Sword Slash Foundation Establishment Two

"I'm only at Qi Refining. The Cry Soul True Person you mentioned must be a Foundation Establishment cultivator. How could I possibly kill him?" Lu Qingshan knew his limits.

His current accumulation wasn't enough. The gap between Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining was a hurdle he couldn't overcome.

Wu Yi naturally understood this as well, but she was like a drowning person right now, desperately grasping at any sliver of hope.

Now, with Lu Qingshan's words shattering her hope like a bubble, the faint light in Wu Yi's eyes slowly faded, gradually turning into a void of despair.

There is no sorrow greater than a heart that has died.

Seeing Wu Yi's lifeless state, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Shaking his head, Lu Qingshan prepared to turn and leave.

"Cry Soul True Person is a Sword Cultivator. His name, Cry Soul, comes from his lifebound sword: the Cry Soul Sword," Wu Yi suddenly said. "If you ever face Cry Soul True Person, remember to protect your soul. The Cry Soul Sword has the ability to shock the soul. If you are caught off guard, its power as a flying sword can kill you in an instant."

Lu Qingshan looked at Wu Yi calmly, "Cry Soul True Person is skilled in flying sword techniques?"

Wu Yi nodded.

"Why are you suddenly telling me this?"

Wu Yi gave a desolate smile, "Although I don't know what you're planning, seeing how you act, I assume you're not on good terms with Cry Soul True Person. Even if this information can't help you defeat him, what if?"

"A few days ago, Blood Corpse True Person asked me to stay at Ku Mansion temporarily, saying that the owner of Ku Mansion, Cry Soul True Person, was his old friend. Who would have thought that after I sought him out, I would discover that Blood Corpse True Person had given me to Cry Soul True Person as a cultivator's Cauldron for his Cultivation Technique of Harvesting Yin."

"I served him for many years. Even though I could only stay in the dark and terrifying Corpse Refining Cave, I never complained. Yet, he treated me like merchandise, without any feelings at all, just giving me away. He laughed self-mockingly. 'Men truly are the most unreliable things in the world.'"

Lu Qingshan was speechless.

The only one you can rely on in this world is yourself.

Wu Yi gritted her teeth, her voice filled with venom, "If there's hate, my hatred for Blood Corpse is a hundred, no, a thousand times greater than for Cry Soul True Person. I wish he would be dismembered a thousand times and die a horrible death."

"Then you might be disappointed. Blood Corpse is already dead. He died quickly," Lu Qingshan said, pursing his lips.

"How is that possible? Who killed him?" Wu Yi couldn't believe it.

He died just two days later?

"I killed him," Lu Qingshan stated calmly.

Wu Yi froze.

Then, she became manic, laughing wildly, "Ridiculous, ridiculous! Qi Refining killing Foundation Establishment? Hahaha, Blood Corpse, such a cautious and life-preserving person, died at the hands of a Qi Refining cultivator. Hahaha."

Despite her disbelief, Wu Yi deeply believed Lu Qingshan's claim that he had killed Blood Corpse True Person.

There was no reason, just a gut feeling.

Her intuition told her that the young man before her wasn't lying.

Wu Yi's laughter gradually subsided, and tears began to stream down her face.

Finally, she slowly closed her eyes, her breath ceased, and she lay still on the bed.

Perhaps the death of Blood Corpse True Person was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Wu Yi took her own life by severing her heart meridians.

Lu Qingshan took out a piece of clothing from his Storage Bag and draped it over Wu Yi's naked corpse.

Great King West Rat, who had been silent the whole time, looked at Lu Qingshan, whose expression was as calm as still water, and suddenly asked, "Why didn't you stop her just now?"

The spiritual energy fluctuation from Wu Yi severing her heart meridians was very noticeable. If Lu Qingshan had wanted to, he could have stopped her.

"Her heart had already given up. What would be the point of stopping her?" Lu Qingshan paused, then murmured, "Besides, having reached this point, it was her own choice. Naturally, she must bear the consequences. This is simply the way of the world."

Without another word, Lu Qingshan quickly left the small building and headed straight for the Blood Pool that Great King West Rat had mentioned.

Basement.

Lu Qingshan looked at the Blood Pool, which was within reach but protected by a transparent thin barrier.

The Silver Frost Formation!

A second-grade defensive formation.

Normally, as a Qi Refining cultivator, even as a Sword Cultivator specializing in output, he wouldn't be able to break through a second-grade defensive formation in a short time.

