Slaying a Powerful Enemy and Taking Stock of the Gains

Chapter 31 Slaying a Powerful Enemy and Taking Stock of the Gains

At that moment, Zhou Chun, who was being attacked from both sides by two first-grade high-level magic talismans, was first startled, but then quickly made a response.

He increased his magical power to activate the [Moon Blade Meteor Wheel], instantly splitting the artifact in two into two semi-circular moon blades, which he then used to strike the fire serpent and the golden spear respectively.

At the same time, with a thought, the rock tortoise beside him suddenly slapped the ground with its tail and sprang up, transforming into a human-flesh tortoise shield in front of him.

In mid-air, the moon blade clashed with the fire serpent and the golden spear. After consuming most of the power of the two spells, it fell to the ground exhausted.

Subsequently, the fire serpent and golden spear, their power greatly diminished, landed on the rock tortoise's back and Zhou Chun's protective shield, but failed to cause any substantial damage to their master and servant.

This change left the triangular-eyed man and the woman in red gauze dumbfounded, their expressions drastically altered.

Zhou Chun and the rock tortoise that landed again seized this opportunity to launch a counterattack.

With a flick of his sleeve, Zhou Chun unleashed a silver short sword, which shot out directly at the triangular-eyed man in front of him.

The rock tortoise slammed its paw on the ground, and sharp stone spikes instantly sprouted from around the triangular-eyed man, causing the golden light shield around him to shake violently.

The triangular-eyed man finally came to his senses, and while activating his earthen-yellow round shield magic weapon to block the silver short sword, he shouted angrily, "Damn it, this guy's tough! My wife, you go first, I'll hold him off and cover your retreat!"

Upon hearing his words, the woman in the red veil's pretty face changed instantly. After a slight hesitation, she nodded and replied, "Then my husband, please be careful. I will wait for you at the usual place."

After saying that, he retrieved his light blue longsword magic weapon and quickly turned and retreated into the mountains and forests.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun did not try to stop them. Instead, he channeled his magic power to make the two crescent blades on the ground fly into the sky and merge back into one, transforming into a silver-black wheel.

A look of fear flashed in the eyes of the man with triangular eyes as he watched the silver-black wheel spinning and flying in the air.

He nervously swallowed and whispered to Zhou Chun, "Fellow Daoist, I admit defeat today. If you let me leave, I will leave my storage bag to you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's eyes flashed with a strange light, and she replied softly, "Really? You're not lying to me."

"It's absolutely true. Yang wouldn't be human if he were lying to you!"

The man with triangular eyes patted his chest and said it with great certainty.

"Then put the storage bag on the ground and walk away."

Zhou Chun lowered his head and considered for a moment before stating his conditions.

Upon hearing this, the triangular-eyed man's eyes lit up with joy, and he hurriedly bowed to him, saying, "Thank you for your magnanimity, fellow Daoist. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, he reached down and took off the storage bag from his waist, threw it into the bushes, and then, without putting away the golden light shield on his body, turned around and walked into the forest with the shield on.

But he had only turned around and taken a few steps when the silver-black circular magic weapon spinning in the air suddenly whistled and slashed towards him.

"You broke your promise!!"

A roar came from the triangular-eyed man. He turned around in a fit of rage and hurriedly used the earthen-yellow round shield magic weapon to block in front of him.

"Who said I broke my promise? Didn't I let you leave, and allow you to take a few steps ahead?"

Zhou Chun revealed a faint mocking smile as he watched the earthen-yellow round shield magic weapon quickly disintegrate and shatter under the repeated cutting of the [Moon Blade Meteor Wheel].

Before the triangular-eyed man could use any other methods, Zhou Chun concentrated his magic power and activated the silver-black circular magic weapon, which spun in the air before crashing down on him.

This time, he finally couldn't hold on any longer and his protective shield was shattered by a single blow, killing him instantly.

"This is what they mean by 'those who do many unrighteous deeds will surely perish!'"

In the mountains and forests, Zhou Chun used hand seals to gather water vapor, which turned into rainwater to wash away the bloodstains on the [Moon Blade Meteor Wheel]. Then, looking at the mangled corpses in the pool of blood on the ground, he let out a cold laugh.

Zhou Chun had absolutely no sympathy or pity for these bandit cultivators who specialized in ambushing and killing other cultivators to steal their treasures.

The crimes these people committed are so heinous that even a hundred deaths wouldn't be enough to atone for them.

Normally, it would be one thing if he couldn't do it, but this time, being able to save the life of a bandit cultivator, how could Zhou Chun not do this good deed?

Moreover, he was certain that the storage bag left behind by the triangular-eyed man was a decoy, and that it definitely did not contain his real wealth.

Sure enough, as Zhou Chun searched the remains on the ground, he quickly found another storage bag in the pocket of the corpse.

He probed the storage bag with his divine sense and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Next, Zhou Chun burned the remains on the ground, then put the rock tortoise into his spirit beast bag and quickly used the "Wind Control Technique" to leave the battlefield.

This continued until half an hour after Zhou Chun left, when the woman in red gauze who had left earlier returned to the scene.

When she saw the fragments of magical artifacts on the ground, the remaining bloodstains, and the ashes from the burning corpse, she instantly understood the outcome.

Her pretty face turned pale instantly, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground, burying her face in her hands and bursting into tears.

