Chapter 121: One Soul Pearl, One Life

  Although one of the substitute demon beasts escaped, Zhao Xiao had already mentally prepared himself and didn't think it was a pity. He carefully picked up the two substitute soul pearls in his hand.

  Everyone looked at the four azure substitute soul beads held in Zhao Shuo's hand, their eyes revealing an excited expression.

  Su Xiu smiled lightly and said, "Shuo Er, this Substitute Soul Pearl is a rare treasure that can't be found easily. You and Jing Jian each refine one pearl, even if you're in a situation where death is certain, the pearl will still be able to save your life once."

  Zhao Duo nodded and handed a substitute soul pearl to Bai Jingqiu, saying: "Jingqiu, you can refine this soul pearl for now."

  Bai Jingjing didn't say much, among the crowd her cultivation was the highest, as long as she didn't encounter any unexpected events, the safety of others could still be somewhat guaranteed. Apart from Bai Jingjing, it was Zhao Zhuo, regarding Zhao Zhuo refining a soul pearl, the crowd wouldn't have any objections.

  The only thing that made Zhao Zhuo feel troublesome was the two remaining substitute soul pearls. He looked at Zhao Lian and Jing Qingyi, and his heart was hesitant.

  It seemed that Su Xiu had seen Zhao Zhuo's difficulty, so she smiled and said: "Zhuo'er, just give one of the remaining two to Luan'er and one to Qingyi, that will do."

  "Then what about your mother?" Zhao Zhuo asked.

  Su smiled and said, "Silly child, Mother is following you closely. I believe that before anything happens to you, nothing unexpected will happen to me either. If something really does put me in danger, I'm afraid by then you and Jing Ge would have already met with an accident."

  After listening to Su Xiu's words, Zhao Shuo nodded his head. As long as he and Bai Jing didn't kill him, Su Xiu really wouldn't be in any danger.

  Zhao Luan is quite lively, and his cultivation isn't high yet. But if he cultivates to a higher level, he'll definitely be a troublemaker. Refining a soul pearl will make Zhao Zhuo feel more at ease. As for Jing Qingyi, Zhao Zhuo didn't think much about it, as he had originally planned to give one to Jing Qingyi. The reason he hesitated was because he found it difficult to decide whether to give the other one to Zhao Luan or Su Xiu.

  When he saw Zhao Zhuo hand over a substitute soul pearl in front of him, Jing Qingyi was slightly stunned, his face revealing a surprised expression, and hastily shook his head: "Zhao Zhuo, this thing is really too precious, it's better to give it to the old lady, my cultivation is so poor, even if I had it, it wouldn't be of any use"

  Zhao Duo shook his head and said, "Just take it from me. It's because your cultivation is inferior that I'm giving it to you. Everyone else except for you, Luan Er, and Jiang Suqing has a cultivation level of at least Nascent Soul or higher. Even if they're injured to the point of affecting their physical body, they'll still have their Nascent Soul, which means they'll have an extra life."

  Zhaoluan and Su Xiu both advised Jing to put it away, as long as Jing didn't die or the brothers weren't destroyed, they wouldn't mention it, after all, this kind of thing was also not easy for them brothers to bring up.

  In the end, Qingyi still refined and absorbed the substitute soul pearl into his sea of consciousness under Su Xiu's persuasion.

  After searching the lair of the substitute demon beast, nothing valuable was found. But thinking about it, the substitute demon beast isn't a fool either, how could it collect so many precious treasures and attract attention from outsiders?

  Because he couldn't fly, Zhao Zhuo simply made a small boat float on the surface of the sea, sat on the boat, and said: "I don't know where that substitute demon beast ran to, it would be great if we could find it."

  Bai Jingjing couldn't help but laugh, while Zhao Zhuo struck Zhao Lian and said: "You'd better not daydream, getting four soul pearls is already beyond expectations, what are you still thinking about that substitute demon beast?"

  Zhao Luan hummed and said: "Can't even think about it?"

  Zhao Dang said bluntly: "With you being dazed like that, it's not even possible for you to return to the treasure tower and cultivate like Qing Yi and the others."

  Zhao Luan pouted and said, "Others are almost suffocating in the treasure tower, but Mother and the others only know how to cultivate and no one accompanies me to chat. Second Brother, aren't you afraid that I will ruin your good deed here?"

  As she spoke, Zhao Lian's bright and cunning eyes swept back and forth between Bai Jing and Zhao Zhuo.

  Zhaodu and Bai Jingrui are not fools, how can they not hear the implied meaning in Zhao Luan's words?

