Her complexion gradually improved. The black mist around her body slowly dissipated, and everything seemed to return to normal.

She still looked weak, but the crisis had passed!

"Good. It worked!"

Ling Feng nodded, finally feeling some relief. He looked up at Jiang Wanqing and the others.

"Line up and come over one by one. I will remove the demonic miasma inside your bodies as well!"

Seeing Su Hongxiu saved by what felt like a miracle, everyone's spirits lifted instantly. They repeatedly thanked him.

"Thank you, Sect Leader! Thank you, Sect Leader! We are finally saved!"

Jiang Wanqing glanced at Ling Feng with lingering concern.

"Sect Leader, will this harm your body?"

"This level of demonic miasma cannot harm me!"

Ling Feng smiled calmly.

As long as he remained careful and continued using the Sacred Mystical-Heaven Art to suppress the evil qi, nothing should go wrong.