Chapter 28 028 Treasure Hunt
"You think you can kill me? If your three lovers were here just now, things would be fine, but now... humph."
He let out a low, mocking laugh, his gaze fixed coldly on Song Chi with a sinister expression. Even now, his eyes lingered on her chest and waist. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
This man had just embraced the young lady Huixian when he said that he liked women with slender waists the most.
Song Chi was indeed slender. This seemed to suit his taste!
Even at this moment, with his injuries so severe, he could still harbor romantic thoughts. Song Chi was truly speechless.
Regardless of whether it was Yin Qiang's contempt for her or his blustering threats, it was all just empty bravado.
Song Chi appeared within a ten-foot radius at that moment, and she even took two steps forward without making a sound. Then, she feigned hesitation, wondering whether to kill or flee. She did this mainly because she was afraid that Yin Qiang would escape using the secret treasure, and she wanted to kill him with one blow.
Upon seeing this, Yin Qiang couldn't help but laugh mockingly. "You can leave now, I won't kill you!"
Upon hearing his words, Song Chi immediately bit her lip, looking as if she wanted to leave. However, the triangular armor-piercing cone in her hand silently activated, and in that instant, the sound of the zither rang out like tearing silk.
"—You bastard..." Before he could finish speaking, Yin Qiang collapsed to the ground, his face pale.
Song Chi had long since mastered the art of using a single melody to activate the combination of her metal and water spiritual roots and lock onto the opponent's dantian. However, in the past ten attempts, she had always failed to connect with that cold and mysterious power in time, once or twice. But in this tense moment, her mind was as clear as still water, and the mystery was stirring within her.
The explosion of the Golden Water Spiritual Root shattered Yin Qiang's dantian.
This person is indeed quite skilled; when she activated her triangular defensive cone, I saw his body glow with spiritual light five times. Clearly, he possesses a very powerful defensive treasure.
However, Immortal Master Mo Shubai's magical treasure was exceptionally powerful. It actually ignored all defenses, allowing her to strike with unerring accuracy.
But that wasn't all. Song Chi cautiously unleashed a few more melodies, followed by a final strike to Yin Qiang's dantian, and then a powerful blow to his heart. Only after confirming that Yin Qiang was truly dead did she leap forward and sever his neck with a single dagger.
Only then did I feel at ease, and I immediately checked his storage ring.
Inside, they discovered a treasure shimmering with green light lying within the opened jade box. It was a treasure shaped like a green leaf, and it actually looked almost exactly like a real leaf.
When Song Chi held it in his hand, he felt an even greater heat rising within him. A desire almost burst forth from his chest.
If the triangular cone given to her by the immortal master hadn't suddenly jumped inside the ring, Song Chi would have almost groaned out loud. She immediately understood why Yin Qiang was such a lustful devil, as if he couldn't live without women.
While this treasure did indeed allow him to move like a ghost, enabling him to achieve a remarkable turnaround despite his extremely poor aptitude and earn the admiration of many disciples in the sect, it also caused him immense mental distress. It's feared that this item could render one completely unable to resist the allure of desire.
It feels like a treasure that only demonic cultivators in novels would possess. Demonic cultivators only appeared in the cultivation world 100,000 years ago. During the Great War of Ascension 100,000 years ago, demonic cultivators seemed to have been wiped out completely.
In short, although this treasure seemed somewhat poisonous, Song Chi was really tempted by its ghostly, instantaneous movement technique. Moreover, the triangular cone Mo Shubai had given him could not only break through defenses but also seemed capable of restraining the leaf.
So she put it into her storage ring.
As for Yin Qiang's other belongings, she didn't examine them closely. But just a casual glance revealed many women's undergarments. She immediately felt the storage ring was very dirty.
But it wasn't lost. Maybe we can still find something else; we'll see after we leave the secret realm.
After taking the storage ring, Song Chi quickly left the place.
The miasma in this peach grove must be a maze. To deal with such a magic array, one naturally has to rely on an immortal who can escape.
Song Chi's fingers flew swiftly, and a pentagram appeared. Sure enough, it flashed with spiritual light and pointed her in the right direction.
Her heart pounded. Three years of honing her skills had led to this day. Was that spiritual fruit just ahead?
Soon, she rushed out of the peach grove and saw a clear pool of water ahead, with lush green tea trees growing beside it. On the tea trees, three egg-sized fruits were steaming with wisps of mist.
Song Chi took a deep breath, then quickly looked left and right.
