Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Where’s My Turn
The man pursuing her was clearly a Demon Cultivator.
He was dressed entirely in black, his weapon radiated a sinister Demonic Qi, and his aura reeked of blood.
The moment he saw Jiang Xu, the pursuing Demon Cultivator shouted boisterously.
"Cultivator ahead! If you know what’s good for you, then scram so you don’t ruin my good time. If you don’t go, then don’t blame me for taking you for myself as well!"
Hearing the Demon Cultivator’s words, the stunningly beautiful female cultivator ahead of him grew even paler.
"Fellow cultivator, you have to get out of here! He’s a Demon Cultivator from the Hundred Refinement Sect, and he’s at the Qi Cultivation Late Stage!"
As a Qi Cultivation Great Perfection Cultivator, Jiang Xu naturally wasn’t afraid of the Demon Cultivator.
But after hearing the female cultivator’s words, Jiang Xu looked as though he completely agreed.
"You’re right, fellow cultivator. Discretion is the better part of valor."
With that, Jiang Xu turned and started to walk away.
Seeing Jiang Xu so readily take her advice, the two fleeing figures both faltered mid-flight, as if they’d choked on their words.
’For real?’
’What’s wrong with cultivators from the Righteous Dao these days?’
’You’re at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection!’
’The guy chasing me is only at the Qi Cultivation Late Stage, and he’s from the infamous Hundred Refinement Sect.’
’And he’s not even going to fight?’
However, after hearing Jiang Xu’s words, the pursuing Demon Cultivator wasn’t about to let him go.
"Heh, you’re quite the talker, kid! But I’m not buying your act! You say you’re leaving, so you’re just going to leave? I think you’re going for reinforcements! Hah! Prepare to die!"
With that, the Demon Blade in his hand shot forward.
CLANG!
It took nothing more than a Master Level Golden Light Spell to easily block the attack.
The shield of golden light that formed around his body carried a faint trace of Buddha Nature, granting it extra defense against attacks from the Demon Dao.
When the Demon Cultivator saw his attack had been blocked, he immediately panicked.
"Y-Y-You...! You brat, you actually dared to block my attack! You just wait, I’ll be back for revenge!"
With that, he turned to flee.
"Fellow cultivator, go after him! Don’t let him get away, or he’ll bring back more Demon Cultivators!" The female cultivator panicked as well when she saw him about to flee, and she hurried toward Jiang Xu.
Jiang Xu’s eyes narrowed as he stared at the fleeing Demon Cultivator. A Blood-Colored Small Knife materialized by his hand.
This was the very same Tier One Upper Grade Magical Artifact that Jiang Xu had taken from Ji Shengliang when he’d profited from their conflict in the Purple Profound Celestial Marketplace.
With a flick of his sword-fingers, the Blood-Colored Small Knife, now empowered by his Divine Sense, surged with even greater might and shot forward at supersonic speeds!
RIP—!
"Hey! Why did you aim that at me! You bastard!"
Following the delicate, exasperated cry, the peerless, pale-faced beauty who had been flying toward Jiang Xu found another tear in her already ragged clothes. A shallow, bloody scratch now marked her skin.
But now, she was instantly a great distance from Jiang Xu. She was no longer out of breath, the paleness had vanished from her face, and she looked perfectly fine, with absolutely nothing wrong with her.
In fact, she was now cursing at Jiang Xu with great vigor.
"Are you even a man? How could you be so rough with a cute girl like me!"
A soft light suddenly emanated from her tattered clothes. Beneath its glow, the rags dissolved, transforming in an instant into a magnificent white dress that flowed like clouds. A cyan silk ribbon was tied at her waist, complementing the white gown and accentuating her slender, willowy figure.
"I was helping you, so why are you yelling at me?" Jiang Xu chuckled. "I think you should be calling me a Grandmaster from the Miracle Healing Sect. See? You’re not the same as you were a moment ago. You’re clearly much more energetic, right?"
"Hey, you’re right... Ptooey! I was energetic to begin with!"
Jiang Xu watched the female cultivator, feeling both amused and wary.
Jiang Xu had sensed something was off the moment they started heading his way.
Under the gaze of his Spiritual Eye Technique, he could clearly see that the female cultivator was far stronger than the Demon Cultivator pursuing her.
Based on their power levels alone, Jiang Xu couldn’t imagine any reason for the scene playing out before him.
’If anything, she should have been the one chasing the Demon Cultivator.’
After ruling out the possibility that the two shared some... peculiar tastes, Jiang Xu was left with only one other explanation.
That they had set a trap and were trying to bait him.
Initially, Jiang Xu had planned to play along and simply walk away.
But in the end, a fight was forced upon him.
In truth, Jiang Xu hadn’t held back when he’d attacked the female cultivator.
Even a Qi Cultivation Great Perfection Cultivator would have been in serious trouble if they failed to react in time to the attack from his Blood-Colored Small Knife.
They could have been severely injured, or perhaps even killed.
Yet this female cultivator before him was perfectly composed, suffering only a torn robe and a scraped patch of skin.
This naturally put Jiang Xu on high alert.
Yet, in Jiang Xu’s eyes, the female cultivator clearly hadn’t reached the Foundation Establishment Realm either.
’To be this powerful at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection... she’s definitely no ordinary cultivator.’
As Jiang Xu warily observed her, the female cultivator was also sizing him up.
"Hey! How did you figure it out? Was my acting not convincing enough? Or do you have some kind of powerful Pupil Technique?" Seeing that her cover was blown, the female cultivator dropped the act and asked him bluntly.
"It was convincing enough. But if you want to fool me, your acting skills still need some work."
"You’ve got a big mouth for a kid! In that case, let this young lady see what you’re really made of!"
With that, the female cultivator slapped her Storage Bag and produced a Little Wind Chime.
TING-A-LING—
The clear, crisp sound of the wind chime drifted far on the wind.
Jiang Xu’s expression flickered. He was about to act, but then he stopped himself.
He realized that, even after the chiming began, he felt no effects whatsoever.
"That’s a pleasant sound. Where’d you buy it?"
Jiang Xu’s teasing left her dumbfounded.
In disbelief, she shook the wind chime again. When Jiang Xu still showed no reaction, she stubbornly shook it toward herself.
CRACK!
A pearl on the necklace she wore suddenly shattered, and the resulting shock made her whole body jolt.
"Y-y-you!"
She stammered for a long while but couldn’t manage to say anything else.
Jiang Xu found it amusing all over again.
She was using an attack that targeted the Spiritual Power within one’s Sea of Consciousness. However, Jiang Xu had condensed his Divine Sense long ago and had even reached the Master Level with the Magic Sea of Consciousness Shield he’d acquired in the Secret Realm.
Of course he wouldn’t be affected by a spiritual attack from a cultivator who hadn’t even formed her own Divine Sense.
"Since you’re out of tricks, it’s my turn!"
Now that things had come to this, Jiang Xu had no intention of letting her go. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as his hand moved to his Spirit Pet Bag.
But who would have guessed that the moment Jiang Xu’s hand touched his Spirit Pet Bag, she would cry out in alarm:
"Oh no! Dog-face, run! We’ve run into a tough customer!"
Then, the two of them vanished over the horizon at a speed that left Jiang Xu staring blankly, with no hope of catching up.
Before Jiang Xu could even react, they were nothing more than a tiny black dot in the distance.
’How am I supposed to chase them?!’
Jiang Xu was exasperated.
’What happened to taking turns?!’
’It was supposed to be my turn, but they... just ran away?!’
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