roccoschili Chapter 189 Another Trip to Yue
Chapter 189 Another Trip to Yue
This time, Ye Xiaobai was already very familiar with the route to Yue.
In addition, Ye Xiaobai was already a Core Formation stage cultivator at this time, so his speed of flying on his sword was even faster.
At the same time, this time Ye Xiaobai does not need to go through the Great Chu Kingdom to reach the Yue Kingdom. Instead, he can fly directly east from the Great Jin Kingdom to reach the Yue Kingdom. However, he will need to pass through the territory of the Vermilion Bird Sect.
Ye Xiaobai had some minor disagreements with a few disciples of the Vermilion Bird Sect before, and he hoped that he would not encounter them again, otherwise it would cause further trouble.
A day later, Ye Xiaobai officially entered the territory of the Vermilion Bird Sect. Ye Xiaobai wanted to avoid the people of the Vermilion Bird Sect as much as possible, so he deliberately chose a remote route.
That's how things always are; what you fear most is what happens most often.
As Ye Xiaobai was flying rapidly towards the Yue Kingdom, several female disciples of the Vermilion Bird Sect dressed in blue robes suddenly appeared and blocked his path.
"Fellow Daoist, please wait! Our Vermilion Bird Sect is capturing demonic beasts ahead. Please detour five hundred li to the south!" a fierce-looking female cultivator from the Vermilion Bird Sect shouted.
"Fairy, what kind of monster are you capturing?" Ye Xiaobai asked curiously.
The Vermilion Bird Sect actually mobilized so many people to seal off the forest; it must be some kind of rare demonic beast, Ye Xiaobai silently guessed in his heart.
"What kind of demonic beast is it, fellow Daoist? You'd better hurry and go around! Otherwise, if you offend our Vermilion Bird Sect, you'll definitely be in deep trouble!" the female cultivator threatened directly.
This person is only at the late Foundation Establishment stage. In terms of strength alone, Ye Xiaobai is confident that he can easily defeat him. However, this place is within the territory of the Vermilion Bird Sect. If a fight breaks out and she attracts fellow disciples, Ye Xiaobai will naturally be outnumbered and easily suffer losses.
Ye Xiaobai had no choice but to endure it, since he had important business to attend to and didn't want to waste time here.
So, having determined the direction, he took a long detour and flew towards the Yue Kingdom. However, because he was taking a detour, Ye Xiaobai slowed down to make sure he could see the route clearly, so as not to enter the Vermilion Bird Sect's blockade area.
Ye Xiaobai had taken the best possible detour, and after flying for just an hour, the accident still happened.
A short male cultivator blocked Ye Xiaobai's path.
"Fellow Daoist, judging from your splendid attire, you must be quite wealthy. I'm a little short on cash lately, could you lend me a few tens of thousands of spirit stones to spend?" the short cultivator said with a wicked grin.
Ye Xiaobai was speechless. He looked down at his clothes and saw that they were just ordinary white robes and ordinary gray boots. How could he be dressed so luxuriously? How could they tell that he was quite wealthy? Although Ye Xiaobai did have quite a few spirit stones.
Asking to borrow tens of thousands of spirit stones from a stranger? That's clearly a robbery!
However, seeing that the person opposite him was only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, Ye Xiaobai immediately decided that it wouldn't hurt to play around with him.
"Fellow Daoist, would you believe me if I said I didn't have that many spirit stones?" Ye Xiaobai said calmly.
"Fellow Daoist, stop pretending! Just look at the flying sword under your feet, it's worth a lot of spirit stones!" The short cultivator angrily pointed at the flying sword under Ye Xiaobai's feet and roared.
"Good eye. What if I don't lend it to you? Should you just try to steal it?" Ye Xiaobai retorted coldly.
"Fellow Daoist isn't stupid, take out the spirit stones, no need to force me to make a move!" The short cultivator said, taking out his flying sword and making a gesture as if he was about to attack.
"If I don't take it, can you guarantee you can beat me?" Ye Xiaobai asked directly with a smile.
"Fellow Daoist, don't be so arrogant! Now that you're on our Vermilion Bird Sect's territory, even if you're a dragon, you'd better coil up!" the short cultivator said excitedly.
