Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 164 - 113: The Might of the Fallen Cold Sword! Sword Qi Thunder Sound! Another Foundation Establishment Slain!

Chapter 164: Chapter 113: The Might of the Fallen Cold Sword! Sword Qi Thunder Sound! Another Foundation Establishment Slain!

In an instant, Qin Bei turned into a deep blue ice sculpture, silently appearing in this void.

Bang!

Upon witnessing this scene, Qi Chuan extended a finger, gently touching the center of the ice sculpture’s forehead, a small force penetrating it. Instantly, countless cracks emerged from the ice sculpture’s forehead, spreading throughout, followed by a soft sound as the entire sculpture exploded, turning into countless tiny ice shards that fell into the forest below.

In just a moment, a living Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator was annihilated without a trace!

Seeing this, Qi Chuan beckoned to the myriad of falling ice shards, and a black Qiankun Bag flew over, landing in his hand, with a slight heft.

This Qiankun Bag, due to Qi Chuan’s intentional control, had not been destroyed. This was the Qiankun Bag of a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator and likely contained many resources.

However, after acquiring the Qiankun Bag, Qi Chuan did not immediately open it because this was not an ideal place to examine the loot.

"I’ll return to the Sect first."

Stowing away the Qiankun Bag, Qi Chuan glanced again at the forest below and then transformed into a streak of light, heading towards the direction of the Wind Moon Sect.

After Qi Chuan left, silence returned to this place.

Shortly after, a streak of light flew out from Red Maple Valley, reaching the sky above this small hill, and as the light dispersed, a figure was revealed, none other than the Qi Clan Leader, Qi Wuyou.

"What’s going on?"

As soon as Qi Wuyou appeared, he nervously looked toward the small hill below, his gaze sweeping over it.

Previously, while cultivating in a Tier One Upper Grade Cave Mansion located on the main peak within Red Maple Valley, he had heard magical combat outside the valley, causing tremendous thunder, which caught him off guard.

It should be known that such tremendous noise and power couldn’t possibly be caused by Qi Refining Cultivators; it would at least be due to Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators.

In other words, there were Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators engaging in magical combat near the exterior of Red Maple Valley!

The disturbances so close would undoubtedly cause unease among the Qi Clan cultivators within Red Maple Valley.

Moreover, having two Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators battling outside Red Maple Valley could be damaging to the Qi Clan’s prestige if left unaddressed.

Having thought about it for a moment, he came out to investigate.

Yet, upon arrival, he saw no traces of anyone. Could it be that their battle ended so quickly, either concluding in such a short time or did they retreat at the slightest contact?

These thoughts raced in Qi Wuyou’s mind.

But in the next moment, his gaze swept the small hill below, seeming to have noticed something. His pupils contracted, and he beckoned toward the forest below, retrieving several small ice shards that had not fully melted into his hand.

"This is..."

Seeing these small ice shards, Qi Wuyou’s eyes narrowed slightly. Although they were just small ice shards, now resting in his palm, they exuded a chill, as if attempting to freeze even the flesh of his palm.

However, with mana protecting his body, the freezing did not occur.

Then, Qi Wuyou gently rubbed a small ice shard between his thumb and forefinger, using a bit of Foundation Establishment magical power. After encountering a slight resistance, the small shard was finally crushed into icy water.

However, when Qi Wuyou lifted his fingers and looked at the icy water clinging to them, he was shocked to discover that the ice water was blood-colored, emitting a bloody smell that reached his nostrils.

Upon smelling this hint of blood, Qi Wuyou was thoroughly alarmed.

He had just seen that below this forest, there were countless such small ice shards. If these shards all matched this one, there was only one possibility.

"This can only mean that one of the Foundation Establishment cultivators engaged in the earlier magical combat has already fallen!"

Qi Wuyou’s heart trembled.

How long had it been since he heard the battle? Such a short time had passed since then.

In such a brief time, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had left had already slain a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, a testament to formidable strength.