It was very quiet everywhere; there should be no one around. Moreover, the fruit had turned a white jade color, exactly like the ripe Ruyi Precious Fruit in the jade mirror given by Ye Qingyu.
Song Chi then flew over, plucked the first golden spirit with exceptionally rich spiritual energy, and swallowed it without saying a word.
The fruit melted in her mouth; to be honest, she couldn't even taste it, only felt her heart pounding in her chest. After finishing the first one, she immediately picked the second and swallowed it. Luckily, the fruit had no pit, otherwise, with her wolfing it down, she would have choked to death. The second one was imbued with wood elemental energy; the third one, upon sensing it, was indeed imbued with water elemental energy.
Click, click!
Song Chi swallowed it quickly, not daring to miss even the juice, and licked his lips hard.
Then he quickly became invisible and disappeared from the spot.
Next, she found a secluded grove of trees, concealed herself, closed her eyes, and meditated for fifteen minutes to allow the medicinal effects to be fully absorbed.
To be honest, Song Chi didn't know how well his spiritual root had been cleansed, but he did feel much lighter. The sluggish feeling he had when sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth during his previous cultivation had completely disappeared.
She could easily grasp spiritual energy with a simple stretch of her hand, and use it immediately to cultivate and improve her cultivation level.
This... must be because her spiritual root aptitude has changed. Before, her cultivation advancement speed was slower than her grandson's!
Song Chi breathed a sigh of relief. This spiritual fruit would then gently cleanse his entire body for another month, and once he left the secret realm, he could then have his spiritual root aptitude tested.
At this moment, she felt a refreshing fragrance surrounding her, which was tantamount to telling the whole world that she had consumed the auspicious fruit. Now, other cultivators could no longer take it from her, but there was no guarantee that jealousy would not lead them to harm her.
Song Chi dared not leave immediately. She meditated for another two hours, and when the fragrance dissipated, her cultivation level suddenly increased by one level, reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining. She had stayed here for half a year! Now she felt that she could reach the ninth level of Qi Refining in another three to five months.
The cultivation world's emphasis on aptitude is not without reason.
She emerged from the bushes and saw that the sun was already setting. Continuing to hide here was almost impossible, as the rising earth energy was causing spiritual energy to become chaotic. There was probably an array set up here as well.
Recalling the five vortexes when he fell, Song Chi had reason to suspect that there were probably four other barriers containing more Ruyi Fruits.
While she was hidden in the woods, she saw five groups of people leave not far from her. From their conversations, she learned that at least six Ruyi True Fruits had appeared within her current barrier. Among them was a cluster of divine trees with three bearing fruit, but it had been occupied by those damned people from the Southern Canghai Kingdom.
Dissatisfied, the disciples from the Eastern Continent rallied together and fought against the people of the Canghai Kingdom.
It's unclear who won and who lost. Those who ran to this corner were all like-minded individuals, probably not very talented. Anyway, getting involved in this kind of group fight wouldn't yield any results, so they might as well scatter and find their own opportunities.
In short, that was the information she had received. Song Chi decided to try her luck at the other four barriers. Human greed is insatiable; having obtained what she wanted, she also wanted to get one for Song Yun. Although the medicinal effects might be greatly reduced, it should at least improve her aptitude to eighty. If she could achieve the Golden Core stage, Song Yun would probably feel that her life would be complete.
Therefore, she still wanted to give it a try.
Then she consulted the oracle to open a path, silently chanting "Ruyi Zhenguo" in her heart. The pentagram moved, and she was indeed shown another path.
However, the path was quite long, and Song Chi traveled for more than an hour, until almost dusk. He felt a soft pop, and then he passed through the woods and appeared in a field overgrown with shrubs. He had broken through a barrier.
As dusk settled and the light began to dim, a grove of vibrant plum blossoms stretched out in front of the bushes. Seeing this grove filled with blooming flowers, especially with the intoxicating fragrance wafting through it, yet seemingly tinged with a bewitching miasma, Song Chi's heart stirred.
The divination skills of the escaped immortal are too amazing! Song Chi firmly believes that the one mid-grade spirit stone he spent back then was the most worthwhile money he had ever spent in both his lives.
She remained imperceptible, and as she passed through the plum grove, she learned from her previous experience in the peach grove. Each time the miasma and fragrant breeze wafted by, she immediately jumped far away to avoid it. In this way, her invisibility remained unbroken.
Then, after going deeper into the plum grove for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a circle of lush green shrubs suddenly appeared in front of them. This was... a door! The layout was almost identical to that of the peach grove.
