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Chapter 497: Killing a Late Nascent Soul Cultivator, Infant Spirit Wood
Chapter 497: Killing a Late Nascent Soul Cultivator, Infant Spirit Wood
As soon as Cheng Qingmao heard Chu Ning's voice, he immediately sensed something amiss.
But before he could make another move, he felt an overwhelming power emanating from the periphery of the azure ice.
His newly possessed body had already started to stiffen and go numb.
"Not good!"
At this moment, Cheng Qingmao was no longer concerned about whether his body could withstand the force.
The Nascent Soul within him unleashed its full power, causing his entire body to radiate intense azure radiance.
The flying leaf treasure in his hand shot up, resembling a sharp azure sword that thrust directly at the surrounding azure ice.
Simultaneously, Cheng Qingmao opened his mouth and spat out a large patch of infant fire.
Realizing the dire situation, Cheng Qingmao exerted almost all his strength at this moment.
However, he soon discovered that all his efforts were in vain as the azure flames engulfing the azure ice continued to press down relentlessly.
First, the radiance surrounding his body was compressed into azure ice, and then the flying leaf treasure gradually froze as well.
Cheng Qingmao then lost control over his physical body.
The icy chill continued to oppress his Nascent Soul.
"How is this possible? What kind of spiritual flame is this, and how can it possess such power?!"
Cheng Qingmao knew that he was still severely injured from his previous battle and had just possessed a new body, resulting in his strength being slightly inferior to his peak condition.
However, he was, after all, a late Nascent Soul cultivator.
The nearly twenty years of recuperation hadn't been for nothing.
His current strength was almost on par with his peak power when he had just advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage, a level that could easily annihilate a mid Nascent Soul cultivator.
Yet, at this moment, under the suppression of the azure flames, he found himself utterly incapable of resistance.
This realization caused his heart and soul to shatter.
"I must break through this azure flame and ice barrier!"
A thought flashed through Cheng Qingmao's mind, and the next moment, he involuntarily let out a series of low roars.
"Boom! Boom!"
His physical body burst apart, the stimulated radiance exploded, and the flying leaf treasure shattered.
Cheng Qingmao even went as far as to detonate his infant fire without hesitation, further damaging his Nascent Soul.
In the end, only his Nascent Soul remained.
What left him in despair was that despite employing these desperate measures, although he seemed to have broken through some of the azure ice, his Nascent Soul was still enveloped by the azure color.
Although it was the azure flames that were flickering, Cheng Qingmao felt a chill in his heart.
It was not just because of the icy aura emanating from the azure flames, but also because, at this moment, he truly felt the despair of his soul and body facing annihilation.
His current predicament was even worse than when he had faced Qin Changkong over two decades ago.
"No! I can't die like this. I'm a late Nascent Soul grand cultivator!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Cheng Qingmao's eyes.
"Boom!"
Accompanying Cheng Qingmao's furious roar, his Nascent Soul suddenly exploded, and a powerful radiance blasted the surrounding azure ice formed by the Mysterious Yin Azure Flames.
Even with the might of the Mysterious Yin Azure Flames, they were momentarily scattered by the force of the explosion.
"Nascent Soul self-detonation? Such a decisive move?"
Witnessing this, a hint of doubt flashed through Chu Ning's mind.
Although the Mysterious Yin Azure Flames were indeed powerful, once a cultivator self-detonated their Nascent Soul, it would result in the annihilation of their soul and body.
Cheng Qingmao was a late Nascent Soul cultivator. Could he have made the decision to self-detonate his Nascent Soul in such a short time?
As these thoughts crossed Chu Ning's mind, his vigilance heightened.
He swiftly unleashed his spiritual sense, enveloping the area in front of him to investigate every speck of azure radiance that was falling.
"Trying to escape?"
Soon, Chu Ning discovered that within a patch of azure radiance, there was a faint shadow shrinking and hiding.
Although Chu Ning was surprised that Cheng Qingmao knew such a secret technique to divide his Nascent Soul in two, he didn't hesitate in his actions.
He raised his hand, and several beams of black light shot out.
"Chu Ning!"
The lingering wisp of Cheng Qingmao's soul sensed the immense threat posed by the Seven Spirit Drills shooting towards him, and he let out an unwilling roar.
However, that roar did nothing to change the outcome.
The black light traced by the Seven Spirit Drills flashed and then penetrated the shadow!
Thus, the remnant soul of this late Nascent Soul grand cultivator vanished into the sky.
Chu Ning waved his hand, and the Seven Spirit Drills returned to his body.
"It's indeed a pity that Cheng Qingmao is dead. In the beginning, he still harbored some illusions.
Otherwise, I might have had to use the Mixed Yuan Fire Lotus!"
Chu Ning muttered to himself.
Of course, this was also related to the fact that Cheng Qingmao hadn't fully recovered to his peak condition.
Otherwise, solely relying on the Mysterious Yin Azure Flames, it might not have been enough to truly annihilate him.
With these thoughts in mind, Chu Ning's gaze swept forward.
Then, his figure flashed, appearing where Cheng Qingmao's body had exploded. He reached out and grabbed a storage bag that had somehow survived the explosion.