"Surely, this leaving Foundation Establishment cultivator’s cultivation level far surpasses mine; otherwise, how could they so easily slay a Foundation Establishment?"

Qi Wuyou mused internally.

His own cultivation was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, but if required to slay another Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator, success was not guaranteed.

Even if the opponent were a typical Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator, he might be able to slay them, but it could require an exhausting battle and not be done effortlessly.

Simply because his spiritual artifacts were rather ordinary, possessing only a few Lower Grade artifacts, putting him at a disadvantage in combat against other Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"This Foundation Establishment cultivator is so powerful; I wonder if they are friend or foe. Thankfully they have departed; otherwise, if I ran into them with malicious intent to silence me, I could easily be slain by them!"

Thinking this, Qi Wuyou felt a relief within.

Then, with a flick of his hand, he discarded the remaining ice shards, cast another glance at the forest below, and returned to Red Maple Valley.

"I wonder who the two Foundation Establishment cultivators involved in this magical combat were, but regardless, it’s none of my concern. Although I encountered the incident, I need not handle it. When I return to Red Maple Valley, I’ll write a letter and report it to Wind Moon Sect, thus removing myself from the affair and resting easy."

On his way back, Qi Wuyou considered internally.

Openly, within the Sect Domain governed by Wind Moon Sect, all cultivation clans or other forces fall under its jurisdiction.

If an incident were concealed and unreported, Wind Moon Sect might suspect the Foundation Establishment combat outside Red Maple Valley to be related to him. In that case, the slaying of a fellow Foundation Establishment might implicate him, potentially leading to adverse repercussions.

Handling it as he planned ensures no issues arise.

...

Meanwhile.

Celestial Soul Hall.

Crack.

Within a gloomy, cold hall, atop a golden throne, a figure resembling a fair-skinned boy, Tian Hunzi, was lying with his eyes closed. Suddenly, he let out a sound of surprise, opened his eyes, and touched a white jade bracelet on his left wrist with his right hand. Instantly, a black token appeared and was gripped in his right hand.

The Sect’s Supreme Elder’s unusual action immediately aroused the curiosity of the Hall Leader and all the other Foundation Establishment Elders, drawing their attention.

Under their watchful eyes, the surface of the black token in Tian Hunzi’s hand suddenly developed numerous cracks and shattered, with fragments sliding from his palm.

"This...another Foundation Establishment Elder has fallen?"

Celestial Soul Hall Leader Tian Hunzi gazed at the scene and said with a slightly displeased tone.

This black token, called a Divine Soul Life Token, was synthesized by extracting a trace of the divine soul of each Foundation Establishment cultivator within Celestial Soul Hall, combined with a bit of their heart’s essence blood, through a special method.

Its sole purpose was to alert the Hall when a Foundation Establishment Elder fell outside, causing the token to crack and shatter simultaneously, indicating the fallen elder was neither missing nor defecting.

Knowing the specific time of a Foundation Establishment Elder’s demise could facilitate the Hall’s investigation of the culprit.

In the grand hall, the assembled Foundation Establishment Elders of Celestial Soul Hall, observing the black token’s fragmentation, felt a chill in their hearts as they realized that one of their peers who once stood beside them had fallen.

If in the future they were to fall outside, their own Divine Soul Life Token in the hands of Supreme Elder Tian Hunzi would likewise shatter.

"May I ask which elder from our hall has fallen, Supreme Elder?" a Foundation Establishment Elder of Celestial Soul Hall inquired.

On the grand throne, Tian Hunzi glanced at the fragments of the Divine Soul Life Token on the floor, then withdrew his gaze and casually replied, "It’s Elder Qin Bei."

"It’s him?" the Elders in the hall exclaimed at this revelation.

"Qin Bei? Wasn’t he sent by me to secretly gather intelligence outside Red Maple Valley? And now he’s fallen?" Tian Hunzi frowned slightly, speaking.