Vampire Cultivation Notes

"I deliberately wandered around the Tongtian River a few times. Bao Wu thought I wanted to alarm the Eastern Court, but actually, I was just saying hello to that beast."

Li Jieqing realized that Bao Wu was getting closer and closer, and the sword energy that condensed into a whirlwind felt like a thorn in his back, almost separating his red robe.

But he wasn't in a hurry at all.

When refining Qi, one can activate Blood Escape and fly by burning essence blood, and in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, one can only travel more than 20,000 miles.

If someone who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage can only run this far after burning their essence and blood, then their breakthrough was in vain.

Regardless of the unfamiliar Golden Core True Monarch's methods, Li Jieqing felt that at least within the Foundation Establishment stage, no one could outrun him. This was the source of his confidence to scheme against Yang Huangli, the Imperial Preceptor, right under the nose of the Eastern Court.

"Fellow Daoist, hold on! Do you know that the Blood Heart Grotto-Heaven is in grave danger!"

The distance between the two was closing, and Yang Huangli transmitted his voice directly.

But Li Jieqing still ignored him.

The more you say, the more mistakes you'll make. Let him guess.

"It's just ahead..."

Just before leaving the Qingping section of the Tongtian River, Li Jieqing began to unleash the Blood Heart Disintegration technique.

What flew over the water was no longer a bloody shadow, but a crimson meteor streaking across the sky.

"This demon is going all out again; it seems he's truly reached his limit!"

Yang Huangli, who was behind, caught this scene with his divine sense and immediately followed excitedly, sparing no effort in his pursuit.

Then, the very next moment after leaving that calm body of water.

Without any warning.

There was no waiting whatsoever.

The surging waters of the Tongtian River burst open, and a gaping maw rose from the water, snapping the Yanghuang Carp, along with its rider and flying boat, into its jaws.

To prevent the beast from eating anything indiscriminately, Li Jieqing specially used the Blood Heart Dissection technique, but the demon tiger only targeted Yanghuang Carp.

A demonic aura surged into the sky. Having endured for twenty years, the demonic tiger now only cared about chewing the flying boat in its mouth.

The vortex-shaped whirlwind dissipated.

But the next moment, it rose again, and the boundless sword energy transformed into wind blades, slicing through the demon tiger's mouth and tongue.

The pervasive demonic aura protected the White Tiger, neutralizing some of the sword energy, but more sword energy was generated, and endless vortexes of wind were created around the White Tiger, enveloping and cutting it.

With a flick of its head, the demon tiger spat out Yang Huangli along with the flying boat, sending it flying to the upper reaches of the Tongtian River.

The flying boat crashed onto the shore, maintaining its balance on its own. Yang Huangli climbed off the flying boat, vomited several liters of blood, including fragments of internal organs.

He fell into the tiger's den, and his entire body was almost chewed up. If he does not recover and return, his cultivation will not make any further progress.

No, it's pointless to talk about the future now.

Yang Huangli blinked hard, focusing his gaze on the riverbank before him. The demonic tiger had already caught up.

The Xue family was actually quite loyal and responsible, having mentioned the rumor that a white tiger had been appearing in the capital region.

However, this news was only told by a lucky survivor and has not yet been confirmed. Even if it is confirmed, it may not necessarily be the white tiger that chased them to the East.

Secondly, even if it really was that white tiger that attacked, it wouldn't be crouching in the river; it should be on the bank.

Yang Huangli was slightly relieved when he saw Li Jieqing heading to the upper reaches of the Tongtian River.

The reality was that the white tiger was indeed squatting in the river.

The two sides acted as if they were cooperating, plotting against him.

"How similar! This person also used this beast to escape back then... Truly a demon!"

Yang Huangli smiled sadly, and with a sweep of his divine sense, he could no longer see the red-robed old man around him.

He used to use "demon" as a term of contempt, but now he genuinely felt that the man was a truly wicked demon.

With the birth of this child, the righteous path of the East Sea is in grave danger!

"roar!"

The characteristics of combat at the Foundation Establishment level are twofold: grand scale and speed.

If a Qi Refining cultivator were present at that moment, they wouldn't even be able to see how they died.

In the blink of an eye, the demonic tiger was already in front of him again. Taking advantage of the moment when Yang Huangli's supernatural powers were scattered and his magic power was interrupted and he was recuperating, he directly stretched out his claws and pressed down. Since he was going to eat something that would prick his mouth, he might as well kill him and then eat him!

