svetikya Chapter 358 Finishing Blow
Chapter 358 Finishing Blow
Chapter 358 Finishing Blow
However, in order to make the scene realistic enough, Xuan Yin mobilized a considerable amount of primordial power to simulate the signs of burning.
The price is not small.
Her face lost all color, her lips turned pale blue, and she lost about 10% to 20% of her original Nine Yin Demon Flame.
Chen Yi glanced at her twice and secretly made a mental note of it.
After returning, we will perform the method of planting Thunder Crystal Marrow Liquid on her for two more months every year to make up for the losses this time. We will also try to help her advance further, hoping that one day her cultivation level can surpass Ji Yinglong's. Otherwise, it is not good for that old man to always be on her mind.
Chen Yi turned around.
Ji Yinglong remained standing there, his expression complex.
Chen Yi met his gaze and put on a convincing act.
Chen Yi's eyes widened suddenly, and his mouth opened slightly.
His entire face was filled with shock and disbelief.
He practiced that expression; it's very realistic.
He gathered the magical power in his dantian, enveloped his voice, and unleashed it in all directions.
"Senior Ji, you actually killed a highly respected monk from the Vajra Temple to save Fairy Xuan Yin!"
The sound spread.
The mountains are winding and undulating.
The leaves on the branches were shaken and fell down in a rustling sound.
He didn't give Ji Yinglong any time to react, and immediately followed with the second sentence.
"Our Qingling Cave Heaven thanks the Ji family patriarch for his timely assistance!"
This sentence was louder than the first one.
It will spread even further.
Within a radius of several thousand miles, anyone present who was a cultivator could hear it clearly.
Chen Yi lowered his eyelids; Ji Yinglong was determined to accept this label.
Vajra Temple emphasizes cause and effect.
When Xuan Gang returned with serious injuries, everyone at the Vajra Temple asked the same question—who did it?
The answer has already been prepared for them.
Ji Yinglong's expression changed, and he took a step forward.
"Chen Yi! Don't talk nonsense!"
His voice rose a few decibels.
"Master Xuangang was only injured, he is not dead!"
Chen Yi tilted his head, looking confused.
"Not dead?"
He countered with "66".
"The great monk's spiritual cultivation has been destroyed."
"The power of the Vajra source has been destroyed."
"The physical body suffered severe damage."
"The dantian is weak and withered."
He counted them one by one, extending a finger toward Ji Yinglong for each one he counted.
"In this situation, what's the difference between being dead and alive?"
Ji Yinglong opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
He really couldn't refute it.
He activated the black and white jade talisman himself, and Xuan Gang's injuries were indeed caused by him.
This is a fact.
He wanted to explain his motive: he wanted to prevent the Vajra Jade Talisman from self-destructing, not that he intended to harm Xuan Gang.
But Chen Yi didn't give him a chance to explain.
The message has been sent.
Spilled water cannot be gathered up again.
Chen Yi withdrew his gaze and looked again in the direction Xuan Gang had left. The golden afterimage had disappeared at the end of the mountain range.
Once these things happen, even if Ji Yinglong had a hundred mouths, he wouldn't be able to clear his name.
The rift between the Ji family and the Vajra Temple has now widened into an abyss.
Besides, the person didn't die on the spot, but who knows if they might die on the way?
Chen Yi glanced into the distance out of the corner of his eye.
Ji Mingyuan stood there, his face completely bloodless.
Sweat slid down his forehead, along his cheekbones, down to his chin, and dripped onto his clothes.
Chen Yi met his gaze.
Xuan Yin Fairy's gaze also fell upon them at the same time.
Two gazes, one in front and one behind, were fixed on Ji Mingyuan.
Ji Mingyuan's hands began to tremble.
My ten fingers trembled uncontrollably, and my knuckles turned white from gripping them so tightly.
He glanced at Chen Yi.
She glanced at Yue Qingqiu beside her again.
The restrictions he had placed on Yue Qingqiu's body still remained.
He hesitated for only half a breath before the restriction was lifted.
Chen Yi quickly flew forward and grabbed Yue Qingqiu's arm.
Yue Qingqiu leaned towards him, her legs felt weak, and she was unsteady on her feet.
"It's alright now."
Chen Yi's voice was very low, so that only she could hear it.
Yue Qingqiu nodded without saying a word.
Her complexion was also not good. Having been sealed off for so long, the spiritual energy in her body was not flowing smoothly, and her meridians were somewhat congested.
But it's nothing serious.
After confirming this, Chen Yi helped her turn around.
Fairy Xuan Yin followed, walking half a step behind them.
The three figures moved toward Qingyun Cave.
After walking a dozen steps, Fairy Xuanyin stopped.
She didn't turn around; her voice drifted from the front to Ji Yinglong behind her.
