novelapdf Chapter 76: Explanation
Chapter 76: Explanation
Qi Chengheng stepped on the water waves and soared through the air, covering a distance of a hundred feet in an instant.
He stopped thirty feet away from Li Wu and the others, with waves surging beneath his feet, suspending him in mid-air.
"Brother Li, we meet again."
Qi Chengheng held his sword in one hand, his robes fluttering, his gaze fixed intently on Li Wu, his tone carrying a hint of fighting spirit:
"In the battle at [Water Marsh Pool], neither of us died. Now that you have [Great Edict Thunder Cutter] in your hands, you have no more scruples. Do you dare to fight me?"
Li Wu looked at Qi Chengheng, his brows furrowed slightly, and thought to himself:
"Hiss, this Qi Chengheng is really troublesome."
At this moment, Pei Xiyan transmitted her voice to Li Wudao:
"Junior brother, the feud between [Kan Shui] and [Shen Lei] is unavoidable. You will inevitably have a life-or-death battle with this person."
Li Wuwei nodded slightly; he naturally knew this, and replied:
"Qi Chengheng is one of the strongest cultivators among the four kingdoms. Senior Sister, I will go fight him elsewhere, and Xuan Lei will stay here to help you."
"it is good."
Pei Xiyan nodded. Most of the cultivators from the four kingdoms were countered by lightning, and only a few were truly troublesome.
If it were just Pei Xiyan alone, it might be difficult to sustain.
But now that Xuan Lei is involved, it's still uncertain whether they will win or lose in the fight.
Having made his decision, Li Wu no longer hesitated. With a tremor, lightning flashed, and silvery-white arcs of electricity crackled across the halberd.
"Since Brother Qi wants to fight, then let's fight. However, this place isn't suitable for us. How about we go somewhere else?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Chengheng burst into laughter and said:
"Brother Li is so straightforward!"
He turned and sped towards a wide valley on the left, with Li Wu following behind in an arc of lightning.
Watching Qi Chengheng lead the [Divine Thunder] cultivator away, Ji Si and the others breathed a sigh of relief:
"One of them is gone, so now the only threats to us are [Thunderclap] and the Dragon-type Thunder Cultivator."
"And those hidden Jade Forest Mountain and dragon-related cultivators."
Chu Yun turned around, looked at those who were weaker, and said:
"They're in your hands now."
"no problem."
They immediately agreed, reasoning that attacking Yulin Mountain and the dragon-type cultivators was better than attacking Xiu Lei.
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The valley is open and surrounded by hills on both sides.
Qi Chengheng stood in the middle of the valley, where the waves gathered at his feet to form a shallow pool, the surface of which was as calm as a mirror.
Li Wu landed at the valley entrance, the lightning dissipated, and his halberd struck the ground with a dull thud.
"This place is nice."
Qi Chengheng looked around, nodded in satisfaction, and turned to look at Li Wudao:
"This is not a [water pool], so I will not receive any blessing. Only in this way can the battle be fair."
"Brother Li, are you ready?"
Li Wu rose up with his halberd raised, lightning surging around his body, and two silver-white lightning snakes coiled around him.
"bring it on."
Before he could finish speaking, Qi Chengheng had already made his move.
He lightly raised his longsword, and the pool beneath his feet suddenly exploded, sending dozens of sword energies, carrying the flowing water, hurtling towards Li Wu.
Li Wu's gaze sharpened, and the two [Golden Mirrors] behind him lit up simultaneously, unleashing a burst of silver-white lightning to meet the dozens of sword energies.
"Boom boom boom!"
Lightning and sword energy collided, creating a series of explosions, and water mist filled the air, enveloping the entire valley in a white haze.
Amidst the mist, Qi Chengheng's figure flickered like a ghost, his long sword piercing through the mist as he thrust it towards Li Wuxin's mouth.
This sword strike was swift and ruthless, with water shimmering at the tip, condensing into a single point of azure, cold light.
Li Wu reacted extremely quickly, blocking with his halberd. The halberd shaft collided with the sword tip, producing a metallic clang.
"clang!"
Sparks flew everywhere, and lightning and water shimmered together.
Qi Chengheng used the momentum to leap backward, his figure weaving through the mist, his sword strikes continuous and faster than the last.
