Chapter 167: Tianyi Sect, Huo Qiankun

Yuwen Chao had already sensed the danger.

The enemy who was originally fleeing by boat had suddenly stopped to counterattack, and the seven exotic insects and the Great Thought Master of the Fire Heaven Realm he had seen before had also suddenly appeared.

What puzzled him was, why did the opponent think that such power could keep a fifth-realm Five Seas Realm expert?

Soon, this confusion of Yuwen Chao gradually turned into horror and unease.

The seven exotic insects besieging him did not cultivate battle method intent like human martial cultivators, nor did they have magic weapons or powerful moves, and they had no combat wisdom. But their speed was too fast, not losing much to him, a fifth-realm Five Seas Realm expert.

Although they only knew how to use sharp wings to launch attacks, under the blessing of terrifying speed, every collision had power comparable to a full-strength strike of a third-realm Five Seas Realm martial cultivator.

If he only faced one, Yuwen Chao only needed to release his battle method intent to protect his body, and even if he stood still, the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors couldn't hurt him at all.

But in front of him, there were seven.

It was like being besieged by seven third-realm Five Seas Realm martial cultivators. After taking dozens of collisions, the three-zhang-tall battle method intent figure Yuwen Chao released actually showed signs of tearing.

He hit this kind of insect more than ten times, but it seemed he hadn't hurt them.

"What terrifying exotic insects. An ordinary fourth-realm Five Seas Realm martial cultivator would probably have a headache if they encountered one. No wonder they entered the Fire Crow cavalry and it was a one-sided slaughter."

Yuwen Chao had just had this thought when he felt a response, his eyes capturing a talisman flying rapidly.

The talisman exploded, turning into a ten-meter-long golden giant sword that slashed down.

"This is..."

Wind and thunder sounded in Yuwen Chao's lungs, magic Qi surged out, and his arms swung the high-grade magic weapon war spear. Bright crimson scriptures appeared on the spear shaft, shaking the air and shattering the giant sword, turning it into golden light rain that sprinkled on the sea surface.

He looked for the source of the talisman, his tiger eyes falling on Li Ling, who was standing on the boat.

A giant wave of magic Qi spat out from his mouth, shaking the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors, which were extremely annoying, ten zhang away. Then, stepping on the water surface, he attacked the fishing boat.

He must kill the opponent's talisman master first.

Li Ling's spiritual light spread out in circles from between her brows, and at the same time, five golden talismans flew out, turning into five golden giant swords, slashing toward Yuwen Chao together.

Some slashed horizontally, some slashed straight down, some stabbed straight down...

Yuwen Chao knew the power of the Golden Sword Talisman, but he didn't expect the opponent to be able to hit five at once, his eyes full of shock. At this moment, wanting to dodge or retreat was already too late, so he had to bite the bullet and use his strongest battle method.

"Eternal Night Without Day."

The war spear in his hand swung toward the sky.

The three-zhang-tall battle method intent figure raised its head, spitting out a black beam waterfall from its mouth.

"Rumble!"

It was like resisting the sword of five fourth-realm Five Seas Realm martial cultivators with his own strength. Yuwen Chao couldn't block it at all; his battle method intent collapsed, and his body fell into the sea.

His right arm had been beaten to only bones by Jiang Ning a few days ago, severely injured and almost crippled. It was only after taking precious medicine that the flesh and blood grew back.

At this moment, the skin of the entire right arm cracked, blood overflowed, and the pain reached the bones.

Yuwen Chao could no longer care about his face. His sense of crisis was strong, and he was about to escape from the bottom of the water. But he saw seven exotic insects coming from seven different directions. In the water, their speed was still very fast.

Their bodies were colorful, and their wings were as sharp as knives.

"These seven insects are too divine. In the water, my speed is hindered, and I can't use my battle method. I am definitely not their opponent."

With a splash, Yuwen Chao broke through the water.

Magic Qi rolled on his body, and he jumped several zhang high from the water surface.

He scanned rapidly and found that Huo Qiankun had been killed, which made him tremble with fear. He no longer had any thoughts of staying for even half a minute, only wanting to escape immediately, the further the better.

