Chapter 453: Hundred Miles of Zhu Sha

This water ape's fur rolled, and he suddenly understood, feeling enlightened:

"No wonder a small cultivator could steal my treasure... I thought he was just a child of a family who didn't understand anything... It turns out... it's a connection of fate. When I decided to get the treasure back, I was already walking on the road to death."

This water ape's bloodline was quite unique. He had been watching the door in the water mansion since he was a child, and later went out to guard a sea area, but he still missed his old master in his heart. Now that he had reached this point, he pondered:

"The adult can't even protect me, he must be at the end of his rope... and it's my bad luck... blind in this pair of eyes, didn't distinguish that it was a person of fate, so be it..."

He hid his figure and shuttled through the sea at high speed. Li Li Xuanfeng had been waiting for him to use this move. Seeing the water ape disappear, he was not in a hurry, tapped his belt lightly, and a small blue mirror flew out, which was 【Ask Flowing Light】.

The small mirror flowed with bright blue light, sweeping slowly across the sea surface. It was much faster than searching for Zhong Zhong Qian, quickly illuminating a blue tail flame in the sea. Li Li Xuanfeng pulled the bow and arrow again:

'This demon beast has no fighting spirit... he has figured it out... it's a pity that he has the cultivation of the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and he died in vain here.'

The water ape, who had only flown out for a mile, felt cold all over, and his gray-white fur exploded. He was not surprised, opened his mouth and spat out several mercury jade tokens, dark and white, circling his body.

'This person has a strong murderous intent, and he must have damaged many demon beasts. He is the knife in the hands of those True Persons, I...'

He only felt a buzzing in his ears, and another golden light came across the air, passing through his body, and gradually disappeared into the distant sky. The intense pain spread, the water ape roared, endured the pain, and ran aimlessly on the sea.

He flew for several miles with the wind, his immortal foundation operated and warned him, and the water ape finally realized:

"Hit by someone's spell!"

He hadn't fought with this person for a few rounds, and he lost the first opportunity, and he was extremely terrified and uneasy in his heart, and he didn't even have the courage to turn back and fight. It was really problematic, and he was terrified.

But just as he woke up, another golden light passed through, exploding a mercury white jade token, causing it to turn into scattered streamers and drift everywhere.

Waiting for this arrow to pass, he seized the time, pinched the magic formula to cast the spell, and gray-white streamers appeared in front of him, with complex patterns, weaving and circling, surrounding a triangle and five directions, flowing with talisman texts.

'【Treasure Sign Pocket White Ask Check】!'

The "Secret Secret Baigong" he cultivated was an ancient immortal foundation, which was 【Full Pill】 one nature, best at spells. The ask-check spell in his hand came out, and the remaining three mercury white jade tokens flew up, all pointing in one direction.

The water ape drove the wind and rose, burying his head and flying in that direction. The wound on his abdomen squirmed rapidly, slowly closing. 【Secret Secret Baigong】 had many blessings in terms of magic body. Although he was shot by several arrows, the injury was not as serious as the surface, and he was in the sea, and the injury was constantly recovering between breaths.

He drove the waves very fast, and was shot by this person again. Finally, in the waves and the gloomy and oppressive dark clouds, he found the golden-armored man.

He was wearing black-gold armor that looked extraordinary, and in the drizzling rain, he radiated brilliant light, and his face had been covered by armor, hiding his appearance.

The water ape didn't say any harsh words, but moved forward dully, and his two hands enlarged rapidly in the waves, turning into the size of a door, grabbing at the golden-armored man.

Li Li Xuanfeng saw that he didn't dodge or avoid, nodded slightly, the water ape had many spells after all, and all aspects of ability were very balanced, without any big shortcomings, naturally it was not easy to be shot and killed easily. He watched him grab over, one hand pulled lightly, and grabbed the lower corner of the long bow in his hand.

The water ape saw that this person didn't dodge or avoid,

"It seems he has something to rely on... but no matter what, we cannot let him continue shooting like this!"

Yet he had no choice but to bite the bullet and strike out; a silvery-white radiance emerged from his palm, clearly also bolstered by a Foundation Establishment base and magic arts. Li Li Xuanfeng was completely fearless, his black-gold armor glowing brilliantly, and he struck back with a fist against the other's palm.

"Boom!"

A thunderous, explosive sound rang out in the sky, drifting back and forth among the dark clouds. Li Li Xuanfeng took the blow head-on, retreated half a step, then pulled back. His other hand was already wielding his longbow, smashing it fiercely toward the water ape's head and face.

The water ape had nearly fought him to a draw with that punch. Seeing him only retreat one step, the ape was somewhat bewildered and, for a moment, didn't even react, thinking to itself:

"What kind of Foundation Establishment base is this... the power is so great... or could it be... he is not human, but some kind of monster..."

Although he was not skilled in close-quarters combat, he was a monster nonetheless. Slightly flustered, a mercury-white light shield appeared on his face as well. Under Li Li Xuanfeng's heavy blow, it emitted a violent roaring sound, and he was knocked into the sea by this strike. The light shield on his face flickered for a moment before disintegrating and vanishing.

