Qi Condensation from Afar

Currently, the three of them tacitly avoided mentioning what happened during the day.

Silence reigned as Fei Shan stayed behind to handle any unexpected events.

Jiang Yan and Tang Long returned to the village together.

They didn't look for Sheng Fuwu. Jiang Yan knew they wouldn't find him even if they looked, and Tang Long felt it would be useless.

They passed through the town square and entered Yuyang Village.

Knock, knock, knock.

The dull knocking sound was remarkably clear in the quiet night.

A flicker of firelight appeared through the door crack, and footsteps approached.

The door opened, revealing a stout old man in his fifties. "Oh? Chief Tang, what brings you here so late?"

The old man had a honest face, but his voice was hoarse and carried a sense of distance.

Tang Long acted as if he hadn't noticed anything. His expression was solemn. "Lord Chang, a Sha has appeared in the rapeseed field. Chief Sheng is unwell and unable to act..."

The implication was clear: they needed the old man to step in.

"A Sha."

The old man, surnamed Chang, showed no change in expression, only speaking faster. "Do you know what kind it is?"

"Fairy Flower!"

Tang Long uttered the two words.

Chang Chi nodded upon hearing this. His body seemed to relax slightly, then he seemed to remember something. "How many people have been afflicted by the flower's fragrance curse?"

Tang Long's face darkened. "About twenty people."

"Then hurry! If we're late, all of them will die!"

Chang Chi finished speaking and took the lead, walking out.

Jiang Yan's eyes flickered. He saw a small pouch hanging from Chang Chi's waist and fell into thought.

Chang Chi was a Talisman Master. That pouch must contain talismans. The old man appeared unprepared, but in reality, he had everything ready by the time Tang Long knocked.

He lowered his head, said nothing, and quickly followed. This time, he might get a chance to witness a Talisman Master's methods.

There was a distance from the village to the rapeseed field. From the conversation between Chang Chi and Tang Long, Jiang Yan had gained some understanding of the great monster they had encountered.

The Fairy Flower monster, if one didn't consider it a monster and only looked at it from an aesthetic perspective, was a plant of unparalleled beauty.

Fairy Flower monsters typically took root in one place, emitting a fragrance that condensed into a curse. Those who smelled it would grow a Fairy Flower seedling on their heads, which would absorb the person's entire essence.

When the flower bloomed, the person died!

After death, the Fairy Flower would instantly wither, bear fruit, and fall to the ground, transferring its essence to the mother plant in an incomprehensible way.

The mother plant would grow stronger, and the range of its fragrance would expand until it killed and absorbed all living beings within its scent radius. The Fairy Flower monster would then transform into something akin to dandelion seeds, drifting with the wind until it found another populated area, where it would land and bloom.

This type of monster was an unsolvable existence for ordinary people. They would be infected by the curse and become its food before they even had a chance to get close.

Fortunately, this curse was considered mild. Some monster curses caused instant death.

There was no way to save them.

All three were martial artists and moved quickly.

Upon arriving at the rapeseed field, the atmosphere was somber. "What's wrong?" Tang Long asked, sensing something was amiss.

"Old Tang." Fei Shan walked over, bowed to Chang Chi, and said, "In just this short while, ten flowers have already bloomed!"

Ten flowers!

Fei Shan's face was grave, his eyes bloodshot. He spoke subtly, but everyone understood. Ten flowers blooming meant ten people had already died.

Jiang Yan looked and saw only ten empty, coarse grey robes lying on the ground amidst the disarray, mixed with mud and water.

Hmm? Even their bones were absorbed.

This monster was truly terrifying.

Chang Chi's eyes showed no emotion upon hearing the news. He had lived for half a century, seen many monsters, and witnessed many people die by their fangs.

"Hmph!"

He looked up. Amidst the sea of green rapeseed, a three-meter-tall, disc-shaped flower with an eerie beauty stood tall, emitting a faint red glow. It seemed to breathe, with countless tiny red streams of air spewing from its disc, scattering in all directions, causing occasional flashes of red light within a fifty-zhang radius.

Jiang Yan also coldly observed this Fairy Flower, which seemed like a divine spectacle. The entire monster Fairy Flower exuded a contradictory and evil aura that made one want to vomit blood.

He felt no admiration whatsoever; instead, a chill spread through his heart.

How many lives had this flower's beauty cost? This beauty fed on the flesh and essence of humanity.

Thump, thump, thump.

Chang Chi didn't hesitate, not even holding a weapon, and walked within fifty feet.

It seemed to sense Chang Chi entering its domain without being corrupted.

The red flower swayed, its large disc bending downwards, then suddenly splitting open in the middle to reveal a single, blood-red eye!

Malice filled the air, and an incredibly vicious ill intention locked onto him instantly.

Whoosh!

A dense, red cylindrical airflow erupted, engulfing Chang Chi in the next moment.

The onlookers hadn't even had time to raise their hearts when, almost the instant they were enveloped by the red airflow.

A deafening boom.

BOOM! The red airflow exploded, blowing immature rapeseed seedlings off the ground and instantly melting them.

Chang Chi stepped out, a visible layer of white film flowing over his body. It was this thin, seemingly fragile white film that easily blocked the monster's imposing attack.

Body Refining protective Inner Qi.

Innumerable red airflow streams flowed, crackling and dissipating upon contact with the white protective Inner Qi.

"You little Fierce Sha, why are you so short-tempered?"

Chang Chi's body grew enormous, muscles bulging, his entire body turning red. White steam puffed out with every breath.

"Then, die for me!"

Numerous roots emerged from the ground, flailing like venomous snakes ready to devour people.

Chang Chi acted as if he didn't see them.

He stomped his foot.

RUMBLE! The previously flat rapeseed field seemed to experience an earthquake. A pit one meter in diameter appeared, splashing mud and water.

Thicker protective Inner Qi swirled around him. Chang Chi's body became like a cannonball, smashing the lunging roots to pieces. Then, an aerial explosion seemed to sound.

Chang Chi, carrying intense, even explosive, rolling airflow, crossed dozens of feet in mere moments.

He opened his hands, tearing the air, a sharp sound ringing out. He grabbed the monster, which had no time to react, and swung it with force.

With the monster at its center, a massive clump of earth five meters in diameter was swung. The entire monster, along with the soil it had grasped, was ripped out by Chang Chi.

"Holy crap!"

"Who the hell is this Chang Chi!"

"How is he so terrifying!"

Tang Long and Fei Shan, hailing from Dahe Gang, were knowledgeable. Even so, they were dumbfounded at this moment.

They could be one hundred percent sure that Sheng Fuwu would likely not last ten moves against Chang Chi!

RUMBLE! The monster was directly flung into the sky by Chang Chi, scattering countless clumps of earth that rained down.

Chang Chi assumed a horse stance, bent his arm, raised his fist, and punched out.

The next moment, amidst the dim night and fine rain, a rolling wave of pure white Inner Qi surged forth, roaring as it struck, shattering the Fairy Flower monster in the air!

Monster Value: 15

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