Chapter 167 - 167 165 Character Design of the White Tiger Lineage
Chapter 167: Chapter 165: Character Design of the White Tiger Lineage Chapter 167: Chapter 165: Character Design of the White Tiger Lineage Liu Xuanling treated the Ice Soul Divine Pearl as the Cold Moon, swallowing it into her belly where it complemented her practiced Cultivation Technique, and she managed to display a Heavenly Snake Illusion far surpassing her current realm.
The Heavenly Snake Illusion, formed by the Heavenly Snake Swallowing the Moon Technique, opened its mouth wide like a black hole and devoured Jiang Yinghong.
Jiang Yinghong suddenly felt her skin crawl, a strong sense of crisis rising from the depths of her heart.
The Heavenly Snake was ferocious, its devouring force at this moment was wildly overwhelming, making her feel an unavoidable sense of despair.
Even her figure had been absorbed by the Heavenly Snake Illusion, leaving her with no place to hide, no way to avoid, only to face it head-on.
“Ah…”
She let out a frantic scream, and fiery Red Lotus flames burst forth from her body, transforming into thousands of sword lights shooting into the mouth of the Heavenly Snake.
She aimed to break the devouring force of the Heavenly Snake with her most potent attack, thereby regaining her freedom.
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At this moment, Jiang Yingxue realized that Liu Xuanling’s strength and foundation were beyond her expectations, especially when she planned to engage in close combat and the techniques Liu Xuanling displayed made her scalp tingle.
She felt it was better to maintain distance and play to the strengths of a Sword Cultivator against Liu Xuanling.
Roaring sounds continuously erupted, and although the majority of the Red Lotus Sword Energy was swallowed by the Heavenly Snake and disappeared, some still exploded with formidable power, causing the vast snake mouth, akin to a black hole, to slightly disintegrate.
As the snake illusion became more ethereal, Jiang Yinghong felt the external absorption force lessen and her heart jumped with joy.
However, before she could retreat, she suddenly saw Liu Xuanling’s tail twist behind her and her figure instantly closed the distance.
A long silk shot out, coiling towards her, and Liu Xuanling’s eyes suddenly turned into a pair of golden vertical pupils, casting a subtle light straight into her eyes.
In that moment of locking gazes, Jiang Yinghong’s expression stalled, her movements suddenly slowing down.
She felt as if Liu Xuanling’s eyes were a bottomless abyss, pulling her spirit and sinking deeper and deeper into it.
Fortunately, her Dao Cultivation was profound and her Divine Spirit not weaker than Liu Xuanling’s, allowing her to regain her senses just before completely sinking.
Then, she found herself completely trapped within layers of Long Silk.
Although she still had a protective Red Lotus fire around her body, the Long Silk had already entangled her tightly, making it difficult to escape.
Cold fear in her heart, Jiang Yinghong dared not look into Liu Xuanling’s eyes again and instead decided to unleash all her Sword Dao True Essence in a desperate attempt to break free from the Long Silk.
Otherwise, she was certain to face a dreadful fate.
Liu Xuanling gestured with both hands, and the Heavenly Snake Teeth immediately flew back, landing in her palms.
She then wielded these exquisite, crescent-shaped daggers like the wind, slicing through the air with chilling brilliance, forcibly breaking through Jiang Yinghong’s protective Sword Qi and slashing toward her true form.
“Spare me…”
Suddenly, a soft yell came from afar, and a Sword Light flew over, intending to break the Long Silk that trapped Jiang Yinghong and rescue her.
“Humph!”
On the Tower Ship, Elder Mo Li pointed a finger, and with a loud thump, the Sword Light was shattered.
“What, can’t win alone so you plan to gang up?”
Luo Zhancheng abruptly stood up, his tall and burly figure bursting with an imposing aura so powerful it caused the sky and clouds to change color, as if endless fierce winds were howling between heaven and earth.
“Taiyi Mountain indeed has a great presence, repeatedly provoking my Beast Taming Sect.
