A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 230
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Chapter 226 Jin Kui: The intelligence is inaccurate!
we must clear our names.
He was also very curious about what Jin Kui was doing here.
The spiritual energy sun behind that guy was practically blinding all the low- to mid-level cultivators on the island.
“I have a feeling something… is up to no good,”
Han Li thought to himself.
After pondering for a moment, the bearded man stood up and cracked his neck:
“Brother Xiao, wait here for a moment, Qing Yi and I will go out and take a look.”
Qing Yi stroked his beard and nodded.
Han Li had no objection to this:
“Then, we’ll leave Jin Kui to you two to deal with.”
It was indeed better for him to be a surprise attack from the shadows.
“By the way, I’ll lend you these two treasures for now. I think Jin Kui’s intentions are not good, it’s always good to be on guard.”
Saying this, he tossed a pendant to the bearded man
and an ancient pendant to Qing Yi.
“Wan Tianming’s Pure Moon Pendant? That’s a good thing. Qingyi didn’t want it last time, Brother Xiao, are you planning to give it away again?”
“Dream on, you’ll have to give it back to me later.”
Han Li said irritably.
Although he was generous, he wouldn’t go so far as to give away equipment.
The ancient pendant was another high-level ancient treasure found in the Void Heaven Cauldron.
It was defensive.
It could be used after a little refinement.
If the wearer was in danger, it would spontaneously protect its owner, and it was very intelligent.
“Thank you.”
Qingyi accepted the ancient pendant, feeling a pang of regret.
Not long after the two left, they had an unpleasant encounter with the third-in-command of the Star Palace.
The main reason was that Jin Kui immediately used his power to intimidate them, demanding a trade for a Longevity Fruit or a Longevity Pill.
Not a request, but a demand.
A forced trade.
This immediately displeased the “smooth-scratching donkey” barbarian, who refused on the spot.
The conflict arose from this:
“Barbarian Beard, Qingyi, you two should think this through. The Two Saints only want to exchange two Longevity Pills. You two can make a deal with me, but if you don’t know what’s good for you, don’t blame me for settling accounts later.”
“Jin Kui, you… are you threatening me?”
The muscular Barbarian Beard deliberately drew out his words.
“It’s not that I’m threatening you, but stating a fact,”
Jin Kui said calmly.
As the third most powerful figure in the Star Palace, he didn’t have the bad habit of begging for deals.
Besides, he had the Two Saints’ endorsement this time.
He wanted to test the power of the top-tier treasure bestowed by the Two Saints against a powerful figure.
Barbarian Beard and Qingyi, both mid-Nascent Soul cultivators, would be perfect stepping stones.
If he could fight them both, his reputation would be even more resounding. In the future, if the Two Saints retired, there would be a vacuum period of several decades for him and his niece, Ling Yuling.
Whether he could turn his life around and satisfy his desires depended on whether he could establish his authority with someone of importance this time.
If he could solidify his status as “the number one person below the four great cultivators of the Chaotic Star Sea,” some things were within his reach.
“If the four great cultivators of the Star Sea pass away one after another, I will lead the Star Palace and make it great again!”
Therefore,
he had no intention of being tactful.
Such domineering and arrogant behavior naturally angered Barbarian Beard.
“Fine, very well. But Jin Kui, you think too highly of yourself.”
Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi exchanged a glance and then said with a sneer:
“If the two saints were here in person, I would still give them some courtesy. But who do you think you are? You, a mere ten-thousand-year-old quasi-third-ranked member, not even a formal third-ranked member of the Star Palace, with only a few people at your disposal, and you think you can use me to establish your authority and force me to submit? Hmph.”
If he were all alone, he might have admitted defeat.
After all, the Star Palace was a large entity, and with his lifespan nearing its end, he really didn’t want to get involved in those petty power struggles and territorial disputes.
Besides, the Longevity Pill was useless to him.
Trading the two remaining pills with Jin Kui for some good stuff wouldn’t be a loss.
What did losing face for necessities matter? Most people wouldn’t even have the opportunity to gain such benefits.
But the situation was different now.
First, he had Qing Yi as a ally, sharing the same fate. Second, their new ally, Xiao Cha, was watching from inside the cave. As the saying goes, even if you lose face, you can’t lose pride; if he lost face in front of Jin Kui, his old friend would look down on him. Third, he still owed Xiao Cha a piece of Gengjin and a Longevity Pill. He
hadn’t had time to give it to him during their earlier conversation.
If he gave the Longevity Pill to Jin Kui now, how would he satisfy Xiao Cha later?
How would he explain it to his old friend?