She quietly hid behind a bush. Ahead, shrouded in mist, lay a pool of clear, emerald-green spring water, its surface rippling in the gentle breeze. Beside the spring stood three tea-tree-like immortal trees, each bearing three brightly colored fruits shrouded in ethereal mist. At this moment, however, they were still green.
They can only be harvested when they turn into ginkgo nuts.
However, the misty fog made Song Chi feel something was amiss. When a fragrant breeze blew by, she quietly flew backward and landed on a plum tree.
Then, by the small lake, six or seven figures in neat blue robes appeared—disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty. Two of them were likely captains or similar, as their blue robes were trimmed with gold. These were all individuals of considerable talent and should be quite formidable fighters.
That was all. Song Chi also saw Dai Jia and Cheng Yao, who were hidden by the fragrant breeze near the bushes.
The two women exchanged a glance, and seeing that their invisibility had vanished, they turned pale with fright and quickly retreated stealthily. Their movement was extremely light, suggesting they had the support of a powerful magical artifact.
Meanwhile, the people from the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty were probably quite anxious, fearing that these few people wouldn't be able to protect so many auspicious fruits. Therefore, in case of any unforeseen circumstances, they were busy setting up various formations to disperse the fragrance, and didn't notice Dai Jia and Cheng Yao.
Song Chi was speechless. There were seven people on the other side. Two of them looked quite capable and were even protected by formations.
There are only three people on their side. None of them are very strong, and it seems unlikely they can win this round.
Dai Jia and Cheng Yao thought the same thing, but they encountered the Ruyi Treasure Fruit and couldn't have it. They were both heartbroken and pale, probably feeling somewhat unwilling to accept it.
The two retreated a long way and stopped deep in the plum grove, where they looked at each other.
"What should we do? Should we rob it or not!" Dai Jia took a deep breath and asked.
Cheng Yao: "How can we take it? The two of us wouldn't even be enough to kill ourselves. Besides, their formation looks mysterious, and we can't break it."
Suddenly, footsteps sounded from the side. The two immediately tensed up, their hands secretly channeling spiritual energy as they cautiously looked over.
“I do know a bit about formations. Go around to the other side of the lake from the back. There’s a small gap there. My formation banner can break through it.” But who knew that it was Xi Ya, dressed in green, who came out.
Dai Jia and Cheng Yao's eyes lit up; Xi Ya was quite a fighter.
Moreover, there are methods to break the formation. However, considering that the opponent consists of seven people, the disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty are known for their fierce and domineering martial arts; even the Qi Refining stage disciples are very capable fighters.
Three people against seven opponents have no chance of winning.
"Let's go check out that flaw you mentioned!" Dai Jia still tried to resist.
Xi Ya then led them around to the other side of the small lake. Dai Jia guessed that there was some secret treasure in their possession, and she nodded with a look of surprise.
In reality, Song Chi had secretly followed and even performed a divination. There was indeed a gap in the passage for life over there!
At this moment, another wave of fragrant mist swept in, so Xi Ya and the others quickly retreated.
Song Chi did the same. But then he suddenly noticed a figure in blue leaping backward. However, the figure's movement was terrible, and it failed to dodge the fragrant breeze, completely revealing its form.
And just then, several demonic monkeys flew by.
Without saying a word, Song Chi rushed over and grabbed the man. With a tremor of his green leaf magic weapon, he moved like a ghost and disappeared into the depths of the plum grove in the blink of an eye.
"Who goes there!" Sure enough, disciples from the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty rushed out from behind and shouted.
Song Chi and the others naturally dared not utter a sound. Perhaps it was thanks to those few demonic monkeys that the disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty looked around and then went back to guard the spiritual fruit.
The only advantage of this secret realm is the lack of communication. Otherwise, there would be no chance for anyone else to sneak up and get a taste of the soup.
Song Chi, of course, didn't hide anything from Xi Ya and the other two. She had originally intended to drag her brother back to their side as well!
The five of them then flew deep into the plum grove, where Song Chi couldn't help but ask Song Yun a question in silence.
"Brother, how come you've come to this secret realm too?" Logically speaking, as an outer disciple of the Changyun Sect, he shouldn't have this qualification at all.
"I happened to be on a mission and passed by the southern shore of Yuzhu Lake. Although I was a hundred miles away from this secret realm, I was inexplicably drawn here by the water vapor," Song Yun said with a gentle smile.
Song Yun is one of the four most beautiful people Song Chilai has ever seen in this interface.
The other three are Immortal Master Mo Shubai, the female lead Cui Xueruo, and Xie Lanqing, the young master of Ziyan Divine Palace.
