Along with the palm, a brilliant sword qi shot toward Zhang Xuan.
Su Yin's face darkened. "Xue Qianqiu?"
He was extremely familiar with this sword qi. It belonged to none other than Xue Qianqiu.
"That's right, it's me. Thank you for killing him and assimilating the Laws of Quintessence of three Sages. It would be impolite of me to turn you down!"
After forcing Su Yin to retreat with his sword qi, Xue Qianqiu made a grabbing motion, and Lu Kang immediately disappeared into Xue Qianqiu's storage ring.
"Stay!"
Su Yin raised his eyebrows and thrust his sword forward.
The Invincible Sword Intent was infused with the Laws of Sword Saint. Even the Gale Saint and the Inferno Saint were unable to withstand it, so how could a Half-Saint like Xue Qianqiu possibly stand a chance against it?
Just as Zhang Xuan thought that Xue Qianqiu would definitely be injured, a massive palm shot through the air and blocked the sword qi.
Following which, a black-robed man appeared.
Sage Driftcloud!
"Young Master Xue, you should leave first!"
Sage Driftcloud took out a weapon and swung it at the young man before him.
Su Yin immediately felt a powerful will shrouding him, and he felt as if he was being imprisoned.
Even though Sage Driftcloud was able to kill a Saint, he was still lacking in terms of strength.
However, Su Yin did not dodge the attack. Instead, he looked at the sky and roared.
"Are you all just going to watch?"
"Haha! Since you're here, leave the Sword Saint's corpse behind as well! "
The Dragon Emperor burst into laughter as he appeared in midair. He stretched out his hand and tore at Sage Driftcloud.
"You … Shouldn't you be in the Sword Qi Pavilion?"
Sage Driftcloud's body stiffened in disbelief.
According to their plan, Sage Driftcloud would hide near the Sword Qi Pavilion with the Sword Saint's corpse and wait for the Dragon Emperor and the others to take the bait. Why would he be here?
Even though he was a Saint, he was only at grade-1. There was still a huge gap between him and an expert like the Dragon Emperor.
"There's no way you can fool me with your petty tricks …"
The Dragon Emperor smirked as he swung his claw downward.
Peng!
Sage Driftcloud was struck by a powerful force, and blood spurted from his mouth.
In just a single blow, Sage Driftcloud was severely injured!
"Xue Qianqiu, where do you think you're going?"
Su Yin chased after Xue Qianqiu when he saw the Dragon Emperor fighting the Morning Dawn Sage. At the same time, he put his longsword back into his ring and spread his fingers.
Good at understanding people!
"You're still using this move? Do you think I'll fall for the same move several times? "Xue Qianqiu sneered and pointed forward.
Weng!
A vast power spread out from his body. It seemed to be even more powerful than the Dragon Emperor's claw.
"The Cangqiong Saint's power …"
Su Yin narrowed his eyes and hurriedly retreated.
Rip!
By the time he arrived several hundred meters away, the space where he had been standing had already been reduced to dust.
Cold sweat immediately flowed out. If he hadn't dodged fast enough, he would have been dead by now …
"Sorry, I'll be leaving first …"
Xue Qianqiu didn't say anything else. He brought Saint Flowing Cloud, who had been smashed into the ground, into the spatial crack.
The Dragon Emperor's eyebrows shot up as he sent a powerful punch toward the spatial rift. Just as he was about to wreak havoc in space, a sphere suddenly flew out from the spatial rift, and with a slight jolt, Xue Qianqiu and Zhang Xuan vanished from sight, as if they had never appeared in the first place.
"What's going on?"
The Phoenix Monarch and Sage Sang Yu flew over with awful looks on their faces.
When the Dragon Emperor made his move, the two of them were in charge of wreaking havoc in the surrounding space so as to prevent anyone from escaping. Who would have thought that the other party would still be able to escape so easily?
"It's the Firmament Pearl!"
The Dragon Emperor said grimly. "I didn't think that the Cangqiong Saint would give this treasure to that fellow …"
"This …" The Phoenix Monarch and Sage Sang Yu widened their eyes in shock.
"What's the Firmament Pearl?" Su Yin asked.
The Dragon Emperor explained, "There are a total of nine Firmament Pearls, and it's one of the protective artifacts of the Cangqiong Saint. It has long surpassed the level of an Immortal artifact and has become a Saint-tier artifact. Not only is it incredibly powerful, it can even traverse through space without leaving any traces behind.
"Are we just going to let them escape?" Su Yin asked anxiously. "They have already obtained the Sword Saint's remains, and now that they have obtained Lv Kang's corpse, it means that they have gained control over the laws of nature of the Pill Saint, Gale Saint, Lieyan Saint, and Alchemy Saint …"
The Dragon Emperor shook his head. "There's nothing we can do about it. The Firmament Pearl contains the power of the Cangqiong Saint. Even if we can defeat them, it'll be difficult for us to hold them back …"
It was not that they did not want to, but the other party was simply too fast. By the time they realized what was going on, it was already too late for them to pursue them.
