CHAPTER 69: CHAPTER 69: RESOLUTION

Xu Ping took out a stack of Exorcism Talismans from his storage bag, the talismans were heating up quickly, becoming visibly hot.

"As expected!"

He scanned the surroundings with a grim expression, searching for traces of evil spirits.

His gaze was sharp like an eagle, not missing any spot.

But the tree hollow was extremely clean, with only bone powder on the ground.

Suddenly, a terrifying thought popped into his mind.

"Could it be possessed on me?"

Given the peculiar nature of the evil spirit, there’s a chance it might be.

Xu Ping took a deep breath, placed the Exorcism Talisman on his chest, sat cross-legged, and used his Spiritual Sense to examine himself.

If he didn’t uncover it today, his life might be in danger.

His Spiritual Sense turned inward, searching every inch of his body for anything unusual.

A quarter of an hour, two quarters... two hours passed.

Xu Ping opened his eyes, his expression extremely gloomy.

Couldn’t find it!

He searched everywhere on his body, even checked the important parts of a man without discovering anything abnormal!!

Feeling the stack of talismans on his chest still heating, Xu Ping took them out, the spiritual power in the top few talismans was nearly depleted, turning them into waste paper.

There’s nothing happening now, probably because the Exorcism Talismans are deterring it. As soon as the talismans are exhausted, the evil spirit may act.

"Humph!"

"I’d like to see who can outlast whom?"

Xu Ping coldly retrieved nearly a hundred Exorcism Talismans from his storage,

he might not have much of anything else, but he had an abundance of talismans.

Come on!

Let’s see who runs out first!

Xu Ping closed his eyes to rest, starting to wait at ease.

One hour, two hours... after a day.

More than thirty talismans lost their spiritual power, turning into waste paper.

At this moment, a peculiar cold wave radiated from his Sea of Consciousness.

Xu Ping abruptly opened his eyes, a chill flashing through them: "So, you are in the Sea of Consciousness!"

He previously checked the Sea of Consciousness first, but it was hidden too deeply, all went unnoticed.

Now unable to outlast him, finally it revealed itself!!

Xu Ping calmed his mind, probing the Sea of Consciousness inch by inch, finally finding a tiny black dot within.

This small black dot emitted bursts of chilling aura.

"Die!"

Xu Ping’s Sea of Consciousness seemed to surge with a mighty wave, pressing down on it with immense pressure.

"Dear, I’m scared."

The black dot suddenly turned into a naked woman, her gaze timid, voice gentle, infinitely pitiable.

Yet, Xu Ping remained unmoved, continuing to suppress it with all his might.

Boom!

Under the great pressure, the naked woman’s body started to deform, her cheeks sinking and looking fierce, eyes wholly dark without whites.

"Hiss!!"

She shouted angrily, emitting a terrifying cold aura from her body.

"Humph!"

Xu Ping snorted coldly, his gaze full of murderous intent.

Attempting to act viciously within his Sea of Consciousness!!

Boom!

With full power, the evil spirit was compressed to the limit, unable to endure further, then with a ’bang’ it was expelled from the Sea of Consciousness,

"Hiss!!"

In the void, the seemingly real and illusory evil spirit roared angrily, staring daggers at Xu Ping.

"Crack!"

To deal with such ghostly things, you have to physically expel it.

Xu Ping suddenly stood, his eyes cold, uttering a soft shout, a bolt as thick as an arm of Thunder Power shot out from his palm, blasting towards the illusory evil spirit!

Booming!

The evil spirit was struck head-on, the Thunder Power exploded.

"Ah!"

The evil spirit let out an unbearably sharp scream, then was blown into tiny light points by the Thunder Power, fading into the air.

"Hoo..."

"Finally dead!" Xu Ping exhaled deeply.

This evil spirit was even tougher than ’Old Sun’, had he not trained in the Taihang Nourishing God Skill and brought enough Exorcism Talismans, he might have been defeated by the evil spirit.

"Damn, this godforsaken place!" Xu Ping couldn’t help but curse under his breath.

Even he nearly stumbled, can other Qi Cultivators truly cross these three thousand miles?

Xu Ping leaned against the tree wall, his body relaxing and fatigue sweeping over him.

But he dared not truly sleep, only able to rest partially to recover his energy.

...

After a day and night.

Xu Ping awoke from partial sleep, instantly feeling a state of unparalleled mental clarity, as though he had endless energy.

"This state... isn’t it a bit too good!?"

He looked puzzled, feeling there was something different about himself, yet couldn’t really say what.

After carefully checking around his body, he finally found something amiss.

Apparently, his Spiritual Sense had enhanced, though not much, but it was indeed a solid enhancement!

"What’s going on here?" Xu Ping showed a happy expression.

The surprise was too sudden, without a breakthrough in Taihang Nourishing God Skill, how could his Spiritual Sense improve?

Thinking it over, the only reasonable explanation was that yesterday’s battle with the evil spirit honed his Sea of Consciousness, making it more stable.

The Sea of Consciousness is the foundation of strength, as it strengthens, so does the Spiritual Sense.

"This certainly was an unexpected delight, if a few more evil spirits like this appear, perhaps Sea of Consciousness could strengthen to a point where Divine Sense is refined."

Xu Ping rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, but eventually gave up on this idea.

Aside from the difficulty of finding this type of evil spirit, mainly the invasion into the Sea of Consciousness was far too dangerous.

If carelessly handled, causing issues to his own Sea of Consciousness, it would be a total loss.

"Time to leave." Xu Ping stood and exited the tree hollow.

He had already delayed here quite some time, days in wilderness weren’t pleasant.

He continued onward, not encountering more evil spirits but faced different Demon Beasts and poisonous insects.

At first, it was quite enjoyable slaying them along the way, but he grew tired later on.

Fortunately, the forest gradually thinned out, with fewer Demon Beasts and insects.

...

...

A month and a half later.

Xu Ping finally emerged from the forest.

Signs of human habitation were visible.

Vast fields appeared on both sides, and as it was late autumn, all crops in the fields had been harvested.

Continuing forward.

Scattered farmers and children carrying baskets were scavenging leftover grain in the fields.

"Mortals."

Xu Ping felt somewhat sentimental at heart, although these were mortals without mana, for someone who hadn’t seen people for nearly two months, it felt inexplicably comforting.

After adjusting his mindset, he began sorting out his thoughts.

"According to the map, this should be a mortal city named Jialan City, heading north several hundred miles should lead me to Beixi Market."

Beixi Market, one of the larger cultivation markets established by Purple Mist Sect, a part of the five major Golden Core Sect.

Indeed, Xu Ping, to be safe, directly crossed Longevity Sect’s territory, reaching Purple Mist Sect’s domain.

"I can find good rest at Beixi Market, then take the Spiritual Boat to Qiu Xuan Immortal City," Xu Ping thought to himself.

There’s always considerable traffic at Beixi Market, and it has direct Spiritual Boats to Qiu Xuan Immortal City.

Though not cheap, Xu Ping, with his current status, could afford them.