Chapter 173

Jiang Yu reacts fast... (Jiang Yu is protagonist). No other names.

"Help me, I'll give you top-grade spirit stones!" (no names)

"Otherwise, if you scratch your leg you'll also be poisoned." result female cultivator doesn't loosen grip. No names.

And after Jiang Yu threw a punch, she gave away her accent: "You're not a cultivator from Dongzhou."

"I am a cultivator of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion on Dragon Emperor Island; saving me will benefit you." The female cultivator stubbornly resisted the urge to sleep.

Jiang Yu had on her person an antidote just refined by fruit awareness; after thinking, she released Jiang Tu, ready to kill the opponent at any moment.

She herself then took out a medicine bottle: "Open your mouth, I'll feed you the medicine."

After two breaths, hearing no reply from the other side, she knew the female cultivator had fainted.

Jiang Tu, as always direct, asked: "Kill?"

"The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, hearing it is a sect specializing in divination, let's just make a good karmic connection." Jiang Yu fed her the antidote, moved her into the woods, and before leaving even set up a concealment-and-protection formation with formation flags.

"Fortunately she really fainted; next time we must not take such risks."

"Besides, release Old Master Xuan; here he is somewhat more familiar than we are," Jiang Tu just really broke into a sweat.

Jiang Yu nodded in agreement, but she still waited until the woman had run another two hundred li or so, found a suitable hiding place, before releasing her.

"Enter the Dragon Pearl?" Jiang Tu sincerely invited.

"No need to go in; you help me guard the Dharma." After running so far, she was also tired, fortunately the Yellow Springs Guest Formation inside is quite safe.

While Jiang Yu first sat in meditation to restore her mana, the entire secret realm's night was restless.

Everywhere there were cultivators breaking into formations to seize treasures and spiritual herbs, and among cultivators, some were constantly fighting each other.

Quite unfortunately, even Wan Xiyue and a few others who had been harvesting spiritual herbs for two days ended up fighting cultivators with spells.

In the dark night, several people were surrounded by a team of late Foundation Establishment cultivators, who also extorted: "We don't want much—just spirit stones, spiritual herbs, and pills; hand them over obediently and we'll let you go."

Their response was Wan Xiyue and a few others continuously flashing sword light and talismans.

However, Senior Sister Gu Bingwen knew their side couldn't hold out much longer, so while fighting she sent a mental message: "Use escape talismans to scatter and break out; I'll cover the rear."

"No, I'll stay with Senior Sister." Ye Lian disagreed.

But after Wan Xiyue struck a cultivator, then was kicked back into the encirclement, she realized there was no time to flee: "We must leave; splitting up is the only way not to be killed."

"You three go first; I'll be last."

Wen Xi said nothing, but again fought back-to-back with her.

They each suffered injuries in turn, and finally agreed to let the sword cultivator Senior Sister Gu cover the rear.

But just as Ye Lian was about to flee with an escape talisman, she suddenly saw a team of cultivators flying over from not far away, and she shouted loudly: "Save us! There are disciples of the Grand Unity Grand Void!"

Of course she wasn't shouting randomly; she had seen Wen Luo and Xue Miao in the team.

Fortunately those two could fly together to render aid; Wen Luo had already seen clearly, and he intentionally shouted: "Which fellow Daoist of the Grand Unity Grand Void are you?"

"Wan Xiyue."

"Ye Lian."

But when the few besieging cultivators saw seven or eight flying over, they quickly exchanged mental messages and swiftly scattered.

"Hah, your Grand Void Sect disciples are also too weak—did you only admit early Foundation Establishment cultivators?" Xue Miao again started speaking in a sarcastic, backhanded way.

But Gu and Ye ignored her, instead cupping their fists toward the crowd to give thanks.

Soon the two teams merged into one; Wan Xiyue, this alchemist and medical cultivator, was still quite popular with everyone.

When they found a place to rest, she took everyone's pulse and inquired, the most frequent question being: "Have you seen Jiang Yu of the Grand Void Sect?"

Naturally this group had not seen Jiang Yu in the secret realm, while Jiang Yu cultivated until just before dawn.

She moved her fists and feet, then immediately began perusing the Thunder Fire Technique; after looking, she saw the sun high in the sky.

