Chapter 54

Qiqi sneered and said, "Of course, as long as I have the chance to eat you, I won't give up. I don't want to use my spiritual techniques to fight you; letting the cultivators do it is enough. Today you were lucky, but in the future, you won't be so fortunate when you encounter stronger opponents."

"I won't let you succeed, so you might as well give up that idea. How is Senior Sister doing, and why did you come here first?" Lu Xiaodeng didn't want to listen to his talk about eating, pouting and speaking with dissatisfaction.

"They are still collecting those useless crystal cores and won't be here for a while. I heard some commotion here and came out to check on you. After all, I need to eat your soul while it's fresh. When I saw you restrained by that evil cultivator just now, I almost couldn't resist attacking. You are my dish, and I can't let them suck you away." Qiqi spread his hands and smiled, his eyes focused only on the idea of eating.

Lu Xiaodeng glared at him fiercely. The two of them exchanged barbs amidst the screams of the cultivators, completely ignoring their lives.

Besides You Xin, there was another Foundation Establishment cultivator, who was You Xin's junior brother. He was also affected by the Bug Pills and couldn't mobilize his spiritual energy. However, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had undergone bone washing, his body was much stronger than the others. Seeing that Lu Xiaodeng and the sword spirit were chatting happily, he decided to try to escape quietly.

Just as he was about to roll to the hole he had dug, Qiqi smiled and said, "You can't cultivate, and your body is defenseless like an ordinary woman. If someone stabs you from behind, you will surely die. Unfortunately, you are poisoned, and without the antidote, even if you escape, you will die. Sigh, if someone can kill you, I would be willing to save them."

The cultivator stopped. His position was right behind Lu Xiaodeng. He lifted his head to look at Qiqi, who smiled warmly and met his gaze.

Even if he escaped, he would die without the antidote. Now, he couldn't use his spiritual energy or expel the poison. Death was the only way out. He had to consider whether to trust the sword spirit.

So, he cautiously drew a short knife and rolled toward Lu Xiaodeng. Qiqi was very satisfied and tried to say things to make Lu Xiaodeng angry and distracted, watching the cultivator get closer.

Finally, the cultivator rolled behind Lu Xiaodeng, gritted his teeth, and struggled to stand up. He stabbed her back with the sharp knife. She didn't notice at all and was hit without even trying to dodge.

It worked.

Qiqi was delighted, waiting to receive Lu Xiaodeng's body and soul, while the cultivator was supposed to die. However, Lu Xiaodeng turned around, and her back only had a small tear in her clothes, with no wound on her skin. The evil cultivator stared at her in shock. The stab felt like hitting a hard shield, and he couldn't penetrate it. Even without spiritual energy, his short knife was a magical weapon that could cut through iron and stone like butter. Was she wearing armor inside?

"Why did you stab me? It's so ugly to leave a scratch." Lu Xiaodeng looked at him sideways. He was in such pain, and instead of accepting his fate, he came to stab her.

The evil cultivator had used his last strength for that stab and lost all will. He screamed and fell to the ground, spitting out blood like a fountain, close to death.

Qiqi clenched his teeth and poked Lu Xiaodeng's back with his finger. It was soft, but he couldn't penetrate it.

"Stop touching me, I hate you the most right now, calling someone to kill me." Lu Xiaodeng quickly turned around, slapped his hand away, and scolded him angrily.

"Can't your body be more human? It looks the same on the outside, but you're still a cauldron inside." Qiqi understood. This guy had transformed his body from a cauldron, feeling soft but still as hard as a cauldron. Ordinary attacks were useless, and he was tough.

Lu Xiaodeng hated his words and said irritably, "Mind your own business. You only have a man's fake body, and you can't marry a human woman. You can only find female sword spirits and exchange divine souls."

Qiqi was stunned, then became furious. Wasn't it normal for spirit artifacts to exchange divine souls? Why did it sound so disrespectful coming from this guy, making him very uncomfortable?

He angrily cursed, "Stop pretending to be stupid, you scoundrel!"

"You're sick." Lu Xiaodeng didn't expect him to say such a thing after holding it in for so long and laughed, which made him even angrier. With no outlet, he vented his anger on the remaining evil cultivators, ruthlessly killing them.

Lu Xiaodeng didn't care; those people were almost dead, and living longer would only bring more pain. If he wanted to do it, let him.

Qiqi killed the evil cultivators quickly, one after another, leaving only the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had failed in the assassination. This person was very unlucky, and Qiqi was very angry at him, thinking he was a failure for not being able to kill Lu Xiaodeng.