"Hum..."

Just as he stopped his retreat, a golden beam of light came straight at him. The water ape let out a mournful cry, and another mercury-white jade tablet shattered with a bang, causing him to spit out a mouthful of white blood.

He broke through the surface of the sea, but Li Li Xuanfeng had already turned into a golden dot in the distance. The water ape's only remaining eye narrowed slightly, having already glimpsed the longbow, which looked like a pair of giant golden bird wings, stretching out, followed by another piercing golden beam.

The water ape felt despair in his heart and hated him, thinking:

"If the 【Azure Painting Heavenly Screen】 hadn't been taken away by that brat, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state... to think I don't even have a single magic treasure for defense."

In this brief exchange, the water ape realized that this person's archery, combined with his magic treasures, cultivation techniques, and arts, had reached an almost peerless level. Unless he had a magic treasure sufficient to block his attacks, or possessed the speed to shake this person off... at the very least, he needed to find a cave dwelling to hide in. If he couldn't, he would sooner or later slowly die at his hands.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet, fly up on the wind, and head toward the golden dot in the distance. The two remaining jade orders were held in front of him, and with both hands forming seals, mercury spheres resembling jade beads of various sizes appeared in the surrounding seawater.

"【Treasure Slip Heavenly Horizon Escape Technique】..."

The situation was that he couldn't win in a fight, and if he ran, he would only be slowly worn down to death. The water ape had no choice but to use an escape technique. He clapped his two fan-sized palms together to cast the spell. In the distance, Li Li Xuanfeng sensed it and drew his bow once more.

"Hum hum hum..."

The buzzing sound in his ears reached its limit, causing blood to stream from the water ape's ears. A streak of golden light followed him, breaking through the water surface and landing before him like a golden comet.

"Oh no!"

A golden light exploded in front of the water ape, pushing all those jade orders away. The pervasive clear light and martial energy swirled and lingered, suppressing those spells, followed by five streaks of light arriving in succession.

"Boom!"

A white water spout reaching the sky erupted from the sea, mixed with silvery-white mercury droplets that pattered down onto the water surface. Black-blue steam drifted everywhere, emitting a rustling sound.

"Awoo awoo awoo!"

The few mercury-white jade orders he had been shielding himself with were smashed to pieces like dry wood. His internal organs felt a burst of intense pain, and his limbs scattered like shattered mirror shards, only to be quickly ground into powder within the boiling martial energy.

"Splash."

The sky-filling seawater fell back into the sea, gradually becoming silent. Only the pattering rain hitting the sea surface made a faint, crisp sound.

Li Li Xuanfeng did not stop his advance, but held his bow and nocked an arrow, waiting silently for something. He was accustomed to killing monsters; he knew very well whether it was dead or not.

Sure enough, before long, a white streak of light leaped from the sea, flying high like a winged sea swallow, rushing toward the space between heaven and earth. However, a golden light had anticipated this, flying straight over and shattering that white light into pieces.

"Splash..."

Li Li Xuanfeng rode the wind to close the distance. Red rain fell from the sky with a splash. The white light exploded into pieces, turning into countless red mists that flew about, shrouding the world in a scarlet hue.

This red color was incredibly thick, spreading rapidly like fresh blood dripped into water. Against the backdrop of the pitch-black dark clouds, it appeared particularly terrifying, permeating the sky over this sea area.

"Boom!"

A bright silver lightning bolt flashed across the sky. Li Li Xuanfeng reached out, and the black-gold armor plates on his palms were stained with that touch of red, appearing even more ferocious.

"Zhu Sha..."

The water ape had used his magic power to protect his head, wanting to use an escape technique to flee, but he was shot dead by an arrow, transforming into a vast hundred-mile stretch of cinnabar that covered the sky and earth. Under the influence of magic power, the mercury liquid, like jade beads, flew in a trail through the air. White and gray, crystalline and bright, looking out, the red mist was filled with tiny silver lights.

Li Li Xuanfeng paused slightly in this strange phenomenon, thinking as he headed toward the sea:

"Calcining smoke flies, cinnabar turns to mercury... 'Secret Secret Baigong' leaving a hundred miles of cinnabar upon death, it makes sense."

He landed in the sea. This area of the sea had already turned red, and everything in sight was vermilion. He took out the 【Questioning Flowing Light】 to check, and the coral reefs and treasure-glowing metals on the seabed were clearly visible. Only then did he retrieve the utensils scattered on the seabed one by one.

By the time he broke through the air and flew up, it was already very lively above. Many cultivators were riding the wind in the sky, some holding leather bags to blow clouds, others holding jade bottles to absorb seawater, a crowd busily scrambling for things.

Seeing the Daoist clad in black-gold armor break out of the sea and fly up, the crowd suddenly fell silent. Everyone lowered their flags and drums, bowed their heads, not daring to look at him, and bowed one after another:

"This humble cultivator greets the Daoist!"

