AWB Chapter 11 Refuge
Chapter 11 Refuge
Chapter 11 Refuge
A second-tier tortoise-snake beast appeared in the lake leading to the sea.
The Foundation Establishment ancestor of the Li family personally took action and fought a fierce battle that shook the heavens and earth.
A water curtain dozens of feet high erupted from the lake surface. The second-tier tortoise-snake beast raised its head and roared, its dark tortoise shell shimmering with eerie blue runes as it withstood the Li family patriarch's Ice Soul Flying Sword.
The snake's tail swept across like a thunderbolt, shattering the three ice walls. The Foundation Establishment elder retreated with a muffled groan, crushing his treasured [Second-Order Profound Yin Thunder Talisman].
The moment the thunder tore through the night, the scales on the tortoise-snake beast's seven-inch mark flew off, but its scarlet vertical pupils gleamed even more fiercely.
It spat out a demon core, and a surge of pure demonic power rushed straight at the ancestor's face.
The old man, his beard and hair frosted over, barely managed to block the attack using his top-grade magical artifact, the [Mystic Pattern Shield].
At the same time, the flying sword was unleashed, streaking across the sky like a meteor, striking the demon core of the tortoise-snake beast.
The tortoise-snake beast let out a miserable cry and hid in the water, its snake tail thrashing wildly.
The entire lake seemed to have been turned upside down, with towering tides crashing against the lakeside town.
Tens of thousands of ordinary people fled in terror, and even martial artists who had hoped to find an opportunity in the battle turned and ran.
The battle between a second-tier demon beast and a Foundation Establishment cultivator is not something they can interfere with.
At this time,
A dozen or so miles away from the town, in the wheat fields,
Chen Yi had been standing in the tree for half the night.
Beside Chen Yi was the old man who had sold him the Turtle Breathing Technique. He had a white beard but a ruddy complexion and was in good health. He had arrived an hour later than Chen Yi.
"Little Chen, you're faster than me. This is a second-tier demonic beast! If the Ancestor wins, even if he misses just a tiny bit, it could give an ordinary martial artist a chance to see the path to the Innate Realm. Aren't you interested at all?"
"Old Hu, if you're not even willing to fight for this innate opportunity, then I, as a junior, am even less worthy."
Chen Yi answered calmly.
In the cultivation world depicted in traditional novels, the protagonists encounter a series of minor monsters, gain experience and level up after defeating them, and eventually defeat the world boss, leading to the ending.
In the real world of cultivation, you're just an ordinary mortal martial artist, with a second-tier demonic beast sleeping beside you. The aftershocks of its battle with a Foundation Establishment ancestor could wipe out a whole bunch of mortals.
What about innate talent, what about leveling up by defeating monsters? Who will give you that opportunity?
So, as early as last night, when Chen Yi discovered that the important figures of the Li family were arriving one by one in the lakeside town and beginning their plans,
Chen Yi had already run away. He didn't have much luggage, just a dozen or so Qi and Blood Pills. He took them and left without any hesitation.
Chen Yi secretly sensed the aura within Old Hu's body. It seemed ordinary, but in reality, his internal strength had long been hidden deep within the acupoints of his body.
If Chen Yi's Qi Concealment Technique hadn't been two levels higher than his opponent's, he wouldn't have been able to detect it.
The opponent is at least at the peak of internal energy cultivation, a first-class martial artist, and a master who can touch the innate realm at any time.
Meanwhile, Lao Hu was also secretly sensing Chen Yi's cultivation level, discovering that Chen Yi appeared to be just a minor martial artist with only the initial stage of Qi and Blood formation and a few strands of internal energy.
But judging from Chen Yi's situation, it's definitely more than that.
Hehe, little fox, you're quite the actor.
The two exchanged a glance. Old Hu assumed they understood each other perfectly. He couldn't see through Chen Yi's strength, so he naturally assumed that Chen Yi couldn't see through him either.
Standing in the tree, Chen Yi and Lao Hu gazed into the distance for a long time.
Suddenly, their expressions changed simultaneously.
He jumped down from the tree and ran towards the depths of the wheat field.
A hunched old man, a 33-year-old who was like a candle flickering in the wind just a month ago, and a white-bearded old man in his forties.
As a result, they ran faster than the next, like two gusts of wind, frantically rushing into the depths of the spirit wheat field, their speed far exceeding that of ordinary second-rate martial artists.
just because,
A massive wave, hundreds of feet high, just crashed down, completely destroying the dikes of the entire lakeside town.
