RNP Chapter 206 Simple Treatment
Chapter 206 Simple Treatment
Chapter 206 Simple Treatment (6k words, 3 bonus chapters for the Alliance Leader)
At the halfway point of Leifeng Mountain, lightning suddenly exploded.
Ning Bu'er's figure plummeted from the sky like a kite with a broken string. Several rips appeared on the hem of his black robe, and blood dripped from the corner of his mouth down his chin, drawing a scarlet arc in the air.
Just as she regained her footing, a bolt of silver-blue lightning, as thick as a bucket, shot out from the cave halfway up the mountain, carrying an aura of destruction as it hurtled straight toward her face.
Ning Bu'er gritted his teeth, and a ball of pitch-black Nine Yin Thunder Flame condensed at his fingertips. The flame was wrapped with fine lightning patterns, which barely blocked his way.
With a muffled thud, the lightning and the demonic flames collided. Although she blocked the attack, the aftershocks forced her to retreat again, her back slamming heavily against the mountain wall, causing her to groan in pain.
A colossal beastly figure burst out of the cave, following closely behind the lightning. It was a Thunder Armor Beast resembling a pangolin, its entire body covered with palm-sized diamond-shaped scales, each scale shimmering with lightning, as if inlaid with countless tiny lightning crystals.
Its limbs were thick and powerful, its claws leaving deep scratches on the rocks, its long mouth constantly spewing out lightning mist, its eyes containing pure purple lightning spirit, and the lightning spirit energy surrounding its body was almost solidified. It was a great demon in the late stage of the third tier.
The Thunder Armor Beast stomped down the mountainside, using all four limbs to propel itself, and chased after Ning Bu'er like an arrow released from a bow.
A hint of urgency flashed in Ning Bu'er's eyes as he threw out a third-tier ape-type puppet from his storage bag. This puppet had once displayed its prowess in the secret realm, but now it was utterly helpless against the Thunder Armor Beast.
The Thunder Armor Beast raised its front paw, and the lightning-infused claw slammed into the puppet's chest. With a crisp "crack," the puppet's spirit core shattered instantly, and the remains flew backward like a broken puppet, crashing into the mountainside and shattering into pieces.
Just as the Thunder Armor Beast was about to catch up with Ning Bu'er, opening its massive maw full of fangs, ready to bite off her slender waist, a faint but extremely fast aura suddenly rushed out from the foot of the mountain.
Ning Bu'er scanned the area with his divine sense and was immediately overjoyed—it was Chen Yi!
He was using the Wind and Thunder Escape technique, and his escape speed was already close to the late stage of the third rank. His figure was like a pale blue stream of light, and he arrived near the mountainside in an instant.
But the next moment, Ning Bu'er's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly used his divine sense to transmit his thoughts:
"Chen Yi, don't come any closer! This beast's lightning armor provides terrifying defense, making it almost immune to magical attacks. Furthermore, it's a late-stage third-tier demonic beast with a powerful physique; you can't get close!"
She knew the Thunder Armor Beast's power all too well; even with her mid-stage Core Formation cultivation, she was at a disadvantage. If Chen Yi were to act rashly, he might be in mortal danger.
Chen Yi felt a chill run down his spine, yet he was not afraid.
Using his concealment technique, he suppressed his cultivation fluctuations to the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Furthermore, because he had absorbed the Moon Concealed Bat King's innate divine ability, his aura remained so weak as to be almost imperceptible when he used the Wind and Thunder Escape technique at high speed.
In the Thunder Armor Beast's perception, he was like a slightly faster flying insect, which could be easily swatted away and was not worth paying attention to at all.
The Thunder Armor Beast kept all its attention focused on Ning Bu'er, its body transforming into a bolt of lightning as it pounced forward with all its might. Its mouth opened wide, its sharp fangs gleaming coldly, and it was only a few feet away from Ning Bu'er's slender waist.
At this critical moment, Chen Yi's Wind and Thunder Escape suddenly accelerated!
