Corpse Dissolving Water

"A flying sword!"

Fang Chen's eyes narrowed. The Art of Sword Control could only be cultivated after reaching the third level of Qi Refining. Moreover, flying swords were generally divided into two types: one for riding and flying, and another for combat.

Flying swords used for riding and flying had longer and wider blades, while those used for combat were shorter, about two feet long and two fingers wide.

Although flying swords were powerful, they consumed a lot of mental energy. The further the distance, the greater the consumption, and they generally could not sustain attacks for too long.

Fang Chen immediately turned and looked up, his gaze falling on a large stone in the distance. The projectile had come from that direction. The area was relatively open, and the only place to hide was behind that large stone.

"Run!"

Fang Chen didn't know who had attacked him and didn't dare to approach rashly. He immediately used the Misty Turtle Step and ran towards lower ground.

"Buzz!"

The flying sword embedded in the Fire Spirit Sword Bamboo vibrated and was then pulled out from the bamboo, transforming into a cold light that shot towards Fang Chen again.

Fang Chen turned, staring at the incoming flying sword, his eyes narrowing. He suddenly swung the Floating Immortal Sword, directly cleaving at the flying sword.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew as the flying sword was knocked back by the Floating Immortal Sword and fell to the ground, its light dimming and a huge notch appearing on its blade.

A powerful force surged from the hilt of the Floating Immortal Sword into Fang Chen's body, invigorating him.

"Pfft... Ah..."

A scream came from behind the large stone. A person was lying on the ground, clutching his head and writhing in pain. This person was Zhang Qining. The flying sword was his life-bound Spirit Treasure. When it was struck by Fang Chen's Floating Immortal Sword, it suffered heavy damage, and his soul was backlashed, causing him excruciating pain.

Fang Chen looked up, his eyes narrowing as he immediately recognized Zhang Qining.

"Damn it!"

Fang Chen immediately rushed forward with the Floating Immortal Sword and swung it directly at Zhang Qining.

Sensing the movement, Zhang Qining endured the pain and rolled violently on the ground.

"Clang!"

The Floating Immortal Sword grazed Zhang Qining's body and struck the ground, unleashing a powerful Sword Intent that sent dirt and stones flying, creating a large pit.

Seeing his attack miss, Fang Chen swung his sword again at Zhang Qining.

Zhang Qining sprang to his feet with a carp flip, and a white light flashed in his palm as a long sword appeared, blocking the Floating Immortal Sword.

"Clang!"

A powerful force came from the Floating Immortal Sword, instantly sending Zhang Qining flying.

Zhang Qining fell to the ground and stared at the two layers of Body Protection Spiritual Light on Fang Chen's body, his face filled with shock.

"Qi Refining second level?"

Zhang Qining's expression changed drastically. Zhang Tielin had told him that Fang Chen had no Spiritual Root and had only broken through to the Qi Refining Realm by sheer luck a couple of days ago. The outer sect of Azure Cloud Peak, even the mountains with some strength, were unwilling to take Fang Chen in, and he was eventually sent to Dog Head Ridge.

But in just two days, Fang Chen's cultivation had already broken through to the second level of Qi Refining?

Zhang Qining strongly suspected he was mistaken, as he couldn't believe that a waste with no Spiritual Root could break through to the second level of Qi Refining so quickly. However, the powerful display Fang Chen was showing forced him to believe it.

At that moment, Fang Chen leaped into the air, gripping the Floating Immortal Sword with one hand and slashing at him from a distance.

"Chii!"

An invisible sword qi appeared, and where it passed, the dirt and sand on the ground splashed, leaving a deep sword mark.

Zhang Qining's face changed drastically, and he immediately held his long sword horizontally in front of his chest.

"Clang!"

The sword qi was blocked, and sparks flew, but Zhang Qining's body was sent tumbling by the powerful force of the sword qi.

Fang Chen descended from the sky and stomped his right leg fiercely on Zhang Qining's abdomen. Zhang Qining's body instantly arched like a bow, and a mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

"Ah..."

Zhang Qining let out a scream and reached for his chest with his left hand, as if trying to retrieve something.

"Swish!"

A sword light flashed, and Zhang Qining's neck was instantly severed, his head separated from his body.

Fresh blood sprayed from Zhang Qining's severed neck, splashing onto the Floating Immortal Sword. The Floating Immortal Sword vibrated violently, and a scorching airflow continuously flowed into Fang Chen's body.

Fang Chen's entire sequence of actions was swift and efficient, without any hesitation, because Li Yanshan had told him that being merciful to an enemy was being cruel to oneself.

This guy had specifically come to kill him, so he absolutely could not be soft-hearted. No matter what the consequences of killing the opponent were, he had to eliminate the enemy first.

After killing Zhang Qining, Fang Chen finally realized that he had actually killed a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining.

Earlier, after being ambushed by Zhang Qining, his mind had immediately entered a state of high tension, and he didn't have time to consider other issues. He just wanted to resist. After all, his opponent was a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining, and he dared not be careless. He hadn't expected that after just a few exchanges, he would have killed him.

Were cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining really this weak?

Fang Chen recalled the events that had just transpired and felt that the person he had killed was truly too weak.

His own cultivation was lower than the opponent's, yet in the end, the opponent had died by his sword.

Fang Chen also knew that the main reason he could so easily kill his opponent was the Floating Immortal Sword. If he hadn't crippled the opponent's flying sword with the Floating Immortal Sword at the beginning, causing the opponent to suffer a backlash, he wouldn't have been able to kill his opponent so easily.

He immediately looked around, and only after seeing no one did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

The Floating Immortal Sword vibrated incessantly, and a scorching stream of energy surged into Fang Chen's body. His heart rate accelerated, his muscles instantly bulged, his skin turned red, and wisps of white mist rose from him.

Upon internal examination, Fang Chen discovered a large amount of red gas flowing into his Dantian along his meridians. He circulated the Glazed Qi Refining Art to its limit, and the True Qi vortex began to spin rapidly, furiously refining this red gas.

It took a full twenty breaths before the red gas within Fang Chen's body was completely refined.

Fang Chen felt his body filled with power, his spirit invigorated, and his True Qi vortex had grown by a full circle.

"So refreshing!"

Fang Chen couldn't help but exclaim. If there were more people for him to kill, he should be able to break through to the third level of Qi Refining very soon, though he knew such thoughts were unrealistic.

He walked to Zhang Qining's corpse and struck it again with the Floating Immortal Sword. Although the Floating Immortal Sword reacted, the flow of energy entering his body had significantly weakened.

Fang Chen frowned slightly, squatted down, and began to search him. He found an identity token, a cloth bag, and several bottles in Zhang Qining's embrace.

The identity token bore Zhang Qining's name.

The cloth bag contained Spirit Stones, a total of thirty of them.

"I'm rich!"

Fang Chen's eyes lit up slightly. He then picked up the bottles and examined them carefully. He saw small characters inscribed on each bottle.

Qi Gathering Pill, Great Return Pill, Detoxification Pill...

When he saw the writing on a round black porcelain bottle, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, because this bottle was labeled 'Corpse Dissolving Water'.