Cultivating Immortality: What kind of cheat can you use if you don't have money?

Chapter 27 Blood Refining Array

"Father, go to sleep."

Her voice remained cold and clear, as memories of her past life surfaced in her mind.

In her previous life, after Li Qingyi faked her death, Qin Taihong couldn't wait to send her to marry into the Quan family in exchange for family benefits.

At the time, she was only sixteen years old. Although she was unwilling and resisted in every way, how could she withstand the pressure from the entire clan?

Despairing beyond measure, she jumped off that precipice, ending it all.

Unexpectedly, she survived the fall and instead gained good fortune by entering a mysterious cave where she obtained the inheritance of array formations and the mysterious jade tablet that changed her destiny.

When she saw the light of day again, she heard the news that the Qin clan had been completely wiped out.

"Why do I... feel my strength slowly draining away?"

Qin Taihong's weak voice pulled Qin Xiyue back to reality from her memories.

"Perhaps I've been overworking myself lately," Qin Xiyue said calmly. "A little rest will do the trick."

"And what about you?"

"I want to go out and take a look."

Qin Taihong felt his life force gradually slipping away. Thinking about the outsiders who had recently come to the clan's territory, he seemed to understand something.

His face was haggard, and his voice was low:

"I remember when you were little, you always cried and made a fuss, wanting your dad to stay with you... Now, in the blink of an eye, you've grown up and can leave home on your own to make your own way in the world."

Qin Xiyue paused, standing at the main gate of the Qin residence.

Qin Taihong continued, "Over the years, in order to ensure the prosperity of the family, we have indeed neglected you, and you have also made many sacrifices."

He paused, then shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"Back then, I thought that sending you up the mountain to be Li Qingyi's sparring partner would be a good opportunity... but I never expected that it would end up... causing you so much suffering."

"Forcing you into this marriage is... a matter of necessity, a last resort..."

"Are you done talking?" Qin Xiyue interrupted him.

Seeing her reaction, Qin Taihong frowned. "The Qin family... cannot perish in my generation..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiyue shook her head and pointed to the sky.

"There's nothing I can do about this situation."

Having said that, she didn't linger any longer, resolutely turned around, and stepped out of the Qin residence.

Perhaps due to the loss of too much of his life essence, Qin Taihong's body became increasingly hunched over, and he eventually could not support himself and slowly slid down under an old sycamore tree in the courtyard.

"So be it...so be it...after all...a trace of bloodline has remained, hasn't it?"

He gazed in the direction his daughter had gone, muttering to himself, his eyes gradually losing focus...

Qin Xiyue wasted no time and sped straight towards Qingxin Peak, where the main branch was located, after leaving the Qin residence.

The closer one gets to Qingxin Peak, the more terrifying the pressure of the Blood Refining Array becomes. The sky has been dyed a dark red, and a thick stench of blood assaults the senses.

She calculated the time and realized it was about time for the key to appear.

Her fingertips rapidly formed hand seals, and countless tiny array symbols instantly appeared around her, merging into her body. Her figure became blurred and transparent, and her aura completely concealed.

This is a unique formation she developed in her previous life based on the Concealing Breath Technique—Void Concealment.

Without taking any action, it is enough to deceive the spiritual senses of all cultivators below the Purple Mansion Realm.

However, as soon as she stepped into the area of ​​Qingxin Peak, an invisible, transparent barrier blocked her way.

Qin Xiyue remained expressionless, her eyes flashing rapidly as she deduced the runes.

Thanks to the hidden contingency plan she had left in the branch formation, she quickly found the weak point in the isolation formation and silently broke through it.

The scenery inside Qingxin Peak is completely different from that of the outside world.

Looking around, the scene was one of blood-red discoloration. On the jade steps, the bloodstains, which had not yet dried, meandered and flowed, a shocking sight.

"This Qin Ruoxi is truly ruthless; she actually sent her clansmen to their deaths with her own hands."

Qin Xiyue felt a chill run down her spine and dared not be careless in the slightest. She carefully checked her surroundings and, after confirming that there were no hidden killing formations, cautiously crept forward.

Suddenly, a blood-red pillar of light shot into the sky from the top of Qingxin Peak, then transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the direction of Li Qingyi's cave.

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Before the cave, Li Qingyi stood with his hands behind his back. The mountain wind blew, making his robes billow and outlining his tall and straight figure.

His gaze was sharp as he looked into the distance.

Several figures were seen rapidly approaching the cliff cave where he and Ling'er were.

