Chapter 729: A Bet?

Not long after.

A figure appeared within the detection range of the Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze.

Xuan Che, it really is him!

Wang Jianqiang's eyes lit up, and he landed directly on the ground.

Seeing Wang Jianqiang suddenly stop moving forward, Kong Yu felt a surge of joy in her heart; she suppressed her inner excitement and landed beside Wang Jianqiang, appearing calm and composed.

Wang Jianqiang looked at Kong Yu, a strange look appearing in his eyes.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing the look in Wang Jianqiang's eyes, Kong Yu felt a chill run through her.

Wang Jianqiang chuckled, "No time for now, Wang was just suddenly reminded of an interesting matter."

Kong Yu's expression stiffened at first, then she couldn't help but ask, "What matter?"

Wang Jianqiang stared at Kong Yu and said with a smile, "Wang suddenly thought, since I can control you with the Beast Taming Art, could I also take you into the Beast Taming Ring just like capturing a demonic beast?"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Kong Yu was stunned, and then her pretty face instantly turned bright red with shame and anger.

Before she could react, Wang Jianqiang suddenly tossed out a metal ring, "Get in~"

Following Wang Jianqiang's command, Kong Yu was pulled uncontrollably toward the Beast Taming Ring.

The next moment.

The Beast Taming Ring enlarged, and a ripple appeared in the space at its center; after touching the rippling space, Kong Yu vanished into it without any resistance.

"It really works?"

Seeing this, the corners of Wang Jianqiang's mouth curled into a smile.

The reason she suddenly thought of having Kong Yu enter the Beast Taming Ring wasn't just for fun.

It was because she had thought of another good way to defeat Xuan Che without causing him to lose his fighting spirit.

Only by not losing his fighting spirit could Xuan Che persistently come to find him for revenge.

Sigh~

He really is kind-hearted, actually thinking for his enemy.

"Is the human-shaped medicinal herb harvester coming?"

Inside the Spirit God Ring, after Xiaobai discovered Wang Jianqiang's actions, her eyes lit up.

Wang Jianqiang nodded with a smile, "That's right, they will be here soon."

Hearing this, a look of joy appeared on Xiaobai's pretty face, and she said with some anticipation, "I wonder how much of a harvest he can bring us this time."

"It shouldn't be little."

Wang Jianqiang smiled.

That is a person favored by fortune; in this Secret Realm where fortune is paramount, he is practically a bug-level existence.

Of course, he himself is the one exploiting the bug.

Afterward, he looked at the Beast Taming Ring floating in mid-air and moved his intent.

The space on the Beast Taming Ring trembled, and a figure appeared.

After Kong Yu left the Beast Taming Ring's space, her pretty face turned red with anger, and she glared furiously at Wang Jianqiang.

Just as she was about to say something.

"Receive~"

Wang Jianqiang moved his intent, and Kong Yu was once again taken into the Beast Taming Ring.

He could take her in and let her out at will.

He looked around, calculated his position and the direction from which Xuan Che was arriving, and after a moment of contemplation, specifically chose a position.

With a flick of his finger, the Beast Taming Ring flew out several dozen zhang and landed on the ground; all the ripples on it were retracted, making it look just like an ordinary iron ring from the secular world.

This Beast Taming Ring was obtained from a Great Vehicle Stage cultivator and was of an extremely high grade.

With its aura deliberately suppressed, even if a Great Vehicle Stage cultivator arrived, it would be very difficult to detect.

Afterward, Wang Jianqiang waved his palm.

He covered the Beast Taming Ring with a layer of sand and soil, burying it.

After finishing all this.

He sat cross-legged on the spot, appearing to have entered a state of cultivation.

Not long after.

Without any warning, this world suddenly became bone-chillingly cold.

An ice sword, suffused with powerful Intent Power, arrived in an instant as if it had traveled through space.

Wang Jianqiang was startled awake, a look of horror appearing on his face.

"Xuan Che, you actually recovered so quickly!"

Amidst a cry of shock, Wang Jianqiang leaped up from the ground and retreated at high speed, as if trying to flee.

However, the ice sword had already locked onto him; the moment he fled, it seemed to have a consciousness of its own, changing direction to continue stabbing toward him.

Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang seemed to know he couldn't escape; he gritted his teeth hard, a look of determination flashing across his face, and stopped fleeing.

He waved his palm.

A shield Magic Treasure flashed into existence, blocking the front of the ice sword.

Crack!

The next moment.

The shield Magic Treasure had no power to resist and shattered instantly.

Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang's expression was one of shock.

A flash of madness crossed his face, and his palm swung once more.

Several Magic Treasures flew out in succession to block the ice sword.

However, the ice sword seemed unstoppable; with just a pause, it shattered all the Magic Treasures completely.

It continued to shoot forward.

"No, get back!"

At this moment, Wang Jianqiang seemed to finally realize the full power of Xuan Che's strike, and a deep panic spread across his face.

He was like a lone wolf at the end of its rope, desperately unleashing everything he had.

