Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 167 The Final Restriction (Combined)

The two looked to the side in alarm, and there came Song Yan's face.

"you……"

The token fell into his hands, and the spirit runes immediately transferred.

Almost simultaneously, the two were teleported away by a beam of white light.

"call……"

Gu Qingqing also breathed a sigh of relief.

Previously, Song Yan discovered that when the Hidden Sword's Spirit Convergence was operating at full power, Gu Qingqing's location would not be displayed on the map.

It seems that the markings on this map are used to determine the location based on the cultivator's spiritual energy fluctuations.

Then, by concealing one's aura, one can hide one's mark on the map.

To achieve a concealed location or a surprise attack.

Then, a bold idea emerged.

Along the way, he used Gu Qingqing as bait to attract many people to come to his door and deliver spirit patterns.

At this moment, the number displayed on his spirit pattern jade tablet has changed to "forty-eight".

Gu Qingqing peeked out curiously.

Upon seeing the numbers on Song Yan's token, he was greatly surprised.

"So many... Senior Brother Song, you can't be number one, can you?"

Song Yan rolled her eyes at her: "Stop flattering me, let's go."

Her face fell: "Senior brother, it's come to this point, why don't you go by yourself?"

"If Qingqing goes any further in, she'll just get a few beatings and then be teleported out."

"It would be better to have some backbone and run outside the barrier to wait for the teleportation."

Song Yan didn't say anything, just kept looking at her.

"..."

"..."

"All right……"

The two continued walking forward, and at this point, the trick of using the junior sister as bait was unlikely to work.

Song Yan simply stopped concealing his figure.

"Senior brother, are we really going straight to Zhuluping?"

Gu Qingqing tiptoed and pushed aside the bushes, whispering, "Won't we run into too many important people all at once?"

"Senior Brother Li said that all the experts are definitely crowding towards the center, and the outer perimeter is safe..."

Song Yan glanced at her: "You believe Li Pang's nonsense? He's telling you to stay away."

"Oh……"

The two hurried towards Zhuluping, but surprisingly encountered hardly anyone along the way.

It seems that most people have already headed to the central area.

The only time they encountered them was when three herb-gathering disciples, who had no interest in competing for rankings and were quite lucky, were planning to leave outside the restricted area.

One of them, Song Yan even knew.

It was Cen Qinghe, the one with whom I had some interaction when I was stationed in Changping.

Upon encountering Song Yan, the three of them actually took out their spirit rune tokens and gave them to him.

They are not good at fighting; they have only come here in search of treasures.

Therefore, the tokens all have the number "1".

For them, the intention was to teleport away voluntarily anyway. Since Song Yan still had some dealings with Cen Qinghe, giving the spirit rune to an acquaintance was not a loss.

After all, they couldn't win anyway.

Giving the token directly would be more respectable, and it would also allow me to interact with this somewhat famous senior disciple from the inner sect, thus doing him a favor.

The three wished Song Yan a good ranking, then handed over their tokens and were teleported away from the place.

"Senior Brother Song, I thought you were a quiet person with few friends..."

Gu Qingqing looked somewhat suspicious: "I didn't expect you to know so many people, including a beautiful senior sister."

"Is it possible..."

She looked Song Yan up and down, and when she saw this handsome senior brother, she showed an expression of "unacceptability".

"You wouldn't happen to be the kind of person who seems perfectly innocent on the surface but is actually flirting with all sorts of female classmates..."

"Ouch."

Before he could finish speaking, Song Yan flicked him on the forehead.

"Just lead the way, stop talking so much."

"Oh."

Song Yan, who had indeed hesitated about whether to go directly to the central area, now basically had no other choice.

Because soon, the final push for the ban will begin.

The speed at which the restriction absorbs the spirit runes of the token will increase over time.

Judging from the rate at which the spirit runes of the previous restrictions were consumed, this last restriction would basically teleport you away as soon as you stepped out of it.

Therefore, in order to avoid encountering too many battles during the final movement and being left outside the restriction.

Most cultivators will choose to enter in advance to find a safe place to stay.

A small number of cultivators will still gradually enter the final battlefield as the restrictions are enforced.

Regardless of which one it is, they will all eventually converge at Zhuluping.

The two rushed here, and the size of the Lesser Heaven Realm made Song Yan suspicious.

As soon as we entered the area of ​​Zhuluping, we discovered that a chase was taking place in the ancient vine forest in the distance.

In the distance, various colored lights flickered, and a faint rumbling sound could be heard.

"what?"

Gu Qingqing's small eyes widened: "It's Senior Brother Li!"

Song Yan gazed intently at the scene.

That bastard Li Qingfeng really is.

"You ran pretty fast..."

"Huh? That's not Kong..."

Kong You? Is that his name?

