bayedsolid Chapter 43 Trials 2
Chapter 43 Trials 2
Although Guiyuan Sect is located in Qingli Mountain Range, it only occupies the main branch. Qingli Mountain Range spans the southwest region and is close to the wilderness. It is rich in not only demons and spirit beasts, but also in natural resources.
Most of those who come here for training are disciples of the Guiyuan Sect and independent cultivators.
There is a town built specifically for this purpose, located near the foot of the Qingli Mountains.
Because the Qingli Mountains are extremely dangerous, some people will stop in the town and form teams to explore them.
However, such squads are extremely unstable, and they may fight each other over allocation issues or even betray their teammates.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, people would not join such teams to play it safe, but would instead form their own trustworthy team to explore.
However, comparatively speaking, exploring alone is safer than exploring in a group.
The three of them had prepared quite a few supplies, but they still wandered around the town for a while. After all, this was their first time going down the mountain for training.
I'm not very familiar with what I need, but since this place is selling these items in a small town, they must be things that people who frequently travel into the Qingli Mountains often buy.
There might be something they've forgotten but that's actually useful.
After browsing around and buying some odds and ends, the three of them officially entered the Qingli Mountain Range.
Ignoring the small team that invited them to join, they entered the Qingli Mountain Range. There was a path that had been trodden down by cultivators over the years. The further they went in, the narrower it became, until finally there was no path at all.
Tall trees are everywhere, and besides these trees and intertwined vines, one must also be wary of poisonous snakes, ants, insects, and monsters lurking in unknown places.
The three's extravagant shopping spree in town had already attracted the attention of some people.
Some rogue cultivators specialize in robbing lone, generous cultivators. In their eyes, training in the Qingli Mountains is nothing—not only dangerous but also yields little reward. But robbing these fat sheep is not only safe but also much more lucrative.
The three were not at all surprised when a group of people suddenly appeared in front of them.
The group wasn't exactly naive; after all, their clothes were bound to attract attention, but could they just stop wearing them because of that?
Of course not, and more importantly, the three of them weren't afraid at all.
To put it bluntly, what good people could possibly be willing to rob a few of them?
Those high-level cultivators wouldn't even consider these three people worth their attention, let alone these people...
"Hmph, little girl, I advise you to obediently hand over all your treasures, or don't blame us for being impolite!" The leader had a large scar on his eye, making him look exceptionally fierce. He carried two large hammers and seemed to be a body cultivator.
"Why waste your breath on them, brother? The man killed the woman, hehe!" The man next to him had a lewd look on his face as he carefully sized up Senior Sister Ying: "Sell that little girl to Qingfeng Pavilion!"
The leader slapped him on the head: "Keep your eyes to yourself. Didn't you see their clothes? They're obviously disciples of the Guiyuan Sect. Don't let that kind of thing get into your head!"
"Since you know this, why did you still come to rob us? Are you courting death?" Senior Sister Ying said with a sneer, gripping her whip.
"Young ladies, we're only after money, not murder. Since we're in this line of work, we have our skills! Since you're so uncooperative, we'll kill you all!" The man had no intention of sparing the three lives from the very beginning.
At his command, several Nascent Soul stage cultivators appeared behind him.
The three men initially thought it was just a simple robbery, but they never expected it to turn into murder, and judging from his appearance, he had been doing this for quite some time.
Someone actually targeted disciples of the Guiyuan Sect within its territory!
There were 12 people in total, all at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Cheng Jiu, holding the Heavenly Wood Sword, went to meet them.
The group of rogue cultivators didn't know how their elder brother had summoned so many Nascent Soul cultivators, but since the battle had started, they all rushed forward.
The Heavenly Wood Sword shone even brighter in Cheng Jiu's hands, and as the sword moved with his will, streams of sword intent shot straight toward those people.
Those with weaker abilities were actually cut in half by the sword intent, while several Nascent Soul cultivators frantically tried to dodge.
"Sword intent! This little girl has actually comprehended sword intent!" The rogue cultivator exclaimed. "Boss, let's hurry up and leave. She's obviously a direct disciple of the Guiyuan Sect. If we really offend them, their master will chase us to the ends of the earth!"
Another group of Nascent Soul cultivators looked at the three of them with eyes full of murderous intent.
"Stop talking nonsense, get on him! I'll take responsibility for anything that happens. Since you're a direct disciple of the Guiyuan Sect, you must have a lot of treasures on you. After we finish this job, we won't have to worry about anything!" The leader rushed towards Cheng Jiu with two hammers in his hands.
Seeing this, the group of rogue cultivators had no choice but to rush over with their leader.
Cheng Jiu used the Ghost Shadow Steps to dodge his attacks, while also avoiding the spells from the others.
She continuously wielded the Qingxu Sword Technique with her sword. The sword light flashed, as if it were entangled by trees. Anyone who came into contact with her sword intent felt as if they had been bitten by a poisonous snake, and their spiritual energy continuously leaked out.
