#1142 - Chapter 1142: An Arrow of Destruction

"This!"

"Could it be—"

"Mandala flower!!" The two shouted in unison.

Amidst their astonishment, the large black flower swayed gracefully.

Several vines burst from the thick sand around it.

"Swish, swish~ swish!"

In an instant, the sound of vines whipping through the air echoed around them.

As if guided, the vines rushed directly towards Gongsun Qing and Wen Jie.

The two widened their eyes in surprise and quickly dodged.

Gongsun Qing flipped to the side, suspending himself in mid-air to distance himself from the vines.

"Senior brother, it seems these vines are controlled by that Mandala flower. I'll deal with the妖flower while you rescue Zhang Tie!" Wen Jie conveyed his plan to Gongsun Qing.

The arrows flew like lightning, their momentum fierce as they shot towards the vines binding Zhang Tie.

With three resounding clangs, the three flying arrows embedded themselves into the sand nearby.

The vines were also torn open by Gongsun Qing's sharp arrows, revealing their blood-red cores.

At this moment, a vine extended with a "swish" and lashed out at Gongsun Qing.

Wen Jie dodged the vine in front of him and noticed the one attacking Gongsun Qing. With a flash, Wen Jie arrived behind Gongsun Qing.

Just as the vine was about to pierce Gongsun Qing's back, Wen Jie spun his fingers, and with a flick of his wrist, a pale blue spiritual force shot out, forming a small shield behind Gongsun Qing.

Gongsun Qing sensed something was wrong and turned around to see Wen Jie had already sliced the vine apart.

"Senior brother, in this situation, we need to be mindful of both the battle and Zhang Tie. We can't afford to be distracted! Use whatever methods you have immediately."

Wen Jie reminded him, then made hand seals, causing the Qi sea within his body to surge and his blood to flow, fully immersing himself in the battle.

Wen Jie chanted an incantation, spinning his fingers, causing the pale blue light surrounding them to grow brighter and clearer. Wen Jie ran his fingers across the blade of his sword.

The sword in Wen Jie's hand absorbed enough spiritual energy, causing the blade to emit a piercing cold light.

"Let me see how powerful these vines are!" Wen Jie declared霸气ly, wielding his sharp sword and slashing at the dancing, whipping vines.

Gongsun Qing listened to Wen Jie's words, calmed his mind, and focused on the vines tightly缠绕着 Zhang Tie. He thought of an idea.

Regardless of success, it's worth a try!

Gongsun Qing spun around and took out a fire咒符.

Gongsun Qing's lips parted slightly as he熟练ly chanted the incantation, causing the red runes on the talisman in his hand to emit a golden glow.

Gongsun Qing threw the talisman in his hand towards Zhang Tie, then quickly nocked and drew his bow.

The arrow in his hand was much larger than before.

As a master of archery in the Taichu院, he aimed and decisively released the arrow.

"嗖!"

The arrow shot through the fire咒符 and continued towards Zhang Tie without any resistance.

The arrow struck the vines firmly, yet without touching Zhang Tie.

"I can only try," Gongsun Qing said, pinching his fingers together to ignite the fire咒符.

The arrowhead burst into flames, which spread along the vines.

The fire grew larger, and sparks occasionally flew onto Zhang Tie's body.

The vines gradually loosened, but did not completely leave Zhang Tie's body.

Seeing this, Gongsun Qing circulated his breath to increase the fire's power.

Soon, the vines that had been tightly缠绕着 Zhang Tie scattered.

Without the support of the vines, the unconscious Zhang Tie fell forward.

Gongsun Qing immediately stepped forward and caught him.

Zhang Tie's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat.

Gongsun Qing poured his own spiritual energy into Zhang Tie's body to regulate his meridians.

Gongsun Qing tentatively called out to Zhang Tie twice, "Zhang Tie! Wake up, Zhang Tie!"

However, Zhang Tie was already lost in the darkness of his心境.

He saw the surrounding darkness slowly dissipating, and gradually, there was light.

Seeing that Zhang Tie had not yet woken up, Gongsun Qing turned his head and saw Wen Jie struggling to fend off the vines' group attacks.

Gongsun Qing took out a bottle of spirit pills that Ye Kong had kindly given him earlier. After feeding the pills to Zhang Tie, Gongsun Qing placed a small protective formation around Zhang Tie to ensure his safety.

Then, Gongsun Qing went to help Wen Jie.

"嗖嗖嗖~"

The sound of arrows whizzing past his ears. The vines around Wen Jie were knocked away.

Gongsun Qing leaned back-to-back with Wen Jie, "Junior brother, I'm here."

Wen Jie knew that Gongsun Qing must have rescued Zhang Tie before coming to help him, so he relaxed a lot.

The surrounding vines rapidly rotated, not attacking Gongsun Qing and Wen Jie, but instead缠绕着 around them, forming a huge藤笼, trapping them tightly inside.

"Senior brother, let's break out!"

"Alright!"

The two simultaneously circulated the Great Zhoutian Technique. In the confined space, they could both feel each other's extremely powerful aura fluctuations.

The two gathered their strength and struck out with both palms at the vines covering their heads.

Perhaps because of their combined strength, breaking through the藤笼 did not take too much effort.

After the two broke out of the surrounding藤笼, they focused on their individual battles.

"Damn it!" Faced with the endless whipping of the vines, Gongsun Qing felt annoyed, searching for weaknesses while fighting.

When he saw that the countless vines were all extending from the area around the big black flower, Gongsun Qing had an idea.

"It's you!"

Gongsun Qing found an opening and once again held his bow, the sharp arrowhead凝聚了点点寒光.

As Gongsun Qing shot an arrow, a vine whipped over, and Gongsun Qing could not react in time.

"唰!"

A crisp whipping sound rang out, and the vine struck Gongsun Qing's cheek hard.

Gongsun Qing tilted his head, but the anger in his heart had already risen, and he swirled his hand.

A flash of清辉 swept past, knocking the vine away.

Wen Jie noticed that Gongsun Qing was injured and quickly asked, "Senior brother! Are you alright?!"

At this time, there was a clear血痕 on Gongsun Qing's face.

The arrow that Gongsun Qing shot was knocked away by the vines before it could get close to the black flower.

"I'm fine, junior brother, cover me, let me灭that black flower with one arrow!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Jie immediately flashed in front of Gongsun Qing to cover him.

Having the opportunity, Gongsun Qing floated the bow in front of him and closed his eyes.

What emerged in his mind was the elder's warning when he was practicing archery alone in the bamboo forest.

"When the bow is drawn, it is like the autumn moon traveling through the sky; when the arrow goes, it is like a shooting star冲击ing. Gongsun, do you understand?"

At that time, Gongsun Qing had just entered the Taichu院 and was eager to cultivate a one-arrow灭 technique, but he could never grasp the key points.

And this time.