A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 31: Chapter 30: Attempted Silencing

Jiang Qingfeng’s pale face turned crimson with anger, and even his voice trembled: ”You twist the truth and are utterly shameless!”

Chen Xingshan merely gave a cold sneer, suddenly turned his head, and with a flick of his finger, the Treasure Pearl shot like lightning towards the giant snake’s eye!

The Snake Demon couldn’t dodge in time, blood splattered everywhere, and the Treasure Pearl immediately pierced through the thin membrane of the snake’s eye, deeply drilling into it. The giant snake howled in pain, rolling among the boulders. But the Treasure Pearl had already penetrated its body, how could it possibly get rid of it?

Chen Xingshan directed the Treasure Pearl to delve deeper into the socket, striking the brain, with blood gushing out like a fountain. Its spiritual power dissipated, and its demonic body was no longer strong. The green poisonous smoke within the Treasure Pearl finally began to take effect, entering its body through the wound. Finally, the giant snake weakly slapped its tail, let out a mournful cry, and completely collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Under the moonlight, its other eye also lost its luster.

Seeing the Snake Demon dead, Chen Xingshan turned around and, with interest, said to Jiang Qingfeng: ”Fellow Daoist Hex, you actually didn’t seize the opportunity to strike me?”

Jiang Qingfeng held his longsword across his chest, his voice cold: ”You and I have no grievances. Even if you are despicable and shameless, what does that have to do with me? Why should I strike you?”

”What a naive fool.” Chen Xingshan beckoned with a hand, and the blood-drenched Treasure Pearl whistled back to her.

She looked around, lonely and empty, with only the giant snake’s corpse under the moonlight: ”It seems Fellow Daoist Qi and that old thing encountered some mishap. It’s been an hour since the grand array broke, and there’s no sign of them. Do you think maybe they exhausted themselves breaking the array, and then the Snake Demon suddenly ambushed them, swallowing them whole?”

Jiang Qingfeng indeed became anxious, stepped forward a few paces, and raised his longsword, about to cut into the snake’s belly.

Chen Xingshan smiled faintly and suddenly said coldly: ”Don’t rush, don’t rush, I’ll send you to meet your junior brother now.”

Before the voice fell, the Treasure Pearl shot out, striking towards Jiang Qingfeng!

Jiang Qingfeng exclaimed, but fortunately, he had been wary of Chen Xingshan. He raised his hand and shot out several talismans. Amid flashing lights, layers of earthen walls and wood vines blocked in front of him.

With a muffled sound, the heavy barriers were instantly penetrated. But taking advantage of this obstruction, Jiang Qingfeng rolled to evade the Treasure Pearl, and his Flying Sword rose up, creating layers of cold mist that concealed the true sword light, slashing from the side of Chen Xingshan in the blink of an eye.

This surprise attack was extremely swift, yet Chen Xingshan merely sneered coldly. As soon as the Cold Frost Sword pierced within a yard of her, it was shone upon by the yellow light from the lantern at her waist, sinking as if into layers of mud, unable to move.

Chen Xingshan didn’t spare a glance at the Cold Frost Sword, pinched a spell in her hand, and the Treasure Pearl soared up, striking towards Jiang Qingfeng with a whoosh.

A Late-Stage Qi Cultivation practitioner capable of controlling one offensive and one defensive magical artifact simultaneously can easily deal with a Mid-Stage Qi Cultivation practitioner.

At the brink of life and death, Jiang Qingfeng unleashed his full potential, and the techniques he had diligently learned while sparring with Lu Qian surged to mind. In an instant, he severed control over the Cold Frost Sword, and just before the Treasure Pearl struck him, the Jade Pendant at his waist glowed with a gentle jade light, forming a barrier to protect his body.

With a crack, Jiang Qingfeng felt a tremendous shock all over, the light shield of the Jade Pendant shattered instantly, and he was heavily thrown into a pile of rubble!

The field went quiet for a moment. Under Chen Xingshan’s somewhat surprised gaze, there was a clattering sound from the stone pile as Jiang Qingfeng struggled to crawl out. His mouth was full of fresh blood, and he was covered in bloodstains, but he managed to withstand the full-force attack of a Late-Stage Qi Cultivation practitioner.

”Interesting.” Chen Xingshan sneered: ”Why don’t you try kneeling and begging me? Kowtow a few times, and maybe I’ll spare your life.”

