NCCnovel #172 - Southern Qilin
#172 - Southern Qilin
Chapter 171 South Kirin
“In the past, Master once said that the South Kirin and the North Crouching Dragon are both extraordinary talents, possessing the ability to pacify the world and cleanse the universe. You are a rising star of Confucianism, embodying the expectations of countless Confucians, and naturally blessed with great fortune. You have only just arrived in the North, yet such a mysterious phenomenon has emerged, proving that this thing is destined for you,” someone flattered.
The young man, adorned with a feather fan and silk scarf, had a face like jade. The feather fan stirred a gentle breeze, ruffling the hair at his temples: “Indeed, I have only just arrived here, yet this place has already given birth to creation, surely it is destined for me. Let us go and investigate to see what exactly that object is.”
The group left their horses at the foot of the mountain and headed straight towards the place where the wind and thunder converged.
After the group had walked away, a mist appeared, transforming into Zhang Chen's figure. His eyes looked at the departing group of armored warriors and the handsome young man, revealing a hint of surprise: “South Kirin Zhong Xiang?”
Zhang Chen opened his Dharma Eye, a golden light flowing in his eyes. He saw that the South Kirin was surrounded by a fiery red aura, and the feather fan in his hand seemed to be wrapped in a ball of red flames.
“Mysterious?” Zhang Chen pondered.
However, the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter is not so easy to break into. If the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter were so easy to break into, the Fox Clan would not have failed to detect any trace of it.
Zhang Chen glanced at the backs of the group, ignored them, and transformed into a mist, disappearing into the mountains. He directly grabbed a large snake, and after drawing blood and skinning it, he returned the way he came through the mountains. He saw that Chen Xu had already picked up a pile of firewood on the ground, smoke rising from it, already burning.
“I didn't expect you to have prepared the firewood.” Zhang Chen walked over with the snake meat, pierced it with a branch, and placed it on the bonfire, saying.
“I was afraid that after you hunted the prey, gathering firewood and making a fire would waste time, so I did it in advance, because I was really too hungry to bear it,” Chen Xu said weakly.
Zhang Chen smiled: “Do you mind eating snake meat?”
“It's good to have something to eat, who would dare to be picky?” Chen Xu said helplessly, his lips chapped with a layer of white skin.
Zhang Chen stirred the bonfire, the aroma of roasted meat spreading through the mountains. The snake Zhang Chen hunted was very large, about three meters long and as thick as a bowl, too much for two people to finish.
As the oil dripped continuously onto the bonfire, Chen Xu licked his lips, his eyes full of heat.
“Drink some water first, lest you die of thirst.” Zhang Chen tore off a water bag from his waist and threw it in front of Chen Xu.
Chen Xu quickly picked up the water bag, took a few large gulps, and then let out a long breath: “It's been a long time since I've drunk so happily.”
“As long as you find the main tomb chamber of the great tomb, I can guarantee that you will have a lifetime of inexhaustible wealth and glory,” Zhang Chen said.
“I'm just afraid that the phenomenon will attract people from the city.” A trace of worry appeared in Chen Xu's eyes.
“What if it attracts people from the city? There is a Feng Shui formation shrouded here, they can't break the Feng Shui formation, can't find the entrance to the main tomb chamber, they can only stare blankly,” Zhang Chen said dismissively.
As he was speaking, suddenly a noisy sound came from the distance, and the South Kirin Zhong Xiang led a team of armored soldiers over.
“Trouble is coming.” Chen Xu looked at Zhang Chen, waiting for Zhang Chen's reaction.
Zhang Chen didn't speak, just quietly roasting the snake meat. He didn't expect to run into this Confucian prodigy.
“I didn't expect that in this desolate wilderness, this young master has just begun to feel hungry, and roasted meat is delivered to my door.” Zhong Xiang's voice echoed in the mountains.
A team of armored soldiers took the lead, quickly surrounded them, and began to drive Zhang Chen and Chen Xu away: “Boy, Young Master Zhong Xiang is here, you two commoners quickly get out of the way, lest you offend Young Master Zhong Xiang.”
Chen Xu glanced at Zhang Chen, and seeing that Zhang Chen didn't react, he quickly got up and smiled apologetically: “We will leave now, we dare not sully the young master's eyes.”
As he spoke, he endured the fatigue of his body and was about to pick up the snake meat on the grill.
“Wait! You two commoners can leave, but the snake meat must be left behind.” Zhong Xiang's voice rang out.
“We are not selling this snake meat.” Zhang Chen replied.
“I never thought of buying it either. This snake meat is just your two commoners' compensation for offending me. Your appearance in front of me has sullied my eyes, this is a great crime!” Zhong Xiang's voice was full of playfulness: “I haven't taken your lives, that's already a great favor, why don't you hurry up and get out?”
