Chapter 118: Junior Brother Chu is blessed with a good fortune
In front, Chu Ning turned into a man of fire.
The flying sword also shot over.
The flying sword was surrounded by light, and the sweeping air waves directly isolated a gap in the flames.
Zheng Qingmin's flying sword is a top-grade spiritual weapon. A casual swing of it is enough to unleash a power equivalent to the attack of a cultivator in the late foundation-building stage, not to mention that it is under her control.
Chu Ning must die!
Zheng Qingmin didn't even bother looking at Chu Ning, because her consciousness had already sensed the energy approaching from below.
Make seals with both hands.
A wall of spiritual energy appeared below Zheng Qingmin.
He made a feint to the east and attacked in the west, and also arranged a backup plan to launch a surprise attack on himself.
There was a look of disdain on her face; this sneak attack was useless to her.
However, the disdain on Zheng Qingmin's face only lasted for a moment.
After she set up the spiritual energy wall, the black light below would have crashed into it, but it turned and appeared behind her.
At the same time, a ball of green mist spurted out, instantly blocking the surrounding area.
Poisonous fog?
Zheng Qingmin also saw the true form of Heimang, which was a black snake.
The green poisonous mist directly corroded her spiritual wall, and just as Zheng Qingmin was about to move away, she suddenly found that the spiritual fluid in her dantian stagnated for a moment.
Just a breath.
As she urged it again, the spiritual fluid in Dantian began to circulate. However, in just a moment, a black snake swept in with a vast green mist.
"Get out of my way!"
Zheng Qingmin's spiritual power recovered and she immediately dispersed the poisonous fog. The black snake was directly knocked away by her huge spiritual energy. However, a small part of the poisonous fog still stained her skin.
The green poisonous mist entered her skin and instantly penetrated into her pores. Zheng Qingmin circulated her spiritual energy again, and wisps of green poisonous mist emerged from the pores on the surface of her skin.
This scene made Zheng Qingmin breathe a sigh of relief. This poisonous fog was not the kind that would poison the tarsal bones, and it would be expelled in a short while.
Zheng Qingmin ignored the black snake that was knocked to the ground. He would wait until the venom was expelled and then chop the beast into pieces.
However, just when Zheng Qingmin relaxed his mind, he suddenly felt the temperature behind him rise sharply. Zheng Qingmin did not look back and gave up detoxification at the first moment. The spiritual energy condensed into an spiritual energy shield around his body, and he went straight forward.
But even so, I couldn't escape.
Behind her, a fist-sized fireball suddenly exploded and turned into a fire dragon.
The fire dragon broke through her spiritual shield with unstoppable force and hit her directly on the back.
Puff! Zheng Qingmin fell from the air, spurting out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, the clothes on his back turned into ashes under the burning of the fire dragon. When he landed on the ground, all the clothes on his body fell off, revealing a delicate body.
Only a bloody black wound was left on the fair and delicate back.
"You're not dead?"
Zheng Qingmin didn't care that her clothes were ruined, or even the wound on her back, but looked at Chu Ning who was standing in front of her.
Chu Ning's face was pale and there was blood at the corners of his mouth.
"You're not dead, how could I die... cough cough..."
Chu Ning coughed a few times. Zheng Qingmin was so confident because the power of that sword was really strong. Even with the three layers of fire armor of his Lihuo Shu, he was unable to withstand it.
This also reminded Chu Ning that the three-layer fire armor of Lihuoshu could withstand the full-strength attack of a cultivator in the late foundation building stage, but there was a prerequisite, that is, this cultivator in the late foundation building stage did not use a powerful spiritual weapon.
To put it bluntly, it can withstand normal attacks but not critical hits.
Fortunately, he was still wearing a spiritual weapon armor, which was a gift from Gu Fanzhou when he hosted a thank-you banquet for the middle stage of foundation building.
This spiritual weapon was the one that made him most satisfied among all the gifts, and he put it on immediately after refining it.
Unexpectedly, this spiritual armor saved his life in the end.
I owe Senior Brother Gu a big favor.
But this woman has a pretty good figure.
"I didn't expect you to be so lucky, but it's no use."
