txolops Chapter 169 The Death of Niu Gao
Chapter 169 The Death of Niu Gao
"Yes, I'm actually alive! I didn't survive being killed by you, you insidious old thief! I have to thank you for it, because if it weren't for you, how could I have been saved by the master, how could I have come back to life!"
Enemies meeting each other are filled with hatred.
Qian Shu gritted his teeth and said, his eyes almost overflowing with killing intent.
If it weren't for that old thief, even if he couldn't cultivate, he could still be a wealthy man in Dajing. But because of that old thief's interference...
It turned his entire life into a joke!
He thought he had found a superior cultivation technique, but little did he know that it was actually a trap deliberately set by the old thief. He practiced desperately, but it was only to become the old thief's resource!
"I hate you! Niu Gao, I wish I could devour your flesh and drink your blood!"
"Today I'm going to burn you alive and torture you to death!"
Niu Gao's face was deathly pale. If it were only Qian Shu who was trying to stop him, how could he possibly find a way to negotiate?
But now, the one beside him,
The murderer behind the secret realm!
It really is Aoki Makoto!
Having been in charge of the Outer Sect's Punishment Hall for many years, and being a descendant of the former Tian Tang Niu clan, Niu Gao naturally knew a lot of information about Qingmu Zhenren.
This Qingmu Zhenren was a remarkable hero who emerged during the early days of the Yunxia Sect after the fall of the Tian Tang Dynasty.
Legend has it that his cultivation level has even reached beyond the Foundation Establishment stage, or even higher.
"I am not reconciled!"
Niu Gao smiled bitterly. He naturally did not want to die here, so he recklessly activated his essence and blood, and activated the talisman.
They wanted to escape this secret place.
"Chase."
Aoki Masato's words were concise and to the point, like a cat playing with a mouse.
The joy in Qian Shu's eyes was impossible to hide. A smile appeared on his lips, and he could almost imagine the outcome of Niu Gao falling into his hands.
The distance between them was getting closer and closer. What was originally ten miles apart had become just a few miles in the blink of an eye.
Just when Qian Shu almost thought he was about to catch up with Niu Gao and personally avenge his great enemy, a figure in white suddenly appeared in front of Niu Gao.
"How dare you, you wretched creature?!"
Sensing the killing intent emanating from that figure towards Niu Gao, the promise he had made to Qian Shu was about to fall apart.
Master Aoki snorted coldly and shouted.
However, the figure did not stop moving at all.
In an instant, Lu Qingyun showed no regard for his own life, quickly detonating the spirit stone core in the flying shuttle beneath him to propel it closer to Niu Gao at an even greater speed.
Immediately afterwards, in a fit of rage, Master Aoki killed Niu Gao with a single palm strike.
Niu Gao's eyes were completely gray. He wanted to run away, but he was already severely injured by Mu Shan, so how could he possibly make it in time!
His magical power had long been exhausted, and his protective Xuanjin was as fragile as paper in the face of Lu Qingyun's strange dark blue longevity magic.
"Junior brother, I have avenged you."
Lu Qingyun smiled, completely closed Li Erniu's eyes, and at the same time used his divine sense to crush Niu Gao's soul.
May everything he has perish in this world.
The illusory soul of Master Qingmu grew increasingly furious. He naturally saw Lu Qingyun's face clearly, and as a result, he became even more enraged.
A mere supply of provisions, which he had prepared in advance, ruined his grand plan.
How dare this thief do such a thing?
His anger caused turmoil throughout the entire secret realm.
Qian Shu's expression froze on his face as he looked at Niu Gao's dead body, feeling utterly miserable.
It was as if all his hatred had been poured into emptiness.
"Is it him?"
Mu Shan's figure remained ten miles away. He stopped advancing, gazing thoughtfully at the location of Master Qingmu and the appearance of Lu Qingyun.
The only people who could be called Li Erniu's junior brother seemed to have left a deep impression on him in the Yunxia Mountains of the past.
Lu Qingyun, who even took the blame for the other party, wasn't he?
As expected?
If he wasn't mistaken, Lu Qingyun hadn't died in Pingyang at all. He was the one who took all the spoils and successfully faked his death to escape the Yunxia Sect's sight.
