Chapter 106: Senior Brother, He Will Still Make a Move.
The white light that struck Yao Yuanhua’s neck was not a sword or saber, but a “Sky-Shattering Thunder” summoned by Liang Zhu, using his own months of True Essence and a magical artifact called the “Thunder Bell.”
As the lightning exploded, the window where Yao Yuanhua was located was instantly reduced to a mess. Wood chips and dust scattered everywhere. The tourists passing by below all looked up in unison.
Although Liang Zhu, standing on an opposite rooftop, couldn’t see Yao Yuanhua’s condition due to the smoke and dust, he was certain that his “Sky-Shattering Thunder” was neither blocked nor dodged.
The three months of True Essence he had spent had culminated in the most powerful strike among his learned spells.
This Sky-Shattering Thunder could even make a Nascent Soul cultivator lose half a tooth.
Yao Yuanhua, a cultivator at the early Foundation Establishment Stage, after taking Pei Lianxue’s sword, and now this lightning spell from him, even if he had tenacious vitality and could hold on to a thread of life, he was absolutely no longer a threat.
For a moment, Liang Zhu thought so.
He paused on the rooftop for two breaths, stared at the scene for another two moments, and then prepared to leave.
However…
It was precisely these extra two moments of observation that made him miss his chance to leave.
As Liang Zhu turned, he suddenly felt a chill surge up his back. His pupils instantly contracted, and he immediately poured spiritual energy into two Fire Element Talismans hidden in his sleeves.
At the same time, he quickly twisted his body and crossed his arms in front of his chest for defense.
*Bang—*
With a loud explosion, hundreds of roof tiles around were blown away by a gale.
A fist, covered in flesh and blood, heavily impacted Liang Zhu’s crossed arms.
Liang Zhu gritted his teeth, putting all his strength into resisting, while his eyes widened as he looked at the person swinging the fist at him.
There was no doubt, this person was Yao Yuanhua.
But his current appearance… the skin on his entire face was like wrinkled cloth, almost unrecognizable.
“Tsk…”
Liang Zhu felt a hint of unease. The price of blocking his punch was that both his arms were now broken and immobile.
If the two Fire Element Talismans in his sleeves didn’t detonate before this person’s second punch, he would likely have to take the full force of the blow with his face.
How could he, a Law Cultivator, possibly take a punch from a Body Cultivator with his face?
Liang Zhu could only pray that the two Fire Element Talismans would detonate quickly, using the air waves to push himself and this Body Cultivator away. However, Yao Yuanhua’s fist seemed to be faster.
Seeing that Liang Zhu couldn’t block, a smile flickered across Yao Yuanhua’s terrifyingly wrinkled face, and he burst into laughter:
“Haha—!”
*Boom—*
As his right fist swung, Liang Zhu could even see a strange dark purple spiritual energy enveloping his arm. He thought that he was likely doomed this time.
“—Damn it, I shouldn’t have followed that old six. I just hope that old six can help find a good place for Ating…”
Liang Zhu resigned himself to his fate and relaxed his entire body, awaiting his demise.
However, just as Yao Yuanhua’s right fist was less than five inches from his face.
A white light flashed.
*Clang—*
A sword collided with his right fist.
The impact of iron versus flesh actually sparked.
Ye Anping arrived by Liang Zhu’s side, raising his right hand to deflect the punch and slow its speed. At the same time, he grabbed Liang Zhu’s collar with his left hand, pulling him out of Yao Yuanhua’s attack trajectory.
*Boom—*
Yao Yuanhua’s right fist knocked aside Ye Anping’s sword, grazing past Liang Zhu’s face.
He turned to look at Ye Anping, and upon seeing his clothes, his movements paused for a moment before he realized that both of these individuals were cultivators from the Xuan Xing Sect.
“Xuan Xing Sect?”
Ye Anping gave him a smile, then shouted to Liang Zhu, “Talismans!”
Liang Zhu snapped back to attention and immediately activated the two Fire Element Talismans in his sleeves.
Instantly, a huge fireball erupted between them and Yao Yuanhua.
The immense impact and heat wave pushed them apart in two directions.
Ye Anping, having been prepared, quickly hid behind Liang Zhu, his eyebrows singed by the Fire Element Talismans, while also seizing this opportunity to escape with Liang Zhu.
At the same time, Yao Yuanhua was also blown off the rooftop by the air wave from the Fire Element Talismans, crashing onto the eaves of another building. He rolled a couple of times before finally landing in the center of the street in front of the Drunken Dragon Workshop.
“Hiss—”
Yao Yuanhua gritted his teeth and took a deep breath. It took him a while to get up from the ground.
After scanning his surroundings, he suddenly heard a few voices of doubt:
“Demonic cultivator?!”
“Why is there a demonic cultivator in the Chi Long Mansion?!”
“And a Core Formation Stage demonic cultivator at that?”
…
Hearing these words, Yao Yuanhua realized that his vital point had been pierced, and the evil spiritual energy within him could no longer be hidden. Everyone who saw him could immediately identify him as a demonic cultivator.
This meant that things had gotten serious.
The transaction between Li Feng and the Tian Mo Sect was still a secret to everyone. But if a Core Formation Stage demonic cultivator like him suddenly appeared in the Chi Long Mansion a few days before the Chi Long Convention, it would undoubtedly be a huge problem for them and for Li Feng.
He swallowed, looking at the cultivators on the street, most of whom were at the mid or early Foundation Establishment Stage. He felt somewhat hesitant.
