Chapter 779 Capturing the Life Core, Settling the Minor Karma
"It really is that mountain forest where we went into seclusion back then!"
Upon hearing the roar, Xiao Li immediately confirmed it.
It recognized that roar; it was the roar of the Wind Beast, a unique beast found only in the Gale Plains.
“That’s right, this is outside the Gale Plains, in the forest where we used to go into seclusion.” Lu Qing nodded.
It was precisely because he had stayed here for a period of time that Lu Qing was able to remember the spatial coordinates and successfully teleport in.
"Brother, have you been here before?" Xiaoyan asked.
"Yes, that's perfect. Let's go see our old friends."
Lu Qing waved his hand, and a spatial force enveloped everyone, causing them to disappear from the spot.
The next moment, when they reappeared, the surroundings were filled with raging winds and yellow sand.
Not far away, there was a huge figure waving its arms, seemingly attacking something.
With just a slight thought, Lu Qing completely stopped the raging sandstorm within a ten-foot radius around him.
Furthermore, their aura completely blended into their surroundings, and even the enormous figure did not notice their arrival.
"Ah Qing, it's the Nascent Soul Realm Wind Beast we encountered back then!"
Xiao Li saw the huge figure and immediately spoke.
It turned out that the roaring beast was the same one that had chased them when they passed through the Gale Plains.
“It is that guy, which is why I said he is an old friend.” Lu Qing nodded slightly.
Furthermore, he noticed that the Nascent Soul Realm wind beast, with whom he had once fought, had also improved its cultivation.
The sand and stones that have now coalesced into a body are exceptionally solid, and the way the arms are swung is quite methodical.
It is clear that he has truly entered the realm of primordial spirit, and his intelligence has also increased considerably.
His gaze then fell on the other side.
Opposite the wind beast, seven or eight human cultivators were forming an array, jointly activating a magic weapon to create a defensive light shield, struggling to resist the wind beast's attacks.
However, judging from the constantly swaying light barrier under the wind beast's attacks, it was clear that they couldn't hold out for much longer.
"Senior brother, this wind beast has actually fully entered the Nascent Soul Realm. Now its intelligence has greatly increased, and it can perfectly control the wind laws of this Gale Plain. What should we do?"
Inside the protective barrier, a woman at the late Golden Core stage looked anxiously at the crumbling magical barrier.
She hadn't expected that this wind beast in the Gale Plains had actually entered the Nascent Soul Realm and completely controlled the Gale Plains.
Contrary to rumors, he was merely a half-step Nascent Soul with low intelligence.
She and her fellow disciples were too reckless in coming to hunt this wind beast.
If it weren't for the mid-grade spiritual artifact, the Mystic Light Shield, bestowed upon them by their master, they would probably have perished here.
However, it seems that even the Xuan Guang Shield can only hold out for a while. If things continue like this, it will be destroyed sooner or later.
"Don't panic, hold on a little longer. I'm preparing to unleash the Heaven-Shattering Thrust. It will only take twenty breaths at most. Hang in there!"
A young man in white standing at the very front of the formation gritted his teeth and said.
"Heaven-Shattering Thrust! Senior Brother, you mustn't!" another youth exclaimed. "Once you unleash Heaven-Shattering Thrust, all your magic power will be exhausted, and you'll be unable to move again!"
The others also paled. In this raging plain, the meaning of exhausting one's magical power was all too clear.
"There's no other way. This Nascent Soul Realm wind beast is more powerful than we expected. Apart from the Heaven-Shaking Thorn, there's no way to harm it," the white-robed youth said urgently.
"Remember, when I blast its body apart with the Heaven-Shattering Thrust, you must run away immediately. As long as the Wind Beast's life core is intact, it will be immortal and indestructible. Even if its body is shattered, it will recover in a dozen breaths at most."
"Whether I destroy the wind beast's life core or not, you all should take advantage of this time to escape as far as possible and get out of the Gale Plains as quickly as possible!"
"Then what will you do, senior brother?" the woman asked.
"Don't worry about me, this is the only way, otherwise we'll all die here!" the young man in white shouted.
At the same time, a long golden spike condensed in front of him, exuding an astonishing aura.
Sensing the aura emanating from the golden spikes, the Nascent Soul Realm wind beast seemed to realize the threat and its attacks became even more ferocious.
