After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 253 Another Battle Against Sword Maniac Zhang Yunqing

"Old Mo, where do you think you're going this time? Surrender and I can guarantee you a whole corpse!" A familiar voice rang out. It was Ye Xiaobai, who had followed Old Mo's scent.

The situation was urgent, and Ye Xiaobai couldn't care less about anything else. As soon as he spotted Lao Mo, he appeared and blocked his way.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Old Mo immediately thought to himself, "Oh no! Isn't this the Core Formation cultivator I sold to Thunder Island? I'm doomed now, attacked from both sides, with no way to escape."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Ye, what a coincidence!" Old Mo said with an embarrassed expression.

When Gao Yangshan and Lao Zhang discovered Ye Xiaobai's appearance, they were greatly surprised, not expecting to find other cultivators on this remote island.

"Yes, it is indeed a coincidence. How do you plan to settle the score for Fellow Daoist Mo selling me to the demons of Thunder Island last time?"

“Well… I was also forced by the demon race last time. Now I’ll return those 30,000 spirit stones to you, and we can call it even,” Old Mo said tentatively, taking out the spirit stones as he spoke.

"I'll believe you if you say I was forced to. You've colluded with the demon race and tricked countless human cultivators, haven't you!" Ye Xiaobai definitely wouldn't believe Lao Mo's words.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!" Old Mo would never admit it, no matter what.

"Still claiming it's a misunderstanding? This time you've plundered a large number of precious spiritual herbs from Dongxing Island! Is this a false accusation against you?" Ye Xiaobai questioned loudly.

"I..." Old Mo knew he could no longer defend himself, and given his severe injuries, he had no choice but to make sacrifices to survive. He had a deep-seated grudge against Ye Xiaobai, and the only way to break the deadlock was to cooperate with Gao Yangshan.

Having made up his mind, Old Mo immediately flew to the side of Gaoyang Mountain and said, "Fellow Daoist Gao, I can give you all these spiritual herbs, I only hope you can spare my life!"

Ye Xiaobai immediately understood Lao Mo's intention: to abandon the spiritual herb in order to seek the protection of the other two cultivators.

This batch of spiritual herbs was extremely important to Ye Xiaobai, not to mention that Ye Xiaobai had to kill Old Mo. Without hesitation, Ye Xiaobai drew his sword and slashed.

The already injured Lao Mo was no match for Ye Xiaobai and was knocked to the ground. His defensive magic weapon shattered completely, and he coughed up blood again.

"Fellow Daoist, wait!" Gao Yangshan had just made up his mind to save Lao Mo, but before he could finish shouting, Lao Mo had already been hit and fallen to the ground.

Ignoring the fallen Old Mo, Ye Xiaobai looked at Gao Yangshan not far away and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist, this person is a wanted person of Qingxia Sect. Do you want to make enemies of Qingxia Sect?"

When you're out and about, you earn your own respect. Although Ye Xiaobai isn't a member of the Qingxia Sect, in the East Sea, everyone still has to give the Qingxia Sect some face.

If we were to mention the White Tiger Sect, its prestige certainly couldn't compare to that of the Clear Cloud Sect.

"I still have to give face to Qingxia Sect, but I have already spent spirit stones to buy the spirit herbs on this person, so the spirit herbs must belong to us!" Gao Yangshan thought that the spirit herbs worth several million spirit stones were about to be in his hands, and he did not want to give them up easily, especially since he had a late-stage Core Formation stage helper by his side.

Ye Xiaobai ignored Gao Yangshan's words, flashed to Lao Mo's side, and ended Lao Mo's sinful life with a single sword strike.

"help me!"

Old Mo, who was seriously injured, shouted with all his might, but it was all in vain. In the blink of an eye, he was dead.

After confirming that the deep-sea dodder on Lao Mo's body was safe and sound, Ye Xiaobai finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least the trip was worthwhile, not to mention that he had managed to get rid of Lao Mo.

Gao Yangshan was furious when he saw Lao Mo being killed before he was ready to make a move, as the other party showed him no respect whatsoever.