At this moment, more than ten Chi Long Mansion guards arrived on their flying swords, surrounding him.
Seeing the mansion guards, Yao Yuanhua immediately felt the situation was dire.
His injuries had not yet healed, and his whole body was bleeding. He could not confront these guards head-on.
Yao Yuanhua prepared to use his essence blood and True Essence, intending to use an escape technique to flee into the mountain forest and hold his breath to repair his “vital point.”
The more than ten Chi Long Mansion guards were all surprised upon seeing that he was a demonic cultivator, but no one was stunned. They immediately took golden chains from their waists.
*Huala huala—*
The chains in the hands of the guards, like writhing green snakes, shot towards Yao Yuanhua.
Before Yao Yuanhua could even attempt his escape technique, he was bound by the iron chains held by the guards, like a worm, and forced to kneel, unable to move.
He gritted his teeth, trying to break free.
“Aaaaah—!”
However, it was futile. For every chain he broke free, the guards would immediately replace it with a new one, as if their chains were endless.
Perhaps sensing that this person would not surrender, the leading guard hesitated for a moment before issuing an order:
“This person’s cultivation is too high, we may not be able to capture him alive!! Everyone, ignite the fire!!”
“Yes!”
The more than ten approaching Chi Long Mansion guards shouted in unison, forming sword fingers with their hands and channeling their spiritual energy into the chains they held.
Instantly, a spiritual light burst open in the sky above the Chi Long Mansion, even turning night into day.
Bound by the chains, Yao Yuanhua was immediately engulfed in flames, and after a short while, he ceased to move.
…
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A while later, two flying swords flew from the direction of the inner mansion of the Chi Long Mansion.
Feng Yu Die and Xiao Yunluo had been resting in the courtyard assigned to them. Li Longling, as the host, had also brought them local specialty pastries to share, when suddenly they heard such a large commotion from the outer mansion.
Li Longling asked a maidservant to inform Li Feng, but the maidservant said that Li Feng was currently cultivating in a grotto, so she had to come herself.
Because she was blind, it was inconvenient for her to fly her sword, so she was sitting in Feng Yu Die’s arms, carried by her.
The guards guarding Yao Yuanhua’s corpse saw their young lady arrive and quickly stepped forward to bow:
“Miss!”
Li Longling slightly lowered her head, jumped from Feng Yu Die’s arms, listened to the surrounding sounds, and followed the scent to where Yao Yuanhua was. She slowly reached out towards his Storage Bag.
Feng Yu Die saw this and quickly grabbed her hand, interrupting, “Junior Sister Li, let me do it. This Storage Bag looks a bit… unclean.”
“But…” Li Longling hesitated, “If there’s really something inside…”
“Don’t worry.” Feng Yu Die patted her chest and grinned, “I have special bag-rummaging skills.”
Li Longling nodded, half-understanding.
Xiao Yunluo looked at her strangely and said, “If you’re worried about the Storage Bag having a trap, you can just scan it with your spiritual sense.”
“What if there’s something that interferes with spiritual sense?”
“Then what do you plan to do?”
Feng Yu Die smiled, then pretended to wave her hand like a sword finger, looking at Xiao Tian, who was floating beside her head.
Receiving her look, Xiao Tian rolled its eyes at her, but was also somewhat helpless. After all, it was indeed the best suited for this task, and it wasn’t afraid of any蛊毒 or restrictions.
Xiao Tian directly flew to Yao Yuanhua’s Storage Bag, squeezed its head into the opening, and then looked around.
The first thing it did when it withdrew its head from Yao Yuanhua’s Storage Bag was to gasp.
“Hiss, Yu Die, this is a demonic cultivator from the Tian Mo Sect? The Storage Bag has no problems, you can do it yourself.”
“Tian Mo Sect?”
Hearing Xiao Tian’s voice, Feng Yu Die’s eyes widened.
Hearing her voice, Li Longling, Xiao Yunluo, and the surrounding guards also widened their eyes.
Seeing this, Feng Yu Die quickly emptied Yao Yuanhua’s Storage Bag, spilling all the Spirit Stones, Pills, books, and herbs onto the ground.
Li Longling flicked her finger and summoned Yao Yuanhua’s Identity Token to herself. After sensing it with her spiritual sense, she frowned and shouted, “Men!”
Two guards quickly stepped forward and cupped their hands: “Yes, Miss, what are your orders?”
Li Longling’s expression became stern, as if she were truly angry. She gritted her teeth and reprimanded, “Seal the southeast and west three cities of the Chi Long Mansion, gather all the mansion guards to search the surroundings for any other demonic cultivators, and find all the gate guards from the past month to identify them one by one. I want to know when and how this demonic cultivator sneaked into the Chi Long Mansion! With only half a month until the Chi Long Convention, you actually let a Core Formation Stage demonic cultivator slip in here undetected?!”
The mansion guards beside her lowered their heads in shame, not daring to speak.
At this moment, a guard brought two Qing Guan from the Drunken Dragon Workshop.
“Miss!”
“Speak!” Li Longling frowned and turned towards them.
“These two Qing Guan from the Drunken Dragon Workshop said they have something to tell you.”
The two brought by the guard were naturally the woman who had welcomed Pei Lianxue downstairs and another woman who had almost been taken advantage of by Yao Yuanhua.
The two women walked up to Li Longling, cupped their hands in greeting, and then recounted everything that had happened from beginning to end to Li Longling…
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