Chapter 1002: Ning Chengâs Ace Card
âBoomâŚâŚâ The sabre mountainâs torrent blasted onto the bridge, forcing the bridgeâs dao charm to dissipate before it could fully coalesce.
In any case, Ning Cheng didnât expect this move to restrain Ding Si, whose power he understood after seeing the sabre mountain. But more importantly, his third bridge hadnât fully solidified, which meant it couldnât stop Ding Si, let alone restrain him.
Ning Cheng used the third bridge to provide cover for Liu Fanglin to complete her attack. Fortunately, Liu Fanglin grasped the timing perfectly. Her green sword dragon slashed towards the weakest section of the sabre mountain, which was its top, shaking the sabre mountain. The clash between the sabre mountainâs dao charm and sword aura even blasted the blue sands into oblivion, stalling Ding Si and his sabre mountain.
Ning Cheng was waiting for this precise moment. Once the mountain stalled, he raised his hand and brought out a long black arrow.
Once the long arrow appeared, suspended in the air, a five-coloured longbow also materialised with the arrow resting on it.
The arrow immediately began sucking in Ning Chengâs spirit essence and spiritual consciousness. Even after taking the Burst Spirit Pill, Ning Chengâs complexion turned pale under such an enormous suction force.
Raging killing intent immediately swept across the sky, and Ding Si could no longer move. He could only look at the arrow growing faint with each passing moment while more and more terrifying killing intent permeated the surroundings. His heart had already turned cold as if someone had plunged it into an icy cavern.
â5-Coloured Star Splitting ArrowâŚâŚ.â Locked on by the 5-Coloured Star Splitting Arrow, Ding Si didnât dare move, even if he could. He started to regret taking action. He shouldnât have started so early and should have continued to wait for a better opportunity. Even if he had to take action, he should have been more vigilant and not let Ning Chengâs 5-Coloured Star Splitter Arrow lock onto him with its killing intent.\nBut at the same time, he never expected Ning Cheng to be so stoic. Why didnât he use the 5-Coloured Star Splitter Arrow when he was about to die against the Burial Shadow Fiend? Of course, Ding Si also didnât think about Ning Cheng using a Burst Spirit Pill. Did Ning Cheng already know that he was hiding in the shadows and deliberately stayed his hand to deal with him?
As the killing intent continued to surge wildly, it quietly transformed into a surging aura of death. Ding Si didnât even dare to tremble and kept his eyes glued to the fading 5-Coloured Star Splitter Arrow. But even if he knew that he couldnât avoid this arrow or even move, he wasnât willing to die like this.
As the aura of death increased and grew thicker, the 5-coloured longbow gradually got pulled back into a half-moon shape in the void around it. Seeing this, Ding Siâs heart finally sank to the bottom. Facing this development, he clearly understood that he couldnât avoid the 5-Coloured Star Splitter Arrow.
Even Liu Fanglin, who wasnât the target, felt her body growing cold under this horrifying killing intent. For the first time since meeting Ning Cheng, she finally experienced Ning Chengâs true strength.
Initially, she thought that Ning Chengâs strength primarily came from his Seven Bridges Spirit Technique. Then, she saw Ning Cheng use that law-breaking spirit technique that weakened the worldly laws, laws of time, a top-level Heart Dao Spirit Technique âNone-To-Depend-Onâ, and even the Everlasting Blue Thunder Fort.
Yet, these powerful means werenât even his ace card. His ace card was actually the terrifying 5-Coloured Star Splitting Arrow. Ning Chengâs horrifying means and almost-sinister patience had thoroughly chilled her heart. She couldnât help but wonder how Ning Cheng would deal with that Burial Shadow Fiend if she didnât have the Dao Breaking Pearl?\nâStop, you canât kill me. If you kill me, you will surely die without a burial placeâŚâŚ.â
Just as the word âplaceâ left Ding Siâs mouth, the 5-Coloured Star Splitter Arrow shot out of the longbow and tore through the space with a dreadful tearing sound.
To what Ding Si said, Ning Cheng treated it as a fart. Ding Si had already set his mind to kill him, so why would he even care about Ding Siâs threat? Even if, after killing Ding Si, he immediately had to face several mature Burial Shadow Fiends besieging him, he wouldnât hesitate to shoot that arrow.
