"Die!"
No nonsense, no wasted time.
Lu Li raised his left hand; the Spirit Magnetic Shield had vanished.
Instead, a ring of rapid-fire Spiritual Power Cannon was deployed.
Artillery shells are not made of gunpowder or steel.
It is compressed Spiritual Power that has been mobilized and output through the Spirit Stone!
"Buzz~!"
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
Points of Spiritual Power gathered in the cannon barrel, which was as thick as a water bucket.
The eight cannon barrels converged simultaneously, emitting a terrifying aura of dazzling blue light.
Enveloped by this aura, Bai Sheng had never felt so close to death.
His cerebral cortex trembled violently, his mind seemed about to explode, and a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.
Memories suddenly began to resurface at this moment.
He recalled the excitement he felt along the way and his plans for the future.
Recalling his grandfather's advice in the sect, and the beauty of Upper White Peak.
She recalled the excitement of successfully forcing Lu Li to marry into her family, and the last time the clan's stipend was embezzled and the family stipend was withheld.
He recalled the Lineage's celebration of their ancestor's attainment of the Golden Core, the vow he made to his younger cousin to Foundation Establishment, and his competitive nature since the beginning of his cultivation.
"That's right... If you don't fight... how can you win if you don't fight..."
I did nothing wrong, I just lost.
Coming back to his senses, Bai Sheng's eyes gradually focused.
He watched as the incredibly dense spiritual light enveloped him like a shooting star.
There was no more fear in my heart.
Being born into this family was both his fortune and his tragedy.
If he wants to win, he has no choice but to fight.
If you can't win... then you die.
It's better to die at Lu Li's hands than to fight to the death!
With this thought in mind, Bai Sheng moved his fingers.
He gathered all his Law Power, raised the flying sword beneath his feet, and faced the dense blue light.
"I did nothing wrong, I just lost!"
"Hahaha! Lu Li, your luck is really good!"
"I have a feeling that Upper White Peak will be defeated by you!"
boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Sheng unleashed the final strike of his life.
He vanished into a radiant light.
"Boom!"
"Boom boom boom boom!"
A violent explosion ripped apart the front of the mech.
The eight cannons fired a single compressed salvo, instantly draining eighty percent of the Spirit Stone.
The extremely concentrated Spiritual Power, compressed to its limit, unleashed a power beyond Lu Li's wildest imagination.
Through Chengying's perspective, he clearly saw Bai Sheng's physical body vaporize in an instant.
The flying sword was blasted away and deformed.
"Snap!"
The dust has settled.
Lu Li's Divine Sense surged, he opened the cockpit, and leaped out.
Only scattered debris remained in the valley.
It all spilled out from Bai Sheng's shattered Storage Bag.
"Call..."
Taking a deep breath, Lu Li waved his hand and gathered up the clutter scattered on the ground.
My heart trembled slightly.
My first time battling someone was a complete rout, but the experience was definitely different.
Bai Sheng's dying roar still seems to echo in my ears.
"This person... is someone of some importance."
"They pretended to want me to marry into their family, but in reality, they wanted to force me out of the clan and rob me of my possessions."
"If you see that something is impossible, then leave decisively; if you can't escape, then you'll die a carefree death."
"That saying, 'How can you win if you don't fight?' is a bit reckless... but it also has a ruthless edge to it."
As Lu Li scanned the scene, he sighed with emotion, confirming that nothing had been missed and there were no traces of remains.
Only then did he put away the ' Chengying ', which had already exhausted its Spirit Stone, and fly away into the distance.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The flying sword pierced the sky.
Lu Li did not return to his sect.
Although Bai Sheng's matter has been resolved, he has already left the country and has even taken on the mission of 'pacifying Clear River Commandery '.
It definitely needs to be dealt with.
What if there really is a Spirit Vein there...?
"The mission information clearly states that the earth's energy surged, injuring hundreds of people, suspected to be caused by an earth dragon."
