Chapter 151: A Frightened Bird, Taking Stock of Harvest
Ni Kun originally wanted to press on with his victory and finish his goal in one battle.
However, Xu Fu's "Seven No Ends" was indeed a magical skill for escaping. Once he escaped from the attack range of the "Blood Evil Searching God Claw", Ni Kun could not find him at all, and he didn't know which direction to chase him even if he wanted to.
At this time, there was another commotion in the backyard of Li Shimin's official residence. Bursts of tragic noises rang out one after another. Ten beast-like figures rushed out from the backyard, killing anyone they saw. In a blink of an eye, dozens of servants and personal soldiers died tragically, and some were even torn in two alive.
However, when Xu Fu was fleeing, he was afraid that he would be hunted down by Ni Kun and other "descendants of Wu Wudi", so he suddenly removed the restrictions on the ten "divine beasts" imprisoned in the dungeon of the official residence, causing them to run wild on the spot, in an attempt to stop the pursuers.
The divine beast refined by Xu Fu was invulnerable to swords and spears, had infinite strength, moved as fast as the wind, was ferocious and bloodthirsty, and ordinary soldiers were no match for it.
Even masters like Chen Xuanfeng, Mei Chaofeng, Yuchi Jingde, Ding Xiu, and Duan Zhixuan could only hold back one of them one-on-one and could not cause too much damage to them. Even if they attacked with all their strength, they could only barely injure their flesh.
Li Shimin and Li Xiuning, brother and sister, were average in martial arts, and were in danger of being killed by a divine beast when they were two against one.
Fortunately, all the generals came to their rescue and Dongfang Bai acted in time to save them.
Seeing the "divine beast" wreaking havoc, Ni Kun took advantage of the situation and took Tsunade and Zhu Yuyan to destroy the beast first.
Just as everyone was trying to kill the runaway divine beast.
Xu Fu turned north, east, west, and south, then turned north again and east again, then suddenly turned south, and suddenly turned west again. After a series of irregular serpentine movements, he successfully escaped from Yangzhi County.
Then, without looking back, he flew south.
He originally planned to go out of the border and head to the "end of the world" in the far north.
But now he was so frightened that he had lost confidence in his divinations. He was afraid that the mysterious strong man who killed the Night King was still lingering on the grassland. How could he dare to go any further north?
I just wanted to quickly escape from this dangerous northern land, find a place to heal my wounds, hide for a while, and stay out of the spotlight.
As for where to hide...
Whether it is Jiangnan, the East China Sea, or even running to Japan, it is better than staying in the north.
As for the west, he had never thought about it.
Because there is the Qin Emperor’s army to the west.
Even though he knew very well that the First Emperor who occupied Guanzhong was not the First Emperor of his world, the three words "First Emperor" were no less intimidating to him than Wu Wudi.
Subconsciously, I had already automatically ruled out the option of entering the First Emperor's territory.
After flying southward for more than a hundred miles, Xu Fu finally exited the "Seven Desperate Situations" and reorganized into a human form from gaseous form.
Although the Seven Ultimate Situations is a magical skill for escaping, it consumes too much energy. Even with Xu Fu's skills, it is impossible to abuse it wantonly.
If the situation was not urgent or the enemy's attack was not too fierce, he would not easily use this trick.
After escaping so far using the Seven Invincible Realms, he was running out of energy and felt very weak.
What made him even more shocked and angry was that his entire right arm, including half of his shoulder, had disappeared.
Even his powerful martial arts skills accumulated over more than a thousand years seemed to have been permanently taken away by a full ten percent - the upper limit of his martial arts skills was reduced by one tenth. This loss was much greater than the damage to his physical body.
Such a serious injury would not be cured in a short time even if the Phoenix Blood had a strong healing ability.
Phoenix blood is different from dragon essence.
No matter how serious the injury is, as long as the Dragon Yuan essence has not been completely consumed, it can be healed instantly.
Even if the body is beaten to pieces, it can be reborn instantly.
