Chapter 134: Summer Wanderings

The Bloodthirsty Black Demon was not particularly powerful, possessing only peak Mysterious Rank cultivation.

With its strength, it should never have been a match for the prodigy Xia Dang. Yet it had chosen its moment perfectly.

Both Xia Dang and the Crab-Claw Fiend had been caught completely off guard and bound tightly. They could do nothing but remain helplessly where they were, feeling the blood and vitality within their bodies being devoured bit by bit.

People commonly called this sensation “waiting to die.”

As a prodigy, when had Xia Dang ever endured such torment? His willpower was gradually ground away, and he could scarcely see any hope.

But the instant he saw Qingxi hold his own against the Bloodthirsty Black Demon, his hope for survival flared once more.

“Brother, as long as you save me, I’ll give you all the treasures on me!”

“Brother, you look extraordinary—handsome and refined. I have an elder sister as beautiful as a lotus emerging from clear water. As long as you save me, I can introduce you to her!”

Xia Dang begged for help again.

He had been trapped for three days and three nights. He had always thought his willpower was strong, but after being tormented in the darkness underground until now, he realized just how fragile he truly was.

So much so that he sold out his own elder sister without the slightest hesitation.

Hearing Xia Dang’s words, Qingxi was speechless.

They said that if you wanted to discipline your little brother, you had to do it early. Apparently, that was no rumor.

Just look at Xia Dang. Was he even speaking like a human being?

Still, mockery aside, Qingxi said, “Don’t panic. Let me think of a way.”

He had never intended to stand by and do nothing.

Even if Xia Dang had said nothing, Qingxi had originally planned to eliminate the extraterrestrial fiend. And now that the Bloodthirsty Black Demon had attacked him as well, he certainly could not let it go.

Today, the Crab-Claw Fiend would die, Xia Dang would be saved, and the Bloodthirsty Black Demon would be destroyed.

As for Xia Dang’s sister… she was certainly much older than him. It would not be appropriate…

Bah!

What was he thinking?

Was he that kind of person?

Qingxi secretly cursed himself and warned himself to be an honest, kindhearted, down-to-earth man.

Little Assistant sneered. “Does the host really have no idea what kind of person he is?”

“Be quiet! I’m not. Don’t make things up!”

Qingxi responded with a flawless threefold denial, leaving Little Assistant speechless.

It felt that if its host ever attained enlightenment, the path he cultivated would certainly be the supposedly invincible Path of Shamelessness.

By then, he would only need to stand among a crowd. The divine radiance bursting from his face would be enough to make even the Heavenly Dao retreat three steps.

Qingxi coughed, wiping out his various unhealthy thoughts, then stared gravely at the tentacles repeatedly lashing against the spatial barrier.

The Bloodthirsty Black Demon’s cultivation was not high, but its body was nearly as tough as a half-step Earth-Rank spiritual weapon. Eliminating it would not be easy.

However, Qingxi soon came up with a plan.

Without making the slightest sound, his figure vanished.

The tentacles lashing toward him struck empty air and slammed into the stone wall beside them, shattering countless bits of rock with a deafening roar.

When Xia Dang saw Qingxi suddenly disappear, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him and hurriedly shouted, “Brother, don’t leave! My sister is as beautiful as a flower. Without me introducing you, how will you marry her?”

To preserve his life, Xia Dang felt that selling out his sister a little was actually acceptable.

Even if she found out, she would not blame him. Instead, she would praise his cleverness and reward him with several of her beloved slaps across the mouth.

Just as Xia Dang’s thoughts descended into chaos, several blazing arrows of light shot over from the distance. The astonishing heat radiating from them instantly evaporated the surrounding curtains of water.

The Bloodthirsty Black Demon sensed the danger and hurriedly swung the two tentacles that had been freed, attempting to knock away the Sunfire Arrows.

But it had still underestimated their power. Its tough tentacles were instantly nailed to the stone wall by the sharp arrows, while an intense, searing pain swept through its entire body. The Bloodthirsty Black Demon cried out in agony.