Zhang Chen's expression turned cold upon hearing this, and his eyes looked at Zhong Xiang. Although he didn't know what level this kid was, wanting him to retreat like this was absolutely impossible.
Zhang Chen looked at his golden finger panel:
【1 Skill (Tier 4): Light of the True God -\u003e Automatic Cruise】
【2 Skill (Tier 2): Dragon Qi】
【3 Skill (Tier 1): Transform Blood Bat】
【4 Skill (Tier 2): Water Control + Weak Water】
【5 Skill (Tier 1): Soul Hook Chain】
【6 Skill (Ultimate): Oblivion】
【7 Skill (Entry): Qi Training Third Heaven】
【8 Skill (Tier 3): Stasis Talisman】
【9 Skill (Tier 4): Suppressing Character】
【10 Skill (Tier 3): Divine Mist Transformation】
【11 Skill (Tier 4): Invisibility Talisman】
【12 Skill (Tier 1): Fire Aversion Talisman】
【13 Skill (Tier 1): Wind Stasis Talisman】
【14 Skill (Tier 1): Water Stasis Talisman】
【15 Skill (Tier 1): Hard Earth Talisman】
【16 Skill (Tier 2): Nine Bend Yellow River Talisman Array】
After scanning all the skills, Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows. At the moment, the skills suitable for combat are the second skill Dragon Qi, the third skill Bloodsucking, the fourth skill Water Control, the eighth skill Stasis Talisman, and the sixteenth skill Nine Bend Yellow River Array.
Although the Light of the True God is already Tier 4, it is not suitable for dealing with ordinary people. The fourth skill Water Control is powerful, but only in mountainous and swampy areas can the effect of Water Control be exerted.
These skills all have flaws, only the Nine Bend Yellow River Talisman Array and the Stasis Talisman are usable.
“Although I have many skills, it seems that I lack killing methods. These skills are mostly auxiliary. The only thing I don't know is what level of mystery the so-called South Kirin has, and what his rank is.”
Zhang Chen's mind flashed, but he didn't plan to back down. With the Invisibility Talisman, Stasis Talisman, and Petrification Technique, he felt he could give it a try.
The Petrification Technique can be cast once every thirty breaths, and with hundreds of opponents, it can only save the day at critical moments. His Invisibility Talisman can hide his tracks, making him invincible. As long as the opponent is not Tier 5, they cannot see through his invisibility.
You must know that his Invisibility Talisman is a Tier 4 existence. Zhang Chen didn't believe that everyone was as perverted as Xie Lingyun and the Fox Fairy Nannan.
“Oh?” Zhang Chen's eyes turned to Zhong Xiang, and anger rose in his heart. He was happily making a fire and cooking here, but the other party directly and domineeringly came up and not only drove him away, but also wanted to snatch his roasted snake meat. Where was the reason for this?
“Your Excellency is truly overbearing.” Zhang Chen looked at Zhong Xiang coldly.
“It's not that I'm overbearing, but that your status is too lowly.” Zhong Xiang's voice was full of disgust: “Even talking to a commoner like you dirties my soul. Since those two don't want to leave, then don't let them. Find a pit and bury them.”
A soldier with a cold expression wanted to step forward and arrest Zhang Chen, but who knew that Zhang Chen flicked a talisman from his sleeve and slapped it on Chen Xu's body: “Run!”
As the invisibility talisman took effect, Chen Xu's figure directly disappeared, stunning the crowd on the opposite side.
Chen Xu was very obedient. Although he didn't know what was happening, he still stood up and ran wildly.
“An Adept?”
Seeing Zhang Chen's methods, the crowd on the opposite side immediately became vigilant.
At this moment, five warriors raised their long sabers and slashed directly at Zhang Chen, but who knew that Zhang Chen rolled backwards, and then in the next moment, his figure disappeared before everyone's eyes.
Seeing Zhang Chen directly disappear into invisibility, a group of black-clothed warriors immediately changed color and became vigilant: “Protect the young master!”
With a shout, the warriors gathered and quickly surrounded Zhong Xiang in the center.
“Hmm?” Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen, in his invisible state, couldn't help but frown. He stopped his original plan to approach Zhong Xiang: “Is this the value of these nobles bringing warriors when they go out?”
“But so what? As long as you can't break my invisibility skill, I don't believe that you eat, drink, excrete, and sleep with warriors protecting you forever. As long as you are alone, you will be killed by me.” Zhang Chen was not in a hurry at all. He quietly changed his position and looked at Zhong Xiang, who was surrounded by the crowd, like a hunter staring at his prey.
He just didn't know what rank this Zhong Xiang was?
However, the opposite side had no reaction to his shifting positions after becoming invisible, so it seemed that they had not seen through his invisibility skill. The other party's cultivation was definitely no more than fourth rank.