However, Phoenix blood is a slow way of healing. If the injury is too severe, it will take a long time to recover.
Now Xu Fu is missing his entire arm and half of his shoulder. I wonder how long it will take for him to recover.
More importantly, such serious injuries of limb mutilation would inevitably consume a large amount of his phoenix blood and essence, making his immortal body further weakened.
In fact, whether it is phoenix blood or dragon essence, the longevity brought by these two spiritual objects is not "true longevity" in essence.
Healing from injuries, being beaten too badly, or expending too much energy will all deplete the Phoenix Blood and Dragon Essence.
When the essence and energy are exhausted, the ability to live forever will also be lost.
At that time, Xu Fu was beaten up by Wu Wudi and was nearly beaten to death. As a result, too much of his phoenix blood and essence were lost, causing Xu Fu's body to begin to age and his lifespan to come to an end.
It was for this reason that Xu Fu had the idea of slaying the dragon.
It is also for this reason that he has such a deep-rooted fear of Wu Wudi.
"What's going on with that group of youngsters? Mountain and Sea Fist Classic, Harmonious Golden Finger, Unparalleled Sword Technique, Oracle Bone Dragon Claw... Why does everyone know the top ten martial arts?
“Could it be that Wu Wudi did not die of old age, but came to this world and accepted a group of successors?
“No, that kid surnamed Ni not only knows the top ten martial arts, he can also use flying swords, and has an evil magical power that can defeat my Seven Ultimate Realms and even plunder my skills!
"His background must be even more shocking! Wu Wudi might have been sent to this world by the person behind Ni Xiaozi, just like the Lord sent me to this world!"
Xu Fu knew that Lingyun Cave appeared in Shu.
But after hiding under the polar iceberg for many years, Xu Fu, who had only just cautiously come out to move around when Wu Wudi completely disappeared, had no idea that Wu Wudi had left a mural of a unicorn in the Lingyun Cave, which contained the true secrets of the "Xuanwu Zhengong".
He did not dare to use his art of divination on someone like Wu Wudi, who had a strange fate and a blood curse, for fear that he would be affected by the curse.
Therefore, when he saw that Ni Kun, Zhu Yuyan and others were all among the top ten in martial arts, his first suspicion was that Wu Wudi did not die of old age, but also came to this world.
"If Wu Wudi were still in this world, how amazing would his martial arts skills have improved over the years?"
Thinking that Wu Wudi's martial arts might have improved greatly, Xu Fu couldn't help but shudder. He felt panicky and took out a handful of healing and energy-replenishing pills, stuffed them into his mouth, swallowed them whole, and barely took a breath before running even faster.
He flew away for hundreds of miles in one breath. Even though he had no shortage of elixirs, the recovery of his true energy gradually began to fail to keep up with the consumption, and his body felt empty and weak.
"No, if I continue to use pills to replenish my Qi and suppress my injuries, my foundation will be severely damaged... I have to find a place to heal my wounds."
After looking around, he flew towards the top of a mountain.
Just as he was about to reach the top of the mountain, he saw a beautiful girl in a white dress, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a long sword on her back, coming down the mountain path and meeting him face to face.
"It's your bad luck that you shouldn't be here!"
Xu Fu grinned grimly, and his left hand formed a claw. A thick layer of ice crystals condensed on his five fingers, turning into a huge ice claw, and grabbed the girl like lightning.
His whereabouts must be kept absolutely secret, and anyone who sees him must be killed to avoid leaving any clues and being caught by Ni Kun and others.
The girl was walking peacefully and didn't provoke anyone, but she didn't expect to run into a one-armed man head-on. The man grinned at her for no apparent reason and suddenly attacked her. The girl drew out her sword without thinking and stabbed him.
clang!
The sword tip trembled and the sword whistled loudly.
The sharp sword energy surged out from the long sword , as if a snowy mountain collapsed and turned into a vast snow river, sweeping towards Xu Fu with a tremendous power that could bury everything.
Seeing this sword, Xu Fu trembled all over, his scalp exploded, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he cried out in shock:
"Sword surging in the snowy river? Heavenly Sword Art!"