Golden Light surged on his fist, and the scorching Wang Fire transformed into a gauntlet, covering his fist.

He threw a punch.

The heavens and earth trembled violently.

The ice sword shuddered, its power broken by the Dang Kong Power, and it was finally blocked.

But Wang Jianqiang seemed to have paid a heavy price.

A wound deep enough to see bone appeared on his fist, and the terrifying Ice Intent nearly froze his body.

He flew backward for dozens of zhang and landed in a sorry state.

He retreated another dozen steps before steadying himself.

A mouthful of blood sprayed out.

When the blood hit the ground, it instantly turned into blood-colored ice crystals.

This was the manifestation of cold power entering the body.

While struggling to resist the cold power within him, he lifted his pale face and looked into the distance.

Before he knew it, a figure had appeared in the air.

It was none other than Xuan Che.

Now.

Not only had Xuan Che's strength fully recovered, but the arm that had been severed had also grown back.

He beckoned with his palm, and the ice sword flew into his hand.

His figure flashed, appearing not far in front of Wang Jianqiang, and he slowly descended to the ground, looking coldly at Wang Jianqiang, "I said I would return to kill you."

"Save Yu..."

"Hmm?"

"Where is Yu'er?"

His brows furrowed tightly, and he looked around, his expression turning gloomy, "Where did you hide Yu'er?"

A somewhat mad smile spread across Wang Jianqiang's face, "Are you talking about Kong Yu? She has already been killed by me."

Xuan Che's expression froze, and his eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins, "You actually killed Yu'er!"

Wang Jianqiang sneered, "Since I have already become your complete enemy, what is there that I dare not do?"

"Come to think of it, it was Kong Yu who didn't know what was good for her. Wang saw that she was beautiful and just wanted her to serve him, yet she dared to refuse!"

"A captive, yet she dared to disobey; do you think there was any need to keep her?"

Hearing this.

A scene suddenly emerged in Xuan Che's mind...

Kong Yu faced Wang Daniu's coercion and would rather die than submit, and Wang Daniu killed Kong Yu in a fit of rage.

The scene ended on Kong Yu's resolute face as it gradually lost its vitality.

A buzzing sound instantly filled Xuan Che's head.

His body swayed, and he nearly fell to the ground.

He and Yu'er were in love.

Yu'er must have chosen to die rather than be humiliated because of him.

Thinking of this.

He nearly lost his sanity.

"You dare to kill Yu'er, I will make you wish you were dead!"

He roared in anger.

He tossed the ice sword in his hand, and it hovered above his head.

He poured all the power in his body into the ice sword without reservation.

A powerful Ice Intent, mixed with an incredibly profound Artistic Conception of Ice, instantly spread to every corner of this world.

The weather was affected by this power and began to change.

Thick, dark clouds instantly emerged in the previously clear sky.

Flakes of snow drifted down.

The earth turned to ice, freezing inch by inch as it spread toward Wang Jianqiang.

Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang frowned.

Wang Fire erupted.

He desperately blocked the solid ice spreading across the ground.

Feeling the power contained within the solid ice, he secretly raised an eyebrow.

The power Xuan Che was unleashing at this moment far exceeded that of an ordinary Ninth-Order Will Stage Cultivator.

He was only an Eighth-Order Will Stage Cultivator, yet he could reach such a level.

Is this the true strength of a human-shaped Medicinal Herb harvester?

If this strike were to fully finish brewing, he would likely have to expose his full strength to deal with it.

If that happened, Xuan Che would inevitably know he was no match for him.

His attitude toward him would become extremely cautious in the future, and he might not even dare to appear before him again in the short term.

This did not fit his plan to exploit the bug.

Thinking of this, he moved his intent.

Behind Xuan Che.

Where the Beast Taming Ring was buried, a faint Spirit Light suddenly flashed.

A figure suddenly flashed out and charged straight toward Xuan Che.

Xuan Che was currently blinded by rage, and because he was putting all his energy into gathering his strongest strike.

He had no energy at all to pay attention to what was behind him.

As a Sword Light flashed.

One of his arms instantly detached from his body and fell to the ground.

The sudden attack directly interrupted Xuan Che's gathering of power.

The dark clouds in the sky instantly dispersed, and snowflakes stopped falling.

The solid ice on the ground also vanished along with it.

Above the ice sword.

The power that had almost finished gathering suddenly dissipated, and the ice sword fell to the ground.

Xuan Che not only suffered the injury of a severed arm, but also suffered the backlash of his own power due to the sudden interruption of his power erupting to its limit.

His meridians were severely damaged under the impact of the chaotic Spiritual Power.

A mouthful of blood sprayed out.

He could not care about suppressing the injuries in his body, and his figure flashed, shifting horizontally over a hundred zhang.

Only then did he dare to look at the place where he had been standing before.

Immediately, his expression stiffened.

"Yu'er, it's you again!"

Kong Yu had already regained control of her body at this moment.

After hearing Xuan Che's words, she suddenly became at a loss.