Do you really think Luo Zhancheng is easy to bully?”
As he exerted his power, an immediate silence dominated the area, and the disciples from various Sects who were originally lively watching the fight between Liu Xuanling and others instantly fell silent, feeling as if they were in the presence of a colossal primordial beast.
Those on other peaks were somewhat better off, as Luo Zhancheng’s oppressive aura didn’t target them.
These people merely experienced some aftershocks, but it was the Sword Cultivators of Taiyi Mountain who truly suffered.
Disciples from Taiyi Mountain suddenly turned pale, their minds blanking, and their bodies involuntarily trembling.
If this continued, an indelible shadow might be left in their hearts.
Fortunately, it wasn’t long before a Sword Qi, as if capable of piercing the heavens, rose from the Taiyi Sword Boat, forcibly breaking Luo Zhancheng’s pressure and protecting those disciples.
On the Taiyi Sword Boat, Yin Bieli, his Sword Intent soaring to the skies, stood firmly against Luo Zhancheng’s pressure.
He slowly stood up and said, “Luo Zhancheng, this matter was Jiang Yinghong’s recklessness.
I, Taiyi…”
“Go to hell!”
Luo Zhancheng had no intention of listening to his excuses.
A flash of ferocity crossed his face, and with a sudden raise of his hand, a punch thundered out, breaking through the void and fiercely smashing toward the Taiyi Sword Boat.
“You?”
Anger flooded Yin Bieli’s face.
He had always known Luo Zhancheng to be a crude and brute individual who disliked reasoning, but he didn’t expect him to strike so directly.
Irritated, he thought, does this man not consider the bigger picture at all?
Both were high-ranking members of their respective Sects, and a careless fight between them could easily cause unnecessary trouble.
Moreover, besides their own Sect disciples, there were disciples from other Sects watching.
With their Dharma Image Level capabilities, a desperate battle could flatten the surrounding mountains for dozens of miles, potentially causing collateral damage and heavy casualties among other Sects’ disciples.
Although these sects were weaker than theirs, there were too many of them, and within those sects, there were many highly cultivated experts.
If things really escalated, their two families would also suffer.
But now, Luo Zhancheng’s attack was already at his doorstep.
He could no longer bother with such considerations and hastily slashed out with his sword, sending out Sword Light that neutralized the punch outside the mountain.
Just after he broke that punch, he saw Luo Zhancheng swinging his fists again, casting punch after punch almost instantaneously, and his vision was soon occupied by the myriad of punches.
“Madman!”
Yin Bieli cursed under his breath and hurriedly wielded his sword to defend.
But all he did was block these punches without counterattacking, lest he truly provoked Luo Zhancheng.
Although Luo Zhancheng had already made his move, he was still restrained, at least not using his White Tiger Saber, fearing that if he retaliated, Luo Zhancheng would completely lose control and draw his saber to strike at people.
After all, that guy, when he lost his senses, really didn’t care about the life and death of others.
Yin Bieli thought he had grasped Luo Zhancheng’s temperament, but little did he know that Luo Zhancheng was just pretending.
At this time, the White Tiger Saber had been left by his disciple in the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm’s Guiding Array, and even if he wanted to use it, he couldn’t.
His action of attacking was simply to intimidate Yin Bieli, otherwise, it wouldn’t align with his usual persona.
Yes, it was all just a persona, the so-called madness and unreasonableness, the extreme bullying – it was all just pretenses shown to others.
The White Tiger Divine Technique he cultivated was indeed domineering, but he wasn’t foolish.
If he were, he couldn’t have cultivated to his current realm.
All these actions were because the sect needed such a reckless character to create chaos, making other sects wary of the Beast Taming Sect.
At any time, some rule-breaking fellows always induced wariness in others, and one wouldn’t easily provoke them.
Otherwise, if the opponent recklessly attacked, it could lead to severe damage.
