Chapter 288: Far Ahead
The body of the ghost crab is as big as a human head, with six legs more than three feet long, and a pair of front claws that are thick and sharp, just like two pairs of scissors made of black steel.
The most special thing is the ghost face on the front of the crab shell. It has real human facial features and red eyes, which looks very scary.
A maid used scissors to open the crab shell, scooped out the golden cream inside into white jade bowls, and placed them for the guests one by one.
Gao Xian is not very particular about food, generally speaking, as long as it tastes good, it's fine.
The yellow paste in the jade bowl is like melted gold, showing fine golden granules and with fresh juice. The golden color is very beautiful and pure.
It looks delicious just by looking at it, and it exudes a rich and fragrant aroma, which makes people's appetite increase.
Gao Xian took a bite with a delicately shaped spoon. It was soft and sandy in the mouth, and the delicious taste burst out like a flame bomb. The key is that the delicious taste is rich and mellow.
In terms of taste, the ghost crab is indeed extremely delicious.
The ointment also contains rich spiritual energy, comparable to the top-level second-level elixir.
After Gao Xian refined the Great Vajra, his body and spirit became perfect, and he could immediately detect if there was something wrong with the food he ate.
He also has clones that can transfer damage, so he doesn't have to be too careful about what he eats and drinks.
After tasting the ghost crab, Gao Xian admitted that it was indeed delicious. He praised it, saying, "It is indeed extremely fresh and delicious."
Lu Shidao said with some pride: "Ghost crabs are very difficult to catch. These ghost crabs may not look big, but they are of the second level. They cannot be caught with any fishing net. Fishermen who go into the water are often killed by ghost crabs.
"This creature will die after being away from the lake water for one day. Its body will rot in a short time. Even a storage bag will not be able to preserve it.
"Only in Liuhe City at this time of year can you taste this kind of delicious food."
Lu Shidao raised his glass and said to Gao Xian, "Brother Gao, Brother Ye, and Taoist friend Ling Zhen are all here today, which makes this grand event possible. It is an honor for the ghost crabs to be tasted by you all."
"Fellow Daoists, please."
Gao Xian raised the glass and drank it all in one gulp. The wine was slightly spicy and bitter, but it neutralized the fresh taste of the yellow paste very well and created a special flavor.
This wine is apparently made to go with devil crabs.
Fan Lingzhen, who was standing by, drank one glass, then poured himself some wine, and drank several glasses in a row.
She acted as if no one was around, as if she was the only one at the table, revealing a natural and straightforward attitude.
This kind of free and easy manner has a unique charm, which greatly enhances the charm of this woman.
Lu Shidao was afraid of the awkward situation, so he smiled and said, "This wine is brewed with nine-tailed snake grass, and it has a long aftertaste. It is a perfect match with the ghost crab..."
The combination of ghost-faced crab and nine-tailed snake grass wine will merge with the spiritual energy of the cultivator, and will have an extremely subtle effect on magic power and consciousness in a short period of time.
This effect is quite beneficial to practitioners, but it will cause some sluggishness in the circulation of practitioners' mana and affect their spiritual consciousness in a short period of time.
It's like a slightly tipsy person who is clear-headed and able to move freely. However, from the conscious to the physical, all aspects of the reaction are actually a little slower, but the person himself cannot notice it.
Lu Shidao arranged this dinner just to use the ghost-faced crab and nine-tailed snake grass wine to trip up Gao Xian.
Ye Qixiu had taken the elixir in advance, so he would naturally not be affected.
As one gains, the other loses, and Ye Qixiu has a huge advantage.
Lu Shidao didn't want to kill Gao Xian, he couldn't afford the consequences. But he couldn't stand Gao Xian, the leader of the Qingyun Dharma Assembly and the true disciple of Shenxiao. Whenever he talked about these, he became Gao Xian's foil.
This feeling is very disgusting.
