Chapter 155: Come on, Come and Kill Me
Swish!
The distance between them was too close. Even with Master Wuyin’s formidable cultivation, he was thoroughly startled by that flash of silver!
Wuyin hastily dodged while simultaneously flicking his right hand, launching a string of Buddhist prayer beads straight at the flying sword!
Clang!
The flying sword collided with the prayer beads, scattering them instantly!
Chu Tianfeng summoned the flying sword back with a hand gesture, and it quickly returned beneath his feet.
With a whoosh!
The two figures shot up into the sky and vanished into the distance a moment later.
Wuyin stood frozen in place, staring at the tiny black dot in the sky, his eyes wide with disbelief: "A flying sword! That is actually a flying sword!"
Without looking back, Chu Tianfeng and Xu Ying flew straight toward An City.
Half an hour later, the pair arrived at the An City airport. Chu Tianfeng put on a new mask, purchased a plane ticket for Xu Ying, and placed some spirit stones, monster cores, Peiyuan Pills, and Zhuji Pills into her storage ring.
They bid each other a reluctant farewell, Xu Ying’s eyes welling up with tears several times.
After leaving the airport, Chu Tianfeng returned to the mountain where they had been.
Without taking a moment to rest, he transformed back into the persona of a young medicine gatherer, searching from the peak to the base, and then from the base back to the peak.
Yet, fate seemed determined to thwart him. After half a day of searching, he only managed to find a few spirit herbs needed for the Peiyuan Pills, while the White Sweetflower and Geqin remained completely out of reach.
As the sun sank below the western horizon, he returned once again to the familiar cave.
After setting up a defensive array, he ate a casual meal.
Without Xu Ying, a faint sense of loss lingered in his heart, as if something essential was missing from the cave.
Fortunately, he possessed a relatively carefree disposition and quickly brushed those emotions aside, entering his cultivation routine.
Just past midnight, while Chu Tianfeng was circulating his internal qi through a complete major heavenly cycle, a soft crisp sound echoed faintly in his ears.
Opening his eyes, he saw a ghost at the Yuantian stage standing outside the cave!
The ghost had probably intended to ambush Chu Tianfeng, only to be blocked by the defensive array. Perhaps it had never seen a defensive array before, or perhaps it hadn't expected Chu Tianfeng to set one up. In any case, it simply stared stupidly at the cave, looking utterly bewildered.
Chu Tianfeng slowly stood up and stepped out of the array with his hands behind his back.
Realizing something was amiss, the ghost let out a sharp scream and turned to flee.
Chu Tianfeng flicked his hand, and the flying sword roared forward, piercing straight through the ghost with a piercing whistle!
The ghost let out another shriek before dissolving into wisps of smoke that vanished into nothingness.
No ghost could possibly withstand the might of a top-grade magical artifact!
Needless to say, this ghost belonged to the Heavenly Master Sect. Chu Tianfeng couldn't even be bothered to interrogate it, directly dispatching it with a sword strike to ensure it would never reincarnate!
Reactivating the defensive array, Chu Tianfeng resumed his cross-legged cultivation.
Unexpectedly, right after completing another major heavenly cycle, a harsh, bronze-gong-like laughter suddenly rang out from outside the cave.
Even with his eyes closed, Chu Tianfeng knew that old donkey had returned!
"Brat, let's see where you can run this time!" Sure enough, that white-haired, white-browed, and white-bearded figure stood at the cave entrance, looking remarkably unconstrained and ethereal in the moonlight.
"Run your grandpa!" Chu Tianfeng looked at Kuang Fei as if gazing at a complete fool.
Ever since killing that ghost, Chu Tianfeng had suspected that Heavenly Master Sect disciples were lingering nearby, but he hadn't expected this particular disciple to be that old donkey, Kuang Fei, once again.
"I'll break both your legs first, and then we'll see how you run!" Kuang Fei cursed through gritted teeth.
"Old man, come over here if you've got the guts!" Chu Tianfeng smiled faintly and raised his middle finger at Kuang Fei. Fearing the old man might not see it clearly, he even conjured a string of small flames in the palm of his hand.
"Very well, you have successfully infuriated me!" Kuang Fei’s figure flickered, and a majestic wave of true essence instantly surged forward!
Boom!
That surge of true essence slammed into the light barrier, producing a deafening crash!
Chu Tianfeng exaggeratedly stuck out his tongue and patted his chest in mock terror before once again raising his middle finger high with his right hand.
