Spirit Ruin, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Tang Ru departed the Daxia Territory with his entourage.

Meanwhile, Li Guanqi sat atop a mountain peak with Meng Wanshu in his arms, admiring the moon together. Before long, he received a transmission from Gu Li, whose gleeful laughter rang out from the jade slip.

—Brother Li, I’ve truly outdone myself! I actually secured a descendant from Senior Xiang!

Li Guanqi gave a small smile and said softly, “I’m guessing you paid quite a price for it?”

Gu Li lowered his voice conspiratorially.

—Hehe, the price wasn’t too steep. It’s a true dragon’s descendant, and its bloodline is virtually as pure as a true dragon’s. The Nine Dragon Immortal Sect made a killing this time. All four ink jiao dragons are already showing signs of transforming into true dragons! Brother Li, guess how much I squeezed out of them?

Li Guanqi was slightly surprised. He hadn’t expected Gu Li to come away with even more.

—Hahahaha! The Nine Dragon Immortal Sect prepared four generous gifts! One for us to share, one for the Gu clan, and one for the Daxia Sword Sect! Senior Xiang also gave me one of my own. We’ll split that one later too!

Li Guanqi could only laugh helplessly.

This time, not only had Nine Heavens absorbed the yin energy of the four ink jiao dragons and broken through to the seventh tier in a single leap, but Gu Li had also reaped considerable benefits from the entire affair. All things considered, they’d made out quite a fortune.Li Guanqi put away the jade slip and looked down at Meng Wanshu, asleep in his arms, his touch growing gentler. Her flawless profile stirred his heart deeply.

Silvery moonlight bathed her, illuminating her peaceful expression and the faint smile on her lips. Her rosy lips looked as tempting as cherries beaded with dew.

“Mmm...” A soft murmur escaped her, her long lashes fluttering. The moment her eyes opened, she found Li Guanqi smiling down at her.

She rolled her eyes at him, then sat up and straightened her clothes. “Are we heading back?”

Li Guanqi withdrew his arm and nodded. “Mm. Gu Li and the others should be back from the Ethereal Immortal Territory by now, and those old men have probably finished their discussions too. Let’s go see what’s happening.”

Meng Wanshu nodded, stood up, and stretched lazily. The moonlight traced the curves of her breathtaking figure and silvered her flowing black hair as it danced in the breeze.

She glanced back at the entranced Li Guanqi and smiled softly. “Come on. Let’s head back.”

Li Guanqi patted Nine Heavens on the head. The dragon’s eyes opened, and it shook its head, clearly unhappy. It had been looking forward to an exciting fight, but nothing came of it. Had Nine Heavens known, it would have just stayed asleep.

One look at Nine Heavens’ expression told Li Guanqi exactly what it was thinking.

“I told you to stop hanging around Peng Luo all day!” he said irritably. “What kind of nonsense has he been putting in your head?”

Then he froze and muttered, “Crap... I forgot about Peng Luo...”

Li Guanqi reached out with his spirit sense at once. “Peng Luo, where are you?”

At that very moment, Peng Luo was in the Gu clan’s pill treasury, stuffing his mouth with pills while a purple-skinned ginseng spirit followed close behind.

Smack!

Peng Luo slapped the ginseng spirit on the head, nearly knocking it over. “Stop eating! And keep your voice down!”

Peng Luo hurriedly swallowed the pill in his mouth, cleared his throat, and adopted an ingratiating tone. “Master, did you need me for something? Just say the word.”

Li Guanqi suddenly had a bad feeling. He asked gravely, “Where are you?”

Peng Luo’s tiny eyes darted about. He swallowed hard. “Where else would I be? I’m... uh... at Second Brother’s cultivation hall.”

Li Guanqi immediately realized what he was up to, and his expression darkened. “Cultivation hall, my ass! I’m warning you. If you cause any trouble, you’re dead!”

With that, Li Guanqi led Meng Wanshu onto Nine Heavens’ head, and the dragon tore through space.

