Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

281.Chapter 281 The Demon Lingling Reappears!

Chapter 281: Yao Lingling Reappears!

Even before Qingshan Laozu abducted Yu Jiangcheng, Liu Zimo had quietly followed along.

However, Yu Ningxin and Liu Yun were both focused on the interior of the house, on the illusion figure, and did not notice Liu Zimo's disappearance.

A moment passed.

In the sky above a desolate mountain, a hundred kilometers north of the Liu family's stronghold.

Qingshan Laozu, who was holding Yu Jiangcheng by the neck, suddenly stopped his rapid movement and abruptly turned around, loudly proclaiming to the empty space behind him:

"Alright, stop chasing!"

"If Fellow Daoist is also interested in this cauldron, why not reveal yourself and let us compete with our own abilities?!"

Obviously, Qingshan Laozu mistook the person who had just pierced his aura as someone who, like him, was searching for the cauldron.

Liu Zimo also halted his figure and quietly floated behind Qingshan Laozu, watching his performance with interest.

Sure enough.

After waiting for a while and receiving no response, Qingshan Laozu relaxed his mind slightly and muttered to himself:

"Could it be that I guessed wrong and the other party didn't chase after me?"

"Yes, I heard that Liu Yun is Dai Yingyu's newly accepted direct disciple, an extremely precious treasure!"

"Perhaps the person who just disturbed my aura in secret is an elder from the Cui Zhu Peak sent by Dai Yingyu to protect Liu Yun."

"Since it's protection, the other party naturally wouldn't leave their protected target, this little guy who just ascended to the Upper Realm!"

Thinking this way, Qingshan Laozu finally felt at ease.

With a movement of his figure, he once again flew up while holding Yu Jiangcheng.

But this time, he changed direction and started moving rapidly towards the west.

Swish!

Just as he flew less than a kilometer away, Qingshan Laozu's figure instantly stopped on the spot.

The excellent cauldron he had been tightly holding in his hand had disappeared without a trace!

"Who?!"

Qingshan Laozu was suddenly startled and turned around, roaring angrily.

But he saw that Yu Jiangcheng had already been safely placed on the slope below by someone.

A seemingly ordinary young man stood calmly beside Yu Jiangcheng, raising his head to meet his gaze.

"That disciple?"

"How is that possible?"

"He's just a useless servant disciple with mortal bones, it's impossible for him to snatch someone from my hands!"

Qingshan Laozu glanced at Liu Zimo, cautiously surveying his surroundings, but found no additional discoveries.

Around him, besides the servant disciple who suddenly appeared, there was no second suspicious person.

"No need to look, the one who just snatched the person from your hands was me!"

Just as Qingshan Laozu hesitated, Liu Zimo's voice sounded leisurely in his ear.

Qingshan Laozu was startled, turned his head upon hearing the sound, and happened to see Liu Zimo, who had already approached within three feet of him.

This servant can actually fly?!

Qingshan Laozu was completely dumbfounded!

He had just confirmed multiple times that the servant below was indeed a mortal with no cultivation whatsoever.

Under normal circumstances, how could the other party fly and approach within three feet of him without him noticing in time?

"Who... who are you?!"

Qingshan Laozu suddenly retreated, creating a distance he believed to be safe from Liu Zimo, and asked in a shocked voice.

"What do you think?"

Liu Zimo's voice once again sounded in his ear.

Upon hearing these words, Qingshan Laozu reacted like a startled rabbit, fleeing in one direction without even looking back.

Seeing this, Liu Zimo nodded slightly.

They were scared like this, yet they didn't dare to directly counterattack. Instead, they kept fleeing, and their speed was not as fast as Liu Zimo had imagined.

It seems that this Qingshan Laozu only has the cultivation strength of the Gold Core Ninth Realm, which is not enough to be feared.

If that's the case, why should he be polite?

It would be a shame not to eat the good opportunity that has come to his doorstep!

Swish!

Liu Zimo waved his hand and lifted the Gold Core restriction that Qingshan Laozu had placed on Yu Jiangcheng earlier.

Seeing his finger move slightly, Yu Jiangcheng gradually woke up from his unconscious state. Liu Zimo then had a thought and instantly disappeared.

After a moment.

Hundreds of kilometers away.

Liu Zimo easily caught up with Qingshan Laozu who was still fleeing for his life.

This time, he didn't show any politeness like before. As soon as he got close to Qingshan Laozu, he slapped him on the top of his head.

Boom!

True essence surged, and power roared!

But Liu Zimo's palm struck a protective Law Weapon that Qingshan Laozu carried with him.

Crack!

With one strike, the Law Weapon shattered!