On a shallow beach at the edge of Zhuluping, Li Qingfeng was fleeing in a disheveled manner, followed by the Kong brothers, Kong You and Kong Yun, who were in hot pursuit.

"Where do you think you're going!"

A burst of spiritual light emanated from Kong Yun's hand, and several streams of water transformed into blades, slashing towards Li Qingfeng.

Li Qingfeng looked quite disheveled at the moment, with several tears in his Taoist robe.

Even the large black pot he carried on his back seemed...not so black anymore.

Even while being chased and fleeing in a sorry state, Li Qingfeng still had a special herb wrapped in spiritual energy floating in his palm.

This spiritual herb is entirely purple, with veins like golden threads, shimmering with golden light.

The grass roots were still covered with undried mud, indicating that they had just been dug up.

"Golden Vein Spirit-Dissolving Grass..."

Song Yan's pupils suddenly contracted.

The Spirit-Nourishing Grass is mainly used for alchemy and is one of the materials for refining a second-grade low-level pill called the "Spirit-Nourishing Pill".

Some of these techniques are also used in the engraving process of certain array plates and talismans.

A usable Huanling Grass needs to be at least eighty years old, but the one in Li Qingfeng's hand is only about sixty years old.

However, the medicinal properties of Huanling Grass are special. During its growth, there is a small chance that a pattern resembling golden veins will appear.

This kind of spirit-dispelling grass contains extremely rich spiritual energy.

This can be directly viewed as adding one hundred years of medicinal power to the original formula.

In other words, this Huanling Grass can be considered to be 160 years old.

"No wonder the Kong brothers pursued him so relentlessly."

Of the two brothers, the elder brother Kong You is exceptionally talented. It is estimated that he will be preparing for Foundation Establishment in three to five years at most.

Although the Nourishing Spirit Pill cannot help cultivators break through bottlenecks, it can provide a good transition in the initial period after a cultivator has established their foundation.

The Spirit Nourishing Pill is to the Foundation Establishment Realm what the Qi Nourishing Pill is to the Qi Refining Realm.

Furthermore, it is of greater importance than the Qi-Nourishing Pill.

"But why didn't he put the elixir in the medicine box?"

Unlike the previous spiritual fruits, these herbs, which need to be uprooted, mostly need to be stored in medicine boxes.

Otherwise, simply putting it into a storage bag would cause the spiritual energy to dissipate very quickly. "..."

Suddenly, Song Yan's thoughts drifted away from the scene before her.

He seemed to have thought of something and fully released his divine sense.

"really……"

The chase between the three was quite a spectacle.

Within the range that his divine sense could cover, there were already eleven or twelve auras hidden in the shadows...

Among the cultivators watching from afar, there were also some with sharp eyes.

"No wonder the Kong brothers went mad..."

"Golden Vein Spirit-Dissolving Grass, this one must cost over five hundred spirit stones, right?"

"If you sell it to an alchemist, it will probably fetch an even higher price."

A herb like this is not just for making one batch of pills. After being processed using professional methods, the medicinal liquid, roots, stems, leaves, etc., can be consumed slowly according to the required amount.

I estimate that it can be refined into three to five batches.

"This kind of spiritual herb usually grows in the nests of plant spirits and monsters. How did this person get it?"

"Judging from this, I have a feeling they snatched it from the Kong brothers..."

Li Qingfeng also knew that he was now the center of attention.

However, he had no time to be smug. As he fled, he wiped away a mouthful of sweat, and a metallic taste rose in his throat.

Just now, under the combined attack of the two Kong brothers and that strange monster, I forcibly activated the Devouring Heaven Technique. At this moment, I feel a burning pain from the reverse flow of spiritual energy and a feeling of my meridians swelling.

"How could there be demonic beasts in this grotto-heaven realm? The elder didn't mention it at the beginning..."

Despite his inner scorn, Fatty Li still managed a sinister smile on his face.

As he ran, he turned back and spat a mouthful of blood at the two Kong brothers.

"You two little tagalongs, you've been chasing me for half an hour... how long are you going to stop!"

"I don't like men!"

boom--

A thick bolt of lightning struck down with a deafening roar, and the surging air currents swept across the entire ancient forest.

Unlike Kong Yun's exasperation, his elder brother Kong You merely frowned slightly, his robes fluttering as he sped away on the wind.

In any case, there is absolutely no reason to steal a spiritual object right under one's nose.

With a slight movement of his fingertips, dense water-based spiritual energy slowly gathered on both sides, seemingly trying to trap Li Qingfeng's escape routes to the left and right.

At the same time, several wind blades shot towards him.

Li Qingfeng roared inwardly.

"Brother Sun! Where did you go?!"

Being able to snatch the Golden Vein Spirit-Dissolving Grass from the hands of the two members of the Kong family and the demonic beast was an unexpected bonus.

Li Qingfeng no longer had any medicine boxes in his Qiankun bag to store spiritual herbs.