Beneath the giant waves, the silhouettes of two dark blue-green tortoise-snake beasts were faintly visible.
There are actually two second-tier tortoise-snake beasts!
The patriarch of the Li family had a serious expression and ordered his men to form a battle formation, shifting from an initial offensive to a defensive posture.
As for the lives of tens of thousands of ordinary people in the lakeside town below, they no longer cared about that at this point.
Terrified screams echoed from the other side, as giant waves engulfed the area and the lake water overflowed.
Children, women, and the elderly who couldn't escape were the first to be swallowed by the waves, and their cries ceased in the blink of an eye.
The martial artists fled quickly, stepping on rooftops, tree trunks, or the shoulders of their companions. Some even took advantage of the chaos to rush into the home of a powerful figure, desperately grabbing a jade box before escaping.
Occasionally, a monster would burst out of the waves, find a warrior with abundant energy and blood, and bite off half of his body.
The Li family cultivators soared into the air and set up a large array of azure light to protect the spirit wheat fields behind the town as much as possible.
In the air, the Foundation Establishment Ancestor had a solemn expression, and he would occasionally throw out flying swords, shooting them at the two second-tier demonic beasts in the lake.
The scene became incredibly chaotic.
Fortunately, the Li clan had enough manpower and was well prepared. With the clan's accumulated resources, they spent several hundred spirit stones to finally block the chaotic impact of the demonic beasts with an array.
The next evening,
A cultivator from the Li clan used magic to spread the word within a hundred miles that the second-tier demon beast had been driven away by the ancestor, and that all mortal servants should return to rebuild their homes.
Chen Yi and Old Hu then slowly walked back from the hillside dozens of miles behind the Spirit Wheat Field.
Nearly half of the spirit wheat field was submerged by the lake, and the spiritual energy of the plants and trees submerged in the water was visibly disappearing.
If the water cannot be drained quickly, this patch of wheat may be lost.
The Li family suffered a significant loss this time.
In the lakeside town, thousands of ordinary people were killed or wounded. Those who survived were either like Chen Yi, who escaped first, or they were martial arts masters.
The house where Chen Yi used to live had long been flooded.
When Chen Yi returned, the two opium-smoking team members were long gone, leaving only a twelve-year-old child hiding on the roof beam taking care of the half-crippled Hao Youren.
They're still alive?
Seeing that Hao Youren had miraculously survived, Chen Yi quickly took the two of them in and brought them food and hot water to help them recover their strength.
"Steward Hao, what do you think?" Chen Yi asked with concern.
"Damn it, all the internal energy I've accumulated over the past month has been used up while I was escaping for my life!" He cursed, a look of lingering fear on his face.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Yi took out two Qi and Blood Pills. "Steward Hao, take these and recover first. I'll think of something else later."
Hao Youren's spine, which had been broken by the Cold Jade Dragon, had miraculously healed, and the rampant demonic energy within his body had also been suppressed.
Chen Yi suspected that Hao Youren must have had other fortuitous encounters while exorcising demons, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hold out until now.
However, he had no intention of prying into other people's secrets. The world of cultivation is full of wonders. A mortal martial artist might encounter a stroke of luck, but he wouldn't even make a ripple.
Hao Youren said gratefully, "Old Chen, true friendship is revealed in times of trouble. I never imagined that you would be the only one who didn't abandon me when I was at my lowest point."
I treated you so badly before!
"Don't worry, as long as I, Hao Youren, achieve success in my cultivation, I will definitely repay you. Even if you die of old age, I will take care of your descendants!"
Chen Yi humbly expressed his gratitude, saying only that they had developed a deep friendship over the years as roommates, and that it was not for repayment.
Amidst the submerged ruins, Chen Yi surveyed the situation and spotted the corpse of a steward who left a deep impression on him. He then "picked up" two bottles of Qi and Blood Pills, totaling 20 pills, from the roof beam of the steward's house.
To his surprise, Lady Huo, wearing only a bellyband, survived despite her disheveled appearance.
The two met briefly on the street, exchanging a slight nod, their understanding unspoken.
Next, Chen Yi and his fellow mortal servants will be tasked with saving the Spirit Wheat Field and rebuilding the town.
As a veteran in tending to spirit wheat, Chen Yi was assigned to the spirit wheat field to remove water, clean up dirt, and inspect for demonic insects.
Looking at the spiritual wheat that he hadn't dared to recklessly devour the spiritual energy of plants and trees in the past,
Chen Yi's heart stirred.
(End of this chapter)