Episode 44

  Suddenly, the cultivator who had just achieved great success in his meditation let out a loud shout:

  "You dare, you thieving woman!"

  She turned her head to block Jin Tian's first move. Although Jin Tian's magical powers were extremely high, she didn't dare use her full strength for two reasons: firstly, she feared attracting heavenly punishment; secondly, her true body couldn't be used, and using a mortal's physical body as a vessel was already a strain, if she exerted herself too much, her body would collapse and disperse. Therefore, she only dared to use this move to confuse the enemy. However, Jin Tian's first move still had the power of Condensing Yuan on the left and right. The enemy had already sensed it when he turned his head back, and was greatly shocked in his heart.

  "This woman was clearly a cultivator of the Refining Body realm, how did her power suddenly increase so greatly? Could it be that they are underestimating me? Hmph! Even if you are at the Condensing Yuan realm, what can you do to me? I'll kill you first, and then take care of this little thief's life!"

  At that moment, Insufficient saw the enemy cultivator and with a ruthless determination, he lifted his upper body, turned it like a wheel, and kicked both feet on the ground. His entire body opened up like an arrow leaving the bowstring, flying straight towards the enemy cultivator's head. The cultivator had just blocked Chen'er's sudden attack, but was forced to retreat several feet back. Insufficient had already approached the enemy cultivator from behind, his fists glowing with golden light. The cultivator didn't even look back and simply swung his palm backwards, precisely meeting Insufficient's fists. It was as if he had eyes on the back of his head. However, in that instant when their palms met, the cultivator suddenly felt that Insufficient's fists were extremely light, without any power or energy. He was shocked! The cultivator swiftly dodged to one side and began to chant a spell, attempting to release a protective divine light. But in the next moment, he discovered that his entire body's spiritual energy and divine powers couldn't be mobilized even a little bit! As he opened his mouth to call for help from his companions, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and an icy feeling enveloped his whole body! The cultivator let out a loud roar and with a desperate blow, struck Insufficient and Chen'er flying out of the temple. Insufficient heavily crashed into the window, shattering it! The shards of glass flew out together with Insufficient, hitting the ground in the courtyard. Insufficient bounced several times before finally coming to a stop. Fresh blood spurted out from his mouth as his face instantly lost all color. Chen'er, however, floated gently like a swan feather, flying dozens of meters away before landing softly on the ground. She lay there quietly, her eyes wide with fear as she stared at the red extreme light clouds that had just appeared in the sky. The extreme light flashed with five-colored lights and drifted for several miles before disappearing without a trace. Chen'er let out a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes.

  The Arks family, who was practicing in the temple, still had a look of terror on his face, his hands constantly forming hand seals, and his mouth chanting incantations. In just a short moment, he fell backwards, rolling around on the ground. With great difficulty, he struggled to get up from the ground, staggering towards the enemy cultivator who was lying at the entrance of the monk's quarters. When he reached him, with all his might, he pounced and struck the wound on the enemy's chest dozens of times before stopping! The high-ranking cultivator had his mouth open but couldn't say a word, only having a look of astonishment on his face, as if he didn't believe it at all. Afterwards, he gradually lost his vitality. His face turned deathly pale, and the mocking expression from earlier was gone, replaced by a pair of wide-open eyes that had lost their luster.

  Insufficient heart thought one loose again inverted face down to ground, mouth fresh blood straight flow.

  It's not that the Ark family's cultivation method is not good, but rather that person is simply not worthy of using it! It's a pity that this person has great magical powers, but underestimates his opponent. Who would have thought that Chang'er's plan would seal off his technique and render him unable to move? Even his powerful magic tool couldn't be used at all! He truly died with his eyes open in shock! But Chang'er was also scared half to death. Although her cultivation had released a thread of aura, she still barely escaped the scrutiny of heaven and earth, almost falling into great calamity!

  At that time, it was not enough to strike the enemy's head with both fists. This was a fake move, and in his mouth, he secretly hid his grandfather's golden hairpin. When he approached the enemy, he used his killing technique, gathering all his strength and the thread of spiritual power that had just been cultivated, and suddenly spat out the hairpin from his mouth. The hairpin turned out to be a powerful artifact, and it flew silently into the cultivator's body without warning. How could this person not die?!

  Half a time later, Insufficient just woke up. Struggling to get up, went to Chang'er fell down, saw Chang'er slightly smiled at himself, and also sat on the ground looking at Chang'er:

  "You've already become someone's wife, but he hasn't settled accounts with you yet!"

  "Insufficient brother, are you going to go and kill that gambler cultivator?"

  Chang'er said with a smile.

  "Tonight! Right now! Let's go!"

  "Oh no! I just got beaten up and my bones are almost scattered!"

  "Chang'er, tomorrow I'll take you to a secluded place! How about going to a faraway place to raise you?"

  "Really! I just want to be yours..."