Without saying a word, he didn't even have the courage to try to block the sword. He turned around, looked back, and performed the "Immortal Step". With a whoosh, he flew ten feet away. Without stopping, he disappeared in a few jumps at an extremely fast speed, as if he had teleported.
He ran so fast that the girl's sword only hit the air and didn't even touch the corner of his clothes.
The girl blinked in confusion:
"This guy has amazing martial arts skills! But what exactly does he want to do?"
There is no doubt that the girl is Shi Feixuan.
After parting with Ni Kun and his party at Yudujin Mountain, she went south alone, entered the Great Wall from Hequ, crossed Luliang Mountain, passed Loufan County, and passed Taiyuan without entering. She planned to go straight south to Luoyang to visit Master Lekong of Jingnian Zen Temple and inform him of the affairs of the grassland.
Unexpectedly, I met Xu Fu while I was on my way.
With Shi Feixuan's martial arts skills, she could not be Xu Fu's opponent even if Xu Fu was not in good condition.
Fortunately, Xu Fu was already a frightened bird. Seeing that Shi Feixuan was actually another descendant of "Wu Wudi", he thought that Ni Kun's party had already set up an "ambush from all sides" and were waiting for him to take the bait. How could he dare to stay for even a second?
Of course, it is better to leave first, using the most exquisite martial arts skills of your life.
Shi Feixuan looked at the direction where Xu Fu disappeared, and was confused for a long time. She really couldn't guess what that weird one-armed man was doing. She could only shake her head helplessly, put the sword back into the sheath, and continued to walk south towards Luoyang.
Xu Fu did not dare to go south any further, so he turned east and fled deep into the Taihang Mountains. He found a dark valley with high mountains, dense forests and no human traces, hid in a cave and lay dormant...
Yang straight.
Ni Kun grasped the last divine beast in his burning hand. With just a squeeze of the palm condensed by flames, the divine beast was turned into a lump of charcoal.
After destroying the ten beasts, Li Shimin and Li Xiuning came to Ni Kun with dusty faces and bowed to express their gratitude:
"Thank you, Master Ni, for eliminating a great threat to our Li family!"
Ni Kun smiled and asked:
"Shimin, don't you blame me for driving away your guest minister?"
Li Shimin looked at the messy official residence with corpses everywhere and said in hatred:
"That Xu Fu harbored evil intentions, and even tried to drug my brother and sister under the pretext of offering elixir. After his plot was exposed, he manipulated the 'divine beasts' to riot... The so-called divine beasts that we can control turned out to be just a trick for Xu Fu!
"If Master Ni hadn't exposed him, my Li family would have been fooled by Xu Fu and played around by him!"
Li Xiuning also stared at Ni Kun intently, and said with fear and gratitude:
"I don't know what was up with Xu Fu's Dingyan Pill. Thanks to Master Ni's warning, Xiuning would have taken it, and the consequences would be unpredictable. Now it's strange to think about it. Why was I so careless before that I took the Dingyan Pill without any warning?"
Ni Kun smiled and said:
"Xu Fu's cultivation is extremely profound. He can bewitch people with words and even eyes. It's not surprising that Xiuning was bewitched by him."
Li Xiuning's bright eyes flashed with fear:
"If Xu Fu comes back, how should we guard against him in the future?"
Ni Kun laughed:
"Xu Fu is very steady. After this defeat, he will not come to the Li Clan to cause trouble again in the short term unless he hears the news of my Ni Kun's death.
"Of course, you can't let your guard down. You should find some techniques that can strengthen your mind and spirit. As long as your mind and spirit are strong enough, you won't be deceived by Xu Fu."
The former statement is somewhat true. Given Xu Fu's prudent and cautious character, he would never easily show up to cause trouble again after suffering such a huge loss.
The latter statement is purely consolation.
Not to mention Xu Fu's spiritual cultivation, how high a spiritual realm must one have to reach in order to be completely unbewitched by him.
