"Ding! Congratulations! You obtained special treasure ×1, Superior Wild Kiwi ×1, gold coins ×7, and 2,000 experience points."
"I actually got a special treasure. Hopefully it's better than my banana peel."
Yun Che still felt a pang of regret over using the Guaranteed-Fall Banana Peel in a place like this.
Although it had saved his life, he felt that without this unexpected incident, the banana peel could have accomplished much more.
[Rebound Ring (special): Once equipped, guarantees the reflection of one fatal attack. Single-use item. Upon activation, the ring shatters and cannot be repaired.]
"A guaranteed Rebound Ring! What a treasure!"
Yun Che beamed with delight. He no longer regretted losing the banana peel. The Rebound Ring was undoubtedly better-it was practically an extra life.
As for the Superior Wild Kiwi, although it shared its name with the fruit on Earth, its appearance was completely different, and its effects were worlds apart.
The wild kiwis in this world had red skin and blue flesh, with no fuzz. Each was only the size of a thumb and looked quite delicate.
Eating one temporarily induced a berserk state, increasing all attributes by 50% of their original values. It was a fairly rare spirit fruit.
"This fruit is excellent too. I'll save it for later."
Although he had only gotten four things this time, Yun Che was reasonably satisfied with all of them. He had also received a full 1,000 experience points more than from the previous diamond treasure chest.
On the way back, Yun Che slaughtered a few more little snakes that foolishly lunged at him, earning a little more experience.
"There's no shortage of venomous creatures, but they're too scattered. Powerful ones are hard to find too. If only I could come across another snake den."
Just then, Qiu Chuji and the other six disciples walked toward him. This time, Yun Che did not avoid them. They had stayed out of each other's business, so surely they would not start a fight just because they crossed paths!
Yet as Yun Che walked past Qiu Chuji, the latter's brows tightened slightly, and he called out in a low voice.
"Stop. Have you picked up a pill recipe? If so, please return it to us. I'm willing to pay you ten gold coins as a reward."
Yun Che's expression remained unchanged. He lied without a blush or a racing heartbeat.
"No."
With that, he continued toward the edge of the Poison Miasma Snake Forest, never sparing the man a glance.
Displeased, Qiu Chuji drew his sword and blocked his path.
The blade was now less than ten centimeters from Yun Che's neck.
A disciple beside him whispered, "Senior Brother Qiu, are you sure it was him?"
Qiu Chuji snorted. "We haven't encountered anyone else around here. He's the most likely suspect."
"Besides, whether it was him or not, we'll know once we capture him and search him."
"If I really have wronged him, I'll just apologize."
Yun Che scoffed. "You want to search me? Aren't you being a little too overbearing? Aren't you afraid you've picked the wrong man to mess with?"
At those words, not only Qiu Chuji but the other male and female disciples also broke into mocking smiles.
Huang Yao'er said disdainfully, "Senior Brother Qiu is at the peak of the Innate Realm. You? You're hardly someone he needs to worry about."
Another male disciple laughed. "The wrong man? I doubt he could even put up a fight. Besides, even if he were tough, would our Sacred Profound Sect be afraid?"
A faint smile crossed Qiu Chuji's lips as he explained, "Although I can't see through your cultivation, at your age, even reaching the Innate Realm would be an incredible achievement for a peerless genius."
"Or perhaps you've had some extraordinary opportunity and gone beyond that. But even if you're at the peak of the Innate Realm like me, you're still no match for me."
"I, Qiu Chuji, didn't become one of the Top Ten Inner Sect Prodigies by talking. I fought my way there, one sword stroke at a time."
Yun Che nodded slightly, drew the Radiant Annihilation Sword in a flash, and slashed backhanded at his neck.
Qiu Chuji's pupils contracted. He hurriedly used his movement technique to dodge, but Yun Che struck so quickly that the blade still grazed his neck, drawing a trickle of blood.
"Nice footwork. You do have something to be proud of. You deserve to be called a prodigy of the Sacred Profound Sect."
Yun Che praised him sincerely. Although it had only been a casual slash, dodging it was indeed worthy of praise.
Qiu Chuji touched the blood on his neck, humiliation and anger flashing in his eyes.
The Sacred Profound Sect disciples were startled too. Once they recovered, they quickly drew their swords and unleashed powerful combat techniques at Yun Che together.
"You've got some nerve, ambushing Senior Brother Qiu!"
"Why take it this far? Couldn't you just talk things out? You had to back yourself into a corner!"
"It seems our Sacred Profound Sect's reputation isn't fearsome enough. Even a nobody like you dares act so brazenly."
