Chapter 93: 069: The troubled world is swept by evil storms, the wind shatters Mount Hua, alarming both dragons and tigers.
Fortunately, the clouds part to reveal the bright moon_3.
Chapter 93: 069: The troubled world is swept by evil storms, the wind shatters Mount Hua, alarming both dragons and tigers.
Fortunately, the clouds part to reveal the bright moon_3.
The flying sword “swooshed”, changing into an unparalleled surprise Sword Qi that lifted towards the sky.
It collided with the huge Broadsword Qi that was slashing violently towards it; numerous bright silver lights burst forth, ripping open cracks on the surrounding ground and rock walls.
A moment later, amidst the smoke and debris, the figure of a Sword-controlling Cultivator suddenly shot out.
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His face looked grim, his eyes flashed with brilliance, his hair was disheveled, blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, his expression was full of consternation.
“A mere sixth level Qi Cultivator, yet possessing such combat power?
Wielding so many mid-tier magic artifacts, and even…
wait, was that just now, a Gu Worm?
And that claw-like magic artifact…
it looks like Xu Ning’s Wuling Snatch, who is this person exactly?”
He took a step forward, suddenly felt a surge of Qi rising, and almost vomiting another mouthful of blood.
Earlier, in his haste, he deployed multiple spells and magic artifacts and used the sword technique to confront the terror of the opponent’s Broadsword Qi, which severely drained his Primordial Qi and left him with minor injuries.
“Fourth uncle!”
“Four uncle, Xiaolan is dead, she was poisoned by Gu poison.”
“Fourth uncle, are you okay?
Should we chase after them?”
At this moment, the sounds of wind breaking approached, four cultivators from the family arrived by his side, their voices filled with anger and sorrow.
After stabilizing his breathing, the Sword-controlling Cultivator looked back at the distant battlefield, which was still rumbling, then at the direction where Chen Dengming and the others had fled, and realized that they had fought a futile battle and killed innocent people.
Although the origins and strengths of these two men were unknown and they did seem rather sketchy, as if they knew about their ambush, they chose to escape right after making a move rather than confront them, obviously not wanting to get involved in trouble.
But instead, they had brought the trouble onto themselves, like lifting a rock only to drop it on one’s own foot.
“Damn Lin Family’s cultivators!
They didn’t make a move, tossed the hard part to us, and didn’t even give us a clear heads up.”
The Sword-controlling Cultivator cursed in his heart, and shook his head with a grim face.
“The main task is important, collect Xiaolan’s body, and give compensation later.
Now, quickly observe the situation on the other side of the battlefield.
If Luo Bing is severely injured and attempts to escape, we must pursue to the death!”
“Fourth uncle, what if Luo Bing is not severely injured?”
The expression on the Sword-controlling Cultivator’s face froze.
He clutched his chest where blood and Qi were tumbling, wanting to spit out blood, and felt depressed.
He had considered this question, but found it impossible.
The cultivators of the Lin Family had deployed two Qi Cultivators of the tenth level, three Qi Cultivators of the seventh level or higher, along with other mid-level Qi Cultivators to encircle and kill Luo Bing.
Even if there were any oversights, Luo Bing would definitely not escape without severe injuries.
That was the reason why the Zhu Family only sent him to lead the team here.
The main objective was to observe and monitor, occasionally aiding in the interception of a severely injured Luo Bing attempting to escape, adding insult to injury.
“Luo Bing can’t escape this time!”
The Sword-controlling Cultivator gritted his teeth and snapped.
Just as he finished speaking, the sound of the battle on the other side suddenly ceased, as if a victor had been decided.
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Retreat, retreat, retreat!
Chen Dengming steered the Broadsword Qi, wrapping himself in it.
After flying for more than ten miles at lightning speed, his Spiritual Energy was gradually depleted.
No longer able to sustain flight via magic; he had no choice but to touch the ground and exert his Qinggong movement technique at full speed, crossing the distance.
He used the last bit of his Spiritual Energy to foster the Innate True Qi while fleeing with all his might.
Driven by his indomitable will, he ran for dozens of miles, nearing exhaustion.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, he chose a river flowing eastwards.
He jumped into it, allowing the river’s current to carry him downstream.
As for Jiang Qiang, he couldn’t afford to worry about him for now.
They had agreed beforehand that if a fight broke out, each of them would be on their own, making every effort to break through the encirclement and escape separately in the east.
The world is in chaos like a dream; the gathering and separation of life are like clouds and mud.
Just a moment ago, they were walking side by side, and in the next moment, they had to go their separate ways.