A shadow instantly loomed over the flying boat.

Yang Huangli sensed the attack. As a disciple of a high-ranking sect, he activated his internal magical power and forcefully unleashed his supernatural abilities once more.

"Threshold Wind-Subduing Sword Technique!"

The flying sword shot out from Yang Huangli's sleeve and pierced straight into the white tiger's palm, instantly drawing out a string of flesh and blood.

Immediately afterwards, the flying sword melted away, transforming into boundless sword energy that enveloped Yang Huangli and the flying boat.

A hurricane rose from the ground!

The soil and trees on the surrounding riverbanks were stripped away, and a vortex-like whirlwind shot into the sky.

Then, they fled directly to the lower reaches of the Tongtian River.

The demonic tiger was ferocious and no one could defeat it. Yang Huangli had already experienced its power, so he didn't fight it and just ran back.

Back when the demon tiger was causing trouble on Xiaoxin Island, it had only just broken through to the second level, but it managed to fight its way out of the encirclement of the Seven True Ones.

Now, within this Blood Heart Cave Heaven, the demon tiger has somehow gained some good fortune, advancing another step in just over fifty years, and is basically a mid-stage second-tier demon.

Both being at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, Yang Huangli, who came from the Upper Sect, was confident that he could fight against other powerful demons of the same realm, but he was truly helpless against this White Tiger.

On both banks of the Tongtian River, a bewitching and enchanting aura pervaded the air, and the fallen demon tiger had vanished without a trace.

When it reappeared, the demon tiger roared and blocked its path, riding the wind to collide head-on with the sword technique used by Yang Huangli.

The saying goes, "Clouds follow the dragon, and wind follows the tiger."

This white tiger is not some rare and exotic species. It was promoted from a first-tier demon beast and does not have any innate bloodline abilities. It only has a powerful demon body and demonic energy, as well as the ordinary ability to ride the wind that it learned when it was first-tier.

But it is precisely this ability to ride the wind that makes Yanghuang Carp so difficult to defeat.

The reason the Seven Immortals let Yang Huangli leave when they surrounded and killed the demon tiger was because they saw that he couldn't do much to deal with the demon tiger.

The same applies now.

The demonic tiger appeared in the wind and collided with the whirlwind that rose from the ground, forcefully knocking the whirlwind carrying boundless hurricane sword energy back.

The sword energy whirlwind was shaken back, circling and dancing above the water, stirring up turbulent river water, before escaping downstream by taking a detour.

But they were stopped by the roar of the demon tiger.

On the upper reaches of the Tongtian River, the two sides fought fiercely for a time. Each time it collided with the wind, the demon tiger's body would be cut with thousands of fine cuts, but they would quickly heal and continue to block the way.

Yang Huangli was already injured, and at this moment he was doing everything he could, using all sorts of desperate techniques to break through downstream.

"—You beast! Get out of my way!"

Downstream, several suppression nodes have been activated, emitting spiritual light that envelops the waters.

From the direction of the capital, troops from the Eastern Court also rose up to guard the border.

Not long ago, Yang Huangli didn't want anyone to notice anything, but now he has placed all his hopes on the Eastern Court.

As long as we can get to that place!

Yang Huangli appeared in the swirling wind, blood gushing from all seven orifices. He raised his hand and summoned a mirror, reflecting his image in place.

The white tiger attacked, but thus bypassed the real body, directly shattering the bubble and mirror with a single slap.

Yang Huangli abandoned everything, leaving only himself, a sword, and a flying boat. Following the light reflected from the mirror, he broke through the White Tiger's blockade and rushed downstream into the activated formation of the Eastern Court.

That mirror was different from the ordinary white mirror that collected evil energy; it was a proper spiritual artifact with the power to take someone's place in death, a life-saving treasure bestowed upon it by the Yang family of the Ruyi Sect.

Now, Yang Huangli has cruelly abandoned him, and he is only begging for a way to survive.

however.

Downstream, before the Eastern Court's formation protected the waters, the red-robed elder rose from the spot where the White Tiger appeared in the water, holding a wooden sword, his Foundation Establishment stage magic power undisguised.

The old man's robes billowed in the wind as he stood alone before the magic array that enveloped the Tongtian River of the Eastern Court, appearing extremely small. However, upon seeing him, Yang Huangli's eyes were instantly filled with despair.

"The Jade Radiance of the Palm Sword..."

