Chapter 157 - 157 155 White Tiger Saber (Major Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Chapter 157: Chapter 155 White Tiger Saber (Major Chapter, Please Subscribe) Chapter 157: Chapter 155 White Tiger Saber (Major Chapter, Please Subscribe) The two Sword Cultivators suddenly felt a chill strike their tailbones, directly targeting the vulnerable parts of their backs.
Startled, they didn’t have time to worry about destroying the Great Array and quickly dodged to the side.
When they moved back more than thirty feet, they looked back with lingering fear and realized that the ones who attacked them were two Spiritual Beasts.
One was a Ghost-Faced Spider the size of a water jar, and the other was a Little Toad only as big as a fist.
At the moment they evaded, a stream of spider silk and a Cold Ice Arrow shimmering with sharp aura shot from their original position toward the sky.
Had they not dodged, they would have certainly suffered severe injuries.
Before they could steady themselves, suddenly the ground shook.
…
Looking up, they saw an Iron Armor Rhinoceros several dozen feet tall charging at them with thundering hooves.
The two figures flashed, one to the left and one to the right, evading the rhino’s charge, and their Flying Swords slashed fiercely.
However, the Iron Armor Rhinoceros’s body was too tough; unless they could hit its vital points, it was difficult to kill it with a single sword strike.
On the other side, the Ghost-Faced Spider and the Swallowing Sky Toad joined forces to attack one of them, continuously spewing out spider silk and Cold Ice Arrows.
But this time, the Sword Cultivator was on guard and naturally did not fear the attacks of the two Spiritual Beasts.
His Flying Sword slashed repeatedly, cutting the spider silk and shattering the Cold Ice Arrows.
Just as he planned to step forward to kill them, he suddenly felt something tight around his foot.
Looking down, he found his ankle had been grabbed by a hand that had stretched out from the ground.
Moreover, the hand was pulling him forcefully downwards.
This Cultivator was taken aback.
If it were merely a hand reaching out, it wouldn’t be much of a concern.
Earth Escape Divine Power was rare, but he had seen it before and wasn’t scared by it.
But the key was that the hand was pulling him down with a kind of ochre Spirit Light that wrapped around his left leg.
As his leg sank into the soil in an instant, he suddenly became unstable, with one leg above ground and the other buried, making his posture not only ungraceful but unbalanced.
He was then squarely bound by the incoming spider silk.
Before he could free himself from the spider silk, the Iron Armor Rhinoceros had already charged at him.
With a pfft sound, its huge and sharp horn pierced through his Magic Robe and his chest, then charged a few steps forward, smashing into the nearby stone wall.
The stone wall erupted with a loud boom, and the Sword Cultivator impaled on the rhino’s horn was completely mangled.
“Ah, die for me!”
The other Sword Cultivator suddenly slashed his sword towards Qin Feng’s location, with Sword Qi that was sharp and could penetrate several dozen feet into the ground.
Qin Feng had previously held on to the Cultivator to create an opportunity for his Spiritual Beasts to strike, so he hadn’t retreated in time and was locked onto by the Sword Qi of the other Sword Cultivator, slicing down towards him.
However, he was in the midst of merging with the Ruyi Golden Snake, and with a horizontal sweep of his wings on his back, clang!
He blocked the sword strike.
In reality, with his current strength, he was no match for the Sword Cultivator, who had the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage and was an attacking powerhouse.
But the guy had been deceived by Chen Buqi earlier, using secret techniques while expending Essence Blood to entangle with Li Miaozhen.
His strength was no longer at its peak, so Qin Feng was able to contend with him using strong defense and speed.
Moreover, he had several Spiritual Beasts that could help, outnumbering and thereby gaining advantage in quantity.
Qin Feng waved his hand and released most of his Spiritual Beasts, especially when more than a dozen Iron Armor Rhinos lined up in two rows and charged towards the Cultivator with a thunderous momentum, they did have quite the presence.
Even if the opponent rose with his sword, those Iron Armor Rhinos could also cast the Earth Spike Technique to attack him.
After all, they were underground, and only dozens of feet above was the ceiling, so the Sword Cultivator’s space to maneuver was limited, exactly within the attack range of those Iron Armor Rhinos.
The Ghost-Faced Spider and the Swallowing Sky Toad’s attacks also did not stop, continuously harassing the Sword Cultivator, forcing him to either run around dodging or merely swing his sword to defend.
The number of spiritual beasts was too many, and even though most of them were only in the Qi Refining Realm, the barrage of spells they launched still caused the sword cultivator some disarray.
Of course, his cultivation level was certainly much higher than these spiritual beasts, and making an escape would not have been difficult, but the passage had already been blocked.
Where could he run in this underground space?
Gritting his teeth, the cultivator suddenly burst forth with energy, unleashing more than a dozen sword strikes in rapid succession, violently disrupting the formation of the spiritual beasts and paving a way through them, aiming to completely destroy the array map and the Guiding Array.
Seeing this, Qin Feng would not let him succeed.
His body shimmered with golden light.
Relying on the formidable defense of the Ruyi Golden Snake, he blocked the sword cultivator’s path and forced him back into the attack radius of the spiritual beasts.