âYouâŚ.â A trace of ferocity mixed with resignation flashed in Ding Siâs eyes. Despite knowing that Ning Cheng would ignore his threat, he still felt furious in his heart.
âBoomâŚâŚâ Ding Siâs body turned into a cloud of blood mist as the 5-Coloured Star Splitter Arrow went through his body. It even extinguished Ding Siâs spirit soul that tried to escape from the blood mist.
Ning Cheng opened his mouth and spat out several mouthfuls of blood, and he almost went into a coma. With his Sea of Consciousness injured by that Burial Shadow Fiendâs spiritual consciousness, he couldnât even gather enough strength to isolate Ding Siâs storage ring. Even if Ning Cheng understood that Ding Siâs ring wouldnât be simple, he couldnât do anything.
He gained the only thing that wasnât the arrowâs target; Ding Siâs artefact, the sabre mountain.
âAre you okay?â Liu Fanglin quickly sobered up from the shock in her heart and hurriedly went forward to hold Ning Cheng. At this moment, Ning Chengâs face was as pale as a white sheet of paper.
Ning Cheng took a few moments to get his bearings and finally put away his things. âI have a True Spirit World; Iâm going to enter it to heal my injuries. You take my True Spirit World to that place. Just call me when you arrive.â\nâOkay.â Liu Fanglin agreed to Ning Chengâs request without hesitation.
Ning Cheng did not dare let Liu Fanglin carry him on her back. But it wasnât because of Liu Fanglinâs seductive power. Rather, it was primarily because they were just casual acquaintances and only knew each otherâs faces. It did not mean that they had a long and deep relationship. With so many good things on him, who knows if Liu Fanglin would suddenly turn on him? Moreover, the True Spirit World belonged to him. Even if Liu Fanglin had thoughts about his things, he could at least detonate the True Spirit World and escape.
Yan Ji currently was in Ning Chengâs True Spirit World. With nothing else to do, she helped Ning Cheng take care of the spirit herbs in the True Spirit World that he hadnât yet transplanted into the Mysterious Yellow Bead. Seeing Ning Cheng suddenly walk in with severe injuries immediately made her panic.
However, only Ning Cheng knew that even though the injuries looked heavy, they were much easier to recover than before. After all, he still had the Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pill along with several healing-type dao pills.
Therefore, with the help of the Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pill, Ning Cheng forcibly cut off the Burial Shadow Fiendâs spiritual consciousness. This immediately kick-started the repair process of his Sea of Consciousness.
As ten days passed by, Ning Cheng finally made a full recovery.
After repeatedly assuring Yan Ji not to worry, Ning Chengâs spiritual consciousness swept out. However, he found Liu Fanglinâs aura somewhat chaotic. Looks like she had been in another fierce battle not long ago and received more injuries.
Because he wanted to recover his strength as soon as possible, and Liu Fanglin was still looking for the Valley of Life, Ning Cheng had purposefully ignored her. After all, he needed to focus his mind on healing himself during these past few days. Moreover, he never expected that Liu Fanglin would get into another fight.\nâWhat happened?â Ning Cheng quickly left the True Spirit World and asked.
âThank heavens, youâre finally out.â The first thing that Liu Fanglin did was hand the True Spirit World Ring back to Ning Cheng.
Only after Ning Cheng put away the True Spirit World did Liu Fanglin say, âTwo days ago, I met Wei Jingbing. I managed to severely injure him but also ended up with more injuries. I didnât know if he would ambush me again, so I left that area quickly and kept moving.â
Ning Cheng didnât ask another question. Since Liu Fanglin met Wei Jingbing, it would be a strange matter if they didnât end up in a fight. Fortunately, he killed Ding Si. If Wei Jingbing had been with Ding Si, Liu Fanglin would have died without a chance of survival.
âHow far away are we from that place?â Ning Cheng felt more concerned about the Exquisite Star Golden Concealed Leaf. After all, he had vowed to not stop till he helped Yan Ji recover her foundation.
Liu Fanglin hesitated before speaking up in some confusion. âThere are not many things that can be used as markers in this place. After entering Burial Shadow Blue Sands, I only know that you need to move in the opposite direction once you meet the stacked wave-shaped blue sand vortex. As long as you go in that direction, you will encounter a huge grey stone stele. Once I reach that stele, I know where to go from there. But the weird thing is that despite exploring for a month, I still havenât found that grey stone stele.â
Ning Cheng suddenly thought of the map he had taken from Daoist Gutless. One of the places marked on the map was exactly a grey stone stele. He quickly took out the map and said, âIs that the place?â\nâHuh, how come you have this map?â Liu Fanglin spoke up in surprise. She then took out another map, exactly like Ning Chengâs, down to the smallest detail.
