Chapter 184: Fake Dan Battle, Chu Qingyi!

In the guest room, Lu Changsheng finished drawing five Second-Tier Spirit Talisman. He then brewed a pot of Spirit Tea, sat down to rest, and closed his eyes to recover his Qi.

Although the spirit ship had a pseudo-core true man overseeing it, making it very stable.

You never know what unexpected event might occur.

So after drawing a few talismans, Lu Changsheng would rest and recover to maintain his peak state.

“Fellow Daoists and passengers, I am Real Man Chiyan. I just received an urgent call for help from the sect, so we are temporarily diverting course to assist. Please stay calm and don’t panic.”

At this moment, a deep and old voice echoed throughout the entire spirit ship.

“Hmm? Emergency call for help?”

Lu Changsheng paused upon hearing these words.

He opened his eyes and looked at the trip meter in the room.

He then noticed that the spirit ship, which had been heading east, was now turning and deviating from its route to Nine Heavens Immortal City.

“What kind of help request makes a pseudo-core true man choose to divert the spirit ship to support?”

Lu Changsheng was puzzled.

He knew that the identity Jade Token of the Azure Cloud Sect disciples could be used to call for help.

As long as a call for help was made, other Azure Cloud Sect disciples within a few hundred miles could receive the distress signal.

But now, a call for help made a pseudo-core true man divert such a giant spirit ship to provide support.

This made him realize that the matter was not simple.

Lu Changsheng looked out at the sea of clouds.

At this moment, the speed of the spirit ship had significantly increased.

It was obviously accelerating towards the place needing help.

“Am I really this unlucky? Encountering an accident on my first spirit ship journey?”

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but murmur to himself.

He took this spirit ship to Nine Heavens Immortal City for convenience and speed.

If there was a major trouble at the support location and he got involved, he would be really annoyed.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng heard footsteps in the corridor outside.

It seemed that some passengers, after hearing about the course deviation, were leaving their rooms to go to the deck and inquire about the situation.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Changsheng also put away his Talisman Pen, talisman paper, and spirit ink, and left the guest room to see what was happening.

At this moment, there were several Foundation Establishment cultivators on the deck.

They were inquiring about the situation with each other.

But none of them knew what was going on.

Soon, everyone stood on the deck, looking down at the sea of clouds to see where the spirit ship was heading.

After about half an hour of rapid flight, a heavy spiritual pressure suddenly came from the distant sky.

“Pseudo-core true man!?”

Lu Changsheng and the others on the deck looked towards the distant sky.

From this spiritual pressure, they immediately knew that it was the might of a pseudo-core true man!

They saw a chaotic aura breaking through the clouds, rushing towards the spirit ship.

A black divine light was chasing behind, constantly attacking the escaping light ahead.

“Boom!”

A beam of axe light slashed out from the black divine light, with countless runes flashing on it, raising layer upon layer of black storm blades that swept away the sea of clouds, causing the escaping light ahead to groan, spit blood, and almost fall from the sea of clouds.

“How dare you harm a true disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect!”

At the top of the giant spirit ship, a woman who appeared to be in her fifties, with a stern and majestic face, wearing a red robe, suddenly opened her eyes and shouted.

Then, with a ‘swish’, she turned into a divine light and flew out from the spirit ship.

Her whole body was filled with pseudo-core Qi, turning the sea of clouds red like a burning cloud, radiating intense heat.

“So it’s a true disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect calling for help. No wonder Real Man Chiyan chose to divert the spirit ship to support.”

“Who is this pseudo-core true man that dares to chase a true disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect?”

“As expected of a true disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, enduring so long under a pseudo-core true man’s attack.”

“Naturally, true disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect have Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation and are invincible at the same level. As long as they don’t die young, they can at least become pseudo-core true men in the future.”

The people on the deck couldn’t help but discuss upon seeing this scene.

Lu Changsheng was also surprised.

After spending so much time with Xiao Xiyue, he knew about the disciple hierarchy in the Azure Cloud Sect.

