Chapter 776: Chapter 254: Spilled Water (Happy Birthday, Ning Zhuo!)
Jin Yangzi waved his sleeve, turned around, and left the hall with confidence.
It was not until he left the courtyard that the male concubines began to talk amongst themselves.
“This guy Jin Yangzi, he’s just too arrogant!”
“Hmph, after all, he’s a demon cultivator. Truly barbaric, let’s not bother with him.”
“Alas, we, proud members of the Human Clan, are constantly overshadowed by this demon cultivator. It’s truly embarrassing.”
“Can you blame us? This person is a True Disciple of the Seven Feathers Alliance. It’s said he carries the incomplete bloodline of the Three-legged Golden Crow. This time he came to the Yin Tide Black Swamp Wetland to fulfill a favor owed by White-headed Dragon Lord and the Seven Feathers Alliance. How can ordinary people like us stand against such a figure?”
“Cangyang Villa also indulges him. We must report at least three times when going out, but he just needs to say a word to the guards and he leaves directly!”
Sun Lingtong listened to the exchange and couldn’t help but feel a slight movement in his heart.
The Seven Feathers Alliance is a superpower, similar to the Soul Devouring Sect and Bukong Sect, but primarily comprised of demon cultivators. It was originally established by seven ancient spirit birds who provided the foundational structure.
White-headed Dragon Lord is also a renowned Transforming Spirit Level expert in Flying Cloud Country!
Upon reviewing the ranking board, Sun Lingtong discovered that it lists contributions of Yang Energy, encompassing all male concubines of Cangyang Villa. But only the top fifty names are listed, and naturally, Jiao Ma (Ning Zhuo) was not among them.
“Thus, Jin Yangzi has long occupied the top spot on the board, with formidable strength and an extremely powerful background. The key is his excellent bloodline, which holds enormous potential!”
“No wonder he’s so arrogant, nobody dares to provoke him.”
Sun Lingtong left the courtyard and went to the gatekeeper, coincidentally seeing the departing figure of Jin Yangzi.
“He’s leaving too?” Sun Lingtong’s heart stirred.
“Jin Yangzi has treasures all over him. If I make a move on him, how much can I get?”
Sun Lingtong licked his lips, his interests surfacing in his heart.
“Jin Yangzi is a True Disciple of the Seven Feathers Alliance. The True Disciples of such superpowers have varied cultivation levels, at least Golden Core Level, and some are at the Nascent Soul Level.”
“Jin Yangzi must be merely a Golden Core!”
Sun Lingtong was quite confident in his speculation.
White Paper Immortal City has internal and external troubles, so it’s impossible for other forces’ Nascent Soul Level existences to come into the city.
If Jin Yangzi truly was at the Nascent Soul Level, he definitely wouldn’t be staying at Cangyang Villa.
“This man can be stolen!” Sun Lingtong, having originated from Bukong Sect, was not intimidated by Jin Yangzi’s background, but instead felt more eager.
Sun Lingtong, having acquired the Void Evil God Bone Marrow in the Thousand Peak Forest, saw his stealing technique greatly improved, filling him with confidence!
Considering this, Sun Lingtong quietly followed behind Jin Yangzi, using his stealing technique to subtly collect his strands of qi.
At a crossroads, Sun Lingtong and Jin Yangzi chose different directions.
He didn’t rush to make a move.
On one hand, he needed long-term observation and intelligence gathering, and on the other, there were important matters to attend to first. Otherwise, Sun Lingtong couldn’t go back to report to Ning Zhuo.
Being new to White Paper Immortal City, Sun Lingtong was unfamiliar with it. After wandering around for a while, he finally found a more reliable avenue, where the other party secretly sold various confidential information.
Following the path, Sun Lingtong entered an alley and as he gradually got closer, he suddenly felt a familiar presence of Jin Yangzi.
“Is he nearby too?”
Since it was on the way, Sun Lingtong decisively chose to hide his presence and approach quietly.
In the alley, Jin Yangzi, with hands clasped behind his back, strolling slowly, suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned abruptly: “Hmph! The ones who sneak about, having followed me all the way, still won’t come out?”
