Chapter 162: Chapter 160: Haha! Again!

In Great Lii, the cultivation realms are divided into Martial Artist, Heart Lamp, Red Body, and the Divine Sea after Red Body.

A Martial Artist cultivates Qi-Blood, making it difficult for evil spirits to approach. The Heart Lamp ignites the fire of the heart, awakening extraordinary abilities.

The Red Body is when the fires of the flesh and heart burn to the extreme, leaving no impurities in the body, and both the mind and Primordial Power shine brightly. With every movement, they can cause significant harm to evil spirits.

After reaching the Divine Sea, one opens the Divine Treasure and develops the Divine Sea, allowing free access to the Wilderness without worry.

The cultivation system in Great Lii is completely different from that of the Jiuzhou Cultivation Realm. Jiang Ming can clearly see that the cultivation system is far more refined than Great Lii’s.

On the energy level aspect of life, Red Body corresponds to Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core corresponds to the Divine Sea.

However, the cultivation system of Great Lii is too coarse, so coarse that Jiang Ming wants to challenge the Red Body.

Jiang Ming’s current cultivation and combat power would at least rank him among the elite Inner Sect Disciples of a top Golden Core Sect in the Jiuzhou Cultivation Realm, making Jiang Ming an undoubtedly famous genius in a Golden Core Sect.

The Heart Lamp cultivators here are no match for Jiang Ming.

So… what about the Red Body…

A sweet taste rose from his throat, and Jiang Ming was instantly sent flying, the protective talismans on his body shattered instantly.

The flames around Jiang Ming were even close to being dispersed.

Jiang Ming flew backward, True Essence surging, and quickly stabilized his body.

Jiang Ming slightly bowed his head and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

“Greetings, Lord Bao,” Pan Rong immediately bowed his head in respect.

Standing before him was one of the few Red Body strongmen in Mingwu City, the Supreme of a top family in Mingwu City, Lord Bao Changtian.

The Bao Family is quite a colossal entity in Mingwu City, and even Lord Wu Ye has many collaborations with them.

This Lord Bao stands out in the Red Body Realm with his excellent cultivation.

Bao Changtian flicked his sleeve and withdrew his withered hand back into his robe.

His expression was calm, but he rebuked, “What’s going on, needing this old man to step in and clean up your mess?”

“The responsibility is all ours!” Pan Rong immediately knelt in apology.

Bao Changtian waved his hand and said, “Enough, go and get him…”

Bao Changtian glanced at the Longevity Pill under the giant tree with a slight regret in his eyes. If only the pill wasn’t resistant to medicine.

Bao Changtian paused when he saw Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming wiped away the blood, lifted his head, revealing the eyes behind the mask, eyes containing rolling flames.

“Well then… Red Body… isn’t as strong as I thought…”

The opponent’s casual strike had injured Jiang Ming but not grievously, indicating that Jiang Ming had a fighting chance.

Furthermore… the power of the Thunder Talisman earlier had not yet released forty to fifty percent of its power before being extinguished.

Jiang Ming looked at Bao Changtian, his True Essence beginning to burn intensely, making more vigorous flames surge from his body.

“Come! Kill me!” Jiang Ming’s eyes were filled with excitement.

This was not Jiang Ming seeking abuse, but missing an element—refinement in life and death.

While the Cultivation Space is indeed perfect, Jiang Ming also knows the simulated enemies within wouldn’t kill him.

All who could reach the zenith of the Immortal Dao had emerged from the Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea.

Between life and death lies great fear and great opportunity.

Jiang Ming could feel that if he survived this battle, the bottleneck of the Ninth-Layer of Qi Refining would cease to exist.

In the Jiuzhou Cultivation Realm, a Foundation Establishment cultivator could easily kill an elite Ninth-Layer Qi Refining cultivator, only those rare great geniuses could use their talent and heritage to counterattack against Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But now, Jiang Ming felt perfect balance, the opponent could kill him, yet not entirely.

Bao Changtian frowned, when did anyone ever speak to him like this?

Jiang Ming waved his hand, filling himself with dense talismans, which stuck firmly to his blue robe.

Foundation Establishment Zhu Chen’s card was ready to activate at any moment.

“Nine Dragon Fire Technique!” Jiang Ming gestured, two fire dragons emerged from his chest, a crimson shadow swiftly approaching from afar.

Three fire dragons circled around Jiang Ming.

Bao Changtian frowned slightly, sensing something peculiar in the power emanating from Jiang Ming.

“All showy!”

Bao Changtian pressed down with one hand, causing the earth to roll, as if an Earth Dragon was surging underground.

Jiang Ming’s hands kept forming signs, talismans instantly burning up. A violent wind swept Jiang Ming up into the air.

The Magical Artifact black blade appeared in Jiang Ming’s hand, the True Essence pouring into it like an uncontrollable flood.

Flames began to coat the black blade.

Jiang Ming’s figure appeared before Bao Changtian.

“Slash!”

The Flowing Fire Long Blade cut through the air with a stream of light.

“Boom!”

The sharp blade was gently grasped by a withered hand.

