Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 58: As the Sword is Sheathed, Great Evil is Encountered Again in the Human World (A Major Chapter Requesting Follow-up Reading)

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Late at night, atop a cliffside, Xiang Baiyu and her companions gathered around a campfire to rest.

After pursuing Chen Qing all day, they ended up losing one to Chen Qing.

At this moment, she clearly saw the situation.

A direct confrontation might offer a chance to kill Taiyi.

But why would Taiyi charge into their formation alone?

Taiyi now relied on speed far superior to theirs, attacking at will and retreating at will.

It was pure mockery!

She recalled the elders in the sect warning her to never provoke those with thirty years of cultivating might.

She hadn’t understood the danger before, but now she finally grasped its meaning.

Such powerful individuals would never fight you head-on.

They would trail you with their endless tricks.

Like leeches that latch on, taking every opportunity to drain you dry.

She glanced around and suddenly noticed someone missing, "Where is Li?"

Someone responded, "Li went to relieve himself, he held it in all day."

Xiang Baiyu looked around and didn’t see Li returning.

Just then, a headless, heartless corpse flew from the cliff, landing in their camp.

The blood that flowed from the body was still warm, carving a small trail in the snow.

Everyone’s faces turned pale instantly; after a day of pursuit, they couldn’t even catch up to Chen Qing, let alone engage him.

Instead, they had already lost two people.

They recalled the events of the day, Chen Qing’s words echoing in their minds, "I said seven hearts, that’s seven hearts, not one less!"

"Sister Xiang, what should we do now?"

"We can’t let him keep killing, or we might be ambushed if we’re not careful."

"He has those Mist Butterflies and Wind Butterflies, he comes and goes without a trace, impossible to catch!"

Xiang Baiyu thought for a long time before deciding, "Let’s head back to the base."

Sitting in a snow cave, Chen Qing suddenly had a bold idea.

Why not try contracting this Snake Gu first?

The Snake Gu could allow him to consume a large quantity of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, perhaps even Spirit Stones to restore spiritual energy!

After pondering for a quarter of an hour, Chen Qing finally gave up.

It was too risky.

He was currently only in the fourth layer of Qi Refinement, and even using medium-grade Spirit Stones to restore energy might not sustain the cost of contracting the Snake Gu.

Looking at the Snake Gu again, its current growth progress was 62. The large snake had devoured ten people before, each Greed increased the progress by about six points.

With another seven Greeds, it should be enough to ascend to the Second Transformation.

Hopefully, the growth requirements after the Second Transformation wouldn’t be the same. Although it didn’t cost money, it was life-draining.

He glanced toward the Taiping Sect’s camp; those people seemed to be arguing.

Upon closer inspection, he saw that Xiang Baiyu seemed to be ostracized.

Those Taiping Sect members drove Xiang Baiyu out, leaving her alone in the snow.

Abandoning Xiang Baiyu to save themselves?

A low-grade ploy to lure him out.

Not to mention whether the remaining thirteen could capture Xiang Baiyu, how could she be ostracized simply because of his few instigating words during the day?

Moreover, wouldn’t they consider the consequences of not being able to kill Xiang Baiyu?

Since Xiang Baiyu dared to target him, she must have had a way to save herself.

Stowing away the medium-grade Spirit Stone that had absorbed half its spiritual energy and feeling that his energy had almost recovered, Chen Qing stood up.

Since they wanted to play, he would play with them.

He immediately transformed into fog and flew hundreds of yards away, silent and invisible under the cover of night.

Taking half an hour, he reached the back of the camp, transforming into fog and quietly observing from behind a large rock.

Sure enough, although they drove Xiang Baiyu out of the camp, these folks were still constantly on guard around her.

They wanted to use Xiang Baiyu to lure him out!

Chen Qing patiently waited for the opportunity. After a whole hour, he finally found a good chance.

Taking advantage of the Taiping Sect members quietly focusing on Xiang Baiyu, Chen Qing transformed into fog and flew out, coming within ten yards before someone noticed him in the firelight.

"Damn it! He’s here for us!"

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Everyone rose together, but they were too slow. Chen Qing had already appeared, wielding the Geng Metal Sword, slashing swiftly at one of them!

That person immediately transformed into fog and fled, not daring to stand still.

The sword swept through only air.

Seeing his attack miss, Chen Qing prepared to retreat.

With a push of his foot, he swiftly retreated, transforming into fog and vanishing into the darkness, distancing himself from the Taiping Sect camp.

Killing had been too easy these past two days, almost making him forget that others might also possess Fog Gu!

The one he had killed earlier was just a Loose Cultivator without a Fog Gu.

After retreating for a moment, Chen Qing saw Xiang Baiyu returning to the camp.

After some discussion, they decided to scatter, each running in a different direction.

They were truly terrified.

Chen Qing suddenly felt like a cat playing with mice.

Now the mice were so scared they were trying to flee separately.

Quite clever!

In this snowstorm, tracks would disappear in one or two hours.

In this case, he could kill at most two or three.

At this moment, Chen Qing wasn’t polite; since they allowed him to kill a few, it depended on whose misfortune it was.

Chen Qing locked onto the slowest figure and then pursued them, treading the wind.

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