ragginovel Chapter 77: The End
Chapter 77: The End
Ning Que frowned slightly, and the other five arms of the Buddha statue behind him moved in unison, and a barrage of magical artifacts came crashing down on Li Wu.
Li Wu dared not take the attack head-on, and retreated rapidly, disappearing more than ten feet away amidst flashes of electricity.
Qi Chengheng seized the opportunity, his longsword piercing the air, sword energy surging like a tide, shooting towards "Ning Que".
Ning Que clasped his hands together, and the six arms of the Buddha image behind him retracted, while the Buddha's light condensed into a golden-red light wall in front of him.
"Boom boom boom!"
The sword energy struck the light barrier, exploding into bursts of air. The light barrier trembled slightly but did not shatter.
"This Buddhist monk is really difficult to deal with."
Qi Chengheng's gaze narrowed slightly, and the water light on the long sword in his hand became even brighter. A point of azure water light condensed at the tip of the sword, and a trace of sword intent was gathering.
After two major battles with Li Wu, his understanding of sword intent deepened even further.
"Brother Li, please hold him off for a moment."
Upon hearing this, Li Wu understood immediately. With a tremor of his halberd, silver-white lightning surged around him, and the two lightning snakes suddenly grew larger, transforming into two lightning dragons as thick as water buckets, roaring as they pounced towards Ning Que.
"A trivial skill."
Ning Que spoke calmly, and behind him, the phantom of a Buddha statue stretched out its six arms, its magical artifacts radiating great Buddhist light as they collided head-on with the two thunder dragons.
"Boom boom boom!"
Lightning exploded, Buddha's light surged, and amidst the rolling air waves, a crater more than ten feet deep was blasted into the ground.
Ning Que's figure swayed slightly as the lightning eroded his Buddhist light, which was completely suppressed in an instant.
However, at that moment, Qi Chengheng made his move.
He thrust his longsword forward, and the azure light at the tip suddenly shot out, transforming into a slender yet extremely sharp sword beam, aimed directly at Ning Que's heart.
Ning Que's expression changed slightly; he sensed the power of that sword strike.
The phantom of the Buddha behind him moved all six arms at once, with a vajra, a dharma knife, a dharma wheel, a treasure vase, a rosary, and a staff all rushing forward to try to block the sword light.
However, the sword light was as agile as a swimming fish, weaving among the six magical artifacts, and even passing through the gaps to pierce straight into Ning Que's heart.
"Pfft!"
The sword flashed and pierced his body, causing blood to splatter.
Ning Que let out a muffled groan, staggering backward. A gruesome wound, about an inch deep, ran across his chest, from which blood gushed.
However, there was no sign of pain on his face; instead, he revealed a strange smile.
He raised his hand and touched the wound, and a burst of Buddhist light appeared, causing the wound to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's a pity that this body doesn't belong to me. You hurt him, but I feel no pain."
Upon hearing this, Li Wu frowned, his fear growing stronger.
This monk was clearly using Ning Que's body as a shield. If he killed him, Ning Que would surely die; if he didn't, this monk would act with impunity.
"Brother Qi, is there any way to force him out of this body?"
Qi Chengheng shook his head and transmitted his voice:
"Once the 【Transfer of Consciousness】 is activated, the cultivator's consciousness will merge with this body. Unless he voluntarily withdraws, the body can only be completely destroyed."
Li Wuxin's heart sank; this was going to be difficult.
Are we really going to kill Ning Que?
And it seemed that Ning Que also noticed Li Wu's hesitation, so he made a hand seal. In an instant, Ning Que's face changed, becoming angry and ferocious, and a roar from the bottom of his heart resounded:
"Why! Why are you all born with such destiny! One is a [Kan Water] Sword Immortal, one is a [Divine Thunder], and one is a [Longevity Qi] cultivator—why were you able to cultivate to such a level so easily!"
"And I... and my sister and I, all we wanted was to survive... It was I who made my sister cultivate the [Cold Qi] technique, it was I who sent my sister to the Qi family, and it was you! You ate my sister!"
Tears streamed down Ning Que's face, and mournful cries escaped his lips as he roared in a fierce voice:
"Why! Why! Qi Chengheng, answer me! Why did your Qi family eat my sister?!"
