Chapter 116: The Business of Buying Life

The so-called "boundary of the Five Seas Realm" was not really a boundary.

Rather, in the last few months, Five Seas Realm Wu Xiu had wanted to enter Burial Xianzhen from this direction many times, but after passing a certain critical point, the magic Qi in their bodies would burn uncontrollably, and their bodies would turn to ashes.

Therefore, someone moved two giant stone statues and placed them nearby as a warning.

The boundary was blurry.

But the invisible danger was real.

The current boundary of the Five Seas Realm was naturally defined by the corpses and blood left behind from the battle five days ago, like a bloody, foul-smelling region of Shura.

That short, stout Sui Sect Great Thought Master had countless light-particle grains flying from the center of his brow, turning the surrounding dozens of zhang into a world of light-rain. Every light grain was like a pair of his eyes, able to perceive the outside world; no one could get close to him silently.

Calling the name "Yang Yun" several times, there was no response.

Therefore, he stopped at a position ten zhang away from that lion-headed healthy horse, stopping Chen Jingtang who wanted to continue forward.

"I don't feel at ease; let's stay here!"

That Sui Sect Great Thought Master formed finger seals with both hands, and a spiritual light chain flew from the center of his brow, like a winding spirit snake, extending ten zhang and wrapping around Yang Yun.

The spiritual light chain exerted force, pulling Yang Yun to fly off the horse's back.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of the nearby Sui River breaking water rang out.

How could the two have imagined that someone was hiding at the bottom of the boiling water?

Li Youyi rushed out of the water surface and shot an arrow.

The bowstring was like a thunderclap.

"Careful, there is an ambush!"

That Sui Sect Great Thought Master roared, unable to care about rescuing Yang Yun, drawing circles with both hands, mobilizing spiritual light flames, and forming a shield seal in front of him.

"Boom!"

The electric arrow hit the spiritual light shield seal, exploding open.

Spiritual light and electric sparks flew in all directions.

The Sui Sect Great Thought Master was shaken away by this impact force, the robe on his chest turning into fragments.

Li Youyi threw away the battle bow in his hand, drew an artifact long sword from his back, stepped on magic Qi light mist, and went through the air with one sword. He had to kill one person before Wang Daozhen arrived.

Without a doubt, this Great Thought Master's threat was greater than Chen Jingtang's, so he had to be removed first.

"It's you!"

Chen Jingtang recognized "Brother Sima Tan," full of shock.

But he was worthy of being a Nine Springs breaking into Five Seas figure, his combat experience rich; he immediately swung his iron sleeves. The iron-cloth battle suit woven from special materials, when swung, the large sleeves like flags, stirred up circles of magic Qi whirlpools, intending to block Li Youyi from killing the Sui Sect Great Thought Master.

At the same time Li Youyi rushed out of the water, Yao Yin rushed out from the mist.

She was draped in the Ghost Flag, leaped over the lion-headed healthy horse, her toes tapping on the horse's back, riding the wind, her speed agile and fast, one palm straight for Chen Jingtang's head.

The Medicine King's fundamental martial arts, Heavenly Wind Palm technique.

Before the palm arrived, the overwhelming palm wind arrived first.

If Chen Jingtang wanted to block Li Youyi from attacking the Sui Sect Great Thought Master, he would have to take a palm from Yao Yin, and if he didn't die, he would be severely injured.

Forced by necessity, Chen Jingtang let out a long whistle, his steps shifting, his figure spinning, the fist force originally aimed at Li Youyi turning to meet the palm print struck by the woman from the mist.

This woman was clearly not old, but gave him a rather dangerous feeling.

Also at the first realm of the Five Seas Realm, Chen Jingtang's combat power far exceeded other Wu Xiu, his body immovable like a mountain, his fist force domineering and thick, shaking all the palm wind to pieces.

Yao Yin wore silver-thread gloves, and under the channeling of magic Qi, the silver light on her palms condensed into a silver wall several zhang wide.

"Boom!"

Fist and palm collided solidly.

The iron sleeves spinning and flying from Chen Jingtang's arms collided with the Ghost Flag also spinning and flying from Yao Yin's body.

After a stalemate for a moment, Yao Yin let out a muffled sound and fell backward like a fallen leaf.

Chen Jingtang immediately looked toward the other battlefield, only to see "Brother Sima Tan" constantly swinging his sword, and that Sui Sect Great Thought Master, whether supporting spiritual light flames or unleashing runes, fell completely into the disadvantage in close-quarters combat, taking sword strikes one after another.