"Hmm? You're a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect? Then do you know the Thousand Illusion Flower Shadow Fairy, Bai Meisheng?" Ye Xiaobai didn't believe the short cultivator's words at all and asked him directly.
"Who in the entire Great Jin Kingdom doesn't know the Thousand Illusions Flower Shadow Fairy of the Vermilion Bird Sect, Bai Meisheng? Of course I know her! I just heard that she's capturing monsters nearby and is telling us rogue cultivators and other sect cultivators to take a detour!" The short cultivator blurted out everything in one breath, only to realize he had said the wrong thing afterward.
"So you're just a rogue cultivator? Not a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect! Hahahaha!" Ye Xiaobai burst into laughter.
It turns out that the short cultivator was named Lin Erlang. He was just a rogue cultivator who was cultivating nearby. These past two days, because the Vermilion Bird Sect was capturing demonic beasts, they had driven him out of his cave. So, Lin Erlang used the Vermilion Bird Sect's name to rob passing cultivators.
Most cultivators, fearing the strength of the Vermilion Bird Sect, choose to spend spirit stones to resolve their problems. Unexpectedly, they've run into Ye Xiaobai today.
"You brat, it seems you've really forced me to take action! I'm even afraid of myself when I go crazy!" Lin Erlang said, preparing to fight Ye Xiaobai.
Just then, a blue flying sword flew directly towards Lin Erlang, who immediately controlled the flying sword to block it.
Before even seeing who it was, Ye Xiaobai could already smell a familiar fragrance—the familiar scent of apricot blossoms.
The person who came was none other than Li Xinyan, whom we haven't seen in a long time!
Sure enough, when Ye Xiaobai turned around, the person who had drawn her sword to help was Li Xinyan.
At this moment, Li Xinyan, dressed in flowing white robes and lightly made up, looked like a fairy descending to earth, captivating Ye Xiaobai.
"Junior Brother Ye, it really is you!" Li Xinyan stopped next to Ye Xiaobai and said excitedly.
"It's me! What a coincidence, Senior Sister Li! Long time no see!" Ye Xiaobai said with a smile.
"And you're still talking? Last time we heard you got into the top three in alchemy, Senior Brother Tang and the others said they wanted to celebrate for you, but we haven't seen you at all!" Li Xinyan complained.
"Oh, don't even mention it. After the alchemy competition ended, I had other things to attend to!" Ye Xiaobai quickly explained.
"Huh? Huh? Huh? Are you acquaintances? Are you treating me like I'm invisible? Don't think I'm afraid of you just because there are a lot of people!" Lin Erlang was furious when he saw the two people opposite him completely ignoring his presence and chatting.
"Shut up!" Ye Xiaobai casually swung his sword, and a giant red dragon, over ten feet long, charged directly at Lin Erlang.
Lin Erlang then realized that he had offended someone he shouldn't have. He tried his best to resist, but he still couldn't stop the overwhelming force.
In the blink of an eye, he was sent flying dozens of feet away, severely injured and unable to get up.
Just as Lin Erlang was about to take out a pill to recover, before he could even put the pill to his lips, a red flying sword was pointed straight at his throat.
Ignoring his severe injuries, Lin Erlang immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Fellow Daoist, I was blind and offended you. Please don't kill me. I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old son. They can't live without me!"
"I'm just a rogue cultivator who swindles spirit stones here to make a living; I've never done anything like murder or arson!"
Lin Erlang started crying as he spoke, and Ye Xiaobai's heart softened, so he decided to let it go.
Li Xinyan, who was standing nearby, also advised, "Forget it, give him a chance. If we encounter him committing evil deeds again, it's not too late to kill him!"
"Then let's listen to Senior Sister Li!"
Then, Ye Xiaobai sheathed his flying sword and shouted, "I'll let you go this time because of my senior sister, but don't let me run into you again! Otherwise, you'll face the consequences!"
"Thank you, fairy! Thank you, fellow Daoist!" Upon hearing that he would not be killed, Lin Erlang felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders and hurriedly crawled away on his knees.