Cultivating Immortality: What kind of cheat can you use if you don't have money?

Chapter 104 A Day of Great Joy?

"Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Palm!"

With a single palm strike, an even larger, earthen-yellow giant hand descended with immense force, enveloping half of Yuqing Peak. Its power was terrifying.

Although Mingwen was startled, he remained calm. He had already anticipated the power of Li Qingyi's palm technique, and seeing that his opponent seemed to have run out of tricks and used this move again, he felt somewhat relieved.

He activated Soul Devouring with all his might, gathering most of the ferocious and malevolent spirits he could still control, forming an incredibly thick soul wall in front of him, preparing to withstand this powerful attack.

But Li Qingyi's palm strike was as hard as paper.

The moment it came into contact with the Soul Wall, it instantly disintegrated, turning into countless yellowish-brown specks of light that fluttered down.

"What?!" Mingwen's pupils contracted sharply, and alarm bells rang wildly in his mind.

This wasn't a real attack at all; it was a feint! A smokescreen!

His reaction was incredibly fast; he immediately tried to use a life-saving escape technique to create distance.

But just as the magical power controlling the Yin spirits within him transformed into a stealth technique, leaving him overwhelmed, he suddenly found himself unable to keep up.

Li Qingyi's left hand had been raised at some point, and in her palm was a strangely colored crystal that emitted a chilling light that made one's soul tremble.

"A low-grade magic weapon! How is this possible!" Mingwen was terrified when he saw what it was and exclaimed in shock.

He never dreamed that a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining would possess a magical artifact.

Even if it's only a low-grade item, it's still a treasure that would make even Foundation Establishment cultivators envious! This was completely beyond his comprehension.

The crystal of resentment transformed into a black streak of light, and before Mingwen could take any effective defensive measures or dodge, it precisely pierced into his brow.

"Uh... Heh heh..." Mingwen's body suddenly froze, his eyes widened to the extreme, and his eyeballs were bloodshot.

In just a few breaths, his eyes gradually became cloudy, until they were empty and lifeless, and he fell to the ground.

"Hiss..." Li Qingyi couldn't help but gasp.

He flipped his hand, and the crystallized resentment turned into a faint light that flew back to his palm, its color seemingly a little deeper.

"Should I say it's because the gap between the Qi Refining stage and the Foundation Establishment stage is too great, or because this crystallized resentment is too domineering and terrifying?"

Recalling the battle at Tianqing Gorge, that old ghost Lu Zhenxuan endured the devouring of 300,000 vengeful spirits and fought him for more than half an hour, even almost taking him down with him in the end.

With this comparison, he realized even more deeply that the difference between Foundation Establishment cultivators and Qi Refining cultivators was like heaven and earth.

After carefully collecting the crystallized resentment, Li Qingyi floated down and came to Mingwen's side.

He crouched down, his mind stirred, and a wisp of pure magic power gathered at his fingertips, which he gently touched between his eyebrows.

As the magic power surged in, the flesh on the corpse's face began to churn again.

The handsome features that belonged to Li Qingyi quickly faded, revealing the true appearance hidden beneath—

The face of a middle-aged man, around forty years old, with high cheekbones and eyes that, even in death, retained a hint of fierceness and malice.

At the same time, a transparent human skin, as thin as a cicada's wing and about the size of a palm, slowly flew into Li Qingyi's hand.

"Fake human skin!"

Li Qingyi's eyes lit up as she carefully examined this unexpected trophy.

This object still bears remnants of divine soul imprints belonging to Mingwen.

Without hesitation, he unleashed a surge of magical power from his palm, instantly erasing the remaining mark.

The fake human skin trembled slightly, and the last trace of its strange aura dissipated, leaving it ownerless once again.

Li Qingyi grasped it and refined it in an instant!

The fake human skin automatically adhered to the back of his hand and disappeared.

With a slight thought, Li Qingyi's facial features and figure began to subtly change, and in the blink of an eye, she transformed into Yue Chi's appearance.

Then, with another thought, it transformed into Mu Chunfeng, followed by the face of some unfamiliar passerby...

Change at will, without any delay.

"As expected of a top-tier treasure worth eight thousand contribution points! Its uses are truly endless!"

Li Qingyi was overjoyed. This was definitely the biggest surprise of the trip, far exceeding the reward of two thousand contribution points.

"A huge profit!"

He let out a long sigh of relief, finally relaxing his tense nerves.

"That really scared me to death. I thought I had been targeted by some Foundation Establishment level monster who had laid a trap for me."

Now that the dust has settled, the crisis is over, and I've even obtained a top-tier auxiliary item, I'm naturally in a great mood.

Li Qingyi glanced at the inscription on the ground and shook her head:

"I have to say, you're really cautious and cunning. You have a variety of trump cards up your sleeve, including formations, Soul-Devouring Banners, fake human skin, and escape techniques."

Unfortunately... I have one more trump card than you—an unreasonable one.

As Mingwen died, the formation gradually dissipated, and Li Qingyi's five senses gradually returned to clarity.

