Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 194

A furnace of “Dust Refining Powder” instantly plunged the originally somewhat peacefully coexisting crowd into a fierce struggle.

The only one outside the battlefield was Song Ling.

He coldly watched the crowd’s struggle, his heart calm.

For him, no matter who the victor was, the treasures or elixirs obtained were merely transferred from one hand to the other, stored in a different place. Ultimately, they would all end up in his storage bag.

So at this moment, he only needed to play the role of a delicate junior sister who, due to timidity and weakness, dared not intervene and could only stay outside the battlefield.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Shi Kang’s dark chains and He Jin-chuan’s white jade short ruler collided rapidly in mid-air several times, the sound deafening.

Shi Kang’s expression turned fierce. He bit his wrist, and thick fresh blood gushed out. As he quickly formed hand seals, the blood condensed into a sharp, crimson arrow. With a “whoosh,” it shot through the air towards He Jin-chuan.

He Jin-chuan’s face remained unchanged. He formed a hand seal with one hand, and a cloud of yellow mist appeared. With a gentle blow, he sent it floating towards the incoming crimson arrow.

The crimson arrow was enveloped by the yellow mist, its reflected crimson glow visibly dimming, but the remaining power still penetrated the yellow mist and continued to shoot towards He Jin-chuan. In a blink of an eye, it reached him, striking the right side of his chest and bursting into a spray of blood.

“My Blood Arrow Secret Art is not something you can easily—”

Shi Kang’s face had just broken into a smile, and before he could finish his sentence, he was astonished to find that the yellow mist He Jin-chuan had released had also quickly drifted in front of him. When his exposed skin came into contact with it, it sizzled as if corroded by sulfuric acid, accompanied by a pungent burnt smell. His skin rapidly festered, causing unbearable pain.

“Damn it!” Shi Kang’s expression changed drastically, and he rapidly retreated, trying to shake off the yellow mist.

At the same time, He Jin-chuan clutched the right side of his chest, which had been struck by the crimson arrow, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and knelt on one knee.

“Senior Brother He!”

Song Ling, who had been on the outskirts of the battlefield, looked anxious and quickly ran towards He Jin-chuan.

He Jin-chuan’s eyes narrowed. His situation was very bad now. If this Junior Sister Ji had other intentions towards him, perhaps…

But then he saw the genuine worry and concern on Song Ling’s face, and he remembered that he had just saved her. He then felt that he had worried too much. With the girl’s pure and naturally naive personality, she would never repay kindness with malice and harm him.

Sure enough, as soon as Song Ling approached, she immediately said:

“Senior Brother He, I know healing spells. Let me heal your injuries.”

Saying that, he formed hand seals and performed the pseudo-spell Clear Lotus Healing. A warm green light slowly flowed from his palm, covering He Jin-chuan’s bloody wound.

He Jin-chuan immediately felt a refreshing coolness. The pain was greatly alleviated, and the wound, which had been continuously seeping blood, slowly stopped bleeding and began to scab over and heal.

“Phew…”

He Jin-chuan exhaled deeply and thanked Song Ling, “Thank you, Junior Sister Ji.”

“Why are you thanking me, Senior Brother He? You just saved my life,” Song Ling shyly shook his head.

He Jin-chuan chuckled, this Junior Sister Ji was as simple as a little white rabbit. He had even felt a trace of vigilance earlier, truly worrying needlessly.

“Damn b*tch!”

Not far away, Shi Kang, who was being chased by the yellow mist, finally managed to shake it off. Almost half of his body was corroded and bloody, but at this moment, he saw Song Ling healing He Jin-chuan, whom he had finally managed to injure with his Blood Arrow Secret Art. This made him feel that all his injuries were for naught.

“Go to hell!”

Shi Kang pointed at Song Ling, and his black chain artifact shot straight towards Song Ling.

Song Ling’s face turned pale with fright, and he stood frozen on the spot.

“Junior Sister Ji, don’t be afraid.”

He Jin-chuan, whose injuries had mostly recovered, gently comforted Song Ling, then looked at Shi Kang and coldly said, “With me here, you can’t touch her!”

With that, he brought out his white jade short ruler and once again engaged in a fierce battle with Shi Kang.

This time, because Song Ling had provided extra healing for He Jin-chuan, while Shi Kang remained injured, the scales of victory gradually tipped towards He Jin-chuan. After a few rounds, Shi Kang was clearly exhausted, and his movements became much slower.

“Stop, I surrender! I won’t contend with you for this furnace of Dust Refining Powder!”

Shi Kang panted, his black chains hanging on the ground, shouting with a face full of unwillingness.

Controlling the artifact consumed too much spiritual power, coupled with his severe injuries, made him unable to maintain high-intensity combat.

“Surrender now? Too late!” He Jin-chuan sneered, showing no mercy and continuing his fierce assault.

“You…”

Shi Kang’s expression changed drastically. He could only continue to squeeze out the little spiritual power left in his body to control the black chains for defense.

But everything has its limits. No matter how desperately he fought, he still couldn’t escape the final outcome. After his spiritual power completely dried up, he could only watch as He Jin-chuan’s white jade short ruler pierced through his throat.

Splat—

Blood splattered onto the checkered ground.

Shi Kang, dead!

“Junior Sister Ji, it’s alright now.”

He Jin-chuan turned around, walked up to Song Ling, and said with a smile, “Thanks to you, I was able to slay this villain.”

Unexpectedly, Song Ling’s delicate face showed no joy, but rather confusion, and even a hint of fear and distance in the depths of his eyes.

“Senior Brother He, he clearly surrendered, why did you still go for the kill?”

He Jin-chuan felt a headache upon hearing this.

This Junior Sister Ji was so pure and kind, yet so weak. How could her master and elders rest assured letting her compete for opportunities in a cave dwelling?

He Jin-chuan didn’t want Song Ling to feel estranged from him because of this matter, so after a moment of contemplation, he explained:

“Junior Sister Ji, the cultivation world is incredibly cruel. If I had shown mercy today, tomorrow it might be my own head separated from my body. This Shi Kang, he is ruthless and vicious. If he were not eliminated today, there would be endless troubles. Moreover, he previously attacked you, how could I spare his life?”

Song Ling’s expression was complex. After a moment of silence, he said:

“I know what Senior Brother He said might be right. My master often tells me that I am too kind, and if I leave the sect like this, I will probably suffer greatly in the future. But… I always feel it shouldn’t be like this.”

“As cultivators, we possess power beyond mortals, but why must we use it for mutual slaughter? Can’t everyone work together and live in peace? Is the current cultivation world truly normal?”

Song Ling looked up, his expression serious.

He Jin-chuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, “Junior Sister Ji, your idea is very good, but… not everyone is as kind and selfless as you. And as long as there is selfishness, there will be disputes, so your vision is destined to be unachievable.”

Song Ling’s eyes dimmed, and he said nothing more.

“Alright, Junior Sister Ji, no time for idle chat. The battle over there is almost over. I need to get the ‘Dust Refining Powder’ before then!”

He Jin-chuan looked to the other side. Earlier, Cai Jun-xiang had used a “Slow Body Talisman” to stall the gloomy youth, then rushed straight towards the broken alchemy furnace. However, Qian Yu-chen, Ma Si-qi, and Zheng Ru-xuan, whom Cai Jun-xiang had used as pawns, were unwilling to give away their efforts for nothing, so they pursued him. The four had been in a chaotic battle until now.

At present, only He Jin-chuan was free, making it the best time to seize the “Dust Refining Powder”!

He Jin-chuan’s eyes flashed, and he quickly rushed towards the broken alchemy furnace!

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