And the White Tiger Lineage within the Beast Taming Sect just played this role, so the True Inheritance of the White Tiger Lineage was seen by others as only knowing battle and fighting fiercely.
However, those who really considered them rash and ignorant often ended up on the losing side.
Yin Bieli formed a Sword technique with his hand, and continuous Sword Light emerged around him, breaking Luo Zhancheng’s punches one by one.
Apart from some sects affiliated with their two families, the rest mostly took a cold and bystander attitude towards the fight between these two, uninvolved and unconcerned.
Even several mid-sized sects with considerable strength were hoping for these two to fight a big battle, as over the years, the power balance in the Southern Domain had reached saturation.
For their development, sufficient territory was essential, and the best territories were mostly held by these major sects.
If one or two major sects were gone, they would have more opportunities to rise.
Unfortunately, the two soon stopped fighting.
Or more accurately, Luo Zhancheng stopped, as Yin Bieli was only defending.
Luo Zhancheng ceased because Liu Xuanling had already won.
Although she didn’t manage to kill Jiang Yinghong, she severely damaged her Dantian and nearly shattered her Golden Core.
Such a severe injury wouldn’t heal soon without a long recovery time and rare heavenly materials and earth treasures.
With such a severe injury, unless Jiang Yinghong encountered a great fortune, her cultivation path was cut off, and she likely wouldn’t progress anymore in this life.
Liu Xuanling hadn’t managed to kill her because, at the last moment, Jiang Yinghong used a lifesaving method she’d always been reluctant to use, which was also a treasure given to her by the person she cherished most.
Because of this treasure, which blocked Liu Xuanling’s lethal strike, she was able to escape with her life amidst her severe injuries.
Seeing this, Luo Zhancheng merely snorted coldly and withdrew his fists, not continuing the fight.
Otherwise, if the fight escalated, Yin Bieli might discover that he didn’t have the White Tiger Saber with him, which could lead to a real life-and-death battle.
Although he wouldn’t necessarily lose without the White Tiger Saber, his combat power was still affected.
And it was very likely that Yin Bieli would guess the truth about the White Tiger Saber left in the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm.
Once those elders from Taiyi Mountain caught wind of this, they might not have a chance to refine the Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven in advance.
Even if they couldn’t always keep an eye on the Beast Taming Sect, just confronting for sixty years would see the Secret Realm reopening, and by then, whether they could procure the Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven was uncertain.
“Everyone, come back.”
Following the Elder’s shout from the Sect, numerous disciples below promptly got up and boarded the Tower Ship.
In a moment, the ship trembled, the sound of Dragon Roar resonated through the mountains, and the Jiao Dragon, dragging the Tower Ship, slowly ascended and flew towards the distant sky.
Qin Feng bid farewell to Qin Xi, An Ruhui, and others, and hid in his room, blissfully taking out the Storage Bags he had obtained in the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm, breaking the seals one by one, and taking out the items inside to check.
Although many Spiritual Medicines had spoiled over time and were no longer usable, some still remained well-preserved inside some Sealing Spirit Boxes.
And besides these medicines, the Storage Bags contained several Spiritual Artifacts, numerous Spirit Talismans, and various other types of Spiritual Objects, such as all sorts of Artifact Refining Materials.
Qin Feng meticulously sorted these items and roughly estimated that these Spiritual Objects were worth at least two to three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
This was partly because some Storage Bags owned by Qi Refinement Realm disciples contained few good items, which left not much of value.
But some bags had plenty of Spiritual Objects, clearly having reaped a full harvest in the Secret Realm; unfortunately, they hadn’t survived the Confusing God Flower, thus benefitting him.
Elated, Qin Feng, with these treasures, now considered purchasing a Spiritual Beast possessing top-level Bloodline Divine Powers for his own Spiritual Beast.
Once fused with formidable Divine Skills, his own combat power would escalate to the next level.
Just as he was lightly tapping his haul from the Secret Realm, Liu Xuanling was called to the top level by Luo Zhancheng to inquire about Qin Feng’s affairs.