Chapter 70 You Won't Fight! Why Are You Nodding?
Before the mountain wall, Yaoqin looked with confusion as Chu Xingchen reached out to touch the peak.
Soon, the blood qi that had appeared not long before once again spread from the cliff, beginning to wrap around Chu Xingchen's arm.
Seeing this scene, Yaoqin couldn't help but say with concern, "Are you sure this is okay?!"
Chu Xingchen did not answer verbally, but allowed the blood qi to climb up. Soon, the frenzied blood qi wrapped around and entered his body.
Immediately after, Chu Xingchen unhesitatingly mobilized the spiritual power within his body, using the cultivation method of Li Xingtian to firmly capture it.
The originally frenzied blood qi, upon encountering this spiritual power, was instantly subdued and could be kneaded at will.
Chu Xingchen unhesitatingly used his spiritual power to counter-wrap this strand of blood qi, forcefully pulling it down.
The frenzied blood qi offered no resistance and was easily twisted apart.
In Yaoqin's extremely shocked gaze, that section of the wall suddenly collapsed and dissipated into a blood mist.
Is this Evil Spirit Sect just that makeshift?
"Done!" Chu Xingchen nodded in satisfaction. "Let's go, let's take a look inside."
Chu Xingchen stepped in first, with Yaoqin following closely behind.
This cave had very obvious signs of excavation, and it looked quite crudely made.
A path about three people wide allowed for passage, with no lighting along the way.
However, for Golden Core experts, this was naturally not a problem.
The moment they stepped inside, they could already sense a strong, bloody aura rushing towards them.
Yaoqin's expression was grave as she stepped forward and said seriously, "I'll take the lead. The secret arts of the Tianyan Sect are unparalleled in the Central State."
Chu Xingchen naturally had no objection to this.
The deeper they went into the cave, the stronger the bloody aura became, as if it was about to condense into a physical form.
Yaoqin felt her entire body become uncomfortable, as if she were walking in a muddy pond, facing considerable resistance.
She worriedly glanced sideways at Chu Xingchen, only to find him looking perfectly at ease, appearing much more relaxed than she was. Seeing this, she also breathed a slight sigh of relief.
The two carefully crept closer. After only a few dozen steps, a voice reached their ears.
"You bunch of trash!"
"You can't even handle a simple task? You need help from the Holy Sect of the Central State? Do you know that the reason we are most likely to obtain the Saint Fetus Seed this time is because of that crudely made blood qi!"
"It's over! It's over! It's all over!"
A sharp female voice roared in fury:
"Now all that's left is a sickly person, and only now do you bring the spirit stones?! Where were you earlier?!"
Hearing this, the two carefully crept forward. The voice was coming from around a corner. Chu Xingchen and Yaoqin looked at each other and, as if by prior agreement, carefully peeked their heads out.
They saw an extremely wide open space. On the ground were complex ritual patterns, with six massive, dark-red cauldrons placed at different positions, from which dark-red blood qi boiled upwards.
The dark-red aura from the cauldrons flowed towards the very center above the ritual, forming a ball of blood qi that seemed to be enveloping something.
Directly below the ball of blood qi, a middle-aged woman in a dark-red, large robe had her back to Chu Xingchen and Yaoqin.
She seemed to be sitting right in the center of the ritual.
The Wind Sword Sect's sect leader and the others, who were responsible for escorting the blood qi spirit stones, were currently pouring the stones into the six large cauldrons.
The Wind Sword Sect's sect leader hesitated for a moment. For the sake of the future, he still spoke to defend himself:
"It was the people from the Qingfeng Sect who caused the problem..."
Before the Wind Sword Sect's sect leader could finish, the woman in red roared even louder:
"A problem! A problem! Everything is a problem! Why don't you just get killed by a problem?!"
Choked by her words, the Wind Sword Sect's sect leader could only fall silent. Things didn't have to be this difficult. The matter itself was nearing its end. If only there hadn't been an accident at the Qingfeng Sect's mine.
