Chapter 996: The Many-Eared Beast and the Chase
Chapter 996: The Many-Eared Beast and the Chase
After planting the spirit seed, Lu Xuan didn’t linger in the Taiyi Dao Sect area for long. After a brief exchange with Xu Weijing and other Dao Sect cultivators, he bid farewell to Tai Shu Zhenjun and several other core formation cultivators and left.
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“Brother Lu, you’re back at your original fishing spot.”
Returning to his original fishing spot, Shi Zichen’s face lit up with a warm smile.
At first, Lu Xuan thought Shi Zichen was just a scattered cultivator. They had spent a considerable amount of time fishing spirit fish in the same spot, and their interactions had been quite harmonious. However, when the four-armed bald cultivator launched a sneak attack, Shi Zichen had promptly summoned his protective magical artifact to help Lu Xuan.
To his surprise, the opponent turned out to be a disciple of the renowned Dongxuan Sword Sect, capable of easily slaying a core formation cultivator.
“Worthy of being a Sword Sect disciple, even spirit fish fishing is so formidable.”
Shi Zichen’s immediate display of a strange fishing technique earned him a spot as a Sword Sect disciple, which made Lu Xuan’s heart surge with the urge to cling to this powerful thigh for support.
“Brother Shi, you’ve done well.”
Lu Xuan smiled, continuing to fish spirit fish. The tide of spirit fish seemed to have been dwindling, and the quality of the spirit fish he caught had dropped significantly compared to before; he hadn’t caught a single Tiger Carp for a while.
Soon, a nameless cultivator quietly left, and before he could react, a core formation cultivator appeared beside him, carefully observing the surroundings, afraid of being tracked.
It turned out that the area was indeed being monitored. Lu Xuan bowed to Shi Zichen and said, “Brother Shi, it seems you’ve spotted a Sword Sect disciple as well.”
Shi Zichen chose to sit beside Lu Xuan, calmly asking, “Brother Zhang, can this strange beast help find that Sword Sect disciple?”
“No issue, the Wind beast, though not fully matured, can still track the aura of any living creature it has encountered, helping us find our target multiple times,” the gray-robed cultivator said confidently. The many-eared strange beast on his shoulder was called the Wind beast. It wasn’t very powerful, but it had a unique ability to discern the aura of any creature it had encountered in the wind, aiding them in locating their desired targets multiple times.
“Do we really need to go after that Sword Sect disciple?”
“I’m still somewhat anxious. After all, his identity is too extraordinary, and he previously slayed a core formation cultivator with ease.”
Another gaunt old man said with a worried expression, “He possesses at least one mid-rank magical ability, is proficient in sword techniques, and might even have a protective treasure granted by the sect. The risks are too great.”
“The greater the risk,, the greater the opportunity.”
“Brother Liu is being overly cautious.”
The opponent was indeed a disciple of the Sword Sect, but his cultivation was only at the late-stage of the Core Formation realm. In contrast, the three of us have reached the peak of Core Formation, and the vast gap in cultivation cannot be made up by a single technique or a couple of treasures.
Qin Tao's strength was not inferior to the three of us, and only due to the disciple of the Sword Sect's inadequate vigilance did the battle end in our favor.
Let’s think about it, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator needs to devote a significant amount of time to cultivation and exploring secret realms to improve their techniques.
The spiritual power in his body could not support the use of that technique multiple times. He only needed to endure or dodge the first few attacks to take the initiative.
With the ghost infant at my disposal, after making adequate preparations, it can block one or two uses of the technique.
Zhang Dao's tamed Spirit Odd Wind Beast could detect the opponent's movements, thus giving us the upper hand.
The three of us have cultivated for many years, and each of us possesses escape treasures or techniques.
The opponent, on the other hand, is proficient in the Sword Sect's high-level sword techniques and secret methods.
A core disciple of the Inner Sect, with high-level treasures and secret techniques, could only be found in the Inner Sect.
The three of us had once fought a core disciple of the Inner Sect and each of us had been through a Core Formation once.
You must clearly remember the treasures you obtained that time.
In such a situation, encountering a core disciple of the Inner Sect, each of us would have to risk our lives to defeat the opponent and obtain the treasure.
The gray-robed cultivator's eyes flashed with a fierce look.
“Very well.”
The fierce-looking middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction.
“Zhang Dao, make good use of the Spirit Odd Wind Beast and you will surely find the Sword Sect disciple.”
The gray-robed cultivator immediately nodded and took out a black wind howling strange spirit fruit, stuffing it into the Odd Wind Beast.
After swallowing the spirit fruit, the Odd Wind Beast's eight eyes instantly stood up, constantly adjusting its position, and lowly growled towards Lu Xuan.
In the air, Lu Xuan suddenly halted.
An unusual scene appeared on the pure white flower in his hand.
It seemed the three of them were following him.
With a thought, he adjusted his direction of advance.
Sure enough, the three of them were still following behind.
“Interesting, they managed to catch up to me without my awareness.”
A slight smile appeared on the corner of Lu Xuan’s mouth.
Although he had not fully activated the Sixth Rank Thunder Wing technique, his speed was already among the fastest in the same realm. It was unexpected that the three of them could keep up with him.
“Three peak Core Formation cultivators… delivering top-notch fertilizer to my door.”
After confirming the strength of the three, he gradually slowed his flying speed and quietly waited for them to approach.
(End of Chapter)
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