Li Wu brandished his halberd, crackling with lightning, blocking Qi Chengheng's sword strikes one by one, but was also forced to retreat repeatedly.
"This can't go on!"
Qi Chengheng's cultivation level was indeed higher than Li Wu's. If they fought in a normal manner, Li Wu would undoubtedly lose.
Upon reaching this point, Li Wunian's mind stirred slightly, and the [Thunder Sound Flying Sword] suddenly flew out, transforming into a silver-white stream of light, heading straight for Qi Chengheng's face.
"Well done!"
Qi Chengheng was constantly on guard against the flying sword. He flipped his longsword, and water shimmered on the tip of the sword. He then slashed at the flying sword.
"clang!"
The flying sword was repelled, but under Li Wu's control, it turned back and attacked Qi Chengheng again.
At the same time, lightning surged from the halberd in Li Wu's hand, and a powerful sweeping motion, carrying immense thunder, crashed towards Qi Chengheng.
The flying sword and the halberd, one at a distance and the other at close range, worked in perfect coordination, putting Qi Chengheng in grave danger.
However, Qi Chengheng was just one step away from comprehending the sword intent. The longsword in his hand was like a living thing, with sword energy constantly shooting out. He could not only directly confront the halberd, but also use exquisite sword moves to deflect the attacks of flying swords.
The two fought fiercely in the valley, lightning and water sparks intertwined, thunder rumbled incessantly, rocks flew everywhere, and the ground was blasted into large craters.
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the other side.
As the cultivators from the four kingdoms drew ever closer in their escaping light, Pei Xiyan flew through the air, took a half-step with one foot, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and purple lightning condensed into a dragon.
"Sizzle!"
With a flash of electricity, the arrow flew out.
"Get out of the way!"
Ji Si shouted, and the cultivators from the four kingdoms scattered to avoid him.
However, one cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage failed to dodge in time and was struck directly by the lightning arrow. The violent [Thunderclap] caused this cultivator, who had cultivated to this level by eating people, great pain.
After a series of wails, it lost its balance and fell from the sky.
As the cultivators from the four kingdoms continued to approach, Pei Xiyan's gaze sharpened, and he suddenly shouted:
"Charge!"
Then the hidden cultivators from Yulin Mountain appeared one after another, and in an instant a great formation was suddenly erected, enveloping most of the cultivators from the four kingdoms.
Inside the formation, the cultivators from Yulin Mountain and the Dragon faction were engaged in battle with the trapped cultivators from the four kingdoms.
"This formation will drain our spiritual energy!" One person realized the effect of the formation.
"Everyone be careful! Although these people don't cultivate lightning, they shouldn't be underestimated!"
Then one of them finished speaking, raised his hand and made a hand seal, summoning his own magical artifact.
Then another person waved his hand, and hundreds of talismans appeared around him, raining down on a dragon-type cultivator.
In an instant, the spiritual light of various magical artifacts within the formation, along with the flames, ice, and poisonous gas formed by talismans, all intertwined together.
As for Ji Si, Chu Yun, and several others, they were even stronger and sensed the formation the moment it was activated, thus avoiding its influence.
They continued flying towards Pei Xiyan's direction.
"I'm going to kill that [Lu Qi] cultivator!" a female cultivator shouted.
He then changed direction and charged towards Ying Zichu behind him.
Looking at the female cultivator charging towards him, Ying Zichu snorted coldly and said:
"You think you can bully me, huh?"
He chanted incantations and made hand seals, and a pale golden spiritual light suddenly shone from his body. A golden light shot out from his fingertips and transformed into a golden shield in the air, blocking the female cultivator's attack.
"boom!"
A burst of light erupted, and the golden shield trembled slightly, yet remained as steady as a rock.
The female cultivator, at the late Foundation Establishment stage, wielded a sharp green sword. Her sword light was fierce, and before she could even complete her first move, her second sword strike had already landed.
Ying Zichu's expression remained unchanged, and he uttered a low shout:
"fall!"
A golden ray of light flew from his palm and landed on the female cultivator.
The female cultivator froze, feeling her spiritual energy flow suddenly slow down, as if it were being suppressed by something.
"This is... the [Lu Qi]'s technique of knocking down?"
