Chapter 79



Chapter 79: I Have Special Escape Skills

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Pei Ling!

She’s actually here for Pei Ling!!!

Miao Chengyang was shocked. No wonder Zheng Jingshan would help Pei Ling obtain the Cold Marrow Fire at all costs.

It was no wonder that Pei Ling, who came from a humble background and did not have a high cultivation level, could kill his younger brother, Li Siguang, and Zhou Yi.

It turned out that this little bastard’s backer was not Zheng Jingshan, but core disciple Li.

Realizing this, Miao Chengyang’s Dao heart almost collapsed instantly. If the person who instructed Pei Ling was Zheng Jingshan, he might still have a chance to avenge his brother at all costs.

But if it was core disciple Li…

What could he do?

Even if he did not care, he could not even deal with any of the ghost maids under core disciple Li!

“…” A tidal wave of emotions hit Miao Chengyang, and his expression changed drastically.

Jiao Ni did not care at all. She continued embroidering the picture of a hungry ghost under the moon. Clearly, she was not worried that he would reject her.

After a moment, Miao Chengyang finally stood up, but he did not leave. Instead, he looked straight at Jiao Ni and said in a low voice, “Miss Jiao Ni, what if I insist on killing Pei Ling?”

Jiao Ni raised her head when she heard this. There was no emotion in her black eyes, but the flower crown on her head suddenly fell off, and her fine black hair silently expanded!

At this moment, in the narrow space surrounded by black chains in the Skeletal Crane Swamp, the blue flames were still burning slowly and steadily. Pei Ling was burning with anxiety. “System, can you go faster?”

He was in great pain at the moment.

After all, the remaining Cold Marrow Fire was burning his body.

However, the situation was critical, and Pei Ling couldn’t care less about this. He urged the system anxiously, “Quick! Finish quickly. I’ll give you a five-star rating! In the future, I’ll give you five-star ratings!”

Just like every cultivation session in the past, the system remained indifferent and allowed the Cold Marrow Fire to burn his body. It only cared about directing the fire source in his body to slowly flow along his bone marrow and meridians and preventing his body from being burned to keep the host alive.

… F*ck, thought Pei Ling.

He knew that he could not count on this retard to focus on the outside world.

Amidst the layers of chains, a scream suddenly sounded.

Through the gap, he saw Xue Ying’s shocked expression. Half of his body was bleeding as he held his arm and retreated quickly.

As an array cultivator, he was not good at close combat.

However, Ouyang Xianxing was controlling the intrinsic array disc. He had also been tortured by the Bone Flower previously. At this moment, his vitality was severely injured and he had lost his main cultivation method. He had lost 80% of his strength. Even with Fang Ji’s help, he quickly fell into a disadvantage.

However, Fang Ji was not doing well either.

He had already taken out his trump card: a three-legged bronze incense burner engraved with auspicious cloud patterns.

Green smoke billowed from the burner. Wherever it went, the vegetation instantly withered. Even the swamp quickly showed signs of burning. It was obvious how toxic it was.

However, Ouyang Xianxing shouted in a low voice. The chains on her back twitched like a living thing, and the green smoke that was surging from the incense burner was completely absorbed into the black coffin. There was no more movement.

“Branch Master Miao?” Miao Chengyang did not appear for a long time. Even if he was a cat playing with a mouse, it was a little unreasonable.

Xue Ying and Fang Ji realized that something was wrong, and their expressions changed.

“Ignore her. Go and capture Pei Ling!” The two of them looked at each other. Xue Ying reminded Fang Ji in a low voice, “Quick!”

As he spoke, he endured the pain and reached into his pocket. He took out a black array flag and threw it into the air. It instantly turned into a formation that surrounded Ouyang Xianxing and the black coffin.

Ouyang Xianxing was furious. Her ten fingernails suddenly extended, and the array flags tottered and collapsed!

“Quick, catch Pei Ling!” Xue Ying slapped his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood essence onto the array flag. The array flag was covered in a faint blood-colored light and stabilized a little. He said anxiously, “This Blood Binding Array can’t stop her for long… Only by capturing Pei Ling can we survive.”

