Chapter 673: Buddhist Beads

So the purple-gold gourd turns out to be the magical treasure of Senior Yi Qi. Everyone in Chunjiang City raised their heads to watch the battle, awaiting the outcome, and Lu Yang was no exception.

He had only heard the name of the purple-gold gourd from his eldest senior sister, knowing that it contained the dual qi of yin and yang, and that anyone sucked into it would be torn to shreds by that dual qi in just a brief moment.

But he had not known exactly who possessed this magical treasure.

Previously, at a black market street stall, he had seen a magical treasure claiming to be the purple-gold gourd, and he had recognized it as a fake at a single glance.

Selling the entire black market would not even equal the value of the true purple-gold gourd's spout.

"Is it won just like that?" Lu Yang felt that this battle had ended incredibly quickly.

"Do you think a Half-Immortal is that easy to defeat? This fellow's embryonic Dao Fruit can create creation out of nothing; even if he is trapped in the gourd, he can still use this ability."

"Do not underestimate any Half-Immortal. This fellow's ability does not amount to much in the outside world, but once inside the Void Realm, few Half-Immortals can defeat him."

"That strong?"

Lu Yang was astonished, wondering if this meant the Void Sovereign had not yet exerted his true strength.

Sure enough, just as the Immortal Fairy expected, the purple-gold gourd shook violently, and no matter how Venerable Yi Qi used spells to suppress it, he could not stop the gourd from shaking.

The gourd spout was forced open by an endless array of magical treasures, and the Void Sovereign successfully broke free.

"It seems you, a Tribulation Transcension stage cultivator, are not completely useless."

The Void Sovereign was pitch-black, protected by countless layers of armor, which were riddled with scars, clearly damaged by the yin and yang dual qi.

Layer after layer of armor shed, yet the Void Sovereign himself was completely unharmed.

"Two senior brothers, I feel that the protective Buddhist beads I left for Benefactor Kongque have been activated; she is in danger over there, I will go take a look." Lu Yang was suddenly startled upon hearing Shi Chan's voice transmission.

"Be careful, Night Owl has not been seen all this time, it is highly likely he went to kill Miss Kongque, Old Meng and I will also rush over there!"

Lu Yang had guessed correctly; the moment Night Owl broke free from his constraints, his first instinct was to rush toward the inn to kill Miss Kongque.

He had said that anyone he set his sights on would either submit to him or die!

He was a man of his word.

"Pant, pant, who gave you this magical treasure!" Night Owl was panting heavily from exhaustion, Kongque was right before him, but no matter what method he used, he was blocked by the Buddhist beads in Kongque's arms.

The person who crafted this magical treasure must be an extremely powerful existence, with strength no weaker than his own!

"You do not need to know!"

Seeing that Night Owl could not harm her, Kongque let out a sigh of relief, thanks to the magical treasure gifted by Master Shi Chan.

She herself could not afford a magical treasure capable of blocking the attacks of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator for a quarter of an hour.

"Since I cannot deal with you for the moment, then this twin next to you, whether she is the younger or older sister, is in danger!"

Night Owl revealed a cruel smile, already imagining what kind of twisted and sorrowful expression Kongque would show after he killed Poria.

"Sister, run quickly!" Kongque said hastily, using her body to shield Poria, blocking an attack from Night Owl.

But her reaction speed was far inferior to Night Owl's; Night Owl only needed to circle around, and she would be unable to protect Poria.

Night Owl turned into a dark shadow and appeared behind Poria, leaving Poria wide open, the blue veins on her neck clearly visible.

Success!

A giant golden hand appeared, abruptly manifesting between Night Owl and Poria, blocking this fatal blow.

"Benefactor, your killing intent is too heavy."

Failing with one strike, Night Owl hastily retreated; the opponent's cultivation was not low, and he might suffer a disadvantage in a head-on battle.

He was an assassin, specializing in sneak attacks, and head-on combat was not his strength.

"Master Shi Chan!"

Seeing Shi Chan arrive, the two sisters felt as though they had seen the hope of survival, becoming incredibly excited.

"Little monk, Kongque's Buddhist beads were given by you!"

Seeing Shi Chan, Night Owl looked at him as if he were a mortal enemy.

Without those Buddhist beads, he would have succeeded long ago!