Right after that, he personally took action, working together with a multitude of spiritual beasts to knock the cultivator down.
Particularly problematic was the Ghost-Faced Spider; its silken threads were incredibly tough to deal with.
Once entangled by the web, it was difficult to break free.
Furthermore, Qin Feng exploited the speed of the Ruyi Golden Snake to weave around his opponent, offering him no chance to extricate himself from the threads.
Thus, the moment the first strand of webbing wrapped around him, his fate was sealed.
With a ‘puff’, Qin Feng swung his Golden Wings, severing his opponent’s head, and finally he breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterward, he called back his spiritual beasts and looted the belongings of the two cultivators before turning to face the Array that was nearly completely set up.
However, he had almost no knowledge of arrays, which made him scratch his head in confusion, with no idea where to start.
Luckily, Li Miaozhen soon flew back, and he decided to hand over this headache-inducing issue to his senior sister.
While the murderous aura of Li Miaozhen was not as dense as earlier, because she had just killed someone, the air of ruthlessness was still quite intense.
“Senior Sister, is Chen Buqi dead?” Qin Feng asked.
“With me taking personal action, how could he possibly have escaped my pursuit?” Li Miaozhen lifted her delicately fair chin, her tone revealing a trace of pride.
As they spoke, she casually threw out a corpse, which hit the ground with a thud.
Qin Feng glanced at it briefly before ignoring it and turning to ask, “Senior Sister, do you have any knowledge of arrays?
If we manage to set up this Guiding Array properly, could we summon a Supreme Elder from our sect to refine the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm?”
Li Miaozhen’s previous arrogance vanished instantly, leaving her slightly embarrassed as she said, “In recent years, I’ve devoted all my energy to cultivation and combat, and I’ve barely studied the various arts of cultivation.”
Qin Feng frowned slightly but quickly came up with an idea, shouting towards the direction of the passage, “Brother Zhuo, please come over for a chat.
I have something to consult with you.”
Moments later, Zhuo Feifan emerged from the passage, his expression complex as he glanced over the bodies of several Taiyi Mountain sword cultivators on the ground.
However, when he saw Chen Buqi’s corpse, he quickly concealed his complicated emotions, with a hint of joy almost imperceptibly flickering in his eyes.
Qin Feng greeted with a hand-clasped smile, “I must also congratulate Brother Zhuo.
Now that Chen Buqi has been slain by Senior Sister Li, Brother Zhuo’s path in Taiyi Mountain is sure to be smooth, and you will easily obtain the position of receiving the True Inheritance.
I take this opportunity to congratulate you in advance.”
Zhuo Feifan forced a stiff smile onto his face, as it was improper to appear happy when his sect mates had just died.
Qin Feng didn’t mind and continued, “Since Brother Zhuo has participated in this mission, I presume you have some understanding of this Guiding Array.
Would you be so kind as to help us complete the setup of the array?”
“Me, set up the array?” Zhuo Feifan’s brows furrowed slightly.
Although he had now boarded the “thief ship” of Qin Feng and Li Miao Zhen, he still had some feelings for Taiyi Mountain at the bottom of his heart.
He understood what Qin Feng wanted by asking him to perfect the array, wasn’t it just to let the Beast Taming Sect acquire this Grotto Heaven?
This made him feel somewhat conflicted.
From the standpoint of Taiyi Mountain, of course, he wouldn’t want to see that happen.
But if he dared to refuse to help, he was afraid that these two might not let him go.
Just as he hesitated, Qin Feng spoke again, “How about this, Brother Zhuo, if you are willing to help, afterward my Beast Taming Sect will act on your behalf three times for free, eliminating three of your rivals, and we definitely won’t make any demands on you.
What do you think?”
At these words, Zhuo Feifan was immediately tempted.
He had originally thought about how much it would cost to ask the Beast Taming Sect for help in the future.
Now that Qin Feng had made such an offer, he certainly wouldn’t refuse.
After all, the array was definitely going to be set up.
Otherwise, it was highly likely that these two wouldn’t let him go.
He didn’t want to risk his life on whether or not they would kill him.
Now that the other party promised to help him three times for free, why wouldn’t he take the offer?
“Fine.”
Zhuo Feifan nodded firmly, immediately agreeing to it.
Even if the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm was obtained by Taiyi Mountain, he wouldn’t reap much benefit.
Since that was the case, why not trade this unrelated matter to the Beast Taming Sect for a chance to act on his behalf?
As for whether the Beast Taming Sect’s power would surpass Taiyi Mountain after acquiring this Grotto Heaven, that wasn’t something he was currently considering.
The thousands or even tens of thousands of years it could take were far too distant.
He wasn’t even sure he would be alive by that time; better to take care of the present first.
Moreover, even if the array were set up, the Beast Taming Sect might not be able to transport people inside.
Because to rely on the Guiding Array to transport people in, they would need an item for positioning.
What they of Taiyi Mountain had prepared was a small mirror fashioned after the Sect’s treasure Golden Light Mirror, connected in aura to the main body of the Golden Light Mirror, so it could serve as the coordinates to lock onto the Void Grotto Heaven.