Yun Che stood his ground. He had already sensed the combat techniques converging on him, but he remained still, showing off a little.
Just as their attacks were about to strike him, Yun Che swung his sword at blinding speed, unleashing Frost Heaven's Swift sword stance. Countless threadlike sword traces crisscrossed, blocking every attack and killing three of the attackers in return.
"Ding! Sacred Profound Sect inner disciple killed. Experience +130, Death Qi +20." "Ding! Sacred Profound Sect inner disciple killed. Experience +110, Death Qi +15." "Ding! Sacred Profound Sect inner disciple killed. Experience +150, Death Qi +25."
The surviving Sacred Profound Sect disciples stood frozen with swords in hand, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Since when had mighty Innate Realm cultivators become as fragile as paper?
"Frost Heaven Severing Sword! So you're from the Qin Family!"
"But even so, you dared kill disciples of our Sacred Profound Sect. Even King Qin himself couldn't save you!"
Despite his shock, Qiu Chuji swiftly closed in on Yun Che, his aqua-blue longsword flashing with cold light.
"Supreme Sword Art, Heartless Sword!"
Yun Che remained calm. Six sword shadows flashed around him, then merged into one as he unleashed a dazzling slash.
Boom!
With a thunderous impact, Qiu Chuji was sent flying backward, spraying blood into the air as though he had an endless supply.
Yun Che gave him no chance to catch his breath. Lightning streaked beneath his feet, and he instantly appeared beside Qiu Chuji before the man could land, delivering another heavy slash.
Qiu Chuji was horrified. With no time to stabilize his injuries, he forcibly twisted his body to block.
Clang! Bang, bang, bang!
Yun Che attacked, and Qiu Chuji threw everything he had into defending. Their figures darted through the Poison Miasma Snake Forest as waves of sword energy shot out, cutting down several large trees.
But anyone with eyes could see that Qiu Chuji was being chased and beaten like a dog.
Huang Yao'er's face went deathly pale. "S-Senior Brother Qiu has actually been forced to burn his blood essence!"
Even now, Yun Che was only using half his strength. He had not even used Thunder Shadow Divine Movement.
"So this is all your confidence amounts to. Have you realized you picked the wrong opponent yet?"
Alongside his anger and frustration, Qiu Chuji was utterly shocked. He had never expected his opponent to know not only the Qin Family's combat techniques but also the Wang Family's, and even Dean Ye's Thunder Shadow Divine Movement. Just who was this man?
"My master is a peak King Realm expert! You can't kill me!"
Yun Che's gaze was cold, and he remained completely unmoved as he slashed viciously at Qiu Chuji's neck.
This time, Yun Che held nothing back. His full-strength sword light seemed to slice through the very air, forcing the red poisonous miasma apart on either side.
"You'll regret this!"
Qiu Chuji gritted out those words and crushed a jade token that had appeared in his hand at some point.
"You dare, you scoundrel!"
A white light appeared, and an old man's phantom rapidly took shape, unleashing the furious aura of a late-stage Grandmaster Realm expert.
Yun Che snorted coldly and poured a vast amount of spiritual power into the Radiant Annihilation Sword. Searing flames erupted, and its savage form finally revealed its true power.
"Supreme Sword Art, Grievous Heartless Sword!"
The blazing sword light instantly cut the newly appeared phantom diagonally in two before he could even get a clear look at Yun Che. He dissolved into countless motes of spiritual power and vanished.
The terrifying sword light continued unabated, cleaving Qiu Chuji in two and sweeping onward for over a hundred meters without stopping.
"Ding! Sacred Profound Sect inner sect elite killed. Experience +300, righteousness +50, Death Qi +50."
Yun Che paused briefly. It seemed Qiu Chuji had done plenty of vile things, considering killing him had yielded Righteousness Points.
Finally, Yun Che turned his gaze toward the trembling, pale-faced disciples. They hurriedly begged for mercy.
"S-Sir, we were wrong! Please spare our lives!"
"Yes! As long as you spare me, I'll do anything!"
Yun Che looked at Huang Yao'er, who was subtly giving him suggestive looks, and slit her throat with a single stroke.
He spared none of the others either. One slash to the throat each, and the entire group was wiped out.
"Sorry. The Sacred Profound Sect is too powerful for me to confront directly with my current strength. I'll have to ask you all to die."
"Ding! Sacred Profound Sect inner disciple killed. Experience +20, Death Qi +20."
"Ding! Congratulations on your breakthrough! Your current cultivation is mid-stage Innate Realm." "Ding! Congratulations! Your second class, Order Annihilator, has reached level 3. Agility +300. Takes effect when you switch to your second class."
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