AWB Chapter 44 The more beautiful a woman is, the better she is at lying
Chapter 44 The more beautiful a woman is, the better she is at lying
In the days following his departure from the two Vermilion Bird Sect female cultivators, Ye Xiaobai encountered no danger, but he also gained nothing.
"I've memorized your scents. Don't let me smell them again next time!" Ye Xiaobai cursed inwardly.
However, since both women have demonic beasts assisting them, Ye Xiaobai also considered capturing a powerful demonic beast after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, so that his combat power could reach a new level.
One day, Ye Xiaobai was searching for spiritual herbs in a mountainous area. Suddenly, he smelled the fragrance of the spiritual herb he had been searching for, and after confirming it was the fragrance of Arisaema herb.
The Arisaema herb is one of the important materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, and Ye Xiaobai was so happy that he immediately quickened his pace.
A moment later, Ye Xiaobai found the source of the scent—a cave.
Ye Xiaobai first carefully checked the various scents in the vicinity, and after confirming that he had not found any other cultivators, he cautiously entered the cave.
Upon entering the cave, there was only enough space for two or three people to walk side by side, and it was about ten feet high. Although the light was poor, the cultivators' superior eyesight allowed them to roughly see the path ahead.
After walking about a hundred steps, they came to a clearing, and the Arisaema Herb was in a corner of this open space. Ye Xiaobai looked and saw that there were over a hundred Arisaema Herbs, enough to refine over a hundred Foundation Establishment Pills.
Seeing a patch of spiritual herbs not far away, Ye Xiaobai rushed over without hesitation and excitedly began to collect them.
Just as he had collected a few plants, a white spider silk as thick as a baby's fist flew towards Ye Xiaobai like a gun. Fortunately, Ye Xiaobai had extraordinary spiritual sense and sensed the danger in advance, so he dodged it.
He almost lost his life here, Ye Xiaobai thought back to what happened next.
Upon closer inspection, it was another second-tier demonic beast—a black-armored spider. It was about ten feet tall and could just pass through the narrow passage of the cave. Its strength was equivalent to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and Ye Xiaobai was really having a hard time dealing with it.
Ye Xiaobai originally wanted to enter the secret realm and wreak havoc, but who knew there would be so many level-two demonic beasts, which made him constantly running for his life.
The Black Armor Spider is covered in black armor, and ordinary magical artifacts would definitely have difficulty breaking through its defenses. Although Ye Xiaobai has a flying sword of the highest quality magical artifact level, he needs to charge it up to have enough attack power to break through its defenses.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiaobai came up with a plan.
The black-armored spider didn't give Ye Xiaobai much time to breathe. Seeing that its silk hadn't hit Ye Xiaobai, it immediately crawled towards him, attempting to use its hard shell to directly strike Ye Xiaobai's body.
Ye Xiaobai had never practiced body tempering techniques, so he couldn't withstand the impact of this black-armored spider. He quickly dodged back while throwing out some spirit talismans to alleviate the black-armored spider's attack.
Ye Xiaobai dodged and fled along the way, and soon ran out of the cave.
Outside the cave, the space was open, and with Ye Xiaobai's agile movements, he finally shook off the black-armored spider after half an hour.
Ye Xiaobai immediately found a secluded place, took out a Qi-restoring pill, swallowed it, and began to meditate to recover his strength.
Before long, Ye Xiaobai's spiritual power returned to its peak state.
Ye Xiaobai had already devised a way to deal with the Black Armor Spider.
Ye Xiaobai's trump card—the Five Elements Spirit Locking Array—could trap even Foundation Establishment cultivators, let alone a second-tier black-armored spider.
A moment later, Ye Xiaobai arrived near the cave and carefully set up the Five Elements Spirit Locking Array.
After setting up the formation, Ye Xiaobai easily made his way into the cave. A few fireballs immediately enraged the black-armored spider.
This time, the black-armored spiders were even more ferocious, and Ye Xiaobai was almost hit by their attacks several times. Soon after leaving the cave, Ye Xiaobai lured the black-armored spiders to the location of the formation.
The black-armored spider was in position, and Ye Xiaobai immediately activated the Five Elements Spirit Locking Array. The flow of spiritual energy within the black-armored spider was greatly restricted, and its movements became sluggish.
Ye Xiaobai immediately made a hand seal and unleashed the strongest strike of the Tai Xu Wu Ji Sword Technique—Ling Yun Po Xiao.
A moment later, the sword's momentum soared into the sky, as if ascending to the heavens. The sword tip seemed to touch the stars and embrace the moon. The red sword light dealt a fatal blow to the black-armored spider.
Seeing the soaring sword light, the black-armored spider must have shown fear. It desperately tried to break through the formation, but all its efforts were in vain. A third-tier formation was not something it could shake in a short time, and in the blink of an eye, it was split in two by the red sword light.
Ye Xiaobai was also greatly surprised. It was the first time he had used the Flying Crimson Flame Sword with all his might. The power of this top-grade flying sword was indeed amazing, but it would take a little time to charge up.
Looking at the dead Black Armor Spider, although it had been cut in two, it was still a level two demon beast. Its hard shell could be used to make defensive magic weapons, and its teeth could be used to make offensive magic weapons. In short, it was a treasure from head to toe.
After cleaning up the corpse of the black-armored spider, Ye Xiaobai still had something good to take—the Arisaema herb from the cave.
Just as Ye Xiaobai arrived at the location of the Arisaema herb and was about to start collecting the spiritual herb, he smelled the familiar scent of a female cultivator—the scent of the female cultivator surnamed Lu from the Vermilion Bird Sect.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, since you're here, stop hiding and come out!" Ye Xiaobai said calmly, looking ahead.
"Oh, fellow Daoist, you really have something! You actually managed to find me!" The female cultivator surnamed Lu slowly walked out and said with a look of shock on her face.
"What, Fellow Daoist Lu, are you planning to play the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?"
"Hehe, fellow Daoist, there's no need to worry. My strength was greatly diminished in the previous battle with that level two ice toad, and I don't want to fight you again now."
"Then what are you doing here? Hey, where's your junior sister Sun?" Ye Xiaobai asked in confusion.
"Alas, my junior sister Sun has unfortunately perished in the mouth of the Ice Toad," the female cultivator surnamed Lu said sadly.
"So you want me to help you seek revenge against the Ice Toad?"
“No, I found the Drunken Fish Grass in another secluded spot, but there’s also a second-tier Earthshaking Bear next to it. I’d like to use your formation to help kill it, so we can share the Drunken Fish Grass there,” the female cultivator surnamed Lu explained.
Drunken Fish Grass is also one of the main spiritual herbs for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, and if it is true, Ye Xiaobai definitely wouldn't want to miss it.
"How can I believe you? You were chasing me not long ago!" Ye Xiaobai dared not believe you so easily.
"Times have changed. Now, I no longer have the ability to kill you, fellow Daoist. You can rest assured!" the female cultivator surnamed Lu said firmly.
"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you and take the Drunken Fish Grass for myself?" Ye Xiaobai teased.
"Fellow Daoist, since I dared to invite you, I naturally have a way to protect myself. So, are you going or not?" the female cultivator said somewhat impatiently.
"But I've heard that the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie. What do you think?"
"Heh, I didn't expect you to be such a coward. Well then, let's just forget about it." The female cultivator was so angry that she decided to leave.
"No, no, no, I was just kidding! I was just complimenting your beauty! Let's go together!"
Ye Xiaobai still felt that they should go and see together, and that they wouldn't be fooled.