txolops Chapter 314 The Bloodline of the Ancient Dragon-Raising Clan
Chapter 314 The Bloodline of the Ancient Dragon-Raising Clan
Hearing the name "Yan Liming" come out of Sheng Hu's mouth.
A hint of helplessness flashed across Li Ping's face.
The Western Wilderness is really too small. The Core Formation cultivators are all very familiar with each other. Apart from someone like him who has just broken through and hasn't fought much, the magic weapons and cultivation techniques of the other Core Formation cultivators are not considered secrets.
Those of the same cultivation level can find out everything with just a little inquiry.
Therefore, Yan Liming's natal magic weapon, the Devouring Yuan Sword, was broken by Shao Guang and Sheng Hu in succession.
If he uses Zhou Lingyan's Lotus Mirror in a future magical duel.
Anyone could guess at a glance that he was the one who killed Zhou Lingyan.
Despite Sheng Hu's exclamation, Xuan Yi remained unmoved, simply manipulating the Devouring Yuan Sword to fight against the Great Seal, with explosions constantly ringing out in the air.
When Sheng Hu first saw the Devouring Yuan Sword, he was also startled, thinking that it was a trap set by the demonic cultivators to harm him.
But after a brief exchange, he quickly realized that the cultivator in front of him was not Yan Liming, because Yan Liming practiced the Blood Path technique, while the man's magic power was extremely pure and had no trace of bloodiness.
Most importantly, he already knew that Yan Liming had been dead for over a hundred years and could not possibly be here.
They retreated towards the sect, intending to enter the sect's protective formation and use its power to fight against powerful enemies.
Sheng Hu pondered to himself, "Did this person kill Yan Liming and then steal his natal magic weapon? No, someone with his strength couldn't kill Yan Liming; perhaps he just got lucky..."
As he fought and retreated, a cold voice came to his ear: "You've been fighting for so long without anyone else making a move. It seems you really came back alone."
"Who?" Sheng Hu's expression changed drastically.
His divine sense had been covering the battlefield, but he hadn't found anyone else there. Didn't that mean the other party's divine sense was stronger than his?
Normally, a cultivator's spiritual strength is directly proportional to their physical power.
The higher one's cultivation level, the stronger one's soul and the stronger one's spiritual sense.
Knowing that someone with a higher cultivation level than him was secretly hiding nearby, how could he not be alarmed!
He looked up and saw a burly man fly out from behind the mountain.
That familiar face, that familiar attire... Sheng Hu recognized him at a glance. The person standing in front of him was none other than Li Jingyu, the rogue cultivator who had killed two Core Formation cultivators from the Hehuan Sect not long ago and was wanted by the Hehuan Sect!
Such a ruthless person is beyond his ability to deal with.
Moreover, he has an accomplice, so he's in a one-against-two situation, making it even harder for him to win.
Sheng Hu forced a smile and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, if I have offended you in any way, I am willing to apologize!"
However, Li Ping wouldn't waste words with him.
"bass!"
With a flick of his sleeve, the golden Dragon-Slaying Guillotine appeared before him.
In fact, the moment Sheng Hu saw Li Jingyu appear, he was already preparing to run away while saying nice things.
Seeing that the person in front of him summoned his magic weapon without saying a word, he dared not linger any longer. He quickly transformed into a streak of light and shot towards the sect, not even bothering to retrieve his natal magic weapon.
He was confident that with the help of the sect's protective formation, he could deal with Li Jingyu and his companion for a short time.
Furthermore, upon returning to his sect, he will directly use the Heavenly Mirror to reveal that Li Jingyu has appeared in Ling Kingdom.
When that time comes, those people from the Hehuan Sect will naturally come looking for trouble with Li Jingyu.
His crisis was naturally resolved.
But just as he used his escape technique to flee, a bloodline flashed across the sky, and Li Ping, with huge blood wings on his back, appeared before him, carrying the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine.
"What grudge? You'd rather use the 'Bloodwing Escape Technique' and shorten your lifespan just to kill me?" Sheng Hu recognized the escape technique Li Ping had used, and despair filled his eyes.
next moment--
He only felt a flash of golden light before his eyes, and the several layers of protective shield around his body vanished like bubbles. His lower body instantly lost sensation, and blood gushed out like a waterfall.
call out!
Using the Bloodwing Escape Technique, he carried the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine and cleaved Sheng Hu in two at the waist.
Taking advantage of the moment when his speed dropped drastically, Li Ping instantly approached, grabbed his head with one hand to control him, and took the storage bag from his waist with the other hand to prevent him from continuing to resist.
After doing all this, he ordered Xuan Yi to retrieve the seal and magic weapon that had fallen to the ground.
It once again transformed into a streak of blood and disappeared into the horizon.
When the cultivators of Jue Ling Fortress noticed the commotion and rushed over, they only saw the mess left after the battle and the mangled, bloody half-corpse.
Soon someone recognized that they seemed to be the elder's legs.
Immediately, Jue Ling Fortress was thrown into chaos.
……
The soul search in the secluded valley was complete.
Li Ping launched a fireball, burning the grotesque upper half of the corpse to ashes.
It has to be said that the vitality of Core Formation cultivators is really strong. Even though only the upper half of their corpses remained and they were forcibly searched for souls, they still did not die and even needed him to send them on their way.
"The combination of the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine and the Bloodwing Escape Technique works quite well." Thinking of the battle where he killed Sheng Hu not long ago, a smile appeared in Li Ping's eyes.
This time was different from the last time he dealt with Shao Guang. When he dealt with Shao Guang, he didn't know much about the power of the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine.
