Chapter 268: Another Turn of Events (2/2)
Pei Qiqi’s success had put an end to their worries of being attacked from behind. Not only did they not need to withdraw from here, but they could even go on and hunt down Ma Jiu and his band.
“No need to thank me.” Pei Qiqi’s tone was quite frigid. She slowly closed her eyes and said, “Oh, right, since I cracked this teleportation portal, it should belong to me, right?”
“Of course, it’s only fair.” Although Shi Qing also desired it, he could only nod along.
After all, he knew how valuable a teleportation portal was.
Even all the valuables looted from the Dark Moon Qi warriors in the valley added together wouldn’t match the value of that teleportation portal.
In order for forces like the Blood Skull to persist in the Realm of Split Void, those teleportation portals were what they needed and simultaneously lacked the most.
If they could bring it back to Shatter City and give it to Cai Lan, Cai Lan would undoubtedly be ecstatic, and reward them with numerous cultivation materials that agreed with them.
Both Gu Yu’s and his status would rise significantly due to their great contribution.
However, he was aware that Pei Qiqi had played the most crucial part in this operation. If it weren’t for her, the Blood Skull wouldn’t have made up their minds to launch the raid.
If she hadn’t cracked and dismantled the teleportation portal, they would have faced great potential danger for being in the mountain valley.
Even though she hadn’t fought per se, her contribution determined the course of the battle, so she deserved to keep the teleportation portal.
Even Cai Yue, who detested her very much, didn’t say anything to protest this matter.
Immediately afterwards, Shi Qing used his Sound Stone to inform Gu Yu and Cai Yuan of the situation, and told them that they could go all-out to chase after the deserters, and didn’t need to worry about powerful Dark Moon experts descending upon them.
Deep into the night…
Pei Qiqi was recuperating, and Shi Qing was sitting next to Cai Yue, adjusting his breathing with his eyes closed.
At that moment, none of the Blood Skull had returned since they hadn’t finished hunting down their enemies.
Without anything better to do, Nie Tian was also sitting on the ground, refining his spiritual sea.
Before the operation, every last wisp of flesh power generated from the Golden Stone Rhino’s meat had been torn to shreds and devoured by the domineering green aura residing in his heart.
However, considering that Shi Qing and Cai Yue were around, he reckoned it was better if he stayed on the safe side and didn’t eat the Golden Stone Rhino’s meat.
Even still, as he refined his spiritual sea, he spared some of his attention to keep an eye on the green aura.
The green aura was slithering in his heart restlessly, as if it was longing very eagerly for more flesh essence.
“Abyssal indeed…” Nie Tian couldn’t help but marvel at it.
He couldn’t be sure how much flesh power he had accumulated throughout the years before he had finally awakened his bloodline talent, Life Transfer.
The fact that the green aura had been acting so strangely made him wonder if perhaps there was a possibility that it could upgrade again soon.
However, its demand for flesh power was so great that he had a headache over the situation.
It was as if the small green aura was a dried-up riverbank; it would require an immeasurably large amount of flesh power to fill it to the brim.
Only when it was full and satisfied would it settle down, lie dormant, and get ready for its next spectacular change.
At the first light of dawn…
Keh! Keh!
Soft coughs suddenly echoed out from afar.
Soon, a pale, sickly, skinny Qi warrior appeared in the mountain valley.
At first, Shi Qing assumed that it was a member of the Blood Skull who had gotten separated and thus returned.
However, when the Qi warrior stepped closer and stared at him with a strange smile on his ghastly face, a shiver ran through Shi Qing as his face instantly dropped.
Pei Qiqi, who was still recovering her strength with spirit stones, also sprang to her feet, as if they were facing a great enemy.
Nie Tian and Cai Yue didn’t know what was happening, and thus shot confused glances towards the man.
Shi Qing took a deep breath and said louly to the man, with an extremely grim expression, “Li Langfeng! I didn’t expect that you’d show up in the Void Illusion Mountain Range!”
“Yeah, I’ve explored it for a few days, and I was on my way back to the Land of the Abandoned.” After uttering a few words, Li Langfeng coughed violently twice, his face filled with a gruesome, diseased-beyond-cure paleness. “I can’t believe you managed to take the Dark Moon’s base and tear down their teleportation portal. I have to say, I’m impressed.”
With those words, he shook his head and said with a helpless expression, “After all, I’m a guest elder of the Dark Moon, and take shelter in the Land of the Abandoned. Plus, I traveled here via their teleportation portal. Now that you’ve stolen it, how am I supposed to return to the Land of the Abandoned?”
Shi Qing’s face was as sullen as lake water as he said, “What do you want?”
Li Langfeng didn’t respond immediately. Rather, he took his time to glance over the few people in the valley, then said with a sigh, “I’m not an official member of the Dark Moon, so I’m not obligated to kill Pei Qiqi and offend her master just for them. I can’t kill Cai Lan’s only daughter either. If I did, he’d definitely go mad, and I’m afraid I won’t be be able to make a living in the Realm of Split Void.
“But on the other hand, as a guest elder of the Dark Moon, I have to do something.
“Shi Qing, if I kill you, I can show the Dark Moon that I’ve honored my identity, and at the same time, I don’t need to worry that Cai Lan will exert all measures to come after me. So, this has to be done, sorry.”
While Shi Qing had a grim look in his eyes, Li Langfeng turned to take a look at Nie Tian and asked, “Who are you?”
Before Nie Tian could respond, he went on and said, “At the Heaven stage and not wearing Blood Skull garments. It seems that it doesn’t matter who you are. Well, it’s your bad luck that you’re here. I’ll just take you as a tagalong. I’ll turn in your head along with Shi Qing’s and get whatever I can from the Dark Moon.”
“He’s one of ours!” Pei Qiqi said coldly.
Li Langfeng’s face remained still as he said, “Your master only has two disciples, you and Li Ye. As long as I don’t kill you, your master won’t make a big fuss about it. I don’t believe your master will hunt me down for this kid.”
“Oh, right, hand over the teleportation portal you’ve taken from the Dark Moon, and then you can leave.”