Chapter 346: An Arrow Through the Heart
Up on the punishment tform, the three bolts of lightning had finished and the three sword strikes were set to begin.
Although Tie Rukuang was already an old man, all the bones in his body were as rigid as steel. The torment hed been forced to endure while being struck by lightning had been unbearable and all he could do was curse to distract himself from the pain, but he only needed to clench his teeth without making a sound when the swords struck. The bloody wounds carved into his body were quite shocking to the eyes, and some of the less resilient observers had to avert their gazes to avoid seeing it head-on.
At the foot of the Qing-Yun mountain, Fang Xing silently watched the sword lights at the peak of the mountain with a chilling gaze. Huangfu, as long as IFang Xingam not dead, I will make sure I dont leave a single one of you behind in this world. He slowly closed his eyes, only to open them after a long time had passed. Goldy, lets do it!
The golden crows eyes widened at that and he whispered back, Okay, lets discuss where to enter. Hed discussed this matter with Fang Xing when theyd first arrived as well: although nothing seemed strange with the Qing-Yun Sect on the surface and the protective formation over the mountains had been turned off, it was in truth nothing more than a giant trap. Theyd be locked inside the moment they entered, and even their extremely fast speed wouldnt allow them to escape. Not even tools or weapons for teleportation would work, as itd just get countered by the Golden Core Stage cultivators.
When Fang Xing heard the crows question, however, he calmly replied, We dont need to go inside! before letting out a long sigh and secretly sending amand of spirit sense to the Peng King.
After enough time toplete a cup of tea had passed, arge ck cloud could suddenly be seen at the northern end of the Qing-Yun Sect. Its speed was as fast as lightning, and it bore down with an unrivaled might as it headed straight towards the peak where the punishment tform was standing. Everyone looked up towards the cloud in confusion at the sudden change while thinking to themselves,<em>The little demon was unable to hold back after all and has finallye to rescue his teacher?</em>
As the ck smoke drew closer, the Golden Cores whod been hiding among the other five peaks all opened their eyes and looked towards the phenomenon. They didnt know precisely what was going on, so they didnt do anything just yet and only attempted to confirm that the little demon was truly inside the ck smoke. Hed entered their view, after allthey werent worried hed be able to escape.
At the same time the five Golden Cores focus was gathered on the ck cloud, another cloud quietly rose up into the air at the southern end of the Qing-Yun Sect. Within the cloud, Fang Xing raised a bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed it at Tie Rukuang on the purple copper pir. His face showed no expression, but he was filled with murderous intent that collected on the bow and arrow in his hands. He instilled the bow with a vast amount of Qi, and the arrow began to shine with a spiritual light.
The bow and arrow in his hands was called the Bow of the Fallen God, and it was one of the broken weapons hed obtained from the Mysterious Domain.
The Sword Embryo auction within the Mysterious Domain had indeed brought him arge number of good stuff. Aside from the fruits and spirit herbs, there were also some peculiar items that Fang Xing sorted out using the Book of Revtion based upon the items value or usefulness, and this Bow of the Fallen God was one of the more useful ones. Its strength was limitedthe power of a shot would only be around one of Fang Xings closebat blowsand it required ten times the Qi for that level of power, but its arrow would fly forward like a meteor that could travel ten miles within a single breath, making it extremely difficult to avoid.
Using his spiritual sight, Fang Xing saw Tie Rukuang whod been tortured so much he wasnt even recognizably human. His face remained devoid of expression even though his heart started to twitch, and with that he released the string. The arrow disappeared from the bow with a<em>swoosh</em>sound, and when it reappeared, it was already in front of Tie Rukuang. The speed of this arrow was so great it left a thin trail along its path.
The Huangfu medic let out a lightugh from the base of the purple copper pir. Hehe, you are indeed a tough man, but theres still plenty of time. Theres still two more months for you to endure; no need to rush! He shook his head and turned to walk down the tform, but a warning suddenly shed through his mind and he began to turn. He didnt even manage to turnpletely before he saw that instantly-appearing arrow of light, and he immediately called out, Theres right before a bloody hole appeared in his chest.
He was a mid-Foundation Stage cultivator, but due to his focus on medicinal studies, he was weak when it came to martial ability and defense. The arrow appeared and pierced a hole through his chest far too abruptly for him to even understand what had happened, and that arrow didnt seem to dy even a second as it continued straight towards Tie Rukuang.
Tie Rukuang seemed to have sensed something as well. He did not look towards the arrow of light, but instead gazed out in the direction it hade from. His wounds were too heavy for him to see Fang Xing from over ten miles away, but he knew it had definitely been that little bastard who came to help him. It felt as though a great stone had been lifted from his chest, and he quietly cursed to himself, That little bastard, he really wouldnt let anyone down.