  Zhao Duo didn't mind, anyway she was just playing along with Bai Jingjing's idea. Zhao Lian wanted to say something but let her be. However, Bai Jingjing, a straightforward woman, couldn't take Zhao Lian's teasing and her face turned slightly red. She directly pushed Zhao Lian down onto the boat and the two women started wrestling.

  Suddenly, two figures emerged from the distant sea surface and approached closer. When Zhao Zhuo saw them, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Jian Qi, little sister, look quickly, someone is walking on the waves!"

  After listening to Zhao Zhuo's words, Bai Jing and Zhao Luan looked towards the distant sea surface. Upon taking a look, they indeed saw two human figures approaching like immortals, treading on the waves.

  Bai Jing frowned and said: "These two people have a very high level of cultivation, I'm afraid their cultivation is not below the Return to One stage."

  Treading the waves, both Bai Jingqiu and Zhao Zhuang can do it, what surprises Zhao Zhuang and Bai Jingqiu is the identity of these two people, their cultivation is so high, they shouldn't be unknown.

  "This is bad. These two are from the Chongxiu Sect, and their status isn't low either. Look at the symbols on their bodies, I'm afraid these two are elder-level figures of the Chongxiu Sect."

  Zhao Zhuo suddenly saw the clothes and symbols on the two people and exclaimed in surprise.

  "They've already discovered us and are rushing over, Zhao Suo, hurry up and put Luan'er into the treasure tower, hopefully they won't recognize us."

  Zhao Duo didn't say a word and directly pulled Zhao Luan into the treasure tower, focusing his attention on the two people rushing over from afar.

  These two elders were none other than the ones who had been sent by Luo Kaisan to capture Zhao Zhuo, and if Zhao Zhuo knew about it, he would definitely be shocked that his enemies had met on a narrow road.

  After receiving the news of Luo Tong's death from Luo Kai Shan, Jin Jiao and Qing Que, the two elders, had made up their minds to capture Zhao Shuo even if they had to search the whole world. However, with the discovery of Funiu Cave Heaven, Zhao Shuo's matter was no longer a priority, and the two even received a message from the sect to enter Funiu Cave Heaven.

  However, the two people's luck was clearly not good. After entering the Funiu Cave Sky, they were immediately transmitted to this vast and boundless ocean. With their cultivation, even if they couldn't fly, in these few days, they had walked out a distance of tens of millions of miles, yet still could not see the end of the sea.

  When the two saw a small boat floating on the surface of the sea, they were extremely excited. In these few days, except for the occasional emergence of sea monsters, the two had not seen any other human presence, and now that they finally saw signs of people, the two were naturally overjoyed.

  Looking at the two getting closer and closer, Zhao Zhuo said in a low voice: "Jian Ge, these two are from Chong Xiao Sect, what should we do?"

  "It's pointless for you to ask me about this, just make your own decision"

  Taking a deep breath, Zhao Zhuo knew he was too dependent on Bai Jingjing. After hearing what she said, his face showed a firm expression, and an unusual aura appeared on him, which made Bai Jingjing nod secretly.

  Zhao Duo said in a low voice, "Anyway, let's take a look first, we can't just have them come up and shout at us to kill us. Besides, even if we have grievances with the Chongxiao Sect, it's not like the elder-level figures of the Chongxiao Sect would know about us."

  Zhao Duo didn't know that his Northern Mi Kun Peng Fa Xiang had already startled more than half of the elders in Chong Xiao Sect, and almost no one didn't recognize him. If it weren't for this, it probably wouldn't be so quiet.

  Jin Jiao and Qing Que, the two elders, approached Zhao Shuo's small boat. They were about to reveal their identities and greet Zhao Shuo and Bai Jingcao, but when they saw them, they couldn't help but stare blankly, even rubbing their eyes repeatedly, until they finally confirmed that they weren't hallucinating.

  The two of them were overjoyed, it was truly a case of "no effort required to get what they wanted". As they looked at Zhao Zhuo and Bai Jing, they couldn't help but feel an urge to cheer.

  They almost dug three feet underground without finding any trace of the two, but in this vast ocean, they coincidentally met Zhao Suo and Bai Jing, even these two elders secretly thought that perhaps it was the heavens' blessing, intentionally sending the two to their own faces.

  Feeling the fluctuation of aura on both of them, Zhao Zhuo immediately sensed that something was amiss and pulled Bai Jinglian into a swift dive into the ocean, continuously descending into the depths.

  Just as Zhao Zhuo and Bai Jing jumped into the sea, a loud crash was heard. The small boat that Zhao Zhuo had been riding on was smashed to pieces by a huge bronze hammer, and even the surface of the sea was hit by that blow, splashing out a wave of water.

  "Zhao Shuo, you little scoundrel," shouted the two elder eagles in unison, "if you know what's good for you, surrender quietly and we might spare your life."