Su Yin gritted his teeth in indignation. "What do we do now?"
The Dragon Emperor waved his hand grandly. "When we first appeared, we sealed the surrounding space so that no one would be able to hear our conversation. Now that you have ten sets of Sage remains in your possession and caused such a huge commotion, it's inevitable that you will attract the attention of others. Let's not complicate things any further and find a way to lure the thirty-six Ancient Sages out …"
"Un."
Su Yin nodded. "Alright, I'll be taking my leave then. We still have to put on a good show!"
After saying those words, he dived into the depths of the Herb Mountain and vanished from sight. Barely after he concealed himself, the Dragon Emperor's furious voice sounded. "Su Yin, Xue Qianqiu, I swear that I won't be a dragon if I don't kill the both of you!"
His voice reverberated across a radius of ten thousand li.
"Cough cough, it's fine. It's too much …"
The Phoenix Monarch waved his hand awkwardly.
"That's the only way to convince others that Su Yin isn't with us. I really want to kill him …" the Dragon Emperor said. "Right now, not only do we have to hunt down Su Yin, but we also have to find Xue Qianqiu as well. That lad is still a threat to us!"
The Phoenix Monarch sighed deeply. "I didn't pay much attention to him before, but who could have thought that he would be so formidable? It's no wonder why the Firmament placed him in such an important position. "
"Even though he isn't a Saint yet, he was able to obtain the skeletons of the Apothecary Sage, Pill Sage, and Sword Sage so easily. More importantly, I heard that he even collected the skeletons of the Calligraphy Sage, Chess Sage, Gambling Sage, and Needle Sage! If that's the case, he has seven sets of skeletons! "
The Dragon Emperor's eyes glinted. "Seven sets and the Sword Sage's corpse … We have to find a way to find him!"
Without saying anything else, the two of them swiftly vanished from the spot.
After looking around, Sage Sang Yu took out a communication jade token and sent out a message before following closely behind.
…
"Who's Su Yin?"
"I think he's the illegitimate son of the Dragon Emperor. He's been cultivating in seclusion … Stealing the skeletons was just a trick to lure the 36 Prime Sages out!"
"I see. I knew it. How could a quasi-Sage escape from the Dragon Field so easily …"
"According to what you said, he has ten sets of skeletons?"
"Yes, but those aren't that important. Xue Qianqiu is still the best. The Sword Sage, Pill Sage, and Apothecary Sage are all in his hands!"
"If we can find him and get those skeletons, we might be able to become True Sages as well!"
…
Soon, the news spread throughout the entire Celestial World.
There were both real and fake news, but two things were certain. First, Xue Qianqiu had seven sets of skeletons, including the Sword Sage, Pill Sage, and Apothecary Sage. Second, Su Yin was in cahoots with the Dragon Emperor and the others …
In an inn far away from Herb Mountain, Su Yin looked at Li Mogang, who was standing in front of him.
"Has the news been spread?"
Naturally, he was the one who had gotten people to spread the news.
Xue Qianqiu, the Dragon Emperor, and the others had already spread the news that he had the skeletons. If he said that he didn't have them, people wouldn't believe him. Thus, he pulled the Dragon Field and Xue Qianqiu down with him.
The more chaotic the situation was, the better it would be for him to fish in troubled waters.
"Yes!"
Li Mogang nodded.
After escaping from the Sword Qi Pavilion last night, he received a message from Physician Lu and was brought here.
To be able to become a sword cultivator of the Sword Qi Pavilion, his strength wasn't much, but his network of connections was still very strong. In addition, the other party had paid for him, so the news spread quickly. In less than two hours, almost everyone in the Celestial World knew about it.
"That's good. Take a rest. If I'm satisfied with your performance, I'll consider imparting my sword techniques to you!" Su Yin said.
"Yes!" Li Mogang was excited.
This person had reached the ninth level of the Sword Qi Pavilion. His sword techniques were so high that he could be considered the number one person in the world. Just a few words of advice from him would benefit him immensely.
"Junior Brother, are you really not going to care about Teacher? If Xue Qianqiu snatches him away, I'm afraid I won't be able to take it … "
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had left, Lu Qiuran walked up to Zhang Xuan and asked anxiously.
"Senior Sister, there's no need to worry."
With a smile, Su Yin set up a seal around the area before flicking his wrist.
Hu!
A corpse appeared before Zhang Xuan. It was none other than the slain Lu Kang!
"This …"
Lu Qiuran was stunned. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
She had seen Xue Qianqiu snatch Lu Kang's corpse away with her own eyes. How did it end up here?
"What Xue Qianqiu snatched away is just a puppet that I intentionally left behind," Su Yin explained with a smile.
He had sent a message to the Dragon Emperor in advance and guessed that Xue Qianqiu would appear, so how could he not have taken precautions?
Thus, when he was fusing the Laws of Gale, Inferno, and Pill Sage, he made use of the Laws of Puppet Saint Gongshu Ban to create a puppet identical to Lu Kang.
When he rushed over, he secretly swapped Lu Kang's corpse, allowing Xue Qianqiu to snatch it away.
