Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 582 - 582 581 Grabbing Treasure from Quicksand 8

582: Chapter 581: Grabbing Treasure from Quicksand 8 582: Chapter 581: Grabbing Treasure from Quicksand 8 Yin Qingsi had already half succeeded with her grip.

For the Qin Sect, which bases its teachings on ancient martial arts, seizing the opponent’s limbs meant nearing victory.

There were numerous ways to destroy the opponent, and over the years, many Yue Sect cultivators had been destroyed by her, a process with which she was very familiar.

As her body spun, she deployed her mana and shook it vigorously.

Unlike the Qi Gang of the Magic Cultivators, the intense shake from the ancient martial arts was meant to disrupt the opponent’s use of mana, making it impossible for the opponent to counteract and leaving them at her mercy.

However, to her surprise, the opponent in her hands was different from the typical Yue Sect cultivators.

Normally, when other cultivators were shaken by her mana, their first reaction would be to counteract with their own power.

From there, she would proceed with various rhythms of shaking—forward, backward, along, and against.

No one could keep up with her rhythm, honed over decades, and it was only a matter of time before they were shaken apart.

But this person was different; his body rotated with her force, not in resistance, but in coordination!

It was as if the two were dancing gracefully.

While dancing, this person curled up and slipped his hands under her ribs, instantly changing to a front-and-back, top-and-bottom embrace.

Worse yet, the opponent’s mana was exceedingly pure and powerful, far surpassing hers.

This unexpected change immediately threw off the balance of attack and defense.

Yin Qingsi was greatly shocked.

The instantaneous change made her realize that her opponent, like herself, was also a close-range combat expert, and perhaps even more proficient in the art of entanglement.

The close-range tussle had shifted from her initial dominance to a stalemate.

She still had a grip on his ankle, but he had clamped down on her thigh, and their bodies were entangled in an awkward ‘pig’ shape.

He clamped her legs with his hands, and her legs were tightly clamped around his neck; and now, what she could do was just the same as her opponent.

Both were like two pieces of tightly coiled wire, neither daring to let go easily.

She was shaking his mana, but his mana vibrated at a high frequency, making her attempts futile, for her control of mana was inferior to his.

In this life-and-death situation, her spirit was greatly shaken, but the path of ancient martial arts always had methods to self-injure to cause greater harm to the enemy.

As she prepared to engage her mysterious skills in a fight to the death, unexpectedly a voice called out lightly towards her:

“Qingsi, it’s me, your friend Hou Niao!

We met at the Lizhi Sea!”

Yin Qingsi paused, the face flashing in her mind.

She then realized who she had encountered.

Indeed, who else could possess such potent close-combat skills if not this fearsome sword cultivator whom she deeply dreaded?

She couldn’t help but blush, “Move your microphone away a bit…”

As the two still harbored mutual wariness and struggled to make clear terms, a heavy oppressive force descended from above their bodies, and countless Water Element Techniques pummeled down from the sky.

The commotion here had been discovered.

Yin Qingsi had noticed the abnormality of the Five Elements, which didn’t escape the perception of other cultivation creatures in the area.

This was actually within Yin Qingsi’s expectations; her only mistake was not defeating her opponent quickly to secure the Spiritual Pearl earlier, resulting in their current besieged situation.

In the deep environment of the Flowing Sand River, where the waters were hundreds of meters deep, except for Water Technique, other spells were hard to execute.

Thus, the assault was comprised of the innate Water Element Divine Power of many large Water Demons.

Hou Niao boosted his mana and, using the power of the Spiritual Pearl, created a protective shield that accommodated both of them, turning the incoming Water Demons’ Divine Power invisible with the extraordinary power of the Spiritual Pearl.

However, this was just the first wave of attacks, with more large Water Demons approaching fast, followed closely by cultivators from Qin Sect and Yue Sect.

Among the cultivated creatures in the vicinity, the situation had become clear: the appearance of the Spiritual Pearl was undeniable, but it wasn’t in the hands of one person, but two!

The Qin Sect and Yue Sect cultivators, locked in a life-and-death struggle, refused to release each other, preventing the human cultivators from launching an attack as they couldn’t ensure they wouldn’t hit their own people.

The Water Demons didn’t care whether you were from the Qin Sect or Yue Sect, within the Flowing Sand River, they had the right to strike.

If they waited for the humans to leave the river with the beads, how could they dare to pursue?

Thus, Divine Powers of the Water Demons continuously pressed down, even causing bodily collisions, but under the clearly superior defense of the Water Spirit Pearl, all such efforts were in vain.

Inside the protective barrier, the two were still struggling, Yin Qingsi said indignantly, “Let go of me, if we are all friends, why isn’t there trust among friends?”

Hou Niao responded matter-of-factly, “Can you guarantee that you won’t attempt to snatch the Water Spirit Pearl again if I let go?

Make a Daoist oath and I will release you, that’s not too much to ask, is it?”

Yin Qingsi, of course, would not agree.

Among everyone present, her position was closest to the Water Spirit Pearl, just a short distance away—how could she give up such an opportunity?

Although she still didn’t understand why this Sword Cultivator didn’t harm her, it was absolutely impossible for her to voluntarily step back.

This way of conversing made her uncomfortable, one blowing a horn, another shouting through a loudspeaker, but to clarify the Sword Cultivator’s purpose, she could only endure.

“Why did you come here?

Why do you have a command talisman from the Yue Sect?”

Hou Niao smiled, “It’s a long story, but it involves others, so I cannot say, sorry.”

Yin Qingsi pleaded earnestly, “You should be very clear about one thing, you simply cannot take the Water Spirit Pearl out.

Once out of the water, you will be besieged by both the Qin and Yue Sects.

I admit you are strong, but do you think you can handle countless Golden Core Upper Cultivators from all three parties, even possibly pursued by Nascent Transformation elders?

Wouldn’t it be better to hand over the Water Spirit Pearl to our Qin Sect — at the very least, you could win our friendship, and have the support of Qin Sect Golden Cores once you leave.”

Hou Niao remained unmoved, “That’s a very tempting proposal, but I am not here to steal the treasure bead for myself, nor for the Shan Sect, so I must respectfully decline your offer.”

Yin Qingsi was slightly puzzled, “Daoist Hou, I hope we can be open and honest with each other instead of hiding and skulking about; unless you can kill me right now, I also have ways to make you pay a price.”

Hou Niao thought for a moment, it seemed having this woman nearby was not a bad thing in his plan?

“It’s true I am a Sword Cultivator from the Shan Sect, but my current duty lies in Ancient Lop!”

Upon hearing this, Yin Qingsi understood, “You, you plan to throw the bead into the underground Dark River at Snow River just for your Protective Forest?”

Hou Niao nodded, he felt a bit uncomfortable now, the position of the loudspeaker was not quite right, it felt a bit waterlogged,

“One thing you need to understand, the Water Spirit Pearl doesn’t belong to any one person, it should belong to the Jinxiu Continent, to the billions of people in the Northwest, it should be used where it can benefit the people of the Northwest the most, not hoarded by local Sects like you and shown off as a capital of pride.

I always thought the Qin Sect of the Northwest was a responsible Sect, but now it seems reputation does not match reality, because these are things that you local people should be doing, not us outsiders!”