CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER 34: XIAOQING DISPLAYS POWER, KILLS ANOTHER

Fu Changsheng’s thoughts turned, and he immediately had a counter-strategy.

If that lumberjack from earlier was indeed sent by the Celestial Dragon Tribe, he would surely be waiting at the foot of the mountain for him. Fu Changsheng let out a cold laugh and quickly wrote a few words in his fourth sister’s hand. She was both nervous and frightened, but she still followed Fu Changsheng’s instructions and summoned the Silver-Spotted Poison Snakes from the forest.

Fu Changsheng put them into the Spirit Beast Bag.

After donning the Invisibility Cloak, he departed first through a secret passage in the forest. Along the way, he communicated with the Little Cyan Snake and learned that it had already mastered the awakened Bloodline Demon Skill, making his eyes light up.

This way.

He had one more trump card in hand.

The distance between Moon Lake and Yanyang Woodland was only a few hundred feet, originally part of the Li Family’s secular area, which had no Spiritual Qi, but a pool of lotus flowers was planted there, and it was now blooming season.

Fu Changsheng sensed around.

He suddenly detected some waves of Demon Qi at the southwest corner of the lake.

After advancing to the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer.

His Power of Five Senses Perception had also strengthened significantly.

But now was not the time for fishing.

Fu Changsheng opened the Spirit Beast Bag and released all the Silver-Spotted Poison Snakes into the water, then returned through the secret passage to Yanyang Woodland, took a deep breath, unveiled the Invisibility Cloak, and waved goodbye to his fourth sister as if nothing had happened, and then headed towards Moon Lake.

On the way.

He opened his five senses fully.

However.

He couldn’t detect any signs of movement.

"Could it be that I’m overthinking?"

Doubts flashed through Fu Changsheng’s mind.

However, he did not intend to disrupt his plan.

Upon reaching Moon Lake.

He lightly tapped the ground with his toes, landing gracefully on a lotus leaf.

His right hand pinched a technique.

A splash rose from the southwest corner of the lake, revealing two intertwined Bailing Fish. The Bailing Fish were palm-sized and a foot long, with patterns resembling cedar trees on their bodies.

Tier One Low-Grade Bailing Fish were the most nourishing for Low-Tier Qi Cultivators.

Fu Changsheng waved his sleeve, and a prepared water tank captured the Bailing Fish. Once in the water, they immediately nestled quietly into a corner. One of them had a bulging belly, clearly about to lay eggs.

In the eyes of outsiders.

At this moment, he seemed completely immersed in the joy of obtaining the Bailing Fish.

In fact.

From the moment he descended from Yanyang Woodland, he had not relaxed his vigilance.

Suddenly.

A surge of life-and-death crisis hit his heart:

"Here it comes!"

Fu Changsheng immediately tossed the Profound Turtle Shield clasped in his left hand into the air. Clang, clang, clang, a row of poisoned flying needles struck the Profound Turtle Shield.

"Oh, quite a quick reaction!"

In the forest.

The figure of the lumberjack, whom Fu Changsheng found somewhat familiar, emerged. With a wave of his sleeve, ten flying needles recoiled back. As his body shook, his features underwent a transformation, becoming more robust, revealing him to be the middle-aged man in the portrait.

It was none other than Yasang, the son of the Third Elder of the Celestial Dragon Tribe.

Yasang stared at Fu Changsheng with tiger-like eyes, as if looking at a dead man:

"The Chieftain said you were only at the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer. Who would have thought that in just a few months, you would break through to the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer? Your talent for cultivation is indeed impressive, but unfortunately, you won’t see tomorrow’s sun!"

Yasang possessed a cultivation of the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer.

Though only two layers apart, the gap between the Middle Stage and Late Stage of Qi Cultivation was insurmountable.

He was fully confident of taking Fu Changsheng’s head.

Yasang took a few steps, intending to leap into Moon Lake, but suddenly halted and instinctively retreated. But everything was already too late.

Behold.

Hundreds of Silver-Spotted Poison Snakes surged from the lake, opening their mouths in unison to shoot poisonous arrows. Yasang had no way to dodge.

However.

He remained unflinching, dismissing it with a cold laugh:

"Mere Tier One Silver-Spotted Poison Snakes trying to kill me? How ridiculous!"

Having grown up in the Eastern Wilderness.

Yasang had been exposed to countless poisons since childhood and was now immune to all.

Yasang paused, allowing the poisonous arrows to land on him, finding them about as irritating as a tickle. He quickly pinched a technique with both hands and then pointed aggressively towards Moon Lake.

With a roar.

Four water columns surged upwards, merging mid-air to form a Water Dragon accompanied by a resounding dragon’s roar.

The Water Dragon’s tail swept forth with the power of a Peak Qi Cultivation’s strongest strike, undeniably a Tier One Top-Grade Technique!

Fu Changsheng dared not take it head on; with a wave of his sleeve, the Flying Ship floated in the air, narrowly dodging the Water Dragon’s attack.

Seeing the Flying Ship, Yasang’s eyes gleamed with greed, staring intently at Fu Changsheng to prevent his opponent from escaping aboard the Flying Ship, losing both the man and the wealth. As technique after technique activated, water columns surged again to form another Water Dragon.

The twin dragons intertwined.

A Dragon Pearl formed, its instability hinted at the immense power within, far beyond what a Qi Cultivator could typically wield.

Evidently.

Yasang wanted a swift battle to avoid attracting other cultivators.

Watching the impending Water Pearl, Fu Changsheng showed no sign of panic, his peripheral vision catching Yasang, whose entire focus was still on him.

A faint sneer curled at his lips:

"Fast!"

With a thought.

Yasang suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet turn blood-red:

"What sorcery is this?!"

Frowning.

Preparing to dodge.

He was shocked to find his legs, touched by the red light, instantly turned to puddles of blood. Just then, a ghostly figure descended from the forest, its thousands of hairs like lightning, piercing through his chest.

"Bang!"

Yasang fell into the pool of blood, eyes wide with disbelief.

From the red light’s appearance to his last breath took mere moments, and it was precisely what Fu Changsheng needed. With no mana controlling them, the water dragons burst apart, dissolving into countless droplets.

Fu Changsheng saw Yasang’s body begin to be engulfed by the red light.

He quickly said:

"Xiaoqing, that’s enough."

A flash of green light appeared from the ground, Xiaoqing opened its mouth, and the blood-red light reversed into its body - this was the Blood Fusion Technique, the Bloodline Demon Skill Xiaoqing had awakened.

Fu Changsheng landed beside Yasang.

With a wave of his sleeve.

The ten flying needles and an ancient book floated from Yasang’s body; the needles, crafted from Tier One High-Grade Celestial Wolf Demon’s teeth, might only be High-Grade individually, but used together, they were equivalent to a Tier One Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Without time to examine the ancient book’s contents, Fu Changsheng hurriedly tossed it into his storage bag. After Xiaoqing and Autumn Cicada devoured Yasang’s body and soul, he didn’t linger at Moon Lake, wary of any reinforcements Yasang might have had.

Driving the Flying Ship swiftly away.

Reaching the clan’s land.

That familiar voice echoed in his mind:

"Ding, you have eliminated a potential threat to the clan, earning thirty Clan Contribution Points."