BXBX NOVEL Chapter 253 - 142: Tens of Thousands of Jade
Translator: 549690339
“Eighth Level Qi Refinement!”
Gao Tingyuan stared at Luo Chen, uttering these words with gritted teeth.
Luo Chen raised an eyebrow.
Indeed, with a surge of Spirit Power this great, his Qi Concealment Secret Technique, at the Finalization Level, could no longer conceal his true cultivation stage.
He had been pretending to be at the Seventh Level Qi Refinement, hoping to catch his opponent off guard.
Unfortunately, Gao Tingyuan, who has been dead set on getting him, pulled no punches once he started to attack, leaving no room for Luo Chen to maneuver.
Gao Tingyuan scrutinized Luo Chen, his face filled with astonishment.
An ascendant level offensive magic tool, a defense magic item, and even the robe he was wearing were of ascendant grade.
Just the wealth revealed from his outward appearance alone would make ninety-nine percent of Ninth Level Qi Refinement Cultivators envious.
Just how long has he, Luo Chen, been cultivating?
“No wonder Wang Haichao wants him so badly. He must have gained this wealth in such a short time, largely thanks to his being a Pill Refiner.”
“I cannot let him fall into Wang Haichao’s hands, my chance for revenge will be lost!”
As this thought crossed his mind, the two short spears in his hand began to shimmer with Spirit Light.
However, Luo Chen moved faster than he had imagined.
The tip of his spear breathed, and a rain of fire unfolded in the sky.
Gao Tingyuan took a deep breath, and a round bead emerged from his chest, which then transformed into a light shield wrapping him up.
The rain of fire fell on the light shield, making sizzling noises.
Steam from the intense heat spread, obscuring his field of vision.
“Something’s wrong!”
Whoosh!
Gao Tingyuan’s ear quivered and he dodged by moving his body to one side.
He waved his hand, scattering large droplets of rain and dispelling the rain of fire in front of him.
But looking carefully now, there was no sign of Luo Chen in front of him.
“He is so fast!”
“Where did he go?”
Suddenly, he turned back around.
One man, with a manic expression, was releasing large areas of black light, suppressing two Eighth Level Qi Refinement cultivators.
“Dan Xiu, watch out!”
Dan Xiu’s mind was taken aback and reflexively wanted to look back.
However, it was already too late.
An eerie bell sound suddenly rang out.
The sound wave entered his ears, causing him to pause momentarily.
In a battle of life and death, a moment’s hesitation can determine one’s survival.
“That’s the little bell of Lu Huaiben!”
As he came back to his senses, all he saw in his eyes was a black light mixed in the darkness, coming at him in an instant.
He was only able to activate the defense light shield of his robe in time, for any other action, it was all too late.
“What is…”
He looked down at his chest, where his heart should have been, now pierced by a long nail.
Dan Xiu tried to expel it with his Spirit Power, but as soon as he invoked his Spirit Power, it started to collapse.
Soul Breaking Nail! Chaos Spirit Powder!
Luo Chen gave a faint smile, the Jade Sword flew in front of him, retracing a loop, Dan Xiu’s head fell into his hand.
“Go help Hall Master Murong and kill the guy in the blue suit first.”
He gave this order to the pale-faced Zhou Yuanli and those with him, then Luo Chen, with the head in his hand, turned around.
“Brother Gao Er, when Dan Xiu led people to ambush me, you must have played a part too!”
Looking at that head with the eyes still wide open, Gao Tingyuan felt chills run down his spine.
He was about to speak when his gaze suddenly fell on the body of Dan Xiu that had fallen to the ground.
In the chest area, that massive black nail was so jarring and prominent.
“Soul Breaking Nail! Soul Breaking Nail!”
“You killed my brother!”
Luo Chen was stunned, and with the Attraction Technique, the black nail flew back into his hand.
Back then, it was indeed this Ascendant Grade Magic Tool that he used to pierce through Gao Tingye’s defenses.
But how did Gao Tingyuan figure it out from just a magic tool?
Gao Tingyuan’s eyes were flaring, and boundless fury erupted.
“My brother had a Guarding Earth Shield Talisman. An ordinary Ascendant Grade Magic Tool wouldn’t be able to kill him instantly, it would have bought him enough time to ask for help.”
“Only the Soul Breaking Nail, personally refined by the Soul Refiner himself, could bypass the Five Elements’ defenses and harm the enemy forcefully.”
“When the cave dwelling of the Soul Refiner was broken open by Li Da and me, most of the treasures were obtained by us, but only the Soul Breaking Nail was nowhere to be found.”
“Later, I found out that it was secretly taken away by Li Zixiong, Chen Xiao, and the others.”
“To my knowledge, all of them died at the hands of Wang Yuan!”
“That’s right, it has to be it!”
Gao Tingyuan’s words became more and more manic. All the doubts lingering in his heart were swept away like a dam breaking in a flood.
For a moment, it all flowed and it was crystal clear.
“Wang Yuan has a deep connection with you. If it were an ordinary Ascendant Grade Magic Tool, with your cultivation stage at that time, it would be impossible for you to use it.”
“But the Soul Breaking Nail, once used, cannot be retracted, and there wasn’t much to think about in terms of control.”
“If you had this treasure, killing my younger brother would have been like a tiger with wings.”
“And mastery level!”
Gao Tingyuan stared at Luo Chen, his aura rising continually.
“You just concealed your real cultivation stage. There’s no way a person could advance from the Third Level Qi Refinement to the Eighth Level Qi Refinement in just one year.”
“So, you must have had a method to hide your cultivation stage all along.”
“Back then, you surely also concealed your cultivation stage, then rose suddenly and killed my younger brother.”
“It’s no wonder that you, a Rogue Cultivator, dared to live in such an out-of-the-way place. You really do have the talent and the courage!”
Hearing these words, the corner of Luo Chen’s mouth twitched.
The guesses earlier could still be considered close enough.
Although they were not entirely accurate, they were eighty to ninety percent correct.
Indeed, one of his two Soul Breaking Nails did come from Wang Yuan.
Li Zixiong and Chen Xiao were indeed among those who surrounded Wang Yuan.
But the matter of hiding his cultivation stage was a bit of an exaggeration.
Back then, he was at the Fourth Level Qi Refinement stage, and there was no way he was as exaggerated as Gao Tingyuan described.
“Luo Chen, the evidence is conclusive, do you admit it or not!” Gao Tingyuan shouted angrily..