Let's say Xu Fu really wanted to take action against the Li family, couldn't he just force his way open?
With one move of "Heaven's Heart Tribulation" coming down, who in the huge Li family can withstand it?
You know, in Feng Yun, Xu Fu once used Tian Xin Jie to control Bu Jingyun, Nie Feng, Wuming, Nie Renwang and many other masters at the same time, and any one of the above masters was enough to sweep the Li family.
Even masters like Feng Yun were beaten by Xu Fu to the point where they had almost no power to fight back. If Xu Fu really wanted to force his way forward, how could the Li family be able to stop him?
Ni Kun also didn't understand why Xu Fu had to resort to so many tricks.
Is it out of a desire to play with people's hearts, or is there some other concern?
In short, no matter what, once Xu Fu decided not to play tricks and to use force directly, even if the Li family had thousands of troops, they would have no choice but to be killed.
Of course, Ni Kun would not say such a big truth openly.
He just comforted Li Shimin, Li Xiuning and others, then said goodbye and left with his people, allowing Li Shimin to clean up the mess with peace of mind.
After returning to the lodgings, Ni Kun praised Tsunade, Zhu Yuyan and others for their performance in the battle against Xu Fu. He then went to the quiet room alone, rubbed his hands with the mood of winning a big prize, and opened the redemption list.
The first thing he looked at was the [Bloodline] option.
But I looked through the list again and again, but couldn't find the "Phoenix Bloodline".
Among the [Bloodline] options, there are still only a few exchange options such as his own four spiritual bloodlines, as well as vampire bloodline, holy light physique, ghost bloodline, and red dragon warlock bloodline.
"What's going on? Why is there no phoenix blood?"
Ni Kun was very surprised and asked about the reincarnation watch.
A cold electronic sound sounded:
"Xu Fu's realm is extremely high, and he has some kind of 'alien power' protecting him. Unless we kill him completely, we can only defeat or injure him. We cannot scan and refresh his bloodline and all his skills."
Xu Fu’s realm is extremely high?
Ni Kun looked a little strange, and after thinking about it, he could only reluctantly admit that Xu Fu's defeat today was not due to his lack of strength, but purely because of his serious mental problems.
If Xu Fu could have the determination and fighting spirit of Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, Huai Kong, and Huai Mie, or even just Duan Lang, then Ni Kun would have to spend a lot of money today to never really hurt Xu Fu.
You know, Xu Fu’s “immortal body” was such that he was fine even if his heart was pierced by a peerless sword.
Such a strong man can be injured and forced to retreat without sacrificing a single day of his life, just by using his psychological shadow. His record is already quite brilliant.
"It seems that if I want to obtain the immortal bloodline of the Phoenix, I must kill Xu Fu completely.
"It's a pity that the old coward escaped so decisively that I don't know where he is hiding now. It's not easy to kill him."
Ni Kun shook his head regretfully and opened the [Kung Fu] list. As expected, the complete "Sacred Heart Sutra" was not refreshed. Only four skills, Shocking Tribulation, Emperor's Thunder, Snow Blood Claw, and Ten Thousand Ren Piercing the Clouds, were refreshed.
Of course, these four skills are also extremely powerful, and they are all the long-range skills that Ni Kun likes. After learning them, they can greatly enrich Ni Kun's means of fighting the enemy.
“My bloodline hasn’t been refreshed yet, and I only have four skills. Fortunately, I grabbed him with the Blood Evil Searching Claw and got a lot of pure energy, which greatly strengthened my own foundation… I made a big profit in this battle after all!”
After comforting himself, Ni Kun did not hesitate and, relying on his rich assets, directly received the "Shocking Eyes" initiation and learned it. From then on, his pupil technique was no longer limited to defense and counterattack, but also had the ability to actively attack.
As for Emperor Sky's Wild Thunder, Snow Blood Claw, and Ten Thousand Ren Piercing the Clouds, Ni Kun had no shortage of similar long-range means, so he did not choose the overly expensive initiation, and only exchanged for the secret manuals of the skills, intending to give them to Zhu Yuyan and others for study.