A defensive array?
Kuang Fei was no novice; he immediately realized that a protective array had been set up here, and Chu Tianfeng was hiding safely inside.
There’s an array here! Could it be...
A flash of inspiration struck Kuang Fei’s mind. Since there was an array here, there must be treasures, or perhaps even a hidden realm.
Although Chu Tianfeng had beaten him to this hidden realm, Kuang Fei did not believe that a single young man could take all the treasures away. Besides, now that he was blocking the cave entrance, Chu Tianfeng had nowhere to go.
Treasures! These were treasures that rightfully belonged exclusively to the Heavenly Master Sect!
Ha! At this thought, Kuang Fei was practically bursting with joy!
"Brat, honestly, what treasures did you obtain?" Kuang Fei unleashed another blast of true essence, causing the defensive array to ring out with thunderous vibrations.
Chu Tianfeng's ears were beginning to ring from the noise. He simply cast a sound-isolation barrier to completely block out the external sound, followed by tossing out an array flag to conceal everything inside the array.
Afterward, he walked deeper into the cave, took out a large pile of wild dried dates from his storage ring, and began munching on them while watching Kuang Fei put on a performance.
Kuang Fei, however, had no idea what trick Chu Tianfeng was playing. After attacking the array for a while and seeing no response from within, he pulled out his phone and started calling for reinforcements.
Chu Tianfeng rolled his eyes heavily. Taking advantage of Kuang Fei's distraction, he suddenly dashed out of the cave.
Kuang Fei never expected Chu Tianfeng to move freely in and out of the array. Coupled with Chu Tianfeng's blinding speed, before the old man could even hang up his phone, Chu Tianfeng was already flying more than ten zhang away.
"You brat—" Before Kuang Fei could finish his sentence, a barrage of fiery projectiles came hurtling toward him!
Kuang Fei hurriedly dodged to the side, and Chu Tianfeng seized the opportunity to flicker forward another dozen zhang.
"Little bastard!" Enraged beyond measure, Kuang Fei leaped into the air and gave chase.
Chu Tianfeng once again employed the Five Elements Wind Escape Technique, leaving Kuang Fei far behind in the blink of an eye.
"Chu Tianfeng, I'll tear you apart!" Realizing he couldn't catch up, Kuang Fei could only return to the cave entrance cursing vehemently.
"Old Donkey Kuang, I'll greet your ancestors!" Chu Tianfeng flipped his middle finger backward over his shoulder as he sped away into the distance.
Little did he know that the defensive array he had unintentionally left at the base of the cliff would later cause a massive uproar. Various aristocratic families and martial sects throughout China, including the Heavenly Master Sect, would rush to this valley located in Fengming County, leading to endless conflicts and disputes.
Of course, all of that was a story for another day and need not be dwelt upon now.
After escaping the valley, Chu Tianfeng plunged into yet another mountain range.
Over the next few days, he once again assumed the role of a young medicine gatherer, working from sunrise to sunset.
However, despite scouring every corner of the mountains, he only managed to find a few more spirit herbs for the Zhuji Pills and a single spirit herb for the Zhuyuan Pills. As for the White Sweetflower and Geqin, they remained completely undiscovered.
During this period, he encountered two more ghosts, neither of which he bothered to interrogate before obliterating them entirely.
After several days with nothing to show for his efforts, Chu Tianfeng grew somewhat disappointed and decided to end this meaningless search, returning to Tianhai ahead of schedule.
That night, under the cover of darkness, he stepped onto his flying sword and flew invisibly toward Tianhai.
As luck would have it, his route took him directly past An City and Lanyu County.
An City was one thing, but Lanyu County was a different story.
Lately, he had frequently been harassed by the little ghosts and old donkeys of the Heavenly Master Sect. Now that he happened to be passing right by their lair, it would be impolite not to pay them a visit!
As the saying goes, courtesy demands reciprocity! Although Chu Tianfeng lacked proper upbringing, he certainly didn't want to miss out on delivering such a casual courtesy call.
Just as he flew into the airspace above Yushan Town, he spotted a ghost drifting through the air from afar.
This ghost's cultivation had actually reached the late Yuantian stage, or rather, the late Golden Core stage. Its form was quite distinct and stood out prominently in the moonlight.
Swish!
Chu Tianfeng waved his hands wildly, swiftly steering his flying sword straight toward the ghost.
