A Chance Encounter with Yan Siyi

Seeing Wang Yun beheaded, Ling Pengyun was overjoyed. He immediately wanted to urge the Thorn Python to annihilate the group of Bronze Armor Cattle so that he could then collect Wang Yun's belongings.

Upon seeing Qin Shi standing nearby, he immediately stopped himself from having that thought.

After all, Wang Yun was quite wealthy; those four Second Rank High Grade Law Artifact alone were worth at least twenty or thirty thousand Spirit Stone.

Such wealth would tempt even Qin Shi, let alone his master Zhang Yan, who possessed the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Completion.

As for why Wang Yun was able to have such wealth, it's quite simple. He was not only a veteran Second Rank High Grade Array Formation Master, but also...

Furthermore, he serves as the Great Elder in the Spirit Array Hall, which ranks third among the three most powerful halls of the Hundred Spirits Sect: weapon crafting, spirit array making, and talisman making.

This position is only below the head of the Spirit Array Hall Master and a few deputy Hall Master, and the potential for lucrative positions is considerable.

Furthermore, given that he is a disciple of the Spirit Array True Person, it is normal for him to possess such wealth.

If this person hadn't had poor cultivation aptitude, but possessed exceptional talent in array formations, and if his cultivation had kept up and reached the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, he would probably have been promoted to the Spirit Array Hall Vice Hall Master by his master Spirit Talisman True Person, long ago.

Seeing that Ling Pengyun, riding the Immortal Spirit Crane King, remained motionless after Wang Yun was beheaded, but instead stared at him warily, Qin Shi understood Ling Pengyun's thoughts.

He also became wary of Ling Pengyun, worried that Ling Pengyun might take advantage of the effects of the Spirit Burst Pill to attack him.

After all, he had a lot of wealth on him. Such things happen frequently in the Cultivation World. No matter what, he and Ling Pengyun had only known each other for a short year.

Furthermore, this place is within the territory of Jiaomang Lake, where demonic beasts roam freely. Below, on the forest floor, there are three hundred Qi Refining stage bronze-armored bulls, as well as two Foundation Establishment stage bronze-armored bulls.

Once he enters the weakened state of the Spirit Burst Pill after a few breaths, when his strength is reduced to less than one-tenth, the herd of cattle below will probably be enough to give him a hard time, let alone leaving the area of the Flood Serpent Dragon Lake where Demon Beast roam.

To ensure that Ling Pengyun would not harm him and to escort him away from Serpent Dragon Lake, he offered a large sum of money.

"Ling Daoyou, please take the wealth from Wang Yun first. The effects of the Spirit Burst Pill I took will wear off in less than ten breaths, after which I will fall into a very long period of weakness. Ling-xiong take me away from this Serpent Dragon Lake area during this time."

"If Ling-xiong agrees, I, Ling-xiong Qin Shi, will owe you a favor. In the future, if Ling-xiong are in trouble, I will do anything for you, regardless of whether it involves my faction or betraying my master."

"Fellow Daoist, you may also have priority to choose from the wealth that Wang Yun possesses."

"Ling-xiong, would you be willing to take me away from this place?" Qin Shi asked.

As soon as he said this, Qin Shi's aura at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer indeed dropped rapidly. In just half a breath, his powerful aura became extremely weak.

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun's expression shifted slightly.

Qin Shi is quite powerful, so this favor is very valuable and a great help. He can be very effective and can be extremely useful when necessary.

Furthermore, seeing the change in Qin Shi's aura, he understood that Qin Shi had fallen into the weakened state of the Spirit Burst Pill.

Without Qin Shi's strength, it was naturally difficult for him to make a move, so he felt relieved.

Ling Pengyun had no intention of killing Qin Shi. If he did so, and Qin Shi's master, Zhang Yan, who was at the Foundation Establishment Completion, found out, he would probably be in deep trouble.

He then said.

"Brother Qin, you flatter me. We are good friends. Senior Zhang Yan saved my life several years ago. This time, I am repaying the favor by helping you leave the Serpent Dragon Lake area."

