As the battlefield fell silent, Ji Wuchen slowly pushed himself upright and steadied his breathing with visible effort. His first gaze landed on Miao-Miao, and the shock on his face had still not faded fully.

He stared at the little girl for several breaths without speaking a single word to anyone nearby. Then his eyes slowly moved toward the dead bodies of his subordinates scattered across bloodied ground.

The pride that once covered his face had already vanished during the earlier battle. What remained now was anger, loss, and a heavy silence.

He walked forward personally and collected each corpse one by one without allowing others to touch them. The injured members of his group stood nearby quietly, none daring to speak first.

Every movement he made was steady, yet the grip of his hands was tight. Even those watching from afar could feel the rage buried beneath that calm.

At last, Ji Wuchen raised his head and looked toward Lin Xiao Tian’s group once more carefully. His eyes paused on Tianhe, then Yan Feng, and finally rested upon Miao-Miao again.

No challenge was spoken, and no gratitude was offered by either side there. Some matters had already gone beyond words after what happened today.

He turned sharply and flew away with the survivors of his company following behind him. Their arrival had been grand, but their departure carried only silence and loss.

The moment Ji Wuchen left, the figures hiding in the shadows slowly began stepping outward again. Courage had vanished earlier, yet greed had somehow returned much faster.

Many eyes drifted toward the demon’s ruined body lying inside broken stone and blood. Though there was no corpse both hands still carried storage rings.

As more people gathered closer, one bold group moved first without waiting further. They walked straight toward the corpse, hoping to seize the rings before others reacted.

Their steps were hurried, their eyes bright, and caution had already left them completely. They had barely reached the body when cold light suddenly flashed three times. Three swords pierced the leading man through the heart at the same instant cleanly.

His body froze where he stood before collapsing heavily onto shattered ground. Blood ran down the blades before dripping onto broken stone beneath him. Yan Feng stood there coldly, sword still extended and face carrying ruthless calm.

The men behind the corpse instantly stumbled backward with pale frightened expressions. Their greed remained, yet their legs no longer wished to move forward.

Seeing Yan Feng’s merciless action, the group immediately changed their tone and posture. They began shouting loudly about fairness, shared gains, and common struggle.

Others nearby joined those words the moment they sensed opportunity there. Some nodded righteously, some cursed loudly, and some pushed forward behind the crowd.

No one mentioned that they had hidden during the true battle moments ago. Their courage only returned once danger had already passed.

Lin Xiao Tian was already kneeling beside Miao-Miao and trying to stabilize her fading condition quickly. Hearing those voices, the anger inside him rose even higher.

He slowly stood up while still holding medicine in one hand tightly. His face had turned dark, and the air around him became sharp. Without speaking further, he raised one hand and released Qi downward forcefully and a circular boundary formed instantly around the battlefield center.

Dust lifted upward as a glowing ring spread across broken earth rapidly. It enclosed the demon’s corpse, scattered treasures, and countless spoils nearby.

Lin Xiao Tian’s voice then thundered across the clearing with killing intent. "Those who dare step inside this line will die."

The noisy crowd fell silent almost the moment those words ended there. Many people who shouted loudest were first to retreat backward.

Others lowered their heads and quietly stepped back several cautious paces away. No one wished to test whether his threat was empty.

Yan Feng’s sword still dripped blood beside the glowing boundary line coldly. Tianhe sat wounded nearby, glaring like a beast ready to rise. Xiaoshan rested his halberd upon one shoulder with a grin lacking warmth entirely. The remaining greedy figures hesitated where they stood.

Lin Xiao Tian ignored every one of them without wasting another glance there. He turned back toward Miao-Miao and knelt beside her again.

His hands moved quickly as he fed more pills and guided Qi carefully. For once, treasure meant nothing to him at all.

He continued feeding pill after pill into her mouth, yet her condition kept worsening with frightening speed. The warmth inside her body was fading rapidly, while her breathing grew weaker with every passing moment.

Lin Xiao Tian’s hands, which rarely trembled, had already begun shaking from panic and anger. No matter what medicine he used, the effect vanished inside her instantly.