Since Gao Xian is so brilliant, let him have a taste of failure. Even if Gao Xian holds a grudge, he can only go to Ye Qixiu.
If Gao Xian can still win under such circumstances, it can only be said that Ye Qixiu is too incompetent.
Lu Shidao urged them to drink more enthusiastically, and by the time they had finished a small bowl of rice, they had already drunk several cups.
Ye Qixiu, who was a little drunk, stood up suddenly and said loudly: "I have eaten the crab and drank the wine. Fellow Daoist Gao, come on."
Gao Xian smiled and said, "Everyone is in high spirits. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to take action now?"
"For cultivators like me, there is no need to be so particular."
Ye Qixiu pointed to the sparkling Heart Lake in front of him and said, "The Heart Lake is vast, enough for you and me to perform. Please come in, fellow Taoist."
Without giving Gao Xian a chance to say anything, Ye Qixiu's body was flashing with a pale golden aura, and he flew out of the window onto the lake.
Ye Qixiu raised his voice and said, "Today, I, Ye Qixiu, will compete with fellow Daoist Gao Xian, the True Transmission Master of the Divine Sky Sect. Please be a witness."
His voice was loud and powerful, spreading in all directions along the lake surface. Almost half of the people in Liuhe City could hear his words.
Gao Xian also admired Ye Qixiu's loud voice. This was not a special spell, but the sound he made with his strong body.
These words naturally attracted a lot of attention. Needless to say, the people by the lake all stared with wide eyes.
There were also some cultivators who used mapping spells such as the Water Mirror to observe Ye Qixiu.
Ye Qixiu goes in and out of Liuhe City all year round. He has a tough temper and often fights with others.
Many people know this young foundation-building monk with powerful magic.
All the evildoers hiding in South City were frightened by this shout.
The foundation-building cultivators could all sense the powerful magic power in this sentence, which also aroused their curiosity.
Even Shui Yuying, who was hiding in the south city, was awakened.
She didn't care about a small foundation-building cultivator, but what she cared about was that the other party mentioned Gao Xian's name.
"Someone wants to fight Gao Xian?"
Shui Yuying became interested. She locked onto the source of the sound, stretched out her hand and a water mirror appeared out of thin air.
The water mirror technique she used was a secret technique passed down by Qingyun, and it could reflect the situation within a radius of more than ten miles.
This kind of reflection is not observed with spiritual consciousness, but a mysterious mapping of the surroundings through magic.
In Liuhe City, Shui Yuying will inevitably be suppressed by the city's protective magic circle.
That's it. It's not difficult to use the water mirror technique to map the heart lake several miles away.
Shui Yuying slightly adjusted the water mirror and quickly locked onto Ye Qixiu who was showing off his might on the lake.
"This guy has a strong and sturdy figure, powerful magic power, and his surname is Ye. Is he Ye Huanyuan's disciple?"
Shui Yuying became more interested. If this guy was killed by Gao Xian, Ye Huanyuan should be more active! On Zichou Peak east of Liuhe City, Lu Bingyang, the leader of Liuhe Sect, was talking to Ye Huanyuan.
The pavilion where the two were located had a wide view, overlooking the entire Liuhe City and Xinhu Lake.
This place is dozens of miles away from the Heart Lake. The two could not hear Ye Qixiu's words, and under normal circumstances, they could not see the human figure clearly.
In their eyes, Ye Qixiu on the lake was just a black dot as small as a needle tip.
Ye Huanyuan was too familiar with his disciple. Even though the black dot was just as small as a needle tip, he recognized it as Ye Qixiu.
Ye Huanyuan activated his secret technique, and golden light flashed in his eyes. He could clearly see the figure of the disciple dozens of miles away, and the arrogance on his face.
"Fighting again?"
He smiled at Lu Bingyang standing beside him and said, "My disciple is a combative person. It is precisely because of his strong desire to win that his cultivation has made rapid progress. However, with this kind of personality, he is also prone to suffer losses.
