novelraw Chapter 23 : Chapter 23
Chapter 23 : Chapter 23
Chapter 23 : Spirit Gu and Life Gu
“Hmm?!”
The Demonic Cult member's pupils dilated slightly, his entire attention instantly drawn to the vast true qi coming from behind.
For a moment, his heart was both shocked and angry.
He thought that the Tai Xuan disciple had secretly contacted his own sect's disciples and set up an ambush here.
Although he didn't know how strong the opponent was, this orthodox profound sect true qi could not be faked.
He and the Tai Xuan disciple were both at a critical moment of gathering power.
The true qi in their bodies was like water from a broken dam, which could no longer be retracted and could only be unleashed.
But unlike the Tai Xuan disciple, who had only one target, he had been worried from the beginning about a possible ambush, so he had not used his full strength in this move.
At this moment, he still had the power to change direction.
The Demonic Cult member's body trembled.
A part of his true qi remained in his body, forming another layer of defense under the surface of his skin.
A part of his true qi was still poured into the long saber in his hand, and he slashed forward he was going to receive both of their attacks at the same time.
Although he didn't know why the person from the Tai Xuan Sect wasn't some elder or even that Sect Master of the Third Heaven realm, this was a good thing for him.
At this moment, only by risking serious injury or even his life to block these two blows could he find life in death.
In front of him, the Tai Xuan disciple had already extended the sword in his hand.
The neutral and peaceful profound sect true qi gushed out in a seemingly slow manner, coiling around the sword's body.
And as the two drew closer, the ethereal true qi, like clouds and mist, condensed into a single point at the tip of the sword, transforming into a terrifying and sinister intent of death.
The world seemed to darken in an instant, with only that thin beam of sword light existing, ethereal and uncertain, difficult to find, impossible to resist.
Behind him, Xun Qiu, sensing that this person had divided his true qi into two streams to block their pincer attack from the front and back, also unceremoniously changed from a fake sneak attack to a real sneak attack.
The gigantic sword that was just for show dispersed, and all her true qi condensed in her palm, aimed at the Demonic Cult member's waist and abdomen.
A few days ago, when he and the Tai Xuan disciple were in a perfect state, they had a great battle, and both were seriously injured.
The latter was in the chest, while he was slashed in the waist and abdomen.
Hitting there would be twice as effective with half the effort.
Compared to the Tai Xuan disciple, the commotion on Xun Qiu's side was almost non-existent, with only simple Tai Xuan true qi.
This was because time was limited, and the two did not have time to teach or learn any profound Middle Four Realms moves.
So this blow was simply condensing true qi and then slapping it out.
But it would be a huge mistake to underestimate her.
The root bone and meridians that were unprecedented in the past and might not be seen again in the future allowed Xun Qiu to do many incredible things.
To put it simply and directly, she could slap out all her true qi in one palm.
Although the damage that each bit of true qi could inflict was not as good as the Tai Xuan disciple's, the true qi she released was much more than the Tai Xuan disciple's.
You use one bit of true qi to deal ten points of damage.
Although my one bit of true qi can only deal one point of damage, I can directly strike with a hundred points of true qi.
Even if the efficiency is low, the damage caused is much higher than yours.
A light flashed in the Demonic Cult disciple's eyes, and some change seemed to have occurred inside his body.
In the next moment, the two streams of true qi, from the same source but with completely opposite forms, collided with him at the center.
A deafening, strange sound as if the world was being destroyed and space was being crushed and shattered rang out.
Immediately after, a violent force penetrated the Demonic Cult member's body and leaked out, forming a terrifying wind pressure that spread outwards, crushing everything in its path into scattered dust like grinding tofu.
This dissipated force only gradually subsided after the surrounding towering mountains were forcibly created into strange cliffs of over ninety degrees.
“Cough… cough cough…”
The Tai Xuan disciple swept away the dust that blocked his vision.
The movement triggered his old injury, causing him to spit out a large mouthful of blood, his body trembling, almost about to kneel on the ground.
On the other side, Xun Qiu was not much better off.
In reality, there was no such thing as a setting that ignored friendly fire.
She was also affected by the sinister death intent on the Tai Xuan disciple's sword and her own true qi, and her internal organs were somewhat injured.