Being killed was just a matter of a few sword strikes.

There was no time to save him.

Chen Jingtang had no hesitation, rushing toward Yao Yin, using the method of besieging Wei to save Zhao.

Yao Yin's combat power was extraordinary, very likely a Hundred Veins Pure Immortal Body; if she fell into a dead end, he didn't believe "Brother Sima Tan" wouldn't immediately return to rescue. He took out the iron book, which was a mid-grade artifact, and injected magic Qi into it.

Yao Yin landed on the ground, staggering backward, her face extremely pale. After stabilizing her figure, she immediately mobilized Ancestral Field magic Qi to surge into the Ghost Flag on her body.

"Whoosh!"

The Nether-mist surging from the Ghost Flag turned into black dark clouds.

The icy power left a layer of white frost on the red earth under her feet.

A majestic and domineering armored ghost shadow appeared in front of her, swinging the battle halberd in its hand, colliding with the thirty-five iron-quality book pages flying over.

"Pfft!"

Li Youyi slashed the head of that Sui Sect Great Thought Master with one sword, turning around just in time to see this scene, and threw the artifact battle sword directly.

Chen Jingtang heard the sharp wind-breaking sound from behind and could only sigh, turning to swing his sleeve, clanging like metal striking, knocking the artifact battle sword away.

"Life-and-death contest yet always cherishing one's body; you are destined to be defeated."

Li Youyi stepped on the Clear Void Cicada-Chasing Step, like stepping on mist and chasing wind.

Magic Qi surged into the corpse-cloth soft armor, and immediately blood mist filled his whole body, blood-colored scriptures flying in the blood mist.

"Presumptuous!"

Wang Daozhen roared, rushing toward the boundary of the Five Seas Realm as soon as Li Youyi struck. But everything happened too fast, only two or three breaths of time, and the sect's Great Thought Master was already beheaded.

Still a distance from Li Youyi, Wang Daozhen spat out a mouthful of magic Qi, condensing into thirteen flying swords that flew out a step ahead.

Li Youyi did not force himself to defend like Chen Jingtang had earlier; the palm print he struck out did not diminish in momentum, blood mist and blood-colored scriptures surging from his arm together.

"Boom!"

Chen Jingtang could not care about controlling the pages of the iron book anymore, meeting the attack with a punch.

The opponent's palm power was unusually strong, not inferior to his at all. Moreover, the blood-colored scriptures coming with the palm power were like countless giant stones smashing into him, and he immediately spat blood and flew backward.

At the same time, Li Youyi was also hit by the two magic Qi flying swords flying from behind. After hard-resisting them, he hurriedly unleashed his movement technique, dodging the remaining flying swords.

With the blessing of the high-grade artifact Night-Walking Suit, his speed was like a phantom.

Yao Yin relied on the ghost flag to shatter the iron book pages that no one was controlling, her figure darting forward to strike Chen Jingtang, who had not yet landed, with a strike that coordinated perfectly with Li Youyi.

Wang Daozhen arrived, swinging the formation-splitting whip.

Li Youyi didn't clash with him head-on at all, retreating rapidly, landing in a place not far from the boundary of the Five Seas Realm. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth; the place on his back hit by the magic Qi flying swords was still painful, his internal organs injured.

Looking at Wang Daozhen, who was standing a few zhang away, full of killing intent, Li Youyi said: "Be careful, the second realm of the Five Seas Realm being close to here is more dangerous than the first realm of the Five Seas Realm. The magic Qi in your body has already become scalding and scorching, right? It wouldn't be surprising if you take one more step forward, it will burn."

Wang Daozhen held the formation-splitting whip, his eyes cold and sinking to the extreme, but he dared not take another step forward: "You are much stronger than I imagined, and you have guts and means. How could a person like you be willing to shrink back by borrowing the power of heaven and earth?"

"Being praised by you like this, I'm embarrassed!" Li Youyi said.

Wang Daozhen said: "In this position, I also dare not go all out; I must keep some power to resist that mysterious energy between heaven and earth, and my combat power is greatly discounted. Come out and try; perhaps you can kill me?"

Li Youyi didn't pay attention to him at all, lifted Yang Yun, and threw him back into the boundary of the Five Seas Realm.

He also released wisps of magic Qi, collecting the thirty-five iron-quality book pages that had fallen to the ground, synthesizing them into an iron book.