As she spoke, the Treasure Pearl flew high, aimed at Jiang Qingfeng’s head.

Jiang Qingfeng glared at her, with nothing but resentment and anger in his beautiful eyes.

Chen Xingshan’s interest waned, and just as she was about to swing her arm down, she suddenly heard someone shouting from afar: ”What are you doing?”

Chen Xingshan looked up sharply, and Jiang Qingfeng looked up in surprise.

”Junior brother!”

She saw Lu Qian and Master Xuan Ji jointly controlling a Flying Spiritual Artifact, flying rapidly towards them. Upon closer inspection, she saw that he was unscathed, and Jiang Qingfeng immediately felt relieved.

In mid-air, Lu Qian shouted: ”Fellow Daoist Chen! Senior sister! Is there some misunderstanding? We’re all Righteous Disciples, why resort to drawing swords?”

Chen Xingshan’s eyes shifted. If she killed Jiang Qingfeng now, it would be impossible to kill both Master Xuan Ji and Lu Qian in a while, leaving no witnesses, and a series of messages would leak, attracting a lot of trouble. Seeing that Lu Qian appeared to be a naive bird who spoke of benevolence and morality, she decided to go along with his words, leaving room for maneuver, perhaps even fooling them.

Immediately retracting the Treasure Pearl, she laughed coyly: ”Indeed, I feel it was a misunderstanding too. Just now, when I killed the Snake Demon, I accidentally injured your senior sister, and she wouldn’t let it go. I was just explaining to her.”

”Oh, oh, that’s good.” Lu Qian scanned the scene and finally managed to stabilize this damn woman.

He jumped down from the artifact, took a few steps forward to stand beside Jiang Qingfeng, nodded, and smiled at Chen Xingshan: ”Since that’s the case, let’s clear up this misunderstanding—”

Just as he uttered the word ”clear,” three streaks of starlight shot out like lightning, aimed directly at Chen Xingshan’s eyes, throat, and heart!

Chen Xingshan was startled, frantically outputting spiritual power as the silver needles approached her, the yellow light from the lantern at her waist dazzling.

The three silver needles ultimately stopped right before piercing her skin, the sharpness brought her out in a cold sweat instantly.

Lu Qian sighed. His Flying Needles prioritized surprise attacks, but they happened to be countered by this woman’s Defensive Spiritual Artifact. Indeed, attempting to kill a Late-Stage Qi Cultivation practitioner through a sneak attack was quite a difficult task.

”You—” Chen Xingshan now understood that she had been tricked by Lu Qian, ”Well! Always hunting geese, and today almost getting pecked in the eye by one, you little bastard, die!”

Just as her Treasure Pearl ascended, she saw the Command Banner flash in front of Master Xuan Ji, and she quickly shouted: ”Old Master Xuan Ji, are you going to intervene too? Aren’t you quite close with my master? If you leave now, we’ll mind our own business, and afterward, the Shengyi Sect will surely have a hefty reward for you, how about it?”

Jiang Qingfeng, hearing this, looked worriedly at Master Xuan Ji, shouting: ”Senior, this person is despicable and shameless, using fellow sect members as bait to feed the snakes. It’s truly heinous, and everyone has the right to punish her. Please lend us your aid!”

Chen Xingshan angrily shouted: ”What do you know? To achieve our goals without regard for means is the way of a cultivator! My senior brother has sacrificed himself for righteousness, and now that the Snake Demon is slain, how many mortal lives has it equated to saving?”

Master Xuan Ji’s eyes widened with anger, cursing her as a beast, then frowned: ”Although you have committed many wrongs, considering your master, I really shouldn’t personally take action.”

Chen Xingshan smiled smugly.

Jiang Qingfeng gritted his teeth, taking the opportunity to recall the Cold Frost Sword, and said to Lu Qian: ”Junior brother, don’t be afraid of her. She just battled with the Snake Demon, and her spiritual power is almost depleted. If we cooperate, one attacking and one defending, we may not be unable to defeat her!”

Lu Qian, however, chuckled: ”Senior sister, you can rest assured and take a break.”

As he spoke, he reached out his hand towards Master Xuan Ji: ”Senior, you are a righteous figure who hates evil, truly a model for us. Since it is inconvenient for you to take action now, could you let this junior do the job? May I try your Array Map Array Base?”