That batch of spirit stones would probably have been enough to support this Saint Fetus transformation...
Moreover, the deceased Saint Fetus was indeed of the highest quality, even higher than the quality of the current one.
No wonder the Holy Mother was so furious... alas, one could only hope everything would proceed smoothly.
Next, they let the woman in red loudly scold and rebuke them, silently arranging all the blood qi spirit stones in place.
Watching this scene, Chu Xingchen's heart ached. In just this short while, quite a few spirit stones had turned into a blood mist and drifted away.
Enduring the scolding, the Wind Sword Sect's sect leader forced himself to speak:
"Holy Mother, everything is in place. If there is nothing else, we will take our leave..."
The woman in red loudly interrupted:
"Get lost! All of you trash, get lost! Stop getting in my way."
Hearing this, the Wind Sword Sect's sect leader said no more, only cupping his hands before heading in another direction.
Yaoqin's guess was correct; the exit and the entrance were not in the same place.
As the Wind Sword Sect's sect leader and the Golden Core experts departed, the vast cave was left with only the woman in red, still cursing angrily by herself.
After observing everything, Yaoqin glanced at Chu Xingchen, her gaze fixed. She first shook her head, then gave him a light nod.
Chu Xingchen nodded in understanding. He naturally believed he knew Yaoqin very well.
Based on that look, Yaoqin's meaning was—Just a mere Nascent Soul Realm evil cultivator! I don't need you to act; I will strike her down myself!
Chu Xingchen unhesitatingly summoned his spirit sword. When it came to fighting, if a group brawl was possible, one should naturally not fight alone.
But just as he summoned it, Yaoqin's expression suddenly changed...
Seeing this, Yaoqin also quickly drew her long sword, her tone heavy as she said:
"I just meant to retreat!"
The moment Chu Xingchen summoned his spirit sword, the woman in red's divine sense quickly locked onto them.
A stream of dark red blood qi immediately followed, attacking. The spirit sword in Chu Xingchen's hand was clad with a water dragon, and with one strike, he scattered the incoming blood qi.
He said angrily, "You won't fight! Why are you nodding?!"
"I wasn't nodding just now! I was telling you to turn back and leave! Not for you to make a move!"
The long sword in Yaoqin's hand emitted a sharp spiritual light. The Tianyan Supreme Qing Sword, without reservation, struck towards the woman in red with a single slash!
"A divine ability?!" The woman in red's eyes narrowed slightly, and a thick wall of blood qi suddenly appeared before her.
The power of the Tianyan Supreme Qing Sword was immense. The blood qi wall summoned by the woman in red only blocked it for an instant before being split open by the sword, the blood qi suddenly scattering in all directions.
Seeing this, the woman in red frowned. A blood lotus appeared behind her, blooming with endless blood color. The surging power of blood qi gushed from the lotus, frantically colliding with the incoming Tianyan Supreme Qing Sword.
The clash of blood qi spiritual power and spiritual energy created a huge energy fluctuation that flowed wantonly, as if it was about to destroy the cave.
The woman in red's eyes widened. The blood lotus bloomed even more intensely, preventing the excess energy from destroying the surroundings.
Seeing this, Chu Xingchen did not pause. His figure flickered as he advanced. The water dragon on his spirit sword raised its head, suddenly and frantically attacking the woman in red.
The woman in red glanced at Chu Xingchen. A bell tucked at her waist automatically flew out, and endless blood qi madly surged from it.
The dark red blood mist at this moment was nearly condensed into form. The woman in red raised her hand again, and the blood qi frantically condensed, quickly wrapping the incoming water dragon.
The woman in red tapped her foot lightly, and the ritual on the ground suddenly emitted a dark red light. Blood qi suddenly emerged from the ritual.
The six large cauldrons each spewed forth more blood qi, which flowed towards the red lotus behind the woman in red. The already dazzling red lotus became even more conspicuous at this moment.
The woman in red sneered and said:
"Two mere Golden Cores, daring to cause trouble on my turf?!"
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