"How to deal with him?"

Yao Yin pointed to Chen Jingtang, who had been beaten until he lost his combat power.

Li Youyi said: "Kill him directly!"

Yao Yin said: "Before the great change in Burial Xianzhen, the young generation of cultivators who could practice the Nine Springs Ancestral Field, the Three Chen Gong could be counted on one hand. Killing him will likely provoke the older generation of the Three Chen Gong to retaliate regardless of everything."

In the Long Mountain martial arts battle fourteen years ago, the three Supreme Elders of the Three Chen Gong defeated the three clan heads of the Li clan. That included Yao Yin's grandfather, the clan head of the Medicine Li tribe.

Li Youyi said: "I predict that after the duel of the young generation in Burial Xianzhen ends, regardless of the result, the turmoil in Lizhou will surely erupt; by then, all rules will be swept away. War is ruthless; the older generation will not be soft-hearted because you are a junior, nor will they hold back their status and not act. The Five Seas Realm Wu Xiu of the Four Great Sects hunting the young Gushing Spring Realm Wu Xiu of the Li clan—isn't that a living example?"

With one finger, he killed Chen Jingtang, and Li Youyi took off the iron-cloth battle suit from his body; it was a low-grade artifact, quite heavy, weighing more than ten jin.

"You still haven't gone back to report; could it be you don't dare to go back?" Li Youyi said.

Wang Daozhen said: "The Ape King's sixth-generation descendant, Yang Yun, Chen Jingtang—the anger of the powerhouses behind them is enough to turn the Medicine Li tribe into ashes."

"Talking to you is truly a waste of breath."

Li Youyi looked toward the mist behind him, hearing the dense footsteps a li away, a smile appearing on his face instantly: "These people, they flee too slowly. Yao Yin, strike together; don't let a single one go."

Six Seven Springs and Eight Springs Gushing Spring Realm experts arrived at the boundary of the Five Seas Realm in panic, all feeling relieved, having a sense of joy at escaping death.

They were so tired they sat on the ground gasping for breath.

"Rest a bit, it's too terrifying! That Brother Sima Tan killing a Nine Springs Supreme doesn't even take a second blade; he is absolutely a Hundred Veins All-Silver figure."

"Hunting the Li clan, but instead being hunted, it's good we escaped. Hurry and leave, go back to Yao Guan City first; this place can't be stayed in!"

"Simply a fierce god and evil spirit; I never want to see him again. I plan to leave Lizhou immediately."

Li Youyi walked out of the mist, his brows slightly raised, quite speechless: "Stop ruining my reputation; if you hadn't provoked and hunted first, would I have started a massacre? I have never done any fierce thing!"

The six Gushing Spring Realm Wu Xiu were scared pale, like seeing a ghost, their legs soft, and they struggled to stand up to flee. But they saw Yao Yin walk out of the mist from another direction, blocking their retreat.

Everyone has a desire to live, especially thinking of Li Youyi's cold, ruthless appearance of killing without hesitation.

The six were scared into kneeling, kowtowing and begging for mercy one after another.

Li Youyi knew that many more Wu Xiu would flee over one after another. If he killed them all, the scene would be too spectacular, and he wouldn't feel any joy in his heart. He was the one who least wanted to kill if he didn't have to.

Therefore, he said: "Whoever has picked dyed-mist exotic medicine, use the exotic medicine to exchange for your life."

"I... I have a stalk of exotic medicine..."

A Seven Springs Wu Xiu carefully took out a stalk of dyed-mist exotic medicine hidden close to his body, his heart very uneasy, not sure if the opponent was a person who kept his word.

He was already not young, and taking dyed-mist exotic medicine to transform into a Pure Immortal Body would have very limited achievements. So he secretly saved the exotic medicine, preparing to bring it home for his young son to take.

The cruel hunter was also a loving father.

Li Youyi just asked casually, but gained an unexpected joy, took the dyed-mist exotic medicine, and said: "Go! Only this once, don't let me see you again."

That Seven Springs Wu Xiu scrambled and crawled away, running several li before truly letting out a sigh of relief, deciding to leave Lizhou immediately and go home to spend his old age in peace.

The remaining five were incomparably envious, and then felt like they were mourning, their hearts in despair; they truly had no exotic medicine on them.

Li Youyi said: "Those with artifacts, leave the artifacts, and you can exchange for a life. Those without artifacts, give thirty thousand silver coins, and you can buy a life."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 117 =====