Chapter 4358: Misunderstanding

Liu Qi was startled. Were the Wang family's Golden Immortals truly so wealthy? Both of them possessed complete sets of mid-grade immortal artifacts!

He quickly summoned a small, red-glowing cauldron. After casting a spell into it, the red cauldron instantly flared with brilliant red light, its size rapidly expanding. It then spewed forth a stream of red mist, engulfing the incoming red giant blade and white giant sword, pulling them into the massive red cauldron.

With a thunderous crash, a massive red blade energy swept forth, striking the red shield. The red shield trembled and was then engulfed by a torrent of crimson lava—the Law of Lava!

The white giant seal glowed intensely, shattering the red mist as it crashed down.

Liu Qi's figure flickered, evading the white giant seal—the Law of Speed.

Before he could even catch his breath, a massive blood-red blade energy swept towards him. Before it could get close, Liu Qi felt an intense killing intent surge into his sea of consciousness. He felt as if he were on an ancient battlefield, surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with countless cultivators locked in battle.

A primal urge to kill resonated within him. Liu Qi's eyes turned blood-red, and his face twisted into a ferocious grimace.

Soon, he regained his composure. The blood-red blade energy struck the red shield, which trembled and developed multiple small cracks on its surface.

"The Law of Slaughter!" Liu Qi's expression hardened. Fortunately, it was only a minor attainment of the law; if it had been a major attainment, he would not have escaped so easily.

A massive azure blade energy swept forth, accompanied by powerful gusts of wind.

Liu Qi was surprised to find that the airflow within a radius of one hundred thousand li had ceased.

"The Law of Wind!" Liu Qi frowned. Just as he was about to cast a spell to defend himself, a loud bell chime rang out. An unbearable sharp pain shot through his soul sea, and his body trembled.

Large numbers of low-level demonic beasts floated to the surface of the sea; their bodies bore no injuries, but their souls had completely dispersed.

By the time he recovered, the azure blade energy had already struck the red shield, causing even more cracks to appear on its surface.

Large quantities of white snowflakes drifted down from high in the sky, freezing the sea surface as the ice spread rapidly.

Wang Banyuan's right hand gripped a white-glowing long saber. With a vertical slash, a massive white saber light swept forth, heading directly for Liu Qi.

Snowfall Across the World!

She cultivated the *Overlord Saber Immortal Scripture*, under the personal guidance of Wang Yidao.

This cultivation method is employed in conjunction with laws. Strictly speaking, all immortal cultivation methods utilize laws; the more potent the law, the greater the divine abilities of the method.

As Liu Qi attempted to cast a defensive spell, Wang Ruxue gently shook the small white bell in her hand, emitting a loud chime—a Soul Immortal Artifact.

As the Deputy Hall Master of the Treasure Hunting Hall, Wang Ruxue was equipped with this Soul Immortal Artifact, which proved quite effective against Golden Immortal cultivators.

Liu Qi's brows furrowed deeply, and he felt the urge to retreat.

The white saber light struck the red shield, causing even more cracks to appear on its surface as its spiritual glow dimmed.

Liu Qi's right fist flared with golden light. He punched out, and with a whooshing sound, a giant golden fist flashed forth, flying directly towards Wang Banyuan.

He raised his right hand, and a red-glowing spherical bead flew out. After he cast a spell into it, the bead immediately flared with red light, transforming into a massive crimson fire dragon that lunged towards Wang Ruxue.

The red giant cauldron shook violently, and tiny cracks appeared on its surface.

A pair of red-glowing feathered wings, emanating astonishing immortal energy, appeared on Liu Qi's back—a mid-grade immortal artifact.

With a loud bang, the red giant cauldron shattered into pieces. Liu Qi's red feathered wings gently flapped, and he transformed into a streak of red light, vanishing from sight.

"Beware of sneak attacks!" Wang Banyuan warned.

No sooner had she spoken than a crimson fire light flared behind her, revealing Liu Qi's figure.

