Chapter 532: Demonic Fetus Soul Seed

"Wen Wen Xuexian?"

Hearing this name, Li Fei, who was continuously activating 【No Distance】 to chase, was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted:

"Pavilion Master of the Red Dust Pavilion! She came too?"

Boom—

A roar of a giant object breaking through the air sounded in the sky again, and the majestic Heaven and Earth Qi poured into the only remaining blood light in front at an astonishing speed.

Under the infusion of Heaven and Earth Qi, this blood light expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning back into a human form!

Li Fei caught up with the other party first.

After becoming a Grandmaster, under the dual enhancement of the Martial Dao Domain and the 【Jingan】 divine ability, the maximum teleportation distance of 【No Distance】 was increased to 800 meters!

Li Fei could complete ten teleports in one second; if he didn't care about consumption, his fastest movement speed now even exceeded 23 times the speed of sound!

This speed was already faster than many top experts, which was also one of the reasons Li Fei dared to take the initiative against Li Ming.

If he couldn't beat him, he at least had the confidence to escape.

He continuously activated 【No Distance】 and soon caught up with Li Ming.

But after entering the other party's five-hundred-meter range, the concentration of Qi in the spatial layers was too high, and 【No Distance】 could no longer be used.

Li Fei activated the battle armor transformed by the 【Hunyuan Sword World】 to fly, and his speed dropped immediately; however, Li Ming hadn't fully recovered yet, so his flight speed was still slower than Li Fei's.

The broken blade in his hand hummed and trembled; Li Fei chased after the blood light in front and slashed out.

When the blade momentum rose, heaven and earth changed color; spring mountains turning into snow, summer thunder destroying cities, autumn plains turning red, winter nights eternal... the seasons changed, and phenomena replaced each other!

At the moment when the blade light reached its peak, all kinds of phenomena collapsed into a brilliant line traversing heaven and earth—

【Not Knowing the Height of Heaven】!

Various phenomena carried majestic internal energy, like the firmament collapsing and crushing the world.

Li Ming, who had already taken human form, turned around and punched out; the vast Qi and space collapsed inward together, devouring all the phenomena, internal energy, and Heaven and Earth power that attacked!

Li Ming broke 【Not Knowing the Height of Heaven】 with one punch, and the surging fist energy carried Heaven and Earth Qi condensed into strips of substantial light, crashing toward Li Fei.

At the same time, a black flame suddenly bloomed in Li Fei's consciousness world, and the monstrous demonic intent was about to erode and swallow the entire consciousness world!

"When did I get hit?"

Li Fei was startled.

This spiritual power didn't attack from a distance but erupted directly in his consciousness world!

This made him unable to defend in time.

He had fought Li Ming just now and hadn't noticed any secret attack at all until the other party took the initiative to detonate this hidden hand.

The phenomenon of the bright moon rising in the east suddenly tore through the chaos of the sea of consciousness, and the cold moonlight extinguished the erupting black flames one by one, guarding Li Fei's mind!

When he came back to his senses, a pitch-black meteor with dozens of long light strips crashed into him.

He was swallowed into it, and the surrounding light strips turned into binding chains, rotating at high speed around this meteor.

This was the "spatial cage" Li Ming had created for Li Fei!

Space kept collapsing inward and shrinking, and Heaven and Earth Qi turned into a torrent, pouring into it continuously, constantly strengthening this cage.

The previous battle had already made Li Ming understand that Li Fei was not easy to kill; he hadn't thought about killing Li Fei with one move, so he chose to trap Li Fei.

Without Li Fei, who had the fastest speed, continuing to track and constantly intercept him, he would have a chance to escape.

Li Ming turned and continued to fly.

【Demonic Fetus Soul Seed】 couldn't be used without limit; he temporarily couldn't divide himself into hundreds and escape in all directions like before.

After flying only a few hundred meters, a magnificent sword light descended from the sky!