Then suddenly the system chimed again after scanning Miao-Miao once more carefully. A cold panel appeared before Lin Xiao Tian’s eyes without delay.

Name — Miao-Miao

Age — 11

Cultivation — Sixth Level Core Formation

Race — Half Beast

Condition — 1.Critical, dying. Needs extremely high energy for stabilization.

2.Berserk negative Qi flowing through body.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao Tian’s pupils shrank sharply for a brief moment there. Then he stood so fast that dust burst beneath his feet.

Without wasting even one breath, he rushed toward the demon’s severed hand nearby immediately. He tore off the storage rings and took out the two fruits it had stolen earlier.

He also grabbed the third fruit Tianhe had secured during the battle before. Then he hurriedly opened the system store and bought every reinforcing pill he could afford.

His points fell like water, yet he did not hesitate even once there. Pills, vitality medicine, blood restorers, and energy boosters appeared one after another.

He returned beside Miao-Miao and looked at her pale unconscious face quietly there. Then he gave a heavy sigh filled with helplessness and pressure.

Outside the boundary line, the crowd watching burned with rising greed and jealousy. Their eyes followed every treasure appearing in his hands without blinking.

Lin Xiao Tian ignored them completely and took out more treasures from his own ring. Then he opened the storage rings taken from the battlefield one by one.

Rare herbs, beast cores, spirit stones, healing roots, and shining fruits piled outward quickly. The amount of wealth made many outside nearly lose control.

Yet Lin Xiao Tian did not even glance toward their expressions once there. He only stared at the girl lying motionless before him.

He selected every heavenly treasure and high energy item without hesitation quickly. Then he began refining them one after another with direct Qi control.

As treasures melted into streams of pure essence, he simultaneously fed Miao-Miao the pills. Medicine entered her body while refined energy flowed into her veins.

The amount of power entering her small body was like a rising tide. It crashed inward violently, trying to break through every weak point inside.

Lin Xiao Tian gritted his teeth and controlled each strand with full focus there. Sweat slowly formed across his forehead as pressure mounted rapidly.

Yan Feng, Xiaoshan, Li Qingyun, and the others stood nearby in complete silence. Concern filled their eyes far deeper than words could show.

Tianhe sat clutching his wound while staring at Miao-Miao’s pale face silently. Guilt and worry were written clearly across his features. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Lin Xiao Tian kept feeding treasure after treasure into the refining flow continuously. The energy storm inside her body only grew fiercer.

Her brows tightened even in unconsciousness, and faint pain crossed her face repeatedly. Seeing that, everyone nearby felt their hearts sink further.

Then Tianhe slowly stood and walked toward them despite blood still dripping downward. He stopped beside Lin Xiao Tian and spoke in a low voice.

"Let me help you, Master."

Before Lin Xiao Tian could interrupt or refuse due to his condition, Tianhe placed one hand gently upon Miao-Miao’s head.

A calm warm force entered her body instantly, and the tight frown on her unconscious face slowly lessened. Lin Xiao Tian also felt the pressure inside her body decrease greatly.

He did not waste the chance and immediately increased the energy input again. This time the flow became steadier under Tianhe’s support.

Lin Xiao Tian understood at once what Tianhe was doing the moment that warm force entered her body. He was using his dragon Qi to forcefully suppress the berserk Qi raging inside Miao-Miao.

That was why the pressure inside her body had suddenly eased so much. The violent currents that were tearing through her meridians had been pushed down temporarily.

But Lin Xiao Tian also knew this method would not last for long. Tianhe was already heavily injured, and using dragon Qi now only worsened his own state.

They did not have the luxury to solve everything at once today. Right now they only needed to stabilize her rapidly deteriorating condition first.

As long as her life force stopped slipping away, there was still hope later. The berserk Qi destroying her insides would have to be dealt with afterward.

Understanding this clearly, Lin Xiao Tian’s eyes hardened with focus once more. He increased the flow of refined treasures and medicine without wasting another breath.

Tianhe’s jaw tightened while blood still dripped from his wound steadily. Yet his palm never moved from Miao-Miao’s head even once.

Yan Feng and the others watched silently from the side with tense expressions. Everyone understood that one wrong move now could cost her life.