Chapter 96

In the basement, a breeze was blowing.

The wind was gentle, slowly stirring.

The wind originated from Qin Xianyu.

He sat cross-legged, his face calm, still meditating with his eyes closed, but a lot of wind emanated from his body.

His Daoist robe billowed, and his hair fluttered.

The white-robed girl sighed in relief and muttered to herself, "True Qi externalization..."

Many fierce beasts had already pounced toward Qin Xianyu.

Qin Xianyu remained with his eyes closed, still meditating.

There were fierce tigers, vicious wolves, giant pythons, and many wild beasts with blood-red eyes, leaping up and pouncing on the spot where Qin Xianyu sat cross-legged.

However, these fierce beasts ultimately pounced into thin air.

Qin Xianyu had vanished.

When he reappeared, he was standing beside the white-robed girl, already standing up, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the sha fog.

The sha fog slightly changed, forming a gray shadow.

"Ghost King..." Qin Xianyu stood beside the white-robed girl, looking at the gray shadow and said softly, "I still feel a bit reluctant..."

Why was he reluctant? The white-robed girl was somewhat surprised.

Qin Xianyu took the long sword from the girl's hand and pointed it at the gray shadow.

The gray shadow, carrying the sha fog of the entire room, rushed over.

Qin Xianyu remained unperturbed, stepping out with the Cicada Wing Step, circling around the gray shadow, and slashing horizontally with his sword.

With the cultivation of true qi externalization and this secret sword technique, he easily cut the gray shadow in half.

The gray shadow, formed by sha qi, was very solid, not inferior to a human body. However, with the gray shadow's cultivation equivalent to half a Gangsha, it was still cut in half. After being cut, the gray shadow's body dispersed, turning into a large amount of sha qi, retreating and merging with the endless sha qi behind it, and in an instant, it reformed into a gray shadow.

But this gray shadow was no longer as calm; the sha fog fluctuated, growing and shrinking, like rapid breathing, indicating emotional agitation.

Qin Xianyu did not stop; he spread his hand, palm facing the gray shadow.

The wind rose!

A strong wind! A gale!

These earth sha were merely sha qi, and when blown by the wind, they scattered. More sha qi were swept back into the depths of the passage by the gale.

A low whistle came from the depths of the passage, like the wind passing through leaves, or a sharp sword being swung, with a piercing sound and a sign of anger.

That was the sound of the sha fog sweeping, and the voice of the Ghost King.

Even though the white-robed girl was of noble birth and had broad knowledge, she still exclaimed in surprise.

True qi externalization and a gale sweeping, could actually blow away the Ghost King?

Even if one broke through to the peak of the Qi Cultivation stage and could externalize true qi, it was only nine inches of true qi. For ordinary cultivators, nine inches of true qi was like breathing through the nose and mouth, with no significant effect. Only those like this girl, who had received guidance from elders, could blow out a strong wind from their body's acupoints, capable of moving objects weighing a hundred pounds.

But for ordinary cultivators, the wind from their body's acupoints was merely like breathing through the nose and mouth.

Such a powerful gale was rare even among the peak Qi Cultivators in the secret lands and immortal sects.

"Regardless of how extraordinary the lineage, even if personally taught by the Dao Ancestor, it is still only nine inches of true qi..." the white-robed girl thought, "But the wind from his body's acupoints is even more astonishing than mine?"

Qin Xianyu retracted his hand and muttered to himself, "I barely managed to drive him back, unable to injure the Ghost King's body. It seems I still need to rely on lightning techniques."

At this moment, the white-robed girl finally understood his reluctance. His true qi had increased, and his abilities had improved. How could he be content without trying to use his own abilities to deal with the Ghost King that had forced him to break through?

At this moment, the sha qi was swept back by the gale, and the Ghost King, caught off guard, was also swept back by the wind.

Qin Xianyu turned to look at the girl and said with a low laugh, "This Ghost King has put us in such a predicament. I had to break through and take a life-threatening risk. Originally, I could have gradually progressed to the point of true qi externalization, but because of him, I took the risk to break through. Now that my cultivation has increased, how can I be content without using my own cultivation to fight him?"

The white-robed girl said coldly, "If you had used the lightning technique earlier, you could have destroyed him. But you insisted on showing off. If you can't handle him later, both of us will be killed by him."

"I am not a reckless person. If I didn't have the confidence, how could I take such a risk?" Qin Xianyu smiled slightly and looked at the over a hundred fierce beasts behind him.

He pointed his sword forward.

Qi was released from the acupoint in his palm, flowing along the sword blade.

After passing through the sword blade, the wind carried a sharp edge.

The Ghost King had retreated, and although these fierce beasts were invaded by sha qi and were no longer in their usual state, their animal instincts remained. When hit by the sharp wind, they scattered.

"I don't have the time to deal with these beasts for now, but they are a threat. After I condense the sha, I will kill them one by one."

"As for now, let's deal with this Ghost King first."

Qin Xianyu smiled at the girl, "I risked my life to break through to the stage of true qi externalization. If I don't seek justice from him, how can I be content?"