Hearing these words, Qi Yu's face showed unease, and Li Wu frowned slightly.
Qi Chengheng, who was being questioned, remained calm, the spiritual light emanating from the sword in his hand. He said in a deep voice:
"You think you can sway me with just a few words?"
"Since I was born and embarked on the path of cultivation, I have never slackened day or night. My cultivation level is something I have earned by fighting with my sword, and my destiny is something I have fought for step by step."
"Your sister's death is the fault of the Qi family, not my fault, Qi Chengheng."
He raised his eyes, his gaze devoid of sorrow or joy:
"But if you intend to question me in this manner, then you should first question the sword in my hand."
Upon hearing this, Ning Que's anger and ferocity vanished instantly, replaced by an eerie calm.
He clapped his hands lightly and laughed:
"What a fine excuse, 'not my fault,' Benefactor Qi is truly magnanimous."
"Unfortunately..."
Ning Que looked down at his hands, a hint of amusement in his voice:
"The owner of this body doesn't seem to think that way."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Buddhist light on Ning Que's body surged again, but this time, the Buddhist light was mixed with wisps of blood.
Upon seeing this, Li Wu's gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice:
"This aura... he's using Ning Que's spiritual power!"
Qi Yu then stepped forward and whispered:
"Brother Li, I do have a solution."
Li Wu looked at him and asked:
"What method?"
Qi Yu said in a deep voice:
"This Buddhist monk wants my lifespan. If I approach him, he will definitely focus his attention on me. At that time, you can take the opportunity to strike him with lightning and water magic at the same time. Perhaps you can force him out."
Li Wu frowned and shook his head, saying:
"No, that's too risky."
Qi Yu gave a bitter smile:
"Brother Li, I know it's risky, but there's no other way right now. Besides, I have the [Longevity Qi] with me, so I'm very resilient and won't die."
As he spoke, a pale blood-red aura surged around him, with one golden light falling on Li Wu and another on Qi Chengheng.
"This is the [Longevity] technique, which can guarantee that your injuries will heal quickly within half an hour."
Li Wu felt a warm current flow into his body, and the injuries he had sustained in the previous battle with Qi Chengheng were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Qi Chengheng did the same, nodding slightly and saying:
"In that case, let's give it a try."
Qi Yu took a deep breath and walked towards "Ning Que".
"Bald monk, you want my life? Come on!"
Ning Que's gaze sharpened, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes.
"Benefactor Qi is indeed sensible."
He raised his hand and grabbed, and the Buddha's light transformed into a giant hand, reaching out to grab Qi Yu.
Qi Yu tried to dodge, but was still caught by the Buddha's hand and dragged to Ning Que's front.
Ning Que gazed at the lifespan and destiny that were so close at hand, and grinned widely, saying:
"Hahaha! Little turtle, where do you think you're going to run this time!"
At that moment, Li Wu and Qi Chengheng made their moves simultaneously.
The two Golden Mirrors behind Li Wu shone brightly, and silver-white lightning condensed into a thick pillar of lightning, heading straight for Ning Que.
Qi Chengheng also went all out, slashing with his longsword, the sword energy shooting out like a flowing stream.
"not good!"
Ning Que's expression changed drastically; he sensed the power of the two attacks.
He quickly made hand seals, causing the six arms of the illusory Buddha statue behind him to move simultaneously. The Buddha light on the magical artifacts surged and condensed into a golden-red light screen in front of him, attempting to block the two attacks.
However, Qi Yu quickly activated his spiritual power and made hand seals, causing the spiritual power within Ning Que's body to stagnate.
[Blood Qi] cultivators improve their cultivation by absorbing Blood Qi, which is actually a lower lineage of [Longevity Qi] cultivators.
Therefore, cultivators with the [Longevity Qi] cultivation level can control the movement of blood qi by cultivators with the [Blood Qi] cultivation level.
In that instant, Ning Que's spiritual power was severed, his Buddha form could not be maintained, and lightning and sword energy pierced straight through Ning Que's body.
"you……"
Ning Que's eyes were filled with resentment and venom. He stared intently at Qi Yu and gritted his teeth as he said:
"This humble monk will remember you!"