She had actually hurt Brother Xuan Che again!

"Brother Xuan Che, I couldn't control myself~"

She looked at Xuan Che with a wronged expression.

Xuan Che took a deep breath, and a comforting smile appeared on his face, "It's okay, as long as you're okay~"

No matter what, Yu'er was not dead, and for him, this was a piece of great news.

He looked at Wang Jianqiang again, his expression turning gloomy, "Yu'er is not dead, you were actually lying to me just now!"

Wang Jianqiang seemed to have finally dispelled the cold energy in his body at this moment, and his complexion had recovered quite a bit.

After hearing Xuan Che's words, he smiled, "If I didn't lie to you, how would you have been severely wounded?"

"If you weren't severely wounded, wouldn't the one dying be me?"

Xuan Che stared coldly at Wang Jianqiang, "Want to kill me? You are not worthy."

"Even if I, Xuan, have been severely wounded, I am not someone you can threaten."

After speaking.

He flipped his palm and decisively took out a talisman paper.

The next moment.

The talisman paper shattered, turning into a sheet of Spirit Light that enveloped him.

Within the Spirit Light, he looked at Kong Yu with a face full of affection.

"Yu'er, wait for me."

"When I return again, I will definitely slay this person!"

Amidst the words.

The Spirit Light dissipated, and his figure disappeared along with it.

Kong Yu looked at the place where the Spirit Light had vanished, a complex look flickering in her beautiful eyes.

Brother Xuan Che, I will wait for you.

Wang Jianqiang had no intention of chasing after Xuan Che at all.

His figure flickered, appearing at the place where Xuan Che's severed arm had fallen, and he took the Space Ring off the severed arm.

"Finally got this Space Ring, hurry and take a look to see if there are any Medicinal Herbs inside."

Inside the Spirit God Ring, Xiaobai said somewhat impatiently.

Wang Jianqiang smiled, and his Spirit Sense surged into the Space Ring.

This Space Ring also contained a large amount of precious resources.

Wang Jianqiang's attention swept across these resources one by one, finally landing on twenty Medicinal Herbs in a corner.

Every single Medicinal Herb was of an astonishing age, with medicinal power far exceeding the ordinary.

Wang Jianqiang's eyes lit up.

To think he had obtained so many Medicinal Herbs again!

It seems this Xuan Che's fortune is even more astonishing than he had imagined.

Afterwards, he examined the twenty Medicinal Herbs one by one.

The smile at the corners of his mouth could no longer be suppressed.

Xiaobai could not see the items inside the Space Ring and was waiting eagerly inside the Spirit God Ring.

Noticing the smile rising on Wang Jianqiang's face, she could not help but speak up.

"How is it?"

Wang Jianqiang came back to his senses, his somewhat excited voice transmitting into the Spirit God Ring, "There are twenty Medicinal Herbs in Xuan Che's Space Ring."

"Among them, three are raw materials for refining the Life Creation Pill; adding the six types obtained previously, now, only three types are missing for refining the Life Creation Pill."

"As for the one Medicinal Herb still missing for refining the Divine Origin Transformation Pill, it is also among them!"

"All the raw materials for the Divine Origin Transformation Pill have been gathered!"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's response, Xiaobai immediately revealed an excited expression.

She had been cooped up in this Spirit God Ring for over ten thousand years, and now she finally had the chance to be resurrected and leave.

"That's great. Next, as long as your Pill Dao cultivation reaches the Seventh-Rank, you will be able to refine the Divine Origin Transformation Pill."

"It's a pity that the raw materials for the Divine Origin Transformation Pill are too rare; only one set has been gathered. I hope you can succeed in refining it in one go when the time comes."

Wang Jianqiang laughed upon hearing this, "Xiaobaibai, I've discovered that you look down on me a bit. When have I ever failed at refining a Pill?"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Xiaobai laughed along, "Fine, you're amazing."

"That's right, don't forget, I am a man who once challenged a Great Vehicle Stage Cultivator while at the Nascent Soul Stage."

Wang Jianqiang chuckled.

Xiaobai's pretty face flushed red, "Instead of wasting time with your glib tongue, you had better hurry up and consider when you can become a Seventh-Rank Alchemist."

"Don't let it be that the Medicinal Herbs are gathered, but the Pill cannot be refined. Once the power of the Ice Coffin is exhausted, I will really be done for."

Wang Jianqiang curled his lips, "Is it not simple to become a Seventh-Rank Alchemist? Within three years, I will definitely be able to become a Seventh-Rank Alchemist."

"Keep bragging."

Xiaobai snorted.

From Sixth-tier Intermediate to Seventh-Rank, it seems the gap is not large.

But how many Pill Dao Prodigies have been unable to cross it even after exhausting their entire lives.

In her view, Wang Jianqiang's Pill Dao talent could be called heaven-defying.

Even so, being able to reach the Seventh-Rank within fifty years would already be considered a miracle.

"You don't believe me?"

"How about we make a bet?"