Chapter 646: Chapter 630: The Rascal Who Never Leaves Empty-Handed

Qin Liuxi stabbed the Qilin dagger forcefully into the heart of Little Stiff and agitated it, the Sharp Gang Qi on the dagger burning like flames in its heart.

She pulled out the dagger, and a black liquid with a pungent stench of decay dripped from the tip of the blade.

“No!” Daoist Taiyang screamed shrilly as he leaped over like a madman, while behind him, Master Tai Cheng caught up with a palm strike to his back.

At the same time.

Boom.

Daoist Taiyang spurted out a mouthful of fresh blood; an intense tearing and twisting pain emanated from his heart as he fell to the ground, struggling to lift his head towards the Little Stiff that was beginning to burn from the inside out. Blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his entire being underwent a significant transformation.

His hair, already pale, was now so white it shone. His face rapidly shrunk as the muscles lost Shuifen, visibly aging at a speedy pace, and his torso similarly shrunk, turning into a real, skinny old man.

The Little Stiff, now ablaze, emitted a piercing and sorrowful shriek in the flames, slowly transitioning from a high pitch to a lower tone.

Snap.

The Little Stiff fell to the ground, burning, and the souls and resentful energy it had absorbed dissipated in the flames, turning to ash in the air.

And Daoist Taiyang was on the brink of death.

Master Tai Cheng stepped forward furiously and scolded: “You’ve actually refined that thing into your Life-bound Treasure; you’re insane.”

Daoist Taiyang did not speak, looking at the fire that no longer made a sound, his eyes drooping.

Qin Liuxi looked with satisfaction at the Qilin dagger, tempered with Karmic Fire, noticing its enhanced spirituality and Divine Power after being sharpened. The blade was covered with scale-like patterns, and though it wasn’t large, it somewhat resembled a sword.

“Calling it a dagger doesn’t seem quite right; let’s call it the Qilin dagger instead.” Qin Liuxi reached out to wipe away the yin blood of the Little Stiff that still clung to the dagger with the Purification Technique, glanced at the soon-to-be incinerated Little Stiff, void of any warmth in her eyes.

What’s the point of living like this, if not but the malice in others’ selfish hearts!

Master Tai Cheng also looked at the Little Stiff and then at Qin Liuxi, his gaze complex.

What was supposed to have been a fierce battle has taken an unexpected turn since her arrival, hasn’t it?

Where on earth did Chi Yuan find such a treasure, and that dagger that is neither like a sword nor a dagger, how can its mana be so formidable, stabbing someone can even cause combustion?

Master Tai Cheng’s eyes carried a hint of eagerness and scrutiny, so much so that he did not notice Daoist Taiyang, now a broken man at his feet quietly forming a mantra and muttering a spell, drawing in the surrounding yin energy.

“Be careful.” Qin Liuxi sensed something, her figure darted with extreme speed to come over, tugging at Master Tai Cheng.

At that moment, Daoist Taiyang, with all his might, lunged at them: “Let’s die together!”

Boom.

Qin Liuxi quickly cast a Barrier around herself, isolating the flesh and blood that filled the sky.

Master Tai Cheng was left reeling from the self-explosion, spitting out a mouthful of old blood and kneeling on the ground, drenched in a mix of blood and flesh.

The wind howled past.

Master Tai Cheng stared blankly at the spot where Daoist Taiyang self-destructed, his lips pressed into a straight line.

How did it come to this, to such an extent!

“You Jinhua Temple really teach your disciples harshly, huh? If you can’t win, pull your fellow disciples down with you in a suicide explosion.” Qin Liuxi squatted beside Master Tai Cheng, clicking her tongue and shaking her head.

Master Tai Cheng stiffened.

Right, Daoist Taiyang’s action just now was clearly to drag him into death together.

Master Tai Cheng’s heartache immediately dissipated, he stood up and said to Qin Liuxi: “Little Daoist, how come you are here?”

“Do you believe me if I say I was just passing by?” Qin Liuxi grinned with a smile.

Master Tai Cheng sneered: “Do you think I believe you?”

