32: Chapter 32 One by One

Chen Changqing glanced backward, watching them closely following behind him, and a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. Very well, they had caught up.

Chen Changqing took out a map and glanced at it, finding that he was almost back to his original cave, so he suddenly outputted mana, causing the Flying Shuttle beneath his feet to instantly accelerate its speed.

"Hurry up and chase, don't let him run away," a woman in blue hurriedly said.

"He's obviously just in the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, how can he run so fast?" the Middle-aged Scholar beside her asked strangely.

"Hmph, who cares what he is? Anyone who dares to play tricks on me will definitely regret coming to this world once I catch him later." The rugged man could already somewhat suppress his anger no longer, and he cursed loudly. The woman in blue and the Middle-aged Scholar beside him both slightly furrowed their brows.

After a while longer, Chen Changqing finally arrived dozens of zhang outside the cave where he had previously killed the Black Bear Demon. Further ahead was the Formation he had set up, so he immediately stopped, stepped down from the Flying Shuttle, and looked at the crowd already close at hand with an indifferent gaze.

"Hehe! Why aren't you running anymore? Weren't you quite able to run just now?" The rugged man sneered hideously, sticking out his tongue to lick the iron whip in his hand, looking at Chen Changqing with a ferocious expression.

"Fellow Daoists, he has over a dozen Storage Pouches on him, how about the three of us divide them equally?" The Middle-aged Scholar had a light and breezy appearance, seeming to feel that Chen Changqing had already been captured. Of course, if it weren't for Chen Changqing and it were replaced by other Cultivators, they might truly be trembling with fear.

"Agreed." The beautiful woman in blue covered her mouth and chuckled lightly, looking at Chen Changqing with a hint of burning heat in her eyes.

"Nonsense, whoever is stronger gets the Storage Pouch first." The rugged man couldn't be bothered to negotiate with the other two. Clearly, this was his prey, how could there be any reason to yield it? Furthermore, he was at the Perfection of the Qi Condensation 7th Layer, while the other two were merely at the Qi Condensation 7th Layer; even if they came at him together, he wouldn't be afraid at all.

Hearing this, a trace of displeasure flashed in the eyes of the other two, truly thinking they had them in the bag. The two exchanged glances and nodded at each other imperceptibly.

The rugged man immediately rushed toward Chen Changqing, his iron whip smashing down heavily. The other two closely followed behind, but their target was not Chen Changqing, but the rugged man.

Seeing this, the rugged man cursed angrily, "You two bitches, how dare you launch a sneak attack on me!" Finished speaking, he immediately turned around to block the two people's attack.

Seeing that their sneak attack failed, the Middle-aged Scholar and the beautiful woman in blue immediately retreated.

Watching the rugged man wielding the iron whip to strike at the two of them, the beautiful woman in blue hurriedly took out a Tier 1 top-grade Talisman from her Storage Pouch. Showing a look of heartache, she said to the Middle-aged Scholar beside her, "Fellow Daoist, buy me a moment first."

"Understood." The Middle-aged Scholar nodded, immediately stepping forward to block the rugged man and buying time for the woman in blue.

"Die!" Seeing that the woman in blue intended to use a Tier 1 Talisman to kill him, the rugged man immediately urged his mana to the limit. A wave of earthy-yellow mana rapidly swam from the palm of his hand toward the entire iron whip, and then he struck down heavily.

The Middle-aged Scholar waved his hand, and a wave of water Spiritual Qi gathered from heaven and earth into his palm, striking out with a single palm—Water Ripple Palm.

Bang!

The two retreated several steps. Blood seeped from the Middle-aged Scholar's palm, while the rugged man only felt his chest feel somewhat stuffy. That strike just now possessed the ability to strike across a distance, but he only let out a muffled grunt, and the problem wasn't too big.

"Fellow Daoist, disperse, I'm ready," the woman in blue reminded.

The rugged man's expression was solemn, his gaze locked tightly onto the Talisman in the hand of the woman in blue.

Taking this opportunity, the Middle-aged Scholar flew back behind the woman in blue.

Swoosh! The woman in blue unleashed the Talisman, this attack being extremely fierce and swift.

