Chapter 158 The Babbling Brook Flows Indifferently By
The sharp blue sword energy carried Yu Qingtan relentlessly forward, piercing directly through her back and out her lower jaw.
The newcomer seized the opportunity, launching another concentrated sound wave straight at the Canglong's Sea of Consciousness, taking advantage of its extreme weakness. It shattered the dragon's soul, also thwarting any chance it had to self-destruct its inner core.
The technique used was a Third Stage spell of the Sound and Soul Systems, titled "Sand Falling, Geese Dropping," with the sound waves diving straight at the enemy's soul like a cyanwood lark.
The person resembled a peach blossom, graceful as a swimming dragon; her slender eyebrows framed her rippling eyes; dressed in a plain-colored long dress, she exuded an elegance far removed from the mundane; her proud chest added a hint of ancient charm to her beauty.
However, the beauty's face was covered in frost at the moment, cradling an ancient zither, her quick pace making her dress cling tightly to her body, showcasing her exquisite figure and the rise and fall of her chest.
"Fairy Su Qin, Tan Suqin!"
The other two Canglongs recognized the person and decisively turned their heads, twisting their bodies to flee at high speed.
With their current condition, facing Fairy Su Qin head-on meant certain death.
Fairy Su Qin, Tan Suqin, a prodigy of the Wood Path from the Daoist Sect, a mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator, possessing a high-grade Wood Spirit Root, ranked sixth on the Hundred Flowers List and twenty-eighth on the Pride of the Heavens List.
She primarily practiced the Wood Path, with a secondary practice in the Sound Path. Her lifebound magical treasure was the Green Parasol Phoenix Tail Zither, forged from millennium thunderstruck parasol tree wood and millennium purple wisteria silk.
Observing the two Canglongs fleeing in panic, Fairy Su Qin did not pursue, only after they'd escaped her line of sight did her imposing aura collapse. She went to the side of the Three-legged Cang Thunder Cauldron and shouted, "Senior Brother Baili, how are you doing?"
Yu Qingtan also revealed her figure.
She saw that Fairy Su Qin seemed to have expended a great deal of spiritual power.
"Boom~ This king is not dead yet, cough cough~"
The lid of the Three-legged Cang Thunder Cauldron opened, and a young man in a tattered yellow brocade robe climbed out.
The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a broad face, and a majestic chin; he was imposing and handsome, truly the Real Person Cang Thunder, Baili Ya.
Fairy Su Qin used the last bit of her spiritual power to cast a Third Stage spell on him, the "Wood Lifeforce Revival."
It was an advanced spell combining the Decay and Flourish Technique with the Rejuvenation Spell, and its healing effects were outstanding; Baili Ya's complexion visibly improved.
Fairy Su Qin almost couldn't stand steady, and Baili Ya took out a spiritual artifact couch to support her.
"Junior Sister, why bother healing this king when you are like this yourself?"
Real Person Cang Thunder admonished his junior sister, but Fairy Su Qin simply looked at him with a face full of tenderness, saying nothing.
Yu Qingtan watched speechlessly from the side. According to records on the Pride of the Heavens List and the Hundred Flowers List, Real Person Cang Thunder liked to call himself "this king," and Fairy Su Qin had long harbored unrequited love for him, but he had always rejected her, claiming his heart belonged to the Great Dao.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Thus, the praise poem for Fairy Su Qin was:
Skilled fingers pluck, shattering jade melodies, sand falls and geese drop, enemy souls lost. The incessant stream flows relentlessly away, when will it circle back and commit to Su Qin?
At this moment, Real Person Cang Thunder looked at Yu Qingtan, his eyes brightening as he cupped his fist and said, "I am grateful for the aid of a fellow Daoist!"
"The junior from Tianxiang Valley, Yu Qingtan, greets Real Person Cang Thunder and Fairy Su Qin."
Yu Qingtan returned the greeting, using her Breath-Concealing Technique to adjust the aura of her spiritual power to the level of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Seeing Yu Qingtan introducing herself as a junior and displaying the cultivation level of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment, Cang Thunder and his companion naturally assumed that she had temporarily boosted her cultivation level through a secret technique.
Such secret techniques often require a significant sacrifice, so Real Person Cang Thunder felt even more favorably towards this beautiful cultivator from Tianxiang Valley.
"So it is a fellow Daoist from Tianxiang Valley. This king owes you a favor; if ever you need something, do not hesitate to seek me out."
