Chapter 89

"If I hadn't made a posture of going forward without hesitation and leaving no way out, how could I have tricked you into paying such a great price?" Qian Chen looked at the direction Master Miaokong had escaped and said calmly in his heart: "When I drew my sword, knowing it could not be done but doing it anyway, it was to put myself in the weakest state. With your firm killing intent, you would definitely pay a huge price to seize this opportunity."

"Therefore, I let myself face you directly without any protective magic treasure and with my magic power exhausted."

"I didn't expect you to be even more cautious than I imagined. You were actually willing to abandon part of the foundation of your natal demon, and even drive the demon to backlash, transferring the burden of the Twelve Bone Demons to me. It shows that you didn't trust my posture, but you couldn't resist your killing intent, so you chose to personally beat me into the weakest state."

"I did guess your strongest divine ability might be the Nine Heavens Demon Fire, but it wouldn't have mattered if it were other means. At that time, I appeared to have exhausted all my protective means and was at my emptiest, but in reality, I had hidden the Vast Cold Ice Soul Pill in the moonlight. Once you made your move, I would have frozen myself with the Ice Soul Divine Light. Although I would inevitably be harmed by the cold qi, I would have protected my physical body. I could slowly resolve it later."

"Finally, through the part of the soul hidden in the Dao Dust Pearl, I could still trigger the Ice Soul Cold Light Ray... This is my most powerful means to deal with Yin Spirits, natal demons, and even those of the Yang Spirit. It would definitely be able to severely injure you in one blow!"

"I didn't expect you to be exactly as I calculated, using the Nine Heavens Demon Fire."

"The Nine Heavens Demon Fire was countered by the Ice Soul Cold Light, which saved me from having to freeze myself. I only needed to freeze the space within three feet of my body with the cold light, creating a space of solidified origin qi that would not be invaded by the demonic fire, and I could calmly break the demonic fire. In the end, I even had the strength to personally trigger the Ice Soul Cold Light... which made this divine light three times more ruthless."

"Having said so much... it's so cold!"

"Is there anyone to save me? I've been frozen stiff by the cold qi!" Qian Chen's expression was indifferent, but inside, he secretly complained bitterly.

At this moment, the sword immortal Yan and the Kunlun Daoist Zhi Qiu finally came to their senses. This series of changes sounded long, but it actually happened in an instant. Even cultivators could not turn many thoughts. Whether it was Qian Chen's Ice Soul Cold Light Ray or Master Miaokong's Heavenly Ghost Escape Technique, both were triggered as soon as the thought arose. Back and forth, it was only two thoughts.

But for the two who witnessed this battle, it was a shock that made them tremble from soul to body.

When Qian Chen faced a formidable enemy whose cultivation was two levels higher than his own, his various preparations, myriad calculations, and those layer-upon-layer, endless means left natives of the myriad realms like Zhi Qiu dumbfounded.

He boasted that even if his cultivation were on par with the two, he would not last two rounds in a life-and-death battle.

The sword immortal Yan came to Qian Chen's side and sighed: "It's a pity that the demon's escape technique was truly brilliant. He still managed to get away!"

Qian Chen revealed a bitter smile and whispered: "If he hadn't left, we would be the ones in trouble!" Seeing the sword immortal Yan's suspicious eyes, Qian Chen's body swayed slightly before saying: "I am only standing now by relying on the cold intent that froze my body. If Brother Yan doesn't support me, I fear Qian will collapse to the ground in the next moment."

The sword immortal Yan hurriedly supported Qian Chen to sit down.

He heard Qian Chen say: "Earlier, I froze myself with the Ice Soul Cold Light to avoid the power of the demonic fire. Although I had the protection of an external pill, after experiencing the tribulation of water and fire, I am exhausted. Being able to send out that divine light that severely injured the demon was because I had already accumulated half a year's worth of external pill power. After sending out this light, I really can't move a finger."

"Allow me to adjust my breath for a while; at least I must resolve the cold qi that has frozen my entire body's meridians."

The sword immortal Yan said: "I will use my cultivation to help you!"

Qian Chen hurriedly shook his head and said: "Brother Yan, don't be busy. You are the only one of us who can fight now. You must be careful that no one comes to pick up a bargain. The battle just now must have alarmed many people; we cannot be careless. And although I have suffered greatly from the cold qi, that cold qi has also delayed the onset of my injuries. Resolving it slowly is actually better."

"Although that demon was scared away by my divine light, with his intelligence, he will regain his senses in a flash."

Zhi Qiu said nervously: "Then isn't it very dangerous now? Fellow Daoist, let me carry you away! Stay away from this dangerous place."

Qian Chen laughed: "Do you think he was only slightly injured? I am only temporarily exhausted, but he has damaged his foundation. Now he is even more panicked than we are... If he can maintain Core Formation combat power, it would be because his foundation is deep. Brother Yan, have you ever feared a mere Core Formation demon?"

