Chapter 202 Vitality-devouring Supreme Ar (2/2)

Zuoqiu Ming fell back more than ten steps behind before regaining his footing. When he nudged his powers, he discovered that his cultivation had fallen from the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm to the first level.

Once one entered the Nascent Soul Realm, every level of cultivation was earned with immense difficulty. It would take ten years, if short, or several decades, if long. Some people might not even achieve a breakthrough in their life. His loss pained him greatly, so much so that he looked at Xiao Chen with nothing but malice.

Meanwhile, Xiao Chen felt like his entire body was close to exploding after absorbing an entire level of Zuoqiu Ming's cultivation. Blood was flowing out of his eyes, nose, and ears.

”Vile brat! I'm going to kill you!”

Following Zuoqiu Ming's bellow, he tried to kill Xiao Chen with a single palm attack. However, when he saw the glint of green on Xiao Chen's chest, a chill ran down his spine and he dared not to use his powers anymore. He abruptly retrieved the force he poured into his palm.

”Kid, I'll come back for your life next time!”

He was so anxious about his opponent's strange magic treasure that he dared not linger around. Just as he was about to flee, he heard a mischievous voice ringing in his ears. ”Hehe! Do stay put, old senior! You haven't given me your powers! You can't be this unfair! Humph!”

The Icy Jade Pendant resting on Xiao Chen's chest started floating on its own. Zuoqiu Ming was so frightened that he made a strangled cry. He wanted to climb onto his flying sword and escape, but unexpectedly, the Icy Jade Pendant was much faster and stuck itself onto his back.

”Arghhhh!”

Zuoqiu Ming's repeated scream was hair-raising. Wrinkles began lining his face. He wanted to shake away the Icy Jade Pendant, but his efforts were all in vain.

”Save me, Great Ancestor!” he screeched. He abruptly coughed up a mouthful of Blood Essence. The Blood Essence swiftly formed a circle of light around him and finally shook the pendant away with a bang.

Zuoqiu Ming was panting hard after using so much of his Blood Essence. He now looked like a man who had aged several decades in a flash. From a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, he was reduced into a mid-stage Core Forming Realm cultivator. He had likely gone mad, for he continued to scream. He took off on his flying sword and disappeared in a random direction.

”Don't even think of running!”

With a point of his finger, Xiao Chen's Unsullied Sword instantly turned into a white light and chased after Zuoqiu Ming. He knew very well that he must not let Zuoqiu Ming return, or the latter would surely be his great nemesis once his powers recover.

However, he was now impossibly weak. His Unsullied Sword slashed Zuoqiu Ming's back just once before weakly flying back to him.

In the distance, the Xuanyong Sect disciples were all in a panic. Their legs had gone soft. Icy Jade Pendant flashed with a green glint again and returned to Xiao Chen's neck.

Having first suffered three palm attacks, then blocking the mystic powers that invaded his body, and finally launching the Unsullied Sword by force, Xiao Chen was now incomparably frail. He imbued a Divine Thought into the Icy Jade Pendant. ”You're, you're too reckless. That person and I cultivate different Mystic Skills. You're just hurting me…”

”Hehe, blaming me, are you? Let's talk later. I need to ingest that man's powers.”

Xiao Chen shook his head. Su Xiaomei was indeed a demoness. Suddenly, his vision darkened as he completely lost consciousness. He didn't know how long had passed when he woke up again. He immediately yelled, ”Xian'er! Xian'er!”

”Brother Xiao Chen, I'm here.”

Xiao Chen got up and saw that he was in a bedroom, with Xian'er watching over him by the bed. He noticed the beads of tears glistening on her long eyelashes. She must have been worried sick while he was unconscious. He said gently, ”I'm fine now. Where's this?”

”We're in the Stone Cliff Town. You have been sleeping for an entire day, sob…”

Xiao Chen caressed her face and said softly, ”It's alright now. I'm fine. Where are Qin Shaoyang and the others?”

Murong Xian'er nodded softly. ”Hmm. They're in the tavern as well.”

Xiao Chen nodded. Suddenly, a burning hot sensation surged from his elixir field. Zuoqiu Ming's mystic powers were beginning to wreak chaos again.

He knew that he must ingest these powers or it would pose a great obstacle to his further cultivation. Simultaneously, he was also wondering why Su Xiaomei, a member of the Su family, would be familiar with a demonic technique like the Vitality-devouring Supreme Art. He vaguely remembered that the Vitality-devouring Supreme Art was a cultivation method recorded in the devil's book, the Heaven's Talisman.