Back then, he had used his Sword Intent to seal the area. No matter how smart Xue Qianqiu was, he did not expect his corpse to be swapped. On the other hand, not only did he snatch Lu Kang's corpse, but he also became the target of countless eyes in the Celestial World.
Taking a deep breath, Su Yin drove his energy. Lu Kang's corpse trembled, and a figure emerged from it.
It was Pill Sage Li Shiyue!
"Teacher, how do you feel now?"
Li Shiyue asked. "Don't worry. I've recovered quite a bit after absorbing Lu Kang's shattered soul. There won't be any problems for the time being …"
Lu Kang had swallowed his fragmented soul to suppress and seal his will, but it did not last long before he was destroyed by the lightning tribulation. Li Shiyue had broken the seal and seized the opportunity to devour Lu Kang's fragmented soul.
Even though Lu Kang had not overcome the lightning tribulation, his soul was already comparable to a second-rank Saint. After absorbing the soul energy, Li Shiyue was no longer as weak as before.
He no longer had to worry about dying.
"That's good …"
Su Yin heaved a sigh of relief and smiled.
It seemed like his previous calculations were correct. Not only had he gotten rid of the traitor Lu Kang, but he had also used his soul to nourish his teacher.
Lu Kang had died because of Lu Kang's betrayal, and now, he was using Lu Kang's soul to recover … Everything was destined.
"Even though Lu Kang has not overcome the lightning tribulation, he has still assimilated my saint corpse. He has also received the title of Little Pill Sage and absorbed tens of thousands of years of faith. The Saint Spiritual Energy in his corpse far surpasses mine. As long as he assimilates it, he'll be able to swiftly grasp the Laws of Pill Sage and Pill Sage. He'll also have a certain understanding of the Laws of Gale and Flame!"
Li Shiyue said.
"Un!" Su Yin nodded. He turned to the corpse again and asked, "How's Pill Sage Teacher?"
"He has absorbed Lu Kang's soul together with me. Even though he hasn't recovered as much as I have, he won't die so easily!" Li Shiyue said.
Su Yin nodded in satisfaction.
It seemed easy this time, but in truth, he had to fuse the powers of Gale, Flame, and Lu Kang to save the lives of his two teachers.
"Previously, I had sixteen saint corpses from the Sword Qi Pavilion, Poison Sage Du Zhuang, and Needle Sage Su Xiuyi. Including the Pill Sage, I have twenty saint corpses!"
Naturally, Zhang Xuan took a closer look at the storage ring that he had snatched from Xue Qianqiu.
Taking everything into account, he already had twenty saint corpses, and it had only been slightly more than a day since he arrived at the Celestial World.
…
While Su Yin was deep in thought, in a hidden cavern, Xue Qianqiu excitedly took out Lu Kang's corpse, and soon, a deep frown appeared on his forehead.
"Something is amiss!"
He had come into contact with several saint corpses, and they harnessed dense Saint Spiritual Energy that exerted pressure on one's soul. On the other hand, the corpse before him was only similar in appearance and physique.
Even if it had not undergone the lightning tribulation, there shouldn't be such a huge difference!
Perplexed, Xue Qianqiu whipped out a sword and slashed lightly at the corpse.
Hu!
A huge hole appeared on Lu Kang's corpse, revealing the wound within.
Taking a look, Xue Qianqiu's vision darkened, and he nearly fainted on the spot.
How could this be a corpse? It was a puppet made out of all kinds of materials!
In other words, he had spent so much effort to obtain the saint corpse, but he had fallen into someone else's trap!
"Damn it!"
How could Xue Qianqiu possibly not understand what was going on?
"No, this is a fake. Where is the saint corpse of the Sword Saint?"
He quickly recovered from his shock and took out Li Qiaofu's saint corpse with trembling hands. Since the Dragon Emperor and the others had not been lured away by Sage Zhaoxia, the saint corpse was naturally returned to him.
He stabbed it with his weapon, and his body swayed uncontrollably.
Even though the 'corpse' harnessed Invincible Sword Intent, a puppet was still a puppet. It was no different from a balloon, and it was exposed with a single stab.
Xue Qianqiu's vision darkened, and he felt as if there was a mouthful of blood in his mouth, ready to spurt at any moment.
Ever since he had started cultivating, he had always been the one to scheme against others. This was the first time he had ended up in such a miserable state.
"Young Master Xue!"
At this moment, Sage Liuyun walked in and glanced at Xue Qianqiu doubtfully. With a grim expression, he said, "There are many rumors going around outside …"
"What rumors?"
"They say that … you have obtained the saint corpses of the Sword Saint, Pill Saint, Medicine Saint, Calligraphy Saint, Chess Saint, Poison Saint, and Needle Saint! Right now, the experts of the Celestial World are looking for you everywhere … "Sage Liuyun said.
"Pu …"
Xue Qianqiu's face reddened, and he spurted a mouthful of blood.
I wanted to obtain that many saint corpses as well!
If I were to say that I only obtained a single one, would anyone believe me?
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