Swapping the Beams and Pillars
Xing Xinxin looked around but didn't find anyone suspicious.
She stared at the Jade Slip, pondered for a moment, then channeled her spiritual power to lift the Jade Slip into the air, suspending it in front of her.
After repeatedly confirming that the Jade Slip posed no danger, she then probed it with her Divine Sense.
[If you wish to obtain the Golden Core stage Cultivation Method, "Corpse King Blood Refinement Art Technique," come alone to Star-Point Lake tonight at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), bringing the same treasure as before. Latecomers will not be waited for.]
"It really was that person!"
"The person who intercepted me outside the Treasure Gathering was clearly a righteous cultivator. Yet he twice offered to exchange corpse-path spiritual materials. It seems that behind that righteous cultivator is a corpse cultivator, and a Golden Core stage corpse cultivator at that. Could it be that he truly possesses the Golden Core stage Cultivation Method, the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art>?"
A hint of joy flashed across Xing Xinxin's face as she thought to herself.
"I am only at the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage. Going to the appointment alone would be life-threatening."
"I just beat up that idiot Xing Chang, and that bitch Shan Yue will definitely run to Father crying and complaining. I can't ask Father to intervene again. Besides, Father never allowed me to continue cultivating the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art> after I reached Core Formation. So I'll have to ask Granny Jin for help."
Xing Xinxin's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had thought of a brilliant idea.
She took off on her sword and headed towards the North City.
As Xing Xinxin Xing Gaohan's legitimate daughter, Xing Gaohan was quite favored by him, who specially assigned her a Golden Core stage guard, Granny Jin.
As a Middle Golden Core Stage cultivator, Granny Jin naturally possessed her own dignity and could not possibly follow Xing Xinxin around every day like an ordinary guard.
Xing Xinxin wanted Granny Jin to help, but she had to reason with her politely.
That night, at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM).
Xing Xinxin's figure appeared on time above the island in the center of Star-Point Lake.
However, Song Wen failed to appear for a long time.
Xing Xinxin wasn't in a hurry, so she stood on her sword in mid-air and waited quietly.
About half an hour later, Song Wen, wearing a mask, finally broke through the surface of the water.
He remained hidden at the bottom of the lake, allowing the Sacred Beetle Gu to scout the area for hundreds of miles around, confirming that Xing Xinxin had come alone before he revealed himself.
After all, Xing Xinxin had brought Xing Gaohan, Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, with her last time, so he couldn't afford to be careless.
"Fellow Daoist, you're a bit late. I thought you were too scared to come, but I never expected you to be hiding at the bottom of the lake."
Xing Xinxin's tone was full of sarcasm, as if she were mocking Song Wen's attempt to hide his true intentions.
Song Wen's expression hardened. He hadn't noticed anything amiss before, but now that Xing Xinxin spoke, he realized something was wrong.
The Xing Xinxin in front of me gives a completely different feeling from the daytime.
However, Song Wen could not immediately discern the specific differences.
Song Wen couldn't help but become wary.
He brought Xing Xinxin here solely to devise the "Soul-Concentrating Spike" technique; lest it backfire and harm him instead.
"Did you bring the items?" Song Wen asked in a deep voice.
A Storage Bag appeared in Xing Xinxin's hand.
"I have naturally brought the Spirit Stone and materials. However, I wonder if you truly possess the subsequent Cultivation Method?"
Song Wen extended his right hand, with a Jade Slip between his fingers.
"The Cultivation Method are here; let's exchange them simultaneously."
Xing Xinxin suddenly burst into laughter for no apparent reason.
"Fellow Daoist, you're asking for three million Spirit Stone for a mere Golden Core stage Cultivation Method. Don't you think you're being a bit greedy?"
Before she could finish speaking, Xing Xinxin suddenly transformed into a blur and rushed towards Song Wen at high speed.
At the same time, several foot-long iron needles shot out from her hand.
The iron needle was jet black, like a sharp arrow formed from the darkness of night, aimed straight at Song Wen's head.
Having already anticipated this, Song Wen reacted swiftly.
The moment Xing Xinxin made her move, three thunder spears, each over ten feet long, suddenly condensed and shot towards the iron needles with lightning speed.
Just as the lightning spear and the iron needle were about to pass each other, the lightning spear suddenly exploded, and countless bolts of lightning shot out.
Under the impact of the lightning, the speed of the iron needles dropped sharply, and their originally fierce attack was greatly reduced, no longer posing a threat to Song Wen.
Song Wen's figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, swiftly disappearing backward.
The Xing Xinxin in front of me is not the real person at all.
The other party's aura was always very restrained, Song Wen could not sense any of it.
However, his aura was still revealed when he made his move.
The person before me is a Middle Golden Core Stage cultivator.
Song Wen had no intention of competing with him, so he activated the Thunder Escape Technique and fled at top speed.
Upon seeing the Thunder Method that Song Wen unleashed, a hint of surprise flashed in Granny Jin's eyes.
"Didn't Xin Xin say he was a corpse cultivator?"
That's right, this Xing Xinxin is actually Granny Jin in disguise.
Song Wen harbored ulterior motives and wanted to obtain the <Soul-Concentrating Spike> Cultivation Method from Xing Xinxin.
Xing Xinxin was no saint either; she also wanted to take the opportunity to capture Song Wen.
So she came up with this plan to 'steal the beams and replace the pillars'.
She had Granny Jin impersonate her, and then wear that thin Law Treasure to completely conceal her presence.
In this way, it would be difficult for those who were not familiar with them to spot the flaws.
Despite having only reached the Golden Core Early Stage, Song Wen, relying on his Thunder Escape Technique, was no slower than Granny Jin, Middle Golden Core Stage cultivator.
Seeing that the distance between her and Song Wen was getting farther and farther, Granny Jin suddenly shone with a blue light, and her speed increased dramatically.
Seeing this, Song Wen remained calm and quickly formed a thunder incantation with both hands.
High in the sky, dark clouds rolled in, and silver lightning flashed, like tiny silver snakes slithering among the clouds.
"Lei Lai!"
Song Wen gave a soft shout.
In an instant, the lightning in the dark clouds seemed to hear a command and began to rapidly converge and condense.
A silver python, as thick as a bowl and glowing with a faint purple light, broke through the clouds and headed straight for Granny Jin.
Granny Jin looked at the sudden thunderbolt and couldn't help but show a look of horror.
The person fleeing ahead, despite only having the cultivation level of the early Golden Core stage, unleashed Thunder Method with a power comparable to the full-force attack of Middle Golden Core Stage cultivator.
Moreover, the Thunder Method before her was different from any Thunder Method she had ever seen or known before.
The divine might it carries is even more domineering and vast.
Granny Jin dared not take this lightly. Her expression turned solemn as she raised her hand and unleashed nine iron needles. The needles shot into the sky, heading straight for the lightning.
These iron needles are a set of low-grade magic Law Treasure called Demon-Breaking Needles.
During the refining process, various metallic spiritual materials were incorporated, making these iron needles not only incredibly hard but also possessing a special ability to ward off evil spirits. They can penetrate various Law Technique and defenses, making them extremely effective against cultivators or Demon Beast powerful physical bodies.
Under Granny Jin's control, the nine Demon-Breaking Needles shot towards the lightning in a mysterious trajectory.
"Boom."
When the thunderbolt met the iron needle, it produced a deafening roar.
In an instant, dazzling lightning flashed, turning the night as bright as day.
A powerful energy surge swept out instantly, causing the surrounding air to tremble.