Qin Shi's worries about Ling Pengyun's underhanded tactics vanished instantly.

Although he had known Ling Pengyun for quite some time, he also knew that Ling Pengyun was a man of his word.

"My master's favor belongs to my master, one thing at a time. The favor I owe you, fellow Daoist, still remains. Please feel free to give me your instructions after this matter is over." Qin Shi said with gratitude.

"No problem."

Ling Pengyun waved his hand and said with a smile, then waved his hand to control the thirteen-zhang-long Thorn Python to directly smash into the three hundred cattle on the ground.

Faced with the overwhelming power of the Thorn Python, the more than three hundred Qi Refining stage bronze-armored oxen and the two early Foundation Establishment stage bronze-armored oxen, despite their formidable physiques, were slaughtered by the Thorn Python in less than a few dozen breaths.

Ling Pengyun followed suit, riding the Immortal Spirit Crane King to the ground, picking up Wang Yun's valuables and the magical Law Artifact had fallen to the ground without any Law Power support.

He then collected the corpses of the two Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Bronze Armor Cattle, put the Immortal Spirit Crane King under his mount into his Beast Taming Pouch, removed the Thorn Python, and retrieved his Natal Spirit Plant, the Thorn Vine.

After finishing these tasks, he and Qin Shi switched to using the Wind Control Technique to travel.

Although Qin Shi's strength has been greatly reduced and he is in a weakened state, he can still use minor Law Technique like the Wind Control Technique, but it will be difficult for him to fight.

As for putting away the Immortal Spirit Crane King, it was because riding the Immortal Spirit Crane King on the road was too conspicuous and might attract Demon Beast.

That's how the group of Bronze Armor Cattle were attracted.

Hundreds of thousands of miles away.

Deep within the Hundred Spirits Sect, in a quiet room brimming with Spiritual Qi, sat an elderly man with a full head of white hair, dressed in a robe adorned with star patterns, meditating on a Meditation Mat.

This old man Mo Congxin, the oldest and most senior among the three Golden Spirit Array True Person of the Hundred Golden Core Hundred Spirits Sect.

Suddenly, a shattering sound came from the Storage Bag at Mo Congxin Congxin's waist.

"Click!"

Mo Congxin was also awakened by the strange movement and opened his eyes.

He raised his hand and patted the storage bag on his waist, and took out a dim token with the word "Yun" engraved on it, broken into two halves.

Upon gazing at this token, Mo Congxin trembled.

Within this token remains a trace of the Divine Sense of his fourth disciple, Wang Yun.

The token is now broken, which means that Wang Yun is dead.

"Unexpectedly, sending Wang Yun to the Serpent Dragon Lake area to kill Foundation Establishment Demon Beast and obtain their inner cores has resulted in his death."

"This is troublesome. The Third Rank Low Grade Star Slaying Heavenly Array that I prepared to use to resist that Bai Ling requires eighteen cultivators to set up. Without Wang Yun, a Second Rank High Grade Array Formation Master, the power of this formation will be reduced by at least half a percent, or even ten percent."

"A year from now, when that three-hundred-year-old Evergreen Spirit Fruit matures, other troubles will likely arise as a result..."

"If I can't obtain that Evergreen Spirit Fruit... then I can only use all the savings I've accumulated over the years to buy a spiritual item for Qianqiu to help him break through to the Golden Core stage."

"If it succeeds in the Qianqiu, that would be good. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid I'll end up losing both my money and my life. If I want to leave the sect and establish Lineage that I can control on my own, I'm afraid I'll have to wait for decades or even centuries."

"Why..."

After letting out a long sigh, Mo Congxin's thoughts returned to the death of his fourth disciple, Wang Yun.

"Wang Yun possesses the three magical Law Artifact I crafted from materials from the ice dragon, as well as the Frost Ice Cloud Grand Array. His strength is comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer cultivator."

