Chapter 19 The System is Interfered With – Shen Hanzhou's Hope Has Arrived! ...

"A head of copper, bones of iron, and a waist of tofu—that's what my senior brother taught me!"

The girl's crisp voice, carried by a soaring aura, soared into the sky and reached the ears of Chong Cang and Jun Lintian.

Chong Cang glanced at Jun Lintian with resentment in his eyes.

Laughing and laughing, all you do is laugh. Aren't you afraid of breaking your teeth from laughing?

A hint of disdain flashed in the shadow leopard's eerie green eyes as it faced Shi Liuying's attack.

Do you think you can cause him any real damage with just sword energy at the Qi Refining stage?

The Qi Refining stage is the Qi Refining stage, which is fundamentally different from the Foundation Establishment stage. Such a weak attack is simply laughable.

It let out a low, mocking growl from its throat, preparing to shake off the tiny insects that were trying to shake the tree in front of it.

A sudden change has occurred!

From the peach wood sword that had pierced his flesh only an inch deep, a barely perceptible yet incredibly pure cyan-green spiritual energy, like a lurking venomous snake, suddenly burrowed into his body.

"puff--"

It wasn't the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh, but the muffled sound of countless vines growing wildly and bursting through the body!

The shadowy leopard's ferocious smile froze on its face, replaced by extreme pain and horror.

The thorns on these vines not only embed themselves deeply into its flesh, but also constantly drain its life force.

"You're not even at the Qi Refining stage!"

How could someone at the mere Qi Refining stage possess such refined and skillful control over spiritual energy?

Several vines burst open from the black shadow panther's body, blooming into a vibrant green flower.

"The vine binding technique, which I used not long ago, is perfect for practicing on you."

Shi Liuying, carrying a bloodstained sword, walked step by step toward the shadow leopard.

She simply looked at it with eyes as calm as a winter lake: "My grandfather told me that the cultivation world is a place where reason is based on strength, and it's very fair."

"So you killed my grandfather, and now I'm killing you, it's fair, isn't it?"

"No, no, you can't kill me! My friends won't let you get away with this!" The shadowy panther struggled in its death throes, its eerie green eyes filled not with contempt, but with terror.

Shi Liuying raised her sword and thrust it heavily into the waist and abdomen of the shadow leopard, while the vines hidden in its body slithered like snakes.

"You haven't spared any of the mortals who died by your hand either."

In an instant, the blood mist exploded, and the black shadow leopard glared venomously at Shi Liuying: "If I die, you won't live either!"

The moment the shadowy leopard fell to the ground, intricate patterns lit up beneath its feet, and a crimson-gold light shot into the sky, engulfing Shi Liuying in its glow. The two vanished from the spot in an instant.

A sudden change occurred, catching the Elder of the Guardian Cultivation off guard: "How could a mere Foundation Establishment stage demon beast possess such complex teleportation arrays?!"

Chong Cang stood with a dark face where Shi Liuying had disappeared, his aura unabated. With a sharp fox howl, a massive Dharma image appeared behind him.

The elder guarding Chong Cang said, "Great Tracking Technique! Elder Chong Cang, there's no need to be so nervous. The chief disciple has already followed, so the new disciple should be fine."

Chong Cang's expression did not improve at all because of Elder Hu Lian's words; in fact, it became even worse.

Is it something to be proud of when your own disciple is protected by someone else?

Damn it, he was just a little too slow. Otherwise, he could have appeared in front of Shi Liuying the moment she was in danger.

He closed his eyes, and behind him, on the Dharma image, a pair of foxes shone with a ghostly blue light.

Three breaths later, Chong Cang soared into the air on his sword: "In the Thousand Miasma Swamp, let's go!"

The sect forum was in an uproar.

[My goodness, what's the background of this new junior sister? How did a mere trial manage to attract the attention of two big shots in the sect?]

[What do you mean two big shots? Wasn't it just Elder Chongcang? Elder Hulian is powerful, but he can't really be considered a big shot, right?]

"Are you stupid? Senior Brother disappeared long before Elder Chongcang, along with Junior Sister!"

[I never expected to witness Elder Chongcang unleashing a powerful summoning spell while casually observing the new disciple trials. What incredible luck!]

