Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments-Chapter 86 - 84: Black Wind Wanderer Is Completely Dumbfounded

Chapter 86: Chapter 84: Black Wind Wanderer Is Completely Dumbfounded

Having just completed an investigation mission, Xiao Chen used it as an excuse to rest on Bishui Peak for the next few days, not taking on any new Sect missions.

While waiting for the right time to attempt his Foundation Establishment, he began cultivating the Eye of Truth.

Fortunately, although there was currently a shortage of Spirit Grass, other supplies were less affected.

He spent three hundred thirty-three Spirit Stones at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to buy the required Wood Element Spirit Liquid.

He would place a drop of the Spiritual Liquid in his eye and refine it using the unique Heart Method.

Repeating this process three thousand, three hundred, and thirty-three times was required to reach the Minor Achievement Realm.

An ordinary cultivator could only perform this refinement twice a day at most.

Fortunately, Xiao Chen had his Augments, allowing him to refine ten drops of the Spiritual Liquid a day and progress much more rapidly.

Of course, this meant he consumed one Spirit Stone a day, a truly steep price for cultivation.

「The sixth day of the eighth month.」

Early that morning, Xiao Chen heard there was trouble in Pingyuan County again. Rumor had it that the band of Tribulation Cultivators had made a comeback.

Over the course of the morning, the Sect had already dispatched five groups to Pingyuan County.

By noon, a disciple from the Merit Hall knocked on his door. "Xiao, a shipment of Elixirs needs to be delivered to Pingyuan County."

Pingyuan County was only a little over three hundred miles from the Li Huo Sect. With a bit of speed, a round trip could be completed in three days.

So, Xiao Chen didn’t refuse. He grabbed his Storage Bag and set off at once.

No sooner had he left the Li Huo Sect than a member of the Jiang Family reported the news to Jiang Changhua.

The message was then passed to the Black Wind Wanderer via a Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Talisman.

Having delayed the job he’d promised to do for so long, the Black Wind Wanderer decided not to waste any more time. He rushed over and lay in wait on the path Xiao Chen was sure to take.

As night fell, the Black Wind Wanderer was meditating when his Divine Sense stirred. He had detected a figure hurrying down the road.

He immediately mounted his Flying Sword and gave chase. "Halt!"

Xiao Chen was hurrying on his way when he suddenly heard a loud shout. He turned to see a cultivator riding a Flying Sword and rapidly closing in on him.

The man made no attempt to conceal his aura, and Xiao Chen immediately felt the oppressive pressure of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"I am Xiao Chen of the Li Huo Sect. What is your business here, Senior?"

’On our own territory, announcing the Li Huo Sect’s name is usually enough to avoid most trouble.’

The Black Wind Wanderer sized him up with a curious look. "All dressed up and looking proper. Just a pretty boy, as expected."

Huh?

Xiao Chen glanced at the man, certain that he didn’t recognize this unfamiliar Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The Black Wind Wanderer cackled sinisterly. "It’s your unlucky day, kid. You ran into me."

"Someone wants you dead, and they asked me to pass on a message. In your next life, open your eyes and see who you’re dealing with. Don’t provoke people you shouldn’t."

As he spoke, a fireball appeared in his hand, and nine more materialized behind his back.

With a wave of his hand, he sent them all hurtling toward Xiao Chen. "When you get to the underworld, remember clearly: the one who killed you is the Luoyun Wanderer."

A chill shot down Xiao Chen’s spine, and the hair on his body stood on end. He felt the threat of life and death.

He hurriedly activated his Golden Armor and, in the same motion, pulled a low-grade Magic Robe from his Storage Bag and threw it forward.

The first fireball struck the Magic Robe, instantly burning it to cinders.

Its power was immense, even surpassing the Poison Crow Black Fire and only a notch weaker than the Profound Yang Fire.

But the problem was, there were nine more such attacks right behind it.

The massive explosion completely engulfed Xiao Chen.

The Black Wind Wanderer nodded in satisfaction. Killing a mere Qi Refining cultivator was just that simple for him.

However, when the fiery light dissipated, Xiao Chen’s figure, clad in the Golden Armor, was revealed.

The Black Wind Wanderer had underestimated his enemy and hadn’t directed all the fireballs to strike the same spot.

As a result, the blasts had been blocked by different plates of the Golden Armor, allowing him to withstand the attack.

"Taste my blade!"

Xiao Chen bellowed, summoning his Evergreen Sword and posturing as if to fight to the death.

In reality, however, he was activating his Golden Light and turning to flee.

The Black Wind Wanderer was truly surprised that Xiao Chen could emerge from his attack completely unscathed.

He had killed plenty of ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators over the years. Most died on the spot, and the few who didn’t were always grievously wounded.

This was the first time a Qi Refining cultivator had managed to completely block one of his attacks.

Seeing his opponent retaliate, he instinctively formed a Water Curtain Body Protection.

This too was a habitual defensive maneuver he had developed over many years of Magical Combat.

CLINK.

