Chapter 21: The Might of the Golden Blade

Chapter 21: The Might of the Golden Blade

"Only you are allowed to use poison but someone else isn't?"

Lan Chang'an, having successfully struck Ge Yi, couldn't help but sneer.

Ge Yi had been wary of Lan Chang'an attacking in close quarters, never expecting the use of hidden needles.

The needle rays from before were from the "Seven Ingenious Needles" magical weapon set that Lan Chang'an had purchased at the September Building.

As a low-grade magical weapon, the power of a single needle from the "Seven Ingenious Needles" was quite limited unless it struck a vital point.

Therefore, Lan Chang'an had imbued all seven needles with poison.

Unfortunately, since Lan Chang'an had been stuck at the Mu family's residence with limited trading resources, he could only obtain common mixed poisons.

The potency of the poison was far inferior to Ge Yi's Marrow Corroding Powder.

However, the poisoned needle attacks were enough to reduce Ge Yi's strength.

"Insidious and underhanded Junior! Mu Maode valued you highly, but one day it will backfire on him." Ge Yi roared angrily, hurriedly recalling the Flying Shuttle.

With his legs poisoned, his movements were impeded. He tried to ride the magical weapon and fly away, putting distance between Lan Chang'an and himself.

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How could Lan Chang'an let Ge Yi escape so easily after becoming mortal enemies? He absolutely could not let him go.

Recalling the medium-grade magical weapon Bedrock Shield.

Aided by the Wind Speed Talisman, he moved as swiftly as a raging wind, controlling the "Seven Ingenious Needles" to pursue.

He also took out another low-grade offensive magical weapon, the Dark Gold Blade.

With two offensive magical weapons, the unrelenting barrage kept Ge Yi from taking flight.

Lan Chang'an also threw out a Frostwind Talisman.

A chilling frost wind swirled, its power not strong but serving to slow Ge Yi down.

On the other side, the pale-faced Mu Xiuyun controlled her silver ruler to entangle Ge Yi's black net magical weapon, occasionally throwing out talisman slips as well.

Both Lan Chang'an and Mu Xiuyun were Talisman Masters with ample supplies of medium and low-grade talisman slips.

As for high-grade talisman slips:

Mu Xiuyun had a low success rate in creating them and they were costly, so she mainly used them on the front lines. She only had one offensive and one defensive superior-grade talisman left, which had been used up earlier.

Naturally, Lan Chang'an also had high-grade talisman slips, but he was reserving them a bit.

"Damn it! Two Talisman Masters, there's no end to it!" Ge Yi was suffering terribly under such intense offensive pressure. If he was at full strength, relying on his superior cultivation and magical weapons, he would have a decent chance of slowly wearing them down. But due to the poison sapping his strength and impairing his mobility, he was at a disadvantage.

In the vicinity of the Mu family's residence, a prolonged fight would only lead to death.

Thus, such a scene unfolded:

An old man in ancient robes, limping with swollen eyes, being chased and attacked by a man and woman, roaring incessantly.

"Quick, help me—"

Gritting his teeth through some minor injuries, Ge Yi ran to the entrance of the herb garden, shouting loudly.

Upon hearing it, Lan Chang'an and the others turned deathly pale.

Could it be that Ge Yi had reinforcements?

"Poof!"

At this moment, Mu Xiuyun coughed out a mouthful of dark purple coagulated blood, brownish spots appearing on her snowy complexion as her lithe body suddenly went soft, and she was about to collapse.

"Are you alright?"

"Lan Chang'an, put me down. You'll move faster and have a chance to live..." The Mu Xiuyun in his arms was fading in and out of consciousness, her words slurred. Her jade-like face was dotted with brownish spots, and her complexion growing worse.

"Only one person is pursuing us?"

Lan Chang'an glanced back at the flying boat in the sky, silently severing his connection to the Nine Seal Stele.

"My lady, you rest first."

Lan Chang'an extended a hand and placed it on Mu Xiuyun's forehead.

Circulating his Evergreen mana, a calming force allowed Mu Xiuyun to feel exceptionally comfortable before she fell into a deep sleep.

"Lan Chang'an, let's see where you can run!" Ge Yi maneuvered the flying boat, rapidly closing in. He was in great shape, with the poison damage mostly stabilized, able to exert ninety percent of his full power.

Lan Chang'an remained calm, surveying the terrain until he spotted a river. His eyes lit up as he carried Mu Xiuyun to the riverbank and placed her on a boulder.

After doing so, he turned and waited by the river's edge.

"Haha! What, did you find yourself a feng shui treasure spot?" Ge Yi revealed an amused smile. But inwardly he was on guard, unable to understand Lan Chang'an's actions.

"Elder Ge is truly perceptive." Lan Chang'an gave a half-smile in praise.

"Die!" With only sixty breaths of time left, over half already gone, Ge Yi could not afford to delay any longer.

Whew!

That densely woven black net released a gray whirlwind, exuding an aura that could overwhelm the mind and soul as it descended upon Lan Chang'an.

Lan Chang'an had witnessed the might of this special magical weapon and did not dare underestimate it.

He took out the Bedrock Shield, expanding it into a massive wall-like barrier to block most of the black net's power head-on. As for the mind-influencing force from the black net, it had almost no effect on Lan Chang'an.

"Chop!"

Ge Yi struck with full power, taking out the Flying Shuttle medium-grade magical weapon which transformed into a cold ray of light, intending to bypass the frontal defense of the Jade Rock Shield and strike Lan Chang'an from behind.

At the same moment Ge Yi summoned the Flying Shuttle, Lan Chang'an also made his move, a talisman slip covered in faint golden lines appearing in his palm.

With a light tap, the talisman slip with golden lines emanated a sharp, cutting aura.

"That is..." Ge Yi felt a shudder run through him. He only glimpsed a flash of golden light and in the next instant,

His vision suddenly flipped upside down as he plummeted from midair.

He saw the bloodied flying boat, and a headless corpse aboard it.

Behind the headless corpse,

A golden blade ray over a zhang long slashed through the sky.

"I..." With astonishment and terror, Ge Yi's consciousness plunged into endless darkness.

"The Golden Blade Talisman, my unique secret talisman, brings you back to the heavens in this life." A surge of heroic spirit rose within Lan Chang'an's calm demeanor.

After Ge Yi was killed by a single slash, the black net and Flying Shuttle magical weapon lost control and fell to the ground. There was also the flying boat.

Lan Chang'an quickly collected these few magical weapons and also ransacked Ge Yi's storage pouch, clearing the battlefield and confirming nothing was left behind.

Lan Chang'an placed Ge Yi's corpse by the riverside and ignited a fireball to burn it. When it was almost burnt to ashes, he kicked the remains into the swift currents of the great river.

Any traces left on the riverbank were quickly washed away by the waves, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Indeed! This was the feng shui treasure spot I chose, convenient for disposing of the corpse and leaving no traces!"

(End of chapter)

There's some author notes in the coming chapters, should I translate them even if they aren't very important?