"The so-called earth dragon is actually a boar demon. According to the Record of Earth Veins, when Spirit Vein is first formed, its energy surges and spews forth, harming people and destroying livestock... From a distance, it looks like an earth demon rolling around..."
"Maybe..."
As Lu Li flew by, a vague premonition filled his heart.
This trip may indeed be fruitful.
No, it's not that we actually have any, but rather that we've already reaped the rewards!
He recalled the Bai Sheng Zang he had just inventoried.
Lu Li filled with emotion.
"A scion of a prestigious Golden Core Lineage, a cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, yet his entire fortune is less than mine..."
It's not that he's arrogant.
Bai Sheng was truly destitute.
Among the scattered debris, there were only a dozen or so Spirit Stone and a few bottles of first-grade pills, mostly for recovery and healing.
Needless to say, there are also spiritual materials.
Bai Sheng was not skilled in any craft, nor did he practice alchemy or forge weapons; his Storage Bag contained not a single usable material.
The only Law Artifact: a high-grade first-tier soul banner and a mid-grade flying sword with great damage.
Besides that, what attracted Lu Li the most was a small bag of spirit rice!
"Spirit rice, this is a wonderful thing!"
"The sect's spiritual rice is only available for exchange to inner disciple."
"Even ordinary outer disciples can't buy this with money... I never expected Bai Sheng to possess such a rare item!"
A thought flashed through Lu Li's mind, and he pulled out a palm-sized cloth bag.
Inside the cloth bag, each grain of rice is plump and round, with a rich aroma and a pure, ethereal Spiritual Qi.
Just one whiff of it is refreshing and delightful.
"This bag of spirit rice weighs only a pound, but it is precious."
"It is said that this item is of great benefit to cultivators, as it can enhance their cultivation and clear their meridians."
"And unlike elixirs, it is non-toxic and pure, without any adverse effects, and there are no drawbacks no matter how much you consume..."
Looking at the fragrant spirit rice in his hand, Lu Li couldn't help but feel his mouth water.
This item was rare to him, and even more precious to the country.
As a nation with thousands of years of history, it has always prioritized agriculture and having enough to eat.
Spirit rice, this otherworldly crop from beyond dimensions, will definitely be valued.
Lu Li didn't even dare to think about what would happen if this thing were sent back.
With the speed of a nation and its terrifying ability in agriculture.
God knows what they'll end up with.
Is it possible...?
"Will I one day be able to eat spirit rice that yields a thousand catties per mu?"
"Gulp!"
He swallowed hard.
Lu Li was startled by the shocking idea that had suddenly popped into his head.
He hurriedly and tremblingly stuffed the spirit rice into the Jade Pendant Space.
Then he pulled out a letter from his pocket.
This letter was also one of Bai Sheng's miscellaneous items.
It was a letter from the other party's family.
The recipient of the letter... was his father.
"Father, I 'Qi Refinement Refining stage! Grandpa said I'm even faster than him! At this rate, I might even Foundation Establishment in this lifetime!"
"Father, Grandfather was injured while on a mission, and our ancestor is being targeted by several True Person from the same clan. Things are getting increasingly difficult for the clan..."
"Mother has left, saying she's going out of the sect to gain experience. Father knows she went to secure provisions for me..."
"..."
Unfolding the letter, one finds it filled with Bai Sheng's past records.
Although it's called a family letter, it's more like a diary.
Lu Li, however, did not have a penchant for prying into other people's privacy.
I glanced at it quickly, intending to put it away, but I was drawn to a passage recently recorded in the letter.
"Father, the Ancestor has attained the Golden Core stage! With my current cultivation level, as long as I spend a few more years cultivating to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, I can enter the Foundation Establishment with the help of the clan!"
"If I can successfully Foundation Establishment and enter the inner sect, I might be able to represent my clan in the ' Hastening the Seedlings to Immortal Ascension ' competition among the four peaks!"