There was murderous intent on Zheng Qingmin's face. The fire dragon had indeed caused her serious injuries, but she still had enough strength to kill Chu Ning.
He formed seals with his hands, but soon the expression on Zheng Qingmin's face changed.
As her hand seals changed, the spiritual liquid in her dantian showed no reaction at all.
What's going on?
Zheng Qingmin's pretty face showed a trace of panic, and Chu Ning smiled: "Did you find that the spiritual liquid in your dantian has no reaction?"
"Is it you who did this?"
"Or do you think there are others? Look at your feet."
After being reminded by Chu Ning, Zheng Qingmin looked down and found that there were several pills not far from where she was.
Those pills were exactly the ones that fell to the ground when Chu Ning took the pills earlier.
"erysipelas?"
Zheng Qingmin's face turned very ugly. As the daughter of the Lord of Shangyang City and a powerful cultivator in the late foundation building stage, she naturally had good knowledge and understood what was going on in an instant.
When alchemists are refining elixirs, they sometimes produce some elixirs with strange effects.
Some of the elixirs that have side effects can be turned into elixir poison. Since their effects are not toxic, they are not easily detected and can be easily ignored.
"This poison can prevent me from mobilizing the spiritual fluid in my body, and the same is true for you."
Chu Ning nodded. Zheng Qingmin was right. He was indeed unable to mobilize the spiritual fluid in his body now, but he had Lao Hei, and he also had martial arts skills.
Because this was the first time that this poisonous pill was used on a person in the late stage of foundation building, Chu Ning didn't know how long the effect would last. The most important thing for him to remember was that many villains died because they talked too much.
Chu Ning pounced forward and killed him.
Although he had lost his spiritual power, thanks to his many years of martial arts training, he could now burst out martial arts close to the master level.
Bang! Zheng Qingmin's speed was not slow, but he soon fell behind.
As a cultivator, she was used to making seals and using spiritual weapons to fight, so now she had to use her most primitive body to collide with others, and she was indeed a little flustered.
At this moment, Lao Hei, who had fallen to the ground, was also crawling towards this side quickly, spraying poisonous mist from time to time. He had to guard against the poisonous mist while also guarding against Chu Ning's attack.
Not only was Zheng Qingmin at a disadvantage, but he was also hit by several punches from Chu Ning in a short while.
Even though the woman in front of him was as white as jade, and was standing in front of him transparently, Chu Ning attacked her without any mercy.
In his eyes, Zheng Qingmin is an enemy who must be killed.
"Chun Ning, wait a minute, if you kill me, you won't survive!"
After being punched in the chest by Chu Ning again, Zheng Qingmin's blood was more obvious at the corner of his mouth, and he shouted hurriedly.
However, Chu Ning did not respond. He would not give Zheng Qingmin any chance to delay time.
"I have a portrait stone that my future husband gave me. If you kill me, your appearance will be recorded on it, and my future husband will definitely seek revenge on you."
A piece of gray jade appeared in Zheng Qingmin's hand. Chu Ning stopped because the information given by the secret mirror confirmed that what the woman said was true.
Leave the image stone.
It is divided into mother stone and child stone.
The seed stone can record what happens around it over a period of time and store these images inside the stone. Even if the image stone is destroyed, it will be useless. This is just a seed stone, and the images inside will be synchronously transmitted to the mother stone.
Image stones were once essential treasures that many powerful people gave to their descendants. However, due to their scarcity and excessive use, image stones are rarely seen in the world of immortal cultivation nowadays.
"If you let me go, I haven't started recording yet. Our grudge will be wiped out now." Zheng Qingmin felt relieved when he saw Chu Ning stop attacking.
"Do you think I will believe you? If I really let you go, I'm afraid you will retaliate against me later."
Chu Ning sneered. Zheng Qingmin pondered for a moment and said, "You can only let me go. I will die in your hands. Although Xuantian Sect will not come here for this, it is no problem for my future husband to kill you alone to avenge me. Even if you are Xie Shouping's disciple, do you think Wenjin Sect and your master will fight Xuantian Sect for you?"