  "What's going on?"

  "I didn't say it was your sister, why are you staring at me, brother!"

  Chang'er smiled coquettishly and was pulled up by someone who hadn't fully stood up yet.

  "First go to the casino. Plan a strategy and then go all out! Otherwise, it will be like this time, almost losing my life at his hands!"

  "Hmm, that's right, not enough for Brother. This time we're in a desperate situation, and we know it too. The Condensed Origin Realm is not easy to deal with! We need to think of a way to make him unable to use his divine abilities or magical powers. Otherwise, the two of us will be no different from committing suicide!"

  "Hmm, you're right! Let me think about it carefully before I say anything else. Ah, Chang'er, go and search him thoroughly to see if he has any magical pills or treasures on him, bring them here!"

  "Alright, not enough for brother, take this person's immortal sword, although we can't sacrifice to kill the enemy, its sharpness is unmatched in the mortal world and it's hard to find even a single one!"

  Then Chang'er went to the cultivator's meditation place to search for treasures, but instead found the corpse and took its immortal sword. Afterwards, she carefully retrieved a golden hairpin from the body. Chang'er walked over with a small package in hand:

  "Insufficient elder brother, this guy is too poor, he only has five bottles of dan medicine, a few volumes of Taoist scriptures and several dozen taels of silver, nothing else!"

  "Hah, hah, hah...... This little girl is too greedy! A cultivator who has been taken in by others should be content with what they have. If it were a direct disciple or an inner sect disciple within the family or sect, there would definitely be many more treasures and wealth!"

  Insufficient postage, carefully open:

  "Chang'er, come and take a look at these few bottles of elixirs. Although they are not rare or precious, they are still quite extraordinary. I've been learning about alchemy from my grandfather since I was young, so I have some knowledge about elixirs and artifacts. This yellow one that looks like gold is for nourishing the blood and energy. Come and take a sniff, it has the fragrance of thousand-year-old Blood Lingzhi. This green one with a hint of ink color is for strengthening the meridians. It contains the essence of the Tianwangba snake as the main ingredient, combined with other supporting ingredients. This elixir is difficult to make, and the difficulty lies in finding the right combination of ingredients. One needs to prepare the supporting ingredients first, then hunt down the Tianwangba snake, extract its essence, and only then can one combine them according to the recipe. And let's not mention the benefits and drawbacks of the Tianwangba snake, even a cultivator who has reached the Upper Realm may not be able to kill a second-level demon snake that has just gained sentience. Moreover, using this elixir requires at least a fourth-level cultivation. As for this earth-gray one, although it doesn't look impressive, it's actually a type of elixir called Xiaozao Huadan, used by cultivators who are about to break through to the Small Round Completion stage. My grandfather, a master alchemist, only had one of these, but unfortunately, his cultivation level wasn't enough to reach the stage of gathering knowledge, so he left it for me. And look, there are two of them here! What a wonderful coincidence!"

  "What luck did you get? Didn't you give it all to your older brother! You're the one who's lucky! Hehe, hehe......"

  "Hmm! That's also true! However, this medicine can only be taken when the boundary of the Small Round Fulfillment is impacted at the peak of the gathering. You and I are now powerless to enjoy it!"

  "Inadequate brother, what kind of realm are you in and what kind of immortal pill are you taking? If it's not good, even your life might be lost!"

  "This statement is not wrong, but it's greatly different for a certain person. When this person was young and starving, he once took the Sacred Spirit Pill, which is a medicine that only those who have completed the Small Round Fulfillment period can take. As a result, nothing happened to him! His grandfather was shocked and investigated deeply, but couldn't find any clues."

  "Oh, not enough for brother, if it's like this, then this small creation pill is just something you can eat casually! Why don't you try taking one and see, it'll help you recover your physical strength and spiritual energy quickly!"

  "Ah, you're absolutely right!"

  He took out a pill from the Dan medicine bottle, put it in his mouth, and then sat down to meditate. As he was about to infuse the medicinal power into his body, half an hour had passed, which was almost midnight. Suddenly, Nezha let out a long sigh:

  "Chang Er, this medicine is very potent and hard to dissolve. Not even two doses can break it down. In my opinion, it's better to first take care of that gambler in the casino who's been causing trouble for us before things get out of hand! Otherwise, by tomorrow, something will happen here and our lives will be in danger!"

  "Not enough, brother said!"

  Then the two of them got up and headed towards the casino.

  Along the way, the two of them repeatedly refined all sorts of details and set up many possible contingency plans to prevent another attempt on their lives like the one at the Temple of Condensed Peak. They then secretly purchased medicinal materials and prepared a secret medicine that could restrict the movement of those who practiced the Upper Repair technique. Although they were not yet proficient in pharmacology, they managed to successfully prepare the medicine without any mishaps, and all the necessary ingredients were readily available at ordinary pharmacies.