You, Lu Ping, Are the Rightful Commandant of Black Moon Camp
After watching for a while, it was finally Lu Ping's turn to make a move.
The helplessness of having two options last time, this time, Little B has made up for it.
Little B, let's go together!
Lu Ping chose B.
[You chose B.]
[Although, showing off in public has never been your first choice.]
[Although, your arrival here was partly due to Lei Hanxiao's scheming.]
[Although these rough men gossip behind your back about how you treat people with your looks.]
[However, you, Lu Ping, are the rightful Commandant of Black Moon Gorge, the universally respected Alchemist Lu.]
[The backlash from the collapse of the Thousand-Person Tiger Roar Formation caused hundreds of Sword Cultivators below to collapse to the ground.]
Despair spread faster than the gray fog.
[In mid-air, the Cloaked Sha General was frantically devouring the surrounding Sha Qi; his tattered left shoulder visibly writhed and reformed.]
[You ascend into the air.]
[Hundred-Forged Medicine Body Formula, in operation.]
[Salty Fish, in effect.]
[ For Heavy Tomato Users, this is in effect.]
[You withstood the terrifying, Sha Qi aura emanating from the canyon.]
All eyes were on you, filled with confusion, astonishment, and a faint glimmer of hope.
[Even if an Alchemist possesses unparalleled alchemy skills, what can they do in the current situation?]
[You didn't draw your sword because you didn't have one.]
Lu Ping: "..."
System, at a time like this, can you please stop with this stupid thing?
[You looked at the Cloaked Sha General recovering in mid-air, and spoke, uttering four words.]
I’ll Make Three Points.
[I’ll Make Three Points, and they will take effect.]
[Your voice, deep yet eerily drowning out all other sounds in the canyon, resounded in the ears of everyone, including the Sha General.]
[In mid-air, the Whirlpool Sha Qi that had been flowing wildly backward suddenly stopped.]
[The two violently flickering eerie green flames in the Cloaked Sha General's eye sockets instantly froze, and even a trace of extremely human-like bewilderment appeared on his face.]
[It also fell into a brief daze.]
[The entire Black Moon Gorge, regardless of friend or foe, seemed to have been put on pause.]
[You flick your wrist.]
[Thousand Mechanisms Falling Blossoms Instruction, activated.]
[Dozens of Low-Grade Spirit Stones appeared in front of you, then disappeared. They then slammed into the Cloaked Sha General's reconstructed body.]
[I'm the Client, this agreement is effective.]
[Tenfold damage boost activated.]
A flash of silver light appeared in your Dantian.
[A Hundred-Blade Ring 108 flying blades, transform into a silver galaxy, hovering around you.]
[The Ruin Sha are inherently evil and malevolent entities; the effects of the two poisons, Spirit-Chaos Lure and Spirit-Winding Thread, on them are negligible.]
But you have something that can better control them.
[You cast a Method Formula, and a wisp of crimson flame tinged with pale gold leaped out, instantly spreading across each of the flying blades.]
[Southern Bright Separation Fire.]
To deal with the Ruin Sha, one must use either pure Sword Intent or extremely powerful, yang Spiritual Power.
[The Southern Bright Separation Fire perfectly embodies the essence of extreme strength and yang.]
[The once serene, silvery starry river instantly transformed into a raging river of fire.]
[You watch the Cloaked Sha General, about to break free from his bewildered state after saying "I’ll Make Three Points."]
[You mimicked Lei Hanxiao's tone from earlier, your voice calm.]
"White Tiger Hall, Lu Ping."
"Please, Your Excellency, go forth and die."
[The instant you finished speaking, a crimson shadow materialized without warning behind the Cloaked Sha General.]
[It was a Crow with Dark Gold and red stripes along the edges of its feathers.]
[Red-Feather Fire Crow at the Middle Condensation Core Stage.]
[The Cloaked Sha General seemed to sense a deadly danger and was about to react.]
But it was too late.
[As soon as the Red-Feather Fire Crow appeared, it let out a silent, piercing shriek, and then--]
[Explodes with a deafening roar!]
[A wisp of Sun True Fire, as thin as a hair, suddenly blazed at the center of the explosion.]
[Though that wisp of true fire was small, it carried an overbearing aura capable of incinerating all things.]
[The Cloaked Sha General just been forcibly reconstructed by absorbing Sha Qi, was beginning to show signs of disintegration again under the scorching heat of that wisp of true fire.]
[At the same time, the Thousand Mechanisms Falling Blossoms Instruction was activated once again.]
[The fiery galaxy that surrounded you vanished into thin air.]
