Chapter 203: Interception on the Way
“I didn’t expect it to be so late. Luckily, I realized in time; otherwise, I really would have missed the opening of the inner area.”
Peng Yuan thought as he pushed himself forward with all his might.
Although a cultivator at the Golden Core realm cannot fly for long periods, they are capable of gliding over great distances.
So, his speed was quite impressive.
Even though he was a bit late, Peng Yuan was still able to make it.
At the very least, he could arrive half an hour early.
Whoosh~
As he landed once more, just as Peng Yuan was about to take off again, he suddenly heard the sound of wind cutting through the dense trees.
Peng Yuan’s reflexes were sharp. As soon as he sensed the anomaly, he immediately accelerated to get away from his original position.
But after all, he was merely a fifth-level Golden Core cultivator.
When facing a master like Ling Tianyi, who had reached the peak of the Golden Core realm, it was tough for him to mount a defense.
Not to mention there were other cultivators lurking nearby.
In an instant, Peng Yuan felt something binding his body.
When he tried to break free and looked down, he realized that he was tied up from feet to hands with a golden rope.
Not only that, it seemed this thing also sealed his spiritual energy.
Hmph~
Peng Yuan struggled a few times, but ultimately, he was unsuccessful.
“Stop struggling! This is my Ling family’s earth-grade magic treasure—the Immortal Binding Lock. You, a little cultivator in the Golden Core realm, still think you can break free?”
Just as Peng Yuan felt anxious and worried, Ling Tianyi’s voice echoed.
“What do you want?!”
Seeing not just one person approaching, and noting that their cultivation levels were higher than his, Peng Yuan lost his nerve.
Although he was in the cultivation world, it was the first time he faced so many enemies.
And it seemed they weren’t here for a friendly chat.
So, his first thought was to call for help.
And right now, the only ally he could think of was Qin Bei.
A jade slip quietly slipped from his sleeve and landed in his palm.
As long as he crushed the jade slip, the one in Qin Bei’s hand on the other side would shatter as well.
Though he couldn’t guide Qin Bei to his location, at least he could warn him that he was in danger.
However, Peng Yuan was still too young.
Before he could crush the jade slip, Ling Tianyi appeared before him and snatched it right out of his hand.
“Hmph~ So, you do have a means of communication. But it’s useless now.”
Ling Tianyi casually tucked the jade slip into his Cosmos Bag.
“Alright, stop thinking about resisting. Just behave yourself, or I might just decide to kill you on the spot!”
Ling Tianyi stared fiercely at Peng Yuan.
Then he began to search Peng Yuan thoroughly.
He swiped both of Peng Yuan’s Cosmos Bags without breaking a sweat.
After easily erasing Peng Yuan’s soul mark, Ling Tianyi peeked inside.
At a glance, his eyes lit up.
“Brother Tianyi, there really are so many soul beads, right?”
The younger brother beside him asked impatiently.
“Absolutely, and there are plenty of spirit stones too. Don’t worry, everyone will get their share!”
Ling Tianyi wasn’t stingy.
He opened the Cosmos Bag filled with spirit stones and directly pulled out tens of thousands of them to distribute among those present.
“What are you doing? Do you even know who owns these things?!”
Peng Yuan panicked immediately when he realized these people had come for Prince Bei’s belongings.
If these people were only after his possessions, he might have remained silent out of fear of persecution.
But the fact that they were after these soul beads and spirit stones was alarming.
Those were all Prince Bei’s belongings. If he lost them, he wouldn’t see the need to live anymore.
After all, Prince Bei had a fearsome reputation. Losing this much treasure would mean it would be a stroke of luck not to be killed.
“Tch~ We’ve followed you this entire way; how could we not know?”
Ling Tianyi said dismissively.
“Then do you dare to act? This is Prince Bei’s stuff. If he finds out what you’re doing, do you still want to live?”
Peng Yuan challenged.
His words fired up Ling Tianyi, who had previously been indifferent.
He stepped forward and landed two punches on Peng Yuan’s abdomen.
“I’m telling you! You might be scared of Qin Bei, but I’m not! The Ling family backs me up; my cousin is Prince Xiu. You think Qin Bei dares to touch me? Let me tell you—we dare to act because we have Prince Xiu’s support. How can a newly crowned third-seal prince compare to Prince Xiu? Only fools like you fall for his empty threats of ferocity. To me, they’re nothing!”
Ling Tianyi was fuming.
Because Peng Yuan hit the nail on the head, he knew he was just running his mouth to bolster his own courage.
“Hmph! If you weren’t scared, you wouldn’t be taking action. Wouldn’t Prince Xiu come himself? Sneaking around, waiting until the inner area opens to strike—do you think I’m stupid?”
Peng Yuan sneered.
He still had no strength to fight back. Knowing full well that his enemy was deceiving himself, he couldn’t help but reveal the truth.
This behavior was tantamount to seeking death.
Ling Tianyi didn’t disappoint expectations. He stepped up and delivered a couple of thunderous punches, causing blood to spurt from Peng Yuan’s mouth.
“If you let me go, I’ll pretend nothing happened. If I haven’t returned before the inner area opens, Prince Bei will definitely realize something is off, and you won’t escape then.”
Peng Yuan thought these thugs also feared Qin Bei and aimed to use this as leverage against them.
However, Ling Tianyi was a prodigy of the Ling family.
Since Qin Bei and the Ling family had grievances from before, the two fools in front of him kept poking the bear with allusions to Qin Bei.
Ling Tianyi had had enough!
“Damn it! Kill him! Enough of this blabbering!”
Ling Tianyi snapped.
Originally, he planned to just control Peng Yuan.
Wait until the royal mausoleum trial was over before heading out.
At that point, with the protection of the Ling family and Prince Xiu, he wouldn’t have to worry about Qin Bei at all.
But who would have thought this brat was completely clueless!
Again and again, he provoked him.
If he didn’t kill him, it’d be an affront to this idiot’s incessant chatter.
“I’m a man of Prince Bei; you can’t kill me!”
Peng Yuan panicked when he heard he was to be executed.
Although he was merely handling some errands for Qin Bei, he had to proclaim he was a man of Prince Bei at this moment.
This carried some weight.
But…
“Shit! What’s he worth? Even if Qin Bei were here today, you’d still die!”
As his anger swelled, Ling Tianyi decided to take matters into his own hands.
He was ready to teach Peng Yuan the consequences of excessive talking.
However, just as he moved closer to Peng Yuan, a little snake suddenly appeared in front of him.
Ling Tianyi was momentarily startled.
In that fleeting moment, Peng Yuan seized the opportunity to buy himself some time.
“Good thing I snatched my dad’s magic weapon before coming here; otherwise, I’d be facing disaster today.”
A staff appeared in Peng Yuan’s hand, the head adorned with a menacing snake.
“Just wait!”
Peng Yuan declared ominously as he attempted to escape.
But the direction he fled was not toward Qin Bei.
Because he understood, with his current strength, he couldn’t run very far.
Thankfully, he knew another ally was nearby.
That was Prince Bei’s good brother.
Qin Zhen!
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