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Chapter 283: Pill Essence Master, Someone Has Been Waiting for You for a Long Time
Chapter 283: Pill Essence Master, Someone Has Been Waiting for You for a Long Time
"Is this all you've got?"
"Why dodge?"
"Do you even qualify to refine your body?"
A series of stern shouts reverberated through the plains outside the mountain.
A colossal figure, striding on clouds and chasing the moon, relentlessly bombarded the existence ahead.
Under Wang Yuan's onslaught, Lu Rong was forced to retreat continuously.
The ancient armor covering his body was shattered inch by inch.
Even as black smoke billowed from his body, repairing the armor, within a few breaths, it still became tattered and worn.
The cracked patterns resembled a parched land.
Under Wang Yuan's attack, it seemed so fragile.
"Why!"
"How could there be a body refinement practitioner at such an advanced level!"
"This person's ferocity is simply beyond comprehension!"
Lu Rong's mind trembled, resisting with all his might, only to retreat again and again.
His face flushed, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"No, this won't do!"
"His body refinement realm surpasses mine. I can't win using body cultivation techniques; I must use the Fire God Smoke Gun."
With a thought, after enduring Wang Yuan's strike, he retreated dozens of zhang, and the dark gun reappeared in his hand.
Without hesitation, he placed it in his mouth.
Not far away, a five-meter-tall giant stopped and looked at him with a cold smile.
A thick finger pointed out, appearing slow but actually swift.
"You refine your Qi, you refine your body, yet when you're clearly outmatched, you change tactics mid-battle. What kind of cultivation path do you practice?"
As the finger pointed, a blood-red energy shot out.
Lu Rong's mind trembled, and just as he was about to make a desperate move, he unleashed the Fire God Smoke Gun.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a rainbow spear flying from Crimson Peak, heading straight for him.
The terrifying might of the spear caused his heart and soul to shatter.
His hand movements slowed for a moment.
In that instant, when he snapped back to his senses and tried to gather the power of his treasure, the blood-colored energy had already pierced through his eyebrows.
The Fire God Armor, capable of withstanding high-grade flying sword magical artifacts, offered no resistance and crumbled instantly.
His eyes widened, and he fell to the ground, refusing to close his eyes in death.
In his hollow eyes, the rainbow spear paused above him before continuing its flight into the distance.
Wang Yuan glanced at the spear, and his soul seemed to tremble.
"Is this the formation master who prepared in advance and waited for his opponents?"
"Could I withstand such a strike?"
"Fortunately, it's a friend, not an enemy!"
Wang Yuan could sense that Min Longyu had intended to help him.
Moreover, it did divert Lu Rong's attention, preventing him from fully unleashing his final treasure strike.
Otherwise, with his current massive size, he couldn't have dodged it; he could only withstand it.
Even if he could endure that strike,
he would still suffer severe injuries.
He had already prepared to trade injuries for his life, but now he remained unscathed.
Without hesitation, he reduced his size and flew towards Lu Rong's corpse.
Behind him, blood snakes hissed and emerged.
Having promised to grant Lu Rong the most glorious death, he had to fulfill it.
"Merge with me!"
As he murmured, Wang Yuan seemed to transform into the king of snakes, allowing the blood snakes to enter Lu Rong's corpse.
Soon, the enlarged blood snakes, like satiated creatures, flew back and entered Wang Yuan's body.
The surge of qi and blood was visible, and his body grew three times thicker!
...
One li outside Crimson Peak, there was a wave-like mountain range.
It was the junction between Crimson Peak and the outer plains.
Due to the terrain and spiritual energy, this mountain range had long been neglected by the Celestial Assembly.
But today, it served its purpose.
Amidst the mist, a majestic wave rose.
Standing atop the wave, Duan Feng held his sword and wore a wave drum at his waist.
This place had become his arena!
Alternating between the Yellow River Luo Sword and water-based spells, he seamlessly combined his techniques.
This was the secret art of the Duan family, integrating artifacts and spells to enhance their power.
Otherwise, at his Foundation Establishment first layer cultivation, he couldn't possibly rival Miao Yu Xianzi, a Foundation Establishment second layer cultivator.
Even so, his current state was far from comfortable.
Whoosh!
From the waves, a strand of dust shot out.
Duan Feng's expression changed slightly, and he slapped the wave drum at his waist.
Dong!
As the sound rang out, a blue water shield appeared beside him, blocking the dust.
Whoosh!
"I've found you!"
With a thought, Duan Feng slashed his sword towards the rear.
The waves parted, revealing a graceful figure.
Miao Yu Xianzi's face carried a cold smile, and with a wave of her dust brush, she deflected the sword light.
Boom!
The sword light struck the mountain and plain, emitting a thunderous sound.
