CHAPTER 171: TRANSPORT!

A thoughtful look flashed in Li Yanchu’s eyes.

So Senior Uncle wants me to kill and seize the treasure, huh?

ROAR!

The Baxia stone statue let out a heaven-shaking roar, currently locked in fierce combat with the Vajra guardian.

Beams of radiant divine light shot out one after another. That ancient seal seemed to be of particular importance to the Baxia statue; from the very start, it had locked its gaze on the Buddhist Vajra.

Beside Black Impermanence, gloomy winds howled, as if a hundred ghosts were parading through the night.

In that moment, the Vajra guardian, who had seized the ancient seal, became everyone’s target. Then, mighty and imposing golden Buddha's light rose from his body.

A master at the second realm of visualizing the Six Jia Yang Spirit stood by his side, defending him.

The battlefield instantly became chaotic. One after another, primordial spirit spells lit up the sky, their power vast and overwhelming. It truly felt as if mythical beings had descended to the mortal world for a celestial battle.

Now that the Six-Armed Demon God had been slain and the Mount Longhu elder lured away by an unknown expert, the one that struck fear into everyone’s hearts the most was none other than Li Yanchu.

Everyone was eager to seize their fortune and flee this place as soon as possible. That thunderbolt from the heavens just now had been far too terrifying, not to mention the scorching aura like a blazing sun coming off Li Yanchu’s body.

The Vajra guardian and Six Jia Yang Spirit were steadily falling behind.

Meanwhile, Black Impermanence, the mysterious chair, the ferocious beast the Bifang, and even that ancient corpse that had arrived earlier via primordial spirit flight all joined the fray.

That corpse’s entire body was like glowing jade, faintly luminescent. To serve as a primordial spirit avatar, this corpse must have had an extraordinary origin in life.

It was this very corpse that locked down the Vajra guardian, keeping him from escaping. On top of that, the Baxia stone statue was relentlessly pursuing the Vajra guardian.

This battle was truly monumental in scale. If it weren’t for the Vajra guardian’s immense physical strength and protective Buddha's light, he’d likely already have been killed in the siege.

Even so, he and the Six Jia Yang Spirit were gradually being overwhelmed.

“I don’t want the ancient seal anymore! Better that than dying for it!” the Vajra roared, and with a mighty heave, he threw the seal high into the air.

the Bifang reacted the fastest. It let out a piercing cry and shot up, snatching the ancient seal in its beak. Then, without the slightest concern for the fellow evil cultivators it had just been fighting alongside, it turned and fled at full speed.

Flames ignited across its body, and it streaked off as a red flash!

“Trying to hog the treasure for yourself!?” Black Impermanence shouted furiously.

He suddenly pulled out a mourning staff, which was his hidden trump card. After all, the mourning staff specifically targeted the soul.

The moment it struck, the Bifang’s massive body shuddered violently, and the enormous Black Impermanence visualization behind him began to wail. Like grieving mourners at a funeral, the crying was sharp and soul-piercing.

The Bifang wobbled midair, and its body lost stability before it plummeted from the sky!

Experts who had reached the second realm, capable of sending their primordial spirits to roam at night, truly possessed extraordinary trump cards.

Even the Bifang, the visualized vicious beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, couldn’t withstand such a bizarre attack.

Black Impermanence transformed into a stream of primordial spirit light, flying rapidly in the Bifang’s direction.

In an instant, the Vajra guardian, the Six Jia Yang Spirit, the mysterious chair, the ancient corpse, and the Baxia stone statue all surged forward to join the fray.

BOOM!

BOOM!

The sky filled with thunderous explosions; the scale of the battle was no less than when Li Yanchu had called down lightning from the heavens!

The Bifang was immediately severely wounded.

“Where’s the ancient seal!?” Black Impermanence let out a furious roar.

But no one paid him any attention. Everyone assumed it was just a trick, a misdirection. After all, he’d been the first to reach the fallen Bifang, and now he claimed he didn’t get the seal?

Meanwhile, far off to the side, calmly observing the battle, Li Yanchu gently flipped his hand and stowed away an ancient seal.