Peng Luo panicked. He grabbed the purple-skinned ginseng spirit and took off running, though neither of them stopped stuffing themselves with pills.

Peng Luo had already grown to half a man’s height, his belly bulging as though he were ten months pregnant. The ginseng spirit looked much the same.

“It’s over! I’m dead! I’m really dead this time!” Peng Luo cried out.

Peng Luo suddenly stopped as though he had remembered something. He turned around, pulled out a tiny dagger, and began cutting slices from himself and the ginseng spirit.

The purple-skinned ginseng spirit cooperated without complaint, extending an arm for Peng Luo to cut while continuing to stuff pills into its mouth.

Peng Luo irritably smacked it on the back of the head. “You little idiot! Aren’t you afraid you’ll stuff yourself until you explode? Are you stupid or what?”

The ginseng spirit looked aggrieved and spat out the pill in its mouth. It stared at the saliva-coated pill in its hand and swallowed hard.

Then, while Peng Luo was busy placing the radish slices into a jade box, the purple-skinned ginseng secretly swallowed the pill again.

That single swallow proved disastrous. It could no longer suppress the medicinal power surging through its body.

Boom!

Several mountains across the Gu clan estate trembled.

Inside the main hall, Gu Changsheng’s expression stiffened, and he turned toward the rear mountain in astonishment.

Han Yuan and the others froze briefly as well. Jiang Qizhi stroked his beard and chuckled. “Well now, did a thief break into the Gu clan’s pill treasury? Hahaha! Old Gu, those barrier seals of yours aren’t so impressive after all.”

Gu Changsheng’s face darkened. “Excuse me for a moment.”

Whoosh!

He vanished on the spot.

The next moment, Gu Changsheng appeared inside the pill treasury. The sight left him dumbfounded.

“Th-these are Meridian Clearing Pills, Nine Heavens Supreme Clarity Pills, Dragon Bone Blood Coagulation Paste... Damn it all! What a waste of priceless treasures!”

Boom!

Peng Luo and the purple-skinned ginseng spirit, who had been hiding in a spatial crevice, were frozen in place.

Gu Changsheng’s eyes sharpened. He reached into the crevice and yanked them both out.

A peak tier-six spirit creature and a peak tier-four ginseng spirit. The corner of Gu Changsheng’s mouth twitched. If he remembered correctly, the plump white radish spirit belonged to Li Guanqi.

Both creatures had their hands clamped over their mouths, brilliant light seeping between their fingers and lighting their bodies up in dazzling rainbow colors.

Gu Changsheng looked at the jade boxes, their seals broken open. Ginseng and radish slices were scattered everywhere. He was so furious that he let out a disbelieving laugh.

Thinking of Li Guanqi, he could only sigh. He took both creatures to a separate Paradise Realm, then kicked Peng Luo in the backside. “Stop holding it in, or you really will explode. If you need to break through, then do it. I’ll settle things with Li Guanqi afterward.”

Once Peng Luo realized Gu Changsheng had no intention of killing him, he grabbed the ginseng spirit and began preparing for their breakthroughs.

Li Guanqi returned soon after. When he arrived at the main hall, the three old men were laughing among themselves.

“Uh... seniors, where is Senior Gu?”

The three exchanged glances and burst into laughter. “Your big white radish completely emptied Old Gu’s pill treasury! He took the radish into a Paradise Realm to oversee the breakthrough.”

Li Guanqi’s face darkened. The very thing he had been worried about had happened. “Damn it all! Sooner or later, I’m going to seal off that idiot’s ability to slip through barriers!”

With that, he rushed straight for the Paradise Realm.

However, as Li Guanqi headed toward the Paradise Realm, several pairs of eyes within the Gu clan were already tracking his movements. Quite a few people tried to leave under the guise of carrying out missions, only to find themselves delayed for one inexplicable reason after another.

Tang Ru stepped out of the teleportation array and closed his eyes, taking in the rich spirit qi around him. He murmured, “So this is Falling Sunset Territory? It truly is a land blessed by nature and rich in talent…”