As for himself, he doesn't have time to study it for the time being. He will discuss and exchange ideas with them after they have mastered it.
Speaking of which, Ni Kun was not reluctant to share his other skills with Zhu Yuyan and others, even the "Yuanpin Dzi Bead" he generously shared.
The only thing he didn't teach was the "Blood Evil God-Slaying Sword and Blood Evil God-Searching Claw" to Zhu Yuyan and others.
One reason is that it is not easy to practice these two evil magical powers. Even with his physique, when he was practicing the Blood Evil Killing God Sword, he was repeatedly attacked by the backlash of the Golden Evil Energy. He suffered from tuberculosis and seven injuries, and vomited blood. It was only by relying on the self-healing of the Wood Spirit and Water Spirit bloodlines that he was able to force himself to practice successfully.
The second reason is that these two skills provide shortcuts to “getting something for nothing”.
The Blood Evil Killing God Sword and the Blood Evil Searching God Claw, as long as the seeds of magical powers are cultivated, they can replenish themselves by devouring the blood, qi and souls of living people. The more kills, the greater the benefits.
Even with Ni Kun's kindness and integrity, after he grabbed Xu Fu with his Bloody Evil Claws and gained weight suddenly, he couldn't help but feel his heart beating fast, and evil thoughts began to arise. He even had the idea of embarking on the path of cannibalism to prove his truth and never having to practice hard again.
Later, when he was killing the "divine beast", he used supreme willpower to barely restrain the urge to use the Bloody Evil Blade and Bloody Evil Searching Claws to kill the divine beast, and only used ordinary skills to kill the divine beast.
He knew very well that if he used the Blood Evil series of magical powers to kill the divine beast again, he would certainly be able to make a fortune from the divine beast's extremely strong blood and energy, but the impact on his mind would definitely be extremely huge.
Maybe he will gradually become addicted to the pleasure of getting something for nothing and becoming stronger quickly just by killing, and he will really become a demon who eats people to prove his truth.
However, these two magical powers cannot actually lead to "proof of the truth".
They are only the power of killing and lack the fundamental magic of the Blood Evil Sect. No matter how powerful the two Blood Evil magical powers are, they are only the ability to fight and kill, and the stronger the magical power, the easier it is to get out of control.
If one is obsessed with using the Blood Evil Supernatural Power to become stronger by taking shortcuts, and ignores one's own foundation, allowing the Blood Evil Supernatural Power to exceed one's own fundamental cultivation, then sooner or later one will be controlled by the supernatural power and become its puppet, manipulated by the evil nature of the supernatural power to launch a massacre, and nourish the power of the supernatural power with the blood, qi and soul of all living beings.
Ni Kun thought to himself that even a kind-hearted, benevolent and benevolent person like himself could hardly resist the temptation of these two shortcuts to the magic skills. If he passed these two skills to Zhu Yuyan and other magic girls whose moral bottom line was far lower than his...
The consequences would be really unpredictable.
Therefore, Ni Kun could teach Zhu Yuyan and the others any martial arts, except for the magical powers such as the Blood Evil series, which he absolutely could not teach them.
After taking stock of the gains from the practice, Ni Kun had a vague intuition that the earth-based spiritual power accumulated in his blood seemed to be on the verge of a critical point. He immediately got into position and activated the Earth-based Diagram of the Longevity Secret, intending to break through that critical point in one go.
With one claw of the Blood Evil Searching Claw, he caught part of Xu Fu's flesh, the blood of the phoenix, and even all of his powerful strength that had been tempered over thousands of years, and refined them all into pure vitality to feed back to Ni Kun.
Not only did the Blood Evil Searching God Claw's cultivation level increase dramatically, saving several years of hard work, the four elements of blood were also greatly strengthened. Even the spiritual power required for the earth bloodline was close to perfection under the mutual generation of the five elements.
So Ni Kun practiced for just over two hours before he felt an irresistible sleepiness coming over him. He then fell into a deep sleep without any resistance, and began another transformation.