"Amitabha, Benefactor has a sharp eye; the sandalwood Buddhist beads are a magical treasure refined with aspiration power by this poor monk when I had an epiphany during the late Golden Core stage."

"Nonsense, that is impossible!"

Night Owl was furious; a magical treasure refined by the opponent during the late Golden Core stage could block his own attacks at the early Nascent Soul stage?

"Calm your anger, Benefactor, a monk does not speak falsehoods; this poor monk has suffered only one defeat since my debut, it is not shameful to lose to this poor monk."

Shi Chan was speaking the truth; the only time he had lost was when he went to the Dao-Asking Sect to challenge the eldest senior sister.

Night Owl grew even more enraged; as a man of status who had dispersed his cultivation to retrain, the master of the Night Pavilion who had struck terror into the hearts of countless cultivators during the Great Yu period, how could he fail to defeat a little monk of the later generations!

It must be a strategy to attack his mind!

"Little monk, I will make you understand the consequences of angering an assassin!"

A sword-washing pool over two meters long smashed through the wall and plunged straight into the inn corridor; Night Owl only felt a massive impact force strike him before he was knocked flying, several of his bones snapping as he flew out through the opposite wall.

"How is it, did the two young ladies get hurt, where is Night Owl?" Worried that Shi Chan could not defeat Night Owl, Lu Yang had hastily flown in riding the pool.

And truth be told, piloting a water pool was much faster than flying by himself.

Shi Chan pointed to the hole in the opposite wall, pressing his palms together.

"He has already been knocked flying by Senior Brother Lu Yang."

Immediately after, Meng Jingzhou walked in through the other side of the wall, carrying a person in his hand.

"When I came over, I saw someone lying on the roof, heavily injured, but he seems to still have breath, does any of you know this person, I see he can still be saved."

"Senior Brother Meng, this is Benefactor Night Owl, who was just knocked flying by Senior Brother Lu Yang."

"Ah, he is Night Owl, then forget it, no saving." Meng Jingzhou disdainfully threw Night Owl onto the ground, stomping on him twice for good measure.

What garbage, even Lu Yang could defeat him.

"Now what should we do..."

Before Meng Jingzhou could finish speaking, the earth shook violently, throwing the Poria sisters into a daze; the roof of the inn was directly lifted off, and as the dust cleared, the indifferent figure of the Void Sovereign was revealed, with various Tribulation-tier magical treasures floating around him, completely ignoring Lu Yang and the others.

They were merely a few Nascent Soul stage cultivators, amounting to nothing.

He pointed his finger, manifesting a drop of jade dew nectar, dripping it into Night Owl's mouth; Night Owl regained his vitality, his injuries recovering.

The purpose of his coming here was, first, to diminish the Tribulation Transcension stage cultivators of the Great Xia, and second, to have Night Owl nurture a batch of Body Integration stage assassins, both of which were meant to destroy the Great Xia established by Jiang Ping'an.

Lu Yang secretly thought that things were bad, which meant Venerable Yi Qi had lost.

The ability of the Void Sovereign's embryonic Dao Fruit was a secret; by pulling everyone into the Void Realm, it meant everyone had witnessed the Void Sovereign's methods, and the Void Sovereign had no intention of leaving anyone alive!

"Sovereign." Knowing he was no match for Lu Yang and the others, Night Owl slunk away behind the Void Sovereign.

The Void Sovereign casually swept his gaze past the three of them, his eyes falling upon Meng Jingzhou, his brow furrowing slightly.

"You are of the Meng family?"

He had been jointly defeated by the ancestors of the Jiang and Meng families, and the Void Sect he had established with his own hands had been rounded up and annihilated by the two major forces; his hatred for the Meng family was not a single bit weaker than his hatred for the Great Xia!

Anyone of the Meng family must die!

The Void Sovereign extended his hand, on the verge of executing Meng Jingzhou, when his expression suddenly twisted; he sensed someone battering the barriers of his Void Domain.

"Who goes there!"

A sharp crack resounded.

A fissure rent the heavens open, and a man as tall and skeletal as a bamboo pole stepped through, his gaze freezing upon the Void Sovereign with frigid disdain.

"Damn it all, I finally track down a clue to the Twin Rivers, and I find some sightless wretch daring to touch the one I marked!"

(End of Chapter)