Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

The time rewinds to when the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword flew over Sang Chen. Ji An unleashed the Gold Escape Technique, instantly arriving at the position of the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword.

Taking the enemy by surprise and attacking unprepared, the enemy had no defensive measures left and could only withstand his attack with the flesh.

The enemy was not a Golden Core Level Body Cultivator, but the power of the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword barely reached the Golden Core Level.

Therefore, there was no suspense in the matter. The silver flying sword pierced through the enemy’s bones and brain.

The flying sword was so sharp and swift that Sang Chen didn’t even feel pain, and even saw the silver light flashing past his eyes, flying toward the distance.

His brain withered under the All Things Withering Intent. He felt his body rising and then was engulfed by boundless darkness.

The Lifebound Magical Treasure is closely connected to a cultivator’s life. When Sang Chen died, the flame in the eye sockets of the White Bone Skull extinguished.

It no longer had the liveliness it had before, like a rock thrown into the air reaching its peak and starting to fall to the ground.

Ji An took the enemy’s Corpse Nourishing Bag, stored the corpse in his Storage Bag, and then rode the clouds to catch up with the White Bone Treasure, using the Object Control Technique to try to collect it.

He had a premonition that this was the enemy’s Lifebound Magical Treasure, but he still wanted to collect it for research.

After the master’s death, a Lifebound Magical Treasure cannot be used by others; its spirituality will gradually extinguish over time.

As time goes by, even the strongest Lifebound Magical Treasure will turn into waste.

However, the Dharma Prohibition within the Lifebound Magical Treasure is very worth learning from. He wanted to give it to the sect’s Artifact Refiner for research, as this was the Lifebound Magical Treasure of a Nascent Soul Sect Cultivator.

Ji An miscalculated. The treasure felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and the Object Control Technique couldn’t grasp it at all. Instead, an invisible force pulled him into a stumble.

”Bang!”

The White Bone Treasure crashed heavily to the ground, sinking more than two feet into the earth.

Liu Yufei, who had fled a long distance, turned his head to look, just in time to see the enemy’s body vanish into the hands of his junior brother, and his eyes showed astonishment. A Golden Core Cultivator died just like that?!

He stopped fleeing and turned back.

Zhang Kun, who was following from a distance, also witnessed this reality-defying scene, immediately turned to flee, thinking to himself:

”The face of Golden Core Cultivators? Is this it!”

He knew that the Golden Lion Ridge Immortal City area would soon undergo a violent upheaval; the Earth Evil Sect would not accept such a defeat.

...

Ji An descended, wanting to store the treasure in his Storage Bag, but found that the Storage Bag couldn’t handle it, so he stored it in the Void Realm Space.

At this moment, he found his senior sister missing, and urgently flew up to search, discovering her lying on the ground, her life or death unknown.

He dived down and found her body invaded by Corpse Fire. Her exposed skin showed a ghastly green, and there was a faint corpse stench.

If not for the gentle rise and fall of her chest, she could have been mistaken for a corpse.

Startled, Ji An quickly released the Antitoxic Technique and Rejuvenation Technique one after another.

These magic techniques were now much more potent than during the Foundation Establishment Stage. With the flashing of spirit light, Han Yan’s body seemed to be cleansed, the green hue vanished, and the stench reduced significantly.

Liu Yufei rushed over urgently and asked:

”Is senior sister hurt? How bad are her injuries?”

”She’s in a coma, but her life signs seem stable, probably not in grave danger.”

Ji An summoned silver metal element auspicious clouds at his feet, placed Han Yan on them, and looked around, saying:

”Senior brother, this place is not safe to stay. Let’s return to the Thousand Fathoms Mountain Range, and make plans after senior sister wakes up.”

Liu Yu nodded slightly, ”Yes, we indeed must leave quickly. I saw several cultivators in the distance just now.”

One day later, a message spread from Golden Lion Ridge Immortal City, quickly reaching nearby forces, causing widespread alarm.

’A Golden Core Cultivator of the Earth Evil Sect was slain by three Chao Origin Stage cultivators at Fire Feather Mountain.’

The news spread rapidly to farther regions, worrying some while exciting others who feared chaos.

Over the years, the Earth Evil Sect considered itself the number one sect in the Southern Continent, and many forces had suffered oppression.

...

Thousand Fathoms Mountain Range.

Ji An laid Han Yan flat on the grotto mansion’s ground, sprinkled some ordinary spirit grass seeds on her body surface, and then performed the Cloud Dragon Rain Technique.

A cloud the size of a millstone loomed, flickering with tiny electric lights, and spirit rain fell like crystalline pearls, gently showering down.

The Water Element Magic bears not only the Intent of Nourishment but also the Intent of Flowing and Purification. This magic could better cleanse the corpse poison seeping into the senior sister’s body and also promote the spirit grass to take root and sprout.

Beside him, Liu Yu marveled at his junior brother’s strong magic technique control ability, which could cover dozens of acres in planting techniques but could shrink to apply within the grotto mansion.

As the spirit rain continued to fall, seeds took root and sprouted, with fine roots climbing all over Han Yan’s body.

The spirit grass grew rapidly but withered just as quickly. Ji An cleared away the dead grass and continued sprinkling grass seeds.

The Antitoxic Technique wasn’t ideal; it wasn’t suitable for neutralizing corpse poison. He needed to use spirit grass to absorb the toxin lurking on the senior sister’s body surface.