The Evergreen Sword struck the Water Curtain feebly and was immediately enveloped by spreading water bubbles.

The Black Wind Wanderer looked up, only to see that Xiao Chen had abandoned the Evergreen Sword as a feint. The boy had already seized the opportunity to flee several dozen yards away.

"You cunning little thief! Where do you think you’re running!"

The Black Wind Wanderer immediately reacted, urging his Flying Sword on in pursuit of Xiao Chen.

But as he gave chase, he was once again shocked.

Seeing him give chase via Sword Control, his opponent somehow sped up by another thirty percent, becoming like a true streak of golden light, covering dozens of yards in a single flash.

Even his speed using Sword Control was actually slower than his opponent’s!

The Black Wind Wanderer was dumbfounded. "How is that possible?"

He too had practiced Escape Techniques during his Qi Refining days, which was precisely why this was so hard for him to believe.

Even the Wind Escape Technique, reputed to be the fastest Escape Technique in the Qi Refining stage, should only reach a tenth of Xiao Chen’s current speed, and that was only when cultivated to the Great Success Realm.

Yet the fleeing golden figure before him had clearly and dramatically surpassed the limits of a Qi Refining cultivator.

The Black Wind Wanderer had never heard of such a case before.

No wonder the Jiang Family wanted to use him to eliminate this hidden threat, and no wonder they’d urged him on time and again, seeming so desperate.

The Black Wind Wanderer now clearly realized that there was a very good reason for it all.

Seeing the distance between them gradually widening...

He hesitated no longer. Chanting a mantra, he summoned a large mass of water from thin air, which instantly condensed into a giant Ice Blade.

"Strike!"

The Black Wind Wanderer roared.

WHOOSH!

The enormous Ice Blade moved like lightning, catching up to Xiao Chen in the blink of an eye and descending upon the back of his neck.

"Fire Transformation Treasure Talisman, detonate!"

An exquisite Treasure Talisman drifted from Xiao Chen’s chest to meet the Ice Blade.

With a loud BOOM, it self-detonated, blasting the Ice Blade in half.

The Black Wind Wanderer was once again astonished.

The power of that exploding Talisman was immense, also far exceeding the limits of a Qi Refining cultivator.

In a daze, he felt as if he wasn’t chasing a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, but rather a newly minted Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

He had never before seen a Qi Refining cultivator with such powerful offensive means.

As a relatively young Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the Black Wind Wanderer possessed natural Dual Spirit Roots.

For most of his life, he had been the one whose talent others envied.

Today, for the first time, he understood how those people felt. He had finally learned what a true prodigy was.

’This boy absolutely cannot be allowed to live!’

The Black Wind Wanderer made up his mind in an instant.

He had a premonition that if he let Xiao Chen escape today, there would be endless trouble in the future.

He took a custom-made Heart-Piercing Nail from his robes. This was the Demon Soldier he had personally forged.

Back in Quanzhou, he had once used the Heart-Piercing Nail to kill a Loose Cultivator who had been at the Foundation Establishment realm for half a year.

That opponent had been a bona fide Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and even he had been unable to withstand this unique Demon Soldier.

The Black Wind Wanderer aimed at Xiao Chen and unleashed the Heart-Piercing Nail without hesitation.

He didn’t care that it would leave traces of the Demon Soldier’s presence; it was a price he was willing to pay.

The Heart-Piercing Nail was twice as fast as the Ice Blade. The very instant it was launched, it was already bearing down on the back of Xiao Chen’s chest.

BANG!

First came a light sound as the Plain Shield Xiao Chen had received from Elder Liu was pierced straight through by the Heart-Piercing Nail.

The Middle Grade Magical Artifact, which had only been used a handful of times, was instantly destroyed.

CRACK! SNAP!

Next, his Golden Armor Technique held on for a single breath under the force of the Heart-Piercing Nail before finally crumbling to pieces.

RRRIP!

A piercing tearing sound rang out as his Inner Sect Magic Robe provided only a moment of resistance before being torn asunder.

TING~

However, a thin layer of golden light clinging to Xiao Chen’s skin blocked the Heart-Piercing Nail’s final attack.

The Golden Armor Technique and the Golden Light Technique were two different spells and could exist simultaneously.

After being blocked three consecutive times, the Heart-Piercing Nail finally lost all its forward momentum and was sent flying away.

The Black Wind Wanderer swooped down on his Flying Sword and snatched the Heart-Piercing Nail from the air.

By the time he had done so and looked up again, Xiao Chen was just a tiny golden dot in the distance, which vanished completely after one last flicker.

’He blocked the Heart-Piercing Nail?’

The Black Wind Wanderer was completely dumbfounded!

The reality before him was so bizarre it felt like a dream.

"He really... stopped... the Heart-Piercing Nail?"

The Black Wind Wanderer repeated the question haltingly, his eyes fixed on the Heart-Piercing Nail in his palm.

It was as if he were talking to himself, or perhaps, asking the Heart-Piercing Nail in his hand.