âI took it from a Daoist.â Ning Cheng said, âItâs just that I donât know how to find this stele. Since you have a method, letâs go ahead and follow your method.â
Liu Fanglin didnât know who this âDaoistâ was that Ning Cheng spoke about, so she could only nod, âOkay.â
The blue sand vortexes in the Burial Shadow Blue Sands came in various shapes, and the stacked wave-shaped vortexes werenât many, nor were they few.
Ning Cheng and Liu Fanglin walked for more than ten days without a break, following the prescribed direction, yet they never saw that grey stone stele.
Moreover, even after walking for over ten days, Ning Cheng and Liu Fanglin didnât encounter any Burial Shadow Fiends. It was another thing that they couldnât figure out. Maybe they now feared the power of Ning Chengâs Seven Bridges.
âWaitâŚ..â Ning Cheng finally called out to Liu Fanglin. âIf we continue like this, Iâm afraid we might not find what weâre looking for in our lifetime. I think I should take the lead from this point on.â
Liu Fanglinâs face turned slightly red from embarrassment. She obviously understood Ning Chengâs meaning. Ning Cheng suspected that the method recorded on the map wasnât entirely correct, which was why they couldnât find the place.
Now that Ning Cheng knew they were looking for an actual grey stone stele, he finally had a target. Previously, he didnât want to exert his spiritual consciousness fully because he didnât want to overexert himself. But with a clearly defined target at hand, he naturally couldnât go on with such a method.
Ning Cheng no longer restrained his spiritual consciousness and let it burst out. In just an instant, the area of approximately 10,000 metres around him clearly appeared in his spiritual consciousnessâs sweep. \nFeeling that his spiritual consciousness had improved significantly, Ning Cheng couldnât help but feel overjoyed. After repairing his Sea of Consciousness with the Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pill, Ning Cheng felt that his spiritual consciousness improved. And now, he finally had confirmation.
Unfortunately, the Burial Shadow Blue Sands covered a vast area. As such, despite the range of his spiritual consciousness, he wouldnât be able to find that grey-coloured stone stele in a short time. In other words, Ning Chengâs way of searching for it was nothing more than a game of chance. Even if he divided the area into different sections, finding it would depend on luck. He might not find it even after a month or two if he had terrible luck.
Fortunately, Ning Cheng had luck on his side this time. On the third day, he finally found the grey stone stele.
This grey stone stele resembled a small mountain rather than a stone stele with no inscribed characters. However, there was no trace of that blue sand on it at all, as if the blue sands here didnât even dare to blow towards it.
Liu Fanglin walked up to the stele and made a small cut on her wrist to let out some blood. She then placed her bloody wrist on the stele, which instantly sucked away the blood on her hand. Just like the time when the 5-Coloured Star Splitting Arrow sucked away Ning Chengâs spiritual consciousness, in just three breaths, Liu Fanglinâs face turned pale like a white sheet of paper.
âWaitâŚâŚâ Ning Cheng, by now, understood that something was wrong. Although he couldnât tell what, he could tell that there was something wrong with that stele.
Ning Cheng had just called out when Liu Fanglin took her hand from the stele. She then turned to Ning Cheng and spoke up with a weak voice, âYou have to do the same; otherwise, only I can enter the place.â\nJust as Liu Fanglin finished her words, a concealed door abruptly opened up behind the stone stele.
Ning Cheng took a deep breath. He could vaguely feel something wrong with this blood-sucking stone stele. But as to what was wrong, Ning Cheng simply couldnât put a finger on it. Liu Fanglin letting it suck her blood was one thing, but he wouldnât let it suck his blood.
âFellow Daoist Liu, I think thereâs something wrong with this whole thing. How about this, Iâll enter the True Spirit World, and you can take my True Spirit World inside.â Ning Cheng said after some thought.
Liu Fanglin shook her head. âIâm afraid it wonât work. Itâs impossible to use a miniature world to bring people inside; the same thing holds for your True Spirit World.â\n
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