Chapter 69 Don't Force Me to Draw My Sword!

Chapter 69 Don't Force Me to Draw My Sword!

At first, moving his consciousness into this paper person, Li Changshou wasn't quite used to it.

It felt like... feeling thin, light, fragile, helpless, with no defense, no sense of security...

But after moving around for a moment, he got used to it.

After leaving the town and confirming that he was being followed, Li Changshou pretended not to know and hurried towards his planned destination on his cloud.

Because the area around Linhai Town was set up with anti-wandering formations, he needed to put some distance between himself and the town before he could use his Earth Escaping Technique.

Those "strange big guys" who were following him had already rushed ahead of him, setting up a few traps in the dense forest.

"It should be because I showed those guys the high-grade spirit stones," Li Changshou thought to himself, feeling somewhat helpless.

Spirit stones were the hard currency of Dongsheng Shenzhou and Zhongshenzhou. They were the most widely used and stable currency because they had the most extensive uses and all cultivators needed them. Among them, high-grade spirit stones were generally produced only in the core areas of spiritual veins, rare and precious, and their value was much higher than that of ordinary spirit stones.

The dense forest three hundred yards ahead should be where the other party would strike.

That was just beyond the edge of the anti-wandering formation, where Li Changshou could use his Earth Escaping Technique to escape.

The other party had obviously made careful calculations.

The combat effectiveness of this paper Daoist of his was questionable. He definitely lacked defense, only equivalent to a Refining Qi cultivator in the Return to Void realm. But the immortal power was infused by himself, allowing him to directly cast powerful spells...

This place was close to the town, though remote, but the strong spiritual energy fluctuations would definitely attract many cultivators' attention.

Moreover, the paper Daoist had consumed too much immortal power, making it easy to "run out of gas" and not be able to return home.

On this paper Daoist, he carried a third of his assets.

Although there were paper Daoists Two and Three as backups, it was naturally better not to lose them if possible...

It had to be a quick battle, and he couldn't let the other party touch him!

The closer he got to the traps set by the other party, the stronger the feeling of being watched by those eyes converged on him.

Because his main body was not here, there was no spiritual warning.

Li Changshou glanced at the diamond-shaped gem hanging from his waist. This was his second satisfactory result in refining, the Sensing Stone.

—The first satisfactory result was the Soul-seizing Pearl.

In these six years, besides adding prohibitions such as "Soul Containment" and "Stabilizing Immortal Power" to the paper people, he also made this little toy.

At this moment, the gem appeared purple-red, indicating that there were at least three divine senses locked onto him.

In the forest ahead, the two figures hiding behind the trees were vigilant.

There was also a person hiding behind the clouds in the sky, seemingly just passing by, but maintaining the same speed and direction of aerial control as Li Changshou...

So brazen?

The town was indeed chaotic, with many scattered cultivators, and after leaving the town, there were no rules.

Hundred yards away from the enemy's trap...

Fifty yards...

Ten yards...

Suddenly, Li Changshou stopped his cloud and murmured, "I forgot to buy something."

With that, he turned and headed back towards the town.

Suddenly, a flash of precious light fell from above, and two figures appeared from behind and in front of him, rushing towards Li Changshou with shimmering treasures in their hands!

Li Changshou's mouth twitched slightly, but he immediately put on a look of great change and plunged towards the bushes below.

"You guys! Who are you!"

In a moment of danger, a three-foot-long seal carrying the momentum of ten thousand catties of thunder smashed directly in front of him!

The strong wind blew, tossing the long hair of the paper Daoist Li Changshou!

As soon as he landed, five figures pounced from behind and in front of him.

Li Changshou took two steps back in a hurry, gripped the hilt of his shoulder sword, and shouted, "Hold on! I'm willing to hand over some treasures!"

But the five men didn't stop at all. Two of them used spells, two threw their treasures, and they rushed towards Li Changshou.

Li Changshou's eyes narrowed, and he pulled out the long... sword?

What kind of long sword was this!

The sword hilt had half a blade, the blade was bladeless, but the tip of the sword was tied with seven strands of treasure ropes!

He swung this strange long sword, and the ropes on it instantly lengthened, pulling the airborne true immortal and the other four people towards Li Changshou.

At the same time, three paper people flipped out of his sleeve, transforming into three stern-faced old Daoists before they even landed.

Paper Daoist One took out a town-evil wooden fish, Paper Daoist Two held a soul-summoning golden bell, and took out two cans of Immortal-burning Powder. Paper Daoist Three made a gesture of a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey...

The five of them landed in front of Li Changshou like a stack of Arhats. Paper Daoist Two immediately sprinkled Immortal-burning Powder, and Paper Daoist Three took away the storage magical treasures from several people. Li Changshou shot out two clusters of Samadhi True Flames from his palm and stuffed them between the five people.

The wooden fish sounded, the bell rang, and the chanting began.

Li Changshou kept his eyes fixed on the direction of the town, but saw someone seemingly looking in this direction, but no one came over.

His divine sense scanned the surroundings for ten miles, and he remained alert to any movements. The Soul-seizing Pearl he had thrown out began to rotate rapidly, absorbing the remnants of the five people's souls.

From his counterattack to leaving only a pile of ashes in front of him, it took less than the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn.

Li Changshou activated the Earth Escaping Technique, put the long sword back into its scabbard on his back, and the paper people jumped back into his sleeve one by one.

The magical treasures that had been half-destroyed by the Samadhi True Flames on the ground were also put into a special bag for handling trash.

In the last step, Li Changshou's sleeves fluttered, and the ashes floated away with the wind, turning into nutrients for the grass and trees here.

