Chapter 87: Slaying (A congratulatory gift for Elvin2016's Platinum Alliance Leader! )
Chapter 87: Slaying (A congratulatory gift for Elvin2016's Platinum Alliance Leader! )
On the lake surface.
The old cultivator's severed half-body splashed into the water with a plop, staining a large area red.
Fang Xi reached out, fished up the old man's lingering gourd artifact and storage bag, and fell silent in thought.
The 'Black Cloud Pouch' was still too slow. If it weren't for the old cultivator's carelessness and his confident approach, and Fang Xi's tactical retreat that caught the opponent off guard, he might not have been able to get this close.
At that point, he would have had no choice but to use a 'Flying Heaven Talisman'.
This was also the drawback of body cultivation; it had certain weaknesses in long-range attacks.
"Not just long-range attacks, but also reconnaissance!"
Fang Xi leaned on his Profound Iron Sword, wanting to scout the situation at the central battlefield, but found himself without a means. . .
'Or. . . what if I change clothes now, and then use a disguise to go back and kill them? '
A thought abruptly surfaced in his mind.
Relying on a Grandmaster's 'Qi Suffusing the Body' combined with his Profound Iron Sword, Fang Xi was confident he could take down a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator.
At that time, the scales of battle would inevitably tip!
'But it's too deliberate. Ruan Xing Ling's side has so few people; she'd just need a guess to know it's related to us few. . . and if she investigates one by one, I'd be exposed. . . '
'Although exposing my identity might not be a big deal, it's still a bit improper. . . Too much strength easily invites wariness and suspicion, and that woman isn't easy to fool. . . '
'Forget it, I'll just quietly wait for the outcome. I believe with Ruan Xing Ling's shrewdness, she should have a trump card up her sleeve. . . '
'Even if I lose the gamble, at worst, I'll find other opportunities, or go to the Return Leaf Divine Sect to be a Spirit Plant Minister? '
...
Above the lake reef battlefield.
A mass of blue phosphorescence intertwined with dark clouds, within which blue butterflies flitted faintly and ghostly creatures shrieked. . .
Lu Jing Qing, protected by a Vajra Talisman, sat cross-legged, silently circulating his profound arts. He had already reverted from his Red Ape transformation, and his eyelids twitched frequently, indicating he seemed close to recovering his mobility.
As for Ruan Xing Ling?
This woman's cultivation was only at the seventh level of Qi Refinement, and she was besieged by the Kou Brothers, putting her in an extremely perilous situation.
"Haha. . . Brother, put in more effort, this little vixen is done for!"
Kou Family's Second Brother controlled a Golden Flood Dragon Saber, its blade light streaking back and forth, wildly hacking and slashing at Ruan Xing Ling's flower basket.
Each time Ruan Xing Ling's protective flower basket took a hit, petals scattered, and the spirit plants inside the basket seemed on the verge of withering.
Kou Family's Eldest Brother, on the other hand, was much calmer, silent. The artifact he used was a Golden Flood Dragon Hammer!
This superior-grade artifact was incredibly heavy. Entangled with Ruan Xing Ling's flying sword, each strike caused the flying sword to emit a mournful wail.
The two of them, working together to besiege Ruan Xing Ling, seemed to hold a significant advantage.
Suddenly, Kou Family's Eldest Brother revealed a sinister grin, urging his full magical power!
Boom!
The Golden Flood Dragon Hammer suddenly expanded several times in size, its scales seeming to come alive with shimmering golden light. With a heavy swing, it smashed directly onto the body of the flying sword!
Buzz! Buzz!
A clear crack appeared on the flying sword's surface, and it was smashed into the lake water, raising a series of ripples.
"Ugh. . ."
Ruan Xing Ling, standing on the flower basket protected by countless petals, instantly flushed red, then turned incredibly pale.
"Hahaha. . . Die!"
Kou Family's Second Brother seized the opportunity. The Golden Flood Dragon Saber transformed into a streak of light, its blade aura surging. In an instant, it broke through the flower basket's defense, the blade heading straight for Ruan Xing Ling's slender, fair, jade-like neck!
Although he was greedy for wealth and lustful, he had always been merciless towards female cultivators of ordinary appearance, never showing restraint.
Ding-a-ling!
Just as the blade light broke through the flower basket, Ruan Xing Ling's left hand gently shook.
A pleasant bell sound suddenly rang out.
Both Kou Family brothers felt a jolt in their minds simultaneously, their heads feeling as muddled as if struck by a hammer.