After several repetitions, about two quarters of an hour later, Han Yan gradually awoke, feeling immense pain throughout her body, as if her bones were shattered.

Ji An quickly dispelled the cloud above her head and asked with concern:

”Senior sister, how are you feeling now?”

Han Yan tried to sit up but found herself utterly powerless, enduring the pain to say:

”My back hurts, as if my bones are shattered.

Additionally, I’m feeling dizzy and extremely nauseous; it’s very likely that the corpse poison has already entered my body.”

She used her Divine Sense to retrieve a Jade Bottle from the Void Realm Space and said:

”May I trouble Junior Brother to help me take an Antitoxic Pill? This was refined before leaving the Sect and is highly effective against corpse poison.”

Due to existence of Corpse Refining Sects in the Southern Continent, she had prepared such Antitoxic Pills.

Ji An took out a blood-red Pill with three Pill Patterns on it, clearly a premium one, emitting a strong pungent smell.

He placed the Pill in his senior sister’s mouth, and she swallowed it with effort. Not long after, she began to cough, expelling black and red blood phlegm, which emitted a strong corpse stench, making him feel waves of nausea.

After a while, the fresh blood Han Yan coughed up gradually returned to normal.

She struggled to sit up, her forehead covered in bean-sized sweat beads, and said with difficulty:

”Could you burn the bloodstains, Junior Brother? Let’s find another Grotto Mansion.”

The higher the tier of a cultivator, the less permissible it is for their fresh blood to be spilled outside.

Ji An and Liu Yu both used a Spell, blue flames flickering, quickly burning away all traces.

...

At midnight, listening to the howling of the Yin wind outside, Liu Yu let out a long breath, saying:

”We’ve finally endured it, and all traces we left will be blown away by the Yin wind.”

At this moment, deep within the mountains, they no longer had to worry about being tracked.

He paused and then said:

”Senior Sister and Junior Brother demonstrated impressive power, actually managing to kill a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, truly eye-opening for me.”

Han Yan shook her head with a bitter smile, ”It wasn’t my impressive power, but Junior Brother Ji’s. Otherwise, how could I sustain such severe injuries!”

Initially, their most optimistic estimate was just to wound the enemy to secure an escape opportunity.

Unexpectedly, they had overachieved, and at this moment, she still felt as if living in a dream, everything so beautiful, evoking a sense of unreality.

Ji An shook his head, saying:

”If it weren’t for using two Tier Three Middle-Grade Talismans, no matter how capable I was, I couldn’t harm the enemy at all.

The enemy was careless, the Earth Evil Sect Cultivator’s strength lies half in Corpse Refining, and the opponent kept battling us in the air, never getting a chance to use Corpse Refining.

So many factors combined led to our success.”

Normally, a battle between Golden Core Daoist Master and Chao Origin Stage Cultivator, not winning decisively is a disgrace.

Fortunately, the Golden Core Level Corpse Refining doesn’t have the ability to fly; otherwise, they would have been impossible to kill their formidable enemy.

”Now that the Earth Evil Sect Golden Core Cultivator is dead by our hands, it’s bound to cause enormous trouble, staying in the Qianren Mountain range is not safe either.

Let’s discuss our next steps.”

Liu Yu pondered:

”I think there are only two paths: the first is to head back to the Western Continent.

Even with the Earth Evil Sect’s tremendous influence, they cannot reach the Western Continent to capture us, unless a Nascent Soul Cultivator comes personally.

As for the second, we go to the Shadowless Sect’s territory.

The two Nascent Soul Sects are not on good terms; Earth Evil Sect Cultivators cannot appear on Shadowless Sect’s territory.”

Ji An contemplated for a moment, then said:

”I suggest the first path, the ripple effect from the death of a Golden Core Cultivator is unpredictable for us.”

He placed the Corpse Nourishing Bag on the table and continued:

”This is the spoils of war; if I’m not mistaken, it should contain a Copper Corpse, an extremely valuable resource.

If sold to Middle Continent Cultivators, who knows how many resources it could exchange for.

By the way, the spoils from this time need to be divided as well; I took a Grotto Void Stone from the enemy. If we obtain the Golden Core Cultivator’s wealth, the resources inside will immediately enrich us beyond measure.”

The interests involved are too staggering; both other participants contributed significantly in battle.

These benefits cannot be taken solely by him, or else, it might cause a fall out.

After some courtesy, they reached a distribution plan, selling everything, Liu Yu would take 20%, and the other two would each take 40%.

Perhaps due to excitement, Han Yan’s spirit seemed much better and spoke:

”I agree with Junior Brother Ji’s suggestion. Tomorrow we fly northward, seeking a safe area to return to the Western Continent.”

Staying in the Southern Continent does pose many dangers, even fleeing to the Black Mist Mountains, where Shadowless Sect is, is not secure.

As for the Earth Eating Qi matter, it will have to be dealt with once back in the Western Continent; fortunately, the core of the Divine Mansion has already expanded by about 80%, allowing for the exchange of some Earth Soul Soothing Pills by then.

Liu Yu nodded, saying:

”We’ll cross the Boundary River, reaching the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains. Following the Boundary River eastward won’t interfere with Qi Eating.”

After finalizing the retreat plan, the three of them took out a Map Jade Slip to draft a detailed route to avoid potential dangers.

Now possessing the wealth of a Golden Core Cultivator, as long as they safely return to the Sect, it would be an enormous victory.