Zhang Chen looked at Zhong Xiang's head sticking out from the crowd, and in the next moment, he pointed his finger, and a khaki-yellow light burst out, directly pointing towards Zhong Xiang.
This was Petrify! Although it could only affect first-rank lifeforms, he could first test Zhong Xiang's composition!
“Young master, be careful.” Someone shouted, but the light was too fast, and there was no time for everyone to rescue him. Zhang Chen's petrification skill had already landed on Zhong Xiang. At the critical moment, a red light flashed around Zhong Xiang, bouncing Zhang Chen's khaki-yellow light away, directly reflecting it onto a nearby guard. The guard directly turned into a stone statue.
The Petrify skill could currently only petrify first-rank and lower lifeforms. He was just seeing if he could take advantage of the chaos and muddy the waters to see the skill's effect. Seeing that Petrify had not worked, he was not disappointed.
At this time, Zhong Xiang's counterattack also arrived. With a wave of his hand, a blanket of fire surged towards Zhang Chen.
Since Zhang Chen had fired the light, his position was naturally exposed.
“This aura… fourth rank!” Zhang Chen couldn't help but curse inwardly: “This is really perverted! Zhong Xiang isn't very old, how can he have such power?”
Fortunately, his invisibility talisman was also fourth rank, and the other party could not see through his invisible state.
However, with the flames attacking, Zhang Chen dared not stand still. He didn't want to experience the power of fourth-rank flames at all.
The flames covered a radius of tens of meters, like an ocean of fire pouring down, startling Zhang Chen to retreat quickly.
“This is fire control ability, and it can create flames out of thin air, able to remotely attack and control? This skill is really good!” Zhang Chen retreated while drooling enviously: “Moreover, the temperature of this flame is unusual, unlike ordinary flames.”
At this time, Zhong Xiang came back to his senses and looked at the guard who had turned into a stone statue, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: “Damn it, what kind of vicious method is this? Fortunately, this skill's level is too low, only first rank. Otherwise, I would have suffered a great loss today! This skill belongs to a sealing skill and greatly restrains me! This kid can't be kept alive, absolutely not allowed to continue living in this world.”
Zhong Xiang's eyes looked towards the burning flames, revealing a hint of thought: “My flames are True Samadhi Fire. That kid is only first rank. If he was hit by my flames, he should have been refined to death by now, right?”
In the distance, Zhang Chen withdrew from the range covered by the flames, his eyes looking at Zhong Xiang, revealing a hint of killing intent: “This kid's flames are not ordinary flames, and he also has guards protecting him. He's really a bit troublesome.”
But that's all!
He wasn't in a hurry. He had time. He had an invisibility talisman and could assassinate countless times, while Zhong Xiang could only make one mistake.
“Disperse, that kid must have been refined to death by my flames. It's just a pity about that roasted big snake.” Zhong Xiang laughed loudly at this time, his voice full of mockery:
“This kid looks like a declining small noble. He thinks he has mastered mysterious methods, doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, and thinks he is invincible in the world.”
While Zhong Xiang was speaking, he signaled the guards to disperse, lowering their guard.
“It's a good thing that kid was refined to death, otherwise that kid, who has mastered the means of invisibility, would really be troublesome.” Zhong Xiang said dismissively, but he was secretly rejoicing in his heart.
However, just as the guards dispersed, suddenly a cold light flashed like a ghost, and a dagger stabbed out of thin air, directly stabbing towards Zhong Xiang's throat.
Since the two sides had already formed a deadly feud, Zhang Chen would naturally not hold back.
“Puchi~”
A cold light flashed, and blood splattered.
Zhang Chen struck accurately and ruthlessly, and with the invisibility technique making it impossible to defend against, Zhong Xiang was directly hit.
However, at this time, Zhang Chen's pupils shrank, and there was no joy on his face, because the dagger that pierced Zhong Xiang's throat melted and instantly turned into molten iron. Zhong Xiang's entire person directly turned into a ball of flames.
The Zhong Xiang in front of him actually turned into a ball of flame energy, which reminded him of a skill in his previous life's novels:
“Elemental Transformation?”
The moment Zhang Chen's dagger pierced the other party's throat, the other party actually turned into a ball of flames, and then a fist stretched out from the flames and smashed into Zhang Chen's chest.
Zhang Chen had not practiced martial arts, and his reaction speed was slightly slower. He was directly sent flying by a punch, and a mouthful of bright red blood spurted out, directly falling to the ground.
However, the crystal core in Zhang Chen's body flowed, instantly stabilizing the injuries on his body.
As Zhang Chen spat out blood, a group of guards, based on the location where Zhang Chen spat out blood, drew their sabers and slashed over.