The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 388 - 378 Evil Talisman

Chapter 388: Chapter 378 Evil Talisman

Qing Zhi ignored Long Chen and focused on recovering.

Seeing this, Long Chen hurriedly took the opportunity to recover as well.

Because Long Chen knew this madwoman truly intended to fight him again, she would not compromise.

And Qing Zhi’s strength really made Long Chen stay alert.

This woman’s cultivation was incredibly strong and beyond normal reasoning, especially her sword skills, which warranted being described as a Divine Transformation.

Just as Long Chen was eager to recover, an unexpected incident still occurred.

A murderous intent appeared, targeting Li Xiu.

Just as Li Xiu opened his eyes, he saw a beam of golden light falling, extremely dazzling.

"Who?"

Long Chen’s expression changed, and he quickly dodged.

Boom.

The golden light fell, blasting a deep pit in the area where Long Chen had just been.

"Tsk tsk, fast reaction, but useless."

A dark figure appeared, wielding a golden long saber, and slashed down again.

Its speed was extremely fast, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, it was in front of Long Chen.

Long Chen blocked it, but due to his injuries, he was forced back several steps.

At that moment, Long Chen recognized that the attacker was the Master of Undying Mountain.

"You really are relentless."

Long Chen sneered.

"To kill you, I’ve indeed gone through a lot of trouble. I hope you die soon so it wasn’t all for nothing."

The Master of Undying Mountain madly swung his saber, and within just ten seconds, he repeatedly struck down more than a dozen times.

In an instant, the blade shadows densely attacked Long Chen.

Long Chen tried his best to defend, but due to his severe injuries, he could not withstand it and was struck by several slashes.

Puh.

Long Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, his face looking extremely terrible.

If it hadn’t been for his injuries, this old fool from Undying Mountain would never dare to be so arrogant.

And the Master of Undying Mountain, seeing that Long Chen had endured his dozen or so slashes and was still standing, his pupils shrank.

Just as he was about to attack further, Qing Zhi made her move.

Shoo.

Qing Zhi drew her sword and attacked the Master of Undying Mountain.

The Master of Undying Mountain raised an eyebrow, and though Qing Zhi was also injured, he chose not to engage her.

"Miss Qing Zhi, this man is also your enemy. Why are you helping him?"

The Master of Undying Mountain asked.

"I can’t stand your despicable actions," Qing Zhi stated seriously.

"Miss Qing Zhi, are you really..."

Boom.

The Master of Undying Mountain was cut off mid-sentence and suddenly lunged at Long Chen.

Long Chen was on guard, but the Master of Undying Mountain suddenly stopped halfway through his rush.

And Long Chen found that a rusty Talisman Paper had turned into a beam of light, rushing into his forehead.

"Tsk tsk, hit by the Evil Talisman, your Spiritual Power will be continuously devoured. All your Divine Skills will be useless, boy. You’re finished, haha, farewell."

The Master of Undying Mountain turned and left, disappearing without a trace.

Actually, he really wanted to kill Long Chen himself.

But with Qing Zhi stepping in, the Master of Undying Mountain was reluctant to oppose the Sword Martial Immortal.

The Sword Martial Immortal, Ximen Wuhen, was a terrifying existence, almost like a living history.

So even though the Master of Undying Mountain was not afraid to fight the injured Qing Zhi, he dared not engage with her.

He feared the Sword Martial Immortal!

Qing Zhi did not pursue him but instead walked over to Long Chen.

Looking at Long Chen’s slightly pale face, Qing Zhi’s expression was somewhat complicated.

Had she not forced him to duel with her, he would certainly not have been ambushed.

Qing Zhi thought carefully about it—all the times she had wanted to fight Long Chen, all were used by the Master of Undying Mountain to find opportunities to ambush Long Chen.

Thinking of this, Qing Zhi’s mood became even gloomier.

She was a person who always acted upright and aboveboard, and now she was very frustrated because of the Master of Undying Mountain.

"Miss Qing Zhi, what is the Evil Talisman?"

Long Chen asked.

"The Evil Talisman..."

Qing Zhi appeared troubled.

It wasn’t that she didn’t know, but rather, she was somewhat afraid to tell Long Chen.

"Miss Qing Zhi, is it that you don’t know or you don’t want to say? Well, if you don’t wish to say, I’ll find out myself. Our duel seems to have come to an end here, farewell."

Long Chen sighed, turned around, and walked away.

Watching Long Chen’s retreating figure, Qing Zhi felt an inexplicable pang in her heart.

Then, Qing Zhi stepped forward a few steps, blocked Long Chen’s path, and said, "The Evil Talisman is extremely terrifying. It is a relic from the distant Ancient times, much like a virus, constantly proliferating within your body, impossible to eradicate. Eventually, it will destroy both your spiritual power and your life, until you die."

Hearing Qing Zhi’s words, Long Chen’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Was the Evil Talisman really so dreadful?

Long Chen sensed it for a moment and said, "I can feel this thing exists in my mind, but I don’t think it poses a threat."

"Try circulating your spiritual power."

Qing Zhi stared at Long Chen.

Long Chen frowned and immediately circulated his spiritual power.

After circulating the power, Long Chen suddenly felt a piercing pain in his mind, his spiritual power uncontrollably chaotic, and the Evil Talisman was devouring his spiritual power.

Thus, even with his high cultivation level, Long Chen was unable to exhibit it.

"How could this be?"

Long Chen’s face finally changed.

"This is the terrifying aspect of the Evil Talisman; it’s like a shackle restricting your cultivation, stopping you from making a breakthrough. You will only regress continuously until you can no longer hold on."

Qing Zhi explained.

"This Master of Undying Mountain must have really made a big investment, using such a precious thing on me."

Long Chen was furious.

He sat down on the ground, no longer in a hurry to leave.

Long Chen pondered how to break the curse and did not blame Qing Zhi.

Having been together for so long, Long Chen had come to understand Qing Zhi to some extent.

Qing Zhi was belligerent, but her nature wasn’t bad.

Although it was because of Qing Zhi that the Master of Undying Mountain had come after him, it wasn’t fundamentally her fault.

But Qing Zhi didn’t see it that way...

"Long Chen, I’m sorry, if it wasn’t for my insistence on challenging you, the old monster of Undying Mountain wouldn’t have had the opportunity. It’s all my fault, and I will take responsibility for you."

Qing Zhi said through clenched teeth.

"What responsibility? I killed your junior brother, and now I’ve been cursed because of you. Our grievances can be considered settled, and from now on, you go your way, and I’ll go mine, let’s just leave it at that."

Long Chen said with a bitter smile.

Looking at the magnanimous Long Chen, Qing Zhi was slightly shaken.

She had seen too many cultivators, too many who professed themselves to be hermits of the world.

Yet when truly facing a crisis, an ordeal, few could maintain composure like Long Chen.

Especially since Long Chen hadn’t blamed her, this made Qing Zhi feel even more guilty.

"I’ve eaten the food of Great Xia Mansion, I cannot just stand by and do nothing. Rest assured, before you recover, I will be your bodyguard to prevent anyone else from harming you. I will also keep the matter of the Evil Talisman secret."

Qing Zhi said earnestly.

"Whether or not you keep it secret isn’t so important; that old man from Undying Mountain might not remain silent. He is likely to broadcast it widely to elevate his status in the Cultivation World."

Long Chen said softly.

Long Chen’s guess was not wrong; the Master of Undying Mountain soon began to publicize widely, painting Long Chen as a dying man, ready to die at any moment.