Qingshan Laozu was shaken and spat out a mouthful of blood, continuing to run for his life!

"Damn it, who the hell is targeting me?"

"To be able to shatter the Law Weapon that I refined during my Nascent Soul stage with a single palm, the opponent's strength seems to be somewhat extraordinary!"

While running, Qingshan Laozu cursed in his heart:

"They've already taken the Cauldron Furnace, yet they're still so ruthless. They have no sense of propriety!"

"Don't let me find out who you are, otherwise, when I rise again in the future, I will crush you to dust!"

In the midst of his escape, Qingshan Laozu's thoughts were scattered, and Liu Zimo naturally listened attentively behind him.

Seeing that Qingshan Laozu never believed that Liu Zimo, the useless disciple, was the one chasing him, Liu Zimo nodded slightly.

This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Just in case, you know.

If Qingshan Laozu had any tricks up his sleeve, or if there was a trace of his true spirit remaining after death, or if someone tried to search his soul, this effect would maximize the chances of him not exposing his identity.

After all, who would believe that a mortal disciple would have the ability to kill Qingshan Laozu, who had the cultivation of the Gold Core Ninth Realm?

Liu Zimo, who possessed the "Heaven Stealing" ability, was not afraid of these people's divine sense probing.

Boom!

When he got close, Liu Zimo struck again with his palm.

This time, he hit the back of Qingshan Laozu's head, and his skull instantly shattered into pieces, completely sinking into his chest cavity, extinguishing his life force.

[Your good brother Li Qingshan had a string of bad luck and disasters. You killed him with a single palm, and he died on the spot!]

[The passive talent of 'Heaven Stealing' has been triggered. You have inherited half of the remaining gifts from your good brother Li Qingshan before his death. Golden Body Fire Cloud Technique +1000, Turtle's Breath Dao Technique +1000, Immortal Dao cultivation +500, Divine Soul Origin +300.]

[Your good brother Li Qingshan has gone offline. Currently, you can bind to a new target (143/1000).]

Boom!

A massive amount of Immortal Dao cultivation and cultivation experience flooded into Liu Zimo's body and sea of consciousness.

Liu Zimo trembled both physically and mentally as his cultivation realm skyrocketed.

Nascent Soul First Realm, Nascent Soul Second Realm, Nascent Soul Third Realm!

In just an instant, his cultivation realm directly soared to the Nascent Soul Third Realm!

Liu Zimo was pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect that killing such an old guy with a near end of life would bring him such a generous reward!

I made a profit! Not only did he save a person, but he also gained two major realms of Nascent Soul stage, which felt incredibly wonderful!

Moreover, the insights gained from practicing the Thousand-Year Golden Body Technique and the Turtle's Breath Dao Method in his sea of consciousness allowed Liu Zimo to directly elevate his understanding of these two techniques to a perfect level.

Liu Zimo was delighted.

He glanced at the already cold body of Qingshan Patriarch.

Swish!

With a wave of his right hand, he directly stored the headless corpse into the [Eastern Pearl] in his sea of consciousness.

Whoosh!

Just as Liu Zimo was collecting the body and storing it in the [Eastern Pearl], a dim red light suddenly flashed and swiftly escaped towards the front.

What is this thing?!

Liu Zimo was surprised, and his figure quickly chased after it.

During the pursuit, his spiritual consciousness quickly detected a palm-sized, fiery red baby running barefoot in the wind.

"This is... Qingshan Patriarch's Nascent Soul?!"

"He hid so well!"

After seeing the appearance of the red baby and sensing the aura emanating from him, Liu Zimo was even more surprised.

He didn't expect that even though Qingshan Patriarch had already died and received the rewards for his abilities, he still hadn't completely died and had a Nascent Soul escaping from his body.

However, Qingshan Patriarch's Nascent Soul was dim and extremely weak compared to the vibrant and healthy Nascent Soul in Liu Zimo's lower abdomen and sea of qi.

In comparison, Qingshan Patriarch's Nascent Soul looked pitifully weak and sickly.

But even so, Liu Zimo had no intention of letting him go.

As the saying goes, "Cut the grass and remove the roots, and the spring breeze will blow again."

Previously, when Liu Zimo saw Qingshan Patriarch's cultivation fall to the Gold Core stage, he never expected that there was still such a sickly and weak Nascent Soul hidden inside him.

If Liu Zimo hadn't collected Qingshan Patriarch's body but had directly flown away, this Nascent Soul might have remained hidden in the body and escaped this fatal calamity.

"So, no matter what you do, you must see it through to the end!"

"Even if it's killing someone, you must never forget to destroy the body, otherwise, it will bring endless trouble!"

