After the group had finished planning, just as they were about to move, Junior Brother Ye suddenly looked at Yuan Lang and said, "Senior Brother Yuan, when Yang Kai fled earlier, it seemed like he dropped something. I wonder what it was?"
Yuan Lang was momentarily stunned, then chuckled. "Junior Brother Ye is quite observant."
As he spoke, he opened his palm, revealing the bottle. "It appears to be a vial of pills."
"May I see?" Junior Brother Ye asked with a slight smile. Both Yang Kai and that woman possessed high-quality Artifacts and were clearly well-off. When this bottle fell out, Yang Kai had visibly shown reluctance to part with it. The pills that could make him so reluctant must surely be of considerable value.
It was precisely because of this that Junior Brother Ye didn't want Yuan Lang to claim the spoils alone. They had all participated in the battle, so naturally, anyone who saw it had a share.
"Of course!" Yuan Lang also understood what Junior Brother Ye was thinking and naturally had no intention of monopolizing this war prize. As he spoke, he opened the bottle and took a look inside, letting out a sound of surprise. "It seems to be a yang-attributed pill!"
A hint of joy appeared on Yuan Lang's face.
Junior Brother Ye and Junior Brother Wu also grew excited. "Really?"
"See for yourselves." Yuan Lang poured a few pills from the bottle and flicked them to his two junior brothers.
"It really is a yang-attributed pill!" Junior Brother Wu's expression was one of immense delight. The moment the pills touched his hand, he felt the pervasive chill around his body dispel significantly. He no longer even needed to expend his own Yuan Qi to resist the yin energy's invasion. These pills were practically the nemesis of the valley's yin energy!
No wonder Yang Kai had been reluctant to part with them. In such a hostile environment, these yang-attributed pills were the most needed commodity. Having lost this reliance, Yang Kai's situation would surely become even more precarious.
Yuan Lang shook the bottle. "The pills have been distributed. But, junior brothers, these pills might contain a hidden trick. Don't consume them; just carry them to ward off the cold. Senior Brother will go on ahead."
After all, these were pills left behind by Yang Kai. What if they were poisoned? While the group might not be as meticulous as Senior Brother Cai, they weren't foolish enough to eat something from an enemy.
With that, Yuan Lang executed a movement technique and vanished without a trace.
Immediately after, the other two tucked the pills away and set off in the direction Yang Kai had disappeared.
Yang Kai was like a wounded beast licking its injuries, silently concealed high in the crown of a tree, doing his utmost to suppress all signs of his presence. His eyes warily scanned his surroundings.
His condition was very poor. His battle with the five disciples of Wind and Rain Tower had left him injured, and the recent ambush by four members of the Blood Battle Gang had made his injuries much worse.
The sword that had pierced his shoulder had certainly damaged both flesh and bone, leaving his left arm feeling weak and difficult to lift.
To prevent those men from tracking him by his blood, he had used Yang Liquid to sear all his wounds shut, sealing the flow of blood.
Although Unyielding Pride kept his strength maintained at its peak, he was ultimately still just a martial artist at the fourth layer of the Kaiyuan Realm. After consecutive intense battles, his physical strength and mental energy were greatly depleted. If not for the unyielding will in his heart, he would have collapsed long ago.
Recalling the perilous battle just moments ago, a cold laugh escaped Yang Kai's lips.
That Senior Brother Cai was indeed a master of the Separation-Union Realm. Even though his cultivation was mostly sealed, it had still taken a full ten drops of Yang Liquid for Yang Kai to pierce the Yuan Qi lock within his body and deliver the killing blow.
But it was worth it! Though ten drops of Yang Liquid were difficult to condense, trading them for the life of a Separation-Union Realm expert wasn't a waste.