A fist, formed from sand and stone and as large as a mountain, slammed into the light barrier in front of it, one punch after another, trying to crush these little reptiles to death.
However, the Mystic Light Shield truly lives up to its reputation as a defensive mid-grade spiritual artifact.
Even under such attacks, they persisted.
Although it shook, deformed, and twisted violently, the people inside the light shield persevered to the death and managed to keep it intact.
Time passed slowly, and the golden thorns in front of the white-robed youth grew brighter and brighter.
The Nascent Soul Realm wind beast became even more agitated. Under intense threat, it immediately disregarded everything, leaped high into the air, clasped its fists together, and slammed them fiercely into the light barrier below.
It will completely crush these reptiles before the golden spikes are finished!
"Now!"
However, the moment the Nascent Soul Realm wind beast leaped up, the white-robed youth's eyes suddenly opened, and a burst of sharp light flashed in them.
At the same time, the golden spikes in front of him transformed into a beam of golden light and shot towards the location of his life core at an unimaginable speed.
"It's a success!"
The young man in white was overjoyed as he looked at the spot where the golden light had pierced.
In his perception, the wind beast's life core had not changed and was about to be hit.
But in the next instant, he saw a cunning glint flash in the wind beast's eyes.
Then he saw that his Heaven-Shattering Spike was about to strike the Wind Beast's life core.
The wind beast's entire body suddenly exploded, merging with its life core into the endless sandstorm.
The terrifying spike he conjured with all his magical power missed its mark and shot straight into the sky.
"Walk!"
What shocked the young man in white even more was that he heard a loud shout beside him, and at the same time several figures rushed out of the light barrier and flew backward.
However, his junior brothers and sisters thought he had blasted the wind beast to pieces, so they dared not delay and fled desperately as he instructed.
A sudden wave of fear washed over the young man in white. He turned his head sharply and shouted, "No!"
However, it was too late. The wind beast that had just exploded was instantly reformed in the blink of an eye.
With a wave of his hand, a giant palm, as large as a mountain, crushed down on the figures who had not yet escaped far.
"Oh no, how did the wind beast's body condense so quickly?"
"It deliberately dispersed its body and was not hit by my senior brother!"
"It deliberately created a flaw just now. Does this wind beast possess such intelligence?"
"This is bad! Without the Mystic Light Shield, we can't withstand its attack!"
"It's over!"
The fleeing figures were utterly shocked by the power of the wind beast's palm strike.
They never expected that the intelligence of this Nascent Soul Realm wind beast would reach such a level.
Its earlier rage was all an act, intended to provoke its senior brother into making a move.
Now that the Heaven-Shattering Thorn is gone, they have left the protective range of the Mystic Light Shield.
Before this cunning wind beast at the Nascent Soul Realm level, capable of controlling countless sandstorms, they were already lambs to the slaughter, with no hope of escape whatsoever.
As the giant hand of sandstorm drew ever closer, boundless despair welled up in everyone's hearts.
Just when they thought they were about to be crushed.
A soft voice suddenly rang out.
"Certainly."
As soon as that word was uttered, the entire world fell silent.
Whether it's the enormous wind beast, the endless sandstorm, or those figures desperately trying to escape.
Everything was completely still, frozen in place.
"what happened?"
The young man in white turned his head and stared wide-eyed at the scene before him.
At that moment, the entire world before him seemed still.
The enormous wind beast was frozen in mid-air, its outstretched sandstorm hand hovering above the heads of several junior brothers and sisters.
The junior disciples were also unable to move, their faces filled with terror.
Similarly, he himself was also suppressed in place, unable to make any move.
Just as the young man in white was in shock, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Because he saw several figures suddenly appear in front of the huge Nascent Soul Realm Wind Beast.
To be precise, it consisted of a young man in blue robes, a stunningly beautiful young woman, and several small, exotic beasts.
Then he saw the young man smile at the wind beast.
"Old friend, it's been so long! Have you missed me?"
Lu Qing smiled and greeted the wind beast in front of him, whose eyes showed fear.
At the same time, I was also a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, after decades, that clumsy wind beast has made considerable progress.
Not only did he enter the realm of primordial spirit, but his intelligence also increased significantly, and he even learned to be cunning.
Even he was somewhat impressed by the scene where he deliberately created an opening, causing the white-robed youth's killing move to miss.
