Gou cultivates martial arts and seeks immortality in the world of cultivation.

Chapter 93 Luo Siqing's Crisis

Luo Siqing's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water. Black flames around her danced wildly and surged, condensing into eerie and dangerous black lotus flowers.

Her eyes flashed with a cold light, and her chilling killing intent almost materialized.

There's no turning back now.

She made a tough decision and decided to take a gamble. She planned to capture Liu Jingxuan by force, interrogate him about the whereabouts of the monks, rescue her family, and then sever all ties with the Qingping Sword Sect!

Although Liu Jingxuan acted domineeringly, he was not stupid. How could he not see through Luo Siqing's intentions?
He snorted coldly and retreated rapidly. At the same time, his spiritual power surged, and with a wave of his hand, seven sharp sword lights appeared out of thin air, spinning rapidly around him, their sword aura chilling.

This set of magical artifacts is similar to the Twelve Netherworld Extinction Banners. It is a set of flying swords with one main sword and six auxiliary swords. It can evolve into a sword formation and its power should not be underestimated.

Almost at the same time, a sword flashed slightly from the side, and a figure appeared silently behind Luo Siqing like a ghost.

He was a young man of about thirty, with a tall and straight posture like a pine tree. His sharp edge was fully revealed, like a sword that had already been drawn from its sheath.

A gleaming, magical sword hovered above his head, its tip pointing directly at Luo Siqing's back.

One in front and one behind, two powerful auras belonging to the Foundation Establishment stage had firmly locked onto Luo Siqing.

"You bitch! I knew you wouldn't give in so easily!" Liu Jingxuan's face twisted into a grimace, his eyes burning with undisguised greed as he scanned Luo Siqing. "But today, you have no choice! You have to agree, whether you like it or not!"

"Just the two of you?" Luo Siqing's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of contempt. She quietly spread out her spiritual sense, trying to find Liu Jingxuan's weakness.

She could tell that the person behind her was also at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, with a cultivation level similar to Liu Jingxuan's.

Two early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators were not enough to change her mind.

Capture Liu Jingxuan and interrogate him to find out his whereabouts!

"You wretch, I know you have some strength. But do you think I'd fight you head-on? Ridiculous!" Liu Jingxuan sneered repeatedly. "Try it, and see how much of your cultivation you can still unleash right now."

Luo Siqing's expression changed drastically. She felt her spiritual energy suddenly stagnate and become sluggish as she circulated it. Some of the black lotus flowers that had been condensed could not maintain their shape and instantly dissipated.

"Poison?! You poisoned the wine!" She shouted angrily, her face extremely pale.

"Indeed! It is indeed 'Falling to the Mortal World'!" Liu Jingxuan said proudly. "This poison is said to cause even celestial maidens from the Nine Heavens to fall to the mortal world and sink into endless desires if they take it. I specially purchased it from the Heavenly Evil Sect at a high price. I originally just wanted to study it out of curiosity, but I never expected it to be so suitable for you, an ice queen! Hahaha!"

Luo Siqing's heart sank.

The Heavenly Evil Sect is one of the five major sects of the Yan Kingdom, on par with the Blood Fiend Demon Sect. Its "Falling to the Mortal Realm" is infamous for its ability to destroy the Dao hearts of female cultivators, and has harmed countless fellow cultivators.

Upon hearing the name of this poison, she knew that things would not end well today.

Having no chance of capturing Liu Jingxuan, she made a quick decision, rapidly forming hand seals, her figure transforming into a dark streak of light, soaring into the sky, attempting to escape this place.

"Stop her! We can't let her get away!" Liu Jingxuan and the sword-wielding youth were prepared.

The moment Luo Siqing moved, the two attacked simultaneously.

The seven main and secondary flying swords resonated with the magic sword above the young man's head, transforming into a sky full of stunning sword light that swept down towards Luo Siqing, sealing off all escape routes.

Luo Siqing let out a sharp cry and thrust her hands forward, the black lotus flowers surrounding her whistling as they met the sword light.

However, due to the poisoning, her spiritual energy flowed much less smoothly than usual, and the black lotuses shattered and dissipated as soon as they came into contact with the sword light.

In the critical moment, twelve menacing banners of annihilation flew out from her sleeves, swelling in the wind and instantly transforming into a barrier above her head.

Boom boom boom boom——!
A continuous series of booming explosions resounded as all the descending sword light was blocked by the Extinction Banner, causing waves of air to surge and the bamboo forest to sway.

Luo Siqing gritted her teeth, ignoring the corrosive effects of the poison, and forcefully channeled all her spiritual power into the twelve Nine Netherworld Extinction Banners.

The banner's demonic patterns shone with a blinding light, and surging demonic fire erupted, completely protecting her.

Swish!
The twelve demon banners spun rapidly around her, causing her to transform into a swift black light, attempting to break through the obstacles and escape into the sky.

However, at this moment, something strange happened again!
Suddenly, the entire bamboo forest shone brightly, and countless sharp sword lights seemed to appear out of thin air, shooting out from the ground, from the air, and from all directions, dense as rain, and frantically shooting towards Luo Siqing in mid-air!

At the same time, the surrounding lush bamboo groves trembled violently, and thousands of bamboo leaves fell off, each one imbued with a chilling sword aura, resembling countless miniature flying swords.

These bamboo leaves converged into a mighty emerald green torrent, twisting and coiling, and transformed into a ferocious sword-shaped dragon of leaves, emitting a piercing howl as it charged fiercely toward Luo Siqing!