Sun Lingtong’s heart tightened instantly, ready to activate his stealing technique to get away, only to have Jin Yangzi glance towards his position: “I’m not talking about you, you short thing.”
“Hehehe.” After a burst of cold laughter, a cultivator revealed himself.
Sun Lingtong turned his head abruptly, seeing this person hunched over, the skin all over his body bloated, eyes with dark bags, and hair wet, with water constantly dripping to the ground, as though he had just crawled out of a river.
Sun Lingtong’s hair stood on end, shocked and terrified!
He hadn’t realized there was another person following behind him.
Jin Yangzi still stood with hands behind his back, arrogantly asking: “Who are you?”
The mysterious cultivator, with bloodshot eyes, fixed his gaze on Jin Yangzi: “The one who will take your life.”
Jin Yangzi laughed heartily: “Sneaky one, afraid to even reveal your name, such a despicable person can take the life of me, Jin Yangzi? Do you know that I discovered you long ago and purposely led you here?”
Before the voice fell, Jin Yangzi suddenly made a move, cutting out a golden knife light with a palm blade.
As soon as he acted, he suddenly revealed a Golden Core Level aura, with an imposing presence.
However, the sharp golden knife light shrunk progressively as it approached the mysterious cultivator. Until it reached the mysterious cultivator’s visage, it was only marble-sized, its power weakened to the extreme.
The mysterious cultivator extended a finger and lightly flicked, shattering the knife light.
He spoke sinisterly: “Do you think you discovered me by accident? I let you see me purposely.”
“Hehehe, I was sure of your nature, knowing you would lure me to reveal myself and act personally.”
“Jin Yangzi, you’re too proud. That is your path to destruction!”
Dojo—Dragon Pond of Hidden Scale.
In an instant, the alley vanished, transforming into a waterfall.
The waterfall incessantly surged into a deep pool, roaring with a resounding noise, water vapors spreading.
Jin Yangzi’s pupils contracted instantly, soaring into the sky.
Sun Lingtong, meanwhile, leaped onto rocky hills in the pool. His position was awkward, being caught between the two.
Meanwhile, opposite Jin Yangzi across the pool, the mysterious cultivator suddenly attacked.
He used Water Element Technique, conjuring dragon-shaped waves from the pool.
The long dragon ascended, charging at Jin Yangzi.
Jin Yangzi took out a long spear, gently touched it, the spear’s light dazzling, and then blew the water dragon apart.
Jin Yangzi snorted dismissively: “The dojo surprised me, you worship Hidden Scale Dragon Lord? But with such an offensive, you can’t even give me a tickle!”
“Is that so?” The mysterious cultivator sneered, continuously casting spells.
But no matter the form the water waves took, Jin Yangzi easily shattered them.
“Strange!” Sun Lingtong felt a sense of foreboding arise within him.
Fortunately, for now, the other two did not attack him, as they clearly regarded each other as major threats.
Jin Yangzi effortlessly dismantled the mysterious cultivator’s several attempts to attack, yet he showed no signs of pride, instead revealing frustration: “Do you look down on me? Show your true skills now!”
The mysterious cultivator sneered again: “I’ve already shown my skills.”
Jin Yangzi said coldly: “If this is only Foundation Establishment level, I will dismember you to relieve my anger!”
The mysterious cultivator snorted coldly: “Jin Yangzi, you’re no more than this, haven’t you noticed anything amiss yet?”
“Amiss?” With the mysterious cultivator’s reminder, Jin Yangzi scanned his surroundings with his Divine Sense but found nothing suspicious.
But in the next moment, his face changed dramatically.
This was because the mysterious cultivator launched another attack, and this time the spell directly seized the Magic Artifact and Magic Treasure from Jin Yangzi.
His clothes, boots, and so forth were all Magic Treasure level, and at this moment, surrounded by water vapor, they were stripped from Jin Yangzi.
Jin Yangzi hurriedly infused Divine Sense and Mana, but his connection with many Magic Treasures dissipated completely, leaving him unable to invoke them.