The suppressed Nascent Soul Realm wind beast trembled upon seeing Lu Qing's appearance, its eyes revealing anger.
It immediately recognized the person in front of it; this was the same human who had tricked it before.
Although its appearance has changed, it can never forget that aura of divine spirit.
It was this very kid who not only tricked him back then, but also slaughtered many of his men.
This made the wind beast realize its mistake and begin to cultivate diligently, eventually mastering the power of the Primordial Spirit Realm.
Furthermore, it secretly observed the humans passing through the Stormy Plains, learning their cunning and schemes from them.
The goal is so that one day, when I encounter that kid again, I won't be fooled again, and I can crush him completely!
Now that the enemy is right in front of it, how could the wind beast not be furious?
The sand and dust on its body began to vibrate, as if it wanted to break free from its restraints and smash the human boy in front of it into a bloody pulp.
"You still don't learn your lesson."
Seeing the wind beast's angry expression, Lu Qing shook his head.
Just now I thought this wind beast had become more intelligent and knew how to scheme against people.
In retrospect, there was actually no fundamental transformation.
If you can't even see the situation in front of you, you're essentially not very bright.
"It seems you have no intention of catching up with me. Fine, then I'll see you off."
With a slight thought, Lu Qing withdrew the suppressing power from the wind beast.
The Nascent Soul Realm Wind Beast was overjoyed when it felt the invisible force binding it disappear.
The next moment, it roared and made a move to pounce on Lu Qing.
Just when Lu Qing thought the wind beast was going to fight him to the death, he saw the wind beast's huge body suddenly dissipate and explode into a sky full of sand waves.
Its life core instantly merged into the endless sandstorm and disappeared without a trace.
But at the first moment, they chose to flee.
Lu Qing was slightly taken aback, then laughed: "You've improved quite a bit, haven't you? You even know how to bluff. But do you think you can escape my grasp like this?"
Lu Qing gently stretched out his hand and grabbed at the empty space below.
Then, an incredulous scream rang out.
Amidst the endless sandstorm, wisps of faint yellow light rapidly gathered towards Lu Qing's palm.
Soon, a yellow dot of light formed and landed on his palm.
From within those yellow dots of light came invisible roars, the very voices of the Nascent Soul Realm Wind Beast.
"They actually managed to forcibly extract the life core of the wind beast that had already merged into the sandstorm?"
The young man in white and the others nearly popped their eyes out when they saw this.
For a moment, they didn't even notice that the suppressive power on them had also disappeared.
There was no way around it; the methods Lu Qing was currently using were simply too astonishing.
It's important to know that the Gale Plains is a very special place, where powerful wind beasts can be continuously nurtured within the mysterious wind caves.
Wind beasts are the darlings of this region filled with wind-based laws. Their ability to gather and disperse invisibly gives them an extremely tenacious ability to survive.
Even an ordinary wind beast, once its life core merges into the sand and dust, is beyond the reach of even a Nascent Soul Realm expert.
But what they saw now was a wind beast at the Nascent Soul Realm level that had already integrated its life core into the sandstorm.
He was forcibly pulled out of the endless sandstorm by another human cultivator!
Looking at the yellow light in Lu Qing's hand, the white-robed youth and the others could hardly imagine how this was done.
Even their master, a dignified fourth-level Nascent Soul, did not possess such supernatural powers.
Just what level of existence does this mysterious young man before us possess?
"I told you, you can't escape my grasp."
Lu Qing looked at the Wind Beast Life Core in his hand, which seemed to be begging for mercy, but he showed no mercy.
With a gentle squeeze of the palm, an immense and terrifying power erupted, and the yellow light spot was instantly crushed and completely annihilated without any chance of resistance.
Having understood the cause and effect, Lu Qing said, "Xiao Yan, let's go."
"Senior, wait a moment..."
Seeing that Lu Qing was about to leave, the young man in white, who realized that he could move again, quickly called out.
However, before he could finish speaking, Lu Qing and the others had already vanished without a trace.
"This is... spatial teleportation!"
The young man in white shuddered once more.
Those capable of spatial teleportation are at least powerful beings at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage.
That senior is indeed someone whose realm far surpasses that of my master!
For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity with that senior's appearance.
The young man in white was deep in thought when suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and his eyes widened abruptly.
(End of this chapter)
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