"No!" The Middle-aged Scholar discovered that this attack was not directed at the rugged man, but at himself. Fear appeared on his face as he said unwillingly.

"Hehe!" The cold sneers of the two echoed in his ears, and then, accompanied by a bang explosion, the Middle-aged Scholar died defenseless under this attack, leaving only a ground full of fragments scattered about.

Chen Changqing merely watched all this before him indifferently, having no thought of stopping them, and simply looked at the two with piqued interest.

The several Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators in the rear suddenly became somewhat confused. Wasn't it supposed to be the woman and the scholar joining forces to kill that rugged man? Why did the woman suddenly attack the scholar?

Since they couldn't figure it out, running away first was the best policy.

"Want to run? No way, you are all my prey. Wife, go slay that Daoist." The rugged man blurted out information that left everyone dumbfounded.

No wonder, no wonder!

"Run!" Now it was the turn of these few Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators to flee.

"Husband, go quickly and return quickly, I'll wait for you here." The woman in blue watched the retreating figure of the man, then turned her head to look at Chen Changqing and giggled.

"Little brother, your appearance is quite decent, making big sister here want to taste your flavor! Hehehe! Honestly hand over the Storage Pouch, perhaps this concubine can still let you experience a night of bliss, how about it?"

Chen Changqing showed a weird expression. Was she asking him to sleep with her? What was she thinking?

"Not giving!"

"But I want it. It seems you look down on big sister!" The woman in blue stroked her dark hair with one hand, her eyes carrying a trace of flirtatiousness, "It doesn't matter anyway. Once you die later, big sister can still use you while it's fresh."

Chen Changqing stopped responding, raising his finger to tap lightly. His finger condensed boundless wood Spiritual Qi and struck toward the woman. Azure Wood Finger! Chen Changqing shouted in a low voice.

"This is?" Feeling the terrifying Spiritual Qi carried by that finger, the woman's face turned anxious—she was going to be pierced to death. She quickly reacted, but the Azure Wood Finger was even faster. She didn't have time to dodge, and after a scream, her body was pierced straight through by the Azure Wood Finger.

"You?" Unwillingly, the woman slowly collapsed to the ground, the color in her eyes gradually fading away.

Chen Changqing immediately put away the Storage Pouches of the woman and the scholar, then cleaned up the scene, waiting right here for the rugged man to arrive.

Inside the cave, the Treasure-Seeking Mouse caught sight of Chen Changqing and immediately fluttered up to pounce on him. Chen Changqing stroked its head and smiled, saying, "Nothing happened here, right?"

The Treasure-Seeking Mouse shook its head, indicating that it hadn't encountered anything.

Chen Changqing finally set his mind at ease, quietly recovering his mana. Only after the rugged man returned near the mountain Formation did he get up to launch a sneak attack and kill him.

"Damn it, how did that bitch disappear? She wouldn't be cozying up to a corpse like before, would she? She's really a damn slut. Once today's matter is resolved, I'll let you know what a real man should have." The rugged man cursed inwardly.

Bang! Chen Changqing threw out several Golden Sword Talismans, striking the rugged man from four directions.

"Who? Damn it." The rugged man was somewhat caught off guard by this sudden attack and cursed loudly, but his hand movements were even faster, raising the iron whip to form a thick layer of earth to block these attacks.

Chen Changqing's fingers pointed continuously, and streaks of Azure Wood Finger struck toward him.

"This is? You are from the Chen family!" The rugged man truly lived up to being in the Late Qi Refining Stage; he was very familiar with the Chen family's Cultivation Technique, recognizing it at a single glance.

He immediately outputted his mana with all his might, gathering the surrounding earth Spiritual Qi around himself. However, because there were many Azure Wood Fingers, and the power of each one was sufficient to kill someone at the Qi Condensation 7th Layer, he simply couldn't block these Spells.

"Ah!" The rugged man let out a miserable scream. The earth wall formed around his body immediately collapsed, and his own body was pierced through in several places. Before dying, he didn't know why such a thing had happened. But Chen Changqing certainly wouldn't explain it to him anyway.