Chapter 124: Rare Treasure (Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 124: Rare Treasure (Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Pfft!
The blood-red sword light met a large hand covered in white jade armor, like a wave crashing against a reef, shattering in an instant!
“Little girl, you’re still too green to fight me! ”
Kou’s eldest brother sneered, his tone mocking.
Ruan Dan was merely at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm. Neither her red ribbon nor her mirror artifact could inflict the slightest harm upon him, protected as he was by the white tortoise shell armor.
As for that flying sword that had slightly surprised him?
Kou’s eldest brother gripped the sword’s blade with his left hand, and with a flick, the short sword let out a mournful cry and was sent flying away.
Just as Ruan Dan was about to dodge, a sudden sharp pain erupted from her right hand.
With a casual twist, her right hand twisted into a pretzel-like shape.
Pfft!
Ruan Dan swung out a burst of sword qi with a backhand motion, severing her own arm and retreating in disarray.
“Not bad, little lass, you’re ruthless enough, I like it! ”
Kou’s eldest brother, clutching the severed hand, praised her unhurriedly: “Your master has a deep grudge with this old man. This one will surely torment you thoroughly, and then publicize it for all to know, hahaha, let’s see if she’ll still dare to show her face. . . ”
“You wish! ”
Ruan Dan’s eyes were bloodshot as she clutched the wound on her arm.
A severed arm is considered a relatively treatable injury; many spiritual pills and wondrous medicines can mend it.
But to have it twisted into a pretzel-like shape, with all meridians severed, it would be considerably difficult to restore it, unless it was some rare second-tier spiritual pill, or a Core Formation ancestor personally intervened.
Having suffered such a grievous injury, even if she could still cultivate to Qi Refinement Perfected in the future, the difficulty of the Blood Qi barrier would dramatically increase when attempting Foundation Establishment!
It could be said that a major part of her cultivation path had been severed!
“Heh heh. . . ”
Kou’s eldest brother sneered, and flames ignited in his palm, reducing Ruan Dan’s arm to ashes: “Next, I will cripple your Dantian and Qi Sea, turning you into a cripple! Don’t even think about suicide; in front of me, you won’t even be able to kill yourself. . . ”
Ruan Dan’s pretty face turned utterly pale!
“Oh? How is it that this concubine is unaware of having made an enemy of you? ”
The next instant, flower petals fluttered across the sky!
A figure arrived, gracefully flitting through the air, exuding powerful magical energy at the Qi Refinement Perfected stage!
“Master! ” Ruan Dan immediately became both overjoyed and regretful. . .
The joy was, of course, for having escaped a desperate situation, but the regret. . .
“Hahaha, you still haven’t successfully reached Foundation Establishment! ”
Kou’s eldest brother burst into laughter: “The grudge for my second brother, today it shall finally be avenged! ”
“Second brother, and that voice. . . you’re Kou’s eldest brother? ! ”
Ruan Xing Ling’s escape light halted. She had already, from just a few words, deduced the identity of the silver-armored demon.
“So what if you know? Die for this old man! ”
Kou’s eldest brother’s magical energy surged. He held a black greatsword artifact in one hand, while the other released the Golden Flood Dragon Hammer!
Suddenly!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The ground cracked open, and vines, like tentacles, shot out, binding Kou’s eldest brother’s limbs.
“Fairy Taoling, this one is a step late, please forgive me! ”
Amidst his long laughter, Fang Xi, piloting the Black Feather Boat, arrived with Lu Guo and others.
“It’s the Island Master! ”
Hua Chan Juan and the others felt a surge of confidence upon Ruan Xing Ling’s arrival, and began fighting fiercely with the bandit cultivators below.
“Another late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator? ”
Kou’s eldest brother frowned.
Compared to mid-stage Qi Refinement, late-stage Qi Refinement boasts almost double the magical energy, far beyond the mere twenty to thirty percent magical energy increase between Qi Refinement seventh and eighth layers!
This was a huge variable!
Of course, his bandit cultivator team also had many experts, but the second boss had gone to Twin Peaks West, and Mo Qing Yu had charged towards Emerald Valley. . . Now, there was no news from any of them!