The voice was very soft and weak, with a noticeable lack of breath control.
Every word exuded exhaustion.
"Fellow Daoist Ji."
She paused.
"This time, I have suffered severe losses from burning my very essence."
He paused again, and his breathing became clearly audible.
"It would require decades of seclusion."
She lifted her foot and continued walking forward.
The last sentence was mostly blown away by the wind.
"Let's talk about it decades from now."
The three figures gradually disappeared into the distance.
Ji Yinglong stood still.
The wind swept through the valley, ruffling his robes.
He looked in the direction Chen Yi and the other two had left, then turned back to look in the direction Xuan Gang had disappeared.
My mouth tastes bitter. What's wrong with me today?
When he arrived, everything was still under control.
The Yin-Yang Dragon-Snake Transformation was used, as were the Black and White Jade Talismans.
Either of these two things is a trump card.
Everything went wrong today.
And what did he get?
There was nothing there.
The Fairy Xuan Yin is going into seclusion for several decades, so she can't get involved in the affairs of Qingling Cave for the time being.
Xuan Gang was severely injured by him, which directly broke the relationship between the Vajra Temple and the Ji family.
He was left with nothing, inside and out.
No, it's worse than nothing.
He not only gained nothing, but also lost two of his trump cards, plus a formidable enemy.
Ji Yinglong frowned, feeling that something was amiss.
Things took such a strange turn of events.
Every step was so coincidental it seemed like an accident.
He needs to go back and carefully review every detail of today's events.
If you really can't figure it out ——————
We'll have to ask our ancestor to step in.
He looked up at the sky; it was already getting dark.
He turned around with a flick of his sleeve, his figure transforming into a streak of light that shot into the distance.
Ji Mingyuan also quietly left at the same time.
The valley returned to silence.
Within Qingyun Cave.
Chen Yi escorted Yue Qingqiu back to her quiet room.
"Get some rest. I'll clear the blockages in your meridians later."
Yue Qingqiu squeezed his hand, then let go.
Chen Yi left the meditation room and stood in the corridor, closing his eyes.
The direction Xuan Gang left in flashed through my mind—northeast, along the outer edge of the Nine Peaks Mountain Range, towards the Vajra Temple.
Given Xuan Gang's current injuries, he can't be fast.
Moreover, his soul has been damaged, and his range of perception will be greatly reduced.
Chen Yi opened his eyes.
He activated his concealment technique with all his might.
He restrained his breathing.
The mana fluctuation has returned to zero.
Even my heartbeat and breathing were reduced to the lowest possible frequency.
The person faded away in the corridor, blending into the light and shadow.
In less than a quarter of an hour.
He had left Qingyun Cave Heaven without a sound.
Night fell over the mountains.
Chen Yi's figure darted through the mountains, rapidly chasing after the direction Xuan Gang had left in.
As Hu Mingyue watched Chen Yi's departing figure, she sighed softly, "Well, I've already made my move, so I might as well see it through."
Her eyes flickered inexplicably, and an indescribable fluctuation appeared on an unknown level, enveloping this world and the void.
In an instant, the energy of heaven and earth within tens of thousands of miles of Qingyun Cave became unfathomable. Even a fifth-level divination master of the same level could not penetrate it to perceive and calculate, let alone secretly intervene and affect cause and effect.
Xuan Gang never imagined that he would be defeated so completely.
The first thing I didn't expect was that the junior named Chen Yi could hide in his cave for seven years.
Seven years is not a short time for a Nascent Soul cultivator. Moreover, the situation outside has changed so much. Despite the temple's patriarch's covert influence and the use of both threats and inducements, the junior still refuses to come out.
The second unexpected thing was that seven years later, the moment this boy appeared, he was met with a deadly trap tailor-made for him.
He transformed the Mysterious Yin Fairy into his own likeness and used that woman's body to receive the first annihilation golden light of his fifth-tier Vajra Talisman.
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The third unexpected thing was that Ji Yinglong, that old bastard from the Ji family, would actually be so ruthless towards him for the sake of an outsider.
With his Vajra essence destroyed and his soul torn apart by the Yin-Yang secret technique, his future path was almost completely severed.
He's a stray dog now.
His inner Vajra essence was dim, his nascent soul was weak, and his spirit was like a candle flickering in the wind. Every breath he took was accompanied by a needle-like pain deep within his spirit.
He could only flee, running towards the direction of the Vajra Temple with his last ounce of strength.
What chilled him to the bone the most was the fourth unexpected thing.
His entire plan was based on the decree of the fifth-level patriarch of the Vajra Temple.
Logically speaking, with the will of a Nascent Soul cultivator enveloping him, his actions in the Central Plains cultivation world should not have deviated so drastically.
The only explanation, a conclusion that sent chills down his spine, took shape in his mind.
