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Chapter 76: "Is this your assessment of me, a White-Robe Sword Cultivator?"
Chapter 76: "Is this your assessment of me, a White-Robe Sword Cultivator?"
"This Green Peak was indeed a Low-grade Essence Treasure of Golden Core, my Lifebound Essence Treasure. But as my cultivation realm declined, it has now become a Low-grade Essence Treasure of Foundation Establishment, and it's not worth much. There's no use in you taking it from me."
"What do you mean?"
"You should also know about my reputation as a Scholar. I have never broken my word to anyone."
"Hmph."
A mischievous smile crept onto the barefooted man's face as a hint of playfulness flashed in his eyes. "You've been sitting on the edge of the Ask Heaven Market cliff for a few years now, and I never expected that you were once the Great Xia's number one Sword Cultivator."
"White-Robe Sword Cultivator, I've heard of your name. You've been hunted down like a stray dog for several months, and I thought you were already dead. I never imagined you'd still be clinging to life."
"If I capture you alive and deliver you to the Capital Zhang Family, it will be a great opportunity."
"Today is indeed a good day."
"It's like the old saying, 'A blessing in disguise.'"
As he spoke—
The killing intent in the barefooted man's eyes intensified, but just then, the man before him suddenly spoke with great seriousness and urgency.
"Don't kill me! I'll tell you about a great opportunity to break through the Nascent Soul stage!"
These words caused the barefooted man's mind to briefly falter.
Up until now, no one in Great Xia had managed to break through the Nascent Soul stage.
If anyone else had said this, he definitely wouldn't have believed it. But the White-Robe Sword Cultivator was once hailed as the number one Sword Cultivator in Great Xia and the most promising among the younger generation. He was the undisputed pride of heaven for those years!
It wasn't impossible for someone like him to have access to such information.
Perhaps it was precisely because the White-Robe Sword Cultivator had learned of this secret that he had attracted the full pursuit of the Capital Zhang Family!
However, just then, he suddenly sensed something and looked at the Scholar's face, feeling a hint of unease beneath his seriousness.
But it was too late.
Behind the barefooted man, Chen Qiu had already appeared, his face cold and holding a sword in each hand. A powerful aura, comparable to that of a Golden Core Powerhouse, suddenly erupted from his body.
In the blink of an eye, dark clouds covered the sky above the Ask Heaven Market.
"Die!!!"
With Chen Qiu's furious roar, an extremely exaggerated bolt of lightning instantly descended from the heavens, striking the hastily formed body shield of the barefooted man. With just this one strike, the body shield was covered in cracks and nearly shattered!
But it wasn't over yet!
In the blink of an eye, three consecutive bolts of lightning, like thunder from a clear sky, struck the barefooted man from above!
The body shield shattered!
The bodyguard Essence Treasure fell!
Four consecutive strikes of the Lightning Summoning Art, unleashed with the full power of a Second Level Golden Core cultivator, hit the top of the barefooted man's head. It was like the Five Bolts Thunder Strike, and the middle-aged barefooted man's pupils gradually began to dissipate.
Numerous cracks also appeared on the surface of his body.
Immediately after, hundreds of lightning serpents, several times smaller, appeared out of thin air beside Chen Qiu and struck the barefooted immortal. He held nothing back, having already self-destructed four times, and the barefooted immortal still didn't seem to be instantly killed, only teetering on the edge.
Almost simultaneously—
The Fat Dragon, the bearded man, and even the longsword in Chen Qiu's hand, all struck like lightning and thunder, piercing the barefooted man's body, which had lost its protective shield!
This attack, which would normally be impossible to defend against, became the final straw that broke the barefooted immortal.
The cracks on the barefooted immortal's body began to spread rapidly, like a shattered doll, and his entire body instantly turned into a pile of shattered flesh and fell to the ground.
Soon after, a golden core emitting a golden glow shot out from the shattered flesh and transformed into a beam of light, shooting towards the horizon!
Its speed far exceeded that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator!
As long as the golden core remained intact, after possessing a new body, although there would be heavy losses, there was still a chance to live another life.
Chen Qiu's speed was nowhere near enough to catch up to the Golden Core.
However, Chen Qiu didn't panic. He calmly gazed at the Golden Core, which was about to disappear into the clouds.
The next moment—
The scholar, seated cross-legged beside him, had his fingertips trembling slightly. The Green Peak in his sleeve transformed into a green light and shot out with a speed far surpassing the Golden Core, several times faster. In just a few breaths, the Green Peak returned, with a Golden Core pierced through its tip, trembling and transmitting a plea for mercy through its Divine Sense.
"A stray dog?"
A hint of coldness flashed in the scholar's eyes as he looked at the pierced Golden Core on the sword tip and said with a light smile, "Is this how you view me, the White-Robed Sword Cultivator?"
"When did the White-Robed Sword Cultivator, who once suppressed thirteen cities with a single sword, become merely a stray dog in your eyes?"
His three-foot Green Peak, once a Low-grade Essence Treasure of Golden Core, had degraded to a Low-grade Essence Treasure of Foundation Establishment due to his significant drop in cultivation. It could only be used for transportation and not for attacks.
The Green Peak was like an exhausted arrow at the end of its flight, and even in ordinary battles, it was very likely to shatter.
If his Lifebound Essence Treasure shattered, the backlash would be severe.
Only his Lifebound Essence Treasure allowed him to control it with ease even when he could only channel a tiny bit of Spirit Energy, as it consumed almost no Spirit Energy.
They were also quite lucky.
This person was only at the fourth level of the Golden Core stage, and his Golden Core was still fragile and uncultivated. After breaking through to the sixth level of the Golden Core stage, the Golden Core would become extremely sturdy and even carry a terrifying aura.
The Golden Core could leave the body and attack enemies, sometimes even more powerful than some Low-grade Essence Treasures.
If it were such a Golden Core trying to escape, Chen Qiu wouldn't be able to catch up, and even if he did, he wouldn't dare to strike it. However, even if they reached the sixth level, they wouldn't be able to kill it and force its escape.
"Qiyou."
The scholar withdrew his gaze from the Golden Core and turned to Chen Qiu, saying softly, "The only way for Foundation Establishment Cultivators to improve their cultivation is to slowly cultivate their Heart Technique and gain enlightenment. Aside from that, killing Demons can also increase cultivation progress, but the improvement is very minimal for Foundation Establishment Cultivators, far less effective than the Qi Condensation Stage."
"But there are also opportunities that can significantly boost cultivation."
"For example, swallowing a Golden Core."
"It can greatly enhance cultivation without any side effects."
He had probably guessed what Chen Qiu's method was; it was likely the "Self-Destruct Entry," a type of entry that provides the possibility of fighting above one's level, but at the cost of consuming many entries.
Qiyou had used this method four times in a row, equivalent to self-destructing four entries.
Although it wasn't clear where Qiyou had obtained so many entries, the loss must have been significant. A single Golden Core couldn't make up for all the losses, but it could at least provide some compensation.
"Mhm."
Chen Qiu didn't say much. He took the Golden Core, ignoring the fear and plea for mercy transmitted through its Divine Sense, and swallowed it. It dissolved instantly upon entering his mouth, without any taste.
Then, an intensely hot stream of energy instantly flowed through his meridians.
Vast and powerful Spirit Energy began to surge wildly in his meridians, and his Heavenly Mandate Foundation started spinning rapidly.
He dared not delay for a moment.
Chen Qiu immediately sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to rapidly digest the heat brought by the Golden Core by cultivating his Heart Technique.
(End of Chapter)
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