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Chapter 74: Chapter 74: The Roadblocker (Please Follow)
Swoosh!
Pang Bai arrived beside Li Qian.
He looked at the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng protruding just over an inch and his face showed excitement.
"Great, its spirituality has been suppressed."
Saying this, he drew his sword and, with True Qi flowing, began to carve into the surrounding rock wall.
Debris flew in all directions.
That squeaking noise also started to rise in frequency.
"Senior Brother Pang, you need to hurry, this thing... is a bit hard to suppress."
Li Qian said.
The part of the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng that was exposed was slowly retracting.
Although it was slowing down.
"Alright."
Pang Bai saw it too. A sense of urgency filled his heart and he sped up immediately.
Soon, a hint of purple emerged from the soil in the crevice.
Pang Bai grew even more excited, giving up his sword and wrapping his palm in True Qi, he fiercely sliced into the crevice.
It wasn’t long before Pang Bai dug out the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng.
The Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng looked like a long purple sweet potato.
However, it was covered with tentacle-like feet on its body.
As for the exposed stem and three leaves, they were actually extending from the tail end of the Spirit Ginseng.
"No wonder it’s called the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng; it really does resemble it..."
Li Qian exclaimed in amazement.
"Yes, such camouflage tactics are indeed strange."
Pang Bai said with a chuckle: "If not for Senior Brother Li’s Divine Sword suppressing its spirituality, capturing it would indeed be quite difficult."
Even under the suppression of the Divine Sword, the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng could still struggle, showing how difficult it was to capture.
Thankfully, they finally got their hands on the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng, and it was only a matter of time before the Life Gathering Pill could be refined.
"Junior Brother Li, although the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng is difficult to catch, once you get it... if you put it in a cloth bag, it won’t be able to escape."
Pang Bai said, taking out a cloth bag and placing the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng into it.
....
Li Qian and Pang Bai walked out from the deep mountains and forests; it was almost noon.
Suddenly, Li Qian raised his hand, signaling Pang Bai to stop.
Pang Bai was startled at first, but then heard the urgent sound of horse hooves growing louder from afar.
Pang Bai couldn’t help but glance at Li Qian.
Li Qian heard the noise a moment before him—could it be that he was stronger?
Did the Divine Sword have that much of an impact?
Gallop, gallop, gallop...
A dozen knights galloped towards them, then whizzed past.
Li Qian and Pang Bai did not look... If they were powerful martial artists, they would definitely sense the act of being watched.
This was the territory of the Xuanming Sect; the two did not wish to attract trouble.
After the sound of the horse hooves faded, they made their way onto the main road.
"We deviated from the place more than I thought."
Pang Bai took out a map and muttered to himself.
Thankfully, they weren’t far off, just a few miles away, and the two men continued down the main road.
Having walked less than two miles, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind them again.
Li Qian and Pang Bai quickly stepped to the side of the road.
Soon, a few more riders galloped towards them.
These few riders just glanced at the two pedestrians as they sped past, kicking up dust that made Pang Bai wave his hands continuously.
"Junior Brother Li, those seem to be people from the Xuanming Sect."
Pang Bai communicated with a transmission, "Hmph, these damned mutts, no idea what they’re up to, making such a big fuss..."
He had no fondness for the Xuanming Sect.
Upon reaching the town where they stored their horses, Li Qian and Pang Bai saw many fast horses tied outside an inn, clearly those ridden by the Xuanming Sect martial artists they had encountered before.
"Junior Brother Li, let’s go into the inn and take a look."
Pang Bai’s eyes sparkled as he communicated back.
"Senior Brother Pang, we should just leave directly, we can’t let anything happen to the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng."
Li Qian, realizing Pang Bai’s intent, slightly furrowed his brows.
"Senior Brother Li, don’t worry, we are just going to eat something. We’ve been out for a while, aren’t you hungry?"
Pang Bai said smilingly.
"Then you go eat by yourself, I’m definitely not hungry..."
Li Qian shook his head.