It is said that Song Yun looks most like his great-grandfather. This makes sense, considering that his great-grandfather, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, was able to manage the Song family's small business. Song Chi would not believe it was without the help of that face.
Song Yun possessed a radiant, peach-blossom-like face, but his nature was exceptionally gentle—a gentleness that came from the heart. He saw even the smallest plants and rivers as having feelings. This innate gentleness and elegance, combined with his appearance, made Song Chi believe he was the perfect partner for her, if he weren't her cousin.
Therefore, Song Yun revealed himself and spoke those two sentences to her.
The three girls over there all blushed slightly. Song Chi understood that Dai Jia and Cheng Yao, his best buddies, were typical fangirls. But the fact that even a cold beauty like Xi Ya blushed was a rare sight for Song Chi, which surprised him.
Then I thought of Xi Ya's character in the book. She was a girl born out of wedlock in a middle-class cultivation family. She had suffered a lot of humiliation at home since childhood, especially from her legitimate brother. Therefore, she was born with a strong aversion to men.
Throughout the book, Xi Ya remained aloof and beautiful. Later, after achieving great success in alchemy, she took on a disciple. When asked by the disciple what kind of man she would like, she said she would only like the most handsome and gentle man. These two requirements were too high, and the disciple laughed speechlessly.
Now... Song Yun perfectly embodies this image.
Putting those aside for now, Song Chi was burning with excitement. She hadn't actually planned to snatch the auspicious fruit. Even if she did manage to get it, the value for Song Yun would be greatly diminished. And she figured she'd have to fight tooth and nail to have any chance of winning.
At this moment, given how the secret realm had acted, actually sending Song Yun to her side, she was determined to seize the biggest opportunity no matter what.
However, before grabbing the item, Song Chi excused herself to use the restroom and went to the side to do some divination. She now had more faith in the metaphysics of escape masters.
Then, a divination was performed, and the result was very auspicious. Moreover, there were four small swords flying around, which meant that four people would help.
But with his brother's combat power... not to be sarcastic, but Song Yun's current combat power is basically just for show.
Even if she used her beauty to seduce him, the opponents were all male disciples. There was simply no chance!
After she returned, Xi Ya asked, "Have you already eaten the Ruyi Precious Fruit?" Then, without waiting for Song Chi's answer, she smiled and said, "Your cultivation has improved quite a bit, and although that pure energy is weak, it still can't escape my nose!"
Song Chi nodded. "I have indeed eaten!"
At that moment, Song Yun looked at her with exceptional joy, her eyes sparkling like flowing clouds, causing the two on the other side to blush. The Dai family and Cheng Yao, these two infatuated lovers, were utterly speechless.
“I’ve already eaten the spiritual fruit,” Xi Ya admitted directly. “The alchemical opportunity I need is by that small lake, and it will be born soon. I don’t want to miss it.”
Song Chi then wondered if it was the alchemy manual that Xi Ya had obtained from a powerful alchemist? But that seemed to be the secret realm for the Golden Core stage later on.
To everyone's surprise, Song Yun nodded in understanding upon hearing this. He probably sensed the Dao of Alchemy inheritance as well?
Xi Ya noticed immediately and gave Song Yun a glare.
Song Yun immediately shook his head with a gentle smile. "I'm not worth taking your opportunity." His expression made Xi Ya blush slightly and turn her head away.
"The Dao of Alchemy is naturally bestowed upon whomever it comes from. I will not accept an opportunity that does not belong to me," Xi Ya said.
Song Yun nodded. "What doesn't belong to me, I won't take a single penny from, Miss Xi."
Xi Ya's face turned even redder.
Seeing this, Song Chi, Cheng Yao, and the other two couldn't help but laugh. They quickly stopped after being glared at by Xi Ya.
"In that case, the Ruyi Precious Fruit will be split among the three of you, Cheng Yao. Now the question is, how should we compete for it?"
Song Chi had sensed the fragrant miasma ever since her battle with Yin Qiang in the peach blossom forest. Glancing at Cheng Yao now, she felt that Cheng Yao likely also possessed a secret treasure, albeit one with strong water-based spiritual power. This was something she had sensed through the leaf-shaped treasure.
"I feel that the miasma in this plum grove is just right for us sound cultivators to fight."
Seeing her staring at her like that, Cheng Yao couldn't hide it any longer and nodded. "I have a treasure that can help activate the mysteries of water elemental power, which just happens to be able to trigger that miasma and bewitching fragrance. But my music cultivation skills are average, and I'm not very good at playing the zither. I can play the flute and xiao, though."
