Trapping the Female Cultivator Surnamed Chu

"Bad!" The moment the cold light appeared, Su Shi'er knew something was wrong. His heart trembled wildly, and he felt as if thorns were piercing his back.

The Turtle Pattern Shield floated before him, but there was no time to react. In that critical moment, he could only hastily activate the Blood Light Shield.

"Crack!"

The sword light descended, and the Blood Light Shield shattered instantly. That sword struck Su Shi'er fiercely across the back.

A bloody wound appeared.

Pain shot through Su Shi'er's back, and with a thud, he stumbled forward toward the ground.

Before he could hit the ground, Zhao Yu seized the chance and thrust another sword at him.

At the critical moment, Su Shi'er executed a Sparrow Hawk Turn, the White Mist Sword appearing in his hand as he swept aside Zhao Yu's attack.

A Qi Refining Stage Five attack—he was still confident he could handle it.

"Clang!"

After the two swords clashed, Su Shi'er's expression shifted again.

Though he blocked the strike, the immense force split the web of his thumb.

Before his opponent, three fireballs the size of a human head had already formed, radiating searing heat.

"Hmph! You're merely at Qi Refining Stage Four, and you dare fight me? Today, you die without a doubt!" Zhao Yu snorted coldly, a burning gleam in his eyes.

At the same time, not far away, Zhao Yan was charging in with his spear.

Caught between the two, Su Shi'er's heart filled with bitter complaints.

These bastards were no pushovers—just one small mistake had landed him in such a dangerous spot.

"To hell with it!"

His gaze turning cold, Su Shi'er flung out a Soul Severing Nail.

"A hidden weapon? Kid, you're a fool if you think that'll work on me!"

Zhao Yu grinned viciously, raising his sword to block the Soul Severing Nail flying straight at him, and shot Su Shi'er a mocking look.

But the next second, he felt a sting at the back of his head, like a mosquito bite.

The smile on his face froze, his expression turning to shock.

Another Soul Severing Nail, controlled by Su Shi'er's Object Manipulation Technique, had pierced into the back of his skull.

The nail was clearly coated with poison—lethal on contact with blood.

Stunned, Zhao Yu's eyes bulged wide, filled with unwillingness as he stared at Su Shi'er. His body swayed, and with a thud, he collapsed to the ground.

Almost at the same moment, a spear came flying in. Zhao Yan thrust straight for Su Shi'er's heart.

But this time, Su Shi'er was prepared. He had already moved the Turtle Pattern Shield behind him.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, the Turtle Pattern Shield shuddered violently. Under the force of the spear strike, it slammed hard into Su Shi'er's back.

Su Shi'er grunted, knocked dizzy by the impact.

But he gritted his teeth, using that very force to fully activate the Shadowless Illusionary Steps, riding the wind as he fled swiftly into the distance.

Taking down a Qi Refining Stage Five cultivator by trickery had already pushed him to his limits. As for the remaining Qi Refining Stage Six Zhao Yan, he'd never planned to fight him from the start.

"Yu! Kid, if I don't kill you today, I, Zhao Yan, swear I'm not human!"

His gaze sweeping over Zhao Yu's corpse, Zhao Yan burned with rage, his eyes bloodshot.

Without a second thought, he surged his true essence and gave chase to Su Shi'er.

The two pursued and fled, both moving with incredible speed, like leopards.

Su Shi'er's cultivation was inferior, but he kept tossing out attack talismans behind him, giving the pursuing Zhao Yan plenty of trouble.

Still, wounded as he was, even after hastily swallowing three Minor Restoration Pills, he could feel his stamina steadily draining.

"No good, I need to find a way to shake him off fast, or he'll catch me sooner or later."

Su Shi'er was fretting inwardly when he burst out of the Boulder Forest and saw a familiar figure ahead.

It was none other than the female cultivator surnamed Chu, who had been chasing him all along.

"Kid, I've been waiting for you!"

Seeing Su Shi'er, the female cultivator surnamed Chu flashed a sinister smile and flung three Soul Severing Nails.

Su Shi'er's pupils contracted, and a plan struck him.

He abruptly halted, a gust of wind lifting his body straight upward.