When you’re traveling, not only must you avoid trouble, you must also stay away from it.
Now, both of them were within the Xuanming Sect’s sphere of influence, and those martial artists from Xuanming Sect in the tavern were potential troubles.
Moreover, he vaguely sensed another threat, as if someone was secretly watching him.
This feeling had arisen ever since he entered this town.
"Junior Brother Li, you go ahead first, I’ll follow up later. Take good care of this item, make sure you don’t lose it."
Pang Bai stuffed a parcel to Li Qian, cautioned him a few times, and then turned to walk towards the tavern.
"Hoping this guy isn’t too impulsive."
Li Qian looked at the parcel in his hand and couldn’t help shaking his head. To think he just entrusted the Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng to him, wasn’t he afraid that it would be swallowed privately?
He didn’t intend to follow, shouldering the parcel and heading towards where he had left his horse.
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At the tavern.
Pang Bai, who had just reached the second floor, sat down by a window.
The group of martial artists from Xuanming Sect were sitting opposite, clamoring and drinking.
He glanced at the street and saw Li Qian riding away from the town, his mouth twitching slightly.
"This Junior Brother Li is really too cautious, afraid of getting into trouble."
He sighed deeply, "What a waste of a Divine Sword... If I were matched with the Divine Sword, I would definitely make it renowned along with me." 𝚗o𝚟pub.𝚌𝚘𝚖
So, he called the waiter to bring some food and drinks.
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Clip-clop...
Li Qian was riding his horse, neither too fast nor too slow.
He was certain he was being watched.
"Could it be the people from Xuanming Sect?"
Li Qian pondered.
Probably not.
If their identities had been exposed, then the disciples from Xuanming Sect they previously encountered would have acted against them.
What’s more, the person shadowing him was... at least a Grandmaster level expert.
An ordinary Innate expert would have already had their position locked by him.
But now, he could only sense a barely noticeable surveillance, yet couldn’t pinpoint the location at all.
Of course, it was related to him not using his True Image Level Sword Intent.
With the situation unclear, he naturally couldn’t reveal his strength rashly.
"If not from Xuanming Sect... then who could it be?"
Li Qian analyzed in his mind.
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility, "Could it be the force behind that half-demon?"
He had killed the half-demon and taken three maps.
The force behind the half-demon would definitely not let him off.
But he and Pang Bai left Divine Sword Sect very suddenly and were rushing day and night. If it really was that force, how could they know he had left Divine Sword Sect and track him down?
This level of intelligence capability was too strong, right?
With this thought, Li Qian spurred his horse to speed up and began to gallop.
Suddenly.
A sound of Breaking the Sky came attacking from a nearby forest.
Li Qian’s eyes flashed, and with a flick of his finger, a burst of True Qi shot out, colliding with the sound.
With a slight explosive sound, a piece of stone shattered into dust.
In the next moment, a figure swooped out like a wild goose and landed in the middle of the road ahead, blocking his way.
Li Qian quickly pulled the reins, stopping the horse, and looked at the person blocking the road.
It was a person dressed in a black cloak, the entire face shrouded under the hood, also wearing a mask, and holding a knife in both hands.
Strange to say, under his Spiritual Perception, this person seemed to have an elusive presence.
"Is this due to a special method of Concealing Breath, or does the black cloak mask one’s presence?"
Li Qian frowned slightly.
Just now, that person utilized True Qi; it shouldn’t be possible to maintain such a degree of Concealing Breath.
Therefore, the problem lied with that black cloak.
It was very likely a Divine Refining Device.
Like the Divine Sword he had obtained, which was a Divine Refinement Weapon, there were other Divine Refining Devices with special functions.
"May I ask who you are and why you block my way?"
Li Qian sat on the horse and asked in a solemn voice.
"You took something from our sect, it’s time to return it."
The person in the black cloak said in a hoarse voice.
Li Qian’s eyes narrowed slightly, it was indeed the force behind the half-demon.
He suspected the Divine Sword Sect had been infiltrated by this force.
Otherwise, how could this force so accurately grasp his movements?
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