Chapter 217 Zhen Dexiu, the Real Woman in Disguise
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"Zhen Dexiu of the Blood Shadow Demon Sect, also known as the Real Person Zhen Dexiu, ranked tenth on the previous Pride of the Heavens List, possesses a Metal Spirit Root, and is a Golden Core Cultivator in the late stage.
He has a Soul-Protection Secret Treasure that aids in his cultivation and defense, and he has cultivated the Bloodshadow Clone Technique to an extremely high level, making him a popular candidate for the next sect leader of the Blood Shadow Demon Sect.
Just now there were only two clones; he definitely didn't go all out."
Jia Siwen said with some trepidation afterward.
Yu Qingtan came to a realization, recalling that even the Foundation Establishment Cultivator Xue Mei from the Blood Shadow Demon Sect had three clones, let alone this Real Person Zhen Dexiu.
"So he has a Soul-Protection Secret Treasure, no wonder Ancestor Blood Xi's Soul-Cleaving Sword had no effect on him."
Fang Ling also thought to himself.
"However, it is said that Real Person Zhen Dexiu has some eccentricities."
Jia Siwen looked at Fang Ling and said oddly, causing Fang Ling's expression beneath his mask to stiffen as he recalled some unpleasant memories.
"What eccentricities?"
Seeing this, Yu Qingtan became very curious.
"Real Person Zhen Dexiu is actually a man."
"Huh?" Yu Qingtan looked at Fang Ling incredulously.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Yu Qingtan had clearly heard Real Person Zhen Dexiu calling Fang Ling 'brother' in a coquettish female voice before.
"Although Real Person Zhen Dexiu is male, he has always wanted to become a female cultivator, thus he dresses and acts like one year-round."
Jia Siwen continued to explain.
The color beneath Fang Ling's mask grew even darker.
After he had just slain a Golden Core Cultivator in a red robe, while he was comprehending the insights from his Golden Core, Real Person Zhen Dexiu appeared and directly attacked him.
An irritated Fang Ling fought back vigorously, and surprisingly, with a Golden Core early-stage cultivation, he managed to suppress Zhen Dexiu, who was in the late stage of the Golden Core. This excited Zhen Dexiu even more, and after dividing into two bodies, his combat power increased significantly, and he turned the tide of the battle.
Feeling confident of his victory, Real Person Zhen Dexiu began to verbally harass Fang Ling, and Fang Ling couldn't help but retort.
"By the sound of your voice, you seem like a handsome man. I am Zhen Dexiu of the Blood Shadow Sect, and I love playing with strong and robust brothers like you the most. Brother, why don't you surrender to your little sister?" Zhen Dexiu became even more excited.
Fang Ling's resolve wavered, and he chose to run away. He had happened to discuss Real Person Zhen Dexiu of the Blood Shadow Demon Sect with Jiang Yueli of the Cangqiong Sword Sect before and was aware of his peculiarities.
This man was not only perverted but also highly skilled, and Fang Ling didn't want to entangle with him too much.
However, Real Person Zhen Dexiu kept pursuing him doggedly, which led to the earlier incident. Find adventures at empire
"Miss, is this Daoist Fang, your friend?"
Jia Siwen asked cautiously.
"Yes."
Yu Qingtan answered, and at that moment, she sensed Fang Ling's vitality beginning to wane, and it even gave her a sense of a hero in decline.
"Fang Ling, how are you?"
Yu Qingtan asked telepathically.
"It's nothing, just the side effects of the secret technique and the blood of Chang Hong."
Fang Ling said, trying to remain calm.
The temporary strength-boosting secret technique taught to him by Ancestor Blood Xi was indeed exquisite, but escalating from the early to the late stage of the Golden Core had significant repercussions.
Furthermore, forcibly using the Dao Technique Chang Hong's Jade Blood while in the late stage of the Golden Core to freeze time, had cost him half his lifespan.
But he didn't dare to bet on whether Yu Qingtan could withstand the second strike of the Nascent Soul Charm Treasure. He had been extremely panicked, afraid, and regretful when Yu Qingtan's figure disappeared.
"Eat this and then rest for a while."
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Yu Qingtan said, taking out a fourth-stage Spirit Spring Green Lotus Seed she had obtained from the treasury of the Monkey-faced Eagle tribe and tossing it to Fang Ling.
Immediately, her spiritual power surged, casting a rich green light on Fang Ling's body, which continued without cessation.