A war halberd that was chilling to the bone tore through the sky, like a sickle falling on Yuwen Chao.

"Pfft!"

The armor on Yuwen Chao's body shattered, and the war halberd cut him in half at the waist, blood spraying like a waterfall.

The two halves of the corpse fell toward the sea.

The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors swarmed up.

Two lifted the war spear of high-grade magic weapon level to prevent it from falling to the bottom of the sea.

The other five used their claws to take off various valuable items from Yuwen Chao's body, all of which were moved to the fishing boat.

They had tasted the thousand-year essence medicine, and the taste was wonderful, far from what hundred-year precious medicine could compare to. It had only been a few hours since they ate it, and the life energy in their bodies had been growing.

But Li Youyi told them that thousand-year essence medicine was extremely expensive, and buying one plant had already emptied his family's fortune.

It was precisely because of this that the seven little ones were so active in collecting resources and treasures to earn silver coins.

Li Youyi returned to the fishing boat and looked at the four-zhang-tall ghost shadow that walked out of the Ghost Flag. Just a wave of the war halberd had killed Yuwen Chao, and its combat power could be called terrifying.

"This Ghost Flag is absolutely not simple, and I don't know what level of treasure it is."

Both the Ghost Flag and the Evil Camel Bell belonged to Yu Tuonan.

Yu Tuonan's remnant soul dared to attack Chan Hai Guan Wu on the bronze ship. It can be seen that even if he wasn't an ancient Son of Heaven during his lifetime, he probably wasn't much different.

The grade of a treasure held by such an existence is unimaginable.

"It should be related to the purity of magic Qi! I am now at the third-tier Qi, and the ghost shadow activated is only three zhang tall, and its combat power is comparable to an ordinary fifth-realm Five Seas Realm martial cultivator."

"Zhuang Yue should be at the fourth-tier Qi, and the ghost shadow activated reaches four zhang tall, so its combat power is naturally a level higher."

Both are cultivations of the fifth realm of the Five Seas Realm; some are cultivating the fifth Qi Sea, while others are already cultivating the sixth sea—Wind Mansion.

The former's battle method intent is only three zhang tall.

And the latter's battle method intent can reach four zhang.

Undoubtedly, the combat power of that four-zhang-tall ghost shadow walking out of the Ghost Flag is already equivalent to a sixth-sea martial cultivator.

I don't know what kind of powerful combat power the ghost shadow can erupt with when cultivating the fifth-tier Qi and sixth-tier Qi and activating the Ghost Flag?

The ghost shadow returned to the Ghost Flag, and the Nether fog dissipated.

The sea surface returned to calm, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.

Li Youyi took off the Prefecture Governor's official robe and put it into the Evil Camel Bell.

This outfit was mysterious and unparalleled, with extraordinary power, but the magic Qi consumption was huge. It was just using spatial escape, and he was already a bit unable to hold on. He didn't dare to imagine if using the dragon soul power inside would instantly drain the magic Qi in his body?

"They caught up!"

Li Ling had been vigilant, and eight or nine miles behind, she discovered a giant building ship chasing them.

"You and the seven little guys go and solve them, be quick. Since Huo Qiankun has appeared, Chen Xun and Sheng Qingyan must also be nearby, and they are much more powerful."

Li Youyi just glanced from afar, then busied himself, taking off the clothes on Huo Qiankun's corpse, counting them carefully, and observing his body and facial features in detail, not letting go of every detail.

The building ship behind was pulled by a Chi beast over twenty meters long, sailing rapidly on the sea.

The two Five Seas Realm martial cultivators of the Tianyi Sect following Huo Qiankun and the three Five Seas Realm martial cultivators of Night City following Yuwen Chao all stood at the bow. This building ship was snatched at the wharf and directly requisitioned.

"The height and body shape are not much different from mine, not a pure immortal body, so the difficulty of disguise is not great."

Li Youyi observed the corpse on the ground while performing the Disguise Technique, adjusting his body shape, facial features, and appearance.

He also recalled Huo Qiankun's skin state, words and deeds, voice and tone, and spiritual temperament before his death, pondering and thinking carefully.