Li Jieqing made a move.

He raised the Taiping Sword high, then slowly swung it down, chanting softly.

"The formless connects with the light of heaven!"

This moment feels just like Xiaoxin Island fifty years ago.

Both were surrounded, both were desperately trying to find a way out, and both had someone wielding a sword against Yang Huangli.

This sword strike came fifty years too late.

The invisible sword energy descended from Taihuangtian, skillfully guided by Li Jieqing, and condensed into a single point.

With a swift first strike, the swaying flying boat was instantly severed.

Yang Huangli, who was hiding inside the flying boat, was exposed and realized that his death was imminent. Surprisingly, a sense of relief appeared on his face.

The invisible heavenly sword is unavoidable and impossible to defend against.

"Just as I expected..." he sighed.

The second sword fell, severing his head.

"Just as I expected?"

"Ah... Once greed arises, one falls into an endless hell."

In the dizzying, backward-flying vision, Yang Huangli saw the red-robed old man open his mouth and raise his hand to beckon to him.

Immediately, his vision went dark, and he couldn't even escape with his soul.

"Black Mountain's Blood-Absorbing and Qi-Transforming Divine Power!"

Li Jieqing drew the Taiping Sword behind him, opened his mouth and inhaled, a crimson blood aura gathering from the head and body of the Yanghuang carp.

This blood energy, though called blood energy, is actually the accumulation of Yang Huangli's entire life, encompassing his magical power, divine soul, and physical body. Under the supernatural power of absorbing blood and transforming it into this nourishing crimson blood energy.

Li Jieqing accepted this excellent item from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, raised his hand, and summoned the falling flying boat and Yang Huangli's flying sword into his hand.

Thus, two more spiritual artifacts were acquired, proving that the prevalence of the Tribulation Cultivation Path was indeed for a reason.

The demonic tiger rushed over, making a threatening gesture to drive Li Jieqing away. Then it caught up with him, opened its mouth, and swallowed the mangled body of the Yanghuang carp, stripped of its blood and energy.

After smacking his lips, the demon tiger's eyes widened, his face flashing with doubt.

Something doesn't taste right.

The demonic tiger opened its mouth and spat out the remaining food. Then it looked at Li Jieqing, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It examined Li Jieqing's face and became even more puzzled. It seemed that Li Jieqing looked familiar, but it couldn't be sure.

The demonic tiger took another careful sniff, but Li Jieqing had already concealed his aura, slowly sinking and disappearing into the waters of the Tongtian River.

"You beast, I'll swindle you again next time."

Li Jieqing successfully killed Yang Huangli, and having completed his tasks for the day, he immediately retreated.

Meanwhile, downstream of the Tongtian River, beams of divine sense swept over and landed squarely on the white tiger.

The Foundation Establishment Divine Power and the White Tiger's ferocity have caused such a stir on the upper reaches of the Tongtian River. Are all the ministers of the Eastern Court dead?

"The Imperial Advisor?!"

"The Imperial Advisor has been eaten by a monster!"

"It was eaten?!"

"That beast has ruined a great undertaking for our dynasty!"

"Kill it!"

"A single demon king dares to invade the Eastern Lands!"

"Don't let it get away!"

The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Eastern Lands have been dealing with demonic beasts for many years, and each of them has accumulated rich experience in hunting demons. When it comes to fighting skills, they are truly no less capable than the Seven True Ones.

At this moment, there were more than seven Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Eastern Lands who appeared, each with bloodshot eyes, shouting and clamoring for battle.

It wasn't that they particularly liked Yang Huangli, the new national advisor; it was mainly because they had just seen an opportunity to leave the Blood Heart Cave, which was ravaged by monsters, when this monster came and ruined things. Why not swarm and kill it?

The demon tiger roared, its fur bristling, and it tucked its tail between its legs, turning and running away, diving into the Tongtian River.

It's not stupid; in this situation, what are you waiting for if you don't run?

Entering and exiting the water, the demonic tiger bit off the spiritual mirror that the Yanghuang carp had fallen into the water, and rode the wind towards the Western Demon Realm.

A barrage of supernatural powers and spells rained down from behind, causing the world to lose its color, like a sudden storm.

"--roar!"

It will remember this grudge!

The demonic tiger roared in pain as it ran, howling as it was beaten.

It had intended to turn back and remember who cast the spell, but it was beaten so badly that it lost all sense of direction and could only rely on its powerful physique to escape first.