The sword rang out, splitting the sky, its energy crisscrossing!
Luo Siqing was instantly overwhelmed by this overwhelming attack.

Her body trembled violently, the protective demonic fire flickered erratically, and her upward momentum was abruptly halted. She let out a muffled groan and fell downwards.

"Sword formation!" Luo Siqing's face turned pale, and her heart sank to the bottom.

She finally understood that Liu Jingxuan had already laid a trap here, and this massive sword formation was his true reliance!

"Luo Siqing, your fate was already predetermined at birth, why bother with this futile struggle?" Liu Jingxuan stood at a key point of the sword formation, urging his spiritual power to manipulate the sword formation to continue its attack while provoking him, "Obey me obediently, and you can enjoy boundless bliss, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Luo Siqing pressed her lips together, remaining silent, her eyes still cold and murderous.

She activated the Twelve Netherworld Extinction Banners with all her might, and the demonic flames roared as she repeatedly tried to break through the sword formation barrier.

However, she failed several times in a row. The intense spiritual energy confrontation triggered the toxins in her body, causing her breathing to become disordered and an eerie flush to rise uncontrollably on her face.

Liu Jingxuan was not surprised but rather pleased upon seeing this.

The more Luo Siqing tried to resist, the faster the effects of the "Falling to the Mortal Realm" drug took hold, and the more severely her strength diminished.

Once she is exhausted and the poison takes effect, she will be like fish on a chopping board, at his mercy.

Luo Siqing quickly understood this as well.

No longer wasting her time trying to break through, she floated down and sat cross-legged on the ground. The twelve Extinction Banners shrank in size, tightly surrounding and protecting her.

At the same time, she quickly took out several treasured antidote pills and swallowed them, hoping to temporarily suppress the rampant poison in her body.

"It's useless, don't waste your energy." Liu Jingxuan sneered leisurely, "'Falling to the Mortal Realm' has no cure. Only the fusion of Yin and Yang, and the complete release of the medicinal properties, can bring liberation. You... just wait and see."

He was no longer in a hurry. He only needed to manipulate the sword formation to trap Luo Siqing and wait for the medicine to take full effect.

At that time, everything will fall into place naturally.

Luo Siqing felt a chill run down her spine.

The "Nine Netherworld Demon Flame Technique" she cultivated originally had the effect of warding off poisons; ordinary poisons could be incinerated by circulating the demon flames.

However, this "fallen to the mortal world" was extremely strange. Not only could the demonic flames not refine it, but it also seemed to "add fuel to the fire" and help it grow stronger.

The antidote he took was completely ineffective, like throwing a stone into the ocean.

In her despair, a resolute glint flashed in her eyes.

With a flick of his palm, a warm, smooth jade talisman appeared silently in his hand.

It was that sensing talisman!
Without further hesitation, with a thought, the spiritual energy within his body rapidly surged into the jade talisman...

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the other side.

Lu Lin has successfully erased the residual spiritual energy imprint left on the storage bag by the Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Qingping Sword Sect.

He carefully emptied all the items from the bag onto the ground.

"Where is that Heavenly Profound Qi?" Lu Lin's eyes sharpened as he immediately searched for the biggest target of this trip.

Soon, a jade box made of extraordinary material caught his attention.

The jade box was smooth and lustrous, with mysterious runes engraved on its surface, shimmering with light. On the lid, there was a sealing talisman that radiated spiritual energy.

Lu Lin reached out and removed the talisman, then gently opened the box.

hum!
In an instant, a pure and powerful energy wave spread out, and the box was filled with shimmering light.

A strange energy, shimmering with iridescent light and shaped like a dragon or serpent, was quietly coiled at the bottom of the box, emanating a chilling aura.

It was the Heaven and Earth Profound Qi that drove the demons mad and made Foundation Establishment cultivators fight to the death!

Lu Lin dared not delay, and quickly closed the lid of the box, reattached the talisman, and isolated the aura.

"What is so special about this Heaven and Earth Profound Qi that it could attract such a frenzied struggle?" Lu Lin thought to himself, holding the jade box in his hand.

He made up his mind that once he returned to the Blood Fiend Demon Sect, he would definitely ask Luo Siqing in detail about the origin and purpose of this item.

With a wave of his hand, he carefully placed the jade box containing the profound energy of heaven and earth into the inner space of the martial arts furnace.

He then began to take stock of the other spoils of war.

Similar to Jiang Lingfeng before him, this Foundation Establishment cultivator's main wealth is also reflected in a high-grade magic weapon, while the rest of his magic weapons are mostly mid-grade.

In addition, there were some talismans, elixirs, and spirit stones...

Lu Lin temporarily left behind the mid-grade spirit stones and the high-grade magic weapon. He put all the other items containing spiritual energy, such as mid-grade and low-grade magic weapons, talismans, and low-level pills, into the martial arts furnace and exchanged them for cultivation time.

After all that, his cultivation time reserve increased by more than four hundred years!

This doesn't even include the value of the superior-grade magic artifact and the remaining mid-grade spirit stones.

If all of it is converted, the cultivation time gained from this harvest will definitely exceed one thousand years!

"It's true what they say, 'Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts'..." Lu Lin couldn't help but sigh.

The wealth of a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stages can provide such a massive amount of cultivation resources. No wonder the path of cultivation is so cruel and filled with endless struggles.

(End of this chapter)