The Golden Flood Dragon Saber and Golden Flood Dragon Hammer, both superior-grade artifacts, swayed precariously in mid-air, like drunken strongmen.
Ruan Xing Ling seized the chance to pat her storage bag, from which a glimmering talisman flew out.
After infusing it with magical power, the talisman instantly activated, and streaks of lightning flickered!
Second-order low-grade — Lightning Strike Talisman!
Crackle!
A streak of purple lightning, as if descending from the heavens, struck Kou Family's Eldest Brother directly!
The defensive spiritual light around Kou Family's Eldest Brother shattered like paper, and the spiritual light on his magic robe instantly dimmed, turning into scattered ashes!
Rumble!
After the lightning strike, Kou Family's Eldest Brother's upper body was charred black, and his aura rapidly weakened, clearly indicating severe injury!
"Big Brother? !"
Kou Family's Second Brother, recovering from his dazed state, grew anxious and quickly controlled the Golden Flood Dragon Saber to guard his elder brother.
"It's actually a special artifact that directly attacks the Sea of Consciousness! And a second-order talisman! Ruan Family girl, you hid yourself well!"
Kou Family's Eldest Brother spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, gasping for breath.
"I, too, did not expect that you, Kou Family's Eldest Brother, would actually be a third-stage body cultivator! Otherwise. . . with that last lightning strike, you would surely not have survived!"
Ruan Xing Ling toyed with the bell in her hand, her tone revealing little fluctuation.
"Hmph! What now then?"
Kou Family's Eldest Brother tore at the upper part of his clothes, appearing fiercely enraged.
But the next instant, he froze.
One, two, three. . .
Ruan Xing Ling, with a smiling expression, took out three second-order talismans from her storage bag, each of a different color but all radiating extremely powerful magical fluctuations. She said with a smile, "Please, the two of you, be on your way!"
"Not good, split up!"
Kou Family's Eldest Brother let out a strange cry, forming hand seals. His wounds burst open, and a bloody light emerged, enveloping him completely as he swiftly fled in one direction with astonishing speed. It was a rare blood escape technique!
"Big Brother!"
Seeing his elder brother flee, Kou Family's Second Brother could only choose another direction and escape, transforming into a streak of golden light.
On the spot, Ruan Xing Ling watched the Kou Family's twin villains escape, but then she suddenly let out a bitter laugh. Those talismans instantly became illusory, transforming into sparkling specks of light and exploding. . . they were all fakes!
"What a pity, I couldn't keep these two. Even if the talismans were real, I don't have that much magical power left."
She sighed softly, looked at the Yin-named cultivator tangled with Feng Bai Meng, and nodded: "At least one must be left behind today!"
Ruan Xing Ling controlled her flower basket, flying towards Feng Bai Meng's battlefield, and the pleasant bell sound rang out once more. . .
...
"Damn it, I didn't expect that little vixen to be so troublesome!"
Kou Family's Second Brother controlled his escape light, flying a dozen li in the blink of an eye.
He gritted his teeth inwardly: "Our two brothers are done for this time, sigh. . . Ever since Third Brother died mysteriously, my luck has been getting worse and worse. . ."
"Today's grudge, I'll temporarily keep it in mind. In the future, I'll make the Ruan Family pay! Hmph!"
Kou Family's Second Brother was in the midst of his defeated dog's whine when, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly glimpsed a slowly drifting black cloud artifact.
A person stood on the artifact, leaning on a massive black iron sword, seemingly gazing at the battlefield.
Upon seeing his own escape light, the person immediately turned tail and fled in fright.
"It's that woman's subordinate!"
A fierce glint flashed in Kou Family's Second Brother's eyes, and he was about to chase to finish off this person!
But the next moment, he still withdrew that thought: "Escaping is paramount. . . consider yourself lucky!"
...
"Why isn't he chasing? This doesn't fit the character of a rogue cultivator!"
Fang Xi had been acting for a long time, only to find that the escape light actually showed signs of leaving directly, which made him feel a bit dejected.
If the opponent had chased him directly, he could have re-enacted the scene of counter-killing the old cultivator from before, saving a 'Flying Heaven Talisman'.
"What a pity, truly a pity!"
He sighed, took out a 'Flying Heaven Talisman', and slapped it onto himself.
Under the circulation of magical power, his body actually flew straight up, its speed several times faster than the Black Cloud Pouch!
The next moment, Kou Family's Second Brother discovered that the mere fourth-level Qi Refinement junior cultivator was not fleeing, but instead flying towards him, and couldn't help but roar, "You little brat, you're looking for death!"
The Golden Flood Dragon Saber transformed into a streak of light, arriving in a flash!
