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Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Treasure Light Toad (Subscribe please!)
Above the vast and boundless sky, the clarity was as pure and transparent as colored glaze.
A cloud boat, white and flawless like a white cloud, drifted leisurely, its narrow cabin packed with more than a dozen greedy-looking cultivators.
"One Qi Refining Eighth Level, three Qi Refining Fifth Level, the rest a bunch of Third and Fourth Level cultivators... what sort of crooked melons and cracked dates are these?"
Li Quanqing looked on speechlessly, thinking where did these guys get the courage to rob his Storage Bag.
Don’t they recognize the fish-dragon robe on him that represented the Green Jade Li Family?
"Really just a Qi Refining Seventh Level cultivator, brothers, after this job, we can enjoy the good life!"
Bai Lao San looked at the lotus manifestation of the Spirit Testing Talisman and roared loudly, his face flush with excitement, as if engulfed and consumed by the flaming greed.
"Kill!!"
He took the lead and charged down, circling and plunging like a Golden Winged Great Peng, swinging a magic artifact that looked like a stone club with fierce vigor.
Following closely, the remaining bandit cultivators manipulated their magic artifacts and weapons, their pupils blood red, filled with bloodthirsty light.
Their minds were clearly not normal, probably having taken elixirs that stimulated their fighting spirit and potential, recklessly unafraid of death.
"Azure Water Sword Technique!"
Li Quanqing’s gaze was calm, his slender fingers came together in a sweeping motion, like a sharp sword.
Droplets of Sword Qi burst forth suddenly, these sword energies crystal clear, like the purest droplets of water, yet containing a chillingly powerful force.
The Sword Qi broke through the air, leaving behind water wave-like sword marks, blooming like lotuses.
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Each droplet of Azure Water Sword Qi burst forth, easily piercing through throats, harvesting lives.
In the blink of an eye, bodies floated on the water’s surface, the bright red blood flowing from wounds was a shocking sight.
The originally clear seawater turned a bloody red, the smell of blood assaulting the nostrils.
Regardless of whatever elixir or talisman defense, high morale could hardly withstand the vast gap between cultivation, cultivation techniques, and sword skills.
Instant kill!
"Not good, he’s actually a peerless Sword Cultivator, we need to retreat!"
In an instant, Bai Lao San felt his soul fly away, a coldness surging to the top of his head from his bones.
He never thought that the greed in his heart would transform into a death-hastening curse.
Clang clang!
The sound of the sword chimed, droplets of blood-stained Azure Water Sword Qi pierced the heavens, aiming at all the vital points on his body.
"Gourd, protect me!"
As one of the top Loose Cultivators, Bai Lao San still had the ability to adapt to circumstances.
Just in the nick of time, an ancient and mysterious-looking Purple Copper Gourd flew out from behind him.
The mouth of the gourd trembled slightly, emitting a layer of Spirit Light, sucking all the Sword Qi into the belly of the gourd.
Ting ting tang tang!
Accompanied by the grating sound of hammering iron, the Purple Copper Gourd shook violently, and after much struggle, finally quenched the Sword Qi, cracks blossoming, nearly breaking open from the inside.
Bai Lao San dared not stay any longer, grabbing the copper gourd and preparing to leap onto the Cloud Boat, fleeing alone for his life.
Li Quanqing gently shook the Sea Suppressing Bell at his waist, the deep bell sounds echoing endlessly, ripples spreading, sound waves shaking the divine soul.
Dang dang!
Bai Lao San only felt as if a large hammer fiercely hit his forehead, his ears buzzing, eyes blackening, his body stiffened, unable to escape back to the Cloud Boat in time.
With a thud, Li Quanqing stepped on the Longevity Turtle’s shell, instantly activated his Copper Bone Body, transforming into a bronze giant crossing hundreds of meters of sea surface, fast as lightning, arriving in a blink.
Like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, his momentum was ferocious.
"Die for me!"
His eyes wide with anger, he swung the Green Carp Sword in his hand, cutting powerfully like splitting a mountain, Mana surging, turning into a crescent-shaped fierce Sword Qi.
Clang!
In a hasty defense, Bai Lao San only managed to lift the stone club in front of him, hoping to fight for a sliver of life.
The next moment, the mighty Sword Qi hidden deep in the Green Carp Sword burst forth, an overwhelming force poured out.
The sword light roared past, the stone club shattered on impact, stones flying, unbelievably.
Under Bai Lao San’s gaze filled with regret, a head flew into the sky, dying with eyes wide open.
A moment later, steaming hot red blood spurted from the neck, blood raining down, the headless body crashed to the ground.
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"So weak and still trying to be a bandit? In your next life, be content to just farm the land, Uncle!"