“It’s hard to say between gains and losses.”
Lu Bingyang's long white eyebrows moved slightly, and a strange light flashed in his red eyes. He didn't care about it at first, but now he wanted to take a look.
Ye Qixiu was extremely famous in Liuhe City, even more famous than Lu Shidao. Of course, Ye Qixiu had a bad reputation.
Lu Bingyang had never seen this young man before, so he would definitely take a look at Ye Qixiu's abilities now that he had the chance.
From his point of view, Ye Qi had practiced the Giant Spirit Sutra quite well, with strong muscles and bones and powerful magic power.
Especially the arrogance between his eyebrows, which is very imposing.
Given time, there is a good chance that he will surpass Ye Huanyuan. I never knew that Ye Huanyuan was such a good teacher.
Just as Lu Bingyang was sighing, he saw a man in blue clothes approaching Ye Qixiu.
The man was extremely handsome, standing with a sword in his hand, and naturally had an elegant and free-spirited temperament.
"Gao Xian!"
Lu Bingyang had never seen Gao Xian before, but he recognized his identity at a glance.
After all, it was really rare to see a cultivator of this temperament. Especially those eyes, which were as bright as stars and deep and profound, making people unforgettable.
"The leader of the Qingyun Dharma Assembly is indeed extraordinary."
Lu Bingyang couldn't help but nod. Although the two sides hadn't started fighting yet, Gao Xian's demeanor was already far superior to Ye Qixiu's.
Looking at Gao Xian's magical power flowing mysteriously and deeply, and his body and spirit faintly showing a tendency to perfection, he couldn't tell the depth of Gao Xian's cultivation.
Ye Huanyuan also noticed something was wrong, hesitantly asked: "Is that person a true disciple of Qingyun Sect?"
"He must be a great sage without a doubt."
Lu Bingyang was very sure, "He came to borrow the Five Elements Cave Heaven to practice."
“It’s really him.”
Ye Huanyuan was in a complicated mood. Shui Yuying had just told him about Gao Xian yesterday, and today his disciple had fought with Gao Xian.
This is really a coincidence.
His stupid disciple, who could make Shui Yuying so worried, would definitely not be able to defeat Gao Xian.
Ye Huanyuan felt a little uneasy. He only had this one promising disciple, and he must not let Gao Xian beat him to death.
He said, "I've heard a lot about this guy. Hope nothing unexpected happens. I'll go over and take a look."
"Hey, Gao Xian is a true disciple of Shen Xiao. Even if he wins, he won't kill him in public."
Lu Bingyang stretched out his hand to stop Ye Huanyuan. He was not biased towards Gao Xian, he just didn't want Gao Xian to die in Liuhe City.
Ye Huanyuan is a man of both good and evil, but he is obviously closer to the Yin Demon Sect. He will not be polite to Gao Xian.
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
Lu Bingyang smiled and said, "Let the younger generation fight, we can just watch from the side."
Ye Huanyuan was a little unhappy, but he couldn't get angry with Lu Bingyang. This old man had lived for more than 700 years and was already in the late Jindan stage, which was a solid suppression of him in terms of cultivation.
Not to mention that this is the territory of the Liuhe Sect, which is protected by layers of magic arrays. If he really wants to take action, he will definitely die.
He could only laugh dryly, "With only this one disciple, it's inevitable that he will be a little doted on. I'm sorry to make you laugh, Sect Master Lu."
Lu Bingyang smiled, "I understand your love for your disciple. Fellow Daoist Ye, don't be nervous. They are all inside the magic circle. If there is any accident, I can also stop it..."
Ye Huanyuan remained noncommittal. It was not easy to manipulate the magic circle to control the foundation-building monks from such a distance.
But since Lu Bingyang had said so, he couldn't say anything else.
While the two were talking, Gao Xian and Ye Qixiu on the lake had already started.
The first to take action was Ye Qixiu. He shouted loudly, and the earth-shaking sound caused the surrounding lake water to suddenly explode with heavy white waves.