The three Soul Severing Nails passed right beneath his feet, heading straight for Zhao Yan, who was charging out of the Boulder Forest.

"Hidden weapons? You're asking for death!" Zhao Yan raised his spear and swept it fiercely, knocking the three Soul Severing Nails aside.

Seeing the figure that suddenly appeared before him, his expression shifted slightly. Gazing at the woman in front of him, he pondered whether her attack was aimed at him or something else.

But before he could figure out what was happening, Su Shi'er in the air immediately shouted.

"Senior Sister Chu, you shouldn't have come now. This guy is too strong, hard to deal with!"

"You..." The female cultivator surnamed Chu swept her gaze over, already guessing something, and her face darkened as she prepared to expose him.

But before she could speak, Su Shi'er tossed out a palm-sized Parchment Map and continued shouting, "Senior Sister Chu, the location of the rare treasure and the Spiritual Plant Garden is on this map. Take it and leave quickly—I'll hold this guy off."

"Once you've cultivated to success, make sure to avenge me."

Seeing the flying Parchment Map, the female cultivator surnamed Chu knew it was a trap and her first instinct was to destroy it. But upon hearing the words "Spiritual Plant Garden," her expression shifted instantly, and she hurriedly snatched the Parchment Map into her hand.

At the same time, Su Shi'er grinned and flicked his wrist, shooting the remaining two Soul Severing Nails at Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan instinctively raised his spear to block. He had some doubts at first, but when his gaze swept over the five Soul Severing Nails lying on the ground.

They weren't just similar—they were identical.

His heart was already mostly convinced!

Then, looking at the Parchment Map now in the female cultivator surnamed Chu's hand, his pupils suddenly contracted, and a greedy gleam flickered in his eyes.

Revenge for his brother could wait anytime, but this rare treasure could not be lost.

In an instant, he made up his mind. Raising his spear, he thrust it toward the female cultivator surnamed Chu.

"So you're in cahoots! Then die!"

"Are you insane?! I don't even know him!" The female cultivator surnamed Chu's face darkened so much it could drip water.

She was only at Qi Refining Stage Five, and facing an attack from Qi Refining Stage Six, she dared not be careless.

As she spoke, she flung out over a dozen talismans.

The talismans transformed into all kinds of attacks in the air, hurtling straight at Zhao Yan.

"What a heartless woman. Too bad—you're both dying today!"

Zhao Yan stared fixedly at the female cultivator surnamed Chu. On this journey, he had suffered plenty from talisman attacks.

There were hardly any disciples in the entire sect who could afford to use so many talismans in an attack.

With their nearly identical attack methods, no matter how much the female cultivator surnamed Chu protested, he no longer believed her. Besides, judging by their looks, whether they had a grudge or not was unclear, but they definitely knew each other.

"Not good, Senior Sister Chu, hold on—I'll go get help!" Su Shi'er feigned panic and shouted. As he spoke, he landed on the ground and activated an Escape Talisman in his hand.

A flash of earthy yellow light passed by, and Su Shi'er vanished from the spot. Along with him, the five Soul Severing Nails on the ground also disappeared.

Faced with Su Shi'er's departure, Zhao Yan only hesitated for a moment before resuming his frenzied assault.

"You damned little bastard, don't think you can run!"

The female cultivator surnamed Chu gritted her teeth, hating Su Shi'er to the bone.

She had heard rumors about the Spiritual Plant Garden's information but had never gotten her hands on the map. Even knowing it was a trap, she had no choice but to jump in.

But letting Su Shi'er get away like this—she couldn't accept it.

With a cold snort, she flung out another handful of attack talismans, leaped up, and turned into a streak of light, chasing after Su Shi'er's fleeing glow.

Watching the escape light on the ground flicker out and then reappear immediately, she furrowed her brows tightly. "That damned little bastard—how does he have so many Escape Talismans?!"

"Hmph! Trying to run? Think you can get away?" Zhao Yan snorted coldly, spear in hand. With his true essence fully activated, he quickly blocked the attacks and then hurriedly gave chase.

For a moment, the three figures formed a line—one ahead, one in the middle, one behind.