In the past, in the Yunxia Mountains, you, as a mere early-stage Qi Refining cultivator, managed to escape from the encirclement and attack of the Cui clan and reach the Shen clan. So how will you escape here?
Mu Shan's eyes flickered slightly; he didn't harbor much hatred towards Lu Qingyun.
After all, the Cui family had no intention of letting him off the hook for what happened in the past.
Even without Lu Qingyun, the Cui family still faced trouble after so many people were killed.
At this moment, he simply found it quite amusing that his former junior brother was facing such a deadly predicament with this powerful master.
Master Aoki's eyes were cold and sharp, and the magical power around him was constantly surging.
Since Lu Qingyun's scheme was disrupted, he naturally had to pay the price.
However, before that, we should first obtain the reserved body to avoid any further unforeseen circumstances.
He could sense that he had perhaps underestimated the sword in Mu Shan's hand.
Among all objects in the world, the first tier is a magical artifact, the second tier is a true artifact, the third tier is a mysterious artifact, and the fourth tier is a Dao artifact.
That sword seemed to be far more than just a second-tier true weapon.
"Qian Shu, I will not change my promise to you. Since this man killed Niu Gao and gave him a quick death, I will also take his life and make him pay for Niu Gao's debt."
Master Aoki snorted coldly.
"However, before that, I must first retrieve that long-awaited body."
Qian Shu sighed and nodded blankly.
Then, in the next moment.
Master Qingmu immediately took out a blood-red pill and made a move towards Mu Shan.
As soon as the pill was produced, an endless stench of blood rose up around it, accompanied by gusts of mournful, demonic wind.
Lu Qingyun narrowed his eyes slightly. With the appearance of this pill, even though it was not aimed at him, he could feel the dark blue longevity magic power in his body was constantly going berserk.
"As expected, all of this was orchestrated by Master Aoki behind the scenes."
A sense of understanding dawned on Lu Qingyun's mind.
"The so-called Qingmu Secret Realm is actually a trap set by Qingmu Zhenren. Those late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who disappeared have probably already been killed by Qingmu Zhenren and become his resources."
Lu Qingyun sighed:
"If I remember correctly, in the previous pass, it was Master Qingmu who made us refine the Soul Devouring Pill. Thinking about it, I'm afraid that the previous passes, besides making us fight each other, also have other traps."
"In this turbid world, unless one cultivates to the pinnacle of immortality, who can be free? Who can transcend?"
"Everywhere we go are traps set by those who came before us, and we could become someone else's resources at any moment. How bitter is the plight of us cultivators!"
At the same time, Mu Shan stood still and saw that Qingmu Zhenren had abandoned Lu Qingyun and was rushing towards him first. He shook his head slightly.
"I never expected that such a big shot would be involved after this incident."
"Or rather, that's how it should be."
As the Soul-Devouring Pill was activated, his body began to subtly become uncontrollable, as if his entire soul was about to fly out of his body and be devoured by the pill, transforming into a pure and potent medicine.
This elixir clearly possesses both treacherous offensive capabilities and is an evil object that relentlessly turns others into resources.
"In fact, I must say that I personally refined this pill when I was at a pass in the previous secret realm."
Even someone as indifferent as Mu Shan couldn't help but show a hint of admiration for Aoki Jinren, who had devised such a scheme.
"As expected of a great figure who became famous thousands of years ago, not only has a wisp of his soul survived to this day, but his scheming is also so profound."
"Fortunately, my gains in this secret realm are enough. Even if I can't obtain the so-called Green Wood Inheritance or the second-tier Xuanjin transformed from Niu Gao's body, this battle with him has already benefited me immensely. Not to mention, I also acquired a lot of spiritual herbs and eliminated those two troublesome fools, Chaos Demon and Desolate Skull."
Mu Shan stretched lazily.
Immediately afterwards, Aoki Masato's pupils suddenly contracted.
Just now, Mu Shan, whose soul should have been devoured by the Soul-Devouring Pill, suddenly disappeared before their eyes!
The sound of slapping echoed across Aoki Makoto's face, which was originally a spirit body.
He escaped!