AWB Chapter 174 The nature of a gentleman is not different; he is good at making use of things!
Chapter 174 The nature of a gentleman is not different; he is good at making use of things!
Not long after the withered old man left, the poison in the bodies of the cultivators with high cultivation levels was almost completely neutralized.
Those who were no longer seriously injured immediately began to search the secret realm thoroughly, turning it upside down four times, hoping to find some other treasures in the Five Elements Venerable's secret realm.
Reality often disappoints, and the cultivators who gained nothing had no choice but to leave the secret realm one by one.
Seeing Ye Xiaobai's extraordinary abilities, Mu Jiuling still said warmly, "Since you two fellow Daoists have come to Yue Kingdom, you are welcome to come to our Qingxia Sect for exchanges!"
"Definitely!" Ye Xiaobai replied. Since he was going to Qingxia Sect to refine pills anyway, he originally planned to go directly, but Liu Rumei said that she had something to take care of first and would go later, so Ye Xiaobai had no choice but to give up.
After bidding farewell to Mu Jiuling, Ye Xiaobai and Liu Rumei also left the secret realm.
As soon as they left the secret realm, Ye Xiaobai asked, "Fairy Liu, why don't we return to Qingxia Sect with Mu Jiuling? We're going to refine pills anyway!"
"Don't rush. The income of Miaodanfang in Yue Kingdom has decreased sharply in recent years, and it often needs support from headquarters. My father also asked me to come here to investigate thoroughly!" Liu Rumei said calmly.
"I see!"
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In a short while, the two had left the area of Wufeng Mountain.
Just as Ye Xiaobai and his companion were flying on their swords towards Songjiang City, where the Miaodanfang of Yue Kingdom was located, Ye Xiaobai suddenly smelled a familiar scent—the scent of that withered old man.
Seeing the opponent's strength at the late Core Formation stage, Ye Xiaobai, relying on his own late Foundation Establishment stage strength, naturally dared not provoke him.
However, he had a mid-stage Core Formation stage helper by his side, so Ye Xiaobai decided to take the risk.
"Fairy Liu, I've found the trail of the gaunt old man who stole the Five Elements Venerable's treasure!" Ye Xiaobai said, blocking Liu Rumei's path.
"Where?" Liu Rumei asked in surprise upon hearing this.
"Come with me!" Ye Xiaobai didn't offer any further explanation.
Liu Rumei was also full of doubts, but she still kept following Ye Xiaobai to find out what was going on.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Ye Xiaobai led Liu Rumei to a secluded place. From a distance, they could see a cave about 2 zhang high, with obvious signs of human repair.
"Keep your voice down! That gaunt old man is in the cave not far away!" Ye Xiaobai quickly reminded him.
"Now that we know he's in the cave ahead, let's just charge straight there!" Liu Rumei said, preparing to set off.
Ye Xiaobai quickly stood up and grabbed Liu Rumei's arm, advising, "Fairy Liu, don't be in such a hurry!"
Upon feeling the warmth of Ye Xiaobai's hand on her arm, Liu Rumei immediately frowned and said unhappily, "Let go!"
Ye Xiaobai then realized that he had grabbed Liu Rumei's arm, and quickly let go. He didn't have time to savor the previous softness and apologized immediately.
He then asked, "Fairy Liu, do you think you can defeat that withered old man if you rush over now?"
"I...I'm not afraid of his strength, but I still have to take you along as a burden!" Liu Rumei said, her beautiful eyes sparkling.
"Fairy, you underestimate my abilities!" Ye Xiaobai retorted directly, and then released the Purple Flame Thunder Leopard.
"It's nothing more than relying on external objects!" Liu Rumei said disdainfully.
"The nature of a gentleman is not different; he is simply good at making use of things!"
"You, who thinks of launching a sneak attack, call yourself a gentleman?" Liu Rumei continued to mock.
"My strength doesn't allow it, so I can only avoid a direct confrontation. To make a long story short, I learned a formation that can trap Core Formation cultivators, but it might not last long against late-stage Core Formation cultivators!"