Song Chi knew this. "I also have a way to activate wood elemental power. If the two of us play the zither and flute together, we might be able to make our opponents dizzy for a moment. But those two strong ones can only be left to you two."
Both Xi Ya and Dai Jia were quite capable fighters. The two immediately nodded, especially Dai Jia, whose fighting spirit soared, and a chill ran down her spine.
"Don't worry, I won't hesitate when it's my turn to act," Dai Jia said in a chilling voice.
This character actually had some good fortune later on, receiving the inheritance of a powerful sword cultivator and joining the ranks of top-tier experts. She was considered the second or third female lead in the book. Later, she had many opportunities to fight alongside the male lead, Su Yu, and, admiring Su Yu's domineering sword aura, she developed feelings for him. At the end of the book, she was even appointed a Grand General by Su Yu and settled in the Southern Continent.
Song Yun smiled and said, "Chi'er, I'm here too."
Song Chi: "...Brother, you take charge and support us."
These words made Cheng Yao and the other two cover their mouths and laugh. After all, just from Song Yun's clumsy teleportation technique, it was clear that his combat strength was really ordinary. It was good enough if he didn't cause trouble; he could only watch from the sidelines.
Song Yun was not annoyed by these words. Instead, she shook her head and smiled, then took out a pink pill from her sleeve.
"This pill is made with miasma. I fell into a pill room and was given to me by the master. It should be a mind-controlling pill. When I escaped from that pill room, I used this pill to knock out two Foundation Establishment demon beasts."
The Foundation Establishment level demon beast is actually very powerful, and its hide is thick and tough. It can defeat all of them combined.
Xi Ya, with her keen eye, took a closer look at the pink pill and nodded. "It does indeed seem to be the lost Peach Blossom Pill. Although its medicinal properties have been greatly reduced, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with a few Qi Refining disciples and cause them to experience hallucinations."
"Then let's fight!" she said decisively.
Dai Jia instantly gripped the green sword in her hand.
Song Chi pulled Cheng Yao aside speechlessly. "We need to find a better way to utilize that miasma. I think this miasma can't be manipulated by ordinary music."
This was something Cheng Yao had considered before, and she nodded in agreement.
"Then you must hurry, I think the Ruyi Precious Fruit will ripen in another quarter of an hour," Xi Ya said, guessing that her alchemical opportunity would also appear around the same time, hence her somewhat anxious expression.
Song Chi didn't hesitate and immediately taught her the Yao melody. That melody was the one that popped into her head most often when she was pondering those miasmas. At this point, she could only trust this intuition.
"It's a new piece!" Cheng Yao learned it quickly, her eyes shining. "This piece is exciting and has a very fast tempo, it suits me perfectly!"
Cheng Yao seems to have a good personality, and she gets along well with someone as strong as Dai Jia because of her easygoing nature. But surprisingly, the music she likes is intense.
Cheng Yao wasn't mentioned much in the book, probably because she didn't have the opportunity to improve her aptitude in the early stages.
Song Chi played the duet with her twice, but to be honest, he still wasn't sure he could do it.
If it weren't for that precious leaf, which not only provided extremely rich wood elemental energy to aid her but also helped her escape, Song Chi wouldn't have had the guts to rob seven disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty.
"Next, if we can't defeat them, we'll run. The disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty are focused on guarding the spiritual fruit; they won't come after us!"
Before setting off, Xi Ya said this. She and Dai Jia were walking at the very front, both of them full of fighting spirit.
"Okay." This was also Song Chi's plan. If they couldn't win, they could always run. Their lives were more important. "Brother, stick close to me." If anything went wrong, she would carry Song Yun and run. With that precious green leaf by her side, she wasn't afraid.
Hearing her say that, Song Yun smiled gently. "Okay." She trusted her completely.
This left Dai Jia somewhat disheartened. She also came from a small, ordinary cultivation family, but had a younger brother who always tried to take advantage of her. Later, seeing her grow stronger, that brother shamelessly came back to ask her for resources. Dai Jia slapped him across the face; she had a fiery temper.
Although Song Chi and Dai Jia didn't get along well at first, the friction gradually dissipated, and they became acquainted. However, judging solely from the spirit she displayed in the book—slapping her shameless younger brother away—Song Chi still liked her.
Soon, the four returned to the bushes.
Song Chi and Cheng Yao positioned themselves in a pincer movement, standing on opposite sides of the small lake, ready to reveal themselves as soon as the fragrant miasma arrived.
"Who goes there?" The disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty immediately became extremely alert.
