"Junior Brother, how are you?" Shangshuyu's eyes were filled with worry.
Qin Chu shook his head, "It's nothing, just a minor skin injury. I didn't expect to meet such a despicable and shameless person."
Returning to the still burning campfire, Qin Chu pulled open the robe that Hou Tianjie had cut, then took out some healing medicine. However, with one hand holding his robe and the other applying medicine, it was not very convenient.
"I'll help you!" Shangshuyu, who had already retracted her Azure Dragon form, came to Qin Chu's side, helped him apply medicine to the wound, and then bandaged it.
"Thank you, Senior Sister. Let's clean up the battlefield and then move to another place. The person is killed, but we can't let others know that we killed him!" Qin Chu said.
Shangshuyu hesitated, "Junior Brother, if we take Hou Tianjie's body out, then Dao God Valley will face sanctions from Demon Castle, Alchemist Guild, and Saint Martial Sect."
"It's useless. Will Demon Castle, Alchemist Guild, and Saint Martial Sect destroy Dao God Valley? Will they go to war with Dao God Valley? They won't make a big fuss; they will just deal with it symbolically. After all, Hou Tianjie didn't violate the rules in front of everyone, so it's not considered a blatant slap in the face," Qin Chu said after thinking for a moment.
Shangshuyu nodded. Although she was angry, she hadn't lost her mind. She felt that this matter would turn out just as Qin Chu thought.
Qin Chu took Shangshuyu and confiscated all the Storage Rings, storage bracelets, and weapons carried by everyone from Dao God Valley.
Suddenly, Qin Chu thought of a mischievous idea, "Senior Sister, what do you think of this? We'll take Hou Tianjie's body to the place where we killed Lei Lie, throw their bodies together, and make it look like a fierce fight. The Blazing Thunder Saint Clan will definitely think that Lei Lie and the others were killed by Hou Tianjie and his group. An inquiry against Dao God Valley is inevitable, and even if there are any flaws, Dao God Valley's actions this time will be exposed to the public."
"Okay, then let's go and see if anyone else has been to the afternoon's battlefield. We'll drag their bodies!" Shangshuyu said. She thought Qin Chu's method was very good, provided that no one had been to the afternoon's battlefield.
Qin Chu smiled, "Senior Sister, you don't need to do the dirty work of dragging bodies. Watch me!"
Shangshuyu reached out to pull Qin Chu, "Junior Brother, you're injured..."
Before Shangshuyu could finish her sentence, Qin Chu had already gathered Hou Tianjie and the other two bodies, then found an old robe, padded it on his shoulder, and carried them. He then walked towards the afternoon's battlefield.
Perhaps it was luck, but the battlefield where Qin Chu killed Lei Lie and others in the afternoon had indeed not been visited by anyone else, mainly because the location was relatively deep, and Cultivators entering Heaven Sword Mountain had not yet reached it.
Qin Chu arranged the bodies of several people, then took out Hou Tianjie's battle saber and further damaged and disguised the sword wounds on Lei Lie and the others using the battle saber.
"Senior Sister, do you see any other problems there?" Qin Chu clapped his hands and looked at Shangshuyu.
"No more, let's go!" Shangshuyu said to Qin Chu.
Qin Chu looked at himself, "Senior Sister, you go first. I need to change my robe. Although I can't wash it, this clothing still needs to be changed."
"You come with me first. I brought some water in my Storage Ring. You men, you never consider these issues," Shangshuyu said, looking at Qin Chu.
Qin Chu smiled and followed Shangshuyu back to their original spot.
Qin Chu gathered the remaining bodies, then set them on fire. He then avoided the surging Sword Intent, took Shangshuyu, found a new resting place, and lit another fire.
Shangshuyu took out a bucket of water from her Storage Ring, "Junior Brother, go wash up, but be careful not to get your wound wet!"
Smiling at Shangshuyu, Qin Chu carried the water, moved some distance from the campfire, took off his blood-stained robe, washed himself, and changed into a new robe before returning to the campfire.
"Junior Brother, I'm the one who implicated you. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had to fight to the death; you could have used your sword wings to retreat. They couldn't have done anything to you!" Shangshuyu said, looking at Qin Chu.
Qin Chu shook his head, "Senior Sister, what are you talking about! This isn't the first time we've fought side by side. How could I abandon you? When we were in Southern Flame State, didn't you also not abandon me!"
"That's different; there wasn't much danger then," Shangshuyu said, looking at Qin Chu.
"Senior Sister, we came out of Southern Flame State and were able to come together again. This is fate, and I cherish it greatly. Let's not speak formally," Qin Chu said, looking at Shangshuyu.
Shangshuyu nodded. In fact, she was also somewhat touched. In the past, she had no friends, no one she could trust. For example, in Azure Cloud Sect, she never interacted with anyone. She felt that people's hearts were sinister, but now she understood that it was because she hadn't met the right people. People with good character and personality weren't nonexistent; Qin Chu in front of her was one.
After a few words, Qin Chu began to Cultivate in meditation, while also healing his injuries. His body was strong, and his wounds were recovering very quickly, already scabbing over.
After dawn, Qin Chu continued to move forward with Shangshuyu. At this time, there were no other Cultivators around them, because the Sword Intent was erupting very frequently, sometimes in the east, sometimes in the west. The energy erupting from underground, augmented by Level 7 Sword Intent, was very powerful and deadly if one wasn't careful. Others would completely advance by finding pits after Sword Intent eruptions, but there was a distance between pits, and if one was unlucky, they would be killed by Sword Intent before reaching the next pit.
Qin Chu leading Shangshuyu made their advance relatively safe, but the surging Sword Intent also put great pressure on them. Even if it wasn't a direct impact, the radiating pressure of Level 7 Sword Intent was very strong.
After an hour of advancing, Qin Chu saw the inscription for the Level 8 Sword Intent area, where the Sword Intent erupted even more violently.
"I don't know what's going on in the core area of Heaven Sword Mountain, and how this Sword Intent is generated!" Qin Chu exclaimed, looking at the Level 8 Sword Intent eruption area.
"There are several versions, but they are all legends; no one knows the specifics. Now, the Sword Intent here is in a chaotic state, making it impossible to analyze and comprehend, which is a pity," Shangshuyu said.
"Perhaps it's a rule. After all, it gives us the opportunity to obtain Spirit Intent Grass. Furthermore, the Dao of Cultivation requires progressing step by step. Without a foundation, trying to comprehend high-level Sword Intent through shortcuts might not be beneficial to oneself," Qin Chu said after thinking for a moment.
"Junior Brother, you're not old, but you understand quite a lot," Shangshuyu said with a smile after looking at Qin Chu.
"I'm not old... It's as if Senior Sister is very old," Qin Chu chuckled.
"Junior Brother's plan will make the Blazing Thunder Saint Clan and Dao God Valley lively; they'll probably be spitting blood!" Shangshuyu said, feeling a bit awkward after hearing Qin Chu's words, then changed the topic.