“Kid… you…” Bao Changtian’s eyes flashed with a hint of disdain.

In the next second, the sharp sword intent with icy blue and crimson red flames exploded in his palm.

“Humph.” Bao Changtian snorted heavily.

In the next second, a figure fell into his embrace.

“Severing Flame Palm! Wind God Leg!” The martial arts that incorporated cultivator combat techniques shone brilliantly once again in Jiang Ming’s hands.

The keen Divine Sense could offset all the shortcomings of the martial arts, seamlessly integrating talismans and magic into it, merging Wind Technique and Fire Technique with close combat techniques.

“Boom, boom, boom boom…”

The sound of fists hitting flesh echoed.

“Boom!” Bao Changtian was hit in the chest and his body immediately flew backward.

“Very well, youngster, you’ve angered me!” A flame of anger finally appeared in Bao Changtian’s eyes.

“Alright, come on!” Jiang Ming laughed instead of being surprised.

……………

“It’s in this direction…”

Eleven figures moved stealthily through the darkness.

Suddenly, everyone raised their heads sharply.

In the distance, a glimmer of firelight appeared, clearly visible in the dark.

“It’s right here…” The mature youth leading them took a deep breath and said, “Whoever wants to leave next can do so now.”

“We’ve taken the mission, but it doesn’t mean we have to complete it…”

“Brother Yan, you’re joking. Since we’ve all come to this point, how could we turn back halfway?”

“We should also let these people know we’re not ones to mess with from Sea Suppression City.”

“Very well…”

But as they approached, their eyes suddenly tightened.

There, in mid-air, was an existence with an incredibly powerful aura.

“Red Body… How could there be a Red Body here…”

“It’s the Red Body Realm lord from Mingwu City! Has he also discovered the strangeness here?”

“No!” The mature youth frowned, then cautiously moved closer, peeking into the valley from above.

“This person seems intent on protecting that tree…”

“That tree?”

The woman in yellow among the eleven stepped forward and carefully examined the tree, her brows suddenly knitting tightly, and even a look of disbelief appeared in her eyes.

“That’s an Infant Ginseng Tree…”

“What?”

“There are rumors that thousands of years ago, in the Extreme West Land of the Great Lii, there was a Taoist Temple. Inside the temple was a Ginseng Fruit Tree. Pills refined from its fruits could extend one’s life by a hundred years. For a time, the Heaven and Earth Daoist Temple became a holy land sought after by many powers…”

“Until one day, someone accidentally saw that the fruits of the Ginseng Fruit Tree were living crying infants. They were crushed alive to extract their essence, and these infants weren’t just fruit resembling humans, but were born from the Ginseng Fruit Tree’s womb…”

The woman in yellow briefly recounted the rumor she had heard.

It was just a short piece of information, yet it sent chills down everyone’s backs.

“And later, the number of Daoists in the Heaven and Earth Daoist Temple dwindled until the last one disappeared. That’s when forces came to investigate, only to find a large number of dried corpses hidden under the Ginseng Fruit Tree… from the original Old Temple Master to the newly recruited child servants, all in positions as if they had buried themselves alive…”

“Since then, the Ginseng Fruit Tree vanished, and we renamed it the Infant Fruit Tree…”

“Unexpectedly, the Infant Fruit Tree has reappeared in the human world…” the woman in yellow murmured.

Another person said, “It seems like the rumored Longevity Pill from Mingwu City is actually from this. But what about the Golden Relics?”

“Hmm, keeping such a sinister thing, we must report it to the Inspector!”

“Let’s talk about it after getting out first… However, this person… is the brother who saved us before… even at Heart Lamp Realm…”

“Yet… he’s been able to hold his own for so long against a Red Body Strongman…”

“It now seems this person might have come to investigate the anomaly here just like us. How can we let him fight alone?”

“Yes, although his demeanor is strange, he saved our lives…”

They exchanged looks, each with a look of determination to brave death.

The mature youth with the surname Yan turned his gaze lastly toward the Infant Fruit Tree.

“In the current situation, we can only use the strategy of surrounding Wei to rescue Zhao…”

……………

Jiang Ming could feel another rib crack, but at the same time, a large amount of medicinal power in his body was dispersed and integrated, rapidly healing his injuries.

This was a method Jiang Ming devised based on Sha Miaomiao’s experiences, breaking down to rebuild.

It was crude, but as long as it worked, it was acceptable.

“Hahaha, again! Again!” Jiang Ming climbed up from the ground once more, flames swirling and burning away the bloodstains on him.

He could feel the bottleneck within him shaking wildly.

The accumulated medicinal power in his body was continuously integrating.

More importantly, Jiang Ming could sense his transformation, a spiritual transformation.

“Hmph… is this your plan?” Bao Changtian suddenly said coldly.

Jiang Ming was taken aback. Following Bao Changtian’s gaze, he saw several streams of flowing light flying toward the giant tree.

“But… do you think such an important place would have only me guarding it?” Bao Changtian sneered coldly.

In the next second, a violent wind swept in. Jiang Ming felt all his breath was sealed, and a large hand clamped down on his neck…

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