Before he finished speaking, a golden-red light shot out from above Ning Que's head and disappeared into the distance.
That was a wisp of Shi Xiu's destiny.
Li Wu's gaze sharpened, and the Thunder Sound Flying Sword transformed into a silver-white stream of light, chasing straight after the golden-red radiance.
"Pfft!"
The flying sword pierced through the light, and a shrill scream echoed through the sky. The golden-red light exploded, turning into specks of light that dissipated.
At the same time, Ning Que's body lost its support and fell towards the ground.
Li Wu flashed forward, caught Ning Que, and landed on the ground.
"Brother Ning? Brother Ning!"
He shook Ning Que's shoulder, but Ning Que's face was pale and his breath was weak, and he did not react at all.
Qi Yu stepped forward, made a hand seal, and after sensing for a moment, said with a solemn expression:
"Brother Ning's fate has been eroded by that Buddhist monk; although he is not dead, he is unlikely to awaken..."
Upon hearing this, Li Wu remained silent for a moment, and after a long while, he gritted his teeth and said:
"One day, I will wipe out all the cannibalistic cultivators and those bald monks' temples in the world!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Chengheng, who was standing to the side, seemed to be thinking about something. He gave Li Wu a deep look before turning around and leaving.
…………
As for Pei Xiyan's side, the appearance of the Xuan Lei variable caused the cultivators from the four kingdoms to suffer repeatedly.
Its Core Formation stage strength might not be a match for a True Immortal of the Purple Mansion, but it could easily defeat these Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Not to mention that it was tempered in the Thunder Pool of the Dragon Palace, and its lightning is no longer ordinary lightning.
Pei Xiyan raised his hand and grabbed the magical artifacts, chuckling softly:
"Now we can find the Purple Mansion spiritual objects of [Thunder] and [Prosperity Qi]."
"However, the cultivators from the four countries suffered heavy losses this time, and I don't know if Senior Brother Tianxuan can withstand the pressure."
Pei Xiyan looked up at the corpses of cultivators from the four kingdoms scattered on the ground. Apart from a few Foundation Establishment cultivators who had escaped, most of them had died here.
The number of people killed was even greater than that of Tianxuan two hundred years ago.
However, now is not the time to consider these things. The most urgent task is to find Ying Zichu and Li Wu as soon as possible, and then retrieve the Purple Mansion spiritual items [Zhen Lei] and [Lu Qi].
After thinking it over, Pei Xiyan rushed towards Ying Zichu's direction.
Ying Zichu's situation was indeed somewhat disheveled.
Although the female cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage only possessed sword qi skills and lacked even sword essence, she still forced him to retreat repeatedly.
Although Ying Zichu's [Lu Qi] can disrupt the opponent's spiritual energy circulation and weaken the power of spells, close combat is not his forte.
"Is all you can do to hide?"
The female cultivator sneered, and with a flick of her longsword, the sword light split into three beams, simultaneously piercing towards Ying Zichu from three directions.
Ying Zichu's expression remained unchanged. He formed hand seals, and pale golden spiritual light condensed into a semi-transparent barrier in front of him.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Three sword lights struck the barrier in succession, producing crisp sounds. The barrier trembled, but did not shatter.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ying Zichu retreated several feet, changed his hand seals again, and shot a golden spiritual light towards the female cultivator.
The female cultivator shifted her body to the side to avoid the spiritual light, but was still grazed by it, and felt her spiritual energy circulation within her body slightly stagnate.
"It's that trick again."
She snorted coldly, her spiritual power surged, breaking through the suppressing force. Her longsword rose again, a cyan sword aura condensing at its tip, shooting towards Ying Zichu.
Ying Zichu's gaze sharpened, and he summoned a shield to block the sword energy.
"boom!"
The sword energy struck the shield, exploding into a burst of spiritual light. The shield shattered, and Ying Zichu was forced back several steps, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"Damn it, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator is deliberately bothering me instead of going to the main battlefield!"
Ying Zichu cursed inwardly, realizing that as a support character, he really couldn't fight other cultivators head-on.
Just then, a bolt of purplish-blue lightning shot out from afar, heading straight for the female cultivator.
