Chapter 99

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Chapter 99: Forceful Collection

Jin Mingyang led Li Hui to the largest war chariot, when suddenly someone sneered, “Oh? Is that Li Hui? Haha, I heard he’s always scurrying around in the outer disciples, looks like he’s just a pet of the Jin family.”

Li Hui silently cursed; this person was targeting Jin Mingyang yet pulled him into it. Wasn’t that just asking for trouble?

“Hu Bin, the elder asked me to bring Li Hui over to pick some useful artifacts,” Jin Mingyang said, his patience wearing thin. If a battle truly broke out tonight, he would consider whether to take this kid down from behind.

“Hmph, everyone has a fixed quota. Li Hui is just an outer disciple, even if he has some peculiar status now, there’s no way he’ll get to just pick anything from the chariot,” said Hu Bin, an inner sect disciple, raising his chin.

With a loud "thud," Hu Bin’s eyes went wide, his body instinctively bowing as he clutched his stomach and coughed violently, nearly vomiting up bile.

Li Hui looked at Jin Mingyang and gave a thumbs up, praising, “Good job, Brother Jin, clear on your grudges. A fool like this, who always causes internal conflict, deserves to be taught a hard lesson.”

“Jin Mingyang, you…” Hu Bin growled, raising his head.

“Damn it, it wasn’t me!” Jin Mingyang stated, just as Hu Bin bent before him, it was definitely Li Hui’s doing.

Of course, it was Li Hui’s doing. The clouds had conveniently covered the moonlight, and he wanted to test the strength of the Ideal Body, so he used Hu Bin to practice.

The results were as expected; a swift sneak attack would certainly hurt even a Concentrating Spirit stage practitioner.

However, that was about it; it was akin to an ordinary person receiving a strong punch, and the recovery speed was notably quick. If Hu Bin had used spirit talismans and protective artifacts, such an attack would have little significance.

Speed alone wouldn’t break through giant stones; it required strength to match. Once reaching the Concentrating Spirit stage, perhaps sheer body refinement could display power among peers, but he still needed a bit more honing.

Hu Bin certainly didn’t believe Li Hui was the one who dealt him a blow! He reached out to grab Jin Mingyang, and they began glaring and tugging at each other, neither daring to make too much noise for fear of drawing the ire of true disciples and elders.

Li Hui quickly dodged, letting the grappling pair slip away to sort out their feelings in the shadows. He lifted a foot and boarded the war chariot, carefully distinguishing talismans while continuously performing hand seals.

The chariot trembled slightly, sliding down like a slide.

“Whoosh…” Once Li Hui steadied himself, he realized the sight was overwhelming; externally, the war chariot was already large, but internally, it expanded at least five times more, filled with wooden frames, neatly categorizing alchemy, talismans, and artifacts.

Ordinary pills and spirit talismans no longer caught his eye, so he raised his hand and employed the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique toward the left shelf, quickly grabbing five wooden boxes.

Opening a box revealed a smile on his face as he thought, “Miao Jade of Fire, Metal, Wood, Water, and Earth, twenty pieces in each box. They can enhance the success rate of drawing five elemental spirit talismans. However, for me, they are more suitable for constructing a treasure cabinet.”

Li Hui’s expression shifted slightly as he felt talisman light rising from beneath him, his body generating a repelling force akin to rejection, and suddenly realized, “So that’s how it is. While I can gain extra benefits, I am equally bound by restrictions. In other words, I can only take as much as I can handle until I reach my limit.”

This was a rare opportunity; his arms emitted faint golden patterns, and the power of the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique surged dramatically as he reached for the wooden shelves again, where many more boxes awaited.

“Clang, clang, clang…” Light descended from above, attempting to obstruct the grasping strength of the dragon claw. Yet, the faint golden patterns remained connected, and with the effect akin to stirring clouds, he forcefully retracted five wooden boxes.

Upon securing the boxes, Li Hui opened them to find twenty pieces of Thunder Light Miao Jade, twenty pieces of Ice Spirit Miao Jade, and sixty pieces of Miao Jade, accumulating a hundred in total, lifting his mood even further.

The ground beneath him began to buzz, the repelling force intensifying, making him feel as if he might be flung out at any moment.

“Hey now, are you trying to kick me out?” Li Hui wasn’t about to comply! He lightly trembled, diverting and slipping each time the force struck.

“Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique!!!”

Intense golden patterns erupted, transforming into golden light as he grasped the area.

The first two attempts had been tests; this time, he unleashed a ferocious attack. “Cling, cling, cling!” Six artifacts were secured, and then another six were acquired. Unfortunately, apart from the Sharp Gold Sword and Ice Tooth Shield, no higher-level artifacts came into his possession.

Then a crack echoed as the repelling force surged, nearly flinging Li Hui out.

“Ideal Body, manifest!!!”

This was Li Hui’s first full-force manifestation of the Ideal Body; a mysterious curve appeared behind him, faintly displaying Dragon Shadow soaring through clouds. He found himself moving significantly closer to the wooden racks, so what was there to hold back? His left hand reached for the artifacts while his right hand sought after the magical tools, focusing on claiming the silver snake bracelet.

“Cling, cling, cling!” The nearby wooden shelves shook in unison, over a hundred artifacts instantly disintegrating into scraps that scattered while eight spirit talismans landed in his possession. The Earth Yellow Dust Storm Blade formed from four-pattern spirit talismans, the Green Wood Eight Trigram Shield, the Moonshadow Bloodblade, and the Poison Flame Acupoint Nails. The Sakura Round Dance Blade, the Eagle Eye Crown, the Flowing Wind Cloud Wings, and the Crimson Flame King Fan formed from five-pattern spirit talismans were significantly superior to the Sharp Gold Sword and Ice Tooth Shield.

Li Hui had no idea how big the scene tonight would be, yet he had been on the battlefield and understood that individual strength meant little in wars; the sect’s conflict likely operated in the same manner. Thus, no amount of preparation was excessive.

This was not a duel; it was a war! A war of cultivators.

At that moment, large symbols materialized on the surrounding walls, and the war chariot resembled an enraged giant trying to expel Li Hui. Yet, there was something even more anger-inducing waiting in the wings.

“Why so stingy? Let me stay a little longer!”

Li Hui unleashed the full force of the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique, swallowing a Spirit Nurturing Pill. His body trembled strangely as if there was thunder roaring within his chest and abdomen.

“Mooh…” Golden light danced wildly, and dragon claws reached for the sky as two more artifacts soared toward him.

These two artifacts were truly high-quality items, created using six-pattern spirit talismans for the Thunderbolt Whip and seven-pattern spirit talismans for the Wutu Rock Mountain Seal. Each boasted over two thousand talismans, a testament to the effort poured into their creation, not even worth exchanging for twenty mid-tier artifacts.

The silver snake bracelet was an even greater prize, with ninety percent of the artifacts on the wooden rack dissipating into light.

Li Hui truly didn’t waste his return to the sect tonight, as the war chariot trembled violently while repelling him. On the final wave, he swiped one last time, fishing up over ten bottles of pills and twenty bundles of yellow talisman paper.

Such insight and intensity, if any of the outer disciples saw it, would surely fill them with rage and embarrassment. How could he do such a thing?

Just as Li Hui exited the war chariot, he saw a firelight descending from the sky.

Within the firelight, someone roared, “They’re coming! The enemies are here! I, along with eighteen inner disciples, set a talisman formation to ambush the Flying Kites, killing nearly a hundred of their disciples and destroying thirty-five mechanized flying kites. Hahaha, this is to recover some interest for our sect. Now, I leave things to you, fellow Junior Brothers and Sisters. If there’s a next life, let’s do this again as comrades.”

“Second Brother!” The six true disciples were moved.

“Boom…” The figure exploded, and Li Hui felt a chill in his heart; the army lacked brave men, and the Jade Symbol Sect was the same. The Second Brother of the nine true disciples sacrificed himself, and he must have endured unimaginable bloodshed outside the city.

At that moment, accompanied by the sound of the zither, a clear and pleasant voice rang out, “Jade Symbol Sect, do you intend to draw the flames of war into Linggui City? Even if we win, we must give the Merchant Alliance an explanation. A well-calculated wish.”

Three elders spoke in unison, “If you want to fight, then fight; if not, roll away!”

Li Hui instantly grasped the situation at hand and, with quick wit, shouted loudly, “If you don’t want to fight, roll away! Roll! Roll! Roll!”

The group of Jade Symbol disciples echoed loudly, “If you don’t want to fight, roll away! Roll! Roll! Roll!”