Xu Qing recognized that the fallen Sea Corpse was the cultivator who had half of his body sliced by the First Peak's Summit Master's sword. He was already seriously injured at that time, and it was obvious that he was injured again in the battle after that and was cut down.
Although it did not seem like he was truly dead, even if he was not dead, he must have been seriously injured.
At that moment, Xu Qing stared at the sea where the cultivator had fallen. There was a glint in his eyes that was similar to when the captain looked at Ju Ying's flesh and blood. The young man from the First Peak outside his Dharmic Boat also looked over with some hesitation.
Xu Qing muttered to himself for a few breaths, and a resolute expression appeared on his face. The Forbidden Sea Dragon Whale under his Dharmic Boat shook violently, and under Xu Qing's control, it went straight to the bottom of the sea. Soon, it saw the falling Sea Corpse cultivator.
That person was in an extremely miserable state. His lower body and head were all gone, and only his upper body was left. While a large amount of black blood seeped into the sea, his chest was motionless, and he seemed to be dead.
In the next instant, the Forbidden Sea Plesiosaur rushed out and bit him. But at that moment, the upper half of the Sea Corpse cultivator's body suddenly moved. He raised his right hand and pressed down on the nearby Plesiosaur.
With that, the Plesiosaur's body collapsed with a boom. Only the Core of the Iron Turtle was left in its body. As it fell back rapidly, a new Plesiosaur was quickly formed.
At the same time, the Sea Corpse cultivator seemed to have lost all his strength. His right hand hung down, and the aura coming from his body became even weaker. In fact, because of the attack just now, more wounds appeared on his upper half of his body.
When Xu Qing saw this, he narrowed his eyes and quickly formed seals with his hands. Immediately, the newly formed Plesiosaur at the bottom of the sea closed in again and bit down fiercely. This time, although it still collapsed under the attack of the corpse, it managed to bite off one of his fingers.
However, Xu Qing still did not go over personally. He still controlled the Plesiosaur to reform it. He also did not hide his presence, so the young man from the First Peak beside him could clearly sense it.
The young man from the First Peak was originally hesitant, but when he saw this scene, his eyes suddenly lit up. He glanced at Xu Qing, then at the bottom of the sea. As his eyes sparkled, Xu Qing controlled the Plesiosaur to attack again.
Rumbling sounds could be heard, and this time, the arm of the Sea Corpse's corpse collapsed, causing the Plesiosaurus to be torn into pieces. When Xu Qing saw this, he stood up swiftly and was about to rush out.
The young man from the First Peak laughed and rushed into the sea ahead of Xu Qing, heading straight for the sea corpse.
Xu Qing stood on the Dharmic boat on the surface of the sea. He didn't stop moving. He seemed to be moving at full speed, but was actually holding back. He stared coldly at the back of the young man from the First Peak.
Xu Qing did not intend to go over first. Even though the Elastic-Necked Dragon had probed him many times, he was still cautious. He felt that a cultivator at the same level as an elder would have a way to save his life even in such a situation.
Especially the strange Sea Corpse Clan. Xu Qing had seen their terrifying recovery ability.
Therefore, it would be best if someone could investigate first.
As for whether the First Peak's prodigy would be killed … Qing didn't think so.
It was obvious that the other party was still hiding his life-saving means. If he really died, Xu Qing felt that he could use the shadow to cover him. Although he wasn't completely confident, when the time came, he could only give it a try.
Thinking of this, Xu Qing kept a certain distance from the other party under the sea. Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the Sea Corpse Clan's cultivator, the prodigy from the First Peak suddenly formed a seal with both hands. Immediately, large swords formed and went straight for the corpse.
He wasn't stupid. Although he had taken the lead and Xu Qing was chasing after him, he still felt that there was a trap. However, the temptation was too great, so he didn't want to give up. Now that he was close, he was ready to test the waters.
As he formed a seal, the dozen or so large swords under the sea broke through the water and rushed toward the corpse. When they got close, they were about to cut it. However, at that moment, the Sea Corpse Clan's cultivator's chest suddenly split open. A cloud of black blood spread out from it and turned into a ferocious ghost shadow. It roared at the young man from the First Peak.