Her expression changed slightly, but she remained calm. She shifted her sword stance and attacked Ying Zichu at an even faster speed.
"You're merely at the Foundation Establishment stage; this move is no match for me!"
Ying Zichu retreated repeatedly, his hands forming hand seals, golden light constantly shooting out from his fingertips, sometimes forming shields, sometimes barriers, as he struggled to resist.
Although he could inflict negative status effects on his opponent, he was not good at close combat and could only passively defend against the female cultivator's fierce sword moves.
"Damn it!"
Ying Zichu cursed inwardly as he retreated rapidly, constantly defending himself while pondering a solution.
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Pei Xiyan stood in mid-air, purple-blue lightning surging around him, his longbow fully drawn, arrows gathering.
She faced off against Ji Si and Chu Yun.
Ji Sixiu's technique is [Earth Cultivation], which has extremely strong defensive capabilities. A layer of mountain-like phantom light, made of earth-yellow spiritual light, forms around him.
As for Chu Yun, she belongs to the [Fu Shui] school, which can resolve anomalies and suppress spells, but her attacks are slightly weaker.
The two worked together seamlessly. Ji Fafa made a hand seal, and a beam of spiritual light shot towards Chu Yun. In an instant, the illusory image of mountains enveloped him.
Chu Yun flipped her hand, and a bronze mirror appeared in her hand.
The bronze mirror was about the size of a palm, with a dim yellow surface, and the faint sound of flowing water could be heard coming from it.
Pei Xiyan's gaze narrowed slightly, and he drew his longbow to its full length once more. Purple-blue lightning condensed on the arrow, emitting a piercing buzz.
Chu Yun watched the arrow hurtling towards her and immediately sent a beam of light from the mirror.
The spiritual light shone on the purple lightning arrow, which immediately weakened the lightning and eventually landed on the illusory mountain shadow without causing any damage.
Pei Xiyan frowned slightly as he watched this scene, pondering to himself:
"This bronze mirror can weaken the power of magic, which is troublesome."
Her gaze swept between Ji Si and Chu Yun, and she had already made up her mind.
"One focuses on defense, the other on offense; their teamwork is quite good."
"Unfortunately, what is held for too long will eventually fall. I'd like to see how long you can hold out."
After thinking it over, Pei Xiyan stopped being in a hurry and instead started shooting out lightning arrows to wear down the two of them.
As for Xuan Lei, he was currently entangled with four other Foundation Establishment cultivators.
With his Core Formation strength, he completely overwhelmed the four Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The four cultivators who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage each displayed their techniques and magical artifacts in an attempt to restrain the Xuan Lei.
However, Xuan Lei's hundred-foot-tall body swirled, shrouded in thunderclouds, striking from above and constantly spewing out lightning, making it extremely difficult for the four of them to deal with.
"That beast is too strong!"
One person cried out in alarm, their voice filled with fear.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Lei narrowed his eyes and let out a low growl, seemingly dissatisfied with the word "beast."
The next instant, lightning condensed in his mouth, and a thick pillar of lightning swept out. The four people hurriedly dodged, but one of them was still grazed by the lightning pillar. Half of his body was charred black, and he fell down with a scream.
The remaining three were pale-faced and had lost all will to fight.
"Retreat! Retreat now!"
This is completely unwinnable!
Anyway, they didn't lose the [Great Edict Thunder], and they didn't have the important task of transferring the spiritual objects in the Purple Mansion, so why should they lose their lives here?
At worst, they'll be punished after they leave and spend their whole lives on the mountain, which means they'll never reach the Purple Mansion Realm.
However, Xuan Lei would not allow them to escape. His dragon body swirled, and lightning surged like a tide, sweeping towards the three of them.
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below.
Qi Yu gazed at the "immortals" battling above, marveling repeatedly.
"Aren't we both at the Foundation Establishment stage? Why do they seem so much stronger than me?"
Upon hearing this, the white jade tortoise rolled its eyes and said:
"You can still live for another three hundred years, why don't you compare yourself to them in this regard?"
Qi Yu choked, coughed twice, and said:
"What are we doing now? Didn't you say that Shixiu is here too?"
"Go find your brother Li."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yu frowned slightly:
"Brother Li is currently engaged in a fierce battle with that Qi family cultivator. Should we go and make sure we won't get caught in the crossfire?"
