Two Stories (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Two Stories (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Outside the Treasure Building, Ye Jingcheng walked out with a pained expression.

This time, he had exchanged for another pill formula—a First-Order Grade-High formula for the Ice Purity Pill.

The Ice Purity Pill was considered one of the easiest First-Order Grade-High spirit pills to refine. Its main effect was to counter certain illusion techniques.

Ye Jingcheng had exchanged for this formula simply because he lacked confidence in that mysterious pill formula. He would first use a simple, easy-to-refine formula like the Ice Purity Pill to improve his Alchemy.

Once he was steady enough, he would refine the spirit pills recorded in the Ancient Book.

Even so, the formula had cost a full two hundred and thirty Contribution Points. The Contribution Points Ye Jingcheng had earned through day and night labor in the market had almost all gone into it.

Besides the pill formula, Ye Jingcheng had also exchanged for more Spirit Beast Meat.

It was food for the Crimson Flame Fox.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Ye Jingcheng headed straight down the mountain. He had delayed on Lingyun Peak for nearly a month, and now he needed to hurry to the market.

Otherwise, no matter how poorly those spirit pills sold at the market, they would soon run out of stock.

Unlike before, when Ye Jingcheng had needed to travel to the market alone on a Flying Sword.

This time, when he went to the Treasure Pavilion, the family had given Ye Jingcheng a First-Order Grade-Middle Spirit Boat.

It could only be considered a rental, however. Once his market assignment was complete, Ye Jingcheng would still need to return it.

Even so, Ye Jingcheng was quite pleased.

At the very least, it was far better than flying there on a Flying Sword. Both its safety and speed were greatly improved.

This was a standard-issue Spirit Boat, roughly the same size as Ye Jingyu's, so he was no stranger to it. With a pinch of his hand seals, spiritual light swept through the air, and the Spirit Boat expanded to three or four zhang in length.

Ye Jingcheng leaped onto the Spirit Boat and released both the Crimson Flame Fox and the Jade Ring Rat.

With a Qi Return Pill in his mouth, he began flying slowly toward the market.

Ye Jingcheng still took the familiar route, but this time he was far more cautious.

Even the Jade Ring Rat received as much spiritual light as possible, ensuring that its pair of plump jade ears could be opened to their fullest.

He flew during the day and continued to rest at night in some of the cave dwellings the Ye Family had previously established.

The first two days passed without incident. It was not until the third night, when he was already extremely close to the market.

As Ye Jingcheng cultivated that night, the Jade Ring Rat's huge ears suddenly twitched again.

It began letting out sharp, hurried squeaks, while the Crimson Flame Fox instantly sprang up, arched its body like a bow, and leaped outside!

Ye Jingcheng did not dare be careless. He had no defensive Array Disk and had only set up a simple concealing formation. At that moment, the sound of tearing wind came from outside, and a cultivator in a gray Daoist robe rushed in.

The gray-robed cultivator was not very old. His face seemed frequently exposed to the sun and was somewhat dark, while his expression was now filled with urgency.

"Fellow Daoist, run quickly! There are two Bandit Cultivators behind me, and they specialize in robbing and killing lone cultivators like us!" The Gray-Robed Cultivator did not slow in the slightest.

"Shriek!" The Crimson Flame Fox bared its fangs and fiercely blasted a Fireball Spell at the man!

The man instantly retreated dozens of zhang.

"Fellow Daoist, are you in league with those bandits too?" the Gray-Robed Cultivator immediately asked.

"No, I am not in league with them. You are the one in league with those bandits!" Ye Jingcheng shook his head. The Ironwood Plate in his hand had already been fully activated.

Countless vines burst from the ground, instantly winding toward the Gray-Robed Cultivator!

Yet the man was clearly prepared. He leaped upward, and the cave dwelling was tall enough that the Ironwood Vine wrapped around empty air.

"Fellow Daoist, this is a misunderstanding! The two people behind me truly are bandits!"

