novelapdf Chapter 58 This sword energy is poisonous!
Chapter 58 This sword energy is poisonous!
Everyone was startled. They saw the blood-stained blade slowly withdraw, and as the monkey's corpse fell, a familiar figure was revealed.
"Fellow Daoist Luo..."
Qiao Guanjiang's face darkened as he saw the newcomer, and he said in a deep voice.
"Didn't you say you were afraid of confined spaces? Why are you here again, trying to steal my opportunity?"
"Your opportunity?"
Chen Ye sneered upon hearing this: "The treasures of heaven and earth are meant for the capable; when did they become your opportunity?"
As he spoke, Chen Ye was also quickly surveying the situation inside the cave.
The remaining dozen or so members of the Bai family were guarding a giant monster egg. The egg was covered with emerald-green patterns, making it look dazzling and exuding a chilling spiritual aura!
Separated by a protective array, more than twenty rogue cultivators surrounded the Bai family members.
The two groups together numbered over forty, more than expected, but it wasn't impossible!
Chen Ye glanced at the monster egg intently, then looked away, his mind racing with plans, when he heard Qiao Guanjiang suddenly speak.
"I underestimated Brother Luo before. I didn't expect you to have such strength. How about joining my Great River Gang? I am willing to serve as the second-in-command. We can also share this opportunity equally."
The Dajiang Gang was a rogue cultivator gang founded by Qiao Guanjiang, but his attempt to win over Chen Ye at this time was not because he feared Chen Ye's strength.
Although Chen Ye wielded a high-grade magic sword and killed three of his subordinates, his cultivation level was still too low, and he was no match for Qiao Guanjiang's eighth-level Spirit Condensation cultivation.
Not to mention that Qiao Guanjiang also possesses three Thunderburst Talismans whose power is comparable to the full-force attack of a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Gathering stage!
What he was really worried about was that if he fought with Chen Ye, the Bai family would take the opportunity to fight back, and wouldn't the third-tier monster egg that he was about to get his hands on be subject to another change?
It's better to keep this kid calm for now. After we destroy the Bai family and get the monster egg, how much trouble can a mere sixth-level Spirit Gathering cultivator cause? We'll be at his mercy!
Chen Ye could easily see through Qiao Guanjiang's little scheme. However, he could use Qiao Guanjiang's words as an excuse to play along. Just as he was about to agree, Bai Changnian, who was inside the formation, suddenly shouted.
"Young friend Luo, don't be easily fooled by this person!"
Bai Changnian glared at Qiao Guanjiang with hatred, then spoke to Chen Ye.
"This man was hired by my Bai family to reclaim Cangji Island, but unexpectedly he is a treacherous person who gathered rogue cultivators to try to steal my family's heirloom. How can such a person be trusted? If young friend Luo can distinguish right from wrong and help my Bai family out of this predicament, this old man is willing to..."
Bai Changnian paused, glanced at his beloved granddaughter Bai Miaozhu beside him, and ultimately couldn't bring himself to do it.
Gritting his teeth, he took out a three-inch sandalwood box from his storage bag. When he opened it, he saw a light white pill inside that shone with a radiant glow, like jade.
"This pill is a top-grade first-tier breakthrough pill. I'm sure you've heard of its effects, young friend. If you help my Bai family overcome this crisis, I'm willing to give you this pill!"
A breakthrough pill?!
Upon hearing these three words, a series of greedy gasps immediately filled the cave.
The Breakthrough Pill is the second most valuable first-tier pill after the Qi Transformation Pill, and it can easily fetch a high price of six thousand spirit stones at auction.
Unlike the Qi Transformation Pill, which can increase the probability of breaking through the secret realm, the Breakthrough Pill is only applicable to cultivators below the eighth level of Spiritual Nourishment.
After taking it, the powerful medicinal force can forcibly expand the cultivator's dantian and qi sea, allowing the cultivator to directly advance to a minor realm.
However, precisely because this elixir is so potent, a cultivator who cultivates spiritual energy can only take it once in their lifetime; otherwise, it will cause irreversible damage to their meridians.
Chen Ye had only seen this kind of pill in the Gong family's treasury before, but the required family contribution was as high as four thousand, which even the core members of the clan could not afford.
Unexpectedly, the Bai family, a family that cultivates spiritual energy, actually possesses such miraculous elixirs!
Qiao Guanjiang's gaze was also drawn to the Breakthrough Pill. His cultivation level was exactly at the eighth level of Spirit Gathering. If he could obtain this pill and forcibly advance a minor realm, wouldn't he be able to start preparing to break through the secret realm?
"I thought the only opportunity on this island was a third-tier monster egg, but I didn't expect there to be a breakthrough pill too!"
Qiao Guanjiang's eyes gleamed with greed. He felt that God had been kind to him. He had been suppressed by the Zhao brothers for more than ten years. Was it finally his turn to rise to prominence?
"What are you all standing there for? Kill that brat! After we wipe out the Bai family, we brothers will split the spoils equally!"
Qiao Guanjiang gave orders to his subordinates.
Divide it equally? Hmph, he's the boss. He can decide how to divide it!
"yes!"
Several rogue cultivators who were close to Chen Ye unleashed their respective magical artifacts and rushed towards him simultaneously.
One second they were calling me brother and trying to get me to join them, and the next they're turning their backs on me because of money? Rogue cultivators are definitely not trustworthy!
Bai Changnian probably didn't have good intentions in taking out the Breakthrough Pill at this time.
Chen Ye sneered inwardly. Did he really think he was completely unprepared?
next moment!
huh~~
A large amount of black mist suddenly surged from Chen Ye's body, and as the mist churned, it quickly enveloped the cultivators who rushed towards him.
After breaking through to the sixth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, Chen Ye's use of the Illusionary Mist Technique became increasingly proficient. In addition, he spent decades of his lifespan to refine it to a minor level. Although it was just an ordinary spell, under Chen Ye's execution, its power was as if it were some kind of secret technique.
Under the cover of black mist, the cultivators' five senses were compressed to the extreme. Even though there were many cultivators among those who attacked Chen Ye who were more powerful than him, once they stepped into the black mist, all they could see was a foggy blur, and they could only see about half a zhang in radius.
"Whoosh~"
From within the black mist, scorching sword energy, like raging flames, roared out. A rogue cultivator at the seventh level of the Spirit Condensation Realm sensed the danger and hurriedly dodged, but he was still a step too slow. A hideous bloody gash was slashed across one of his arms by the sword energy.
"ah!!
The rogue cultivator cried out in pain, but fortunately, the injury was not serious for a cultivator. He quickly mobilized his spiritual energy to his shoulder, trying to temporarily suppress the injury.
But to everyone's surprise, as soon as the spiritual energy approached the wound, it was contaminated by a strange energy, like a red-hot iron stone being placed in still water, making a "sizzling" sound.
The rogue cultivator at the seventh level of the Spirit Gathering stage grimaced in pain, feeling as if his shoulder was being scorched by flames.
He quickly looked down and saw that around the wound on his shoulder, black and red poisonous venom, like a spider web, was rapidly spreading to other parts of his body, accompanied by intense pain.
"This sword energy is poisonous!!"
He screamed in agony. The next moment, the poison seeped into his lungs and internal organs. His whole body felt as if he had been boiled in boiling water. His skin turned red and glowed with an eerie black light. He exhaled a breath of hot air and collapsed limply to the ground.