"Waaaah, my husband, how could you leave like this? You promised to grow old with me, how could you just abandon me like this..."

In the mountains and forests, the woman's sorrowful and grief-stricken weeping drifted on the wind, lingering for a long time.

On the other side, after Zhou Chun sped away from the Red Rock Mountains, he found a secluded place to stop and meditate to recover his magical power.

First-tier high-grade magic artifacts are indeed useful, but they also consume a lot of mana.

In that battle, which lasted less than a quarter of an hour, Zhou Chun had consumed nearly 60% of his magical power.

This is only a first-tier high-grade magic weapon.

It's conceivable that if he doesn't break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, even if he were given two first-grade high-quality magic weapons, he would probably run out of mana after only a few uses and be at the mercy of others.

In comparison, spirit pets are better, as they are not only versatile but also do not require the user's magical power.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun glanced at the rock tortoise guarding him beside him. Before entering meditation, he specially took out a bag of dried meat from his storage bag and fed it to the tortoise as a reward.

More than two hours later, Zhou Chun woke up from his meditation, and his magical power had finally recovered to more than 80%.

Then he took out the stone jar, poured a large mouthful of purifying spiritual water to remove the turbid evil energy from his body, and then took out the storage bag he had taken from the triangular-eyed man to count his spoils.

The triangular-eyed man's two storage bags contained quite a few items. The storage bag used as a decoy contained more than twenty spirit coins, talismans, clothing, books, and other items, making it look quite presentable.

The other storage bag that Zhou Chun found in his sleeve pocket contained more than 160 spirit coins, two bottles of pills, several jade and wooden boxes containing valuable spiritual items, and several cultivation manuals.

In addition, Zhou Chun also retrieved the flaming spear and copper gourd magic artifacts previously used by the triangular-eyed man.

These two magical artifacts, the Flaming Spear, are covered in cracks and will probably break down after a few more uses, so they're not worth much.

However, the copper gourd magic artifact that could release fireballs was well preserved, giving Zhou Chun another magic artifact he could use.

After examining the two magical artifacts for a few moments, Zhou Chun put them away, intending to refine them after returning to his family.

Then his gaze fell on the jade bottle containing the pills, as well as the several jade boxes and wooden boxes.

He opened the two jade bottles, and found that one of them contained a purplish-red powder.

Zhou Chun recognized this as a healing medicine called "Blood-Coagulating and Muscle-Regenerating Powder," which has an extremely strong hemostatic and healing effect on external injuries.

The other jade bottle contained three yellowish-brown pills that he didn't recognize. He would have to go back and have his elders identify them to find out their purpose.

The remaining two jade boxes contained two spiritual herbs: one was a red ginseng that was over a hundred years old, and the other was a seven-leaf purple star orchid, a spiritual herb that was even more valuable than the hundred-year-old red ginseng.

Both of these medicinal herbs are wild, and most likely they were obtained by that triangular-eyed man through robbery.

The last wooden box contained an oval-shaped, yellowish-brown ore.

The yellowish-brown ore was very heavy; Zhou Chun had to use both hands to lift it out of the wooden box.

Just as he was examining the object, trying to determine its origin, the rock tortoise beside him suddenly stretched its head in front of him and sniffed, conveying a strange emotion to him.

"You mean this thing is edible?"

Zhou Chun stared at the rock tortoise with a look of utter astonishment, finding it utterly unbelievable.

However, the rock tortoise, with its limited intelligence, could not comprehend those complex emotions that were difficult for it to understand. It simply nodded and conveyed a new idea to him.

"Oh, you mean you feel this thing would be good for you, but you can't eat it now?"

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, understanding what the rock tortoise meant.

It should be this yellowish-brown ore, which has the effect of promoting the bloodline evolution of the Rock Turtle clan, but it also requires the Rock Turtle to be strong.

His rock tortoise is currently only a mid-grade first-tier demon beast, and its bloodline potential has not yet been fully realized, so it is difficult for it to digest this food.

It is estimated that it will only be able to eat this ore to promote the evolution of its bloodline after the rock tortoise has reached the limit of its bloodline potential and its cultivation level is comparable to that of a cultivator at the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage.

In that case, this ore must be a rare resource. I wonder where that man with the triangular eyes got it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun looked at the rock tortoise and said, "In that case, I'll keep this for you for now, and give it to you when you can eat it later."

Then he turned his attention to those ancient books and secret texts.

After flipping through several classic texts and secret manuals, Zhou Chun quickly found what he was looking for.

In a book called "Feng Zhen's Miscellaneous Talks", there is a secret technique for disguise and concealment left by its owner, Feng Zhen, called "Forest Concealment and Cicada Breath Technique". It is a practical secret technique that can not only hide its tracks by using grass and trees, just like the "Forest Concealment Technique", but also conceal its breath and energy, and suppress the fluctuations of magical power.

Moreover, unlike the "Forest Concealment Technique" which prevents easy movement after its activation, the "Forest Concealment Cicada Breath Technique" allows movement within the mountains and forests, while also providing a good camouflage effect.

However, as mentioned above, the disguise effect of the "Forest Hidden Cicada Breath Technique" can only deceive the naked eye when moving, and has little effect on the divine sense, so it still has many limitations in its use.

Even so, Zhou Chun immediately realized that this secret technique, "Lin Yin Chan Xi Jue," was probably his greatest gain this time!

(End of this chapter)