Cultivating Immortality: What kind of cheat can you use if you don't have money?

Chapter 91 Leaving Without Saying Goodbye

"Phew...it's finally over."

Li Qingyi's face was deathly pale, and she was breathing heavily.

His chest caved in again, a bloody mess.

The blessing of the Five Dragons Divine Power had faded, and a strong sense of weakness surged over him like a tide. He felt his vision blur and his eyes were filled with double images.

With trembling right hand, he took out a talisman from his bosom; it was the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman.

"Luckily I put this thing under my chest before the battle, or I would have really died..." he muttered to himself, then coughed violently again, bringing up several mouthfuls of blood.

"Cough cough cough..."

As soon as I looked up, I saw that the scenery of Tianqing Gorge had changed dramatically—

The originally narrow passage was widened by Lu Zhenxuan's last bit of strength, expanding to both sides by thirty or forty feet.

"Tsk... He turned what was originally a narrow path of only about ten feet into a wide avenue. An unintentional act, but it has benefited the passing caravans of ordinary people."

Li Qingyi couldn't help but smile bitterly and complain, forcing herself to maintain the last bit of clarity in her mind.

If I were to faint at this moment, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The passageway was previously too narrow, making the valley floor extremely dark.

After being "renovated," light can finally be seen at the bottom of the valley.

Li Qingyi staggered into the valley and saw that Lu Zhenxuan's body had turned black and purple, with empty eyes.

His body was surrounded by surging black aura and resentment, and hundreds of pitch-black arms emerged from his body, twisting and swaying in the air in an eerie and bizarre manner.

Li Qingyi focused her mind and calmed herself, then flipped her wrist.

All the dark resentment flowed like rivers into the sea, instantly coalescing into a dazzlingly colored crystal that slowly fell into his palm.

Upon closer inspection, it felt slightly heavier than before.

"Upgraded?" His voice was hoarse, tinged with surprise.

Just as he was about to investigate, he felt a sudden wave of confusion wash over him, and Lu Zhenxuan's resentful face rushed straight into his mind.

The already weakened Li Qingyi was startled and quickly put the resentment crystal into her storage ring.

"Lu Zhenxuan's soul was swallowed?" He shook his head violently to dispel the dizziness in his mind. "No wonder he sank; it turns out he swallowed a Foundation Establishment cultivator..."

"Huh..." Li Qingyi let out a soft exclamation.

He discovered that the grade of the resentment crystal increased after absorbing Lu Zhenxuan's soul.

He estimated that killing Lu Zhenxuan consumed approximately 100,000 wronged souls of mortals.

Lu Zhenxuan's soul further improved the grade of the resentment crystal.

Although it hasn't reached the level of a mid-grade magic weapon, it has indeed taken a step forward.

"If I add the souls of two or three more Foundation Establishment cultivators, I might be able to advance..." he murmured, then chuckled, "Did I gain or lose in this?"

However, he only thought about it, as he was already struggling to deal with the injured Lu Zhenxuan.

He dared not even imagine what price he would have to pay to deal with a Foundation Establishment cultivator at their peak.

Li Qingyi temporarily suppressed her thoughts and turned her gaze to Lu Zhenxuan's corpse.

"Fine... let's see what good stuff this guy has."

He endured the pain and began to search Lu Zhenxuan's body.

In the end, only a storage ring with a smooth, jade-like texture was removed.

Looking at the storage ring in her hand, Li Qingyi secretly hoped, "After suffering so much, it must drop some good stuff for me."

His divine sense probed into it, and the next moment, a touch of color appeared on his pale face.

Inside the ring's space, a small pile of spirit stones gleamed brightly. Upon closer inspection, there were a total of one hundred and eight stones, and two ancient books lay quietly beside them.

Li Qingyi had never possessed such a huge sum of money in her life, and she immediately transferred it all into her own pocket.

"I'm rich! Adding to my original six, I have a total of one hundred and fourteen spirit stones!"

In his excitement, he moved too much, aggravating the wound on his chest, causing him to wince in pain.

At that moment, he felt as heavy as a mountain, and he could only sit down on the ground.

Looking at Lu Zhenxuan's corpse again, I suddenly felt that he didn't seem so repulsive anymore.

He casually took out the two secret manuals—"The Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Palm" and "The Immortal Wrathful Fire Lotus".

One book contains a powerful palm technique, and the other contains a true art of fire control.

A quick glance reveals that these are all high-quality techniques that can be used up to the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Good! Very good! These two techniques perfectly compensate for my weaknesses. With them, I can openly and honestly attack while concealing my identity."

This further solidified Huanzhu Louzhu's identity as a master of the pavilion.

After taking inventory, Li Qingyi discovered that there wasn't a single healing pill inside the ring.

"Could it be that he used it all up over the years to treat his injuries?"

Thinking about it this way, it makes perfect sense.

It's already quite remarkable that a severely injured Foundation Establishment cultivator, burdened with a blood feud and whose resources are only being spent and not acquired, has managed to survive.

Li Qingyi's gaze swept over the corpse again, and a thought struck her.

"The mission to assassinate Lu Zhenxuan has been suppressed by the leader of Qingling City. It seems we need to find a way to get him to release the mission, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste to use this corpse?"

The contribution value of assassinating a Foundation Establishment cultivator must be an astronomical figure.

Li Qingyi estimated that changing several fake human skins wouldn't be a problem.

Thinking of this, he immediately put Lu Zhenxuan's body into his storage ring.

