Chapter 61: A lonely shadow on the cold river, thunder running through the long night
I started waiting at noon until the sun set.
Finally someone is here!
"Sand! Sand!"
Quicksand suddenly gathered in the mud beside Gu Ming.
The quicksand gradually gathered and turned into the figure of an old man wearing Taoist robes with long hair and white beard.
"The Master is here!" Gu Ming saw this man and saluted him quickly.
The Taoist only nodded slightly and asked in a hoarse voice: "What's wrong? How many souls have I sacrificed with my soul refining flag?"
"I am reporting to the Master that I have sacrificed 3,731 blood sacrifices, and there are still more than 200 people short of the amount the Master told me."
Gu Ming said respectfully: "It will only take two months at most to complete the blood sacrifice and allow this treasure to be successfully formed."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Master Xuanzhi put his hands on his hands and laughed, saying three good words in a row.
After so many years of painstaking planning, it is finally coming to fruition!
He was originally a mortal with extremely poor spiritual qualifications. By chance, he broke into a monk's cave and obtained the treasure inside, and then embarked on the long road to immortality.
As a casual cultivator with no family or sect, the journey of cultivation is extremely difficult.
After many years of wasted time, Master Xuanzhi finally began to go astray.
Relying on the method of blood sacrifice, he made a dangerous breakthrough to the Qi Gathering realm. After reaching the second level of Qi Gathering, it was difficult for him to make any further progress.
In order to continue to improve his combat power and gain the power to protect himself in the world of immortality, he began to plan to forge the Soul Refining Flag!
Once this flag is completed, it will help him to leapfrog his level and fight. Even if he encounters an old enemy boss who is stronger than him, he will not have to worry.
"Don't worry, Master, I keep what I say." He smiled and said to Gu Ming, "Once the soul refining banner is formed, I will accept you as my direct disciple and teach you the method of cultivating immortals."
"In the future, master and disciple, you and I will travel together in the world of immortality!" Master Xuanzhi said, paused, and then said, "By the way, why did you activate the Taoist talisman and come here to find me?"
“I’m reporting to the Master, there is an urgent matter that I need to inform the Master to make a decision on…”
Gu Ming repeated what Shen Mo said word for word, intending to lower his alertness.
This will create opportunities for Shen Mo to make a sneak attack.
"Wait!"
While the two were talking, Master Xuanzhi suddenly frowned.
His consciousness shrouded the riverside and found Shen Mo, who was sitting and watching the river and sea, fishing alone.
"How come there are other people present when you and I are discussing something?"
Shen Mo used the Qi Condensing Technique to collect the aura of the Qi Gathering Realm all over his body. It didn't look like he had the slightest aura of an immortal cultivator.
So he didn't notice anything was wrong and just thought Shen Mo was an ordinary fisherman.
However, years of caution and caution have still allowed him to develop a shady character, unwilling to show his signs easily in front of anyone.
"Kill him and then tell you in detail!"
He stamped his feet, jumped up, and suddenly slapped Shen Mo.
"Boom!"
Thunder suddenly sounded and the rain became heavier.
Master Xuanzhi's palm print gathered all the rainwater around him and turned it into a huge shadow, which suddenly fell towards Shen Mo.
Just when the big palm was about to fall, Shen Mo moved.
"Qiang!"
A ray of sword light pierced the silence of the night.
He has been waiting with bated breath for several hours, just to maintain his peak condition and strike the strongest sword.
This is the first time he takes action after entering the Qi Gathering Realm.
With the three major dantians open at the same time, coupled with his dragon-elephant blood evil body and the blessing of destiny, this sword is terrifyingly powerful.
"Wow!"
The sword light surged, creating a storm between the river and the sea, and in just a moment, it shattered the phantom of the palm print.
Then, he slashed towards Master Xuanzhi with lightning speed.
"Not good!"
Master Xuanzhi's expression changed drastically, and then he realized something was wrong.
But it's too late!
"Poof!"
Blood poured down from the sky.
This sword cut off almost half of Master Xuanzhi's body, leaving his limbs and legs broken and his flesh and blood a mess.
If a mortal suffered such an injury, he would almost die on the spot.
But Master Xuanzhi, worthy of being an evil cultivator, did not die even after doing this.
"How dare you..."
With the raging flames in his heart, he let out a long roar, and his figure quickly turned into quicksand and dissipated on the spot.
"Master Immortal...he ran away!"
Gu Ming was a little flustered when he saw this scene.
He is well aware of the character of Master Xuanzhi, and if he survives this time, he will definitely find an opportunity to kill him, the backstabber.
"Don't worry, he can't run away."
Shen Mo slowly took off his coir raincoat and hat, saying calmly.
The sword strike just now severely injured Master Xuanzhi. Even if he had evil skills, he could not run very far.
After Shen Mo broke through the Qi Gathering Realm, his consciousness could cover a five-mile radius, detect all movements, and naturally know the direction of his escape.
"Tap, step!"
With a body like lightning, Shen Mo used the Thunderbolt Step, raised his sword and chased after him.
After breaking through the realm, the improvement of this light body magic is also not small. He can move three feet away with one kick. Master Xuanzhi, who was seriously injured, is determined not to be able to outrun him.
"Damn...damn!"
In the mountains and forests, Master Xuanzhi, who felt that his vitality was constantly passing away, fled in a hurry, swearing continuously.
"I...can't die like this."
The strong desire to survive prompted Master Xuanzhi to continue to speed up his pace.
But his body had been chopped off, leaving only one leg and one hand. Even if he wanted to run, he was powerless.
Master Xuanzhi crossed the mud and puddles in an attempt to escape.
Suddenly, his expression changed, and he saw a figure holding a sword standing in front of him.
Shen Mo.
He has already run ahead of Master Xuanzhi.
"Stop struggling, I'll send you on your way."
Shen Mo walked in slowly with his sword in hand.
"No, I..."
Before Master Xuanzhi could say anything about begging for mercy, his head was cut off by Shen Mo's Dragon Bird Sword, and he fell heavily in the forest.
"Huh..."
After killing Master Xuanzhi, Shen Mo also breathed a sigh of relief.
He has been practicing for so long, and this is the first time he has actually killed an immortal cultivator.
Moreover, the person killed was an evil cultivator from the second level of Qi Gathering Realm.
Although everything seemed to be going well, he still made a lot of preparations beforehand.
"If I hadn't lowered his vigilance and seriously injured him with a sneak attack... I should have been able to kill him, but it would have taken a lot of effort."
After reviewing the previous battle, Shen Mo finally made a judgment.
Putting away the Dragon Bird Sword, Shen Mo slowly squatted down and began to touch the corpse.
The palm of my hand continued to explore along the body, and soon found the Qiankun Bag.
"There is indeed something!"
After some searching, Shen Mo found a total of two Qiankun bags.
One of the Qiankun bags has a small space and is of the worst quality.
Therefore, there is no imprint of spiritual consciousness left, and Shen Mo can easily open it.
Inside, there are some spiritual stones and various materials and techniques.
Although there are many and miscellaneous things, their value is not high.
The other Qiankun bag looks like it contains many treasures.
"It's a pity that with this branded consciousness, I can't open this bag of heaven and earth for the time being."
Shen Mo carefully put away the Qiankun bag and shook his head.