Real Person Cang Thunder said with a smile.
Yet Yu Qingtan felt a sharp gaze fixed on her, feeling somewhat helpless in her heart.
This time she took action, her main purpose was to make a name for herself.
At a distance from the battlefield, there were quite a few Qi Practitioners on rooftops, who could barely see what was happening.
To get on the Hundred Flowers List, one needs not only beauty, but also talent, strength, and reputation.
Rescuing the fifth-ranked Pride of the Heavens List's Surnamed Cang from the claws of three late-stage third-tier Canglongs—didn't that give her both the achievements and the reputation?
However, she didn't expect to make Fairy Su Qin jealous, so she quickly said, "Real Person Surnamed Cang is being too serious, we all stand against the Sea Clan, and it's only right to help each other out.
Now that the enemy has retreated, and I have companions waiting, I will take my leave first."
As she spoke, she was about to use her flying sword and leave.
"Wait a moment, this wicked beast was slain by you and Junior Sister Su Qin working together, Junior Sister Su Qin contributed the most, so the inner core belongs to her, but you, Daoist Yu, also did a lot, the body is yours, what do you think?"
Real Person Surnamed Cang said.
"Brother, if it weren't for you and Daoist Yu severely injuring this creature first, how could I have killed it so easily? Daoist Yu has saved Brother, so why not give both the inner core and body to Daoist Yu as thanks?"
At this moment, Fairy Su Qin made such a suggestion.
"Thank you both, then Qing Tan won't decline ungraciously!" Yu Qingtan picked up the underlying message in Fairy Su Qin's words: "Now that she's repaid, don't come looking for her Brother Surnamed Cang anymore."
This was exactly what Yu Qingtan wanted, and she was even a bit surprised, for she hadn't planned to share the spoils of this battle in the first place.
Seeing that Real Person Surnamed Cang had no objections, she swiftly stowed the body of the Canglong into her Storage Bag, then bowed to Real Person Surnamed Cang and took her leave.
By now, Fairy Su Qin, having recovered some spiritual power thanks to a third-stage Spirit Revitalizing Pill, was escorting Real Person Surnamed Cang back to the Inner City of Wendao Immortal City.
Real Person Surnamed Cang was gravely wounded, his Lifebound Magical Treasure seriously damaged, and the Decay and Flourish Technique had only a marginal healing effect on his injuries; he urgently needed to return to the Inner City to recuperate.
Meanwhile, Yu Qingtan checked her system panel and saw that her Charm Points had increased by six hundred—it must have been contributed by Real Person Surnamed Cang. Although it was a lot, it was just so-so.
She had gained about that much for saving more than two thousand Qi Practitioners.
"If only they were Affection Value," Yu Qingtan sighed, thinking that she wouldn't easily win over a Golden Core Cultivator who was said to be intent on pursuing the great Dao.
Putting that aside, when Yu Qingtan regrouped with Shui Qingrou and the other two women, she naturally received a barrage of praise.
Yan Xi also came to hold a new sense of respect for Yu Qingtan.
Afterward, Yu Qingtan continued on her own mission of, ahem, culling leeks—no, purging the Sea Clan and saving the Human Race.
"Boom–"
At one point, violent explosions rang out from afar in the sky, creating a mushroom cloud. The massive shockwave spread in all directions, forcing Yu Qingtan and others, despite their distance, to use their spiritual power to stabilize themselves.
Looking at the force of it, it was no less powerful than a small-yield nuclear explosion from Yu Qingtan's former life.
"Fourth-stage Sea Clan self-destructing!"
Yu Qingtan murmured to herself, knowing that if she had been nearby, she would have been reduced to ashes.
Yu Qingtan could not get involved with high-level battlefields, so she kept up the sweep, not only rescuing many residents from the Outer City of Wendao Immortal City but also helping and making acquaintances with Foundation Establishment Cultivators from various forces.
Her Charm Points kept refreshing, and she also made some gains in Affection Value.
During this period, she encountered a third-stage crab-type Sea Clan beast, Mantou Crab, which she defeated with her powerful attacks, once again harvesting a complete set of third-stage materials.
It wasn't until the dawn of the fourteenth day that Yu Qingtan and her companions returned to the Inner City to rest.
Upon registration, they caused quite a stir once more. How rare it was for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to have slain a third-tier Sea Clan beast multiple times!