The female cultivator's expression changed drastically. She quickly sheathed her sword to defend herself, holding the longsword horizontally in front of her, with azure sword light condensing on the blade.
"boom!"
The lightning struck the sword, sending the female cultivator flying. She nearly dropped her sword and tumbled several times in the air before regaining her footing.
"Who?!"
She looked up and saw Pei Xiyan holding a longbow, with purple-blue lightning surging around him, flying towards her.
"Fellow Daoist Pei!"
Ying Zichu breathed a long sigh of relief.
Pei Xiyan landed beside Ying Zichu, his gaze turning cold as he looked at the female cultivator. He drew his longbow to its full length once more, and a purple-blue arrow materialized.
"Are you leaving on your own, or should I see you off?"
The female cultivator's face was grim. She knew that the presence of this [Thunderclap] cultivator meant they had lost the main battle. She gritted her teeth and said:
"Consider yourselves lucky!"
After saying that, she turned and left, her escape light sweeping away into the distance, disappearing into the horizon in a moment.
Seeing this, Ying Zichu finally relaxed completely and said with a wry smile:
"Senior sister, if you had arrived any later, I'm afraid I would have really died here."
Pei Xiyan nodded slightly and said:
"Let's go find Junior Brother Li Wu, and then retrieve the Purple Mansion spiritual items [Thunderclap] and [Prosperity Qi]."
"it is good."
Ying Zichu responded, and the two of them, one in front of the other, rushed towards the valley where Li Wu was.
.........
Pei Xiyan flew to the valley and saw Ning Que beside Li Wu from afar. She had fought against him in the Land of Witchcraft and Gu.
"Junior Brother Li." Pei Xiyan landed beside Li Wu, looked at Ning Que, and said:
"How is he?"
Li Wu shook his head and said:
"His life has been largely taken away by the monk, leaving him incomplete and unlikely to awaken."
Li Wu felt heavy-hearted, but he didn't forget the important matter at hand, so he asked:
"Senior sister, you won?"
Pei Xiyan nodded slightly, then took out several uniquely shaped magical artifacts.
"With these magical artifacts, we can find the spiritual objects in the Purple Palace of [Thunder] and [Prosperity Qi]."
Li Wu nodded and said:
"In that case, let's hurry up and set off. The [Tai Xu] Secret Realm will be closing soon."
Just as the two were discussing, Qi Yu looked at Ying Zichu, who was dressed in luxurious clothes, and said with wide eyes:
"Fellow Daoist, are you cultivating [Lu Qi]?"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zichu turned to look at Qi Yu, scrutinized him for a moment, and then exclaimed in surprise:
"You cultivate [Longevity Qi]?"
"There are actually cultivators with the [Longevity Qi] cultivation level these days?"
Fortune, longevity, and prosperity are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.
Therefore, Ying Zichu was naturally very surprised by the appearance of [Shou Qi].
Qi Yu cupped his hands and said:
"Qi Yu, practice [Shou Qi]."
Ying Zichu nodded slightly and bowed in return, saying:
"Ying Zichu, cultivate the [Lu Qi] path."
"The surname Ying? Brother Ying is a descendant of the Qin imperial family?"
Ying Zichu nodded and said:
"I am none other than the Crown Prince of Ying!"
Upon learning that the person before him was the Crown Prince of Qin, Qi Yu's eyes lit up, and he quickly said:
"Brother Ying, if you don't mind, I'll go to the Qin Kingdom with you after we leave this secret realm."
"Okay then!"
Ying Zichu was still worried about how to get Qi Yu to go back with him.
Unexpectedly, the other party took the initiative to speak.
The Qin state already possessed two lineages: [Fortune Qi] and [Prosperity Qi]. If [Longevity Qi] were to arrive as well...
That would mean gathering all three elements of fortune, longevity, and prosperity!
The glorious Qin Dynasty of that time, with its vibrant life and flourishing of all things, seemed to be right before my eyes.
…………
at the same time.
Yue country.
The Golden Yue Sect members looked at the suddenly appearing Tian Xuan with great alarm.
The dragon's thousand-foot-long body almost obscured the sky. The disciples in the mountains dared not look directly at the radiance of the true master and lay prostrate on the ground in fear.
