Chapter 619: The Soul
Chapter 619: The Soul
Splatter.
The blow from Lin Xuan Qi’s hammers smashed the top half of Xiao Feng’s head off, leaving only the bottom half behind.
Xiao Feng’s hand which was reaching into his shirt went limp and dropped to the side of his body.
And his body fell forward onto the ground.
Plop.
Finally, Xiao Feng was dead.
Lin Xuan Qi frowned and thought about what Xiao Feng had said.
It sounded like the truth to him as it matched the Qing Feng Sect’s actions so far.
They had been trying to get as many of the cultivators dead as possible.
But it might just have been a power grab by the Qing Feng Sect instead of what Xiao Feng had mentioned about the Spirit Stones running out soon.
These sects always liked to appear magnanimous while doing the most despicable things ever.
And about the fact that there was something else coming, he didn’t have any evidence or information to confirm or deny it.
He would have to investigate further on what Xiao Feng meant by it.
But first, it was time to get what he came for.
Lin Xuan Qi exhaled and glanced at the Natal Puppet.
Not too bad. He thought to himself silently.
There were some improvements in the coordination with the Natal Puppet that he could fine-tune, but it was good enough for now.
He was glad that the strategy of using the Five-Element Qi from the Five-Element Stone as a protective sphere paid off.
It was something that he could try and enhance in the future.
With an abundance of Five-Element Stones, he could use them in exchange for the safety of his Natal Puppet.
He proceeded to rummage through the body of Xiao Feng and he kept the Eternal Sword Spirit Statue into his storage Artifact.
There was a wooden tablet with the words ’Qing Feng Sect disciple, Xiao Feng’ carved on it.
He figured it was the item that Xiao Feng was desperately trying to reach before he was killed.
It was best to destroy it later. Lin Xuan Qi thought.
After which, he picked up the metallic cubes that were lying all over the ground.
The metallic cubes and Eternal Sword Spirit Statue would come in handy for Lee He Song, Lao Er and Ling Er.
Better to make use of them than turn them into ashes later.
On the condition, of course, that they would be careful about using them in front of Qing Feng Sect disciples.
After he was done, he raised his hands and chanted the words that he had memorized from the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques.
His words sounded like murmurs from the netherworld.
Echoes of his words could eerily be heard but he continued with it.
Then, the body of Xiao Feng wobbled on its own for a few moments before it went still again.
’Another’ Xiao Feng started to stand up from the body.
It was translucent, and it looked exactly the same as Xiao Feng when he was alive, albeit his face was now expressionless and pale.
Lin Xuan Qi continued chanting the words and the soul of Xiao Feng struggled when its form began to shrink.
But the struggle was to no avail.
The soul of Xiao Feng slowly shrank and became a ghastly green glowing sphere that was only as big as Lin Xuan Qi’s fist.
It tried to float away but Lin Xuan Qi chanted and moved his hands towards the Natal Puppet.
The green glowing sphere couldn’t escape and it followed the movement of his hands.
When it got near the Natal Puppet, the green glowing sphere got sucked into the head of the Natal Puppet without any chance of escaping.
Then, the Natal Puppet’s body was engulfed in a green glow before the glow dissipated.
Finally, it was done.
Lin Xuan Qi walked over and handed an invisibility talisman to the Natal Puppet.
He instructed the Natal Puppet to activate the invisibility talisman and it did.
The invisibility talisman gave out a glow and the Natal Puppet disappeared from his sight in the next moment.
It was a resounding success.
Lin Xuan Qi would have so much more possible use of the Natal Puppet now that it was able to wield spells, talismans and Artifacts like any other cultivator.
But it wasn’t the time to explore more now.
He turned his focus back at the body of Xiao Feng.
Lin Xuan Qi used his fire spell and unleashed a fireball at the body of Xiao Feng.
The flames ravaged the body while he went on and rummaged through the body of WanEr HuLie.
There wasn’t much except for some Spirit Stones, the turtle statue and a Storage Artifact ring on him.
Lin Xuan Qi took all of it and he figured that Lee He Song and Zhi Yong could also have some use for them.
The Spirit Stones could come in handy for Lao Er and Ling Er.
After he was done, Lin Xuan Qi set another fire onto WanEr HuLie’s body.
The flames raged and engulfed the bodies.
And it didn’t take too long for them to be turned into a pile of ash.
Lin Xuan Qi made sure to scatter them into the wind, so that there wouldn’t be any traces left.
He kept the Natal Puppet, turned invisible and headed to find Lee He Song next.
With Xiao Feng and WanEr HuLie dead, it was time for them to flee.
Who knew what would happen when Zhao Geng Nian found out that his direct disciple was dead?
"Master Lee, time to leave." Lin Xuan Qi whispered to Lee He Song when he found him with the guards.
They were all safe and sound.
Lee He Song nodded his head when he heard Lin Xuan Qi’s voice and he said to the guards, "I think it’s best we head back to the city.
"It is weird with the silence all around us."
The guards were more than happy to hear it and they wasted no time.
Far out on the distant horizon, the sun was setting and it turned the sky into amber.
They had better hurry before it got dark.
...
Meanwhile, in Zhao Geng Nian’s residence.
Zhao Geng Nian was having a sip of his tea when his heart skipped a beat.
He quickly glanced at the jade pendant that was on his belt and he was astonished to see it cracked into pieces.
"How dare you!"