Chapter 227: Slaying and Harvest
ROAR!
At the same time, three Female Cultivator Corpse Puppets suddenly flew out, shielding the black-robed old man.
Not only were these Female Cultivator Corpse Puppets all at the Tier Three Early Stage, but they also each spat out a Corpse Pill from their mouths.
Each Corpse Pill radiated an aura of destruction, ready to be hurled at Zhang Chi at a moment’s notice for mutual destruction.
The black-robed old man, meanwhile, could use the protection of his Coffin Treasure to survive the blast.
Of course, this was just a threat. Unless it was a last resort, he wouldn’t actually have his Corpse Puppets perish together with Zhang Chi.
If he did, he would certainly be caught in the aftershock and severely injured even if he hid, and his three Corpse Puppets would be gone forever.
Besides, with the Sword Array present, this tactic might not even be enough to kill Zhang Chi.
Fortunately, he believed Zhang Chi wouldn’t dare to risk his life fighting him and would wisely choose to retreat immediately.
SWISH SWISH SWISH...
But unfortunately for the old man, Zhang Chi acted as if he hadn’t seen a thing. He formed a hand seal for his Sword Technique on the spot, activating the Sword Array.
In the next instant, streams of starlight suddenly pierced through the void from the distant starry sky, landing on the seven Flying Swords. The Flying Swords trembled slightly, and a dazzling Sword Light instantly filled the entire Sword Array.
"No!"
Before the black-robed old man could even figure out what was happening, his vision went black, and his consciousness plunged into eternal darkness.
Even his Divine Soul was directly obliterated, and his physical body was utterly annihilated.
Only his Golden Core, Storage Bag, Coffin Treasure, and Corpse Puppets remained perfectly intact, a testament to the precision of the Sword Array’s attack.
Of course, while the three Female Cultivator Corpse Puppets were unharmed, their eyes immediately went vacant. They began to plummet toward the ground, and their Corpse Pills no longer emanated a destructive aura.
With a wave of his hand, Zhang Chi collected all the spoils of war and the Female Cultivator Corpse Puppets, then flew toward the Cangwu Sect. The seven Flying Swords returned to his Dantian.
The battle had ended so quickly that the firelight around him hadn’t even dissipated. Or rather, he had never stopped his Flying Escape at all.
’This Star Sword Array is truly domineering, even more powerful than I expected. I did have the element of surprise this time; my opponent didn’t even have time to hide.’
’But even if he had hidden, the most that would have happened is that his Magical Treasure Coffin would have been destroyed. The Corpse Puppets’ suicidal attack might have broken the Sword Array, but it wouldn’t have been able to hurt me, not to mention I still have Tier Three Peak Spirit Talismans.’
As he continued his Flying Escape, Zhang Chi reviewed the previous battle and couldn’t help but feel quite satisfied.
Previously, he had hidden within the Sect. When the Celestial Corpse Sect invaded, he chose to slack off, and while he did gain something, it wasn’t much.
But as soon as the Celestial Corpse Old Demon and the others fled, he spotted this black-robed old man via Flying Dragon No.1 and immediately set off in pursuit.
His Flying Escape was extremely fast and his Divine Thought was powerful, so he arrived near Qin Susu just as the black-robed old man was leaving the White Cloud Marketplace.
After all, Qin Susu’s position at the time was relatively close to the Sect, and he had a Spirit Contract with her, making her easy to find.
Later, the black-robed old man gave chase, which led to the events that followed.
Through this battle, Zhang Chi discovered that with just the Celestial Net Evil Body Technique and the Asura Blood Burning Technique, he could defeat his opponent, but killing him would have been difficult unless the man fought to the death without retreating and chose not to resort to mutual destruction.
Using the Star Sword Array, however, made it much easier.
His Sword Array, Flying Swords, and Sword Control Technique were too formidable. Combined with his powerful Divine Thought, Magical Power, and the Asura Blood Burning Technique, he could already kill an ordinary Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator, someone a level above him.
It was especially effective when he had the element of surprise.
However, Zhang Chi didn’t grow arrogant. His true opponents were the top-tier experts of the Demon Sects and the major Immortal Sects, not ordinary Golden Core Demon Cultivators.