The roar instantly caused an explosive power to surge out, causing the ten greatswords to shatter into pieces. Blood oozed out of the First Peak's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. The jade pendant he had been holding earlier shattered, creating a defensive barrier that sent him tumbling backward at top speed.
There was a hint of fear in his eyes. As he dodged the impact, Xu Qing charged out from behind him and charged toward the Sea Corpse Clan cultivator. He was very fast and closed in on him in an instant.
The ghost shadow that appeared on the Sea Corpse Clan cultivator's chest roared once more.
There was a flash of coldness in Xu Qing's eyes. The black umbrella that was covering his body spread out a little and charged forward. A muffled sound came from under the sea.
Xu Qing's body trembled violently and blood flowed out. At the same time, the dagger formed by the black flames in his right hand was thrown out by him and stabbed into the ghost shadow.
With a bang, the ghost shadow trembled and black flames covered its body. A second ghost shadow came out from the cultivator's chest and roared once more.
Xu Qing's body trembled violently and he was forced back hundreds of feet. The Sea Corpse Clan cultivator also took advantage of this opportunity to speed up and escape.
There was a flash of coldness in Xu Qing's eyes. When he touched the Sea Corpse Clan cultivator just now, he felt that the Sea Corpse Clan cultivator still had a trace of a soul fragment. This soul fragment was extremely tempting to him. At the same time, he faintly saw a storage bag on the Sea Corpse Clan cultivator's body.
Xu Qing did not intend to let go of such an opportunity.
After all, it was extremely rare to meet an elder who was on the verge of death. Even if there were, there would be many people who would try to steal it.
Xu Qing made up his mind. At this moment, as he looked at the Sea Corpse Clan cultivator's corpse that was rapidly sinking to the bottom of the sea, he suddenly charged forward.
The Plesiosaurus also quickly arrived and enveloped Xu Qing, making him even faster. At the same time, the Dharmic ship also dove into the sea at this moment. There was a flash of golden light on the ship as it prepared for the attack of divinity.
As for the young man from the First Peak, his eyes were wide open as he watched Xu Qing chase after the Sea Corpse Clan cultivator. His heart was in a mess. In his opinion, although he was tempted by this kind of thing, it was not worth risking his life for it.
After all, as the Ninth Highness of the First Peak, he could take risks appropriately, but risking his life was not an option. After all, as long as he did things step by step, his future would be bright.
But … Xu Qing went.
He had a Life Linking Talisman with Xu Qing. This talisman restricted both of them. If he died, Xu Qing's soul would scatter. Similarly, if Xu Qing died, his soul would scatter as well.
This made him, who felt comfortable before, feel extremely anxious.
He suddenly felt that his master was not that wise … Hence, at this moment, he was extremely conflicted. In the end, he gritted his teeth and had no choice but to rush over while cursing in his heart.
Moreover, he was even faster. He bit the tip of his tongue that was about to disappear and used a secret technique to transform it into a blood sword. He was afraid that this madman from the Seventh Peak would lose his life if he was late.
After catching up with Xu Qing, the young man from the First Peak threw his beloved Life Saving Jade to Xu Qing in an extremely aggrieved manner. When he saw Xu Qing catch the jade talisman skillfully, the young man from the First Peak cried out in sorrow. He felt that he should not have snatched the other party's sea beast on this trip to the sea.
Now that he had the Life Linking Talisman, not only did he not feel comfortable, he even wanted to become Xu Qing's Dao Protector. He wanted to play with Xu Qing's life because he was afraid that Xu Qing would die.
When he saw Xu Qing crash into the corpse of the Sea Corpse Clan, his aggrieved feelings erupted to the extreme. He sped up madly and had no choice but to attack Xu Qing. On one hand, he had to consider protecting himself, and on the other hand, he had to protect Xu Qing.
Just like that, the two of them engaged in an intense battle with the remnant body of the Sea Corpse Clan in the sea. Although the other party was only left with a remnant soul, the ghostly shadows it had turned into were not ordinary. The two of them were seriously injured many times.