His figure blurred, appearing before Ning Bu'er like a ghost, his left hand firmly encircling her slender waist.
The fabric feels delicate yet powerful to the touch, and the waist and abdomen beneath the black robe are taut, carrying a faint aura of demonic flames and lightning.
With a slight twist of his wrist, Chen Yi and Ning Bu'er drew an arc in the air. The wind and thunder escape light suddenly turned, and the two of them instantly flew away from the mouth of the Thunder Armor Beast, narrowly avoiding this fatal blow.
Ning Bu'er felt a tightening around her waist, and was pulled into a firm yet warm embrace. A faint fragrance of grass and trees lingered around her nose, completely different from the demonic aura surrounding her.
The life-or-death crisis she had just faced had terrified her, but being held in Chen Yi's arms gave her a strange sense of security. The touch on her waist and abdomen sent a tingling sensation through her, and even the pain in her wounds seemed to lessen.
She glanced up at Chen Yi's profile and saw that he was focused, his gaze fixed on the Thunder Armor Beast, his handsome face showing no sign of panic.
She couldn't help but gain a new understanding of his speed; it was even faster than when she used her full power to unleash the Demon Flame Escape.
When the Thunder Armor Beast saw its prey about to be snatched away, it flew into a rage, its purple eyes fixed on Chen Yi, and it let out a low growl.
It suddenly opened its mouth, and a bolt of silver-blue lightning shot out again, faster than before, instantly locking onto Chen Yi's figure.
Even though Chen Yi's speed had reached the late stage of the third tier, he was still unable to completely evade it.
With Ning Bu'er still in his arms, Chen Yi couldn't use his magic weapon to block the lightning. He could only turn to the side and protect Ning Bu'er even more tightly the moment the lightning struck, using his own back to take the hit.
"Buzz—"
The lightning struck Chen Yi's back, but did not cause the expected damage.
The 108 lightning crystals in his body instantly activated, and the lightning crystal cores protruded slightly from under the skin of his back, forming a light purple lightning pattern barrier.
Guided by the lightning crystal barrier, the lightning bolt flowed slowly along the meridians. Part of it was neutralized by Chen Yi with a skillful deflection, while the other part was instantly absorbed by the system.
[Ancient Thunder Spirit Power detected, currently being absorbed 30% 60% 100%. Once absorbed, the essence of the Ancient Thunder Spirit can be extracted.]
Chen Yi's heart stirred; the thunder of this Thunder Armor Beast actually carried a trace of ancient thunder spirit intent!
He recalled the Thunderous Beast Demon Core he had consumed when he formed his Golden Core. That demon core also contained similar ancient thunder spirit power, which greatly benefited his cultivation of the "Purple Lightning Thunder Containment Technique".
Now that he has encountered a lightning-attribute demon beast with ancient bloodline again, he is naturally unwilling to let it go easily.
Moreover, this place is 300,000 miles away from the Demonic Sect headquarters. Apart from Ning Bu'er, there is no one else here. Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would not be able to detect any activity here.
Since forming his Golden Core, his body refinement has advanced to the mid-stage of the third rank, and he has mastered several divine abilities, but he has never had the opportunity to fight with all his might. Now, this Thunder Armor Beast is the perfect test subject.
Ning Bu'er, held protectively in his arms, was extremely worried. She said urgently:
"Chen Yi, run! Don't fight it head-on! This thing's lightning armor is like a tortoise shell; you can't hurt it at all. Besides, its lightning attacks are very strange; even my Nine Yin Lightning Flames can't stop it. Let's retreat first!"
She herself suffered greatly under the thunder of the Thunder Armor Beast and knew its power well, so she was afraid that Chen Yi would get hurt while protecting her.
"It's alright, let's give it a try first."
Chen Yi spoke calmly as he gently placed Ning Bu'er onto a large rock on the cliff below, ensuring her safety before turning to face the Thunder Armor Beast.