The sword immortal surnamed Yan sneered: "I'll make sure he can't leave once he comes!"

Then his face suddenly turned pale, and he coughed a few more times, his red face turning brown. Zhi Qiu was shocked again and hurriedly searched his body for healing pills. The sword immortal Yan laughed: "Although there are some injuries, fighting for my life is not a problem."

Qian Chen also nodded and said: "I am the same. If that demon really dares to turn back, I can still give him a good look. Perhaps this time, he won't be able to escape again!"

What Qian Chen said was his final preparation. Just now, he appeared to have no power to fight back, but if someone had evil intentions, or if Master Miaokong had insisted on turning back to strike another blow before leaving, Qian Chen could have detonated his external qi origin pill. At that time, the cold qi would overflow, freezing the origin qi within a hundred miles and turning it into an ice mountain hundreds of feet high. Even if Master Miaokong didn't freeze to death, he would be sealed in the ice mountain.

Qian Chen, trapped in the ice mountain, could instead use this to protect himself and heal slowly, while Master Miaokong could only be continuously linked to the cold intent by the injuries left by the Ice Soul Cold Light, wearing down his essence. As one grew and the other waned, by the time Qian Chen had the strength to break out of the ice, who would be the butcher and who would be the fish?

But in this way, Qian Chen's situation would be very passive.

Who knows if there are no people among the reincarnators in this mission world who can act as the fisherman?

At that time, even though Qian Chen had two more trump cards, he would have to pay the price of destroying this physical body. This battle had already severely injured Master Miaokong, causing him to lose his strongest magic treasure. His natal demon had been slashed by himself, and then half-destroyed by Qian Chen. Not to mention how much time it would take to recover, if Qian Chen were given a few more years, perhaps even if Master Miaokong recovered to his peak, he would not fear him.

Knowing when to stop is the principle.

Qian Chen sat cross-legged and adjusted his breath for three quarters of an hour before he could finally move his hands and feet. He tremblingly took out the red-skinned gourd from his bosom, flicked the golden leaf on the gourd lid, and the gold and silver boys jumped down. One hurriedly fanned him, and the other poured spirit pills to protect Qian Chen. Qian Chen divided two healing pills and gave them to the sword immortal Yan and Zhi Qiu.

He took a Pure Yang Pill himself and resolved it. Instantly, a warm pill qi dispelled the cold intent in his body, making Qian Chen feel much better.

The sword immortal Yan also took a Bright Jade Spirit-Calming Pill without hesitation, calming the aftermath of his Yin Spirit being forced out of his body, which had caused a splitting headache and a shaken soul. He had been forcibly enduring it all along. Although there was nothing wrong on the surface, in reality, if he really had to fight, he could only fight for his life again.

Although Zhi Qiu was severely injured, he was the first of the three to be able to move freely.

Returning to Orchid Temple, the great hall attacked by the wolf-demon was already dilapidated, but at least there were tiles to cover them. Zhi Qiu sprinkled a handful of bean soldiers to drag away the corpses of the wolf-demons. If Qian Chen had not intentionally avoided this place when deciding Master Miaokong's fate, this place would definitely have been burned to white ground like the small hill not far away. Looking at the temple, which had become dilapidated again due to a great battle, Zhi Qiu realized: "This looks familiar now. Isn't this the ruin I often pass by! When was the house built?"

Zhi Qiu noticed with sharp eyes that in the courtyard in front of the great hall, which was originally full of weeds, there were dots of golden radiance scattered. He touched his chin and thought secretly: "This must be the gold and silver hidden by the monks in the temple. I didn't expect that this treasure wasn't dug out by people, but was burned into gold sand by the demon fire of the wolf-demon's self-immolation..."

"Burned into... gold sand?"

Qian Chen adjusted his breath for a while. After the cold intent in his meridians resolved, his true qi gradually recovered somewhat. However, Qian Chen discovered that after the cold intent gradually disappeared, the Bone Relic in his flowing cloud sleeves became restless again, and he had to spend magic power to maintain the suppression. The Ice Soul cold intent was the nemesis of demonic thoughts, just like a bucket of ice water poured down, and all demonic thoughts vanished.

But as the cold intent dissipated, the demonic thoughts became restless again.

Although Qian Chen had snatched Master Miaokong's most effective magic treasure, he had also snatched a thorny trouble.

He had to temporarily slow down the dissipation of the cold intent, maintaining the Ice Soul cold intent, his own injuries, and the recovery of his true essence at a relatively appropriate level. But just at this moment, the Ear-Dao Spirit quietly came to Qian Chen's ear and began to report the news.

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Qian Chen's eyes, and he secretly sneered: "Sure enough, there are always people who don't know whether they are living or dead!"