Li Qingyi immediately withdrew her outward-projected divine sense and began to observe her surroundings with her naked eyes.

The night was still deep, but there was an inexplicable sense of deathly stillness in the Luo Family Manor in the distance.

He quickly searched Mingwen's corpse, but found nothing but the Soul-Devouring Banner.

Li Qingyi: "???"

"Could he have hidden all his belongings somewhere else?"

He then thought about it again, given Mingwen's style of lurking, assassinating, and setting traps.

It is indeed quite possible to store important valuables in a completely safe and secluded place, rather than carrying them with you.

"Dying without getting any loot is bad luck!" Li Qingyi couldn't help but spit.

At this moment, various sounds from inside the Luo Family Manor also entered my ears.

"Father! Mother! Wake up!"

"My son—!"

"Help...help me..."

"A monster...there's a monster..."

Wailing, sobbing, and screams of terror filled the Luo Family Manor.

Li Qingyi frowned slightly, then leaped lightly onto the high eaves of the Luo family's main hall, looking around.

Under the moonlight and the remaining lamplight, the villa was in a mess.

Countless corpses lay scattered haphazardly in the courtyard, under the corridors, and even beside the banquet tables and chairs.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Wang, the patriarch of the Luo family, stood respectfully behind Li Qingyi.

"OP..."

"Some things are beyond my control, and I cannot fully control them." Li Qingyi looked at the tragic scene below, her voice devoid of much emotion.

Luo Wang's aged face showed a mixture of emotions, clearly indicating that he was considering the credibility of Li Qingyi's words.

Tonight's events were too sudden and tragic.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally asked the question that had been bothering him:

"I dare to ask... why were there two Lords present during the fierce battle just now?"

"Disguise technique."

Li Qingyi answered casually, not even bothering to explain in detail.

He suddenly raised his right palm and pressed it lightly against a deserted hill not far away.

"Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Palm!"

boom! ! !

A deafening roar shook the heavens! Rocks flew everywhere, and dust billowed up! The entire top of the mountain was cleaved off by this single blow.

"If I were to take action, this would be the outcome."

The aftershocks of the palm strike caused Luo Wang's robes to flutter loudly.

He stared dumbfounded at the flattened mountain peak, then looked at Li Qingyi, who stood with her palms closed, and the last bit of doubt in his heart vanished.

"Only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, yet the power of a single palm strike is so terrifying?"

Luo Wang instantly understood: one side possessed unparalleled, powerful palm techniques, while the other employed sinister and unpredictable methods.

In an instant, the answer became clear.

"I see... I was just being foolish."

Luo Wang's face showed a mixture of realization and lingering fear. He bowed deeply to Li Qingyi:

"Many thanks to the Lord for his righteous act of slaying the evil spirit and saving my Luo family from annihilation! My Luo family will never forget this great kindness."

"If the Lord ever needs anything from us in the future, the Luo family will repay you with all our might!"

Li Qingyi then slowly turned around, glanced at the old man who seemed to have aged ten years overnight, and said calmly:

"No need for thanks. If you really want to thank someone, then thank Mu Chunfeng."

"Mu... Chunfeng?" Luo Wang was taken aback, his face showing a blank expression, clearly having no recollection of this name.

When did he have any interaction with a person named Mu Chunfeng?

Li Qingyi showed no intention of explaining. His gaze passed over Luo Wang and landed on the small courtyard of the guest room where he had spent half a day.

Under the moonlight, a slender figure could be vaguely seen standing helplessly in the courtyard, looking up at the sky with a blank expression on her face.

She seemed unaware of what had happened outside, nor of her father's tragic death. Perhaps she was simply wondering why Li Qingyi had returned only to disappear without a trace.

Li Qingyi said to Luo Wang, "Take good care of her for me."

Luo Wang was taken aback again, glancing at his granddaughter's figure in the distance.

He glanced at Li Qingyi's calm and expressionless face, seemingly understanding something, yet also appearing even more confused. Not daring to ask further, he quickly bowed and replied:

"Yes, rest assured, Master. Huanhuan is my granddaughter, and I will take good care of her."

Li Qingyi nodded.

His current situation is far from safe; he is surrounded by powerful enemies, and the Zhao family's affairs remain unresolved.

Bringing Luo Huanhuan with you at this moment might actually put her in greater danger.

Letting her stay in the relatively familiar Luo family for the time being would be a safer choice.

It's not too late to make arrangements after I've sorted out and resolved all these troubles around me.

After giving her instructions, Li Qingyi didn't linger. With a flicker, she disappeared from the rooftop.

The next moment, he appeared in the front yard, where the banquet hall was littered with corpses.

A banner announcing great joy was hanging on the ground.

Yue Chi was slumped beside a dried corpse, his face pale, his breathing rapid, and his eyes unfocused, clearly from extreme shock.

When his five senses were just taken away, he clearly felt something cold and evil frantically assaulting his consciousness.

He could only fight desperately with his survival instinct and meager cultivation.

After miraculously surviving, seeing the people he had been drinking and laughing with turned into dried corpses scattered all over the ground terrified him.

"Are you sober now?"