You see, this Longevity Pill was one of the bargaining chips the other party used to help him compete for the Heaven-Mending Pill during the cooperation between the three parties at the Void Heaven Palace; it was the final payment.
Even though he suffered a “silent loss” in the transaction for the Heaven-Mending Pill, he never considered breaking the contract.
Furthermore, according to what he heard from some people, the one who spread the false information that “the Heaven-Mending Pill can increase lifespan” was none other than the Star Palace!
The Twin Saints of the Heavenly Star Palace!
Regardless of the Star Palace’s considerations in spreading this false information, he was the one who suffered the most.
Damn it .
The Heaven-Mending Pill that he had gone through so much trouble to obtain had no effect on prolonging life; he had been made a fool of by the Star Palace.
This was intolerable.
Finally, and most importantly, was the overall strength of his side.
He, Qing Yi, and Xiao Cha, three mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!
And then there were the two concubines beside Xiao Cha who had only recently entered the Nascent Soul stage, but whose Nascent Soul foundations were already quite solid.
Five people in total, were they afraid of Jin Kui alone?
Did they really think they were the Twin Saints?
“Hmph, Jin Kui, let me tell you, there are no more Longevity Pills. Qing Yi and I used them all up long ago.”
“If you want more, go to the Void Heaven Palace to pick them yourself in over two hundred years.”
These words made Elder Jin Kui’s face gradually darken.
Fortunately, the mask concealed his predicament, preventing outsiders from seeing his current predicament.
“Barbarian Beard, have you thought this through?”
Jin Kui’s tone remained calm,
yet
it carried an increasingly oppressive atmosphere.
“Nothing to take, but your life is yours. Come and get it if you dare. I don’t have many years left to live anyway, so I might as well take someone down with me before I die.”
Barbarian Beard grinned,
revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.
This audacity made Jin Kui slightly uneasy.
The barefoot aren’t afraid of those wearing shoes.
“This guy…”
Jin Kui thought angrily,
but he had to be cautious.
Given Barbarian Beard’s personality, he might actually do something as despicable as dragging someone down with him before he dies.
But this fleeting fear quickly subsided.
As a disciple of the previous generation of the Twin Saints, and now a follower of the current generation, he was considered exceptionally talented. He formed his Nascent Soul before three hundred years old, reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage at over five hundred, and now, at over eight hundred, his cultivation had reached the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage, surpassing his fellow disciples by a significant margin.
Previously, he had no ulterior motives and dared not think too much. But if he could really get a longevity pill, his lifespan, which was originally only about three hundred years, would be extended considerably. Perhaps he could live until after the two saints passed away?
At that time, anything was possible.
“I cannot back down. I came here not only for that young palace master, but also… for myself!”
While pondering, Jin Kui looked at the old man in green beside the bearded man and said indifferently,
“Qing Yi, what about you? Would you be willing to exchange two Longevity Pills for the Twin Saints?”
Upon hearing this, Qing Yi shook his head vigorously:
“Fellow Daoist Jin, you greatly overestimate me. How could I possibly have many Longevity Pills?!”
“Back then, my strength was weak, far from being a match for that guardian mountain demon. During the opening of the Void Heaven Palace, I only managed to get a Longevity Fruit along with Brother Man. If you need ripe Longevity Fruits, there are still several on the tree that haven’t been picked…”
In other words, Jin Kui, you can go get them yourself two hundred years later.
In short, it was a polite refusal.
Of course.
Compared to the bearded man’s forceful tone, Qing Yi’s tone was much gentler.
“Very well, you really only know how to tease me.”
Jin Kui shook his head.
He knew this would happen.
“Fellow Daoist Jin, it’s not that I’m mocking you, but I truly have no more Longevity Fruits or Immortality Pills left.”
The old man’s posture and tone were very humble.
“Qing Yi, why are you wasting your breath on him? With us joining forces, are we afraid of him?”
Even a cornered dog will bite.
Besides, they weren’t afraid to fight at all.
“Fine, fine, then let me see if your mouths are tougher, or your bones are tougher…”
Jin Kui, standing in the void with his left hand behind his back, touched his mask with his right hand, his voice gradually turning cold.
Not giving it to them?
Then they had no choice but to seize it.
Above their heads, the small sun, now a thousand feet tall, suddenly plummeted down!
It hurtled towards Fengyu Island.
“How dare you!”
the barbarian roared in fury. A
golden avatar, hundreds of feet tall, appeared, rising from the ground.
He took a step, his foot treading the void. He fiercely swung
his fist, striking the falling golden sun.
“Your Star Palace, even in your current predicament, still dare to be so arrogant and domineering?”
Qing Yi was also enraged.
Did they really think he was an honest man, easy to bully?