At this moment, the Thunder Armor Beast was completely enraged. It pushed off the ground with its four limbs and charged towards Chen Yi. The lightning around its body became increasingly intense, and the scales crackled with electricity as they rubbed together.
Its massive body exuded an overwhelming aura, causing the mountain to tremble slightly with every step it took. Thunderous mist continuously spewed from its long mouth, clearly indicating that it was preparing to unleash its full power.
On the open ground halfway up Thunder Peak, the Thunder Armor Beast stomped its forepaws heavily on the ground, its body crackling with lightning, and its eyes were full of contempt as it looked at Chen Yi.
In its eyes, this cultivator, who was only releasing the aura of the early Foundation Establishment stage, was nothing more than a buzzing insect.
But the next moment, Chen Yi's action caused its pupils to shrink sharply.
Chen Yi's eyes darkened, and he suddenly activated his divine sense.
Golden lightning suddenly surged within his body, and four pale golden lightning crystal cores appeared out of thin air, hovering within three feet of him.
Each crystal core is about the size of a fist, with fine golden lightning patterns wrapped around its surface. Although the light is not dazzling, it exudes a heart-palpitating energy fluctuation, clearly approaching the late stage of the third tier.
Even more astonishingly, these lightning crystal cores seemed to be his natal magic treasures, which he had completely refined. With a thought, they moved like streaks of light, their trajectories unpredictable. Sometimes they would rotate around him, and sometimes they would suddenly stop. Even the air was rubbed by the lightning and made a "sizzling" sound, making it difficult to predict their next move.
Seeing this, the Thunder Armor Beast's purple eyes flashed with disdain. Its massive body leaned forward slightly, and the lightning on its scales intensified, clearly showing that it didn't take these four "little things" seriously.
But as soon as it adopted a defensive stance, Chen Yi moved. Instead of retreating, he advanced, his figure like an arrow shot from a fully drawn bow, accompanied by a sharp sound of wind breaking, rushing straight towards the Thunder Armor Beast.
At the same time, Chen Yi's divine sense suddenly surged, and the four golden lightning crystal cores instantly accelerated, following closely behind like four golden meteors, smashing towards the hardest scale on the Thunder Armor Beast's chest.
"Clang clang clang clang—!"
Four deafening, crisp sounds rang out. The moment the golden lightning crystal core collided with the lightning armor, sparks flew like raindrops. The dazzling golden light and pale purple lightning intertwined, forming a blinding ball of light.
As the light faded, the sight on the Thunder Armor Beast's chest caused the air to freeze instantly. The scale that had always been able to withstand the full-force spell attacks of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator was now smashed open with a chasm-like shattering!
The cracked patterns spread like a spider web, covering an area the size of a palm. Several broken scales even detached from the beast's body, falling to the ground with residual lightning and making a faint crackling sound.
The pale purple lightning swirling around the scales dimmed considerably in an instant, and a few streaks of black blood seeped out from the cracks and dripped onto the rocks.
The Thunder Armor Beast let out a low, angry roar in pain, its massive body trembling violently. The contempt in its eyes as it looked at Chen Yi vanished, replaced by disbelief and solemnity.
It is evident that a cultivator or demon beast at the Core Formation stage can break through its scale armor defense head-on.
Ning Bu'er below narrowed his eyes, his heart filled with shock.
When she fought the Thunder Armor Beast before, she couldn't even leave a mark on its scales with the Nine Yin Thunder Flame. But Chen Yi was able to injure the Thunder Armor Beast's outer armor with just the Golden Thunder Crystal Core. This physical strength was beyond her expectations.
However, Chen Yi shook his head slightly, somewhat dissatisfied. These four golden lightning crystal cores were already his most powerful physical attack method at present.
It took four consecutive attacks to barely break through the opponent's scale armor defense, and it was impossible to inflict a fatal wound on the opponent.
Chen Yi felt that he should not underestimate the strange beasts of this world, and he needed to continue training.