’The Celestial Net Evil Body Technique is only an Upper Grade Body Cultivation Technique. Even though I’m using two types of Evil Qi simultaneously, there’s still a gap compared to a true Top Grade technique. Otherwise, I would definitely be even stronger.’
’Looks like it’s time for me to refine one or two more types of Evil Qi and truly elevate it to the Top Grade level!’
And so, Zhang Chi immediately made some decisions to address his shortcomings.
Then, as he continued his Flying Escape, Zhang Chi quickly took stock of his spoils.
Zhang Chi discovered that a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator from a top Demon Sect was indeed wealthy.
This black-robed old man had three Magical Treasures alone: a Black Round Shield, a set of Chains, and the Silver Coffin.
Although all three were Low Grade, they were still quite valuable.
The Silver Coffin, in particular, was his Lifebound Magical Treasure. Even if dismantled and sold for materials, it would fetch a great many Spirit Stones.
In addition, the opponent had Female Cultivator Corpse Puppets, all at the Tier Three Early Stage.
His Golden Core was also quite good, a Low Grade Peak one, no less.
The man’s Storage Bag also contained a considerable amount of Spirit Stones, Elixirs, and other resources. Some of it was stained with blood, clearly having been recently looted from the Cangwu Sect’s other Marketplaces.
According to Zhang Chi’s estimate, all these items combined could be sold for at least six or seven hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones.
Of course, Zhang Chi didn’t know that this black-robed old man was not some Nameless nobody. He was known as the "Flower-Plundering Old Demon" and was considered a significant figure even among the many Golden Core Demon Cultivators.
In order to refine his Female Cultivator Corpse Puppets, he had murdered many Female Cultivators.
Yet he had a strong background and considerable power, and he was also very cunning, never touching truly powerful Female Cultivators or those with powerful backers.
Therefore, even though many Cultivators hated him to the bone, there was nothing they could do about him.
This time, he had set his sights on Qin Susu, and in doing so, provoked Zhang Chi. In a way, it was because things had always gone so smoothly for him in the past that he had unknowingly gotten carried away by his success.
Soon, Zhang Chi caught up with Qin Susu.
"That’s great, Martial Uncle, you’re finally back! By the way, are you okay? Are you injured? And what about that Demon Cultivator?"
Qin Susu already knew that Zhang Chi was probably fine. Because of the special Spirit Contract between them, if Zhang Chi died, she wouldn’t survive either.
Moreover, her two puppets had been functioning normally, which proved Zhang Chi was still alive.
But seeing him return still filled her with joy.
Then, seeing that he was not only alive but completely unharmed, she let out a huge sigh of relief.
"He got away," Zhang Chi said casually.
"Oh, well, if he got away, he got away. The important thing is that we’re both okay."
Qin Susu was taken aback for a moment. She was initially worried, afraid that the Demon Cultivator would come looking for trouble later.
But then she glanced down and saw Zhang Chi casually fiddling with a blood-stained Storage Bag. She immediately understood: he had already killed the man. He just didn’t want to be too conspicuous about it.
At that, a smile immediately blossomed on her face.
The way she looked at Zhang Chi was now filled with even more admiration than before.
After all, a Golden Core Middle Stage Demon Cultivator was not so easy to kill.
However, since Zhang Chi didn’t elaborate on the truth, she didn’t ask any more questions.
All she needed to know was that Zhang Chi had killed that Golden Core Middle Stage Demon Cultivator for her. That alone made her feel a sweet sense of security.
Zhang Chi just nodded slightly. He then recalled the puppets, and returned to the Cangwu Sect with Qin Susu.
As for the White Cloud Marketplace, it had long since returned to normal. The three Female Cultivator Puppets had long been carried off to Nine Peaks Lake by the Three-headed Spirit Beast.
Because once the black-robed old man died, the Female Cultivator Puppets had become unresponsive, turning into the Spirit Beast’s spoils of war.
On the way back to the Sect, Qin Susu finally learned what had happened there earlier, and she couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat for Zhang Chi.
"Martial Uncle, why don’t we move deeper into the Sect?" Qin Susu couldn’t help but suggest.