LGHTNOVELBOOK 16: You Dare to Take Advantage of the Situation?
“Your Tianyan Sect is already acting without discernment, and now you’re forcing Junior Sister to admit fault?”
“Junior Sister has done nothing wrong, why should she admit to anything?”
Tantai Ming’s fiery temper couldn’t stand it anymore.
Not to mention, upon hearing that they wanted to take Junior Sister back, he stepped forward, unable to contain himself. His usually relaxed and smiling face now bore an undisguised anger as he coldly said, “Junior Sister has suffered so much at your Tianyan Sect, why should she go back? To face more cold shoulders and bullying?”
“Junior Sister has such excellent spirit roots, yet in your sect, they’ve been reduced to waste? You don’t even give her a reasonable explanation, and you even want to expel her from the sect!”
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, his words resonating,
“Since Tianyan Sect can’t nurture her properly, then let our Lingqing Sect do it!”
Tantai Ming usually appeared carefree, but this didn’t mean his thoughts weren’t nuanced. On the contrary, he was very perceptive of people’s emotions.
Junior Sister had suffered a great injustice in that sect, yet these people were still aggressive. How despicable and shameless!
Chu Sang felt a lump in her throat.
My goodness, when Seventh Senior Brother gets serious, why does he seem so handsome?
“This is a matter between us, it’s not for an outsider to interfere.”
Mo Qingchen was about to take Chu Sang away.
A golden sword light forced him to retreat three feet, nearly cutting his arm.
Tantai Ming raised his chin, “If you want to take Junior Sister away, ask if my sword agrees!”
Mo Qingchen’s face suddenly turned cold, “You don’t know what’s good for you.”
Just as he was about to draw his sword, Qiu Xiude hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, “Senior Brother Mo, don’t waste words with them. Our mission this time is to collect the Heart Essence Ethereal Grass. Let’s finish quickly to avoid any further complications.”
He was really a bit scared; those three were cunning and treacherous. If they delayed any longer, who knew what other variables might arise.
Qin Xixue also gently tugged at his sleeve, saying softly, “Brother Qingchen, this is Master’s order. My spirit roots are damaged and need the Heart Essence Ethereal Grass to repair. Let’s collect the spiritual herb first and then discuss other matters.”
The female protagonist’s spirit roots are damaged?
Chu Sang withdrew her gaze, deep in thought. This wasn’t mentioned in the original story.
Surely the mighty female protagonist couldn’t have been as unlucky as her, a mere cannon fodder, to be attacked by spirit beasts?
Although Qin Xixue had a celestial fire spirit root, her familiarity with her own spirit roots seemed like that of a three-year-old child. Chu Sang instinctively felt that there was a problem with the female protagonist’s spirit roots.
Coincidentally, not long after she had lost her spirit roots, Qin Xixue was brought into the sect by Chang Yu, and was also found to have a rare, top-grade fire spirit root that appears only once in a hundred years.
Although Chu Sang didn’t deny that many coincidences do happen in the world, in this case, she would rather believe that behind the coincidence was human intervention.
Qiu Xiude led the disciples to gather the spiritual herbs. Just as he bent down, a sword light came slashing through the air.
He stumbled back several steps in fright, glaring angrily at Tantai Ming nearby, “Are you sick in the head?”
He gritted his teeth, “You refuse the easy way and insist on the hard way. Our Tianyan Sect was planning to spare your lives, yet you dare to come seeking death. Don’t blame us for being ruthless!”
“Do we need your courtesy?”
Tantai Ming picked his ear, his nonchalant attitude almost making Qiu Xiude fall over in anger, his fingers trembling with rage.
“We fought a bloody battle to kill that stone dragon, even sacrificing several disciples, while you three emerged unscathed. Have you no shame?” Qiu Xiude said hatefully. In the past, they were always the ones robbing others, but today the tables had turned. These three despicable individuals actually had designs on them.
Chu Sang scanned the group of injured before her, raising an eyebrow to ask,
“Isn’t that perfect?”
“…You want to take advantage of the situation!” Qiu Xiude shouted.
“Correct guess.” Chu Sang clapped her hands in praise, smiling innocently, “Too bad there’s no reward.”
The Tianyan Sect had already lost half their forces to the stone snake, and the remaining few disciples were either injured or crippled, basically having lost their fighting ability. The only ones left who could fight were Qin Xixue and Mo Qingchen, who had just arrived.
Tantai Ming took it upon himself to face Mo Qingchen. Qin Xixue let out a delicate cry, “Brother Qingchen, be careful!” She wanted to go forward to help, but was intercepted midway by Chu Sang.
She waved the talismans at her fingertips, curving her lips into a gentle smile, “I wonder how Junior Sister’s fire control techniques have progressed recently? Have you improved? You’re not still as clumsy as you were back then, are you?”
Qin Xixue could no longer maintain the fake smile on her face, her expression becoming extremely unpleasant. She moved one hand behind her back, intending to launch a sneak attack, but Chu Sang saw through it immediately.