Xu Qing seemed to not care about his life, which made the young man even more sorrowful. He kept giving Xu Qing Life-Saving Jade Talismans and even used his trump cards in an attempt to end the battle as soon as possible.
In the end, Xu Qing simply stopped defending. His hands formed seals and black flames continuously shot out. Again and again, he attacked and absorbed the other party's soul power. Again and again, he was protected by the First Peak's Dao Protector under the ghostly shadow's sound waves.
If an outsider saw this level of protection, they would definitely be moved.
In the end, the young man from the First Peak fell into despair. He gritted his teeth and retreated. He simply gave up on protecting Xu Qing. He did not believe that Xu Qing would really go and seek death.
Xu Qing cast a cold glance at the young man. He ignored him and continued attacking.
A moment later, the young man from the First Peak was frightened. He saw Xu Qing nearly die many times, so his heart trembled and he wailed in his heart. He quickly waved his hand and threw out a Protective Jade Talisman to protect Xu Qing. Then, with a bitter expression, he quickly joined the battle against the Sea Corpse Clan.
He also used all the madness in his heart to attack. Thus, the battle lasted for an entire day. When Xu Qing and the First Peak's Ninth Highness were both exhausted, the remnant soul of the Sea Corpse Clan could no longer hold on and dissipated. After Xu Qing absorbed most of it, he also took away the other party's bag of holding.
However, when he returned to the Dharmic ship, the First Peak's Ninth Highness took out a sword and placed it against his neck. While panting, his eyes were filled with incomparable determination as he gritted his teeth and spoke.
"Burning incense in two graves during the Qingming Festival, if the spoils are not divided equally, it will break one's intestines!"
"I don't understand.
Xu Qing said faintly and put the bag of holding into his bosom.
The eyes of the First Peak's Ninth Highness were bloodshot as he stared at Xu Qing. After holding back his anger to the limit, he said the second sentence he had spoken since he went out to sea.
"Give it to me!
Otherwise, I'll die right in front of you!
Xu Qing looked at the young man calmly. He could see the determination in the other party's eyes, so he pondered for a moment. He remembered that the other party had indeed helped him a lot when he attacked. He had also tried his best to protect him, and there were a few times when he acted more like a Dao Protector than a Dao Protector.
Thus, he opened the bag of holding and poured it out right in front of the other party.
A large amount of items fell out. There was a bundle of spirit notes, a large amount of spirit stones, jade slips, pill bottles, and many other things. There were even a lot of refining materials. They piled up into a small mountain.
In particular, there were two jade talismans that emitted ripples. Xu Qing had seen such jade talismans before. They were similar to the life-saving treasures of the First Peak's Ninth Highness, but it was clear that the ripples from these two talismans were much stronger.
Xu Qing had seen such items in the shops at the port. They were also talisman treasures, but they were not made by Foundation Establishment cultivators, but by Golden Core cultivators.
Because Golden Cores were too strong, there were no jade stones that could completely contain their power, so most of them had a small amount of Golden Core techniques. These two talismans seemed to have been made not long ago, so they were obviously not for the Sea Corpse Clan's own use. He had no need for them.
There was a high probability that they were meant to be given away.
In addition, there was also a feather carved from jade that was very conspicuous among the items. It shined with a dazzling light. When Xu Qing and the Ninth Highness saw this item, their eyes narrowed.
"A magic tool!"
Xu Qing was a little moved. His Spirit Breath Lamp was a magic tool, and the black iron skewer could also be called a magic tool to a certain extent.
Magic tools were between talisman treasures and magic treasures. They were man-made magic treasures, but their power was far from the real magic treasures in the legends. They were divided into low, middle, and high ranks.
However, for cultivators, if they did not have the opportunity to obtain magic treasures, magic tools were already very good.
Xu Qing did not hesitate and grabbed the jade feather. The Ninth Highness of the First Peak also raised his hand, but what he grabbed was not the feather, but a very inconspicuous item in the pile of items.
It was a metal block that looked like a box.
At this moment, his mind was still a little muddled. 'What happened last night? Why am I so tired … I'll go wash up …'