Its body was as tough as a half-step Earth-Rank weapon, but it was not truly Earth Rank.

For Qingxi, whose cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, if one arrow could not pierce through it, then he would simply fire several more.

Thus, he shot several arrows in succession. He had not expected the effect to be so astonishing—every arrow struck its heart.

Knowing that it was no match for him, the Bloodthirsty Black Demon immediately abandoned Xia Dang and the Crab-Claw Fiend. It whipped its four tentacles and fled toward the depths of the cavern like a shadow of darkness.

But several more Sunfire Arrows shot forth, pinning it firmly to the ground.

Seeing this, the Crab-Claw Fiend hurriedly released its pincers and turned to flee. Yet another Sunfire Arrow flew in and precisely pierced its core.

Watching the Crab-Claw Fiend—which had been evenly matched with him—die just like that, Xia Dang gulped hard. He looked toward the young figure approaching from the distance and felt that his opponent was overwhelmingly powerful, no weaker than Zhou Shitong, the number-one figure on the Rising Star Ranking.

However, Xia Dang had long since exhausted his strength. He soon collapsed limply to the ground, unable even to lift the great axe in his hand.

Qingxi made no attempt at false modesty. He collected the fallen Bloodthirsty Black Demon and the Crab-Claw Fiend into his system space, then looked toward Xia Dang, who had been reduced to little more than skin and bones.

After a brief scan, he determined that Xia Dang had merely lost too much blood and vitality. His life was not in danger.

With a period of recuperation, he would be able to recover his full strength.

“Thank you for saving my life, Brother. Xia Dang will never forget your kindness!”

Xia Dang expressed his gratitude, then used the last of his strength to open his storage bracelet. He took out several bottles of fragrant medicinal pills and swallowed them all. Color quickly returned to his face, and his aura soon recovered to half its former strength.

He still felt shaken by his narrow escape from death.

Fortunately, he had only been drained by the Bloodthirsty Black Demon for three days and three nights. If it had continued until the fifth day, the damage would have been irreversible.

At that point, unless he possessed exceptionally high-grade heavenly treasures, he would never have been able to return to normal in this lifetime.

“Savior, this is the reward I promised you. Please accept it.”

Without another word, Xia Dang removed the storage bracelet, erased his imprint from it, transformed it into an ownerless item, and handed it to Qingxi.

After using his Fortune and Misfortune Interdependence prediction, Qingxi learned that he was currently in a moderately auspicious state. He therefore accepted the storage bracelet without worry, though he was slightly surprised.

This storage bracelet was actually high grade as well, worth a fortune. Inside were no fewer than fifty fiend cores.

There were also one hundred and fifty spiritual medicines that had grown for more than a century, along with over a thousand low-grade spirit stones.

There were even dozens of bottles of Mysterious Rank medicinal pills.

As for radiant battle robes capable of withstanding a full-powered strike from someone at the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, there were several sets.

All told, the treasures inside this storage bracelet were worth at least three times as much as those belonging to Ji Mingshan and Bai Ruyu.

They were almost worth one-tenth of Qingxi’s own wealth!

That was precisely why he had shown such a surprised expression.

One had to understand that his current fortune exceeded that of an ordinary sect master by several times. Yet the contents of Xia Dang’s storage bracelet were actually worth one-tenth of his wealth. It was an astonishing display of riches.

“As expected of the second direct disciple of the Purple Cloud Sect. He carries so many spiritual medicines with him.”

Qingxi did not inspect the other contents of the storage bracelet in detail. Instead, he tossed it into his system space.

Seeing that Qingxi had shown only faint surprise, Xia Dang grew somewhat nervous.

“Savior, is it too little? I left the sect in such a hurry that I brought only one-fifth of my possessions. If you think it isn’t enough, I can give you more after I return to the sect.”

The corner of Qingxi’s mouth twitched slightly.

One-fifth?

The second-ranked figure on the Rising Star Ranking possessed such astonishing wealth?

Then wouldn’t Zhou Shitong, ranked first, practically be able to rival him?

Qingxi’s expression finally began to ripple with emotion.