Chapter 754: Battle the Cult Leader (1)
Qi Huang was flying north when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart, and her whole body felt like it was falling apart, almost causing her to fall from the sky.
Qi Huang finally caught her breath, and a spasm of pain hit her heart. She knew it was telepathy, meaning her main body was in extreme danger. However, this also indicated that Cheng Hong Ling had likely woken up. She immediately used her mind to transmit a message to contact her. As long as her main body could summon her, she could provide assistance immediately.
Even ants cherish their lives. When Cheng Hong Ling heard Qi Huang’s voice, she immediately sobbed. As long as the clone actively contacted her, she could summon the other party to her side instantly, even if they were tens of thousands of miles apart.
Cheng Hong Ling suppressed the heart-wrenching pain and painstakingly released her soul bond, wanting to summon the clone.
The Juexian Cult Leader noticed Cheng Hong Ling’s actions immediately. However, this time he did not stop her. Instead, a playful smile appeared on his face. The reason was simple: his true target was the assimilation power on Qi Huang, and Cheng Hong Ling was more like bait.
As the soul bond returned, Qi Huang’s figure appeared within the mine pit. She scanned her surroundings with her spiritual sense and immediately understood what had happened. She trembled with anger.
Qi Huang ignored the other two people and didn’t bother with revenge. Her spiritual sense shot out like a rainbow piercing the sun, instantly charging into the collapsed cave. She stirred the mud and stones inside, then transformed into a large hand that gently lifted out her main body.
Qi Huang quickly examined her main body. At this moment, Cheng Hong Ling was like a discarded rag doll, her clothes tattered, covered in blood and dirt. Horrible wounds were exposed, and many parts of her body were deformed. It was a truly shocking sight.
Qi Huang closed her eyes in pain. When she opened them again, her eyes were filled with tears, and her pupils trembled. She apologized, “I’m sorry, I’m late!”
“I… I’m sorry… It’s just that I, this main body, am useless… useless… dragging you down!”
Cheng Hong Ling gathered all her strength to apologize. Although under normal circumstances, such injuries would not be fatal, the strange fragment in her heart was like a persistent gangrene, completely preventing her from mobilizing her true qi to stabilize her injuries. Thus, she could only watch her life force drain away.
Qi Huang scanned her main body with her spiritual sense and immediately discovered the strange “heart” fragment emanating deathly blood and yin energy. She was extremely shocked and asked, “How did that fragment get into your body?”
“I… I don’t know… it went in through my wound on its own.” Cheng Hong Ling explained with difficulty, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth again.
“It’s okay, it’s okay! We have the Heaven Mending Crystal!” Qi Huang quickly took out the Heaven Mending Crystal and stuffed it all into her main body’s mouth. With this sacred medicine, even if her main body were at death’s door, she could be brought back.
The Juexian Cult Leader watched Qi Huang with great interest and did not intervene. His goal was not only to obtain the assimilation power but also to learn how to use it naturally. He would not kill Cheng Hong Ling.
Cheng Hong Ling struggled to swallow the Heaven Mending Crystal with the blood. As expected of its reputation, it immediately began to generate a large amount of blood qi within her body and quickly repaired the horrific injuries.
Cheng Hong Ling’s body began to feel lighter. She finally managed to gather her spirits and mobilize her true qi and blood to resist the strange fragment in her heart.
At this moment, many cultists from the Juexian Cult emerged from the mine. They stood at various cave entrances, looking towards them, dense like ants preparing to move.
“You go into the storage ring to recover first. Leave the rest to me.” Qi Huang instructed, then focused her attention on the two middle-aged men. She was surprised to find that she could not probe the one with the full beard by sensing his spiritual sense. He was clearly using Heaven-Concealing Water.
“Be careful, the one with the full beard is the Juexian Cult Leader. He has the strength of at least the early or middle stage of the Myth.” Cheng Hong Ling quickly reminded her, distracted.
“The Juexian Cult Leader? Good! Good! It’s truly a case of ‘searching far and wide for something that turns up without effort.’ Today, we can settle the old and new debts,” Qi Huang was stunned for a moment, then a cheerful smile appeared on her face. She then put her main body into the storage ring.