"Jiang Song, who accompanied him to the Serpent Dragon Lake area to hunt down Foundation Establishment demonic Demon Beast of the Demon Serpent type, has a Second Rank High Grade Shapeshifting Magic Item, and Wei Yan has five powerful demonic Demon Beast in his hands. With the three of them working together, they have a good chance of hunting down Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Beast."

"Could it be that they've been attacked by a large number of Demon Beast?"

Unable to find a solution, Mo Congxin immediately decided to go and check the place where Wang Yun died.

With the token that originally contained Wang Yun's Divine Sense, Mo Congxin could use Secret Method to find the place where Wang Yun died.

But the moment the thought crossed his mind, it vanished into the smoke.

The three-hundred-year-old Evergreen Spirit Fruit is about to be conceived. If he leaves at this time, something unexpected will surely happen.

"The matter of Wang Yun's death can only be delayed."

Mo Congxin, then closed his eyes again without paying any more attention.

The area of Serpent Dragon Lake.

Ling Pengyun and Qin Shi had been rushing for about several hundred miles towards Tu Yuan Market Town when they suddenly saw green flames shooting into the sky several miles ahead.

"Dark Nether Spirit Fire?"

Upon seeing the pattern of the green flames, Ling Pengyun's expression shifted.

The Dark Nether Spirit Fire is an attack technique conjured by Yan Siyi's Dark Nether Fire Furnace. It has an extremely high temperature and is also very powerful.

Ling Pengyun used his finger Hand Seals and cast Aura Observation Technique.

Several miles ahead, the situation of the place where green flames soared into the sky was immediately clear.

Beneath a desolate mountain, Yan Siyi was being besieged by a group of two hundred Demon Serpent.

Among that Demon Serpent, there was only one in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Serpent.

However, Yan Siyi, a Fourth Layer Foundation Establishment cultivator, seemed to have used some Secret Method, as her aura became extremely weak and her strength also became extremely weak.

Surrounded by a swarm of no more than two hundred Demon Serpent, they were struggling to hold their own and could only rely on the Dark Nether Fire Furnace Dark Nether Fire Shield provide a difficult defense.

Ling Pengyun turned his gaze and saw, standing to the side of the battle between the pythons and Yan Siyi, the Golden Scale Scorpion at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer that the Beast Tamer "Wei Yan" had sent to hunt down Yan Siyi.

However, at this moment, the Golden Scale Scorpion at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer was a corpse, its whole body was black, and many parts of it had been burned into charcoal.

Clearly, the Golden Scale Scorpion had been subjected to extremely high temperatures of intense heat.

"It seems that Fairy Yan must have taken some pills that temporarily enhance her strength or used some kind of Secret Method that can enhance her strength."

"However, judging from its side effects, they should not be as severe as the Spirit Burst Pill that Brother Qin used."

"Otherwise, Fairy Yan wouldn't just be weak right now; her strength would probably be as limited as Brother Qin's," Ling Pengyun secretly speculated.

Qin Shi, whose face was pale, also saw Yan Siyi, his "beloved," in danger through his Aura Observation Technique.

However, at this moment, he was already suffering from the side effects of the Spirit Burst Pill, making it impossible for him to help. If he insisted on fighting, all his meridians would be severed.

Left with no other choice, he looked at his "savior" Ling Pengyun beside him, lowered his posture to the extreme, and pleaded.

"Ling Daoyou, could you possibly go... to rescue... Fairy Yan?"

"Okay." Ling Pengyun nodded in response without hesitation.

The group of Demon Serpent that besieged Yan Siyi were not actually very strong. There was only one Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Serpent. If Yan Siyi were at her peak strength, she could have killed it in no time.

For Ling Pengyun, annihilating them would be even easier.

Furthermore, Yan Siyi still owes him twenty-four Second Rank Low Grade Spirit Cuisine, and he doesn't want Yan Siyi to die like this.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shi's expression brightened with joy.

At that moment, Ling Pengyun transformed into a Qing Feng and rushed to provide support.

As he approached the battlefield, Ling Pengyun immediately Hand Seals and unleashed a series of Water Snake Technique, blasting towards the two hundred-plus Demon Serpent.