First Wan Tianming, and now Jin Kui.
One by one, they were going too far.
With a cold snort, he joined his index and middle fingers into a sword-like gesture, summoning his natal magic weapon, the Azure Nether Needle, from his sleeve.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh…”
A curtain of azure rain instantly formed from below, sweeping back towards the golden sun crashing down from the sky.
…
“Husband, they’re fighting!”
Yuan Yao Yanli exclaimed in astonishment.
“That shouldn’t be the case. Given the Star Palace’s current situation, they shouldn’t be making enemies everywhere. Why are they being so aggressive?”
Gan Rushuang was also puzzled.
Han Li thought for a moment and sighed softly,
“Power moves people’s hearts. For their own personal interests, the Star Palace’s interests can be temporarily set aside.”
Clearly, he had guessed Jin Kui’s ambition. He
also roughly understood why, more than two hundred years after the original timeline, the Heavenly Star Twin Saints had only been dead for twenty or thirty years, yet Jin Kui and the other direct descendants of the Twin Saints were nowhere to be seen.
The direct descendants of the previous generation were ultimately not the direct descendants of the new generation of Star Palace masters.
If this person and the other two had not taken the Longevity Pill, they had most likely reached the end of their lifespan and passed away. Or, they were too arrogant and aggressive and were killed. If Jin Kui had luckily taken the Longevity Pill, he was most likely eliminated by the Heavenly Star Twin Saints before their self-destruction, as they were considered unstable factors.
It can only be said that this person underestimated Ling Xiaofeng’s ruthlessness
and overestimated the status of the follower in the eyes of that Palace Master Ling.
“With the deaths of Six Paths Supreme Saint and Wan Sangu, plus the deaths of several other Nascent Soul mid-stage experts from the Reverse Star Alliance by the self-destructing Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, the remaining external enemies of the Star Palace are no longer a threat. Ling Yuling has also received the empowerment and now possesses the cultivation of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator. Moreover, Ling Yuling has her own mid-Nascent Soul core. At that point, the older generation like Jin Kui will seem superfluous…”
Having figured this out, Han Li sighed.
This game representing power is truly not fun.
“Husband, should we make a move?”
Yuan Yao asked.
“Although Jin Kui is not a late-Nascent Soul stage cultivator, he definitely has powerful methods. Let’s not go in yet. Let the thick-skinned Barbarian Beard go first and test the waters.”
He instructed the three women to stay in the cave.
He himself prepared to use the earth-escape technique of the Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi to leave silently:
“Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, I beg you.”
The Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi emitted an earth-yellow light, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
It was the spirit of the artifact that assisted.
Yin Yue, the spirit of the Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi, was also a princess of the “Silver Moon Wolf Clan” in the Spirit Realm. To be precise, she was one of the two souls, a split soul within it.
Many years ago, Han Li had attempted to communicate with Yin Yue, who had incomplete memories.
However, this woman only possessed a soul form, lacking a physical body, and remained highly wary of him due to his questionable identity.
It took considerable effort and persuasion to establish a preliminary bond with her recently.
A major reason for this was his earlier mention of the Silver Moon Wolf Clan. While this earned him the Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi’s voluntary recognition of him as its master, it also aroused Yin Yue’s suspicion and vigilance. Furthermore, his help in opening the lid of the Void Heaven Cauldron reduced the loss of her primordial spirit power, thus granting her Nascent Soul level divine soul power. Strength determines attitude; the stronger Yin Yue had not yet adapted to her new identity.
Even in the original timeline, she remained dormant in her original body’s storage bag for decades before gradually accepting reality and recognizing her dire situation.
Only then did they willingly acknowledge each other as masters.
Outside,
the three were already locked in a fierce battle.
Their fighting caused the sea to surge and waves to rise.
Their battle caused the golden sun to explode, scattering rays of light.
In a two-on-one fight, Qing Yi primarily attacked with his cunning and ruthless flying needle magic weapon, while Man Hu Zi primarily defended with the powerful physique of his Heaven-Supporting Demon Art. One attacked and the other defended, their coordination was impeccable, and they even slightly suppressed Jin Kui, who had a higher cultivation level, gaining a slight advantage.
“What’s going on with these two? How come they have so many ancient treasures?”
Jin Kui was increasingly alarmed as the battle progressed.
He was certain that he, and indeed all the high-level cultivators in the Chaotic Star Sea, had underestimated these two.
You must know that even he, the third-in-command of the Star Palace, aside from the treasures temporarily borrowed by the two saints, only had one top-tier ancient treasure, three high-tier ancient treasures, and several exquisite ancient treasures with different functions that he found useful.
But Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi had no fewer treasures than him.