Senior Sister Ying's whip danced like a serpent, its blade coated in poison; anyone struck felt a burning pain. However, her agility wasn't as good as Cheng Jiu's, and she could only barely hold her own against three or four Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
Wen Sishu was the weakest of the three in terms of martial arts skills, and he used the alchemy furnace to knock away those who approached him.
Cheng Jiu activated the Myriad Trees and Thousand Springs Technique, rapidly replenishing the spiritual energy he had previously consumed. All three were dressed in high-level magical robes, so the vast majority of attacks posed no threat to them whatsoever.
Despite outnumbering the enemy, the three fighters fought back with ease and ruthlessness.
Cheng Jiuyi summoned dozens of sword shadows with his "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One" technique, which attacked downwards continuously.
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would feel extremely bad after taking a hit.
The biggest difference between the Nascent Soul stage and the Golden Core stage is that the Nascent Soul can leave the body. If the Nascent Soul escapes, it can be revived later using certain methods.
Although it was Cheng Jiu's first time killing someone, he understood very well the principle that "wild grass cannot be burned out and will grow again when the spring breeze blows"!
The nascent souls that flew out were mercilessly annihilated. Under such circumstances, even if they wanted to reincarnate, they could not, and were directly obliterated from this world.
Every time she killed a Nascent Soul cultivator, the group of Nascent Soul cultivators would roar and their subordinates would attack Cheng Jiu even faster, trying to cover the escape of their other Nascent Soul companions. But unfortunately, Cheng Jiu's sword was faster.
On the eve of the battle, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators were able to spare some of their forces to deal with Yingyue and Wensishu.
But in the later stages, they only had eyes for Cheng Jiu.
Despite facing several Nascent Soul cultivators, Cheng Jiu remained completely calm. They were no match for her in swordsmanship, and their physical skills and speed were also inferior to hers.
This situation was utterly disastrous for her.
The Spiritual Body continuously draws spiritual energy from the air to replenish itself, restoring its strength exceptionally quickly.
All that could be seen was blood splattering everywhere and corpses falling from the sky. In the end, all that remained on the field were a group of rogue cultivators who only knew how to hide behind the battlefield and that leader!
The leader looked at the three men with a cold gaze: "As expected of a direct disciple of the Guiyuan Sect, I didn't expect you to have caught such a big fish today!"
"Boss, let's run! These three guys are too strong, we can't beat them at all! Especially that little girl, she's a little devil!"
Besides, didn't we agree beforehand that if we encountered a disciple of the Guiyuan Sect, we would run away? If they found out that we were here to assassinate their disciple, the Guiyuan Sect would definitely hunt us down to the ends of the earth.
"The brothers are still young, they don't want to die yet, boss!" The man with the lewd look had been trying to persuade his boss, saying that Cheng Jiu and his gang were so ruthless that they couldn't even muster the will to continue.
"Shut up, you useless trash! You couldn't even hold them back during the fight!"
Hmph, who told you to run away when you encounter a disciple of the Guiyuan Sect? I was just trying to put your minds at ease back then, otherwise why would you have followed me to ambush the disciples of the Guiyuan Sect?
Now that my targets have arrived, you will all give your lives for the great cause of your master! This is also your glory! The leader slapped the lewd man away, and under everyone's gaze, his aura continued to surge, and the rogue cultivators who were originally surrounding him fell to the ground in pain.
The group of rogue cultivators were all wailing, their bodies constantly emanating black energy. The lewd man roared, "Demon cultivator! You're actually a demon cultivator!"
Cheng Jiu and the others looked on warily, knowing that demonic cultivators had been wiped out by the five major sects over ten thousand years ago, and that the Heavenly Dao did not tolerate them. For the past ten thousand years, no demonic cultivators had ever been heard of. Today, they were just going through a training exercise when they were ambushed and killed, and suddenly demonic cultivators appeared!
As the black aura grew stronger, their bodies slowly turned to black ash within its embrace. The leader opened his mouth and inhaled, and the black aura poured into his body continuously, causing his form to expand dozens of times, and black wings to appear on his body.
His strength also surged continuously as the black energy poured in, advancing from the original Golden Core stage, Nascent Soul stage, and Deity Transformation stage to the Dao Integration stage in one fell swoop.
In just a few breaths, strange and eerie patterns appeared on his body. Looking at the three tiny ants below, his sharp claws reached out to grab them.
Under the pressure of the Dao Integration Realm, even the slightest movement is extremely difficult.
Cheng Jiu prepared to release the little cloud beast and let it lead them to escape.
But the opponent was too fast. Cheng Jiu subconsciously prepared to shrink her body. She was wearing a magic robe made by her master, which could withstand a full-force attack from a Mahayana stage cultivator.
The next second she was pulled back by Senior Sister Ying. In a flash, the three of them were sucked into the alchemy furnace released by Wen Sishu.
As a powerful pressure descended, a piercing metallic scraping sound echoed in the ears of the three.