Then, under the cover of night, two women, one in white and one in red, appeared, their faces covered, one holding a zither and the other a flute.
Whoosh!
The stirring sound of the piano rang out, followed by the soaring sound of the flute.
"Sound cultivators of the Eastern Continent, humph!" Sound cultivators do indeed have lineages, and they are all on the Eastern Continent.
However, it is a well-known fact in the cultivation world that sound cultivation is very weak and terrible in the early stages.
"Activate the killing formation!" The disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty were extremely cautious, not launching separate attacks on Song Chi and Cheng Yao. They were likely afraid of falling into a diversionary tactic. After all, the spiritual fruits they had been guarding for so long were clearly nearing harvest time. At this point, all they needed to do was hold their ground!
However, the moment their killing formation activated, a pure black magic banner fell to the shore with a thud.
The disciples' expressions changed immediately; how could they not know that weak point? The main problem was that their squad leader hadn't been able to regroup with them, and the banner the leader held was crucial to the formation.
Who knew that the opponent actually possessed a Demon-Subduing Banner, which broke the formation with a single blow.
"Over there, kill!" One of the two vice-captains immediately spotted Xi Ya's location and attempted to leap over to capture and kill her.
Suddenly, sword energy roared up, and then two pink pills scattered on the small lake.
Song Yun still had three Peach Blossom Pills, but he kept one. Even Xi Ya couldn't bear to use up such a lost art. Therefore, he only used two this time.
With the help of these two peach blossom pills, Song Chi and Cheng Yao's music was ready to unleash its full power. Suddenly, miasma blew in from all directions, mixing with the pink pills, and surged across the water like a tide.
The two squad leaders, who were rushing to kill Xi Ya and Dai Jia, suddenly froze, their anxious eyes mixed with a hint of confusion.
"It's a poison pill! Quickly take the antidote! You five, guard the spirit fruit to the death!"
The squad leader snorted coldly, swallowed the poison pill, and his complexion improved slightly. He sneered, "Those few can't do anything to us."
Although Xi Ya and Dai Jia were strong among the Qi Refining stage disciples, Song Chi knew from the ruthlessness these two squad leaders displayed that they would definitely not be able to defeat their opponents under normal circumstances.
The disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty are indeed formidable.
However, they cannot forget that sound editing is not only a powerful ability to control the atmosphere, but also the strongest support ability.
At this point, the melody reaches its most exciting climax.
Song Chi took a deep look at Dai Jia, and Cheng Yao's flute music caught up with Xi Ya's.
While the medicine is still active, deliver a fatal blow!
Dai Jia and Xi Ya had already exchanged blows with the two squad leaders once before both sides retreated abruptly. In fact, Dai Jia was beginning to feel a chill run down her spine. She realized that her opponents were also sword cultivators with both metal and water spiritual roots, and their spiritual root aptitude was definitely better than hers, and their cultivation level was also two major realms higher.
If she hadn't been bewitched by the music and the elixirs, she would have surely lost after just one move.
She might not be able to win this battle. Thinking this to herself, she gathered sword energy in her chest, but her fighting spirit remained undiminished.
She absolutely had to use all her strength, otherwise, she would regret it for the rest of her life if she missed out on such a spiritual fruit.
But at the very last moment before she raised her sword to strike, a sword aura that sent shivers down her spine surged forth along with the rhythm of the music. The mysterious and elusive divine inspiration from heaven and earth that she had previously experienced in her understanding of swordsmanship now seemed as if a blessing had descended upon her, clearly imprinted in her heart.
The sword energy surged like a tide, engulfing his entire body. A surge of heroic spirit rose to the sky, and Dai Jia couldn't help but let out a soft whistle.
Sound cultivation is indeed the strongest support for sword cultivators; my master was right.
Dai Jia's sword strike was so magnificent and beautiful that even she couldn't help but marvel at it. This was something she couldn't do on her own at this moment; this sword strike was comparable to the divine grace of a true sword god like Mo Feiyun.
One strike, one kill!
She can do it.
The sword energy was sharp as a blade, heading towards the Tai Xuan Immortal disciple in green robes ahead.
There was no way to avoid it. The other person's face showed an incredulous and terrified look, but in the end, it was estimated that they had some kind of secret method to help them.
The man managed to avoid vital organs, but his sword still pierced through the heart and went straight to the shoulder blade.
"Ah!" the disciple screamed and fell into the water.
Over there, Xi Ya unleashed a punch that sent water cascading down like a waterfall, accompanied by a muffled thunderclap, simultaneously knocking the squad leader into the water. The squad leader was seen spitting blood and unable to fight any longer.