Jiang Tu noticed she was reading bamboo slips while guiding her internal spiritual energy to practice cultivation, so he dismissed the idea of shouting to wake her.

But who would have thought, Jiang Yu actually read from morning till night, her eyes hardly leaving the bamboo slips, and she intermittently practiced her cultivation.

Jiang Tu worried she might go into qi deviation, stared at her for a moment, then immediately shouted: "Jiang Yu, what are you doing?"

The loud voice startled Jiang Yu into a jump; she lifted her head and said: "This Thunder Fire Technique is more comprehensive than the sect's version."

As she spoke, she mobilized her dantian, formed thunder seals with both hands, and before her appeared a bolt of lightning the size of a chopstick.

Jiang Tu stared, astonished: "Have you turned into a thunder spiritual root?"

Jiang Yu decisively shook her head: "No, but I feel that running the method from the bamboo slips can mobilize the lightning previously refined into my body."

"I hope to copy some thunder mother stones in the Great Luo Cave Heaven."

"I'll go with you to look; hearing Jiang Bai say there seems to be a thunder pool, for the little fellow that can enhance strength, Jiang Tu is overjoyed."

"Back when you wanted to practice the Grand Void Sect's Thunder Fire Technique, I actually cast a vote against it."

"It turns out their technique is incomplete; is it a dissipative practice? Practicing this dissipative practice will it dissipate down to Qi Refining?"

"……" Jiang Yu didn't say; at that time everyone still wasn't very familiar, "I need my master to take a look."

Actually using the original method is more peaceful; using the method on the bamboo slips, and without prior cultivation, today looking at the Daoist texts would cause one to miss out.

"That makes sense; Sui Lv Zhenjun will not harm you."

"Do we still have to travel tonight?" Jiang Tu pointed at the sky outside the cave.

Jiang Yu: "After releasing the person, then decide."

She said she would do it and did so immediately, lifting the seal on her spirit sword and personally flashing into space to meet Xuantang, helping him shake off the talisman ash.

However, this Void Transformation Star Lord was furious; without a word, he launched an attack as soon as he appeared.

At first, Jiang Yu dodged while asking him to stay calm, but later seeing his strikes were not weak, most could hit her.

No longer tolerating his anger, the thunder bamboo fan swooshed toward him, aiming straight at Xuantang's neck.

A top-grade thunder-system magic artifact, specifically effective against demonic and yin qi; even a cultivator in a soul state would not be let off.

And Jiang Yu, also hurt and annoyed, continuously attacked Thus: Xuantang Xingjun: "You've misled and deceived me several times; out of respect for your seniority, I haven't held it against you."

This time entering the cave heaven, you've had several ideas back and forth, sometimes they are contradictory.

Hmph, you're prejudiced and guessing about this lord. Thus: Xuantang Xingjun voluntarily stops his hand and swiftly distances himself from her.

Jiang Yu grabs back the bamboo fan and does not give chase; the tiny spirit-sword space cannot withstand the effects of the duel—'You dare say you haven't misled me multiple times?'

Senior, I won't, as we near the end, give you a full promise.

But the condition is, stop deceiving people; the secret realm is fraught with danger at every turn—if I die, you won't be any better off.

Self-destructing magical artifact—my favorite method.

You! Thus: Xuantang Xingjun recalls Jiang Yu from the Eastern Continent—nothing like how she's constantly on guard now.

He doesn't even think; he hasn't treated anyone sincerely, yet he expects others to lay their hearts open—how laughable.

Jiang Yu pays no heed to his thoughts: 'I'm heading to where the Green Calyx Flower grows; please cooperate.'

Before her words even fell, she had already leapt out of the space; moreover, under the gaze of Xuantang who also leapt out afterward, she handed Jiang Tu a Nascent Soul sword talisman and a box of Heavenly Thunder pellets.

She added, with implied meaning: 'If an unfavorable situation arises unexpectedly, first use the talisman to eliminate the threat.'

Jiang Tu sneers at Thus: Xuantang Xingjun: 'Don't worry, Jiang Yu—I've got your back.'

Whoever wants to hurt you, I'll blast him into the sky first.

Thus: Xuantang Xingjun: ……