"Don't worry, it won't happen."
"This direction..."
Ning Que looked up and saw various spiritual lights flashing, reflecting a colorful glow across the sky.
"We finally found it, we can't just let it slip away."
This turtle is extremely hard to find; he only managed to spot it once in ten years, so naturally he wasn't willing to let it go easily.
After thinking it over, he flew in that direction.
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In the valley, the collision between lightning and water became increasingly intense.
Li Wu swept his halberd horizontally, unleashing a continuous barrage of silvery lightning. Qi Chengheng treaded on the water, his sword light cascading like mercury from all directions.
The two had exchanged over a hundred blows, and Li Wu was beginning to feel the pressure.
Qi Chengheng's cultivation was two minor realms higher than his, his spiritual power was abundant, and his swordsmanship was exquisite. If it weren't for the [Thunder Sound Flying Sword] restraining him, he would probably have already fallen into a disadvantageous position.
"This Qi Chengheng is indeed troublesome."
Li Wu thought to himself, but dared not slack off in the slightest.
The halberd danced, lightning flashed, and it shredded Qi Chengheng's sword energy one by one.
Qi Chengheng, arrogant and unrestrained, shouted loudly:
"Hahaha, my cultivation is so much higher than yours, yet I still haven't been able to subdue you after all this time. You truly live up to the reputation of the [Divine Thunder] path."
As he spoke, his gaze sharpened, and the water on the tip of his sword condensed, transforming into a water dragon over ten feet long, which roared and pounced towards Li Wu.
Li Wu's gaze sharpened, and the two [Golden Mirrors] behind him lit up simultaneously, unleashing a torrent of silver-white lightning that collided head-on with the water dragon.
"boom!"
Just then, an arc of light flew from afar, heading straight for Li Wu.
"What is it?"
Li Wu and Qi Chengheng stopped what they were doing at the same time.
Then the light stopped, revealing a figure.
"Brother Li!" Qi Yu called out with a smile.
"Qi Yu?" Li Wu raised an eyebrow.
He never expected to see Qi Yu here.
Qi Chengheng's gaze swept over the man and the tortoise before him, and he pondered in his heart:
"It's actually the [Longevity Qi] path."
"The path of [Longevity Qi] has not appeared for hundreds of years since the [Longevity Turtle] clan was wiped out. Now it has actually been cultivated by a human cultivator."
Li Wu then asked:
"Qi Yu, what are you doing here?"
Qi Yu chuckled and said:
"Brother Li, I originally came to this secret realm to search for the Purple Mansion spiritual treasure of the [Longevity Qi] path, but I did not expect to encounter a Buddhist cultivator who wanted to take my life, so I came to ask you for help."
"Shixiu?"
Li Wu and Qi Chengheng were both taken aback.
Qi Chengheng frowned and said:
"How could a Buddhist cultivator be in the [Tai Xu] Secret Realm? Buddhist cultivators cannot enter this place."
Qi Yu explained:
"Fellow Daoist Qi, you may not know this, but that Buddhist monk used the [Transfer of Consciousness Body] to take over a body before entering this [Great Void] Secret Realm."
"Transfer of consciousness? Supernatural powers... It seems to be a Mahayana practitioner."
Qi Chengheng frowned, his gaze sweeping over Qi Yu, and said in a deep voice:
"Mahashasva...it seems he's here for you."
Qi Yu nodded, his expression unusually solemn:
"That Buddhist monk did it all for my lifespan and destiny."
"I am not good at fighting and am no match for that Buddhist monk, so I beg Brother Li and Fellow Daoist Qi to save me."
Qi Chengheng didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly in agreement.
Ten years ago, a large number of Buddhist monks entered the territory of Yue Kingdom. They were all converted by the monks, including ordinary people and cultivators. His Qi family also suffered greatly as a result.
This infuriated Qi Chengheng, who personally killed several of the sorcerers.
"The [Tai Xu] Secret Realm has restrictions. Even Maha only has the power of a mage here. If he dares to come, I dare to kill him."
The three waited for a moment, and then they saw a bright Buddha light in the sky, and a figure flew over.
Upon seeing the figure clearly, all three were shocked.
"Ning Que?!"
Li Wu and Qi Yu's expressions changed drastically. They never expected that Ning Que would be the one controlled by Maha.
