Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 133 The power of the thorny entanglement is first revealed

Zhou Qing laughed and said, "It's nothing. The Wu family fabricated facts and framed the Qingyun Sect. Their crimes are unforgivable, so they should be wiped out."

Chen Qingxuan said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the Longevity Sect."

Zhou Qing said, "Uncle-Master, you are mistaken. Why should we explain to the Longevity Sect?"

"The Lu family of Hongqiu, an affiliated family of the Longevity Sect, instigated the Wu family of Qi Refining to frame the Qingyun Sect. The Longevity Sect should give us an explanation."

Zhou Qing had been listening to the two men's explanations of the current situation, and after listening for a while, he discovered a blind spot in their thinking, or rather, an unconscious tendency in their thought process.

Neither Chen Qingxuan nor Wang Xuanji ever had the consciousness of being part of the "ruling party".

They did not see themselves as representatives of the Qingyun Sect's authority.

Although they were mostly trained by Mu Zhuosha, they had fundamental differences with Mu Zhuosha in terms of their thinking.

Although Mu Zhuosha is impulsive and prone to causing trouble, she has one redeeming quality: she clearly sees herself as the master of the Qingyun Sect, and even as its future hope. Therefore, every action she takes reflects the spirit of "I am the Qingyun Sect."

Her fellow disciples, however, could not develop this awareness. They had been in a state of depravity for more than a decade, during which they were practically in exile. Even though Chen Qingxuan was in the "central hub," he was actually helpless and alone.

They habitually viewed themselves as an outsider to the mainstream of the Qingyun Sect, a force that was excluded.

Therefore, when they encounter conflicts with outsiders, they are used to resolving them on their own rather than seeing themselves as representatives of the Qingyun Sect.

They are stuck in this awkward situation because of their own blind spots in thinking.

However, they didn't realize that the sect on par with the Qingyun Sect was the Changsheng Sect, not the Lu family of Hongqiu, let alone the Wu family of Qi Refining.

When faced with such a situation, the first thing to do is to negotiate with the Longevity Sect, rather than getting entangled with the Lü or Wu families.

Chen Qingxuan and Wang Xuanji were still a little confused.

Zhou Qing opened the door directly, and the noise from outside immediately rushed in.

The family members, kneeling at the bottom of the steps with white cloth wrapped around their heads, cried even more bitterly when they saw people come out, and their cries echoed throughout the street.

Wu Jinwei immediately signaled to the clan elders and young men who had come with him to face the onlookers and shout, "Qingyun Sect is bullying its customers! Their inferior talismans killed my disciple! We beg Tianxia Tongdao to seek justice for us!"

Some of the onlookers were genuinely fooled by their performance, while others were just there for the fun and to cheer them on; they all joined in the cheering.

Zhou Qing waited silently to the side.

The Wu family called out for a while, but seeing no response, they felt a bit bored and their shouts gradually subsided.

Zhou Qing then said, "Don't make a scene. Let's talk things out slowly so that the onlookers can judge the truth of the matter."

"You said the talismans of the Qingyun Sect harmed your disciples, what exactly happened?"

Wu Jinwei then recounted their fabricated story to the public.

The content was not significantly different from what Wang Xuanji had just said.

Zhou Qing sneered, "You said that the Azure Vine Entangling Talisman of the Azure Cloud Sect failed, which is why your disciples were caught off guard and were ambushed and killed by the demonic beast."

Wu Jinwei said loudly, "That's right, that's exactly what happened. My disciple told me this himself before he died."

Zhou Qing said, "Since you say that the quality of my family's thorny vine talisman is inferior, I have no choice but to ask you to demonstrate it so that everyone can see how effective my talisman really is." With that, he activated the thorny vine talisman that he had prepared in his palm.

Three vines, each as thick as a wrist, suddenly sprouted from beneath Zhou Qing's feet, emerging from the cracks in the stone slabs, like mutated arms, and began to wrap around Wu Jinwei.

Wu Jinwei was taken aback when Zhou Qing dared to make a move openly. Fortunately, he was a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Although he was surprised, he reacted quickly. He moved like a gust of wind to the side, trying to escape the vines' coverage.

Zhou Qing had no intention of trapping the enemy in one fell swoop.

Compared to spells, the effects of talismans are much more sluggish. The role of talismans is to be activated during the intervals of combat, and to achieve the best effect when combined with one's own spell offensive.

If someone like Zhou Qing directly uses formations to fight the enemy, the chances of the enemy dodging them are naturally very high.

Therefore, as Zhou Qing activated the formation, a magnetic field oscillation immediately swept across.

Wu Jinwei was caught off guard, or rather, even if he had intended to be on guard, he didn't know how to defend against this mysterious force that he had never encountered before.

The electrical activity within his body was disrupted, causing him to freeze in place.

When he finally returned to normal, three vines had already wrapped around him.

Wu Jinwei immediately mustered all his strength, trying to break the vines.

He was very familiar with the Azure Vine of the Azure Cloud Sect. He knew that it was not very strong and could only work when the Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator was caught off guard. Once the opponent was on guard or struggled, there was a high chance that the vine would break free.

However, a layer of sharp thorns, about the length of a little finger, grew out of the vines. As Wu Jinwei struggled violently, the thorns pierced his skin and penetrated deep into his flesh.

Wu Jinwei was in excruciating pain and let out a scream.

The scream startled the onlookers, the monks.

Battles between cultivators were commonplace; they had only ever seen it as a spectacle.

Upon seeing Wu Jinwei entangled in vines, the cultivators who were familiar with the talismans of the Qingyun Sect all assumed that he would break free immediately. However, to their surprise, Wu Jinwei not only failed to break free but also appeared to be suffering immense pain.

The cultivators then took a closer look at the vines that were entwining Wu Jinwei and were horrified to discover that these vines were covered with sharp thorns that gleamed with a cold light.

Most of these spikes pierced Wu Jinwei's body, and a large amount of blood flowed out of the wounds, turning Wu Jinwei into a blood-soaked figure.

Cultivators possess powerful self-healing abilities. Wu Jinwei's wounds constantly tried to heal, but were repeatedly damaged by the sharp spikes, causing continuous pain.

The onlookers were too preoccupied to care about Wu Jinwei's injuries.

In the world of cultivation, brutal battles can occur anytime, anywhere, and these cultivators have long since developed a quality of being indifferent to the suffering of others.

What caught their attention even more at this moment were the vines that were entwining around Wu Jinwei.

This is clearly the Green Vine Entanglement spell, which is very common in wood-element magic. This spell has long been made into talismans by various schools. Even those who are not wood-element cultivators have purchased this convenient and powerful talisman.

But they had never seen vines like this before.

Although the vines of each sect are different, a few sects, such as the Longevity Sect, can also produce thorns from their vines. However, their thorns are all woody structures formed by the vines themselves, and their length is limited.

The thorns on the vines before me, just by looking at their luster, one can tell that they are definitely formed from the condensation of metal elemental spiritual energy. They are also longer, so even if they cannot successfully entangle the opponent, they can tear off a piece of flesh from the enemy with just a slight sweep.

(End of this chapter)