120: Chapter 120 Magical Artifact Butterfly Love Flower

Elder Luo Xi smiled calmly: "Little friend, you are quite adept at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages; you are very clever. Unfortunately, in this world, if your Cultivation is low, being clever is of no use."

Xia Shaoxin felt a sense of foreboding and watched Elder Luo Xi vigilantly.

Vigilance was useless; Elder Luo Xi suddenly grabbed Xia Shaoxin's hand, and a wave of coldness surged into his wrist from the neiguan acupoint.

Xia Shaoxin's limbs immediately went numb, and he was unable to move.

"What are you trying to do!"

Liu Tingting exclaimed and slashed with her sword, but Elder Luo Xi had already released Xia Shaoxin's hand, gently struck Liu Tingting with a palm, and retreated a zhang away.

"I just used a secret technique to inject a stream of Qi into his Hand Jueyin meridian, blocking his Tianquan acupoint."

Xia Shaoxin was shocked and hurriedly tried to circulate his Qi, only to discover that the Spiritual Qi entered through his neiguan acupoint, but became stagnant and could not pass once it reached the Tianquan acupoint on his arm.

"How did you do that?" Liu Tingting asked, both shocked and angry.

She hurriedly circulated her Cultivation Technique but found nothing abnormal.

Elder Luo Xi's face suddenly turned sallow, and he panted, "Miss, do not panic; your Cultivation is relatively high, so I did not take action against you."

A drop of sweat rolled down his forehead, and he reached up to wipe it away.

"Doing such immoral things consumes a great deal of strength; I can only do it once and cannot do it again."

Xia Shaoxin angrily rebuked, "You know that this is an immoral thing?"

Elder Luo Xi said bitterly, "I have told you so much, yet you remain stubborn, so I had no choice but to use extraordinary means."

After speaking, he slumped to the ground, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.

Anger rose from the bottom of Liu Tingting's heart. As she raised her sword high and was about to strike, Elder Luo Xi said tremblingly, "If you kill me, he will not survive either."

Liu Tingting's sword hung in mid-air.

"I have used all my strength to seal your meridians. If I do not unseal them for you, you will not live for more than a year."

Liu Tingting shouted, "Can I not ask an expert to unseal them for him?"

"If you can pay the price, then naturally you can."

Upon hearing the word 'price', Liu Tingting hesitated.

Looking at Elder Luo Xi's dejected state, she realized the price was likely unaffordable.

"Meridians are the most important foundation for a practitioner. Remember, in the future, do not let anyone touch your meridians casually. If you encounter someone who knows what they are doing and they secretly cause trouble, you will be in big trouble."

When Elder Luo Xi said this, he was earnest and very sincere. Xia Shaoxin did not know whether to laugh or cry: "What kind of low-class tricks are these? I have never even heard of them."

"Hmph, your Chiyan Sect in the Yue Kingdom claims to be the number one Sect, but in reality, it is merely a bottom-tier one. In my eyes, you haven't even touched the threshold of immortality."

Liu Tingting was unconvinced: "Aren't you also just at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining?"

Elder Luo Xi frowned and sighed, "You are right, but that is not my fault; it is because the whole world has become messed up. In the past, the Shanyuan Sect produced experts at the Soul Transformation Realm, but now, even reaching the Foundation Establishment is difficult!"

Liu Tingting was shocked; the strongest ancestor of the Chiyan Sect had only reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

Elder Luo Xi finished regulating his breath, his complexion improved slightly, and he said slowly, "I encountered a problem during my Cultivation, which caused me to become lame and left me with little Lifespan. I only wish to find the truth behind the disappearance of Uncle Ancestor Luo You; otherwise, I will not be able to die in peace."

"Rest assured, even if I have to risk my life, I will unseal it for you. I am not a wicked person and do not wish to kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Xia Shaoxin was extremely depressed; he had been inexplicably tricked.

Elder Luo Xi said coldly, "I have no grudge against you. You even gave me some unappetizing things to eat, and a small favor."

"But I am already on the verge of death. If I am driven to a dead end, I will not hesitate to kill innocent people."