There was no need for Xue Ying to remind him of this. Fang Ji had already picked up the incense burner and cut his wrists, dripping blood into it. At the same time, he took out a bronze dagger from his sleeve and pressed it against the space between his eyebrows. It slowly slid down. There was no blood at the tip of the dagger, but a white and fat worm that looked like a spring silkworm wriggled out, bit by bit.

After Fang Ji took it out, he threw it into the incense burner. After a while, a sharp cry sounded from the furnace, and a ghost-faced locust the size of a baby’s head flew out from the green smoke!

This locust’s eyes were red, and it exuded a ferocious aura. However, this ferocious aura was like water without a source, exposing its weakness.

Fang Ji looked at it with heartache. He had painstakingly nurtured this Spectral Locust. He had originally hoped that it would grow to become a Spectral Locust King and be of great help to him. It was also his last crutch. However, the situation was urgent now, and he couldn’t care less about nurturing its growth.

Under his command, the Spectral Locust left the incense burner and pounced on Pei Ling aggressively.

Ouyang Xianxing’s coffin was trapped by the Blood Binding Array. Although she attacked the array formation crazily, Xue Ying and Fang Ji were prepared to risk their lives and did not care about their blood essence. It was actually difficult for her to break through for the time being. She could only command the chains that had been protecting Pei Ling to face the enemy through the array formation.

Unexpectedly, when the Spectral Locust saw the chains coming at it, it did not dodge at all. Its entire body floated like smoke for a moment before turning into a ghost. The chains cut through its body without any obstruction, but they could not stop its movement at all.

“How dare you!” Since the chains were useless, the Spectral Locust charged right in, heading straight for Pei Ling! In the Blood Binding Array, Ouyang Xianxing was furious. She tore open all the chain talismans on the black coffin without hesitation!

The sounds of slapping coming from the black coffin fell into a dead silence.

However, after only two breaths, the heavy coffin lid flew out and smashed heavily onto an array flag.

Xue Ying, who was still nourishing the array flag with his blood essence and continuing to maintain the array formation, felt his soul tremble. Stars flashed in front of his eyes, and he felt a sweetness in his throat. He spat out a large mouthful of blood and his body flew out heavily. He struggled for a while but could not get up. He did not know if he was dead or alive.

Fang Ji was scared out of his wits when he saw this. He urged the Spectral Locust to take Pei Ling as a hostage as soon as possible.

However, at this moment, Pei Ling, who was charred black and even smoking, suddenly turned his head!

The system was still ringing in his ears. “This cultivation session is over. Thank you for using the smart cultivation system. You have ascended without a worry with a single click! I look forward to you sharing your cultivation evaluation. If you are satisfied, please give me a five-star rating!”

Pei Ling could not be bothered. He rolled on the ground to avoid the attack of the Spectral Locust’s forelimbs. Then, he endured the pain and pulled out the Life-Extinguishing Blade from his back.

However, as soon as he held the Life-Extinguishing Blade, it fell!

Pei Ling was shocked. When he took a closer look, he realized that the fingers on his right hand were badly burned and he could not grab the saber hilt at all.

“System!” He thought quickly and shouted in his mind, “I want to cultivate the [Blood Malevolence Saber Art]!”

The next moment, the system went online again. His body quickly picked up the Life-Extinguishing Blade that had not completely fallen into the swamp and rushed towards Xue Ying at an extremely fast speed, leaving the Spectral Locust far behind him. “Ding Dong! Blood essence of a cultivator lacking…”

“Ding-dong! Searching for the blood essence of a cultivator…

Ding-dong! The system will give three Foundation Establishment cultivators for free…”

In almost an instant, Pei Ling appeared beside Xue Ying. The Life-Extinguishing Blade was fast as lightning as it slashed across his neck, leaving a trail of blood behind. It only appeared in midair for a moment before it was absorbed by the blood mist around Pei Ling.

Xue Ying, who was on the ground, did not even have the time to grunt before he turned into a corpse. The ground of the Skeletal Crane Swamp shook slightly before the corpse shattered into powder which fused into the mud of the swamp.

In the blood mist, Xue Ying’s face was filled with disbelief.

System: “Ding-Dong! The first Foundation Establishment cultivator has been gifted. Cultivation continues…”