“Settle accounts? I’m afraid you don’t have the ability to do that, just a mere crippled cultivator.” The Juexian Cult Leader showed a hint of disdain on his face. Although the spiritual sense of this “gender-bender” was indeed astonishing, he was ultimately just a crippled cultivator, posing limited threat to him.
“Crippled? Hehe, to deal with scum like you, I, this Immortal Elder, don’t even need my legs.” Killing intent condensed in Qi Huang’s eyes.
“What big talk. Just a mere clone. I can defeat this woman with just one finger…” Qiu Guang stepped forward, intending to show off in front of the leader.
The killing intent in Qi Huang’s eyes erupted instantly. With a thought, her Cicada Wing Sword flashed before her and then pierced towards Qiu Guang. Its speed was so fast that it cut through the air in front of her like cutting tofu, even creating a scar in space, silent and still, like the soul-reaping rope in the hands of the Black and White Impermanence.
Qi Huang used the spiritual sense of the sixth layer of the Heavenly Punishment Realm for this strike, reserving only two layers of her strength. She was determined to kill the opponent with one blow. She would never be merciful to those who harmed Cheng Hong Ling.
“Clang!” A metallic collision sound echoed.
Qi Huang’s face showed some surprise. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Juexian Cult Leader extend his thick right hand and perform a bare-handed sword-snatching move, catching her Cicada Wing Sword just like that.
When they collided, a faint spatial fluctuation erupted. Although the spatial fluctuation appeared small, it was absolutely the most terrifying destructive force in this world.
Qiu Guang, caught off guard, was instantly hit by the spatial fluctuation. His tall body was thrown backward like a worn-out sack and crashed into the rock wall at the edge of the mine pit.
“Boom!” Qiu Guang directly smashed a large section of the rock wall and, like Cheng Hong Ling before him, became deeply embedded in the mud and stones within. Although he wouldn’t die, blood splattered all the way, a gruesome sight.
Qi Huang finally showed surprise. The opponent easily blocked her attack, and his strength had clearly reached the mid-stage of the Myth Realm. Moreover, coupled with…
The Juexian Cult Leader held the Cicada Wing Sword and asked calmly, “You only used the spiritual sense of the sixth layer of the Heavenly Punishment Realm. What? Were you thinking of conserving your strength?”
Qi Huang frowned slightly, wondering if the other party knew the specific strength of her spiritual sense. However, she couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it. She grabbed the Cicada Wing Sword with her spiritual sense and tried to pull it out.
“Crack!” The Juexian Cult Leader did not resist. He slightly tightened his palm and easily shattered the Cicada Wing Sword.
He easily shattered the Cicada Wing Sword and then said mockingly, “You know, looking at you now, I feel like I’m looking at my own disappointing sons. They like to hide little secrets, thinking they’re very smart, but in reality, I’ve known everything about them for a long time. This is called knowing your son better than a father.”
“You dare to mock me?” Qi Huang was furious. She condensed her spiritual sense, wrapped the fragments of the Cicada Wing Sword around it, and pierced towards the Juexian Cult Leader. This time, she used the strength of the seventh layer of the Heavenly Punishment Realm.
The Juexian Cult Leader did not evade or dodge. His muscles bulged like balloons, tearing through his thin robe. Veins like flood dragons coiled around his muscles, and his bronze skin revealed a metallic luster, as if cast from steel.
“Bang bang bang…” The fragments of the Cicada Wing Sword hit his muscles, producing dull thuds. On the surface, they only sank about half an inch.
“What? Still not willing to use your full strength?” The Juexian Cult Leader shook his head dismissively. His muscles gradually relaxed, and the sharp sword fragments fell off with a “pat pat” sound. Not even a single mark was visible on his skin.
“How can he be so strong?” Qi Huang’s expression finally became solemn. Her seventh-layer Heavenly Punishment Realm spiritual sense, coupled with the sharpness of the Cicada Wing Sword, was unable to break through his defenses. This Juexian Cult Leader either had a strength that reached the late stage of the Myth Realm or had cultivated some heaven-defying body technique.
“I’ve already given you a chance. Since you don’t cherish it, it’s time for my performance.” The Juexian Cult Leader’s eyes became sharp. He stepped forward with his thick right foot, stomping out faint spatial fluctuations. He also used this momentum to disappear from his original spot, moving like a dragonfly touching water, creating rings of spatial fluctuations wherever he went.