“It’s actually him? ! ”
Ruan Dan gazed at Fang Xi’s figure, especially the surging magical energy of his seventh layer Qi Refinement, and couldn’t help but feel like a joke!
“Damn it, it’s that old enemy from back then again! Is Mo Qing Yu really an idiot, or is he already dead? ”
Kou’s eldest brother roared loudly, and a talisman, already affixed to his chest, was instantly activated.
His figure instantly swelled, stretching the white tortoise shell armor almost to its breaking point, transforming him into a small armored giant.
The special vines on his hands and feet also snapped one after another.
Whoosh!
With a flick of the black greatsword in his hand, the inky black greatsword was like a bolt of lightning, reaching Fang Xi in the blink of an eye!
Bang!
The Green Tortoise Shield’s water-attribute protective barrier shattered instantly, followed by the tortoise shell itself, which was smashed to pieces by the black sword.
However, with this, the momentum of the sword was greatly reduced.
Fang Xi bent slightly, and slapped the greatsword’s body with his palm.
Clang!
The inky black greatsword flew sideways, with even a faint crack appearing on its surface.
‘All show, no substance. It’s far inferior to my Profound Iron Sword! ’
If he weren’t unable to reveal his identity, Fang Xi would have quite liked to pull out his Profound Iron Sword and cleave this fellow in two.
The karmic entanglement between him and the Kou Brothers should also come to an end!
In mid-air, Ruan Xing Ling, standing on a flower basket artifact, controlled a flying sword, fighting the Golden Flood Dragon Hammer to a standstill, and even subtly gaining the upper hand.
Back then, she still needed to rely on special artifacts, but now that her cultivation had reached Qi Refinement Perfected, even fighting Kou’s eldest brother alone, she could hold her own.
Not to mention, there was also Fang Xi, a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator, tying him down.
“Fellow Daoist Fang, could you please help me tie that person down for a bit. . . ”
Ruan Xing Ling took out an ancient bronze sword. Its surface was riddled with rust, its design ancient and simple, and still bearing traces of soil, as if it had just been unearthed.
“Alright! ”
Fang Xi nodded, took out his Peachwood Sword, holding it in his hand, and charged directly forward.
Having now broken through to late-stage Qi Refinement, and also achieving the third stage in body cultivation, it was quite reasonable.
With such dual cultivation, even if his cultivation was slightly weaker, he was still sufficient to hold Kou’s eldest brother back for a while.
Originally, he hadn’t intended to concern himself with Ruan Dan’s life or death. But later, discovering that Ruan Xing Ling had already returned, he naturally had to come to the battlefield to go through the motions.
Whoosh!
The Peachwood Sword was like a stream of dark green light in Fang Xi’s hand, every sword strike aimed at Kou’s eldest brother’s vital points.
Kou’s eldest brother dared to directly block Ruan Dan’s flying sword assassination attempt, but he genuinely didn’t dare to face Fang Xi’s sword light head-on, only able to hurriedly dodge the vital points.
Pfft!
Under the sword light, a shallow mark immediately appeared on the white tortoise shell armor.
The next instant, Fang Xi’s figure flickered, dodging a lightning-attribute talisman thrown by Kou’s eldest brother.
“Damn it. . . this person’s movement technique is too fast! ”
Several times, Kou’s eldest brother tried to eliminate Fang Xi first, but Fang Xi dodged with his nimble movement technique, causing him to fly into a rage.
At this moment, Ruan Xing Ling was muttering an incantation, and the ancient bronze sword in her hand absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy, erupting with terrifying might!
“This is. . . a Rare Treasure? ! ”
Fang Xi, whose Divine Consciousness had been observing the battlefield, his pupils slightly constricted.
Qi Refinement cultivators use artifacts!
Foundation Establishment cultivators use spirit artifacts!
Core Formation ancestors use magic treasures!
And Rare Treasures are special implements that fall outside of this system!
Their greatest difference is that anyone can refine them; they have no fixed master, and after seizing them, there’s no need to erase any magical energy imprints within. Nor can they be stored within one’s body like magic treasures.
