Free Web NovelChapter 1280: Chapter 1266: Dynasty and Sect
He almost without thinking, immediately withdrew, but this retreat couldn’t dodge the attack flying in from the dark.
Bang!
A bloody hole burst open on this person’s chest, with internal organs spraying out along with flesh and blood. In his eyes was an expression of shock and horror as he retreated without a second thought, directly flipping over the courtyard wall, activating a secret technique to hasten as fast as possible away from there.
Jie Lifeng did not continue the pursuit.
The attack he launched earlier using his blood essence consumed a lot from him, and having just exchanged blows with members of the Demon Blade Sect, his body was also severely injured. Now, it was uncertain if he could catch up even if he tried, and even if he did, his survival was not guaranteed.
"Jie Lifeng, Inner Sect Disciple of Star Shining Sect, thanks the senior for intervening to save me."
Jie Lifeng bowed at ninety degrees towards the direction from which the stone was shot, offering a grand salute. He maintained this posture for several minutes, but all around remained silent, with no one coming out.
He raised his head.
A feeling of relief washed over him.
Since the senior didn’t appear, it was likely they had helped in passing and he wouldn’t owe anything.
In case that elder appeared and demanded something from him.
He couldn’t give anything.
Jie Lifeng looked around, walked to the nearby tree, and picked up a bloodstained stone.
This stone was only the size of a thumb, yet the strike it delivered just now directly gravely injured a Qi Xuan Realm cultivator...
"Unfathomable. I didn’t expect there to be such a master in Jiangdi City, could it be someone from the Royal Family?"
Jie Lifeng pondered for a while.
But found no clues.
Apart from a stone, there was no trace, and guessing was impossible.
Not long after.
Bai Changqiu returned to Bai Mansion with two other Inner Sect Disciples.
Jie Lifeng told her about the incident.
Gazing at the mottled knife shadows on the wall and the surrounding signs of a brutal battle, Bai Changqiu frowned.
"Indeed, it was a Qi Xuan Realm cultivator using the Demon Blade Sect’s Cultivation Technique."
Bai Changqiu confirmed: "We need to be careful in our operations in Jiangdi City, as the rats of the Demon Blade Sect can emerge from the shadows at any time to strike."
"And this stone..."
Jie Lifeng took out the stone that repelled the Demon Blade Sect member.
Bai Changqiu observed it carefully, shaking her head: "Never seen it before, and it’s impossible to gather more information from this single stone.
However.
The opponent is at least a Giant Spirit Realm master."
Giant Spirit Realm.
The three Inner Sect Disciples listened with admiration.
This was the realm they yearned for in their dreams.
"Alright, in the next two days, let’s hurry and complete the sect’s mission, then return. Your training time this time is already sufficient. I’ve almost figured out the location of the Moon Rock Beast; it should be in Wuzi Forest in the Jiangdi City suburbs."
Bai Changqiu said solemnly.
The three nodded.
...
Early the next morning.
Bai Changqiu ordered the courtyard where Jie Lifeng had fought with the Demon Blade Sect member to be repaired, as for why it turned out this way, she did not tell the others in Bai Mansion, only said that she was trying out cultivation techniques.
She was not worried about the safety of Bai Mansion.
In Jiangdi City, there were powerful cultivators keeping watch.
If anyone acted against ordinary people, they would be stopped immediately and pursued.
So generally speaking.
Cultivators would not casually act against ordinary people in such important cities, only if provoked would they then act without facing retribution.
Of course.
Those masters overseeing the city also had limited energy, they couldn’t cover everywhere.
The priority naturally was to clans like Bai Mansion.
After ordering the courtyard to be repaired, the four left Bai Mansion and set out for Wuzi Forest in the Jiangdi City suburbs.
Wuzi Forest.
This was a private hunting ground, belonging to the Du Family in Jiangdi City, a prominent clan comparable if not superior to the Bai Family.
However.
Most of the Du Family members went into the Dynasty as officials and did not take the path of sect immortal cultivation.
The Qingyang Dynasty, to which Jiangdi City belonged, was one of the top dynasties in the Central Origin Realm, with immense power, and the Royal Family of Qingyang was itself akin to an Immortal Cultivation Sect.
So actually.
Some in the Du Family have also embarked on the path of immortal cultivation.
"Sister Bai, will the Du Family stop us? After all, this is their territory and they did not respond to our previous request for an audience."
Song Linhua asked.
Among the four, her relationship with Bai Changqiu was the closest, so she spoke more freely with her.
Bai Changqiu shook her head: "It shouldn’t be, though the Du Family are people of the Qingyang Dynasty, they wouldn’t antagonize us for no reason. I have a letter from the Grand Elder; they must know the importance of it."
The three Inner Sect Disciples nodded.
Soon, they entered Wuzi Forest.
Trees were lush and mountains stacked, finding a Moon Rock Beast just a bit larger than a man in such terrain was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
However.
Since Bai Changqiu took on this mission, she naturally came prepared.
She clenched her hand, and a piece of incense appeared. She lit it with a fire striker, and the smoke spread out, forming a winding line.
"Follow the direction the smoke drifts, and we’ll find the Moon Rock Beast." Bai Changqiu did not explain the workings of this incense but took the lead and walked ahead.
The three followed close behind.
...
Bai Mansion.
Last night, Baiyu, who flicked the stone, was sitting quietly in a chair, enjoying fruit brought by a maid while closing his eyes to quietly feel the flow of Blood Qi within his body.
Immortal cultivation and ascension.
The road is long and arduous indeed.
No wonder the Bone Ship hasn’t had a Prison Warden or a true master controller all these years, they’ve all been stuck here.
After last night’s action.
He felt several Divine Thoughts sweep over the Bai Family.
They were somewhat like spirituality but different from it.
Difficult to describe.
So Baiyu decided that in the days to come, he’d keep a low profile. If it were discovered that someone who had never cultivated could kill a cultivator, that would be troublesome.
Just as Baiyu was resting quietly.
An attendant suddenly rushed in recklessly, bowed, and said, "Young Master, Master is looking for you in the inner hall."
Baiyu frowned.
Unless it’s important, Bai Guangtao shouldn’t be looking for him.
After all, given his current quiet state, Bai Guangtao should feel quite relieved.
"I’ll go in a moment."
Baiyu stood up, straightened his clothes, and then leisurely strolled to the inner hall.
Turns out besides Bai Guangtao.
There were also several burly attendants whose blood Qi was much more vigorous than ordinary people.
These were guards trained by the Bai Family.
Having trained in some martial arts and blood Qi regulation methods, they were much stronger than ordinary people.
In the inner hall.
Two young gentlemen, also in fine clothes, were kneeling.
But now their faces were full of terror, tears streaming down, looking as if they had been subjected to inhuman torment.