Enraged by its minor injury, the Thunder Armor Beast suddenly opened its mouth, unleashing a bolt of silver lightning imbued with the essence of ancient thunder spirits towards Chen Yi. This was one of its innate divine abilities, and its speed was astonishing.
But Chen Yi remained calm and composed. His figure suddenly became ethereal, and with each shift in his footsteps, he left behind several afterimages. This was the physical technique and movement method that Chen Yi had cultivated by combining various footwork and supernatural abilities!
He skillfully dodged the lightning with lotus-like steps, his figure blending into the shadows of the surrounding mountains, his aura instantly concealed to the extreme, as if he had become one with the rocks.
The Thunder Armor Beast's lightning missed its target, and it turned around unwillingly. Its long tail, crackling with lightning, swept out and smashed towards the direction where Chen Yi had disappeared. A deep trench was swept into the mountainside, and debris flew everywhere.
"Be careful!"
Ning Bu'er exclaimed in surprise, her heart leaping into her throat.
But the next moment, she saw Chen Yi's figure emerge from the rocks behind the Thunder Armor Beast, his steps as light as lotus blossoms, actually combining the little monk's Lotus Step Divine Power with the Illusionary Step!
What surprised her even more was that, even as Chen Yi moved at high speed, faint wind and thunder escape marks lingered around his body, yet his aura remained so weak as to be almost imperceptible.
She had never seen this ability to conceal one's presence at extreme speed before. It was a talent that Chen Yi had obtained from the Moon Concealing Bat King, and Ning Bu'er was obviously unaware of it.
Seeing that Chen Yi had safely avoided the fatal blow, Ning Bu'er finally felt a little relieved.
She watched Chen Yi effortlessly weave through the gaps in the Thunder Armor Beast's attacks, and thought to herself:
It seems there's no need to worry about him anymore; at least this Thunder Armor Beast can't kill him.
The Thunder Armor Beast unleashed several powerful attacks in succession, but it couldn't even touch the hem of Chen Yi's clothes. Instead, it was hit several times by Chen Yi's Golden Thunder Crystal Core, causing more and more cracks to appear on its scales.
It was panting, its purple beastly eyes filled with rage. This "little mosquito" not only couldn't hurt it, but it could also pose a threat to it. It was truly hateful!
More importantly, it was now more than ten miles away from the cave above, and with its mind on returning to protect what was in the cave, it gradually lost the will to fight.
How could Chen Yi let it escape so easily?
His eyes narrowed, and his divine soul power suddenly erupted. A pale purple lightning whip shot out from between his eyebrows, bypassing the scales of the lightning-armored beast like a serpent, and struck its divine soul directly.
"Awooo—!"
The Thunder Armor Beast let out a shrill scream, its body flashing with intense lightning as it staggered back a few steps.
The Thunder Soul Whip can ignore the defenses of the physical body and thunder armor, directly affecting the soul, which is its most vulnerable point.
Chen Yi smiled and said, "So you're not invincible with all-around defense after all."
Originally, he was already exhausted from fighting with the Golden Thunder Crystal Core and was preparing to retreat, but unexpectedly, the Soul Whip brought him an unexpected gain.
This makes the battle much easier.
While accumulating the power of the second Thunder Soul Whip, he moved at high speed, circling around to the front of the Thunder Armor Beast.
With a flick of his right hand, six lightning crystal cores lit up around him, forming a temporary lightning crystal array in the air.
Although the power of thunder spirit cannot harm the physical body of the thunder armor beast, it can serve as a transit point for the thunder soul whip, amplifying the attack effect of the soul thunder.
The pale purple soul lightning shot out along the lightning crystal array, striking the Thunder Armor Beast's soul once again.
The Thunder Armor Beast rolled on the ground in pain, its previous arrogance gone, and began to flee in terror.
Ning Bu'er below looked on, her eyes filled with confusion.