Some powerful Rare Treasures can even be quite beneficial to Core Formation ancestors.
However, Ruan Xing Ling’s ancient bronze sword was clearly not of that caliber, but rather of the lowest tier, capable of showing its might among Qi Refinement cultivators!
Even so, the destructive power of her Rare Treasure attack, channeled through this ancient bronze sword, was probably only inferior to ‘Talisman Treasures,’ which require sacrificing a portion of a magic treasure’s power to create.
Noticing that Ruan Xing Ling had activated her Rare Treasure, Fang Xi immediately took a punch from Kou’s eldest brother head-on, using the impact to retreat a certain distance.
His Divine Consciousness also sensed that Kou’s eldest brother was likely hiding some formidable trump card, but simply didn’t want to waste it on him!
If he continued to pester him when the opponent was facing a life-or-death crisis, things might not go so well!
Anyway, he had already done what a typical late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator with body cultivation could do; the rest could be left to Ruan Xing Ling to handle herself.
“Go! ”
In mid-air, Ruan Xing Ling extended her right hand. The ancient bronze sword hovered above her palm, erupting with intense spiritual light.
Then, the sword light moved, like a raging Azure Dragon dancing, reaching Kou’s eldest brother’s chest in an instant.
Kou’s eldest brother rapidly threw out talismans one after another.
Flames!
Ice rain!
Lightning!
Countless flashes of magical spell light glittered, yet this single ancient bronze sword light directly pierced through them all and plunged into his chest.
“Pfft! ”
Kou’s eldest brother spewed out a mouthful of fresh blood, but a triumphant smile appeared in his eyes.
Under the cover of countless exploding magical spell lights, an inky black thunder pellet silently appeared beside Ruan Xing Ling and suddenly detonated!
Boom!
Terrifying lightning swept forth, engulfing Ruan Xing Ling.
“No! ”
Seeing this scene, Ruan Dan couldn’t help but scream in grief and indignation.
“Hahaha. . . finally. . . finally. . . revenge is mine! ”
Kou’s eldest brother mumbled to himself, gazing at the ancient bronze sword impaled in his chest, its blade having pierced through the white tortoise shell armor, deep into his body, continuously dripping fresh blood.
Thud!
His entire body directly collapsed onto the ground, losing all signs of life.
“Revenge? ”
A soft murmur sounded, it was none other than Ruan Xing Ling!
She elegantly walked over from the other side, her clothes and robes completely intact, not looking injured in the slightest.
“Island Master. . . you’re alright? ”
Fang Xi feigned surprise.
In reality, his Divine Consciousness had long since discovered that after summoning the ancient bronze sword to attack, Ruan Xing Ling had secretly used an ‘Illusion Body Talisman,’ creating an identical illusion to take the blow in her place, while she herself had gracefully departed a distance using an Invisibility Art.
“This person hated me to the bone for some unknown reason, so naturally, I had to be careful. ”
Ruan Xing Ling replied calmly, then her voice turned cold: “The silver-armored demon leader is dead. Why do you not surrender at once? ! ”
“Oh no, the boss is dead! ”
“Run! ”
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The bandit cultivators immediately scattered in all directions, and many were pursued and cut down by the cultivators of Peach Blossom Island.
Ruan Xing Ling merely watched this scene indifferently, without giving chase.
She came before Kou’s eldest brother, pulled out the ancient bronze sword, then said to Fang Xi: “This person was killed by Fellow Daoist Fang and I together. How about we split the spoils of war equally? ”
“The Island Master’s strength is extraordinary; I merely tied him down for a bit on the side. . . ”
Fang Xi picked up Kou’s eldest brother’s storage bag and handed it to Ruan Xing Ling.
Ruan Xing Ling circulated her magical energy to erase the imprint within the storage bag, then tossed it back to Fang Xi: “You choose first. . . ”
He took it, and with a sweep of his Divine Consciousness, discovered that the internal space of this storage bag was surprisingly large, even containing a flying boat over ten zhang long!
Unfortunately, the items inside were of little use to him.
After a moment’s thought, he looked at the golden hammer that had fallen after losing its control: “I’ll take this superior-grade artifact! ”
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