Chapter 66

This encounter could be said to be one where neither party had resorted to powerful means, merely probing each other. -www..com- Upon seeing Qin Fengming summon a high-grade magical artifact, the other party did not show any surprise but instead instantly revealed a look of joy. Their ambush on Qin Fengming this time was precisely for the high-grade magical artifact he possessed.

At this moment, the second brother secretly rejoiced, as the other party's means were not particularly formidable, possessing only one high-grade magical artifact. If he could take down the other party alone, the magical artifact would undoubtedly belong to him.

Raising his hand, a round bracelet appeared on his wrist. With a swipe, a black object fell to the ground, and in a flash, a three-foot-tall black demonic beast appeared.

This demonic beast resembled a mountain cat. In a swift movement, it pounced towards Qin Fengming, its sharp claws swinging wildly, attacking the ice shield fiercely.

With a series of "popping" sounds, the shield in front of Qin Fengming began to tremble.

Seeing the other party release a first-level demonic beast, Qin Fengming was somewhat surprised. Taming a demonic beast was quite unusual. However, he did not panic in the slightest, and with a stretch of his hand, he summoned the shield.

Under the impetus of spiritual energy, it transformed into a shield several feet in size, guarding outside the ice shield, blocking the demonic beast.

Seeing Qin Fengming summon another magical artifact, the second brother's eyes instantly revealed a greedy look. If he could kill the young man opposite, these two magical artifacts would fall into his hands, with no one to contest them.

Though it seemed slow, all of this happened in just a few breaths. In the battle between cultivators, things change in an instant. A slight misstep could mean death.

Seeing his attacks being blocked by Qin Fengming, the second brother, though not afraid, was somewhat anxious. They were not far from the market, and if other cultivators saw, it would certainly cause trouble.

Thinking of this, his expression flickered, and he flipped his hand again, revealing another magical artifact. With a wave, a scissor-shaped magical artifact flew out, transforming into a ten-foot-long double-headed snake in the air, its eyes filled with ferocity, and a black aura surrounding it as it charged towards Qin Fengming.

Seeing the other party use a powerful means, Qin Fengming did not hesitate. With a wave of his hand, he summoned his last resort, the Heaven-Mixing Halberd.

A burst of colorful light flashed, and boundless power surged out, sweeping in all directions. A several-foot-long beam of light flashed and struck the double-headed snake.

Facing the other party's attack, Qin Fengming was very calm, as he still had two high-grade talismans in his hand, each with even greater power. Once used, the other party would find it impossible to resist.

These two high-grade talismans were the most powerful offensive low-grade talismans, the 'Fire Viper Talisman' and the 'Meteorite Talisman'.

As Qin Fengming summoned the Heaven-Mixing Halberd, the second brother was instantly terrified. In a cultivator's battle, being able to summon two magical artifacts was already extremely rare, but the other party had summoned three, something he had never seen before.

Moreover, from the energy fluctuations of the magical artifact, he recognized it as a top-grade magical artifact. Seeing this, the second brother was utterly terrified. Although a top-grade magical artifact was only one rank higher than a high-grade magical artifact, its power was vastly different.

In just a few attacks, the double-headed snake magical artifact was reduced to its original form with a mournful cry.

Seeing the immense power of the Heaven-Mixing Halberd with its three main ingredients, Qin Fengming was overjoyed. With a mental command, the Heaven-Mixing Halberd, unimpeded, flashed and struck towards the second brother.

Seeing his high-grade magical artifact lose its spiritual energy so quickly, the second brother was greatly alarmed. With a look of terror, he retracted the magical artifact, ignoring the demonic beast, and tried to escape into the air.

"Hmph, it's too late for you to try to escape now."

With a cold snort, the second brother felt his feet weaken as a powerful, irresistible suction force emerged from the ground, pulling him down. In the blink of an eye, half of his body was buried in the soil.

It turned out that Qin Fengming had already thrown a 'Quicksand Talisman' at some point. Seeing the person trying to escape, he immediately activated the talisman, trapping the other party.

Seeing the other party trapped, Qin Fengming did not hesitate, commanding the Heaven-Mixing Halberd to strike the wind shield fiercely. In just three strikes, the wind shield shattered with a "puff." The Heaven-Mixing Halberd flashed and pierced through the person's body, the corpse's head tilting to the side and falling to the ground.

With the second brother's death, the talisman, without control, reverted to a piece of paper, flashing and disappearing in a burst of fire.

Under the dual attack of the Heaven-Mixing Halberd and the ruler-shaped magical artifact, the demonic beast was instantly decapitated and fell to the ground.

Collecting the three magical artifacts, Qin Fengming flew to the demonic beast's corpse.

Looking at the demonic beast's corpse, Qin Fengming could not help but feel a bit regretful. This demonic beast was powerful, and if tamed, it would be a strong ally. However, he knew that a demonic beast recognized by a cultivator was difficult to tame, so he had no choice but to kill it. Seeing that the demonic beast's claws were still sharp, he removed them and stored them in his storage ring.

He then approached the cultivator's body, searched the person's body, and found a storage ring. He also collected the bracelet that could summon the demonic beast. After searching the entire body and finding nothing useful, he flicked his finger, sending a fireball to the corpse, which turned to ashes in an instant.

His figure flashed again, and he came to the person who had fallen to the ground first. Touching the person, he found that the person had been dead for a long time.

After searching, he found only two storage rings. Collecting the rings, he used a fireball to dispose of the corpse. Not daring to stay long, he flashed and flew south at high speed.

After a hundred miles, he turned west and flew for three hundred miles before stopping.

Finding a secluded spot, he sat down, holding a spirit stone in each hand, and began to recover his spiritual energy. After the fierce battle with the eighth-layer Qi Gathering cultivator, his spiritual energy had been greatly depleted.

After a life-and-death struggle, Qin Fengming now had a clearer understanding of the battles between cultivators.

Compared to the battles in the martial world, the battles between cultivators seemed more civilized, but they were more dangerous, with each move potentially fatal. A slight misstep could mean death.

Being able to kill a sixth-layer and an eighth-layer cultivator this time, Qin Fengming had used all his means and mental fortitude. He first used a sneak attack to kill one person and then relied on the power of his magical artifacts to kill the eighth-layer cultivator.

This showed that in battles between low-level cultivators, the key was the power of the magical artifacts, followed by the depth of spiritual energy. In terms of spiritual energy, he was far inferior to the two.

After two hours, Qin Fengming opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. The lost spiritual energy had been completely restored.

After finishing his cultivation, Qin Fengming did not rush to leave. Instead, he began to think deeply. From the words of the two, they had an older brother waiting for him on his way back to the sect. From their tone, there might be more than one person.

This was a bit troublesome. The second brother was already at the eighth layer, so the older brother's cultivation level would certainly be no lower. Qin Fengming had to think carefully about this.