Fang Xi neither dodged nor avoided, letting out a furious shout.
With his True Vigor unleashed externally, his entire body seemed to be draped in a thin, crimson veil!
Clang!
The Golden Flood Dragon Saber struck the True Vigor, and was directly bounced away.
The next instant, he met Kou Family's Second Brother's gaze of utter horror.
Flying Heaven Talisman!
Qi Suffusing the Body!
The Profound Iron Sword roared, and a three-inch crimson sword light emerged from its blade and tip!
"Sever!"
Fang Xi held the sword with both hands, raising it high, executing a "Forceful Split Mount Hua" move!
Puff!
The Profound Iron Sword, infused with Geng Qi, effortlessly sliced through the golden protective shield, landing on Kou Family's Second Brother.
After Fang Xi dashed forward a certain distance, Kou Family's Second Brother seemed to regain his senses, a bloody line appearing on his forehead, tracing down past his nose, mouth, and reaching his abdomen.
Subsequently, his left and right body halves shifted apart, separating into two halves and falling onto the lake surface, his blood spraying across the sky!
With a single sword strike, the rogue cultivator met his demise!
Fang Xi retrieved his Profound Iron Sword, extremely satisfied with this move.
He had deliberately chosen a vertical split instead of a horizontal slash, precisely fearing that cultivators had too strong a life force and could still manage to use some secret art or artifact even if bisected at the waist.
But chopping downwards from above was different; those struck would die instantly, with absolutely no room to struggle!
"It's just. . . not very 'immortal-like'. . ."
Fang Xi muttered a complaint, then collected Kou Family's Second Brother's storage bag and the Golden Flood Dragon Saber, which looked quite familiar to him.
"This artifact. . . it's indeed from the same series as Kou Family's Third Brother's. I wonder when I'll be able to collect the complete set of three."
He put the Golden Flood Dragon Saber into his storage bag, and then carefully hid Kou Family's Second Brother's storage bag.
After a moment of thought, he took out the yellow gourd artifact from the old cultivator he'd killed earlier to refine it. Then, he manipulated it to spew a mass of black water, which he then threw onto himself!
Bang!
His patched cyan magic robe instantly ripped open, making him appear utterly disheveled.
But his skin beneath was incredibly smooth.
With True Vigor protecting his body, a mere mid-grade artifact couldn't possibly break his defense.
"That should be enough, right?"
After doing all this, Fang Xi controlled the Black Cloud Pouch, swaying unsteadily as he rushed towards the central battlefield.
He arrived neither too early nor too late, just in time to witness the moment Ruan Xing Ling gently shook her bell, causing the Yin-named cultivator to lose his focus.
Countless blue Dream Butterfly Gu instantly flew up, enveloping the Yin-named cultivator.
When the Dream Butterfly Gu dispersed, only a skin-and-bones corpse remained, falling into the lake.
"Xing Ling, well done!"
Feng Bai Meng's face was full of joy as he collected the Yin-named cultivator's storage bag and small banner artifact.
At this moment, from two other directions, Rotten Wood Old Daoist and Wei Yi Xin's couple also rushed over.
Wei Yi Xin's couple were full of spirit and energy, as it was a two-on-one fight with little pressure. Rotten Wood Old Daoist, however, looked somewhat depleted of magical power.
But the most disheveled of them all was undoubtedly Fang Xi.
"Fellow Daoist Fang, you actually managed to survive at the hands of that fifth-level Qi Refinement cultivator from the Lu Family?"
Hua Chan Juan covered her lips, somewhat disbelieving.
"I exhausted all my trump cards and fought bitterly for a long time, finally slaying that formidable enemy. . ."
Fang Xi raised the yellow gourd in his hand, replying with a bitter smile.
Now that the general situation was decided, he had to display a bit of his strength in the upcoming distribution of benefits, otherwise everyone would treat him as a soft persimmon to be squeezed.
"It is indeed cause for celebration that all of you are unharmed!"
Ruan Xing Ling descended her flower basket, her gaze sweeping over the four individuals one by one, chuckling softly.
"Thanks to the Immortaless's formidable magical power, which drove away the Kou Family brothers, otherwise we would all have died without a burial place. . . This old man is incompetent; I let that Lu Family cultivator escape."
Wei Yi Xin, with a grim expression, tossed out a human head.
When Feng Bai Meng also descended, the few of them surrounded Lu Jing Qing. Only then did Lu Jing Qing, protected by the Vajra Talisman, open his eyes. Upon seeing this scene, his face was filled with despair. . .
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