bookbashuk Chapter 45 Settling Old Matters, Taibai Sword Sect
Chapter 45 Settling Old Matters, Taibai Sword Sect
Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.
midsummer.
The number of spirit monkeys and spirit foxes on Green Ape Mountain has increased by several times compared to before. At the same time, the number of spirit cultivators hired by the mountain through the cultivation of spirit fields at the foot of the mountain is increasing every year. It can be said that the production of spirit rice is steadily increasing.
However, due to the abundance of foxes in the mountains, the foxes there act in a rather domineering manner.
After Lin Li enacted a law to punish these malpractices, the foxes in Fox Mountain became much more obedient.
Noon.
In the courtyard of thatched cottage in the mountains.
"It's not easy to cultivate this spirit bone worm to the fourth level of Qi Refining in five years."
At this moment, in front of Lin Li, there was a white jade spirit insect that was more than a foot long, with a pair of transparent cicada wings on its back, slowly flying around Lin Li.
When Lin Li separated a wisp of his divine soul and landed on the puppet spirit bone worm, he was able to enter the spirit bone worm's perspective.
After leaving a Foundation Establishment mark of its true form on the spirit bone worm, it was made to circle a few times on the main peak of Green Ape Mountain. Then, the spirit worm was controlled to fly out of Green Ape Mountain, until it flew out of the range of the towering divine sense detection.
The perspective of the spirit bone worm has not disappeared.
At this moment, in addition to the perspective of the main body, Lin Li on Green Ape Mountain also had the perspective of the Spirit Bone Insect within his sea of consciousness.
"The connection between us is weakening."
As the spirit bone worm continued to fly towards the Corpse Refining Sect, Lin Li could also sense that the connection between his main body and the spirit bone worm was gradually weakening, although this trend was very slow.
Lin Li controlled the Spirit Bone Insect to go to the Qinggu Market where he was in his second life as the Blood-Eyed Raven.
Lin Li knew that during that zombie horde, a large number of the low-level cultivators from the muddy alleys outside the Qinggu Market died, and very few survived.
Not only that, but it also suffered several large-scale attacks from the demon race afterward, and many guards in the market were killed or wounded. The market was breached by the Black Sheep Sect and was even massacred once.
These recent changes have made Qinggu Market much worse than before.
Back when he was the Blood-Eyed Raven in his second life, when the Li brothers were killed by the sudden attack of the Calamity Cultivator, Lin Li promised to avenge them.
With this puppet spirit bone worm and several first-grade high-level spirit talismans to protect it, if they encounter the withered old man who killed the two Li brothers, as well as the guards Zhang Quan and the bald old man from before, they will naturally take action to kill them.
One or two hours later.
The Spirit Bone Insect flew outside the market. At this time, the towering trees of Green Ape Mountain were still able to establish a connection with the Spirit Bone Insect, but the connection between them was constantly consuming the spiritual power of his body.
Swish!
The spirit bone insect flapped its wings, affixed a first-grade superior invisibility talisman to its body, and began searching through the dilapidated market.
Although there are still quite a few independent cultivators gathered around the market area, their numbers are far fewer than before.
There were also fewer cultivators on the streets of the market.
The conflict between the Black Sheep Sect and the Corpse Refining Sect is increasing. Their defensive formation in Qinggu Market is now only at the first-level intermediate stage, which can be said to be better than nothing.
That is why many disciples, once they advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining or above, will choose to leave Qinggu Market and go to other markets within the Corpse Refining Sect to cultivate.
Lin Li controlled the spirit bone worm to linger above the market for a long time, but he still couldn't see the "familiar face" he used to know.
Just as Lin Li was controlling the spirit bone worm to leave the market, he saw the old man in the dark green robe again in the wilderness outside the market.
At this moment, Jia Xing was following a young rogue cultivator who was only at the second level of Qi Refining. Just as the cultivator was about to make a move...
Suddenly, it felt as if a gentle breeze swept past from the side, and I immediately felt dizzy and my consciousness was plunged into a dark and silent void.
Am I dead?
Jia Xing, now a wisp of a remnant soul, stared blankly at his headless corpse on the ground.
How could I have died so suddenly, without any warning!
At this moment, Jia Xing was suddenly enveloped by a suction force and entered a dark red space in the blink of an eye. He could only stay in this small space, and no matter how his remnant soul bumped against the surroundings, he could not leave.
Were we set up?
"And they even extracted his remnant soul?"
At this moment, Jia Xing began to form a judgment in his mind.
The one who could kill me with a single blow must have a cultivation level of at least the sixth level of Qi Refining, but I haven't offended any cultivators above the mid-stage of Qi Refining in all these years.
Jia Xing wouldn't touch anyone in the market who had connections or backing at the mid-stage of Qi Refining or higher.
Having been a cultivator for so many years, he has killed at least dozens of cultivators, not to mention countless mortals without spiritual roots.
So far, nothing unexpected has ever happened.
But now…
...
I don't know how much time passed.
Jia Xing was released, and what came into view was a white fox immortal. The fox had a fox head and a human body, and three huge fox tails on its back, which were swaying gently. A pair of indifferent eyes looked at him for a moment.
Jia Xing then felt his remnant soul being enveloped by a vast and immense divine consciousness.
"Soul Search!"
At this moment, amidst the surrounding crowd, a hint of murderous intent flashed in the fox's eyes.
The divine sense forcibly performed a soul-searching technique on its remnant soul.
A few breaths later.
After his soul was searched, Jia Xing's remaining soul immediately collapsed and his spirit scattered.
By searching Jia Xing's soul, Lin Li learned that Jia Xing had been manipulated by Zhang Quan and his companion to attack the Li family.
After the deaths of the Li brothers, the entire Li family perished in the sudden horde of corpses.
Zhang Quan and the person behind the bald old man also had their souls extracted by the demonic cultivators of the Black Sheep Sect and refined into two ghost servants within the Hundred Ghost Banner. Jia Xing was originally guarding a low-level Qi-refining rogue cultivator in the outer mountains and forests.
That's how he escaped disaster and has survived to this day.
He was killed by Lin Li.
"Li Yuan, Li Sheng, I have avenged you both."
Lin Li recalled some memories of his second life. No matter what, he had only survived his most vulnerable period after reincarnation in the Li family.
...
The following day, around dusk.
Inside the thatched cottage courtyard in the mountains.
Lin Li stepped out of the house, his expression slightly solemn as he looked towards the northeast. Just now, he had sensed an unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivator's aura heading straight for Green Ape Mountain.
This cultivator does not belong to any of the four Foundation Establishment factions in the vicinity.
"Chen Mu, a disciple of the Taibai Sword Sect, has come to pay a visit. I wonder if you would grant me an audience?"
A muffled thunderous sound echoed from beyond the mountains, reverberating in all directions.
now.
The low-level spiritual cultivators working in the fields outside the main peak were so frightened by the huge commotion that they dropped their shovels and scattered in all directions.
As for the terraced fields within the main peak formation, the spirit foxes and monkeys all looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with fear.