Storage rings can only store inanimate objects, but since Lu Zhenxuan's life force has been cut off, he can be placed inside.

"Xi Yue and Ling'er... I wonder how they are doing."

Thinking of the two women, he couldn't help but worry, but with their quick wit, he figured they should be alright.

"It was my oversight; I didn't notice Ling'er following behind me..."

He wanted to set off immediately to search for them, but his injuries were too severe.

He was barely holding on, and now that he's relaxed, it's incredibly difficult to stand up again, let alone travel dozens of miles to find someone.

Helpless, he could only sit cross-legged on the spot and use his internal energy to heal his injuries.

……

The other end of Tianqing Gorge.

Qin Xiyue was doing her best to recover her nearly depleted magical power; her face was haggard and her breath was weak.

Ling'er, standing to the side, was doing a little better than her.

"You two are insane! Foundation Establishment cultivators, you just surround and kill them like that!"

Even after the battle ended, Ling'er was still shaken; she had almost died.

"Now, haven't we won?" Qin Xiyue asked calmly, without raising her eyes.

Ling'er was speechless for a moment, remaining silent for a long while before finally uttering only two words: "Madman!"

She simply couldn't understand what had gotten into Li Qingyi.

To take such a great risk to assassinate a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If I had been informed in advance, I might have been able to find a Foundation Establishment elder from the Zhengyang Immortal Sect to come down the mountain, and things wouldn't have been so dangerous.

Once she calmed down, she recalled the dragon's roar that had brought her to the brink of death and couldn't help but ask:

"What kind of formation is that? It can forcibly elevate someone from the mid-stage of Qi Refining to the half-step Foundation Establishment stage."

"It's a unique technique, not something I can easily pass on," Qin Xiyue said calmly, then changed the subject, "Do you still have the energy to act?"

Ling'er nodded, immediately understanding Qin Xiyue's meaning.

"I'll go find him right now." She had only taken a few steps when she turned back, asking the question that had been lingering in her mind for so long:

"Who exactly is that Foundation Establishment cultivator? Why are you so determined to fight him to the death?"

"Lu Zhenxuan." Seeing the puzzled look on Ling'er's face, Qin Xiyue added:

"The patriarch of the Lu family who was wiped out by Tingyu Pavilion several years ago. Only one of them, Li Qingyi, can survive."

Ling'er pressed, "Didn't you ever consider that if we failed, you would die there with him?"

Qin Xiyue's tone remained calm, "I believe him."

Upon hearing this, Ling'er glanced at Qin Xiyue with a complicated expression, said nothing more, and turned to walk into the devastated Tianqing Gorge.

For some reason, I felt inexplicably irritable.

During the journey, she couldn't help but wonder why Li Qingyi wouldn't tell her about such an important matter.

Inside the canyon, the traces of the great battle are shocking.

The remaining sword energy still exuded a sharp aura. Ling'er could still feel the compelling sharpness when she lightly touched a sword mark with her fingertips.

Half-step Foundation Establishment, Reverse Foundation Establishment...

This is simply an unprecedented miracle in the cultivation world.

If this gets out, it will be enough to make him famous throughout the world.

"Is this... the strength of a disciple personally taught by a Golden Core True Monarch?"

She murmured softly, quickening her pace involuntarily.

As she approached the other side of the canyon, she finally saw the figure covered in blood.

His blood-stained blue robe fluttered in the autumn wind as he sat cross-legged, his body radiating a faint, flickering spiritual light.

Hearing footsteps, Li Qingyi slowly opened her eyes, her voice hoarse and dry:

"Are you alright?"

Ling'er didn't answer. She quickly stepped forward, took out a jade bottle, poured out two fragrant pills, and fed them to him without saying a word.

The elixir entered his stomach, transforming into a warm current that nourished his riddled body.

Although he couldn't recover immediately, he regained some of his strength, at least enough to ensure he could move around without any problems.

Thank you.

Ling'er glared at him, pursed her lips, and remained silent.

For some reason, she didn't want to talk to him.

Li Qingyi was somewhat puzzled by the glare, wondering what kind of temper this girl was throwing now.

The two remained silent, with only the mournful sound of the autumn wind sweeping through the canyon.

Finally, Ling'er broke the silence first: "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I don't want to involve you."

"What about Qin Xiyue? Can she be implicated?"

Li Qingyi: "..."

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

"It happened suddenly."

"Suddenly you need to sneak out of the city in the middle of the night?" Ling'er asked reproachfully.

Li Qingyi was speechless again. He couldn't very well say, "You're following Qingkui, not me."

Seeing him like this again, Ling'er felt a surge of anger and couldn't help but lightly kick him.

Li Qingyi was seriously injured and unable to dodge, but fortunately Ling'er did not use force, only causing him slight pain.

"Hmph!" Ling'er huffed and puffed, then bent down and carefully helped him up.

Her hair fell down, brushing against Li Qingyi's shoulders and neck, and a faint fragrance wafted into his nostrils.

When Li Qingyi got close to Ling'er, she realized that Ling'er smelled so good.

He took another deep breath unconsciously.

Ling'er immediately noticed, her ears turning slightly red, and she muttered under her breath, "Vulgar!"

Li Qingyi's lips twitched, and she almost blurted out the words "Brother, you smell so good" without thinking.

When the two returned to the other side of the canyon, they found that Qin Xiyue had already left without saying goodbye, leaving only emptiness.

After exchanging a glance, the two had no choice but to suppress their doubts for the time being and return to Xuan Ce City to heal their injuries.