Thinking this, Liu Zimo raised his right hand again, intending to completely destroy Qingshan Patriarch's Nascent Soul.

Buzz!

A slight tremor of spiritual consciousness occurred in his sea of consciousness, and a very familiar train of thought suddenly emerged in Liu Zimo's mind.

"Master, don't waste it!"

"This pure and powerful soul origin is my favorite nourishment, a great supplement!"

Yao Lingling?!

Liu Zimo's mind shook, and he looked up in astonishment!

Since ascending to the Upper Realm, after experiencing the baptism of the laws of the Transcendent Realm, Liu Zimo completely severed his spiritual connection with Yao Lingling.

Not long ago, when his spiritual consciousness returned to the Earth Realm, he secretly searched for Yao Lingling's whereabouts but found no trace of her.

It was as if Yao Lingling had completely disappeared, leaving no trace of her presence in both the Upper and Lower Realms.

Originally, Liu Zimo speculated that just like the turtle, longevity dragon, and other spirit beasts that resided in the soul origins in his sea of consciousness, Yao Lingling had also been completely cleansed.

But now, he actually heard Yao Lingling's voice again!

This little bug not only didn't die, but also ascended to the Transcendent Realm with him!

Liu Zimo could only say that the Soul-Devouring Insect Clan was truly remarkable to be able to deceive the perception of the Heavenly Dao and smuggle into the Upper Realm in this situation!

Knowing that the Soul Devouring Insect is the nemesis of this kind of foreign soul, Liu Zimo didn't hesitate at all and threw the weakened version of the Nascent Soul of Qingshan Patriarch into his sea of consciousness.

"Hahaha!"

"He didn't kill me directly, but threw me into his sea of consciousness!"

"It's like heaven is helping me, I'm truly blessed!"

In the sea of consciousness, Qingshan Patriarch, who thought he would meet his end today, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"This fool definitely doesn't know that I reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage with a cultivation strength of six realms!"

"Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to easily incorporate my Nascent Soul into his sea of consciousness!"

"Well, well, since it's delivered to my doorstep, I won't refuse it!"

While muttering to himself, the Nascent Soul of Qingshan Patriarch suddenly expanded and transformed into the size of an adult.

His face revealed a crazed expression of joy, greedily breathing in the spiritual aura within the sea of consciousness.

For the past few decades, in preparation for seizing a new identity, he had been diligently practicing the technique of devouring souls every day.

Now, it could finally come in handy!

"Soul reversal, devour for me!"

After a loud shout, the Nascent Soul of Qingshan Patriarch transformed into an immensely huge black hole, continuously attracting and devouring the surrounding spiritual essence.

Liu Zimo remained silent, quietly observing every move of Qingshan Patriarch within the sea of consciousness.

He didn't feel the slightest pity for the spiritual power that Qingshan Patriarch devoured.

At the same time, he also saw that while Qingshan Patriarch was busy devouring the surrounding spiritual essence, Yao Lingling also entered one of the spiritual essences and directly drilled into the black hole formed by Qingshan Patriarch.

Steady!

Without the protection of a physical body, even if the Nascent Soul was powerful, it would still be defeated when facing the Soul Devouring Insect, a magical species that specifically targeted souls.

As the owner of Yao Lingling, Liu Zimo was well aware of the strength and abnormality of the Soul Devouring Insect.

Once a soul-like creature was entangled by them, there was almost no solution. Besides being completely devoured, there would be no other outcome.

Therefore, the fate of Qingshan Patriarch was already determined the moment Yao Lingling entered his Nascent Soul.

Sure enough.

It only took about three breaths.

Liu Zimo heard Qingshan Patriarch shout angrily,

"What is this thing?!"

"Get out of here!"

Obviously, Yao Lingling had already started to exert her power, and Qingshan Patriarch also realized that his power was continuously draining away!

Another two breaths passed.

The black hole disappeared, the Nascent Soul reappeared, and Qingshan Patriarch's Nascent Soul returned to its previous weak state.

"This is impossible!"

"How can there be such a monster in this world that specifically devours cultivators' Nascent Souls?!"

"What are you, get out of here!"

Qingshan Patriarch's roar was noticeably weaker than before.

Liu Zimo remained silent.

Yao Lingling also didn't make a sound.

Only the aura of Qingshan Patriarch continued to decline.

After about ten minutes.

With a snap!

Qingshan Patriarch's Nascent Soul disappeared like a bubble of light, instantly vanishing without a trace!

At the same time, Liu Zimo also sensed a massive influx of spiritual essence appearing out of thin air in his sea of consciousness!

(End of this chapter)