NOVPUBThe Heavenly Corpse Old Man revealed a benevolent smile, "Young friend, you jest. I am merely here to join the excitement. As an old bag of bones, fragile as I am to the wind, I have no intention of getting into a fight with anyone."
Indeed, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man had no intention to take action. He bore no life-and-death enmity with Su Changkong, and his presence here was solely due to a transaction with Superior Xuanming, to help him locate Su Changkong.
If Superior Xuanming could have killed Su Changkong, then the corpse would have belonged to him as compensation.
But the outcome was beyond expectation, Superior Xuanming perished under Su Changkong’s blade, a powerful being who had mastered a pseudo Divine Skill and cultivated a Blade Soul, suspected to be the reincarnation of a Martial Saint!
Now that Superior Xuanming was dead, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man had no intention of fighting Su Changkong. There was no need to talk about losing, and even winning would not bring any significant benefit. It was not worth it. He patiently waited, until an opportunity worth going crazy for arrived, and that would be his time to act!
"Young friend, I won’t bother you any longer; I’ll be taking my leave first!"
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man gave Su Changkong a deep look, then with a light leap, a greyish-white mist emerged around his body like a grey cloud enveloping him, rising into the air and flying off into the distance. He disappeared into the horizon within a few breaths.
"In this era, not to mention mastering a pseudo Divine Skill, even a powerful being who truly possesses Divine Skills can fall!"
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man silently sighed.
The chaotic era had begun. Superior Xuanming could have dominated an era in the past, yet now he had just left seclusion only to meet his demise, proving that the times had changed. Today was different from the past, and one needed to proceed with caution!
"Flying?"
Witnessing this scene, Su Changkong too could not help but become more solemn.
Flying, that was the ability every Martial Artist dreamed of having, and only Martial Saints could fly with their physical bodies alone!
Others relied on flying mounts or pseudo Divine Skills. Like Su Changkong, who could only fly with the help of Crane Play, it was not a skill of his own to fly.
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man naturally was not a Martial Saint; he too used means similar to Su Changkong’s to achieve flight.
To be able to fly with one’s own means was already a sign of power!
Su Changkong retracted his gaze; in fact, he had wanted to slay the Heavenly Corpse Old Man. Since the Heavenly Corpse Old Man had helped Superior Xuanming find him, he had already posed a great threat, becoming an enemy.
But the Heavenly Corpse Old Man was extraordinary, and Su Changkong was not completely certain he could slay him as he wished, so for the time being, he held back.
"This world is full of strong individuals... I, too, need to keep growing stronger! Time to leave."
Glancing at Superior Xuanming’s corpse on the ground, Su Changkong stuffed it into the Bag of Book Fragrance and then, without lingering, left the place.
Riding on the phantom of a white crane, Su Changkong quickly disappeared into the horizon.
"The one who slew the Sect Master also killed Superior Xuanming?"
"Such a terrifying powerful being... It’s almost like the revival of a Martial Saint from the legends!"
The disciples of the Huangquan Sect in the distance were all still somewhat dazed and apprehensive!
The area where Su Changkong and Superior Xuanming had fought had turned into ruins, hard to believe it was the result of damage caused by two Martial Artists in a short amount of time.
"This trip has accomplished its purpose, 1000 strands of Innate Qi, should be enough for my Turtle Breath Technique to reach the 10th realm’s perfection!"
Riding on the phantom of a white crane, Su Changkong flew along; he was inwardly excited.
1000 strands of Innate Qi were the total spoils after he had drained four Evil Sects of the Demon Gate!
A typical second- or third-rate sect needed twenty or thirty small Spirit Veins to match that.
With these strands of Innate Qi, Su Changkong’s Turtle Breath Technique would surely reach the 10th realm’s perfection, and if he could push it to the 11th realm, it would be a pseudo Divine Skill on par with the Five Animal Frolics!
Su Changkong was full of anticipation in his heart.
Su Changkong did not directly return to the Spirit Taoist Sect but went into hiding in Great Flame City for a while, to avoid the tracking abilities of the Heavenly Corpse Old Man. Should the Heavenly Corpse Old Man bring other even stronger Evil Sects of the Demon Gate to attack him, it would be very dangerous.
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man could track someone from the residual Qi, but as time passed, the residual Qi would dissipate. As long as he hid for some time, naturally, the Qi would fade away.
And Great Flame City was the capital of the Great Flame Empire; even if the Evil Sects of the Demon Gate knew he was there, they would not dare to act rashly. To act in Great Flame City was equivalent to declaring war on the entire Great Flame Empire!
Su Changkong kept a low profile and rested in Great Flame City for a month before setting off and returning to the Spirit Taoist Sect.
Everything was peaceful within the Spirit Taoist Sect. The Spirit Vein of the sect had revived, the destroyed gates had been restored, and everything was back on track!
No one in the Spirit Taoist Sect knew that Su Changkong, the low-profile Guest Elder, had caused a major upheaval during his trip outside.
He alone had plundered four Evil Sects of the Demon Gate, not only looting the Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Veins but even Superior Xuanming, a being who had cultivated a pseudo Divine Skill, was slain on the spot by him!
"Refine these strands of Innate Qi completely!"
Su Changkong did not delay; upon his return to the Spirit Taoist Sect, he immediately began his seclusion to refine the acquired Innate Qi.
Using the Guiding Technique to draw Spiritual Energy from the world and condense it into Innate Qi, it would take decades to gather 1000 strands of Innate Qi. Only someone as powerful as Su Changkong could plunder the Evil Sects of the Demon Gate and achieve this goal in a short time!
"Whoosh!"
The Turtle Breath Technique in Su Changkong started operating, and a strand of Innate Qi was drawn into his body. The Turtle Breathing True Qi enveloped it, transforming the strand of Innate Qi into pure energy, merging into the Turtle Breathing True Qi, visibly enhancing Su Changkong’s Turtle Breathing True Qi by a thread.