She had previously used the Nine Yin Thunder Flame to burn the Thunder Armor Beast, but it couldn't break through its defenses at all. However, Chen Yi's Thunder Spirit Power, enhanced by the Thunder Crystal Array, was able to make the Thunder Armor Beast so miserable.
She released her divine sense to investigate carefully, and as soon as she touched the lightning crystal array, she felt a tingling sensation in her divine sense—this lightning crystal array could directly attack the soul!
Chen Yi's soul lightning ability is actually stronger than hers?
The Thunder Armor Beast panicked completely. It tried to escape back to the cave above, but Chen Yi blocked its way.
In desperation, it decided to use its innate supernatural power, transforming its body into a bolt of lightning to escape into the mountain.
Just as it was about to touch the mountain wall, the second Thunder Soul Whip lashed out again, causing the soul to become dizzy and the scene before it to suddenly distort—the original mountain wall turned into a void cliff!
Before the Thunder Armor Beast could react, it instinctively turned around and burrowed into the "mountain" behind it, but instead it flew directly into the air, getting further and further away from Thunder Peak.
Little did it know that Chen Yi had set up a simple spatial illusion array while launching the soul lightning attack.
Under normal circumstances, this illusion array would not be difficult for a late-stage third-tier demon, but its soul was severely injured by the Thunder Soul Whip, causing a deviation in its perception, and it was directly caught in the illusion.
When the Thunder Armor Beast recovered from its dizziness, it saw a flash of golden light before its eyes—Chen Yi had taken out a porcelain bottle shimmering with pale blue lightning from his storage bag and drank it down.
The moment the Azure Thunder Brew entered his throat, a blinding burst of lightning erupted from his body, and pale blue lightning patterns covered his entire body. He transformed into a Thunder Spirit, surrounded by a tangible aura of wind and thunder.
"Buzz—"
The light of the Wind and Thunder Escape suddenly surged, and Chen Yi's figure streaked across the sky like a streak of azure lightning, his speed instantly soaring to the late stage of the third rank.
Just as the Thunder Armor Beast flapped its lightning-infused wings in an attempt to flee, it felt an piercing, soul-crushing pain from its back.
Chen Yi had caught up with it, and two pale purple lightning whips suddenly shot out from between its brows, piercing through the lightning barrier around it like serpents and striking its core soul directly.
"Awooo—!"
The Thunder Armor Beast let out a piercing scream, filled with utter despair.
When the first Thunder Soul Whip struck, cracks appeared in its soul, and lightning flashed violently around its body;
The second Thunder Soul Whip struck, shattering the soul into pieces. The massive body instantly lost control, its escape technique broken, and it plummeted straight to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.
Sensing that the other party's life force had been exhausted, Chen Yi quickly stepped forward and unceremoniously put the Thunder Armor Beast's corpse into his storage bag.
This is a late-stage, third-tier demonic beast with ancient thunder spirit bloodline; its entire body is a treasure.
The moment he touched the corpse, system notifications popped up one after another:
[Third-tier late-stage Thunder Armor Spirit detected. Absorb?]
[Ancient Bloodline Thunder Spirit Demon Core detected. Consume?]
[Earth-遁妖爪 detected, devour?]
At that time, there were three body parts that possessed special innate supernatural abilities.
Chen Yi was overjoyed. This thunder beast was far more advanced than the Thunderous Beast he had encountered when he formed his core.
This lightning armor alone, which is almost immune to both physical and magical attacks, is enough for Chen Yi to absorb, comprehend, and learn from.
As for the claws that are naturally capable of breaking rocks and escaping through the earth, Chen Yi planned to give them to the Treasure-Seeking Rat since he didn't have any earth-based techniques.
Chen Yi naturally accepted the Thunder Pill with a smile.
This Thunder Armor Beast must also possess late-stage Tier 3 Thunder Beast essence blood, which could replenish Chen Yi with several bottles of high-level Azure Thunder Brew, or even [Comprehended Thunder Brew].
