Chapter 166 - 166 164 Heavenly Snake Swallowing the Moon Ice Soul Divine Light
Chapter 166: Chapter 164 Heavenly Snake Swallowing the Moon Ice Soul Divine Light Chapter 166: Chapter 164 Heavenly Snake Swallowing the Moon Ice Soul Divine Light Li Miaozhen shrugged and said, “Just the one Taiyi Mountain’s Jiang Yinghong wants dead.”
“Oh, him.”
Luo Zhancheng chuckled and said, “According to Liu Xuanling, that kid was able to ambush and kill Jiang Dongliu’s Foundation Establishment daughter even while he was at the seventh level of Qi Refinement.
Not bad, he has prospects.”
“Killing a Foundation Establishment disciple is nothing special, the key is he also said that Zhuo Feifan helped us set up the Guiding Array properly.”
Li Miaozhen said, “Master knows me; I have no understanding of the Array Dao.
Even if I took the Array Map, I wouldn’t know how to set it up.”
Luo Zhancheng nodded, “The Array Dao is deep and mysterious.
There aren’t many among the young generation who are proficient in the Array Dao, and even fewer can set up the Guiding Array.
Zhuo Feifan really did us a big favor this time.
If we really manage to take the Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven into our Beast Taming Sect in the future, we’ll have to properly thank him.”
“Indeed, we should thank him well.”
Li Miaozhen giggled, “But we don’t need to give him any treasures or cultivation resources.”
Luo Zhancheng was puzzled, “How so?
Could it be that this young friend comes from a renowned family, so wealthy that he wouldn’t care about the treasures of our Beast Taming Sect?”
“That’s not it.”
Li Miaozhen shook her head, pointing to the tear-streaked young man on the Taiyi Mountain Sword Boat opposite them, who still wore an expression of deep sorrow and grief, and said, “That one there, that’s Zhuo Feifan.”“Eh?”
“He’s the one who helped you with the array, that Zhuo Feifan?”
“What’s with the Taiyi Mountain disciples?”
Now Luo Zhancheng and the others were confused.
…
“That’s right, it’s him.”
Li Miaozhen was candid and forthright, unable to take credit for someone else’s achievements.
She straightforwardly said, “Junior Brother Qin must’ve had something on him.
When I captured him initially, I wanted to squeeze some information out of him.
At first, the kid was all defiant, ready to die rather than yield.
But then Junior Brother Qin stepped in and within a few words, he’d talked him round, agreeing to cooperate with us…”
She thereafter explained the entire sequence of events in detail, and in the end, she credited Qin Feng for his achievements, saying, “If not for Junior Brother Qin, even if the Guiding Array hadn’t been destroyed by the Taiyi Mountain disciples, we would not have been able to set up the Great Array.
Junior Brother Qin’s contribution has been outstanding, and he should be handsomely rewarded.
However, he killed Jiang Dongliu’s daughter of the Taiyi Mountain Punishment Sword Hall; Jiang Dongliu will certainly not let him go, Master, you can’t ignore this.”
Luo Zhancheng and several other Elders exchanged glances, and couldn’t help but laugh towards Mo Li, “Your Spiritual Snake lineage has produced a fine seedling indeed, having accomplished such a great feat.
Haha, let’s put aside the matter of Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven for now.
The fact that the boy managed to persuade a Taiyi Mountain disciple to be an inside agent, and if things go as planned, that Zhuo Feifan might indeed become part of the high echelon of Taiyi Mountain in a hundred years or so.”
Another Elder chuckled, “Good, very good!
Well done!
Haha…
Niece Miao Zhen, rest assured, the matter of him killing Jiang Dongliu’s daughter will be shouldered by the Sect.
If Jiang Yinghong and Jiang Dongliu still wish to cause him trouble, then we’ll just do away with them; Qin Feng has made significant contributions to the Sect, and we can’t allow him to be bullied by those from Taiyi Mountain.”
An Elder asked, “Should we mention to Liu Xuanling about taking out Jiang Yinghong?”
“Hehe, there’s no need for you to say anything.”
Elder Mo Li laughed, “Knowing Junior Sister Liu as I do, if there’s an opportunity, she’ll certainly show no mercy.
Although Jiang Yinghong’s cultivation isn’t bad, she’s gone astray in her cultivation.