Just moments earlier, he had seized the perfect opportunity, right when the Bifang’s primordial spirit had been shaken, and decisively made his move.

Telekinetic Retrieval!

If the Bifang had been uninjured, Li Yanchu’s spirit qi wouldn’t have been nearly enough to wrest the seal away.

But after Black Impermanence’s mournful cries and that vicious blow with the mourning staff, the Bifang’s soul had fallen into a dazed stupor.

There was no way it could hold on to the ancient seal in that state.

Sun Veil!

The ancient, archaic aura emanating from the seal was instantly concealed, not a trace leaking out.

Li Yanchu smiled faintly.

This Telekinetic Retrieval spell had previously been used only for simple tasks, like fetching the Jiaoslayer from his quarters or stealing the jade pendant from the tavern owner's chest.

But with his cultivation now significantly improved, this spell’s power had grown immensely and was now being used for major deeds!

The talismanic armor from the ancient tomb and this ancient seal had been taken by him silently and invisibly, without anyone noticing.

At this moment, Black Impermanence’s face turned ashen. He had burned through his vital trump cards and finally injured the Bifang, only to find that the Bifang didn’t even have the seal.

“So that’s how it is... Those damned Buddhists are getting sly! What you threw earlier wasn’t the ancient seal at all, it was a decoy!”

Black Impermanence suddenly realized, pointing and angrily accusing the Vajra guardian.

The Vajra guardian was instantly incensed. Yes, he had considered such a plan earlier, but in the end, he’d decided to toss the real seal and preserve his life! And now this bastard dares accuse him of deception?!

This could be endured, but not by a monk!

That solemn and mighty Vajra guardian let out a furious roar and immediately lunged at Black Impermanence. He was clearly truly enraged!

But from Black Impermanence’s point of view, this just proved his suspicion. It seemed like the Vajra guardian had been exposed, and now wanted to kill him to silence him amidst the chaos.

“Gentlemen! Righteous and evil cannot coexist, don’t let this bald donkey[1] from the Buddhist sect deceive you! Kill these two first, then destroy the Baxia stone statue, and after that, we’ll discuss how to divide the treasure!”

Black Impermanence was once again stirring up trouble! And his words were highly provocative.

He could still negotiate and come to terms with those from the Demonic Dao and fellow evil cultivators.

But these two, the Vajra guardian and the Six Jia Yang Spirit, had originally stayed out of the fight, only to suddenly intervene and attempt to seize Baxia’s legacy?

That alone was enough to make others want to kill them!

“That bald donkey definitely used a trick just now! If that ancient seal was really in my possession, I would’ve been obliterated, my soul scattered and never reincarnated!” Black Impermanence said sternly.

Li Yanchu looked a little startled.

What a ruthless bastard...

Instead of jumping in, he decided to hold back and watch.

Because, at that moment, several of the Demonic Dao experts had turned their aggression toward the Vajra guardian!

In Li Yanchu’s view, though these people were powerful, they were a band of scheming jackals. Indeed, they were nothing more than a disorganized mob!

To them, whether Black Impermanence died first, or the Vajra guardian, made no difference. Their goal was just to stir the pot further.

BOOM!

Just then, the mysterious chair suddenly slammed into the Baxia stone statue. The sneak attack was completely unexpected!

Cracks on the statue instantly widened, as if this were the final straw that broke the camel’s back, and the statue began to fracture little by little!

No one had anticipated such a twist. That quiet, silent mysterious chair had been waiting all along, only to suddenly target the Baxia statue!

ROAR!

This time, Baxia’s roar was tinged with sorrow and despair. It sounded like a true final cry at the end of the road. Even Li Yanchu was a little shaken.

With a single step, Baxia crossed the distance and suddenly appeared in front of Li Yanchu.

Its stone body was covered in marks from sabers and fire, and it was utterly battered and scorched. From the widening cracks in its body, glaring, scarlet fresh blood had begun to seep out.

Li Yanchu’s expression remained calm, but he couldn’t tell what Baxia wanted to do.

1. 秃驴 bald donkey is a term to mock Buddhist monks. ☜