Cao Bing

Is this guy suicidal?

To travel at such speeds by channeling spiritual energy.

Aren't you worried your cultivation will be depleted?

The young man was stunned by Li Ye's actions.

His gaze immediately turned grim: "Anything I, Cao Bing, set my sights on has never slipped through my grasp."

"Kid, let's see if your two legs are faster, or my Profound Ice Sword is faster."

Buzz!

The young man formed seals, channeling his profound cultivation into the spiritual sword beneath his feet. The next moment, the spiritual sword blazed with light and shot forward.

Not long after, he caught up to Li Ye again.

The piercing sword howl reached Li Ye's ears, and he was furious.

He understood the young man had caught up again. Why was this guy following him, like a persistent ghost?

Due to the time constraint, Li Ye couldn't afford to fight this young man any longer. He let out a cold snort and secretly circulated the breathing technique of the Nine Heavens Crimson Thunder Art.

Boom!

In an instant, Li Ye's energy surged through his body, and his speed increased by another level.

Thus, the young man, who was about to catch up, was once again thrown behind.

Cao Bing was slightly dazed, killing intent already appearing in his eyes.

He was absolutely certain that Li Ye definitely knew the clue to the Spiritual Ginseng.

Although he didn't know how Li Ye knew.

"You can't escape."

Cao Bing said menacingly.

He was someone who refused to admit defeat or accept his fate, and before coming here, he had already considered the Golden Ginseng as his prize.

Cao Bing's hand seals changed, and he channeled them into the spiritual sword. The sword vibrated violently, and its speed surged once more.

He rapidly closed the distance with Li Ye.

However, this time the gap he closed was not as much as before.

He had reached his limit.

Li Ye also seemed to have reached his limit, maintaining the distance from Cao Bing.

And so, the two began to compete in the sky and on the ground of the Great Desolate Forest.

This drew gasps of surprise from many experts searching for Spiritual Ginseng:

"Is that Young Master Cao Bing from the Cao Family? Who is Young Master Cao chasing?"

"It feels like something's happened."

They naturally wouldn't know what had happened.

Neither Li Ye nor Cao Bing would say.

A stick of incense passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Ye also successfully found the large tree deduced by the Heavenly Mechanism.

At this moment, he keenly sensed a powerful spiritual energy surging from underground.

If nothing unexpected happened, it should be the Golden Ginseng.

But Li Ye couldn't pinpoint its exact location, only having a general idea from the spiritual energy fluctuations.

"No matter, I'll take the risk."

He gritted his teeth, dashed forward, and plunged his hand into the earth.

As Li Ye's right hand was pulled from the ground, a radiant light flashed under the night sky.

An old ginseng, golden like gold, was pulled out, struggling violently like a small dragon in Li Ye's palm.

Success!

Li Ye rejoiced, then felt a prickling sensation on his back. He noticed a dazzling light inexplicably appear on his wrist.

Not good!

Li Ye's face changed drastically, and he dodged the cold light with all his might. But the next moment, he felt his wrist go numb. The light flashed across his wrist and disappeared, drawing a large amount of blood.

His fingers, which were holding the Golden Ginseng, involuntarily loosened, and the Golden Ginseng dropped to the ground, vanishing into the earth in the blink of an eye.

Li Ye spun around abruptly, looking towards the not-too-distant figure with murderous intent.

Indeed, a figure stood not far away—Cao Bing.

He stared at Li Ye's bleeding wrist and said with a sneer, "Hmm, lucky you."

Whoosh!

A flying sword made a turn ahead, and by this time, it was already in front of him.

Four strands of spiritual energy were wrapped around Cao Bing, each weighing about five tons.

This represented his strength being at the fourth layer of the Qi Gathering Realm.

But this was only Cao Bing's basic strength; he was in the Qi Gathering Realm and could unleash many Daoist attacks.

His strength was far more complex than the superficial twenty tons of force.

Li Ye naturally noticed Cao Bing's strength, his expression becoming extremely grim.

The wound on his wrist was very deep, and the stark white bone was faintly visible. If he hadn't reacted quickly, his entire right hand would have been chopped off by the opponent just now.

Cao Bing sneered again, "You actually have a lead on the Golden Ginseng and found it."

"However, if I can't have something, no one else should even think about getting it."

"Die."

BOOM!

Suddenly, Cao Bing formed a hand seal, and a surge of spiritual energy poured into the flying sword. The sword shone brightly and shot out like a thunderbolt, aiming straight for Li Ye's chest.

Li Ye was startled. His body flickered, leaving behind streaks of afterimages as he narrowly dodged Cao Bing's flying sword.

THUD!

The flying sword missed its target and struck a large tree behind Li Ye. The tree immediately exploded, shattering into several pieces.

"You want to kill me?"

Li Ye was furious.

This person had ruined his opportunity before, and now he wanted to kill him.

It was simply outrageous.

Is this the cruelty of the cultivation world?

One disagreement, and they want to kill whoever they please.

"The feud has already begun. Do you think I'll let you live?"

"The strong prey on the weak; this is the law of the world. You are less skilled, so you can only accept my judgment."

Cao Bing sneered.

He pointed a finger from a distance, and the flying sword turned, continuing to slash at Li Ye.

WHOOSH!

Cao Bing's flying sword shot out like an arrow of light, piercing towards Li Ye, who dodged with agile footwork.

But this was a flying sword; it could change direction with Cao Bing's hand seals, relentlessly attacking Li Ye from unpredictable angles.

Li Ye had no idea from which direction the opponent's next strike would come—perhaps from his back, his waist, or his head...

He relied entirely on his instincts to respond.

WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH!

For a time, there were traces of the flying sword slashing from all directions—front, back, left, right, up, and down—around Li Ye. From a distance, it looked like glowing arrows were shooting at Li Ye from all directions, endlessly.

Dust flew everywhere, and many plants, large rocks, and ancient trees were cut open, accompanied by huge explosions.

This was the power of a mighty cultivator in the Qi Gathering Realm wielding a flying sword.

Li Ye, with his nimble footwork, dodged the opponent's flying sword attacks time and again, his afterimages appearing in all directions.

In just a few breaths, they had exchanged countless blows.

This high-intensity combat was taking its toll on Li Ye, and he had started to pant heavily.

"Let's see how much longer you can last."

Cao Bing sneered, changing his hand seal. The flying sword's speed increased dramatically, spinning as it slashed towards Li Ye's legs.

Meanwhile, he appeared to have expended very little energy, looking completely calm and composed.

"You're celebrating too soon."

Li Ye roared, leaping into the air to evade Cao Bing's flying sword.

Then, his hands began to glow, and he dove towards the ground, disappearing from sight.

--Hand of Earth.

What?

Cao Bing was stunned.

PUFF!

The next moment, the soil beneath his feet cracked open, and a figure burst out.

"Cao, you're going to die."

Li Ye shouted. Still in mid-air, he unleashed a swift kick. Red electric arcs surged around his foot, tearing through the air.

This kick contained all of Li Ye's strength.

"You!"

Cao Bing was stunned. The scene was too sudden, completely unexpected.

And his flying sword, having lost its target, was still hovering ten meters ahead, unable to return to defend him in time.

Cao Bing also didn't have time to cast any spells to block, because Li Ye's leg techniques were too fast.

He had only one choice: to use the four spiritual energies on his body to defend against the force of Li Ye's kick.

BOOM!

Cao Bing formed a hand seal and summoned the four spiritual energies on his body, colliding with Li Ye's 'Lightning Flash' Kick. A blinding light instantly erupted between them. The next moment, Cao Bing's four spiritual energies vibrated in unison, then shattered