Why should I give face to Qingxia Sect? Who would know if I killed someone from Qingxia Sect in this remote place?

"Fellow Daoist, I am a steward of the Thousand Spirits Trading Company. Please give me some face and leave the spirit herbs behind. I can pretend nothing happened!" Gao Yangshan thought that he could resolve the problem without taking action because of the Thousand Spirits Trading Company.

"Qianling Trading Company? Never heard of it!" Ye Xiaobai said calmly.

Unfortunately, Ye Xiaobai was from out of town and had never heard of the famous Qianling Trading Company of Yue Kingdom.

Even if he had heard about it, Ye Xiaobai would not give up the spiritual herbs in his hand, as they were crucial for refining the Deep Sea Concentration Pill.

"Good lad, pretending to be confused, huh! Let's get started, Old Zhang! If you leave me with a whole corpse, I can sell it to make puppets!" Gao Yangshan didn't want to waste any more words and directly told Old Zhang to make the move.

Old Zhang, who had been silent all along, finally stepped forward.

Ye Xiaobai then focused his attention on the cultivator named Old Zhang.

Suddenly, the person in front of him seemed somewhat familiar. He was disheveled, reeked of alcohol, and suddenly exuded an aura of power.

"You're Zhang Yunqing, the wine fanatic!" Ye Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise.

"Fellow Daoist, you've mistaken me for someone else! My name is Old Zhang!" The person in front of him still refused to admit it.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, stop pretending. In all my years of cultivation, I have never seen anyone else comprehend sword intent through the madness of wine!" Ye Xiaobai once again exposed the pretense of the person in front of him.

The fact that the two of them knew each other surprised Gao Yangshan, who was standing to the side.

"Alright, since it's an acquaintance, I won't hide it anymore. Fellow Daoist Ye, your cultivation has improved rapidly over the years, you've already reached the late stage of Core Formation. I wonder how well you've grasped the sword intent?"

As Zhang Yunqing spoke, he took out a wine flask and took a big gulp, then activated his signature move—the Drunken Farewell of the Obsessed Sword.

"First move: Drunkenly examining the sword by lamplight!"

The wine in the flask instantly transformed into a rain of swords that flew straight towards Ye Xiaobai's location.

Ye Xiaobai naturally dared not be careless. Last time, he couldn't even withstand a single move. Now that his cultivation had greatly increased, perhaps he could try to take on the challenge.

"Azure Dragon Embraces the Moon!"

The crimson dragon, carrying Ye Xiaobai's current mastery of sword intent, responded head-on.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Several sounds rang out before the aftereffects of the battle completely dissipated. Seeing that Ye Xiaobai was completely unharmed, Zhang Yunqing immediately showed a surprised expression. Gao Yangshan, standing to the side, also couldn't believe that a Core Formation cultivator could withstand Zhang Yunqing's Drunken Farewell attack.

Previously, Gao Yangshan had seen many Core Formation stage cultivators defeated Zhang Yunqing in a single move.

"Fellow Daoist's moves seem less powerful than before!" Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but sigh. He had indeed improved a lot, but his understanding of sword intent was still somewhat lacking compared to Zhang Yunqing.

I've been stuck at a bottleneck in my understanding of sword intent for years, and today might be a great opportunity to break through.

"Hmph, if I hadn't been chased and injured by the assassins from Tingyu Tower during my years on the run, I could beat you today just as easily as I did back then!" Zhang Yunqing said with a cold snort.

"Haha, back then this junior was indeed no match for senior. Now that senior's strength has been damaged, while my strength has greatly increased, senior will probably still end up seriously injured and fleeing, right?" Ye Xiaobai mocked directly.

If you don't have a significant advantage in strength, provoking your opponent psychologically might be a strategy.

"Ye Xiaobai, stop being so arrogant! If you hadn't used the talisman to ambush me back then, you would have been dead long ago. What face do you have to shout like this now!"

Zhang Yunqing took another big gulp and roared.

"Luck is also a part of strength, and your luck may have run out now!"

Ye Xiaobai then engaged in another fierce battle with Zhang Yunqing.