Gao Xian on the opposite side could see the invisible sound waves gathering into a huge long cone and piercing straight in front of him.
This type of sound attack spell is simple and crude, but extremely ferocious.
If it were an ordinary foundation-building cultivator, this roar would cost him half his life.
Gao Xian could have easily avoided it. What he hated most was a head-on fight with the enemy, which required no technical skills and was extremely dangerous.
This battle was different. There were countless cultivators watching around the Heart Lake.
It would be easy for him to retreat, but it would cause the lower-level cultivators to misunderstand and think that he could not defeat Ye Qixiu or was at a disadvantage.
Gao Xian thought about it and felt that there was no need to act too smart at this time.
He would use his strength to crush his opponent and let everyone know how powerful he was and how powerful the Qingyun Sect was.
The simpler and more brutal it is, the more people who watch the game will like it. It will also help you become famous.
Gao Xian activated the Great Five Elements Sword Qi towards the invisible sound wave cone. Sharp platinum spiritual light condensed into Qi and exploded, smashing the sound wave cone into pieces.
The fierce magic power collided, causing white waves over ten feet high.
Many cultivators watching the battle on the shore exclaimed in surprise. They had never seen such a powerful battle of magic power, and were all shocked by its terrifying might.
Shui Yuying, hiding behind a big tree, sneered disdainfully. Gao Xian was really good at acting. He was playing fancy games with a little brat!
The more she thought about it, the more she hated him. If Gao Xian hadn't been so good at playing dumb, she wouldn't have been so miserable!
Lu Shidao, who was watching the fight in Shuiyun Tower, was stunned. Gao Xian was good at magic and swordsmanship, so how could he fight against Ye Qixiu head-on? Isn't this using a short-sighted attack to defeat a strong one?
What surprised Lu Shidao was that the sharp and powerful Five Elements Sword Energy actually broke Ye Qixiu's Giant Spirit Mountain Breaking Hammer.
Ye Qixiu was invincible with this sound attack spell and he had hardly encountered any opponents in Liuhe City.
Fan Lingzhen's bright green eyes flickered, and she said with a half-smile: "Ye Qixiu lost."
Lu Shidao glanced at Fan Lingzhen. The battle had just begun, so it was too early to tell who would win.
He said: "Brother Ye also has a giant spirit form, which is extremely powerful."
Before Lu Shidao finished speaking, he saw Ye Qixiu had already activated the giant spirit form.
The giant spirit's Dharma image is actually a huge Dharma image condensed from the giant spirit's Qi, and it is closely matched with Ye Qixiu's physical body.
A giant spirit several meters tall stood majestically behind Ye Qixiu, its strong golden light as thick and strong as gold and iron.
The golden giant spirit's Dharma image was like a god in the sky, extremely powerful. Ye Qixiu could even use the Dharma image to breathe in and out and circulate his spiritual energy, and his magic power suddenly increased several times.
Ye Qixiu just stood there, and with the mighty power of the giant spirit image, he had already intimidated many cultivators who were watching the battle.
Lu Bingyang, who was watching the battle on Zichou Peak, showed admiration, "Using a strong body as the foundation to condense the Dharma image, the power is doubled, and it can also control endless spiritual energy. Brother Ye's secret method is superb. I admire it..."
Lu Bingyang stopped Ye Huanyuan and of course said something nice. On the other hand, Ye Qixiu's use of the giant spirit form was indeed good.
Ye Huanyuan shook his head solemnly, "Although the giant spirit's Dharma image is powerful, it is difficult to fight for a long time. I see that Gao Xian's body and spirit are perfect, and his escape method is extremely mysterious. If he delays for a while, he can easily deal with my stupid disciple..."
Ye Huanyuan was very experienced. When he saw his disciple anxiously using the giant spirit form, he knew that they had no chance in this battle.