“What kind of technique is this?!” Jin Yangzi was both shocked and furious.
Sun Lingtong’s eyes brightened, blurting out: “Overturning Water, it’s Overturning Water!”
Water Element Sin Treasure—Overturning Water, cuts off contact with the covered items. As the saying goes, spilled water is hard to retrieve!
Most of Jin Yangzi’s treasures were contaminated and eroded by Overturning Water, severing contact with him.
It must be known these Magic Treasures must be refined before they can be used.
Jin Yangzi realized but was too late.
He screamed angrily, returning to his original form as a golden-feathered crow.
The crow soared into the sky, attempting to break through the dojo and escape.
But the next moment, a waterfall descending from the sky slapped him down directly.
Suddenly, blinding golden light surged in the vast water flow, the water’s surface abruptly swelled, and then exploded.
Demon Art—Red Blood Golden Light Slash!
This move has significant side effects, but its power often exceeds a cultivator’s limits.
Jin Yangzi was very decisive, resolutely fighting as if his life depended on it.
The mysterious cultivator grunted, the roar of the dojo waterfall was almost as majestic and prolonged as a dragon’s roar.
Red Blood Golden Light was affected and corroded by the dragon roar, rapidly shrinking, its power plummeting to the bottom.
Jin Yangzi gritted his teeth but was helpless.
“Not good, too bad!” Sun Lingtong had initially hoped for Jin Yangzi to break through the dojo, allowing Sun Lingtong a chance to escape.
In the end, Jin Yangzi was completely suppressed by the mysterious cultivator!
“Even though it’s a dojo, I’m acknowledged in the White Paper Immortal City and not suppressed by the Immortal City Great Array!” Jin Yangzi stared intently at the mysterious cultivator. “You’re also Golden Core level, not suppressed. Who exactly are you?!”
The mysterious cultivator smiled coldly: “The one who will kill you.”
The surging water waves fiercely engulfed Jin Yangzi.
Jin Yangzi desperately flapped his wings, striving to break out, several times breaking the water’s surface, only to be slapped down again by the waterfall.
After several rounds of this, Jin Yangzi gradually exhausted his strength, his representative golden light finally disappeared into the pool.
Stealing Technique—Pierce Through!
Sun Lingtong attempted to escape in desperation.
The mysterious cultivator didn’t even need to take action, relying solely on this dojo, Sun Lingtong failed utterly.
“In this dojo, any means employed by enemies are subject to severe weakening.”
“Little Zhuo, quickly save me!”
The next moment, Life Hanging Thread burst with power, emitting dazzling mirror light.
The mirror light enveloped Sun Lingtong, making him vanish from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already back in the Cangyang Villa’s best room. Ning Zhuo lifted the Lifebound Magical Artifact Spirit Communication Mirror, saving Sun Lingtong.
“What happened, boss?” Ning Zhuo only acted in urgency due to the call for help and didn’t know what happened before.
Sun Lingtong patted his chest: “Too… too thrilling…”
For a moment, he couldn’t speak clearly.
“Huh?” The mysterious cultivator was astonished that Sun Lingtong had escaped.
“The method just now was performed from outside to inside, free from dojo suppression, seems like some kind of summoning technique?”
“Oh well.”
“Jin Yangzi’s death can’t be concealed from others, never intended to hide it.”
“White Paper Immortal City, hehe, should fall into turmoil now.”
The mysterious cultivator took out a Bone Ball and directly threw it, transforming into a Ghost Gate Pass.
With Ghost Gate Pass open, countless Water Ghost Shadow Soldiers were already prepared, rushing in together!
Soon after, in the quiet alley, sounds of screams and cries for help echoed, all order lost, in utter chaos.
Yin Soldiers attacked!
Clang clang clang…
The warning bell of White Paper Immortal City rang, echoing throughout the city.
The Immortal City Great Array activated, fiercely suppressing the emergent Water Ghost Shadow Soldiers.
The City Guard Army was immediately dispatched.
However, midway, they received orders from above, commanding a sizeable portion of cultivators to hurry to the city walls for defense.
The Ghost Tide had arrived early!