Shortly after Xie Wei was enveloped in colorful spiritual energy and suspended in mid-air, an uninvited guest barged into the area.
"I never expected there to be such pure and dense spiritual energy here. I've only ever seen it on a god." The man with the snake tattoo said as he walked, a look of enjoyment on his face.
"If I absorb all of this, I will definitely be able to break through to the Entry Realm smoothly, and maybe even hope to reach the Immortal Realm."
"Oh? There's other spiritual energy here. It seems someone beat us to it. But no problem, we can just take it!"
While talking to yourself, you should also make hand gestures.
The man with the snake tattoo cultivated by absorbing the spiritual power of others to improve his realm. His perception of spiritual energy was many times stronger than that of others, which is why he was able to discover this chamber.
And it was because of this ability that he was highly valued by their organization and became an elder.
"Stop!" Just as the man with the snake tattoo was about to continue walking towards Xie Wei, Lin Qingying blocked his way. "No matter who you are, stay where you are or how you got here, go back. Do not take another step forward."
At this moment, she reverted to her aloof and superior demeanor as the president of the Lin Group, her long, slender legs jutting out straight, her arms crossed over her chest, releasing her innate aura.
The man with the snake tattoo squinted at the beauty blocking his way, and with a slight opening of his mouth, his aura as a late-stage peak innate cultivator vanished in the face of her imposing presence.
Lin Qingying was only at the early stage of the Innate Realm, so how could she withstand this aura? Looking behind her, it seemed as if she was looking at the person inside through the colorful spiritual energy. She knew she could not retreat.
She steadied herself by silently reciting the mantra of the "Taiyin" manual. She had no real combat experience, having only practiced with her bodyguards at home. The few real combat experiences she had in the past few days were when Xie Wei gave her some pointers in the small courtyard behind the guesthouse.
"When you encounter someone far more powerful than yourself, don't think about anything else, just run away. Don't dream of a cross-border counterattack like in a novel. Your own life is far more important than anything else."
This is a sentence Xie Wei once said when he was teaching Lin Qingying. She always listens to what he says.
But Lin Qingying made no move to escape, because the person behind her was more important than her own life, and she had a reason to stand here.
"Oh? Interesting." Looking at Lin Qingying, who had stabilized her aura under his own pressure, the tattooed dark green eyebrows raised and he spoke.
The man with the snake tattoo unleashed his oppressive aura once more, this time with a significantly stronger attack than before.
Feeling a throbbing vein on her forehead, Lin Qingying immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly channeled her spiritual energy to defend herself.
However, the difference in strength was still too great. In just a moment, Lin Qingying could not hold on, her body became unsteady, and she quickly took a few steps back.
Perhaps because of the pain, Lin Qingying frowned, but quickly steadied herself, adjusted her posture, and once again stood in front of the man with the snake tattoo.
Having roughly assessed the man's strength, she was confident that he was merely stalling for time.
Countless red roses formed from spiritual energy appeared in front of Lin Qingying. In her hand was a bone whip she had obtained from an auction. She silently recited the incantation for a movement technique and attacked the man.
Red roses fell on the man, exploding in bursts, but he seemed unaffected. The bone whip struck him, leaving only faint red marks and causing no real harm.
Lin Qingying then realized that the other party might have suppressed their strength to enter this ruin, as their mental strength and physical strength were not something they were born with.
However, since the other party needs to be distracted to suppress their strength while also trying to deal with her, it seems that it won't be that simple.
Judging from the situation, Lin Qingying's attack was ineffective. The man, despite the pressure from his cultivation level, was unable to strike her.
"Hmm?" The man with the snake tattoo looked up at the sphere enveloped in colorful spiritual energy, seemingly sensing something. He then looked at Lin Qingying, who was tickling him, and understood her futile efforts. He chuckled, "Buying time."
"This cat-and-mouse game is getting a bit boring, let's try something different." As the man finished speaking, the pressure emanating from his late-stage Transcendent Realm swept towards Lin Qingying.
Before Lin Qingying could react, she flew backward and crashed to the ground, her arms, knees, and forehead already scraped and stained with blood.
Before she could even straighten herself, the other party's spiritual energy transformed into countless thin pillars that flew towards her.
Smoke billowed up, and the man with the snake tattoo was the first to cry out in pain.
"Hiss~ A life-saving artifact?" The man with the snake tattoo was annoyed that his movements had been blocked, but then a cunning look appeared on his face as he said, "Give me your cultivation technique along with that artifact, and I'll give you a chance to be my woman."
"Pah, dream on." Feeling the warmth on her wrist, she knew that Xie Wei's gift of love had saved her. Without having time to think about why the man in front of her was not restricted by the ruins, she seized the opportunity and reacted immediately.
The side kick landed on the man's body, but unlike before, it felt like kicking a steel plate. Realizing something was wrong, she stepped on the man's body with her other foot, trying to use the momentum to create distance.
The man with the snake tattoo merely smiled contemptuously, his figure vanishing instantly. In the blink of an eye, he appeared before Lin Qingying, the long staff formed from his spiritual energy crackling as he prepared to strike her.
"boom!"
Despite the loud noise, the man with the snake tattoo felt his attack being neutralized.
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