Seeing the thoughtful look on Chu Ning's face, Zheng Qingmin had hope in his eyes and continued, "You are Xie Shouping's only disciple. If you kill me, the reward you get may not be that important to you. If you let me go, I will remember your kindness."
"How can I be sure that if I let you go, you will definitely let go of this grudge? Don't talk about things like oaths to heaven. Even if you don't do it yourself, there are ways to kill someone with a borrowed knife."
Hearing Chu Ning's words, Zheng Qingmin knew that Chu Ning had been persuaded by him, but he was now in a difficult situation.
"Do you think I'm beautiful? If I give myself to you, can I make you feel at ease?"
Zheng Qingmin's face changed. After a while, it was completely transformed into a pretty and charming face.
Every frown and smile is full of charm.
"If my Zheng family wants to turn things around, we must rely on Xuantian Sect. If I give you my body, you will master my most important secret. We are just grasshoppers on the same boat."
After saying this, Zheng Qingmin straightened his body proudly.
“It’s really a good choice.”
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes. When Zheng Qingmin heard Chu Ning's words, she walked towards him with graceful steps. Every step was full of charm and temptation.
The two of them were surrounded by blood and body debris, which created a different kind of beauty.
"Actually, in terms of talent, you are better than my fiancé. I am willing to give myself to you."
One meter away from Chu Ning, Zheng Qingmin licked her red lips, her breath sweet as orchid, and a jade hand slowly fell on Chu Ning's shoulder.
Chu Ning didn't move, letting Zheng Qingmin's jade hand slide from his shoulder to his chest, watching the woman slowly squat down.
Just as Zheng Qingmin's hair touched his abdomen, Chu Ning took action! His right hand quickly and accurately hit Zheng Qingmin's left arm. Zheng Qingmin still held the image stone in his left hand.
Bang!
At the same time, Chu Ning felt a hot impact in his abdomen.
Zheng Qingmin groaned in pain, her left arm dropped down, the image stone rolled to the side, and her right hand was now completely black.
She could never have imagined that Chu Ning was wearing armor in that position, and it was stained with poison.
Isn't this person afraid of hurting his own foundation? "No..."
Zheng Qingmin saw the mockery and murderous intent in Chu Ning's eyes and quickly spoke, but unfortunately he stopped abruptly as soon as he opened his mouth.
Chu Ning's right hand turned into a claw and reached into her throat.
Bang! Chu Ning threw Zheng Qingmin to the ground like trash, and at the same time picked up a flying sword on the ground and stabbed holes all over Zheng Qingmin's body without mercy.
After making sure that Zheng Qingmin was dead, Chu Ning picked up the statue stone on the ground.
The gray image stone did not flash, which meant that the image stone was still not activated.
"Old Blackie, there are still two fish that have slipped through the net. I'll leave them to you."
Chu Ning shouted to Lao Hei. Lao Hei and Chu Ning were in tune with each other and knew what Chu Ning was going to do. His body turned into a stream of light and rushed into the forest not far away.
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Zheng Qingmin has a group of five people. Three of them are in the late foundation building stage, while the other two are indeed in the late Qi condensation stage. The information given by the secret mirror cannot be false. Chu Ning believes that Lao Hei can deal with these two people.
Looking at the body debris on the ground, Chu Ning's eyes flickered. If he didn't know about this statue stone, he would have taken the credit for killing Zheng Qingmin.
But now he has changed his mind.
Zheng Qingmin has a stone with an image on her body, which means that her fiancé, the son of the leader of Xuantian Sect, still cares about her very much.
What this woman said was right. Zheng Qingmin was dead, and the Zheng family was destroyed. The Xuantian Sect would not come to the Hundred Cities area for the Zheng family.
The master and the sect leader were sure of this and therefore dared to take action against the Zheng family.
But what if the son of the Xuantian Sect's leader was only seeking revenge for Zheng Qingmin? Chu Ning couldn't guarantee that the leader would abandon him, but his master wouldn't. But in this way, he would have one more enemy, and it wasn't just an ordinary enemy.
Even if the other party cannot attack you openly, they will secretly send people to keep an eye on you. Once you reveal a flaw or give the other party an opportunity, they will assassinate you.
