"Is that Brother Ai Shutao inside?" A voice came from outside the forest.
The short Minor Repairs Cultivator's face lit up and he shouted, "Yes, is it Brother Lu outside?"
A series of footsteps came from outside the forest. A red-faced man appeared beside Peng Changqing, forming a pincer attack with Ai Shutao.
When Ai Shutao saw that it wasn't the person he expected, he was startled. Peng Changqing saw this and suddenly shot a fire seed at Ai Shutao.
The red-faced cultivator shouted, "Careful!" A blue sword light cut into Peng Changqing's flame shield like a waterfall.
Ai Shutao reacted as soon as the red-faced cultivator shouted. However, in his haste, he only had enough time to throw a small bell in the air. The fire seed collided with the bell and exploded, sending it flying away. Ai Shutao was pushed back by a scorching hot force, smashing through two large trees that were several feet thick. Only when the astral energy protecting his body collapsed did he stop.
The red-faced cultivator's sword light cut into the flame barrier, but it was blocked by a magic tool. Peng Changqing himself was pushed back a few feet by the red-faced cultivator's sword.
The flame shield was extinguished, revealing a surprised Peng Changqing. At this time, the four fire seeds surrounding Peng Changqing were each enveloped by a lantern. The yellow lantern in front of Peng Changqing was densely cut with dozens of cracks.
The red-faced cultivator scanned the lantern with his divine sense and looked at Lu Ping with a serious expression. "81 cracks. You're only at the Seventh Layer of the Blood Condensation Realm, but you've comprehended 'Sword Refinement' and reached the realm of sword intent!"
The red-faced cultivator didn't think that a sword technique at the Sword Intent realm would be so powerful. With a single strike, it was able to leave a top-grade defensive magic treasure that was comparable to the Qinghan Sword riddled with holes.
Looking at the sword marks on the lantern, the red-faced cultivator sighed. After all, he had just comprehended the realm of sword intent. If his sword light was more powerful than 81 strikes, he would have been able to cut this top-grade magic tool into pieces. If his sword intent realm went one step further and reached the realm of 'Sword Refinement as One', not only would the lantern disintegrate, but the fire seeds inside would also be extinguished.
The red-faced cultivator ignored Peng Changqing's words and looked at Ai Shutao, who was sent flying. "Brother Ai, how are you?"
Ai Shutao lay on the ground and groaned. He slowly got up and said, "I'm fine, I can still fight!"
As soon as Ai Shutao's voice fell, the six Celestial Artifacts had already flown up. In mid-air, the six Celestial Artifacts combined to form a huge trident. Its power was no less than that of a top-grade Celestial Artifact. It stabbed towards Peng Changqing.
The four lanterns floated around Peng Changqing and the fire seeds within them danced about, blocking the trident. Just as Peng Changqing was about to draw out the four flames, which transformed into four fire serpents, the red-faced cultivator brought out a crystal bowl. Four pillars of water in the air transformed into four fish eagles, which flew towards the fire serpents.
Peng Changqing knew that since Ai Shutao and the red-faced cultivator had joined forces, he had lost the chance to kill Ai Shutao. That was especially true of the red-faced cultivator, who gave him the feeling that he had yet to go all out.
The red-faced cultivator was only in the Seventh Layer of the Blood Condensation Realm. The aura around him was still fluctuating. Clearly, he had just broken through with the help of the dense spiritual energy in the Seven Star Sky.
Peng Changqing exchanged several blows with the two cultivators. Ai Shutao had been the main attacker while the red-faced cultivator had been supporting him from the side. Every time Peng Changqing was about to gain the upper hand, the red-faced cultivator would unleash a 'perfectly timed' attack to suppress Peng Changqing.
Peng Changqing suddenly realized that the red-faced cultivator was using him as a practice target to hone his sword skills and spells.
Peng Changqing was even more afraid of the red-faced cultivator. He took out four lanterns and blocked the two's attacks. The fire seeds in the lanterns suddenly sprayed out a rain of fire, covering an area of tens of feet around Peng Changqing.
The red-faced cultivator shouted, "He's trying to escape!"
With that said, a blue protective astral energy fused with the water curtain in the crystal bowl. When the rain of fire hit the water curtain, it only produced a puff of green smoke. At the same time, a green sword light stabbed towards the direction Peng Changqing was running. The eighty-one sword lights contained the intent that the red-faced cultivator had comprehended from the 'intent'. Like a white wave, it chased after Peng Changqing.
A white mist rose from Ai Shutao's hand and rolled towards the escaping Peng Changqing. Lu Ping looked at the jade talisman in Ai Shutao's hand. This guy actually used a talisman treasure!
Peng Changqing used all four lanterns to block behind him. Lu Ping's sword light struck the lanterns again. The lantern that was heavily damaged by Lu Ping finally couldn't withstand the Thousand Snow Sword Art and shattered into a pile of fragments.
Immediately after, the white mist blew on the exposed fire seed and completely extinguished it. The remaining mist blew on the other three lanterns, causing a layer of crystal clear frost to form on the outside of the lanterns. The fire seed in the lanterns also flickered, looking like it was on the verge of death.
One of Peng Changqing's natal fire seeds was extinguished, and the other three were also heavily injured. He spat out a mouthful of blood and disappeared into the forest, not daring to stay.
When the red-faced cultivator saw Peng Changqing escape, he took off a mask from his face and said, "This Peng Changqing is really powerful. Even with our combined strength, we still couldn't stop him."
When Ai Shutao saw that the person who took off the mask was indeed Lu Ping, his face lit up with joy. "That Peng Changqing is as famous as my brother, one of the North Sea's Eighteen Generals. Naturally, he has many tricks up his sleeves. Today, the two of us worked together to seriously injure him. It's already not easy."
Lu Ping didn't comment. Instead, he asked, "Brother Ai, how did you come to the Seven Star Sky? I haven't seen you for a few years, and you've already reached the Eighth Layer of the Blood Condensation Realm. Amazing! "
Ai Shutao heard Lu Ping's praise and said proudly, "Of course, I'm the family's genius! This time, I secretly followed Big Brother here because I wanted to broaden my horizons in the demon territory. " Then, as if remembering something, he said gloomily, "Big Brother Lu is still so powerful. Just now, that Peng Changqing escaped mainly because Big Brother suppressed him to the point where he couldn't fight back. I didn't expect Big Brother to have already comprehended 'intent'!"
Lu Ping smiled. "I was just lucky. Oh right, I heard that your brother is also one of the North Sea's Eighteen Generals. So your brother is West Hill Island's Ai Botao?"
Seeing Ai Shutao nod with a proud expression, Lu Ping asked, "How did you get into a fight with Peng Changqing? That guy is quite valued in the Sea Flame Sect. I'm afraid he'll harm you in the future!"
Ai Shutao told Lu Ping about what happened in the Amethyst Hive. He was so excited that he wanted to share half of the large bottle of Amethyst Royal Jelly with Lu Ping. He didn't care about the Sea Flame Sect's possible revenge at all.
Amethyst Royal Jelly had a wide range of uses for cultivators. Drinking it with spirit spring water could increase a cultivator's cultivation and spiritual energy recovery speed. It could also be used to treat injuries. Of course, this was the most wasteful way to consume it.
As an alchemist, Lu Ping knew that Amethyst Royal Jelly's effects were comparable to the main ingredients of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. It was used to concoct many Blood Condensation and Core Forging realm pills. It could increase the effectiveness of pills and increase the success rate of pills. It could be said to be a panacea for alchemists.
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