"I'll make you die more painfully, unable to even kill a normal person." He smiled viciously, hating these weaklings. Just as he raised his hand, Lu Yaohang shouted, "Stop, we need a live one."

"Hmph," Qiqi wouldn't listen to her. Even without a live one, he would still kill this person; otherwise, these sisters would think he was weak. So, he slashed his hand through the air, and a golden light like a sword blade shot toward the man.

Suddenly, Lu Xiaodeng rolled over, grabbed the man's foot, and pulled him away. The golden blade cut into the ground, creating a deep crack, but the evil cultivator escaped death.

"Senior Sister said we need a live one, yet you used such a heavy hand. If you do this again, I won't share good things with you." Lu Xiaodeng humphed and took out a small jade bottle from her pocket, opened it, and dripped a light green liquid into the man's mouth.

As soon as the medicine entered his mouth, the suffocating throat swelling subsided, and he could breathe the not-so-fresh air again. However, the bleeding from the air grass continued, and he still trembled, not much better than before.

Lu Xiaodeng had to leave him and run to the cauldron, throwing out most of the crystal fruits. She crawled inside and searched for a long time, finally finding a small bag. She quickly ran back, used the knife that had stabbed her to cut a wound on the evil cultivator's hand, and forced a small silver pill from the bag into the wound.

A miracle happened. The evil cultivator's trembling body eased, and he stopped bleeding. Although he still couldn't use his spiritual energy, he felt much better than before.

"Xiaodeng, did you do all this?" Lu Yaohang asked with concern. She and Bai Zhen had already taken all the crystal cores and clusters and were on their way out when they heard the screams and rushed out, just in time to see Qiqi killing the last person.

Although their mission was to do unspeakable things, finding the evil cultivators and gathering intelligence was also part of it. Qiqi, who did bad things and didn't listen to anyone, wouldn't be able to kill or absorb the divine souls he wanted without the evil cultivators.

Lu Xiaodeng shook her head and said, "I just made them take the Bug Pills and Ghost Grip Powder. Qiqi did the killing. If you had come a bit later, this person would have been killed too."

Qiqi didn't bother to argue. He had indeed killed them with his sword, but they were doomed either way. He didn't want to listen to Lu Yaohang's nagging and silently turned into a black shadow, returning to the sword.

Lu Yaohang looked at Bai Zhen awkwardly but received a smile. "Don't worry, Sister Lu. I've heard of this sword before; it's normal for it to act this way."

"Sister Bai, I'm sorry. Let's quickly interrogate this person. Even with the antidote, he won't last long." Lu Yaohang, who knew the potency of Lu Xiaodeng's medicines, understood that the person wouldn't survive much longer if they didn't act quickly.

"I'll handle this; interrogation is something I do often." Bai Zhen smiled and walked forward, grabbing the evil cultivator's collar and dragging him into the tunnel they had just come out of. Some techniques were better not shown, so it was best to avoid it.

Lu Yaohang stared at Lu Xiaodeng for a long time, seeing that she was indeed unharmed, and sighed in relief. "Next time, follow me. If it weren't for your luck today, making these people take the Bug Pills, you would have been dead by now."

She was very afraid. If Lu Xiaodeng died, she would die too, as their lives were now linked. This was her first mission, and she lacked experience. She couldn't leave Xiaodeng alone again.

"Senior Sister, my skin is very thick; ordinary attacks can't hurt me." Lu Xiaodeng didn't agree with this. Even without the poison, she had the upper hand. However, she liked seeing her senior sister worry and didn't say this, thinking it was nice to make her feel protective.

Screams came from the tunnel, and it was unknown what Bai Zhen was doing, sounding quite pitiful. Lu Yaohang called Lu Xiaodeng to help move the broken stones from the teleportation array. They needed to use it to send the crystal fruits back, as they couldn't carry them all.

When she saw Lu Xiaodeng's cauldron, she couldn't help but say, "Xiaodeng, you can take a few, but this is too much. It won't be easy to explain to Senior Brother Bai."

Lu Xiaodeng said disappointedly, "I wanted to hide some in the cauldron to buy more good things for Senior Sister, but it does look like too much."

Then she said mysteriously, "Senior Sister, remember the egg-sized pocket technique I have? I secretly hid two larger crystal fruits in it. Don't tell Senior Brother Bai; I'll give them all to you when we get back."

Seeing her proud look, Lu Yaohang couldn't help but laugh and cry. She and Bai Zhen had each taken five drops of crystal core and two palm-sized crystal clusters. Compared to these, the crystal fruits in Xiaodeng's hands, even if large, were only the size of an egg, not worth mentioning.

But she still nodded and whispered, "Okay, we'll take them back quietly."

"Okay."

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