Given the might of the Mysterious Yin Azure Flames and the power of Cheng Qingmao's self-detonation, the storage bag should have been completely destroyed.
However, when Cheng Qingmao had self-detonated, he seemed to have intentionally spared the storage bag from damage.
This time, it had indeed benefited Chu Ning.
Chu Ning didn't have time to inspect what treasures Cheng Qingmao had tried to protect.
He scanned the area and, finding nothing unusual, left the place.
However, Chu Ning had not forgotten about the other two late Nascent Soul cultivators.
Although, from the earlier situation, it seemed that Yan Qichang and Gao Tianyi were engaged in an intense battle.
But at their level, it wouldn't be easy for either of them to annihilate the other.
Given this, who could ensure that they wouldn't suddenly stop fighting?
If he only encountered one of them, that would be fine.
But if he stumbled upon both of them, it wasn't impossible for them to join forces and destroy him first.
After all, both parties were here because of him.
Intentionally avoiding the direction of their previous battle, Chu Ning swiftly flew towards the Nineflower Sect.
While this back and forth had wasted quite a bit of time, it was likely that Gong Yuyuan had already successfully formed his Nascent Soul by now.
As he flew forward, Chu Ning erased the spiritual sense imprint Cheng Qingmao had set on the storage bag, then proceeded to examine its contents.
Back when they destroyed Cheng Qingmao's physical body in the Everlasting Sect, Qin Changkong had obtained a storage bag, and Chu Ning had even received some items from it.
However, it was apparent that at the Nascent Soul cultivator level, one would definitely have more than just one storage bag.
After taking out the items within, Chu Ning found only a handful of things.
Aside from two jade slips inscribed with cultivation techniques and secret arts, as well as some rare and exotic materials, there was something else that first caught his attention.
It was a purple crystal-like object, about the size of a fist.
"This doesn't seem like a material, but rather a magical artifact or treasure," Chu Ning mused to himself as he channeled his spiritual energy into it to test it out.
To his surprise, the surroundings within a hundred zhang appeared within the crystal.
Moreover, he could clearly feel that as he adjusted his spiritual energy and intent, the range displayed by the crystal could also be manipulated.
"At most, it can reach nearly five hundred zhang, but compared to the powerful spiritual sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it falls far short. So, what use is this treasure?" Chu Ning frowned slightly, as he had used similar items that could reveal and display scenes when he was still at the Qi Refining stage.
Back then, he used a puppet bird in conjunction with a magical mirror.
"Wait, this treasure has another function," Chu Ning realized as he channeled his spiritual energy into it again.
To his surprise, he found that the purple crystal could not only continue to display the scenes he wanted to see but also replay the scenes it had previously captured.
"Recording?" The word flashed through Chu Ning's mind.
As he studied it further, he discovered that this treasure even had a very concealed slot for a spirit stone.
"Ah, I see. This treasure can use a cultivator's spiritual energy or a spirit stone to record and store images. I wonder how long it can retain them for," Chu Ning muttered, finally showing some interest in this item.
The method of refining such a treasure was quite wondrous, and it was the first time Chu Ning had seen something like this.
Although he was intrigued, he didn't have the time to study it further at the moment. After retracting his spiritual energy, he put it away.
Next, Chu Ning took out the last item from the storage bag—a square wooden box about two feet in length.
Upon opening the box, he found a black wooden fragment inside.
Chu Ning examined it closely and immediately revealed a look of surprise.
"Infant Spirit Wood! I didn't expect Cheng Qingmao to obtain such a treasure. No wonder he was able to recover from his damaged Nascent Soul. This must have helped him greatly," Chu Ning thought to himself as he carefully kept the Infant Spirit Wood.
The Infant Spirit Wood was an ancient spiritual object, rumored to be immensely beneficial for recovering from Nascent Soul injuries.
Even a regular Nascent Soul cultivator could use it to strengthen their Nascent Soul.
It was undoubtedly a rare and invaluable treasure for Nascent Soul cultivators!
"I wonder how Cheng Qingmao managed to hold off using this treasure for over twenty years while healing his injured Nascent Soul. Could it be that he only obtained it recently?" Chu Ning wondered.
He had no way of knowing that his guess was correct.
Cheng Qingmao had indeed only learned about this treasure after possessing his new body, and he had naturally kept it for himself.
After the possession, Cheng Qingmao had been busy integrating with the new body and didn't have the chance to use it for his Nascent Soul cultivation.
Later, when he came to the vicinity of Jiuhua City with Yan Qichang, it wasn't convenient for him to use it either.
And now, it had fallen into Chu Ning's hands.
As Chu Ning inspected the various items left behind by Cheng Qingmao, he continued flying at full speed without any hindrance.
After a short while, he had already traveled several hundred li away from the previous battle site.
Just then, Chu Ning's figure paused slightly, and his eyebrows furrowed gently.
"What's going on with those two? How did their battle end up drifting so far away?" Chu Ning wondered.
He had intentionally avoided the direction of Gao Tianyi and Yan Qichang's battle earlier, but to his surprise, even after taking such a large detour, he had still stumbled upon them.
At that moment, the two late Nascent Soul cultivators were engaged in an intense battle not far away.
(End of Chapter)
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