Noticing the peculiar rush of wind, the ghost hastily turned its head to look.
Oh?
Perhaps the ghost had never seen or even heard of a flying sword before. Seeing Chu Tianfeng soaring toward it on a sword, it actually froze in blank astonishment!
How fast was a flying sword? In the split second the ghost spent dazed, Chu Tianfeng had already arrived right before it.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Rows of fiery projectiles materialized out of thin air and shot toward the ghost with blinding speed!
Seeing the sky full of fiery rain, the ghost finally snapped out of its daze. Terrified, it let out a piercing shriek and turned to flee.
However, its speed compared to Chu Tianfeng's flying sword was simply too slow—like a crawling tortoise!
Swish!
Chu Tianfeng’s figure flickered slightly, and he instantly closed the distance right behind it.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The fiery rain appeared once more!
Ah—
The ghost's miserable scream was earth-shattering, loud enough for nearly the entire town to hear!
"Who dares to act wild in my Heavenly Master Sect?" The moment the ghost dissolved into nothingness, a formidable burst of divine sense swept out from the town, accompanied by an aged, weathered voice.
A peak Yuantian expert!
Even using his toes to think, Chu Tianfeng knew that the owner of this divine sense was Yu Zuhui, the supreme elder of the Heavenly Master Sect and the sect's only peak Yuantian expert!
Chu Tianfeng ignored him entirely. He knew Yu Zuhui's cultivation was higher than his, and the old man's divine sense was no weaker than his own, so it was only a matter of time before he was discovered.
However, Elder Yu could not fly, whereas Chu Tianfeng was hovering in mid-air. As long as he didn't dive down, no matter how high Yu Zuhui's cultivation was, there was nothing the old man could do to him.
Looking down at the sprawling halls and multi-layered pavilions where the voice originated, a sinister smile crept across Chu Tianfeng's face.
"Brat, come down and meet your death!" The weathered voice echoed again as a figure suddenly soared into the air, landing atop the roof of a grand hall.
This was another old man with white hair, white brows, and a white beard, dressed in a grey robe. At first glance, he possessed a rather immortal and transcendent air.
With his hands clasped behind his back, he gazed up suspiciously at Chu Tianfeng in the sky.
Clearly, Chu Tianfeng's ability to hover motionless in the air left him thoroughly baffled.
Chu Tianfeng waved his hands, and a fireball the size of a basketball abruptly manifested!
"Old man Yu! Accept this big gift package from me!" Chu Tianfeng laughed heartily and casually flicked his wrist!
Swish!
The fireball hurtled swiftly toward Elder Yu Zuhui!
Yu Zuhui flew into a rage, thrusting a single palm upward as a terrifying wave of true essence roared out to smash into the fireball!
Boom!
The fireball shattered instantly, dissolving into nothingness!
Damn you! Chu Tianfeng cursed silently in his mind. His figure flickered, and he reappeared above the roof of another building.
Swish!
Another fireball materialized!
"It really is a flying sword!" Finally recognizing the flying sword beneath Chu Tianfeng's feet, Yu Zuhui turned pale with shock.
Chu Tianfeng smiled at Yu Zuhui, waved his right hand, and hurled the fireball fiercely down toward the building beneath him!
"Brat, how dare you!" Yu Zuhui roared, his figure flickering repeatedly as he lunged toward the building below Chu Tianfeng.
However, his speed was still like that of a crawling tortoise. By the time he rushed over, the building had already burst into raging flames.
"Old man Yu, look over here!" Seeming to feel that Yu Zuhui wasn't angry enough yet, this troublemaker cradled a massive fireball in his hands and reappeared above yet another pavilion.
"You—are you Chu Tianfeng?" Yu Zuhui finally recalled Chu Tianfeng's identity.
Swish!
Chu Tianfeng tossed the fireball downward: "I am your ancestor! So lacking in manners that you dare to address your ancestor by his full name!"
With a loud crash!
That building was set ablaze once more!
"I will tear you to pieces!" Veins bulging around his eyes with rage, Yu Zuhui pointed at Chu Tianfeng and bellowed!
By this time, numerous martial artists were rushing out from various buildings, some holding longswords, others carrying basins of water, all of them cursing as they ran to put out the fires.
"Come on then, come and kill me!" Chu Tianfeng stood smiling brightly above yet another rooftop, slowly waving his hands once again!