Li Quanqing flexed his muscles and bones, the bronze color of his bones resonating in a crisp symphony within him—pitter-patter, they clattered, leaving him feeling wholly unsatisfied.
He hadn’t even played all his cards yet.
Boom~
The cultivators left aboard the cloud boat overhead immediately pushed their speed to the max, attempting to flee back to the island. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
But Li Quanqing had had his eye on that Carefree Cloud Boat for a while; there was no way he would let it slip by.
He shot up like a cannonball, punching through the protective array and landing steadily on the deck, standing with his sword in hand and a cold expression.
"Senior, spare our lives! Spare us lowly dogs!"
Two bandits kowtowed with a thump, wailing incessantly and knocking their heads on the ground like pounding garlic, scared out of their wits.
Li Quanqing dispatched each with his sword, destroying their Dantians and Cultivation, extracting various pieces of information, then sending both men to meet their maker.
"The Bai Family’s Three Foul Figures? The Mo Family’s lost cause? A treasure-bearing Demon Beast—the Treasure Light Toad?"
Li Quanqing stroked his chin, quite pleased by the prospect of treasures being delivered to his door.
The Bai brothers’ cultivation was indeed not bad; the eldest reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, with the younger two at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer—an impressive bunch even among Loose Cultivators.
But in his eyes, they were nothing but trash.
What really interested him was the Treasure Light Toad.
"A naturally-born odd-eyed creature capable of discerning the treasure light on cultivators—indeed, it could be considered a rare Demon Beast worth cultivating."
"Though this Treasure Light Toad is fully grown and has reached the early stages of Qi Refinement, it’s a perfect candidate to test out another of my theories."
"Would adult Demon Beasts that breakthrough under my nurturing also have the chance to generate a Light Group reward?"
When it came to exploiting the Golden Finger, Li Quanqing was always highly proactive.
He hopped onto the sea surface, ready for the fun and exciting corpse-looting lucky draw.
These bandits were clever enough not to carry valuables on their person, stashing everything worthy in their lair, leaving them penniless.
The only thing that caught his eye was a Purple Copper Gourd.
The Copper Gourd was made of sturdy material that could absorb attacks from spells and Magic Artifacts and refine them inside the gourd—an indeed practical Top Grade Magical Artifact.
"Let’s go, take that Treasure Light Toad by force!"
Li Quanqing pocketed the Longevity Turtle and flicked out a few Fiery Flame Talismans, flaming furiously, erasing all traces of the bodies.
He leaped onto the Carefree Cloud Boat, with the Azure Sea Magic Power surging like tides, easily refining this High Grade Magical Artifact, soaring through the air with ease.
The cloud-shaped ethereal Spirit Boat cut through the skies, heading straight for the enemy’s lair!
The Bai brothers were quite clever as well, setting up an array on the island strong enough to fend off a cultivator of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
The remaining seven or eight bandits on the island shivered at the sight of this fearsome foe, huddled behind the Array, refusing to come out.
"Just a tortoise shell, you think I have no way to deal with you?"
Li Quanqing stood at the prow, sword on his back, his green robe fluttering with the wind—indeed resembling the righteousness of orthodox cultivators exorcising demons and protecting the path.
He took off the Water Dragon Pendant from his waist, a trickle of Mana flowing into it, activating its vast contained power.
Chant!
A water dragon sprouted fangs and claws, swallowing massive volumes of sea water, its serpentine body over twenty zhang in size, exuding tendrils of intimidating might that made one’s heart quiver.
"Go!"
The water dragon shook its head and wagged its tail as if unstoppable, colliding powerfully against the surface of the Array, exploding with its impressive Mana, shaking the earth and the mountains.
Li Quanqing’s expression unchanged, he deployed a second Water Dragon Technique, with gestures that could slay an ordinary Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator, daunting to behold.
Boom~
Amidst the ear-deafening sound, the entire island trembled as if a dragon under the earth turned over, sending rocks flying, as if it would shatter, splitting open with ferocious, gaping cracks.
The earth’s energy surged chaotically, the Spirit Vein disordered, with the Array Flags and Array Bases hidden around the island shattering in this disaster.
In the void, Array Patterns continuously collapsed, returning as the purest Essence Qi to nature, signaling their end.
Li Quanqing calmly stepped in, hewing down anyone in his way with the Green Carp Sword, hastening their ascension to paradise, liberating their physical bodies.
"So this is the Treasure Light Toad?"
He strutted forward, unearthing a golden, splendidly auraed Spirit Toad, burdened with Copper Coins, dazzlingly golden, and extraordinarily regal in appearance.
[Treasure Light Toad with Beaded Treasure Aura]: "I’m the Toad Realm’s Splendiferous Bloom, not for the destitute—looking for a sugar daddy to keep me~"
[Qi Refining Third Layer (17%)]
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