The sword light kept dividing during the descent, turning into a destructive waterfall composed of billions of crystal dust in the blink of an eye. Each grain of light dust was sword Qi compressed to the extreme, drawing sonic boom trajectories in the air!

Li Ming was surrounded and submerged by countless sword Qi...

Ning Ning Qingman chased while attacking Li Ming from a distance.

Although this sword immortal didn't have the 【No Distance】 divine ability, she should have some kind of divine ability that could increase attack distance, allowing her to kill enemies with sword light from ten thousand meters away!

More than a dozen bright Qi vortexes suddenly lit up around Li Ming, each vortex swallowing and spitting Heaven and Earth Qi crazily.

But whenever these vortexes were about to expand, a strand of sword silk would accurately pierce into them, shattering them.

Li Ming repeatedly activated the 【Swallowing Heaven】 Dao rule to absorb Heaven and Earth Qi, and was repeatedly interrupted by Ning Ning Qingman with 【Sword Solution】!

Within a thousand meters, the Heaven and Earth Qi was like a sea tide, sometimes a hundred feet high with surging waves, sometimes calm and flowing slowly.

Every time the Dao rule power was interrupted, Li Ming's injuries would worsen by a point!

He was severely injured by Ning Ning Qingman at the beginning, and now without the support of majestic Qi, facing Ning Ning Qingman's sword technique, this demon who reached the peak with the demonic path was really difficult to match, and the blood light on his body was peeled off layer by layer...

When Li Fei broke through the "spatial cage" that no longer had the support of Dao rule power and the replenishment of Heaven and Earth Qi, and came out, he happened to see the blood light transformed by Li Ming being completely annihilated by sword Qi!

"Dead?"

Li Fei was stunned for a moment.

A top expert died completely just like that?

He looked at the green figure in front and flew over, cupping his fists at the other party:

"I have met Senior Ning; may I ask if this demon has been executed?"

Ning Ning Qingman sheathed her sword and turned to face Li Fei.

She wore a cloak, and her appearance couldn't be seen clearly:

"Has no one told you that you shouldn't call a woman 'Senior'?"

"Ah?"

Li Fei was stunned; he didn't expect the first sentence this sword immortal said would be this.

"Ning..."

Li Fei was in a bit of a dilemma for a moment.

Call her Miss Ning?

Her seniority was higher than his, so it would seem too presumptuous.

Call her Sister Ning?

The two were meeting for the first time and were not familiar at all, so it would seem too frivolous.

"I have met Sword Immortal Ning."

Li Fei finally decided to use this title.

"Heh."

A light laugh came from under the cloak, and Ning Ning Qingman accepted this title:

"Li Ming has a divine ability named 【Demonic Fetus Soul Seed】, which can turn his spiritual will, self-consciousness, and a part of his power into a seed, entrusting it in a flesh and blood body; once the seed grows, he can restore all his memories."

Li Fei was stunned; wasn't this a divine ability specifically used for "seizing the body"?

Thinking about it, this divine ability was really suitable for demonic martial artists; originally, implants were all about plundering others, and with this divine ability, it was even more convenient, as he could directly take others' bodies as his own!

"This old demon has always been cautious; no matter what he does, he will always prepare a soul seed hidden in the dark in advance, just in case. This way, even if the main body is destroyed, he can still 'resurrect from the dead'."

Ning Ning Qingman said.

Li Fei: "But even if he can resurrect from the dead, his cultivation realm should fall, right? After all, he is occupying someone else's body."

The other party definitely couldn't entrust the soul seed to a top expert; this way, even if he "resurrected," he would at most be a Grandmaster, and the threat wouldn't be that great.

But Ning Ning Qingman's next words broke Li Fei's expectations:

"If Li Ming were just a Martial Dao Master or a Grandmaster, after his main body was destroyed, relying on the soul seed to resurrect would indeed require starting from scratch, and he wouldn't even dare to resurrect in a strong person of the same realm. And after resurrection, because he lost his original Dao Foundation, he would also lose the 【Demonic Fetus Soul Seed】 divine ability and would have no chance to resurrect again."