A third-stage healing spell, Withered Wood Spring Technique.
Fang Ling caught the Spirit Spring Green Lotus Seed without politeness, turned around, lifted his mask slightly, swallowed it, and then sat down in meditation to recover.
The fourth-stage Spirit Spring Green Lotus Seed was even more miraculous than the healing saint medicines—the Creation Pill and the Sky Star Spiritual Liquid—that City Lord Ouyang Wenjian of Suichuan Immortal City had given Yu Qingtan to use. It could raise the dead and mend bones with ease and even had the effect of the Fruit of Longevity.
A single fourth-stage Spirit Spring Green Lotus Seed could extend one's life by at least thirty years.
Jia Siwen, seeing that Yu Qingtan nonchalantly used a treasure like the fourth-stage Spirit Spring Green Lotus Seed, was shocked once again.
Moreover, because Fang Ling had mentioned her name, he began to guess at Yu Qingtan's identity.
Although he had not attended the Nascent Soul ceremony of the Wendao Sect's Star River True Lord, the Blood Sword Sect had sent people, so he had heard of the Fairy Qingtan of Tianxiang Valley, who had made a name for herself at Wendao Sect.
Then this person was very likely to be Fairy Qingtan, except her strength was far more terrifying than the rumors suggested.
However, what shocked him even more was yet to come.
For two whole days, Fang Ling sat in meditation to recuperate for two days, and for that entire time, Yu Qingtan had been using the Withered Wood Spring Technique on him.
"Doesn't she consume spiritual power when she casts spells?"
Jia Siwen wracked his brain and finally thought of a possibility, which also happened to line up with other people's guesses about Qingtan, the "Soul Devouring Physique."
As for how Yu Qingtan had taken a hit from the Nascent Soul Charm Treasure Golden Needle Blood Technique without injury, Jia Siwen couldn't understand it either. Were the legendary life-saving secret techniques that miraculous?
What actually happened was the effect of Yu Qingtan's innate divine power Shadow Clone: when the clone took a fatal hit, it would disperse before death and then reconstitute through the Soul Marking Seal reserved on Blood God Peak.
One drawback of the Shadow Clone was that clothing couldn't disperse and regenerate along with it.
Therefore, on Blood God Peak, Yu Qingtan kept a set of spiritual artifact-grade clothes she had refined, which contained an Artifact Ban that allowed the clothes to change size, and then she stored them at their smallest.
Yu Qingtan's Soul Marking Seal was inside the clothes, to avoid the embarrassment of appearing undressed. As for the red robe and mask, they automatically appeared on her body and face the instant she reconstituted, likely due to the special rules of the Blood God Cult ruins.
Due to limitations in materials and abilities, Yu Qingtan had not yet managed to refine Treasure Grade clothing. Now that she had acquired so many third-stage Blood Demon materials, she could boldly attempt it later.
Two days later, Fang Ling finally stood up from his meditation. The aftereffects of the secret technique had passed, and the influence of Chang Hong's Jade Blood was temporarily of no concern.
"Qingtan, thank you!"
Fang Ling couldn't help but express his gratitude.
"No need for thanks. Would you like to join me in venturing through the ruins of the Blood God Cult?"
Yu Qingtan proposed, feeling grateful and guilty toward Fang Ling, and was determined to cover for him. Having encountered this situation, it was natural for her to lend him a hand.
"I'm honored!"
Fang Ling naturally wouldn't refuse and was somewhat excited in his heart.
So, the three of them moved together, through the bloody winds and rain, towards the center of Blood God Island.
When they encountered the Man in Red Robe, Yu Qingtan and Fang Ling took turns attacking, with one of them always covering the rear.
Joining forces, ordinary Golden Core Cultivators in red robes stood no chance of resistance, and their Golden Cores became nourishment for the two's Dao Comprehension one after another.
As the density of Golden Core Cultivators in red robes within the Great Array increased, and since they did not consider self-destructing their Golden Cores, the two quickly killed nearly eighty of them, significantly improving their understanding of the Blood Dao.
After Yu Qingtan's Blood Domain reached the second layer, she let Fang Ling have all the Golden Cores in red robes.
"Blood Dao is your main cultivation practice, but not mine. It's more appropriate for you to use them," said Yu Qingtan, truly believing so in her heart.
Blood Dao wasn't suitable for a little fairy like her.
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