Several masters from the Golden Yue Sect continuously performed hand seals, their spiritual light spreading across the sky as they resisted Tianxuan's [Social Thunder].
Master Taixi looked at Tianxuan and said in a deep voice:
"Fellow Daoist Tianxuan, why don't you stay properly in your Dragon Palace? What brings you to my Golden Yue Sect?"
The enormous dragon head of Tianxuan emerged from the dark clouds, gazing at Taixi Zhenren, its deep voice like thunder:
"Fellow Daoist Taixi, I have come here today for the [Jade Pivot Edict to Destroy the Scripture], and I hope you will return it to me."
At this moment, another True Person beside Taixi shouted sternly:
"Tianxuan, you're incredibly bold to dare come to my Yue Kingdom's territory! Aren't you afraid that the True Immortals from the four kingdoms will surround and kill you here?!"
Tianxuan looked up at the person who spoke, and suddenly the dragon opened its mouth, and a yellow bolt of lightning crashed down.
"You dare!"
The immortal's eyes widened in anger, and with a flick of his hand, images of war and conflict appeared in the heavens and earth.
"boom!"
The myriad phantom images of weapons shattered in the lightning. The real person let out a muffled groan and flew backward, spitting out blood. He couldn't even withstand a single bolt of lightning.
Tianxuan snorted coldly and said:
"You dare to be so presumptuous with just two supernatural abilities!"
Once you reach the Purple Mansion realm, your level is determined by your supernatural abilities.
However, it can be broadly divided into three stages.
These are the first to third supernatural powers, the fourth supernatural power, and the fifth supernatural power, the Great Perfection.
Tianxuan, however, is a Great True Person who has perfected all five methods, and is also a practitioner of the [She Lei] path.
These two-dimensional True Immortals who relied on eating people to break through to immortality were naturally easy to kill.
"Fellow Daoist Tianxuan, you have crossed the line!"
When Master Taixi saw that Tianxuan dared to injure his junior brother right in front of him, his face immediately showed anger. He made a hand seal and a supernatural image appeared.
It was also one of the Five Magical Powers.
However, upon seeing this scene, Tianxuan scoffed and said:
"Fellow Daoist Taixi, your magic weapon is not yet finished, is it? You are no match for me right now."
Taixi Xiu's [Kujin] style is good at crafting weapons, but it is far inferior to [Shelei] in combat.
Not to mention, Taixi's cultivation level is not clean.
Moreover, the purpose of the [She Lei] is to monitor the world and control the emperor; the higher the status and position, the stronger the suppression.
This Master Taixi is the head of the Golden Yue Sect, a Great Master who has perfected the Five Laws, and his status and position are not low.
"Fellow Daoist Taixi, you cultivate the [Kujin] realm, but the [Kujin] position is already occupied by your master and senior brothers."
"You've spent five hundred years at the Perfected Purple Mansion Realm, and you've spent five hundred years refining that magic weapon. Are you truly content with this?"
Upon hearing this, Master Taixi's pupils contracted. He immediately cast a spell, isolating a section of space, and said in a deep voice:
"What do you mean?"
Tianxuan said in a deep voice:
"Once the Jade Pivot Palace opens, I can help you obtain a secret Daoist technique called 'Gold Exchange,' which will allow you to seek a position within the 'Gold Exchange' realm. How about that?"
Upon hearing this, Master Taixi immediately closed his eyes and pondered for a long time. Indeed, it was just as Tianxuan had said.
He has almost no chance of achieving the Golden Core stage, since all the positions above him have already been filled.
However, the leap month of 【兑金】 is quite likely to be obtained.
Master Taixi remained silent for a long time, his fingertips forming and dispersing in a series of hand seals, clearly indicating that he was making intense decisions in his mind.
Tianxuan didn't urge him, but waited quietly.
Master Taixi finally spoke, saying in a deep voice:
"Aren't you afraid that I'll take your [Jade Pivot Edict for the Extermination of the Scriptures] and then turn around and unite with the True Immortals of the Four Kingdoms to kill you?"
Tianxuan let out a low laugh:
"You all have your own desires. If you reveal this matter, you will likely be the first to be surrounded and killed."