Chapter 307: 307: Tidying Up the Evil Path (Bonus Chapter for Every 100 Votes)
"You ignore me?!"
Qing Daojun and Xiao Ning were engrossed in their conversation, making the Evil Path incredibly angry without knowing where they stood.
"Not at all!" Xiao Ning looked innocent, "We’re discussing serious matters."
"You vile woman, you deserve to die! You’re always seducing men, and because of your seduction, he’s ignoring me..."
Xiao Ning inexplicably attracted hatred.
Clearly, she wasn’t the only one speaking, right?
Suddenly, the decayed flesh skeleton on the wall began to move, stiffly extending its hands and leaping towards Xiao Ning to attack.
"Xiao Ning, their flesh is poisonous, and you can’t handle it. I’ll take care of this." Qing Daojun, upon seeing the cadaverous poison turn green, knew it was something Xiao Ning, at her stage, couldn’t handle, quickly shielding her behind him.
"Thank you, Uncle Jun, you really are the best to me!"
"Be careful yourselves!" Gong Leitian didn’t focus on the two, advising them to be cautious before launching several Light Formulas, attacking the entire room.
"Bang—"
"Bang—"
"Bang—"
Unbeknownst to what array was set in the room, the Light Formulas were blocked by a thin membrane before reaching the solid objects, exploding.
Gong Leitian frowned slightly, it worked just now, so why is it suddenly useless?
"Hahaha... it’s useless now, isn’t it?" The Evil Path laughed, "I know you are a Cultivator, but so what? This array of mine was patented to deal with Cultivators like you. Even a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator coming in would have to crawl out..."
"Oh, I just happen to be a master at the Foundation Establishment Stage. However," Gong Leitian turned, and before he finished his words, he made a virtual grip with his right hand and pulled a sword hilt from the palm of his left hand.
This sword hilt was carved with an old man soundly sleeping, and as he pulled it out, a sword over two feet long emerged, the blade gleaming like a star in the night, illuminating with golden brilliance.
"Is this... a Spirit Sword?" The voice of the Evil Path sounded terrified, "No, a Spirit Sword doesn’t have such power. Is this an Immortal Sword?!"
"Indeed, this is an Immortal Sword, called ’Light Tiger’!" it was specially crafted for him by his Grandmaster.
"Impossible!" The Evil Path exclaimed, "Immortal Swords are legendary items. Even the major sects in the Cultivation World have very few. If they have one, it’s a treasured item not allowed to fall into outsiders’ hands..."
Qing Daojun and Xiao Ning, who were in combat, were also shocked. They always knew the minister was powerful and had a great background, but they didn’t expect—the minister’s sect casually gave him an Immortal Sword?!
What the heck!
When they were still proud of owning a Spiritual Artifact, they couldn’t imagine that their minister was already striving with Immortal Swords, simply incomparable!
"You know, my Grandmaster often says: there’s nothing impossible in this world!"
In fact, before meeting his Grandmaster, he never thought that one day he would own an Immortal Sword. After all, such things, even within the Hidden Immortal Sect, were only possessed by Sect Leader Gong Xihe and a few Elders who vaguely had one. Other Immortal Swords were secretly stored in the high-level ’Treasure Pavilion’ of the sect, rarely known to others.
It was only when his Master sent several senior uncles to escort the refining materials that he learned someone in the sect could craft Immortal Swords. He didn’t know how many Immortal Swords the sect had, but given that his Grandmaster could craft them, the number wasn’t likely small.
If the people of the Cultivation World knew, they might go crazy!
Gong Leitian brought it out at this time because he trusted Qing Daojun and Xiao Ning.
Moreover, he believed that his Grandmaster dared to give him this item, showing no fear of him revealing the Immortal Sword. For Cultivators like his Grandmaster, who stood at such a high position, strength determined everything.
She had the strength to not fear any problem!
When Qing Daojun and Xiao Ning heard the words ’Grandmaster,’ they understood. So it was that ’Immortal’? As expected, such an immortal could casually bring out an Immortal Sword!
What to do? They all wanted to join the minister’s sect, just unsure if they’d be accepted.
With the Immortal Sword Light Tiger in hand, Gong Leitian was like a tiger with wings, reciting the mantra, and with a strike of ’bang,’ shattered the thick barrier of the Evil Path, scattering countless ice crystals on the ground.
When these things fell to the ground, Gong Leitian suddenly realized it wasn’t an array but a kind of ’Barrier Worm.’ This ’Barrier Worm’ was refined through incredibly cruel means, bred almost from human corpses, requiring at least ten thousand corpses.
"Barrier Worm?!"
Barrier Worms aren’t particularly aggressive but have a unique ability to create barriers that nurture corpses. Once a barrier is formed, even low-level Cultivators might find their energy and Spiritual Energy unknowingly drained, ultimately becoming nourishment for the Barrier Worms.
In the barrier, they’re virtually omnipotent, able to enter your body unnoticed, hiding somewhere, always waiting for the chance to strike back.
Of course, once the barrier’s broken, their power greatly diminishes, and they can be burned with a simple fire.
The prerequisite is to burn them all.
Otherwise, even if just one lucky one survives, if it finds a corpse, it can continue multiplying, forming a new ’barrier.’
Gong Leitian felt a heavy heart. They had just been in the barrier for a while without detecting the presence of Barrier Worms and weren’t sure if they’d been infected in such a short time.
Unfortunately, there’s no time to check now. His priority is to quickly catch the damned Evil Path and find the Grandmaster.
"Damn it! You destroyed my Barrier Worms?!" In a dark corner, a man in a black robe, his face completely hidden, shouted. But from the hands revealed under his wide sleeves, he appeared extremely emaciated, nothing but skin and bones.
If not for the skin covering them, his hands might...
Furthermore, his skin was an abnormal pale, lacking any hint of blood.
His questioning of Gong Leitian was filled with hysterical hatred, as if he wished he could devour him alive.
Gong Leitian positioned the long sword in front of his chest, his face cold and firm: "This harmful thing was destined to be destroyed!"
"The one that should be destroyed is you, you damned person. Do you know how much effort it took me to acquire these Barrier Worms? Even exchanging your life wouldn’t suffice... so why not exchange it for your Immortal Sword! Hahahahaha... Immortal Sword! Your Immortal Sword will soon be mine!" The Evil Path laughed maniacally.
As his laughter began, Gong Leitian clearly felt something strange in his body, a cold feeling in his heart.
Indeed, even he was infected?
Looking at Qing Daojun and Xiao Ning, Qing Daojun was still alright, only stumbling, nearly unable to dodge a ghost slave’s attack; Xiao Ning, however, was directly choked by a ghost slave, several times attempting to cast a spell, but her Spiritual Power was ineffective and couldn’t be unleashed.
"Xiao Ning!" Ignoring his own danger, Qing Daojun waved his Peach Wood Sword swiftly, slashing over.