CHAPTER 356: CHAPTER 299

Li Zheng thought the purple-skinned people all looked similar, and they were almost identical in height and build. However, the purple-skinned person he encountered this time was surrounded by something very familiar to Li Zheng.

Blood Qi!

Blood Qi so thick that it was nearly fog-like!

"Bloody one, how many people have they killed!" Li Zheng was shocked, as the most concentrated Blood Qi he had ever encountered before was from his first encounter with Lin Fan.

Lin Fan, who had killed thirty-two people, couldn’t compare his Blood Qi with that of the purple-skinned person before him.

Compared to Lin Fan’s Blood Qi, that was nothing!

Based on Blood Qi alone, this purple-skinned person could crush ten Lin Fans!

At that moment, the purple-skinned person gurgled something incomprehensible, and Li Zheng didn’t understand a single word.

But he knew the other person definitely wasn’t trying to engage in friendly communication and was probably shouting for him to get out and die or something.

With the "Short Distance Teleportation" not yet cooled down, Li Zheng, even with his confidence, did not have absolute assurance to continuously evade the attacks of the red beam, and could only secretly wait.

However, the enemy would not give him this opportunity, steadily approaching him with its strange weapon.

The purple-skinned person was very cautious. Relying on his intuition, Li Zheng dodged the first attack, making the opponent aware that his strength was not to be underestimated, and dared not advance recklessly.

As the distance between them continued to shrink, Li Zheng saw the fog-like Blood Qi around the opponent begin to churn and change unpredictably.

Sometimes it transformed into raging fierce beasts, then into wrathful ghosts, sometimes swirling like storms and sometimes cocooning like a chrysalis.

Ultimately, it morphed into full armor, a spear-shaped weapon, and a blood-colored long whip.

A portion of Blood Qi was inhaled into the purple-skinned person’s body through their mouth and nose, enhancing their own power.

"Damn it!" Li Zheng was envious, realizing just how potent Blood Qi was, transforming into anything it desired!

Then what use is a sheathed sword?

Weapons change during combat; isn’t this perfect for warriors?

"Huh?" Li Zheng suddenly thought of something. He recalled the Ice Element Shaping ability he had recently mastered and wondered if combining it with the ability to change the density of ice blocks could achieve a similar effect?

"Once the shaping reaches full level, I could try using some Ice Element development items to test my luck," Li Zheng decided on his future plans, glanced at the Short Distance Teleportation, and saw it was finally cooled down.

"Time for my performance." Li Zheng took a deep breath, calculated the distance between himself and the opponent, and suddenly charged out of the shop.

As he appeared, the weapon in the purple-skinned person’s hand lit up with a red glow, ready to fire at any moment.

Li Zheng lowered his center of gravity, yet before activating Short Distance Teleportation, he felt a burning pain in his left leg.

Looking down, he found a red beam had pierced through from behind.

"There’s another one behind!" Li Zheng was alarmed, realizing that his attention had been solely focused on the first purple-skinned person, failing to notice another enemy approaching from a different direction.

With his left leg wounded, his agility was severely affected, and his sprint speed was instantly reduced significantly.

In the next moment, Li Zheng saw the first purple-skinned person making a motion to trigger their weapon, prompting him to dodge immediately.

With his injured left leg unable to bear much, Li Zheng gritted his teeth and pushed off hard with his right foot, lunging to the left.

Swish!

The red beam sliced through his left leg, causing blood to spray.

"Damn it!" The intense pain made Li Zheng grit his teeth fiercely, as this was the first time he had suffered such a severe injury since obtaining the Flying Device.

(Modification after midnight)

"Commoner Zhang Er from Nanping Village, pays respect to the immortal lord."

"No need for all the courtesy. No need,"

Li Zheng hurriedly raised a hand to stop Zhang Er from kneeling and performing rituals, saying, "I should thank Hunter Zhang for saving my life. I heard from Gou Dan that it was you who found me unconscious in the wild and brought me back for care six days ago. Otherwise, even with some cultivation, I might have ended up in a beast’s belly, benefiting those creatures."

Indeed, Li Zheng had awakened today in Zhang Er’s home after crossing worlds.

Later, he gained a general understanding of this world by feigning memory loss and obtaining information from the village chief.

"Haha... you’ve exaggerated, immortal lord,"

The nearby village chief laughed and said, "Immortal lord, you’ve been blessed with good fortune. Even without Er’s help, you should have been safe."

That’s true,

Although a Ninth Grade Golden Core is merely the lowest existence in the Golden Core Realm, it’s still a cultivator in the Golden Core Realm, and their innate pressure is enough to deter ordinary snakes and beasts.

Fortunately, Li Zheng’s good fortune and charm were both maxed out.

If it hadn’t been for his maxed good fortune, he wouldn’t have encountered Hunter Zhang while unconscious.

If it hadn’t been for his maxed charm, projecting a righteous appearance, Hunter Zhang wouldn’t have casually rescued him.

Remember, besides righteous cultivators, the wilderness is also full of Loose Cultivators and Demon Beasts/Demon Cultivators, whose allegiances can be unstable.

If Hunter Zhang had randomly saved a person without discernment, it might have endangered the entire village.

After all, members of the Evil Sect act according to their whims, unpredictable in their moods.

"The village chief’s words are mistaken..."

After a brief exchange of formalities, Zhang Er spoke up about serious matters, with confusion evident on his face, "In fact, during my hunt outside, I encountered another immortal lord.

However, this immortal lord was gravely injured and passed away several days ago.

Seeing that he was dressed similarly to you, I boldly searched for the belongings of that immortal lord and brought them back."

As for the body, it was inconvenient to carry another corpse from the deep mountains, so I buried it on the spot."

With that, Zhang Er took out a grayish palm-sized stone box and a jade pendant engraved with the words "Taiyi."

"These two items are the belongings; please have a look, immortal lord."

Li Zheng’s pupils contracted sharply when he saw the two items Zhang Er placed on the table.

Especially the gray stone box.

Although the in-game stone box was as tall as a person, Li Zheng could still recognize it from the appearance. This palm-sized stone box was indeed the stone box from the game!

"Could it be... Senior Brother?"

Li Zheng found it hard to believe.

Not long ago, he was troubled by forgetting where the stone box belonging to Senior Brother appeared, and now obtaining it so easily made him feel a sense of unreality.

Looking at his attributes panel, Li Zheng secretly lamented:

Maxed good fortune, terrifying!

"It appears these items indeed belong to your sect, immortal lord, so consider it returned to the owner,"

Zhang Er saw this, pushing the two relics on the table towards Li Zheng and casually remarking, "Honestly, I don’t know what kind of luck I’m having to encounter two immortals in such a short time, and they even belong to the same sect..."

Zhang Er thought he was having good luck meeting two Immortal Cultivation practitioners consecutively, but Li Zheng believed Zhang Er was actually having bad luck.

The Taiyi Sect was destroyed, and only a few escaped. Zhang Er meeting two of them meant there might be pursuers appearing soon.

Although such events never occurred in the game, a little logical deduction could reveal how determined the forces attacking the Taiyi Sect were.

Even if the high-level members of those sects did not care about these escaped rabble, the disciples below certainly wouldn’t let them off.

Even a small mosquito’s leg is still meat.

Anyone managing to escape from the Taiyi Sect surely possessed valuable treasures or considerable resources.

If they caught just one, it would be profitable!