Thankfully, the Zhu Family’s cultivators clearly reacted and didn’t want to pursue, they had truly managed to break free this time, the Mini Array Spirit was indispensable for this.
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In the river.
Chen Dengming closed his eyes, a pearl extracted from a blue-scaled monstrous fish he had hunted in the past held in his mouth.
With this pearl in his mouth, he could breathe freely underwater, his skin being able to absorb the air in the water like a fish.
Furthermore, his sensitivity to the water flow greatly increased, making him able to clearly sense changes in the water current, and distinguish the direction and creatures around him.
After two sticks of incense time had passed in flight.
His spiritual energy had recovered by 30 percent.
He immediately broke through the water surface, reached a hill, and observed the view of Yunhua Path and the situation of the Luo family in the far distance.
Finding the Zhu Family’s spirit boat had retreated, he couldn’t help but let out a breath of relief.
As for Yunhua Path’s side, he couldn’t see anything specific, and had difficulty speculating whether his ambush was aimed at Luo Bing or not if their target was indeed Luo Bing since everything was merely his conjecture.
However, now that the Zhu family’s Spirit Boat had retreated, it was clear that the Luo Family hadn’t fared too badly, which brought some relief to Chen Dengming.
In addition to feeling relieved, he couldn’t make any further gestures, except to hope that the Luo Family elders would pull their weight, If they couldn’t fight back, they shouldn’t be stubborn, they should apologize, call themselves ‘Little Luo’, put on a smile, then promptly move their entire family.
“Now that I’ve left the Southern Region’s boundary, I hope there won’t be any more trouble.
Qiangzi seems to have escaped through a small road temporarily, his ability to run away is top-notch, there’s no need to worry…”
Chen Dengming thought to himself, casting his gaze over the verdant mountain forest, after checking his map and figuring out his bearings, he immediately chose a small road to progress on.
A few days later.
Instead of sticking to the small trails in the deep mountains and forests where demonic beasts roam, Chen Dengming hit the main road of Yunhua Path, gradually feeling that the more he moved towards the Eastern Region, the air seemed to be filled with more spiritual energy.
Of course, this feeling was quite subtle and he didn’t know if it was an illusion.
He continued to hurry along the road with the assistance of his artifacts.
He met some merchant groups and cultivators on the way, and some cultivators even resorted to banditry, extorting and intimidating passing cultivators.
Chen Dengming didn’t want to court trouble, so if he could avoid conflict and not make enemies, he would.
He was willing to conform to local customs and pay a passers-by fee, but as he approached, he aroused the vigilance of a gang of bandits, who let him pass without incident.
The bandit cultivators seemed to have a keen eye and immediately recognized him as a cultivator of the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, donning a high-level robe.
They didn’t want to court trouble and accepted possible defeat, so they let him go.
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As for some of the other cultivators who were stopped, with Cultivation at the second and third level, they were pitiful.
If they didn’t turn over all their money, they wouldn’t be able to get past.
Another five days passed in this way.
Chen Dengming had finally entered the area of the Eastern Region, where he gradually saw signs of life, towns and villages of ordinary people, as well as cultivated farmland.
The villages and towns there appeared to be guarded by cultivators.
The living conditions of the ordinary people were obviously better than that of those from the gathering place.
At least they could farm their own land and ate their fill.
Chen Dengming noticed a mountain range in the distance.
The spiritual energy was abundant, and streaks of light flashed by.
Many cultivators were gathering there, making it quite lively.
It seemed to be a marketplace.
Upon checking the map, he realized it was indeed a market known as ‘Moonlight Market’, controlled by the cultivation family of Ming, who had a late-stage foundation establishment elder.
The territory within five hundred li was considered part of the Ming Family’s domain.
Even the map had notes explaining that the Ming Family had a prosperous business, a good reputation, and was keen on peaceful coexistence.
They rarely fought with others.
As a result, their Moonlight Market often attracted many cultivators for transactions and to linger around.
Chen Dengming was relieved.
Looking back at his journey from the Southern Region, it was truly a bloody march of a thousand miles, with formidable danger and endless crises.
Luckily, the turmoil had momentarily ceased.
Compared to risky situations, he still preferred territories belonging to cultivation families that were praised and had less disputes.
As such, he proceeded towards the Ming family’s territory intending to rest his feet for the time being.
His plan was to break through to the seventh level of Qi Cultivation first, step into the ranks of advanced Qi Cultivators before embarking on a journey to find a sect and to learn divine skills, seeking good fortune, breaking through to the foundation establishment stage, and achieving immortality…
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