Outer disciples, inner disciples, core disciples, and true disciples!

True disciples had Late-Stage Foundation Establishment strength and were the core formation seeds of the Azure Cloud Sect.

As long as they didn’t die young, they were future elders with real power in the Azure Cloud Sect, with unlimited prospects.

But now, a pseudo-core true man was chasing a true disciple in the Azure Cloud Sect’s territory.

“If it’s just a pseudo-core true man, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”

Seeing that there was only one pseudo-core true man chasing, Lu Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that he wouldn’t get involved in any major trouble because of this.

After all, on the spirit ship, there was not only a pseudo-core true man from the Azure Cloud Sect.

There were also three or four Foundation Establishment cultivators and over twenty Foundation Establishment passengers from the Azure Cloud Sect.

If the Azure Cloud Sect needed help, everyone would likely be willing to assist.

“Boom boom boom——”

The Azure Cloud Sect’s Real Man Chiyan held a red flag.

As the flag waved, red flames that could burn the sky and boil the sea erupted, turning into fire dragons that intercepted the black divine light.

Then, with a powerful Qi hand, she tried to bring the Azure Cloud Sect’s true disciple onto the spirit ship.

“Get lost!”

The black divine light revealed a black-robed man with a hidden face.

Seeing the fire dragons in front of him, he was furious and slashed forward with a black giant axe.

Countless dark runes appeared, accompanied by a terrifying aura, extinguishing the fire dragons and releasing a terrifying might.

Even though the giant spirit ship was surrounded by a formation’s spiritual light, the terrifying aura of this strike made everyone’s blood churn and hearts race.

“Is this the strength of a pseudo-core true man? Truly terrifying.”

Lu Changsheng was amazed at the battle between the two pseudo-core true men. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

This was his first time seeing pseudo-core true men in action.

He immediately gained a rough understanding of their strength.

He knew that he was no match for a pseudo-core true man at this point.

“If I encounter a pseudo-core true man, I must seize the initiative and use hundreds of Second-Tier Spirit Talisman to form a talisman array to have a chance of killing them.”

Lu Changsheng watched the battle between the two pseudo-core true men, pondering to himself.

He knew that with his current strength, the only way to kill a pseudo-core true man was to rely on forming a talisman array.

He currently had over two hundred Second-Tier talismans.

Once he used them to form a talisman array, even a pseudo-core true man couldn’t withstand it.

But likewise, it wouldn’t be easy to find an opportunity to kill them in the talisman array.

After all, becoming a pseudo-core true man meant they weren’t fools and had many means.

As long as they sensed danger, they could quickly escape.

“I heard that the Qi of a pseudo-core true man is only sixty to seventy percent of a core formation true man’s.”

“So, if I encounter a core formation true man, I must run immediately.”

From the strength of the pseudo-core true men in front of him, Lu Changsheng roughly estimated the strength of core formation true men.

He knew that he still had a chance to fight against a pseudo-core true man.

But facing a core formation true man, there was almost no hope, and he could only think of escaping.

“Boom boom boom——”

The battle between the two pseudo-core true men continued, their might was incredibly terrifying, causing the sea of clouds to churn and surge.

At this moment, the true disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect was also brought onto the spirit ship by Real Man Chiyan’s powerful Qi and was caught by a Azure Cloud Sect disciple.

“It’s her, Fairy Qingyi of the Azure Cloud Sect!”

“Fairy Qingyi? The disciple of Real Man Caiyun, Chu Qingyi!”

Someone on the deck recognized the true disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect.

“Disciple of Real Man Caiyun, Chu Qingyi, Xiao Xiyue’s senior sister?”

Lu Changsheng was also surprised upon hearing this.

He knew that Xiao Xiyue’s master was Real Man Caiyun of the Azure Cloud Sect.

But he didn’t know much about Xiao Xiyue’s other fellow disciples.

He didn’t expect that the true disciple being chased was Xiao Xiyue’s senior sister.

Lu Changsheng looked at this Fairy Qingyi.