I’m also familiar with Taiyi Mountain’s ‘Fiery Fire Red Lotus Sword.’ While the sword technique is powerful, it has some risks.
Her inability to break through her cultivation and advance to Purple Mansion for so many years must have been due to the influence of heart fire; that’s why she’s so easily provoked.
Junior Sister Liu has a talent for fighting duels, and if there’s no accident, she’s sure to win this one.”
“Mmm.”
Luo Zhancheng nodded in approval, “Miss Liu indeed has a firm grasp on the opportune moments in battle.”
While the Elders were discussing among themselves, the battle between Liu Xuanling and Jiang Yinghong was growing more intense outside.
As Jiang Yinghong’s Fiery Fire Red Lotus Sword Energy grew fiercer, Liu Xuanling felt the pressure and, in a flash, merged with her Lifebound Spiritual Snake, transforming into a figure with the tail of a snake.
Aside from a crystal diamond-shaped scale on her forehead, there were no other changes to her upper body, but from her waist down, it transformed directly into a snake’s tail, long and nimble, extending a good several zhang.
At the same time, she sacrificed a treasure bead the size of a bowl, which hovered above her head, shining bright and radiant, flickering with a soft glow that from afar looked like soothing moonlight.
However, Jiang Yinghong, who was engaged in combat with her, did not underestimate her.
On the contrary, she was extremely cautious.
Because the light from that treasure bead made her feel an enormous threat.
“Ice Soul Divine Light?!”
She quickly recognized what it was.
“Some tens of years ago, an Ice Soul Divine Pearl appeared in the Guanghan Secret Realm.
Many high-level cultivators from all parties went to fight for it; I hadn’t expected it to end up in your hands.”
Jiang Yinghong’s face was cold as the will to kill surged within her.
Due to a mishap in her cultivation, she would often suffer from the agony of her heart being scorched by fire.
Thus, she required a Pure Yin Treasure to assist her cultivation; otherwise, she feared she might never have a chance to advance beyond the Purple Mansion.
Unfortunately, though there were many Yin-attribute treasures, most of them were not pure enough in Yin Qi to be suitable for her use, leaving very few options available.
So when she heard news of the Ice Soul Divine Pearl emerging in the Guanghan Secret Realm years ago, she had also gone to vie for it, only to come away without even seeing its shadow.
Unexpectedly, it now appeared in the hands of Liu Xuanling.
Liu Xuanling had likely just attained her Golden Core back then, yet she had such good fortune to gain the recognition of the Ice Soul Divine Pearl.
Jealousy rose within her, compounded by her irritable and volatile nature from enduring the pain of the heart’s fire for many years.
Upon seeing the Ice Soul Divine Pearl, an uncontrollable greed surged within her.
She wanted to snatch the Ice Soul Divine Pearl to neutralize the fiery Qi within her body.
Only such a pure, Pure Yin Treasure could help her ascend to the Purple Mansion; otherwise, if things continued as they were, even if she weren’t burned to death by the heart’s fire, her lifespan would gradually wither away.
As for the consequences of taking the Ice Soul Divine Pearl, she did not care.
The Beast Taming Sect was already the sworn enemy of her Taiyi Mountain; what would matter if she took a treasure, or even if Liu Xuanling were killed?
As long as she advanced to the Purple Mansion, why should she fear the Beast Taming Sect’s retaliation?
With this thought, her Sword Qi grew even more fierce, each strike targeting Liu Xuanling’s vital points, as if she wanted to slay her on the spot.
She wanted to throw Liu Xuanling into disarray, making her lose focus so that she could find the opportunity to snatch the Ice Soul Divine Pearl.
Unfortunately, she had overestimated herself and underestimated Liu Xuanling’s abilities.
After merging with her Lifebound Spiritual Snake, Liu Xuanling’s combat power had soared, her True Yuan was more robust than that of Jiang Yinghong, who had cultivated for hundreds of years.
Not to mention her own Divine Skills, the Ice Soul Divine Light alone emitted by the Ice Soul Divine Pearl above her head was enough to counter Jiang Yinghong’s Red Lotus Sword Energy, and she had other methods at her disposal as well.
As the Ice Soul Divine Pearl spun and scattered numerous beams of Divine Light, it not only resisted Jiang Yinghong’s Fiery Fire Red Lotus Sword Energy but also sent out extremely cold beams that could freeze everything, aiming at Jiang Yinghong and forcing her to dodge quickly.
