naaapseattle Chapter 155 The Thousand Mile Return
Chapter 155 The Thousand Mile Return
Chapter 155: Delivering Pills Over a Thousand Miles
“Junior Brother Li, wait! We have no grievances or enmities—”
Dou *Shixiong* reacted quickly,
and was about to say something to stall for time.
But how could Li Lan give him this chance?
One must know,
this improved Earthbound Thousand Machine Diagram formation absorbed Magical Power at a truly fast rate,
in just this short moment,
a significant portion of the Magical Power in his Dantian had already disappeared.
If he delayed any longer, he might be completely drained.
After all, there was still a Realm difference between their Cultivation Bases, by then,
he would become a spent force,
while Dou *Shixiong*, who was at Qi Refining Great Perfection, would still have reserves,
and the situation would be reversed.
How could Li Lan, who was always meticulous, allow himself to be in such a dangerous situation?
With a wave of his single hand,
all the Magical Artifacts around him moved simultaneously.
The Judge Cui's Pen cast a brilliant light, shining on the clapper.
Dou *Shixiong* immediately lost connection with this sole Magical Artifact.
The Silver Light Needle Treasure drew a line of fire,
and with a speed no less than lightning, shot straight towards Dou *Shixiong*'s face.
The fisherman in the Fishing in a Plate Diagram flicked his fishing hook, and fine threads immediately wrapped around Dou *Shixiong*'s body,
pulling him as if to drag him into the Diagram.
Li Lan himself held the Qinghong Duan Shui Sword Method Treasure Talisman between two fingers,
silently infusing Magical Power into it.
Dou *Shixiong* was dazed by this series of attacks, and his scalp tingled.
His proud Lightning Escape was sealed by Divine Brush Creates Dragon,
his Magical Artifact was restricted by the Judge Cui's Pen,
and being under the Earth Imprisoning Thousand Machine Lock formation,
he was like a man trapped in quicksand, finding it difficult to move,
let alone dodge the subsequent fierce attacks.
In desperation,
Dou *Shixiong* could only recite a Spell, encasing himself in a layer of lightning pulp protective shield.
Then, with a single hand, he conjured a Palm Thunder, striking at the twisting line of fire.
Originally, Dou *Shixiong* wanted to slightly delay
the speed of this Magical Artifact to buy himself some time.
However, to his great surprise,
his lightning Spell striking the Magical Artifact
only slightly dimmed its surface light,
and seemed to have no effect on the Magical Artifact itself; the line of fire still pierced towards him at an extremely fast speed.
Having no other choice,
Dou *Shixiong* took out a metal-attribute shield Magical Artifact from his Storage Pouch and held it in front of him.
Although with his Lightning Spiritual Root Aptitude, he couldn't fully activate this defensive Magical Artifact to its maximum effect,
at this moment, he couldn't care less, only hoping it could slightly resist for a while.
However,
with a puff,
the line of fire flashed and was gone.
Dou *Shixiong* felt his head heat up, followed by a sharp pain.
He widened his eyes, looking at the shield in disbelief.
The line of fire penetrated the Medium Grade Tier 3 shield without any obstruction,
and along with it, his body's protective lightning pulp and Dou *Shixiong*'s glabella were also penetrated.
The line of fire passed through the back of his head, scorching his silver-white hair into curled carbon.
Only then did Dou *Shixiong* realize,
that this line of fire Magical Artifact could ignore any protective Spiritual Shield.
However, realizing it at this moment was clearly too late.
A sense of fatigue from his Soul came, his eyes blinked twice,
and finally, his consciousness fell into eternal darkness.
At this moment.
Li Lan, who was concentrating on infusing Magical Power to activate the Talisman Treasure, immediately paused,
he looked at Dou *Shixiong* suspiciously.
Apparently, even Li Lan himself hadn't expected everything to be so easy.
He hadn't even used the Talisman Treasure,
and the fight was already over.
This Cultivator with a mutated Lightning Spiritual Root at Qi Refining Great Perfection,
died so easily in front of him?
Li Lan's mind stirred,
the Silver Light Needle Treasure's fire intensified, and raging flames instantly burned Dou *Shixiong* into ashes.
Only after the opponent left no trace,
did Li Lan confirm that he had truly won this time.
This was perhaps the easiest victory he had since stepping onto the path of Cultivation.
If it were before,
he, with a pseudo-Spiritual Root, would never have imagined
that he would have a day where he could overpower other Cultivators throughout a fight with such a strong stance.
If Dou *Shixiong* knew this in the underworld,
he would probably be filled with regret.
If he had known that the unassuming Li Lan would have so many high-grade Magical Artifacts,
he wouldn't have provoked this guy even if he died.
It could only be blamed on Li Lan being too cautious,
and usually extremely low-key,
which led to Dou *Shixiong*, an old hand who often played with eagles, unfortunately getting pecked in the eye by an eagle.
However, this misjudgment wasn't a big deal,
but the cost was extremely heavy, and he even lost his life.
Li Lan beckoned,
and Dou *Shixiong*'s Storage Pouch flew into his hand.
He did not linger again,
collected the formation tools, simply cleaned up the scene, erased the traces he had left, and quickly left.
After safely dealing with Dou *Shixiong*,
Li Lan did not, as before, find a hidden place to hide like a startled bird.
Now,
his strength was no longer what it used to be,
so there was no need to be so cautious.
If he were in the Foundation Establishment Stage now,
then even if he killed his opponent in a fight in plain sight,
it's unlikely any Cultivator would dare to say anything.
In the Cultivation World,
strength is ultimately respected.
Li Lan still let several Spirit Bean Soldiers lead the way,
while he himself piloted the flying boat, slowly trailing behind, steadily heading towards Jiuhua County City.
Li Lan had not forgotten his purpose for this trip.