And Li Miao Zhen and Qin Feng certainly didn’t have any such item from the Supreme Elders of the Beast Taming Sect on them, which basically made it impossible to locate the position of the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm.
Therefore, after hearing Qin Feng’s offer, Zhuo Feifan agreed without a second word.
He had decided that unless it was necessary, he would not lightly use those three opportunities.
It would be enough to call upon the Beast Taming Sect to eliminate his most powerful rivals at the most critical moment.
Zhuo Feifan stepped forward to pick up the materials scattered on the ground and used the technique given to him by his sect earlier to properly set up the Guiding Array.
Qin Feng watched Zhuo Feifan for a long time, then transmitted his voice to Li Miao Zhen, “Senior Sister, do you have a treasured item that can locate positions?”
Li Miao Zhen shook her head.
Who would carry such items on them as a matter of course?
Didn’t they fear being located by others?
“Then this array would be of no use.”
Qin Feng’s brows furrowed slightly.
“It’s not that there’s no way.”
Li Miao Zhen thought for a moment and also quietly transmitted her voice, “If all else fails, I’ll just leave the White Tiger Saber my master temporarily gave me for self-defense.
It’s a Spiritual Treasure he has cultivated for many years, and it’s connected to his spirit.
Even when he was cultivating that saber, he split a part of his Dharma Image and merged it into the saber.
Even though we might be far apart, he would be able to have a vague sense of it.
Although with my master’s strength, getting trapped in the Void would be troublesome, if a Supreme Elder were protecting him, there shouldn’t be a problem.”
“How confident are you, Senior Sister?”
Qin Feng hesitated.
“Let’s not end up with nothing and lose your master’s Spiritual Treasure in the process.
If that happens, it might be difficult to explain when you return, right?”
“Let’s give it a try.”
Senior Sister Li was quite nonchalant about it, “At worst, we’ll just leave the White Tiger Saber here for sixty years, and reclaim it the next time the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm opens.
But if we can really get a Grotto Heaven, we’ll have made a huge profit.
There’s no significant risk involved, so it’s worth a try.”
“Alright then.”
Since Senior Sister Li had already said so, Qin Feng certainly wouldn’t try to dissuade her anymore.
It wasn’t his master’s Spiritual Treasure, so if it really were lost, he couldn’t be blamed for it.
Momentarily, Zhuo Feifan completed the Array setup, and he turned his gaze towards the two of them.
Now, without him needing to say anything, Qin Feng and Senior Sister Li could both see that a spot had opened up right in the center of the Array—a spot that was likely meant for placing the replicated Golden Light Mirror.
However, that small mirror was now Senior Sister Li’s spoil of war, so of course, she wouldn’t place the mirror there again.
Senior Sister Li promptly waved her hand and summoned a precious saber.
This saber, six feet and four inches long and wider than a palm, did not appear heavy.
Instead, it exuded a boundless sharp edge.
Moreover, as soon as the saber appeared, it displayed a limitless ominous aura that forced Qin Feng and Zhuo Feifan to keep retreating.
Upon a closer look, they could see the aura on the saber take shape, with an indistinct image of a White Tiger roaring fiercely, exuding an unmatched dominance.
“The White Tiger Saber!”
Zhuo Feifan’s face was full of shock, “Your master actually entrusted you with this treasure for protection; no wonder you could easily break through Chen Buqi’s defenses.”
“Hmph, breaking through his defenses doesn’t really require my master’s White Tiger Saber!”
Senior Sister Li proudly puffed out her chest, tossing the White Tiger Saber into the air.
A flash of cold light streaked across the blade, and with a ‘whoosh’ sound, it landed right in the middle of the Array.
The sharp edge of the saber plunged directly into the surface of the Array Platform.
Only after burying half of its blade did it come to a halt.
Qin Feng was somewhat astonished.
He saw clearly that Senior Sister Li didn’t use any True Yuan; she merely threw it casually, and the White Tiger Saber penetrated the Array Platform entirely by its own sharpness.
With such a sharp treasure saber, one could only imagine how much power it would release against an opponent.
“All right, our business here is finished, let’s hurry up and get out, lest the entrance outside gets sealed again and traps us here.
That would be the sealing of the Rule Power, not something you or I could break, nor could you slip out with your Earth Escape Divine Power, Junior Brother Qin.”
Senior Sister Li chuckled lightly and led the two of them out.
She was carefree by nature; having left her master’s White Tiger Saber behind, she stopped thinking about what the consequences might be afterward.
Even if her master ultimately couldn’t locate the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm, it wasn’t a big deal.
At worst, they would just fight it out with Taiyi Mountain once the Secret Realm opened next time and firmly establish its ownership.
Exiting the cave, Senior Sister Li looked around and saw no signs that others had been around.
Only then did she let down her guard and said to Qin Feng, “I see your Cultivation has reached Qi Refining Perfection, just one step away from Foundation Establishment.
Earlier, when I was searching for the disciples of Taiyi Mountain, I stumbled upon a treasure land.
I think that place is quite suitable for your Cultivation.
I’ll take you there later; your Cultivation is too weak, you should establish your Foundation as soon as possible.”