"I have a Treasure Map. If Fellow Daoist can work with me to kill those two bandits, I will take out the map and share it with you!"

"It is the cave dwelling of a Foundation Building Cultivator who died in meditation. There are even several Third-Order Artifacts inside!"

"Fellow Daoist truly knows how to tell stories. You told two in one breath!" Ye Jingcheng did not believe him.

The cultivator actually took out a Treasure Map.

"Fellow Daoist, look?"

"This really is a misunderstanding!"

"If it truly is a misunderstanding, then please surrender without resistance, Fellow Daoist. I will deal with the two bandits!"

"I am a cultivator of the Buqing Li Family. My reputation is absolutely impeccable!" Ye Jingcheng replied, not believing a single word from the Gray-Robed Cultivator.

In times like these, someone who could charge into a cave dwelling did not look like he was fleeing. He had clearly entered to coordinate with the cultivators outside, striking from within and without.

Otherwise, if he were fleeing, the world was vast enough for him to run anywhere. Entering a cave dwelling was walking into a dead end.

Ye Jingcheng continued urging the Gray-Robed Cultivator to put down his Dharma Artifact, but his hands did not stop. He continued using the Ironwood Plate to send vines winding toward him.

He even mixed in several Spirit Talismans.

At the same time, the Crimson Flame Fox unleashed another triple Fireball Spell! The results of Ye Jingcheng's countless training sessions finally showed themselves.

The Gray-Robed Cultivator dodged the Ironwood Vine, only to be instantly blasted into a charred corpse by the three Fireballs.

Even the Treasure Map was sent flying far away.

At that moment, two Black-Clothed Cultivators entered through the cave entrance. Seeing that the Gray-Robed Cultivator had already fallen, they flew into a rage. "Good death!"

As they spoke, each controlled a Flying Sword and slashed toward him. One was a Qi Training Stage 7 late-stage cultivator, while the other was at Qi Training Stage 6, both brimming with killing intent!

But inside a cave dwelling like this, the Crimson Flame Fox fired another three Fireballs in rapid succession.

Both Flying Swords were blasted away.

The enormous waves of flame seemed ready to swallow everything whole.

"A First Rank Late Stage Monster Beast!" The two men hesitated at once.

Then they hurriedly retreated out of the cave.

Ye Jingcheng did not pursue them when they retreated. The cave dwelling was his advantage, and so was the Ironwood Plate.

What he hesitated over now was whether they had more people outside, and what kind of Dharma Artifact that Qi Training Stage 7 cultivator possessed!

Yet at that moment, the two cultivators began smashing apart the cave dwelling, intending to bury Ye Jingcheng alive!

Ye Jingcheng hurriedly pulled an Earth Escape Talisman from his Storage Bag. Since the Ye Family had always lived in such cave dwellings, they had naturally anticipated such a situation.

Ye Jingcheng put both Spirit Beasts into the Spirit Beast Bag. Countless streams of spiritual light surged from the Earth Escape Talisman, and he instantly passed through the earth and rocks, flying outside.

The moment he landed on the ground, the two cultivators prepared to slash at Ye Jingcheng again. He hurriedly took out a Wood Shield Artifact.

He instantly activated it to its limit!

Boom! His wooden shield was sent flying in an instant, but he finally seized the chance to leap aside and release the Crimson Flame Fox and Jade Ring Rat!

Ye Jingcheng took out the Silver Snow Needle and Heaven Trapping Bell Dharma Artifacts. Just as he was preparing to defeat them one at a time, the two men directly boarded their Spirit Boat and fled.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng let out a breath of relief. Though neither he nor the Crimson Flame Fox had gone all out, he was not certain he could completely defeat them. Their retreat was not bad news for him.

Nor did he dare linger any longer. He immediately took out the Spirit Boat and flew through the night toward the market.

Fearing that the two men might follow him, Ye Jingcheng swallowed Qi Return Pills and flew at full speed!