Foundation Establishment Pills were rare in the market,
and he had to witness the excitement of the Qian Business Association's auction this time.
Even if he couldn't bid for the Foundation Establishment Pill, he could gain some knowledge,
and by observing a small part, he could also understand the current market price of this pill.
Along the way,
Li Lan, now free, finally had time to open Dou *Shixiong*'s Storage Pouch to check.
However, this glance,
made his originally somewhat indifferent heart suddenly fill with joy.
Li Lan took out a brocade box embroidered with gold edges from it,
and upon opening it, three clear blue Medicinal Pills appeared before his eyes.
The surface of this pill was incredibly smooth, without a single flaw.
Wisp by wisp of Spiritual Qi, like blue smoke, slowly flowed within the Medicinal Pill.
This was precisely what countless Cultivators at the Cultivation Base of Qi Refining Late Stage yearned for.
Anyone who wanted to advance further in their Cultivation Base Realm could not do without it,
after breaking through the Realm,
Cultivators would discard it like worn-out shoes.
This pill's academic name was High-grade Breakthrough Pill, and it was also widely known as Foundation Establishment Pill by Cultivators.
Li Lan had not expected
that Dou *Shixiong* would bring such a big surprise after his death.
It seemed this Senior Brother knew what he needed most now,
and had come all this way to deliver Medicinal Pills to him?
Li Lan chuckled to himself for a moment.
Of course,
this was just a joke, not to be taken seriously.
He carefully examined the three Foundation Establishment Pills,
from their color,
these three Medicinal Pills were refined at different times.
The earliest one was about ten years old.
Clearly,
these three Medicinal Pills were all obtained by Dou *Shixiong* through unknown means,
for his own Breakthrough to Early-stage Foundation Establishment.
However,
for some reason, he never used them,
and ultimately, they benefited Li Lan.
Perhaps because he was too heavily injured in the Heng Mountain Spiritual Vein incident last time, and recovering his strength was already a problem, let alone accumulating full Magical Power and breaking through the Bottleneck.
That's why they had been stored in his Storage Pouch all this time, with no opportunity to use them?
Li Lan pondered, this possibility was indeed significant.
He still remembered,
Mo Gongcheng once said that to successfully Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage, Cultivation Technique, Spiritual Qi, Medicinal Pills, environment, etc., were all indispensable.
Therefore,
when and how to take the Foundation Establishment Pill was particular.
If it could be taken casually like an ordinary Medicinal Pill and lead to a Breakthrough,
then the Foundation Establishment Stage would not be so rare in Jiuhua County City.
Li Lan shook his head,
he was too lazy to delve into what Dou *Shixiong* specifically thought.
Anyway, the other party was dead,
and there was no point in investigating further.
After checking,
and confirming that these Foundation Establishment Pills were all genuine and without flaws,
Li Lan unceremoniously accepted them.
Subsequently,
he found many good things from the Storage Pouch left by the other party.
Besides the Foundation Establishment Pills,
Li Lan also found a crudely structured Puppet.
He recognized at a glance,
that this was the Puppet Mo Gongcheng had used, specifically for mining Spirit Stone Mines.
The efficiency of this item in mining Spirit Stones,
Li Lan had witnessed firsthand.
Even two Qi Refining First Level Spirit Bean Soldiers combined couldn't match the speed of this Puppet.
What puzzled him was,
those two Mo family Puppets should have been taken away by Junior Martial Uncle Pan Yun, who was in the Early-stage Foundation Establishment, in the end,
so why did one appear on Dou *Shixiong*?
Could it be,
that this Dou *Shixiong*, during his recovery, secretly found Mo Gongcheng,
and forced him to make another Puppet specifically?
Li Lan stroked his chin, thinking this possibility was quite high.
Dou *Shixiong* had publicly claimed to be in seclusion for three or four years,
and only recently emerged from his injuries.
Li Lan naturally didn't believe this statement.
Even if he was severely injured, it shouldn't require such a long seclusion, right?
If it was said that during his seclusion, the other party
went and did some unspeakable deeds,
that would be more credible.
This Mo family Puppet was also of great help to Li Lan now.
The only pity was,
due to most of Guangji Sect's Low Grade Spiritual Veins being seized,
he now had no opportunity to mine Spirit Stone Mines.
Otherwise, just this one Mo family Puppet,
would surely allow him to reap a huge profit when mining Spirit Stone Mines.
Besides these items and some Spirit Stones,
the remaining items were either useless to Li Lan, or had little value to him at present.
In the past,
Li Lan could have traded these useless items in the market,
to exchange for some Spirit Stones to strengthen himself.
But the things on Dou *Shixiong* were a bit too conspicuous.
For example, this clam-shaped clapper Magical Artifact,
and this Cultivation Technique named "Azure Thunder Qi Absorption Art\
,"and also this "Thunder Light Evasion Art" Spell,
although their effects were quite practical and their power not weak,
the drawback was that only Cultivators with a Lightning Spiritual Root could use them.
And throughout Jiuhua County,
Cultivators with Lightning Spiritual Roots were as rare as Heavenly Spiritual Roots, countable on one's fingers.
If Li Lan were to openly sell them,
even an idiot would probably guess
where he got these things from.
But if he just left these valuable items in his Storage Pouch, it would feel somewhat like wasting treasures.
After all,
it's obvious that
Magical Artifacts and Spells used by Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivators,
even if sold cheaply, could probably fetch a lot of Spirit Stones.
For a moment,
Li Lan was slightly conflicted.
As he weighed the pros and cons in his mind,
he inadvertently flipped through the notebook containing the "Azure Thunder Qi Absorption Art" Cultivation Technique.
As he flipped through it,
Li Lan suddenly discovered something interesting,
and let out a soft sound.