Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 196: Soul Stabilizing Herb (Combined Chapter)
With a thought, Liu Yu retracted the demonic fire. This was already his seventh target, all of which were cultivators at the late stage of qi refinement. The higher their cultivation level, the more "fuel" they provided.
Having become familiar with the process, Liu Yu continued to search for the next target, harvesting "fuel" with remarkable efficiency.
His spiritual consciousness spread out for nearly five miles, extending in all directions. Liu Yu controlled the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade to fly swiftly, moving at a speed three times that of an ordinary qi refinement cultivator, constantly hunting down Huang family cultivators.
Every pause was accompanied by a scream, which arose suddenly and then fell silent, followed by a complete cessation of sound.
With the current power of the azure yang devil fire, even an ordinary supreme magical artifact would sustain damage if burned for a longer period.
As for the Huang family, even their most elite disciples at the qi refinement stage would only possess high-grade magical artifacts, making it almost impossible for them to possess supreme magical artifacts.
Thus, the qi refinement cultivators of the Huang family had no means to resist the azure yang devil fire. Liu Yu would pause for no more than three breaths, which was enough to turn a Huang family cultivator to ashes.
Liu Yu stood on the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade, quickly searching for a target when he suddenly sensed a movement in his spiritual consciousness, detecting a target that had reached full circle of qi refinement. He quickly shifted his direction and flew towards it.
Before long, Liu Yu approached the target and observed the situation.
It was a young man with slightly yellow skin, a square face, and wearing a yellow robe, looking somewhat resolute.
He was fighting against two opponents and had the upper hand.
Controlling three high-grade magical artifacts—two for attack and one for defense—he periodically threw out several spiritual talismans, forcing two captains of the city guard, who appeared to be at the ninth layer of qi refinement, to retreat continuously.
"This level of strength is already close to the top among qi refinement cultivators," Liu Yu estimated in his heart. Just as he was about to unleash the azure yang devil fire, he suddenly halted, as he felt that the man's appearance was somewhat familiar.
He seemed to resemble Huang Yicheng, the head of the Huang family?
"Could there be a relationship between the two?"
With this thought, Liu Yu's heart stirred. Instead of directly attacking this person, he unleashed his foundation establishment cultivator's spiritual pressure without reservation towards the few engaged in the duel.
He maneuvered the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade to quickly approach the group, landing in an instant.
"Shishu," "Elder."
The one who addressed him as Shishu was a disciple of the Yuan Yang Sect, while the one who referred to him as Elder was an elite recruited from among loose cultivators.
Etiquette and hierarchy could not be dismissed, and in the midst of battle, the two city guards did not forget to greet Liu Yu.
Liu Yu did not respond to them but looked at the Huang family man. Once he confirmed that there was a likely blood relation to Huang Yicheng, he decisively struck.
The Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade transformed into a black light, carrying astonishing power and momentum, shooting towards the square-faced cultivator who seemed to be related to Huang Yicheng.
"Foundation establishment cultivator!"
The square-faced cultivator's face changed drastically, feeling despair rising in his heart, but he still controlled two attack magical artifacts to counter. A defensive magical artifact firmly protected him, making a final struggle like a cornered beast.
"Clang, clang."
The Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade clashed rapidly with the two high-grade magical artifacts, resulting in a foregone conclusion. Due to the vast difference in realm and the surpassing quality of the magical artifacts, just four strikes left deep marks on the two artifacts, dimming their spiritual light until they fell to the ground.