Qi Chengheng was the same, and Ning Que was someone he also knew.
To be precise, he knew Ning Que's sister, Ning Miao.
However, Ning Miao was later refined into a human pill by her grandfather and consumed.
"How could this happen..." Li Wu frowned.
Qi Yu sensed Ning Que's aura at this moment and said in a deep voice:
"It's Blood Qi! Brother Ning actually cultivated the Blood Qi technique!"
Ning Que landed in front of the three, warily eyeing Li Wu, and said in a deep voice:
"This [Divine Thunder] cultivator is really troublesome. I just hope he will consider his physical condition and not dare to kill him."
After all, he had been severely injured by the [Thunderclap], let alone the [Divine Thunder], which was even more effective against [Blood Qi].
If Li Wu wanted to, he could really kill Ning Que.
Therefore, we must stabilize this [divine thunder].
Thinking of this, Ning Que clasped his hands together, Buddhist light flowing around him, his tone calm yet tinged with a hint of probing:
"Fellow Daoist Li, do not act rashly. The owner of this body is an old acquaintance of yours. If you make a move, he will surely be annihilated by the thunder magic."
Li Wu frowned, his halberd crackling with lightning, but he hesitated to make a move.
He was indeed hesitant to act rashly.
However, Li Wuyou had this concern, but Qi Chengheng did not, and he said coldly:
"You've already broken the rules by infiltrating the [Great Void] secret realm using your [Transcendent Body], and now you dare to threaten us with someone else's body? Do you really think we wouldn't dare to kill you?"
Ning Que smiled slightly and said:
"Benefactor Qi, you flatter me. I have come here only for the Longevity Qi. If this Benefactor Qi is willing to accompany me, I guarantee that no innocent people will be harmed."
"Bullshit!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Yu immediately burst into a tirade of curses:
"Go with you? Do you even care about my life? You bald monk, you've got a good plan!"
Ning Que wasn't annoyed; he simply looked at Qi Yu calmly and said:
"Benefactor Qi, your destiny of longevity is inherently connected with that of this humble monk. I am guiding you through this for your own good."
"For my own good?"
Qi Yu sneered:
"You Buddhist cultivators, you talk about saving people, but in reality you just want to devour the lives of others to strengthen yourselves. How can my path of [Life Force] be defiled by you bald monks!"
Ning Que shook his head and sighed:
"Since that's the case, then this humble monk will have no choice but to use force."
As soon as he finished speaking, his body suddenly radiated a burst of Buddhist light, and golden-red light condensed behind him into a Buddha statue.
The Buddha statue had three heads and six arms, holding various ritual implements, with piercing eyes and an awe-inspiring presence.
Seeing this, Li Wu frowned slightly and transmitted his voice:
"Brother Qi, I'll take the lead in the attack, you cover me, and try your best not to hurt Ning Que's body."
Qi Chengheng nodded slightly, the longsword in his hand shimmering with water-like light, and transmitted his voice:
"clear."
Qi Yu also retreated behind the two, his body surging with pale golden spiritual light, ready to cast the blessing spell of [Longevity Qi] at any time.
"Let's do it!"
Li Wu let out a low shout, his halberd trembled, and silver-white lightning suddenly struck the Buddha's body, heading straight for "Ning Que".
Qi Chengheng attacked simultaneously, unleashing his longsword. Dozens of sword energies, accompanied by waves, blocked Ning Que's retreat.
Ning Que remained expressionless. Behind him, the six arms of the Buddha statue moved in unison, and the magic weapon shone brightly, colliding with the lightning sword energy.
"Boom boom boom!"
Golden light, lightning, and water shimmered together, creating surging waves and scattering rubble.
Li Wu's figure flashed, turning into an arc of electricity and disappearing from the spot. The next moment, he appeared behind Ning Que, sweeping his halberd horizontally and slashing towards the back of Ning Que's neck.
Ning Que reacted extremely quickly. Before he even turned around, the phantom of the Buddha statue behind him had already extended an arm, holding a vajra, and forcefully clashed with the halberd blade.
"clang!"
The sound of metal clashing was deafening.
The halberd blade collided with the vajra, sparks flew, and the Buddhist light on the vajra dimmed slightly.