"Quick! The spirit fruit is almost ripe."
Song Chi and Cheng Yao both shouted at this moment.
The two squad leaders, coughing up blood, roared, "Hold on to the death! Damn it, hold on to the death! Our captain will be here with reinforcements soon!"
It's unclear whether these words were meant as a threat. In any case, the fight had progressed to this point, and Dai Jia and Xi Ya had gone completely berserk, charging towards the nameless disciple guarding the immortal tree without regard for their own safety.
Song Chi and Cheng Yao were so anxious that their music sounded like the voice of hell, extremely cold and murderous, as they rushed towards Dai Jia and Xi Ya to provide support.
Seeing Dai Jia knock two people unconscious with a single sword strike, Xi Ya kicked one of them away and then led the other two to fight on the side.
Song Chi turned around and kicked his brother, sending him flying to the edge of the immortal tree. "Eat the spirit fruit, quick!"
The fruits on the first cluster of immortal trees, now surrounded by auspicious clouds and flawless white jade, are ripe.
Although Song Yun felt slightly apologetic, she didn't waste any time and immediately grabbed three fruits and jumped aside to eat them voraciously.
"Dai Jia, Cheng Yao, you two go too."
Seeing that the other two plants had also ripened, Song Chi's green treasure trembled, and she moved like a blur, appearing behind one of the disciples fighting Xi Ya. A punch to the heart... In truth, her fist technique was truly terrible, but she couldn't withstand such a sneak attack. The disciple groaned, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and fell onto the lake's surface.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xi Ya punched the last remaining disciple away.
"Someone's coming over there!" Song Yun, having finished eating the fruit, jumped to a high place and immediately gave an anxious warning.
"Hmph, you're all dead." The two disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty swallowed healing pills and said viciously.
"Alright." Cheng Yao and Dai Jia wolfed down the three fruits.
Xi Ya stared anxiously at the water's surface. Then, two streams of spiritual energy flew out and landed in her and Song Jun's hands.
"Hurry up!" Without saying a word, Song Chi hoisted Song Yun onto his shoulder, pressed down hard on his green leaf magic weapon, and his figure trembled like a butterfly before disappearing into the darkness in the blink of an eye.
Sia and Dai Jia were not far behind; they flew into the plum grove and immediately became invisible.
Without even turning around, I could sense a dozen or so figures rushing angrily toward me.
If you were to encounter that, you would surely die.
The following night, thanks to the divination method of the escape immortal, Song Chi led the group on a roundabout escape throughout the night.
At dawn, I sensed a barrier ahead.
"We're saved!" Xia and the others exclaimed with delight.
Then the five of them immediately flew forward. Their landing points before and after the barrier were not the same, so the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty disciples who were chasing them could not catch them.
But to everyone's surprise, when passing through the barrier screen, Song Chi was pushed apart by spiritual power.
Seeing that Song Yun and Xi Ya were being escorted together, Song Chi immediately shouted, "Xi Ya, if my brother is in danger, the three of you should help him up!"
Song Chi was genuinely worried that Song Yun, being so weak, wouldn't be able to leave the secret realm alive. Now that he had received the spiritual fruit to cleanse his spiritual roots, his future was bright. She couldn't accept the cruel outcome of him perishing here again.
Sia and the other two smiled. "Okay!" they all agreed.
Song Yun looked somewhat embarrassed, but instead cautioned, "Chi'er, you must be careful even when you're alone. Don't risk your life for the treasure!"
In truth, I couldn't hear what he said at all; his entire face flashed like a ripple and then disappeared.
Song Chi also tumbled into the woods. She didn't dare stop and quickly disappeared, running forward.
As they ran, the spiritual energy ahead surged violently.
Then a magnificent vermilion palace complex suddenly rushed towards her.
"Wow!"
She turned and ran for her life. That place was a no-go; it was the Flying Immortal Hall where the female protagonist and her group had seized the Flying Immortal Token and obtained the secret technique to unseal the Flying Immortal Platform. These talented disciples had brought seven or eight thousand people in, but only seven or eight hundred had come out alive.
That's a meat grinder. Going there means certain death; there's basically no chance of survival.
Unexpectedly, Ye Qingyu and his group suddenly appeared on the vermilion corridor of the pursuing Immortal Palace.
"—You! You're in danger. Running away won't help. Come here right now."
Ye Qingyu shouted angrily.
Song Chi didn't want to hear a damn thing. Not only did she fly back, she ran even faster.