Xia Shaoxin took a deep breath and said, "Senior, even at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, you cannot break into the Shenji Tower. Why do you dare to entrust such an important task to me?"

Elder Luo Xi smiled slightly, "Originally, I did not have my eye on you, but the affairs of the Chiyan Sect have been spreading widely recently, and I just happened to run into you. I was thinking that if you can adapt to the environment of the Chiyan Sect's Forbidden Ground, you can probably also adapt to the Forbidden Ground beneath the Yue Kingdom's Shenji Tower."

Xia Shaoxin was speechless.

Liu Tingting was so angry she wanted to cry, "Senior Luo, your thinking is so devious. When the people of the Yue Kingdom caught us the other day, they didn't even think in that direction."

Elder Luo Xi said in a deep tone, "This old man has secretly studied the Yue Kingdom's Shenji Tower for many years and collected a great deal of information. I dare say that not even the people of the Yue Kingdom understand it better than I do."

"In ancient times, many Sects held the entrances to other worlds—one flower, one world. The Chiyan Sect's Forbidden Ground and the Yue Kingdom's Forbidden Ground may look different on the surface, but I am certain that their source of power is the same."

Xia Shaoxin asked, puzzled, "Your brother entered the Shenji Tower fifty years ago. After fifty years, can you still find his whereabouts?"

Elder Luo Xi said with a desolate expression, "My brother must no longer exist. He was the last person who attempted to enter the Shenji Tower, so he must have left behind clues."

"I feel that the Yue Kingdom seems to be hiding something, and I must investigate it clearly."

He glanced at Xia Shaoxin and comforted him, "The only thing you are worried about is your safety, and I am confident that I can ensure it."

He took out three wooden plaques and showed them to the two.

Liu Tingting's eyes widened immediately.

Xia Shaoxin found them somewhat familiar and suddenly remembered: aren't these the wooden plaques that Elder Qian Yunchang gave to Liu Tingting?

These three wooden plaques, which leaked Spiritual Qi from time to time, were very Advanced Magical Artifacts.

"This is the guardian Magic Treasure of my Shanyuan Sect, called 'butterfly loves flower'," Elder Luo Xi introduced. "They were crafted from the same piece of lightning-struck wood. Originally, there were five, but my brother took two with him, so now only three remain."

With a flick of his hand, the black wooden plaque flashed with light, and the mechanism on its surface changed rapidly. When it stopped, it was a black butterfly resting on a black peony.

Liu Tingting and Xia Shaoxin exchanged a meaningful glance.

"The 'butterfly loves flower' can be carried with you or buried in a safe place. As long as you trigger the mechanism, you can instantly teleport to the side of another 'butterfly loves flower'."

Liu Tingting's heart skipped a beat. How powerful! This was setting a Teleportation Array onto a Magical Artifact.

A Teleportation Array is a very profound Formation that consumes a great deal of strength.

The Chiyan Sect originally had a Teleportation Array, but because its power was exhausted, it could not be used, and everyone had to travel on foot.

"Take one of these 'butterfly loves flower' each; if you encounter danger, you can return to my side."

Liu Tingting silently took one and stroked it carefully, asking calmly, "How does one activate the mechanism?"

Elder Luo Xi told her the method to activate it.

Only Xia Shaoxin noticed that Liu Tingting's eyebrows twitched imperceptibly; that was the excitement of having solved a mystery.

Elder Luo Xi then took out a medicine bottle.

"This is a five poisons pill. Each time you use the 'butterfly loves flower', you need to consume one five poisons pill."

He took out a handkerchief, placed it in his palm, and poured out one. The five poisons pill gleamed with a black light; one look was enough to tell it was an ominous object.

He gave one to each of them.

This time, it was Xia Shaoxin's turn to be inexplicably excited.

The formula for the five poisons pill was in that bag of Pill Formulas that Elder Qian Yunchang had given him. He had thought this poison pill was meant to harm others, but he never expected it to be connected to a Magical Artifact.

Who could have imagined it? It was truly incredible.

The Spells of this world were so complex and so strange.

"The mechanisms inside the Shenji Tower are very complex. I think Miss Liu should be very interested."

Liu Tingting did not respond.

She was very interested in Formations, but she did not like being forced by others.