37: Chapter 37 Li Ao's Greed, Using Someone Else to Kill

"Hoo..."

Qi Yang let out a long breath of turbid air, his face somewhat pale.

That strike just now had drained nearly half of the spiritual power within his body.

The gap in Realm was truly terrifying; if not for the five elements ring blocking that blade, he would have already been split in half.

Without the slightest hesitation, Qi Yang immediately stepped forward, skillfully tearing off the Blood-Robed Elder's Storage Pouch, and then kicked open a hidden door deep within the Alchemy Chamber.

Behind the hidden door was a well-preserved small stone chamber.

Resting quietly on a stone platform in the center of the stone chamber was an archaic jade box.

Qi Yang strode over, opened the jade box, and inside lay an ancient Jade Slip emitting a glistening white light.

He probed his perceptual awareness into the Jade Slip.

Boom!

Massive amounts of information surged into his mind.

"foundation establishment pill" adjuvant medicine list.

Ice Spirit Flame Grass, Purple Monkey Flower, heavenly spirit fruit companion leaves... A full seven or eight rare adjuvant medicine names and their medicinal property descriptions were clearly imprinted in Qi Yang's mind!

"Got it! The complete adjuvant medicine list!"

Qi Yang was wild with joy in his heart, his hand holding the Jade Slip trembling slightly.

As long as he had this list, he could go to the Ghost Market to collect seeds and use the black gourd to ripen them!

The door to Foundation Establishment had finally opened a crack for him!

Just as Qi Yang was preparing to stash the Jade Slip into his bosom and slip away.

Rumble!

The defensive Formation on the outer perimeter of the Myriad Poisons Pill Chamber was forcibly smashed open with brute force, and three formidable auras directly locked onto the interior of the stone hall.

"Hahaha! As expected, someone is clearing the path ahead for us!"

Accompanied by a burst of arrogant laughter, Li Ao swaggered into the stone hall with those two Qi Refining Tenth Layer Inner Sect Elites.

Although their clothes were somewhat damaged, their auras remained steady; they had clearly joined forces to slaughter their way through the beast tide.

As soon as Li Ao entered the door, he saw the corpses of the demonic Cultivators all over the floor, as well as Qi Yang standing in the center of the stone chamber holding the Jade Slip in his hand.

Although Qi Yang was currently disguised as a hunchbacked old man, Li Ao didn't care who he was at all.

Li Ao's gaze locked firmly onto the Jade Slip in Qi Yang's hand, an undisguised look of greed erupting in his eyes.

That was the most core treasure within the Golden Core toxic Cultivator's ruins!

"Old thing, your luck is pretty good, actually managing to scheme to death people from the Blood Fiend Sect."

Li Ao sneered, pointing his folding fan at Qi Yang.

"Hand over the Jade Slip, this young master is in a good mood today, and I'll leave you an intact corpse!"

The two Qi Refining Tenth Layer Inner Sect Elites stepped forward simultaneously, their terrifying pressure pressing down fiercely toward Qi Yang like two massive mountains.

Deep within the Myriad Poisons Pill Chamber, the atmosphere plummeted abruptly to freezing point.

Qi Yang gripped the Jade Slip emitting a glistening white light, his gaze locked tightly onto the three people of Li Ao blocking the doorway.

Two Qi Refining Tenth Layer! One Qi Refining Ninth Layer!

Qi Yang's perceptual awareness gave frantic early warnings, every hair on his body standing on end.

Even if he, Qi Yang, was a Five-Element Mixed Spiritual Root, even if he possessed overpowering and peerless Poison Wood Spiritual Power, facing this kind of absolute Realm suppression, fighting head-on would definitely mean ten deaths and no life!

"Old thing, what are you dazing for? Hand over the Jade Slip, this young master will leave you an intact corpse!"

Li Ao waved his folding fan, a ferocious sneer plastered across his face.

He was a Three Spiritual Roots Genius, coupled with having a grandfather who was an Outer Sect Grand Elder, he had been pampered since childhood and completely didn't put this shrivelled demonic cultivation old man before his eyes.

The two nearby Qi Refining Tenth Layer Inner Sect Elites even directly drew their long swords, brilliant sword radiances flickering uncertainly in the dim stone hall, ready at any moment to grind Qi Yang into minced meat.

Beg for mercy? Kneel?

A trace of disdain flashed within Qi Yang's murky old eyes.

He had cringingly survived for a hundred years for the sake of longevity; whoever dared to cut off his Dao of longevity, he would send them down to Hell!

"Want it? I'll give it to you!"

Qi Yang sneered in a hoarse voice, without any hesitation, directly smashing the Storage Pouches he had just stripped off the Blood-Robed Elder and several demonic Cultivator corpses all at once toward the three people of Li Ao!

Clatter!