Dozens of explosive talismans scattered like flower petals, leaving Qin Xixue no time to dodge. She barely managed to raise a protective shield to neutralize the attack.
Chu Sang moved again, appearing behind her, and sent a sword energy slashing towards her.
After a few exchanges, Qin Xixue had no power to resist at all. She was hit by several sword energies and looked quite disheveled as she desperately dodged, no longer maintaining her initial composure.
Chu Sang said she was picking a fight, but it was more like a cat toying with a mouse, probing. As a result, she found that after such a long time, apart from an increase in cultivation level, Qin Xixue hadn’t improved in any other aspect.
Even as someone with a top-grade fire spirit root, in her panic, she couldn’t even use the most basic fire control techniques. This made Chu Sang’s suspicions grow stronger.
No longer showing mercy, she sent Qin Xixue flying with one sword strike, leaving a meaningful smile, “Junior Sister still needs to work harder. That top-grade fire spirit root of yours isn’t living up to its potential in your hands.”
“……”
A flash of panic crossed Qin Xixue’s eyes, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”
Chu Sang wiped the tip of her sword, “I believe Junior Sister is a smart person.”
Meanwhile, on the other side, Tantai Ming faced off against Mo Qingchen. One was at mid Foundation Establishment, while the other was at late Foundation Establishment, almost at the peak, nearly stepping into Golden Core. The direction in which the battle would tilt was obvious.
Mo Qingchen unsheathed his Cang Yue sword, and as the sword energy rippled out, a chill spread across the ground.
With one slash, he broke Tantai Ming’s Dark Iron sword.
He sneered, “Useless.”
Tantai Ming threw the broken sword to the ground and drew another sword.
The moment this sword appeared, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to fluctuate subtly, and everyone’s gaze was involuntarily drawn to it.
A sheathed Dark Iron greatsword?
This broad sword was a full four feet long, appearing more heavy and imposing than other swords. The scabbard, forged from ten-thousand-year lava-smelted iron, enveloped it. Through a small crack in the scabbard, a faint red light could be glimpsed.
A killing intent spread out, engulfing everything. For a moment, everyone felt as if they were in purgatory, unable to suppress the fear in their hearts.
What, what kind of sword is this??
Even before being unsheathed, it could give them such a powerful and terrifying sense of awe!
No one saw the fresh blood dripping from Tantai Ming’s arm being completely devoured by the sword the moment it touched it. The red light flashed extremely quickly, and the murderous aura intensified.
He turned his wrist and slashed through the air, forcing Mo Qingchen to bear this strike.
“Clang—”
The force of ten thousand pounds, like a mountain pressing down.
Even Mo Qingchen felt an unprecedented enormous pressure.
His right hand suddenly loosened, releasing half of his power.
Tantai Ming’s sword techniques became increasingly skillful, taking the opportunity to attack his right hand.
Mo Qingchen’s face changed dramatically. Even though he dodged quickly enough, his right arm was still affected by that extremely domineering and evil sword energy.
The wound on his arm that hadn’t fully healed burst open again, with wisps of black energy emanating from it.
“Stop fighting, both of you!”
Qin Xixue spread her arms to shield Mo Qingchen, her eyes brimming with tears as she said, “Senior Brother went to the Demon Realm specifically to gather celestial herbs for me a while ago. His right hand was injured and hasn’t fully recovered. If this continues, his right hand will be crippled!”
Chu Sang noticed Qin Xixue deliberately glancing at her. What? Was she saying this for her to hear?
Why tell her?
To make her jealous?
First of all, this female protagonist seemed not very confident in her own charm. Moreover, exposing their own weaknesses in front of enemies, isn’t that just asking for trouble?
“Fellow Daoists, please calm down. The secret realm will close in just three days. Continuing to fight is of no benefit to either of us and will waste a lot of precious time. Why don’t we split this patch of spiritual herbs equally?”
The head disciple from the Beast Taming Sect, who had been observing from the sidelines all along, stepped forward two paces. With a gentle smile, he looked at everyone, playing the role of a peacemaker.
“Why should we give it to them? We discovered this herb field first!”
Tantai Ming, unwilling to concede, was about to rush forward again when Mu Chihuai promptly stopped him. He opened his fan and said with a gentle smile, “This fellow Daoist speaks correctly. Continuing to fight is of no benefit to either of us. After all, this large patch of spiritual herbs is abundant enough. Dividing it equally is not a bad idea.”
Tantai Ming puffed up his cheeks in anger, about to say something more, when he felt a small hand gently tugging at his sleeve.
He looked down to see his Junior Sister’s sweet little face. “Senior Brother, what’s the harm in letting them have some? After all, we are good people. Doing more good deeds helps us build positive karma.”
Tantai Ming let out a light snort, suppressing his anger, and sheathed his sword.
Shen Rufei fairly and justly divided the herb field into two parts, and only then did the two sides cease hostilities.
After the Tianyan Sect group left, Tantai Ming was still in a sullen mood.