She appeared to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a delicate and beautiful face, both soft and heroic.

She was wearing a white martial outfit that accentuated her curvy and exquisite figure.

But at this moment, her aura was chaotic and weak, her white clothes were torn and covered with terrifying blood marks, and blood was gushing from her dark wounds.

Her delicate and beautiful face was shrouded in wisps of gray aura, making her eyes tightly closed, showing a painful expression.

“Senior Sister Qingyi.”

The nearby Azure Cloud Sect disciple immediately took out a pill and fed it to Chu Qingyi.

“Yin Corpse! This person is a demonic cultivator!”

“These three Yin Corpses appear to be peak Second-Tier Copper Corpses!”

At this moment, someone watching the battle between the two fake Dan experts exclaimed aloud.

In the sea of clouds ahead, the black-robed fake Dan fought with Real Man Chiyan for a moment, then clasped his hands together, causing three coffins to fly out.

From within, three zombies, pitch black and with muscles like cast copper, exuding a chilling aura, emerged.

“Roar—”

The three zombies let out beast-like roars, charging fearlessly at Real Man Chiyan.

Real Man Chiyan’s red flag fluttered in his hand as fire spread around him. From his chest, he pulled several talismans, transforming into golden lightning that struck the three zombies.

Zombies, being of a cold and yin nature, fear yang fire and lightning.

Faced with waves of fire and golden lightning, the three zombies howled in pain. Their dark bodies, as if plunged into boiling oil, sprouted dense white spots.

“Hah!”

Seeing this, the black-robed fake Dan clasped his hands again, summoning a black bowl from which streams of different evil energies flew out, entering the three zombies.

The three zombies visibly began to recover, causing Real Man Chiyan and Lu Changsheng to twitch involuntarily.

“What kind of zombies are these? They have such terrifying bodies and are unafraid of yang fire and lightning!”

Real Man Chiyan’s eyelids twitched, sensing danger.

“Kill!”

The black-robed fake Dan snorted coldly, wielding a giant black axe, attacking Real Man Chiyan. The three zombies coordinated with his assault, forcing Real Man Chiyan to retreat repeatedly, struggling to defend himself.

“Not good!”

Everyone on the deck saw this and showed worried expressions.

If Real Man Chiyan lost, they would all be in danger.

“Xuanfeng, prepare the Cloud Peak Cannons!”

At this moment, Real Man Chiyan gave up on attacking, switching to defense. He summoned a fiery phoenix shield to protect himself and shouted.

“Yes!”

A Azure Cloud Sect Foundation Establishment disciple on the third floor of the spirit ship immediately responded.

Soon, a surge of powerful energy flowed through the giant spirit ship.

On the ship, several cannons glowed with spiritual light, resembling ancient fierce beasts, slowly opening their massive mouths, brewing immense terror.

Standing on the deck, Lu Changsheng and others felt the brewing terror of the cannons, their hearts pounding.

“These cannons, with a full-strength strike, might be equivalent to a Core Formation expert’s full-strength attack!”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself, finding the spirit ship terrifying.

A formation like the one at Hongye Valley Marketplace would be shattered with one strike from these cannons.

At this moment, he realized the importance of a good formation.

“Damn it!”

Seeing the cannons charging, the black-robed fake Dan’s eye twitched. He felt a bad premonition.

He knew that once targeted, a single strike would reduce him to ashes.

“Fire Dragon Pillar, suppress!”

At this moment, Real Man Chiyan summoned a fire pillar as tall as a man, with a lifelike fire dragon carved on it.

The fire dragon carving flew out, transforming into a fire dragon chain, roaring towards the black-robed fake Dan, aiming to bind him and let the cannons obliterate him.

“This little girl was poisoned by my Yin Corpse’s poison. Now that the poison is attacking her heart, she won’t live long.”

The black-robed fake Dan glanced at the attack, then at the spirit ship, unwilling. He swung his giant axe, retrieved the three zombies, and quickly fled as a divine rainbow.

“Phew!”

Real Man Chiyan watched the opponent retreat, breathing a sigh of relief.

