Chapter 136: Chapter 117: Still Eating Daoist Cans? I’ve Come to Collect

’Is it because I’m about to descend the mountain to suppress the troublesome Loose Cultivators?’

Xu Yan mused. Cultivators from a proper Dharma Lineage rarely stumbled when dealing with Loose Cultivators or Wild Cultivators.

The fact that he dared to destroy a “den” of seven or eight hundred people with only ten followers was proof of this.

The saying “enough ants can kill an elephant” simply didn’t apply here.

’I’ll head to Observing Fate Peak to pay my respects to Master and borrow the Divine Fire Circle for protection.’

That was Xu Yan’s plan.

Just as he was about to form a technique and ride a flame into the sky, a drizzling rain began to fall, pattering on his shoulders.

“Kui Water True Qi?”

Xu Yan’s eyebrows shot up. He paused and followed the Qi Mechanism he sensed, looking up at the vast sky.

Enveloped in a vast watery vapor and a glow of clear and turbid light, Zhou Fu landed lightly before him, the green tassel on the longsword at her back swaying.

Xu Yan’s gaze hardened slightly as he asked:

“Senior Sister Zhou, weren’t you in seclusion? What brings you here today?”

He had no personal feud with Zhou Fu, let alone any animosity.

Although they “each served their own master,” belonging to Observing Fate Peak and Observing Sun Peak respectively, those were grudges from the higher-ups.

If not for the debt he owed Sui Liushu for his guidance, and the fact that Sui’s daughter had entered the Innate Sect—which was an excellent connection—Xu Yan would never have treated him with the reverence due a father.

“I just came out of seclusion. My Cultivation has improved slightly.”

Zhou Fu’s tone was cold and her words were simple:

“I would like Junior Brother to test it for me.”

Xu Yan was stunned. He thought:

’What’s wrong with this woman? Why is she picking a fight with me for no reason?’

Before he could answer, the resonant clang of a sword suddenly echoed through the mountain path.

Like a clear spring gushing forth, it spread in all directions, instantly enveloping Xu Yan.

’This woman is serious!’

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In the main hall of Observing Fate Peak, the clay seal of a wine jar had been broken, and the aroma of forty-year-old fine wine filled the air.

In high spirits from drinking, his chest filled with satisfaction, Sui Liushu said in a booming voice:

“Younger Brother Yang, rest assured. As long as I am here at the Qianji Sect, your grandson will have a bright future!”

Yang Xun bowed as he refilled the cup, his bald brows lowered as he said:

“Of course! If that boy Ah Yi can follow you, Elder, and be tempered, his future path of Cultivation will surely be a steadier one.”

Jiang Yi raised his cup again in a toast, his tone respectful.

“This Disciple thanks you in advance for your great kindness and guidance, Elder!”

With that, he tilted his head back and drained the cup, clean and quick.

“A fine tolerance for alcohol, my worthy nephew!”

Sui Liushu was full of praise. In his younger days, he and Liu Cheng had gathered followers at Dangyin Ridge, and his favorite pastime was drinking and making merry all night long.

Seeing Jiang Yi act so forthrightly, he also raised his full cup and drained it.

Cups and goblets were exchanged, and time passed unnoticed.

As the sun set in the west and the crow gave way to the rabbit, Elder Sui suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Why was a faint chill spreading from his Inner Mansion?

The moment he tried to circulate his energy, it felt as if countless ice needles were stabbing into his lower abdomen, a sharp, piercing pain!

’So familiar… Where have I experienced this before?’

Sui Liushu’s expression changed drastically as if he had sobered up in an instant. Cold sweat streamed down from his temples.

He suddenly remembered: it was just like this when he had tried to break through to the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer!

A sudden chill spread through his body!

Ren Water!

He had been afflicted by Ren Water’s qi again!

Only this substance could so thoroughly overcome Ding Fire, suppressing its flame and dimming its light!

Moreover, Ren Water was chillingly cold. When it met Ding Fire, it would silently cause one’s Primordial Essence to decay.

It was even more insidious and venomous than Kui Water!

“Yang Xun, you have some nerve! To conspire with Observing Sun Peak to murder me!”

Sui Liushu reacted with extreme speed, letting out a sudden roar.

He intended to alert the Steward of his residence and the household guards!

But it was too late. The roar vibrated through the air with the force of rolling thunder, and all the cups and plates before him shattered!

But when this astonishing commotion hit the walls, it vanished like a clay ox in the sea, without making the slightest ripple.

“You could scream your lungs out, and I’m afraid no one would hear you.”

Yang Xun, his bald-browed face ferocious and brimming with killing intent, stared fixedly at Sui Liushu.

“Old Dog Sui! If you wanted to refine me into a Daoist Can, you should have first checked if your own teeth were hard enough!”

“You ungrateful, backstabbing wolf!”

Sui Liushu trembled with rage and kicked over the heavy table.

He hastily circulated his True Qi and struck his Inner Mansion with his palm, trying to dissolve the Ren Water qi that clung to him like a gangrenous sore.

But the more he channeled his Ding Fire, the deeper the chill penetrated.

“Stop your useless struggling. Ren Water overcomes Ding Fire, and this is ’Heavy and Dull Qi’ besides—specially extracted from the Dense Qi of a swamp. It decays Primordial Essence and ruins Merit, enough to prevent you from using even fifty percent of your Cultivation!”

Jiang Yi activated his Primordial Gate. Bing Ding Fire surged from his fontanelle like a red-gold cloud, instantly enveloping the table of food and wine and the broken porcelain shards before him, which sizzled, smoked, and turned to black ash.

His Black Shadow Magical Robe shimmered with a faint light, keeping the floating dust at bay.

Jiang Yi casually raised his hand, retrieving the “Silent Insect” he had released and tucking it into his sleeve. He thought:

’Two generations of Qianji Sect Leaders really had Sui Liushu’s number. This ’Ren Water Overcomes Ding Fire’ trick works every time.’

Sui Liushu’s expression was frantic. With his Inner Mansion invaded by Ren Water, he found it difficult to gather his Ding Fire Cultivation. He could only fumble hastily in his robes for a moment before pulling out a Mottled Bronze Mirror!

He flipped the mirror’s surface and tossed it upwards!

A blazing radiance cascaded down like a waterfall, protecting a three-foot area around his body!

“You think the two of you can scheme against me? This…”

“That Bright Flame Mirror can block a killing blow from the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer. Naturally, we cannot break through it.”

“But it consumes a massive amount of True Qi. With Elder Sui’s current level of Cultivation, you can probably only maintain it for the time it takes an incense stick to burn.”

Jiang Yi cut in, and Sui Liushu’s face turned deathly pale with shock.

He had refined this item in secret and had never used it in front of outsiders. How could Jiang Yi possibly know about it?

“Elder Sui also has a Divine Fire Circle, forged from Bing Fire and Geng Metal. It can break through evil and exorcise demons, incinerating Spiritual Energy. You were saving it for a last-ditch, life-or-death struggle, right?”

Jiang Yi exposed all of Sui Liushu’s secrets in one breath. Without waiting for a reply, he turned and walked toward the courtyard.

“Grandpa, you stand guard here. Don’t let him escape. I’ll go take care of the household guards so no one gets in the way.”

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