Chu Ning doesn't like being targeted by powerful enemies, and he would rather not have this credit.
"So this woman, Zheng Qingmin, cannot die here, at least she cannot be found dead in her own hands."
Chu Ning decided to fake a scene. He left the bodies of the other people untouched and put Zheng Qingmin's body into the underground boat. Then he began to clean up the traces at the scene.
Just as Chu Ning finished cleaning up the scene, Black Snake came back, dragging two corpses.
The black snake did not kill these two cultivators in the late Qi Condensation stage by spraying them with poisonous mist or using its teeth. Instead, it relied on its speed to directly pierce their chests, killing them with one strike.
"Zheng Qingmin and his group were able to get here. They must have gone through several rounds of inspections along the way. The number of people must match. The two bodies must also be left here."
Chu Ning used his sword to stab the bloody holes on the chests of the two men again to conceal Lao Hei's presence.
A quarter of an hour later, everything was cleaned up. Chu Ning took out the luxurious flying boat, got into it, and moved quickly in one direction.
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A hundred miles away, another group of patrolling men from Wenjin Sect was approached. The cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage who was leading the team suddenly looked serious and looked up into the sky.
"Brother Zhang, please help me, I'm being chased!"
Zhang Yifeng, who was on guard, knew it was Chu Ning as soon as he heard the voice. Not only he heard this voice, but the other three people around him also heard it.
"It's Junior Brother Chu."
"That's right, this is Junior Brother Chu's flying boat, and Zheng Qingmin has appeared." Huang Fei in the team also echoed.
"Don't panic, Junior Brother Chu, I'm here to help you!"
Zhang Yifeng and the other three let Chu Ning pass directly, sent a signal at the same time, and then quickly went in the direction where Chu Ning came from.
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Ask about the current sect.
"So Zheng Qingmin chose to flee after you escaped and called the police."
Xiang Zhaozheng was staring at Chu Ning. The pressure from the Jindan strongman made Chu Ning's face pale. Chu Ning knew in his heart that the sect master was doubting him.
"Well, I was able to escape with the help of the spiritual weapon given by Master and Senior Brother Chen's self-detonation. My flying boat is faster than that of most late-stage foundation-building cultivators. Zheng Qingmin knew that he would be surrounded by other senior brothers if he continued to chase him, so he stopped."
Chu Ning had already thought of the rhetoric, and 90% of what he said was true, without any lies. He just erased the battle process between him and Zheng Qingmin.
"Master, Junior Brother Chu was in real danger this time. Who would have thought that Zheng Qingmin actually had three late-stage foundation-building cultivators? Fortunately, Junior Brother Chu is blessed with a long life. He will surely have good fortune in the future after surviving this disaster."
Seeing that his master was silent, Gu Fanzhou helped to speak up. In his opinion, Junior Brother Chu could not possibly lie.
First of all, this is the fact, and secondly, there is no need for Junior Brother Chu to lie.
He had also visited the scene, and it was indeed tragic. Not a single piece of Senior Brother Chen's body was intact, and the collected remains could prove what Junior Brother Chu had said, that Senior Brother Chen had indeed chosen to burn his lifespan.
As for the bronze bowl that Junior Brother Chu mentioned that sealed the spiritual bird, Gu Fanzhou immediately knew what spiritual weapon it was.
Everything at the scene was exactly as Junior Brother Chu said. I can only say that Junior Brother Chu was extremely lucky to be able to escape this time.
And if Junior Brother Chu killed Zheng Qingmin, then Junior Brother Chu would not need to hide this fact. With this merit, no one would object even if Junior Brother Chu wanted to become the young sect leader.
The sects and forces in several major cities around Shangyang City have also announced that whoever can kill Zheng Qingmin can occupy 30% of Shangyang City's territory.
"Brother Gu, come to think of it, I have to thank you for saving my life."
Chu Ning suddenly bowed to Gu Fanzhou, and seeing Gu Fanzhou's puzzled look, he pulled open his clothes, revealing the cracked spiritual armor underneath.
