105: There’s a leak?

Tearing through the air, two streaks of rainbow light sliced across the sky above the Immortal City.

Seeing that he couldn't keep up and was unable to break through the defenses, the shadowy figure grew anxious.

He had originally thought that capturing a Qi Refining Stage fat sheep would be easy and without much trouble.

He never expected it to be so troublesome!

If he dragged this out any longer, the people from the Immortal City would arrive, and then he would be in a lot of trouble.

Suddenly, his eyes became extremely sinister.

Another round of Spells fell, slowing down the Pill Furnace's escape speed.

He raised his hand and shook it, and a vine emitting a dark, ghostly Qi shot out like an inky black Dragon.

The black vine wrapped around the shang yu cloud crane furnace at an extremely fast speed, binding it tightly.

The shadowy figure pulled the vine, forcefully stopping the Pill Furnace in mid-air.

"Let's see how you'll run now, die for this Immortal Master!"

Helian Cheng raised his hand, and two round, black-flamed Dharma Wheels tore through the air, smashing fiercely towards the Pill Furnace.

However, the material of this Pill Furnace was far beyond his expectations; his Spiritual Artifact, 'Dark Flame Dharma Wheel,' had been attacking for a long time without success.

But Helian Cheng wasn't worried in the slightest.

He could tell that this Spiritual Artifact had not been fully refined; it had only been imprinted with Soul Power, granting a certain right of use.

A mere Qi Refining ant, thinking he could escape disaster by relying on the Spiritual Artifact's defense, was underestimating him too much.

Even if he couldn't break through the defense, the shock from a Foundation Establishment Stage attack could still shake him to death.

As long as the person inside died, the Soul Power imprint would dissipate, and then it would be an ownerless Spiritual Artifact.

Thinking that this trip would not only yield a Spiritual Artifact, but also that this person might have a lot of wealth on him, the smile on Helian Cheng's face grew wider.

Even if this matter angered the Immortal City, what did it matter to him? He, Helian Cheng, didn't rely on the Immortal City to make a living.

Once the deed was done, he would simply leave, regardless of the consequences.

However, after another round of attacks, Helian Cheng suddenly frowned.

His magic power and Divine Sense felt somewhat over-expended, and a sense of discomfort came over his body.

But he didn't take it to heart, suppressing the abnormality with his powerful Cultivation.

Inside the shang yu cloud crane furnace.

The scene Helian Cheng had anticipated did not occur.

A Corpse Puppet's body inherently has no life force, so how could it die?

Lu Ming felt somewhat fortunate; he had casually placed a mental imprint on the 'shang yu cloud crane furnace' after obtaining it.

The Soul Power was of the same origin, also for the convenience of the main body's future refinement.

However, this alone, of course, was not enough to fully activate the Pill Furnace; this Puppet was different from Zhao Tiancheng, as it lacked a Bloodspring as a backup energy source.

He could only crush Spirit Stones in large quantities to provide energy for the Pill Furnace.

Vast spiritual energy permeated within, almost condensing into liquid.

Although it was somewhat wasteful, there was nothing he could do about it.

And the most vexing thing for Lu Ming was this.

The Corpse Puppet was 'leaking Qi'!

The first strike wasn't completely dodged, and it was fortunate that a lot of spiritual materials were added to the Corpse Puppet, preventing it from being directly blasted into fragments.

Afterward, he hid inside the Pill Furnace, but the terrifying magic power from the Foundation Establishment Stage vibrated through, shattering some of the spiritual materials and spiritual ores within his body.

He was currently busy re-inserting the spiritual items that had fallen out of the 'wound' back into his body.

"How shameless! A great Foundation Establishment Cultivator, actually ambushing a small Qi Refining Cultivator!"

Lu Ming muttered curses while busy stuffing things back in.

These dog-like things truly had no bottom line, acting recklessly by relying on their high Cultivation.

And Lu Ming felt the oppressive pressure of the Foundation Establishment Stage for the first time.

It was completely incomparable to a defective product like Liu Yunlong.

The chasm between Cultivation levels was fully displayed.