[Doesn't anyone think Junior Sister is incredibly powerful? She single-handedly took on a Foundation Establishment cultivator! Judging by the purity of her spiritual energy, it doesn't seem like she's in the Qi Refining stage. It shouldn't be long before Junior Sister advances to the next level.]

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Shi Liuying felt a wave of dizziness, and when she opened her eyes again, the scenery around her had changed.

Bloodstained, rotting ground; bubbling swamps; and a feeble, triumphant cry of a petty man:

"Come forth, my friend—the Poison Swamp Lizard!"

In the very center of the swamp, a golden-red halo suddenly rose. The swamp churned, and a circular array lifted something up, like a concert stage lift, raising a radiant star.

The shadowy panther lay on the ground, blood still flowing from the holes in its body, but it still clung to life: "I won't survive, but I will see my friend tear you to pieces!"

Shi Liuying stared warily at the unidentified object rising from the swamp.

It must be very large, and poisonous.

The phantom has so many spikes; it seems we need to be careful not to get pricked by its poisonous thorns!

Shi Liuying calmly analyzed her opponent and silently gripped her sword.

It looks like this is going to be another tough battle...

Only when the array's light disappeared did the form of the large creature become fully revealed.

The shadow leopard was dumbfounded, and Shi Liuying was stunned for a moment.

Her hesitant voice reached the black shadow panther's ears: "The lizard you mentioned, the one that can tear me to pieces, is this the lizard that's about to be strung together by ice shards?"

A man with a bruised and swollen face, covered in ice shards, made a dazzling entrance like a hedgehog.

He didn't even look at the shadowy leopard on the ground before unleashing a torrent of profanities: "You son of a bitch, who summoned me! If I come out again, I'll die..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than an icicle, like a dart, struck the lizard in the right eye.

Well, now it has another deadly thorn on its body.

Behind the tree, Shen Hanzhou, covered in blood, touched his chest and said, "That was close, I almost got killed by it."

This lizard is too fierce; I can't beat it head-on, so I have to resort to some underhanded tactics.

In order to kill the lizard, he earnestly persuaded Yun Zhishui to leave temporarily.

After that unfortunate thing left, he was indeed able to use his body's spiritual power normally again.

He was supposed to be able to stop using underhanded tactics once the lizard hid. But somehow, the lizard seemed to have run out against its will.

Hehe, heaven is really helping him!

After confirming that his attack had insidiously blinded the lizard, Shen Hanzhou swaggered out.

"Hehehehehe, prepare to die!"

At the same time, another figure suddenly appeared: "Prepare to die!"

He had been lying in wait, waiting for Yun Zhishui to reap the benefits after Shen Hanzhou and the Poison Swamp Lizard had both been weakened.

Upon seeing who it was, the excited Shen Hanzhou instantly deflated.

I was so engrossed in fighting the lizard that I completely forgot he was a mission-bound person bound to the system.

He killed the lizard only to pave the way for Yun Zhishui, handing over the beast core and offering his face for Yun Zhishui to slap a couple of times.

This isn't inside the sect; no one saw his efforts, no one knows about his spectacular battle just now, and no one could possibly be sure that he was injured while killing a demon beast.

With his adrenaline no longer surging, Shen Hanzhou felt pain all over his body.

Sure enough, Yun Zhishui arrived, and the elemental power belonging to the Ice Spirit Root in his body was rapidly draining away.

Shen Hanzhou watched helplessly as the beast core, which was within his grasp, was taken away by someone else, just like every time in the past twenty years.

Tears welled up in his eyes again as he prayed helplessly, "Where are you, Elder Protector who guards my sect?"

Yun Zhishui moved quickly, but there was another shadow that was even faster than him.

Shi Liuying leaped forward, her wrist deftly lashing out, the blood-stained blade striking Yun Zhishui's face hard: "Did you get the beast core? Take it!"

A note from the author:

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I'm so sorry, everyone, something came up at home, so the VIP chapter release will be slightly delayed. To make up for it, I'm having a guessing game. The next chapter will feature a character controlled by a system. Guess her background—it's not what's in the synopsis! One hundred Jinjiang coins for a correct guess, and the prize for the most thoughtful guess goes to the person who guesses correctly! [Three-flower cat emoji]