Chapter 27: The Strife of the Great Dao

  After getting a four-square Tianyuan bean, Ma Qianjun's face burst into bloom, and he said with great effort: "Don't worry, Master Pang, rest assured, everything depends on my ability!"

  With this four-square Tianyuan bean, he was very confident in breaking through the Bishan boundary, barely able to be mentioned together with the foundation-building monks, and even his lifespan could increase by a decade or so. He truly had the ability to manage the entire Tiandi Gang like Yun Zhong Ma's family: "Pang Zhenren, your Pang family's hawks and dogs are all excellent, but in this place of Luoxing Mountain, they may not be useful!"

  "What's going on?" Pang Tian Shan muttered to himself.

  Ma Qianjun immediately replied, "Because this is Luoxing Mountain, even the most ferocious hawks and hunting dogs are just small rabbits in this vast wilderness. The hidden demons and monsters here can kill Golden Elixir Cultivators and Three Flower Warriors, let alone a group of hawks and hunting dogs. If half of the ten that fly out can return, it's already not bad!"

  This remark was heard by Pan Tian Shan, who nodded slightly. Ma Qianjun continued: "Moreover, in Luoxing Mountain, the most useful thing should be a hunting dog. Originally used to chase Liu Suoyun, it was quite good, but Liu Suoyun really had some skills. At the age of 14, he single-handedly traversed Luoxing Mountain, and this mountain seemed like his backyard!"

  "He seems to have some skill, able to shake off the tracking dogs. Otherwise, with so many hunting dogs released at once, we should be able to find that pair of dog-like men and women!" Ma Qianjun quickly proposed his own suggestion: "Not only will we dispatch falcons and hunting dogs to track them down, but also spread out scouts far and wide. Once they are discovered, we will attack them immediately. However, this thieving couple practices dual cultivation in martial arts, making it extremely difficult to deal with..."

  Pang Tian Shan had already thought of a countermeasure: "The horse boss is right, it's my fault for being too careless and underestimating the situation, allowing Huang Que to take advantage of me! Chui Long!"

  He immediately ordered: "Send out the Chi Xue Jing Long Dan, Mie Xian Jian and those few Fu Bao that we have prepared at home. Don't be stingy with the rest of the goods that are pressed under the box!"

  Ma Qianjun was shocked, the Chi Xue Jing Long Dan had a "Dragon" character on it, and one could imagine its powerful medicinal properties. It was said that taking just one pill would not only allow a martial artist to transform their body and increase their strength by several times or even double their combat power, but also give them the opportunity to advance further and directly ascend in rank. Moreover, this medicine was different from the Po Jun Ru Yang Gong used by Huo Qianshu, and there were no side effects after taking it.

  It's just that this spiritual medicine has always been the exclusive privilege of high-ranking warriors, and after many years of operation by the Tianyi Gang, Ma Qianjun only had two pieces in his hand. Now, with a single order from Pang Tianshan, hundreds or dozens of Chi Xue Jing Long Dan were distributed to those Pang family warriors.

  As for the Exterminating Immortal Arrow, it was also an extremely difficult-to-obtain treasure. Originally, it was a secret training tool used by a certain large sect outside the domain to deal with cultivators, but after refining the Exterminating Immortal Arrow, they discovered that its power was limited. For high-ranking cultivators, it was simply a gentle breeze, and even for ordinary cultivators, its power was relatively limited. Therefore, the sect directly abandoned plans for further improvement, and a large number of Exterminating Immortal Arrows flowed out of the sect.

  It turns out that this Exterminating Immortal Arrow is a great spiritual object, although it's useless against high-ranking cultivators. It doesn't require a divine bow or a celestial crossbow, nor does it need an immortal cultivator; just a powerful bow and a skilled archer can shoot it out.

  To know that this broken fairy arrow breaks armor and pierces shields with ease, it's like a reversal of the palm. Even if you wear three layers of steel armor, you can still shoot through it. It poses a great threat to cultivators in the Refining Qi stage and the Building Foundation stage. With just a few archers and strong bows, you can change the entire battle situation. Therefore, it has become the favorite of aristocratic families like the Pang family. However, this is ultimately a fairy artifact, and its price is not cheap. This time, the Pang family can be said to have spent a lot of money.

  As for the "Talismans", they are also extremely powerful, these are talismans that can only be created by Golden Elixir cultivators using magical artifacts, and with other hidden goods, Pang Tian Shan can be said to have used up all his resources. Ma Qian Jun suddenly gained a few more points of confidence: "This time, I'm afraid that Gu Ying Hua and Liu Sui Yun will have nowhere to run, they only have one dead end!"

  Liu Suiyun and Gu Yinghua are on their way again.

  Due to Huo Qianshu's fall, Liu Suizhen could only abandon some of his personal belongings. Now, apart from a Gu Yinghua, he only has the most necessary items on him, as well as his mother's memorial tablet. However, there is also a new item - a small package containing a pinch of Huo Qianshu's remaining ashes.

  This is the last trace of Huo Qianshu's existence in this world, Liu Suizhen didn't say much, she just walked silently on the rugged mountain path.

  Although Liu Suizhuan said it was a small path, in fact there is no sign of the road existing here, the tall wild grass and shrubs are always swaying over Gu Yinghua's neck, sometimes climbing foggy cliffs, sometimes stepping down from the top of a hundred-meter-high peak, and sometimes there is no road at all, can only swim across the pond.