Any other Qi Refining Cultivator encountering this would be hard-pressed to escape death.

"Good thing I'm not human."

Lu Ming chuckled, he had already decided to stay holed up in the Pill Furnace and just drag out the time.

With such a big commotion, Lu Ming didn't believe it wouldn't attract the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Immortal City.

"Before, when causing trouble, I worried about people coming too quickly; now I'm complaining that they're coming too slowly."

Lu Ming sighed, staying honestly inside.

"My main body is also exerting force outside, but the side effect of the transfer doesn't seem to affect a Foundation Establishment Cultivator much in a short time."

Feeling that the vibrating magic power showed no signs of decreasing, Lu Ming couldn't help but feel a little dejected.

If he wasn't worried about exposing too many secrets, activating the Demonic Soul Entangling Blood Silk Curse would be enough to kill this person.

Is Foundation Establishment very strong? What's the point of being able to fight! To Cultivate Immortality, you need a cheat.

What do you have? Not a single hair!

Lu Ming found joy in his suffering.

Outside.

Boom, boom, boom!

The constant roar echoed through the night sky.

Helian Cheng's expression went from initial confidence to now doubting life itself.

What kind of Qi Refining Cultivator could endure so much?

He hadn't held back; every strike was a full-power blow.

Let alone a Qi Refining Cultivator, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the same rank would be severely injured by such a barrage.

But this small Qi Refining ant made him feel something evil.

In his two centuries of Cultivation, this was the first time something beyond his comprehension had occurred.

"I can't delay any longer; those annoying fellows have probably already been alerted."

Helian Cheng grew increasingly anxious.

If they surrounded him, he would probably be left here.

"I'll take him away first, and then slowly deal with you after leaving the Immortal City!"

Helian Cheng tugged on the black vine in his hand, wanting to drag both the furnace and the person away.

However, the Pill Furnace struggled violently; although it couldn't escape, it greatly slowed him down.

But a cold sneer hung on Helian Cheng's lips.

"A mere Qi Refining ant, how much magic power can you have!"

He wasn't worried; as long as the other party's magic power was depleted, wouldn't he be at his mercy?

However, as time passed, the Pill Furnace struggled more and more intensely, showing no signs of exhaustion.

Helian Cheng's face grew increasingly unsightly.

"How is this possible!"

He was somewhat exasperated; he had never encountered such a troublesome Qi Refining Cultivator.

Logically speaking, the other party was only in the Qi Refining realm, and being able to control a Spiritual Artifact was already beyond his expectations.

And after his barrage of attacks, the little ant inside should have been shaken into a pulp, or at the very least, severely wounded and unable to resist.

Yet now, not only was he perfectly fine, but he also had enough strength to control the Spiritual Artifact and contend with him.

Helian Cheng was starting to wonder if he had misjudged; perhaps the other party wasn't a Qi Refining Cultivator, but a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of his own rank, who had come to toy with him!

Otherwise, how could he explain the scene before him!

This completely subverted his understanding of Qi Refining Cultivators.

"Old Devil Helian, how dare you act in the Immortal City, you seek death!"

At this moment, an angry roar came from the direction of the inner city.

A dazzling giant purple lightning palm tore through the clouds and descended from the sky, directly covering the location of Helian Cheng.

Feeling the terrifying destructive power on it, Helian Cheng's expression changed.

"Damn it, why is Sikong Ming here!"

This was the person Helian Cheng feared the most in the Immortal City, apart from the Golden Core True Person.

The other party's fierce reputation was earned through killing, and his lightning Divine Ability Spells were used with consummate skill.

Moreover, this was the other party's home ground; once entangled, he would surely die today.

"Damn it, consider yourself lucky, but don't be too happy too soon. This Old Ancestor will return sooner or later."

Facing the giant lightning palm unleashed by Sikong Ming, an invisible pressure enveloped him, and Helian Cheng dared not take it head-on.

He could only utter threats towards Lu Ming inside the Pill Furnace.

However, what he didn't expect was this.

A sneer actually came from inside the Pill Furnace.

"Tsk, 'This Old Ancestor will return sooner or later,' idiot *"