txolops Chapter 113 Spoils and Marriage Alliances
Chapter 113 Spoils and Marriage Alliances
Under the attack of the giant thunder talisman, the two demonic cultivators' divine senses were already shaken.
The remaining power of the giant thunder talisman transformed into electric snakes that darted through the air, causing great chaos on the battlefield.
In addition, the nine bone needles were already very small, and after being infused with magic power, they became almost translucent!
For a moment, the two demonic cultivators were completely unaware of the flying needles' attack until they were within a few feet of them.
They were terrified and only had time to cast low-level spells to block, while also trying their best to dodge.
Although the low-level spell shield couldn't completely block the flying needles, it did slow them down for a moment. Taking advantage of this gap, the two managed to dodge most of the flying needles, avoiding vital areas such as their heads and hearts!
"puff!"
One of the flying needles pierced the glamorous woman's shoulder, leaving a bloody hole the size of a chopstick.
The ugly man on the other side was in an even worse state; his thigh and upper abdomen were pierced by two flying needles, leaving two clear, bloody holes.
Although injured, the two demonic cultivators hurriedly recalled their defensive artifacts to fend off the flying needles, and at the same time, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Because of their small size, flying needles are actually unlikely to cause much damage. Their wounds may look horrifying, but as long as they don't hit vital organs, they don't have much of an impact!
But the next moment.
The ugly man paused, feeling as if most of his body had gone numb and his magical power was also becoming sluggish.
The glamorous woman on the other side felt the same way; she only felt a numbing sensation spreading from the wound on her shoulder, gradually extending to her neck, arms, and chest.
She gritted her teeth, glaring at Li Ping in the distance: "You actually poisoned the flying needles! You're a beast!"
Li Ping ignored her, and sneered inwardly, thinking, "She poisoned someone else and still has the nerve to scold others."
While you are sick, I will kill you.
Under his control, nine flying needles flew rapidly, weaving an invisible net that enveloped the two demonic cultivators. The two demonic cultivators felt their internal magical power gradually becoming dull and their faces turned ugly.
After cursing Li Ping, the glamorous woman gritted her teeth and said, "Ugly man, I'll hold him off. You quickly circulate your magic to detoxify! My poison is taking effect soon; I don't believe he can withstand it!"
The ugly man knew that his Daoist partner had less toxin in her body, so she was still able to hold on, unlike him, who had been pierced by two flying needles and was now almost unable to move.
Without hesitation, he sat cross-legged in the air and began to circulate his magic power to try and eliminate the toxins from his body.
The alluring woman let the hairpin artifact fall to the ground, focusing solely on defending herself with her defensive artifact.
They tried to hold on until Li Ping was poisoned or the ugly man could remove the toxin.
Upon seeing the glamorous woman's desperate defense, Li Ping couldn't help but smile.
He was only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator when dealing with moving targets!
But what should we call hitting a tortoise shell?
Thunderfire Dharma King!
Without any further hesitation, Li Ping took out a thick stack of spirit talismans from his storage bag.
Five giant lightning talismans and five explosive fire talismans were instantly activated—
"boom!"
Five thunder dragons and five fire dragons appeared out of thin air, intertwined and rushed towards the two demonic cultivators!
The alluring woman, who was struggling to defend herself against the nine deadly flying needles with her defensive artifact, was terrified when she saw this scene.
Ten second-tier mid-grade spells are equivalent to the attacks of ten mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators!
She's just a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stages, and she's also poisoned and injured. How could she possibly withstand it?
The answer is of course no.
Gritting her teeth, she abandoned her companions without hesitation and forcefully summoned her magic to fly away into the distance.
"Shi Niang, you..." Only the ugly man who was healing his wounds and detoxifying remained, looking at the approaching thunder dragon and fire dragon with a look of horror.
next moment--
boom!
The lightning and fire spell struck the ugly man who couldn't escape in time. Before he could even scream, he exploded and evaporated on the spot. Even his storage bag was destroyed, and most of the items inside were destroyed. Only a few items were scattered in the air!
Ugly man, Gray!
Instead of rushing to collect the spoils, Li Ping's gaze fell on the fleeing, alluring woman. Although she had escaped beforehand, she had avoided the area where the talisman's power was greatest.
Even the aftershocks of ten second-tier mid-grade spells are not to be underestimated.
The alluring woman also suffered minor injuries from the talisman's attack, and with the toxins spreading within her body, she couldn't increase her escape speed at all.
There's no time for her to unleash the Blood Banner now; she needs to gradually accelerate!
With a sword incantation in hand, the purple flying sword and nine flying needles instantly caught up with the alluring woman, directly blocking her path.
With injuries and poisoning, the alluring woman's ability to wield her defensive magic weapon was naturally greatly reduced.
A short while later—
boom!
The Purple Shadow Flying Sword cleaved the alluring woman's defensive magic weapon in two, causing it to fall without any power. Then, nine flying needles whistled as they pierced towards her like a honeycomb.
In the glamorous woman's desperate eyes, the nine flying needles pierced her vital organs, leaving nine straight holes in her body and extinguishing all her life force.
Just as her body was falling, a fireball flew from a distance and burned the body to ashes.
After killing the two demonic cultivators.