  No matter how difficult the journey was, Gu Yinghua did not suffer much hardship. Even the memorial tablet of Liu Suizhen's mother and the ashes of Huo Qianshu were not touched by a single drop of water. However, Liu Suizhen had become drenched in sweat, and those mosquitoes, sharp grasses, sharp rocks, and hard woods would occasionally cause some minor injuries to his body, causing him to cough from time to time, and sometimes his whole body would shiver uncontrollably.

  That one dose of medicine didn't completely cure Liu Suoyun's injuries, Gu Yinghua asked anxiously: "Is the young mistress okay? You're my servant, shouldn't you be resting?! I've always been very concerned about my servants' health!"

  He couldn't imagine how the pursuers of the Pang family and the Tianyi gang could catch up in such a difficult environment, unless they could fly or escape through the earth, but according to Gu Yinghua's understanding, even Pang Tianshan himself didn't have such ability.

  Liu followed the cloud but smiled: "Don't waste the time that Fire brother has fought for us, we must seize every moment, and can't waste any bit of time!"

  "But I care about you, this underling!" Gu Yinghua replied: "I only give you a thousand dollars a day in wages, you can't be so hardworking!"

  Liu followed the cloud and smiled: "I promised Huo brother, I must take you to Yuanzhou, at that time, it's good to see Gu Shanhe's one move, and also bring Huo brother's nostalgia to Yuanzhou!"

  "You're the best person I've ever met... no, next!" Gu Yinghua said with great pride: "I still say the same thing, I'll only pay 1,000 yuan a day for labor, you've done too much!"

  Her ears suddenly turned slightly red, and Gu Yinghua immediately thought of Liu Qingyun's domineering words "For the woman I love", would he say this sentence next, and how should she respond?

  "You should know that I won't owe debts, whether it's money debt, human relationship debt or emotional debt. I am the clean and simple Liu Suiyun! Absolutely no debt, this is Liu Suiyun!"

  Gu Yinghua felt a slight disappointment, but she quickly found the topic: "Why are you still holding onto the Extreme Yuan Huang Lei's Forging Divine Record? I see that you've killed many strong practitioners and absorbed their Qi, blood, and souls, yet you still haven't broken through to the third layer of Qi Refining. This title of 'Speediest Cultivator' might not be an exaggeration after all. Why don't you return to the Supreme Dao?"

  "This is also what Liu Su Yun is concerned about now, he smiled and said: "That's right, I am still at the peak of the second layer of Qi refining, a thread away from the third layer of Qi refining, but this is sedimentation!"

  Liu Su Yun has killed and absorbed the vital energy, blood, and souls of countless powerful beings on this path, including Yuan Long Wu Zhe, Lian Qi Xiu Shi, and even fierce beasts like Lie Huo Xiong and Qing Wen Shui Hu. Logically, he should have had the opportunity to advance to the third stage of Lian Qi long ago, but Liu Su Yun is still stuck at the peak of the second layer of Lian Qi, only a thin line away from advancing to the third layer.

  Logically speaking, if he were to cultivate an ordinary demonic dao technique, Liu Suizhen would have had the opportunity to break through the third layer of Lianqi by now. What more this Extreme Yuan Huang Lei Forging Divine Record, touted as the "Fastest Cultivation Method"? However, Liu Suizhen had his own take on it: "Miss Gu, I'm a lowly servant, so I think salted bean sprouts are fine. As for my cultivation, although I haven't broken through the third layer of Lianqi yet...

  "As long as I want to break through the third layer of Qi refining, I can do it anytime and anywhere, even now I can break through for you to see!"

  Liu Su Yun quickly spoke out the true wonder of this technique: "The key is that I now have enough accumulation and precipitation, the extreme yuan huo lei power stored in my body is enough to allow me to break through to the fourth layer of refining qi, no mistake, it's the fourth layer of refining qi!"

  "It's just the initial stage of refining Qi!" Gu Yinghua said disdainfully: "Only the initial stage of refining Qi!"

  "What's wrong with refining Qi at the initial stage? It's still the initial stage of refining Qi after all!"

  Liu Suiyun felt a bit resentful, but he couldn't reason with her and didn't have the upper hand. No, it was indeed as Gu Yinghua said: "It's just the initial stage of refining Qi."

  Don't look at the difference between the fourth and fifth layers of Qi refining, but the gap in strength is huge. The Taoist methods of the initial stage of Qi refining are nothing more than some tricks, no matter how fancy they are. It's only when you reach the middle stage of Qi refining that you have truly powerful Taoist methods. Don't look at how Liu Suoyun is now borrowing the power of Tianlei Starfall Sword to have the strength of the fifth layer of Qi refining, but it's still a fake one after all, and it's far from the real mid-stage Qi refining.

  What Gu Yinghua said was right, it's just the initial stage of refining Qi, even with Tianlei Xuanjian's help, Liu Suizhen's cultivation in Taoist techniques is still greatly limited, and compared to Gu Yinghua's "Supreme Great Way", it's absolutely far apart. However, he has his own path: "Miss Gu, even if you're willing to teach me the Supreme Great Way now, I wouldn't be able to find a single entrance to start with!"

  "Who said that!" Gu Yinghua declared with a confident air: "As long as you have a strong desire for the Great Way, I naturally have a method here that can make you achieve results even faster than the Extreme Yuan Huang's Divine Forging Record. You'll be done in an instant, and it won't even delay your rest."