"Oh, you even know about formations?" Liu Rumei exclaimed in surprise.
"Actually, I don't understand it. It's just that a senior from the sect taught me this formation before," Ye Xiaobai quickly explained.
This formation is the same one that Ye Xiaobai and the others learned when they went to the Qingyun Sect to assassinate a Core Formation stage elder—the sixth-order formation, the Soul-Locking and Immortal-Binding Formation.
"I knew it! With the formation, we definitely have a better chance of defeating this old scoundrel!"
Setting up an array usually takes time and cannot be used directly during battle. Fortunately, Ye Xiaobai was quite familiar with this array and completed its setup in less than half an hour.
At the same time, Ye Xiaobai reminded her, "Fairy Liu, remember to take some antidote pills beforehand, otherwise you'll be in trouble again if you encounter that old guy's poison!"
"I know, once it happens, it won't happen a second time!" Liu Rumei said impatiently.
With everything ready, Ye Xiaobai and Liu Rumei exchanged glances, and then Liu Rumei set off for the cave where the withered old man was.
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The gaunt old man was named Lin Xitong. He was just a rogue cultivator who, after accidentally obtaining information about the Five Elements Venerable's Secret Realm, thought of inviting the white-haired old demon to join him and reap the benefits with the help of other sect disciples.
Unexpectedly, the White-Haired Demon failed to arrive, allowing Lin Xitong to reap all the benefits. After leaving the Five Elements Venerable's secret realm, Lin Xitong did not return directly to his cave. Instead, he found a quiet cave to check his gains first.
Looking at the two treasure boxes and the Schisandra chinensis in the storage bag, Lin Xitong couldn't help but sigh, "This trip to the secret realm has indeed been very fruitful!"
After confirming that the medicinal herbs were safe, Lin Xitong carefully put them away and prepared to return to his cave.
Then, with his eyes shining, he stared intently at the treasure before him, just as he was about to carefully open it to explore its contents, when an unexpected voice interrupted everything.
"You old thief, you stole the treasure and then hid! Give me back my treasure!" It was Liu Rumei who spoke.
Hearing the shouts and curses outside the cave, Lin Xitong immediately put away his treasures and ran outside to check the situation.
A familiar face in flowing white robes appeared not far away. After recognizing the other person's strength, Lin Xitong breathed a sigh of relief and calmly said, "Fairy, we meet again!"
"Enough with the nonsense, where are the Five Elements Venerable's treasures?" Liu Rumei asked directly.
"The treasure is naturally on me. I wonder if the fairy has the strength to take it?" Lin Xitong said disdainfully.
"Then take this!" Liu Rumei didn't waste any words. Facing Lin Xitong, who was in the late stage of Core Formation, she showed no fear and directly controlled her magic weapon, the Void Copper Ring, to attack.
Faced with the attack of hundreds of copper ring clones, Lin Xitong was not nervous at all. He simply waved his cane a few times and mobilized a portion of the earth-attribute spiritual power in the space to combine with his own spiritual power to form a huge yellow defensive barrier with a diameter of about three zhang.
Then came a crackling sound. Hundreds of copper rings turned to dust the moment they touched the yellow barrier, and finally returned to Liu Rumei's hand as a single copper ring.
"Fairy, your temper seems to be bigger than your strength!" Lin Xitong said calmly, mocking Liu Rumei, who had been easily neutralized by his attack.
Having clearly seen Lin Xitong's strength, Liu Rumei knew that she would find it difficult to gain the upper hand against him in the short term. She could only fight and retreat, leading him into the formation set up by Ye Xiaobai.
Seeing that Liu Rumei was preparing to retreat after fighting for a while, Lin Xitong naturally did not intend to let her go easily. He pursued her closely and did not forget to mock her, "Fairy, I happen to be short of a foot warmer under my command. I wonder what the fairy thinks?"
"Hmph, catch up with me first!" Liu Rumei sneered.