The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 593 - 422 Tao Court_3

Chapter 593: Chapter 422 Tao Court_3

Li Yi finally managed to stop the suicidal bald Daoist and said, "Boss, you were doing fine with your business. Why resort to suicide? If your items broke, I’ll pay for them, is that good enough?"

"This isn’t about compensation. This old Daoist has no will to live anymore." The bald Daoist kept crying hysterically.

"Double. I’ll compensate you double. Twenty Spirit Stones!" Li Yi offered.

"Are you sure you’ll compensate this old Daoist twenty Spirit Stones?" The bald Daoist’s cries immediately stopped, and he turned around, his eyes full of anticipation.

Li Yi replied, "Yes, I’m sure! Let’s talk this through. Don’t go around seeking death. You’re an elder, after all. How can you be so fragile?"

He suddenly had doubts about whether he was being swindled.

The bald Daoist immediately knelt with a thud. "Benefactor, this old Daoist owes you a bow."

"That’s unnecessary, really unnecessary." Li Yi hastily helped him up again.

Then, he took some Spirit Stones from a Storage Magical Artifact and placed them on the Daoist’s stall. These Spirit Stones weren’t his but had come from Lin Caiyi’s Storage Magical Artifact.

The End of Dharma Cultivation World and the Xuanxian World are in some ways similar, as their currency systems both rely on Spirit Stones.

But this was quite normal.

The essence of Spirit Stones is that they are stones filled with Spiritual Energy, holding value in any cultivation world.

"Wow, they really are Spirit Stones! Shimmering Spirit Stones! Even standing here, I can feel the Spiritual Energy rippling from them."

"Quick, take a few deep breaths. It’s been years since I’ve seen Spirit Stones. Last I saw them was at an auction three years ago."

"The Spiritual Energy within these Spirit Stones is so rich! How is it possible to find such high-quality Spirit Stones when the End of Dharma era has lasted for so many years?"

For a moment, all the cultivators around were stunned.

And there were so many Spirit Stones—far more than twenty! Divided up, there were at least two hundred, which in the Tao Court would be considered a shocking fortune, especially in the End of Dharma era when Spirit Stones were becoming increasingly scarce. After all, these stones lose their Spiritual Energy over time and are difficult to preserve for long durations.

The bald Daoist was also shocked, looking at Li Yi with an expression of disbelief.

He thought that Li Yi didn’t seem like someone from this world, but rather like someone who had suddenly arrived from a place abundant in Spiritual Energy.

Li Yi also noticed the strange looks from the surrounding people but didn’t pay much attention to them. He was confident he could manage the risks in this world. After all, in the End of Dharma Cultivation World, even though some of these people were once experts, their cultivation levels had severely deteriorated and posed no threat.

"Now’s the time."

At that exact moment, a Flying Sword suddenly shot in from outside the city at incredible speed, targeting Li Yi’s head.

Golden Core Cultivator Zhang Yihua, who had been lying low for several days, saw this as an opportunity to act, deciding to use his sword to behead Li Yi.

Li Yi instantly felt his soul on high alert.

Flying Sword?

Beside him, the bald Daoist reacted more quickly than Li Yi. Above his head, a crystal-clear, illusory flower bloomed. The flower began to wilt, leaving only a single fragile petal. Yet even in this state, the illusory flower emitted a radiant light.

In an instant.

The surrounding Spirit Stones transformed into streams of pure energy, infusing the flower and restoring some of its vitality.

"Buzz!"

The Flying Sword arrived in a flash but was caught mid-air by the bald Daoist’s bare hand, unable to budge.

Hm?

Li Yi’s eyes widened in shock.

He recognized the sword—it belonged to the Golden Core Cultivator.

He hadn’t expected that, even after so many days had passed, the cultivator was still tailing him, intending to ambush him.

In Zhang Yihua’s Divine Sense, witnessing this scene drained the color from his face.

Bare-handedly catching a high-grade Spirit Sword? What kind of madness is this?

This was supposed to be the End of Dharma world. Why would such a powerful cultivator appear?

Escape!

Without a moment’s hesitation, Zhang Yihua transformed into a streak of light and fled swiftly.

"You have ruined this old Daoist’s foundation, and now I will kill you!" The bald Daoist’s eyes turned blood-red, as if he suddenly descended into the Demon Path. He opened his mouth and unleashed a whirlwind, which roared hundreds of miles in an instant.

This wind was not ordinary—formed from the turbid breath of a cultivator, it could damage one’s Primordial Spirit, harm the Seven Energies, and erase one’s soul, making it exceptionally lethal.

"Ah!"

Struck by the whirlwind, Zhang Yihua let out a miserable scream. His physical body lost all vitality, his Golden Core dimmed, and then shattered; in the blink of an eye, his soul dispersed, leaving only an empty shell that plummeted to the ground.

A Golden Core Cultivator—dead from a mere breath of whirlwind from the bald Daoist?

After expelling this turbid breath, the flower above the bald Daoist’s head completely wilted. Yet, his appearance transformed drastically, rejuvenating about twenty years. He no longer looked old but resembled a man in his early thirties—except for his bald head, as no hair had grown back.

"Twenty Spirit Stones were only enough for this much."

The bald Daoist slumped back down in despair, carefully scooping up the powder left from the disintegrated Spirit Stones and storing it in a cloth bag. Perhaps he could lick it when hungry someday to relieve his cravings.

Li Yi stared at him, then looked at the fallen Golden Core Cultivator outside the city, with countless question marks swirling in his mind.

No way.

Didn’t you just activate some kind of cheat code?

You claimed to have a mortal body and no cultivation abilities. How did getting your hands on Spirit Stones suddenly turn you into such a savage force, capable of killing a Golden Core Cultivator with just one breath and catching a high-grade Flying Sword bare-handed?

Is this still the End of Dharma era?

"Go, retrieve the corpse of that Golden Core Cultivator," Li Yi immediately instructed Good Wings as he snapped back to his senses.

Though the cultivator was dead, the treasures on him remained unscathed. If others were to take them, it would be a great loss.

Upon receiving the order, Good Wings spread its wings and swiftly flew off.

Only then did Li Yi seriously look at the bald Daoist before him and ask, "Boss, why did you save me earlier?"