Chapter 289: Chapter 138: 100,000 Spirit Stones, The Change in Xiao Xiyue!_1
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“Rumble!”

The evil Jiao’s soul engulfed and drowned the young man in the red robe, a terrifying radiance filled the void, causing the entire space to boom and explode.

“Ahhhh——”

A shrill scream sounded amidst the waves.

“Huff!”

This strike, lit by the explosive energy of the Treasure Bones, also made Lu Changsheng’s face somewhat pale, with a faint pain in his chest.

Through the red bead that had clashed hard against the golden light brick, he knew that the young man in red was not yet completely dead.

“Go!”

Lu Changsheng issued an order to the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, lest the opponent still had some strength left.

At the same time, he continued to control the golden light brick with his mental spirit.

At this moment, he could clearly feel the might of the red bead resisting the golden light brick had greatly diminished, falling steadily.

This indicated the dire situation of the young man in red, who was unable to resist.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

As the golden light brick continued suppressing the Red Phoenix Pearl, a blood-red light burst out from the soul of the evil Jiao.

It was indeed the young man in red.

By now his black armor was ragged, his hair disheveled, his appearance was utterly wretched.

“Ah… you wait for me, this grudge…”

The young man in red ranted bitterly, attempting to escape using a secret technique.

But before he could finish speaking.

The hovering golden light brick came crashing down like a mountain.

“Puff!”

Simultaneously, a golden line shot out like an arrow, piercing his forehead, leaving a bloody hole.

It was the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm.

The next moment, the golden light brick also thundered down, pressing both the Red Phoenix Pearl and the young man in red toward the ground below.

Upon seeing this, Lu Changsheng embraced Xiao Xiyue’s delicate body and, piloting the Flying Artifact, descended swiftly.

“Rumble!”

With a thunderous roar,

the golden light brick pinned the young man directly onto the mountainous terrain, causing the ground to shake.

“Phew, truly fitting for a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, so hard to kill!”

“The Treasure Bones I’ve nurtured for years are not the least bit weaker than a full-force strike from a Talisman Treasure, yet he almost got away.”

Lu Changsheng could sense that the opponent’s vitality had nearly extinguished with the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm’s strike.

But just to be safe, he had followed up with a blow from the golden light brick.

Through the golden light brick, he could detect that the young man in red pinned underneath was thoroughly devoid of life.

However, to be on the safe side, Lu Changsheng still took out three Superior Grade Talismans and one Supreme Talisman, setting them up around the golden light brick.

After he finished, Lu Changsheng slightly stirred his mental spirit, allowing the golden light brick to rise slowly.

Upon seeing the mangled corpse within the large pit, Lu Changsheng finally felt at ease.

He retracted the golden light that had engulfed the brick, which had become as large as a small hill, and watched it shrink, reverting to the form of a talisman and flying back into his hand.

But now, this Talisman Treasure was quite dim, its paper even appearing somewhat damaged.

“This Talisman Treasure is probably going to be completely scrapped after one more use.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the dim golden light brick Talisman Treasure in his hand and mused inwardly.

This Talisman Treasure had been used by him multiple times, already depleting much of its power.

The recent battle, though brief, had been greatly taxing due to his full-powered activation.

“If this Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator was a pauper, then this would be quite the loss for me.”

Lu Changsheng gazed into the large crater made by the golden light brick, at the torn body within it, and exhaled lightly.

However, the likelihood of this was slim.

The red bead, the pale white sword, and the blood-colored scissors alone were of considerable value.

Lu Changsheng did not ponder long to avoid drawing others to the site of the recent battle.

He embraced Xiao Xiyue’s tender body, collected the young man in red’s mangled corpse, and quickly gathered the scattered treasures around before swiftly departing.

After an hour,

Lu Changsheng found a cave in the mountain range.

He gently placed Xiao Xiyue down inside.

From his Storage Bag, he took out the ‘Heavenly Canopy Five Elements Formation’ and set it up.

This formation had the effects of trapping enemies and isolating aura, very practical, and was always on Lu Changsheng’s person.

After setting up the formation, Lu Changsheng took a recovery elixir medicine from the Storage Bag and used a healing Talisman on him, which made him feel much better.

He then checked Xiao Xiyue’s condition.

She seemed to have just suffered damage to her mental spirit and had overconsumed her spiritual power, nothing too serious.

After making a preliminary assessment, Lu Changsheng passed a healing pill into her lips.

He then applied another healing Talisman to her.

He immediately saw her pale complexion improve considerably.

“The biggest difference between the Qi Refinement Realm and the Foundation Establishment Stage, aside from the qualitative change in spiritual power and mana, is divine sense.”

“Foundation Establishment Cultivators give birth to divine sense, which affords great convenience in both combat and cultivation.”

“If it weren’t for the Peach Blossom Gu shielding me from divine sense attacks, I fear I would have suffered damage to my mental spirit just like Xiao Xiyue.”

Lu Changsheng looked at Xiao Xiyue’s form and realized the most undefendable aspect of encountering Foundation Establishment while being in the Qi Refinement stage.

Even if you have a magic artifact, defending against divine sense attacks is almost impossible.

If he didn’t possess the Peach Blossom Gu, he might have been affected as well.

Nevertheless, it was only now that Lu Changsheng discovered the Peach Blossom Gu had this effect.

Immediately, he closed his eyes to introspect, inspecting the condition of the Peach Blossom Gu between his eyebrows.

Though it seemed somewhat listless, it wasn’t of much concern.

This was normal.

After all, it was a divine spirit Gu.

And the growth of the Peach Blossom Gu was remarkably fast.

Under his flourishing peach blossom luck, it had grown to the extreme limit of the First Transformation.

If his cultivation level did not restrict it, it could have advanced to the Second Transformation.

Seeing that Xiao Xiyue wouldn’t awaken anytime soon, Lu Changsheng stripped the Storage Bag and Storage Belt from the young man in red.

He began sorting through the spoils of the battle.

“I hope they yield a substantial return.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Storage Belt and Storage Bag with a hint of anticipation.

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