Miao Yu Xianzi felt the battlefield her opponent had created, and her cold smile intensified.
"Impressive combat techniques."
"First, you severely injured me with assassination techniques, then you delayed and suppressed me with your home advantage, and the combination of your spells and artifacts is truly exquisite.
"It's a pity that you've only just entered the Foundation Establishment Stage and your spiritual energy is so scarce."
"How much longer can you withstand this kind of offensive?"
Facing these heart-wrenching words, Duan Feng's face turned solemn, as if he could drip water.
Indeed, the spiritual energy within him was almost depleted.
However, he couldn't afford to retreat.
If he allowed this person to break into Crimson Peak, his family and friends would suffer an unimaginable disaster.
He couldn't accept that.
A thought crossed his mind, and a middle-grade spirit stone slipped into his palm.
Virtuous Jade Fairy, upon seeing this, had a slight change in expression, "You're going to directly absorb the spiritual energy from the spirit stone. Do you want to ruin your Qi Sea?"
"I will not retreat!"
Duan Feng stared coldly at him, about to absorb the spirit stone in his hand.
Suddenly, a telepathic message entered his ear.
His expression shifted, and he put away the spirit stone.
Virtuous Jade Fairy, upon seeing this, couldn't help but chuckle. She had thought he was a man of iron will, ready to fight to the death.
Turns out, he was just a coward.
As she saw him gathering his spiritual energy for a final strike, she also suppressed her laughter.
A silk scarf danced from her waist, enveloping her entire body.
"Block this strike, and you'll be at my mercy!"
Duan Feng acted as if he hadn't heard, discarding his longsword and gripping the wave drum, continuously beating it.
Wave after wave of spiritual energy surged from his body, enhancing the wave drum.
The dissipated waves around them surged once more.
Layer upon layer, they accumulated and flew towards Virtuous Jade Fairy.
Threefold Sea Wave!
"That move again!"
"Repeating old tricks is useless against me!"
Virtuous Jade Fairy coldly laughed. The silk scarf blossomed with layers of light, blocking the incoming waves.
Her dust brush in hand was like a straightened sword, ready to parry the strike and then take her opponent's head.
Whoosh!
As the final wave fell, Duan Feng tiredly collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
At this moment, he couldn't squeeze out a trace of spiritual energy.
His Qi Sea was empty.
Even the massive spiritual energy cloud that usually converted into spirit condensate had dissipated without a trace.
After this battle, even if he survived, it would take several days to re-gather the spiritual energy cloud and resume cultivation.
His gaze fell upon the woman's figure as the water mist dissipated.
"Min Longyu, don't let me down!"
"Out of tricks? Then wait for death!" Virtuous Jade Fairy scoffed, and with a shake of her dust brush, she was about to deliver the fatal blow.
But the next moment, a rainbow spear pierced through the air.
It was like a heavenly rainbow descending upon the mortal realm.
Whoosh! Virtuous Jade Fairy's expression turned alarmed. She waved her three thousand dust strands and pushed the defensive artifact to its limits, constantly blooming with light.
However, the rainbow spear seemed to ignore all obstacles.
It sliced through like a knife through tofu, layer by layer.
Boom!
A violent explosion, as Duan Feng had anticipated, sounded like water flowing into a channel.
"Duan Hall Master, collect the spoils of war and quickly return to Crimson Peak!"
Min Longyu's spiritual sense transmitted again.
Without hesitation, Duan Feng swallowed a Harmonious Energy Pill and smiled in satisfaction.
"No problem!"
As the two spoke, outside Crimson Peak, several figures stood silent as cicadas in winter.
They had witnessed the entire battle.
No one had expected that the combined might of five Foundation Establishment Cultivators would fail to even step into the mountain gate, all perishing outside.
This greatly dampened their hopes of looting during the chaos.
Someone suggested, "After this battle, the Celestial Assembly's Foundation Establishment Cultivators must be exhausted. Should we..."
"Forget it, they still have backup."
"Look!"
On Crimson Peak, a misty light screen slowly unfolded.
Countless crimson mists surged from all directions, enveloping the towering peak in a dreamlike haze.
"Are you truly going to oppose us?"
"No!" Luo Chen's face turned serious, "It's you who oppose me!"
On the banks of Qinghua River, a heavy downpour poured down.
But this rain came and went swiftly. In the tense atmosphere, the rain stopped as suddenly as it had started, and the air grew still.
At the horizon, a seven-colored rainbow bridge spanned across the green mountains.
Even though the rain had stopped, the atmosphere remained tense. Luo Chen seemed to have forgotten to put away his oil paper umbrella, still holding it above his head.
Facing Luo Chen's unwavering stance, Hu Changxi found it rather tricky.