This was the only way Fang Xing could help without giving the Huangfu n what they wanted. Soon after the arrow pierced the medics chest, it continued on its path and struck right into Tie Rukuangs heart. At this moment, Tie Rukuang didnt feel any pain and only felt a sincere relief from the bottom of his heart.
Hahahaha. At the moment his spirit was about to fly from his body, Tie Rukuang used all of his remaining strength to let out a loudugh. Nice kill! Little bastard, Ill be waiting in theherworld for the news youve avenged me! If you do not kill enough of them, Ill be cursing you for the next million years down there!
Tie Rukuangs life ended amidst his maddenedughter, yet his smile remained.
No! Its a diversion!
The ck smokeing from the north was so abnormal even the five hidden Golden Cores couldnt easily see through it, but these were all monsters whod lived for a very long time and they could sense something was wrong. After a quick movement of the mind, they were able to sense the faint murderous intent at the south andnewly rmedthey spread out their spirit sense like a tidal wave. Youve finally appeared, little demon! With that loud exmation, the Huangfu ns Golden Cores at the top of the peaks turned into strands of light all streaking towards the Qing-Yun Sects southern skies.
After releasing his arrow, Fang Xing didnt hesitate to stow away his bow andmand the golden crow beneath him. Leave!
The golden crow had been prepared in advance. He shot up into the sky and tore off his disguise, revealing the dark gold of his beast body underneath. He pped his wings and an unimaginable amount of strength began to stir up the wind and clouds, enough so that two crazed streams of air shot out that were visible to the naked eye. He took off at an incredible speed and carried Fang Xing off into the distance.
<em>Swoosh</em>.
Fang Xing activated the veryst charge of the Ten Miles Teleportation Talisman Tie Rukuang had given him so long ago and shredded it as they flew.
Fang Xing and the golden crow disappeared in an instant, and the next time they appeared they were already ten miles away. There were still five golden rays shooting towards them like bolts of lightning, however, and they were moving so quickly it even seemed as though they were shing. Spirit tools like the Ten Mile Teleportation Talisman were useless in the face of a Golden Core, as they were able to use a teleportation skill as well that allowed them to move tens of miles in a sh. What actually mattered was the golden crows extreme speed and the formations Fang Xing had ced in advance.
The g of Ten Thousand Spirits didnt hold back any of the blood essence it had umted from the Mysterious Domain, and in an instant half of it was used to form a great ck smoke to cover over one hundred miles. Its purpose wasnt to fight off the Golden Core cultivators, howeverFang Xing and the Peng King both knew for a fact that the Peng King wouldnt be able to fend off their vicious powers even if hed recovered his powers to their peakbut to prevent the Golden Cores from locking on to Fang Xing and teleporting over directly. The Peng King used the ck smoke to give off a restrictive sense of fear to the Golden Cores, making them unwilling to pass through the ck smoke directly.
Borrowing this chance, the golden crow activated the secret spell hed learned from the Scripture of Revered Resilience. He began burning his own blood essence and a blood-red me began to form over his dark gold body.
<em>BOOM</em>.
The golden crow flew straight up into the sky. His beast body now moved at a speed that wasnt any slower than a Golden Cores, and he was able to flee a hundred miles in only a few moments.
The golden crows cultivation had been based on the special techniques of the Peng n, which was known for its speed. Even in Spirit Stage his speed was no worse than that of a Mid-Foundation Stage cultivator, and after hed obtained the Scripture of Revered Resilience within the Mysterious Domain, his body was so durable as to defy imagination. Hed known this trip was extremely dangerous, so hed studied the Peng Bird tribes secret flying skill as thoroughly as possible on the way over, increasing his speed by another great amount. Hed started burning his blood essence now as well, anbined with his secret skillshis speed pushed even further beyond. It was nearly impossible to even see him as he flew, leaving behind only a string of dark red blood that floated in the air along his pathremnants of his burning blood essence.
By the time the five Golden Cores had ovee the ck smoke and broke through the formations Fang Xing had ced, Fang Xing and the golden crow had already flown hundreds of miles away.
Chase after them! Despite this, they were still resolved to continue the chase and began following after the traces of blood.
Despite having managed to sessfully flee, Fang Xing sat on the golden crows back without any joy or excitementinstead, he was filled only with extreme grief. He simply couldnt control himself, and he soon began to cry, his loud sobs filled with regret, pain, and hatred, his voice so high it could be heard a full ten miles away.
The golden crow let out a sigh when he heard Fang Xings mournful cries and further increased his speed.<em>Huangfu n, do you even know what kind of enemy youve made for yourself?</em>