  "You two old turtles, without any grudges or grievances, why do you have to treat me with such ruthless hands?"

  The two elders, Qing Que and Jin Diao, followed closely behind, charging into the sea. Upon hearing Zhao Zhuo's words, they burst out laughing: "You little brat, you're going to die a clear death! Who let you kill our sect leader's beloved son? If we don't kill you, how can we explain ourselves to our sect leader?"

  Zhao Duo couldn't help but curse silently, originally thinking that not many people in Chongxiang Sect knew him, now it seems that many more people in Chongxiang Sect know him, let alone others, just the two behind him are not easy to deal with.

  At this time, Zhao Zhuo felt a little relieved. Fortunately, they couldn't fly over the ocean, otherwise, when they encountered Jin Diao and Qing Que, the two elders, they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

  The Unity period is indeed a Unity period, but it's not comparable to the cultivators of the Unity period on the Island of Death.

  Feeling the enormous pressure coming from behind, Zhao Zhuo's heart was filled with a bitter taste. The gap, this is the gap, even if Bai Caojing's cultivation reached the Great Perfection of the Divine Transformation stage, what could be done? The Great Perfection of the Divine Transformation stage is also just the Divine Transformation stage, and compared to cultivators of the same stage, there is a huge difference.

  "Is there no chance of success if we counterattack?"

  "Even if it's just one person, once we're caught up, it'll be a matter of life and death. What more when there are two Return to Unity stage experts chasing us now?"

  Zhao Duo listened to Bai Jing's words and didn't think about anything else, he just buried his head and escaped.

  In the midst of chasing and fleeing, the distance between the two sides did not pull apart, which shows how strong Zhao Shuo and Bai Jing's escape momentum was.

  Jinjiao and Qingque, the two elders, watched as Zhao Zhuo desperately fled in front of them. However, this accursed place made it impossible to even fly, forcing them to rely on their own strength to chase after him. With only a body of Returning to One Qi, they were unable to exert their full power, not to mention the frustration that filled their hearts.

  "Jinjiao elder suddenly spoke up: 'Qingque, let's split up and act separately. If possible, we can attack from both sides and absolutely cannot give them a chance to escape.' Qingque elder naturally wouldn't object, after all, continuing to chase like this isn't a good method either. By splitting up, the chances of catching Zhao Shuo would actually increase."

  A white-clothed figure noticed the two elders, Qing Que and Jin Niao, who were separated from each other, and said to Zhao Suo: "Zhao Suo, they have split up." Zhao Suo furrowed his brow and said: "Split up? This is not good. We can't use our previous method of evading them in a roundabout way. If we're not careful, we'll end up delivering ourselves to their doorstep. It seems like we can only make a straight escape now." Previously, Zhao Suo had been using a roundabout method to evade the two elders who were following him closely, but now that they had split up, he was unable to use any tricks to shake them off.

  Looking at the two people frantically escaping in front of him, Qing Que Lao Sheng shouted loudly: "You two little brats, you can't escape, if you know what's good for you, quickly surrender!" Zhao Shuo cursed loudly: "You old thing that won't die, Fowu Cave is full of treasures everywhere, why don't you go find treasure and instead follow us?" Qing Que Lao Sheng said: "As long as I catch the two of you little brats and hand you over to the Sect Master, the Sect Master will naturally bestow treasures upon me."

  The feelings of Qing Que and Jin Xiao wanted to take the two to atone, if it were other elders, they might not have had the patience to hang around with the two.

  This escape was nearly a hundred million miles, and even the Golden Eagle Elder lost his trace, I don't know where he was thrown to. However, the Green Sparrow Elder was like a piece of sticky candy, no matter what, it stuck tightly behind him.

  Zhao Duo panted and said: "I'm exhausted to death. That old man has been chasing us for so long, how can he still be so energetic?"

  The white lotus that came out of the treasure tower was full of spirit, and heard the words laughing: "Don't forget, he is a cultivator of the Return to One period, whether it's his strength or recovery ability, neither can be compared with us. Being able to maintain the current situation is already very good."

  Zhao Zhuo was just about to enter the treasure tower to recover his cultivation, when suddenly his eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "Land! Quick, look, it's actually land!"

  "Really is land!"

  However, Zhao soon showed a worried expression and said: "Jian Wei, once we set foot on land, you must immediately take out the Yinyang Naihe Bridge. If it can break through space, we will use the Yinyang Naihe Bridge to shake off that old undead behind us."

  Bai Jing's face changed slightly, apparently thinking that if they landed on land and recovered their flying abilities, it would be easy for Qing Que Lao to deal with them two.

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