"But Li Ming has already condensed Dao rules; even if the main body is gone, as long as the soul is not extinguished, the Dao rules will not dissipate."

Li Fei frowned, very unable to understand:

"But the main body is gone, the Dao Foundation, implants, divine abilities, etc., are all gone; why would the Dao rules not dissipate?"

After he finished asking, he immediately realized that this matter was related to Dao rules and was a secret belonging to the top level; asking directly like this, he was afraid it was somewhat inappropriate.

"Sorry, I..."

"No matter, you will eventually reach this step; telling you in advance is nothing."

Ning Ning Qingman said very casually, "From breaking through to Martial Saint as a Grandmaster, all implants, Dao Foundations, and divine abilities in the body will all fuse into one, finally merging with the Great Dao of heaven and earth, leaving behind a special mark that belongs only to you; this is the Dao rule!"

"At this step, there are no more implants in the martial artist's body, and the Dao rule covers your Dao Foundation, divine abilities, and Martial Dao Domain. It is no longer a specific thing but a special existence between virtual and real."

"So as long as your self-consciousness and the connection with the Great Dao of heaven and earth are still there, this mark that belongs only to you will not dissipate."

Li Fei listened very carefully and also understood why Li Ming wouldn't fall in cultivation realm even if his main body was destroyed.

The other party could rely on the soul seed to restore his self-consciousness, ensure that the connection with the Great Dao of heaven and earth was not broken, and the Dao rule could complete the transfer.

"In that case, isn't Li Ming immortal forever?"

Li Fei immediately felt worried.

Ning Ning Qingman smiled: "Even Lin Lin Tianyi can't be immortal forever, let alone a demonic martial artist? Every time Li Ming abandons his main body and resurrects with a soul seed, his connection with the Great Dao of heaven and earth will be weakened once. If he does it too many times, he will fall in cultivation realm!"

"If there were no cost, he wouldn't have needed to escape just now; he could have just died under my sword. He used the 【Blood Flesh Myriad Transformation】 divine ability to split his main body and escape; as long as he can escape, he can use the 【Regeneration】 divine ability combined with Dao rule power to recover his main body, and his cultivation realm will not be affected.

Completely abandoning the main body and resurrecting with a soul seed is the worst choice for Li Ming."

Li Fei was thoughtful and couldn't help but think of those True Persons of the Zhenyi Realm who, even if their True Spirit was still there and their self-consciousness was still there, their cultivation realm would still fall continuously after death.

He thought it was the same principle, just that one was Martial Dao and the other was Art Dao.

"Thank you, Sword Immortal Ning, for your guidance."

Li Fei cupped his fists and bowed to Ning Ning Qingman again.

The content of the guidance from the other party could be described as worth a thousand gold; they were all secrets belonging to the top level, which some Grandmasters might not even know.

Ning Ning Qingman turned and flew toward the direction of Mount Mount Tiansha, and Li Fei hurriedly followed.

"No need to thank me; this time because of you, Li Ming was caused a lot of trouble, and some of his Dao rule power was consumed, which saved me a lot of effort."

"Sword Immortal Ning, do you know where Li Ming is most likely to place his soul seed? Is there any clue to hunt him down?"

Actually, even if Li Fei had intercepted Li Ming at the beginning, as long as there were no such things later, he wouldn't worry that Li Ming would retaliate against him.

After all, his status, position, and talent potential were all there. Unless Li Ming had a 100% certainty of killing him, he wouldn't offend a future top expert to death.

But now Li Fei could be considered to have indirectly caused Li Ming to lose his main body; this had already offended the person to death. So as long as the other party didn't die, he wouldn't be able to feel at ease for a day!