"Big brother, why bother arguing with him?" Hu Changnu impatiently said on the side, itching to charge in.
He couldn't believe that Luo Chen could stop the three of them.
Hu Changxi shook his head, still unwilling to waste his spiritual energy on Luo Chen.
He could sense that the surrounding cultivators watching from all sides were increasing in number.
Among them, there were even Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and more than a few at that!
Among them were some at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
If they, the three brothers, suffered any losses, they wouldn't be able to confront a mid-stage Foundation Establishment expert in their complete state.
"Luo Chen, I'll ask you once more, won't you leave?"
"Nonsense!" Luo Chen spoke rudely, seemingly looking down on the three of them.
Hearing this rebuke, Hu Changxi's face turned cold.
"You don't care about Lu Rong and the others, but what about the Geng siblings? Their family patriarch is at the third layer of Foundation Establishment. If he charges into Crimson Peak, who in your Celestial Assembly can stop him?"
Hearing these words, the cultivators watching from both sides of the river were shocked.
Hu Changxi, in his pursuit of the Li Family's wealth, had put in so much effort.
Not only had he secretly conspired with Lu Rong and others, but he had also gathered those with grudges against the Geng Family.
No one knew how much he had promised them.
Upon hearing this news, Luo Chen should be unable to sit still!
Once he left, the Geng siblings could take over the Li Family. With their combined efforts, these Loose Cultivators might find it difficult to get a share.
However!
Hearing Hu Changxi's words, Luo Chen raised an eyebrow.
"I've noticed that you've repeatedly advised me to leave."
"I'm doing this for your own good!" Hu Changxi said.
Luo Chen gave him a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "Then if I return now and deal with Lu Rong and Geng Lie, won't they come after you later?"
Hu Changxi's expression froze.
In their previous secret dealings, he had indeed promised to kill Luo Chen on the Qinghua River.
At the very least, he was supposed to hold him back.
"It seems your alliance isn't very reliable!"
Luo Chen shook his head, and in his hand, a telepathic jade disc appeared without anyone noticing.
"Sorry to disappoint you all."
"All invading enemies have been annihilated by our Celestial Assembly, not a single remnant has escaped!"
Hu Changxi was stunned.
"Impossible!"
The two brothers beside him, Hu Changnu, started cursing, "Are you even making sense? With just a few cats and dogs from your Celestial Assembly, how can you stop so many Foundation Establishment Cultivators?"
Hu Changle sneered, "You can deceive us, but deceiving yourself is pointless."
In response to their disbelief, Luo Chen merely smiled.
He had no intention of defending himself.
Putting away the telepathic jade disc, he held the umbrella and, without turning back, said, "Continue with the funeral, don't miss the auspicious burial day for Daoist Li!"
The funeral procession, which had been frozen in place, stirred upon hearing these words.
Everyone's gaze fell on Li Yingzhang, the current patriarch of the Li Family.
Li Yingzhang stared at Luo Chen's departing figure and then clenched his teeth.
"Continue!"
He held the spirit tablet in both hands and proceeded towards the predetermined burial site.
As the funeral procession moved forward, Hu Changnu couldn't hold back any longer.
"Big brother, why bother arguing with him? That old dog is about to be buried."
"In life, we couldn't get him, but in death, we won't let him rest in peace!"
Li Jinhuang had died of old age.
For those on the Hopeless Path, this was already a dignified way to die.
Even though the Hu brothers had come for their own interests, their hearts were still filled with hatred.
"Luo Chen!"
This time, Hu Changxi no longer called him President Luo or Daoist Friend Luo.
Instead, he addressed him by his name.
"You'll regret your stubbornness today!"
Luo Chen looked at him calmly, "Whether I'll regret it or not, I don't know, but the three of you aren't even worthy of entering my Dharma Eye."
"If we're not worthy, what about Pill Essence Master?"
Just as Hu Changxi finished speaking, a streak of light rushed in from downstream of the Qinghua River.
The spiritual light dissipated, revealing an elder riding a flying sword. He glanced at Hu Changxi with displeasure.
"You said you wouldn't need my help?"
Hu Changxi sighed, "I didn't want to expend too much effort on Luo Chen, so I had to ask for your assistance."
"Hmph!"
Pill Essence Master snorted coldly, "That medicine field will entirely belong to me from now on, and I'll take ten percent of your profits!"
Among the Hu brothers, Hu Changle was somewhat dissatisfied.
But Hu Changxi agreed.
The longer they delayed, the more troublesome it would become.
They might even attract late-stage Foundation Establishment experts!
By then, all their hard work would be for nothing.
Pill Essence Master looked down at Luo Chen.
"You shouldn't have..."
"Pill Essence Master, someone has been waiting for you for a long time."
(End of Chapter)
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