Therefore, at that time, to play it safe, he dared not risk getting close to the enemy himself.
After all, his body refinement was only at the peak of the second tier.
If the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine fails to strike and the opponent counterattacks, he will still be in mortal danger if he is injured by the magic weapon of a Core Formation cultivator.
But this time was different. After his last battle with Shao Guang, his confidence had greatly increased.
He directly used the Bloodwing Escape Technique to engage in close combat with the Dragon Slayer Guillotine, destroying all of Sheng Hu's protective measures with a single strike and capturing him.
"However, this tactic is still risky. It's fine against Sheng Hu, but it's easy to fail against a strong opponent like him." Li Ping shook his head slightly: "Only when I reach the third level of body refinement can I truly use this move as a regular method."
"Back to Donghua Mountain!"
Li Ping leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of blue light, and flew towards Donghua Mountain.
At this moment, his appearance had returned to its original state, and the aftereffects of using the Bloodwing Escape Technique had been repaired by the power of the Nourishing Life Technique.
……
In a short period of time, four Core Formation cultivators perished.
Sheng Hu's death once again caused a huge uproar in the cultivation world of the Western Wilderness.
After all, even during the last great war between good and evil that swept through the Western Wilderness, Core Formation cultivators didn't fall this quickly.
Soon after, even more explosive news broke.
According to the on-site investigation by the Hehuan Sect cultivators, the battle traces at the site where Sheng Hu fell were very similar to those at the site where Shao Guang fell.
Therefore, they concluded that the person who killed Sheng Hu was Li Jingyu.
This news instantly thrust Li Jingyu into the spotlight.
Everyone wanted to know: Why did Li Jingyu do this? Would he stop here, or would he continue killing? If he did continue killing, who would be his next target?
All the Core Formation cultivators trembled with fear.
For a long time afterward, Li Jingyu did not reappear, and his deeds became a legend in the Western Wilderness cultivation world.
Soon after, the cultivators' gazes gradually turned to Jue Ling Fortress, which had no Core Formation cultivators stationed there.
The resources of a nation's cultivation world—that's a huge piece of meat!
……
The wealth in Sheng Hu's storage bag made Li Ping another fortune.
The most valuable item among them is Sheng Hu's natal magic treasure, the seal. However, Li Ping has no intention of refining or using this treasure, as he does not want to expose the identity of "Li Jingyu".
Moreover, this magical seal was just an ordinary magical artifact with nothing special about it, so he was too lazy to spend any more effort refining it.
Besides the wealth, what Li Ping cared about most was the information obtained from the soul search.
In fact, figuring out why Sheng Hu coveted Meng Wanjun was one of his goals this time.
If this point is not taken into consideration, Sheng Hu should have been killed outright, not just cut in half at the waist.
Recalling the information in his mind, Li Ping couldn't help but show surprise in his eyes: "I didn't expect that Meng Wanjun would actually awaken the bloodline of the ancient Dragon-Raising Clan. It's really bizarre."
According to legend, the Dragon-Raising Clan was a large clan that raised dragons for the Heavenly Court in ancient times.
Their clansmen inherit a special talent from their bloodline, and their greatest skill lies in raising spirit beasts.
However, the Dragon-Raising Clan disappeared long ago, and only fragments of their legends and some strange items they left behind remain in this world.
For example, the Soft Dragon Powder that Li Ping once used to deal with Zhou Lingyan was made by the Dragon-Hunting Clan.
Based on records he had seen in ancient books, Sheng Hu recognized that Meng Wanjun had awakened this clan bloodline.
That's why he was willing to make an enemy of a fellow cultivator in order to forcibly take Meng Wanjun as his concubine.
After all, according to legend, the Dragon-Raising Clan is not only naturally affinity-with spirit beasts, resulting in a higher survival rate for their spirit beasts, but they can also use their innate supernatural powers to make it easier for spirit beasts to advance.
With Meng Wanjun by his side, Sheng Hu might actually be able to cultivate a third-tier guardian beast for Jue Ling Fortress.
Li Ping believes that Sheng Hu's guess is probably true.
He personally witnessed the docile appearance of the Earth Spirit Rat under Meng Wanjun's caresses, and when Meng Wanjun was in danger, the Earth Spirit Rat even abandoned its master and rushed to save her.
He didn't pay attention at the time, but now that he thinks about it, it must all be related to the Dragon-Hunting Clan bloodline in Meng Wanjun's body.
As for why she awakened her bloodline?
Li Ping guessed that her ancestors might have been related to the Huanlong clan by marriage, and that a trace of their bloodline had been passed down.
The Wildfire Sparrow can revert to its ancestral bloodline, so it's not surprising that she also reverts to her ancestral bloodline.
"What should I do with this little girl..." Li Ping fell into deep thought.
If Sheng Hu could discover Meng Wanjun's special qualities, it's hard to guarantee that other Core Formation cultivators wouldn't as well.
At that time, they will pressure Meng Wanjun in the same way.
She might take on disciples or concubines... but it's obvious that Meng Wanjun's talent lies in raising spirit beasts, not in cultivation.
Those people wouldn't give her too many cultivation resources; instead, they would exploit her potential, demanding that she spend all her energy on nurturing spirit beasts.
She might even be used as a breeding machine to produce more offspring with the bloodline of the Dragon-Hunting Clan.
Isn't that exactly what Sheng Hu was planning?
As a descendant of an old friend, Li Ping couldn't possibly watch her fall into such a state.
Besides, it would be a shame to let her talent go to waste.
Li Ping shook his head: "Let's ask her what she thinks when we get back."