When Yan Siyi, who was being besieged, saw Ling Pengyun suddenly appear and come to her aid, the dejection on her face immediately disappeared, and her eyes gradually brightened.

"Ling Daoyou."

Previously, she had used every means at her disposal to kill the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer Golden Scale Scorpion that was chasing her, and Spirit Talisman Cave on her body had already been used up.

Just as Ling Pengyun had predicted, she used a small trick to slightly enhance her strength.

That is why she is now less than 30% of her former strength.

She thought she was going to be defeated by those Demon Serpent, but she never expected Ling Pengyun to appear.

"The ones who chased after Ling Daoyou were Wei Yan's three Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Azure Flame Wolf. Those three Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Azure Flame Wolf were quite strong. When they joined forces, they were much stronger than the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer Golden Scale Scorpion that I killed."

"I never expected that Ling Daoyou could turn into an enemy and come to my aid."

After a moment's thought, she quickly regained her composure and, without holding back, frantically channeled the little spiritual energy she had left in her Dantian into the Dark Nether Fire Furnace, urging it to conjure up even more Dark Nether Spirit Fire and unleash it, sweeping towards the surrounding swarm of Demon Serpent.

In about a hundred breaths, the group of two or more Demon Serpent was killed by Ling Pengyun and Yan Siyi together.

Having escaped death, Yan Siyi waved her hand to put the corpse of the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer Golden Scale Scorpion into her Storage Bag, then quickly walked up to Ling Pengyun, cupped her hands in thanks, and said thank you.

"Ling Daoyou, thank you for your help this time. The Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Serpent was also killed by you, so it belongs to you."

"It's just a small favor. Even without my help, I'm sure Fairy Yan could resolve this problem."

After saying a few words, Ling Pengyun didn't stand on ceremony and quickly walked to the side of the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Serpent's corpse, putting it into his Storage Bag.

During this time, Qin Shi, who had been watching the battle from a distance, also rushed over.

"Senior Brother Qin, what brings you here? What brings you here, Senior Brother?" Yan Siyi was somewhat surprised by Qin Shi's appearance, and upon seeing Qin Shi's weak aura, she immediately asked in confusion.

Qin Shi then briefly told Yan Siyi about how Ling Pengyun had rescued him and how he had taken the Spirit Burst Pill and joined forces with Ling Pengyun to kill Wang Yun, thus clearing up her doubts.

After hearing this, Yan Siyi was immediately shocked.

In the past year or two, she has often followed Qin Shi into the territory of Serpent Dragon Lake to hunt Demon Beast, so she probably knows the limits of Qin Shi's strength.

In addition, Qin Shi had just revealed that Ling Pengyun knew a combined attack technique with his Natal Spirit Plant.

Yan Siyi's impression of Ling Pengyun changed immediately.

"The Combined Attack Technique with Natal Spirit Plant is something that only my Grandfather and the two Spirit Plant Hall Vice Hall Master have mastered in our sect. I didn't expect that Fellow Ling Daoyou, with his cultivation level, has also mastered it. No wonder my Grandfather often praises this person so much."

"It seems that this person is not only talented in improving Spirit Rice, but also has extraordinary talent in the entire field of Spirit Plant, which is unmatched by ordinary Spirit Plant geniuses." Yan Siyi thought to herself.

"Gentlemen, a battle has just ended here, and I'm afraid many of the surrounding Demon Beast have also noticed the commotion from the battle."

"Furthermore, since we are heading back to Tu Yuan Market Town, it's the same direction. Since I've managed to encounter two fellow Daoists in succession, they might also have a chance to ambush the remaining two Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator were trying to kill us."

"Given our current situation, if we were to encounter those two Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, we would likely find ourselves in trouble again."

"It would be best to leave quickly."

Seeing Qin Shi chatting with Yan Siyi for a couple of minutes, Ling Pengyun interrupted.

Qin Shi and Yan Siyi understood this principle, so they ended their chat and followed Ling Pengyun, their strongest fighter, as they stealthily left towards Tu Yuan Market Town.