Li Ping didn't rush to collect the spoils. He stood still, patted his storage bag, and two lifelike humanoid puppets flew out of the bag, slowly flying towards the spot where the two demonic cultivators had died, and began to pick up the spoils.
Watching the two puppets move nimbly, Li Ping seemed to be deep in thought.
When he stayed in Jixia Immortal City, he accidentally discovered that there was a shop selling puppets in the lower city.
He was overjoyed and immediately tried to learn the art of puppet making.
After all, remotely controlling puppets in battle not only allows him to outnumber the enemy but also ensures his own safety, making it his favorite fighting style.
However, after inquiring, he was disappointed.
It turns out that the puppets made by this shop are just toys. Apart from being able to fly like magical artifacts and move like normal people, their actual combat power is not even as good as that of ordinary martial arts masters.
It is completely unusable in battles between Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Li Ping had also inquired in Jixia Immortal City and learned that the technique of creating puppets comparable to Foundation Establishment cultivators or even Core Formation cultivators had long been lost in the cultivation world.
Even if he wanted to learn, there was nowhere for him to learn.
Disappointed, he could only buy ten puppet toys for future research.
As for now, he remotely controls the puppet to collect the spoils of war, mainly because he is worried that the demonic cultivator might leave behind some strange methods before he dies.
……
About half an hour later.
A streak of dark light flew away from the mountain and headed west.
On the flying shuttle, Li Ping held a triangular blood banner in his hand, his eyes revealing a look of surprise.
Besides the miscellaneous spirit stones, pills, and magical artifacts, the two demonic cultivators also had nearly three thousand spirit stones as their spoils of war.
Besides these, what satisfied him the most was this small banner.
This blood-red banner, named "Blood Banner," is a top-grade second-tier magic weapon, and moreover, it is a top-grade second-tier magic weapon that excels at flight. Once activated, its flight speed is much faster than his Floating Shadow Shuttle.
Previously, those two demonic cultivators only managed to force him to stay and fight because of the Blood Banner's extreme speed.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered fighting those two demonic cultivators; he would have just left.
It's hard to say whether this outcome is good or bad luck for the demonic cultivators.
Besides its astonishing speed, the Blood Banner can also refine various toxins into its body, forming a colorless and odorless poison that is released silently during battle to poison the enemy.
Of course, the high speed of escape and the colorless and odorless poison are only some of the functions of the Blood Banner.
More advanced functions, such as manipulating blood mist to protect oneself, binding enemies, and concealing one's own whereabouts, are not yet fully achievable with Li Ping's early Foundation Establishment cultivation level.
Perhaps he will be able to unleash the full power of this top-grade magic weapon after his cultivation level improves further.
"Good treasure!" Li Ping put the Blood Banner into his storage bag with satisfaction, intending to keep it for his own use.
Subsequently, while passing through the markets along the way, he disguised himself and sold off all the spoils he had obtained from the two demonic cultivators, exchanging them for spirit stones and spiritual herbs that could be used to refine second-tier pills.
Before he knew it, he had returned to the State of Jiang.
More than half a year later, Li Ping did not plan to visit Master Ji. Instead, he intended to pass by and check on their situation from a distance before returning directly to Fenglan Immortal City.
But when he maneuvered the Floating Shadow Shuttle to hover above the Sword Forging Manor, he found that the manor was unusually lively today.
The villa was decorated with large red "double happiness" characters everywhere, and the villa was filled with well-wishers. Every now and then, new distinguished guests would arrive outside the villa.
Li Ping even spotted Master Ji among these guests.
"What's going on? Who's getting married?" Out of curiosity, he extended his divine sense to listen carefully.
After a while, once he understood what had happened, a strange look appeared on Li Ping's face.
original.
Today is the day of the marriage alliance between the Ji family and the Yan family.
After cultivating good relationships through arranged marriages, the three talented young men of the Yan family will each marry one of Master Ji's three mortal granddaughters.
Similarly, Ji Daozhang's three mortal grandsons will also marry three eligible women from the Yan family.
Therefore, there were actually six couples getting married today.
Moreover, they came from the Sword Casting Manor, a leading force in the Jiang Kingdom, and the Ji family, a family of cultivators.
After a moment's thought, Li Ping understood Master Ji's plan.
Among mortals, only one in ten thousand possesses spiritual roots.
However, the probability of offspring with spiritual roots is greatly increased among cultivators.
Master Ji married his mortal granddaughter, who had no spiritual roots, to the Yan family in the hope of increasing the probability of a cultivator with spiritual roots being born into the Yan family.
However, generally speaking, women from cultivation families will choose to marry into their husband's family rather than marry outside the family.
Master Ji's current actions are likely out of gratitude for the help he provided to the Ji family.
Of course, perhaps part of the reason is to make the relationship between them closer.
Having no intention of going down for a drink at the wedding, Li Ping directly piloted his flying shuttle away, heading towards the direction of Fenglan Immortal City.
……
The Jixia Immortal City, tens of thousands of miles away.
Xiao Yunzhi, dressed in a red robe, walked out of the inn where Li Ping was staying, looking lost and forlorn.
"Yan Buping..." Xiao Yunzhi murmured softly.
Severely injured and in a coma, she thought she was going to die.
But just when she was in despair, a warm, large hand pulled her out of the darkness.