Although the water ape's strength was inferior to his, his cultivation base could be considered profound, and the spiritual materials he turned into upon death might be of the Qi Refining level, causing people to scramble for them. Li Li Xuanfeng did not care, looked around, and rode the wind away.

The crowd suddenly boiled over again, some blowing wind, some collecting water, and from time to time, someone would still exclaim in wonder:

"A late-stage Foundation Establishment old monster, just like that, he fell here!"

Li Li Xuanfeng had fought a battle, and his magic power was heavily depleted, but he was not as exhausted as last time. This time, killing the monster was a close-range shooting, with a distance of no more than five or six miles, so the consumption of magic power and physical strength was far less than killing that monk from dozens of miles away.

Stepping on his flying shuttle, he landed in the marketplace. The cinnabar on the entire island had already been divided up by the crowd, who were all respectfully welcoming him in the marketplace. Only the tiny specks of red on the roof beams and stone pits indicated the scramble that had just occurred.

Yuan Hu'e stood at the very front. This time, his respect was from the heart. He bowed politely and said respectfully:

"We pay our respects to the Daoist... Congratulations to the Daoist for successfully eliminating the monster... The Daoist's divine abilities and magic power are astonishing. We admire and learn from you, and are deeply grateful."

Li Li Xuanfeng nodded slightly, waved his hand to let the few people step back, beckoned to Zhong Zhong Qian, and said in a deep voice:

"Disperse, Zhong Zhong Qian, come with me."

Zhong Zhong Qian, who was in the corner, hurriedly stepped out and followed quickly, looking quite reverent, and bowed:

"Many thanks to the Daoist... for the grace of saving my life by eliminating the monster..."

Li Li Xuanfeng walked slowly into the great hall, paused in front of the luxuriously and beautifully built spirit fountain in the hall, stared at the endlessly gushing spirit fountain, and shook his head:

"What life-saving or not, I came here this trip just to slay him; consider it your good luck."

Zhong Zhong Qian seemed a bit restrained now, standing to the side:

"This junior's luck has always been very good... but the senior's life-saving is real, and this junior will keep it in my heart... otherwise, this junior would sooner or later have been dragged off the island by this monster..."

'How could this luck be bad... stealing the treasure of a Foundation Establishment monster, leaving openly, and having someone come specifically to clean up the mess for you...'

Li Li Xuanfeng waved his hand:

"I observe your cultivation base... you are also about to break through."

Zhong Zhong Qian paused and replied:

"The senior's eyes are like torches; this junior is just about to find a place to go into seclusion and break through to Foundation Establishment."

Li Li Xuanfeng remained calm and nodded:

"No need to say more. My mission this trip is accomplished, and I will head to Fenkuai Island to report back. If you are willing, just break through to Foundation Establishment on this island and leave on your own."

Zhong Zhong Qian was slightly stunned and wanted to say something more, but seeing Li Li Xuanfeng wave his hand, he had to bow slightly and reply:

"Many thanks, Senior!"

So he hurriedly retreated. Li Li Xuanfeng watched him go out and pondered for a while:

'Zhong Zhong Qian is a cautious one. This kind of good karma, appearing to be formed unintentionally, is what makes people feel at ease. If it were really some life-saving grace... it would instead make people suspicious, and it would be hard to avoid trouble if things got too deeply involved later.'

The water ape's body had been beaten into sky-filling mercury blood, and the items that rolled out were scattered all over the ground. Most of the elixirs had rolled into the sea, benefiting the monsters on the seabed, and more spiritual items were also damaged, leaving only some gold and stone objects.

A bright white glowing 【Left Noon Stone】, a few heavy 【Sea Response Profound Mercury】, and two azure-blue 【Jiu Jade】 were all supplies for crafting magic treasures.

Except for these few items that could be considered precious, the rest were small trinkets not worth mentioning. Perhaps he had some talismans on him, but they were not used in the life-and-death moment, which shows their grade was not high, and most were likely torn to pieces.

'It's a pity this monster really didn't carry any cultivation techniques... well, of course, who carries cultivation techniques when they go out.'

Li Li Xuanfeng had killed so many monsters, and this water ape's strength was top-notch. That Foundation Establishment base had a quite ancient feel, balanced in all aspects, capable of hiding his figure, and also capable of saving his life and killing enemies. What was even rarer was that he knew many spells, but unfortunately, he couldn't get them himself.

"To think such a monster didn't have a Foundation Establishment magic treasure for protection..."

Li Li Xuanfeng pondered for a moment; perhaps it was stolen by Zhong Zhong Qian, which was why the water ape was so nervous. This child had too many schemes; he said he stole treasure medicine, but only he and that water ape knew what he really stole.

He then put the things away casually, called Yuan Hu'e to give a few instructions, and in his heart, he just wanted to leave the place where Zhong Zhong Qian was as quickly as possible, so as not to be dragged into any trouble by him later. Soon, he rode the wind and flew up, turning into a streak of light and flying south.

(End of chapter)