[A fiery galaxy shot directly through the Void, instantly enveloping the Cloaked Sha General.]
[One hundred and eight flying blades imbued with the Southern Bright Separation Fire, like a fire dragon strung together from head to tail, began a deadly spiral of destruction!]
[A terrifying tenfold damage boost, coupled with the Southern Bright Separation Fire's ability to counteract Sha Qi.]
[The Cloaked Sha General didn't even have time to let out a screech.]
[Its body, which had just begun to disintegrate again after being partially reconstructed, collapsed instantly like snowflakes under the scorching sun, under the frenzied cutting of the crimson-gold flames.]
[The two eerie green flames struggled violently for a few moments under the scorching heat of the Southern Bright Separation Fire, before finally extinguishing completely, with a trace of... release.]
[The stars and rivers shift, the firelight fades.]
[The 108 flying blades transformed back into a silver-gray bracelet and returned to your Dantian.]
[In another part of your Dantian, the poor Crow-Crow has once again transformed into a Fire Crow Seed.]
[In mid-air, the black mist dissipated.]
["Clatter."]
A severed arm bone, as black as ink, along with its tattered cloak, fell from the sky and landed on the gray-white stone ground.
[The canyon was deathly silent.]
[Only the mournful sound of the wind blowing through the cracks in the rocks.]
[At this point, everyone had already woken up from "I’ll Make Three Points."]
However, almost no one saw the whole process clearly.
[They only saw you fly past, and then, in a blur, the Sha General before you was already engulfed in flames.]
[He Zhantao used his sword to support himself, opened his mouth, but forgot to wipe the blood dripping from his chin.]
[Not far away, the Sword Cultivators who had collapsed to the ground held their breath, staring at you as if you were a monster.]
[Lei Hanxiao, clutching the bloody hole in his chest from which black smoke was still billowing, leaned against the dilapidated array platform.]
[This Sha General Nascent Soul Camp General, who had seen countless deaths and dared to confront fierce generals head-on, remained calm even when ambushed, but now his face was filled with astonishment.]
He glanced at the remains of the Sha General on the ground, then at you, dressed neatly with not even the hem of your clothes disheveled.
[No, you're just an alchemist, how come you can kill more than us?]
Is this even reasonable?
Lei Hanxiao's astonishment lasted only half a breath.
He forced himself to stand up straight, then laughed heartily.
"Commandant Lu, you really are a damn talent."
[You cough lightly,]
"Camp General, you flatter me. Alchemists spend years controlling fire; it's perfectly reasonable for them to have a fiery temper and ruthless methods, isn't it?"
Lei Hanxiao is a competent leader; he never questioned your methods.
[The battle is over; the battlefield is being cleaned up.]
[Besides Lei Hanxiao, you are the one who contributed the most to this battle.]
[That Cloaked Sha General, you've killed him. According to the rules, the lion's share of the loot is yours.]
[The only things the Sha General left behind were a piece of blackened arm bone and a tattered cloak.]
[Lei Hanxiao tells you that this cloak is a High Antiquity treasure that can Concealment one's presence.]
[He was ambushed earlier because this cloak blocked his Divine Sense perception.]
[Human Race cultivators who obtain these High Antiquity treasures dropped by the Sha Generals almost always have only one way of dealing with them: dismantle them and sell the materials.]
[This relic has been tainted by Sha Qi and resentment in the Lifeless Plain for millions of years, and has long since become an evil object.]
[Anyone who dares to forcibly refine it will be corrupted by the Sha Qi within six months and become a new Ruin Sha.]
[Moreover, ordinary people simply cannot refine it.]
[According to standard procedure, these items would be sent to Yinwei City to be smelted into basic spiritual materials using the Soul-Cleansing Furnace.]
[And those bloodsuckers in Yinwei City take half the profits as soon as they get their hands on the goods.]
[You looked at that tattered cloak, and a question kept running through your mind.]
[A Concealment Law Treasure item that can even fool Nascent Soul Perfection at the peak of their cultivation level—this is practically the divine equipment every sixth brother dreams of.]
[Was it melted down as scrap metal?]
[That's incredibly wasteful.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Honestly send it to Yinwei City, exchange it for some scrap materials, the main point is to listen to advice.]
[B: Forced refinement! All Sha Qi and resentment are nothing but nourishment in front of my Trait.]
[C: Open the secondhand trading Formation Technique in the cultivation world, and list the item as "Original High Antiquity Sha General's Cloak, 90% new, free shipping, supports verification at the White Tiger Hall counter".]