The only temporary solution is to seal it with spiritual energy, continuously replenishing it with spiritual energy to ensure that the medicinal properties of the herb are not lost.

But Brother Sun definitely has a medicine box in his hands.

He was now thinking of finding either Sun Zhengfu or Gu Qingqing, an acquaintance, to hand over the herbs, and that would be enough to end his sword-wielding journey.

"I should have asked Junior Sister Cen for one when I met her before."

"I don't care about those lousy spirit patterns or rankings, but I can't throw away the spirit stones right in front of me..."

Sensing the surging spiritual energy surrounding him blocking his retreat, Li Qingfeng seemed to have made up his mind and suddenly stopped.

He made a hand seal, a flash of inspiration appeared, and a green vortex suddenly burst forth around his body.

The fallen leaves on the ground moved without wind, following the cyan vortex, and transformed into dozens of flying leaf beams that shot towards Kong Yun!

This is a bit of demonic power that I had accumulated in my body when I used the Devouring Heaven Technique.

It is consumed through Taoist methods.

His spiritual energy reserves at the sixth level of Qi Refining were not much, but fortunately, the characteristics of the Devouring Heaven Technique could improve his ability to sustain combat.

Kong Yun did not expect his opponent to counterattack so decisively, and the three protective talismans floating around him were shattered with a bang.

He suddenly stopped in his tracks, activating his spiritual power to protect himself.

Fortunately, the protective spiritual energy was not damaged; otherwise, given the fat man's strange methods, he might have had his spirit pattern jade tablet sucked away, eliminating him on the spot.

Kong You frowned, his sleeves fluttering as surging thunderous spiritual energy rapidly gathered.

"not good!"

Li Pang's heart sank, but he had no other choice but to unleash the full power of his Devouring Heaven Technique.

A bolt of lightning crashed down.

The sheer scale of the attack was clearly a tactic intended to severely injure and eliminate the opponent.

Unexpectedly, when the lightning struck, there was no impact or dust as expected.

At that moment, lightning arcs surged around Li Qingfeng, his body stiffened, and his hair stood on end.

The power of the thunder spirit did not dissipate; instead, it seemed as if he had forcibly absorbed it.

outside world.

The illusory imagery of the ancient vine forest had already captured the attention of the vast majority of spectators.

The final restricted area is located here, and the final melee will also end here.

At this moment, there was a lot of discussion in the square.

"Who is this? With only the strength of the sixth level of Qi Refining, he can withstand a blow from Senior Brother Kong You?"

“I recognize this person. His name is Li Qingfeng. He worked in the food stall when he first started out.”

"I never expected him to be so secretive..."

Several elders in the elders' seat also witnessed this scene.

"What kind of secret technique is this?"

The elder who was asked shook his head: "I am ignorant, but it seems to be some kind of method that can temporarily absorb spiritual energy from the outside world."

"Something interesting."

Before the words were even finished, a strange change occurred within the illusory figure!
Li Qingfeng seemed unable to withstand the overwhelming spiritual power of lightning all at once; his legs went numb, and he staggered and fell to the ground.

The spiritual energy in his hand became unstable, and the Golden Vein Spirit-Dissolving Grass flew out of his hand.

Kong You's eyes lit up, and he was about to snatch it.

But then a familiar sword aura swiftly attacked, swirling up the spiritual herbs in mid-air.

It landed steadily in a hand with distinct knuckles.

Kong You looked at the person who had come, and his emotions gradually calmed down.

"Song Yan..."

Before anyone knew it, Song Yan had appeared on the branch of an ancient tree.

He leaped down and landed beside Li Qingfeng, who was grimacing from the electric shock.

He raised an eyebrow: "Fatty, you stole the spirit herbs, so why are you being so polite and delivering them to my door? You're being too polite."

Li Qingfeng was too weak to speak, he just lay on the ground groaning.

I don't know what they're cursing about.

Song Yan patted him on the shoulder: "Fatty, since you're using this as an excuse to help others, I won't pursue that matter from before."

"Okay, here's your spirit rune, give it to me first, and you go out and heal your injuries, okay?"

Li Qingfeng can be eliminated, but it has to be done by myself.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to swallow this anger.

Song Yan casually removed the jade pendant with spirit patterns from the other person's waist, then smiled and said goodbye to Fatty Li.

Li Pang mustered all his strength and stammered out a few words: "Fuck you, you big..."

Before he could finish speaking, a flash of white light appeared, and Fatty Li disappeared.

On Song Yan's spirit token, the number changed to "sixty-nine".

Xiao He asked in confusion, "Yan Yan, what did he mean by what he just said?"

"Children shouldn't listen to bad things."

"Oh."

He put the medicinal herbs into the medicine box and stored them in his Qiankun bag.

Turn around and look back.

He noticed that Kong You was staring intently at him.

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