Li Qingyi's eyes narrowed, and she thought to herself:

"Was it because I informed Han Feiyu about Qin Ruoxi's unusual behavior, causing the news to spread and leading to more unforeseen circumstances?"

This is troublesome...

He knew something was wrong.

There was no way out behind them. If they were to be surrounded by these people, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

There's still some time before the key arrives.

Li Qingyi immediately decided to try to delay for a moment.

With a slight thought, the sword energy within his body quietly circulated, and an invisible sword energy surrounded him.

Ling'er, watching from behind, was slightly stunned. "Such pure and chilling sword energy! He's actually a sword cultivator?"

Such a pure sword aura reminded her of the renowned genius swordsman Dugu Bo within the Zhengyang Immortal Sect.

But who knows, which of their swords is sharper?

Li Qingyi didn't notice Ling'er's strange expression behind him; all his attention was focused on what was below.

In no time at all, the figures had arrived at a spot not far below the cliff.

Among them were two acquaintances.

First, there was Zhang Yan from the Taixu Sect, who had answered his questions at the market that day, and... Han Feiyu.

Everyone saw Li Qingyi at the entrance of the cliff cave, her sword aura faintly visible and her imposing presence overwhelming.

They all looked at each other, and the same thought arose in their minds:

This person is not to be trifled with.

Upon seeing Li Qingyi, Han Feiyu immediately began making faces at her.

Li Qingyi's carefully crafted aloof image was almost ruined by his quirky behavior.

Seeing that Li Qingyi remained expressionless and unmoved, Han Feiyu's eyes darted around, and with perfect understanding, she took half a step back, hiding herself behind her companion.

A young man dressed in a crimson Taoist robe stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to Li Qingyi on the cliff, and spoke in a fairly polite tone:

"I am Jiang Yu, a disciple of the Crimson Fire Sect. Fellow Daoist, this Purple Mansion inheritance is for everyone who sees it; I hope you will do me a favor."

Seeing that the other party seemed polite but actually had a shifty look in his eyes, Li Qingyi didn't say much. He simply pointed his fingers like a sword and casually made a slash in the open space in front of Jiang Yu.

laugh! ! !

A sharp and incomparable invisible sword aura shot out from the sky, instantly carving a trench several feet deep and several feet long in the ground.

In an instant, the soil churned and stones flew everywhere.

Jiang Yu turned pale with fright and hurriedly jumped back.

Everyone was startled upon seeing this.

What a fast sword!

Han Feiyu's eyes twitched. "Old Qin, you've been hiding this well!"

Li Qingyi withdrew her finger, her tone indifferent, "Anyone who crosses this line shall die!"

Jiang Yu's face instantly turned extremely ugly, turning red and then pale.

Just as he was caught in a dilemma, several powerful auras rapidly approached from afar.

"Ha! What arrogance!" A cold laugh rang out, and a fiery red figure landed first.

An arrogant man stood right in front of the sword aura chasm, looking at Li Qingyi with a defiant gaze:

"I, Xiang Ming, would like to see who dares to bully my Crimson Fire Sect disciples here!"

Li Qingyi sensed the other person's aura and her heart tightened. "Third level of Qi Refining, roughly equal to my own."

Immediately afterwards, the sound of air being torn apart rang out one after another, and five more figures landed, their auras powerful, all of them at the third level of Qi Refining.

One of the figures, a slender woman in red, immediately caught Li Qingyi's attention.

It was Jiang Yixi.

At this moment, her aura was calm and composed, no longer as weak as it had been a few days ago, and her cultivation had been consolidated.

The six cultivators of the same realm formed a subtle encirclement, and Li Qingyi immediately felt a sense of pressure.

Moreover, which of these sects' core disciples doesn't have a few trump cards up their sleeve?

"The situation... is getting a bit tricky." Li Qingyi's mind raced.

On the surface, he merely smiled coldly, his gaze sweeping disdainfully over the crowd below, especially over Xiang Ming, who was in the lead, his tone laced with arrogance:

"If you don't believe me, you are welcome to step forward and try."

He casually raised his right hand, his fingers forming a sword shape, with an invisible, cold glint flashing at the tip.

"Hmph! Playing tricks!" Xiang Ming sneered, a flash of ferocity crossing his face. He actually took a step forward, and his fire-attribute magic power began to boil.

"Then let me, Xiang, test your abilities, fellow Daoist, to dare to spout such nonsense here!"