Free Web NovelChapter 104: Chapter 86: Won’t Let Go Even as a Ghost
Simultaneously, Xu Lei uncapped a Jade Bottle and secured the Inner Core, still blazing with True Flame, within it.
’It worked! I got it just like that?!’
Xu Lei was both delighted and surprised that things had gone so smoothly.
Just then, however, he noticed that Qi Yang, who was sitting cross-legged, had snapped his eyes open and was staring right at him!
BOOM!
Without a word, Qi Yang raised his hand and flung the black alms bowl at him.
Spinning rapidly, it glowed like a miniature mountain as it smashed into Xu Lei, sending him flying backward.
His entire body slammed into the cave wall.
Even with his Lotus Treasure Fragments spinning to form a barrier before him, the impact shattered the formation and sent them scattering.
A wave of turbulence surged through Xu Lei’s body. A dull ache bloomed in his chest, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
After all, there was still a gap in their Dao Practice.
Qi Yang had been strong enough to slay a Phoenix. His power was not to be underestimated.
This was precisely why Xu Lei hadn’t charged directly at Qi Yang when he first burst in.
He knew he couldn’t guarantee a one-shot kill.
It was better to conserve his strength, catch his opponent off guard, rush in with all his might, and slice open the Phoenix’s corpse to grab the prize first.
"A mere Lotus Platform Realm Cultivator!"
Qi Yang said coldly, "You dare steal my prize, junior? Reaping the fruits of my labor?
"I advise you to hand over the Phoenix True Flame right now!
"Do so, and I can spare your life!"
Xu Lei, however, remained silent. He channeled his Magical Power, wrapping it around a small pouch on the Phoenix’s body that resembled a Qiankun Cloth Bag.
Then, he stepped on his Locust Leaf Flying Ship and shot away.
Xu Lei naturally paid no mind to the promise of sparing his life.
That previous strike had been Qi Yang’s best opportunity to attack!
And yet, he had failed to kill Xu Lei.
WHOOSH!
Once outside the cave, the Locust Leaf Flying Ship moved even faster.
In a flash, Xu Lei was gone.
After weaving through the forest for several thousand meters,
Xu Lei rounded two more bends.
He then stopped and found a concealed spot to hide.
He took out the Phoenix’s Qiankun Cloth Bag to take a look.
To Xu Lei’s surprise, this Qiankun Cloth Bag was far more spacious than the one he had acquired previously.
It had a space roughly three meters high and three meters wide!
Inside were various bottles, jars, and books.
Xu Lei gave them a cursory glance but saw no offensive Magical Artifacts.
He decided not to examine them further for now.
Instead, he took out the Qiankun Cloth Bag and the Jade Bottle containing the Phoenix True Flame.
He dug a deep pit and buried them.
「About ten minutes later.」
Riding his Locust Leaf Flying Ship, Xu Lei once again appeared before Qi Yang.
Qi Yang’s lips were stained with blood, and he was no longer in the same spot.
He had moved to a new location, hiding while trying to circulate his Qi and heal.
But Xu Lei could sense his location, so it was no trouble to find him again.
"You’re the one who broke into my cave mansion back then!"
Seeing Xu Lei, Qi Yang’s eyes turned cold as understanding dawned on him in an instant.
He said hatefully, "So it was you who interfered with those two Snake Demons back then, too!"
"And who’s to blame for that? You’re the one who insisted on putting this strange Black Seal on me."
Xu Lei sneered back. "If you must blame someone, blame yourself!
"Otherwise, how could I sense your location so easily?
"Besides, that cave was never yours!
"It belonged to my ancestors!
"I was merely retrieving the inheritance they left behind!
"You’re the outsider who usurped their home, and then you tried to hold back my Cultivation with that Black Seal!
"Of course I wouldn’t let you get away with it!"
As he spoke,
Xu Lei formed a Dharma Seal with his hands.
Magical Power surged between his fingers.
"Go!"
Instantly, seven Lotus Treasure Fragments shot forward with a whistle,
slashing toward Qi Yang!
"Enlarge!"
But Qi Yang simply tossed the black alms bowl he held.
The black alms bowl immediately shot into the air.
It spun rapidly above Qi Yang’s head,
emitting a sphere of light that enveloped his entire body.
SSSK!
When Xu Lei’s Lotus Treasure Fragments struck the light, it was like hitting solid iron.
They managed to leave a few gashes, but the marks healed almost instantly.
JINGLE JINGLE JINGLE!
At the same time, Qi Yang shook the Bell in his hand, sending his two Human Puppets—somewhat damaged but still functional—charging toward Xu Lei.
Xu Lei pressed two fingers together, using his Magical Power to recall four of the Lotus Treasure Fragments to strike at the Human Puppets.
Then,
while controlling the three remaining Lotus Treasure Fragments to attack the light from Qi Yang’s alms bowl,
Xu Lei recalled the other four and switched tactics.
He pulled some steel cables from his Qiankun Cloth Bag and used his Magical Power to wrap them around the two Human Puppets.
This was a much more effective way to deal with the Human Puppets.
Sure enough, they were quickly bound.
They roared and struggled ceaselessly,
but their movements were now sluggish.
Qi Yang’s expression soured at the sight.
He realized Xu Lei had specifically come up with a counter for his Human Puppets.
"You think your meager Lotus Platform Realm Cultivation is enough to kill me?"
But Qi Yang’s voice remained cold. "Brat, are you trying to force this into a battle of mutual destruction?
"Do you really think I’m spent, with no way left to fight back?"
"Of course I know you’re not completely spent!"
Xu Lei recalled the Lotus Treasure Fragments that were attacking Qi Yang and said, "I have no interest in killing you, either.
"After all, Cultivation in this declining Cultivation Era isn’t all about senseless violence.
"How about this: give me the main body of the Soul-Seizing Seal.
"Let me remove the influence of this strange Black Seal, and we can go our separate ways.
"We can each cultivate our own Dao and seek our own immortality."