For example, the pair of black blades he initially used for testing were absorbed by a disc-shaped ancient treasure belonging to the barbarian. The high-grade black blades couldn’t break free and were forcibly taken away.
Another example is his attempt to restrain the barbarian with a binding light from his high-grade ancient treasure, the Azure Umbrella. However, the barbarian absorbed some of the binding light with a cloth bag, and the rest was brutally dispersed by the spiritual power released from a wrist guard and a purple, ice-crystal-like bracelet on his arm.
He then used a special, high-quality ancient treasure, the Rope Lasso, capable of binding the ankle of a Nascent Soul cultivator, restricting their movement or at least slowing them down.
Unexpectedly, Qing Yi produced another Immortal-Falling Rope and tied it around the one he had used. The two became entangled, forming a knot.
Most infuriatingly, his top-grade ancient treasure, the Forget-Me-Not Needle, which he had always considered a killing move, “went into the money hole.”
Yes, literally.
The metallic flying needle from the top-tier ancient treasure miraculously pierced into a copper coin ancient treasure that Qing Yi had summoned, and remained motionless!
High-tier ancient treasure: [Treasure-Falling Copper Coin], specifically designed to knock down smaller metallic treasures.
Don’t underestimate this copper coin’s limited application; once it falls within the range of its counter, even a top-tier ancient treasure can knock it down.
“Damn it!”
Jin Kui was furious.
He summoned another high-tier ancient treasure: [Bewitching Bell].
This treasure was bestowed upon him by the previous Star Palace Master, who was also his mentor.
The sound of the bell can shake the soul of cultivators, shock their minds, and slow down the reactions of cultivators of the same level. Those in the early Nascent Soul stage whose spiritual strength is insufficient may even experience a brief moment of disorientation. This is undoubtedly a great opportunity for battle.
As for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage?
They will be bewitched and hallucinated in large numbers, and finally be slaughtered by him.
This is also one of the major sources of Jin Kui’s unbridled confidence.
However, Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi were completely unaffected by the bewitching bell.
A pendant worn around Man Hu Zi’s neck began to glow, forming a large field like water ripples.
The bell’s intrusion was completely neutralized by the water-like field.
“How do you have Wan Tianming’s [Quiet Moon Pendant]?”
The high-level ancient treasure, the Quiet Moon Pendant, can isolate most of the demonic sound interference.
The bewitching sound of the bewitching bell is exactly within its range.
Obviously,
Tian Wu Zi and the other two did not tell anyone about Wan Tianming’s humiliation in the inner hall of the Void Heaven Palace.
Wan Tianming himself also cared about his reputation.
Seeing that Master Wan had stopped, Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi were even less likely to spread the matter and incur resentment. Privately, they could say whatever they wanted without consequence; if things escalated, what if Aunt Wan came to avenge her nephew?
Thus,
almost no one knew that Man Hu Zi possessed Wan Tianming’s high-level ancient treasure.
Nor did they know that Qing Yi also possessed Wan Tianming’s high-level ancient treasure.
And no one knew that the two had divided up most of the fine ancient treasures of Bao Guang Pavilion.
These two were now quietly wealthy.
Jin Kui had simply walked into a trap.
He had never expected that two people, while not exactly penniless, would suddenly become so rich.
“Man Hu Zi is one thing, but is Qing Yi still a rogue cultivator?”
“The intelligence was inaccurate.”
In several exchanges, one of his ancient treasures had been restricted, two had been countered, and Man Hu Zi had even taken the Black Dragon Blade, while Qing Yi had taken the top-tier ancient treasure, the Forget-Me-Not Needle. Jin Kui was both shocked and furious.
Unable to tolerate it any longer, he unleashed his killing move.
It was a black gourd.
Anyone who glanced at it felt as if their soul was being sucked away.
“What’s going on? Why does my primordial spirit feel like it’s about to fly out of my body?”
Qing Yi exclaimed in shock.
“It’s the Soul Refining Gourd, one of Ling Xiaofeng’s most powerful treasures. Be careful. Don’t let the black wind blowing from inside the gourd touch your bodies, otherwise, at best your primordial spirit will be damaged, at worst your nascent soul will be forced to leave your body…”
Han Li secretly transmitted his voice.
He had no choice but to transmit his voice.
Only he, who had searched Elder Ximen’s soul, or a few others who had fought against Ling Xiaofeng, knew the power of this gourd.
“How do you have Ling Xiaofeng’s treasure?”
The bearded man looked at Jin Kui, also filled with shock and anger. He
felt extremely angry at the malice coming from the Star Palace.
“You do have some knowledge…”
Jin Kui narrowed his eyes.
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I’ll rest for a few days and prepare to make up for the missed
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