He reviewed the battle and gained a preliminary understanding of his strength after reaching the Core Formation stage:
During the Core Formation stage
His physical attack ability is below Grade A, his magical attack ability is above Grade B, his body and movement skills are above Grade A, his wind and thunder escape ability is above Grade A, his soul attack ability is above Grade A, his illusion ability is above Grade B, his defensive ability is above Grade A, and his ability to hide and conceal his presence is above Grade A. Overall, he is above Grade A.
"It's barely acceptable, but there's still considerable room for improvement."
Chen Yi muttered to himself, then turned and flew towards Ning Bu'er's direction.
Landing in front of Ning Bu'er, Chen Yi immediately checked her injuries: "How badly are you hurt?"
Ning Bu'er shook her head, her tone tinged with gratitude: "Chen Yi, thank you for saving me again."
However, Chen Yi sensed that Ning Bu'er's condition was not quite right. After a brief assessment, Chen Yi...
To everyone's astonishment, it was discovered that several of the lightning crystals within Ning Bu'er's major acupoints had shattered.
If not dealt with promptly, it may cause serious damage to the foundation of one's spiritual practice.
"You've damaged all those meridians and acupoints with those lightning crystals, and you still say you're fine?"
Ning Bu'er was unwilling to say more because she believed that the situation now was different from what it had been like in the secret realm more than a decade ago.
She apprenticed under a Nascent Soul stage master who inherited an ancient demonic cultivation tradition, and with her powerful talent, she combined demonic flames and lightning spirits, forging a new path.
In just over a decade, not only did he form the Purple Extreme Golden Core, but he also rapidly advanced to the mid-stage of Core Formation.
Back then, that rough, bald body cultivator who touched her entire body inside and out was no longer worthy of her.
Having not seen each other for many years, she felt that saving Chen Yi's life was enough to settle past karmic debts.
She needed to let go of the past and look ahead.
Unexpectedly, she encountered another major problem at Leifeng Pagoda.
And it was that old acquaintance who saved her at the crucial moment.
Her feelings were somewhat complicated.
How could this old friend be so strong? Her improvement speed is almost on par with hers.
And she was naturally aware of the injuries she was currently suffering.
The explosion of those lightning crystals damaged many major acupoints in her body; these were the lightning crystals that Chen Yi had planted in her during the secret realm years ago.
These lightning crystals now play an indispensable role in her cultivation of the Nine Yin Lightning Flame.
The damage to these major acupoints could be said to have affected the foundation of her spiritual practice.
However, some positions are too awkward, and given her current status as the second true disciple of the Demonic Sect's Holy Temple,
Back then, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and beg Chen Yi. Now, she has a master and a lineage, so she can naturally swallow her pride and beg Chen Yi to help her repair it again.
Unexpectedly, the next moment,
A pair of large hands, glowing with a pale blue light, had already covered her lower abdomen.
The palm was warm, and the healing spiritual energy slowly seeped into her body through the palm, like a spring stream flowing over frozen land, causing her body and mind to tremble suddenly.
A warm sensation emanated from his lower abdomen, and the ruptured acupoints were slowly healing under the nourishment of spiritual energy. Even several private areas that were difficult to talk about were gently enveloped by this gentle cyan spiritual energy.
A blush instantly washed over Ning Bu'er's cheeks. Her ears burned, her heart pounded like a deer's, and even her breathing became rapid.
Since arriving at the Demonic Sect's Holy Temple, she had always presented herself as aloof and had never had such close contact with a man before. Yet, at this moment, she couldn't even muster the strength to push Chen Yi away.
That warmth not only healed her injuries, but also quietly touched the softest corner of her heart.
She quietly raised her starry eyes, her gaze falling on Chen Yi's face. He remained gentle, his expression calm as if he were simply doing something perfectly ordinary, and he murmured softly:
"I'll give you some basic treatment to prevent any lasting effects."
(End of this chapter)