And then a person ran up beside her—it was Qi Zhenmo. He looked like he'd been chased by the celestial palace for a while; his hair was slightly disheveled, and he looked a bit disheveled.
"Qi Zhenmo, you should run away. That celestial palace is definitely after you."
Song Chi immediately displayed the spirit of "better to die than die myself," and kicked Qi Zhenmo back.
"Ha ha!"
Qi Zhenmo was not only not annoyed, but also laughed with pleasure. Soon Song Chi knew what he was laughing at. This bastard actually thought that he would rather die than let his fellow Daoist die.
He grabbed her sleeve, which she hadn't managed to slip off, and pulled it back.
Sizzle!
As Song Chi slashed back at her sleeve with her dagger, she discovered that the Immortal Palace had rushed over and completely enveloped her.
And he and Qi Zhenmo tumbled down the corridor, landing just ten steps in front of Ye Qingyu and the others.
Song Chi jumped up and kicked Qi Zhenmo twice. "You bastard, you dragged me into this!"
Qi Zhenmo didn't seem to mind being kicked twice; he just lay on the ground laughing happily. She knew this tough nut to crack—the moment he became her deskmate, she had a premonition that nothing good would come of it. And she was right!
Ye Qingyu and the other geniuses gathered at this moment, watching Song Chi and Qi Zhenmo harm each other, and finally both rolled down the corridor, leaving them speechless.
When the other disciples saw the Immortal Palace, they rushed in, but most of them were knocked away by the Immortal Palace.
Those two, on the other hand, saw the Celestial Palace as a ghost and ran faster than rabbits. They even sabotaged and plotted against each other.
It's so frustrating, I don't even know what to say.
"Oh? Have you consumed the spiritual fruit?" Xie Lanqing, a handsome man, had a keen sense of smell and sniffed the air as he looked at the two of them.
The others, however, were quite surprised, scrutinizing Song Chi and Qi Zhenmo. Most of them possessed Heavenly Spiritual Roots and didn't need the spiritual fruit to cleanse their aptitude. Only Su Yu and Xie Lanqing had indeed encountered spiritual fruits upon entering the secret realm, picked and consumed them, and thus were captured by the Immortal Palace.
Ye Qingyu pursed her lips, quite pleased, but she hid it.
"Song Chi!"
"Come here."
This kid always had a bit of a domineering CEO vibe, habitually using a commanding tone. If it weren't for the treasure he'd given her—though she hadn't used it yet… but it was still a form of protection—Song Chi only gave him a slight glance, without rolling her eyes. In their group, there were only seven or eight top geniuses. These included Cui Xue Ruo and Su Yu, then Xie Lan Qing, and several other top immortal sect prodigies.
Qi Zhenmo jumped up at this moment and said to Song Chi.
"Are you coming with me, or with them?"
"Just kidding, of course I'll go with you."
Without saying a word, Song Chi followed Qi Zhenmo and darted to the left along the long corridor in front of them, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
There were indeed two boundary points ahead, and to the left was actually the ominous gate. This was deduced by the geniuses who had used their various abilities; they had all consistently chosen to go to the right.
Moreover, Song Chi and Qi Zhenmo were incredibly fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"That damn bastard!" Ye Qingyu was so angry that the veins on her forehead throbbed and her face twisted with rage.
Cui Xueruo and the others chuckled. They truly hadn't expected that Ye Qingyu, known for his arrogant nature, would actually get provoked and only blush and curse. If it were anyone else, Ye Qingyu would have already charged in and started taunting them; this kid has a sharp tongue.
After watching the commotion, Cui Xueruo smiled and said to the crowd, "My intuition tells me it's to the right. What do you all think?"
Everyone looked to the right and nodded.
They filed in, with only Ye Qingyu struggling slightly, trying to turn left. However, the Ye family disciples following behind had already seen through her intentions and quickly grabbed both of them, pulling them to the right.
The talented disciples ahead couldn't help but chuckle. At this crucial moment, neither sects nor families could tolerate their juniors neglecting their duties. The Ascension Token and the secret method to unseal the Ascension Platform were of paramount importance. After all, it concerned an opportunity to ascend to immortality that only came once every 100,000 years.
Which cultivator could resist the temptation of becoming an immortal?
However, with this connection to immortality comes endless danger.
Soon, the geniuses entered the hall, only to find it fraught with danger, forcing them to use all their secret techniques and be fully prepared.
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Author's Note: [Three-Cat Head] Second update. I'll start updating at 9 PM tomorrow~ 10,000 words a day!
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