The white-robed girl saw his calm and peaceful smile, as if he was in a good mood and was having a tea chat with a friend, showing no signs of killing intent. For some reason, the girl felt angry and said, "You blew the Ghost King away, but it's not easy to find him. If you had used the lightning technique earlier when he was unprepared, you could have succeeded. Now that he knows your cultivation has increased and is on guard, you may not be able to injure him with the lightning technique. Without the lightning technique, we still can't escape the danger of death."

Qin Xianyu smiled slightly, "Even if he is on guard, I am confident I can still injure him, of course, as long as I can use the lightning technique."

The white-robed girl was shocked, "You still don't know if you can successfully use the lightning technique?"

"Lightning technique is the power of heaven, not something ordinary people can use. Even though I have the lightning technique lineage, I need at least the Gangsha cultivation to support it. Now, I am using a shortcut with the lightning talisman, but I haven't tried it before, so I don't know if I can use it smoothly," Qin Xianyu shrugged and said, "The lightning talisman is just drawn with red sunstone powder, without true qi enhancement. I don't know how effective it will be."

The white-robed girl was speechless with shock, her face pale, and she glared at the young Daoist, "I knew you were not to be trusted. I am from a major sect, and I believed your lies! Now what? Without the lightning technique, how can we resist him with our Qi Cultivation?"

After thinking for a moment, the white-robed girl said, "Let's leave quickly while he is blown away. We can wait for my aunt to come back and deal with him."

Qin Xianyu shrugged and pointed to the passage, "I only blew him away because he was caught off guard and had just condensed his body with sha fog. I didn't use my full strength. Look, he's coming back..."

The passage was filled with rolling waves of dark sha qi.

In the sha qi, a gray shadow appeared and disappeared.

The scene seemed no different from before, but the gray shadow had become much more solid, with a sense of weight. When the sha qi was highly condensed, it was almost like a physical object, giving a sense of weight.

At least, it couldn't be blown away by the wind from the palm.

Qin Xianyu was not afraid; he only smiled softly.

Hearing this laugh, the white-robed girl felt slightly reassured, thinking, "This young Daoist, although he hasn't tried the lightning technique, has been very confident from the beginning and never thought of fleeing. His calmness must mean he has the confidence to survive and is not afraid of the Ghost King!"

Qin Xianyu took a step forward, blocking the girl, facing the Ghost King.

"I am Qin Xianyu, here to condense the sha. Today, I encounter the Ghost King and will use the lightning technique to eliminate the demon!"

Qin Xianyu extended his left hand, holding seven or eight lightning talismans.

He spread his hand, and a wind blew from his palm, scattering the lightning talismans in the air.

Those who can externalize true qi can blow wind from their body's acupoints, so it was normal for wind to blow from the palm acupoint.

However, this wind was very unusual.

The wind came from Qin Xianyu, from the acupoint in his left palm.

In the acupoint of his palm, there was a lightning seal.

When the wind blew from the left palm acupoint, it passed through the lightning seal, carrying the power of lightning.

The seven or eight lightning talismans, although not enhanced by true qi, were drawn with red sunstone powder, which was better than high-quality cinnabar. Using this kind of cinnabar-like treasure to draw the lightning talismans, the intricate patterns attracted the lightning qi in the surroundings. When the wind, enhanced by the lightning seal, blew out, it combined with the lightning qi on the talismans.

When the wind, enhanced by the lightning seal, touched the lightning qi on the talismans, a bright light appeared in the air, extremely dazzling.

It was lightning!

The lightning talismans were blown from his palm, turning to ash in the air, igniting lightning, and producing a clear sound.

"Please, Ghost King, receive this lightning technique!"

A calm voice sounded, followed by a thunderclap.

In the dark sha qi, a bolt of lightning appeared.

The sound of thunder was deafening, and the lightning was blinding.

A long, mournful cry echoed in the sha qi.

The Ghost King was severely injured and fled in a panic.

...

Outside Blackwind Mountain.

Mr. Sikong was silent, muttering in disbelief, "To use a lightning technique with only Qi Cultivation?"

Not only him, but even the woman was quite impressed.

She stood up and said calmly, "The lightning technique has injured the Ghost King. This Ghost King has fled Blackwind Mountain, and the formation has automatically dissolved."

Indeed, Mr. Sikong felt that the palm lightning had entered the sha qi, dispersing the Ghost King's surrounding sha qi and injuring his innate primordial qi. After that moment, the formation here had automatically dissolved.

Mr. Sikong was puzzled, "With your abilities, this formation cannot confine you. Why did you leave the juniors inside Blackwind Mountain and wait for the formation to dissolve?"

"Since the young man has the lightning technique, there is no need to worry," the woman smiled slightly, "But if this treasure mountain is damaged by forcefully breaking the formation, it would not be beautiful."

The woman's smile remained unchanged, and she waved her hand.

Mr. Sikong's body trembled.

The large mountain in front of him had vanished into thin air.

"If Mr. Sikong can cultivate the Great Dao Golden Core and achieve immortality, you will surely have good fortune in the secret lands of the Immortal Realm."

The woman said this to him and then gradually disappeared like a wisp of smoke.

At the same time, a gray shadow, eroded by lightning, entered her palm.

"You made this girl suffer a lot; how can I let you go?"

The woman smiled to herself.

It turned out that the gray shadow was the Ghost King, injured by the palm lightning, fleeing Blackwind Mountain. Now, she had easily captured him.

PS: Many thanks to He Jinlong for the tip... June thanks...

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