Although it wasn't to the point where she couldn't even stand steadily like the Tai Xuan disciple, it was still a piercing pain.
Her gaze was fixed on the place where the Demonic Cult member had been.
In that blow just now, she was very sure that all of her true qi had hit his weak point at the waist and abdomen, poured into his body, and completely destroyed his internal organs and meridians.
Logically, that guy should have been thoroughly dead, but she inexplicably felt a little uneasy in her heart.
If she had to say it, it was that the feeling was not right.
When the true qi poured into that guy's body, although it destroyed the flesh and meridians without any hindrance, there seemed to be some subtle things in it that did not belong to the human body.
The feel of that thing was so strange that Xun Qiu couldn't ignore it.
The Tai Xuan disciple suppressed his injuries and was relieved to see that Xun Qiu was in good condition.
He had not been in direct contact with the Demonic Cult member's body, so he did not feel the strange sensation she had felt.
At this moment, he naturally felt that their plan had succeeded, the sneak attack had been successful, and the Demonic Cult member was already dead.
Just as Xun Qiu was about to speak and remind him to be careful of a sneak attack, she heard a buzzing sound in her ear, like the buzzing of a mosquito, extremely faint.
This place had just been washed over by true qi, where would a mosquito come from?
Xun Qiu's expression changed.
The true qi that she had recovered in these few short seconds burst out of her body, forming a transparent barrier the next moment, a stream of black light fiercely slammed into it.
Its speed was so fast, and its force so great, that it directly sent her flying.
On the other side, the Tai Xuan disciple's reaction was half a beat slower.
He did not deploy a true qi barrier and was struck on the left arm by a similar stream of light.
He took a closer look and found that the true form of the stream of light was actually an ugly and strange insect.
Its mouthparts were wriggling, and it was already halfway into his flesh.
Swish—
The Tai Xuan disciple was also someone who could be ruthless.
His right hand formed a sword with his fingers and directly cut off his left arm.
The Demonic Cult member's methods were treacherous and evil.
Who knew if this insect was some kind of Gu insect?
The left arm fell, but it did not land on the ground.
The true qi and spiritual energy that had dissipated between heaven and earth were inexplicably drawn, and they actually coiled around the severed left arm.
In the hazy mist that made it impossible to see clearly, the arm suddenly elongated and twisted, turning into a human form.
The stream of black light that had sent Xun Qiu flying just now also flew over.
It was also an ugly and disgusting insect.
The front half of its body was covered with compound eyes and sharp teeth, while the back half was like an exposed gray-white brain, with crisscrossing furrows, and disgusting mucus flowing from it.
It landed precisely in the head of the human form that the arm had transformed into, as if it had replaced the brain.
The Tai Xuan disciple immediately remembered a rumor the Great Witch lineage of the Southern Border could refine Spirit Gu that housed a cultivator's soul and consciousness, and Life Gu that could absorb others' blood qi and occupy their bodies.
He has Spirit Gu and Life Gu in his body.
This person is from the Great Witch lineage.
When did they reach a cooperation with the Lihen Tian Demonic Cult?
Damn it.
I only have enough true qi to barely protect my body, and I don't know the specific situation on Xun Qiu's side, but this guy has already recovered most of his strength.
The Tai Xuan disciple's mind was in a mess for a moment, and he couldn't think of any way to break the situation.
And that Demonic Cult member had already gathered the surrounding spiritual energy and true qi, and walked out with a grim face and his clothes in tatters.
Spirit Gu and Life Gu were extremely precious, and each use was one less.
He could not afford the loss either.
“How do you want to die?”
He said coldly.
The Tai Xuan disciple took a deep breath, and the Taiji yin-yang diagram appeared around him, answering with his actions.
The Demonic Cult member snorted coldly and rushed forward, about to kill him with one punch, and then go over and kill that little girl who was only in the Lower Five Realms.
However, he saw a hint of horror in the Tai Xuan disciple's eyes not looking at him, but at what was behind him.
What's behind me?
No, he's bluffing.
The Demonic Cult member did not hesitate and threw a punch.
However, someone was faster than him.
It was none other than Xun Qiu, who had been sent flying just now.
Like Impermanence claiming a life, the sound of Yama's judgment rang in his ears.
“Tai Xuan Heart Sutra Myriad Things Ninefold Likeness!”