Qin Liuxi shrugged her shoulders, whether he believed her or not was of no consequence to her. Seeing that Little Stiff was already incinerated without a trace left, she waved her hand: “It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe, I have things to do, I’ll be taking my leave first.”

She turned and was about to leave.

Master Tai Cheng’s face darkened as he said, “Before you leave, shouldn’t you return the Eight Diagrams Mirror to me?”

Qin Liuxi turned her head back, looking innocent as she asked, “What Eight Diagrams Mirror?”

“The Taiji Yin Yang Eight Diagrams Mirror, which is a treasure passed down through generations of temple masters from Jinhua Temple. When did you take it?” Master Tai Cheng chanted a spell, and a Eight Diagrams Mirror, slightly bigger than the palm of a hand, flew out from Qin Liuxi’s embrace and landed in his hand.

Caught red-handed, good!

Qin Liuxi wailed loudly: “I found that.”

“It was his to take in the first place, and I was going to retrieve it. Your sneaky methods are quite familiar, have you been practicing telekinesis since you started on the path of enlightenment?” Master Tai Cheng gritted his teeth as he spoke.

Qin Liuxi glared: “Don’t spout nonsense. Which eye of yours saw it? I just found it, right over there.”

She pointed randomly to a location and continued: “Maybe it’s not even yours. Such an important item, your Evil Path apprentice brother would certainly keep it on himself, ready for a surprise attack, rather than just tossing it anywhere.”

This one’s a real rascal!

Master Tai Cheng couldn’t be bothered to argue with her and said, “Just go.”

He wanted to wallow in sorrow for a while longer.

Qin Liuxi didn’t move and spoke: “Don’t you think you should give me some compensation?”

Master Tai Cheng was taken aback: “What compensation?”

“I helped you take down these two evil beings. You haven’t said thanks—I take it you were mourning your fallen apprentice, which is fine, but shouldn’t you offer me some reward for my hard work? Fighting is tiresome!” Qin Liuxi frowned: “A distinguished Master like yourself shouldn’t take advantage of your junior like this, should you?”

A vein throbbed on Master Tai Cheng’s temple: “How did Chi Yuan teach you, turning a decent Daoist into a little rascal like you?”

“Never mind how, what matters is that you owe me for my troubles.” Qin Liuxi eyed the Eight Diagrams Mirror in his hand and said, “So why did you call me back? Sure, I’d be satisfied if I got this Eight Diagrams Mirror; I wouldn’t have even asked you for anything.”

You’d be satisfied? Why don’t you just fly to the heavens!

With some wariness, Master Tai Cheng looked at her, stuffed the Eight Diagrams Mirror into his chest, and handed over two talismans from his sleeve: “Here, now go.”

Qin Liuxi looked at them and frowned: “Just two Five Thunders Talismans, how does this match up to your status, Master? This is way too low-level.”

“What do you mean ‘just’? Do you think drawing a Five Thunders Talisman is easy?” Even for him, it required offering incense and prayers to the gods, and it would take a month to draw just one or two. Besides, if you look down on them, why stuff them in your pocket? If you’re so capable, give them back.

Qin Liuxi: “Looked pretty easy to me.”

Master Tai Cheng: “…”

Talking big, you’re incredibly smooth with your boasts!

He pulled out a Jade Talisman and pushed it her way: “Now go.”

“I have plenty of these,” Qin Liuxi said looking at the horsetail whisk hanging from his waist: “This looks pretty good, very suitable for us young Daoists to wield with a flash of golden light when swung!”

“In your dreams!” Master Tai Cheng nearly jumped up, this little rascal wouldn’t stop until he got what he wanted.

He clenched his teeth and produced a dark Vajra Bell: “This is great for either chanting scripture or for soul suppression. The mnemonic is… take it if you want, if not, just leave it!”

“Thank you!” Qin Liuxi immediately snatched it: “The temple master is truly generous, Blessings to the Infinite, I’ll be on my way.”

Master Tai Cheng: You opportunistic little scamp, just smoothly make your exit already!

Qin Liuxi, holding the Vajra Bell, walked about ten miles before stopping and turned around to look towards the Void: “You’ve watched the show for quite a while, isn’t it time to come out now?”