However, Cry Soul True Person was a Sword Cultivator.

Sword Cultivators generally didn't have the energy to study formations.

Cry Soul True Person was no exception.

He didn't understand formations.

This formation was simply set up by Cry Soul True Person using a complete set of purchased Formation Flags.

With no one to maintain the formation, as long as the Formation Flags were destroyed, the formation would collapse on its own.

Of course, since the Formation Flags were so important, the cultivators who made them wouldn't fail to consider their protection.

To Lu Qingshan's naked eye, the so-called Formation Flags were nowhere to be seen.

The Formation Flags possessed illusionary abilities, hidden within the formation, making them difficult to track, and they constantly changed positions.

However, this kind of pre-made formation flag, bought from elsewhere, had another significant drawback compared to formations personally set up by formation masters, besides its reduced power: it was rigid.

The formation flags were placed according to the most standard method.

The positions where the formation flags changed were also predictable.

The Silver Frost Formation was one of the most common Grade 2 formations in Nine Heavens.

As a high-level player who stood out among hundreds of millions of players.

Lu Qingshan was intimately familiar with the placement points of the formation flags for most formations in the game.

— The gap between a top player and an ordinary player was far greater than ordinary players might imagine.

These gaps were not only reflected in skills, levels, and operation, but the gap in knowledge was even more pronounced.

Anything that rose to the level of a profession would be far more complex than people imagined, and this was true even for games.

Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly and surveyed the surrounding environment.

This was it!

Lu Qingshan found one of the many formation points of the Silver Frost Formation.

A formation point was the location where a formation flag would appear.

Holding the Peachwood Sword, Lu Qingshan slashed at the light barrier in front of him.

A large ripple spread across the light barrier.

Other than that, there were no other anomalies.

The formation flag was not in this position.

— Violently breaking the formation was not that simple.

Lu Qingshan remained unmoved, shifted his position, and slashed again with his sword.

Similarly, the position Lu Qingshan attacked only caused a large ripple to appear.

Lu Qingshan tirelessly changed positions, slashing at all possible formation points of the Silver Frost Formation, one sword strike after another.

Finally.

After dozens of strikes.

Crack—

Like shattering glass.

The light barrier collapsed and disintegrated.

The light on the formation flag had completely dissipated, falling to the ground.

Without the protection of the Silver Frost Formation.

A strange fragrance wafted towards him.

The blood pool, which was scarlet and viscous, looking incredibly terrifying, emitted an alluring scent.

It was extremely bizarre.

Lu Qingshan walked closer to take a look.

Within the blood pool, dozens of red spirit beads were tumbling.

The blood pool was not large; it was only a Grade 2 blood pool, likely built specifically for the temporary dwelling of War Beasts.

War Beasts, as pure demonic beasts, held an extraordinary status.

At least, it was definitely higher than that of the Cry Soul True Person.

Lu Qingshan picked up a spirit bead from the blood pool.

A piece of data appeared before his eyes.

[Blood Spirit Bead]

Grade: 2

Description: Condensed from the essence and blood gathered by the blood pool.

Effect: Ingesting it can enhance physical fitness and has a slight chance to strengthen the user's bloodline power.

The combat power of demons largely depended on the bloodline within their bodies.

The Blood Spirit Bead has a chance to enhance the bloodline within demons, making it a precious item for them as well.

For demonic beasts, consuming a Blood Spirit Bead can potentially help them awaken their bloodline. The higher the rank, the better the effect. If Lu Qingshan guessed correctly, the Blood Spirit Bead Great King West Rat consumed last time should have been a Grade 3 Blood Spirit Bead.

Due to its unique effect of improving the quality of demonic beasts, the Blood Spirit Bead would become a highly sought-after treasure for Beast Cultivator players several versions later.

However, only demons understand the method of creating the Blood Pool, so while the Underworld's influence has not yet officially revealed its claws, Blood Spirit Beads are still extremely rare.

Lu Qingshan was not polite.

He collected all the Grade 2 Blood Spirit Beads from the Blood Pool.

A total of fifty Grade 2 Blood Spirit Beads.

It was a significant haul.

Great King West Rat watched Lu Qingshan with a pitiable look.

"You discovered the Blood Pool, and I broke the formation. We'll split these Blood Spirit Beads 70/30, seven for me, three for you," Lu Qingshan said.

Great King West Rat was very satisfied with Lu Qingshan's distribution and did not object.

—He didn't dare to object.