If the fight had continued, she wouldn’t have been able to win against the three peak Foundation Establishment zombies.

As for the spirit ship’s cannon attack.

If such an attack were launched, binding the opponent would also involve her.

So, unless necessary, she didn’t want to use such a mutually damaging tactic.

She transformed into a divine rainbow, quickly returning to the deck.

“Elder.”

“Greetings, Real Man Chiyan.”

Lu Changsheng and others immediately bowed to the fake Dan expert.

In the cultivation world, strength often equates to seniority.

“Hmm.”

Real Man Chiyan nodded slightly and quickly checked on Chu Qingyi.

“Elder Chiyan.”

Chu Qingyi slightly opened her eyes, weakly calling out to Real Man Chiyan.

“Nephew Qingyi, what happened? Who is this demonic cultivator?”

Real Man Chiyan immediately asked.

“Xiahou family.”

Chu Qingyi, her face covered in gray death energy, spoke weakly.

Before she could finish, she spat out a mouthful of black blood.

The blood splattered on the deck, corroding it heavily, and she fainted again.

“Xiahou family.”

Real Man Chiyan’s face darkened upon hearing this.

Seeing Chu Qingyi faint, she knew her condition was critical.

Immediately, she took Chu Qingyi off the deck.

“Xiahou family? Could it be the Blackwater Xiahou family?”

“Hiss, I remember Blackwater Pool is not far from here, in Xiahou family’s territory.”

“Could that demonic cultivator be the Xiahou family’s ancestor?”

“That’s impossible. The Xiahou family is a major cultivation family in our Jiang Kingdom for hundreds of years. How could they be a demonic force?”

“If the Xiahou family is indeed a demonic family, this news is shocking.”

Everyone on the deck was stunned upon hearing the name ‘Xiahou family.’

Lu Changsheng was also surprised.

He knew about the Blackwater Xiahou family.

It was a major cultivation family with a fake Dan expert.

In the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world, under the Azure Cloud Sect’s jurisdiction, it was considered a top cultivation family.

But now, this Xiahou family was suspected to be a demonic force.

In the Jiang Kingdom cultivation world, which belongs to the righteous faction.

Demonic forces are not tolerated. If they appear openly, they are eradicated by the major sects.

An old and powerful cultivation family with a fake Dan expert, being a demonic force, was astonishing.

“If it’s true, it explains why they dare to hunt down Azure Cloud Sect’s true disciples.”

“Indeed, the Xiahou family’s Blackwater Pool is under Azure Cloud Sect’s jurisdiction.”

“Once confirmed as a demonic force, Azure Cloud Sect will send Core Formation experts and troops to destroy the Blackwater Xiahou family.”

Everyone was shocked by this news and began to discuss it.

“Fellow Daoists, please keep today’s events confidential.”

The spirit ship turned around, heading back to the Azure Cloud Sect at full speed.

A Azure Cloud Sect disciple came to the deck and spoke to everyone.

“Rest assured, fellow Daoist. I, Xu, will not spread today’s events.”

Hearing this, someone immediately swore a Heart Demon Oath, promising not to leak the information.

Seeing this, others also swore Heart Demon Oaths, including Lu Changsheng.

After all, they had to show respect to Azure Cloud Sect.

As things settled, the spirit ship resumed its journey. Lu Changsheng returned to his cabin.

“Is there a healer skilled in detoxification among you?”

Soon after, a deep, thick voice echoed through the spirit ship.

It was Real Man Chiyan’s voice from earlier.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng immediately guessed that Fairy Qingyi urgently needed treatment.

From his brief observation, he saw that Fairy Qingyi was enveloped in death energy, severely injured, and poisoned.

But he didn’t expect the poison to stump even Real Man Chiyan.

They needed a healer on the spirit ship.

“I wonder if there’s a healer on this spirit ship.”

“If there’s no healer, by the time they return to Azure Cloud Sect, Fairy Qingyi might die.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

Although he had many means.

He wasn’t skilled in healing and detoxification, so he couldn’t help.