Those people were already at the end of their rope. If he had been allowed to continue fighting, the entire herb field would have been theirs,
And he could have refined more pills for Junior Sister to eat.
Seeing that both Chu Sang and Mu Chihuai seemed to be in quite good spirits, he couldn’t help but speak up, “What are you two smiling about? Half of the spiritual herbs were snatched away, how can you still smile?”
Mu Chihuai glanced at him, “This young master has never suffered a loss since childhood.”
“…What do you mean?”
Tantai Ming was bewildered. He looked at Chu Sang, “Junior Sister, are you two hiding something from me?”
“It’s not really a big deal, just that Sixth Senior Brother gave them a little gift in return.” Chu Sang shrugged.
Mu Chihuai appeared to be a disciple from a renowned pill-refining family, but in reality, he was skilled in both pill refining and poison crafting. His malicious nature even preferred to research various strange and exotic poisons in secret.
Earlier, when the Tianyan Sect group wasn’t paying attention, he had applied a little trick to that half of the herb field.
“Soul-Devouring Powder, colorless and odorless, takes effect after half an hour. Calculating the time, it should be about now…”
At this moment, on the other side, a scream suddenly erupted from the forest. The Tianyan Sect members, thinking they had finally shaken off those three troublesome individuals, eagerly opened their qiankun bags. However, a burst of intense stench accompanied by poisonous gas spread out.
Where were the precious spiritual herbs in the qiankun bags? Instead, there was a puddle of foul-smelling black water and long-withered, rotten branches and leaves!
The most deadly part was that this poisonous gas even had a corrosive effect!
“Not good, it’s poisonous, quickly cover your mouths and noses!”
But it was already too late.
Everyone present had no preparation at all, especially Qin Xixue, who was closest. Half of her face was corroded by the poisonous gas, and she let out a miserable scream.
“This is bad, the poison is too potent. We must quickly return to the sect and seek treatment from the pill-refining elders. Otherwise, Junior Sister’s face might be beyond saving!”
“No wonder they agreed so readily earlier. They had set this poisonous trap waiting for us. They’re even more despicable and shameless than the legendary demonic cultivators!”
Qin Xixue, terrified, covered her face and wept bitterly. She had no time to think about other treasures in the secret realm and quickly asked everyone to take her out of the secret realm early.
Ah ah ah, that bitch!
Qin Xixue was furious to the extreme. It must have been that bitch’s doing. She would definitely repay this a hundredfold one day!
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Mu Chihuai, thinking of how that group had fled in panic, laughed uncontrollably. Never in his life had anyone provoked him and gotten away unscathed.
Thinking of Junior Sister as an accomplice, who had witnessed his actions with her own eyes yet could still look up with an innocent face and repeatedly praise him as a good person… Mu Chihuai couldn’t help but chuckle again. He flicked her forehead with his finger, “I never realized before that you were such a little dark heart.”
It really was quite amusing to him.
Mu Chihuai increasingly felt that having a Junior Sister was great fun.
“I’m a model youth nurtured under the red flag.” Chu Sang rubbed her head and looked at Mu Chihuai, whose Corruption Value had already reached 20, and sighed, “Unlike you, Senior Brother.”
[Villain Tantai Ming’s Corruption Value -1, host can randomly allocate +1 attribute point!]
[Villain Tantai Ming’s current Corruption Value: 10]
[Villain Mu Chihuai’s Corruption Value -3, host can randomly allocate +3 attribute points!]
[Villain Mu Chihuai’s current Corruption Value: 17]
[4 points remaining for free allocation, please choose attributes to strengthen—]
This can even reduce Corruption Value?
Didn’t they just severely trick the male and female protagonists?
Hmm, Chu Sang felt something was a bit off,
But since the points were awarded, it means this approach should be… correct, right?
Yes! Definitely no mistake!
“Seventh Senior Brother, this sword of yours looks extraordinary and seems to have quite a background. How come I’ve never seen you use it before?”
“This is my life-bound sword, the Weeping Blood Sword. I’m not quite sure of its exact quality. I obtained it by chance from a secret realm.”
Tantai Ming said, “It’s strange, actually. This sword saw me and shamelessly chased after me, forcing itself on me. When I wasn’t paying attention, it cut my finger and formed a life-bound contract with me.”
He sighed, “It’s the most shameless sword I’ve ever encountered in my life.”
Tantai Ming didn’t seem to care much about this life-bound sword of his. He tossed it back into his qiankun bag and switched to an ordinary Dark Iron sword.
“Senior Brother, this is actually a divine sword. Its sword energy is extremely domineering and matches perfectly with the heart methods and sword techniques you cultivate. Why don’t you use it regularly?”
“Please, don’t. This Weeping Blood Sword is far beyond my level. I can’t fully harness its power now, and moreover, it’s too difficult to control. It’s always trying to take advantage of my inattention to counterattack me, so I don’t use it casually.” Tantai Ming wrapped a bandage around his arm. “This sword is quite temperamental. It only works properly when fed with blood.”
He didn’t want to be drained at such a young age..