After retracting the improved Luo Tian Umbrella, he stepped into the "Quicksand" on the ground and flew rapidly towards the north.

Those who were exploring this place only caught a glimpse of his leaving figure and heard him muttering to himself...

"I told you, don't force me to draw my sword."

...

Li Changshou calculated that the immortal power reserve of the paper Daoist was still abundant. He rushed ten thousand miles north first, then took a stroll to the east before returning to the Immortal Gate.

The situation earlier was indeed dangerous...

Fortunately, the True Immortal was careless and underestimated the enemy. Used to smashing people with magical treasures, his strength was not fully displayed, and he was knocked down by the poison powder he released.

Now, Li Changshou already had a replacement for the Soft Immortal Powder — the Mind-Confusion Soul-Intoxication Powder.

The poison powder released when he drew his sword just now consisted of six types. The True Immortal was practically half-dead the moment he fell from the sky. What was ultimately burned away by the Samadhi True Flame was just his trembling soul.

"If I were as careless, I'd be the one hanging. " Li Changshou sighed inwardly, taking this as a lesson.

He had no real joy in winning over someone and gaining their belongings for nothing. There was nothing to be happy about. Being targeted by someone meant he was not cautious enough and acted impulsively.

He would write a reflection on this and ask his master to come out for a few more days next time.

But...

Looking at the pouches in his sleeve filled with spiritual medicines, poisonous herbs, and spiritual beast cubs, he estimated that he would be busy for three to five years.

Getting rich!

Protecting the Tao with wealth!

Hurriedly and slowly, Li Changshou returned to the forest where he had left. Sneaking his head out of the earth, the paper Daoist quickly set up the square box and glanced at his sensing stone, finding it faintly flickering.

Li Changshou quickly found his master's figure hiding ten miles away and transmitted his voice, "Master, please retract your divine sense."

As expected, the rhombus immortal stone no longer shimmered.

The paper Daoist shrugged his shoulders and mumbled, "Small, small, small..."

With strands of immortal light surrounding him, the thickened paper figure appeared again. With a small cloth bag hanging from his shoulder, he deftly jumped into the box and even closed the lid himself.

"All set, Master. Take the box back, pretend nothing happened, and return to the mountain. Next time, let's find a suitable excuse to come out for a stroll."

Master Qi Yuan, the old Daoist, chuckled lightly and flew over on a cloud to take the box.

Li Changshou breathed a sigh of relief, his mind returning to his alchemy room. He immediately let out a long sigh of relief.

That feeling of fragility, helplessness, weakness, and pity had finally disappeared.

It's much better to be the original body...

And peaceful.

"Senior Brother Changshou, what does he like after all?"

Inside the Pinnacle of Breaking the Sky at the Immortal Gate, not far from the residence of Jiu Xian the Drunkard, there was a cave dwelling.

The appearance of the cave was unremarkable from the outside, but the interior was exquisitely arranged.

Entering the cave, one would find an elegant "hall" on the left. A one-yard-wide lotus pond could be seen, with the bottom of the pond covered in spiritual jade, emitting a bright light. Occasionally, there were a few colored carps under the lotus leaves.

On the right was a spacious reception room with mats, stools, and screens. Curtains adorned the sides, and several landscape paintings hung on the walls.

Continuing inward, there were two forks in the road. One led to the dwelling of the owner of this place, True Immortal Jiang Jingshan, where he cultivated and lived. The other led to the boudoir of Jiang Jingshan's personal disciple, the current young generation's chief disciple of the Immortal Gate, Qinxuan Ya.

At this moment, Qinxuan Ya, who had just awakened from her state of enlightenment, was pondering this question...

Her master had previously said that exchanging gifts was an effective way to deepen mutual feelings. She wanted to give Senior Brother Changshou a gift and hoped to receive a return gift from him. Through this, she could prove that Senior Brother Changshou also regarded her as a "friend".

True friends needed constant communication and deepening of their relationship. This was a level of friendship that Qinxuan Ya quite yearned for.

Unfortunately, until now... she hadn't received anything.

"My cultivation level isn't high, and I only have expertise in earth escape. Talking about it might make people laugh."

Earth escape.

Qinxuan Ya blinked lightly. In the flutter of her eyelashes, she had already thought of something.

Turning around, she went to the wardrobe on the side.

The furnishings in the room were actually very simple, but a few pieces of furniture were of extraordinary quality.

She took out a jewelry box from the wardrobe, and as soon as she opened it, it was radiant with various shimmering lights.

These were all rewards from her father and mother before she came to the Immortal Gate to seek immortality.

Although the secular world of the Southern Continent was polluted, and interfering with the life span and destiny of a monarch or emperor would incur great karma, this did not prevent these monarchs from obtaining methods of cultivation through various means.

Almost half of the monarchs of the human race had ways to increase their life spans. Qinxian was a typical example of the mixing of immortals and mortals. From monarchs to generals, they all had cultivation bases, comparable to a small-scale immortal sect.

After rummaging through the jewelry box for a while, Qinxuan Ya quickly pinched out a soil-yellow bead.

This was not a magical treasure but a natural pearl formed from the spiritual veins. It contained pure earth elemental power, although it was not a precious treasure, it had a certain amplifying effect on earth-based spells.

It was also suitable for earth escape.

These naturally formed pearls were more precious than similar magical treasures or artifacts with the same effect.

"Will Senior Brother think the gift is too light?"

After careful consideration, Qinxuan Ya made a decision. She took a small exquisite brocade box, placed the pearl inside, and then took a small silk cloth. After hesitating for half an hour, she wrote on it:

"Presented to Senior Brother Changshou."

She folded the cloth, covering the pearl, closed the brocade box, and smiled lightly, feeling much lighter on her feet.