17 Nangong Qing

'What a ferocious lass!' Ling Xiao thought to himself and smiled bitterly. Nevertheless, he did not delay in putting his Longevity Foot to work and moved himself dozens of feet to the side. 

Wham!

Ling Xiao's former spot was replaced by a mixture of shattered boulder and crushed lavender from the sword slash. The stirred winds were the residue of its impact. 

"Ninth tier Spiritualization Boundary? This lass has great endowment!" Ling Xiao gasped with admiration. This woman was only seventeen or eighteen years old yet she was already half a step away from Dragon Tiger Boundary. 

Even the Elders in Longevity Sect were only at Dragon Tiger Boundary. 

"Young lady, I didn't know there was someone in Purple Moon Lake. I didn't see anything, why must you be so menacing?"

Ling Xiao smiled bitterly. Although he knew he was in the wrong, he still tried to explain himself. 

"How did you find this place? Purple Moon Lake is kept hidden. I'll spare your life for seeing what you shouldn't be seeing but you'll have to leave your eyes behind!" the woman in red replied in disgust. 

Swish!

A blue long blade appeared in the woman in red's hands before she stabbed towards Ling Xiao's eyes like a flowing light. 

The lustrous blade light swarmed towards Ling Xiao as if a shining star was falling from the ninth heaven's galaxy. 

Ling Xiao was about to throw a fit over this woman being unreasonable but his eyes lit up at the sight of her sword stunt.

He blurted, "Seven Stars to Moon Sword? You're from Longevity Sect?"

At the twinkle of the woman in red's eyes, she paused the movement of her sword. She took a cold glance at Ling Xiao. "You recognize Seven Stars to Moon Sword? You're also from Longevity Sect?"

"That's right, I'm a disciple of Longevity Sect!" Ling Xiao responded with bright eyes. 

Seeing as this woman in red was about to lose it, and that Ling Xiao was not capable of defending against a ninth tier Spiritualization Boundary cultivation, it was better he stayed out of it and steered clear of trouble. 

"Longevity Sect's disciple? What intentions do you have by following me here? All the more I shouldn't let you go!" 

However, he did not think that this would enrage the woman in red more, leaving her to pursue him with her sword. However, her killing intent seemed to have lessened a lot. 

"D*rn it..."

Ling Xiao felt as if thousands of horses had raced past — it was an eye-rolling moment. It had never crossed his mind that this lass would become even more unreasonable and think he harbored ill intentions after he had revealed his identity.

Ling Xiao moved his feet, swiftly shifting his body backward. 

"Where did he go?" The woman in red turned her gaze and pursued him with her sword. 

"A Longevity Sect's disciple and proficient with Seven Stars to Moon Sword? She's at a ninth tier Spiritualization Boundary at such a young age so she must be Nangong Xuan's daughter, Longevity Sect's Senior Sister Nangong Qing!"

Ling Xiao dashed off ahead while he pondered on the woman in red's identity. 

Seven Stars to Moon Sword was an Earthly level inferior martial arts, and it seemed like Nangong Qing had high attainment. In the past, Ling Xiao would not be bothered by this but with his current Pulse Unsealing Boundary cultivation, he was no match for Nangong Qing. 

Since he could not beat her, his only choice was to flee. 

Although Longevity Footwork might only be an Amber level superior martial arts, Longevity Sword, Longevity Punch, and Longevity Footwork included were the foundation of Longevity Sect's martial arts. If one could grasp Longevity's purposeful conception, they were capable of unleashing a powerful drive. 

Ling Xiao already knew these three martial arts by heart, which made it easy for him to grasp the purposeful conception of Longevity. Hence, his Longevity Footwork was brought to full play. With one step, he covered a distance of a dozen feet while he still carried himself in an elegant and poised manner. It was as if he was a fleeting cloud and his moves were hard to catch. Soon, the gap between him and Nangong Qing had widened. 

Nangong Qing was both angry and humiliated but she was quickly turned astonished as she continued in pursuit. She could tell at a glance that Ling Xiao had attained Longevity's purposeful conception. His Longevity Footwork was soaring to such great heights that even her Onyx level peerless martial arts, Fleeting Cloud Stride could not keep up. 

Who was this person? When did this genius appear in Longevity Sect?

"Hold it right there!" Nangong Qing shouted through her clenched teeth. She had since grown curious and wanted to get to the bottom of Ling Xiao's identity. 

However, her outcry did not prompt Ling Xiao to stop. It was not long before he drew further away from Nangong Qing, leaving only a receding figure as he fled out of the valley. 

"B*stard, I'm going to get you! As long as you're with Longevity Sect, you won't escape from the palm of my hands!"

Nangong Qing stomped her foot with a hateful look on her face only to halt her movement with disgruntlement. 

On the other hand, Ling Xiao had escaped out of the valley and dashed several dozen miles into the Demonic Beast Mountains before he stopped to catch his breath. 

"What a ferocious lass, but she sure has a great body! It's best I hurry up with my cultivation or I won't be able to live to see another day as the patriarch after being beaten up by Nangong Qing!" Ling Xiao pouted and shook his head with a bitter smile. 

As of now, Ling Xiao had gone more than 30 miles deep into the Demonic Beast Mountains and had past its outer region. Although the area here was quieter, Ling Xiao could sense faint danger coming from the dense forest. 

Second stage demonic beasts were most common in this region. Besides, this place was also the dwelling of third stage demonic beasts that were comparable to Spiritualization Boundary. 

Ling Xiao could manage with slight difficulty if it were an early third stage demonic beast. However, Ling Xiao would have to make a quick exit if he was faced with mid-third stage, post third stage or even third stage peak demonic beasts. 

"Lucky for me, based on the map Nangong Xuan gave me, the location of Diversified Golden Lotus Fire isn't far from here. It's only another dozen miles in distance!"

Ling Xiao took out a map to check the surrounding terrain before he continued his journey forward. 

Roar!

A loud growl was heard from the woods ahead. Ling Xiao listened intently to faint sounds of a fight. 

"This is the life force of a Dark Dam Red Snake? Judging by its life force, it must be a second stage demonic beast. It seems to be a young snake!"

After Ling Xiao picked up the scents with his nose, his eyes suddenly beamed up. 

The Dark Dam Red Snake was no ordinary demonic beast. In fact, it could be considered an ancient mutated type. An adult Dark Dam Red Snake was comparable to an Aristocracy Boundary master such that its presence was terrifying. 

Most notably, the Dark Dam Red Snake's gall was a paramount spiritual item that when paired with certain spiritual medicines, the Dark Dam Pill could be refined. 

Dark Dam Pill was a spiritual pill of the highest grade. With the Dark Dam aura it held, it could expand the Dantian1 up to ten folds. It was extremely valuable. 

Ten thousand years ago, due to the Dark Dam Pill's value, the birth of each pill would be auctioned off at an exorbitant rate to various major clans and sacred places to nurture their younger generations and talented disciples. 

It was the value of the Dark Dam Pill that had almost cost the extinction of the Dark Dam Red Snakes ten thousand years ago. Ling Xiao would never have thought that he would one day come across it. 

He must take his chance on this great opportunity!

"After I advance to True Qi Boundary, consuming the Dark Dam Pill would open the path to the perfect Dantian with vast Qi!"

With bright sparkling eyes, Ling Xiao bolted towards where the fighting noise came from.