Seeing that she could not continue like this, Jiang Yinghong steeled her heart and suddenly merged with her sword.
She became enveloped in a blazing lotus flower, charging straight at Liu Xuanling.
She planned to engage in close combat and snatch Liu Xuanling’s Ice Soul Divine Pearl in the instant she inflicted a severe injury.
The disciples of various sects watching from afar on the surrounding peaks were startled to see this.
Apart from the likes of the Giant Spirit Sect who specialized in Body Cultivation and Martial Cultivators, few other cultivators chose close-range combat.
Especially the Sword Cultivators of Taiyi Mountain, who typically preferred to kill enemies from a thousand yards away, were generally unwilling to engage in close-quarters combat, considering it too dangerous for them.
And yet if they did choose to engage in such a way, it meant they had absolute confidence; otherwise, it would be tantamount to forsaking their advantage, likely putting them at a disadvantage.
Jiang Yinghong felt she had a good chance of winning.
With her years of painstaking practice in the Sword Dao and rich combat experience, she was confident she could overpower Liu Xuanling, a junior with barely a hundred years of cultivation.
Regrettably, having long suffered from the invasion of the heart fire, her Daoist Heart was damaged, leading to impulsiveness and anger, and she had forgotten that Cultivators from the Beast Taming Sect, when merged with their Lifebound Spiritual Beasts, were no less capable in close-range combat than others.
Liu Xuanling’s Lifebound Spiritual Beast might not be one of those skilled in physical combat, but it was an Exotic Species Spiritual Snake, one of the rare ones in the world.
Seeing Jiang Yinghong resort to such tactics and coming close to stake her life in battle, Liu Xuanling snorted coldly, flipped her palm, and took out two crescent-shaped short blades.
These were two of her usual Magical Treasures, named Heavenly Snake Teeth.
As the name implied, they were treasures forged from snake teeth.
She obtained these precious items by chance from the corpse of an Ancient fierce snake, and they were one of the three major Magical Treasures she possessed.
With a toss of the Heavenly Snake Teeth in her hands, they transformed into two spinning crescent-shaped hook blades, tearing through the Void towards Jiang Yinghong.
Pop, pop, pop…
A series of rapid collision sounds followed.
Although her methods of controlling the Magical Treasure were not as exquisite as Jiang Yinghong’s Sword Control Technique, they significantly slowed down Jiang Yinghong’s Flying Escape speed.
Then, instead of using the Ice Soul Divine Pearl to emit Divine Light to attack the enemy, Liu Xuanling opened her mouth and ingested the entire Ice Soul Divine Pearl.
Subsequently, Divine Light burst forth from Liu Xuanling’s body, and a Heavenly Snake Illusion appeared behind her.
The Illusion was massive, at least a hundred yards long, with its mouth wide open in a swallowing gesture.
Lurching forward, it seemed to want to engulf Jiang Yinghong completely.
Liu Xuanling practiced the Spiritual Snake Lineage’s Direct Inheritance Technique, the “Heavenly Snake Swallowing the Moon Technique.”
This Technique may not have as many variations as the “Spiritual Snake Illusion Heart Technique,” its True Yuan not as profound as the “Qiankun Giant Snake Shaking Star Divine Skill,” and it lacked the trickiness of the “Netherworld Yin Snake Seven Incantations.” However, it was the purest Cultivation Technique of the Spiritual Snake Lineage.
Having cultivated the “Heavenly Snake Swallowing the Moon Technique,” Liu Xuanling had her entire True Yuan transformed into Taiyin True Qi.
Combined with the fortune she had gained earlier in the Guanghan Secret Realm, her foundation was exceptionally solid, and her combat strength far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators.
Especially since she had gained the Ice Soul Divine Pearl, which was extremely rare even within the Guanghan Secret Realm, not having appeared for tens of thousands of years.
If she could comprehend her own Dao in the future, she might be able to refine the Ice Soul Divine Pearl into a Taiyin Ice Soul Divine Pearl, which would surely increase its power by another level.
Seeing Jiang Yinghong approach, Liu Xuanling knew full well what this woman was plotting.
Liu Xuanling sneered, and the Heavenly Snake Illusion behind her charged directly at Jiang Yinghong.