The Storage Pouches scattered mid-air, thousands of Low-Grade Spirit Stones, demonic Cultivator Magical Artifacts emitting blood-red light, and a messy pile of Medicinal Pill bottles smashed toward the doorway like a torrential rain!

Li Ao and the two Inner Sect Elites instinctively paused their footsteps.

Greed was the nature of a Cultivator, especially upon seeing those mountain-like piles of Spirit Stones and Magical Artifacts; even Inner Sect Disciples couldn't help but twitch their eyelids.

Taking advantage of this half-breath while they were distracted!

Qi Yang exerted a sudden force beneath his feet, the Poison Wood Spiritual Power within his Dantian surging frantically into both legs, while simultaneously back-handing a top-grade Grade-One divine mobility talisman onto his body!

His entire person was like a black lightning bolt, not rushing toward the main door at all, but instead turning and sprinting frantically toward the deeper ruins of the Myriad Poisons Pill Chamber!

"Dog thing! You dare toy with this young master! Pursue! Skin him alive for me!"

Li Ao slapped away a few Spirit Stones that smashed onto his face, so angry smoke was coming out of his seven orifices.

That was the Jade Slip of a Golden Core toxic Cultivator; how could he possibly let a Qi Condensation Seventh Layer Loose Cultivator take it away!

The two Qi Refining Tenth Layer Inner Sect Elites let out a cold snort, their speed astonishingly fast, directly pursuing toward Qi Yang's back view.

"Running? Where can a trash of the Qi Condensation Seventh Layer like you run to!"

Li Ao clamored frantically from behind.

Qi Yang sprinted frantically ahead, his wide black robe snapping loudly in the fierce wind.

He completely ignored the cursing behind him, his brain running at high speed.

Fighting head-on meant certain death, he could only kill with a borrowed knife!

Before entering Duling Valley, Qi Yang had cast the Soul Searching secret technique on that bald demonic Cultivator!

Inside his head was a complete safe route map of Duling Valley's outer perimeter and the Myriad Poisons Pill Chamber!

He knew far too well where there were traps in this place, and where the Death Gates were!

Qi Yang's perceptual awareness locked tightly onto those dilapidated stone slabs on the ground ahead.

Just ten zhang ahead, there was a patch of seemingly ordinary bluestone flooring.

But Qi Yang knew that buried beneath it was a dilapidated Sword Formation set up by a Golden Core toxic Cultivator a thousand years ago!

Although the Formation had been mostly damaged, as long as one stepped wrong, the erupted Sword Qi would definitely be enough to give a Qi Refining Tenth Layer Cultivator a hard time!

"Faster! Faster still!"

Qi Yang urged his speed to the absolute limit.

Swish!

Qi Yang's figure was like a ghost; the instant he approached that patch of bluestone flooring, the tips of his toes stepped with absolute precision onto the edge of the Life Gate, his entire body borrowing force to soar into the air, directly leaping over this area!

Meanwhile, the two Qi Refining Tenth Layer Inner Sect Elites following less than five zhang behind him completely didn't know there was a Formation here.

Relying on their profound cultivation, they directly trampled across that patch of bluestone flooring without any scruples!

Rumble!!!

The instant they stepped into the Death Gate, the dilapidated Sword Formation that had been dormant for a thousand years was completely activated!

The ground exploded with a roar!

Countless blinding Gengjin Sword Qi rushed straight up into the sky from underground like a volcanic eruption!

Although these Sword Qi had been consumed through a thousand years, they still carried the terrifying killing intent of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator!

"Not good! There's a Formation!"

The complexions of the two Qi Refining Tenth Layer elites changed drastically, feeling a fatal threat.

They frantically urged the massive spiritual power within their bodies that was about to liquefy, condensing the most formidable spiritual power protective shield on the surface of their bodies!

Bang bang bang...

The dense Gengjin Sword Qi frantically cut into their protective shield, emitting a burst of grinding friction sounds.

The protective shield of the Qi Refining Tenth Layer was indeed sturdy, but in front of this ancient Sword Formation, it was still far from enough.

In a mere three breaths, the protective shield shattered with a loud crash!

"Ah!!!"

The two high-and-mighty Inner Sect Prodigies let out shrill, miserable screams.

The Sword Qi pierced through their thighs and shoulders, fresh blood spraying wildly.

Although they didn't die, they were directly heavily injured, crashing heavily into the ruins and losing combat capability.

"Senior Brother!"

Li Ao, following closely behind, was so frightened that his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering occurred.

"Right now!"

Qi Yang, who had already fled thirty zhang away, turned abruptly.

Murderous intent burst and flashed in his eyes, his right sleeve flicked, and a ball of powder wrapped in True Qi shot out like a hidden weapon!

This wasn't any potent poison, but rather the top-grade beast-attracting incense ripened by Qi Yang using the black gourd! Its concentration was even ten times higher than what the demonic Cultivator had used previously!