Master, This Poor Disciple Died Again Today

Chapter 683: Small Bug Struggle

Hui snapped his fingers.

Tseng Caihong tensed, then frowned. She looked around her, turning her eyes back to Hui. Her brows furrowed. What did you do?

Ah? I thought Senior had the All-Seeing Eyes. Cant you see for yourself what I did? Hui taunted her.

Mortal reporting back! Activating long-distance teleportation formation. Hello, Li Xiang! Do you read me? Ive got some clothes for the sect!

This is Peak Lord. Bai Xue, do you hear me? Sending a long-distance teleportation formation your direction. Please reply urgently. Ill be sending yin energy over this channel, prepare yourself.

Sectgoer, calling in. Song Wei, fresh bathwater for ahem, I mean, qi-dense water for your pond. Please respond, waiting online.

Wildman here. Expect an influx of beasts. Gui Yutong, Im counting on you.

Xixing, hey! Remember us? Its me, Rogue. Ah, I mean, Hui! Ive got a vast amount of pill resources here, about to send them to you!

Healer on the Fourth Tier, splitting off from Peak Lord. Im going to grab as many fourth-tier apprentices as I can.

Been a while, everyone. Sixth on the pill tier, splitting off from Rogue. Going to recruit as many cultivators as I can.

Hui smirked. All those lotus seeds I scattered werent for nothing. Im not going to die without taking as much as I can with me.

Or rather, Im not going to die at all! But Im going to make you pay for trying to squash this bug! Pay with your loot!

I held back until now, but theres no reason to hold back any longer. Ahhh, I really wanted to loot the top four tiers as well. Too bad, too bad. Plans cant always go off perfectly, huh? Half is still good, though!

Ah, no. More than half, since the eighth tier was empty and I double-looted the fourth tier. Hmm, hmm. Pity about the healing tier and the sword tier, though. I guess the music tier is sad to miss, too, but since I dont know any music cultivators, its not as big of a deal to me.

Tseng Caihongs eyes darted left and right through the floor. She shook her head. A meaningless effort. I will raze your lands to the ground. There is not a single expert in the Southern Sect Conference that can stand up to me. No matter what you steal away now, I will reclaim it when I destroy your homeland.

Hui backed away silently. Casually, he drew barrier talismans on the air around him as he went, activating Hundred and Eight Layers after Hundred and Eight Layers and surrounding himself in a shell of thin golden light. That is a problem. I cant rely on the barrier. I already knew it was crumbling. Thats why I came here in the first place.

The moment I was revealed, Tseng Caihongs invasion of the Southern Sect Conference became inevitable. No from the start, perhaps, it was inevitable. She needs bodies to fuel her pseudo-immortality. Since she isnt stupid enough to rely on her own supply that is, use cultivators from the Eight Tiers Palace to fuel her pseudo-immortality, shed eventually turn to the Southern Sect Conference, the weakest group, no matter what concessions we made or hostages we sent.

And I dont think we can defeat the Eight Tiers Palace yet, either. We need more time.

In other words, we need a different solution. A solution that allows the Southern Sect Conference to grow stronger before Tseng Caihongs invasion. A way to give the Southern Sect Conference more time.

The image of the time fragment flashed before Huis eyes again. He considered for a moment, only to shake his head. No. Its no good. I dont understand time enough. Even Chen Wuya struggles to comprehend time. I cant even activate it, let alone do something meaningful. Its still far too early for me to rely on time.

But there is something else I can rely on. Something Ive been holding back on all this time.

Tseng Caihongs eyes narrowed. She charged at him again.

Hui rushed to meet her. As he charged, he rubbed his hands together, forming a lotus seed between his palms. One, a second, another. Each one, he quickly inscribed with a talisman, his fingers flashing too quickly to be seen.

Pulling her hand back, Tseng Caihong loosed a palm strike at Hui. The force flew at him. Hui dodged, but the passing wave still burst his barriers apart. They fell around him, shards of golden light striking the floor like glass.

Flipping his hand around in a circle, Hui gathered up the shards of light. He threw his hand out. The shards flew at Tseng Caihong, whistling through the darkness.

Tseng Caihong narrowed her eyes. Her hands blurred, and she snatched the lotus seeds out of the light shards. The shards of light struck her and fell to nothing, completely harmless from the start.

She cocked a brow at Hui. My eyes see all.

Mmm, I know, Elder Sister, Hui said. He snapped his fingers.

The void technique shuddered out from each lotus seed. At point blank, they hammered into Tseng Caihong. Her form blurred under the weight of the voids trembling. Holes opened in her body, holes that gaped straight through reality.

If you can see all, then of course youd see that those are lotus clones. Ah, but Ive never used my void technique in talisman form here, have I? My apologies, Elder Sister. I suppose you cant know it even if you see it, since youve never seen it before. Its rather unfair of me, isnt it?

Ah, but battle isnt meant to be fair. Fair fights are for fools and duelists!

As Tseng Caihong trembled under the weight of the void techniques, Hui closed in. He raised his hand, summoning a qi sword to his hand. The talisman formula of the Seven Steps of Autumn appeared over his head, the spell taking over his body.

This pathetic attempt! Tseng Caihong spat. She threw the seeds away and curled her fingers, reaching for Huis forehead.

Forgive this small bug for being so pathetic, Hui said. He tilted the attack upward, aiming for her arm.

Im putting up a good act, but I dont think I can win. Hey! Are you guys done yet? I dont think Im going to last much longer.

Almost.

Another few minutes.

Haaaa? Im done. You lazy asses.

Hey, uh, bad time, bad time

Xi Sanji, stop it! Oh, sorry, wrong channel. Same team, same team!

Done here. Im ready for the next phase.

A cold palm closed around his forehead. His sword struck home, only to shatter against her flesh. She looked down at him with cold eyes, hatred flickering in their depths.

Shatter.

The world froze around Hui, locking him in place. He couldnt move. Couldnt speak. Tseng Caihongs qi poured into his body, sealing off his mental energy and qi both. Hui choked on a mouthful of bad blood, unable to even cough it up.

Uh First? You okay?

Unable to respond, Hui stared up into Tseng Caihongs eyes, watching the innumerable colors swirl within.

Ive seen so much, but I havent seen everything yet. You wont cut me off from my path. Not now, when Im so close to the end.

Her hand clenched shut.