The Disguise Technique, besides bone-shifting and spirit-changing, the most important thing is observation and thinking.

Time passed second by second.

"Bang!"

Metal fell to the ground with a loud sound.

A Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor grabbed a low-grade magic weapon long spear, flying unsteadily, crossing several miles of sea area, bringing it back to the fishing boat and throwing it onto the deck beside Li Youyi.

"Already killed and finished work?"

Li Youyi looked at the building ship behind.

On the sea between the two ships, the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors were very busy and hardworking, their small bodies carrying heavy cargo, shuttling back and forth.

The five Five Seas Realm martial cultivators on the giant ship had all been killed.

Li Ling's legs overflowed with blue mist light marks, stepping on the water and returning. From beginning to end, she didn't have a chance to take action.

Li Youyi grabbed the silver spear on the deck, his arm waving, the tip of the spear turning into a point of silver light, falling to the chin of Li Ling, who had just boarded the boat, as white as jade. He manipulated Huo Qiankun's tone: "Tianyi Sect, Huo Qiankun!"

Li Ling was stunned for a moment, looking carefully at Li Youyi, who had completely changed into Huo Qiankun's appearance, her heart full of surprise and doubt. If Huo Qiankun's corpse wasn't right beside him, Li Youyi had already made it look real.

"Even I can't see any flaws. As long as you don't fight anyone and expose your magic Qi characteristics, you should be able to deceive the world," she said.

Li Youyi withdrew the spear: "It's not that simple. I have had too little contact with Huo Qiankun, and it's impossible to be exactly the same. If I encounter an expert who is familiar with him and has powerful cultivation perception, I will surely be exposed soon."

Zhuang Yue had been listening to their conversation: "Li Youyi, didn't you say the enemy is very terrifying and going to save people is equivalent to throwing your life away? Why do I... why do I feel you have no intention of leaving? What exactly are you going to do?"

Li Youyi walked to Zhuang Yue and touched her face with his palm.

Zhuang Yue trembled slightly, not resisting.

While she was completely unprepared, Li Youyi used his mental power to make her fall asleep.

"Watch her, don't let her wake up and discover the secret of the Blood Mud Space." Li Youyi looked at Li Ling, then activated the Buddha Relic to take them both into the microscopic world.

The fewer people who know the secret of the Lesser Yang Star, the better.

This place was only dozens of miles away from the wharf, and Li Youyi knew very well that the enemy could arrive at any time.

After disposing of Huo Qiankun's corpse, he untied a four-meter-long small boat tied to the stern of the fishing boat, smashed the entire fishing boat with one palm, and destroyed all traces.

Then, he drove the small boat with magic Qi and disappeared into the depths of the Soldier Ancestor Marsh.

The winter sun was warm, and the breeze was gentle.

The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors landed on the edge of the small boat, their wings opening and closing, light flashing, very comfortable and leisurely. From taking the thousand-year essence medicine in the morning to this time, their bodies had grown quite a bit, approaching three and a half inches.

After fully digesting the thousand-year essence medicine, the possibility of growing directly to four inches was not small.

By then, the combat power of a single one would be able to improve by a large margin again.

"What a sharp momentum, it's like there is sword intent in the wind."

Li Youyi sensed a familiar and sharp aura coming from ten miles behind, his whole person feeling like needles on his back, as if a sharp sword was already hanging over his head.

If it were on land, he would absolutely not have such a clear feeling; there were too many interfering factors.

The sea was empty, and even just through the smell in the wind, one could predict many situations invisible to the naked eye in advance.

"Splash!"

He put away the small boat and the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors, hiding his whole person in the water.

Chen Wenwu stepped on a single log as thick as a bowl, coming like an arrow off the string, forming a straight water path on the sea surface, just like a stroke dividing the sea in two.

He carried the Stop-War Sword on his back, his posture straight, his long hair swaying in the wind, like an immortal descending to the world.

His eyes were bright, piercing through falsehoods.

His battle method intent turned into countless dragon-and-snake-like mist threads, probing the water surface for possible hiding places.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 168 =====