The opponent also has a powerful figure at the Nascent Soul level making moves behind the scenes.
Is there an unparalleled power hidden within the Nine Yin Demon Flame lineage, or does the Ji family have another powerful backer?
That force interfered with the natural order of heaven and earth, obscuring the calculations of celestial secrets, making it impossible for even the patriarch in the secret realm of the Vajra Temple to discern the true changes taking place here.
He has to go back.
Only by returning alive and personally reporting everything that happened here to the patriarch can the patriarch understand the true strength of their opponent.
Unfortunately, his cultivation was destroyed and his divine sense was exhausted, so he couldn't even activate the most basic communication jade slip.
To cross billions of miles of territory to return to one's sect is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Fortunately, his indestructible body, cultivated for hundreds of years, still retained its essence. His physical body, forged through countless trials, remained terrifyingly resilient and powerful.
With just this physical body, his speed was comparable to that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.
One hour.
He has fled nearly 10,000 miles.
Ahead lay a narrow valley with steep cliffs on both sides, as if cleaved by a giant axe.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xuan Gang plunged into the descent, his feet flashing with the tattered light and shadow of the Golden Lotus Steps.
He ran away quickly, with only the whistling wind and his own heavy breathing in his ears.
Sudden.
An indescribable thrill suddenly ignited from the void.
That was not magic power, nor spiritual energy, but a yin-yang fluctuation that reached directly to the very source of the soul.
The fluctuations spread instantly, enveloping him entirely.
Xuan Gang's face turned ashen at that moment.
His physical body is impervious to magical attacks and unfazed by magical weapons.
However, his soul was the only thing that was severely damaged by Ji Yinglong's Yin-Yang Soul Secret Technique. It was riddled with holes and as fragile as a broken piece of porcelain.
It is simply impossible for it to withstand any more impact on the spiritual level.
"Who goes there?"
His voice was hoarse, with a tremor he himself was unaware of.
"This humble monk possesses no magical treasures or spirit stones. Killing me will yield you nothing."
"And if I die out there,"
"My powerful patriarch of Vajra Temple will surely make trouble for you!"
This was his last resort, and his only resort.
He tried to use the Vajra Temple and the prestige of that Transformation Ancestor to deter the hidden spy.
However, the moment his words left his mouth, they were completely shattered and swallowed up by that invisible yin-yang fluctuation.
The sound didn't even travel more than a mile around him.
He was imprisoned in absolute silence.
next moment.
A pure ball of Yin-Yang divine consciousness appeared out of thin air in front of him.
Within the ball of light was a wisp of extremely faint yet incredibly pure primordial power of heaven and earth.
Just like seven years ago, when Ji Yinglong performed magic for Chen Yi and the other two in Qingyun Cave.
It fell silently, like a snowflake, gently imprinting itself on Xuan Gang's brow.
There was no violent attack.
There is no destructive energy.
It simply fell into his shattered ocean of soul.
Then, something was ignited.
The residual fluctuations left in his soul by Ji Yinglong's fifth-order Yin-Yang Divine Sense Talisman, and the lurking alien energy that was like a deadly poison, were completely ignited at this moment.
It was as if a spark had fallen into kerosene.
boom!
"Ji Yinglong, is that you? Why are you so determined to kill us all?"
This thought only flashed through his mind for a fleeting moment.
It was then completely submerged.
The ball of yin and yang energy that had been detonated rapidly expanded within his soul. The violent yin and yang forces transformed into the most terrifying millstone, crushing his remaining consciousness, memories, thoughts, and soul into the most primordial nothingness.
Xuan Gang's fleeing body suddenly stiffened, the light in his eyes quickly dimmed, and finally turned into an empty, lifeless silence.
His tall body, propelled by inertia, lurched forward for dozens of meters before crashing heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The valley returned to silence.
Before long, a treasure-hunting rat covered in gray fur quietly emerged from the shadows.
Its small nose sniffed, then it quickly ran to Xuan Gang's corpse and used its two front paws to take the dull fifth-order Vajra Jade Talisman from his stiff hand.
The jade talisman's energy had been completely exhausted, but a trace of fifth-order Vajra essence contained within it still remained.
That was a fifth-order Vajra Origin Fragment, the key for Chen Yi to reach a higher level of Vajra Skill.
As for Xuan Gang's corpse, Chen Yi didn't even glance at it again.
This time, he did not use any Nascent Soul level magic power, nor did he reveal any of his Golden Lightning Body Refinement ability.
He didn't even actually use his own spiritual attack.
He was just simulating.
This simulates the unique fluctuations that connected heaven and earth when Ji Yinglong activated the power of Yin and Yang divine souls on that day.
Use this "key" to unlock the "lock" that was already hidden in Xuan Gang's soul.
To kill someone using another's knife avoids the consequences.