dtnovels Chapter 35 Helping Others
Chapter 35 Helping Others
The sudden change of heart by this young man from the Quanzhen Sect caught Zhang Yunling off guard. As expected, these powerful cultivators were all shrewd and cunning, and it was difficult to fool them easily.
Just as the young man was about to make a move, the chaos among the villagers finally attracted the attention of cultivators from other sects. A young female cultivator stepped out from the crowd and flew over, causing many mortal villagers to gasp and retreat. Only Zhang Yunling, the young man, and the female cultivator remained on the large open space.
The young woman, wielding a long sword, pointed it directly at the two men and coldly scoffed, "You two have quite the nerve, daring to cause such a commotion in the Xuanxu Ancient Realm. It seems you're like moths to a flame, tired of living."
Before Zhang Yunling could react, the female cultivator had already unleashed a sword aura towards him. Meanwhile, the young master beside him quickly dispersed his cultivation, and a golden light emanated from his folding fan. A blade of light flew out from the fan, confronting the sword aura before them, and ultimately dissipating.
Taking advantage of this opening, the female cultivator unleashed a flurry of strange and powerful techniques, relentlessly pursuing the young man. Zhang Yunling, through his divine sense, deduced that the female cultivator was at the late Golden Core stage, while the young master was only at the early Golden Core stage. He knew that in a confrontation, the young man would ultimately be defeated.
However, this is not a one-on-one duel. In addition to these two, there is also the variable of myself. Since the first step for Duan Weihuang to ask me for help is to join the Quanzhen Sect, it is now very clear what to do.
The young cultivator also realized that the young woman's cultivation level was higher than his own, so he threw Zhang Yunling's storage bag away and formed hand seals to deal with her with all his might.
"Ouch!" Seeing his precious storage bag being carelessly tossed aside, Zhang Yunling disregarded the young man's impending beating and rushed over to catch it. Turning around, he saw that the female cultivator was indeed stronger than the young man, and the outcome of the battle was already becoming clear.
The young man continuously used his True Yang Finger technique with his right hand, repeatedly managing to block and counter the female cultivator's attacks. However, this move severely depleted his spiritual energy and mental focus. The female cultivator, on the other hand, primarily used physical techniques, which consumed far less of her cultivation than the young man's.
Seeing that the young man was nearing the end of his life, while the female cultivator was not seriously injured, he quickly took out a jade slip from his bosom, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "If you dare to kill me, I will crush this jade slip and send a message to the Netherworld Demon of the Quanzhen Sect. Then you will not escape death either!"
The female cultivator showed no fear upon hearing this, instead bursting into laughter: "Hahahaha! You think you're the only one with powerful backers? My Sanqing Mountain also has several elders here. Do you think you can find someone to take revenge, but I can't?"
Seeing that his intimidation had failed to achieve its intended effect, the young man began to regret his actions. He regretted arguing with the man over the storage bag, and now that he had ended up in this predicament, it seemed that he had no other choice but to send a message to the Old Monster of the Underworld.
"Noisy!"
Just then, a loud shout came from beside the two of them, and the long sword in the female cultivator's hand suddenly slipped from her grasp, pulled away by a powerful suction force, and disappeared in the blink of an eye after a flash of golden light.
"What? You..." The female cultivator's face showed shock. After realizing that the other party was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, her expression became even angrier. She stomped her right foot and rushed over.
The person who took the weapon from the female cultivator's hand was Zhang Yunling, who was using the Vajra Bracelet technique. Faced with the female cultivator's powerful aura and killing intent, he only frowned slightly and threw the Vajra Bracelet forward. The female cultivator's momentum was too strong, and she couldn't dodge in time. The Vajra Bracelet hit her head on the top of her head, and she was directly knocked backward by the impact, spitting out blood.
The young man stopped crushing the jade slip in his hand, staring blankly at Zhang Yunling, then turning to look at the female cultivator who had been sent flying. The feeling of surviving a close call stimulated his brain, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! Good! Junior brother! It seems that we are destined to meet today!"
Having said that, the young man used the remaining spiritual energy in his body to rush out and head straight for the female cultivator. The female cultivator, who had lost her natal sword, was too weak to resist due to her severe injuries. She was punched in the chest by the young man and killed instantly.
At this moment, a soul flew out from the shattered flesh and blood scattered on the ground and was caught in the young man's hand. It was the female cultivator's soul. Cultivators who have reached the Golden Core stage will condense all the essence of their body in advance when their physical body is destroyed, transforming it into a soul that separates from the body in an attempt to find a way to survive.
However, this wisp of soul could also be captured by other cultivators at the Golden Core stage, and at this moment, the female cultivator's soul could only be disposed of at the young man's discretion.
Zhang Yunling strode over, picked up the Vajra Bracelet from the ground, put it into his storage bag, and then smiled slightly, saying, "Senior brother, what should we do with this woman?"
The young master laughed, stuffed the female cultivator's soul into his storage bag, dusted off his hands, and replied, "This woman's cultivation is not low; she should be one of the prodigies of Sanqing Mountain. Her death will surely attract other powerful figures from Sanqing Mountain. We should leave here quickly and find a safe place to discuss this further."
Zhang Yunling nodded, and then the two of them took flight, leaving that area. In mid-air, the young man, whose cultivation had been weakened by the recent battle, could no longer sustain flight for long and began to slowly fall.
At this moment, Zhang Yunling grabbed the young man's arm, put him on his shoulder, and helped him continue flying forward.
Faced with such timely help, the young man couldn't help but laugh awkwardly. "I was the one who was disrespectful first, but you, junior brother, have repeatedly repaid evil with kindness, for which I feel deeply ashamed. My name is Ren Jixing, an inner disciple of the Quanzhen School. May I ask your name, junior brother..."
Zhang Yunling shook his head calmly. "My name is Zhang Yunling. It was nothing more than a small favor; Senior Brother Ren, you don't need to take it to heart. To be honest, I used to be a rogue cultivator without any sect or affiliation, but now..."
Hearing this, Ren Jixing understood immediately and burst into laughter, "Junior Brother's words resonate deeply with me. From now on, we are both disciples of the Quanzhen Sect, so how can we talk about being rogue cultivators? Hahahaha!"
After the recent events, the two finally became honest with each other and flew for dozens of miles before landing in a cave.
Ren Jixing said with some concern, "Junior brother, I accidentally lost your storage bag just now. I don't know if you found it." Zhang Yunling helped Ren Jixing to the side of the wall and pointed to his left waist, "Don't worry, I've retrieved it. I know that you were busy dealing with that female cultivator at the time, so you didn't have time to explain things clearly and chose to just throw the storage bag back to me. That's understandable."
Seeing how tactful Zhang Yunling was, Ren Jixing's smile deepened. He gave her a deep look, nodded, and then stopped talking, sitting cross-legged to recover his spiritual energy.
Although the structure of this Mysterious Ancient Realm seems to differ slightly from the Five Domains outside, both places share the common feature of spiritual energy permeating the air.
Zhang Yunling also sat cross-legged and closed his eyes to meditate beside Ren Jixing, silently thinking about the things his master Duan Weihuang had instructed him to do. He had already achieved the first step: joining the Quanzhen Sect, one of the three major Daoist sects. As long as he could deceive the old monster Minggui that Ren Jixing had mentioned, the gains from this trip would already be satisfactory.