As he was sighing, he saw Ye Qixiu take a step forward and strike out with his palm, and the Dharma image several feet tall behind him also followed suit.
A huge golden palm suddenly slammed down towards Gao Xian, making a deep roar like thunder in the air.
Ye Qixiu was also afraid that Gao Xian would dodge, so he shouted at the same time: "Gao Xian, do you dare to take my palm!"
Gao Xian couldn't help but smile. This guy also knows how to provoke others. The giant's appearance is good, but it's too slow.
If he wanted to leave, Ye Qixiu wouldn't even be able to see his shadow.
After fighting with several Jindan Zhenren, Gao Xian really looked down on these foundation-building cultivators, who were so slow in casting spells.
"Okay, Fellow Daoist Ye, I'm coming, be careful."
As Gao Xian spoke, he launched the Fiery Sun Bomb and the Mysterious Ice Arrow.
He has reached the Grandmaster level in the Thirty-Sixth Heaven of Ice and Fire. Combined with his profound attainments in various spells, he can perform many tricks with the Fiery Sun Bomb and Mysterious Ice Arrow.
Thirty-six Fiery Sun Bombs formed a giant flaming palm, which slammed towards the giant spirit image.
Thirty-six black ice arrows formed a giant ice palm, which fell from behind Ye Qixiu.
The ice and fire spells are actually just connected to form a giant palm, and the real power is still the spell itself.
That's right. The scene of the two giant palms of ice and fire attacking from the front and back was extremely cool, shocking all the cultivators watching the battle.
Ye Qixiu, who was the first to be hit, was also a little confused. He had never seen this kind of magic before and could only use all his strength to activate the giant spirit's magic to transform accordingly.
The two giant palms of ice and fire came together, and the two opposite and powerful magical powers of the blazing flames and the mysterious icy cold air immediately shattered the giant spirit's image.
Although Ye Qixiu was strong, he could not withstand the collision of ice and fire. The front of his body was charred black and the back was covered with frost. He fainted immediately and fell from the air into the lake.
Ye Huanyuan, who was watching the battle on Zichou Peak, turned pale. He immediately activated his escape light and flew into the sky, heading straight for the Heart Lake.
Lu Bingyang shook his head slightly. It was truly amazing that he could use low-level magic so skillfully!
He is an expert in both magic and swordsmanship. I am not exaggerating. He really has some skills.
Lu Bingyang had lived for seven hundred years and was in the late Jindan stage, but he was amazed by the fancy changes of the ice and fire palms, let alone ordinary practitioners.
Seeing the giant palm of ice and fire easily flatten Ye Qixiu, many cultivators watching the battle around exclaimed in surprise.
This kind of magic seemed incredible to them.
Everyone looked at Gao Xian again, their eyes full of awe. They all had one thought in their minds: The leader of the Qingyun Dharma Assembly, his reputation is well-deserved! Lu Shidao in Shuiyun Tower was also stunned. He hadn't seen him for two years, and Gao Xian had practiced the flaming bombs and ice arrows to such a level that it was no exaggeration to say that he was superb.
The giant palm of ice and fire not only looked majestic, but also powerful enough. Didn't you see that Ye Qixiu couldn't withstand a single blow?
Fan Lingzhen said slowly, "If you don't rescue Ye Qixiu, he will drown..."
"Ah." Lu Shidao finally came to his senses. He hurriedly controlled the escape light to fly towards the Heart Lake, but found that Gao Xian had already brought Ye Qixiu over.
Gao Xian entered Shuiyun Tower and placed Ye Qixiu on the table. He said to Master Lu apologetically, "I am so ashamed. Fellow Daoist Ye is so powerful in magic that I could only use my full strength, but I ended up hurting Fellow Daoist Ye..."
Lu Shidao smiled bitterly. He checked Ye Qixiu and found that he was seriously injured, but fortunately he was not dead.
Fan Lingzhen said with admiration: "Fellow Daoist Gao has a very high level of attainment in magic. Very impressive."
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