Ning Ning Qingman flew while turning her head to look at Li Fei, the eyes under the cloak carrying a look of appraisal:

"Since you are so wary of Li Ming, why did you make a move so decisively just now? If you hadn't made a move today, you wouldn't have provoked this demon at all."

Li Fei's eyes were firm, and he said calmly:

"From the first day I practiced martial arts, I told myself that I want to live a life of pleasure! If I am a bully and fear the hard, and endure everywhere, what pleasure is there to talk about?"

If he hadn't broken through and the strength gap was too large, he would choose to endure and not go up to send his head.

But clearly having the ability to do something, yet choosing to retreat, this was not Li Fei's Dao.

Not to mention that such a demon might not be a hidden danger in the future; having the opportunity to destroy the other party's plot, Li Fei naturally wouldn't miss it.

"Live a life of pleasure?"

Ning Ning Qingman repeated in a low voice and withdrew her gaze.

"Does Sword Immortal Ning not want to kill this person completely?"

Li Fei felt that there must be some grudge between the other party and Li Ming; otherwise, why would she go to such great lengths to ambush Li Ming?

Could it be to eliminate harm for the people?

"Hmm, I must kill him."

Ning Ning Qingman said simply, her tone calm, just like saying she was going to have dinner today.

But Li Fei heard the determination in it and also felt the killing intent hidden deep within the other party!

He didn't ask much and said directly: "If Sword Immortal Ning doesn't mind, the junior is willing to contribute."

Ning Ning Qingman: "You are a Marquis of the Imperial Court and hold an important position; are you that free?"

Li Fei: "I should be able to be leisurely for another period of time. Even if I can't contribute personally after this, I can provide Sword Immortal Ning with intelligence and other assistance."

The seven-nation delegation from the Western Continent was already on the sea and was expected to arrive at the Western Border in about ten days.

After that, it would take more than ten days for the delegation to reach Lanling City, so Li Fei could probably wander outside for more than half a month, and then he would have to go back to face the Western Continent delegation.

"Good."

Ning Ning Qingman agreed to Li Fei's request to help.

"Then does Sword Immortal Ning have any clues?"

"That is a matter for Sister Wen to worry about; wait for her news."

"Sister Wen?"

Li Fei was stunned and immediately reacted.

The other party was talking about the Pavilion Master of the Red Dust Pavilion, Wen Wen Xuexian!

Recalling the crimson light that looked like blade light earlier, and that mysterious feeling, Li Fei was thoughtful.

So this trap today was laid by these two female Martial Saints, "Sword Immortal" and "Slashing Red Dust"?

With two Martial Saints joining forces, no wonder Li Ming died so cleanly!

While the two were talking, they returned to the main peak of Mount Mount Tiansha.

At this time, Ying Hua Jie and the Grandmasters had all fallen from the sky and returned to the mountain terrace.

Ying Hua Jie's face was bloodless, his aura was declining, and he was explaining his funeral arrangements to the Peak Masters of Mount Mount Tiansha.

The several Peak Masters and the disciples of Mount Mount Tiansha around them all had sorrowful expressions.

Li Fei and Ning Ning Qingman landed on the mountain terrace, and the crowd was suddenly in a commotion.

"Is it Sword Immortal Ning in person?"

The Grandmasters took the initiative to greet them.

"Hmm."

Ning Ning Qingman responded faintly and walked straight toward Ying Hua Jie, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with Li Fei following beside her.

The crowd gave way one after another.

Ying Hua Jie saw Ning Ning Qingman and Li Fei walking over and hurriedly asked the sect members beside him to help him up.

"This old man..."

"On behalf of Mount Mount Tiansha, I thank Sword Immortal Ning and Marquis of Jing'an for saving the lives of over a thousand people on my Mount Mount Tiansha!"

If it weren't for Li Fei and Ning Ning Qingman today, after Li Ming killed Ying Hua Jie, he might have chosen to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, completely destroying Mount Mount Tiansha.

Just like exterminating the Red Flame Sect back then!