Just as Wang Banyuan was about to dodge, a loud bell chime rang out, and she felt an unbearable sharp pain shoot through her soul sea.

Liu Qi's left hand held a small red bell, a Soul Immortal Artifact. This was his greatest trump card, and it was with this very treasure that he had previously killed a Golden Immortal cultivator from the Sky River Sword Sect.

Liu Qi flipped his right hand, and a golden-glowing long sword appeared in his grasp. He chopped it towards Wang Banyuan's head.

With a muffled clang, he felt as if he had struck a bronze wall or an iron barrier.

"A Peak True Spirit!" Liu Qi exclaimed in surprise.

Wang Banyuan's body flared with red light. She slashed her right hand towards the empty space behind her, and a red blade energy swept out, cutting towards Liu Qi.

As Liu Qi was about to dodge, a powerful binding force emerged, trapping him in place.

With no escape, he could only swing his left fist to meet the attack.

The red blade energy struck him with a muffled clang of metal on metal, revealing that he, too, had cultivated a Peak True Spirit.

Wang Banyuan's right index finger flared with red light, and a beam of red light shot out, striking Liu Qi's head.

A finger-thick blood hole appeared in Liu Qi's head. He collapsed, his face etched with disbelief.

As soon as his Nascent Soul left his body, a golden-glowing talisman flew towards it. The Nascent Soul was about to dodge when a loud bell chime rang out.

The Nascent Soul trembled slightly, its reaction slowing, allowing the golden talisman to adhere to it, stopping it mid-air.

Wang Banyuan seized the Nascent Soul. She then retrieved a red storage bracelet from the corpse. With a gentle flick of her wrist, a red mist swept over, and a large pile of items appeared on the ground, including a blue token engraved with the characters "Tianhe."

"The Sky River Sword Sect?" Wang Banyuan wondered aloud.

Knowing the Sky River Sword Sect's power and influence, she pondered for a moment, then took out a red jade box, placed the Nascent Soul inside, and stored it in her storage bracelet.

She gathered the items from the ground and said, "Break the restriction as quickly as possible."

Wang Banyuan summoned two Golden Immortal-stage puppet beasts, which had originally been intended for sale in the Skyfire Sea Region.

With the help of the two Golden Immortal-stage puppet beasts, Wang Banyuan, along with Wang Ruxue, employed the Qiankun Three Fingers and Melting Orifice Arts, and they swiftly broke the restriction.

A stone chamber several hundred zhang wide appeared before their eyes. A humanoid skeleton lay in the center, draped in a tattered azure Daoist robe, with a green storage bracelet on its left skeletal hand.

Wang Banyuan formed a spell seal, and a crimson flame swept forth, engulfing the skeleton. The skeleton turned to ash, leaving only the Daoist robe and the green storage bracelet.

Wang Ruxue summoned a small golden mirror and infused it with immortal spiritual power. The mirror's surface then emitted a stream of golden mist, enveloping the Daoist robe and the storage bracelet, confirming no abnormalities.

Wang Banyuan reached out with one hand, and the green storage bracelet flew towards her, landing in her grasp.

"A high-grade immortal artifact! Not bad," Wang Banyuan murmured, a look of joy spreading across her face as her divine sense swept over it.

The storage bracelet contained two high-grade immortal artifacts and many other items, confirming it was indeed the secluded cultivation cave of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

"Ancestor Banyuan, what should we do next?" Wang Ruxue asked, surprised that their treasure hunt had led them to encounter a disciple of the Sky River Sword Sect.

"Let's return to the market first," Wang Banyuan said. "I have a feeling this isn't just a coincidence."

The outer restriction set by Wang Ruxue had been broken, and another set had been put in place. Logically, their opponent should have gone back for reinforcements. What was strange was why only one person had come; it didn't make sense.

They transformed into two streaks of light and departed, returning to Yuyang Market to investigate slowly.