Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments

Chapter 338 - 182: Spirit Lake Wanderer · Huidong Commerce Association · Spirit-Locking Smoke

Seeing Xiao Chen take out the White Bone Staff, the female cultivator across from him was stunned for a moment, then a smile bloomed on her face. "So you’re a venerable senior from the White Bone Sect. This is all a misunderstanding."

As she spoke, she swiped a hand over her Storage Bag and took out a Skull.

"We’re on the same side."

Huh?

Her reaction took both men by surprise.

Xiao Chen was a bit baffled. ’What’s going on?’

Hu Feipeng, however, was filled with despair. He had run right into an accomplice of the Tribulation Cultivator.

’How could I be so unlucky?’

"I am a friend of the Spirit Lake Wanderer. I’m acting on his behalf this time."

The female cultivator continued her introduction without prompting, "I was also the one in charge of supplying Spiritual Materials at Thin Lake two years ago. Does Senior recall?"

Thin Lake was a relatively famous Spirit Lake located a hundred kilometers west of here.

POOF!

A burst of flame erupted from Hu Feipeng’s hand. Under the cover of the firelight, he fled backward with all his might.

Although his hope of escape was extremely slim, he decided to struggle a little longer.

"Senior, he was born in a yin year, a yin month, and on a yin day. Don’t let him get away."

Seeing this, the female cultivator hurriedly called out a reminder.

Having now obtained the heritage of the Yellow Springs Dao, Xiao Chen had a decent understanding of Demon Techniques. He knew that the Essence Blood of such a person was very suitable for a sacrificial offering.

But he paid it no mind, allowing Hu Feipeng to flee into the distance.

With a light wave of his hand, he sent out two streams of Magical Power to form a barrier, blocking the incoming flames.

"Senior?"

The female cultivator across from him was completely stunned. ’What is he doing?’

Her tone grew heavy. "The Spirit Lake Wanderer gave specific instructions. We must gather three yin and three yang offerings before dawn tomorrow."

"If we’re delayed, it will be hard to answer to him."

However, Xiao Chen paid her no attention at all.

Watching Hu Feipeng fly away without a single look back, he nodded in satisfaction.

’The kid is smart. He ran off immediately. Now I won’t have to hold back when I make my move.’

"You don’t need to worry about whether it will be hard to answer to him."

Xiao Chen looked at the female cultivator. "Who is this Spirit Lake Wanderer you speak of?"

The moment he asked this, the female cultivator’s expression changed drastically. She knew she must have mistaken him for someone else.

Without hesitation, she activated the Talisman in her hand and turned to flee.

The Talisman immediately burst into a ball of red light, manifesting three Flying Swords in the air that slashed toward Xiao Chen in a triangular formation.

She was decisive, having no intention of engaging in Magical Combat with an opponent who possessed a Top Grade Magical Artifact.

But it was obviously too late.

The Fringed Tassel Brocade Handkerchief flew out and, with a single sweep, enveloped all three Flying Swords.

Immediately after, a golden light flashed twice, and Xiao Chen appeared in front of her. "Don’t even try to struggle. Answer my questions honestly, and I can give you a quick death."

"Tell me the time and place of the sacrifice."

"And who is the Main Priest? Is it the Spirit Lake Wanderer you mentioned?"

"Where is he likely to be now?"

Seeing the flashing golden light before her, the female cultivator’s face turned deathly pale. "The Golden Escape Technique... You’re that Xiao Chen!"

"You’ve heard of me?"

Xiao Chen smiled faintly. "Perfect. Just answer my questions honestly. I’m a man of my word."

However, the female cultivator did not surrender without a fight.

She pulled a Jade Talisman from her robes and stuck it directly onto her body. "I know your Escape Techniques are formidable, but you can’t keep me here."

The next moment, a massive amount of blood erupted from her.

Three identical streaks of bloody light shot off in three different directions.

Whether observing their aura fluctuations or scanning them with Divine Sense, it was impossible to tell the real one from the fakes. It was as if each one was her true body.

Xiao Chen instinctively drew his Wind and Thunder Dual Swords, but then he hesitated.

’If I just kill her, won’t the trail go cold again?’

’That Jade Talisman is recorded in the Yellow Springs Secret Scripture. It’s the Shadow Splitting Blood Escape Technique. Perhaps I can try to counter it with the Immortal Binding Rope.’

At this thought, he put away his Flying Sword and retrieved the Immortal Binding Rope from his Storage Bag.

He silently recited the Mantra, tossed the rope into the air, and shouted lightly, "Go!"

The rope instantly seemed to come to life, shooting off toward the right.

Xiao Chen followed it and saw the female cultivator, her face filled with terror, already tied up tightly.

’It seems this Yellow Springs Secret Technique is truly effective against Blood Escape methods.’

"Now, are you ready to answer my questions obediently?"

Xiao Chen grabbed her and landed on the ground. "Don’t waste any more of our time. Just tell me what you know."

"Pah!"

But the female cultivator’s eyes were filled with malice. "I never thought a dog like you would also cultivate a Demon Technique."

"Just as I thought, all of you are hypocrites, nothing but treacherous villains."

"Since I’ve fallen into your hands, kill me or cut me up as you please."

"But don’t even think about getting any information from me."

Hm?

Xiao Chen was a little surprised. From her tone, it seemed he had run into a tough one.

"You really won’t cooperate?"

"If you have the guts, then kill me!"

"I suggest you think this through. Don’t force my hand."

"What? You want to humiliate me too? Bring it on!"

It seemed communication was impossible.

If he had encountered a situation like this before, Xiao Chen might have found it troublesome.

But things were different now. He had just obtained the True Monarch of the Yellow Spring’s Secret Scripture of Life Passage Punishment.

This book just so happened to contain an Interrogation Secret Technique, and it looked quite potent.

"Have you ever heard of the ’Blood Worm’?"

Xiao Chen made a grasping motion with his five fingers, and a red worm condensed from Magical Power appeared in his palm.

Then, he pointed a finger, and the worm burrowed directly into her body.

In less than ten minutes, the female cultivator before him truly understood the meaning of a fate worse than death.