After Ying Hua Jie finished speaking, he was about to bow to the two.

Ning Ning Qingman raised her hand, and a soft force supported Ying Hua Jie from a distance:

"No need for this; saving people was not my intention; I just wanted to kill Li Ming."

Everyone present understood her meaning and could also figure out the matter of today.

Since Ning Ning Qingman could ambush in advance, it showed that she had long known that Ying Hua Jie's body had been tampered with.

But in order to ambush Li Ming, she didn't inform Ying Hua Jie.

Ying Hua Jie smiled:

"This old man has a remnant life; if I can help Sword Immortal Ning kill the demon, it can be considered a death of value!"

He thought very clearly about this and didn't resent Ning Ning Qingman for not informing him in advance.

The other party didn't have this obligation in the first place.

Not to mention that his lifespan was coming to an end, challenging Li Fei, and failing to break through was a destined death ending.

So he didn't mind.

"May I ask if Li Ming has been executed?"

Ying Hua Jie asked with full expectation.

Ning Ning Qingman shook her head.

Ying Hua Jie's expression was dejected, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Master!"

"Grandmaster!"

The disciples of Mount Mount Tiansha around changed color slightly.

Ning Ning Qingman: "But he also paid a very heavy price, and I will definitely kill him."

Hearing this, Ying Hua Jie breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Li Fei beside him: "The notebook promised to the Marquis of Jing'an, I have already ordered it; if the Marquis wants it, he can take it at any time."

This notebook was originally Ying Hua Jie's compensation for not fighting Li Fei but choosing to give it.

But he still gave the notebook to Li Fei.

Li Fei cupped his fists: "Thank you, Senior."

Ying Hua Jie smiled: "It is I who should thank you for fulfilling my last battle in this life."

After speaking, he looked around and took one last look at the disciples of Mount Mount Tiansha and the scenery on the main peak.

"It's a pity, the scenery above the peak, I won't be able to see it..."

"Disciples of Mount Mount Tiansha, listen to my order!"

Ying Hua Jie summoned his last bit of essence and spirit and shouted loudly.

"Disciples are here!"

The disciples of Mount Mount Tiansha around responded one after another.

"I hope you will practice Martial Dao diligently in the future and climb the peak piously. The scenery I cannot see, you will see it for me—"

After saying this last sentence, Ying Hua Jie slowly closed his eyes and died.

A generation of Grandmasters fell just like that.

"Respectfully send off the Mountain Master—"

Kuang Chen, Peak Master of Hidden Feather Peak, was the first to bow down, shouting loudly with a crying voice.

"Respectfully send off the Mountain Master!"

The other Peak Masters and the disciples of Mount Mount Tiansha bowed down one after another.

Li Fei sighed and bowed to Ying Hua Jie.

The guests on the periphery, the Grandmasters of the Central Plains Jianghu, also paid their last respects to the deceased Ying Hua Jie.

However, many people were already calculating how to "divide the meat" while paying their respects.

With the death of Ying Hua Jie, a Grandmaster of the Establishing Dao Realm, Mount Mount Tiansha could no longer maintain its status as a top sect.

The series of cultivation resources such as the exotic beast farms, exotic beast food plantations, exotic weapon refining, various herb plantations, and elixir refining factories they occupied...

Everything had to be reshuffled!

Without sufficient strength, naturally, they couldn't keep the benefits in their hands.

Clang—

A clear sound of unsheathing echoed through the peak, attracting everyone's attention.

They saw the female sword immortal in green suddenly draw the ordinary iron sword in her hand.

She threw it lightly, and the iron sword flew into the air, then turned into a green rainbow and fell, inserting itself into a rock at the very top of the main peak of Mount Mount Tiansha.

"This sword is temporarily stored here; in ten years, I will come to Mount Mount Tiansha to take the sword."

Ning Ning Qingman's voice resounded through Mount Mount Tiansha.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 533 =====