"If it weren't for this spiritual armor sent by Senior Brother Gu, I would have died under Zheng Qingmin's flying sword long ago."
When Xiang Zhaozheng saw the spiritual armor on Chu Ning, the doubts in his eyes were mostly eliminated, but not completely.
Mainly because after Chu Ning passed the message, the area within a thousand miles was immediately blocked off, and even a Jindan expert personally searched for him. However, Zheng Qingmin seemed to have suddenly evaporated, and no trace of him was found.
The safest way is to check Chu Ning's storage bag again.
"Disciple, are you injured?"
But before Xiang Zhaozheng could think of an excuse to search Chu Ning's storage bag, Xie Shouping appeared in the hall and looked at Chu Ning with concern.
"Master, I almost couldn't see you and couldn't fulfill my filial duty in front of you."
Xie Shouping's mouth twitched, but seeing the sadness on Chu Ning's face, he was also angry: "Master, Chu Ning was seriously injured. Why don't you let him recover now but let him stay in this hall?"
"Fifth Elder, please be patient. I also want to understand the situation. After all, Zheng Qingmin's life and death are at stake. The other families should have received the news by now. I can inform them of the situation after I understand it."
When Xie Shouping appeared, Xiang Zhaozheng knew that it was impossible for him to find Chu Ning's storage bag.
"Now that the Sect Master has understood everything, can you let me go back and heal my wounds?"
"I have understood it." Xiang Zhaozheng nodded.
"Disciple, follow me, Master."
Xie Shouping didn't hesitate and walked out of the hall with Chu Ning. Gu Fanzhou looked at the backs of the master and disciple as they left, then looked at his master and said, "Master, why are you questioning Junior Brother Chu like this?"
"Master is suspicious. It is very likely that Zheng Qingmin has been killed by Chu Ning."
Facing his only disciple, Xiang Zhaozheng did not hide his true thoughts.
"Zheng Qingmin was killed by Junior Brother Chu?"
There was a look of astonishment on Gu Fanzhou's face. Why would his master think so?
“Master, regardless of whether Junior Brother Chu has such strength, even if he does, Junior Brother Chu has no need to hide this matter. This is a great achievement.”
Gu Fanzhou hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Master, I think you are worrying too much."
"I hope I'm overthinking it. You're right. There's no need for Chu Ning to hide this."
Xiang Zhaozheng smiled. His disciple was a straightforward person. Sometimes, even he, as his master, could not persuade him to stop once he made up his mind.
The most important thing is that this disciple of his truly regards the Wenjin Sect as his home, and treats the disciples of the sect as fellow disciples.
The advantage is that one's reputation among the sect's disciples is very high, but the disadvantage is that one is less wary of fellow disciples.
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Chu Ning followed his master into the cave, confirmed that the formation outside the cave had been activated, and took the initiative to say: "Master, Zheng Qingmin was killed by me."
Xie Shouping, who was walking in front, paused and the corners of his mouth twitched.
For a moment, he didn't know whether to praise his disciple for giving him a big surprise, or to lament that his disciple had such bad luck.
"You killed Zheng Qingmin, but you deliberately concealed this matter. Is there any reason?"
"Yes, Zheng Qingmin has a stone on his body."
Chu Ning took out the image stone that Zheng Qingmin dropped from the storage bag. When Xie Shouping saw the image stone, he guessed why his disciple had concealed it.
The Image Stone is not a thing found in Baicheng and is extremely rare in the Baicheng area. The origin of the Image Stone in Zheng Qingmin's hand is self-evident.
"It seems that the marriage between the son of the leader of Xuantian Sect and Zheng Qingmin is not just a marriage of convenience, but you still can't clear yourself from suspicion, because Zheng Qingmin is really dead, and the last person who saw her was you."
"So I need you, Master, to help me clean up the mess and see how I can clear myself of suspicion."
Chu Ning was helpless, the person he trusted the most at the moment was his master, and only his master could handle this mess.
Xie Shouping nodded: "You should take good care of your wounds. I will go and take care of your tail."
After watching his master leave, Chu Ning did not rush to heal his wounds, but prepared to touch the corpse first.
(End of this chapter)