Chapter 117 - Ji Yuan’s Strength

In fact, Yue Xuanqing joining the Water Dragon Sect this time was also Yue Zhu’s idea.It was all for the purpose of investigating the matter of Foundation Establishment.

Yue Zhu even considered, at worst, exchanging the Millennium Blue Hui Grass to obtain the complete Foundation Establishment Pill formula. Then, through the efforts of several generations, see if they could produce a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.

Once successful, the Yue Family could rise above the other markets in Cloud Rain Marsh.

But unexpectedly, human calculations couldn’t compete with those of the Water Dragon Sect, resulting in such an ambush.

"How could this be, if I can establish my foundation, I will make you the Lady Yue of our Yue Family." Yue Zhu said, patting Wang Shan’s small hand.

"Really?"

Wang Shan seemed extremely delighted and immediately began tying up her hair, regardless of Yue Zhu’s half-dressed state.

But at that moment, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.

"Patriarch Yue seems quite romantic."

Yue Zhu’s back suddenly went cold, his hair standing on end. Before he could make a move, four Golden Seals had already broken through the roof, crashing down directly.

"Boom——"

A huge sound echoed.

Yue Zhu immediately summoned his Magical Artifact. Initially appearing as an Embroidery Needle, it grew when exposed to the wind. By the time it stood on the ground, it had already transformed into an iron rod.

Afterwards, it continued to swell, transforming visibly into a massive iron pillar, blocking the four descending Golden Seals.

The roof had already been blown away.

The iron pillar Magical Artifact was also on the verge of collapse under the assault of the four Golden Seal Talismans, looking as though it wouldn’t hold on for long.

The disheveled and pale Wang Shan, upon seeing this, wasted no time and immediately summoned a fiery red Flying Boat, ready to escape the premises.

"Don’t leave..."

Before Yue Zhu could finish speaking, a streak of azure flow swept past, and water mirrors appeared one after another.

A turtle shell appeared instantly in Wang Shan’s hand.

But under that azure glow, the turtle shell was instantly sliced in half.

Just as Wang Shan was about to apply a Talisman onto herself, a water-blue streak of light appeared on the closest water mirror to her.

The streak of light immediately pierced through Wang Shan’s forehead.

Piercing from front to back.

Her Flying Boat hadn’t even reached the roof’s height before she collapsed into a corpse.

Seeing how smoothly Wang Shan was killed, yet the person who attacked from behind had yet to reveal themselves... Yue Zhu was somewhat anxious. He put three Protective Talismans on himself one after another, and a set of Bronze Armor appeared over his body.

Even though he didn’t know who the visitor was, based on current circumstances, their strength absolutely surpassed his.

"I don’t know which Daoist friend you are... I, Yue, have no grievances with you..."

Yue Zhu hadn’t finished speaking when the azure flow that killed Wang Shan came again.

"Swoosh—"

The Flying Sword sliced through the armor, immediately sparking a burst of fire.

Gripping the iron pillar, Yue Zhu dared not move. He feared that if he moved, the Golden Seal Talismans would fall, and even if he didn’t die, he would be heavily injured.

"Damn it!"

With a clap of his hand, Yue Zhu sent four high-quality Talismans flying towards the north, south, east, and west, causing a gust of sand and debris, instantly shattering the four walls.

"Earth Technique, Earth Dragon Talisman."

Ji Yuan was slightly surprised.

Inside Cloud Rain Marsh, most were Water Cultivators. There were Earth Technique practitioners, but they were few.

Moreover, Earth Techniques inherently restrained Water Techniques somewhat, so in that case... Ji Yuan raised his right hand and pointed forward.

With a single finger pressing the air, his fingertip glowed blue.

Suddenly, the surrounding Spiritual Qi was drained away, including Ji Yuan’s Dantian, diminishing by one-sixth.

A tiny black water droplet appeared out of thin air.

"Go."

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

The black water droplet shot out, piercing straight through the Earth Dragon Scroll in front, arriving beside Yue Zhu.

The Hundred Fish Shield blocked the Earth Dragon Scroll, while Ji Yuan’s foot slightly touched, instantly leaving the courtyard in front of him.

"Boom—"

A huge explosion resounded inside the courtyard, followed by a wave of air spreading out.

The surrounding walls instantly flipped and shattered.

Ji Yuan relied on the Hundred Fish Shield to avoid this attack, then, without a word, tossed out several Thunder Strike Talismans.

In an instant, several purple bolts struck the ruins of the house.

Ji Yuan paved his way with the Flying Sword and re-entered the courtyard.

With the dispersal of the purple lightning, he finally got a clear view of the scene inside the house.

The third layer of Water Drop Finger, "Explosive Accumulation," combined with four high-quality attack talismans and a sneak attack.

Yue Zhu had no reason to survive.

His body lay amidst the ruins, gruesomely sliced apart by the exploded Water Saber.

Seemingly not needing any further blows.

But Ji Yuan still controlled the Flying Sword, severing his head before stepping forward to collect his Storage Bag, along with that iron rod Magical Artifact, and even Wang Shan’s Flying Boat Magical Artifact wasn’t spared.

Just picking up the Storage Bag, Ji Yuan had already begun refining it.

With a flip of his right hand, a very exquisite Jade Box appeared in Ji Yuan’s hand.

He opened the Jade Box, and even before taking a closer look, a rich fragrance wafted out.

Inside the Jade Box lay a medicinal herb with small pink flowers, about a dozen in number.

Though it only had four leaves, each was two fingers wide.

The Millennium Blue Hui Grass; there’s no doubt this was it.

Not daring to look further, Ji Yuan put it away and once again cut off Wang Shan’s head.

He placed each head in separate wooden boxes, then cast two Fireball Techniques, turning the bodies to ash.

With affairs settled, Ji Yuan summoned the Thunder Falcon Boat, transformed into a streak of purple escape light, and vanished among the clouds.

Though the entire process of the killings was loud, it was exceedingly swift.

Estimates are that not even a minute passed by the time Ji Yuan had finished and left.

There wasn’t a single wasted word throughout.

Killing is killing.

First intimidating with words, followed by a series of taunts, and then leisurely making a move... Ji Yuan would never be foolish enough to do so.

Regarding whether the killings at Spirit Mountain Square would provoke a pursuit by the Water Dragon Sect, Ji Yuan had already prepared for that.

After disguising himself, he sought out the fish cage at Spirit Mountain Square.

Slightly exposing his cultivation and referring to the Water Dragon Sect cultivators as "Daoist friends," he revealed his mortal enmity with Yue Zhu.

On one hand was Ji Yuan, soon to become their senior brother. On the other, Yue Zhu, aged and weakened, with no hope of joining the Water Dragon Sect...

"Daoist friend, act quickly; otherwise, if time drags on, we won’t have any excuse."

Of course, if discovered, that on-duty cultivator would surely claim it was entirely out of assistance to a future fellow disciple.

And it had absolutely nothing to do with the two high-quality talismans Ji Yuan offered.

Ji Yuan had long since understood such intricacies.

Cultivating immortals is not just about battles and conflicts, but also about the ways of the world.

After all, though the on-duty cultivator was already an official disciple of the Water Dragon Sect, he was only at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation.

While Ji Yuan, at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, with two high-quality talismans drawn at hand, was more than enough to sway his heart.

On that night,

Ji Yuan returned to Zengtou City and delivered the heads of Yue Zhu and Wang Shan to Wen Lin.

Wen Lin and Zhao Yuechan wept tears of joy, bowing and not rising for a long time.

With matters here settled,

Ji Yuan, once again, steered the Thunder Falcon Boat back to Mist Island.